A Bite of Douluo Continent

Tang Zi scratched his head. In his mind, shouldn't Yu Lianxin be moved and accept his confession in front of everyone?

Why do you look so pale?

By the way, she probably doesn't know my cultivation level.

Thinking of this, Tang Zi's eyes showed a hint of understanding. "Beautiful lady, I am Tang Zi, a disciple of the Tang Clan's Power Hall, a level 57 Power Attack Soul King." As he spoke, a smug look appeared on his face.

This level of cultivation is already considered genius for his age. I suppose the other party would be tempted, right?

"Level 57?" Yu Lianxin spoke slowly, her voice as clear as spring water, yet now carrying a hint of coldness.

With a slight tremor of her soul power, a phantom image of a clear moon appeared behind her. Her long, silvery-white hair moved without wind, and eight soul rings slowly emerged behind her as Tang Zi stared in disbelief.

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black.

Eight ten-thousand-year soul rings!

Yu Lianxin didn't make a move. She quickly put away the spirit ring, glanced indifferently at the dumbfounded Tang Zi, and then a bright smile returned to her face as she looked at the boy. "Alright, where were we? Wasn't it this shop's fried rice? Junior, please continue."

Zhou Long scratched his head, then walked over from the corner and dragged Tang Zi, who was standing there dumbfounded, away from the place.

How embarrassing...

...

"Welcome... Senior Sister Guang...!"

The shop had been open for about an hour, and Ying Shuangshuang had gradually gotten used to working there amidst the busyness. At that moment, a new customer walked into the shop, and she subconsciously greeted him. The next instant, a strand of silver hair caught her eye, making her energized.

Although Ying Shuangshuang had never seen Yu Lianxin before, the inner courtyard senior sister's signature silver hair and Yu Lianxin's stunningly beautiful face, as if kissed by an angel, quickly made Ying Shuangshuang realize the identity of this diner.

"Huh? Are you also a student of the academy?" Because Ying Shuangshuang was wearing work clothes instead of Shrek Academy's uniform, Yu Lianxin didn't know this at first. Only when she heard the title "Senior Sister" did she realize that the shop's clerk seemed to be a Shrek student as well.

Only disciples from Shrek Academy's inner and outer courts would call her Senior Sister.

"Yes...yes, I'm Ying Shuangshuang from Class 1, Grade 3 of the Foreign Languages ​​Department. Hello, Senior Sister!" Ying Shuangshuang's pretty face flushed slightly, and she was a little excited.

This is the first time I've seen my senior sister in person!

It really is as beautiful as the rumors say...

Waaaa, I'm so sorry, Fuya, this time I'm siding with Senior Sister!

Yu Lianxin smiled gently. "This is my first time here, so please recommend some delicious dishes for me."

"Okay!" Yu Lianxin patted her thin chest, her eyes sparkling with the light of a little fangirl.

...

Hmm? Why hasn't Ying Shuangshuang come to serve the dishes yet?

Qi Han, who had just finished preparing a plate of Kung Pao Chicken, noticed that Ying Shuangshuang hadn't yet served a plate of foil-baked pig brains that he had made earlier. He subconsciously looked towards the dining area, wondering if Ying Shuangshuang had encountered any trouble.

The next instant, a beautiful figure with silver hair and a white dress came into Qi Han's view, causing him to freeze abruptly.

This is...

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Chapter Seventy-Seven: Two Similar Flowers

In his previous life on Earth, Qi Han had experienced a period of love.

On Earth, he is a well-known food vlogger who often travels to various places to taste local delicacies and shoot and edit video footage.

During a trip to Chongqing to sample local delicacies, he met a girl who also loved food and travel.

The girl was very beautiful, and her personality was quite compatible with Qi Han's. The two got along very well and quickly became acquainted. They went on several trips together, and finally, in a small inn near a famous scenic spot, they had a few drinks and sparks flew, and they became a couple.

The two enjoyed a sweet and wonderful relationship, but their happiness was short-lived. The girl's family was traditional and old-fashioned, and they could not accept or understand Qi Han's profession as a food vlogger. They thought it was a waste of time and did not agree to the girl being with him. In the end, they forced the girl to marry someone she did not like.

