Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Chapter Forty-Five: Lin Yueru

There is a saying: "Above is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou."

Suzhou, a land of fish and rice, with developed shipping and a prosperous place.

Ling Chi and Zhao Ling'er flew to the outskirts of Suzhou City on their swords. Looking at the city ahead, Ling Chi was filled with mixed emotions: What a confusing map!

As expected of the world of Chinese Paladin, the map's location is almost identical to reality. If you were to compare it to reality, you would definitely get lost.

Fortunately, he had lived in this world for hundreds of years and knew the location of almost every town like the back of his hand, so he didn't go to the wrong place.

"Is this Suzhou City? Wow! The city walls are so high!" This was Zhao Ling'er's first time visiting such a bustling place, and she was excited even just to see the city walls.

"It's said that the daughter of the Lin family in Suzhou is preparing to hold a martial arts contest to find a husband. Suzhou will be very lively in the next few days," Ling Chi said with a smile. "Let's go and see what's going on."

"What is a martial arts contest to choose a husband?" Zhao Ling'er didn't understand these things.

"The marriage partner is decided by a martial arts contest," Ling Chi said. "Lin Tiannan, the lord of Lin Family Fortress, is the leader of the Southern Martial Arts Alliance. As a member of a martial arts family, Lin Tiannan's daughter naturally prefers martial arts to feminine attire. She is already eighteen years old and should be getting married, but because of her superior martial arts skills, she looks down on ordinary men. So she set up a challenge, and whoever can defeat her on the stage can become the son-in-law of Lin Family Fortress and rise to the top in one step."

"Isn't this... a bit too hasty?" Zhao Ling'er frowned slightly. "If the man who defeats her is someone she doesn't like, how can they get married?"

“Everyone’s circumstances and thoughts are different, and their choices will also be different,” Ling Chi said. “Since the Lin family’s daughter was born into a martial arts family, she should naturally be prepared to make sacrifices for the continuation of the family.” Ling Chi looked at her and said, “Just like you are to Miao Jiang.”

"..." Zhao Ling'er understood.

"Let's go!" Ling Chi smiled and said, "Let's go into the city first and find an inn."

"Ah."

……

Influenced by the martial arts contest for marriage, there were many martial arts practitioners in Suzhou at this time. You could see martial arts practitioners holding swords and knives on almost every road and street.

Seeing these martial arts figures, Ling Chi felt a little itchy: I really want to copy their recipes!

Resisting the urge to browse recipes, Ling Chi took Zhao Ling'er to an inn to book two rooms.

"I'm sorry," the innkeeper said, "We've been so busy lately that we only have one room left. Would you two gentlemen be able to squeeze in?"

"..." Ling Chi was speechless. What a melodramatic plot.

However, this is the first time I've encountered something like this in all these years. Maybe it's just a coincidence?

"Ling'er, let's go check out the next place." Ling Chi pulled Zhao Ling'er and was about to leave.

"Esteemed guests, the other inns are definitely full. If you don't book now, someone else will book them soon," the innkeeper said, glancing sideways at a wandering swordsman who had just entered the inn.

Zhao Ling'er tugged at Ling Chi's sleeve and whispered, "Master, let's stay here! Ling'er doesn't mind."

Seeing the blush on her face, Ling Chi nodded and said to the innkeeper, "Let's get a room!"

Thank you for your patronage.

……

After checking into the room, looking at the guest room with only one bed and Zhao Ling'er's face even redder, Ling Chi sighed helplessly: "Don't overthink it. Go into the space tonight to learn how to cook."

"Oh." A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhao Ling'er's eyes, and the blush on her face gradually faded.

"Let's go!" Ling Chi said, "Let's first take a stroll around Suzhou and try some local snacks."

"Mm." Zhao Ling'er nodded and followed him out of the inn, where they strolled around.

Zhao Ling'er was only sixteen years old after all. Seeing the prosperity of Suzhou, she quickly forgot her previous embarrassment and walked around the city with great interest, tasting all kinds of snacks. Although the taste was just so-so, she was still very satisfied with her meal.

Seeing groups of martial arts practitioners along the way, Ling Chi finally couldn't resist taking action.

"Ling'er, I'm going to look up some recipes. Do you want to come with me, or wander around by yourself?" Ling Chi asked.

Upon hearing the words "recipe search," Zhao Ling'er knew what it meant, but also had some questions: "Master, what are you planning to do?"

“Of course, we’ll sell them along the street,” Ling Chi said with a smile.

Zhao Ling'er: "???"

……

"Four steamed buns for one tael of silver, hehe."

"Who the hell buys millet cakes?"

"Vegetable balls, vegetable balls, vegetable balls, on sale at rock-bottom prices!"

"Mom, I want to eat roasted yam, I want big pieces, are two pieces enough? Yes, that's enough! Thank you, Mom, you're so good to me."

"..."

Watching her master hawking his wares along the street, Zhao Ling'er blushed and gradually moved away: How embarrassing!

Although Ling Chi's godlike hawking voice was embarrassing, it was very effective. Many people couldn't help but stop and watch when they heard this hawking voice that gave them goosebumps.

When they saw that the person hawking his wares was a handsome young man dressed in white, wearing a tall hat, and pushing a wheelbarrow, many of the wandering travelers had no interest in buying anything. On the contrary, the young women and wives immediately gathered around.

