Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"I'm not tired!" Shuang'er smiled, revealing her teeth. "I'll do it, brother, you just need to collect the money."

Ling Chi patted her head, looked at the palace maids filling the courtyard, and asked curiously, "My food is so expensive, where do you get the money to eat?"

“Hehe, every year our Lingjiu Palace collects tributes from various caves and islands. The sisters’ allowance is no less than a thousand taels of silver a year. Although the things sold here by Chef Ling are very expensive, it’s not a problem to eat here occasionally.”

"Although I feel bad for making Shuang'er work so hard, it's all because your cooking is so delicious. After eating your food, our own cooking just doesn't taste right. In the end, you've spoiled us."

"It's still our fault," Ling Chi said with a smile. "Alright! To show our apology, the price will be doubled from now on."

"Hey! What kind of apology is this? You're a rip-off!" The palace maids immediately became unhappy and started shouting.

"Alright! No price increase, but we'll be closed tomorrow. Please come back the day after tomorrow, ladies." Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Huh? Why are you closed?" The palace maids were surprised.

"I'm hosting an important banquet for a guest tomorrow, so please understand, sisters," Ling Chi said.

Although they continued to complain, the palace maids expressed their understanding. However, they clamored that Ling Chi should give them a discount today, or they would not leave.

"No discounts, so why aren't you leaving...?" Ling Chi stared at the palace maids filling the courtyard and chuckled, "I'm afraid I can't manage it all by myself!"

"What do you mean by 'not up to the task'?" The younger palace maids didn't understand, but the older ones blushed and scolded in a coquettish voice, "Pah, you can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth."

The courtyard is always bustling with activity, just like that every evening.

……

Around midnight (9 to 11 pm), the last palace maid left, and Ling Chi and Shuang'er breathed a sigh of relief. They closed the gate and began to clean up the mess.

"Brother, where did you and her go?" Shuang'er asked while washing dishes by the well.

"She wanted to test my martial arts, so I compared my lightness skills with hers." Ling Chi smiled slightly, wiped the tables and chairs clean, and said, "Her lightness skills are not bad. I used 20% of my strength, and she kept up with me with ease."

"Is it just a test of lightness skills?" Shuang'er pressed.

"I thought I could just pretend to be tired and have a few casual sparring matches with her, but I didn't expect that as soon as we arrived and I took a sip of wine, she would snatch it from me and say she would trade her martial arts skills for it," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Ah! Brother learned from her?"

"I've learned it." Ling Chi nodded and said, "I'll teach you a set of palm techniques and a set of hidden weapon techniques later."

"Hmm." Shuang'er wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked, "Is she the one Brother is hosting the banquet for tomorrow?"

"Shuang'er understands me best!" Ling Chi smiled and said, "After all, she taught me two unique skills, so I should thank her."

Shuang'er chuckled softly, "Brother, you want to reveal the recipe, don't you!"

"Don't say it if you see through it. You're making me feel awkward!" Ling Chi said helplessly.

Shuang'er smiled without saying a word.

"We've pretty much got a general idea of ​​Lingjiu Palace's situation and built up enough goodwill. It's time to close the net," Ling Chi said. "Hopefully, she's a top-tier figure; after all, she's quite comfortable living here."

"Mm." Shuang'er nodded gently: "The sisters here are all very nice. It would be great if I could stay here permanently."

"hope so."

……

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of Wu Xingyun, a high-level blue-tier diner. Conquest count +0.01. High-level blue-tier recipe dropped: I Want to Grow Up."

"I Want to Grow Up: Advanced Blue Recipe, Physical Development +1, Valid Uses: 3 times"

……

The next day at noon, Ling Chi and Shuang'er were stunned when they heard the notification sound.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Shuang'er Cried

Ling Chi had always thought that Tianshan Tonglao was a top-tier blue-level figure, so when he hosted the banquet for her today, he specially prepared two top-tier blue-level dishes. Unexpectedly, Wu Xingyun exposed his true identity as a high-level blue-level figure as soon as he took a bite of the dish.

This is why Ling Chi was surprised.

