The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 148 Goodbye Yunqi
"Cao Dongdong, hurry up!"

Downstairs at the Tianzhou Hotel, Zhao Qian waved to Cao Dongdong, who was carrying large bags, and said with a helpless expression, "We agreed to meet at eight o'clock, and it's already eight-thirty now."

"Sorry, sorry~" Cao Dongdong chuckled, mysteriously pulling out two small boxes from his pocket and handing them to Qin Lang and Zhao Qian respectively.

"Let's use this as compensation."

The box was opened, and a snow-white food with a surface that looked as if it were wrapped with countless threads appeared before my eyes.

"Dragon beard candy?!"

Zhao Qian's eyes widened in disbelief. "You actually made it?!"

She was there when Qin Lang taught Cao Dongdong how to make this dish. She only glanced at the complicated techniques of making dragon beard candy before giving up without hesitation, but she still knew what the finished product looked like.

The gift Cao Dongdong took out was none other than dragon beard candy.

"Just made it, have a taste." Cao Dongdong put down his luggage, rubbed his hands expectantly, and looked at Qin Lang, "Let's see if there's anything that can be improved."

Qin Lang glanced at the thick dark circles under the other person's eyes and showed a helpless expression.

This guy is really going all out.

They secretly made the dragon beard candy without making a sound.

He picked up the dragon beard candy made by Cao Dongdong and put it in his mouth. After taking a bite, the rich aroma of malt instantly burst forth between his lips and teeth.

With a delicate texture like cotton candy, the sweetness of dragon beard candy is continuously released, sweet but not cloying, quickly filling the mouth and teeth.

After taking a bite, Qin Lang nodded slightly, his gaze towards Cao Dongdong carrying a hint of strangeness.

This guy actually learned something.

"I'd give it an 8 out of 10." Qin Lang smiled as he stuffed the remaining half into the mouth of Danbao, who was watching eagerly. "There's nothing to improve, because the art of making dragon beard candy is a process of practice makes perfect."

"The more you do, the better you will become."

Zhao Qian, who was standing to the side, had already swallowed the dragon beard candy whole and kept giving Cao Dongdong a thumbs up, clearly giving it a high rating.

"Seeing your reactions makes me feel relieved." Cao Dongdong chuckled and took out the third box from his pocket. "I made a few extra. When I see Ms. Yunqi later, I'll let her have a taste too."

"I think she'll like it." Qin Lang smiled upon hearing this.

Today is the day they head to Danju City.

However, after studying the map, the three discovered that the only road from Bailushan City to Danju City happened to pass through Luxingyuan.

Since they were going the same way, they naturally went to say goodbye to Ms. Yunqi.

By the way, take a look at the crescent moon that has now transformed into a precious spirit.

After checking their luggage, the three set off immediately, taking a taxi away from the city and arriving at the foot of the mountain where Luxingyuan is located.

Following the steps up the mountain, Qin Lang and his companions soon saw the sign for Lu Xingyuan again.

After Little Crescent Moon was found, Lu Xingyuan Garden resumed normal operations, but it's still early and there aren't many tourists yet.

After some questioning, they soon spotted Yunqi among the herd of white deer, who was brushing them.

"Ms. Yunqi!" Yunqi looked up upon hearing the voice, and immediately smiled upon seeing Qin Lang and the other two. "What brings you here?"

"We're about to leave Bailushan City for Danju City, and we just happen to be passing through, so we wanted to say goodbye," Qin Lang said with a smile, pointing to the brush in the other person's hand. "Do you need any help?"

"Isn't this too much trouble?" Yunxi looked troubled.

"No, no," Zhao Qian quickly shook her head. "Others would love to have such an opportunity to get close to Bai Lu!"

"Well... alright then." Yunqi smiled and distributed the other brushes in the bucket to Qin Lang and the other two. After a few simple instructions, the three of them quickly got the hang of it.

The white deer raised at Luxingyuan have short fur that feels very smooth to the touch.

Seemingly knowing that Qin Lang and the other two wouldn't harm them, the white deer were very relaxed, even nuzzling their heads affectionately against them while they were being groomed.

Amidst laughter, all the white deer in the deer park were quickly washed. Their short fur dried naturally in the sun, and after the dirt was washed away, they looked shimmering silver and exceptionally beautiful.

"Go play." Yunqi waved gently to the white deer, then turned to look at Qin Lang and the other two, and smiled slightly.

"Let's go inside and talk slowly."

"Coincidentally, Little Crescent Moon is also in the house."

"I was wondering why I didn't see Little Crescent earlier." Zhao Qian looked enlightened. "Did Ms. Yunqi feed it separately?"

"More or less." Yunxi explained with a smile, "Little Crescent Moon is a rare spirit after all. During the opening hours of Deer Apricot Garden, there are too many people and too many eyes, so it is not suitable to release it. Therefore, I always arrange for it to stay indoors."

"After the deer park closes, it will mingle and play with other white deer, just like before."

As they spoke, the group arrived at Yunqi's cottage in Luxing Garden.

As soon as the door opened, a silver-white deer peeked out from behind it and let out a joyful cry upon seeing Qin Lang and the other two.

“Little Crescent Moon, we’ve come to see you!” Qin Lang smiled and patted the horn on Little Crescent Moon’s head, then couldn’t help but exclaim, “Little Crescent Moon really looks like the Silver Deer, she looks like a juvenile version of the Silver Deer.”

“I’ve heard about what happened at Wuyin Mountain.” Yunxi looked at Qin Lang and the other two and sighed. “Although the flood won’t reach Luxing Garden, if the Silver Deer hadn’t intervened to suppress the flood, most of Bailushan City might have been affected. That would have been a terrible outcome.”

“Mr. Ruan Cen even praised you at the Food Recommenders Conference.” Yun Qi smiled. “He said that without your help, it would have been almost impossible for him to summon the Silver Deer under those circumstances.”

"We didn't really do anything." Thinking about how scared she was and almost cried at the time, Zhao Qian turned her head away a little embarrassedly.

“In that situation, it was already very brave of them to stand up.” Yunxi shook his head. “Redo, the elite officer of the treasure hunting team who entered the underground palace to steal the original oath fragment, was notorious before.”

"He committed many acts that violated the law of the Spirit Chef Association, but he has always been able to escape the law because of his great strength."

At this point, a hint of helplessness appeared in Yunqi's eyes. "You know, there are some places where you can't find a single high-level spirit chef who has mastered the power of burning spirits in the entire city."

Hearing this, Qin Lang and the other two couldn't help but sigh.

Although Redo was beaten badly, that was because he was facing the Silver Stag. If he had faced any of the other three, they would have been the ones getting beaten badly.

Fortunately, the perpetrator was eventually apprehended and brought to justice.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Yunqi smiled, got up and took a basket of ginkgo nuts from the kitchen. "These are freshly picked ginkgo nuts, want to try some?"

(End of this chapter)