Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

"Lin Family Fortress".

……

In Linjiabao, Lin Yueru's martial arts contest to find a husband officially began. However, Lin Yueru was filled with pent-up anger, and anyone who went up to fight either had their legs broken or suffered a concussion, scaring everyone away so much that no one dared to come up after her.

Lin Tiannan was heartbroken and his face was grim. He knew his daughter was taking revenge on him, but for the sake of the Lin family's legacy, he had no choice but to force her. As for letting her take a concubine and have children... he could never forget his deceased wife and couldn't get over this hurdle.

Just then, the steward Lin Zhong ran over and whispered, "Master, Young Master Ling has arrived with his apprentice."

"Oh?" Lin Tiannan stood up: "Please invite me quickly... no, I'll go invite you myself."

A moment later, Lin Tiannan met Ling Chi in the reception room of the Lin Family Manor: "Young Master Ling, it is an honor to have you here. My humble abode..."

"That's enough." Ling Chi waved his hand, interrupting his pleasantries, and said, "I'm here today to ask you something important."

"Uh..." Lin Tiannan was a little displeased. He was, after all, the leader of the Southern Martial Arts Alliance. Even though you are a sword immortal of the Qionghua Sect, you can't look down on me like this!

Ling Chi ignored his attitude: "Lord Lin, is there a half-human, half-snake monster near Suzhou?"

"How did Young Master Ling find out?" Lin Tiannan asked in astonishment.

"Never mind how I know," Ling Chi said. "I'm asking you, where is that monster? I need to go save people."

"Save them?"

……

In the northern suburbs of Suzhou lies a hidden cave called Hidden Dragon Cave. Deep within the cave dwells a group of snake demons who frequently roam the area, abducting many young girls who have disappeared without a trace. Lin Tiannan has repeatedly recruited patriots to enter the cave and exorcise the demons, but all attempts have failed, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. He harbors a deep hatred for these snake demons. Upon learning that Ling Chi intends to exorcise them, Lin Tiannan naturally exhumes the ancestral graves of Hidden Dragon Cave and shares all the information he possesses.

Having received the intelligence, Ling Chi led Zhao Ling'er into the Hidden Dragon Cave.

The caves in Hidden Dragon Cave are intricate and complex, and one can easily get lost if one is not careful. They are also filled with a large number of poisonous snakes and insects. Although they have not yet reached the level of demons, their sheer number is enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Zhao Ling'er was startled: "Ah! So many snakes, how scary!"

"..." Ling Chi patted Zhao Ling'er on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, these are such good ingredients, I guarantee you will love them."

"..." Zhao Ling'er exclaimed in astonishment upon seeing Ling Chi's starting stance, "Master, what are you planning to do..."

Before he could even utter the word "what," Ling Chi shouted, "Another dimension!"

Kaka-

The sound of space shattering and the chaotic sound of countless venomous snakes and insects being sucked in appeared, but in an instant, all the venomous snakes and insects disappeared, as if they had never existed.

"..."

Zhao Ling'er took a deep breath, her eyes filled with admiration and a hint of awe as she looked at Ling Chi.

"I'm leaving." Ling Chi waved and walked forward as if he hadn't done anything.

Zhao Ling'er followed silently behind, feeling at ease as she watched her master's back.

After traversing a long tunnel and collecting hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes and insects, the two finally reached the depths of the cave, a hidden underground garden.

"Wow! So beautiful." Zhao Ling'er exclaimed softly, which attracted a half-human, half-snake monster.

"Who goes there?! How dare you trespass into my Hidden Dragon Cave!"

Looking at the massive creature that stood three meters tall, Ling Chi turned to Zhao Ling'er and said, "Ling'er, don't waste this opportunity for real combat."

"Hmm." Zhao Ling'er nodded. She had already seen the trembling young girls not far away. Although she was kind by nature, she could not tolerate the snake demon's actions. She drew her pair of short swords: "Demon, you have forcibly taken women from the countryside. Surrender now!"

“…” Ling Chi was helpless: “Disciple, your vocabulary for challenging others still needs improvement!”

