The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 523 Azure in My Memory

Before long, the emotion in Chili Zhenling's eyes changed from resistance to hesitation, and finally to a strong sense of anticipation.

It followed the three precious spirits and slowly approached Qin Lang.

"Well!"

Chili Spirit let out a soft cry, a stream of light flashed across its body, and then a green chili pepper fell from its body.

As a result, Chili Pearl, who was already somewhat weak, became even weaker.

"Thank you for your kindness." Qin Lang reached out and touched the cap-like structure on Chili Spirit's head that resembled a chili stem. Although he felt a little heartache, he knew it was a gesture of goodwill. He took the chili and took a bite.

Immediately afterwards, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Before this, Qin Lang had seen the precious chili peppers produced by Chili Spirit, which were red chili peppers that smelled very spicy. However, the chili peppers produced by Chili Spirit now were not only green peppers, but also not very spicy, only with a rich green pepper aroma.

Even the aroma of green peppers carries a unique sweetness.

Can this chili pepper be used to produce multiple types of chili peppers?

Realizing this, Qin Lang became even more excited.

"Would you like to travel with us?" He looked earnestly at the chili spirit in front of him and slowly spoke, "I can't guarantee anything else, but I can assure you that I will never mistreat you or force you to produce ingredients."

"Hmm!" Chili Spirit nodded emphatically.

It was able to get close to Qin Lang because it already had the intention of seeking refuge, and now, after hearing Qin Lang's assurance, Chili Zhenling's decision became even more resolute.

"So from today onwards, you're our new partner." Qin Lang smiled. "From now on, we'll call you Little Chili."

"Crunch crunch!" Spicy took the initiative to lean in and lightly bite Little Chili to show her goodwill.

Its original dish is twice-cooked pork, and with the addition of more delicious chili peppers, its original dish will become even more delicious.

Other rare spirits and food spirits also gathered around, welcoming Little Chili's arrival with their own words. Little Chili was deeply moved by everyone's kindness.

Compared to now, it must have endured such hardship before!
"Qin Lang, congratulations on acquiring another new rare spirit." Cao Dongdong patted Qin Lang on the shoulder with a smile. "Now, won't we be able to eat even more delicious dishes?"

"That's right, that's right!" Zhao Qian swallowed hard.

"I'm already looking forward to it."

"Don't worry, you'll get your share." Qin Lang chuckled.

"However, it will probably take some time before the little chili pepper can produce any ingredients. It's not in good condition right now and needs to rest and adjust for a while."

Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian nodded in understanding.

“The Spirit Chef and the Rare Spirits complement each other.” Tang Yu chuckled and said, “But speaking of which, the fact that Little Chili was able to escape from the Rare Spirit Hunting Team several times and finally meet you is perhaps a kind of destined coincidence.”

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded and patted Little Chili. "Speaking of which, the hunting team's capture techniques must be very impressive. How did you escape?"

"Uuuuuuu~"

The little chili pepper swayed in mid-air, making sounds as if gesturing something.

Since Little Chili hadn't entered the Traveler's Book yet, Qin Lang couldn't understand its meaning. However, this wasn't a problem, as Little Rice Grain, also a rare plant spirit, translated what it was trying to say. After understanding Little Chili's words, Qin Lang immediately showed a surprised expression.

"You mean you have a special ability to break through blockades when you're trapped, which is why you've been able to escape from the hunting teams multiple times?"

Little Chili nodded her head up and down, a hint of smugness on her face.

"How could a rare spirit possess abilities?" Tang Yu, standing to the side, immediately looked puzzled. "Usually, rare spirits only have two flavor attributes."

"The two flavor attributes not only enhance their survival ability, but also represent the cooking flavors that are suitable for the precious ingredients they produce."

“Apart from that, Zhenling generally does not have any special abilities.”

“It is indeed a bit strange.” Qin Lang nodded in agreement. “Among the three of them, Little Fatty Chicken, Little Millet, and Little Goldfish, the only one that can be considered to have a special ability is Little Millet. It can take root in the soil and hide itself.”

"However, this ability is exclusive to plant-type rare spirits, and it is significantly different from the ability that Little Chili just mentioned."

At this point, Qin Lang looked at Little Chili and asked, "Could you demonstrate?"

Little Chili nodded and crawled into Qin Lang's backpack. After the backpack zipper was closed, a flash of blue light appeared, and it flew out through the backpack.

"It really works!" Zhao Qian exclaimed, her eyes wide. "No wonder Little Chili was able to escape from the clutches of the treasure hunting team so many times."

"But why is Little Chili so special?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask.

"Let me ask," Qin Lang said, patting Little Chili. "Can you tell me why you possess this ability?"

A look of reminiscence and contemplation flashed in Little Chili's eyes before she began to recount something, swaying precariously in the air.

It was a quiet night when the little chili pepper was born, dazed and confused, from a chili pepper that had just transformed into a precious ingredient.

The newborn creature instinctively hovered around the precious ingredients, but suddenly heard a strange and beautiful song drifting slowly from afar.

As if guided by some strange force, Little Chili left her precious companion food and flew little by little toward the direction from which the song was coming.

When it came to its senses, it found itself in a vast, boundless sea, with no trace of land in sight.

Having lost contact with its natural food source, the little chili pepper paced anxiously in circles. Just then, a blue light appeared before its eyes.

It was a blurry, indistinct light and shadow. In a fleeting glimpse, Little Chili could only make out that the other party seemed to have a long, fish-like tail.

Then, it was returned to the shore by the other party.

As compensation for mistakenly taking it away, the azure light and shadow gave it a special gift—the special ability it now possesses.

Unfortunately, upon returning to its birthplace, before it could reconnect with its companion rare ingredients, Little Chili's companion rare ingredients were destroyed by the rare ingredient hunting team that arrived on the scene, and it was captured by the team.

Then began a long journey of escape.

When Xiao La Jiao's story reached Qin Lang and the others with the help of Xiao Mi Li, they all showed expressions of astonishment and surprise.

Little Chili's abilities were actually given to her by another being!

What is the entity that can so easily grant Little Chili special abilities?
(End of this chapter)