The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 152 The Second Food Spirit's Reverie

"Okay, let's eat!"

As Qin Lang extinguished the fire under the grill, Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian, who could no longer contain their foodie spirits, quickly pounced on it and each grabbed two skewers.

"Eat slowly, it's still very hot!"

No sooner had Qin Lang's voice come out than Cao Dongdong's scream of pain from being burned followed.

"Hot, hot, hot~"

Cao Dongdong made an exaggerated expression, trying his best to open his mouth wide and inhale to lower the temperature of the chicken, but he couldn't bear to spit it out.

Once the temperature had dropped sufficiently, he took a big bite of the chicken from the wing root. As the tender, juicy chicken burst open, the rich aroma of chicken mixed with cumin and a touch of chili powder instantly filled his mouth.

this smell...

Whether it was from the heat or the aroma, Cao Dongdong's eyes instantly reddened, and he silently took another bite.

Having learned from Cao Dongdong's experience, Zhao Qian resisted the urge to take a bite, and after blowing on it to cool it down a bit, she took a bite.

Immediately afterwards, her eyes flashed with light.

"good to eat!"

Qin Lang's superb control of the heat gave this roasted chicken wings a perfect texture: crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. Combined with the fact that the ingredients themselves were of the highest quality, the combination was like adding wings to a tiger, making the roasted chicken wings in Zhao Qian's hands reach a level of deliciousness that she had never tasted before.

After taking a bite, Zhao Qian fell silent, focusing all her attention on the roasted chicken wing in her hand. At first, she remembered to blow on it a couple of times, but later she became too lazy to even do so. Her eating manners were not much better than Cao Dongdong's.

"Buy~"

Bubu, standing to the side, swallowed hard. Seeing that her spirit chef was holding two skewers of roasted chicken wings but had completely forgotten about her, she couldn't help but speak up.

"Ah!" After finishing one skewer, Zhao Qian came to her senses and realized that she only had one skewer, and the other one was for Bubu.

Looking at the slightly charred brown chicken wings, Zhao Qian licked her lips, savoring the amazing taste she had just experienced.

"Bubu, you're still too young. This skewer of chicken wings is almost bigger than you. You can't handle it. How about I eat half for you?"

"Booy?!"

Bubu looked at Zhao Qian with disbelief in her eyes.

Are you still the same spirit chef who dotes on me?

You changed for a skewer of grilled chicken wings!

So many years of feelings, in the end, it was all for nothing!
"Ahem..." Meeting Bubu's gaze, Zhao Qian couldn't help but look away. "Or... give me the wing tips?"

"There's not much meat in the wing tips, they're all bones, they don't taste good!" she said, pointing to the wing tips.

really?
Bubu looked on with a skeptical expression.

From this perspective, the wing tip does indeed appear to be the part with the least meat.

Just as it was about to nod, Cao Dongdong exclaimed, "Wow, these wing tips are delicious! They're so tender and fall off the bone with just one bite!"

"Booy?!"

Bubu's gaze towards Zhao Qian changed once again.

Is this what you mean by "not tasty"?
Zhao Qian: "..."

She glared at Cao Dongdong, who had suddenly spoken up at that moment, and resignedly handed the second skewer of grilled chicken wings to Bubu.

"Here you go!"

Bubu cheered and lunged forward to grab the whole roasted chicken wing, only to feel a pull coming from the other end of the wing.

"Just one bite..." Zhao Qian looked at Bubu with teary eyes.

Seeing the pitiful state of the spirit chef, Bubu felt a little soft-hearted.

It's just one bite, it doesn't seem like you can eat that much?
Just then, a scream suddenly came from the side.

“Feila!!!”

Bubu turned her head and saw Tuantuan holding a skewer of roasted chicken wings, looking like she was about to cry. There was a row of teeth marks hanging on the connection between the wing root and the middle of the wing.

As for the wing roots, they have vanished without a trace.

No, it didn't exactly disappear without a trace.

Following Tuan Tuan's angry gaze, Bu Bu saw Cao Dongdong, whose cheeks were bulging, seemingly having bitten off the wing root, bone and all...

Bubu suddenly shuddered, forcefully snatched the roasted chicken wings from Zhao Qian's hand, and said:
Not even a single bite! Absolutely not!
The next instant, Zhao Qian let out a sharp explosion.

"Cao! Dong! Dong!"

Qin Lang and Danbao watched their friends making a ruckus with smiles, calmly stating that it was nothing to worry about with just a piece of rare chicken.

They used to secretly cook special meals for each other every few days, so now there's no need to fight over them at all; the two of them are perfectly harmonious.

Amidst laughter and chatter, the six skewers of whole roasted chicken wings were reduced to just six clean, oil-free skewers.

Such a large whole wing, one is enough to fill you up to about 50%. After finishing the chicken wing, Cao Dongdong, who had been listless before, was fully revived.

After quickly tidying up the grill and other items, Qin Lang and the other two didn't rush to leave. They ate the food Zhao Qian had prepared while chatting and resting.

"What do you think the Silver Deer gave Little Crescent after it met her?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask curiously. "At that time, it seemed like there was a silver light shimmering on Little Crescent's forehead."

"Perhaps it's some kind of blessing?" Zhao Qian guessed. "After seeing the Silver Deer, I also learned about some of the legendary creatures."

"It is said that many legendary creatures possess the ability to bestow blessings, and creatures blessed by them become more fortunate."

"I think the thing the Silver Deer gave to Little Crescent Moon might be related to the origin of the legendary creature," Qin Lang casually guessed.

"The legendary creatures are not food spirits, but they don't seem to be rare spirits either. Even food spirit detection instruments cannot detect their species."

"As for the origin of the legendary creatures, it is only said that they were followers of the original food spirits, and thus were granted great power."

"Little Crescent Moon and Silver Deer look very alike. Could it want to turn Little Crescent Moon into one of its own kind and make it a legendary creature as well?"

"To become a legendary being?" Zhao Qian thought of the various miraculous phenomena displayed by the Silver Deer after its brief appearance. "Is it really possible?"

"Who knows?" Cao Dongdong shook his head and interjected, "We still know too little about this world."

"Instead of that, let's talk about something more practical, like..."

When will we be able to obtain a second Food Spirit?

When this topic came up, Cao Dongdong's eyes lit up with anticipation. "I've already made up my mind. I'll continue to practice making Dragon Beard Candy during this time, and I'll use Dragon Beard Candy as the origin food for my second Food Spirit!"

"You still have a long way to go." Qin Lang couldn't help but laugh. "You're five Level 1 Food Recommender Badges away from activating your second Star Vein."

"Zhao Qian and I are only two short of each other." As he spoke, Qin Lang looked down at Danbao, a look of anticipation appearing in his eyes.

He naturally had high expectations for his second Food Spirit.

If we could have another adorable little guy like Egg Baby, that would be so much fun!

"Gulu~"

A look of anticipation also flashed in Danbao's eyes.

What will be the origin of the second friend's food?

(End of this chapter)