Chapter 380: Every Grain of Rice Is Hard-earned, the Seeds of Consciousness

Zhongli picked up the dish, ate it without changing his expression, and then filled the bowl with soup.

There was no space in the bowl, and Hu Tao couldn't put the vegetables into his soup.

"Six!" Jiang Yi looked at this scene. The Emperor is worthy of being the Emperor.

This meal took quite a long time. During the half hour, the food on the table got cold due to the constant chatting. No one even took a bite.

"Eh..." Hu Tao sighed a little. These dishes were not to the taste of the customers and employees.

It would be such a waste to throw it away. What should I do with it?

Wait until tomorrow to heat it up and continue making employee meals?

She avoided the dishes she cooked and after eating for a few minutes, she saw Jiang Yi speak.

"The hall master's banquet today is really expensive."

"But you all eat so restrainedly, are you waiting for my guest?"

"You can't even see the heat on this dish. I'm here to make amends."

He smiled and picked up a cup of tea and drank it.

"Next, let's not chat anymore."

"There is a poem in my hometown called 'Mourning the Peasants', in which there is a line: hoeing the field at noon, sweat dripping down to the ground. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is the result of hard work?"

"I was taught from a young age to eat every grain of rice in the bowl and every dish on the plate."

"Since this banquet is not for business talks but for meals, let's just focus on eating and finish all the dishes on the table."

"I, the guest, will take the lead in picking up the food."

He took the bowl, took a little of each dish, put it in the bowl, and then ate it.

Jiang Yi and Zhong Li exchanged glances for a long time. They felt that leaving the food behind would be unfair to the other chefs and would not give face to Master Hu.

Moreover, it would be too extravagant to waste the entire table just for two dishes.

So, Jiang Yi stood up.

"Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, the world has its own flavor. This table of dishes... Master Hu has arranged it with great care!" He complimented with a smile.

Hu Tao put down his chopsticks and said, "No, no..."

She felt embarrassed when Jiang Yi praised her. She thought she had put in a lot of effort, but... she was just being naughty.

"Liyue is prosperous now, but we should not forget the hardships of the past." Zhongli thought of the Liyue people who had been hungry for thousands of years, and offered a cup of tea to Jiang Yi. "Farmers grow food under the scorching sun and face the wind and rain."

“We really shouldn’t waste.”

Paimon's face turned pale. That being said, such a disgusting dish...it had already been wasted when it was cooked by that chef.

Ying held the chopsticks and took a deep breath.

With the little courage he had, he looked at the two plates of horrible-tasting dishes and reached out to pick up the vegetarian dish in front of him.

"However, everyone is different, so please pick the dishes you like according to your taste habits!" Jiang Yi suddenly changed his tone and said, "I have a good appetite, and I will finish the dishes you don't like."

"Hahaha!" Zhongli laughed heartily.

"Mr. Jiang Yi, good appetite, true character."

"Everyone, have dinner."

Suddenly, both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal.

Ying and Paimon narrowed their eyes, the dishes they ate in the back were actually normal and delicious, this was too incredible.

So, those two dishes are really the specialties of Wangsheng Hall.

After all, it's normal for an organization that does funerals to have two dishes for ghosts to share.

Perhaps, there is a ghost eating happily in the empty seat.

Jiang Yi did what he said and cleared out all the dishes that no one was eating.

The Green Disk Campaign starts with me.

After leaving the Wangsheng Hall, Ying said with a hint of worry: "Jiang Yi, after you ate those... those two dishes, do you need to go to Bubulu to check it out?"

"I think his stomach has already digested the dish!" Paimon complained, "I will never come to Wangsheng Hall to eat again next time."

Jiang Yi took out the jade gourd from his waist and took a sip of the wine. "It's okay! It just tastes bad, but it's not poison."

"I'm going back to the courtyard to take care of Zhongli's bill. You guys can do whatever you want..."

He walked towards the courtyard, and before leaving, he heard some good news from Zhongli.

The executive officer of the Kingdom of Zhidong, "Young Master", has already boarded Zhidong's ship bound for Liyue. Once the other party arrives, he will be free.

In the Hall of the Reborn, Walnut sat on a chair and clapped her hands happily, "No guest will leave our Hall of the Reborn with an empty stomach."

"Zhongli, how do today's dishes taste?"

Zhongli drank his tea and said, "Just look at Master Jiang Yi and you'll know... Today's dishes are all very good."

"I'm going out for a walk!"

He stood up and decided not to spend any money today, but just to take in the scenery of Liyue Harbor.

At the dinner table, only Hu Tao sat at the head seat.

She squinted.

Because Jiang Yi had an amazing appetite and ate the food she cooked without changing his expression, she watched him for a long time.

Found something strange.

Everyone uses chopsticks slightly differently.

Jiang Yi and Zhongli were the few people who dared to finish the dishes she cooked.

She couldn't help but compare.

Ouch! The two figures actually overlapped.

"There was indeed a ghost in Zhongli during those few days!" A white spirit floated out of Hu Tao's body. There was a ghost! There was a ghost!

Jiang Yi, who had paid Zhongli's bill for the past five days, had no idea that he and Zhongli were already under suspicion.

In other words, my own contract is about to end, and I won’t be in trouble if it is exposed, so it doesn’t matter at all!

Anyway, he didn't live in the Hall of Rebirth, and he didn't agree to let the emperor do the post-disaster work.

Hide in the outdoor cave.

Sitting cross-legged in meditation, the dark resentment entangled in his soul poured out and transformed into five dragons, as well as all kinds of shadowy ghosts, monsters, and ferocious beasts.

"I will bear your grudge and feed the demon with my body."

"Eliminate your hatred, and annihilate the three karmas..."

An ominous black aura appeared on Jiang Yi's body, his pupils were dark, the whites of his eyes were swallowed by the darkness, and his eyes were pitch black.

His spiritual body stood in front of the memory palace, looking at the surging karma, stretched out his hand and clenched it, and the Zen Buddha light turned into a sword, like the rising sun, magnificent and scorching the Black Sea.

The black ocean of karma is being transformed bit by bit.

Around the Bodhi tree conjured up by the Buddha's mantra, the clouds of auspiciousness, compassion and merit continued to grow larger.

The green vines in the Memory Palace are nourished by the vast amount of knowledge hidden by the immortals. They stick out of the corners, doors and windows. Their green leaves are lush and green, shining with the light of wisdom, and also carry a unique sense of prosperity and auspiciousness.

"The seed of the mind, the root of right and good views, the bud of accomplishment, the stem of actual reasoning, the leaf of the profound truth that dispels ignorance..."

The existence of that Sumeru, with the seeds of consciousness contained in it, brought an alchemical blessing to Jiang Yi in the past, allowing him to see the underlying alchemical structure.

Originally it was just a seed that protected the Hall of Wisdom, a rootless vine, but it truly sprouted because of its "chalk" state of mind and practice of learning all knowledge, and it took root because of its kindness, benevolence, and experience in the immortal dreamland.

The stems and leaves grow, breaking the stupid behavior and generating wisdom.

It seemed as if the fog had been cleared away, and Jiang Yi suddenly felt that the world in his eyes had become clear, and countless difficult problems could be solved.

Things that were originally unrelated became connected, and the various cultivation methods in the body collided and combined, evolving again.

The Bodhi tree suddenly became much more solid, and the power of destroying the three karmas in Zen greatly increased.

Purifies karma at a faster rate.