Chapter123:YunXi’sBread

Intheovens,thedoughsYunXimadebymixingflourwitheggwashweresendingouttemptingsmells.

"Gu!"

"Gu!"

"Gu!"

Asiftheywerefrogsinaricefieldduringsummer,thegirls’stomachsweregrowling,unladylikeatall.Thiswastheirlives’instinct.Theywereallalluredbythewonderfulsmelloffreshlybakedbuns.

"Don’tworry,bepatient.Ihavemadesixtybuns.You’llallgetone."YunXilookedatthesegirls,feelingstressedinhisheart.

"Meireallyknowseverything!"HuaYuesighed.

Meinotonlyhadperfectswordskill,butalsohadwonderfulcookingskills.HuaYuewantedtohavesuchamaidtoo!

IfMeiwasn’tHuaHuo’smaid,shewouldn’thesitatetouseherfamily’sprivilegetoobtainher.Whereelsecouldshefindanotherblack-hairedmaidwhoknewhowtocook,battle.andwarmherbed?!

"Yes.Thesebunscan’tbenormal!Icansmellthat!"

"Isthistheskillcalled’SunHand’?That’saculinaryartsthatcanbringouttherawmaterials’fulladvantagesbycontrollingtheheat."

"Iknow!That’saskillonly3rdrankedpastrychefscanuse!Itrequiresaveryhightalent!"SeveralnoblegirlsimmediatelyguessedYunXi’scookingrank.Afterall,noonecouldplaytricksatthispoint.

"En.Theyarealmostready."YunXiplacidlychangedthetopic.Hedidn’twanttoexposehistrueidentity.

"Ding!Ding!Ding!"Therewerearowofovens.Thefirstseveralovensopenedautomatically,exposingthesweet,goldenbunsinsidethemtotheair.

Consideringthateveryonewasveryhungrynow,YunXichosetomaketoastwithafewblackraisinsasembellishment.Incidentally,theywerealsooneofthemainandthemostpopularproductsatYunXi’sbakery.

"Awwoo!"

"Awwoo!"

"Yummy!WhyhadInevereatensuchdelicioustoastbefore!"

"Whoooa!MylifewilllackthemeansifIcan’teatMei’stoastagain!"

Thegirlsbitasmallpieceoftoastintheirmouthsandinstantly,agustofastrangebutwonderfulflavourspreadinsidetheirmouths.Thatwastheperfectresultaftermixingwheatflourwithmilkandeggwash.

Thebakedtoastsweresoftandwarm.Withtheraisins’crunchytaste,thegirls’eyesweremoistwhentheyatethetoasts.Thatwasthesun’staste!Theyhadonlyeatenafewfruitsbeforethathadn’tfilledtheirstomachs,buthadmadethemfeelevenhungrier.Tothem,theyfeltthattheywereinheavenatthismoment.

"Ding!"Anotherrowofovensopened.Thebunsintheseovenswerepineapplebuns,thechoicestgoodsamongstallthebunsandthesweetestbunswhichwerepopularamongstyounggirls.

"Pineapplebuns!"

"Great!Ilikepineapplebuns!"

"Mei!You’reamazing!"

Beforetheyfinishedeatingtheirtoast,somegirlshadeagerlytakenawaythefreshly-bakedpineapplebunsandgulped.Comparedtotoast,thepineapplebunsfitthesegirls’flavourmuchmore.Aftertheirstomachswereslightlyfilled,pineapplebunsweretheirfavouritechoice.

ThelastwasYunXi’smasterpiece,histrumpcardwhichwasusuallyusedtofeedhisstrongestchildhoodsweetheartinthepast:butterbread.

"Comehere,Mumu.Thisisthebutterbreadyouwanted."YunXiopenedthelastthreeovens,thenwavedhishandtothesilver-hairedgirl,whowasputtingathicktoastandayellowpineapplebuninhermouthatthesametime.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袩)

"Awwoo!Awwoo!"Mumuhadathinbody,butherappetitewasincredible.Normally,abrick-shapedtoastwasenoughtofillagirl’sstomach,butshehadeatenthreetoastsandtenpineapplebunsinthetwinklingofaneye.

YunXiwasveryconfusedabouthowherthinbodycouldconsumesomuchfood.

"Awwoo!"AtthefirstsecondMumuateYunXi’sbutterbread,sheshowedasurprisedandhappylookonherface.Shemoanedwithsatisfactiononherwhite,smallface,asifshewasgoingtocrywithjoy.

"Takeiteasy.Therearestillplentyrawmaterials.IwillmakeasmanytypesofbreadasIcantofillyourbelly!"YunXigentlypattedherback.Hethoughtthatshechoked.

"Whooooh!It’sdelicious!It’sthebestfoodIhaveeaten!"Mumusaidwithalookofanguish,"WhenIwasyoung,Iwasonlyallowedtoeatcrystals.Thesecrystalsweretoohard!Ittookmealotoftimetodigestthem!ButmomsaidthatIwouldn’tbecomestrongerifIrefusetoeatthesecrystals.IfIwanttofindmyfather,Ihavetoeatalotofcrystals!Theyreallygorgedmewithcrystals!Ineverthoughtthattherewassuchdeliciousfoodintheworld!"

Crystal?Wasitedible?CoulditbealocalfoodfromacountryIdon’tknow?

YunXifeedMumuthebutterbreadandfeltpuzzledinhisheart.

"Yummy!"XiaoCaopickedupapieceofbutterbread,puttingitintohermouthbitbybit.Shewassocareful,anddidn’tevenletacrumbofbreaddropontheground.

Childrenwhogrowupinfamilieswhichareshortofmoneyarebetterpreparedtodealwiththeproblemsofadultlifethanchildrenwhoarebroughtupbywealthyparents.Thestaplefoodinhervillagewasblacksteamedbread.Thebreadwasmadewithfineflourandwasalreadyaluxuryfoodinthevillagers’eyes,nottomentionthebreadmadebya3rdrankedbaker.

"Mei,doyouwanttojoinmyfamily?!"Thistime,evenHuaHuocouldn’tstopHuaYue’seyesfromturninggreenwithjealousy.

WhywasMei’sbreadsodelicious?!

AllsheusedwerethereservedmaterialsfromWhiteLotusandthetoolssheusedtomakebreadwerejustsomesimple,temporarycookers.Howcouldshemakesuchfantasticbreadundersuchcircumstances!

Look!ThesegirlswhohadeatenMei’sbutterbreadwereallshowingalookofecstasyontheirfaces.Theirtonguesandheartswereallenrapturedbythedelicateflavour.

"I’mnotthatgood.Itshouldbebecausetherawmaterialsaregood.Ican’tdosowelleverytime."

YunXialsofeltsurprisedinhisheart.Hehadstoppedmakingbreadformanydays,whywerehishandsstillasgoodasbefore?Heevenfeltthathisrankasabakerwasgoingbetoupgraded.

Eventhoughcookscouldn’tfight,a4thrankedcookwasalsorecognizedasaherorankedperson.Heheardthatonceacookreachedthe4thrank,thefoodthecookmadewouldcontainincrediblepower.

Alltherecipesmortalsknewweren’thigherthanthe3rdrank,andapersonwhocouldmake3rdrankedfoodalreadydeservedtobecalled"master".Eventhougha4thrankedcookcouldn’tbecomparedtoa4thrankedswordsman,itwasstillagreathonor,whichmeantthathehadsteppedintoahigherrealmandbecomealegend.

WouldInotbecomeaherorankedswordsmanfirstbutbecomeaherorankedbakerinadvance?