Adventures in Spirit Monkey Mountain A Zoo Trip

Before long,

All the roommates who had received the message gathered in the dining area.

Fortunately, the current number of roommates wasn’t too overwhelming.

Otherwise,

The communal dining space in the apartment might not have been able to accommodate everyone.

[Ding!]

[Brilliant move! Your exceptional culinary skills in spiritual cuisine have significantly boosted your companions' happiness!]

[Reward: 50 spirit stones]

[Ding!]

[Brilliant move! Your exceptional culinary skills in spiritual cuisine…]

[…]

A simple bowl of Breeze Noodles alone earned Lin Yu 210 spirit stones.

Following the routine, the cat who had just returned from watering the flowers added sect contributions and extra spirit stones as the cherry on top.

Chi Qingchi: "Munch munch… Lin! You’re amazing! Can I have another bowl? Munch munch…"

Chen Qimeng: "The noodles you made are really fragrant. I had no idea your cooking skills were so much better than mine!"

Chi Qingshui: "The flavor is excellent. Thank you for your effort, Lin Yu."

Mo Shangying: "I was feeling a bit chilly when I came downstairs, but now I’m all warm and cozy!"

Ye Mengfu: "Delicious…"

Tang Yimian: "Junior Lin Yu can actually cook? What an impressive guy."

Cat: "Incredible! The taste and texture are this good?"

Watching the satisfied and blissful expressions on everyone’s faces,

Lin Yu crossed his arms and began forming a new idea…

After massage parlors, writing novels, and debuting as a singer,

Another viable career path for the future had emerged—

Opening a restaurant!

With more and more spiritual cuisine recipes under his belt, wasn’t it only a matter of time before he became a multi-starred master chef?

Gathering everyone in the dining area, Lin Yu had his own calculations.

When a man has too many confidantes, it’s easy to forget things.

Casually checking the message boxes in the past was a hassle!

But now, with the new spiritual dish, Breeze Noodles,

One bowl was worth five checks in the past.

One bowl a day—effective, affordable, and convenient!

A single bowl could cover three floors effortlessly!

After finishing his meal, Lin Yu stood up and swept his gaze across the room.

Blink blink, blink blink…

Message boxes appeared above the heads of every female sect member.

(2,000 words of content omitted, highlighting only the most crucial and far-reaching information)

After reviewing everything, the known information could be disregarded.

The newly emerged tasks and previously unfinished ones were today’s main focus.

[Chen Qimeng (Acting Sect Leader of the Joyous Sect)]

[Purchase Immortal Attire (Daily Task): Buy ceremonial robes for the sect’s head disciple…]

[Companions in the Mortal World (New Daily Task): As the sect leader’s confidante, accompanying the head disciple on outings is a matter of the heart (go shopping together).]

…

[Chi Qingshui (Pavilion of Ancient Tomes Elder)]

[Wrist Ailment (New Daily Task): Years of relentless writing and editing have left the elder with a chronic wrist injury, worsening on rainy days (massage therapy).]

…

[Chi Qingchi (Joyous Sect Bell Bearer)]

[Dining Needs (New Daily Task): …Please sample "ice cream cones" promptly.]

[Dining Needs (New Daily Task): …Please sample "iced cola" promptly.]

…

[Mo Shangying (Array Hall Elder, Former Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Traitor)]

[Array Mastery Rivalry (Urgent Task): As fellow geniuses in array formations, a showdown is inevitable…]

[Hidden Injury (Daily Task): The elder’s unorthodox cultivation posture has led to… (massage therapy).]

[Spiritual Tool Upgrade (New Daily Task): The elder’s array-casting tool is worn out and needs replacement (replace mechanical keyboard switches).]

…

[Ye Mengfu (Joyous Sect Talisman Bearer)]

[Purchase Spiritual Powder (Daily Task): The sect’s supply of spiritual powder is running low… (buy watercolor paints).]

[Couple’s Portrait (New Daily Task): Confidantes should have a shared memento of their bond to signify their importance to each other (take a couples’ photo).]

…

[Tang Yimian (Hall of Enlightenment Elder)]

[Teaching in the Mortal World (Urgent Task): The elder’s reputation has long resonated across the five sects and eight wilds…]

[Purchase Talismans (Daily Task): A mortal cultivator has made a breakthrough… (requires buying small red flower stickers).]

[Hidden Injury (Daily Task): The Hall of Enlightenment elder suffers from prolonged standing during teachings… (massage therapy).]

[Expedition to Spirit Ape Mountain (New Daily Task): Young cultivators plan to explore the perilous Spirit Ape Mountain. The elder, as their guardian, has reservations and seeks assistance to ensure safe passage (visit the monkey exhibit).]

…

[Du Miaomiao (Outer Sect Apprentice Disciple)]

[Physical Cultivation (New Daily Task): The young disciple, confined indoors for too long, lacks the physical conditioning to match sect standards. Daily training is needed (exercise).]

…

After reviewing everything,

Lin Yu had quite a few tasks to tackle today.

In the morning, he focused on Tang Yimian and the cat, heading to the zoo for some leisure.

The new daily task on Elder Tang particularly piqued Lin Yu’s curiosity.

Which school administrator had the audacity to lead a group of elementary students to "visit the monkey mountain"?

Clearly not cut out to be the Jade Emperor—never been bullied by monkeys before, huh?

Without Lin Yu today, the group would probably fall apart!

Bound by duty,

He had no choice but to accompany [Elder Tang] on this journey to the Western… Western Suburb Zoo, to remind those wild monkeys who their true "king" was!

After breakfast,

Tang Yimian approached Lin Yu privately and reminded him:

"Junior Lin Yu, the taxi I booked will arrive at 8:30. We have about forty minutes left."

"No need to rush. I just wanted to remind you—I didn’t dare mention this earlier with so many people in the dining area."

As expected of a senior.

Though a bit wordy, her social awareness was commendable.

Announcing it publicly wouldn’t have been impossible,

But it would’ve invited unnecessary gossip.

Better to avoid extra trouble.

Now that she’d done her part politely, it was Lin Yu’s turn to reciprocate.

"Senior, there’s an unexpected situation I’d like to discuss."

"Earlier at the table, I introduced our new roommate, the cat."

"She doesn’t have much experience with communal living, and Sister Weiwei is on the morning shift, so she asked me to look after her."

"Would it be possible for her to come with us to the zoo?"

"She’ll buy her own ticket and just stay close to our group without interfering."

Since this was a school-organized activity,

Getting Lin Yu involved as an outsider volunteer

Must have already required considerable effort from Tang Yimian.

Now, adding another person last minute naturally needed her approval.