Qi Han got drunk and was heartbroken. From then on, he never fell in love with any girl easily again. Until he came to Douluo Continent by accident, he was still single.

Now that he has been given a second chance at life, he decided to let bygones be bygones. Qi Han had no intention of not seeking love in this life because of the white moonlight from his previous life. However, he had only been in Douluo Continent for a short time and was like a rootless duckweed, with no time to consider such things.

Under these circumstances, Qi Han saw Yu Lianxin, and for a moment, his heart skipped a beat.

The woman before him slowly overlapped with the beautiful figure from his past life that he could not let go of. Qi Han was surprised to find that the two were at least 70% similar, and the woman before him was even more beautiful than the beautiful figure from his past life.

"System, besides me, is there anyone else who can travel to Douluo Continent?"

At this moment, Qi Han suddenly felt a surge of excitement and joy. Could it be that the woman in front of him had traveled through time?

[According to this system's detection, only the host has arrived in Douluo Continent. As for the woman's resemblance to someone from the host's past life, they are merely two similar flowers in the river of time, not the same one.]

You mean...it's just a coincidence?

【Yes. 】

Is it just... a coincidence...?

Qi Han shook his head with a wry smile, turned back to the cutting board, and began cooking the next dish.

That's true, time travel is impossible...

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"what?"

Yu Lianxin keenly sensed that someone in the shop seemed to be looking at her.

It's normal for men to peek at her because of her looks, but this gaze seemed particularly different, causing Yu Lianxin to subconsciously turn her head to look.

Following the direction of the gaze, Yu Lianxin saw a figure turning away sadly in the kitchen.

Is it just my imagination?

Yu Lianxin frowned slightly, sensing an inexplicable loneliness emanating from that figure, as if he were out of place in the world.

"Senior Sister? What's wrong?" Ying Shuangshuang's curious question pulled Yu Lianxin back from her thoughts.

"It's alright." Yu Lianxin smiled. "You go ahead and do your work. I'll find a seat and take a look at the menu." As she spoke, she gently raised her hand and pointed to the dishes that Qi Han had placed on the table.

"Oh!" Ying Shuangshuang shrank back, sticking out her tongue awkwardly. "Then I'll go get busy first. Senior Sister, please take a look at the menu." With that, she jogged to the table and served the cooked dishes to the respective diners.

So engrossed in talking to her senior sister, Ying Shuangshuang almost forgot that she was currently covering for Fuya and working as a waitress in the shop.

Looking at the somewhat impetuous junior, Yu Lianxin couldn't help but chuckle. She found an empty dining table, sat down, ignored the stares coming from all around, and looked at the price list that covered an entire wall.

Although she had already learned from her junior schoolmate that the food at this restaurant was not cheap while queuing, Yu Lianxin still couldn't help but gasp when she actually saw the prices.

Especially that dish of fish belly stuffed with mutton, which costs 1,000 gold soul coins per serving—that's way too expensive!

She remembered that the most expensive food in the food street was priced in silver soul coins, and some local snacks, which had low production costs, were priced in bronze soul coins. Foods priced in gold soul coins were extremely rare.

The food at this restaurant can be sold at such a price, isn't it almost the same as the high-end nutritious meals in the college cafeteria?

No, even the premium nutritional meals at Shrek Academy cost only about ten gold soul coins per meal, so the prices here are simply astronomical.

The inner court disciples have very few courses, and Yu Lianxin often goes out to train and earns a lot of money, so she is not short of money. Although the food in the small shop is ridiculously expensive, it is not that she cannot afford it.

If there weren't many customers in the shop, she might have hesitated to ask if there was any forced buying or selling involved. But the fact that so many customers chose to dine there, and that the high prices couldn't dampen their enthusiasm, only proved that although the food was expensive, it was definitely worth the price.

Furthermore, since entering the shop, the aromas of various delicacies had already reached Yu Lianxin's delicate nose. Each of them was a unique and delicious flavor that Yu Lianxin had never smelled before, far more tempting than any food she had ever eaten before, which made her even more certain of this.

