Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

……

Yue Lingshan left with Lao Denuo with resentment in the end. Ling Chi wiped the sweat from his forehead and began to plunder the hotel's belongings.

Take the drinks with you.

Move the ingredients away;

Move the pots, pans, and utensils away.

Move the tables, chairs, and cabinets away.

Take everything that can be moved. The Chef's Space is big enough to take as much as you can.

Life is tough, so be thrifty and manage your household well.

Of course, this was just a formality. After packing everything up, Ling Chi entered the Chef God Space.

A short while later, Shuang'er entered the God of Cookery space.

"elder brother."

Seeing Shuang'er covered in dust, Ling Chi asked, "Why do you look like this?"

"I'm practicing martial arts!" Shuang'er grinned, revealing her teeth. "Brother, I've learned how to press and release acupoints. I'll teach you!"

"Really? My Shuang'er is amazing." Ling Chi smiled and rewarded Shuang'er with a pat on the head, making Shuang'er beam with joy.

"There's no rush with acupressure." Ling Chi took out a recipe: "I just got a pretty good recipe today, let's make it first."

Shuang'er glanced at the menu: "Drunken Chicken..."

Drunken Chicken: Common white recipe, Agility +0.1, Cooldown time 10 days.

This recipe was leaked from Lin Pingzhi. Although it was a bit unexpected, considering that Lin Pingzhi was a rich young master before his family was destroyed and that he was present throughout almost the entire world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, it would be too useless if such a major character didn't reveal a decent recipe.

"Even though it's just a regular white recipe, it's not bad to add 0.1 agility," Ling Chi said with a smile.

"Hmm." Shuang'er nodded: "Agility of 3.6 over a year! That's quite a lot."

"Let's begin!" Ling Chi carefully examined the recipe, tossed it aside, and a flash of white light appeared, revealing a holographic humanoid figure: "Please prepare, host, to begin the Drunken Chicken Tutorial."

……

The next morning, Ling Chi entered Fuzhou City, but immediately sensed something was amiss. Everyone in the streets and alleys was talking about one thing—the Fuwei Escort Agency had been burned down the previous night.

The Qingcheng Sect acted very quickly.

I never expected that I would run into Yu Renyan yesterday at noon, and then the Qingcheng Sect would wipe out the Fuwei Escort Agency last night. I wonder how Lao Denuo and Yue Lingshan are doing now?

With their skills, they should be fine.

Let's go meet up first!

Each martial arts sect has a unique sign for contact. Ling Chi quickly spotted the Huashan Sect's unique sign on a prominent courtyard wall in Fuzhou City. Following the sign, he turned left and right and soon found Lao Denuo and Yue Lingshan in an inn.

"Junior Brother, you're here!" Upon seeing Ling Chi, Yue Lingshan walked towards him happily. Before he could speak, she snatched the bundle from his shoulder: "Do you still have scallion and egg pancakes? The food here is terrible, I'm starving."

"..."

"Sure enough!" Yue Lingshan's eyes lit up as she rummaged through the bundle and found a scallion and egg pancake wrapped in straw paper. She took one out and stuffed it into her mouth: "Mmm, delicious, so delicious."

"Ahem!" Laudenuo walked over awkwardly and greeted him, "Junior Brother."

"Second Senior Brother," Ling Chi clasped his hands in greeting and asked, "Did the Qingcheng Sect attack the Fuwei Escort Agency last night?"

“That’s right.” When talking about this matter, Laudenuo’s expression became solemn: “Lin Zhennan and his wife have been captured by the Qingcheng Sect, and Lin Pingzhi was placed on a horse and taken away by Junior Sister, but we don’t know where he is now.”

"I see." Ling Chi nodded and said, "Now that this matter is settled, shall we head to the Hengshan Sect?"

Looking at Yue Lingshan who was enjoying her meal, Lao Denuo swallowed hard: "No rush, it's not too late to set off after breakfast."

"..."

……

Several days later, Ling Chi and his two companions arrived in Hengshan. As soon as they entered the city, they found many martial arts practitioners coming and going on the streets, and everyone was discussing Liu Zhengfeng's upcoming retirement from the martial arts world.

Laudenuo quickly found the Huashan Sect's communication mark and said, "Junior Brother, Junior Sister, and all the fellow disciples have arrived."

