They had a hotpot meal with smoke all over. Their faces had flushed red and they were enjoying it with pleasure.
Of course, the Empress and Jade Emperor maintained their images. Even before the good food, they did not lose their calm. They remained elegant and expensive. They only ate the food Cheng Yi had scooped into their bowls while making a face as if they were doing her a favor.
Halfway in, the Empress suddenly said, "Jade Emperor, do you taste something?"
"What?"
The Jade Emperor who was munching halted. He reached his chopsticks into the hot to stir the broth.
"Other than being delicious, what else is there in the pot?"
The Empress's face sank. She scoffed, "Stop fooling around. It's the Path!"
Cheng Yi was perplexed. She could not help asking, "There's a…Path in there?"
