Chaotic World of Martial Arts: I Have a Spirit Pearl of Desire

"Senior sister, your subordinate is quite loyal. He caught a treasure fish and even knew to bring it to you."

Zhao Zi joked with a smile.

"I only helped him out before."

Luo Haitang seemed indifferent.

Zhao Zi shrugged: "It's just a mere treasure fish, probably only a first-grade one, not worth much money."

"Oh well, they've already delivered it."

Luo Haitang instructed the guard, "Let him in."

"yes!"

Soon, Chen You came in carrying a food basket.

The moment he stepped across the threshold, the rich aroma of fish wafting from the crack in the lid of the food basket instantly captivated the noses of the two people inside.

The aroma was not the usual scent of oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, but a sweet, meaty fragrance that went straight to the bone and invigorated the spirit.

"Instructor, I was lucky today and caught a treasure fish. I specially cooked it and brought it to you." Chen You stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and spoke in a steady voice.

Luo Haitang remained calm and said dismissively, "Chen You, there's no need for such trouble in the future. Just do your job well in the hall."

"Hey, senior sister, since they've already brought it, let's try it." Zhao Zi, sitting to the side, sniffed, her beautiful eyes brightening, and smiled at Chen You. "It does smell really good. Here, let us see it."

Chen You felt a pang of curiosity. Who was this woman?

He looks very young, but he has a noble demeanor. He must be one of Luo Haitang's distinguished guests or friends.

Without much thought, he dutifully served the fish soup and placed it in the center of the table.

Zhao Zi took a closer look and saw that the broth was milky white like jade and the fish meat was as smooth as fat. She couldn't help but praise, "The cooking looks great."

"I was worried that the soup would get cold and affect the taste, so I sent it over as quickly as possible," Chen You replied.

"You're so thoughtful." Luo Haitang nodded slightly, picked up a spoon, scooped up a small mouthful of soup, and put it into her jade lips.

After taking that bite, Luo Haitang was completely stunned.

That familiar heat control, that unique method of preparing medicinal cuisine...

This is the taste of my younger brother.

They're exactly the same!!

Suddenly, long-forgotten memories flooded back, and Luo Haitang's eyes became somewhat dazed.

Seeing this, Chen You didn't disturb him any further and tactfully took his leave.

After Chen You left, Zhao Zi curled her lip indifferently and said, "Senior sister, this kid is probably trying to flatter you. I usually despise people who flatter others the most."

"Oh." Luo Haitang was shaken and had no intention of paying attention to her. She just responded lightly, but her spoon did not stop. She scooped up another spoonful of soup.

"Senior sister, how delicious can this kind of food cooked by a roughneck be? You're making such a fuss..."

Seeing that Luo Haitang ignored her, Zhao Zi muttered something strangely.

However, Luo Haitang still ignored her and instead picked up the bowl, eating the fish much faster.

This unusual behavior puzzled Zhao Zi. She sniffed and finally couldn't resist picking up a spoon and taking a small bite, just to try it out.

The moment the soup touched her lips, Zhao Zi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise and disbelief.

The fish was so tender it seemed to melt on her tongue, and a warm current flowed down her throat and into her entire body, a hundred times more delicious than any delicacy she had ever tasted!

"This...this is so delicious!"

Zhao Zi exclaimed in surprise. Seeing that Luo Haitang had already eaten a lot of fish and meat, and the bowl of soup was almost empty, she immediately became anxious.

Forget about maintaining the demeanor of a wealthy heiress, she grabbed the piece with her chopsticks, saying, "Senior sister, leave some for me! This piece is mine!"

"Put it down. Didn't you just complain that it was cooked by some roughneck?" Luo Haitang raised an eyebrow, slightly twisted her wrist, and her chopsticks shot out like a nimble snake, intercepting the piece of fish.

"Oh, I take back what I just said! I want some of this soup too!"

In an instant, the two martial arts masters, who were usually dignified, aloof and superior, started fighting over a bowl of fish soup and a few pieces of fish at the dinner table, completely losing their composure.

