Chapter 354: Battle of Wisdom and Courage with Master Hu

Jiang Yi's mind was blank.

The Yin Soul was trembling, the stomach was rebelling, and the tongue wanted to push the food out.

"Compared with Lisa's potion, this has a different flavor." Jiang Yi came back to his senses and comforted himself.

No! I want to drink water.

He took out the teapot, and used the hand that could hold the sword steadily to keep himself from shaking, maintaining the elegance of the emperor's image.

"This dish still has a lot of room for improvement. The hall master can learn from Miss Xiangling of Wanmin Hall."

Jiang Yi drank his tea and commented in Zhongli's critical tone.

"Xiangling!" Hu Tao thought of the girl who would be frightened when she was patted on the shoulder.

"I am Hutao, but I know myself well. I may not be as good as Xiangling in cooking, but Xiangling is better than me in other things."

"It's really a good idea to learn cooking from her."

"You... continue eating!" She found that when she was chatting, Zhongli put down his chopsticks and didn't eat for a long time.

"Don't talk while eating!"

"Listening to what the hall master says is like a spring breeze. I will pick up my chopsticks after you finish speaking!" Jiang Yi secretly chewed a piece of tea leaf.

"Then this hall master won't say anything!" Hu Tao moved a chair, but didn't sit on it. He placed the chair facing outwards.

I knelt on the chair with my knees and put my hands on the headrest that was originally used as a backrest.

Jiang Yi felt very uncomfortable.

Those plum blossom eyes are so scary.

"It's not good to eat alone!"

"It's really embarrassing for me when the hall master looks at me like this!"

"Yesterday, I sent the hall master away because of this concern!"

"Why not, let's eat together, Hall Master?"

Jiang Yi invited.

Master Hu looked at the dishes she had cooked. As a confident chef, she never tasted the dishes she cooked.

Each of her seasonings is just the right amount, so there is really no need to adjust the saltiness.

"I have already had breakfast, I am not hungry!"

"Since this award is given to you, why should I eat with you? That would make me look like a boss who goes back on his word and deducts the employee's reward!"

Kurumi's eyes widened.

"This is something that this hall master cannot do!"

She rejected Jiang Yi with very legitimate reasons.

"..."

"I don't mind!"

"Let's go get that pair of chopsticks again!" Jiang Yi said with a smile.

"No! I really mind it!" Hu Tao shook his head.

Just kidding, I saw with my own eyes Bai Piaopiao poured a bottle of some seasoning into it.

"Damn it!" Jiang Yi felt that he had to activate the backup plan.

It's almost time.

"Master Hu, we have guests coming today, and we would like to hold a more lively ceremony." The ferryman appeared at the gate of the courtyard and reported.

"It's just a small matter, so let the newcomer train! There's no need to trouble me to do it myself!" Hu Tao didn't even raise his head.

"By the way, has our Wangsheng Hall's business suddenly become very popular?"

"Is it because of our posting of advertisements and business expansion?"

The ferryman thought the hall master was being overly sentimental: "I heard that this person was introduced by Mr. Zhongli."

Jiang Yi paused while drinking tea.

It turns out that Zhongli is not idle after all.

Is this also part of the calculation?

"Hmm?" Hu Tao was a little unhappy. "Zhongli Keqing is so powerful, so I will reward him with a few more meals!"

"I..." Jiang Yi burst into tears for the Emperor.

"The hall master has already given too much in reward. It is the guest's duty to bring some business to the Wangsheng Hall. There is no need for reward."

He struggled to maintain his image, and the reward would eventually fall into his pocket, so it was better to refuse it early.

"No, no, no! Mr. Zhongli is young, knowledgeable, and is the Outstanding Employee of the Year at Wangsheng Hall. He ranks first in performance every month and deserves a reward."

Hu Tao thinks Zhongli is very powerful, so it’s okay for him to have some quirks. However, as the hall master, he should still teach a lesson to this kind of experienced person who is young but acts like an old man.

She asked the ferryman to go down and arrange the work, and she continued to watch Zhongli eat.

