"What's wrong?"
"Do I need to feed you by hand?"
Seeing Xiao Ming hesitating to take the bowl of sweet potato porridge, Feng Xianhuang snorted coldly, speaking with a hint of pride.
"Indeed."
"Since you made it for me, how can I eat it if you don't feed me?"
Hearing Feng Xianhuang's words, Xiao Ming grinned mischievously, taking advantage of the situation.
This bowl of culinary disaster was something he couldn't bring himself to eat.
If he could provoke this empress into leaving, he'd throw the porridge away in a heartbeat.
"Xiao Ming, don't push your luck!"
Feng Xianhuang was furious upon hearing this.
She almost wanted to dump the bowl of porridge on Xiao Ming's head, her angry demeanor making his eyes light up.
But before Xiao Ming could enjoy the moment, Feng Xianhuang's lips curled slightly.
The anger on her face vanished, though her expression was still somewhat defiant as she said,
"Fine, I'll feed you!"
"Since I lost to you and promised to cook for you from now on, what's the harm in indulging you a little?"
"But..."
"If I feed you myself and you still don't eat, then don't expect me to cook for you ever again!"
With that, Feng Xianhuang picked up a large spoon, scooped a big spoonful of the culinary disaster, and held it in front of Xiao Ming as if feeding a pig.
"......"
Seeing Feng Xianhuang's stance, Xiao Ming felt something was off.
He even suspected...
This bowl of culinary disaster was not only unpalatable but might have been spiked by Feng Xianhuang!
With suspicion in his heart, Xiao Ming used the Eye of Truth to glance at the sweet potato porridge.
[A bowl of burnt, spoiled sweet potato porridge, even a pig beast would get diarrhea from eating it...]
Seeing the information appear before him, Xiao Ming's mouth twitched slightly.
It seemed he had wrongly accused this empress; she hadn't stooped to spiking it.
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However...
Even without any additives, she managed to cook a bowl of sweet potato porridge that would give even a pig beast diarrhea.
Her cooking skills were truly unmatched.
"I'm happy you cooked for me, but I'm not satisfied with your service."
"What I want isn't you feeding me coldly like this, but with interaction, you take a bite, I take a bite, that's how couples should eat..."
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ming said something shocking, refusing to take the first bite.
"Xiao! Ming!!"
Hearing Xiao Ming's outrageous words, Feng Xianhuang was momentarily stunned, then her face turned red.
But it wasn't from shyness; it was from anger!
Who would have thought?
She, a dignified reborn empress, kindly made a pot of sweet potato porridge, albeit a culinary disaster.
But it was her first time cooking since her rebirth.
This guy not only refused to eat a single bite but also found ways to tease her.
Did he really think that the blood flowing in her veins was that of a culinary creature, rather than the ancient phoenix bloodline, allowing him to toy with her at will?!
As her anger surged, the true phoenix fire erupted from Feng Xianhuang, turning the bowl of sweet potato porridge into ashes, scaring Xiao Ming into thinking she was about to attack.
Unexpectedly, Feng Xianhuang just stood up with a cold face.
"If you won't eat..."
"From now on, I won't cook for you anymore!"
With that, Feng Xianhuang walked out of the cave without looking back.
This left Xiao Ming at a loss.
"So fierce, is this woman... angry?"
Watching Feng Xianhuang leave, Xiao Ming felt a bit frustrated.
Then he glanced at the pot of sweet potato porridge, and driven by curiosity and guilt, he scooped a small spoonful into his mouth to taste.
In less than half a second, Xiao Ming spat it out.
"Damn, it's really not just bad, did this woman never cook before, or did she do it on purpose?!"
He was truly impressed.
He never expected Feng Xianhuang to pull such a move.
Asking her to cook for him ended up with such a disaster, how could he dare ask this empress to cook again in the future?
"Serves you right for teasing me!"
Hearing the commotion from the cave behind her, Feng Xianhuang's lips curled into a smile.
No matter what, being able to mess with this guy this time made her feel quite pleased.
The only regret was that she let him tease her.
Damn...
She'd find a chance to get back at him in the future!
…………
Meanwhile, outside the mountain gate.
As time passed, Lin Wanqing had been kneeling in front of the Fuyou Sacred Land for several hours, and various rumors were spreading inside and outside the Fuyou Sacred Land.
"Xiao Ming is truly a beast, isn't he? Just because he's a bit talented, he lets his own mother kneel outside the mountain gate for so long, isn't he afraid of divine retribution!"
"Exactly, trying to assault his cousin and frame his brother, I really don't understand why such a beast is valued by the Sacred Master, is it just because he has emperor potential?"
"Poor parents in the world, to make her two sons reconcile, this mother sacrifices herself like this, I fear there are few in the world who can do the same..."
"Hahaha, what a joke, you're all just ignorant people following the crowd, you didn't even see what happened at the Xiao family that day, yet you slander Senior Brother Xiao Ming here."
"That day, it was clearly the so-called Holy Son of Taiyi Sacred Land who tried to assault his cousin but was caught by Senior Brother Xiao Ming, who then injured himself and framed Senior Brother Xiao Ming."
"And the head of the Xiao family and this Lady Lin, to cover for this younger son and not tarnish Taiyi Sacred Land's reputation, forced Senior Brother Xiao Ming to take the blame and confess."
"Even the so-called victim, out of fear of offending Taiyi Sacred Land, turned around and helped Xiao Ren give false testimony."
"Senior Brother Xiao Ming was pushed to the brink, forced to cripple his own cultivation and destroy his constitution, and the Xiao family even wanted to kill him to silence him."
"Fortunately, Senior Brother Xiao Ming had a backup plan and narrowly escaped with his life from the Xiao family."
"Although I don't know how Senior Brother Xiao Ming managed to rise from the ashes, the Xiao family's matters are definitely not as you all slander."
"Lin Wanqing, this mother, kneeling persistently at the Fuyou Sacred Land's gate, is out of remorse, seeking forgiveness from her eldest son, not to reconcile her two sons."
"Brother, where did you hear this from, are you making it up?!"
"What do you mean I'm making it up? Justice is in people's hearts! This is from a righteous person who knows the truth and doesn't want Senior Brother Xiao Ming to be slandered!"
"Alright, alright, you talk the most, I believe you..."
"......"
Amidst such rumors, people continuously stood up to defend Xiao Ming's innocence, appearing somewhat out of place among the crowd.
This even made many people laugh at them.
Some even believed that this was a joke made up by the high-ups of Fuyou Sacred Land to save face.
This made Su Qingyue feel quite indignant.
"These guys, I clearly told the truth, yet so many people are still making a fuss!"
"Alright, you silly girl, running around."
"Your fiancé is hiding and indifferent, yet you're desperately trying to clear his name, really meddling in things that don't concern you."
Seeing Su Qingyue's angry look, Yun Ling couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Really, the fiancé himself wasn't anxious, but the fiancée was almost ready to fight these rumormongers, how silly?
"I just can't stand it..."
Su Qingyue was still upset upon hearing this, if not for her status, she really wanted to take action.
These rumormongers...
Calling Xiao Ming a beast one after another, what right did they have?!
"What are you doing?!!"
"Hurry up and get up!!"
Just as Su Qingyue was feeling indignant, with a loud shout echoing in the void, a figure broke through the sky and landed in front of the mountain gate.
This person was Xiao Tiance.
Because Liuyun City was only tens of thousands of miles away from Fuyou Sacred Land, much closer than Taiyi Sacred Land, he was the first to arrive.