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"My fish soup was really delicious."

Chen You had already returned home. There was still some fish soup left in the pot. He took a bite and found it delicious and fragrant.

Actually, given his original cooking skills, he certainly wasn't that good.

However, he had that cookbook.

He spent a full 200 desire points learning how to make fish soup using the rosary of desire.

Finally, the art of cooking fish soup has reached perfection.

So the fish soup he cooked was simply amazing!

"quack……"

At this moment, seeing Chen You enjoying his food, the Duck King couldn't help but squawk.

At this moment, it was chained up by Chen You, looking utterly miserable.

"Hmm, I forgot to give you something to eat."

Chen You casually grabbed some rotten vegetable leaves from the stove and threw them to it.

Lying on the boat, Chen You checked the desire points he had just gained.

[Desire: I really want to taste my brother's fish soup again! (Completed, gained 50 Desire Points.)]

At the same time, Chen You noticed that Luo Haitang's favorability towards him had increased by 3 points!

"Next, we need to deal with Yang Shuqing. That will give us 300 Desire Points!"

Chen You stroked his chin.

Several previous attempts to find information about him in the vicinity failed, but no news of Yang Shuqing came up.

He guessed that the reason was that he and Yang Shuqing had no connection.

Therefore, this does not fall under the category of "nearby information about him".

"Therefore, I can only rely on this duck king to find Yang Shuqing."

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The next morning, Chen You went to the adjacent side room and found the duck king that he had caught the day before proudly raising its neck, looking down on the rotten vegetable leaves in the food bowl.

"Hmm? You're complaining that it doesn't taste good?" Chen You frowned.

"Quack quack!" The duck king flapped its wings twice and stretched its neck, calling out repeatedly towards the place in the yard where Chen You had killed fish yesterday.

"You want to eat fish?" Chen You raised an eyebrow and walked over, saying, "Okay, I'll feed you fish later. But you have to find the location of that flying knife master Yang Shuqing for me today."

"Quack quack!" The duck king nodded repeatedly, as if afraid that if he agreed too late, he would have to keep eating vegetable leaves.

"Okay, now come with me."

Chen You led it out by tying its ankle with a hemp rope.

Just as they arrived at the entrance, they ran into Lao Mu and several of his men, who were on their way to patrol.

Chen You gave them a few instructions, saying that he had some things to take care of and told them to patrol the streets on their own.

After seeing Lao Mu and the others off, he led the swaggering duck king straight to the vegetable market.

When passing by the fish market, Chen You readily bought three palm-sized grass carp to feed it.

The king duck devoured the fish with gusto, letting out a satisfied burp after finishing.

Then, the Duck King led the way with his head held high, swaying as he walked toward the most bustling part of the town center.

This surprised Chen You, who was following behind.

How could Yang Shuqing, the wanted knife-throwing swordsman, be so audacious?

Instead of hiding in the wilderness, he chose to hide in the bustling center of town.

Soon, the Duck King stopped in front of the grand gate of a mansion, plopped down on the ground, and refused to take another step.

"Is this the place?" Chen You asked in a low voice.

"Quack!" The duck king raised its head and nodded its flat beak repeatedly, its eyes full of certainty.

Chen You looked up and surveyed the mansion in front of her. It had high walls and a large courtyard with a tightly closed vermilion gate, and it looked like the residence of a wealthy family.

But precisely because of this, he felt somewhat uneasy.

Does Yang Shuqing, a wanted fugitive knife-throwing thug, really have the guts and ability to hide in a heavily guarded mansion?

Could this duck have led the way randomly just to trick the fish into eating it?

Just to be on the safe side, Chen You decided to investigate the information.

However, at that moment, the gate of the mansion in front of them opened.

A group of people came out from inside.

Chen You actually knew the person in charge.

It turns out to be the person who had dinner with Luo Haitang last night!

Chen You couldn't help but frown.

Could it be that this woman knows Yang Shuqing, the knife-throwing expert?