Chapter 155 - The Scum Is Ungrateful

A disciple of Youxiwang Sect approached Wu Yuan from behind and handed him a letter. Wu Yuan opened the letter and saw the sect leaders looked at him. "My father has come out of his seclusion." He said after he read the letter. "The Youxiwang Sect and the Xinfaxian Sect has been attacked by the demonic cultivators." he told them.

"What?!" they were shocked.

"It must be related to Cheng Sheng." One of the sect leaders said.

"Could it be, they are looking for a treasure of Cheng Sheng?" someone asked.

"It must be. After all, they're targeting him for his alchemic skills. Cheng Sheng must have left some of his works in his sect or the Xiwang thus they attacked the two places." Someone analyzed.

"No way… sect leader Xie. Sect leader Wu. How are your sect now?" a sect leader asked in worry.

"The problem has been solved. Father came out in time." Wu Yuan answered.

"Xiao Sheng has solved the problem the day before by channeling his qi through his array and expulsing it outside of his array in Xinfaxian." Xie Lan answered.

"Amazing…" the sect leaders exclaimed. Their problem has been resolved with just the two sect leaders sitting.

Qian Shan laughed. "Isn't this a cause for celebration?" he said. "Let's all have drink after the competition!" he told them as he patted Xie Lan's back.

"…" Xie Lan who was close to coughing blood because of Qian Shan's heavy hand hitting his back.

Inside the secret realm.

"I wonder how Cheng-shidi is…" Li Tian said as they looked at the heavy rain outside. He laid a spell formation outside the cave they saw atop a hill to prevent the monsters from breaking inside tonight.

"Wuwuwu… sorry, everyone…" Xiao Le cried as the Alliance's disciple cleaned the wound on his leg before he bandaged it.

"Ah Sheng…" Chen Han muttered.

"Cheng-shidi will be alright. Da shixiong is with him." Feng Mo said. "Da shixiong won't leave Cheng-shidi." He added.

They finally smiled. "You're right." They said and looked at each other.

Yu Sheng just silently watched them as Xiao Le slowly prepared the ingredients for their dinner while the Alliance's disciple on the side helped him.

Outside the secret realm, Lei Ling and You Rou exclaimed. "That disciple is friendly…" Lei Ling said.

Don't blame them for being prejudiced. Zheng Yi is familiar but acts aloof to the Zunjingde Sect. The Alliance disciple with the Huakai Sect is polite in behavior while the one following Kang Ce has a low presence. The Alliance's disciple who accompanied the fifth team has already returned to the Alliance.

"Yeah. He even helps them cook their dinner." Lei Qing said.

"He's so hardworking!" You Rou added.

Zuo Zhe nodded. He has heard about the Righteous Alliance. Everyone in the Alliance is aloof. It can be seen in Zheng Yi, who is both Zheng Fu Gong's grandson and the eldest disciple of the Alliance. He grew up in the Alliance and received its teachings at such a young age. That's why they were surprised by the friendly disciple of the Alliance in Chen Han's team. He not only does his duty, but also helps treating Xiao Le's wound and assisting in cooking.

"Aia…" they heard someone exclaimed from the audience. "He is really problematic, ne?" he said.

Zuo Zhe, Lei Ling, Lei Qing and You Rou turned and looked at where the person is looking at. Projected by the Cleansing Stone, they saw Kang Ce and Tang Yun were fighting.

"Biting the hand that feeds you… Kang Ce sure is ungrateful." Another one said.

"You say, the Huakai Sect is unlucky." Someone laughed.

Inside the secret realm, the Huakai Sect were egging on Tang Yun to beat up Kang Ce.

"Tang-shidi, get him!" one of them said.

"He should pay for being so cocky!" another one said.

"All talk but no bite – get him!" someone yelled.

The Huakai Sect found a cave on a mountain as they flew. They were covered in scratches after countless monkeys the size of a human attacked them as they passed by the valley. Fortunately, Guo Cheng was fast and set up a formation in the opening of the cave. The monkeys that hit the talismans' formation were burned and electrified. The other monkeys that saw it were terrified and immediately left, giving the Huakai Sect a moment to breathe and rest.

However, the noises were very loud that it woke Kang Ce. They were shocked to hear that one of their fellow disciples cried. They thought there was a monster inside the cave, only to see it was Kang Ce who attacked their fellow disciple. Shan Lu was slow to react, and it was Tang Yun who hit back Kang Ce by hitting his head with the hilt of his sword.

