Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Bao Butong and his group of four arrived at the stall, where Ling Chi, who was making potstickers, smiled slightly and asked, "What would you four like to eat?"

Azhu asked, "Young man, what are you selling?"

"Potstickers," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Is there anything else?" Azhu pressed.

"Only potstickers are available," Ling Chi said with a smile.

Abi chuckled: "Then why did you ask us what we wanted to eat? We can only have potstickers!"

"You can only eat potstickers, but the fillings are different." Ling Chi pointed to the four rows of dumplings on the board that hadn't been fried yet and smiled, "Chives, fennel, green beans, cabbage, what flavor would you like, sir?"

"Are these four kinds meat-filled or vegetarian?" Azhu asked.

“Of course it’s meat filling.” Ling Chi smiled and said, “Vegetarian filling is too cheap and doesn’t make much money. Meat filling tastes better and makes more money.”

Azhu and Abi burst into laughter. Abi said, "I didn't expect you to be such a money-grubber."

"There's no other way. I have many wives at home, and I can't support them without earning more money," Ling Chi sighed.

The four women looked at the four swordsmen and were amazed. They had thought from afar that the four swordsmen would be young and beautiful, but upon closer inspection, they were even more beautiful than they had expected. Moreover, the four sisters looked exactly alike, distinguished only by the color of their clothes, which truly enhanced their charm.

Azhu exclaimed, "Young man, your wife is so beautiful! And she's one of four twin sisters, you're so lucky!"

The four swords chuckled. Bamboo Sword said, "Sister, you flatter me. You are all beautiful too!" After a pause, looking at the stunningly beautiful Wang Yuyan, he sighed, "Especially this sister in white, she is truly breathtakingly beautiful, enough to make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, enough to make the moon hide and flowers blush."

No woman dislikes being praised for her beauty, and even a celestial beauty like Wang Yuyan is no exception. Hearing this, she was delighted and smiled, "Not at all, it's the four of you who are the most beautiful!"

“No, no.” Bao Butong shook his head: “If we’re talking about beauty, who in the world can compare to Miss Biao?”

"Brother Bao, how can you praise your own family like that? It's so embarrassing!" Wang Yuyan blushed, her face flushed with shyness.

"No, no..."

"Could this be Mr. Bao Butong, one of the four great generals under the Murong clan of Gusu?" Ling Chi interrupted him.

"You, a humble street vendor, have actually heard of my great name? That's rare indeed." Bao Butong said with considerable pride.

Ling Chi chuckled and said, "I've heard that Mr. Bao is unconventional and likes to contradict others. His catchphrase is 'No, no,' which is quite amusing. Meeting him today, I can see that he is indeed amusing."

"Pfft—" Wang Yuyan, Azhu, and Abi all covered their mouths and chuckled. Those words had really tickled their funny bone.

Chapter Fifty: A single palm strike astonishes everyone.

"Brother, are you the young master Ling who caused a ruckus at Shaolin Temple at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain?" As the three women giggled, Qiao Feng walked over and asked solemnly.

"..." The four swords were surprised. Qiao Feng had just drunk with Young Master Ling at noon. How could he have forgotten in the blink of an eye?

The four swordsmen were puzzled, but Ling Chi knew the reason.

When he entered the guest room, he fed Qiao Feng a lot of things, one of which was a dish that could alter memories—illusory memories.

Illusory Memory: A standard blue recipe that can alter parts of the user's memories. Only effective on diners below the red level.

Through this dish, Ling Chi altered Qiao Feng's memories. In order to ensure that there was no conflict between the memories and reality, he also took other measures, which will not be discussed here.

Ling Chi smiled slightly: "That's me. May I ask what brings Chief Qiao here?"

"It really is you." Qiao Feng took a deep breath, clasped his hands and said, "A month ago, Young Master Ling defeated more than a thousand Shaolin monks by himself. In addition to a sonic attack, he also used the Dragon Subduing Palm of my Beggar Clan. I wonder what Young Master Ling's explanation is?"

"Ah!?" Upon hearing Qiao Feng's words, Wang Yuyan, A Zhu, and A Bi exclaimed in surprise, while Bao Butong stared wide-eyed at Ling Chi in disbelief.

One person defeats the entire Shaolin Temple? Is he even human?

"Dragon Subduing Palm!" Ling Chi lifted the pot lid, and a burst of aroma instantly filled the air, drawing everyone's attention. After arranging the potstickers on a plate, Ling Chi said, "There's no rule that only members of the Beggars' Sect can learn Dragon Subduing Palm!"

