BXBX NOVEL Chapter 61 - 60: Constable and Thief 1
“Right now, I am almost at the first realm. Once I have cultivated to the more advanced stages, I can gain the power, magic skills and even cultivation level of the objects I imitate. In the future, if I can practice to the ninth heaven, I could become a Great Power in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage just with one thought, and even suppressing the Eldest Senior Sister wouldn’t be a problem!” Lu Yang spoke proudly, convincing Man Gu who considered it as true. Man Gu quietly asked Meng Jingzhou, “Is what Brother Lu saying true?”
Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes, “True, my foot! It’s obviously made-up garbage. If you really want to hear it, I can make up eight different versions for you.”
Man Gu uttered a sound of realization, thinking that the ability of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to fabricate lies so easily was quite impressive.
A few days passed since Lu Yang gave the Imitation Fist its new meaning, the number of customers increased day by day. Some of them even gave spirit stones as tips when they were pleased.
“Didn’t we raise the price? Why are there still so many people?” Lu Yang grumbled. The largest restaurant in Yanjiang County even made an offer yesterday to buy their recipe.
Only he complained, Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu were quite happy.
Today, Man Gu went upstairs to supervise Qin Yuanhao, while Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou went downstairs to play the part of the restaurant’s servers. Meng Jingzhou, while forcefully resisting the urge to crack jokes, shared via voice transmission, “I heard that a few days ago a table of cultivators praised our food saying it was better than what a Spirit Chef they knew made.”
“And just like that, the word spread. Now, many cultivators know about our restaurant.”
Despite the Seek Dao Sect having many Spirit Chefs, in actuality, it’s a very niche type of cultivator. In Yanjiang County, you could count them all on one hand, and most of them are at the Qi Refinement stage, with only one at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Spirit Chefs focus on the cycle of the five elements producing food that’s not just delicious but can also enhance one’s cultivation level, bringing unity to both benefits.
Man Gu’s skewers can certainly not improve cultivation level, but they excel in deliciousness. The cultivators in Yanjiang County reasoned that if they couldn’t improve their cultivation level through eating Spirit Chef’s food, then why couldn’t they eat skewers that tasted even better?
Being ten times more expensive than the usual skewers was considered good value for money in the eyes of the cultivators.
“We’ve gained some fame among the upper-middle class of Yanjiang County. Many affluent commoners also follow suit and come to our restaurant. It seems like they use dining at our place as a symbol of status. Our business paradigm is about to expand throughout the whole continent soon, are you excited?”
I m excited, my ass.” Lu Yang rolled his eyes and welcomed the new customers.
“Boss, the first floor is all filled up, can’t we go to the second floor?” A customer saw the lights turned on in the second floor and thought it was a great spot.
The second floor is under renovation and is not open to customers. We apologize for the inconvenience.” Even though he had no intention of expanding the barbecue shop, Lu Yang diligently put on his server role and didn’t slack off in his work.
The customers had no choice but to obediently go to the back of the line.
“Haha, it’s finally our turn, boss! I’ve brought my brothers here again!” Several officers dressed in black uniforms arrived at the barbecue shop. Their waist cards and long knives hanging from their waists, indicative of their statuses, were quite intimidating.
Those standing behind them didn’t want to get too close, instinctively afraid.
Welcome, Guard Captain Wei, good to see you guys again.”
Lu Yang smiled as if he were familiar with these men.
The group were constables of Yanjiang County, led by someone surnained Wei who had a bushy beard and spoke with great force. Known by the nickname Poker Face Constable, he was a high-level cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Neither common thugs nor members of the demonic sect wanted to cross paths with them. They were afraid of being targeted and inviting unnecessary trouble.
The constables behind him were no ordinary people, either. The least advanced among them was at the Qi Refinement sixth layer.
You can’t be a constable in the world of cultivation without having some level of cultivation.
This was Guard Captain Wei’s fourth time here. After a few visits and exchanges, he had become quite familiar with Lu Yang.
