Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 87 - 88 Extraordinary People Must Experience Extraordinary Events

Chapter 87: Chapter 88 Extraordinary People Must Experience Extraordinary Events

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"It’s me, open the door quickly and let me in, I’m here to help."

Chen Xue didn’t expect the kitchen door to still be locked, her lips pouted slightly as she muttered under her breath, trying to sound mysterious. Yet, the aroma wafting from inside made her swallow her saliva. Although Sun Hao and the others hadn’t treated her too badly during the kidnapping—always sending her meals on time—being in danger didn’t allow for much of an appetite. She only ate a little when she was extremely hungry, but now her stomach was growling.

With such an enticing aroma, how could she resist?

But upon hearing Xiao Yi’s voice, she felt embarrassed to say she wanted to go in and eat first. Her eyes darted around as she looked for an excuse.

"Oh, no need, it will be ready soon, just wait a bit."

Upon hearing Chen Xue’s voice, Xiao Yi was slightly surprised. He had thought it was Chen Jianguo coming to check on him when he heard the knock. However, all the dishes were already prepared, ready to be served directly, so there was nothing to help with. He answered, and at the same time, turned around to take off his apron and slowly tidied up the oil stains on his clothes before turning to open the door.

No need, then no need, what’s so great about that.

Chen Xue grumbled inside her heart, feeling annoyed, and turned to leave. But after a second thought, still feeling reluctant, she reached out to knock on the door again, calling out, "I..."

But just as her words were about to come out and her hand had just touched the door, it creaked open and Xiao Yi appeared in her line of sight.

Seeing Xiao Yi suddenly appearing before her, Chen Xue was stunned, her words immediately stuck in her throat. Just at that moment, her stomach embarrassingly let out a loud "gurgle."

"You must be hungry. It’s all ready now, I’m about to bring it out and we can start eating."

Xiao Yi looked at Chen Xue standing at the door, originally wanting to ask her something. Hearing the gurgling from her stomach, he instantly understood and smiled gently.

Chen Xue hadn’t expected her stomach to betray her like that, to gurgle at that very moment. Already feeling guilty, her face instantly turned red, especially upon seeing the smile on Xiao Yi’s face, her entire face almost turned red up to her neck. Although Xiao Yi’s tone didn’t seem to be making fun of her, she still felt like he was.

Seeing Xiao Yi turning back to fetch the dishes, she panicked and hurriedly called out to his retreating figure, "I’ve been held captive for a day, and haven’t eaten anything for a day and a night, that’s why I’m so hungry."

After explaining, she hurriedly turned and quickly scampered back to the living room, her face red.

Xiao Yi turned his head to watch Chen Xue’s flustered retreat, laughing softly to himself without saying a word, then turned back into the kitchen to place the dishes onto a tray before carrying it to the living room.

"Uncle Chen, sorry to keep you waiting, you all must be starving. Try these dishes and see how they are. It’s quite late today, I just made a few simple dishes."

As Xiao Yi brought out the dishes, Liu Yuan had already prepared the dining utensils. Xiao Yi took the dishes out of the tray, then sat down at a space they had left open for him, smiling at everyone.

"Wow... Young Master Xiao, I didn’t expect you to be this skilled. Just the smell alone is making my mouth water."

Liu Yuan looked at the table full of savory dishes and couldn’t help swallowing his saliva again.

Having smelled the aroma earlier, he had felt it was incredible. Now that the dishes were actually served and laid before him, he still felt a strong impact on both his sense of smell and sight. These dishes were simply better than those made by chefs at their big restaurant.

"Yes, Young Master Xiao, I didn’t expect your cooking to be this good either," Chen Jianguo couldn’t help expressing as well.

"Hehe, the old man is quite picky about food. When I used to cook for him, he often scolded me, and that’s how I honed my cooking skills."

Xiao Yi chuckled.

His interest and hobby in cooking, as well as his superb culinary skills, were indeed nurtured by the old man. Aside from his quirky temper, the most challenging part was catering to his delicate stomach. He was so demanding that if the food was even slightly off to his taste, he would refuse to eat. After such a refusal, the nightmare would begin. For at least three days, he would endure the old man’s brutal training.

So, at first, he desperately tried every possible means to cook the dishes well just to please the old man. Gradually, he developed an interest himself, studying the right heat, seasonings, combinations, and even the technique of cutting, all of which could affect the flavor of the dish.

"Young Master Xiao, do you usually cook at home?"

Liu Yuan looked at Xiao Yi in surprise.

"Yes, I’ve been cooking since I was six. Unless something unexpected happens, I’m usually the one cooking. I guess I’m an old chef now,"

Xiao Yi smiled.

The ’unexpected’ he mentioned referred to moments like crucial points in his cultivation when he needed to retreat, or when he accompanied the old man on mountain trips to recognize and collect herbs, where cooking wasn’t feasible, and they had to eat dry rations. Or in recent years, when he was outside on so-called training missions assigned by the old man.

"......"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Chen Jianguo, Liu Yuan, and even Chen Xue, all stopped picking up food with their chopsticks, staring at Xiao Yi in disbelief.

Chen Jianguo and Liu Yuan didn’t expect someone of Xiao Yi’s background to have always been cooking at home, while Chen Xue couldn’t imagine what it was like for someone to start cooking at the age of six, unlike her and the children she knew, who never stepped into the kitchen.

"An extraordinary person must undergo extraordinary experiences, Elder Xiao must have been toughening you up,"

Chen Jianguo was the first to recover, laughing.

"Yes, yes, hehe,"

Liu Yuan quickly nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"What toughening up? It sounds more like abuse!"

Chen Xue also snapped back to reality, but she didn’t grasp her father’s good intentions nor understood Xiao Yi’s backgrounds. She put down her chopsticks and indignantly slapped the table.

"Xue, don’t talk nonsense!"

Liu Yuan and Chen Jianguo both sweated profusely, their foreheads almost forming black lines, as Chen Jianguo continually wiped his forehead and gave his daughter meaningful looks.

"How am I talking nonsense? What I said is the truth!"

Chen Xue looked at her father defiantly.

"Well, that’s all in the past. Let’s not discuss it for now. Let’s eat instead. If the food gets cold, it won’t taste good."

Xiao Yi also felt a wave of internal sweating. Chen Jianguo’s daughter did share a trait with him. Back then, he had also protested, and the result was that his training workload had doubled for the next month. He felt like he had lost a layer of skin. That was when he realized that the old man was a downright thug.

Seeing that Chen Jianguo had already begun glaring and fuming at his daughter, Xiao Yi hurriedly interjected with a laugh to change the subject.

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