The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Wolfrun is a rare and treacherous place in Mondstadt, with ravines and countless dense forests and thick vines growing there.

If you're not careful, you might slip and fall into a ditch. At best, you'll injure your legs; at worst, you could die.

Of course, this only applies to someone traveling alone. With many people, no hardship or obstacle can stop their progress.

At this moment, the Embers were in the same situation, a group of experienced hunters identifying directions and clearing weeds in the dense forest.

Despite the trouble, everyone is still moving forward at a considerable pace.

After an unknown amount of time, the unchanging green before my eyes finally began to change.

A charred patch appeared before everyone's eyes—it seemed to be the forest that Dulaf had mentioned that had been burned down.

"Sigh, why am I so unlucky? There have never been any wildfires in Wolf Territory before." Dulaf looked at the forest that had been burned by the flames and covered his forehead helplessly.

Looking at the woods that were either charred or simply blackened, Yu Jin finally understood why someone would trespass into the wolves' territory.

It's pitch black here; if you just walk a little further in, you'll probably get completely lost.

Just like that girl not far away.

"Hey! There's a wolf!" A spirited shout came from afar, but there was no fear in the tone; instead, there was a hint of excitement.

"Hehe, the wolves of Benlang Territory, I wonder what they taste like." If Yu Jin wasn't sure before, the girl was definitely excited now.

Because Yu Jin was practically drooling over her.

"Quick! Stop her!" The girl shouted loudly, and Dulaf clearly heard her.

Then, a large group of people surrounded the girl, startling her.

The girl looked up and saw Ember and Dulaf, who were leading the group. Then, as if she remembered something, her face immediately fell.

She pulled the raccoon-like creature behind her back, put her hands together, and said:

"I'm sorry! Don't arrest me! I didn't mean to!"

The sapling in her hand was still trembling, making a clanging sound as it hit the embers armor.

Chapter 223 Chef

2023-10-10

"Wow! I'm sorry!" The girl heard the sapling hit Yu Jin and immediately jumped back a step, saying apologetically.

"Xiangling? What are you doing here? Didn't you say you were going back to Liyue?" Dulaf looked at Xiangling in front of him, feeling extremely puzzled.

"Heh...hehe, it's normal to linger a little while looking for ingredients!" The girl named Xiangling smiled awkwardly and quickly put the sapling back in her hand.

Oh no! Oh no! I never expected to get caught red-handed. There's no way I can deny it now.

Xiangling looked at the crispy rice behind her, gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, stepped forward, and said:

"Mr. Dulaf! I'm so sorry! I burned down this forest! Just tell me what compensation you want! Just don't send me to the Knights!"

As she spoke, the girl put her hands together above her head and bowed to the crowd in front of her.

Yu Jin looked at the strange creature clinging to Xiang Ling's leg, then at the crooked saplings beside her, and found it quite amusing.

Is this the demon that Oser spoke of who abandoned his own wisdom? I never imagined he'd become a little girl's follower.

And judging from the looks of it, they have a very good relationship? They even took the blame for the arson.

“Xiangling… I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere before,” Yu Jin said, stroking his chin.

"He's the head chef of Liyue, very famous," Dulaf reminded him, noticing Ember's thoughtful expression.

"Oh! I remember now! It's the chef from Wanmin Restaurant in Liyue! Nice to meet you!" Yu Jin clapped his hands, suddenly realizing.

As he spoke, he casually took Xiangling's hand and shook it. Although Yu Jin's cooking skills weren't great, he still respected people who could cook.

He just said that the name sounded familiar; it's the head chef of Wanmin Hall, a very famous figure in Liyue.

Liyue cuisine is divided into two main styles: Liyue cuisine and Yueyue cuisine.

These two cuisines each dominate half of the culinary world, and they have been fighting for a long time to prove themselves superior.

Because both Rina and Tsukishima adhere to the same philosophy: "Regardless of taste, only price matters."

This directly led to the two major cuisines monopolizing the precious ingredients in Liyue Harbor, much to the resentment of ordinary chefs in Liyue.

It should be said that both approaches are partly correct; precious ingredients inherently possess a unique flavor that other ingredients cannot match. Coupled with the chef's skill, there are quite a few renowned dishes in both rinzu and gsuna cuisine.

But all of this was shattered by a girl named Xiangling. Using the most common ingredients, she created delicacies that rivaled those of rind greens and moonflowers—that's what she did.

Under her leadership, Wanmintang became increasingly popular, and it even showed signs of rivaling Liuliting and Xinyuexuan!

Perhaps Manmindo is not yet as good as these two top Rina and Tsukina, but don't forget that Kaoru is still just a young girl.

"So, Xiangling, why did you burn down such a large forest?" Durav asked the girl in front of him with a hint of helplessness.

