Chapter 326: Three Visits to the Barbecue Shop

Is this the barbecue shop in Yanjiang County that is said to enhance virility?

Indeed it is, hurry up and get in line, we thought we arrived early enough, but who would have thought a queue was still needed?

This shop closed down three months ago and has just reopened, its business is even better than before, I came here once during the Spring Bounty Festival, and the flavor was quite extraordinary!

So to speak, the entire shop went out for training, and now they have returned with a harvest of grand gains?

That ought to be how it happened.

I do not even know if we can manage a bite today, I heard someone queued for several days and still never reached the front.

What a fiery, roaring trade! In the past, looking down from the upper floors, the impression was never deep, but standing right before the gates of the barbecue shop, Shi Huagu truly felt just how explosive this business was.

Their Nine Nether Sect possessed numerous enterprises, yet not a single one enjoyed a flow of patrons that could reach such an exaggerated degree.

The line began at the entrance and stretched all the way to the doors of the neighboring shop, directly blocking their entrance entirely.

The neighboring shop was not angered either; when the people in line grew impatient from waiting, they would instead go into their shop to eat, causing their business to be even better than before.

Daoist Master Huo transmitted his voice: It is said that this shop used to offer a home delivery service, but now they cannot even keep up with the dine-in business, so they did away with that service.

Originally, Zhou Shan and I also wanted to taste how the flavor was, but we could not even get in line, and could only inquire about the situation from patrons who had eaten here nearby.

Shi Huagu let out a cold snort, intending to barge straight into the shop: Have you forgotten your own identities, do we still have any need to stand in line?

Two Soul Transformation stage cultivators and one Body Integration stage cultivator were qualified to establish a second-rate sect, and even first-rate sects would respectfully invite them inside upon meeting.

A mere barbecue shop was hardly the headquarters of the Heavenly Court Sect.

Someone is cutting the line here!

Hey, do you three possess no manners at all!

Uncultured!

Seeing the three walking inward, those queuing behind burst into loud curses, but Shi Huagu and his companions turned a deaf ear, when at that moment, a graceful figure blocked their path.

Halt, do you not know that you must line up? Qin Yanyan stood at the entrance, her eyes flashing with anger; everyone was queuing, so why were these three refusing to follow the rules?

Qin Yanyan did not recognize the trio, as Daoist Master Huo had remained hidden in the shadows back then, with only Lu Yang sensing his presence.

Just as Shi Huagu was about to unleash his wrath, Daoist Master Huo hurriedly transmitted his voice: My Lord, this lady is the reincarnation of Sect Master Qin, Qin Yanyan.

What? Shi Huagu was startled; Qin Haoran had served as the Sect Master of the Nine Nether Sect for nine hundred years, and though he had fallen, his prestige within the sect remained intact.

Whether in methods or cultivation, Qin Haoran surpassed him, and toward this former sect master, Shi Huagu harbored a shred of respect.

It seems the Heavenly Court Sect is already aware of our arrival and intentionally dispatched the reincarnation of Sect Master Qin to obstruct us!

Is it a hint to us that this is the territory of the Heavenly Court Sect, and upon arriving here, we must abide by their Heavenly Court rules?

Furthermore, by allowing the reincarnation of Sect Master Qin to maintain order here, does it mean that no matter how grand your background, you amount to nothing more than this before their Heavenly Court Sect?

What a clever individual Shi Huagu was, quickly deducing the considerations behind it all.

He dared not offend the Heavenly Court Sect; the opposition hailed from ancient times with a profound foundation, possessing at least one Tribulation Transmutation stage expert, or perhaps even several, which was not something a mere Body Integration stage cultivator like him could afford to provoke.

Lining up it is!

The three high-ranking members of the Nine Nether Sect joined the back of the queue, waiting until the dead of night, and just as they saw only four or five people remaining ahead of them, Qin Yanyan poked her head out from the doorway: I am terribly sorry, but we are closing up for the night.

Shi Huagu’s face turned ashen, yet he dared not break out in fury.

