Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Before breakfast, Zhong Wanchou returned, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "Hahaha, Yue Laosan of the Four Evils is here. This time, that Duan guy is doomed."

Snapped--

The teacup in Gan Baobao's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

“You… how could you…” Gan Baobao’s face turned pale, her eyes filled with anger.

Zhong Wanchou looked guilty, but stubbornly said, "I will not have peace of mind for the rest of my life until I kill that Duan fellow. Madam, you should stay at home. I will handle this matter myself."

Gan Baobao stared straight at him.

Zhong Wanchou avoided her gaze but made no attempt to apologize.

Tears streamed down Gan Baobao's face: "I...I knew you still cared. You...you never really cared about me at all..."

Zhong Wanchou couldn't hold back any longer and said urgently, "How could I not care about you? I invited these four people here, wasn't it all for you?"

Gan Baobao wiped away her tears and said, "If you really care about me, then you'd better hurry up and send these four villains away!"

Zhong Wanchou hesitated, his face turning pale and uncertain, before finally angrily saying, "That Duan fellow has insulted me too much. If I don't avenge this, how can I, Zhong Wanchou, have the face to live between heaven and earth?"

Seeing that tears were ineffective, Gan Baobao's face turned cold: "Actually, you hate me in your heart, not others. If you really want to make things difficult for others, why don't you go to their door yourself and settle the score with a punch and a kick? Even if you win by asking someone else to help you, it may not be glorious."

Zhong Wanchou's forehead veins bulged as he shouted, "Don't you know he has plenty of underlings? I want to fight him one-on-one, but he keeps avoiding me. What can I do?"

These words left Gan Baobao speechless, her head bowed, tears streaming down her face onto her clothes.

Zhong Wanchou hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Abao, good Abao, don't be angry! I shouldn't have yelled at you like that."

Gan Baobao remained silent, and her tears fell even more.

Zhong Wanchou scratched his head and ears, looking very anxious. He could only say, "Abao, don't be angry. I couldn't control myself for a moment. I deserve to die."

Gan Baobao said in a low voice, "You keep thinking about that matter, and it makes my life meaningless. You might as well just kill me and end it all, so you won't be so unhappy. Go and marry another beautiful wife!"

Zhong Wanchou raised his hand and slapped himself twice in the face, saying, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"

"..." Huang Rong walked in carrying two plates of steamed dumplings. Seeing this scene, she didn't know whether she should quietly walk away or bravely stay.

When Gan Baobao saw Huang Rong, her face flushed, and she quickly wiped away her tears, saying, "Miss Huang."

Zhong Wanchou, who was slapping himself in the face, froze, turned his head and saw Huang Rong, revealing a smile that was more like a grimace: "Why did Miss Huang bring it herself?"

"Steamed dumplings should be eaten while they're hot. I find them too slow." Huang Rong placed two plates of steamed dumplings on the table and said, "Uncle and Aunt, please enjoy your meal. We'll eat somewhere else."

"I'm sorry to have made Miss Huang laugh at me," Gan Baobao said, blushing.

Huang Rong shook her head: "I didn't see anything." She turned and left the back hall.

Gan Baobao glanced at Zhong Wanchou and saw that his cheeks were red and swollen. She couldn't bear it and said, "Fine, do whatever you want!" She then left the back hall with a plate of steamed dumplings.

“Abao…”

Seeing Gan Baobao leave without looking back, Zhong Wanchou's face turned pale and uncertain, finally turning into a ruthless look: "Abao, don't blame me. After we kill that Duan guy, we can be together forever."

……

Huang Rong stopped everyone in the kitchen, saying that her uncle and aunt had some trivial matters to attend to and could not go over.

Ling Chi and Shuang'er immediately understood, and even Zhong Ling guessed what was going on, pouting, "Daddy and Mommy are always like this, Sister Huang, did we scare you?"

"No," Huang Rong shook her head with a smile, and said, "But who are the Four Evils that Uncle invited?"

"I don't know." Zhong Ling shook her head: "My father and mother never tell me these things."

