Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Soon after, officials from the city came and took away Tian Boguang's body. Tian Boguang was a notorious womanizer, and the government had already posted a wanted notice for him. Ling Chi killed Tian Boguang, and not only was he innocent, he could also receive a substantial reward.

However, the procedures were too cumbersome, and Ling Chi was unwilling to spend his energy on them. So he invoked the name of the Huashan Sect, having the government office complete the formalities and send the money directly to the Huashan Sect. This saved him trouble and also earned the sect a good reputation.

I don't know what others think, but Yue Buqun was very pleased when he found out.

"Chi'er, you did very well, very well!" In an inn in Hengshan City, Yue Buqun praised repeatedly. This was the kind of grandeur he wanted for the Huashan Sect; in the martial arts world, mentioning the Huashan Sect would elicit a thumbs-up and the praise: "A renowned and prestigious sect!"

He used to see no hope and could only keep a low profile. But ever since he took Ling Chi under his wing, things have changed.

One day of practice is equivalent to ten days of practice for others. While it may not be unprecedented or unparalleled, it is certainly a once-in-a-century occurrence.

Unfortunately, one thing gave him a major headache: his young apprentice loved cooking too much. Besides practicing martial arts, he spent almost all his free time in the kitchen, researching various recipes every day. Although his creations were all delicious, earning praise from the entire sect, this was a trope in him grooming a future sect leader as a genius disciple who spent all his time in the kitchen studying recipes…

However, this kid's martial arts talent is too outstanding. He has only been a student for two months, but he was able to kill Tian Boguang, who was not much worse than him, with a single sword. If this disciple is given another three to five years, wouldn't he be invincible?

Forget it, as long as I can shoulder the responsibility of carrying forward the Huashan Sect, that's enough. I'll cook if I want to! It's better than my eldest disciple drinking all day and my sixth disciple performing monkey tricks all day.

"It's all thanks to Master's excellent teaching." Ling Chi wrapped up the pancake with lettuce, shredded meat, scallions, and sweet bean sauce. "Master, this is the Taishan pancake I just learned. Please try it."

"Uh..." Yue Buqun's lips twitched, and he finally accepted his disciple's good intentions: "Chi'er, if you have some free time, you should practice your martial arts more... Mmm, delicious."

"Master is right, I have never slacked off for a single day." Ling Chi used a bamboo rake to spread the mixed grains on the iron plate, cracked two eggs on top, and said, "Master's wife, this is yours. What would you like to roll up?"

Yue Buqun: "..."

……

The retirement ceremony of Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect was a grand event in the martial arts world, and almost all the prominent figures of the sects brought their disciples to witness the occasion.

Many people thought this was just a simple gathering, and no one expected that a junior disciple of the Huashan Sect would stand out and become the focus of discussion among various sects in the days leading up to the ceremony.

At first, when Ling Chi set up a challenge to sell Juntun Guokui (a type of flatbread), the various sects just thought it was an interesting side story. However, in just a few days, Ling Chi made a name for himself and was hailed by many people in the martial arts world as one of the best of the younger generation.

That's fine. As the saying goes, a new generation replaces the old. There are too many outstanding young people. Every few years, a few young masters will emerge. Each sect only regards Ling Chi as one of them.

But until the day before Liu Zhengfeng was to retire from the martial arts world, when Ling Chi spread the news that Tian Boguang, the Lone Ranger, had pierced the heart with a sword, the leaders of various sects could no longer sit still.

Although Tian Boguang was merely a notorious womanizer, his martial arts skills were no less than those of many gang leaders. Because Tian Boguang was on the government's wanted list, various martial arts factions had sent people to hunt him down, but their repeated attempts not only failed but also resulted in heavy losses each time.

Tian Boguang was not only highly skilled with a sword, but also had exceptional lightness skills. Whenever he was surrounded or outmatched, he would run away without hesitation, and no one could catch him. This earned him the reputation of "Lone Wanderer" in the martial arts world.

But this very person, who caused headaches for all sects, was killed by Ling Chi with a single sword through the heart.

Although eyewitness accounts suggest that Ling Chi's attack involved some element of surprise, given Tian Boguang's cautious nature, he should have had a way to deal with such an attack.

But what was the result? He was pierced through the heart by Ling Chi's sword, unable to react in time.

"A flash of sword light, as fast as lightning."

Gradually, the name of Ling Chi, the "Lightning Sword," began to spread throughout the martial arts world.

Chapter Fifteen: White Impermanence

The day before Liu Zhengfeng retired from his life of crime, starting in the morning, Ling Chi set up a stall across from Liu's residence: "Come and see! I'm personally making Juntun Guokui and Taishan Jianbing by Ling Chi, the Lightning Sword of the Huashan Sect! To thank our new and old customers, we're offering a special half-price promotion, only for today and tomorrow. Buying now is a steal, don't miss out!"

"..."

The martial arts practitioners who came to visit Liu Zhengfeng were stunned when they saw the young man dressed in white and wearing a tall hat.

Isn't that Lightning Sword Ling Chi?! What's he doing here, setting up a small stall in front of the Liu residence? And dressed like a ghost.

"Master, would you like some guokui? Oh, you're a nun, then how about some jianbing? It's a multigrain jianbing, rolled with vegetarian fillings. I guarantee you've never had it before, and it's guaranteed to be delicious. If you don't like it, I'll compensate you three times the price." Seeing an old nun approaching, Ling Chi enthusiastically solicited business.

"..." The old nun stopped in front of him and looked at him like she was looking at a monkey in a zoo, thinking to herself: With such a tall hat, how come he looks like the White Impermanence?

How much are the pancakes?

