7: You come and be my personal chef!

Only then did Xu Qi'an see the real appearance of the woman before him.

Cold as an ice lotus on the outside, with skin like congealed fat, she resembled a piece of white jade wrapped in a green robe, extraordinarily pure and beautiful from any angle.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

There are no ugly people in cultivation!

Any woman who cultivates naturally possesses a touch of immortal aura.

You couldn't tell anything just by looking at her appearance, but as soon as she spoke, you could roughly discern her personality.

But what concerned Xu Qi'an even more was that this person was so young, yet her cultivation was at the Qi Refining Seventh Level!

It seemed she had just recently entered the Qi Refining Seventh Level, otherwise, with the top-grade magical tool Qingzhu Sword, taking down the Rat King shouldn't have been so slow.

"Have you seen enough? I'm asking you a question!" Lu Anhe held a sword in her arms, her eyebrows slightly raised, and she said angrily.

Xu Qi'an repeatedly apologized.

"What you said is right, Miss. I'm good in every way, it's just that when I see a beautiful girl, I like to look carefully and remember her in my heart."

Lu Anhe's mouth twitched slightly. She wasn't falling for Xu Qi'an's trick, even though this Xu Qi'an looked somewhat attractive.

But he was simply not worth her attention.

Firstly, his cultivation was too low. He was about the same age as her, yet only at the Qi Refining Third Level. This was basically useless.

Secondly, this person was too... anyway, a bit cheeky. She really couldn't like him.

"Alright, don't play tricks on me. You can tell me the secret of the rat disaster now."

Lu Anhe didn't look at Xu Qi'an anymore, but her mind wandered because of the aroma of the roasted Rice Rat.

"This roasted Rice Rat is actually so fragrant?"

"Hmph! How can the food of a mere low-level Cultivator enter my sight?"

Although Lu Anhe said this, she still blocked her sense of smell.

Xu Qi'an thought for a moment, then concisely explained the reason for the rat disaster.

"It's very simple! I killed the Rat King's son, and he wanted to avenge his son, so he caused the rat disaster!"

"Here, look, this is the Rat King's son. This kid stole and ate the spiritual rice I worked so hard to plant, and I caught him!"

"Huh?" Lu Anhe froze in place and questioned.

"Is that all?"

"It's not some demon race conspiracy?"

"Isn't it some evil Cultivator invasion?"

"Isn't it some relic secret treasure about to appear?"

Four consecutive questions completely confused Xu Qi'an.

"Can it be that complicated?!"

"How big can this woman's imagination be!"

"She must have read too many cultivation novels!"

Xu Qi'an gave an awkward smile and then said, "Uh... Miss, that should be it. Otherwise, look, that Rat King was originally going to leave, but he regretted it halfway and charged at me!"

Lu Anhe fell silent. Although she had been focused on the fight earlier, she had heard some of Xu Qi'an's words.

"So that's how it is..." Lu Anhe paused for a while, then quietly spoke.

Seeing that Lu Anhe had no other reaction, Xu Qi'an tentatively asked, "Miss, do you think I can leave?"

Lu Anhe didn't speak, her expression slightly thoughtful.

Xu Qi'an thought there was nothing else for him, so he slowly moved his body, gradually leaving Lu Anhe's line of sight.

"Wait!"

Lu Anhe turned around and looked at Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an instantly stood still on the ground about ten feet away from Lu Anhe.

"Huh? Why are you running so fast!"

Lu Anhe was full of confusion.

Xu Qi'an held the roasted Rice Rat in his hand and bowed slightly, "Does Miss have any other instructions?"

"Give me the roasted rat in your hand."

"Huh?"

"Hurry!"

Xu Qi'an used spiritual power to send the roasted Rice Rat over.

Lu Anhe was full of joy when she saw the roasted Rice Rat in her hand.

She had never tried roasted Rice Rat roasted with a fireball spell since she was a child.

And this guy roasted this so fragrant!

Lu Anhe also stopped being reserved.

In fact, she was just a food lover in name only!

Lu Anhe swung the top-grade magical tool Qingzhu Sword, cut the floating roasted Rice Rat in her hand into several small pieces, and then put them into her mouth one by one.

"Holy crap! Using a top-grade magical tool to cut barbecue!"

Xu Qi'an applauded Lu Anhe in his heart. At least he had never seen such a method of cutting tofu with a large knife.

But he really didn't expect that this seemingly cold woman in front of him was actually a food enthusiast!

If this were posted online, who would believe it?!!

But Xu Qi'an believed it. Seeing is believing, hearing is not.

Lu Anhe had just eaten a piece of roasted Rice Rat and immediately her appetite was greatly stimulated.

"Delicious!!"

Lu Anhe wanted to eat another piece after eating one.

She simply couldn't stop!

"I didn't expect this guy, although a bit cheeky, to be a top-notch barbecue chef, especially the seasoning!"

"And this taste seems like childhood..."

