Chapter 200 - It's Free, So It Doesn't Count as Selling!
Yongye Juncheng, on the Sovereign Square.
A stone statue of the Demon Lord, dozens of zhang tall, stood tall in the center of the square.
The stone statue was meticulously carved and lifelike. Its eyes gazed towards the main gate of Yongye Juncheng, a calm smile hung at the corners of its mouth, and its demeanor was disdainful and world-scorning, as if taking in the entirety of the Demon Realm.
It didn't look solemn or stern, yet it was what countless citizens of the Demon Realm looked up to and worshipped.
On the huge Sovereign Square below the statue, there were either crowds of people praying or children playing boisterously.
But today, a barbecue stall cart, the likes of which the people of the Demon Realm had never seen, appeared in everyone's field of vision.
What made it unbelievable for everyone was that the person standing before the cart, busy grilling, was the commander of Yongye Juncheng's guard, the First-ranked Demon God, Lord Ye Tianshen…
Ye Tianshen could be seen wearing an apron, standing before the barbecue stall, skillfully flipping and grilling the barbecue with a serious and fully concentrated expression.
In front of the stall, quite a few children were crowded around, waiting for him to finish grilling.
When the barbecue was done, Ye Tianshen handed the barbecue to the children before him, gazing at them with a nervous and expectant expression.
As if he were facing an extremely important judgment!
"Well, how is it…?!"
"Mmm… I've never eaten anything so delicious!"
"It's very delicious, Lord Ye Tianshen!"
After the children tasted the barbecue, their eyes lit up, and they were full of praise.
The worry in Ye Tianshen’s heart was finally relieved, and a look of victorious joy appeared on his face!
Wonderful!
Because his barbecue in the Mortal Realm had been deeply loved by the Little Princess.
So even after returning to the Demon Realm, he still had not forgotten about making delicious and healthy barbecue that the Little Princess would like even more!
To him, this was like a new mission!
Thus, after his daily patrol work was over, he would research new recipes and ingredients in his spare time.
Worried that the Little Princess might not like it, he specially set up here in Sovereign Square to let other children try it for free first.
And then offer the most perfect flavor to the Little Princess!
Ye Tianshen took out a stack of paper and distributed it to every child who had a taste test.
Written on the paper were things like taste evaluation, texture, whether the seasoning was appropriate, other opinions, etc. It was just like a survey questionnaire…
The children were also very cooperative and filled them out, giving some opinions along the way:
"Lord Ye Tianshen, the taste is indeed very good, and we've never eaten it before, but it's not what we want to eat."
"Mmm-hmm, I want to eat grilled scorpions~"
"I want grilled blood sausage~"
"Grilled liver is also good~!"
"Grilled scorpions, grilled blood sausage, grilled liver, etc.…"
Ye Tianshen stroked his chin and thought carefully for a moment. He felt that the Little Princess probably wouldn't like to eat these kinds of things, after all, Madam seemed quite repulsed by them…
But after thinking about it, he still added them to his backup plan as an innovative menu…
Just as Ye Tianshen was deep in thought, Ning Yechen’s voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Ye Tianshen… what are you doing…"
"Demon Lord! Madam! Little Princess! And Left Guardian!"
Ye Tianshen abruptly turned his head. Seeing Ning Yechen, Luo Ruying, and the others, he immediately bowed respectfully in greeting.
It was just that his appearance, wearing an apron on the outside and armor underneath, looked so incongruous…
"Why are you selling barbecue again…?"
Ning Yechen scrutinized Ye Tianshen with a bewildered look on his face.
For a moment, he even suspected whether this was really his First-ranked Demon God…
Ye Tianshen looked at the barbecue stall cart behind him, shook his head, and stated with a firm gaze:
"Demon Lord, this subordinate is not selling barbecue."
"Then what is this…?"
Ning Yechen demanded, pointing at the barbecue stall cart.
"This is an improved barbecue stall cart!"
