Chapter 50 (Exclusive to Jinjiang Literature City)
Xiangling is a lovely girl who is easy to get along with. In addition, she has excellent cooking skills, so almost no one can refuse to be her friend, at least Jingyuan cannot.
"Wow, slime tastes so good when cooked!" Jingyuan and Mimi looked at Xiangling with admiration.
Xiangling chuckled twice and said, "Actually, the frozen tree is also delicious."
"Really!" Jingyuan immediately wanted to get Xiangling a frozen tree.
Xiangling nodded: "It's delicious! Chongyun loves my frozen tree treats the most. The hat and bracelet you're wearing must be branches from those frozen tree branches, right?"
“That’s right,” Jing Yuan said. “The weather is so hot today. Luckily we encountered the Frost Tree.”
Otherwise, he would have to tie a few ice slimes to cool things down.
"You're welcome to visit my family's Wanmintang restaurant sometime. I'll treat you and Mimi to something delicious." Xiangling hugged and kissed Mimi repeatedly. "Would you like to, my adorable little kitten?"
Mimi is also a little glutton. Whenever Xiangling says she's going to treat her to something delicious, she makes a sweet meow and rubs her little head against Xiangling's palm.
"You're so cute!" Xiangling giggled, amused by it.
Watching the two of them, one human and one cat, making a ruckus, Jing Yuan's smile never faded.
“With Mimi by your side, your journey will definitely not be lonely,” Xiangling said to Jingyuan. “I also have a good friend named Guoba, just like Mimi, they’re both super cute!”
"Is Guoba a kitten too?" Jing Yuan asked curiously.
Xiangling shook her head: "No. How should I put it, the rice crust looks like a little bear."
As she spoke, Xiangling took off a cute pendant from her waist and showed it to Jingyuan.
"Look, this is what rice crackers look like. Aren't they cute?"
“Very cute.” Jing Yuan nodded.
He has always been powerless against these adorable plush creatures, but sadly, Xianzhou's aesthetic standards for small animals are quite unconventional. Only tall, large, and exceptionally fierce-looking creatures are favored by Xianzhou people; small and cute creatures cannot be sold in Xianzhou's pet market.
Jingyuan was very dissatisfied with this.
What's wrong with him liking small pets?
For this reason, he even pestered Yingxing to put a small peacock on Shihuomeng's body.
Ying Xing voiced his dissatisfaction: "Do you even remember that's a weapon? Have you ever seen a weapon with birds on it?"
"Yingxing, how can you be so old-fashioned?" Jing Yuan expressed his dissatisfaction. "As the most skilled craftsman on the Immortal Ship, can't you even install a small decoration on a weapon?"
"Don't try to provoke me, that won't work on me!" Ying Xing still refused.
He has his own aesthetic sense, you know. And what's so great about Tuanque? Is it as good as his golden man? If Jingyuan asked him to install a mini golden man on Shihuomeng, he might actually agree.
Jingyuan was furious at being rejected, so he sat down on the ground, grabbed Yingxing's thighs tightly with both hands, and said angrily, "Don't force me to kneel down and beg you!"
Ying Xing: "..."
Ying Xing looked down at him, watching his shameless act: "How can you say such cowardly things with such self-righteousness?"
Jing Yuan looked up and replied, "It's simple, just be shameless."
Ying Xing: "...You win."
Finally, Yingxing couldn't stand being bothered by him any longer, so she gave him a small sparrow.
Having achieved his goal, Jing Yuan showed off his Stone Fire Dream Body to everyone he met. If it weren't for his own strength and powerful connections, he would have been ganged up on and beaten by the Cloud Cavalry who envied him long ago.
"Damn it! Yingxing is so biased. All I asked him to do was put a mini fan on the hilt of my sword, and he just threw me out the window."
"Please, even if Ying Xing doesn't throw you out, General Teng Xiao will beat you half to death, okay?"
"Then why can Jingyuan?"
"Because he is good."
"...a tired, overused trope!"
