It was another ordinary day, Henry was doing his job as a kitchenboy.
"You, come with me." The middle-aged man from that night suddenly entered the kitchen and summoned Henry.
The people in the kitchen all recognised the top level manager of the academy, and they all displayed respectful expressions.
"Me?" Henry pointed to himself slowly and then nodded. "Oh, okay."
Seeing Henry's blank expression, Abdul sneered in his heart. "This fool must have provoked someone he shouldn't have."
All Abdul wanted at that moment was to see Henry get into trouble. The moment Henry got into trouble, the opportunity to go to the assessment would fall into his hands.
The middle- aged man led Henry to the main building, then to the same banquet hall as the last time. As soon as Henry went in, he saw the head chef standing in the kitchen.
Upon seeing Henry being led there, the head chef approached Henry hurriedly and said, "Henry, you hiding the fact that you're such a skilled cook from me all this while has been so hard on me. I have been so worried for the past few days. Come, come, you be the head chef, I'll support you."
The head chef's face was filled with smiles, but Henry could still see dissatisfaction in the chef's eyes.
Henry could easily understand the chef's attitude towards him, so he did not say much. After showing a silly grin, he began to cook.
While Henry was busy cooking, he noticed that the chef was looking at him suspiciously. Obviously, the chef did not believe that he could make anything delicious, but he dared not to doubt the middle-aged man.
Time passed by, and the dishes were served one after another. Delicious aromas wafted through the kitchen.
The middle- aged man smiled with satisfaction and patted the head chef on the shoulder. "This young man is pretty good. Let him come over here next time."
Upon hearing that, the head chef jolted and was stunned for a moment. He had coveted the position of the private chef in the main building for a long time. The treatment was good and he would be able to meet with big shots. It was said that the previous private chef was so skilled that he was brought back along to the Holy Land by a big shot from there, and later had his meridians forcefully purified by the big shots and was qualified to practice Qi, and was currently living a happy life.
However, the chef did not dare to say anything against the order of the middle- aged man. He could only agree with a smile.
"I hope you'd still remember me in the future." The head chef was once again speaking politely to Henry. After all, he was now speaking to the private chef of the main building, whose status was much higher than his.
Henry scratched his head and asked with a silly grin. "Would they pay me with lots of Spiritual Stones to cook here?"
"Don't worry. We'd only pay you with more than you used to get." The middle- aged man looked at Henry with satisfaction.
Upon hearing that, Henry's grin instantly grew much wider.
"What a fool, yet he is blessed with such luck. I have to learn those skills of his." The head chef thought to himself.
In the kitchen of the academy, Abdul went to Master Sun's side and said, "Master Sun, have you heard? Henry was led away by one of the lords of the academy just now!" "Led away? What's going on?" Master Sun had a strange look on his face. He had a very good impression of Henry, who was hardworking and obedient, and had even planned to bring Henry along with him to participate in the academy's assessments with him.
"I heard that he had offended some big shots," said Abdul in a low voice. "Master Sun, we can't keep such a person with us any longer. Otherwise, if those big shots put the blame on us, we'll all be in trouble."
"That's right, master." An average looking woman approached them and said, "Master, please find a way to make Henry leave."
This woman was the disciple of Master Sun and was also Abdul's lover. Abdul had already told her that he wanted to get rid of Henry. Now that she had found an opportunity, she immediately came to convince her master about it.
"Master Sun, it was clear enough that Henry wasn't one of those good apples." Abdul continued, "Him staying here would just bring us more trouble."
While they were still in the middle of their discussion, Henry entered the kitchen.
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