Song Cha, accompanied by Shao Yumiao, returned to her cave abode and immediately started cooking in the kitchen.
Unlike the previous time when she cooked meat dishes, this time Song Cha prepared only vegetarian dishes. A few plates of these dishes together could be considered a full vegetarian feast.
After being refused help, Shao Yumiao sat aside and watched Song Cha cook.
Shao Yumiao was in a great mood, simply thinking about Song Cha cooking for her and even preparing her favorite vegetarian dishes filled her with immense joy.
Thanks to Song Cha’s efforts, a table full of vegetarian dishes was quickly prepared.
“Beautiful sister, come and eat,” Song Cha said to Shao Yumiao.
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Shao Yumiao snapped out of her daze from staring at Song Cha.
“Okay.” She got up and sat opposite Song Cha.
The two began to eat from the table full of vegetarian dishes.
Having eaten Song Cha’s cooking before, Shao Yumiao had felt the care and thoughtfulness, which was very touching. This time, not only did Song Cha personally cook for her, but she also made her very favorite vegetarian dishes, which moved Shao Yumiao even more.
“Cha Cha, your cooking skills are really good,” Shao Yumiao said, picking up a chopstick full of spiritual energy vegetables.
Song Cha: “……”
Shao Yumiao ate with gusto, perhaps because her admiration for Song Cha was just too profound. She had eaten countless spiritual ingredients in the past, and dishes prepared by top chefs seemed merely ordinary to her.
But the dishes made by Song Cha tasted incredibly delicious to Shao Yumiao.
After tasting a chopstick of Song Cha’s vegetarian dishes, Shao Yumiao felt as if she was tasting love (through a filter) and couldn’t help but speed up her eating.
Compared to Shao Yumiao, Song Cha’s movements when picking up food could be described as affected.
Song Cha didn’t actually like vegetarian dishes; her previous claim of liking them in front of Shao Yumiao was merely a pursuit of maintaining her “green tea” persona.
This time, she cooked these vegetarian dishes for Shao Yumiao both to get rid of the dishes she disliked and to express her gratitude to Shao Yumiao.
So during this meal, Song Cha ate with the mindset of eating as little as possible.
Song Cha picked up a piece of vegetable with her chopsticks, her movements unhurried and deliberate.
This slowness could be considered elegant, or it could be seen as sluggish.
After slowly picking up the vegetable, she just as leisurely placed it in her mouth, and then began to chew at the same unhurried pace.
By the time Song Cha had finished this bite of food in her leisurely manner, two minutes had already passed.
Taking two minutes just to eat a single piece of green vegetable was enough to show how slow Song Cha’s pace was.
“Cha Cha, you should eat more,” Shao Yumiao said, having noticed Song Cha’s slow movements in picking and eating her food, and couldn’t help but speak up.
Song Cha: “…Mhm.”
After Shao Yumiao finished speaking, Song Cha’s eating pace quickened slightly.
The average time it took her to eat each piece of vegetable sped up by a mere 0.1 second.
Shao Yumiao: “…”
Song Cha’s eating speed was incredibly slow, so slow that it made Shao Yumiao wonder how someone could eat at such a pace.
But then… Shao Yumiao inadvertently glanced at Song Cha’s waist.
Song Cha’s waist was so slender; perhaps her health wasn’t good, which would explain why she ate so slowly.
It seemed that the medicinal effects of the Body Strengthening Pill were still not enough to fully improve Song Cha’s health.
As a sword cultivator, Shao Yumiao had always been physically strong.
She had never faced such troubles, but after seeing Song Cha’s waist, she decided that she must collect more medicinal herbs that could supplement physical strength in the future.
As Song Cha’s friend, she felt responsible for Song Cha’s health.
Helping Song Cha improve her health was her duty!
Meanwhile, Song Cha, who was eating her vegetables slowly and trying to eat less, had no idea that Shao Yumiao was already thinking about taking responsibility for her health.
After eating a few more bites of vegetables, Song Cha didn’t want to continue eating.
“I’m full,” Song Cha put down her chopsticks and spoke up.
Shao Yumiao: “…”
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Shao Yumiao was stunned.
