The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 28 The Abnormality of the Lawrence Family
"It's so delicious, Xiangling, your cooking skills are really great, hiccup~"

Touching her slightly bulging belly, Amber couldn't help but burp. Sarah leaned back in the chair without any image. After cooking Mondstadt cuisine for such a long time, this was the first time she tasted the combination of Mondstadt cuisine and Liyue cuisine. It tasted really good.

"Xiangling, your cooking skills may have surpassed your father's. If this dish is on the menu of Wanmin Hall, there will be many people who like it."

"Lululu~"

Ruojin helped Guoba wipe his mouth and touched his head. Ruojin, who had been living a life of luxury in the Ke family since childhood, knew a lot about food. He had eaten a lot of Licai and Yuecai.

But ever since Xiangling started helping in the kitchen at Wanmin Hall, he seldom went to other places to eat. Ruojin liked Xiangling's refreshing dishes more than the conventional meals.

I didn’t expect that the food cooked by Liyue’s chef was so much more delicious than the food cooked by the chef hired by home. My uncle must have been deceived by those so-called chefs.

Feeling the restraint brought by the clothes on her lower abdomen, Eula rubbed her belly. She had not eaten as much as today for a long time. In the past, at the Lawrence family banquet, Eula had tasted some dishes made by the "Liyue Chef". Apart from the fact that the ingredients used were extremely precious, Eula did not think that the food was very delicious.

With that cooking skill, those 'Liyue chefs' actually asked for 500,000 Mora as a reward. But at that time, Eula didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Now after trying Xiangling's cooking skill, Eula feels that the 500,000 Mora is not worth it.

Humph, since you dare to lie to me, I will remember this grudge. Eula remembered this grudge in her heart. If she meets those so-called Liyue chefs again, Eula will definitely let them experience the hospitality of the Knights of Favonius.

"Ms. Eula, how does Xiangling's cooking skill compare to the chef from your Lawrence family? Who is better?"

During the meal, the noble Eula never put down her chopsticks. Ruo Jin was a little puzzled. Wasn't Eula a noble? Why was she eating so happily? She was nothing like the person from the Lawrence family whom she met on the street that day. She looked more like a young girl who had enjoyed delicious food.

"Since you treated me to a meal, you can just call me Eula."

After taking another piece of delicious dry-pot spicy meat, Youla answered Ruojin's questions while savoring the delicious taste in her mouth. Youla had a very good first impression of Ruojin, the man who invited her to dinner and did not look down on her identity as Lawrence.

"As for cooking, Xiangling's cooking is more to my liking."

"The Lawrence family hired some chefs before, and the food they cooked was really good..."

Thinking of the dish her uncle loved to eat, Eula felt uncomfortable all over. If Ruo Jin hadn't asked, Eula didn't want to recall the disgusting taste at all.

After receiving Eula's affirmation, Xiangling's mouth curled up a little with joy. As a chef, it is a very joyful thing to receive recognition and affirmation from others. This makes Xiangling yearn for the legendary dragon meat in Mondstadt even more. If such delicious dishes can be made with ordinary ingredients, what about using the meat of the wind dragon mentioned by Sarah?

The ceremony of inviting the immortals was about to begin. If she could get a piece of dragon meat, maybe she could let Rock King taste it at the ceremony. If she got Rock King's approval, then Brother Jin would be able to find Rock King. Thinking about this, Xiangling became excited. She had already begun to think about how to cook with dragon meat.

Since ancient times, the best way to build closer relationships in Liyue is to treat everyone to a meal, and this is no exception in Mondstadt. With Amber, who is good at adjusting the atmosphere, the four people of Ruojin quickly became familiar with each other.

"By the way, Eula, did your Lawrence clan lose any goods? I found a Hill Cultivator camp while I was patrolling today. Inside the camp was a truck with the Lawrence clan emblem printed on it."

"If we have time, we will go and clean out those hillbillies. You should quickly deliver the goods and don't delay anything."

"Goods? I haven't heard that Lawrence has any goods recently?"

During the conversation, Amber mentioned that she had found a truck with the Lawrence clan emblem printed on it in the wild, which made Eula a little strange. She had not received any news about the loss of the Lawrence clan's goods. "Speaking of Lawrence, I have some news here too, but I don't know if I should tell you."

"Go ahead, everyone here is also a friend."

Eula trusted the people around her very much, and she thought that the news Ruo Jin heard might be gossip that came from somewhere and was not reliable at all. She didn't take it to heart. After all, everyone knew the reputation of the Lawrence family.

"Then I'll say it."

"I heard that Lawrence's people have been getting closer to the Fatui recently. Eula, is that true?"

"Don't rush to deny it. Think about whether there is anything wrong with the Lawrence family recently."

Originally, Ruo Jin wanted to investigate on his own and then send the results to Eula so that Eula could report the people from Lawrence's clan. But now that Amber mentioned Lawrence, Ruo Jin no longer planned to investigate on his own. Eula, a member of Lawrence's clan, should be able to find more useful information if she investigates.

Ruo Jin lowered his voice and revealed the news he got from Duraf. Eula's first reaction to the news was that it was impossible. How could their Lawrence clan be so close to the Fatui?

Then she thought about it carefully. It seemed that there was something amiss among the Lawrence family recently. Her uncle had always opposed her working for the Knights Templar, but he had not talked to her much recently.

Could it be that there was something hidden from her that she didn't know about? The more Eula thought about it, the more she felt that the Lawrence family was not normal recently. After asking Amber about the location of the truck, Eula stood up and said goodbye to everyone.

"Well, I'm full. I have some things to deal with first."

"Ruo Jin, you ask for gossip about our Lawrence family. I will remember this grudge!"

Although she said she was holding a grudge, the uneasiness in her heart was growing stronger. This reminded her of a book about cats, which said that if a kitten suddenly became quiet, there was a high possibility that it was doing something bad. Perhaps the Lawrence family was planning something in secret.

After watching Eula's hurried back, Ruo Jin stretched. Now he just had to wait for Eula's investigation results. According to Duraf's praise of Eula, if something really happened to Lawrence, she would definitely report it to Captain Qin. At that time, he would not even have to take any action to deal with Lawrence's clan.

"You humans are so complicated. You already have more power and wealth than most people, so why do you continue to pursue these things? Isn't it better to think about how to become stronger?"

"No matter how hard you try, you still have to obey the Seven Gods in the end. Why bother yourself with all that?"

Inside Ruojin's body, the Dragon King Ruotu shook his huge head and sighed. Over the years, he and Ruojin had witnessed a lot of dirty deals between those so-called big families. When Keqing first took over as Yuheng Star, the people from those big families did a lot of obstruction, and Ruojin also dealt with some "rats" in secret.

King Rādhāra felt some pity for these people. He felt pity for them because they had not recognized the world clearly until their death. The word "power" was like a carrot hanging in front of a wild boar, constantly luring people to pursue it.

These people who only see carrots do not realize until death comes to them that those who are powerful have already sharpened their butcher knives.

So, when it comes down to it, strength is still the rule of survival in the continent of Teyvat. King Rodra has thought about this very thoroughly over the years. Otherwise, it should be Morax instead of King Rodra who was sealed in Rojin's body.

(End of this chapter)