Chapter 170: Look up and You Won’t See Me. Look Down and You Will See the Real Lord.

Chongyun wondered: "What we are talking about are personal preferences, and they are all different. Can such mixed opinions... really be helpful?"

"Of course. You are all my diners, and it is the chef's mission to bring smiles to the diners!" Xiang Ling replied with a smile.

Xingqiu said: "Xiang Ling often takes a different approach when it comes to developing dishes, but her mind has never changed."

Paimon smiled and said: "A chef who can make good dishes must be someone like her who is very pure and cares about the diners."

"No, there are gods." Ying, who was sitting next to him, said suddenly.

"Yeah, that's right." Paimon scratched his head, having no reason to refute Ying's answer, because the food made by the gods was really delicious.

Xiangling asked excitedly: "Wow, have Traveler and Paimon ever eaten food cooked by the gods themselves?"

"Of course I've eaten this," Pamon said proudly, his hands on his hips.

"I'm so envious. I wonder if I will be able to eat food made by the gods in my lifetime." Xingqiu said with a longing look on his face: "Even if it is a weird dish, I will eat it because it is made by the gods. ”

Paimon: "."

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Xingqiu looked at Ying and Paimon who were looking at him strangely, scratched his head and said, "Traveler, Paimon, why are you looking at me like this? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"No, no, I hope you are serious." Paimon said with a troubled face.

Because the food cooked by the gods does taste good, but she cannot guarantee whether it will be a problem for ordinary people to eat it. The most representative one is the food made by Ying. Although Liusu gave high ratings and said the food made by Ying is delicious, But she didn't dare to take a bite when faced with such dazzling dishes.

"Of course I am serious. If I eat it once, I will have no regrets in this life. It's a pity, it's a pity." After saying this, Xingqiu shook his head with pity on his face.

"Okay, Keqing, where should we go next?" Paimon asked.

Keqing touched her chin and suggested: "I just mentioned that the Kitchen God once appeared in Guiliji, and Guiliji is now a wilderness with few human traces."

"There is a Wangshu Inn nearby. You can go there and ask about it."

Xingqiu said: "Everyone, please forgive me for sending you so far. I wish you all the best."

"Come on! If you encounter any problems, you can come back to us for help!"

"Then let's set off, stop playing Ying, it's time to set off." Paimon said to Ying who was playing with Guoba next to him.

"I know, I know, Guo Ba, let's play somewhere else." Ying said.

Guo Ba nodded happily: "Lu!"

This time Ying was about to win, but the opponent still put away the chessboard. He was very happy with Ying's approach.

"Guo Ba, why are you like this? Otherwise you will just follow the travelers from now on." Xiang Ling said angrily to Guo Ba.

"Okay, okay. I'll trade Paimon with you for the rice cooker!" Ying nodded seriously.

Xiangling: "."

I'm just talking casually, you don't have to take it so seriously.

Guo Ba showed a horrified expression: "Lu!"

Paimon also yelled at Ying angrily: "Hey! You said we were your best mates, and you just traded me for a rice cooker? I'm so angry!"

"Think about it, if you follow Xiang Ling, you will have endless delicious food every day." Ying said to Paimeng.

Paimon nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems so."

Paimon then thought of something and said angrily: "No, it's not right in any way, right? Ying, you can't even try to seduce me!"

Although the food was delicious, she still wanted to witness the stars and the sea with Ying. How could she collapse in front of the delicious food? Don't talk about being married like this, even she will look down on herself.

Ying listened to Paimon's words with a smile in his eyes, but he said: "Hey, even the rice cake can spit fire, Paimon, you just know that eating it will have no effect."

"Don't make me sound like I'm useless. I'm your good guide." Paimon said to Ying with some embarrassment.

She could tell that Ying was joking, and when they were talking, Ying couldn't say a word and could only play with Guoba, which made Paimon feel a little guilty.