"Then let's hurry and meet up with them!" After being separated for more than a month, Yue Lingshan really missed them.

Laudenuo nodded, about to speak, when he heard Ling Chi say, "Second Senior Brother, Senior Sister, you go first! I have something else to do."

"What is it?" Yue Lingshan became inexplicably wary. "Are you thinking of going out for drinks and entertainment?"

"Ahem, Senior Sister, what are you thinking?" Ling Chi shook her head repeatedly, staring at the martial arts practitioners coming and going: "I see that there are many martial arts practitioners here, and this is a rare opportunity, so I naturally want to spar with them."

"Huh?" Seeing Ling Chi's eyes light up, Yue Lingshan said, "You're not going back to your old ways, are you?"

"My parents gave me life, but my senior sister understands me best!" Ling Chi chuckled and said, "Why not make a little money on the side?"

Yue Lingshan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said, "I'll go with you!"

“This…” Ling Chi turned to look at Laudenuo.

Yue Lingshan also stared at him expectantly.

"..."

Laudenuo coughed lightly: "There are still five days until Master Liu retires from the martial arts world. You may do as you please during these five days! Just don't cause any trouble and ruin the reputation of the Huashan Sect."

"Don't worry, Second Senior Brother, it won't happen." Yue Lingshan eagerly grabbed Ling Chi's arm: "Junior Brother, let's go."

"Hey, hey, don't rush, we still need to buy some things!"

"I'm just taking you shopping!"

"..."

Chapter Ten: Braised Beef and Pancakes

He bought bricks in the east market, coal in the west market, an iron pot in the south market, and oil noodles in the north market. He bid farewell to Ling Shan and occupied the edge of the market. He heard no more of Ling Shan calling for her junior brother, only the clanging of bricks and mud. When he saw Ling Shan return, pots and pans were all there. He heard no more of the passersby drooling, only the mournful cries of wandering heroes.

……

"Alright! If this brother can withstand ten of my moves without being defeated, he can enjoy two Juntun Guokui for free."

Upon hearing this, enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

The muscular, gray-clad man, who had withstood ten moves without defeat, was now beaming with pride. He clasped his hands in a fist and bow to the onlookers, saying, "Thank you, thank you all for supporting me, Old Niu. I, Old Niu, am not fighting alone, not alone..."

Ling Chi handed over two steaming hot Juntun Guokui (a type of flatbread): "Brother Niu, please!"

"Thank you, Brother Ling!" Old Niu excitedly accepted the Juntun Guokui (a type of flatbread) and took a bite amidst the envious faces of the onlookers.

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh—"

I've never experienced such a fragrant and crispy texture before; it's like...

"Ding! You have conquered the stomach of Niu Hong, a high-class white-level diner. Conquest count +1. High-class white-level recipe dropped - Braised Beef."

"Braised Beef: Premium White Recipe, Strength +0.5, Cooldown 10 days."

Ling Chi smiled broadly and clasped his hands in greeting: "I'm sure all you heroes have seen Brother Niu's reaction. While I wouldn't dare claim that my Juntun Guokui is the best in the world, I certainly consider it one of the finest delicacies. For all you heroes, such a delicacy naturally comes with a hefty price tag, ten taels of silver each. If you're truly short of money, then like Brother Niu, who can withstand ten of my moves without defeat, you can enjoy two for free."

"Now, is there any hero who would like to sample this for free?"

"I'll do it!"

Martial arts heroes love to fight. Although the Huashan disciples' martial arts skills are ridiculously high, if this is treated as a friendly spar, losing isn't shameful. If you can withstand ten moves, you can enjoy this intoxicatingly fragrant delicacy for free—why not?

If one were even luckier and defeated the disciples of Mount Hua, wouldn't that make one famous among many martial arts practitioners?

Under these circumstances, as soon as Ling Chi finished speaking, a young swordsman holding a precious sword stepped forward from the crowd, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "I am Chi Baicheng from the Taishan Sect, and I have come here to learn from Junior Brother Ling of the Huashan Sect!"

"So it's Senior Brother Chi from the Taishan Sect. We've heard so much about you." Ling Chi and Yue Lingshan stepped forward and bowed.

