Chapter 16: The Foodie Third Prince Nezha

Chapter 16: The Foodie Third Prince Nezha

The faint sound of iron chains dragging across the ground could be heard by his ears.

Not long afterward, an underworld messenger wearing a black robe and a hood appeared, holding soul-binding chains used to capture spirits in both hands.

“What is it?”

The hoarse voice sounded like sandpaper scraping back and forth across glass.

Zhu Chun’an handed over the talisman paper sealing the fierce ghost and his work credentials, then explained the reason.

“The fierce ghost involved in this case has been apprehended. As for the detailed circumstances, I ask Underworld Messenger Sir to investigate further. Thank you for your hard work.”

The underworld messenger accepted the talisman paper and pinched it with his fingers. Lan Ying’s soul suddenly appeared out of thin air and collapsed onto the ground.

Before she could escape, the soul-binding chains wrapped her up tightly.

“Hmph, not behaving yourself!”

With that, he dragged Lan Ying into the Ghost Gate. Lan Ying’s miserable screams vanished behind the closing Ghost Gate.

At the same time...

A terrifying supernatural incident was also taking place in Dormitory 4021.

To explain it, we have to start with our heroine, Lei Yating.

The things Lei Yating encountered today were more exciting than the previous thirty-plus years of her former life combined.

From time to time, she opened the Heavenly Court Immortals Group and secretly observed the immortals’ conversations, reading every word carefully over and over again.

She discovered that immortals were actually not that different. They completely lacked the lofty, untouchable aura she had imagined. They also chatted idly in group chats, exchanged jokes, complained about their superiors to colleagues, and thought about slacking off and cutting corners. Their worries were much the same as those of many young office workers, which made Lei Yating find them especially real and interesting.

For example, the Great Pure Moral Heavenly Worthy was a younger-brother fanatic who liked mediating disputes.

For example, the Supreme Pure Numinous Treasure Heavenly Worthy was obsessed with fluffy creatures and liked bringing small animals home as disciples.

For another example, the Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Worthy turned out to be a tsundere younger-brother fanatic who was harsh with his words but soft at heart. He was also a clean freak. Because he disliked his younger brother’s obsession with furry creatures, he would say that demons had non-human origins and mock his younger brother’s disciples based on their bloodlines. Whenever these two Heavenly Worthies disagreed, they would start arguing in the group chat, leaving the other immortals trembling.

As Lei Yating watched the immortals expose each other’s embarrassing stories, an amused smile remained on her lips.

The only thing she found regrettable was that after the three rounds of red packets during the day, the immortals had not sent any more.

Just as she thought that, another immortal spoke in the group.

[Majestic and Sacred Great General]: Standing watch is so boring. The food in Heaven is bland and unpleasant. I almost fell asleep just now. Fellow immortals, do any of you have snacks to pass the time?

Who was this immortal?

Lei Yating was puzzled. He sounded extremely impressive.

[True Lord of the Marvelous Dao of Qingyuan]: Nezha changed his nickname again? Last time it was Grand Preceptor of Heaven, and the time before that it was Great God of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly.

Ne... Nezha?

That Nezha? That very same Nezha?

Lei Yating looked carefully and confirmed she was not seeing things.

[Majestic and Sacred Great General]: Just bored. Heaven is getting more and more dull. I can only entertain myself by changing nicknames and role-playing. Sigh... Oh right! Second Brother, I heard there are all kinds of foods in the human world, including the so-called Eight Great Cuisines. I remember that you often traveled through the human world. Have you heard of them? The next time you go down there, how about bringing some back for me?

[True Lord of the Marvelous Dao of Qingyuan]: That’s difficult. Communication between Heaven and the human world is limited nowadays. Even I haven’t descended to the mortal realm for many years.

As they chatted, Nezha mentioned several more foods he wanted to try.

Lei Yating was also worried that if she lurked silently for too long, she might be removed from the group. It would be better to actively build good relationships with these immortals.

Coincidentally, Nezha needed snacks. Why not use the excuse of cultivating in the mortal world and mail him some?

So after much careful consideration, she finally spoke up and successfully won Nezha’s favor.

