Chapter 163 (1/2)
Chapter 163: The Gourmet’s Story
Lan Jue beamed in admiration “Copper kettle, charcoal fire, black pottery… the perfect coer while boiling the alcohol, and that’d be especially beneficial” As he spoke, he took the initiative and plucked up the kettle He poured out a glass of wine for the Gour the others’ cups
He followed this by taking a slass
“Drink the stehile it’s hot,” the Gourmet instructed
“Alright,” Lan Jue said He pulled the lid off of the bowl and was immediately met with a blast of steam and a pleasant scent He peered inside, but despite his love of food was unable to determine what the clear steas made of
The steas a pale yellow, and boiling hot A single spoonful, and Lan Jue felt it like a flood through hi sensation It warmed him to his core
He even felt as though his internal energies were revitalized by the tasty soup A s off from his forehead
“What is this?” Lan Jue asked inquisitively
“Wild grown dendrobium officinale, left untouched for a hundred years, is the redient,” he replied “In addition we have phoenix chicken from Taihua, and a dozen sorts of ans, as well as the qi and bloodMake sure you drink it all”
Lan Jue blinked “Pheonix chicken? You actually found soet the mature dendrobium officinale? It was one of the Nine Immortal Herbs used in For tio?”
The Gourood food, and here you are occupying your mouth with nonsense Just eat!” He punctuated the order by taking a sip of his wine, picking up his chopsticks, and getting to work on the meal
Lan Jue took another sip of the soup, whose warmth filled him up He then took a sip of the pleasant wine Its oarer slices and the smoked plum all served to raise his temperature
The various dishes arrayed around the table looked si ato was entirely dispelled as they tucked in to the a aith the rest of them
Lan Jue’s favorite was certainly the crab and noodles in wine sauce It was thick with juice, an a wine and crab juices Spread over the smooth, pleasantly textured noodles it’s taste defied explanation
It ended up Chu Cheng and Hua Li both squabbled over the final piece of the braised pork and soy sauce Eventually they settled on splitting the final piece in half In no time at all, all six dishes were empty Even the sauces and juices weren’t safe, for the three young visitors sopped that up with rolls of steamed bread
The Gourmet chuckled at the display “Be a little careful, next ti buddy Once you’re full you guys can head out at your leisure The next ti outsiders…”
“Alright,” Lan Jue said with a small chuckle “We’ll head out first, then How about you, Seamstress?”
The pretty women looked up from her plate to reply “I’ll help the Gour we ladies are quite adept at”
Chu Cheng shot an inconspicuous glance towards the Gour Hua Li in the side with an elbow His friend knew the indication, and both wandered out froether
By this tiathered several plates with her slender ararette that had so unlit from the corner of his mouth
“Go on and smoke, it doesn’t bother me,” the Seamstress said
The Gour to life on his fingertip He lit the stick and al tobacco
The Seamstress continued to work in silence, with no staterabbed up the soiled plates, and moved them to the kitchen
“All arranged and where they’rehad been put away Make sure to get to bed early, and don’t smoke too much I’m on my way out”
The Gour her with his eyes as she left
He sat alone in the boutique, coiled plu around his narrowed eyes The light living in the of discomfort was easily discerned
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Hua Li, Lan Jue and Chu Cheng slowly ambled down the Avenue towards Zeus’ Jewelry Shop