Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1187 - 096 Test Knife (Five Watches)

Chapter 1187: 096 Test Knife (Five Watches)

Speaking of embroidery, Tian Xuan’s confidence significantly increased. However, Lin Wei twitched the corner of her mouth, remembering the handkerchief she had embroidered herself, and couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat. If that was considered a great improvement, how much worse had Tian Xuan’s previous embroidery been?

Regarding Tian Xuan’s sudden comment, Lin Yuan, although surprised, was very appreciative. Knowing that everyone was skeptical, Lin Yuan did not wait for anyone to object and thanked her first. Then, without seemingly moving, she already had a shiny, slightly curved, small object in her hand.

Everyone’s gaze was immediately drawn to the shiny object. They hadn’t paid much attention before, but now they stared intently, and a simultaneous gasp of astonishment resounded through the room.

My heavens!

My heavens!

At that moment, the only sigh everyone could think of was these two words.

Lin Yuan looked very pleased as she watched everyone’s eyes widen. She slightly rolled up her long sleeve, revealing a stretch of her fair wrist, and the gleaming dagger in her palm became even more distinctly visible to everyone.

With this display, it was not just a matter of gasps; one could almost hear jaws dropping and desperate swallowing.

Because, that dagger was incredibly valuable!

The small dagger was encrusted with gorgeous gemstones, quietly lying along the curvature of the sheath, covering the entire blade. The handle of the dagger was even more magnificent, not to mention the gemstones — a thumb-sized Luminous Pearl was even embedded at the tip of the blade.

As soon as the dagger appeared, many faces turned red.

Guo Mei and Cheng Yuexiu were the first to blush, their eyes fixated on the dagger in Lin Yuan’s hand. Not to mention the craftsmanship of the dagger, just the Luminous Pearl alone was worth a fortune!

Han Huijuan, who had lost her hairpin, was so red-faced she nearly bled. Just moments ago, they had falsely accused the Lin family of not returning her hairpin, but now, with a simple gesture, Lin Yuan had produced a dagger encrusted with gemstones!

What a slap in the face!

Lin Yuan awkwardly toyed with the dagger, observing everyone’s amazed expressions and the faces of those who had tried to falsely accuse them of keeping the hairpin, feeling as sweet as honey inside, unable to suppress her smile.

This extravagant dagger had been a gift from Xia Zheng. At the time, she felt that the gemstones and Luminous Pearl were too flashy, so she had never brought it out, even Xiao Linshuang and the others didn’t know about it.

However, today, on a whim, she had brought it along and indeed it came in handy, making her feel thrillingly extravagant!

When big sister took out such an impressive dagger, Lin Wei, Xiao He, and Xiao Linshuang were also amazed. However, since it was their sister, they quickly recovered, smiling as they watched everyone’s stunned faces, finding the situation even more amusing.

At that moment, Lin Yuan, holding a bright red apple in one hand and toying with the exceedingly ornate dagger in the other, looked at everyone with a playful grin and said, "Actually, I’m hardly skilled in any of the things you mentioned. And, I think you must all be tired of watching dancing and listening to music. How about today I perform something different for you? What do you think?"

"Yes, yes!" Xu Muqing was the first to clap her hands and laugh. Honestly, she felt that Lin Yuan, whom she had only met once, was more congenial than any of the sisters she had known in the capital city.

Roused by Xu Muqing’s enthusiasm, those still mesmerized by the dagger came back to their senses. After asking around, not one person had heard what Lin Yuan had actually said, and they sheepishly nodded in agreement.

Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai had heard, but since everyone agreed, they found it inappropriate to object and reluctantly nodded in agreement as well.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Lin Yuan arched her eyebrow, smiled, set down the apple in her hand, and slowly pulled the dagger from its sheath.

As the dagger was drawn, a sudden flash of cold light made everyone craning their necks to see quickly shrink back, feeling a chill pass over the back of their necks, causing their hairs to stand on end.

Someone instinctively touched their neck and pursed their lips, daring not to move again.

Gazing at the familiar-looking dagger, Su Qiuyu’s beautiful brows furrowed tightly. Although she had never seen this dagger before, she felt a strange familiarity with it.

The women in the boudoir, having never seen such weapons as knives or swords, were all shocked. Yao Hanai was no exception; however, after a moment of stunned silence, she smiled and said, "Miss Lin has brought out this dagger, could it be that you want to perform a sword dance for us? But with such a small dagger, how could you perform it?"

Clang!

Before Yao Hanai had finished speaking, Lin Yuan suddenly exerted force downwards, stabbing the dagger forcefully into the table in front of her!

Everyone saw a flash of cold light before their eyes and heard a dull sound as metal drove into wood. Then, the table split in two right before their eyes!

The cups and bowls on the table crashed to the ground, shattering completely.

Hiss!

Everyone gasped, their necks retracting even further.

Lin Yuan, still holding the dagger, smiled broadly. With the dagger raised in her right hand, she lightly wiped the tip with her left thumb, then exclaimed admiringly, "Excellent! It truly can cut through iron as if it were mud!"

After this exclamation of admiration, Lin Yuan, sitting amidst the shattered porcelain pieces, looked up apologetically at Yao Hanai and said, "Ah, I really am sorry, Miss Yao. I just wanted to test the sharpness of this dagger and didn’t find a suitable whetstone. I couldn’t use people as I would at home, so I had to use your table instead. I am deeply sorry for damaging your tableware and dining table. I will compensate you for the damages according to their value. I hope for your understanding, Miss Yao."

Yao Hanai’s mouth twitched, and with a pang of pain, she looked at the devastated table and cups on the ground. Holding back her distress, she shook her head with a smile, "It’s just a few bowls after all; Miss Lin, you need not worry about it."

After she spoke, she turned to Mo Zhu, "Don’t just stand there, help Miss Lin clean this up."

Mo Zhu lowered her eyes and quickly called several maids to clean up the mess in front of Lin Yuan.

Yao Hanai focused on the damaged bowls and table, while the others were more concerned about Lin Yuan’s testing of the knife. It was already shocking enough that she didn’t find a whetstone, but to mention using people instead—could it be that she normally tested knives on people at home?

The crowd looked at the dagger in Lin Yuan’s hand with terror, finally understanding why their necks had instinctively shrunk back. That beautiful and valuable dagger, who knew whose blood it might have stained before!

Amidst the frightened gazes, Lin Yuan calmly picked up the bright red apple she had initially chosen and began to cut into it irregularly with the dagger, casually striking up small talk with everyone.