Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"I don't deserve your praise, husband." Empress Zhangsun poured a cup of hot water and asked, "Did you come here today on some important business?"

"Can't I come if there's nothing wrong?" Li Shimin joked as he took the hot water.

Empress Dowager Changsun shook her head: "It was just a bit of a surprise."

Three years into their marriage, Li Shimin had only entered her boudoir a handful of times. Although they addressed each other as husband and wife, they had never shared a room. At first, Li Shimin said that she was too young to share a room with him, but now that she was sixteen, he still showed no intention of sharing a room with her, and his visits became less and less frequent, which made her think.

Li Shimin looked at her. Now sixteen years old, Changsun Wugou had grown into a beautiful young woman. Although she was not a stunning beauty, she possessed a deep-seated gentleness. Over the past three years, she had been very filial to her parents-in-law and served them well, which Li Yuan praised from time to time.

Li Shimin should have felt lucky to have such a wonderful woman, but the intelligence he received three years ago made him more calculating and he did his best to prepare for this matter.

"Madam, you may not know, but Peach Blossom Island, which disappeared a year ago, has reappeared," Li Shimin said.

Empress Zhangsun trembled slightly, a hint of joy in her eyes: "Is what my husband said true?"

"Of course it's true." Li Shimin smiled slightly. "Isn't my wife on good terms with the master of Peach Blossom Island? Now that our friend has been reborn, why don't we go to Peach Blossom Island together to pay him a visit?"

"..."

……

Outside Chang'an, at Emperor's Peak, lies Cihang Jingzhai.

Upon hearing this news, Fan Qinghui finally felt relieved after a year of worry. She then recalled the words Ling Chi had said when he left.

Sister Qinghui, remember to come visit me on Peach Blossom Island sometime, I'll cook you something delicious.

"Amitabha."

Fan Qinghui chanted Buddhist prayers and called Shi Feixuan to her side: "Feixuan, go and pay a visit to Peach Blossom Island on my behalf."

Shi Feixuan was slightly surprised: "Master, what brings you here today?"

"Let's just consider this a good deed!" Fan Qinghui said calmly. "With Peach Blossom Island's re-emergence, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of various forces. My Cihang Jingzhai cannot fall behind."

"Disciple understands." Shi Feixuan understood. Even if she couldn't win over Ling Chi, she should at least be on good terms with him, which would be most beneficial to Cihang Jingzhai. Moreover, after not seeing him for three years, Shi Feixuan did miss the food from Peach Blossom Island.

and also……

……

Pegasus Ranch.

Shang Xiuxun, who was making herself steamed buns, heard the news brought by Grand Steward Liang Zhi and her eyes lit up: "Peach Blossom Island has reappeared!?"

"Exactly." Liang Zhi nodded with a smile: "Just over ten days ago, Peach Blossom Island reappeared and reopened to the public."

Shang Xiuxun dropped the dough in her hand, wiped the sweat from her face, and unknowingly smeared flour all over her face: "Prepare the horses, I'm going to Peach Blossom Island to eat delicious food now."

Shang Xiuxun, owner of Pegasus Ranch, daughter of Lu Miaozi, is an eighteen-year-old stunning beauty with delicate skin tanned to a bronze color, long flowing hair, and long, slender legs. In modern times, she would be considered a typical hot girl.

Attribute: Foodie.

After Peach Blossom Island's reputation for being the best food in the world spread, Shang Xiuxun wanted to go and try it to see if it was really as delicious as the legends said. However, she had too many troubles at home at the time, and she was too young, so she was unable to go.

A year ago, seventeen-year-old Shang Xiuxun had basically resolved her family's troubles, and the Pegasus Ranch was also developing well with the help of many elders. With some free time, Shang Xiuxun planned to go to Peach Blossom Island to taste the local delicacies. However, before she could set off, she heard the news that Peach Blossom Island had suddenly disappeared in the East China Sea.

This was like a bolt from the blue.

Disappeared? Why? Why did it have to disappear just when I had the time to go? I haven't even tasted the delicacies of Peach Blossom Island yet; I've waited ten years for this, why did you do this to me?!

Because of this, Shang Xiuxun was depressed for a whole year. Now, when she suddenly heard the news that Peach Blossom Island had reappeared, she could no longer hold back. She immediately arranged all the matters in the ranch as quickly as possible, spurred her horse, and headed straight for Peach Blossom Island.

Shortly after she left, Lu Miaozi also rode his horse and chased after her.