Ye Tianshen explained without the slightest hesitation.
Ning Yechen: "…"
This decisiveness left even Ning Yechen speechless.
"So aren't you just selling barbecue then!"
"No, Demon Lord!"
"It's free!"
"So it doesn't count as selling barbecue!"
Ye Tianshen explained, arguing his point forcefully.
Ning Yechen: "…!"
Ning Yechen was so angry he almost wanted to smash Ye Tianshen’s cart…
Luo Ruying, at the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
Yue Qingyou not only didn't scold Ye Tianshen, but instead gave him a look of approval.
Ye Tianshen had already reported what he was doing to her beforehand.
Hearing that he still wanted to research food that the Little Princess would like even more, she felt very gratified.
Wholeheartedly thinking of and serving the Little Princess—this was the model that their Demon Realm should have!
Luo Hongye, nestled in Luo Ruying’s embrace, smelled the fragrance from the barbecue stall. Her little jade nose twitched, and her big eyes couldn't look away…
Ning Yechen thought for a moment: even if he was going to smash it, he would have to wait until after the child had eaten…
"Forget it. Give me two grilled sausages…"
"Same as before, no spice…"
"As you command!"
Ye Tianshen’s expression hardened, and he entered a state of complete concentration, flipping and grilling the sausages.
It was hard to imagine that this conversation was one between a Demon Lord and a Demon God General…
The people passing by saw their Demon Lord standing and waiting by a barbecue stall with his wife and child, while the barbecue vendor was none other than Ye Tianshen. They felt it was extremely strange…
"Demon Lord, please accept for inspection~!"
A moment later, Ye Tianshen respectfully handed the grilled sausages to Ning Yechen.
Ning Yechen, in turn, handed the hot sausages to the mother and daughter, Luo Ruying and Luo Hongye.
Luo Hongye grabbed the sausage with both hands, blew on it with her little mouth to cool it down, and happily took a bite.
"Delishush~"
Seeing the satisfied and happy look on Luo Hongye's face, Ye Tianshen felt incomparably moved and proud in his heart!
All of his efforts had not been in vain!
It was all to receive this one word of praise from the Little Princess!
Ning Yechen gave Ye Tianshen a speechless glance, walked forward, and whispered the purpose of their trip in his ear.
"A big kitty…?"
Hearing this, Ye Tianshen had a look of confusion.
He didn't raise cats…
After thinking carefully, Ye Tianshen had an epiphany, understood what Ning Yechen was referring to, and hurriedly flashed away.
Seeing Ye Tianshen suddenly disappear, Luo Hongye asked in her soft, sweet voice while holding her sausage:
"Daddy, did the barbecue uncle leave?"
"He went to get the big kitty for Ye Ye~"
Ning Yechen took out a handkerchief, wiped Luo Hongye’s little mouth, and said with a smile.
As soon as his voice fell, a demonic beast more than two zhang long and over one zhang tall, tiger-like in form, with exposed fangs, a sharp horn on its head, and a pair of jet-black wings on its back, descended from the sky, flapping its wings!
Dark lightning surged around its feet, arcs of electricity flying everywhere!
Just by standing there, its ferocious and terrifying aura made the passersby feel fear!
This demonic beast was the notoriously infamous E'xiao of the Demon Realm!
This prized E'xiao of Ye Tianshen's was the one and only King of the E'xiao in the Demon Realm!
The moment he heard the Little Princess wanted a big kitty, he rushed home without another word and led it over.
Luo Ruying looked at the E'xiao standing before her, her expression somewhat bewildered.
This is… a big kitty…?!
It was a little different from what she had imagined.
"Husband, this looks like it might be very dangerous…"
Luo Ruying tugged on Ning Yechen’s hand and asked with worry.
She hadn't expected that the big kitty Ning Yechen spoke of was this…
Doesn't the Demon Realm have any normal cats…
With this ferocious appearance, it feels like a person wouldn't even be a single mouthful for this 'big kitty'…