"Traveller, although Paimeng is also very good, I won't trade the rice cake with you." Xiang Ling said quickly.

"Lululu." Guoba also walked behind Xiangling at this time and looked at Ying nervously.

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"Let's go, next stop, Wangshu Inn." Paimon said.

"Wait a minute." Xingqiu suddenly stopped everyone who was about to leave.

"What's wrong?" Paimon asked confused.

"Well, please don't tell Zhenjun what happened before." Xingqiu scratched his head and said.

Paimeng comforted him and said, "It's okay. True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng won't care about this."

"Really? Then I'll be relieved." Xingqiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yeah, why would the immortal care about me?"

Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun: You don't mind? That's weird, don't let me catch you, or you'll get the good news.

As the light flickered, everyone came to the upstairs of Wangshu Inn.

"Where are we going now?" Keqing asked.

Paimeng suggested: "Let's go find Yan Xiao first? He must know something after staying at Wangshu Inn for so long."

Keqing nodded after hearing Paimeng's words and said, "That's fine."

Everyone walked into the kitchen of Wangshu Inn and found the cook Yan Xiao.

"Oh? You are here. Who are these?" Yan Xiao asked in surprise when he saw Ying and Paimeng.

Paimong replied: "They are our friends, Xiangling, Guoba, Keqing, and Ganyu."

After hearing what Paimong said, Yan Xiao said in shock: "Keqing?! And Ganyu?! The one from the Seven Stars of Liyue"

"Hello." Ganyu said with a smile.

"Don't be nervous, Yan Xiao." Paimong said.

"No, no, I am a commoner... This is the first time I have met such big figures as Yuhengxing and the Seven Stars Secretary."

While everyone was talking, Xiangling was also looking at Yan Xiao. From her observation, she felt that he was a good cook.

Yan Xiao asked nervously: "You all came all the way to Wangshu Inn, do you need anything?"

"This is what happened." Keqing explained to Yan Xiao that she was looking for clues related to the Kitchen God

"So that's it." Yan Xiao nodded.

Keqing analyzed, "It is said that the Kitchen God once appeared in Guiliji. Wangshu Inn is the oldest complete building in this area. If there are ancient books nearby, they will most likely be sent here."

"Excuse me, does this inn have a library? Is there anything about the Kitchen God in it?"

Yan Xiao replied, "Well, speaking of this, there are many old books in our store. I have also looked through the recipes in it... I just need to think about where to put them."

"By the way, Traveler, are you okay now? I want you to do me a favor." Yan Xiao suddenly said.

"What's the matter? You won't ask for money, will you?" Paimeng asked in confusion.

"Of course not, how dare I ask for your money, I need you to help me make a satisfying salad." Yan Xiao replied.

Paimeng suddenly thought of something and said, "Satisfying salad? Could it be?"

Yan Xiao explained, "Do you know there is a person on the roof of the inn? That handsome guy who is not too tall..."

"Speak softly, you are not afraid of being heard by him!" Paimeng said hurriedly.

Xiao: “.”

Just when he felt a familiar aura here, he rushed over, and he heard Yan Xiao talking about him.

“Disrespectful to the Immortal Master!” Xiao snorted, but did not show up.

“Oh, oh! Anyway, it’s fine as long as you know who it is.” Yan Xiao nodded.

“The boss asked me to take care of him, but he eats wind and drinks dew every day, which is too difficult to serve. Apart from almond tofu, he has no other hobbies.”

“I heard from the boss that you made him a satisfying salad, and he liked it very much. Can you teach me how to make this dish? I can also make it for him.”

Paimon was surprised: “You are actually going to make it for Xiao! You treat him well.”

Hearing Yan Xiao’s words, Xiao nodded upstairs. Although this cook’s mouth was a little poisonous, the dishes he made were still good, so he reluctantly forgave him.

Yan Xiao explained: “In life, can you be bad to those people who you see every day?”

Xiao: “.”

