Half an hour later, when Cheng Xiaofan opened his eyes, eight dishes of delicacies had appeared before him.
There were dishes like Steamed Immortal Fish Fillets, Braised Wild Boar Meat, Mushroom Stewed Native Chicken, Stir-fried Dried Tofu with Green Pepper, and Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes.
And a pot of white rice.
Some of the ingredients were readily available in his spatial dimension.
This was the second time he had used the power of his spatial dimension to prepare food.
After emerging from the spatial dimension, Cheng Xiaofan immediately moved the eight dishes out and placed them on a table in the boat's cabin.
He set out bowls, chopsticks, and wine glasses, then picked up his phone and dialed Ye Shisan.
"Old Ye, my food is ready, come over and eat!" Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile.
Ye Shisan said, flattered, "Alright, Mr. Cheng, I'll be right there!"
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xiaofan quickly moved the boat from the center of the lake to the shore.
By the time Ye Shisan stepped onto the boat, Cheng Xiaofan had already poured wine into a cup. Seeing him arrive, he smiled and said, "Old Ye, come in and sit!"
"It smells so good!"
Ye Shisan entered the cabin and sat down cross-legged. Looking at the eight dishes on the table, he said, "Mr. Cheng, you cook so fast! I bet no Michelin-starred chef in the world can cook faster than you!"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Old Ye, you haven't even met the so-called Michelin-starred chefs in the world, so how can you be so sure you can't cook faster than me?"
Ye Shisan replied, "To Mr. Cheng, when I was very young, I remember an old Daoist priest took me abroad to attend some kind of world banquet. They said they invited Michelin-starred chefs from all over the world to cook. I vaguely remember... cough, I don't remember anything!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan was secretly shocked. Who exactly was this old Daoist priest Ye Shisan knew, and what kind of world banquet had he attended?
"Do you remember which country that banquet was held in?" Cheng Xiaofan asked curiously.
Ye Shisan shook his head awkwardly and said, "Mr. Cheng, I was too young then, I really don't remember anything!"
"..." It was a pointless question.
Cheng Xiaofan even suspected if Ye Shisan's mind had suffered some kind of trauma, why did he not remember anything about his past experiences when mentioned?
For example, after he was abandoned by his parents, the old Daoist priest picked him up and raised him for more than ten years, yet he knew nothing about him.
For many years, Ye Shisan had been on the run from pursuers, and he didn't even know why they were chasing him.
However, judging by his aura, his mind seemed to be perfectly fine.
Or perhaps, someone deliberately erased his memories of the past, not wanting him to recall them in the future?
If that were the case, why would that person do that?
However, Cheng Xiaofan felt this was just his own wishful thinking, and he couldn't make any definitive judgments.
Liu Tingshu, a Michelin-starred chef of the "Guozibie" (national generation) rank, enjoyed a certain reputation in the world. Perhaps he could make a phone call to him later.
He wondered if Liu Tingshu had been invited to participate in the so-called world banquet back then.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan suddenly had a strange feeling that the old Daoist priest's death might be related to that so-called world banquet.
Lu Shengming from the Jianghu Affairs Bureau had mentioned to Cheng Xiaofan that the hidden "Black Person" had an inseparable connection with foreign evil cults.
Then, was some experiment performed by the hidden "Black Person" on Ye Shisan related to foreign evil cults?
Thinking this way, a big doubt suddenly arose in Cheng Xiaofan's mind. It was possible that Ye Shisan was still being controlled by someone from the shadows, and he himself was unaware of it.
Although the hidden "Black People" who had abused Ye Shisan back then had been wiped out by the Jianghu Affairs Bureau, it did not mean that there were no other hidden "Black People".
Of course, Cheng Xiaofan felt this was also his own speculation.
"Come, Old Ye, let's have a drink!" Cheng Xiaofan stopped thinking about this problem any further and raised his cup, saying.
Because some problems were not something he could just assume.
Ye Shisan heard this and quickly imitated Cheng Xiaofan, raising his cup with both hands and saying, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng, I'll drink first!"
Gulp! He emptied the wine in his cup in one go.
Next, they ate.
"Ah, ah, ah... This food is too delicious! I thought the food I ate at the lake island hotel last time was already divine, but I didn't expect the food made by Mr. Cheng to be even better!"
In the face of this exotic delicacy, Ye Shisan completely forgot his reservations and ate incessantly with his chopsticks glued to his mouth.
Cheng Xiaofan sat quietly beside him, smiling as he watched Ye Shisan transform into a glutton, devouring the dishes on the table, finishing half of them in a flash.
He really couldn't eat anymore and sat there, patting his stomach and burping continuously.
However, looking at Ye Shisan's state, he didn't seem like he was on the verge of a breakthrough, and Cheng Xiaofan's heart cooled down.
He thought that the Jade Petrified Blood Cherry Wood Bracelet and the delicacies made from the Shennong Spatial Dimension were not helping Ye Shisan, a cultivator of the Earth element, to break through.
It seemed that the opportunity had not yet arrived!
At this moment, Ye Shisan saw Cheng Xiaofan sitting there, having barely touched any food, and immediately panicked. He quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng, it's all my fault for being impolite. This table full of dishes..."
"Old Ye,"
Cheng Xiaofan immediately interrupted him and said with a smile, "I consider you my friend, and it's no trouble to make this table of food just for you."
"If you're going to be so calculating again, we won't be friends anymore!"
"Alright, Mr. Cheng, I'll remember that. I won't be like this again!" Ye Shisan was most afraid of Cheng Xiaofan saying the latter two sentences.
For many years, since the old Daoist priest was murdered, he had rarely met such a good person like Cheng Xiaofan who had taken him in.
He had secretly decided that he would follow Cheng Xiaofan for the rest of his life.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Pack these dishes up and take them with you for dinner tonight!"
He casually found some bags on the boat and gave them to Ye Shisan.
This time, Ye Shisan didn't stand on ceremony. He took the bags and packed the food into them separately, not even leaving a drop of sauce on the plates.
This was the best meal he had ever had in his life.
He would never abandon the remaining delicacies, no matter what!
After arriving at the bamboo villa, Cheng Xiaofan accompanied Ye Shisan for two more cups of Golden Tea.
After a while, Cheng Xiaofan noticed that Ye Shisan's vital energy remained in a stable and calm state, knowing that there was no hope of a breakthrough for the time being.
"Old Ye, you should rest well this afternoon. I'm leaving!" Cheng Xiaofan did not stay at the villa any longer and called out to him.
Ye Shisan hurriedly said, "Okay, Mr. Cheng, thank you for your hard work today!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "There you go again, don't be so polite!"
Ring ring!
Just as he left the courtyard of the bamboo villa, Cheng Xiaofan's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Zheng Yixin, the leader of the Water Fox combination, calling him.
"Zheng Yixin, is something wrong?" Cheng Xiaofan asked with a smile.
Immediately, Zheng Yixin's voice came from the phone: "Mr. Cheng, the three of us sisters have just achieved breakthroughs!"