Rebirth Of The Villainous Crown Prince

About ten minutes after the first bite, Ye Tian Yun had finished off the whole plate.

'Who cooked this?'

He was very curious.

The food was simply too delicious.

Even as the Crown Prince of the Great Ye Empire, he had never had such delicious food.

"I would like to meet the cook." Ye Tian Yun spoke immediately after everyone finished their meal.

"Uh…" Gao Long was suddenly at a loss for words, "Um, I don't think that's a good idea…"

"Oh? Why?" Ye Tian Yun was confused by his response.

"Um… my… my Fourth Brother said he wanted to keep the cook a secret." Gao Long blabbered whatever came to his mind.

"Oh?" Ye Tian Yun pursed his lips, "That's quite unfortunate. Maybe Gao Xuan will introduce him to me later."

"Yeah, he might." Gao Long lightly nodded. 'I am sure he will flip out when the truth comes out…'

Zheng Xiang suddenly asked, "What if it's Gao Xuan who's cooking this time too?"

"Nah," Gao Long denied, "Gao Xuan isn't here. If he were, he would have come out personally since he's the one who invited you."

"Yeah, I thought so." Zheng Xiang nodded.

"By the way… from your words earlier… Do you mean to say you have eaten the food personally cooked by him?" Gao Long asked.

"Yeah," Zheng Xiang nodded, "It was a few months ago. He invited me, Qing'er, and Brother Fang to his restaurant and cooked Burger for us."

"Oh really…?" Gao Long was surprised.

'When did she go to the Gracious Sword Sect? Wait, this also means she has already met with Fang Chen? I should talk to her about this…'

"Yeah, we were lucky to be one of the first people to have his cooked burgers." Ye Tian Yun said.

Gao Long smiled, "He does cook tasty ones."

…

After a few more minutes of discussion, Ye Tian Yun and his friends took their leave from the Xuan Tavern.

Gao Long bid them farewell and sighed upon returning back to the second floor.

He then went straight to the kitchen area.

Inside the kitchen, there was only one person!

"I was right," Gao Long frowned upon stepping in, "Suyin, you're the owner of the tavern; why are you cooking? Didn't you hire and train many cooks recently?"

Gao Suyin smiled while replying, "It's no big deal, Brother, and I sent the cooks back home for today."

"Oh? May I ask why did you do that?"

Gao Suyin shrugged, "Well, I was feeling bored."

"Bored?" Gao Long sighed, "You could have come out as Gao Xuan."

"Nah, couldn't do that…" She shook her head.

"Hn? Why?"

Gao Suyin pursed her lips, and after a few moments of silence, she said, "Brother, it's in cooldown."

"So early?" 

"Yeah," Gao Suyin nodded, "I have been using it too much in the last few days. Even the number of clones has increased. I thought it was manageable, but then most of its power got spent when the clones felt strong emotions."

"Ah, so how long is this  time's cooldown?"

"I don't know… maybe a week?"

"A week?" Gao Long nodded, "That's alright. As long as it's back before your marriage, there isn't a big problem."

Gao Suyin shook her head, "No, Brother. The situation is a bit more complicated right now. Fang Chen asked me to meet him five days later. I might be heading somewhere with him."

"What!? No!" Gao Long frowned, "Absolutely not! You two are getting married, can't you both wait for three more weeks? Oh wait, does he know the truth?"

"No, he told Gao Xuan to accompany him."

"Hm… I don't know what to say…." Gao Long frowned, "What if there's another cooldown when you're with him? Won't Gao Xuan disappear?"

"Yes…" Gao Suyin sighed.

"It's better you don't go." Gao Long said, "Don't take unnecessary risks. We don't know how Fang Chen will react - and to be honest, I think he will most likely try to snatch your Token."

Gao Suyin pursed her lips, "I don't know what to do…"

Gao Long scratched his chin, "Do you wish to go with him?"

Gao Suyin sighed, "That's the problem. I don't know what to do…"

"Well, the cooldown won't end, so don't waste your time thinking about all this, alright?" Gao Long replied.

"Yeah."

…

Inside the Fang Clan carriage, which had just left the Xuan Tavern, was YeTianYun.

While Jun Xie and Zheng Xiang were discussing the food, Ye Tian Yun was also thinking about it, but he wasn't very vocal about his thoughts.

The food was indeed quite memorable.

'It was so good that I even wanted to poach the cook and bring him with me to the Middle Heavens. The cook was able to make such simple dishes into heavenly cuisines…'

'I wish I could eat such food every day…'

Other than the food, there was one more thought in Ye Tian Yun's mind.

'Where was Gao Xuan?'

He had a strong feeling that Gao Xuan was in the building, but he didn't show himself for some reason.

'I wanted to bring him along to the Thunder Valley.'

It was just a whimsical thought, but for some reason, Ye Tian Yun felt like he should bring Gao Xuan with him.

'Well, I guess now he won't be joining me on the trip.'

Ye Tian Yun then focused on his next steps.

He was planning to go into closed-door cultivation for the next few days. 

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, Zheng Xiang suddenly nudged him from side and asked, "Brother Fang, what do you think?"

"Huh? About what?"

"About what Brother Jun just said. Should I also accompany you guys on the trip?"

Ye Tian Yun nodded, "Of Course. That's a must. But before that, I will show you something tonight. Head to my courtyard after we reach the clan, I will join you guys soon after having a word with Prime Minister Fang."

"Oh? Now I am curious, what's it that you wish to show us?" Jun Xie asked.

Ye Tian Yun smiled, "A way to increase your cultivation faster.. It's not yet confirmed, but if my hunch is true, then from tonight, your whole life is about to change."