After hearing Luo Huai’an’s words, Qi Ze felt as if he had heard a fantasy. “You’re saying I’m not a normal person, but the reincarnation of Phoenix? And you’re not only a powerful being, but an ancient powerful being.”

Luo Huai’an nodded, “Yes.”

Qi Ze had excellent composure; he was only surprised for a moment before regaining his composure. “Isn’t the Phoenix a very powerful divine beast? Why would I die?”

Luo Huai’an shook her head. “I don’t know either. Maybe you offended someone after the spiritual energy disappeared.”

Luo Huai’an thought of this and felt a little strange, so she said, “I heard that after the spiritual energy disappeared, many people were struck by heavenly lightning. I wasn’t struck by heavenly lightning, but Qing Niao was struck by twenty bolts of lightning. People with our strength would probably be struck by ninety-nine bolts of lightning. Maybe you were directly struck dead by lightning.”

Luo Huai’an had never been struck by lightning; she had only witnessed others undergoing lightning tribulations from afar. Heavenly lightning was extremely terrifying, containing incredibly powerful energy that instilled fear in all things.

Luo Huai’an became increasingly surprised that she hadn’t been struck by heavenly lightning, when suddenly a thought struck her.

Did someone block my tribulation for me?

Luo Huai’an thought this idea was completely wrong. Although she was loved by everyone and admired by all, who would be so kind as to shield someone from a thunderbolt? That was a matter of life and death; only a fool would do such a thing.

Luo Huai’an glanced at Phoenix in front of her and felt even less likely to accept this. Phoenix was extremely proud and valued cultivation above all else; he would never shield her from the tribulation lightning.

Qi Ze fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he said, “I understand.”

Luo Huai’an couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard she tried, so she simply put her thoughts aside and looked at Qi Ze in front of her. Seeing that Qi Ze was accepting the information rather well, she couldn’t help but nod. As expected of the reincarnation of Phoenix, his ability to accept information was indeed strong.

At that moment, Luo Huai’an suddenly remembered the large order she had just received, and a ruthless thought flashed through her mind. Phoenix would eventually regain his memory; since she had already made him tend the fire for her, she might as well go all the way and make him tend the fire for her every day. Maybe he’d get used to it and even grow to love his work like Qing Niao, thus preventing him from seeking revenge.

Luo Huai’an then began to paint a rosy picture, her tone seductive, “The staff meals here are full of spiritual energy, which is very beneficial to supernatural beasts. If you work hard here, you will have enough staff meals to eat, just like the Qing Niao. This is a good thing for you, and perhaps you may be completely cured.”

Qi Ze wasn’t stupid; on the contrary, he was quite clever. After weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, he agreed. “Okay.”

No sooner had Qi Ze finished speaking than Luo Huai’an said, “Then let’s start making bamboo rice now.”

Next thing he knew, Qi Ze was staring at the pile of bamboo in front of him, which was five times more than yesterday, and fell into a long silence.

Luo Huai’an was completely unaware of how bad her behavior was and continued to pile the bamboo rice on top of the mountain of bamboo rice. “Keep it up, Qi Ze, I can get more if you think this is not enough.”

Qi Ze: “…That’s enough, really enough.”

… …

In the evening, the homeroom teacher drove to Jiangcheng Aerospace University and took away a large batch of freshly made, fragrant bamboo rice.

During the break the next day, she distributed the heated bamboo rice to the elementary school students. The students were overjoyed, jumping around in the classroom. “I dreamt last night that Tongtong was eating bamboo rice, and my pillow was wet when I woke up this morning. Now we can finally eat it!”

“Tongtong only had one bamboo of rice to eat, but I asked my mom to buy two, hehe.”

“My mom says that eating food from the cafeteria of prestigious schools will imbue you with a scholarly aura, and you’ll be able to attend a prestigious school in the future.”

Many elementary school students held up a white red bean glutinous rice bowl and happily ate it.

Zhang Xiaokai also received his bamboo rice, but he was a primary school student who knew how to enjoy life. He didn’t want to wolf it down during the short break between classes, but rather wanted to savor it slowly after returning home.

After returning home, Zhang Xiaokai asked the nanny to heat up the bamboo rice for a while and then put it on the table, planning to eat it in a little while.

After finishing her day’s work, Zhang Xiaokai’s mother, Zhu Ling, finally returned home.

Zhu Ling was gentle and beautiful, and often played supporting roles, eventually becoming a top-rated supporting actress. She previously married her childhood sweetheart, a CEO, and later gave birth to Zhang Xiaokai, the fruit of their love.

After returning home, Zhu Ling tearfully complained to the nanny, “Auntie, is there anything I can eat? I’m so hungry.”

The nanny quickly said, “What would you like to eat? I’ll make it for you now.”

Zhu Ling sighed, “I needed to lose ten pounds for this role. I was eating grass every day for a while, and I feel like my mouth is full of the taste of grass. Fortunately, filming has wrapped up now. Give me some meat, I want lots and lots of meat.”

The nanny agreed and turned back to the kitchen to start making braised pork.

Zhu Ling returned to the living room and suddenly noticed a lunchbox on the marble table, from which wafted a fresh bamboo scent.

Having grown accustomed to eating grass lately, Zhu Ling was practically terrified of the smell of plants and couldn’t help but frown. However, as the fragrance of bamboo wafted into her nostrils, Zhu Ling was somewhat stunned. The scent of bamboo was not unpleasant; on the contrary, it was refreshing and pleasant.

Zhu Ling couldn’t resist following the aroma and opened the lunchbox. Inside was a bamboo filled with rice, and the aroma was coming from it.

The bamboo scent had none of the fishy smell of grass or wood; instead, it stimulated her senses, greatly increasing her appetite, and she couldn’t help but swallow.

Just then, Zhang Xiaokai put down his schoolbag and came back. Seeing his mother holding his bamboo rice, he was a little confused. “Mom, why did you take my bamboo rice? Do you want some?”

Upon hearing the words ‘bamboo rice’, Zhu Ling suddenly realized something. “Is this the bamboo rice you told me about yesterday that’s sold in the university cafeteria?”

“That’s right,” Zhang Xiaokai said happily. “They all said it was delicious.”

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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