Chương 1342: Bữa tiệc Ngũ Độc

“Bang!”

With a single command from Chen Ling, the doors to the restaurant immediately swung open. Under the astonished gazes of Jian Changsheng and the other two, a line of scorpions, each carrying a plate on their tail hooks, walked in one after another.

These scorpions had a ferocious appearance, and their tail hooks emitted a chilling glow that would frighten anyone in the vicinity…

But at this moment, they behaved like well-trained servers, moving with light steps. Their front claws were retracted, and their tail hooks carried the plates without the slightest sway. Upon reaching the group of six, they simply swung their tails to place the dishes firmly in front of them.

However, upon seeing the food on the plates, the expressions of Jian Changsheng and the others turned stiff.

“This dish is called ‘Charcoal-Roasted Centipede.’ We carefully select centipedes that are less than three months old, roast them over charcoal until the exterior is crispy and the interior remains tender, then peel off their hard shells. We also sprinkle a special salt from the Deep Abyss over them for seasoning; it should taste quite good,” Chen Ling explained, swallowing his saliva casually.

“This dish should be to your liking; it’s a classic dish in your hometown—fresh snake soup! After removing their poisonous teeth and glands, we put them in the pot…”

“These are crispy fried scorpions…”

“Gecko sashimi…”

“Raw pickled toad legs…”

“Ugh!!!”

The moment the toad legs were placed in front of Sun Bumian, his Adam’s apple began to move rapidly, and he immediately turned his head to retch beneath the table!

“Who served him toad legs? Take them away!” Seeing Sun Bumian’s reaction, Chen Ling seemed to guess what had happened and immediately signaled the scorpions to remove the dish.

The little scorpions, seemingly not very intelligent, hesitated for a long time, thinking they must have made some mistake. With a thud, they crawled in front of Chen Ling and began to tremble, pleading with their “king” not to serve them as well.

Jian Changsheng and the others watched this scene with astonished expressions!

Chen Ling frowned, picked up one of the scorpions by its tail, and threw it out of the restaurant. He then had the “more human-like” centipedes remove that plate of toad legs and returned to his seat.

He smiled apologetically:

“Guichao Deep Abyss is not part of the human realm; the ingredients here are very limited… However, the poisonous glands of these insects have already been removed, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”

After learning that Jian Changsheng and the others had arrived at Guichao Deep Abyss, Chen Ling began preparing this dinner. Since there was little else in Guichao Deep Abyss but stones and poisonous insects, he had no choice but to use a small number of these insects for cooking…

Of all the inhabitants of Guichao Deep Abyss, only Chen Ling had human-like hands and knew how to prepare human-style meals, so he personally took on the task of cooking. Although he had never cooked with poisonous insects before and had done his best to remove their toxicity, he still felt uncertain.

Fortunately, the group of six were not ordinary people; even if some toxins might remain, it probably wouldn’t cause any issues.

Jian Changsheng’s lips twitched slightly, and it took him a long time to tear his gaze away from the table full of poisonous insects. With difficulty, he forced a smile onto his face:

“Haha…… erm…… no problem, no problem. At least they look quite… um, nice…”

“Mhm, they also smell quite fragrant, don’t they?” Chen Ling licked her lips.

“… Yes, yes.”

“Hurry up and pick up your chopsticks.”

“…”

Jian Changsheng turned his head to look at Jiang Xiaohua and Sun Bumian, only to find that both of them were staring at him. Their eyes seemed to be saying, “You’re the toughest to deal with; you should eat first.”

Jian Changsheng forced himself to reach for the fork in front of him.

“Eat, of course I’ll eat… These are all high in protein, great stuff! Hahaha… Huh???”

Before Jian Changsheng could finish speaking, the fork suddenly shifted to the side, leaving his hand empty.

It moved so quickly that Jian Changsheng almost thought he was seeing things. When he reached out again, the fork seemed to come to life and started moving wildly to the side!

At the same time, the joint of the fork even opened up, revealing a human-like mouth that let out a scream!

“Ahahahahahahahah!!!”

Jian Changsheng: ????

Sun Bumian across from him widened his eyes and slapped himself hard, then muttered in a daze:

“It’s over… The toxicity doesn’t seem to have completely dissipated… I’m starting to see hallucinations.”

Bang!!

Chen Ling, sitting in the main seat, slammed the table with force, causing a loud, dull noise that startled everyone in the restaurant.

Her bright red theatrical robe looked fierce and terrifying in the candlelight. Chen Ling stared intently at the tableware and said sternly, “If anyone is not honest anymore, I’ll throw them into the cesspool and let them sink to the bottom forever!”

The screaming of the fork suddenly stopped.

It lay quietly by the table, looking like a regular fork, but its body was still trembling from fear, as if it were in vibration mode.

Jian Changsheng looked at the trembling fork, then at Chen Ling. After a moment, he pointed at himself in confusion…

“Throw me into the cesspool…?”

“Oh, I didn’t mean you; I was talking about these tableware.”

“Red heart… these tableware…” Sun Bumian’s expression was strange; he wanted to say something but stopped.

“They’re from the Jietian Sect,” Chen Ling replied expressionlessly. “The palace is usually quite quiet, so I just made some toys out of them… Don’t worry about them; just treat them as ordinary tableware.”

“…”

As she spoke, Chen Ling picked up a pair of trembling chopsticks, calmly picked up a grilled centipede, and put it in her mouth, chewing slowly with a crunching sound.

“Don’t stand there dumbfounded; let’s eat together,” Chen Ling said as she saw the three of them still not picking up their chopsticks.

Jian Changsheng had no choice but to force himself to grab the trembling fork, picked up a dark-colored scorpion, and stuffed it into his mouth with a determined expression, as if he were going to the execution ground.

Chew, chew, chew.

Jian Changsheng’s expression grew increasingly bizarre…

Sau khi gắng sức nuốt con bọ cạp vào bụng, anh ta nở ra một nụ cười xấu xí hơn cả tiếng khóc, rồi giơ cằm về phía Tôn Bất Miên và Gừng Tiểu Hoa:

“Cứ đứng đó ngây người làm gì, ăn đi… khá ngon đấy.”

Gừng Tiểu Hoa không chút do dự, vội vàng cầm đũa gắp một con bọ cạp nhét vào miệng và bắt đầu ăn ngấu nghiến.

“…Thế nào?” Tôn Bất Miên hỏi một cách thận trọng.

Gừng Tiểu Hoa nghiêng đầu suy nghĩ một lúc:

“Cũng ổn.”

Tôn Bất Miên: …

“Bỗng nhiên tôi cảm thấy hơi khô khan…” Anh ta vẫy tay, “Thôi các bạn cứ ăn trước đi, tôi sẽ đi uống chút nước sau…”

“Khô khan?”

Chen Lĩnh như nhớ ra điều gì đó, vỗ nhẹ tay:

“Gọi người đến, mang rượu Ngũ Độc lên đây!”

“??? Rượu gì vậy???”

Trước ánh mắt hoảng sợ của Tôn Bất Miên, vài con bọ cạp cùng với vài thùng rượu bí ẩn được mang vào từ bên ngoài.

Ngay khi ngửi thấy mùi rượu, đôi mắt Gừng Tiểu Hoa lập tức sáng lên.