Wanting to know more, the Saintess talked further with the Ever Spring Mistress.
"What's the situation with the new generation Four Season Monarchs? Were you the first one to get a disciple?" The Saintess asked.
"No… The first one to get a Disciple was the Mellow Autumn Swordsman and the Bright Summer Daoist found one soon after. And since we had little contact with the Final Winter Celestial, we didn't think to ask her either. Bright Summer Daoist assumed that she already had one, and was teaching them. But after all this time, I think the only reason she's still the Winter Monarch is because she simply hasn't found a suitable heir." The Ever Spring Mistress gave her conclusion.
"So to get her to talk… We'll have to find her an heir?" The Saintess quickly understood.
"I didn't say that. It's just a mere possibility." The Ever Spring Mistress said with a chuckle. "Though I don't even know if you can find a suitable heir, since we don't know the technique that she practices. Of course, she specialties in the Dao of Winter, but that is still quite vague as to who might be suitable for it." She expressed her doubts.
"Won't an ice attribute physique or bloodline be suitable?" The Saintess suggested.
"If only… there are too many of them. The easiest would be to find someone who has an affinity with the Dao of Winter. But that is very difficult. I think so far, there haven't been more than four users of the Spring Dao existing at the same time. Five for Summer and three for Autumn. As for winter… I think there have only ever been two. The first was the previous generation Winter Monarch and now the Final Winter Celestial." The Ever Spring Mistress recalled.
"That does make things difficult." The Saintess furrowed her brows.
"Plus, if even the Final Winter Celestial couldn't find a suitable heir for herself in all these years, I doubt you can do it anytime soon." The Ever Spring Mistress stated as a matter of fact. "I'd recommend not to waste effort in that." The Saintess was silent for a bit before agreeing. "Probably." "Now then… I think it's best you lower this barrier. Your boy is getting weirded out." The Ever Spring Mistress added in a teasing tone.
The Saintess looked at Lin Mu and indeed found confusion on his face.
~shua~
She immediately dispelled the barrier, knowing that they had talked for a little too long now.
"Uh… Do you guys want snacks?" Lin Mu asked awkwardly, sensing that the Saintess had removed the barrier.
"Sure." The Saintess said, not wanting to bear the awkwardness in the air.
"Oh?" But the Ever Spring Mistress had different ideas. "You have snacks?" She asked.
"I do have some, but I was gonna cook better ones instead." Lin Mu replied.
"Wait… YOU CAN COOK!?" The Ever Spring Mistress's eyes lit up like it was fireworks on new Year's eve.
"Yeah… Well, it's me and Little Shrubby that'll cook together." Lin Mu answered.
"Do it!" The Ever Spring Mistress said with a wide smile. "I'm tired of eating the same food made by the servants. I want something new." She added.
"Sure. Do you have anything specific you want?" Lin Mu asked.
"Hmm, let me think." The Ever Spring Mistress placed a finger below her lip. "Can you make something spicy?" she asked.
"Sure… I think we have enough spices." Lin Mu replied and took out a few ingredients from his spatial storage. The Ever Spring Mistress was in for a surprise, as she didn't expect the sheer amount of ingredients that Lin Mu had kept in his ring. There were forty types of chili peppers alone. Some of them were spirit herbs, while some were immortal peppers.
Lin Mu had to keep a few of them in sealed boxes, as the mere exposure to the air would make those around them cough. These immortal peppers had a strong fire element within them and were not even supposed to be used for cooking. They were originally used by alchemists to balance out the extreme water element of some herbs and make pills.
But here Lin Mu had completely flipped their use. If a mortal were to be near them, they would simply die from coughing their lungs out, not to mention eating them.
A normal immortal would be in great pain if they ate it. Perhaps only a body cultivator might be able to bear it, and even then they would be quite literally breathing fire after eating it.
Though for beasts who had an affinity for the fire element, the Immortal peppers were a great treat. It also boosted their cultivation base. As such, Lin Mu carried a lot of them, and so did Little Shrubby. They had bought them in the Capital City of the Dao Wind Empire, and Lin Mu had basically wiped out their stock.
"How spicy do you want it?" Lin Mu asked. "I have Flame Tongue Immortal Peppers, Soul Shaking Ghost Pepper, Life Harvesting Reaper Pepper, and also some Gut Melt Immortal peppers." He listed them in the order of spiciness.
"Uhh…" The Ever Spring Mistress was at a loss for words upon hearing the names. She had asked for spicy food on a whim and didn't think Lin Mu had so many of them ready. Not to mention having a variation of them too.
"Oh wait! I also got some Nerve Numbing Sichuan Peppercorns, along with Mellow Immortal Cinnamon." Lin Mu pulled out two more containers. "Now, do you want meat or veggies as the main?" He asked.
"Vegetables." The Ever Spring Mistress replied.
"On it!" Lin Mu said before calling out Little Shrubby.
~shua~
The beast appeared and looked at the new person there. "Time to cook, Little Shrubby." Lin Mu said as he took out the large vessels and utensils.
"Okay~" Little Shrubby replied and summoned his prosthetic arms.
While the two worked, the Ever Spring Mistress approached the Saintess and spoke, "Are you sure he's focused on cultivation? He seems more like a chef instead."
