Chapter 2073 The Master of the Kitchen Knife Sect

Chapter 2074 The Master of the Kitchen Knife Sect

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tie quickly stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Mr. Zhang."

Mr. Zhang nodded: "You three, come with me."

The three people followed Mr. Zhang through the side hall, into the main hall, and then into the back hall.

We entered a quaint, antique-style hall.

A man who looked like an old gentleman, dressed in a short-sleeved ancient costume, was playing with walnuts, drinking tea, and rocking back and forth in a rocking chair.

The three brothers exchanged a glance and remained silent.

The master has a lot of influence. You can tell that he's definitely the boss in the kitchen knife gang. He's a man of his word and has a bad temper.

The young man who had arrested them was standing nearby, while Mr. Zhang was on the other side.

The old man's voice was languid, and that languidness gave people a... particularly pretentious feeling, drawing out the syllables:

Who are these people?

Mr. Zhang said, "Master, it's those three auspicious stars."

"Lucky Star? Hmph."

The old man didn't even lift his eyelids: "What are their names?"

Lu Chengwen is still Xiao Wen, Zhao Ritian is still Xiao Zhao, and Long Aotian is still Xiao Tian.

The master nodded: "I heard you know a little bit of kung fu?"

The young man said, "I'm asking you!"

Lu Chengwen smiled and said, "I know a little, but not much."

"Hmm." The old man turned around, picked up his teacup, and took a sip. "How tall are you? Tell me."

Long Aotian frowned: "I'm 1.83 meters tall."

Lu Chengwen: "I'm 1.8 meters tall."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ritian exclaimed, "What?! You're all over 1.8 meters tall?!"

Zhao Ritian's voice was loud and clear, like a booming bell: "I'm 1.92 meters tall!"

"Ok?"

Mr. Zhang and the young man were stunned. The old man put on his reading glasses and took a closer look. He noticed that the little black man was half a head shorter than the two men next to him.

Long Aotian suppressed his laughter, and Lu Chengwen was also starting to hold it in.

Zhao Ritian was so frustrated he almost turned purple: "Really."

Mr. Zhang laughed, but the young man objected: "Are you fucking insisting?! You're 1.9 meters tall?!"

"No, it's 1.92 meters!"

The young man was furious: "Look at yourself! How much shorter are you than those two?"

"They both lied about their figures!"

"A false report...they were two meters apart!?"

Zhao Ritian said, "I don't care what's going on between them, anyway, I'm 1.92 meters tall."

"Hahaha……"

The old man was quite pleased: "The expert was right, there is indeed a fool."

Zhao Ritian turned to look at Long Aotian, smugly sizing him up, a sense of superiority welling up inside him.

Long Aotian looked at him: "I'm talking about you, you idiot."

The old man laughed: "These three lads are quite interesting."

Mr. Zhang bowed and said, "Yes."

What kind of kung fu do you know?

Lu Chengwen thought for a moment: "I know how to steal peaches like a monkey."

"Um!?"

All three were taken aback. The old man then asked Long Aotian, "And you?"

Long Aotian thought for a moment and said, "I can steal the big peach like a monkey."

"Oh—the smaller ones are boring, aren't they?"

Then he asked Zhao Ritian, "And you?"

Zhao Ritian said, "I know how to steal peaches like a monkey and then eat them."

The old man pointed at Zhao Ritian and said to Mr. Zhang, "He's the most ruthless."

The old man looked at the three of them: "Do you... have any dreams?"

Lu Chengwen scratched his head: "I... want to retire from the martial arts world, where no one will bother me, and I can make money on my own."

The old man laughed: "Silly boy, the world of martial arts is so exciting, wouldn't it be a pity to quit? Don't worry, follow me, and I can make you money too."

Zhao Ritian chuckled.

The old man asked Long Aotian, "And you? What is your dream?"

Long Aotian looked down on these people, raising his chin arrogantly: "I want to kill someone."

The old man nodded: "Good, that's ambitious. Follow me, and you'll definitely have your chance, hehehe. Little Blackie, what about you?"