"Hmph! You're asking for death!" The snake demon swung his huge, blood-red scythe and slashed at Zhao Ling'er.

too slow.

In Zhao Ling'er's eyes, the snake demon man was like a slow-motion video. Her petite body swayed slightly, dodging the scythe. The next instant, she was already standing on the snake demon man's shoulder, her short sword against his neck: "Surrender!"

Ling Chi: "..."

The snake demon man was terrified: "My god! Where did this expert come from? He's scared the demon to death!"

"Don't kill me, surrender! I surrender!" The snake demon man dropped the scythe in his hand, acting like a complete coward.

Seeing him surrender, Zhao Ling'er sheathed her short sword, jumped in front of Ling Chi, and said with a giggle, "Master, Ling'er won."

"Sigh!" Ling Chi sighed and said, "Ling'er, if I were that snake demon, seeing you so unprepared, I would definitely launch a sneak attack."

The snake demon man, who was about to launch a sneak attack on Zhao Ling'er, broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!"

“Look, he’s acting guilty, which shows he really did intend to launch a sneak attack just now,” Ling Chi said.

"..." Zhao Ling'er turned around and looked at the snake demon man.

The snake demon man was almost in tears: What did I do to you? You can't treat demons like this.

Seeing him trembling with fear, Zhao Ling'er felt sorry for him, but she also knew that what her master said was true. Thinking that her kindness might harm her, Zhao Ling'er pursed her lips and said, "Master, I'm sorry, Ling'er has disappointed you."

"No." Ling Chi patted her head and said, "It's good enough to win your first battle. I just want to tell you that there is no fairness or justice on the battlefield, especially when it comes to life and death. In order to survive, you have to do whatever it takes, otherwise you will be the one who dies in the end."

"Mm." Zhao Ling'er nodded, a resolute glint in her eyes: "Ling'er will not be careless again in the future."

"I believe you." Ling Chi smiled slightly, turned to look at the trembling snake demon man, and said, "Now, it's time to settle accounts with this monster."

The snake demon man cried, "Great hero, I am just a snake demon trying to protect myself. I have never killed anyone on my own initiative!"

"But it's true that you kidnapped other people's daughters and granddaughters!" Ling Chi said calmly.

"That's true... but I only wanted my wife and daughter to live more comfortably, I didn't do anything to those girls!" The snake demon man hurriedly explained, "In addition, they eat and drink well every day, and their lives are much better than before. You can ask them if you don't believe me, hero."

"Shut up!" Ling Chi shouted. "No matter how well they live, they are still maids you kidnapped. You separated them from their parents and relatives. Have you ever thought about how you would feel if your own daughter were taken away?!"

The snake demon man was speechless. He had just imagined the consequences of his daughter being taken away, and he instantly felt suffocated, short of breath, and angry: I must kill that bastard!

Thinking of this, I was suddenly startled!

Turning his head to look at the trembling girls, the snake demon man remained silent for a long time before prostrating himself on the ground: "I know I was wrong. Please give me a chance to reform, great hero."

“I can give you a chance to turn over a new leaf, but you must also bear the consequences of your mistakes,” Ling Chi said.

The snake demon man said, "I am willing to let the great hero deal with me, I only hope that the great hero will spare my wife and daughters, they are innocent."

"The harm should not extend to the wife and children." Ling Chi said calmly, "As long as they are innocent, I can let them go."

"Thank you, hero." After bowing in gratitude, the snake demon turned and walked towards the girls with a tragic expression.

Soon after, all the girls were summoned by the snake demon man, including his wife and daughters.

The snake demon's wife was a seductive woman with a fox tail, indicating that she had not yet fully attained human form and still retained the characteristics of a demon. Her daughter was an untransformed little fox, being held in the arms of a fox spirit, looking at everything before her with a puzzled expression.

"Husband, is it them?" The fox spirit secretly glanced at Ling Chi and Zhao Ling'er, and whispered to the snake demon man.