Yu Lianxin waved and pulled Ying Shuangshuang, who was standing to the side, over. A rare look of hesitation appeared on her face. "How about a small portion of fried rice? As for the rest... do you have any recommendations, junior?"

Yu Lianxin could only tell that the egg fried rice was a staple food. As for the other dishes, she couldn't recognize any of them. The names of those dishes were all unfamiliar to her, which was quite perplexing for her.

Although Ying Shuangshuang really wanted to recommend her favorite bursting pork intestines and foil-baked pig brains to Yu Lianxin, she calmed down and decided to give up.

Hmm... Senior Sister just arrived, don't scare her away.

The new dish is a good choice, let's go with this one!

Thinking of this, Ying Shuangshuang pointed to the Kung Pao Chicken at the very back of the wall, "Senior Sister, this is a new dish that our shop just launched this afternoon. It tastes very good. Would you like to try it?"

"Kung Pao Chicken?" Yu Lianxin pronounced the four words with some difficulty, but guessed that the dish must be related to chicken, so she readily nodded, "Then I'll have Kung Pao Chicken."

“And that one…” Ying Shuangshuang pointed to another dish on the wall, “Dongpo Pork Knuckle is also a dish that customers often order. Senior Sister, don’t be fooled by the high price of this dish, because eating it can speed up the circulation of your soul power for half an hour.”

Although this was Ying Shuangshuang's first time working as a waitress, she had been to the restaurant many times as a customer and was very clear about the popularity of the various dishes.

Especially after the introduction of the fish-belly-stuffed-sheep dish, the sales of Dongpo pork knuckle have visibly increased.

The difference between things is striking. Before, Dongpo pork knuckle was the most expensive dish at the small shop, so naturally fewer people ordered it. Now that the fish belly stuffed with lamb is available, everyone sees a difference.

Hey! Compared to this, this Dongpo pork knuckle is actually quite cheap?

As a result, some diners who were previously reluctant to order this dish started to order it to try it.

Can it accelerate the circulation of soul power?

Yu Lianxin was surprised. Even high-end nutritional meals could not achieve such an effect. Perhaps only rare and precious herbs could achieve this effect?

"Then I'll have one too." Without much hesitation, Yu Lianxin readily accepted the recommendation.

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Abnormal Qi Han

"Boss, boss, table number four would like a small portion of fried rice with egg, a portion of Kung Pao chicken, and a portion of Dongpo pork knuckle." Ying Shuangshuang walked into the kitchen and reported the dishes Yu Lianxin had ordered to Qi Han.

"Okay." Qi Han subconsciously looked up at the direction of table number four, and was slightly taken aback when he saw the diners sitting at table number four.

"What's wrong with the boss?" Ying Shuangshuang blinked.

"No..." Qi Han shook his head, suddenly remembering how Ying Shuangshuang seemed to be chatting happily with that silver-haired girl before.

For some inexplicable reason, he asked, "Do you know the guests at table number four?"

“That’s Yu Lianxin, the senior sister of our Shrek Academy’s inner courtyard. Haven’t you heard of her, boss?” Ying Shuangshuang didn’t notice Qi Han’s strangeness and spoke with a hint of admiration.

Yu Lianxin...

Qi Han nodded without saying anything more, turned around and continued working at the cutting board, but silently memorized the name.

Soon, after finishing cooking all the dishes for the previous diner, Qi Han began cooking for table number four.

The quickest thing to finish was naturally the egg fried rice, which Qi Han had mastered to perfection. After finishing the egg fried rice, Qi Han did not serve it on the table as usual and have Ying Shuangshuang take it out. Instead, he placed it aside, quickly flipped the cooking pan, and began to stir-fry Kung Pao Chicken.

Soon, the delicious Kung Pao Chicken was ready. Qi Han carefully took out a Dongpo Pork Knuckle that had already been cooked from another large pot, and then brought out all three dishes together and placed them on the table.

Seeing Qi Han bring the dishes to the table, Ying Shuangshuang walked over quickly and was slightly taken aback when she saw that there were three dishes on the table.

"I'll carry the Dongpo pork knuckle." Qi Han tried his best to keep his expression as calm as usual, carrying the Dongpo pork knuckle in both hands as he walked out of the kitchen. "You can carry the other two plates."