Zhao Ritian glanced at Long Aotian: "I want to be the strongest man in the world! The absolute strongest!"

Zhao Ritian was excited: "I want to become a great hero and fight to save the world for the rest of my life! To become the nemesis of bad guys, the nightmare of villains, the natural enemy of big bad guys, and the ancestor of Long Aotian!"

The old man suddenly opened his eyes: "You know Long Aotian?"

Zhao Ritian smiled: "Of course."

"Oh, tell me."

Zhao Ritian grinned, and Long Aotian looked at him, narrowing his eyes with contempt.

"Long Aotian? He's utterly worthless. He just acts tough everywhere because he has powerful connections, and he always fails. He spews shit and then eats shit, then spews it again, then eats it again..."

"Alright, alright, alright..." The old man was getting a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Ritian asked with concern, "Sir, are you hungry?"

"Insolence!" the young man shouted. "If you dare to spout nonsense again, you'll be punished according to family rules!"

The old man laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. He's quite cute. Oh, this kid is interesting, I like him."

The master then asked, "What are you all good at?"

Lu Chengwen thought for a moment: "I'm good at investing, picking up girls, racing cars, and living a life of luxury. I know how to spend money."

All three of them laughed.

The old man said, "Alright, I know you want to show off. This investment and financial management is none of your business. Chasing girls, racing cars... indulging in debauchery... hehehe, interesting. What about you?"

Long Aotian said, "I'm good at many things. Leading troops into battle, marching and deploying troops, attacking cities and capturing strongholds..."

"Let's get down to business," the young man snapped, clearly impatient. It was as if these three people were suffering from some serious illness.

Long Aotian thought for a moment: "I can play chess, taste tea, practice medicine, and diagnose diseases, specializing in treating difficult and complicated illnesses."

"Oh?" The old man nodded. "You know a little about medicine?"

Long Aotian narrowed his eyes: "Proficient."

The young man scoffed, "Not humble at all."

The old man seemed to be in a good mood today and wasn't angry. He asked Zhao Ritian, "What are your skills?"

Zhao Ritian thought for a moment: "Would it count if I... ate it?"

"eat?"

"Hmm." Zhao Ritian clutched his stomach. "Oh dear, talking about food makes me hungry. You guys are providing meals, right?"

The old man laughed heartily, unable to stop.

Mr. Zhang quickly replied, "Medicine."

A maidservant came in carrying a tray. The master picked up the medicine bowl, drank it down, and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief: "Good, good, really good, hahaha, almost exactly what the expert said."

Mr. Zhang said, "Why don't we let them go down first, and I'll make the arrangements later?"

"Alright."

The old man sighed, "It's a pity the master didn't linger, otherwise we could have received more guidance. I think the three of them, although mediocre in talent, not very bright, and lacking in martial arts skills... are quite cheerful."

"Yes." Mr. Zhang said with a smile, "The expert is right. With these three lucky stars coming to our door, our Kitchen Knife Sect will definitely continue to grow and become a leader in the North."

"Ah."

The old man nodded and placed the handkerchief on the table.

"The Zhang family, having climbed the social ladder by marrying into the Jiang family's 'Monkey Prince' clan and also maintaining close ties with Lu Chengwen, are now extremely influential in the Northern Kingdom."

"The Yu family is rising rapidly in status. I heard they got more than a dozen spots to study at the outer sect of the Jiang family this year. Humph!"

"As for the Yu family... they are rising stars. I heard they made a great contribution a few days ago, and their son went to the Bai family. The Bai family head himself took him away. A person personally chosen by the Bai family head is bound to become a hero in the future, with a bright future..."

He said wistfully, "It's a pity that our Kitchen Knife Sect is located in the remote north, and the important figures don't even bother to look at us."

Mr. Zhang said, "With guidance from a master and the arrival of auspicious stars, our Kitchen Knife Sect will surely have great fortune and a turn of luck!"

The old man toyed with a walnut: "Lu Chengwen... Ha! Let's create some trouble for him, and he'll have to obediently come to our door to discuss cooperation. Get ready!"

"Yes."