The whole world is cultivating qi, only I am cultivating the body

Zeng Wenyu smiled, picked up another skewer from the oven and handed it to the little girl. Seeing the little girl's face full of happiness and her mouth full of oil as she ate a skewer in each hand, he immediately felt that the barbecue was not in vain.

He grabbed a handful of skewers from the oven and walked out of the gatehouse. Thinking that happiness is better shared than alone, he walked to the door and handed the skewers to the guard at the door. Unfortunately, even though the guard at the door smelled the aroma of the barbecue and swallowed his saliva madly, he ultimately did not take the skewers he handed over without permission.

As soon as he returned to the gatehouse from the City Lord's Mansion, he heard footsteps behind him, and at the same time, Zhang Manyue's voice appeared behind him: "What's that smell? It smells so good! It's so late, what smells so good?"

"It smells like it's coming from the concierge, Old Xu. When will Old Xu be able to make something so fragrant?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the city lord and three generals walk into the gatehouse. They didn't notice Zeng Wenyu at all. Their eyes were immediately on the oven, or to be more precise, on the grilled skewers of meat.

Without hesitation, the city lord first picked up a skewer of barbecue from the grill, and pulled a large piece of meat off the skewer in one bite, chewing it continuously in his mouth. Before he finished the first bite of meat, he couldn't wait to pull the second piece of meat off the skewer. He finished the skewer of barbecue in his hand in two or three bites, and then reached out to pick up another skewer.

Seeing that the city lord was eating so happily, the three generals couldn't help themselves. They also picked up a skewer from the grill. When the barbecue entered their mouths, they knew why the city lord didn't even have time to say a word after taking the first bite.

As expected of people with high cultivation, they also have amazing speed in grilling skewers. When Zeng Wenyu and the other three people in the gatehouse just picked up the fourth skewer, the rest of the barbecue on the grill had been completely cleared away by the four people including the city lord.

"Smells good! Really smells good! Old Xu? Old Xu, when did you learn this cooking skill? If I had known you had this skill, I wouldn't have asked you to be the gatekeeper! It's just that there's not enough meat, it's not enough to eat..."

The one who said this was the city lord. He was touching and patting his belly without any manner, as if to show his still empty stomach to Old Xu. Then he saw Zeng Wenyu standing nearby and the little girl who didn't even bother to eat the skewers in her hand and was looking at him in surprise with her mouth open.

"Ahem, Jue'er, why are you here too? You... Your father just got hungry after discussing something with your two uncles and sister, so..."

Father? Zeng Wenyu's eyes widened when he heard the city lord address the little girl. He looked at the little girl and then at the city lord, secretly complaining in his heart how such a big and strong city lord could have such a beautiful girl? It seems that it can only be attributed to the city lord's wife whom he has never met.

Jue'er was actually a little scared when she heard the city lord's question. She sneaked out when the city lord and others were discussing something. She originally wanted Old Xu to take her out to play, but she didn't expect to meet Zeng Wenyu first after arriving at the gatehouse. Then he took out such delicious food. When she was eating just now, she didn't notice that her father was eating with her.

Although she was still young, she was not a child without responsibility: "Father...it was Juer who ran away secretly and wanted Uncle Xu to take me out to play...Father, don't blame Uncle Xu..."

Hearing Juer's words, the city lord laughed, used his spiritual energy to dispel the grease on his hands, and touched Juer's head with his right hand. How could he not know that his precious daughter ran out to play? When did she secretly run out to play, how could he not know? Moreover, without his permission, Old Xu did not dare to take his daughter out, but he always thought that his daughter's behavior was very interesting and did not expose it.

"Alright, alright, your father doesn't blame your Uncle Xu for taking you out to play," he took his hand away from Jue'er's head, turned around and looked at Old Xu seriously, "But Old Xu is still wrong! His mistake is that when did he learn this trick and he didn't even cook it for me first. I'll fine him a few months' salary!"

Old Xu had a look of despair on his face. Before he could even open his mouth, the city lord fined him his salary. If he really had made the barbecue, he would have acknowledged it, but it was obviously not made by him, so this was a bit unfair.

"Father, actually this barbecue was not made by Uncle Xu, but by the newly hired Qinmenfang over there..."

"Qin Menfang?" The city lord turned to look at Zeng Wenyu. Only then did he notice that there was someone else here.

Zeng Wenyu stood there with an awkward expression. In fact, he just wanted to slip away, but Hua Wu Yue, who was standing at the door, stopped him with a smile, which made him very embarrassed.

"Is he the Qin Gatekeeper you are talking about?" The city lord pointed at Zeng Wenyu and asked Juer. After seeing Juer nod, he said, "Gao Yi, when did you change your last name to Qin?"

"City Lord, please listen to my explanation!" Zeng Wenyu retracted the embarrassment on his face, "My name is Gao Yi, and I have a nickname in the martial arts world called Mr. Qin. When I get old, I will call you Uncle Qin!"

"Fart you!"

"Then I can't do it. City Lord, your sudden order makes it hard for me to hold back my words..."

"Okay, okay, you can't hold it in, right? Man Yue, pull him out for me. He must hold it in today!"

"That city lord... look, when we are eating such delicious food, how can we do something that will affect our appetite? How about I grill some more for you?"

"Then hurry up!"

Seeing the seriousness on the city lord's face suddenly turn into a smile, he knew that he was fooled by the city lord. This made him feel very indignant, and he sprinkled several times more chili when grilling the meat.

"Come, come, it's ready, City Lord, please try it."

He placed the re-roasted meat in front of the city lord and looked at him with a smile. As he watched the city lord pick up a skewer, he kept muttering in his heart that the old silver coin in front of him would be so spicy that he would die.

"Hiss..." As expected, the city lord took a breath of cold air because of the spiciness just after he put the barbecue into his mouth. However, before Zeng Wenyu had time to be happy, the city lord shouted "How great!"

He passed the skewers to several other people, but when Jue'er reached out his hand, he dodged it, which made Jue'er pout: "Father, I want to eat too!"

"Well, Jue'er, it's not that your father won't give it to you, but these are not for you to eat. Ask your brother Gao Yi to bake some more for you."

"No, father, Jue'er wants to eat!"

"Gao Yi!"

"Um... little princess, these are really not suitable for you to eat. I will bake some more for you. It will be done quickly!"

"Well, Jue'er must eat something more delicious than what father and the others eat, otherwise I won't forgive you for lying to me before."