In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

Rhodes didn't intend to so easily rid Xiao of the shadows of the past with just a few words.

"All right."

"I've already taken you through all the routes arranged by the Emperor; it's time for a new place."

Rhodes stood up, stretched his shoulders, and chuckled, "Come on, I'll take you to a nice place."

Xiao didn't know where the good place Rod was talking about was.

Out of habit and trust.

He still set off with Rhodes.

How far you go.

We've arrived at the 'good place' Rod mentioned.

Looking at the three familiar characters on the plaque.

Xiao asked in confusion, "Wanmin Hall?"

Xiao looked at it carefully again.

It's confirmed that the place Rod is taking him to is indeed the Hall of Ten Thousand People.

This is very strange.

Wanmintang Xiao has been here before.

On their first day exploring Liyue, Rhodes and he ate at the Wanmin Hall.

According to Xiao's understanding.

The words "good place" are very apt.

Shouldn't it be interesting places you haven't been to before?

Wanmintang.

It doesn't seem to have anything to do with these three words, does it?

"Very surprised?"

"hey-hey."

"Today I'll show you a Wanmin Hall that you've never seen before."

Rod chuckled and led Xiao inside.

"Mr. Rhodes, you've arrived~~~"

Xiangling, who had been eagerly waiting, perked up immediately when she saw Rod finally arrive: "The two guests you booked earlier have arrived."

"Uh-huh."

"Thank you for your help, Miss Xiangling."

Rod greeted Xiangling familiarly.

During his time in Liyue, Rhodes' most frequent destination was the Hall of Ten Thousand People.

Sometimes he comes by himself, and sometimes Zhongli invites him.

Over time.

She became acquainted with Xiangling, who was a cook.

Today, Rod had pre-booked a special meal.

All this was to fulfill the promise I made to Seno and Tinari back in the Abyss of the Rocks. Inviting Xiao to experience a different kind of Manmindo was just a convenient thing to do.

Send Rod and Xiao to the reserved private room.

Xiangling happily took the rice crust and rushed into the kitchen like a whirlwind, starting to prepare a dish that could be described as explosive in the entire Liyue.

In the box.

Wearing elaborate Sumeru robes, Tinari and Seno saw Xiao enter with Rhodes and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this the guest you mentioned?"

A strange glint flashed in Sino's eyes as he spoke.

He saw a murderous aura in Xiao that was quite similar to his own.

Despite his seemingly nonsensical or extremely relaxed demeanor in front of his own people, Seno is, after all, the Grand Disciplinary Officer of Sumeru. He tracks criminals from deserts to rainforests, and even those who flee abroad cannot escape his pursuit.

Over the years...

He had long since accumulated a murderous aura that was enough to make people tremble.

And that murderous aura of his.

Compared to Xiao, they seemed so insignificant.

"Where did Rhodes meet such a vicious person?"

Seno's question disappeared after Rhodes introduced Xiao's identity.

"This is Xiao, the Great Sage of Demon Extermination among the Yakshas of Liyue."

After a brief introduction, Rhodes sat down next to Seno and Tinari with a smile, rubbing his hands together and saying, "Don't complain that I didn't keep my promise this time. The slime feast you mentioned, I found the best person in all of Liyue to make it for you."

"A slime feast?"

Upon hearing the name, Xiao hesitated for a moment.

This thing.

Can they really eat that much?

Compared to Xiao, who showed skepticism about the slime feast, Seno and Tinari seemed quite enthusiastic.

In order to enjoy this slime feast.

They even brought a borrowed phonograph camera, and Tinari's experimental notebook was all ready, just waiting to record the steps of making slime dishes in detail.

“These two are my senior brothers: Tina, a scholar of the Sumeru school of thought, and Seno, the great disciplinarian.”

Amid Xiao's astonished gaze at the slime feast, Rhodes continued to introduce Tinari and Seno to him, and then said, "Don't underestimate this slime dish. If it is confirmed that slime can indeed be used as food, then for Sumeru, where nearly a third of the population cannot even get enough to eat, this is an extremely valuable expansion of food varieties."

"Yes."

Tinari nodded in agreement with Rhodes's words: "In the past, when we scholars of the biotheory discussed and researched new edible species, we always excluded slimes, these kinds of monsters. I never imagined that there would be people in Liyue who could turn slimes into dishes. If we can confirm the feasibility of slimes as food, it will be of great significance, both as a supplement to the food supply and as a choice of edible species for research teams when they encounter danger abroad."

“There’s more.”

After Tina finished explaining the scientific exploration route, Rod winked at Xiao and said, "Mr. Zhongli also enjoys tasting Xiangling's innovative dishes at Wanmin Hall. If you want to experience Mr. Zhongli's daily life, then you absolutely cannot miss Xiangling's special slime dish."

"Is this the different Wanmintang?"

Xiao recalled what Rhodes had said to him before he entered, and chuckled, "Alright, then I'll experience the daily life of Emperor, uh, Mr. Zhongli."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 247 The Emperor's Pleasure

Xiangling's innovative dishes have always received mixed reviews in Liyue.

Without him.

There are just too many bizarre and inhumane dishes.

Slime dishes are a typical example.

Even Keqing, who frequently inspects grassroots areas and is used to all sorts of strange-tasting dishes, and Hokuto, who makes a living on the high seas and never picks at food, find it hard to accept the slime dishes she makes.

However, this does not mean that all of Xiangling's innovative dishes are unpalatable and a waste of food.

Actually.

Among the innovative dishes she created.

Aside from a few dishes that use unusual ingredients, most dishes made with normal ingredients, while not necessarily rare delicacies, are at least not unpalatable.

Especially through her development.

She has transformed many unremarkable ingredients that Liyue people would not normally use in cooking, or ingredients that taste bad, into extremely popular and flavorful dishes.

The most typical example of this is the dish of pork kidney.

Rhodes never expected to find such authentic flavors in Liyue.

Ordinary people don't know how to remove the glands with a strange smell when cooking pork kidneys, and the final product tastes so fishy and unpleasant that it's hard to swallow.

Therefore, unless it is during a famine.

Otherwise, no one would touch this ingredient.

After repeated research and experimentation, Xiangling discovered the source of the pork kidney's unpleasant smell. After removing the glands and adding Wanmintang's signature spicy seasoning, she finally created the popular stir-fried pork kidney dish that is so beloved by the people of Liyue.

By the way.

Wanmin Hall is located in Tiger Rock, which is also the place in Liyue where the most laborers do hard labor.

Influenced by the diners.

The dishes at Wanmintang are mostly spicy and numbing.

Xiangling and her father, Master Mao, are top-notch chefs when it comes to making spicy dishes.

That is precisely why.

The first dish she served was her specialty: stir-fried fire slime.

The slime flakes, bright red and crispy from being stir-fried, are accompanied by generous amounts of red chili peppers, unidentified fruits and herbs. The intense and savory aroma created by this dish is so enticing that it makes your mouth water as soon as it's served.

It should be in accordance with the contract previously agreed upon with Rhodes.

After the dishes are served.

Xiangling explained the recipe and ingredients for the stir-fried slime, and then waited excitedly for everyone to try it.

Watching others enjoy their new dishes.

This is one of Xiangling's great hobbies.

Although she still needed to prepare the next dish in the kitchen, she patiently waited for Rod and the others' reaction after they tasted the food.