I love eating chicken butts

After that "gurgle" sound.

The air inside the Cold Jade Palace seemed to be completely frozen.

Yun Yuzhen's cheeks, already flushed with shame and anger, were now so red they looked as if they might drip blood.

She was the dignified Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak.

A powerhouse in the Undergoing Tribulation stage.

Usually, she was the Taiyin Fairy who transcended mortal affairs.

Had her stomach actually growled in front of her own disciple, in front of this Rebellious Disciple who was "imprisoning" her?

This felt worse than being killed.

She bit her lower lip hard, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, or even directly detonate her Dantian—anything, even mutual destruction, was better than this social death.

"Heh."

A soft chuckle broke the dead silence.

Su Ye didn't continue his mockery; instead, he pulled back that punchable expression and became somewhat helpless.

He knew this Revered Master of his too well.

A total tsundere.

Her whole body was soft, except for her stubborn mouth.

If he kept teasing her, she might really explode in anger and go on a hunger strike, which would be counterproductive.

"Revered Master."

Su Ye sighed and scooped up another spoonful of golden broth, holding it to Yun Yuzhen's tightly closed vermilion lips.

"You misunderstand."

"How is this a meal?"

"This is medicine."

Yun Yuzhen's eyelashes fluttered, but she kept her eyes shut, though the tips of her ears were burning hot.

"Nonsense."

She squeezed out a few words from between her teeth.

"It's clearly chicken soup. How is it medicine?"

"Revered Master might not know."

Su Ye talked nonsense with a straight face:

"This Five Spirits Brocade Chicken is an Auspicious Beast nurtured by the Spiritual Vein in the back mountain, containing Innate Five Elements Qi."

"I slow-cooked it with Samadhi True Fire and added eighty-one types of Yang-attribute Spiritual Plants."

"This soup is called 'Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Prosperity,' but in reality, it's a dose of 'Five Elements Pure Yang Powder' specifically designed to break Cold Poison."

"The Cold Poison is currently attacking your heart. If you don't take this, won't your three hundred years of bitter cultivation go to waste?"

At this point, Su Ye's voice lowered a bit, carrying a hint of an unquestionable "threat."

"If Revered Master won't drink it, I'll have to feed you with my mouth."

"Just like... three hundred years ago."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yuzhen snapped her eyes open.

A flash of panic crossed her beautiful eyes.

That time three hundred years ago... this bastard Rebellious Disciple had forced her chin up and, mouth to mouth... that shameful memory instantly assaulted her mind.

"You dare!"

Yun Yuzhen was both ashamed and angry, her chest heaving violently.

"What wouldn't I dare?"

Su Ye leaned forward slightly, his exceptionally handsome face enlarging in Yun Yuzhen's pupils.

The warm masculine scent, mixed with the rich aroma of the chicken soup, wafted over her.

Yun Yuzhen panicked.

She was truly afraid of this lawless Rebellious Disciple.

"I... I'll drink it!"

She practically spat out those words through gritted teeth.

Rather than being humiliated like that, she would rather drink this bowl of "poison" herself.

A satisfied curve appeared at the corner of Su Ye's mouth as he moved the spoon forward again.

"Open up."

Two simple words, yet they carried an irresistible magic.

Yun Yuzhen felt incredibly aggrieved.

But she could only obediently open her cherry-like mouth.

Su Ye's wrist flicked slightly, and the golden broth smoothly entered her mouth.

Yun Yuzhen had intended to swallow it immediately without letting it linger to express her resistance.

However.

The moment the broth touched the tip of her tongue.

Her pupils suddenly constricted.

Boom!

It was as if her taste buds exploded at that moment.

Fresh!

So savory!

It was a rich texture that words could not describe.

The essence of the chicken was perfectly locked within the soup; it wasn't greasy at all, but instead carried a crisp scent of bamboo.

More importantly.

As the broth went down her throat, it instantly transformed into a scalding hot current, flowing down her esophagus straight into her Dantian.