"This..." Qiao Feng looked away from the potstickers and said, "What Young Master Ling said makes sense. However, the Dragon Subduing Palm has been passed down in our Beggar Clan for a hundred years. Although there are occasional rumors of others using the Dragon Subduing Palm, it is only a few times. I wonder how many palm techniques Young Master Ling knows?"

"Eighteen palm strikes." Ling Chi asked Wang Yuyan, "How many do you want to eat?"

"Huh?" Wang Yuyan snapped out of her daze and blushed when she saw Ling Chi smiling at her. "I still don't know how much these potstickers cost?"

"Five taels of silver each, how many do you want?" Ling Chi asked with a smile.

"Five taels of silver!?" Everyone was shocked. Bao Butong said angrily, "Outrageous! Outrageous! You have such a black heart."

“Heh…” Ling Chi glanced at him and said, “Eat if you want, or get lost.”

"You!? This is outrageous! This is outrageous!" Bao Butong was furious, but dared not make a move. Qiao Feng's words were too frightening. Even the thousands of Shaolin monks had been defeated by Ling Chi. How could he be a match for him? Although he was eccentric, he was not stupid. Knowing that there was a monster in front of him, he dared not rush up and become his prey.

Wang Yuyan and Abi were also stunned, unable to believe that Ling Chi would say such a thing.

In truth, Ling Chi didn't want this either. If Qiao Feng hadn't suddenly interrupted and exposed his brutal past, he wouldn't have shed his pig skin and revealed his true nature—a tiger capable of devouring its prey. Now that his true nature was exposed, he naturally couldn't play the fool anymore. After all, he was a master! How could a master be subservient to a novice?

He was already showing great magnanimity by not taking Bao Butong's rude remarks to heart.

“Young Master Ling has his reasons for selling it for five taels of silver.” Just then, A Zhu took out a purse from her bosom, pulled out ten taels of silver, and said, “Young Master Ling, my cousin likes cabbage filling, could you please take two?”

Looking at A'Zhu, Ling Chi thought to himself: What a clever and insightful girl A'Zhu is!

"What kind of filling do you like?" Ling Chi asked.

"Me?" A'Zhu blinked and said, "I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky about food."

Ling Chi nodded, wrapped the two potstickers in oil paper, and handed them to Wang Yuyan. Then he wrapped a green bean potsticker and handed it to A Zhu: "These are for you."

"..." Azhu was stunned for a moment: "Really giving it to me?"

Five taels of silver, that's a lot of money!

Ling Chi smiled slightly: "Want to learn how to cook with me? Don't rush to answer me. Try the potstickers first, and then give me your answer."

These words were perfectly worded. A'Zhu smiled slightly, took the potstickers, and said, "Then I won't be polite."

I blew on it and took a bite of the potsticker.

"Ah, um—"

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of the high-level white-rank diner, A'Zhu. The diner's rank is too low, so this does not count towards the conquest count. High-level white-rank recipe dropped - Face Mask Steamed Bun."

"Face Mask Steamed Bun: Advanced White Recipe, Makeup +1, Valid for three uses."

"..." Ling Chi blinked, not expecting that A Zhu would be a high-level white character. In the original work, A Zhu rarely showed her martial arts skills. The only time was when she knocked out several monks while stealing books at Shaolin Temple.

But upon closer reflection, it makes sense. After all, she grew up in the Tingxiang Pavilion. Although she was just a maid, following Murong Fu, a boss who was at least a gold-level expert, she couldn't be too weak. Moreover, her disguise skills were truly impressive; she not only fooled Kumachi and Qiao Feng but also almost deceived that bitch Kang Min. If it weren't for the undeniable fragrance emanating from her, even Kang Min wouldn't have been able to see through her disguise.

This mask-themed steamed bun is quite interesting. It's probably because A'Zhu's level is a bit low that she only got 1 point of makeup. If A'Zhu were a blue character, she might have gotten +1 point of disguise.

Pity.

Seeing A'Zhu's intoxicated expression, everyone couldn't help but swallow hard. Wang Yuyan looked at the potstickers in her hand: Are they really that delicious? Should I... try some?

Unable to resist, Wang Yuyan immediately blew on the hot food and took a bite.

"Mmm~~~~"

"Ding! Conquered the rankless diners..."

"..." Ling Chi glanced at Wang Yuyan, his eyes filled with disdain: Bah, trash!

No wonder Murong Fu ignored her. Only a fool like Duan Yu would like a useless pretty face like that.

"..." After a long silence, Qiao Feng felt that if he remained silent any longer, he would truly be forgotten by Ling Chi. He coughed heavily and said, "Young Master Ling, you are truly extraordinary to have mastered the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms."