Jiang Yi found that his plan to get rid of the dish had failed again. Adhering to the idea of ​​finishing the meal early and enjoying it early, he picked up the second bite of the dish and chewed it slowly.

Then, the second bite, the third bite...

Hu Tao's eyes became brighter and brighter. She felt the satisfaction of having her cooking skills recognized when someone finished her dishes.

But this person... is he Zhongli?

Don’t judge by appearance!

Jiang Yi suddenly put down his chopsticks, wondering if he had gone too far.

never mind!

I am only responsible for being the wallet and providing food, so it is up to Mr. Zhongli to hide it.

"Master, breakfast is over. I'm going to take a walk!" He took the last bite, drank the tea in the teapot, and walked out slowly.

"Go! Go!" Hu Tao waved his hand casually, got off the chair, and put away the plate and chopsticks.

The soul followed Jiang Yi.

After a while, Hu Tao handed over the task of washing dishes to a waiter in the Hall of Rebirth and followed.

Jiang Yi discovered that he was being followed.

With the help of the crowd and the proud people blocking his way, his pace quickened.

"Shift change, shift change, Emperor, come quickly!" He stepped into an empty corner, threw out the emerald jade gourd, went into the outer cave, quickly changed his appearance, and changed his clothes.

After a few seconds, he walked out and Zhongli appeared in front of him.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Zhongli looked at Jiang Yi and handed him a bottle of morning dew.

"Master Hu is behind us!" After taking the morning dew, Jiang Yi climbed over the wall and went up to the second floor nearby.

Zhongli put his hands behind his back and walked away leisurely.

Hu Tao narrowed her eyes and looked at Zhongli on the street. She was blocked by Jiaozi several times and almost lost him.

With a "pop" sound, Jingmutang clapped his hands.

Jiang Yi walked up the stairs and found himself at the Heyu Teahouse.

"It is said that—"

"The feelings of modern people can still be recounted, but the past is hard to keep. After a hundred years of fighting, the saint returned, and the stories of the gods and immortals are still being passed down."

"Thanks to everyone's care, today we will talk about the Rock King."

Liyue’s famous speaker, Tea Doctor Liu Su, opened his fan and told the story.

Jiang Yi listened to the Emperor's achievements, and then thought about Zhongli today.

With mixed feelings, I left the teahouse after listening to a section.

You still have to make money yourself.

Today, I will sell some relics and take on some missions from the Adventurer's Guild.

……

After a busy day, Jiang Yi returned to the courtyard and was surprised to find that there was no bill today.

The next day, I went to see Zhongli.

"Yesterday, Hall Master Hu tested me on funeral matters and asked me to preside over the ceremony." Zhongli said to Huamei, who was in better spirits.

Jiang Yi suddenly realized and felt a little relieved.

"I'm going to watch the sunrise!" Zhongli waved his sleeves and left the Wangsheng Hall easily.

Jiang Yi sat on the chair, waiting for today's torture.

Hu Walnut served the dish and Jiang Yi ate it.

After eating, I went home to rinse my mouth, practice, earn Mora, look at the green pines and wild grasses, recall the oak and windy land in Mondstadt, and the ancient trees and white flowers on the cliffs of Liyue, and comprehend the power of the pines and grasses.

A week later,

Jiang Yi ate breakfast in pain.

After making so many dishes, Hu Tao's cooking skills have not improved at all, and even his aesthetic taste is ghost, ghost, ghost...

It can eat people and turn them into ghosts.

"The General Affairs Department sent a message saying that a supernatural incident occurred at Wuwangpo, and they asked us to go to Wangsheng Hall to hold a funeral."

"Zhongli, don't go for a walk today!"

"Come with me."

When Jiang Yi was about to escape, he found that Hall Master Hu was following him closely, directing the ceremonial attendants of the Wangsheng Hall beside him.

"No!"

In a daze, he followed the team from the Hall of Rebirth and left Liyue Harbor.

Zhongli was in the mountains, watching this scene in deep thought.