Her originally cold and stiff internal organs actually let out an extremely comfortable groan under the soothing of this heat.

That feeling.

It was like being embraced by a warm furnace in the middle of a frozen wasteland.

It was so comfortable that her toes curled.

"How... how is it?"

Seeing his Revered Master's stiff body slowly softening, Su Ye asked despite already knowing the answer.

Yun Yuzhen didn't speak.

She even forgot to maintain her reserve in front of her disciple.

Her throat instinctively made a swallowing motion.

"Gulp."

She swallowed.

Immediately after, her eyes, which had been full of resistance, uncontrollably glanced at the soup bowl in Su Ye's hand.

She wanted more.

Her body was craving it.

It was the Taiyin Sacred Body's instinctive desire for something of extreme Yang.

Su Ye laughed inwardly but didn't point it out, feeding her one spoonful after another.

The bowl of soup soon reached the bottom.

A layer of fine, fragrant sweat actually broke out on Yun Yuzhen's forehead.

Her originally pale face was now as rosy as a ripe peach, incredibly alluring.

"Revered Master, how is the effect of the medicine?"

Su Ye set down the empty bowl and took out the remaining "solid food" from the food box.

Yun Yuzhen panted softly, feeling warm inside; even her sealed Meridians seemed to have loosened slightly.

She looked at Su Ye with a complex gaze.

This Rebellious Disciple... although his actions were absurd, his culinary skills were indeed... Before she could finish her thought, Su Ye had already picked up a piece of food and held it to her lips.

"Come, Revered Master, eat a piece of meat to calm your nerves."

Yun Yuzhen looked closely.

It was a piece of... chicken neck?

The skin was still attached, coated in a rich sauce.

"I'm not eating that."

Yun Yuzhen frowned slightly; given her status, how could she gnaw on bones like a commoner?

"Revered Master, you are mistaken."

Su Ye shared some knowledge with a straight face:

"As the saying goes, the most active meat is on the neck."

"This brocade chicken crows every day, so the meat on its neck is the firmest—a delicacy among delicacies."

"Furthermore, the skin is rich in collagen, which is excellent for beauty and skin care."

"You haven't eaten much in three hundred years, so your skin has become a bit dry. You need to nourish it."

As he spoke, he pushed it directly against her lips.

Yun Yuzhen was provoked by the phrase "skin has become dry."

Women, even female Cultivators, hate hearing others say they are old or have bad skin.

Half-doubting, she opened her mouth and took a small bite.

Crunch.

The chicken skin was tender and falling off the bone.

The rich sauce exploded in her mouth, and the pleasure of gnawing on the bone was actually more fascinating than just eating meat.

Yun Yuzhen's eyes lit up.

It... was actually really delicious?

She no longer held back and began to gnaw on it bit by bit.

Though her movements were still elegant, her speed had clearly increased.

Su Ye watched from the side, amused.

The Junior Sisters eat big chicken legs.

The Revered Master gnaws on chicken necks.

If word of this got out, the entire Taichu Holy Land would probably explode with shock.

Soon, several pieces of chicken neck were polished off, with even the bones sucked clean.

"Is there more?"

Yun Yuzhen asked subconsciously, then immediately realized her slip of the tongue and shut her mouth, her face burning again.

What was wrong with her?

To actually beg for food in front of this Rebellious Disciple?

This was simply... depravity!

Su Ye suppressed a laugh and picked up the last "essence" from the bottom of the soup pot.

It was a triangular piece of meat.

Plump and glistening with oil.

It emitted a peculiar aroma.

"This is the last piece, and the most precious part of the whole chicken."

Su Ye held the piece of meat in front of Yun Yuzhen with a solemn expression.

"This is the 'Phoenix Tail'."

"Phoenix Tail?"

Yun Yuzhen was stunned and stared at the piece of meat for a long while.

This shape... this position... "Isn't this just a chicken butt?!"

Yun Yuzhen's eyes widened, her voice rising several octaves.