[Majestic and Sacred Great General]: I’ve heard that pollution in the human world is severe and spiritual energy is sparse. It’s been a long time since any cultivator survived a lightning tribulation and ascended. For Fellow Daoist to cultivate to such a level in the mortal world is truly not easy. I can’t let you make the trip for nothing. I happen to have a few little trinkets on hand. If Fellow Daoist doesn’t dislike them, feel free to take a look. They might be helpful for cultivation.

After saying that, the warm and cheerful Nezha sent Lei Yating an exclusive red packet.

Lei Yating accepted it, immediately rushed out to sweep through a supermarket, and sent Nezha an enormous exclusive snack red packet.

Spicy strips, potato chips, jelly, soft drinks, everything got included.

Not only that, she also made a trip to a nearby hotel and ordered a table full of the hotel’s specialties, spending three to four thousand yuan in one go.

Painful as the expense was, the return was tremendous.

Nezha said that mortal food contained too much impure energy and was unsuitable for frequent consumption, but its flavor was indeed incomparable to Heaven’s bland dishes. He even told Lei Yating to bring him more whenever she had the chance.

The two chatted happily, and other immortals joined in as well, casually carrying on the conversation.

Seeing this, Lei Yating felt delighted.

The novels had not deceived her. Delicious food truly was the perfect icebreaker for communicating with food lovers.

Only after pleasing Nezha did Lei Yating finally have time to examine the exclusive red packet he had sent her.

A red silk ribbon, supposedly one of Nezha’s practice works from when he was learning artifact refinement. It was nothing special in Heaven, but in the human world it was a very useful magical artifact.

Besides the red silk ribbon, there were also twenty-five talismans.

Some brought bad luck, some altered appearances, and some temporarily opened heavenly eyes to see ghosts.

Only three contained spiritual power and assisted cultivation.

“Tsk tsk, so the Third Prince is childish too.”

When all these talismans were summed up together, weren’t they basically tools for pranks?

Lei Yating did not use any of them. Instead, she carefully stored them away and sat cross-legged on the upper bunk, following the contents of the jade slip and practicing meditation and breathing techniques.

Bai Xiaoxiao snorted with laughter when she saw it.

“What, are you planning to become a nun?”

Her meditation posture actually looked convincing, but she was obviously pretending to be mysterious!

Lei Yating rolled her eyes and fired back.

Her relationship with Bai Xiaoxiao had become extremely strained, but she could not be bothered to repair it, much less wrong herself for the sake of reconciliation.

“Lack of knowledge is really scary. Female Daoists are called Kun Dao or female crowns.”

After being mocked for her ignorance, Bai Xiaoxiao became so angry that the bottles and jars in her cosmetic organizer rattled noisily.

The more she looked, the more displeased she became. The beginner Divine Water skincare set she had bought for six or seven hundred yuan was actually inferior to the unbranded bottle in Lei Yating’s hands!

Lei Yating urgently wanted to verify whether she could cultivate and could not be bothered listening to Bai Xiaoxiao’s nagging.

She tested her spiritual roots and discovered that although her talent was not exceptional, it was not poor either. After only a little more than ten minutes of meditation, she successfully entered a state of concentration. Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was sparse and cultivation was difficult for mortals, the red packet from Nezha contained three spiritual energy talismans specifically for assisting cultivation, and the spiritual energy within them was extremely abundant. She very easily cultivated a thread of primordial qi.

To yin creatures, primordial qi was a rare delicacy.

The morgue boss and the mute female ghost sitting on the lower bunk waiting for prey smelled it, and their throats rolled heavily.

“So fragrant!”

The young man uncontrollably climbed onto Lei Yating’s bed and leaned closer to sniff. A trace of crimson flashed through his pitch-black eyes.

He wanted to eat it!

The primordial qi cultivated by ordinary Daoists smelled pleasant, but it was nowhere near this delicious.

There was a strict hierarchy among ghosts. Since the young man had not eaten Lei Yating, the mute female ghost could only watch pitifully from the side.

If she touched the young man’s food, she would probably be devoured by the feral young man.

“It’s been so long since I’ve smelled something this fragrant.”