“My two junior brothers and sisters from the Huashan Sect, there’s no need for such formalities.” Chi Baicheng said with a smile, “We are all from the Five Mountains Sword Sect, of the same blood and lineage, so we should naturally get along well.”

“Brother Chi is right.” The two nodded in agreement. Ling Chi said, “In that case, let’s not compete in martial arts. Ling Shan, bring two guokui for Brother Chi to try.”

"Wait a minute." Chi Baicheng immediately refused: "This is a rule set by Junior Brother Ling, how can it be broken so easily? Junior Brother Ling, just treat me as a stranger, I also want to experience the wonders of the Huashan sword technique."

"Senior Brother Chi is truly straightforward. We'll do as Senior Brother Chi says." Ling Chi took the sword from Yue Lingshan, stood with the sword in hand, and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Senior Brother Chi, please!"

"Please!" Chi Baicheng appeared to be in his early twenties, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to attack his junior brother, who looked to be seventeen or eighteen. At this moment, he simply adopted a defensive stance, waiting for Ling Chi to make his move.

Ling Chi understood immediately and shouted, "Senior Brother Chi, be careful!"

Before he finished speaking, he launched an attack with the move "White Clouds Emerging from the Mountain".

"Well done!" Chi Baicheng shouted, his longsword suddenly thrusting out in five strikes, each one ancient and vigorous.

Yue Lingshan exclaimed in surprise: "The Five Great Doctors' Sword!"

The Five Great Masters Sword is one of the sword techniques of the Taishan School. Taishan has an ancient pine tree, said to be the "Five Great Masters Pine" bestowed with titles during the Qin Dynasty, its gnarled branches spreading out obliquely, its verdant branches providing shade. A senior master of the Taishan School once comprehended a sword technique from this tree, which he named the Five Great Masters Sword. This sword technique is simple in its moves, yet contains unexpected variations, making it truly remarkable.

As members of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sect, Yue Lingshan had been exposed to martial arts from a young age and was very familiar with the Taishan Sect's style of martial arts.

Ling Chi was unaware of the details, but from the moment Chi Baicheng drew his sword, he knew he was destined to win.

Of all martial arts techniques, none are invincible except speed. Dongfang Bubai, hailed as the world's greatest martial artist, relied not on the sophistication of his techniques, but on his overwhelming speed advantage!

At this moment, Ling Chi wouldn't dare say he was comparable to Dongfang Bubai, but in this world, he was definitely a lightning-fast fighter. Facing Chi Baicheng's snail-paced sword strikes, Ling Chi carefully suppressed his own speed, engaging in a fierce exchange of blows.

Chi Baicheng was, after all, a disciple of the Mount Tai Sect. The Mount Hua Sect and the Mount Tai Sect were both among the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects, and the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects were closely connected. They had to take care of each other's reputation. If he were to kill Chi Baicheng with a single sword strike in front of so many fellow martial artists, it wouldn't just be Chi Baicheng who lost face, but the entire Mount Tai Sect would be utterly disgraced.

Always leave room for maneuver, so you can meet again in the future. For the sake of harmony and friendship among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, Ling Chi made the right choice.

Ling Chi thought to himself: Anyway, this unlucky guy will die at Tian Boguang's hands in a couple of days, why bother arguing with a dead man.

……

With Ling Chi intentionally letting him win, Chi Baicheng was finally defeated after fifty moves when Ling Chi knocked his sword away.

"Ah!?" The onlookers exclaimed in surprise, then sighed repeatedly, "What a pity!"

They thought Chi Baicheng might be able to defeat Ling Chi, but that was ultimately just wishful thinking.

"Senior Brother Chi, you flatter me." Ling Chi clasped his hands in a gesture of apology.

Chi Baicheng's expression was not good. Although he fought for more than fifty moves before being defeated, he ultimately lost to a peer who was younger than him. This was something that he, who had always been one of the best among his peers in the Taishan Sect, found hard to accept.

Silently picking up his sword, Chi Baicheng clasped his hands and said, "I lost. Junior Brother Ling, your swordsmanship is superb."

Ling Chi said modestly, "It's all because Senior Brother Chi is being modest; otherwise, I'm afraid I would have lost long ago."