The Palace Master had just returned to her residence and sat down in the courtyard. She was exhausted. "Come and bring some ginseng tea, and a massage to go with it." Master Feng said quickly after sitting down.
A servant came by for the massage but there was no tea. Master Feng was confused. After all no one would dare outright disobey her order. Even if there was a reason it would have to be an incredibly good reason. She didn't ask the mortals to prepare a spiritual tea. It was simply a tea of the mortal world she found pleasant.
"Where is the tea I asked for? You came prepared to give a massage but I see no tea. I know I asked for both." Master Feng said in a confused tone. She almost couldn't believe that this was happening. "A servant disobeying her? Impossible!" she thought as she awaited the answer.
"Reporting to the Master, the kitchen is currently in a state of shock. No one there knows what to do." The servant said, prostrating herself on the stone walkway.
"Hmm, that hasn't happened before. What is the situation that could possibly cause such a situation?" Master Feng asked.
"The Masters disciple showed up a few hours ago and has been cooking ever since." The servant answered, shaking.
Master Feng activated her divine sense and probed the kitchen. She verified the information and decided she would show up to see it in person. She got up and went to the kitchen to see what exactly it was that had her disciple so focused. "Perhaps he wanted to go out for buns again but didn't want to leave without permission?" She thought.
She arrived and I immediately stopped what I was doing. My master had just arrived to see what I was doing. Of course I had to pay respects.
"It's good to see you master. May I ask what it is that brings the master to see this disciple?" I asked cupping my hands and bowing.
"Well I had ordered some tea but the servants failed to bring it. I was curious what it could be that would drive them to disobey. So care to explain yourself? Why are you doing the servant's job?" Master Feng asked.
I grabbed a cookie from the several batches I had made before and gave it to her. She took it but still was curious about it. It was something completely different from anything she had ever seen before. She gave it a sniff, and probed it with her divine sense. She gave it a lick and then ate the whole thing and licked her fingers afterwards.
"What kind of heavenly cookie was that?! It was simply amazing! The fluffiness, the tart and sweet combination. It melts in the mouth and overall is an incredibly satisfying flavor." Master Feng said, shocked at this.
"Hehe, Master likes this disciple's cookies, that makes this disciple happy. I call it a lemon cookie. I had realized that I needed a special type of training to continue improving. So I thought cooking tasty things would be a good way." I said. Moving over to the table that had different foods and even beverages.
"What are all of these things? They all look delicious!" Master Feng said, her eyes sparkling with excitement at this prospect.
It had no effect on cultivation when consumed but that didn't matter. It was simply tasty. That's all that was needed to make it worth it. Since earning mortal money was as easy a snap of the fingers for cultivators.
"This is the lemon cookie this disciple gave you before. This is lemon tea. This is lemonade and It's best served chilled. And this is a lemon cake. This one is lemon taffy. Finally this is a hard candy also lemon flavored." I said, point at each one individually.
Master Feng tried each and every single one of these new things. All of them had their own unique qualities and tastes. Her eyes were sparkling with joy. Her Disciple had made all these good things at the right time for her to properly enjoy them.
"I love all of them. The cooks must learn how to reproduce all of these. It shouldn't be too hard right?" Master Feng asked, staring at me.
"I have the recipes already written down, master. I will hand them to the cooks. I already got all I needed out of this training." I said, bowing.
"Good, now all of you cooks try each of these things and memorize the taste. I'll be ordering these from time to time." Master Feng said, excited.
"Yes, us humble servants will do our best." They all said.
"Good come with me my Disciple. Let's leave them to it." Master Feng said, leaving the room.
I followed after her and when I turned to see the kitchen again most of the treats I had made were already gone. "I didn't realize they would be that good! Wow!" I thought before turning around and catching up with my master.
We went to her resting room. This is where the master would call their disciple to come for an inspection of their aptitude and body development. I knew instantly that I was about to undergo an inspection.
"Alright, Disciple of mine. I believe that you may have been blessed by the heavens. Firstly you grow at a rate unseen by anyone… ever. Secondly you have a determination unlike anything I have seen before. Thirdly you have revelations like those… delicious treats." Master Feng said, eyeing me up and down.
"Thank you master for your words." I said politely.
"The first two are abnormal, and would make you an unparalleled genius. However, the third reason was a lie. That is not a requirement nor an observation to being an unparalleled genius." Master Feng said.
"It is not? Then will the master enlighten this ignorant disciple on this?" I asked, I was legitimately confused.
"Before an explanation happens I want to check your cultivation and body in detail. I'd prefer my disciple not explode on me. You understand don't you?" Master Feng said.
"Disciple understands." I said, know exactly what I have to do.