The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 394 Xiangling’s New Cuisine
"Wow, Ying, Ye Lan's aura is so terrifying, it's as if she's going to swallow Paimon up."

On the way to the Hall of All People, Paimon saw Ye Lan leading many Thousand Rocks soldiers and suppressing a group of Fatui walking on the street. He shrank his head. Although Ye Lan's aura was not directed at her, Paimon still felt very scared.

Ying nodded in agreement. After all, Liyue was safer. Well, if she encountered someone she couldn't beat in other countries in the future, she could come to Liyue to avoid the limelight. She would hide in the Wangsheng Hall at that time. She didn't believe that anyone could hurt her in front of Zhongli, the Rock King. Moreover, if the people in the Wangsheng Hall were angered, her enemies might be able to experience the services of the Wangsheng Hall directly.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the plan was feasible. Ying also secretly praised her command in her heart. Paimon, who didn't know what Ying was thinking, saw a sudden smirk on Ying's face and scratched her head in confusion. Although she knew that Ying's smirk was not directed at her, she still felt a chill on her back.

"I don't know where these Fatui were found. Sister Ye Lan caught so many of them at once."

On this morning when King Ruota was still seasick, Ruojin got up early for a rare occasion and wanted to go to the Wangsheng Hall to find Hutao to go to Wanmin Hall for breakfast together. However, as soon as he arrived at the Wangsheng Hall, the ferryman girl at the door of the Wangsheng Hall told him that Hutao had gone out to handle business and asked Ruojin not to wait for her.

There was no other choice, Ruo Jin could only take Ying and Paimeng, who had just woken up, to the Hall of All People. However, before they arrived at the Hall of All People, they saw this scene.

"Ying, Paimon, my new dish is ready. Come over and try it. I don't know how it tastes."

"Huh? So soon? Wasn't the topic for the preliminary round of the cooking competition posted this morning?"

While being shocked at how fast Xiangling researched the new dish, Paimon did not forget to grab a piece of meat with his little hands and put it in his mouth. After tasting the delicious meat, Paimon couldn't help but squint his eyes. Well, it was worthy of Xiangling's cooking skill, it was simply amazing. This dish should have been improved by Xiangling. Paimon had never seen this dish after having eaten so many meals in Liyue.

Seeing Paimon's expression of enjoyment and confirming that it was not some strange dish, Ying also picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks. In order to make the meat more flavorful, Ying dipped it in the soup before putting it into her mouth.

The moment the piece of meat collided with the teeth, and the meat full of soup exploded in the mouth, Ying's tongue was almost burned red. She meowed, she didn't expect that this dish just out of the pot would be so aggressive.

Seeing Ying breathing out continuously, Xiangling then remembered that because the meat she used was the best wild boar meat, the meat slices soaked in the soup would absorb the soup.

"Guoba, hurry up and get a glass of juice."

"Lululu~"

"Stupid Guoba, this is chili oil!"

Having learned from the previous experience, Xiangling took a special look at what Guoba handed over this time. Sure enough, the idiot Guoba mistook the chili oil for juice again. It was a good thing that he didn't give the chili oil to Ying, otherwise, Ying would probably spit fire from her mouth.

"Hurry, hurry, this is the popsicle Chongyun froze for me, Ying, put it in your mouth quickly."

After taking a quick look and not finding anything that could relieve the spiciness, Xiangling simply took out one of the popsicles that Chongyun had frozen in Wanmin Hall and stuffed it into Ying's mouth. At that moment, the cool feeling on her tongue made Ying feel like she was finally alive.

After seeing Ying's miserable appearance, Ruojin, who was about to dip the meat in the soup and then put it into his mouth, quietly put down the piece of meat in the soup and instead picked up a piece of meat that was not covered with soup.

After savoring the dish carefully, Ruo Jin gave a very pertinent evaluation under Xiangling's expectant eyes.

"Xiangling, your new dish tastes really good. If it's a preliminary round, it will definitely pass."

"But if I remember correctly, the topic of this cooking competition is 'Land and Water Ceremony', but I only tasted the land flavor in this dish." "Oh, that's right, how come I forgot the topic of the competition..."

Hearing Ruojin's reminder, Xiangling slapped her head and remembered the theme of the preliminary round. She was busy studying new dishes just now. If Ruojin hadn't reminded her, she would have forgotten the topic of the competition.

"But what should I cook then?"

Because the new dishes did not fit the theme, Xiangling fell into deep thought. Ruojin, who noticed Xiangling's distress and had no idea about it, also said to Xiangling.

"Xiangling, if you want to ask about eating, maybe you can wait until Hu Tao finishes her business and then ask her when you get to Wanmin Hall. I think her research on eating should be able to give you some good ideas. After all, when it comes to interesting ideas, if Hu Tao is second to none in Liyue Harbor, no one dares to claim first place."

"Hutao? Brother Jin, what you said does make sense. I'll wait for Hutao. Guoba, don't do somersaults at the door. Be careful not to bump into pedestrians."

Since Xiangling had made an appointment with her assistant Hu Tao yesterday to come to Wanmin Hall to practice cooking today, she thought of asking Hu Tao when she came. While thinking about it, Xiangling did not forget to remind the naughty Guoba.

“Lululu??? Lululu!!”

"Hey, did someone call my name just now? Xiangling, please make two servings of almond tofu and a few of your signature dishes for me to take away and eat with Xiao Xianren."

Reminded by Xiangling, Guoba was just about to walk his short legs to find Xiangling, but a pair of green hands picked up Guoba from behind. Guoba's voice became a little frightened, and his short legs kept tumbling in the air. This cute look made Shen He couldn't help but want to touch Guoba's little head.

"Hu Tao, have you finished your business? Also, don't bully Guo Ba!"

After being glared at by Xiangling, Hu Tao put Guoba down awkwardly. This was because every time when she scared Xiangling from behind, the little guy Guoba would spray her with fire. There were several times when she was almost set on fire by Guoba's fire. So Hu Tao sometimes let Guoba experience the feeling of not being able to touch the ground.

"Hutao, let me ask you, what kind of food do you prefer?"

Seeing Guoba running behind Ruojin, Xiangling continued with the previous topic, hoping that Hutao could express some different ideas.

"Eh? You know my favorite dishes, Xiangling, but if you were to pick a favorite dish, I really can't name it right now. Well, I need to think about it."

"Wow, I didn't expect Kurumi would have questions that he couldn't answer. That's really unexpected."

Paimon couldn't help but sigh when she saw Hu Tao fell into deep thought. In her impression, there was almost no problem that could stump Hu Tao. Hearing what Paimon said, Hu Tao also imitated Eula and said with her hands on her waist.

"Little Paimon, no matter how clever a bird is, it has to rest and close down sometimes. That's normal, right? I feel the same way."

"Um, can the bird be described as closing for a rest? It should be tongue-tied, right?"

(End of this chapter)