He decided to take back his previous thoughts. This cook was disrespectful to the Immortal Master. What does it mean to see each other every day? Are you polite?

"Then I'll leave the book search to you." Paimeng said.

"I'll be back soon, wait for me!" Yan Xiao said, and then left.

Paimeng called him, "Go and come back soon!"

"Thank you, traveler." Keqing said to Ying.

Ying replied, "It's okay, we're just friends."

"Demon Slayer, are you here?" Ganyu suddenly said.

Hearing Ganyu's words, Xiao's figure appeared in front of everyone, and he said lightly, "What do you want to see me for?"

"Wow, Xiao, you're here? How long have you been here?" Paimeng exclaimed.

Xiao replied expressionlessly, "I was here when you first came."

"That, that Yan Xiao didn't mean it, don't take it to heart." Paimeng hurriedly comforted him.

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Xiao replied.

"Demon Slayer, why don't you go to Liyue Harbor? Liyue Harbor is very suitable for immortal life now?" Ganyu asked curiously.

Xiao replied, "Liyue Harbor is not suitable for me, but I will go there when I have time. In comparison, I prefer to stay at Wangshu Inn."

Because he stayed in Liyue Harbor for a while, he always met Zhongli who didn't bring money. Xiao had to pay for Zhongli every time, and sometimes he also met immortals who didn't bring money, and now he was hanging out with Zhongli every day.

Xiao suspected that if he stayed in Liyue Harbor for a little longer, the image of the emperor in his mind would collapse. At this time, the tall image of the emperor in his mind was a little skewed.

"So that's the case. Wait a minute, the satisfying salad will be ready soon." Paimon said.

"Well, send it to the old place when it's ready. The cook is coming soon." Xiao said, and disappeared in a flash.

"I'm back. This is the ancient scroll you asked for." Yan Xiao walked in front of everyone and handed the ancient scroll in his hand to Keqing.

"Thank you." Keqing said.

"It's okay. It's good to be able to help." Yan Xiao scratched his head and said.

"While Keqing is reading, Ying, let's go make a satisfying salad. What do you plan to do, Xiangling?"

"Ganyu, Keqing, I'll go over there too." Xiangling looked at Ganyu.

"Yeah, go ahead." Ganyu replied with a smile.

"Then let's go?" Paimeng said.

"You guys do it, I'll just watch from the side! You'll probably remember it after reading it once." Yanxiao said.

"Hmm." Paimeng didn't know what to say after hearing Yanxiao's words.

"Traveler, are you done?" Xiangling looked at the satisfying salad in front of her with a confused look on her face.

Yan Xiao also stared at Ying with wide eyes and said in disbelief: "This is too fast? How did you do it?"

From fresh, unprocessed ingredients to a dish, it only took less than a minute in Ying's hands.

Moreover, the Satisfaction Salad in front of them was first-class in terms of color and aroma. Xiang Ling and Yan Xiao were both chefs, so they could tell through observation that the Satisfaction Salad in front of them was delicious.

"Nothing but familiarity with my hands." Ying raised her head and said.

This is a skill she developed after seriously making twenty plates of satisfying salad.

Xiangling exclaimed: "Traveler, no matter how skilled you are, you won't be like you? What did I just see? After an afterimage, your food is ready? I didn't even see it clearly!"

"Me too, you did it too fast and I didn't remember anything." Yan Xiao said a little embarrassed.

He felt ashamed of his big words. The main reason was that he didn't know how he cooked this way. If he knew, he would definitely not tell him. How could a normal chef cook this way?

"Ying, then you should copy a recipe for them. I'll tell you that no one can learn your cooking method." Paimon suggested from the side.

Xiangling echoed: "Yeah, Paimon is right."

"Thank you then." Yan Xiao said.

So, Ying copied two recipes to Yan Xiao and Xiang Ling.

Ke Qing and Gan Yu came up and saw the Satisfying Salad that was already prepared on the table and said, "Is the dish done? Just in time, we have finished watching it here."