"By the way, why did you install a fan on the handle?"
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I'm used to the comfortable temperature on our fairy ship, and it's a little hard to adjust to being in another place all of a sudden."
"I understand, you need more training."
"Captain, I was wrong! Please don't give me any more extra training!"
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With an extra cook on their journey, Jingyuan and Mimi's days became much easier.
Xiangling is a chef who loves innovation. She wants to try turning all sorts of strange things into dishes. In the past, she would test the dishes herself, but now that she has Jingyuan, who is both hardworking and supportive, Xiangling's desire to innovate has become unstoppable.
"Your physical condition is really good." Xiangling looked at Jingyuan with envy. "When I had my father taste the dishes, he was knocked out, but I was fine when I ate them myself."
In order to avoid sending her guests to Bubulu and increasing Baizhu's business, Xiangling had to find some people to taste the new dishes first. Her best friends and her father were the ones who suffered.
It's not that the food was bad, it's just that the reaction after eating it was unbearable.
Fortunately, those friends were both bad cooks and fun-loving, and they were basically powerless against Xiangling's cooking, so they were happy to try her dishes.
Especially Xingqiu.
However, Xingqiu wasn't doing it for his own appetite, but to tease the honest Chongyun.
Chongyun is the heir of a family of exorcists, and is born with a pure yang body.
This is an extremely rare constitution prone to heat. Although it can help Chongyun become a powerful exorcist, he will easily fall into a state of being hot-blooded if he is not careful, and his temperament will change drastically every time it occurs.
To solve this problem, Chongyun tried many folk remedies, but unfortunately they were all ineffective. He could only pay more attention to his daily life, avoiding the scorching sun, drinking hot water, eating hot food, spicy food, wearing thick clothes, arguing with others, and even listening to rock music.
As one of his best friends, Xingqiu naturally knew what inconveniences his Pure Yang Body would bring him. However, Xingqiu felt that there was nothing wrong with the Pure Yang Body, especially since Chongyun's awkward expression after waking up was super funny, so he could never help but tease him.
Taking advantage of Chongyun's opportunity to let Xiangling taste the dishes, Xingqiu will prepare a camera to capture Chongyun's embarrassing moments.
Listening to Xiangling complain that she has to test the food before launching any new dish, otherwise she might end up sending customers to the hospital, Jingyuan offered a suggestion.
“I think you can cooperate with Bubulu,” Jingyuan said. “Um… don’t look at me like that. I’m not asking you to increase Bubulu’s customers. What I mean is that you can cooperate with Bubulu to launch some medicinal cuisine.”
Upon hearing this, Xiangling's eyes lit up: "Tell me more."
“I don’t know if you in Liyue have this saying—food is worse than medicine.” After receiving Xiangling’s confirmation, Jingyuan continued, “Many of the ingredients you chose are medicinal herbs, but the chefs and doctors handle them differently. It is said that good medicine tastes bitter, and many people, especially children, are afraid of bitterness. If it can be made into delicious medicinal dishes, it might be much better.”
“I understand what you mean.” Xiangling’s eyes sparkled. “Besides improving the taste of medicine, medicinal cuisine has many other benefits, such as strengthening the body, preventing diseases, and nourishing the body.”
Jing Yuan nodded: "No one wants to take medicine every day, but everyone needs to eat every day."
"Medicinal cuisine can not only fill your stomach but also strengthen your body. It will definitely be very popular!" Xiangling looked at Jingyuan with admiration. "You are so smart to have come up with such a good idea!"
Jing Yuan laughed and said, "This idea wasn't mine."
Both Xianzhou and the Flower Kingdom he visited in his previous world had medicinal cuisine. Liyue has a deep connection with both, and it's highly likely that they also have this method of combining medicine and food. It's just that Xiangling is still young and doesn't study medicine, so it's normal that she doesn't know.
"I'll go find Mr. Baishu after my trip," Xiangling said.
No one would turn down a profitable business, especially one that doesn't harm anyone.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
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