"What are you all chatting about so happily?"
Qi Qi, wearing an apron, ca over with a large tray in her hands.
Before she even arrived, the aroma of the food had already wafted through the air.
"Wow, Qi Qi, your cooking skills have improved so quickly, it’s just perfect in terms of color, aroma, and taste!"
Zhao Jiaqi was surprised as she looked at the four dishes on the tray.
Braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, a cold salad, plus a stewed dish.
The exquisitely prepared dishes complented by tempting colors.
Especially the scent that could be slled from afar.
It was truly mouthwatering.
"Not at all, I’m just a beginner, and there’s still a lot I’m lacking."
Qi Qi’s face turned red from the complints.
She looked at Lin Fan with anticipation in her eyes.
No matter how nice others spoke, it wasn’t as pleasing as a complint from him.
"Qi Qi, I now truly understand the saying, ’One must view with new eyes after a lapse of three days.’ It’s just been a few days, and you already have such incredible cooking abilities, especially since even my nose can’t identify what spices you used. I really want to et your master now."
Lin Fan grabbed a piece of at and popped it into his mouth.
Praising as he inquired.
Could it be that so expert was secretly guiding Qi Qi?
And what was that murderous intent I sensed earlier?
"I don’t have any master, I just researched and tried things out myself. As long as you find it delicious, that’s fine."
Qi Qi’s cheeks turned even redder from Lin Fan’s praises.
After all, he was her motivation.
"Really no master? Then you are truly amazing, mastering such aweso cooking skills on your own. How about in the future, we open a restaurant together? With your culinary skills, we could definitely be the best in the entire Jiangning."
Lin Fan smiled as he watched Qi Qi.
Logically speaking, she would absolutely not deceive him.
But this miraculous flavor was sothing even he couldn’t identify.
It was really strange.
"I don’t want that, I’ll just cook for you."
Qi Qi imdiately refused without hesitation.
Her cooking wasn’t about making money.
It was about capturing Lin Fan’s taste buds.
After all, that was much easier than capturing his heart.
"Bestie, you can’t be so biased. I’m still here. You make such delicious food, but you don’t ntion at all, I might get very sad."
Zhao Jiaqi pouted her lips.
Qi Qi truly only had eyes for Lin Fan.
"How could that be? Of course, I’ll feed sister too. I just ant I don’t want to open a restaurant."
Qi Qi quickly explained.
Seeing her flustered appearance.
Zhao Jiaqi couldn’t help but snicker.
Just then, footsteps were heard from outside.
It was Li Yizhen and Luo Jiuying, who had rushed back after hearing the news.
"Qi Qi, we can’t focus only on the boss, right? I’ve watched you grow up too, shouldn’t I also taste this deliciousness?"
Luo Jiuying said with a smile.
His injuries from last ti had almost healed.
Now he was as vigorous as a dragon and a tiger.
"Mr. Luo, I rember you said you wouldn’t eat my cooking again last ti."
Qi Qi put her hands behind her back and pouted her lips.
The look on Mr. Luo’s face after he finished eating last ti was pretty awful.
"How could that be... I’m getting old, my mory isn’t what it used to be, but I must try this deliciousness anyway."
In front of others, Luo Jiuying was the Hierarch of the Martial Alliance.
But once he entered this courtyard, he was just an old mischief-maker.
As he spoke, he had already grabbed a piece of at and stuffed it into his mouth.
Chewing it, he couldn’t stop praising it.
"As her grandfather, can I also have a share of the blessings?"
Li Yizhen, smiling gleefully, picked up a piece and hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth.
The pleasure on his face spoke volus.
"Oh my, you guys don’t even wash your hands."
Watching the two old mischief-makers smile, Li Qiqi felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
This sense of pride made her smile even brighter.
"You keep drinking. I’ll go get so more dishes, I will take good care of you all today!"
Li Qiqi ran out like a gust of wind.
Li Yizhen couldn’t help shaking his head continuously.
"Oh, girls just refuse to stick around. If it wasn’t for the boss coming, we wouldn’t have this blessing."
"Alright, if you like it, just eat more. No need to be so sour."
Lin Fan gave him a disdainful look.
The four of them then sat on the stone benches in the garden.
Li Yizhen even brought out his treasured good wines.
The three of them enjoyed their drinks imnsely, toasting and celebrating.
As for Zhao Jiaqi, she was kept busy by their side, pouring tea and water from ti to ti.
Yet in Lin Fan’s mind, he had still not let go of the murderous intent he had felt earlier.
So, he asked Li Yizhen, "Has anyone from outside visited the dicine King House recently, or has anything gone missing?"
"Missing sothing? I haven’t noticed. And as a retired old man, no outsiders visit . Boss, why do you ask all of a sudden?"
Li Yizhen pondered for a while.
Everything had been peaceful recently.
He hadn’t noticed anything unusual.
"It’s nothing. Just that when I got to the door earlier, I felt a strange murderous intent. I ca inside to search but found nothing. As the host, do you know if there’s any place in this yard where soone could hide?"
Lin Fan repeated what he had discovered.
Hearing this, Li Yizhen was montarily stunned.
"Really? Has sothing like that happened? But it shouldn’t be. This house was personally designed by my old lady with many hidden chanisms. If any outsider entered, they would certainly either die under these chanisms or at least trigger them. Back in the day, a few underworld figures secretly intruded and were all subdued by the old lady’s poisonous traps."
"Really? That happened?"
Following Li Yizhen’s guidance.
Lin Fan then noticed many hidden chanisms concealed in dark places.
Every night, Li Yizhen would activate these chanisms.
Not just people, even birds and beasts would be struck.
"I can vouch for this. The night before last, I ca back too late from the Shangguan Family and didn’t want to disturb anyone, so I tried to scale the courtyard wall. As soon as I landed, I nearly lost my balance. If it wasn’t for my skills, I’d have been laid out cold. In the end, it was the Divine Doctor who helped out, or I would have had a lot more trouble.,"
Zhao Jiaqi, as soone who experienced this event firsthand, certainly knew the severity of it.
Especially the potency of the poisons, which even she had great difficulty counteracting.
For an outsider to co in without leaving a trace would be nearly impossible.
"Could it be that the boss made a mistake, seeing as how tight the security is here. It should be impossible for outsiders to sneak in."
Li Yizhen looked at Lin Fan anxiously.
He simply shook his head and said no more.
At that mont, Li Qiqi had already brought freshly cooked dishes over.
Subsequently, the five of them sat in the garden, sipping wine and discussing dicine and martial arts.
Not until the sun set and the moon rose did Lin Fan finally stand up to leave.
"Click!"
As a crisp sound echoed,
the chanisms in the yard were activated once again.
In the night, a figure suddenly erged from underground.
As she left, the hidden underground door vanished instantly.
She moved through the chanism-filled yard like a nimble cat.
All the chanisms, to her, were as if nonexistent.
She ca straight to the window of Li Qiqi.
Watching Li Qiqi, who was still diligently studying at her desk.
The white-haired old lady couldn’t help but smile.
"Dear granddaughter, study hard. Your talent will definitely make you the next Generation Goddess!"
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