What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"Yeah!" The girl nodded vigorously, very obedient.

It's like a child who almost did something bad and was caught by his parents.

"What should I do...what should I say now?" The girl thought to herself guiltily, thinking of a solution quickly and acting nice.

I don’t know why, but I just feel guilty.

"Ah! I figured it out!"

"Well, I... My name is Xiangling." The girl's little head spun at high speed and came to a conclusion. Let me introduce myself first! "I'm a chef from Liyue, a chef who is determined to travel all over the world to search for rare ingredients!"

"Hello, I'm Ying."

"I'm Paimon!" Every time it comes to the self-introduction session, Paimon is always very excited. Maybe it's because she is small and always worried that she will be mistaken for a pet, so she always rushes to introduce herself.

"Xiangling?" After a little thought, Zhong Ling recalled some worldly anecdotes that Morax had shared with her when he came to visit her in Bailong Gorge.

And that time, Morax was talking about the 'Hall of All Peoples'.

"When Xiangling is on duty, she should go straight to Wanmin Hall for meals, not Xinyue Pavilion or Liuli Pavilion...I think it's Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Pavilion? "

A.65 Rice crust

"Xiangling, are you the chef of Wanmintang in Liyue Harbor?" Zhong Ling nodded slightly. "I'm Zhong Ling, and I'm also from Liyue."

"Oh!" Xiangling nodded seriously. "Come to think of it... Paimon looks so amazing, can I eat it?"

"Of course." Ying answered without any hesitation.

"No! Paimon is not edible!" Paimon's little fist hit Ying's shoulder twice 'hard'.

"It seems like you two have a really good relationship." Xiangling's laughter was very contagious. "Actually, I also have a good friend like this, his name is Guoba."

Xiangling's hand gently touched the doll around her waist.

"But it's sleeping now. I'll call it out when it wakes up."

"Rice crust?" Zhong Ling looked at the puppet.

There is a very weak elemental force inside the puppet, and from what I perceive, it is the fire element... but there seems to be a very, very weak rock element as well.

Suddenly, Xiangling was stunned for a moment and she patted the puppet.

"Guoba, are you awake?"

"?" Accompanied by a strange cry, a cloud of smoke suddenly came out of the puppet on Xiangling's waist, and then the puppet actually grew a body and turned into a... red panda that was only slightly smaller than Paimon?

"?!" Looking at the round and cute creature with soft fur. "Pot crust?"

"Well, I met it in a cave, and it has been following me ever since." Xiangling nodded.

"??" Guoba tilted his head in front of Zhong Ling, and then he suddenly shuddered. "??"

It jumped and waved its short arms at Zhong Ling.

Zhong Ling squatted down, looked at him carefully, then reached out her hand, grabbed Guoba's round waist, and picked him up.

"?" Guoba struggled, but it only lasted for more than a second before his limbs drooped weakly and his head dropped.

how to say...

It's like a child who feels he has grown up and doesn't want to be held by his elders. After being held, he struggles a little and then accepts his fate obediently.

"Are there any other rice crusts in Liyue Harbor?" Zhong Ling looked at Xiangling and asked.

"Hmm? Are there a lot of Guoba? I've never seen any other Guoba." Xiangling shook her head. "Well... Miss Zhong Ling, Guoba doesn't seem to like being hugged."

"Oh? Really?" Zhong Ling raised the rice crust and looked at Him.

Those silly-looking eyes curved when they met Zhong Ling's gaze.

"Eh? Guoba is smiling...it seems like it likes Miss Zhong Ling very much." Paimeng said in surprise when he found that Guoba was smiling very happily.

"Really?" Xiangling looked at Guoba who seemed to be smiling very happily.

"It seems that Miss Zhong Ling also likes rice crust. Paimon, you have fallen out of favor." Ying grabbed Paimon's belly.

"Wow, Traveler!" Paimon covered his stomach and flew a little further away.

"What a wonderful touch." Zhong Ling rubbed Guoba's head. "Guoba should be very popular among children, right?"

"Yes, Guoba often plays with the children in Liyue Harbor, and then forgets the time. No matter how hard you try, you can't find him. But when it's time to eat, Guoba will pop up from strange places and never forget to eat." Xiangling said helplessly, with her hands on her waist. "Also, every time it's time to eat, Guoba will get bigger... almost..."

Xiangling gestured at her waist.

"It'll be about this big, and it'll get smaller once you finish eating."

"It sounds like he wants to eat more, eh?" Paimon looked at Guoba with envy. "Paimon also wants this ability."

"Paimeng, you already eat a lot for three meals a day. If you eat more, Miss Zhong Ling won't be able to support you." Ying curved her cat lips. "Be careful or Miss Zhong Ling won't want you."

"Hmm..." Paimon scratched his hair, thinking seriously whether he should eat less.

"No." Zhong Ling turned her head while holding the rice crust. "It's a blessing to be able to eat."

"?" Guoba, who was being held, nodded his head vigorously.

"Look, traveler! Miss Zhong Ling and Guoba both think that 'being able to eat is a blessing'!" Paimon said with his hands on his hips, looking proud.

"Indeed, being able to eat is a blessing." Ying said meaningfully.

"..." Paimon instantly understood what Ying meant and rubbed his arms, looking scared.

"?" Guoba's short hands patted Zhong Ling's arm.

Zhong Ling understood what He meant and let Him go.

The rice crust that was put down jumped a few times on the spot.

"Let's go, Qingquan Town is not far away." After putting down the rice crust, Zhong Ling looked towards their destination.

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"You are Xiangling? Xiangling, the chef of Wanmintang in Liyue Harbor?!" The man with a pair of animal ears on his head asked in shock as he looked at Xiangling in front of him.