"Ahem." Yan Xiao took the recipe in his hand and coughed twice in embarrassment, "How is it? Is there any useful information in this book?"

"Yes, and the records about the Kitchen God are surprising." Keqing replied.

"It is written in the book: [Two hundred miles to the northwest is where Guiliji is. There are many settlements on it, and people hunt, plant, and make a living by farming and weaving.]"

"[The Kitchen God temporarily takes the form of one and becomes many, as tall as a child. Like stars falling to the ground, they scatter into thousands of households to help them make fire. When the people get this fire, they know how to eat hot food, eat soup and rice, and cook cooked meat.]"

"It's completely different from the records in "Liyue Mythology Supplements", and they conflict with each other."

After listening to Keqing's words, Paimeng scratched his head and asked, "Transforming one into many means that there is more than one Kitchen God?"

Keqing replied: "That's right according to the literal meaning."

"[Scattered into thousands of households to help them make fires]...Does the Kitchen God really help cook with his own hands?" Xiang Ling asked doubtfully.

Yan Xiao nodded and said, "What a god who is close to the people."

Paimeng analyzed: "In this way, if this record is correct, we can rule out the possibility that the Kitchen God is the Rock King."

"It's still too early to tell. We need to do more research before we can draw a conclusion."

After Keqing finished speaking, she thanked Yan Xiao: "Thank you, Yan Xiao."

"Hey, you're welcome, but the traveler helped me a lot." Yan Xiao said sheepishly, holding the recipe in his hand.

"I usually bother you all a lot, but I happen to be free today, so I want to treat you all to something delicious. Do you think you can stay for a casual meal? That way I can show my appreciation."

After hearing what Yan Xiao said, Xiang Ling said, "Wow, this person is very confident! I like confident chefs who can make good things."

"I want to try his cooking, traveler, let's try it!"

"Ke Qing, where is Gan Yu?" Ying asked.

"It's hard to deny kindness...that's fine." Ke Qing said with a smile.

Gan Yu whispered: "Well, that's troublesome. I, I don't eat meat."

"I know, I will make some more vegetarian dishes, no meat or fish at all, right?" Yan Xiao asked.

"Yes, not even oil." Gan Yu replied.

Ke Qing said to Yan Xiao, "That would be troublesome."

"Haha, don't worry, I guarantee you will be satisfied." Yan Xiao said with a smile.

"Before that, let's give Mandrill the Satisfying Salad first?" Paimon suggested.

"Well, before that, let's make him another plate of almond tofu." Ying finished, and then made a delicious plate of almond tofu in less than a minute while Ke Qing and Gan Yu looked shocked.

"Traveler, you, you are so powerful? Is this some magic?" Ke Qing asked in surprise.

"No, it's just Ying's original ability." Paimon replied.

Xiang Ling sighed and said, "Traveller, it's a pity that you're not a cook."

Ying raised her head and replied: "How can being a cook be as comfortable as being a traveler? I still want to travel around the world."

Keqing agreed very much with Ying's words and said with a smile: "Haha, I also agree with the travelers. Traveling is so great. After this Zhuyue Festival, Ganyu and I are going to visit Daozhu."

"Ah? Ke Qing, you want to leave too? But aren't you Liyue Qixing?" Xiang Ling asked doubtfully.

"It's not like Liyue Seven Stars can only be in Liyue, and it's very convenient to come back now. Of course I have to go outside for a walk."

"So that's it."

Everyone brought almond tofu and satisfying salad to Mandrill,

"Mandrill, do you want to eat with us?" Paimon asked, looking at Mandrill who was slowly tasting the almond tofu.

Mandrill replied: "No, I'm fine by myself. You can go down and eat."

"Then let's go. If you have any questions, please contact us. Today's travelers are also very strong." Paimon said again.

Mandrill did not refuse this time: "Yes."

