Chapter 173 – There is no one like me in the world.

Xu Qi’an seldom has the following experience for the following reasons: one, assembly line produced noodles are not tasty. Two, anyone can cook noodles, but it’s actually hard to cook them well.

Ninety-nine percent of the people who lay down spaghetti don’t taste good.

“At least my hand-pulled noodles are strong enough ….”

In the stove room, Xu Qi An and flour, sometimes kneading, sometimes rolling, sometimes pinching …. Focused and serious.

After kneading the noodles, put them aside, cut a piece of fat meat to fry the crumbs, fish up and put on a plate. Then use the lard to fry eggs.

Throwing the pulled noodles into the boiling water to cook, he fished the porcelain bottle out of his pocket and poured a rudimentary version of chicken essence into the boiling broth.

The rich, fresh aroma wafted throughout the entire cookhouse, tantalizing the appetite, and Xu Qi’an, who hadn’t eaten himself, gulped.

On the other side, Chu Caiwei and Princess Huaiqing descended down the stairs side by side, and the eldest princess, whose skirt was dragging on the stairs, looked at Chu Caiwei and said in a casual tone:

“How did you guys find that haunted mansion?”

Chu Caiwei froze for a moment, then realized what the Princess meant, and said with a brisk step, “Xu Ningyan wants to buy a mansion, I accompanied him to look at the feng shui ah.”

“I know all that, I was asking how the mansion was found.” Rapunzel asked.

“That’s such a strange thing for the princess to say, the old broker let us find out.” Chu Caiwei said.

Old broker? The Rapunzel’s beautiful eyes flashed with light, thinking of many things in an instant, and tried, “What’s so special about that old broker?”

“Quite conscientious.” Chu Caiwei fished out a piece of pastry from her deerskin belt pouch, placed it in her white and tender palm, and handed it to the Eldest Princess.

Quite conscientious? The Rapunzel waved her hand, signaling that she didn’t want it, and asked, “How so?”

“Xu Qi’an thinks that the ghost mansion is cheap, and he is still trying hard to stop us, for fear of causing trouble.” Chu Caiwei happily stuffed the pastries into her small mouth, her favorite thing about being friends with Huaiqing was that she wouldn’t grab anything delicious from herself.

In the place of that nuisance, Xu Ningyan, he might have really eaten it if he had been this fake polite.

“….” The Eldest Princess was silent for a long time and sighed, it was she who was not sensible enough to try to pry information from this girl’s mouth.

Prying information from her was nothing more than that, but even hitting on the machine was no different from throwing winks to a blind man.

Thinking of this, Princess Huaiqing’s willow brows knitted lightly as she scrutinized her best friend, “You’ve been interacting too closely with Xu Ningyan lately.”

“Yes?” Chu Caiwei was bewildered.

“Do you ever hang out with other men this often?” The Rapunzel added, “The senior brothers in the Divine Master don’t count.”

Chu Caiwei thought for a moment and let out an afterthought “Ya”, “Yes, he always comes to me in different ways to have fun.”

Princess Huaiqing pursed her lips, pondering. At that moment, she smelled a seemingly fresh fragrance that made people salivate.

“Good, it smells so good… which senior brother bought something delicious? Well, it’s very fresh, something I haven’t eaten before.” Chu Caiwei gulped, her eyes blooming with longing.

……

“Holding the moon in my hand and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world.”

Suddenly, a deep chanting sound came from the cookhouse, startling Xu Qi’an. Turning his head to look, it was a white-robed warlock with his back to him.

Your fucking nerve disease ah, almost scared me out of a heart attack …. Xu Qi An sank his face and said faintly, “You are here.”

Plain and low voice, as if they have known each other for half a lifetime of old friends, the vicissitudes of the passage of years and time.

Making the back froze and replied in the same deep and flat tone, “Yes, I’m coming.”

When he finished speaking, he was somewhat looking forward to what the person behind him would say in response.

A long sigh came, since it was a hoarse voice, lamenting, “I never thought that after twenty years of goodbye, you still like to turn your back on all beings.”

Turning your back on all beings? The four simple words caused the white-clothed back to create a huge sense of immersion, feeling like a powerhouse above the absolute top, with loneliness, coldness, and invincibility being the eternal tone.

Sinking back a bit, he said lightly, “But even this me is attracted to you.”

I can’t believe how natural the catch was …. This pussy king is a bit of something. Xu Qi An thought about it and said in frustration:

“I knew that the day this furnace of Nine Turns Golden Pill was refined would be the day you struck. You still refuse to let me go.”