"The Four Evils are notorious martial arts masters in the Jianghu: 'Utterly Evil' Duan Yanqing, 'Unscrupulous' Ye Erniang, 'Fierce and Mighty' South Sea Crocodile God, and 'Extremely Vicious' Yun Zhonghe." Ling Chi prepared the dipping sauce and said, "Let's find a place to eat first! I'll tell you all about it slowly."

“Let’s go to my room!” Zhong Ling said, “Let Sister Mu eat with us too.”

"Let's forget it." Ling Chi shook his head repeatedly. "She must hate me to death. It's better not to see her."

"No! Sister Mu asked Brother Ling a lot of questions last night!" Zhong Ling said. "Sister Mu seems to be thinking about marrying Brother Ling."

"..."

Ling Chi immediately stuffed two steamed dumplings into his mouth and said, "Shuang'er, Rong'er, let's go."

Shuang'er and Huang Rong each held a steamed dumpling, nodding as they ate.

"Huh?" Zhong Ling was stunned. Only after the three of them shot away did she come to her senses and shout as she chased after them, "Brother Ling, Sister Huang, Sister Shuang'er, don't go! Come back!"

Unfortunately, the three were too fast, and Zhong Ling couldn't catch up no matter how hard she tried. When she reached the valley entrance, she found the servants Jin Xi'er and Lai Fu'er staring blankly into the distance, as if they had seen a ghost.

Lai Fu'er was completely unharmed, while Jin Xi'er lay on the ground with a bloody head, seemingly seriously injured.

"Laifu'er, Jinxi'er, have you seen Brother Ling and the others?" Zhong Ling asked breathlessly.

"Ah? Miss, what brings you here?" Lai Fu'er greeted her quickly, but Jin Xi'er struggled a few times and was unable to get up.

"Did you see me chasing after Brother Ling and the others?" Zhong Ling asked anxiously.

"I saw it, I saw it!" Lai Fu'er said hurriedly. "Just now, Young Master Ling and the two young ladies came out of the tree hole. I had just greeted them when Young Master Ling saw that Yue Laosan had injured Jinxi'er, so he immediately taught Yue Laosan a lesson. I was terrified. I didn't expect Young Master Ling to be so skilled in martial arts. Beating Yue Laosan was like beating a chick."

"Is that so?" Zhong Ling was stunned. "Then... where did Brother Ling and that Third Brother Yue go?"

"After Young Master Ling finished beating Yue Laosan, he asked me who Yue Laosan was. I told him that he was Yue Laosan of the Four Evils. Upon hearing this, Young Master Ling grabbed Yue Laosan and the two young ladies and left." Lai Fu'er still couldn't hide her shock: "Young Master Ling and the two young ladies ran away so fast, like lightning, they disappeared in the blink of an eye."

"..." Zhong Ling frowned slightly, looking at Jin Xi'er on the ground, and said, "Take Jin Xi'er downstairs to apply the medicine first!"

"Yes, ma'am."

……

"What!?" Zhong Wanchou suddenly stood up: "Yue Laosan has been captured by Ling Xiannephew?"

Chapter Twenty-Five: Braised Crocodile

“Yes, sir,” Lai Fu’er said. “I don’t know why, but as soon as Young Master Ling heard Yue Laosan’s name, he immediately arrested him.”

"Oh no, oh no, oh no!" Zhong Wanchou got up and paced back and forth, full of anxiety. "Of the Four Evils, only Yue Laosan has come. The other three are still missing. What if they arrive but Yue Laosan is gone? How am I supposed to explain this?"

……

Unlike Zhong Wanchou's panic, Gan Baobao was overjoyed to learn from Zhong Ling that Yue Laosan had been captured by Ling Chi. However, amidst her joy, she was also surprised: "Why would Young Master Ling capture Yue Laosan?"

"Who knows?" Zhong Ling said angrily, "As soon as she heard that Sister Mu was going to marry him, she ran away faster than anyone else."

"..." Gan Baobao sighed: "With Young Master Ling's abilities, it's only natural that Wanqing would want to marry him. However, since Young Master Ling has married Miss Huang, a woman as beautiful as a fairy, it's unlikely that Wanqing, this country girl, will catch Young Master Ling's eye."

"That's Sister Mu's problem, but she made me lose all my good food. I'm going to settle this score with Sister Mu," Zhong Ling said through gritted teeth.