After saying hello to Mandrill, everyone sat downstairs at the guest seats, waiting for Yan Xiao's dishes.

"Come on, the dishes are all here, try them and see if they are delicious." Yan Xiao said with a modest smile: "I was very confident in my cooking skills before, but after seeing the Traveler, I realized that there are always people who are better than you."

"Hehe, Ying can't be treated as an ordinary person. She can do many things that ordinary people can't do, so don't worry, Yan Xiao, the dishes you cook are already very delicious." Paimeng smiled and comforted.

"I also know that it is impossible to reach the level of the Traveler, because human power will eventually be limited, but I just have to do my best to do my best."

"Smelling the fragrance, this attitude towards food, he will be a good opponent for me." Xiangling thought silently as she looked at Yan Xiao who was scratching his head and showing a simple smile.

As for Ying, she had the same idea as Yan Xiao. Ying's cooking skills were simply incomparable, so she didn't compete directly.

"Yeah, it smells so good, so good, let's eat quickly." Paimeng urged with a smile, as long as it was delicious, she liked it.

"I can't believe that the chef's skills in an inn that doesn't sell food are so good." Keqing also said in surprise.

Yan Xiao smiled and explained, "Whether you are staying in a hotel or just stopping by for a meal, who doesn't want to have a good meal? The store we opened is nominally an inn, but in fact, it must have everything to make people feel at home."

"Please enjoy your meal, everyone. I'll get busy first."

Looking at Yan Xiao's back as he was about to leave, Xiang Ling hurriedly stood up and asked, "Yan Xiao, are you also participating in the Chef King Contest this year?"

When Yan Xiao heard Xiang Ling's words, his departing figure stopped and asked Xiang Ling in surprise, "Are you too?"

Xiang Ling nodded and said, "Yes, I will participate, and I will try my best to enter the finals! Yan Xiao, your dishes are delicious, and I am looking forward to meeting you in the finals."

"But if the traveler participates, we won't be able to reach the finals." Yan Xiao replied.

Paimeng hurriedly said, "Ying won't participate, don't worry."

"That's good, I look forward to meeting you in the finals." Yan Xiao said, and really left.

"Wow, was that a declaration of war just now?" Paimeng exclaimed.

"Well, it's more like a match made in heaven. Xiangling and Yanxiao are both top-notch chefs among ordinary people." Keqing explained.

Xiangling said excitedly: "Well! He is really a good chef. His food is delicious, and his dishes show that he is a down-to-earth person... Such a person will be a good opponent!"

"Since the duel with Miss Brock from Qingquan Town, I haven't fought with anyone much."

"Actually, you can come to me." Ying said, touching her chin.

"No, no, I can't even understand your cooking." Xiangling quickly refused.

"Wow, Guoba, what are you doing?!" Xiangling suddenly shouted.

"Lu!" Guoba was startled by Xiangling's sudden shout, and a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.

Keqing looked at the empty plate that was originally filled with golden shrimp balls, and said with a look of discomfort: "Ah! He, he ate."

"How did you steal Keqing's favorite dish!"

Keqing cried uncomfortably: "Oh my golden shrimp balls"

"Guoba, bad!" Xiangling said to Guoba angrily.

Guoba: "?"

Xiangling sighed and said: "And he ate all of it... Alas, didn't I tell you not to do this outside?"

"I'm sorry, Keqing, I will compensate you!"

Paimeng said: "It's okay, right? Just order another one, today I'll eat Yanxiao's."

"It's different, it's different! I didn't get the dish I wanted to eat at the moment, and even if I replaced it with something else, it couldn't make up for that feeling."

Xiangling explained to everyone: "Food is a combination of emotion, food and atmosphere, it's indispensable!"

"Keqing, are you okay?" Ganyu looked at Keqing who was in a low mood and asked while holding Keqing's hand.

Although Keqing thought Xiangling was right, she still replied: "No, it's okay, Paimon is right, just order another one."

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