"Hey bro, how much are your roasted yams? If I buy them, will you call me 'Mom'? Hehe."

"What are cornbread buns? Four for one tael of silver, so expensive! If I buy some, can I touch the sir's hand?"

"It smells delicious! You're a really good cook, young man. Are you married yet?"

"Hey buddy, what do you think of me?"

"..."

Ling Chi's face darkened.

Are women in Suzhou really this fierce? Why didn't I know that before?

"Get out of the way!" A somewhat arrogant voice came from the outside, but none of the women surrounding the stall listened until two loud slaps were heard, followed by two screams, which finally drew everyone's attention.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a spirited young woman dressed in a white outfit with a purple outer skirt, carrying a long sword on her back and holding a long whip, who was wielding the whip and striking the women watching.

Amidst screams of pain, the onlookers scattered and fled, while the beaten woman could only accept her misfortune and dared not demand compensation. The girl who had whipped them was someone they couldn't afford to offend.

After driving the crowd away, the girl tossed her long hair and let out a huff: "A bunch of bastards."

"Uh, young lady, they are all my customers. If you chase them away, who will I sell my things to?" Ling Chi stepped forward and argued, "Please give me an explanation, young lady."

"An explanation?" The girl didn't expect Ling Chi to dare demand an explanation from her, which made her find it quite amusing: "This heroine only helped those vile people because they were harassing you. How can you be so ungrateful?"

“It’s true they harassed me, but I didn’t ask for help. Isn’t it a bit presumptuous of you to beat them up?” Ling Chi said.

"You—" The girl laughed angrily, "What a smooth talker you are! I misjudged you."

"To err is human, to forgive divine!" Ling Chi nodded: "It's good that you know you were wrong, young lady. Don't be so impulsive in the future. There aren't many people as easy to talk to as me."

Girl: "..."

The girl gripped the whip tightly, her anger surging until it quickly reached its breaking point: "You ungrateful bastard!"

With a whoosh, the long whip lashed out, heading straight for Ling Chi's face.

"What a willful and capricious girl." Ling Chi raised his left index finger and gently tapped it. The whip began to break apart from the tip, moving like a long snake towards the end.

The girl was terrified and quickly let go. The long whip shattered completely in the next instant, turning into a pile of scraps.

This sudden change caused an uproar among all the onlookers.

I misjudged him, I really misjudged him.

This snack vendor is no ordinary peddler; he's a hidden master.

The girl was the most shocked. She never dreamed that she would encounter such a peerless master when she was 'meddling in other people's business'. His strength was simply the greatest she had ever seen in her life.

"Master!" Zhao Ling'er rushed over upon seeing this sudden turn of events.

"It's nothing." Ling Chi nodded with a smile, then turned to look at the girl in the purple dress and said, "Girl, do you know that with your temperament of resorting to violence at the slightest disagreement, you won't have a good ending in the martial arts world?"

The girl's face turned purple with suppressed rage, but she dared not retort. To stubbornly resist when one knows the other is far superior is not courage, but foolishness.

Seeing that the girl chose to restrain herself, Ling Chi looked at her with newfound respect and nodded: "Being able to recognize the situation shows you're not stupid."

The young woman took a deep breath, respectfully clasped her hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "This junior is Lin Yueru from the Lin Family Fortress. May I ask your esteemed name, senior?"

"..." Ling Chi looked at the girl in front of him. She was very fit and tall, about 1.67 meters tall, with delicate features and outstanding appearance. She exuded a wildness that was no less than that of men, and was quite charming.

"So you're a girl from Lin Family Fortress. I heard your father is arranging a martial arts contest to find you a husband." Ling Chi didn't reveal her identity and naturally changed the subject.

Seeing that Ling Chi was unwilling to say more, Lin Yueru did not dare to ask any more questions. Some highly skilled seniors always liked to act mysterious and mysterious. She was born into a martial arts family and although she had not seen many such people, she had heard of quite a few and was already used to it.

“What you say is true, senior. Although it is not my own choice, my father insists on it, so I have no choice but to comply,” Lin Yueru said.

From her words, everyone could hear her reluctance and helplessness, as well as her unyielding spirit.

Ling Chi nodded: "Although you're a bit wild, you're exceptionally beautiful, so you have something to be proud of."

Lin Yueru was somewhat surprised by these words and blushed a little: "Senior is too kind. I am unworthy of such praise."

"If you dare to slap me, what else wouldn't you dare to do?" Ling Chi laughed.

Lin Yueru was startled and quickly said, "It was my fault, please forgive me, senior."

"No need to apologize," Ling Chi said. "I still have a lot of food left to sell. Come over here and help me promote it."

Lin Yueru's eyes widened as she pointed at herself, then at the wheelbarrow.

Ling Chi nodded.

"..."

……

Soon, almost all the martial arts practitioners who came to Suzhou to participate in the martial arts contest for marriage heard that the Lin family's daughter was helping people sell food, and driven by curiosity, they flocked over.

First, I wanted to see what the Lin family's daughter looked like. Second, I wanted to see what kind of food she was selling. Since she was the one promoting it, the food must be very delicious.

then……

"Well--"

"what--"

"Um--"

"One goo, one goo -"

Looking at the long list of blue menus, Ling Chi's face darkened.