The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 398: Meeting Keqing at Wangshu Inn

"I didn't expect that for an inn that is not only famous for its food, the chef here has such skills. It's really amazing."

At noon, Keqing, who was working near Wangshu Inn, came to the Inn after finishing the things at hand and ordered some food to take a rest. However, what she didn't expect was that the chef in Wangshu Inn didn't seem to be simple.

Keqing couldn't help but sigh as she smelled the food on the table. She had often heard her younger brother Ruojin say that the food at Wangshu Inn tasted good. After seeing it today, she realized that the chef of Wangshu Inn was indeed an amazing cook. As a daughter of a wealthy family, Keqing could tell the taste of the food by the color and smell of the dishes.

Speaking of which, the people from the General Affairs Department seemed to have said that the ancient books collected in Wangshu Inn might record things about the Kitchen God? Gently scooping a spoonful of almond tofu into her mouth, while feeling the delicious taste in her mouth, Keqing was thinking about the various materials reported by the General Affairs Department these days, wondering if she should go ask the owner of Wangshu Inn after dinner.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

Just when Keqing was wondering whether she should go and ask the owner of Wangshu Inn, who was under Ningguang's command, in person, or let Ningguang ask, a scream suddenly came from the Wangshu Inn. Hearing the scream, Keqing subconsciously stood up from the stool.

In addition to the fact that Keqing was somewhat surprised by the screams due to her job, what made Keqing even more puzzled was that she always felt that the screams sounded familiar, as if they were made by someone she knew.

This made Keqing even more concerned. After all, there was a cooking competition tomorrow, and this year's Moon Festival was quite special, so Keqing would not allow any accidents to happen. Just as Keqing was about to go to Wangshu Inn to see what was going on, she unexpectedly found that Ruojin walked out of the Wangshu Inn with Klee in his arms, and behind him, Xiangling and Ying seemed to be saying something to Paimon. There was nothing strange about it.

"Ajin, why are you guys here?"

Feeling a little surprised that Ruojin and the others appeared in Wangshu Inn, Keqing walked towards them from a distance. Seeing Keqing walking over from the dining table, Ruojin hugged Klee and Keqing and greeted them loudly.

"Sister, you are busy around here. Paimon has a problem with his teeth, so Ying wanted to ask Albedo to treat Paimon. I followed him because I had nothing to do."

Paimon's teeth? After listening to Ruojin's explanation, Keqing turned her head to look at Paimon. Seeing that Paimon's face was still tilted on one side and there were traces of tears on his face, Keqing, who felt pain just by looking at it, also spoke with concern.

"Paimon, how do you feel now? If you don't feel well, I know some good dentists. They are very good at extracting teeth. It's better to extract bad teeth as soon as possible."

It would have been fine if Keqing hadn't said this, but when she said this, Paimeng almost burst into tears. Seeing that Paimeng's eyes turned red, Keqing, who didn't know what she had said wrong, looked at Paimeng's best friend in some confusion, which made Paimeng's best friend Ying smile awkwardly, and then said to Paimeng.

"Paimon, I did that for your own good."

"Ying, you are such a bad guy! Albedo clearly said that the tooth can be repaired directly with alchemical potion without extraction, but you, such a bad guy, actually chose a tooth extraction treatment for me, wuwuwu~"

When Paimon heard Ying say that it was for her own good, he would not believe her even if he was stupid. After all, who would force Albedo to pull out her teeth for her own good? He really thought that Paimon was an idiot, didn't he?

Seeing that she had failed to fool Paimon, and even Keqing's gaze towards her was a little strange, Ying's eyes wandered for a few seconds before she finally came up with a new excuse. She then explained righteously, "Hehe, Paimon, I'm doing this for your own good. Think about it, the cooking competition is tomorrow, right?"

"Albedo said that it takes much less time to treat a tooth after it has been extracted than to repair it. If I extract your tooth today, maybe you won't feel any pain tomorrow and you can be a referee with me on the field and taste all kinds of delicious food."

"Hey! What Ying said seems to make sense. Well, then Paimon forgives you!"

After listening to Ying's explanation, Paimeng thought about it carefully and it seemed that what Ying said did make sense. If she couldn't recover quickly, she would miss the cooking competition.

Thinking of this, Paimeng's eyes became a little guilty. After all, she was thinking just now that Ying just wanted to bully her, but now it seems that he just wanted to make her suffer a short pain.

"Keqing, why are you here at Wangshu Inn?"

Seeing that she had fooled Paimon, Ying breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shifted the topic to Keqing. After all, she didn't dare to bet whether Paimon would suddenly react.

"Me? I was just dealing with something nearby. Since it's already noon, I came here to have lunch and look for clues about the legendary Kitchen God. Legend has it that the Kitchen God once appeared in the present Guiliji. I think the ancient books collected in Wangshu Inn may have some stories about the Kitchen God."

"So Lady Keqing came to Wangshu Inn for this. Just now the boss thought that Wangshu Inn had violated some rules and asked Lady Keqing to come here in person."

When Keqing said this, Yan Xiao happened to pass by with a plate of golden shrimp balls ordered by Keqing. After hearing that Keqing was not here to Wangshu Inn to check anything, Yan Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Yan Xiao knew that his boss was a subordinate of Tianquan Ningguang, the Yuhengxing in front of him never cared about the other party's background. Every time the Yuhengxing came to Wangshu Inn, his boss Philgodette would always worry for a long time, fearing that the Yuhengxing would find out what was not up to standard in Wangshu Inn.
After hearing the purpose of his elder sister Keqing's visit to Wangshu Inn, Ruo Jin, who was standing by, asked the sealed Ruota Dragon King curiously.

"Boss Ruo Tuo, do you know the Kitchen God? I think Xiangling has told me about the Kitchen God before. She said it was Grandma Ping who told her about it."

"Marcosius, I do know him, but I only know a few stories about him. You just need to remember that he is a senior who deserves respect."

Within the seal, the Dragon King Ruotu sensed Guoba chasing a butterfly not far away, and answered Ruojin's question with a very emotional tone. If it weren't for his old friend who had used up all his strength, the lives of the people of Liyue would have been much more difficult.

Unfortunately, with the passage of time, the story about his old friend has been gradually forgotten by more and more people as it has been passed down from generation to generation. Fortunately, someone among the Seven Stars noticed this and wanted to use the theme of Chasing the Moon to remind the people of Liyue of his old friend. If what King Ruotu expects is true, Aping should tell the people of Liyue the story about his old friend again during this year's Chasing the Moon Festival.

(End of this chapter)