Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 658 - 657: The House is Full of Cakes

"It’s fine, I just made so many desserts, now is the time I’m excited," Chen Nuo said to Sha Wujing with a smile, "You don’t need to worry about my health. I’ll rest properly after I’ve sorted out this dessert situation."

Sha Wujing felt warmed by Chen Nuo’s response, nodded, and said no more.

Since Sun Wukong’s own flattery hadn’t continued, he gave Sha Wujing a disdainful look and muttered "apple-polisher," then turned to Chen Nuo and asked, "So Master, after making so many desserts, which ones are we going to list on the vending machine?"

"I haven’t decided yet," Chen Nuo replied, recalling the over a hundred types of desserts he’d made. Each and every one was a masterpiece, but it really wasn’t easy for him to make a selection from them.

It’s like asking a mother which child she likes best; of course, she’ll say she loves all of them. This sort of thing, where you love each as much as the other, isn’t something that can be summarized in a sentence or two.

"Master, can I go in and have a look?" Sun Wukong was particularly curious about what those desserts were like. He didn’t care much about eating them, but just to see them would be worth it.

Chen Nuo made way and said, "You can go in and look, but forget about taste-testing. I still have something else I haven’t done yet. I’m going to deal with that first. You can look around, but wait for me to come back for any taste-testing. Of course, you can’t have it for free."

Sun Wukong was quick to agree, "Got it, got it, Master. Don’t worry, I’ve never failed to listen to what you’ve said. I just want to have a look inside, I definitely won’t eat anything."

Chen Nuo nodded, he was quite confident in Sun Wukong, and then he left.

There was something he had kept forgetting. After finishing the desserts and the excitement in his mind had dissipated, he remembered he still had something undone.

A few days ago, when he used the magic artifact to catch crawfish, he’d placed the artifact in the woods and then left. After that, he had started on the desserts.

With the desserts underway, he had forgotten about the other matter. Now that he remembered, he definitely had to go and retrieve the artifact.

The artifact didn’t look remarkable at a glance, resembling a seashell, and wouldn’t easily be recognized by ordinary people as a magic tool.

However, a seashell mysteriously appearing in the deep forest, far from the sea, was certainly odd. It was best not to delay and to retrieve it as soon as possible.

Using his divine skills, Chen Nuo teleported to the location where he had placed the artifact, ready to collect it, but he found nothing.

Chen Nuo paused, his first thought was that he had teleported to the wrong place, since he had indeed visited several spots to find a place. However, after checking those places and still not finding the artifact, he realized that someone else must have taken it.

It was just a seashell, after all. If an ordinary person had taken it, it was fine; without spiritual power, they wouldn’t be able to open the artifact. But if the item had been taken by a monster or someone from the Immortal Realm, then the magic artifact would reveal itself.

Chen Nuo wasn’t worried about ordinary people taking it—it’s likely they did so out of temporary curiosity. If it had been taken by a monster or an Immortal Official, that would be a true problem.

The quantity of crawfish inside wasn’t a hundred thousand; there were tens of thousands. If they were all released at once, the person who picked up the artifact would probably go mad on the spot.

However, after all, it was just some crawfish. Since he had just left the artifact there without any markers, Chen Nuo naturally couldn’t blame the person who picked it up.

He hadn’t placed a tracking spell on the artifact either, so finding it wouldn’t be easy.

Chen Nuo didn’t have the time to spend searching for the artifact either, and what was inside wasn’t anything valuable—just ordinary crawfish. As for what would happen next, it was beyond his control.

After returning empty-handed, Chen Nuo didn’t feel dejected; he teleported back to Chaos Residence, where Sun Wukong and Sha Wujing hadn’t yet come out of the dessert house.

As soon as Sun Wukong stepped into the dessert house, he was dumbfounded. So many beautifully shaped desserts, all exuding the fragrance of milk, filled the entire shop. Any place that could hold something was already occupied by desserts.

Sun Wukong involuntarily let out a sigh of admiration, "My goodness, it’s like I’m in heaven."

Sha Wujing corrected, "This is Mount Fangcun, and to be precise, we are indeed close to the Heavenly Realm."

"I was speaking in hyperbole. Do you know what hyperbole means?" Sun Wukong gave Sha Wujing a blank look. How could this guy be so rigid and unable to catch any hint? 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"I know, hyperbole refers to..."

Before Sha Wujing could finish, Sun Wukong interrupted, "Alright, alright, no need to explain to me what a hyperbole is. The master will be back soon. I’d be listening to you talk instead of looking at these desserts."

Sha Wujing obediently shut up; he too wanted to spend his time admiring the confectionery.

"These desserts are really pretty," said Sun Wukong, picking up a piece of strawberry cake. The cake’s cross-section alternated between layers of cream, cake, and fruit, but the top was decorated with frosting and adorned with a strawberry, making it not only visually appealing but also clearly delicious.

Sha Wujing’s gaze was drawn more to the baked bread.

After being baked, the crust of the bread was a golden-brown color and emitted the aroma of wheat. Although not as overwhelmingly fragrant as cream cakes, it was still enticing enough to make one’s mouth water at the sight.

After admiring the strawberry cake, Sun Wukong’s attention turned to those undivided cakes that were beautifully decorated with frosting.

At that time, Chen Nuo wanted to test his frosting skills. He made several sponge cream cakes one after another. These visually appealing cakes all tasted the same, despite having different fruit toppings.

"These cakes are so beautiful. Master is truly skilled. Just in two days, he managed to come up with so many different combinations," Sun Wukong praised.

"Master possesses such skills, and he managed to keep them hidden until now. No wonder he has achieved so much; had it been me, I would have shown off my abilities a long time ago. I couldn’t have waited this long."

"Shopkeeper Chen must have his reasons for doing so," said Sha Wujing. "His cooking skills are also quite impressive. Without displaying his talents in cooking to the world, how could he highlight how versatile Shopkeeper Chen is?"

Sun Wukong glared at him from the corner of his eye, "I think you are deliberately picking a fight."

"I have no such intention; I’m merely voicing my own thoughts," Sha Wujing explained.

Sun Wukong took a deep breath. In such a beautiful room, he couldn’t afford to get angry with Sha Wujing. If he let his anger affect these beautiful desserts, that would be unfortunate.

After explaining, Sha Wujing continued to look at the other varieties of desserts made by Chen Nuo.

The range of desserts made by Chen Nuo was quite comprehensive, including not only cakes and bread but also things like cookies.