"Su Ye! You actually dare to give me such a filthy thing to eat?!"

"I want to kill you! I'm going to kill you right now!"

She was truly enraged.

This was an absolute humiliation!

It was one thing to stew her pet into soup, and she had endured being fed the neck.

But now he was making her eat a chicken butt?!

"Revered Master, please calm down!"

Su Ye quickly took a half-step back, wearing a "you don't know what you're talking about" expression.

"How can you call this a chicken butt?"

"This Five Spirits Brocade Chicken is a rare species containing Phoenix Bloodline (totally made up)."

"This tail is where the spiritual power of the entire body converges, the so-called 'Phoenix Perching on the Wutong' spot."

"The two pieces of yellow 'Spiritual Fat' inside have already been thoroughly removed by me."

"What's left is full of collagen and the purest spiritual oil."

"One bite and the oil fills your mouth, the fragrance drifting for miles."

"This is an unparalleled delicacy known only to experts. Only because it's you, Revered Master—if it were anyone else, I wouldn't even let them look at it."

Su Ye spoke extravagantly, his words flowing like a river.

Yun Yuzhen was left dazed by his talk.

Really?

Phoenix Bloodline?

Convergence of spiritual power?

Looking at that oily "Phoenix Tail," her nose did indeed catch a scorched aroma even richer than before.

It was the ultimate temptation of fat undergoing the Maillard reaction at high temperatures.

Yun Yuzhen wavered.

Although logic told her it was a chicken butt.

But... it really smelled so good.

And although this Rebellious Disciple Su Ye was a bastard, he seemed never to have lied to her when it came to food.

"Did you really... remove the dirty parts?"

Yun Yuzhen asked somewhat hesitantly.

"I swear on my Dao Heart!"

Su Ye raised three fingers.

Yun Yuzhen took a deep breath, as if she had made a major decision.

"Then... I shall have a taste."

"If you dare to lie to me..."

"I will be at your mercy."

Su Ye stuffed the "Phoenix Tail" directly into her mouth.

Yun Yuzhen instinctively bit down.

Squish—

The abundant oil instantly burst in her mouth.

That ultimate richness, mixed with a unique scorched fragrance, instantly hit her crown.

There wasn't the slightest off-flavor.

Only pure, rich, inseparable meatiness.

Delicious!

It was actually a hundred times more delicious than chicken leg meat!

Yun Yuzhen's beautiful eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

She actually found a chicken butt delicious?

It was over.

She had completely fallen.

But in the face of such ultimate deliciousness, falling didn't seem so unacceptable anymore.

She swallowed the "Phoenix Tail" in a few bites and even licked her lips, still wanting more.

Her originally cold-as-frost thin lips were now coated with a layer of glistening oil, appearing exceptionally enticing.

"So... so good..."

Yun Yuzhen muttered indistinctly.

Watching this scene, Su Ye's gaze gradually deepened.

The Revered Master at this moment.

Had cast off her cold disguise.

Looking like a gluttonous older sister next door.

Or like a little kitten that had been fed and satisfied.

She was so cute that one wanted to... bully her.

However, there was serious business to attend to now.

"Revered Master, are you full?"

Su Ye set down his chopsticks and pulled a clean white handkerchief from his robe.

Yun Yuzhen snapped back to her senses, realizing her earlier loss of composure. With the flush still on her face, she nodded, forcing herself to appear calm.

"It was acceptable."

"Since you're full, I'll help you wipe your mouth."

As Su Ye spoke, he leaned forward, reaching his hand with the handkerchief toward the corner of Yun Yuzhen's mouth.

Yun Yuzhen instinctively wanted to dodge.

But Su Ye's other hand naturally rested on her wrist.

"Don't move."

His low voice carried a hint of irresistible dominance.

Yun Yuzhen's body stiffened, and she actually didn't move.

She allowed Su Ye's rough fingertips, through the handkerchief, to gently wipe her soft lips.