Lu Anhe showed a look of reminiscence.

She then finished the last piece of roasted Rice Rat, and seeing that Xu Qi'an was staring at her from the side, she quickly coughed twice.

"Cough cough."

Xu Qi'an came back to his senses and said with a smile, "I wonder if Miss has finished eating. Can this junior leave...?"

"Don't keep calling me Miss, Miss."

"And I also have a name, I'm called Lu Anhe."

Lu Anhe put the Qingzhu Sword back into her storage bag and said with a calm expression.

"Lu Anhe?"

"This junior is called... Xu Qi'an, greetings, Miss Lu!"

Xu Qi'an bowed and replied.

"So, Miss Lu, can this junior leave...?"

Lu Anhe's mouth twitched. She didn't know why the Xu Qi'an in front of her was so eager to leave.

"Am I not good-looking?!!"

"Alright! It's just... the roasted Rice Rat you made just now tasted pretty good!"

"Do you have any interest in becoming my personal chef?"

"What? Personal chef?" Xu Qi'an was stunned, secretly wondering about the identity of the woman in front of him.

"This person is definitely from the Qingzhu Market. She has late-stage Qi Refining cultivation and is equipped with a top-grade magical tool. She must not be unknown!"

"Why haven't I heard of her before?"

"Could it be...!!!"

Xu Qi'an thought of a possibility. The identity and background of the woman before him must be extraordinary.

"Could it be the daughter of the Qingzhu Market master!!"

Xu Qi'an had occasionally heard that the Qingzhu Market master's surname was Lu.

Lu Anhe, seeing that Xu Qi'an didn't respond, a hint of anger appeared on her face.

"This guy, he's actually unwilling?"

"If others saw me, they would have been overjoyed long ago!!"

"Or is it that this person... doesn't know my identity?!"

Lu Anhe coughed twice again, then walked towards the location of the Rice Rats behind her while speaking.

"Xu Qi'an, I don't have any preference for hiding my identity."

"My true identity is the daughter of the master of this Qingzhu Market, Lu Guangtian."

"How about it? Isn't it a surprise, isn't it unexpected?"

When Xu Qi'an heard Lu Anhe say it herself, he immediately dispelled the doubts in his mind.

"So it's the daughter of Market Master Lu!!!"

But Xu Qi'an, upon hearing this, wished he could avoid it.

Working under the nose of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Although in the eyes of other Qi Refining Cultivators, that would definitely be a desirable Opportunity.

But in Xu Qi'an's eyes, it was completely different.

This meant that his biggest cheat, the Omnipotent Treasure Basin, was likely to be exposed!!

Moreover, the resources he had obtained would be difficult to explain, and from then on, he would be timid and unable to improve further!

He would be stuck being a chef for the woman in front of him for the rest of his life!

Xu Qi'an now had the ambition to pursue the great path of longevity, how could he be content to live a mediocre life forever!

Furthermore, Xu Qi'an often heard that high-level Cultivators regarded low-level Cultivators as ants!

If the existence of the Omnipotent Treasure Basin were exposed, Xu Qi'an would definitely be doomed!

Xu Qi'an fell silent. He didn't expect that he would get into trouble just because his roasted Rice Rat was too delicious.

His original intention for roasting the Rice Rat was mainly twofold.

One was to cover up the wound on the Rice Rat left by the mid-grade Qingzhu Sword, to avoid exposing the existence of his mid-grade Qingzhu Sword. At least, he absolutely couldn't expose it now.

The second was to keep the Rat King there, allowing Lu Anhe to take the Opportunity to kill it.

"What should I do now... How should I refuse appropriately...?"

Xu Qi'an now realized a fact.

As long as you do nothing, you won't make mistakes.

But now, all that's left is making mistakes...

Xu Qi'an maintained a look of astonishment on his face, but his mind was constantly thinking.

At this time, Lu Anhe had already put all the mid-level Rice Rats and the Rat King into her storage bag, only collecting a portion of the first-grade low-level Rice Rats.

"Forget it, I gave you time to consider, and you actually didn't agree to this Miss!"

"Then the idea just now is dismissed."

"Xu Qi'an, do you know, you missed the greatest Opportunity of your life!!"

The anger in Lu Anhe's eyes flashed and disappeared, leaving only these cold words.

But these words were like a life-saving straw for Xu Qi'an!

Only his expression had changed from astonishment to pain.

"Ah? Miss Lu, I, I, I..."

Xu Qi'an stammered, unable to say the next sentence. He was really afraid that Lu Anhe would come back for him.

"Hmph!" Lu Anhe snorted coldly, then leaped up and transformed into a green rainbow, departing.

"The remaining Rice Rats are considered compensation for you."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, the Enforcement Team is on their way, and since this Rice Rat disaster was caused by you, you should be prepared to compensate the losses of the various Spiritual Farmers!"

"Ah?"

The bamboo forest swayed, leaving only Xu Qi'an desolate in the gentle breeze.