Chapter 35 I Want to Become an Immortal
Chapter 35 I Want to Become an Immortal (IV)
The first place Liu Sheng wanted to go was naturally the kitchen.
Although she wasn't sure if the place had been ransacked by someone... or something else, she had to give it a try.
And maybe everyone is like Shu Jing and the others and doesn't dare to go.
She walked along the corridor of the dormitory towards the stairs.
At this time, the sky was gloomy, the crescent moon was dim, and there was silence. The only sounds I could hear were my own rapid breathing and heartbeat.
There were pools of blood and pieces of flesh all over the ground, as well as a long drag mark that stretched from one end of the corridor to the other. Liu Sheng knew it was the mark of the meat ball.
In addition, one can see many messy bloody footprints, which were left by those disciples who also hurried out when the meat ball left.
Liu Sheng carefully walked around the body lying on the stairs and went downstairs.
I only walked up one floor before reaching the first floor. The corridor was littered with body parts and pieces of flesh, and the bloody smell filled the air, making me sick.
There was originally a small garden patio outside the corridor, but all the flowers and plants had been pulled out. There were corpses floating in the small pond, and the water was turbid.
Walking out of the dormitory gate, Liu Sheng looked back and saw the plaque on the door that read "Xichun Zhai", which was the name of the women's dormitory.
The men's dormitory is called "Muqiu Zhai".
Liu Sheng confirmed the location of each area in advance, and now as soon as he went out, he turned left, which was the direction of the cafeteria kitchen.
Liu Sheng walked through the night of the school, his little tentacles had been retracted, leaving only a small eye poking out from the collar on his back.
Now the little tentacles have absorbed more strange energy and evolved a little.
The road under my feet is paved with bluestone. The stone slabs have been worn as smooth as a mirror after being stepped on by countless students over countless years.
The moonlight sprinkled on the bluestone road, surrounded by strange and twisted ancient trees towering into the sky, as well as quaint buildings and deep courtyards. There were faint figures flashing or whispering inside, but when you looked closely, it seemed like an illusion.
Liu Sheng now has only one goal and doesn't dare to explore anything else.
Occasionally, one or two students could be seen passing by, but everyone was wary of each other, not talking or getting close to each other.
Under the strange disaster, the trust between people has dropped to the lowest point.
The school cafeteria is located in an independent small courtyard surrounded by blue bricks and planted with several bare old plum trees.
The door of the cafeteria was half open, with three large characters "Qiong Xiang Tang" written on a plaque above it. There seemed to be a faint light on inside.
Liu Sheng pushed the door open with his tentacles, and with a teeth-grinding "creak", the situation inside came into view.
There was a faint aroma in the air of Qiongxiang Hall, as if someone was stewing some meat.
There were rows of long wooden tables and benches in the cafeteria without walls. In the past, it would always be full at mealtime, but now it was deserted, with only the cool moonlight shining on it.
At the end of these long tables was a wooden door leading to the back kitchen. The door was open and you could see flickering firelight inside. There were also constant crackling and banging sounds, as well as the sound of chopping meat that was very loud in the silence, as if someone was busy on the stove.
As Liu Sheng slowly walked towards the kitchen, the aroma of meat became stronger and stronger, so fragrant that Liu Sheng, who had been hungry for many days, was about to lose her mind. Although she was wildly alert inside, she gradually became dazed and walked slowly forward with mechanical steps.
The kitchen is brightly lit and warm like spring, which is in stark contrast to the dim and cold cafeteria.
The flames on the stove are dancing, pots of food are stewing on the stove, the aroma is fragrant, and all kinds of ingredients and seasonings are placed around, everything looks in order. It's like a warm and ordinary kitchen.
Of course, if you can ignore the fact that a hand and an eye occasionally appear in the cooked food, the bloody ingredients placed next to it, and the chef with a pig's head.
The pig-headed chef was wearing a coarse linen short coat. There was a bloody wound on his neck with pus. He had an apron tied around his unusually fat belly, which was splattered with blood and some small pieces of meat. But he was too busy to clean it up.
The pig-headed chef raised his head and glanced at Liu Sheng beside him, then continued to work attentively. He picked up a piece of meat from an unknown creature and chopped it into minced meat on the chopping board. Then he took out a bloody basin, mixed the minced meat into it, and poured in soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, and corn flour and stirred it.
After it finished all these, it finally had time to pay attention to Liu Sheng. It turned around and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Liu Sheng was suddenly awakened from her drowsiness caused by the smell of meat and warmth. She saw the pig-headed chef's pair of black eyes squeezed on the top of his nose staring at Liu Sheng, sharp, cunning, and full of malice, and she couldn't help but shudder.
This feeling of being targeted by a predator made Liu Sheng's instinctive reaction to escape, but he seemed to be fixed by some force and unable to move.
Even the small tentacles curled up and squirmed nervously.
The little tentacles haven't really grown up yet, mainly because Liu Sheng's body is too weak. He can bully Shu Jing and the others who are also mortals, but once he faces this monster with unfathomable strength in front of him, he will probably be torn to pieces.
This is an absolute suppression of strength from the soul.
Another thing that could make her feel the same way was the meat ball monster in the dormitory.
"You, I'm talking about you. Why don't you answer?" The pig-headed chef seemed to ask again patiently, with even deeper malice in his eyes.
"If you can't speak, I don't mind helping you open your voice."
It raised the knife at hand, the sharp blade flashing with cold light, and its eyes swept across Liu Sheng's neck and lips. It seemed eager to try, thinking about where to start.
"I, I'm here to apply."
Liu Sheng knew that if he didn't speak up, it would be the end. In a panic, an idea suddenly came to him.
"Apply?" The pig-headed chef narrowed his already tiny eyes, revealing a bit of doubt.
"Well, I see that you, Master, are busy alone, uh, a pig, and have to cook so many meals, so I want to volunteer to help you."
"Help?" The pig-headed chef muttered, and wiped his greasy face with his huge hand like a palm-leaf fan covered in blood, seeming to be thinking about the feasibility of this proposal.
"Yes, I can wash vegetables, cut meat, make fire and wash dishes. My father is a cook and I have been helping him since I was a child. I can definitely help you." Liu Sheng continued to speak with a stiff upper lip, trying to increase his competitiveness.
She paused, wiped away her nonexistent tears, and said half-truthfully, "Besides... my family is poor, and studying here costs money everywhere. I want to work part-time while studying, and exchange it for a hot meal here..."
I don't know which words touched the pig-headed chef. He actually had tears in his eyes and flashed a trace of inexplicable emotion: "Okay... I remembered that my daughter used to help me like this, but later..."
"Being eaten," Liu Sheng added silently in his heart.
The pig-headed chef casually threw a dirty apron to Liu Sheng and said, "Put it on. From today on, you will be the kitchen helper of Qiong Xiang Tang."
"Today, let's start by making dumplings."
It pointed at the bowl of strange meat filling that had just been chopped.
(End of this chapter)