After receiving that piece of advice, Xu Milu lost most of her interest in the banquet, and even the extremely exquisite dish of tofu stewed with vegetarian chicken and bamboo shoots that followed couldn't arouse her interest.
The person she's been looking for?
Isn't that the phoenix she's been searching for?
"Far away yet so close," could it be that the woman with the bright eyes is implying that the phoenix has always been by her side?
But regardless of whether it was the Food World, Earth, the Apocalypse World, the Journey to the West World, or the Wandering Earth World, Xu Milu only found traces of the phoenix at the corpse of Erfu in the Ghost Kingdom, and never got any other clues.
Or is it...?
Was the other party secretly observing me?
Xu Milu couldn't help but feel a little horrified.
She wanted to ask Guangmu the question again, but she felt that it was already a great opportunity to receive answers from the incarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. If she insisted on asking more questions, it would be greed.
When Guangmu said that there would be a result soon, did she mean that the phoenix would show itself?
And what kind of implication was it when the other person reminded me to go see the patch of daffodils behind Ironback Mountain?
As Xu Milu was deep in thought, two pale-faced paper maids brought over a basket of sesame flatbreads: the freshly baked flatbreads were steaming hot, with crispy sesame seeds embedded in the outer layer, and a soft, fluffy dough inside. When you bit into them, they were salty, fragrant, and crispy, with crumbs falling off with each bite.
Hu cakes were Chenxiang's favorite. When he saw them being served, his eyes lit up. Yin Wenjiao loved this pure-hearted young man the most, so she smiled and took a cake and handed it to him.
"Young Master Chenxiang is still growing taller, and I'm afraid his stomach is already rumbling with hunger. It's pitiful that you're such a small person, all alone in Chang'an... Hey, eat more, if you eat more you'll grow taller and have more strength to do work in the future."
Yin Wenjiao did not know the origin of Chenxiang. She only thought that the young man had come to seek refuge with Xu Milu, and she usually took care of him.
"Thank you, Lady Yin."
Chen Xiang accepted the sesame cake with both hands, thanked her politely, and was about to take a bite when he saw Xu Milu staring blankly at him with her face in her hands. He paused, seemingly hesitating for a moment, before breaking the cake in half and handing it to her.
"Senior sister, here's some sesame seed cake for you. Didn't you say that as long as you're full, nothing else matters? Even if the sky falls, nothing is more important than having a full stomach?"
Xu Milu had just come to her senses when she saw Chen Xiang's worried face. Although the child looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, he was actually a naive child with a sensitive mind. He was probably frightened by seeing her so serious.
"It just so happens that my senior sister is a little hungry. This flatbread smells delicious."
She naturally took the other half of the pancake, put it in her mouth and chewed slowly. The dry, crispy crust had a slightly charred aroma, and the roasted sesame seeds emitted a fragrant oily scent. The crust was crispy, and the inside was soft. As she ate, Xu Milu slowly came back to her senses.
Yeah, what is she nervous about?
Finding the phoenix is good news! She activated a fragment of the dimensional jumper by chance, and the phoenix gene injection was administered to her passively without her knowledge. Strictly speaking, finding the phoenix was one of the conditions for her cooperation with Xiao Qi.
So even if the other party hasn't shown up, there must be a reason. Instead of overthinking, she should focus on doing her own thing.
The parasol trees still need to be found, the bamboo rice still needs to be planted, and the cloned samples of the silver osmanthus tree are running low again, so we need to offer some more tribute to her second uncle; another letter came from Nezha's Third Prince's palace, saying that there's been a problem with those two cloud sheep; the automated plantation in the Wandering Earth dimension isn't finished yet, and "Ren Honghe" has to roll out the next batch of transplanted plants; someone has to keep an eye on the Gourmet Dimension all the time to prevent those silly players from causing any more trouble...
There are just too many things to do.
—But as she said, even if the sky falls, you have to finish the rice in your bowl first.
With that thought, Xu Milu's anxiety vanished instantly, and she smiled again, happily savoring the delicious food.
After the banquet ended, she couldn't help but mention the popular braised tofu with bamboo shoots to Yin Wenjiao:
"Hmm, the tofu used is soft tofu, and some tapioca starch water was added when braising it. The bamboo shoots are winter bamboo shoots, seasoned with a good sauce. A pot of water was boiled down to half a pot of soup, and then the tofu cubes and vegetarian chicken were soaked in and simmered slowly. The tofu is tender and smooth without any beany taste, but instead has a bit of the fragrance of bamboo shoots. The winter bamboo shoots have no astringency at all. The vegetarian chicken is the best. It's smooth and has a bit of the texture of vegetarian meat when you bite into it. The cook has such a clever mind! Sister Yin, I'll make it for you next time."
Her face was naturally delicate, and when she was happy, she would raise her eyebrows and her almond-shaped eyes would squint roundly, as if she were enveloped in a layer of joy. Even if she hadn't eaten the dish, anyone who saw her would think it must be extremely delicious.
"Oh dear, she really has the temperament of a child. Look at her, just a moment ago she was frowning, but now after taking a bite of the flatbread she looks like she's drunk. I think your face changes even faster than a child's."
Yin Wenjiao couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, then playfully pinched her cheek and teased her:
"I'm seeing off a bride today, and they gave me a jar of fine wine. I've been eating vegetarian food these past few days and can't stand meat. When I get back, you can ask the waiter from your shop to come and get it."
"Alright! I still have some osmanthus wine in my shop. I'll send it over to you in a couple of days."
Xu Milu smiled and agreed, her whole demeanor instantly returning to its former vitality, like an inflated balloon.
“Since the sorcerer is accompanying my sister, I am relieved. I just heard that there is a large area of the Yin Water Immortal Bones that we just ate behind Ironback Mountain. Since we are already here, I must go and see such a wonderful sight.”
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