The fact that the 94-year-old Tianshan Child Granny is on the same level as the Five Greats is really a bit of a misnomer.

Therefore, it seems that although the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect are exquisite, they are not that powerful. Ling Chi felt that he had been deceived by martial arts such as the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, the Lingbo Steps, the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, and the Life and Death Talisman.

Despite all the hype, it's really nothing special. No wonder the number one master in Tian Long Ba Bu is the Sweeper Monk; Duan Yu and Xu Zhu, despite their many adventures, are still Qiao Feng's brothers.

Ling Chi's admiration for the Free and Unfettered Sect collapsed.

Unlike Ling Chi, Shuang'er was focused on the recipe that Wu Xingyun had revealed—a recipe that could enhance physical development, and it was effective three times over.

The only question is, how much does +1 in physical development mean? Does it double? Or just one year?

If it were doubled, that would be great. Shuang'er's biological age is always twelve years old, so doubling it would make her twenty-four years old, instantly transforming her from a little girl into a mature young woman. It would be perfect.

But if it's just adding one year, that's fine too. Three treatments can add three years, so reaching fifteen years old would be great. Fifteen years old, that's... good.

Shuang'er excitedly pinched her thigh under the table. Huh? Why doesn't it hurt? Am I dreaming?

Lingchi cried out in pain: "Ouch, that hurts!"

……

On the other side, just moments ago, Wu Xingyun entered an illusion and returned to his childhood.

At that time, she had her master to take care of her, her handsome and obedient junior brother Wu Yazi to tease, and Li Qiushui, who was not a slut at the time, as well as Li Qiushui's sister, who was also her junior sister Li Canghai, to play with.

Back then, all I knew was to practice and play around. With my master's protection, I lived a carefree life. Those were the best times, and times that can never be returned to.

"Senior sister, this is the honey I found. Here, have some." Wu Yazi's face was swollen from the sting, but he still put a piece of honeycomb to her lips. She ate it; it was very sweet, sweet to the core.

"Junior brother..."

Two streams of tears slid down Wu Xingyun's cheeks. As everything faded away, she opened her eyes, filled with confusion: "What I just did..."

"Is my cooking so delicious that it brings tears to people's eyes?" Ling Chi said, tears streaming down her face.

"..." Wu Xingyun wiped away her tears and said, "What kind of weird stuff did you put in this dish? How can it be so..."

"I'm sorry for making you cry, but I cried too, so we're even!" Ling Chi wiped away her tears and said, "That was such a beautiful moment, it felt like I was back in my childhood."

"..." Wu Xingyun was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'm not feeling well, I'll go back first."

"You're leaving already? There are still so many dishes!" Ling Chi said, "It took me a lot of time to prepare this meal. You should at least try each dish before you leave!"

“Well…” Wu Xingyun hesitated for a few seconds, then sat down again: “I’ll just try a bite.”

To entertain Wu Xingyun, the dishes on this table were at least from the blue-grade menu, which were not only more delicious than those from the white menu, but also had a stronger medicinal effect. Wu Xingyun was in a hallucination after almost every dish. After tasting all the dishes, she seemed to have experienced life all over again, and her whole aura changed.

"Flowers bloom and wither, fate arises and fades, all in the blink of an eye." Wu Xingyun's delicate body trembled, and the Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian in her body, which had been necrotic for many years, was reopened. Her true energy surged throughout her body, flowing freely.

"Ah—!" Wu Xingyun's whole body cracked and popped, her petite body had grown much larger.

"Xiaoyun, you..." Ling Chi and Shuang'er were shocked. Wu Xingyun, who looked eight or nine years old, had grown to the appearance of fourteen or fifteen years old in just a few minutes. Not only had he grown taller, but he had also grown up.

What's going on here!? Ling Chi doesn't remember any of the dishes on this table having the effect of making people grow bigger.

Wu Xingyun was drenched in sweat, forming an "orz" shape, and her clothes were tightly wrapped around her body, making her very uncomfortable.

"Ha...ha...ha..." Wu Xingyun gasped softly, but as time passed, her breathing gradually calmed down.

