Little Cooking Saint – 0288 – Toothed Bur Clover with Garlic (e)

Chapter 288 – Toothed Bur Clover with Garlic (e)

Translated by Gumihou

Edited by Gumihou

 

Ding Qi’s words were enough to shock Shiyu. [1] However, seeing the grief and hatred in the eyes of a formerly silly and carefree young man was even more devastating.

She looked away and said, [1] “Let’s go to the Eastern Empire now!”

Dawn City was the intersection for several empires around it. Therefore it was not surprising for those people to head over to the Eastern Empire. The only question is are they making a stop or just passing by?

No matter what, it’s best to return to the Capital as soon as possible. There were not many of them which meant their strength was limited. It’s better to return to the Imperial Capital first. She could also ask Suo Lan a few questions whilst she’s there.

“What about this place?” the three Panda Brothers looked around the devastated streets of Dawn City. Do we just leave it like this?”

They can’t just let the bodies lie on the streets, exposed to the wild beasts and elements. However, it would take a lot of time and effort to bury them all one by one.

Shiyu looked around the huge and empty city. She flexed her hands. Now that she had reached Divine Transformation realm, it’s not impossible for her to sink whole cities to the ground. She could bury the people and the city together in one go.

[2] Suddenly, they heard a rumble. Shiyu leapt to the wall and looked out, followed by the Panda Brothers. The youngest Third Panda Brother has Ding Qi on his back. From a distance, it looked as though the shadow of the Spiritual Beast Mountain Range was growing.

[2] However, they soon noticed that the sky and ground were filled with writhing vines and reaching branches. The normally calm and peaceful ancient trees of Spiritual Beast Mountain Range were moving! They must have sensed Shiyu’s thoughts and come forward to help.

This was good too.

Shiyu took out some Spring of Life water and sprinkled it around Dawn City. A sudden majestic vitality swept through the city and the once dead-looking plants suddenly blossomed or burst with new growth.

Trees within Dawn City shot up into towering trees, vines and trellis plants climbed the walls of buildings and spilt outwards, covering the tall walls with new growth [2]. The trailing green tendrils flowed over the walls and reached towards the vines coming from Spiritual Beast Mountain Range.

[2] The green growth from both sides combined and merged together, burying Dawn City under lush green plants, isolating it from the rest of the world.

Shiyu, Ding Qi and the Panda Brothers stood at a distance as they watch plants cover the city.

After a long time, one of the pandas said, “Is that alright? What if someone comes and destroy it?”

“They can try, if they want to court death,” when she entered the Dawn City just now, her mind was nearly swallowed up even with her high cultivation and mental powers. Ordinary people would have just collapsed. “It’s not like I want to bury the truth, we are merely preserving the place.”

This is something we must maintain and remember. It must never be forgotten to the dust of time.

“Let’s go,” Shiyu took the lead and they headed towards Eastern Martial Empire.

Now that things had happened, it would be futile to just wallow in sadness. Rather than entertain her misery, it’s better to keep herself busy to make herself less sad.

For example, the pursuit of revenge!

However, she must also be careful not to implicate innocent people in her desire for revenge. Therefore, there’s something she must do before going on a rampage.

 

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While Shiyu was making her way back to the Eastern Empire, Suo Lan happened to be welcoming some important guests.

Even within the ranks of the Enforcers, a hierarchy exists.

For example, he, Suo Lan was a low-level steward. Above him stood supervisors. A supervisor’s authority allowed him to judge a person’s right to live or die. They are also allowed to carry out many decisions without having to report to the clan.

The person he was greeting now was a supervisor.

Although he had no idea why the supervisor’s envoy had suddenly appeared in Eastern Empire, Suo Lan was very respectful to him. Then, the supervisor said something shocking.

“There’s no need for you to be so formal. I am not here to supervise you. I’ve been ordered to seek out Third Miss. After coming to Ninth Realm three months ago she has yet to return. The Master is worried and ordered me to bring her back. As the person in charge of the Eastern Empire, I’m here to ask for Third Miss’s location.”

Suo Lan blinked.

[3a] Was this a blessing or a curse?

Regardless, he still has to answer the supervisor. “Third Miss is here in the Capital.”

Hopefully, this person will just take the Third Miss away without causing trouble.

At this, the supervisor stood up, “Take me to her.”

Suo Lan also stood up. He cast a glance at the Soul Calling Flag in the supervisor’s hand once before walking out first.

 

They arrived at Tan-Tai Chu’s residence.

Tan-Tai Chu was not there but the three servants she brought with her were present. None of the three was happy to see the supervisor.

The supervisor’s Cultivation was at Nascent Formation level and so were theirs. Although their ranks were different, strength trumps social rankings. Thus, there was no need for them to act humbly in front of him.

“The Third Miss will return in the evening. If you wish to see her urgently, you may wait here,” said Uncle Lin.

“Can’t you just call Third Miss back?” the supervisor looked a little unhappy.

“Can’t.”

The Supervisor’s face sank. The eyes that glared at Uncle Lin was particularly bloodthirsty. “I shall return in the evening,”

“Do as you like,” Uncle Lin’s tone was not polite at all.

Once the Supervisor and Suo Lan left, Uncle Lin snorted and sat down in the lotus position to Cultivate.

His companion sighed, “Must you offend him? Though we are Third Miss’s servants, we are only servants after all. Offending people like him will only bring us trouble.”

“I can’t stand Demonic Cultivators,” Uncle Lin’s voice was ugly. “Look at his Soul Drawing Flag.” Uncle Lin suddenly sighed, “I have no idea what the Master is trying to do. Are the current Enforcers still the Enforcers of the old?”

The old man next to him raise opened eyes and glanced at Uncle Lin, “We are people who sold ourselves to the Tan-Tai Clan. It is not up to us to consider these things. The words you said just now… is a little improper. You could suffer calamities if overheard by certain people.”

Uncle Lin’s mouth moved but in the end, all that came out was another sigh.

That night, the Supervisor came again. This time, he was able to meet with Tan-Tai Chu.

“Third Miss, I am here under the Master’s orders to escort you back to the Eight Realm. When would you be able to leave?”

Tan-Tai Chu frowned, she wanted to refuse but her grandfather’s orders are absolute. “I still have some business here. You return first, I shall go later and ask Grandfather for leniency.”

The Supervisor was not moved. Instead, he said, “Third Miss, please do not forget what is coming in three years… if you still feel that it is worth wasting your time here, I shall leave.”

At the words ‘in three years’, Tan-Tai Chu’s expression changed. She leaned back in her chair with a look of self-ridicule on her face.

“If you haven’t brought it up, I would have forgotten it.”

However, she was still unwilling. After wasting so much time and going nowhere, she felt choked up by her lack of progress.

“Supervisor, if you want me to return, I will do so. However, before that, you must help me with one matter.”

 

[Gumihou: …do you want a prize to guess what the ‘matter’ is?]

 

We now have Glossaries for Character, Cultivation Terms, Clan Names, Restaurants & Places

 

[1] Added Details for Dramatic Purpose: Add details for more logistically accurate and dramatic picture.

[2] Added Details for Dramatic Purpose: A whole forest is moving, surely that should merit more descriptive words?

[3] Deleted Stuff:

[a] Surprisingly, he had come to look for Third Miss

The surprise was already shown in the earlier paragraph.

 

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