She was dining with Song Cha, who had only eaten five pieces of vegetables before claiming to be full.
Such an appetite was truly unprecedented in Shao Yumiao’s experience.
“Cha Cha, eat a little more,” Shao Yumiao said.
Song Cha’s long eyelashes drooped, her face the picture of innocence: “But I’m really full,” she said, her voice taking on a whiny and adorable tone when she uttered the word ‘full.’
Shao Yumiao: “…”
Shao Yumiao felt as if Song Cha had poked her heart, causing a tingling sensation.
Shao Yumiao wanted to persuade Song Cha to eat more, but then she remembered Song Cha had said she was full.
Song Cha’s appetite was indeed too small.
Could this be one of the secrets behind her slender waist?
“You…” Shao Yumiao’s voice carried a hint of firmness: “Eat one more piece.”
Song Cha: “…”
Shao Yumiao persisted, “Just one piece.”
Faced with Shao Yumiao’s insistence, what could Song Cha say? She could only softly hum in agreement: “Okay.”
Song Cha picked up her chopsticks and selected the smallest piece of vegetable from the plate, putting it into her mouth.
Seeing that Song Cha had chosen the smallest vegetable, Shao Yumiao’s brows furrowed slightly, then slowly relaxed.
Song Cha has a very small appetite and can only eat a few vegetables.
It’s unclear whether this was innate or developed later in life.
This made Shao Yumiao feel somewhat distressed.
Every time she thought about how Song Cha could only eat so little, and how frail her body was, she wanted to change all that.
Her best friend should be able to eat whatever she wants and have a healthy body.
So, from now on, she would supervise Song Cha to eat a little more each time.
This meal, she saw Song Cha eat one more vegetable than usual, and next time she would encourage her to eat two more, gradually allowing her stomach to adapt to the process until Song Cha could have a normal person’s appetite.
Of course, besides vegetables, she also needed to ensure that Song Cha ate more meat.
How could one maintain a healthy body by only eating vegetables!
After watching Song Cha finish that vegetable, Shao Yumiao finally continued to eat her own meal.
Since the meal was personally prepared by Song Cha, Shao Yumiao cherished it and ate most of it.
“Cha Cha, you’ve been cultivating for a long time, so don’t go to the arena. Rest in the cave dwelling first,” Shao Yumiao said.
“Mhm,” Song Cha nodded obediently in agreement.
Seeing Song Cha nod, Shao Yumiao was satisfied and moved forward.
After leaving Song Cha’s cave dwelling, Shao Yumiao started walking towards Qingfeng City.
Qingfeng City was not far from Qingfeng Sect, and Shao Yumiao arrived quickly.
Unlike the past, when she would casually buy a batch of clothes and jewelry to keep in stock, this time Shao Yumiao headed straight for the Juxian Tower.
Juxian Tower is the most famous restaurant in Qingfeng City.
Similarly, the dishes in this restaurant are exceptionally expensive.
As soon as Shao Yumiao arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, a waiter came up to greet her: “Fairy, this way please, how many are in your party?”
Shao Yumiao’s voice was cool and detached: “A table for one.”
“Right away!” The waiter’s face lit up with an eager smile. “Let’s see what dishes you’d like to order!”
Shao Yumiao nodded slightly and followed the waiter to the restaurant.
The restaurant was bustling with customers, many of whom were disciples from the cultivation world, drawn here by the Cultivation Conference.
Shao Yumiao approached the manager and said, “I’ll take ten servings of your best signature vegetarian dishes to go.”
“That will be fifty top-grade spirit stones,” the manager replied.
Shao Yumiao placed the spirit stones on the counter. After the manager checked them, he smiled and said, “Please wait a moment.”
Shao Yumiao didn’t mind waiting to order the dishes for Song Cha.
After half an hour, the dishes were finally ready.
Looking at the sealed food box designed to keep the contents warm and fresh, Shao Yumiao felt a touch of pleasure.
When noon came, she would take this food box to find Song Cha.
Song Cha loved vegetarian dishes so much; she would surely be delighted to see these ten plates.
And if she was happy, she might even be willing to eat a few more greens!
