“No way! What? We actually got an invitation from Young Master Lin?”
“Really? Should we change into formal wear?”
“I have to consider whether this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”
The girls buzzed with excitement.
Mu Yanxi’s brows furrowed like mountain peaks. ‘What the hell is going on? That annoying Lin Haochen actually demanded that all elite class disciples attend his feast. Even if I don’t want to go, it would be too conspicuous.’
“Don’t get your hopes up. This feast is an important event where Young Master Lin is inviting all the teachers of the Spiritual Moon Sect and representatives of the Yangxin High Sect. You’re just going as maidservants.” The Dean of teaching poured cold water on them first.
“But don’t be discouraged. Disciples of the Spiritual Moon Sect will eventually learn to serve others; consider this your first practice. And since Young Master Lin has requested you twice, it shows he might really like you young girls. Maybe one of you will catch his eye.”
The Dean of teaching dangled another carrot in front of them, and most girls’ eyes lit up.
That’s right. They weren’t invited as honored guests, nor did they have that qualification. But since Lin Haochen requested them specifically, it meant they still had a chance to be directly favored by Young Master Lin.
“Alright, enough talk. Go to the changing room now and put on your maid outfits. You’ll have maid lessons all day—you must learn all the maid etiquette in one day. There must be no mistakes tonight to disgrace the sect. Anyone who errs will be punished by sect law!” The Dean of teaching added.
Mu Yanxi could only sigh and follow the group of girls into the changing room to don their maid outfits. ‘Just think of it as going to get that compensation of two hundred thousand spirit stones.’
In the changing room, there was another expanse of snow-white beautiful bodies. The girls helped each other put on and take off clothes, since the maid outfit components were too cumbersome to wear alone.
For example, Lei Mulan beside her wasn’t wearing any underwear. After taking off her short qipao, she had nothing on her body and was complaining:
“This maid outfit is so troublesome. Humans always design such complicated clothes—can’t they just wear one piece?”
“Alright, stop complaining. Put on your clothes obediently. Wolf-girl maids are very popular out there. Maybe you’ll catch that Young Master’s eye.” Hai Lingxue grabbed her tail and forcibly wrapped a garter belt around Lei Mulan’s waist.
But that was the limit. It was nearly impossible to get Lei Mulan to wear underwear. She would fidget uncomfortably, and even if she put them on, she would later take them off on her own.
Hai Lingxue had no shortage of headaches over this. Mu Yanxi had previously seen her chasing Lei Mulan with panties, trying to force her to wear them, but failing.
However, on the subject of maid outfits, Mu Yanxi completely agreed with Lei Mulan. This set of clothes designed for serving others was far too complicated.
She had heard it was adapted from some otherworldly civilization. It looked nice, but the process of putting it on was pure torture.
In any case, Mu Yanxi couldn’t put on the maid outfit by herself.
In the end, it was always Shangguan Yun who helped her put on the stockings, slipped on the black one-piece short dress, tied on the lace apron, fastened a big bow at the back, and finally put on the headdress and long gloves.
On the other side, Yu Qiuyu was also helping Bai Ying tie the bow at the back of her apron, joking as she dressed her:
“If you get chosen, remember to help your sister out. Tell Young Master Lin that we’ll serve you together—he’ll definitely agree.”
“Do I have to share your bed too?” Bai Ying turned back and asked.
“Yes.” Yu Qiuyu said without hesitation.
After changing into maid outfits, they received joint training from the etiquette teacher and the maidservant teacher.
They were taught everything thoroughly three times—standing posture, bowing, carrying trays, the skirt-lifting curtsy, and what to say—and rehearsed several times.
Only after confirming that everyone was proficient did the Dean of teaching lead them to the venue.
The feast needed to be set up in advance.
The Dean of teaching said, “Set up the venue according to my instructions. Don’t be nervous. Later, senior sisters from higher grades will also come to help.”
The Dean of teaching certainly wouldn’t leave everything to a group of first-year new disciples; she also called some experienced senior sisters to come along. Young Master Lin had requested the first-year elite class, but he didn’t say only first-years should serve.
The venue was located in a resplendent main hall.
In front of the hall was a pool of ethereal Spiritual Spring, with lotus flowers and leaves floating on it.
Above the pool were winding white jade corridors, several platforms, and small pavilions. In each small pavilion were several low tables—these were the seats for the teachers.
On the central platform plaza were placed nineteen low tables—these were the seats for the Yangxin Hall advisors and the high-level members of the Spiritual Moon Sect. All the small pavilions faced this central square.
Inside the main hall were the back kitchen and the storage area for feast supplies.
When Mu Yanxi entered, she saw that the senior sisters from the Housekeeping Department and the Service Department had already set up large stoves, stew pots, steamers, woks, etc. All fires were blazing, and they were busy, drenched in fragrant sweat.
Steam carrying the rich aroma of various ingredients filled the hall. Just one sniff made Mu Yanxi feel her mana increase by a few strands.
It was easy to imagine how high the concentration of spiritual power was here, and how precious these heavenly materials and earthly treasures were.
A dozen senior sisters in chef uniforms were processing a golden flood dragon.
A senior sister wearing a Dragon Pattern armband was directing them:
“Shave off the dragon scales and horns and put them in the soup. First extract the dragon sinew, cut it into sections, and braise it. Prepare the dragon meat in eight different ways. Slice the dragon liver and heart and pan-fry them!”
Then she grabbed a seven-color dragon fish, expertly scaled it and removed the gallbladder, then picked up a small knife and quickly sliced the fish into fillets.
Each piece of fish meat was so thin it was almost transparent, automatically flying onto a plate and arranging itself in the shape of a flower. This was probably the famous dish Gold Jade Minced Fish.
At another station, a senior sister had a set of eight fourth-grade magic tool knives beside her.
She skillfully scooped up a live human-faced eight-finned weird fish, knocked it out with one strike, expertly cut open its belly to remove the roe, and discarded the gallbladder and intestines.
In the end, she even extracted the entire fishbone while keeping the weird fish intact and placed it in a steamer.
Beside her, a senior sister controlled a blue Heavenly Fire. More than a dozen different types of demonic beast meat were cut and sent to the grill in front of her.
Her fire control skills were miraculous—she actually controlled the heat for each piece of meat differently at the same time.
On another side, a senior sister in charge of a soup pot was actually using a golden strange water to blanch the meat.
Yu Qiuyu exclaimed:
“Is that the Immortal Fragrant Golden Water, which is said to increase freshness by at least three times when washed, and enhance deliciousness by more than ten times when cooked with? Best suited for immortal chefs. I’ve finally seen it today.”
Mu Yanxi also saw the same information in her Immortal Brain, as well as introductions to other Heavenly Fires used for roasting meat, like the Roasting Divine Flame.
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