……

Just as various forces were converging on Peach Blossom Island, Shan Wanjing was already feasting there.

"Waaah, so delicious, so delicious." Shan Wanjing ate while tears streamed down her face: "I haven't eaten Master's cooking for a year, I'm so touched."

"..." Ling Chi looked at her speechlessly: "Pay attention to your image. Looking at you now, you don't look like the little princess of Dongming at all."

"Why should I care about my image in front of Master?" Shan Wanjing said, gnawing on a fragrant pork rib. "Master, where have you all been this past year? Why has Peach Blossom Island disappeared? Are you a deity, Master? Is Peach Blossom Island your sacred site?"

Ling Chi chuckled lightly: "You're asking so many questions at once, which one am I supposed to answer?"

"Hehe." Shan Wanjing licked the sauce from the corner of her mouth and said, "Master, you have a photographic memory, so answer them one by one!"

"You silly girl." Ling Chi handed her a napkin: "Wipe your mouth."

"Thank you, Master." Shan Wanjing wiped her mouth and asked, "Master, where did you all go?"

"I didn't go anywhere in particular, just traveled around the world," Ling Chi said with a slight smile. "Do you remember the giant bird I told you about back then?"

"A giant bird?" Shan Wanjing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered: "Ah! Could it be a giant bird from the other side of the sea?"

"Yes." Ling Chi nodded with a smile: "I caught a few this time, I'll show them to you later."

"There really are giant birds?" Shan Wanjing exclaimed in astonishment. "I thought it was just a story my master made up!"

“No matter how many stories you read, it’s not as good as seeing it for yourself.” Ling Chi crossed his legs, took a sip of hot tea, and said, “This world is vast, far beyond our imagination. The Sui Dynasty, Japan, Goguryeo, and the Turks are just a small part of it.”

A hint of longing flashed in Shan Wanjing's eyes, but she shook her head: "I don't have my master's abilities, and I can't withstand the dangers of the sea. Crossing the ocean is just a dream for me."

"Don't underestimate yourself," Ling Chi said. "With your current abilities, as long as you don't encounter a hurricane at sea, even just a small wooden boat is enough for you to cross the ocean."

"Can I do it?" Shan Wanjing lacked confidence.

“If you lack confidence, then become even stronger,” Ling Chi said. “If you are strong enough, why would you be afraid of the storms at sea?”

"I'm not a genius." Shan Wanjing pouted, "I'd be thrilled if I could be half as good as my master in the future."

"That's all you've got," Ling Chi shook his head and said, "Just eat your food!"

"Oh." Shan Wanjing ate a few more bites of meat and asked, "Master, you still haven't told me why Peach Blossom Island disappeared?"

"It's hidden using an array," Ling Chi said.

"A formation?" Shan Wanjing's eyes lit up. "What kind of formation is so powerful? It can even hide Peach Blossom Island."

“You wouldn’t understand even if I told you.” Ling Chi leaned back and said, “And don’t even think about learning from me. The way of formations is profound and difficult to learn and master. Without decades of research, you can’t even get started.”

"Decades!?" Shan Wanjing was startled. "Master, are you kidding me? If it really takes decades, how old are you this year?"

"Eighteen years old," Ling Chi said without hesitation. "I will always be eighteen."

"..." Shan Wanjing rolled her eyes: "Master, you must have some kind of age-preserving technique to stay young forever." She paused, then said coquettishly, "Why won't you teach me?"

"I don't have any magic to preserve my youth," Ling Chi said with a smile, "but the food I make does have the effect of beautifying the skin, nourishing the complexion, and keeping one young forever."

"Really?" Shan Wanjing exclaimed in surprise, "Why hasn't my mother gotten younger despite eating so much delicious food over the years?"

“But has your mother aged over the years?” Ling Chi countered.

"..." Shan Wanjing's eyes widened. Hearing Ling Chi's words, Shan Meixian really didn't seem to have changed much in the past ten years. She had thought it was because Shan Meixian was naturally beautiful, but now, after hearing Ling Chi's explanation, it turned out to be...

"This..." Shan Wanjing looked down at the dishes on the table: "Can these dishes help you stay young forever?"

"What are you thinking about?" Ling Chi laughed and scolded, "Each dish has a different effect. The effect of these dishes is to restore your physical strength and energy, and incidentally enhance your physique and true qi. They do not have the effect of preserving youth."

"Oh, I see!" Shan Wanjing spat out the rib in her mouth with some disappointment and said, "Master, I want to stay young forever."