“Hmph, treasures are for the virtuous.”

“Heh, Yang Qianyi, have you ever lost.”

Steam curled up and wafted between the two men, and the atmosphere in the cookhouse was instantly tense. But just then, a brittle voice broke the atmosphere.

“What are you two doing?” Chu Caiwei stood in the doorway, scanning the two blankly.

Xu Qi’an immediately lowered her head, stirring the noodles in the pot to hide the embarrassment that rolled around in her heart.

Yang Qianyi was unmoved, still standing with his hands behind his back, his back to the crowd, humming, “Even if the youngest senior sister pleads for you, I will definitely not ….”

Chu Caiwei said, “What are you doing in the cookhouse, Senior Brother Yang.”

Yang Qianyi: “…. Oh, I’ll have the noodles.”

Chu Caiwei happily ran to the stove, drooling, staring at a pot of noodles, and said with a smile, “How did you know I didn’t eat.”

Because I came at a pinch…Xu Qi’an laughed, “I promised, I’ll give it to you down there.”

Just in time, the noodles in the pot were cooked, and Xu Qi’an looked behind her at the pink palace dress beauty and said tentatively, “Eldest Princess, have a bowl?”

The clear and cold Princess Huaiqing, hesitated slightly, her eye waves falling uncontrollably into the pot, nodded her head somewhat uncomfortably, “Good.”

Considering Chu Caiwei’s meal size, Xu Qi’an cooked a lot of noodles, and it was just enough for one person to have a bowl if he divided it among the four.

He fishes up the noodles, soaks them in cold water, then spoons out the broth and pours it into four bowls, then distributes the noodles evenly among the bowls, covers them with a poached egg, and sprinkles them with chopped scallions and crumbs of oil.

“Senior Brother Yang, come over and eat together.” Xu Qi’an greeted, thinking, “Just in time to see what you look like.

Just as this thought rose, he saw a formation spreading on the soles of Yang Qianyi’s feet, and immediately afterward, he disappeared, taking a bowl of noodles with him.

Chu Caiwei sat down at the table with her bowl and ate a crumb of oil first, nodding contentedly, then couldn’t wait to take a sip of the soup.

Her eyes lit up violently, and she felt her taste buds get hit like never before.

She felt every cell in her body whirring wildly:

Yummy!

Yummy!

Yummy!

For those who have eaten food that has been lifted fresh for the first time, this is indeed an unforgettable taste …. Xu Qi’an smiled smugly and looked at the eldest princess.

The Rapunzel ate elegantly, but ate quickly, and when she noticed Xu Qi’an looking over, she stopped eating and looked back with an expressionless face.

Xu Qi’an gave a dry laugh and lowered his head to eat his noodles.

The Rapunzel immediately followed suit and lowered her head, taking small bites of the noodles, as if she didn’t want to waste a moment, didn’t want to wait.

In the quiet and unoccupied room, Yang Qianfeng, whose back was turned to the beings, squatted in the corner, holding a bowl and giggling and shivering noodles.

This kid is really interesting, he knows alchemy, he speaks well, and the noodles he cooks are delicious… Thinking of this, Yang Qianyi suddenly stopped, this kind of treatment like the attention of all the people, isn’t it exactly what he wants.

This kid …. is a formidable opponent.

…..

After finishing the noodles, Xu Qi’an looked at Chu Caiwei and said, “How do you feel?”

“Yummy.” Chu Caiwei pecked her head.

“This is my secret recipe, an essence extracted through an exclusive alchemy.” Xu Qi’an said, “This is what I’m going to teach you to advance as an alchemist.”

Princess Huaiqing, who was wiping her rosy little mouth with a silk handkerchief, stopped with a flash of color in her beautiful eyes.

“Is it difficult?” Chu Caiwei’s first concern was the difficulty of the question.

“It’s hard, after all, I only know half of it.” Xu Qi’an said, and when he saw Chu Caiwei immediately collapse, he added seriously:

“If you can’t refine it, you won’t be able to eat noodles like this or something more delicious in the future.”

The googly-eyed little beauty’s almond eyes widened, suddenly burning with intense fighting spirit.

“Is this your original creation?” Princess Huaiqing asked.

“Well, it was created by my heart and soul for Miss Caiwei.” After saying that, he regretted it, such words could not be said in front of his first wife.

