Chapter 613: Living Bodhisattva

Upset stomach?

Liuli was secretly speechless."Seriously, can't this guy act? This is too exaggerated!"Ten-year spirit beast meat is considered top-tier for high-level demonic banquets. Even the Demon Emperor frequently eats it! How could she, the Demon Emperor's daughter, be so choosy and claim it would cause an upset stomach? Wasn't he afraid of becoming a laughingstock by saying something like that?

Lingshu was also stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth. "I'm sorry," she said, "I didn't mean to laugh. It's just that I've never heard anything like it before, and I find it quite unbelievable."

That's what she said, but the amusement in her eyes wouldn't go away. Jiang Fan seeing Liuli being outdone and wanting to boost her was understandable. But claiming ten-year spirit meat would cause an upset stomach? Such a statement was excessive and utterly ridiculous.

Hun Yuan's mouth twitched. "This kid really dares to say anything!" He usually couldn't bear to eat ten-year spirit meat himself. He had prepared these dozens of pieces with a heavy heart, just for today's gathering. Yet Jiang Fan claimed it would cause an upset stomach. He couldn't possibly ignore such a blatant belittling of his offerings.

"If you look down on ten-year spirit meat, then you must have prepared century-old spirit meat for Young Lady Liuli, right?" Hun Yuan challenged. "Care to show it to me and broaden my horizons?"

Liuli secretly thought, 'This is bad.' 'See? I told you not to boast. Now someone's got a hold of your weakness and is using it against you. If you can't produce century-old spirit meat, just wait to be humiliated!'

"Century-old spirit meat..." Jiang Fan pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly. "I don't have anything like that."

Liuli's face immediately fell. She stared at him resentfully, muttering, "You're going to be the death of me!" Just moments ago, he'd used sword flight to give her an edge over Lingshu, and now he was making her lose face.

Hun Yuan pursed his lips. "So you don't have it after all. With such big talk, I thought you had prepared something extraordinary for Young Lady Liuli."

Lingshu instantly felt relieved. The annoyance she'd felt from Liuli's blatant showing off vanished in an instant. Her eyes darted around, and holding the piece of century-old spirit meat, she said, "It's okay, Liuli. Century-old spirit meat is incredibly rare; it's perfectly normal for your fiancé not to have any. Just try not to say things that can be misunderstood next time. If you really don't want to eat the ten-year spirit meat, then let's share this century-old spirit meat."

'As if I would!' Liuli was secretly furious. If word got out, people would think the Demon Emperor's daughter had never seen anything good, even needing others to 'donate' a piece of spirit meat to her!

At this moment, Jiang Fan spoke again. "Liuli, don't eat the century-old spirit meat either. While it's a bit better than the ten-year spirit meat, it's still not good enough for our darling."

Liuli wanted to hit him. 'Why are you still doing this? Weren't those last words humiliating enough?' Hun Yuan's mouth twitched again. 'Is this guy out of his mind?' Lingshu pursed her lips, finding it rather uninteresting now. The same foolish remarks were amusing once, but twice, they became tedious.

However, the next moment, a rich, fragrant aroma wafted through the air. It was the distinct scent of spirit meat. It held an irresistible allure for both demons and humans alike.

"Is this spirit meat's aroma? But... how can it be so incredibly strong?" Hun Yuan, surprised and doubtful, followed the scent to its source. As a noble among demons, he was experienced and had eaten century-old spirit meat on numerous occasions. Once, at the Demon Emperor's banquet, he had even tasted three-hundred-year-old spirit meat. The taste and aroma of it were still vivid in his memory. However, compared to the aroma before him now, the one from his memory was utterly insignificant! So much so that he wondered if what he was smelling was truly spirit meat.

Lingshu also suddenly looked up, glancing around curiously. She asked, unable to believe it, "Is this the aroma of spirit meat?" She had never smelled such an intense spirit meat aroma either.

Soon, their gazes found the source: Jiang Fan's palm! In Jiang Fan's palm rested a small, vibrant green lotus leaf. On the leaf was a piece of spirit meat, about the size of an egg. Its color was crystalline, translucent like pure quartz. The rich aroma it emitted instantly filled the entire private room.

Hun Yuan was the first to recognize it, gasping, "The flesh is like crystal! This... this is a characteristic only found in legendary millennium spirit meat!"

With a jolt, Lingshu stood up abruptly, her colorful eyes flashing with disbelief. This was actually millennium spirit meat! Even the Demon Emperor had never tasted millennium-grade spirit meat, had he? Liuli was also stunned. She opened her mouth to exclaim, "Mmm-"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Jiang Fan used a spoon to pick up a piece of spirit meat and feed it into her mouth, silencing her. He smiled gently. "If we're going to eat, we'll eat millennium spirit meat. From now on, I won't allow you to eat century-old spirit meat. And don't even touch the ten-year kind. Do you hear me?"

Only then did Liuli come to her senses. She cast a sidelong glance at the stunned Lingshu. Then, suppressing the tumultuous waves of shock in her heart, she began to chew slowly. It was incredibly sweet and delicious upon tasting. The immensely powerful spiritual energy quickly nourished her body, making her feel indescribably comfortable all over. If there hadn't been so many people present, she might have even moaned aloud.

After she finished eating, Jiang Fan asked with a smile, "How was the millennium spirit meat?" Liuli took out a handkerchief, gently wiped her mouth, and said critically, "The taste was alright. A bit stringy, though. The texture wasn't great. Next time, get a different kind of millennium spirit meat. I don't like this one."

Jiang Fan chuckled inwardly. Outwardly, he complied, "As you wish. So, should we throw away the remaining piece?" Liuli glanced at the half-eaten piece left on the lotus leaf, forcing herself to suppress her desire, and feigned indifference. "It's just a piece of millennium spirit meat, isn't it? Just throw it away. Do you need to ask me about such a small matter?" Jiang Fan nodded. He casually made to toss it out the window.

"Hey!" Lingshu was instinctively startled. 'No! This was millennium spirit meat! Just throwing it away like that?' Liuli shot her a glance, feigning a moment of forgetfulness. "Oh dear, how could I forget about you, Sister Lingshu? You didn't forget to share your century-old spirit meat with me just now. I'm not used to this millennium spirit meat, so you can have it."

Lingshu secretly clenched her jaw. 'What does she mean by that? You're giving me something you don't want and were about to throw away? Am I a scavenger?' Her small face stiffened slightly. "No need, I don't care for it. Just throw it away."

Hun Yuan instantly grew anxious upon hearing this. 'You two wasteful women! Throwing away millennium spirit meat?' He didn't care about appearances, quickly stopping Jiang Fan. "Young Master Jiang, don't throw it away! If you don't mind, could you give it to me?"

This remark infuriated Lingshu. 'You're going to pick up someone else's trash? Isn't that humiliating me?' She stomped her foot and said, "Brother Hun Yuan, it's just a bit of millennium spirit meat! If it's thrown away, what's the big deal?"

Jiang Fan nodded. Under the gazes of the three, he casually tossed it out the window.

At that moment, the Sky-Devouring Tiger was crouching beneath the window, waiting. Suddenly, something dropped from above. He lifted his tiger head, saw it was a piece of meat, and muttered, "Who's so ill-mannered, littering like this?" But when he recognized it as millennium spirit meat, his tiger eyes widened in astonishment. He snatched it with a bite, exclaiming, "My goodness! Spirit meat falling from the sky! And it's millennium spirit meat! Thank you, heavens! Thank you, living Buddhas!"

Inside the private room, the three were left utterly speechless.