Last time, she ran straight into the woods where hunting was prohibited to catch wild boar, but luckily she was stopped. This time it was even more outrageous; she set a large area of ​​the forest on fire.

If this is how you "find" ingredients, Durav thinks Xiangling needs some training to avoid getting beaten to death later.

"This...this..." Xiangling chuckled awkwardly, scratched her head, and then looked around with her eyes as she spoke:

"It was lit while they were smoking out the bees, yes! It was lit while they were smoking out the bees to collect honey!"

After saying this, Xiangling breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she was quick-witted, otherwise she would have given herself away.

Thinking of this, she angrily tugged at Guoba's brownish-yellow fur.

Honestly, Guoba is usually so cute and quiet, why is he so irritable here?

Not only that, but it also seems that its power has become much stronger.

Xiangling shuddered as she recalled the scene of Guoba spitting flames not long ago. How come she hadn't noticed how powerful Guoba was before?

However, seeing Guoba's aggrieved look, Xiangling's little resentment vanished without a trace.

Maybe something is bothering Guoba. Xiangling rubbed Guoba's head, thinking to herself.

"Does smoking out bees require such a large fire?" Dulaf said incredulously, looking at the charred forest.

"I'm...I'm sorry! I'll try my best to make it up to you, as much...as much Mora as I can!" Xiangling waved her hand and said as soon as she saw Dulav's wide eyes.

"At worst, I'll help you promote the meat from Qingquan Town!" Xiangling touched the empty raccoon pouch at her waist.

She gritted her teeth and, faced with a choice between her principles and Guoba, decisively chose the latter. After all, Guoba was her good friend, and she had to help him out of the trouble it had caused!

After saying this, Xiangling's momentum waned. In her view, there was no distinction between noble and lowly food; anything could be a "usable ingredient."

Hilichurls' sticks, slime slurry, strange insects... these are all food ingredients, it's just that people haven't figured out how to use them.

"Then are you going to add all sorts of weird things to the meat?" Dulaf frowned slightly. His original intention was to have Xiangling promote the deliciousness of the meat from Qingquan Town.

If Xiangling adds something "unusual" to it, causing people to misunderstand the quality of the meat from Qingquan Town, then it would be a case of losing more than she gains.

"Something weird?" Ember's tone was tinged with excitement.

"Yes, Xiangling is good in every way, except that she likes to add strange things to the dishes. It makes people... it makes people a little uncomfortable."

The thought of the dish containing alchemical ingredients like slime condensate and ice mist flowers was unbearable for Dulav!

"I'm just exploring the edible value of those things; we can't just discard them because they don't look like food." Xiangling's demeanor immediately improved when she talked about her cooking philosophy.

"confidant!"

Light! Such a bright light!

Two striking beams of light shot from Yu Jin's eyes, and he instantly appeared beside Xiang Ling, taking her hand and shaking it even more vigorously.

“A kindred spirit! I thought the same thing. Finally, someone is like me!” Yu Jin said excitedly, looking at the dazed Xiang Ling in front of him.

"What? You think the same way I do!" Xiangling subtly withdrew her arm upon hearing Yu Jin's words, equally surprised.

Although her culinary skills are recognized by everyone, when it comes to developing new dishes, everyone avoids her, leaving her to try them all by herself.

It was a pleasant surprise that she found someone who shared her ideas while out searching for ingredients and inspiration for new dishes!

"So how do you think we can get rid of the gelatinous texture of slime?" Xiangling had met a kindred spirit and immediately wanted to discuss it in more depth.

"I don't know!" Yu Jin shook his head.

"Then... surely you can get rid of that bitterness in your heart?" Xiangling asked, somewhat surprised.

"What is Qingxin? Is it something delicious?" Yu Jin scratched his head; it was something she didn't know.

"So what kind of dishes do you usually cook?" Xiangling felt something was off. How come Yu Jin, her "confidant," didn't know anything about her?

"What dish should I make?" Yu Jin's hands immediately itched when he heard Xiang Ling's question. He hadn't cooked in a long time.

"Boom!"

After a series of crackling sounds, a brand-new large stove appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Bang!" With his back to everyone, Yu Jin lit a fire. The flame seemed to rise out of thin air from under the stove, and it was very red.

Then, everyone saw a bizarre and surreal scene.

Even though I didn't see the embers move, there were many more things in the cauldron.

Wriggling tentacles, incomprehensible howls, and gushing feathers...

This small pot seems to contain all living things.

"Get in!"

"Want to run?"

"Ptooey, ptooey, why is there so much hair?"

……

The sounds of beatings and the whispers of embers filled the air as he finally picked up the cauldron and turned around.

Everyone looked into the pot, where a lump of meat was emitting a fragrant aroma.

Chapter 224 Failed Communication

2023-10-11

"The food is ready, let's eat!" Yu Jin clapped his hands and said confidently.