"..." Ling Chi laughed and scolded, "Where did you learn to be so shameless?"

“A good teacher produces excellent students, of course I learned from my master.” Shan Wanjing chuckled: “Has no one told your master that you are actually quite shameless?”

"..." Ling Chi flicked his finger, and with a snap, Shan Wanjing cried out in pain, clutching her forehead.

Ling Chi said calmly, "This is the price for disrespecting your teacher."

"Master, I know I was wrong." Shan Wanjing cried in pain, but had no choice but to lower her head and admit her mistake. Ling Chi hated people who were unrepentant. In the first few months of her apprenticeship, Shan Wanjing suffered a lot, and it wasn't until later that she gradually changed. He didn't expect that she would lose control and make a mistake again today.

"To err is human, to forgive divine!" Ling Chi nodded and said, "It's just that you seem to have become more resentful this year. Your master will recite some scriptures for you later to dispel this resentment."

"A murderous aura?" Shan Wanjing exclaimed in astonishment, "Master, are you sure you're not mistaken? Where did my murderous aura come from?"

Ling Chi glanced at her and said, "Have you been particularly irritable, easily angered, or have murderous thoughts lately?"

"Ah!?" Shan Wanjing covered her mouth with both hands, clearly having been hit where it hurt.

"Just be a good boy and listen to me, and I won't harm you," Ling Chi said.

Shan Wanjing nodded repeatedly, then asked, "Master, you're not really a deity, are you?"

"No." Ling Chi shook his head: "I am only a Grandmaster now, and I am still far from breaking through the void and becoming an immortal!"

"Oh, so Master is a Grandmaster!" Shan Wanjing was very excited. There are only three universally recognized Grandmasters in the world today. She never expected that her master would be the hidden fourth. As a disciple of a Grandmaster, Shan Wanjing felt extremely proud.

After her initial pride subsided, Shan Wanjing had a second question: "Master, who is stronger, you or the three grandmasters?"

"Of course, it's your master." Ling Chi was not modest at all, and was very confident, because he was now at the limit of a Grandmaster, while those three were a traitor, an old-fashioned person, and an ambitious person, and they were all old, so how could they be his opponents?

"I'm not bragging, but even if the three grandmasters joined forces, they still couldn't defeat me."

"..." Shan Wanjing originally believed that her master was the strongest, but after hearing the last sentence, why did she no longer believe it?

Sensing Shan Wanjing's suspicious gaze, Ling Chi glared at her: "You doubt your teacher's words?"

"No." Shan Wanjing shook her head like a rattle-drum, loudly flattering, "Disciple believes that Master is the strongest. What are the three Grandmasters? When they meet Master, they will only run away with their heads in their hands and beg for mercy on their knees."

Ling Chi's eyes narrowed into slits: "Hmm, not bad, my disciple really understands his master."

Shan Wanjing: "..."

My conscience is aching.

Soon after, Shan Wanjing spoke of the changes in the Dongming Sect over the past year: "Now the entire Dongming Sect is back under the control of my mother and me, and my mother seems to intend for me to succeed her. In recent months, she has rarely interfered in the affairs of the Dongming Sect."

"Oh?" Ling Chi said, "Sister Meixian is only thirty-five years old this year, why are you thinking about retiring?"

"She's probably tired!" Shan Wanjing said. "Mother has had such a hard time these past years. She went to Ryukyu alone after experiencing such a thing when she was young, and built a huge family business, but she has always been scheming against others. Although Mother is only thirty-five years old, her temperament is no different from that of a fifty-year-old woman."

Ling Chi shook his head: "Go back and tell your mother that if she's tired, she can come to Peach Blossom Island to stay for a while. I'll cook her some good dishes."

"Hmm." Shan Wanjing nodded, looking at him with her dark eyes, and said, "Master, I think my mother is too lonely. The best way is to find her a companion."

"..."

Chapter Sixteen: The Foodie Merchant Xiuxun

Shan Wanjing ate and drank for free on Peach Blossom Island for three days and three nights before Ling Chi kicked her back to the Dongming Sect.

Damn it, you eat my food, drink my drinks, and you still complain that I won't make you the purple recipe? Do you think you can eat my purple recipe? Get the hell out of here!

Shan Wanjing went home crying to her mother, full of grievances, while Ling Chi was not idle. After more than ten years of research and improvement, Wang Chongyang finally created seven Taoist spells based on the seven cultivation methods of the Longevity Formula.