"Sect Master, thank you so much for having us," Wang Jian spoke with deeply cupped fists. The other sect masters followed his lead, each offering their own respectful bows.
"It's no problem at all," Li Yao replied with a bright smile, waving her hand dismissively.
[What are you doing? He's getting away!] The Empress's voice suddenly cut through Li Yao's thoughts. Her spiritual awareness immediately zeroed in on Xiang Yu, who was quietly slipping away from the group. The Empress had been meticulously tracking how Xiang Yu's various professions improved through the quality of materials he consistently provided, and she was almost ninety-nine point nine percent certain his cooking had finally entered first grade. There was no way she was going to miss out on such high level spirit food.
"What's the matter? Won't he just go cook dinner for all of us in the kitchen?" Li Yao asked in confusion.