"It's them." The snake demon man said calmly, "They are very strong. That little girl was enough to overwhelm me. Her master must be even more powerful. We've really messed up this time."

Chapter Forty-Eight: Contracted Spirit Beast Su Mei

"Hmph! If force won't work, then we'll outsmart you," the fox spirit sneered.

The snake demon's heart stirred: "Madam, you mean..."

"My Dream Returner loves dealing with these powerful human beings the most," the fox spirit said with a seductive smile. "Watch my methods."

The fox spirit whispered a few words to the little fox in her arms. The little fox wagged its tail, jumped down from the fox spirit's arms, and ran towards Ling Chi and Zhao Ling'er.

When Zhao Ling'er saw the little fox, her eyes lit up, and she happily squatted down and stretched out her hand: "What an adorable little fox, come here."

The little fox approached Zhao Ling'er, reached out and licked her hand, its tail wagging incessantly.

"Hehe, so cute." Zhao Ling'er took out a packet of hand-shredded beef jerky from her bosom and fed it to the little fox.

The little fox smelled the aroma of beef jerky, wagged its tail even more vigorously, and took a bite.

"Woof—"

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of Su Mei, a high-level blue-ranked diner. Her level is too low to count towards the conquest count. High-level blue-ranked recipe dropped: 'Charming as a Fox, Gentle as a Snake'."

"Charming as a fox, supple as a snake: Advanced blue recipe, charm +2, suppleness +2, effective use three times."

……

Zhao Ling'er blinked, looking at the little fox eating beef jerky in her arms. She never expected that the recipe it revealed would be so strange.

seductive charm and resilience...

Ling Chi stroked his chin thoughtfully: I like it.

Just as the two were staring at the little fox and the recipe, the fox spirit secretly cast a dream spell on them.

"Hmm..." Zhao Ling'er rubbed her eyes and said, "So sleepy."

"Sleepy?" Ling Chi looked at Zhao Ling'er's sleepy appearance and turned to look at the fox spirit.

The fox was startled: It didn't work!?

"Heh..." Ling Chi sneered, "Man may not have the intention to harm tiger, but tiger may have the intention to devour man. I clearly gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it, so don't blame me."

"Not good!" Seeing the fox spirit's spell fail, the snake demon roared, grabbed his huge blood-red scythe, gathered all his demonic energy on it, and slashed down: "Crescent Slash!"

With a whoosh, Wind, Fire, and Thunder were unleashed, shattering the snake demon's 'Crescent Slash' into pieces. Then, two bolts of lightning struck down on the snake demon and the fox spirit. The two demons couldn't even dodge and were struck squarely on the spot, screaming as they both fell to the ground.

"Woof woof—" The little fox barked and ran towards the two demons, blocking their way, its eyes filled with intense resentment.

The dream-reversal failed, and Zhao Ling'er woke up. Seeing the scene before her, she realized she had been tricked and said angrily, "Master had already decided to let you go, so why did you still try to trick us?"

"It's...it was our fault, please...please...let us go." The snake demon man begged for mercy again.

"Let you go?" Ling Chi sneered. "I've already let you go once. If I let you go again, wouldn't that prove I'm an idiot?"

"It was...it was me who plotted against you...it had nothing to do with my husband..." The fox spirit's eyes were filled with desperate struggle: "Kill me if you must...my husband and my daughter are innocent."

"Woof woof woof—" The little fox seemed to know why its parents were attacked. It immediately barked a few times and ran to Ling Chi's feet, rubbing against his trouser leg as if begging for his forgiveness.

Ling Chi looked down at it and said, "Little fox, if I take you away and separate you from your parents and children, will you hate me?"

The little fox paused, then barked once.

"But your parents took away more than a dozen other people's daughters. Do you think they would hate your parents?" Ling Chi pressed.

The little fox sat on the ground, speechless.

“Originally, if your parents had released these girls, I could have let bygones be bygones, but your mother wanted to plot against us. If we had really been plotted against, tell me, what would the situation be like now?” Ling Chi asked again.

The little fox lowered its head, not daring to answer.