"Uh, that's right, it's me." Xiangling scratched her hair. She didn't expect that the leader of the hunters would be so enthusiastic.

"You just said that you wanted to try our 'Clear Spring Wild Boar', right? Of course, that's no problem!" The man named Durafu patted his chest. "However, Chef Xiangling, I have a request that I hope you can listen to."

"Fortunately, I didn't hunt before asking." Zhong Ling rubbed Guoba's head.

"?" Guoba made a puzzled sound.

"A man who eats someone's food is soft-hearted, and a man who takes someone's money is obliged to return the favor." Zhong Ling's voice was so soft that perhaps only Guoba could hear it.

"?~" It was obvious that Guoba didn't understand what Zhong Ling said and shook his head left and right.

"Um...Mr. Duraf, please tell me first if I can do it." Xiangling certainly did not agree directly.

After all, Liyue is a country of "contract", and we cannot go back on our word.

"Chef Xiangling has a unique understanding of ingredients. The dishes he makes are loved by local residents and are also well received by tourists."

"And the meat from our Qingquan Town is also first-rate. If a first-rate chef like Chef Xiangling uses our first-rate meat from Qingquan Town to make first-rate dishes, then the meat from our Qingquan Town will become famous."

Duraf stated his request, which was to ask Xiangling to help promote their meat. After all, if it was only famous in Mondstadt, it would not be very easy to sell.

The people of Liyue are quite good at eating and will not miss out on any good food.

With the promotion of chefs like Xiangling, their meat will naturally sell better.

"Such a request? I don't think I can do it..." Xiangling thought for a moment and shook her head. "I only considered whether the dishes were delicious. I never restricted the ingredients and never did any publicity."

Although Xiangling said so, Duraf felt that it should not matter.

"If I want to add slime gel, would you agree?"

"Slime gel?" Zhong Ling, who was rubbing the rice crust, suddenly tightened her fingers.

"?!?!???!!!"

A.66 Miss Zhong Ling, who is not good at cooking

Fortunately, Zhong Ling has become accustomed to the power of being an "ordinary person", and it is difficult for her to lose control even unconsciously.

Otherwise, with Guoba's current strength, he would be lucky not to be crushed to death by her claw.

Among the evil resentments lingering on the land of Liyue, no one knows how many were demons torn to pieces by the white dragon, and no one knows how many of the demons’ followers were crushed by its sharp claws.

"?—" The rice crust, which was pinched hard by Zhong Ling, raised its hands to protest towards Zhong Ling with grievance.

"Aha..." Zhong Ling guiltily put both hands on Guoba's head and rubbed it.

On the other hand, Xiangling rejected Duraf's request without any room for negotiation.

And Duraf had no ill intentions. Since Xiangling didn't want to, that was it. As for the use of the 'Clear Spring Wild Boar', he didn't refuse. Instead, he told Xiangling some hunting techniques.

It will neither damage the wild boar's meat nor scare the wild boar away.

After all, even if the deal fails, there is still friendship. If there is no chance this time, there may be next time.

"Xiang Ling is really obsessed with cooking... Hey~ Can Miss Zhong Ling cook?" Ying asked curiously.

Although Ying has always been well taken care of by her brother, she seems to know nothing even though she is a traveler.

But in fact, it is not like that. The reason why Ying acts like she knows nothing is entirely because of her brother. So she has been exploiting her brother very seriously.

But this doesn't mean that Ying really doesn't know anything. In fact, she knows most of the things her brother knows.

I'm just lazy. If my brother is around, I don't have to worry about anything.

As for cooking, Ying can cook, and her cooking skills are quite impressive.

The grilled fish that we forgot to remove the internal organs from was just because Ying was already starving!

"Yes, of course." Zhong Ling nodded. "Although my cooking skills are not very good."

“My cooking skills are not good...”

"So, what does Miss Zhong Ling like to eat?" Xiangling came over immediately when she heard them talking about cooking.

"My favorite type should be seafood." Zhong Ling said after thinking for a while. "I prefer steamed."

"I see, Miss Zhong Ling prefers the original flavor of the ingredients?" Xiangling nodded. "In that case, I understand."

Since she likes the original flavor, Xiangling has some ideas about how to make the next 'Qingquan Wild Boar'.

Although Xiangling always cooks as she pleases, she dares to add any ingredients as long as it tastes good.

But cooking always has to have a direction.

Since Zhong Ling said that her favorite ingredient is "seafood", her favorite cooking method is "steaming", and her favorite flavor is "light".

So there are three themes.

Since the ingredient has been decided beforehand is 'Clear Spring Wild Boar'.

Steaming pigs is a technical job. If the mutton smell of pork is not removed completely, it will become unpalatable.

After a little thought, Xiangling decided to make it lighter, but not by steaming it.

"Let's go catch a wild boar now, and I'll make some delicious food for everyone." Xiangling was thinking about catching a wild boar.

"Well, let's go."

"?...?!" Suddenly, Guoba smelled something and his whole body started shaking.

"Hmm? What a nice smell." Xiangling sniffed the fragrance wafting in the air.

"Really?" Paimon hissed and spit. "My saliva is about to flow down!"

"Then wipe it quickly with your napkin." Ying pulled the big collar under Paimon's scarf.

The big collar of this dress is a very cute design.

But when paired with Paimon's scarf, it gives people a feeling of having an extra layer, and since it is white, it looks like a bib.

"This is not a napkin!" Paimon shouted angrily.

At this time, Xiangling and Guoba had already run away following the smell.

"Let's go up and take a look." If Paimon is greedy, let's go up and take a look together.

Following Xiangling, they soon arrived at a house.