“Master is lucky. She caught a junior’s half-price sale. A set of pancakes only costs five taels of silver,” Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Five taels?" The old nun laughed, whether out of mockery or anger, it was hard to tell. "I have traveled the world for decades and have never seen such a heartless merchant."

Ling Chi shook her head: "You get what you pay for. Master, you're being unfair by saying I'm greedy without even tasting it."

"So you're saying I was wrong?" The old nun's face darkened.

"Whether it's wrong or not, you'll know once you've tried it, Master." Ling Chi smiled and said, "As I just said, if it's not delicious, I'll compensate you three times the price. If you still think it's expensive after you've tried it, then I'll compensate you three times the price."

Seeing Ling Chi's confidence, the old nun calmed down a bit and nodded: "In that case, this humble nun will give it a try."

"What would you like to order, Master?" Ling Chi pointed to the fresh lettuce leaves, shredded chives and pork, shredded cucumber, shredded radish, shredded scallions, and so on, and said with a smile, "The characteristic of Taishan pancakes is that one pancake can contain everything. What would you like to eat, Master?"

"Then..." the old nun looked at the rolls and said, "Put in a little bit of everything except meat and scallions!"

"it is good."

In no time, Ling Chi had made a set of pancakes.

"Ding! Taishan pancake, 82% complete, acceptable. Technical summary to follow..."

(Technical summary omitted)

Does the different combinations lead to different levels of completion?

Ling Chi seemed to be deep in thought.

"Master, please."

The old nun took the pancake, smelled it, and said, "It smells delicious."

Take a bite...

A few seconds later, the old nun started breakdancing.

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the high-class white-ranked diner, Master Dingyi. Conquest count +0.01. High-ranking white-ranked recipe dropped: Buddha's Hand Lotus."

"Buddha's Hand Lotus: Advanced White Recipe, Constitution +0.2, True Qi +0.3, Cooldown Time 10 days."

Great! This recipe is fantastic.

Master Dingyi? So she's Yilin's master. No wonder she's here.

"Master, so you're here." Just then, the little nun Yilin ran over and was stunned to see Master Dingyi breaking into a dance. "Master, what kind of martial arts is this? It's so strange."

Master Dingyi was startled awake and saw Yilin staring at her with adorable eyes. She blushed and used her sleeves to cover her embarrassment: "Don't ask any questions. Why are you here?"

"I've come to see Master!" Yilin blinked and said, "Senior Sister said Master went to the Liu residence, so I came to check."

"What do you want with your master?" Master Dingyi had calmed down.

"I want to visit Master Yue of the Huashan Sect with my master," Yilin said.

"Visiting Sect Leader Yue?" Abbess Dingyi asked, somewhat surprised. "Why is that?"

"I..." Yilin blushed and answered honestly, "I want to see Brother Linghu."

"Hmm?" Seeing Yilin's shy expression, Abbess Dingyi frowned and asked, "Why do you want to see him?"

Yilin blushed and said, "Brother Linghu was injured while saving me, and I want to go see him."

"No need." Before Abbess Dingyi could speak, Ling Chi laughed and said, "My senior brother is a chivalrous man who has done too many things to help those in need, so one more won't make a difference. But Junior Sister Yilin, I killed Tian Boguang, so why do you only thank my senior brother and not me?"

"Ah! I, I..." Faced with Ling Chi's 'questioning', Yi Lin panicked a little: "No, don't restrain me, I'm alive."

What are you talking about? What kind of person do you take me for?

Ling Chi's face darkened: "I'm a living person too!"

"Huh? You're alive too?" Yi Lin looked closely and exclaimed, "Oh? You're Senior Brother Ling."

Ling Chi was both amused and annoyed: "What do you think?"

"Yes, I'm sorry." Yilin apologized, her face flushed. "I... I thought it was the White Impermanence coming to take my soul."

What the hell is this White Impermanence? This is a chef's hat, you know what a chef's hat is?! It cost me twenty copper coins!

"Hmph!" Ling Chi gave a forced smile: "Junior Sister Yilin, you still haven't answered me. Why did you only thank Senior Brother and not me?"

"Yes, I'm sorry." Yilin lowered her head. "Thank you, Senior Brother Ling."

So cute.

When such a beautiful girl apologized and thanked me in person, all my anger disappeared.

Ling Chi chuckled lightly: "It's my duty to help those in need."

Seeing that Ling Chi had forgiven her, Yi Lin breathed a sigh of relief and felt a surge of gratitude: "Senior Brother Ling is a good person."

"Well???"

what's the situation?

You're saying I'm a good person?

baffling.

Pooh!

Seeing that Ling Chi's expression was off, Yi Lin asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing much." Ling Chi coughed lightly. A naive young nun, she spoke without thinking and wasn't angry.

"Junior Sister Yilin, would you like to try some pancakes? They're delicious," Ling Chi asked, holding a bamboo rake.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Ling, but I've already had breakfast." Yi Lin politely declined, but felt a surge of goodwill towards him.

Senior Brother Ling is a good person.

"..."

Feeling ignored, Abbess Dingyi coughed twice and said, "Nephew Ling."

"Uh, Uncle-Master." Ling Chi greeted him respectfully.

Master Dingyi smiled and said, "Do you know who I am?"

“Since he is Junior Sister Yilin’s master, he must be Martial Uncle Dingyi, one of the Three Ding of Hengshan,” Ling Chi said.

Master Dingyi nodded: "She does have some intelligence."

"Uncle-Master, you flatter me."

"Hmm." Master Dingyi looked at the two stoves in front of her, one for making guokui (a type of flatbread) and the other for making pancakes. Ling Chi was quick and efficient, managing to do both at the same time.

"Does my junior disciple have any free time today?" Abbess Dingyi wanted to have a good chat with Ling Chi, as there were simply too many mysteries surrounding this young man.

"Well... I'll probably be packing up by evening."