Chapter 519 — Sharing the Cooked Dragon Fish, a Guest Comes on a Starry Night
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
How should I reward you? " Shen Mu stretched lazily and smiled: "If Your Majesty wishes to reward me, then reward everyone in the Imperial Academy with a dinner. This technique was not my sole creation; it was created by gathering everyone's wisdom. " "Excellent!
" Emperor Yanfeng ordered: "Summon everyone from the imperial kitchens, and have them bring their ingredients.
I wish to feast all the scholars of the Imperial Academy—and these Daoists and monks as well! If there are not enough hands, then summon the cooks from the officials' own households! I shall also dine here and eat with them!
" The Imperial Academy blazed with lanterns. Every cook in every government office in the capital must have been summoned to the Imperial Academy, where they lit fires and prepared food, each displaying his own extraordinary skill.
Deep-frying, quick-frying, roasting, stir-frying, glazing, boiling, blanching, rinsing, steaming, stewing, simmering, braising, smothering, and grilling. . .
every sort of craft was unfolded, dazzling as a riot of countless flowers. The myriad aromas in the Imperial Academy awakened everyone's gluttony, and the emperor ordered fine wines brought from the palace to feast all present. "Does this technique have a name?
" Emperor Yanfeng turned sideways at the banquet and asked.
Shen Mu shook his head. Emperor Yanfeng smiled: "The Dao begets one; one begets two; two begets three; three begets all things. Why not call it the Threefold Primordial Spirit Conclave Art? What do you think, my dear Shen?
" Before Shen Mu could answer, Pei Wujiu and a host of ministers intoned in praise: "Your Majesty has eight bushels of talent; your servants are prostrate with admiration! " Emperor Yanfeng burst into laughter and fixed the name of the technique. He then asked: "Chancellor Shen, what purpose do those runic signs you drew inside the Imperial Academy Hall serve? " Shen Mu answered: "In reply, Your Majesty, the rune engravings are to guide the direction of the primordial spirits. The primordial spirit moves so fast that it traverses ten thousand li in an instant.
With the rune marks, one can draw the spirits of the assembly here. " Emperor Yanfeng frowned: "If this kind of rune can draw primordial spirits, would it not be used by our enemies?
If the enemy uses these runes to lure the primordial spirits of our Jingping generals to a council and sweeps them up in one net, would that not mean the complete destruction of our army?
" The assembled ministers and generals shivered inwardly and nodded one after another. Xu Shenghua leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, there is something you do not know.
The runes we designed can be rearranged, and they have different permutations and combinations, matched to the Threefold Primordial Spirit Conclave Art. The number of combinations is greater than the number of Your Majesty's subjects by countless myriads of times.
Such a complex rune sequence could not possibly be cracked. " Emperor Yanfeng was full of admiration.
A Daoist at the side ran over, glanced at Shen Mu beside the emperor, and nonetheless plucked up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, a fox has led a great pig and a large box down into the lake, caught two Red Dragon Carp Kings, and is now roasting them by the shore. It is enough to make one burst with indignation! " "This style sounds familiar to my ears.
" Emperor Yanfeng looked at Shen Mu and smiled: "Chancellor Shen, one of yours? " Shen Mu's face reddened slightly, and he said in haste: "Your Majesty, I shall go at once and punish them severely! This is truly misbehavior!
" With that, he stood up and left.
He came to the lakeshore, where Snow Fox was scolding Box: "See, it was because you made too much of a splash that you alarmed the Daoist guarding the lake! Later you'll get fish bones! Fatty Dragon, lower the fire a little—don't burn it. .
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