Upon hearing what Young Master Chen said, Nie Qingzhu was truly overjoyed, but she replied, "Young Master Chen... my grandfather is actually better at making scallion oil tofu pudding!"

"I'm more skilled at making sweet tofu pudding..."

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More skilled at making sweet tofu pudding, huh?

Young Master Chen smiled slightly, "Qingzhu, you're being modest. Although your tofu pudding skills were taught by Old Nie himself, in my eyes, you've already surpassed the master!"

Before Nie Qingzhu could respond, Old Man Nie, standing nearby, couldn't help but snort coldly, "If you think my tofu pudding isn't good, you can eat elsewhere!"

"Nobody's forcing you to come here every day!"

"Grandfather!!"

Seeing her grandfather speak to Young Master Chen like that again, Nie Qingzhu was so frustrated she almost stomped her feet.

Old Man Nie, seeing this, snorted again but said nothing more.

The next moment, to ease the tension, Nie Qingzhu quickly spoke to Young Master Chen, "Young Master Chen... my grandfather is just like that, he doesn't like anyone!"

"Please don't take it to heart!"

"Do you really like my tofu pudding that much, Young Master Chen?"

"If you don't mind, I'll make you another serving right now!"

Hearing this, Young Master Chen nodded with a smile, "That would be great!"

"Thank you, Miss Qingzhu!"

"No trouble at all, I'm actually happy to serve Young Master Chen!"

With a hint of shyness, she said this, perhaps feeling she had been too forward. The next moment, Nie Qingzhu covered her slightly flushed face and hurried off to make tofu pudding for Young Master Chen!

...

"Who exactly are you?"

"Why have you come to Lieyang City?"

"And what are your intentions with Qingzhu?"

While Nie Qingzhu went to make tofu pudding for Young Master Chen, Ye Tian, with a serious expression, had already appeared in front of him.

Seeing the Child of Destiny from the original story looking at him with such vigilance, Young Master Chen smiled slightly, "Just an ordinary guest!"

"Is it not allowed to come for a serving of tofu pudding these days?"

Just an ordinary guest?

Ye Tian didn't believe such words at all, "Don't joke around!"

"I can sense that you are definitely not an ordinary person!"

"I don't care what your intentions are, but if you dare harm Qingzhu, I won't let you off!"

As expected of the Child of Destiny, his insight was remarkably sharp. Chen Lie thought he had hidden himself well enough, yet Ye Tian still sensed something amiss. But it didn't matter; would he take this minor threat to heart? What a joke!

Indeed, the "Young Master Chen" who suddenly appeared in Lieyang City recently was none other than Chen Lie himself!

Why did he come to Lieyang City, to the stronghold of the Child of Destiny, Ye Tian? It all started with another matter!

As the Child of Destiny in a harem novel, Ye Tian naturally had great luck with women. Not to mention other places, even in Lieyang City, there were several women entangled with him, and Nie Qingzhu was one of them!

With a beauty score of 90, on the surface, she seemed like an insignificant girl selling tofu pudding, but in reality, she was the orphan of the greatest righteous sect in Qingming Province a hundred years ago, the Taiwang Sect. She harbored an astounding opportunity within her.

Chen Lie came here precisely for this great opportunity!

After months of seclusion, Chen Lie had advanced his cultivation from the first level of the Heavenly Origin Realm to the second level. He felt that progressing step by step was still too slow. If he could seize the opportunity behind Nie Qingzhu and bring her into his fold to reap rewards, it would be a win-win situation!

As it turned out, Nie Qingzhu, one of the Destined Female Leads, did not disappoint. With her stunning beauty and a score of 90, she definitely met the System's requirements.

Nie Qingzhu was kind and innocent, completely different from Su Qingyan, who was solely focused on climbing higher. Therefore, using the same tactics as with Su Qingyan to win over Nie Qingzhu wouldn't work. However, this was still no challenge for Chen Lie!

A few days ago, some playboys harassed Nie Qingzhu at her stall, and this was no coincidence. It was just a small trick by Chen Lie!

Although "Hero Saves the Beauty" might be a cliché, it was the easiest way to win the favor of innocent girls. And as expected, things unfolded just as Chen Lie had anticipated. After the incident, he indeed left a "mark" in Nie Qingzhu's heart!

Of course, cultivating such a high level of favorability wasn't solely due to the "life-saving grace" from before. Chen Lie's appearance also played a significant role.

As a cultivator's level increases, so does their lifespan, making it easy to retain youth and delay aging. Despite being an ancestor-level existence, his looks were impeccable!

In the original story, it was even mentioned that he had topped the previous Gentleman's List!

With the appearance of a silver-haired handsome guy from an anime and the mature charm he exuded, even Chen Lie himself had marveled at his reflection in the mirror, thinking how many beautiful girls and women he could have enchanted in his past life with such looks and charisma!

High appearance, good temperament, and with the mature and steady aura Chen Lie exuded, combined with his humorous conversation, under his deliberate guidance, Ye Tian took over ten years to develop a "sibling" bond with Nie Qingzhu, while Chen Lie only needed a little over ten days to make Nie Qingzhu's heart flutter every time she saw him!

Ah, that's the difference!

No matter the world, women can't escape being "appearance-driven"!

"Tian'er..."

"Don't act rashly!"

"Your judgment isn't wrong."

"The person before you is indeed extraordinary!"

"Do not provoke him!"

While Ye Tian was staring at Chen Lie with vigilance and seriousness, the dark green jade pendant on his chest silently glowed, followed by a woman's voice transmission entering Ye Tian's mind!

Hearing the mysterious woman's voice transmission, Ye Tian immediately inquired via voice transmission, "Master... with your keen eyes, can you discern this person's background and cultivation level?"

"I can't determine it, as I'm only a soul body now. But based on my intuition, the person before you has a restrained divine aura, and his True Qi is like a blazing sun and soaring dragon!"

"At least a being above the Heavenly Origin Realm!"