With his strength slightly restored, Wu Xingyun stood up and, seeing the shocked expressions on Ling Chi and Shuang'er's faces, said with undisguised joy and gratitude, "Ling Chi, thank you so much. My Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian in my hand is completely healed, and my body can finally grow up."

Ling Chi quickly turned his head away: "Ahem, congratulations, but you should go change your clothes!"

Wu Xingyun was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the ripped clothes on her body. She gasped in surprise, her face turning red instantly. She turned around and ran into the next bedroom: "Shuang'er, please go and tell the Four Swords to bring me a set of clothes."

Shuang'er snapped out of her daze and said, "I understand, I'll go right now."

……

After Shuang'er left, Ling Chi and Wu Xingyun were separated by a door. Ling Chi said, "Xiao Yun, could it be that you..."

Wu Xingyun smiled slightly: "What about me?"

"Could it be... that you are the Child Granny?" Ling Chi asked.

"What do you think?" Wu Xingyun has grown up and seems to have matured. In the past, he would never have joked with him so gently.

“I heard that Granny Tong is very old, but she looks like a child, so she is called Granny Tong.” Ling Chi said, “I should have thought of it. Your tone of voice, the knowledge you have, and your martial arts skills are not what an eight or nine-year-old girl should have. I just didn’t expect that you were actually Granny Tong. After all, why would Granny Tong pay attention to a nobody like me?”

“I didn’t expect to pay attention to you either,” Wu Xingyun said. “But Minyi is the first girl to bring a man back to Lingjiu Palace on her own initiative, so naturally I had to find out your background and character. Fortunately, you passed the test, otherwise you would have been kicked out on your very first day at Lingjiu Palace.”

"I should thank myself," Ling Chi smiled. "But why did you teach me the Life and Death Talisman and the Six Yang Palms of Tianshan?"

“That was an accident,” Wu Xingyun said. “I just wanted to test your martial arts skills, but I didn’t expect you to show such talent beyond your age. However, you are not interested in martial arts and are unwilling to learn from me. I am a bit rebellious. The more you refuse to learn, the more I want to teach you. In the end, it was your kindness and my rebelliousness that caused this result.”

"I see," Ling Chi said, suddenly understanding.

"Ah."

After a moment of silence, Ling Chi asked, "What should I call you from now on? Xiao Yun? Or Granny Tong?"

Wu Xingyun smiled slightly and said, "I am a ninety-four-year-old woman. Do you think it's appropriate for me to call you Xiaoyun?"

"But you look only eight... no, you should be fourteen or fifteen now." He paused. "Does that mean you'll grow up to be a ninety-four-year-old woman?"

"Hmph!" Wu Xingyun's face darkened, and she said, "That's right, I, your grandmother, will soon be a ninety-year-old woman. Are you scared?"

“…” Ling Chi sighed: “If that’s really the case, it would be better to stay a little girl forever.”

“What do you know!” Wu Xingyun said coldly, “You have no idea the pain of never growing up.”

"I don't know, but it's better than getting old." Ling Chi sighed, "Great generals and beauties are not allowed to grow old in this world."

"..." Wu Xingyun said calmly, "Starting tomorrow, you will come to the palace with me, and I will teach you martial arts."

"Why are you suddenly going to teach me martial arts?" Ling Chi said, "I think my current martial arts skills are sufficient."

“It’s far from enough,” Wu Xingyun said. “Two years from now, I will face a calamity, and I need you to help me avert it. Your current martial arts skills are simply not up to par.”

"A calamity?" Ling Chi asked, "What calamity? Is it very dangerous?"

“It is very dangerous.” Wu Xingyun’s eyes blazed with fury: “With your current martial arts skills, you will only be slaughtered at will by her.”

"..."

Seeing that Ling Chi remained silent, Wu Xingyun frowned: "Are you scared?"

“I’m not afraid, but I have family martial arts skills that I can’t take as a master from someone else,” Ling Chi said.

"Don't worry." Wu Xingyun breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, "Just learn martial arts from me, there's no need to become a disciple."

"That's good."