A'Zhu and Wang Yuyan were startled awake by Qiao Feng's shout and glared at him angrily.

Ling Chi chuckled and asked A Zhu, "Would you like to learn how to cook with me?"

“This…” A’Zhu withdrew her angry gaze, her heart wavering. But thinking of her own identity, she shook her head sadly: “I’m sorry, I am Young Master Murong’s maid, and I cannot learn from Young Master Ling.”

"Really? What a pity." Ling Chi sighed and said, "I think you have a lot of talent. If you ever change your mind, remember to come find me at the Lingjiu Palace in Tianshan."

"Lingjiu Palace of Tianshan?" Everyone's hearts stirred, especially Qiao Feng. As the number one gang in the world, the Beggars' Clan had the strongest intelligence capabilities, so they naturally knew about the existence of Lingjiu Palace. However, as far as he knew, Lingjiu Palace was full of women. How could Ling Chi, a man, be there?

"The intelligence is outdated." Qiao Feng immediately came to the conclusion: It seems we need to send the brothers to Tianshan to investigate.

"Thank you for your kind offer, young master. If that day ever comes, A'Zhu will certainly go," A'Zhu said with a smile.

Ling Chi smiled slightly, turned to Abi and asked, "Little sister, would you like some?"

"Huh? I, I want one." Abi took out her purse, took out a few pieces of silver, made up five taels, and handed them over.

"..." Ling Chi took the silver coins and asked, "Is Young Master Murong very poor? Even the maids' allowances are so small."

“No, my young master is not poor,” Abi quickly said. “We just left in a hurry this time and didn’t bring enough money.”

"Oh?" Ling Chi asked, "What kind of filling do you want?"

"Hmm..." Abi thought for a moment and said, "Fennel, I guess!"

Ling Chi casually picked up a potsticker filled with fennel, wrapped it in oil paper, and handed it over: "Why didn't you see Young Master Murong this time? I've long admired the legendary Murong of the South."

These words made Bao Butong, Wang Yuyan, Azhu, and Abi very happy. Abi said, "My young master has been framed. The Beggars' Sect thinks that he killed the Beggars' Sect's Deputy Chief Ma. My young master cannot tolerate being framed, so he set off for Luoyang to explain to the Beggars' Sect. However, Chief Qiao brought his men to Jiangnan, making my young master's trip in vain. Now we don't know where my young master is. We accompanied Miss Biao to look for him."

"I see." Ling Chi nodded and said, "I've heard a little about this matter, but I believe that Young Master Murong is innocent. After all, Young Master Murong has accumulated a very good reputation in the martial arts world over the years, and he would not ruin his future."

“That’s right!” Abi said with great joy, “Young Master Ling is so reasonable, unlike…” She glanced at Qiao Feng, “…some people who are all brawn and no brains.”

Qiao Feng: "..."

"Indeed, indeed." Bao Butong immediately retorted sarcastically, "Some people are just brainless; they get sold out and still help the seller count the money!"

Qiao Feng frowned and said, "Mr. Bao, I know I am in the wrong, which is why I have been so tolerant. But please don't be so aggressive, Mr. Bao. I am not someone to be trifled with."

“What Chief Qiao says is true.” Ling Chi spoke up for Qiao Feng in return: “No matter what, Chief Qiao is still the Northern Qiao Feng, who is on par with Southern Murong. Bao San, you have overstepped your bounds.”

"No, no..."

bang——

A pit more than two meters wide and more than one meter deep appeared beside Bao San.

Ling Chi withdrew his left palm and said calmly, "Big fish don't eat small fish just because they're too lazy to, but if a small fish dares to provoke a big fish, it should be prepared to die."

Bao San looked at the ditch at his feet, his face turned pale with fright, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Azhu and Abi felt a chill run down their spines, unable to believe that Ling Chi could cause such immense destruction with a casual palm strike.

He... seems to be much more capable than the young master.

Wang Yuyan exclaimed in surprise: "Dragon Subduing Palm!"

"What a brilliant move, Hidden Dragon Unused!" Qiao Feng exclaimed in admiration. "I never imagined that Young Master Ling had cultivated the Dragon Subduing Palm to such a sublime level, causing such destruction with a mere flick of his wrist. Qiao Feng is truly impressed!"

Ling Chi smiled slightly: "I have only learned eighteen of the eighteen palms. I heard that Chief Qiao has learned all twenty-eight palms and is the strongest among all the chiefs of the Beggars' Clan. He is truly admirable."