Sure enough, Princess Huaiqing gave him a meaningful look, seemingly smiling but not laughing tone, “You are quite attached to Caiwei.”

“Miss Caiwei is my benefactor, so I’m naturally on board.” Xu Qi’an said.

“How uptight?” The googly-eyed beauty was still quite happy to hear such words.

“If you ask, you will be hard.” Xu Qi’an said haughtily.

Then remembering that Princess Huaiqing was also a benefactor, he added, “I do the same to the princess.”

Princess Huaiqing was noncommittal.

….

Princess Huaiqing still had things to do, and after sitting for a small moment, she excused herself and left, and Xu Qi’an pulled out the prepared Alchemy Secret Book, which contained the process of making chicken essence, as well as the concept of monosodium glutamate (MSG).

After discussing with Miss Caiwei for a long time, Xu Qi’an said, “There’s something I’d like to ask the senior brothers of the Si Tian Supervisor.”

He intended to seek the help of the magicians of the Heavenly Monitors to save that poor child in the Sanatorium, and the reason why he didn’t seek out Song Qing was because he was afraid that the concept of “human and beast” would stimulate Song’s crazy brain nerves.

He might have studied the boy in the name of saving him, and the starting point certainly wouldn’t have been malicious, but Song Qing’s half-assed bio-alchemy would have screwed things up.

It was also possible that before they could experiment, they would be blocked by Monk Hengyuan and have a bad time.

“Holding the bright moon in my hands and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world.” Yang Qianyi’s back appeared and faintly said, “What is it?”

Xu Qi’an glanced at the innocent foodie girl and murmured, “Let’s borrow a step.”

He and Yang Qianyi came outside the room and told the other party about the poor child, “Senior Brother Yang, that child won’t last three days, I want to ask the Senior Brother of the Si Tian Supervisor to help save him.”

“Good!” Yang Qianyi answered and asked again, “Why are you avoiding Mining Sister Wei.”

Xu Qi’an shook her head, “Why tell her?”

Yang Qianyi nodded, “Not bad, you possess the same noble qualities as me.”

…..

Late night, permaculture.

The meditating Hengyuan suddenly opened his eyes, inspiration struck him, he left the room and shrank to the ground, quickly arriving at the backyard.

The door to the woodshed stood open, and in the hazy moonlight, a man in white was vaguely visible standing in the darkness of the house.

Hengyuan paused, his ears twitching slightly, and when he heard the child’s steady breathing, his expression relaxed and he said in a deep voice:

“Your Excellency?”

“Holding the bright moon in my hand and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world.” The man in white faintly said.

So arrogant …. Hearing such words, even Monk Hengyuan, who was a monk, could not help but have his eyebrows jump, creating a slight urge to fight with him.

This emotion is described in layman’s terms: I can’t stand the sight of you being such a drag.

The man in white let out a “heh” and laughed coldly, “Judging from your posture, you don’t seem to recognize me. There are people in the capital who don’t recognize me.”

He seems to be provoking …. This person is not a good match …. Hengyuan frowned.

The white-robed man let out a disdainful light laugh, and the array pattern under his feet spread, abruptly disappearing.

Monk Hengyuan let out a breath, his tense muscles loosening and relaxing his guard, and somewhat bewildered, he walked into the woodshed and lit an oil lamp to check on the child’s physical condition.

Breathing steadily, heart pulse normal, much better than during the day. It was then, by the light of the oil lamp, that he noticed a porcelain vase laying beside the child, as well as a prescription.

The prescription…the white clothes…he was a warlock from the Si Tian Supervisor. Until this moment, Hengyuan did not react to the fact that this guy was here to see a doctor.

Those who didn’t know thought he was coming to the door looking for a fight.

Monk Hengyuan put away the prescription and the porcelain vase, and suddenly woke up to the fact that that white coat was a formation master, a fourth grade warlock.

Lord Xu was actually able to invite a fourth grade magician to save this child …. Hengyuan moved slightly, greatly shocked.

PS: I’ve been a bit stuck lately, it’s not that I don’t know what to write, it’s that there’s so much to write about that I don’t know how to arrange the plot at the moment.

I’m a little hesitant to write more daily chapters or to keep moving the plot forward. If I write daily, there’s still Huaiqing, there’s Linan, there’s Jiro, there’s the sisters, so many girls to write about. But then the plot feels a bit crotch-pulling. Not tight enough. So I’m in a dilemma, in a state of anxiety, and my speed of typing has suffered.