Gourmet of Another World

The guard repeated Qingyangzhen a few times in his mind. Immediately after, his pupils shrunk and he seemed to have remembered something. He looked at the two in astonishment and said, ”Qingyangzhen? Hmm? Are you talking about the Qingyangzhen that’s also known as the entrance to the Wildlands?”

The shorty was very pleased with the guard’s expression. He haughtily lifted his sharp chin and said, ”Then, are we allowed to enter?”

The guard swallowed his saliva and moved sideway. This strange duo directly headed into the imperial city.

As the fatty walked past the guard, he stopped for a moment and broke into a grin. The thick flesh on his face trembled for a moment.

”Friend, you’re not a bad person. You’re actually letting us go in. Here, I’ll give you half of this chicken drumstick.” The fatty pulled out a chicken drumstick from his apron and placed it in his mouth. His large white teeth bit down with a crunch and directly divided the chicken drumstick into two halves.

As he chewed half of the chicken drumstick in his mouth, he gave the remaining half to the guard.

The guard accepted the drumstick in astonishment and stared at the two of them blankly as they entered the imperial city.

Once the fatty was gone, the guard suddenly recovered from his surprise and threw the chicken drumstick onto the ground with an expression filled with revulsion.

”Chefs from Qingyangzhen, I remember that the chefs from there are all very scary!” the guard softly muttered to himself as a hint of fear appeared on his face.

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”Crunch, crunch. Big bro, why are we here to participate in this year’s Hundred Family Banquet? If we’re going to attend such a boring event, we might as well use the time to eat a few more chicken drumsticks. What’s the point of competing with these mediocre chefs?” the fatty puzzledly asked in a mumble as he chewed on a chicken drumstick.

These two brothers were Ah Lu and Ah Wei. The fatty was called Ah Lu, while the skinny one was called Ah Wei. They were chefs from Qingyangzhen and were rather famous in that area. They studied their culinary skills under an elderly chef and often hunted spirit beasts in the Wildlands. Their dishes were bold but also delicious at the same time.

Even though their reputation was unknown in the Light Wind Empire, there was no one who did not know them within Qingyangzhen.

”I’ve already said before, don’t talk to me when you’re eating! How many times do I have to tell you?! Hmph… The old man is the one who told us to participate. He said the prize reward for the Hundred Family Banquet might be pretty good this year and hoped that we would present it to him. If that wasn’t the case, do you really think with my personality that I would choose to participate?” Ah Wei said with a disgusted snort as he lifted his sharp chin.

”What’s the prize reward? Did the old man tell you?” Ah Lu swallowed the remnants of the chicken drumstick mixed with bones in his mouth and then curiously stared at Ah Wei with his tiny eyes.

”How would I know?” Ah Wei let out a snort and continued walking forward with the large black wok on his back.

Ah Lu went into a daze for a moment and then continued to reach into the front pocket of his apron. He pulled a greasy and fragrant chicken drumstick out and shoved it into his mouth. The apron’s pocket seemed to be a bottomless pit and the chicken drumsticks seemed to be inexhaustible.

Afterward, Ah Lu gleefully ran after Ah Wei’s back figure.

”Crunch, crunch. Big bro, where are we going now? Are we going to the empire’s designated location prepared for chefs?” Ah Lu asked in a mumble.

Immediately after, Ah Wei’s exasperated voice rang out once more. ”Get lost! I told you not to talk to me when you’re eating!”

”What are we going there for? What’s the point of gathering with a bunch of trashy chefs? Let’s go and look for something to eat!” Ah Wei said.

...

Bu Fang got up from bed on time as usual. After washing up, he slapped his own cheeks to wake himself up.

Last night’s sleep was exceptionally well and allowed both his body and mind to completely relax. It was the most stable sleep he had ever since he came to this world.

When he arrived at the kitchen, Bu Fang began to practice his carving and cutting techniques in a skillful manner. There was already a large improvement to his carving technique since he first started. He could even carve out a realistic-looking flower with extremely smooth curvatures using a soft and tender tofu.