"..."

……

In the mountains not far from Shanren Ferry, Ling Chi threw Yue Laosan to the ground and asked, "I will ask you questions and you will answer them. If you tell even half a lie, I will make you taste what it's like to be worse than dead."

The Third Crocodile God of the South China Sea, Yue Laosan, was a very strange-looking person. His head was unusually large, and his wide mouth revealed sharp white teeth. His eyes were round and small, like two beans. Below his eyes, which were set far apart, was a round, upturned nose.

He was of medium height, with a stocky upper body and thin legs. A thick, bristly beard covered his chin, making it impossible to guess his age. He wore a yellow robe that reached only to his knees, made of the finest brocade, quite luxurious, but underneath he wore coarse cloth trousers, filthy and tattered, their color indistinguishable. His ten fingers were long and pointed, resembling chicken claws.

From the moment Ling Chi saw him, he felt that he should form a duo with Zhong Wanchou, and their name would be "Tianlong Shuangchou" (Heavenly Dragon Double Ugly).

These two must have been born face-first; it's hard to believe that human appearances can be so abstract.

What do you want to ask?

To Ling Chi's surprise, Yue Laosan was surprisingly honest, and there was even a hint of awe in his eyes.

Ling Chi smiled slightly: "Those who know when to yield are the heroes. You are indeed straightforward."

"I can't beat you, so I can only listen to you. Just like I can't beat Boss Duan, so I can only be Yue Lao Er," Yue Lao San said.

Huang Rong chuckled: "He's quite an honest person."

"It's a pity he became a villain." Shuang'er sighed softly. "If he were in Liangshan Marsh, he might have been a figure like Li Kui."

"Where is Liangshan Marsh? And who is Li Kui?" It's understandable that Huang Rong hadn't read Water Margin. Water Margin is a novel from the Ming Dynasty, and Huang Rong had been dead for a hundred years by then, so how would she know these things?

"Yes! Who is Li Kui? Can he be compared to my Yue Lao Er?" Yue Lao San was even more curious than Huang Rong.

"..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Ling Chi pulled a strangely shaped pair of large scissors from Yue Laosan's body and said, "Tell me honestly, when are the other three villains arriving?"

"I only know that Boss Duan wants us to meet at Wanjie Valley today. I came a little early, and even if they come late, it won't be later than tonight," Yue Laosan answered honestly.

"What are you doing in Wanjie Valley?" Ling Chi pressed.

"All I know is that I helped kill someone, but I don't know who I killed," Yue Laosan said.

"Is it that Duan guy whom Zhong Wan hates to the core?" Huang Rong whispered.

"Yes, yes, yes, we need to kill someone surnamed Duan." Yue Laosan nodded repeatedly: "I heard that the person surnamed Duan is a prince with many guards, so he's not easy to kill."

"Did I ask you to speak?" Ling Chi glanced at him.

Old Yue remained silent, as if chilled to the bone.

"Is it just the four of you this time? Did you bring any subordinates?" Ling Chi asked.

"I only brought my apprentice with me, but this kid disappeared as soon as he entered Dali. It's infuriating!" Yue Laosan said with a fierce expression.

apprentice?

Ling Chi pondered: It must be Sun Sanba, who was killed by Mu Wanqing!

Thinking of Sun Sanba reminds me of Granny Rui and Granny Ping, who were chasing after Mu Wanqing.

“Interesting.” Ling Chi chuckled and said, “I didn’t want to meddle, but it’s rare for things to happen all at once, and it’s not my style to ignore it.”

"What's on your mind, brother?" Shuang'er asked.

"I'm so excited to have some new recipes to try out," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"A new menu?" Huang Rong asked. "Will there be many people coming today?"

"That's hard to say." Ling Chi took out an ice pop and said, "But we can't waste this recipe."

"Well--"

Yue Laosan struggled violently, but soon relaxed.

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of Yue Laosan, a common blue-level diner. The diner's level is too low and does not count towards the conquest count. A common blue-level recipe, Braised Crocodile, has been dropped."

"Braised Crocodile: Common blue recipe, Constitution +5, cooldown time 10 days."