Humph, we return tomorrow!

The following morning, before the barbecue shop had even opened for business, Shi Huagu arrived at the shop entrance with his two subordinates.

He refused to believe that one would still need to line up in broad daylight.

The main doors of the barbecue shop swung open, and Chief Constable Wei sat inside, laughing and chatting merrily with Lu Yang.

Congratulations, Chief Constable Wei—no, I should call you Grand Chief Constable Wei now! Lu Yang smiled; after the Commandery Governor was eliminated by them, the Grand Chief Constable was promoted to Governor, and Chief Constable Wei naturally ascended to the position of Grand Chief Constable, skipping over a dozen years of hard work in an instant, truly a meteoric rise.

Grand Chief Constable Wei beamed with joy: Where are your words heading, this title of Grand Chief Constable sounds majestic, yet I toil myself to death every day, and my monthly stipend probably cannot even match a single day's revenue of your barbecue shop.

Lu Yang smiled without a word; this was the truth, and it was hard for him to comment.

Grand Chief Constable Wei did not dwell too long on this topic, continuing to sigh with emotion: My promotion to Grand Chief Constable is also largely thanks to the merit of capturing criminals at your barbecue shop; I still remember when you, Shopkeeper Lu, had a few friends come over to eat, engaged in a massive brawl, and were caught red-handed, locked up for a few days, and later when the Immortal Sect was obliterated and the membership roster was made public, those two brawlers actually turned out to be members of the Immortal Sect!

Shopkeeper Lu, you must be careful when making friends, your judgment is lacking, how dangerous; perhaps they targeted you just because they wanted to use you as a sacrificial offering for the Immortal Sect!

Lu Yang burst into laughter, directly stating that he would be careful when making friends in the future.

Your barbecue shop has been open for over half a month now, but unfortunately no criminals have come here to throw themselves into the net, if only some blind fool would come to your place, preferably a demonic sect member, so that my position as Grand Chief Constable could be thoroughly secured.

Realizing he had spoken out of turn, Grand Chief Constable Wei shook his head with a wry smile: Look at what I am saying, it sounds as if I am cursing your place to have demonic sects.

At this moment, Grand Chief Constable Wei noticed Shi Huagu and his two companions at the shop entrance, asking curiously: Are those three people at the door your friends?

Where? Lu Yang turned his head, but Shi Huagu and his men had long vanished without a trace.

There is no one there?

Perhaps they were just passing by.

What a formidable Heavenly Court Sect, laughing and chatting merrily with the righteous path, and the other party is even a Grand Chief Constable who wishes to capture demonic sects, is this a demonstration of their methods to us! Shi Huagu had dealt with imperial officials many times and knew that at the level of a Grand Chief Constable, they would possess a command medallion; should they encounter an enemy they could not handle, crushing the medallion would naturally summon a powerful cultivation expert to their aid.

My Lord, what should we do?

We continue to line up tonight!

We have been staking out this place for over half a month, why haven't the people from the Nine Nether Sect arrived yet? Meng Jingzhou was puzzled, feeling that the people from the Nine Nether Sect ought to have come by now.

Eldest Niece, you guard the entrance every day, have you seen anyone resembling the Nine Nether Sect?

Qin Yanyan shook her head innocently; although one or two unreasonable fellows occasionally tried to barge in, after she spoke a few words to them, they obediently went to line up at the back, so the Nine Nether Sect surely wouldn't be this reasonable.

Lu Yang also found it strange; the Heavenly Court Sect he fabricated should be believed by anyone with knowledge of ancient times, and he felt that the Nine Nether Sect must have someone of that sort.

Since they believed in the existence of the Heavenly Court Sect, they would definitely send someone over.

Let us wait a little longer.

When night fell, Shi Huagu and his companions learned their lesson, arriving early to join the queue, and their luck was quite good this time, with only twenty-odd people ahead of them.

After waiting for a long while, it was finally their turn.

Three catties of mutton skewers!