At first, some people tried to use their status and cultivation level to cut the queue, but after learning that Guard Captain Wei often dined here late at night, they no longer dared to behave arrogantly.
We just finished our job and shift, so I brought my brothers here for skewers. Can’t lie, your skewers are so good they’re hard to forget.” Guard Captain Wei was salivating, just thinking about the kebabs at this place.
Officers also have it tough, having to work night shifts every other day.” Lu Yang sighed as he led them to a private room.
Once in the room, Guard Captain Wei and his men took off their coats.
“Oh, it’s annoying. For some reason, lately, a lot of cultivators have been flooding into Yanjiang County. They don’t seem to be up to any good, causing quite a strain on law and order.”
“The County Magistrate has time and again stressed on maintaining peace. Without a choice, I had to patrol more often. Whenever the patrol ends, we come here to treat ourselves.”
Seeing Lu Yang busy, Guard Captain Wei didn’t say much and started ordering. “Same set as last time?” Lu Yang asked. The previous three times, Wei had ordered the same skewers.
“This time, let’s try something fresh. I wanted to try this last time but was stopped by my brothers. Give us ten roasted eyes skewers, ten roasted silkworm pupa skewers, and ten centipede skewers.” After giving his order, Wei urged Lu Yang to hurry and told his brothers before they had a chance to react.
The brothers wailed, those things didn’t sound edible at all.
“Look at how pampered you all are. One day I will take you for a half-month field task and won’t let you take fasting pills. We shall see what you eat then! ” After the booze and skewers arrived, Guard Captain Wei and his men ate with relish.
As they got joyful, a few brothers started blowing off the steam, grumbling and cursing.
“Damn it, those thieves who’ve been stealing everywhere recently are just too slippery, leaving no trace of the crime.”
“It must be the work of cultivators. Even an old hand could not work as cleanly.”
“I think it’s those out-of-town cultivators.”
When we catch these bastards, I’ll whip them a hundred or so times and then lock them in the water cell.”
Despite the thieves running rampant, and unable to catch anyone, Weiss lost face: “The County Magistrate ordered me to crack this case within a month. If he’s so capable, why doesn’t he do it himself? Today those thieves robbed both Rich Man Li and Rich Man Lv. And with Li being the County Magistrate’s relative, he is surely going to pressure me tomorrow.”
In the next room.
A guest, who looked like a big brother, placed today’s loot on the table: “We did a good job today. As usual, I will take forty percent, the rest will be equally divided among the brothers.”
The brothers are ecstatic, today’s harvest was particularly plentiful: “Beforehand, I heard how intimidating Guard Captain Wei was, even known as Poker Face Constable, but now he can’t even catch our farts!”
That’s too heartbreaking to say. At least he manages to catch farts.”
“This Li and Lv are really rich. Particularly this ‘Ma’ guy, not high in cultivation level but has a lot of good stuff.”
“Come on, let’s eat and drink to our hearts’ content today. It’s on me. Nobody is allowed to sober up; we are going to be completely wasted!”
The thieves were carousing. One of them had to make a restroom trip but accidentally walked into the room of the officers upon returning.
“Um-Big brother, how come you’ve changed your looks and even look uglier?”
“Where the hell did this drunk come from? Go away.” One of the constables growled impatiently. They were worried about where to catch people and didn’t want a drunk here causing a ruckus.
The guy who made a mistake angrily tried to start a fight but wasn’t a match for the officers and was thrown out in no time.
The officers noticed that the man had some cultivation, but didn’t care much and continued their drinking and grumbling.
Feeling aggrieved, the man went back to his boss to complain.
The thieves, drunk as lords, heard that one of their brothers had been bullied, and the booze fired their temper. The big brother, who was particularly gallant, banged the table, and arrogantly declared, “Nice, dare to bully me, tell the guys next door to come here if they have the balls. Whoever doesn’t come is a wuss!”