Kang Ce immediately became dizzy, but he reacted fast. He drew his sword to strike at Tang Yun. Tang Yun, who only had half of his qi consumed earlier, doesn't need to use his qi to deal with the equally exhausted Kang Ce. Thus, he started to hit him back.

Tang Zhe catch his breath while Guo Cheng was sprawled on the floor of the cave, disregarding the cold. They don't have time to care about Kang Ce. Tang Yun also looked like he's itching for a fight, thus they let them two fight. The cave is wide enough for the two to fight.

It's already night and they were tired. The storm and flood were unexpected, thus they hadn't prepared in time to conserve their strength. Guo Cheng is the only one who knew how to cook. Tang Yun has average skills, but he's concentrated in his fight against Kang Ce.

"Who will cook?" the Huakai Sect disciples all looked at each other before their eyes fell on the two disciples of the Alliance – one accompanying them while one silently following the loner Kang Ce.

"…" the Alliance's disciples. They looked at each other. Is cooking… a part of our job? They thought.

The Huakai Sect immediately took out the foods they bought before the start of the third stage. The Alliance's disciples were forced to cook.

Outside the secret realm, the audience were roaring in laughter. "It looks like Shan Lu's bad luck is contagious!" someone said.

"The Huakai Sect finally were all infected by bad luck!" someone laughed.

"Even the Alliance's disciples can't escape!" someone added.

"…" Zheng Fu Gong, the Alliance's elders and the sect leaders who saw the two Alliance's disciples clumsily cooked. In the next competition, mastery in cooking is a must. They thought.

"…" the rest of the Alliance's disciples. Why must you dig a pit for us, too?! They thought, can't help feeling bitter.

"… poor Huakai Sect." You Rou said as she looked at the Huakai Sect projected by the Cleansing Stone. Her eyes are filled with pity.

Lei Ling nodded. "Yeah. Chen-shixiong, Li-shixiong, Feng-shixiong and Yu Sheng has Xiao Le to cook for them. The Shanliangde Sect has Fu An and Xi Xing." He said. "The Zunjingde Sect were lucky they had da shixiong1 to cook for them." he said and paused when they saw, on the Cleansing Stone, after Fei Yin cooked he gave all the food to Cheng Sheng who looked very pleased.

"…" everyone who saw the Zunjingde Sect's frozen expression that cracked as they stared at Fei Yin and Cheng Sheng with grievance and bitterness.

"… the Huakai Sect had it better than the Zunjingde Sect." Lei Qing said.

Zuo Zhe was forced to nod.

Inside the secret realm, Jing Kang sighed as he took out their reserved ration. "Here." He gave each one a bag of hard biscuits. They were hoping they could hunt for food in the secret realm, but they should know it better. Basing from the ugly appearance of the monsters earlier, their taste is questionable.

Jing Cheng, Jing Bai, Jing Hei, Qian Lin and Zheng Yi bitterly looked at the biscuits in their hand before they looked at Cheng Sheng's bowl filled with delicious food. "Grrr…" their stomach growled loudly, but it's as if Cheng Sheng didn't hear anything. Worse, the smell of the food Fei Yin cooked made them salivate. In contrast, Jing Kang who was used to be served, was patiently eating the hard biscuits. Each crisp sound reverberating in their heart.

"Hm? What? You want some?" Cheng Sheng asked when he saw the Zunjingde Sect's grieving expression as they stared at his bowl.

The Zunjingde Sect unanimously nodded. Jing Kang, who saw Cheng Sheng's smile, had a bad feeling. And it's as he expected when he heard what Cheng Sheng said.

"Sorry. I'm actually the incarnate of a gluttonous spirit, so…" Cheng Sheng said and shyly smiled as he rubbed his round belly. Then, as if not enough, he loudly burped. "Oops." He said as he covered his mouth, but his face is filled with satisfaction.

To add more insult, Fei Yin spoke. "I apologize. But, I have vowed the food I make will be eaten by only my shidi." He told them.

Outside the secret realm, everyone can hear the loud crack when the Zunjingde Sect's heart broke by the two heartless people. "The food will be eaten by only his shidi… isn't that a marriage declaration?!" they finally reacted.