Chapter 2

The scream echoed in Bu Fang's ears, but he was not at all flustered, still lying back in his chair with a vacant gaze. It turned out he was looking at the system panel in his mind.

System Objective: Help the host become the culinary god standing at the top of the food chain in the mystical world.

Host: Bu Fang

Gender: Male

Age: Twenty

True Qi Cultivation: None (As the culinary god of the mystical world, the food of the future will definitely require true qi. Young man, work hard.)

Culinary Talent: Unknown

Skills: None

Items: None

Culinary God Overall Rating: Novice (The path to becoming a culinary god has just begun. Follow the system's steps and become the man at the top of the food chain in the mystical world.)

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"Hey! Are you listening to me? Are you the owner of this restaurant?" The handsome young man glared at Bu Fang with his big eyes, shouting angrily.

Bu Fang reined in his thoughts, calmly glanced at the handsome young man, and lazily got up from his chair, yawning.

"The prices of the dishes in my small shop are set as they are. If you can't accept them, you can leave. My shop has always operated with integrity and never coerced customers or forced sales."

The handsome young man was taken aback by Bu Fang's attitude, stunned for a moment, then his pale face turned red, his eyes blazing with anger. Is this how you do business?

"You... Look at those prices! And you talk about integrity? I think you're just trying to find a fool to rip off, right? You sinister person! Don't try to argue; I, Xiao Xiaolong, have already seen through your true nature!"

"Do I look like a fool to you?" Bu Fang was also getting angry. As a chef with ideals and ambitions, he hated it when people called him sinister.

"I have my reasons for setting the prices. If you don't want to eat, you can leave. I'm not forcing you."

Bu Fang felt a wave of bad luck. He had been waiting for customers all morning, but instead, he got a sissy troublemaker. How hard is it to do business?

The handsome young man was even more depressed. He crossed his arms and glared at Bu Fang coldly, "Hmph! Trying to provoke me, huh? You must think I'll be provoked and order a dish to prove myself, right? Then you'll complete your one-time deal and treat me like a fool, right!"

Bu Fang had nothing to say to this handsome sissy. He walked toward the kitchen with a blank expression, planning to start his daily cooking practice.

"Silent, huh? Feeling guilty, right?! Exposed for your evil intentions, you have nothing to say! Let me tell you, I, Xiao Xiaolong, am a great talent in the capital who hates evil. I despise people like you the most."

The handsome young man continued to sneer and mock, but after waiting for a long time, he heard no rebuttal from Bu Fang.

"I will tell everyone in the capital to shut down your shop! Oh... Maybe I don't need to; anyone who sees your prices will think you're a fool!"

Xiao Xiaolong felt ignored and was getting angry, continuing to threaten.

Silence... The small restaurant became very quiet, but soon a fragrance wafted from the kitchen.

Xiao Xiaolong waited for a long time, glanced at the prices on the menu, and finally pulled the corner of his mouth, shook his head, and decided to leave.

A plate of stir-fried vegetables for 100 gold coins, this is simply... insane!

In the Qingfeng Empire, the smallest currency unit is copper coins, above which are silver coins, and above silver coins are gold coins. One gold coin is enough for a month's food expenses for an average family in the capital. One hundred gold coins... that's not something ordinary people can afford!

Especially, fried rice with eggs costs one yuan crystal. What is a yuan crystal? It's a necessity for cultivators, and one yuan crystal is equivalent to 1,000 gold coins!

The person who set these prices must be a lunatic!

Xiao Xiaolong, furious, turned and walked to the door of the small restaurant. Suddenly, he twitched his nose.

"Smells good!"

A fragrance wafted from the kitchen, surrounding Xiao Xiaolong's nose. The fragrance seemed to become tangible, like a smooth silk, gently sliding over Xiao Xiaolong's face, like a lover's caress, making Xiao Xiaolong shiver.

Finally, Xiao Xiaolong knew where the smell was coming from. He turned to look at the kitchen and saw a slender figure walk out, long and pale fingers holding a porcelain bowl, the rich fragrance continuously wafting from the bowl.

"Are you trying to tempt me? Hmph! No matter how good it tastes, I won't pay for your deceit!"

Xiao Xiaolong saw Bu Fang walking toward him, raised his head proudly, and snorted. Of course, if his nose wasn't twitching, Bu Fang might have really thought he was a person of great willpower who isn't swayed by food or beauty.

Finally, Xiao Xiaolong couldn't resist the temptation of the fragrance, and his stomach growled.

"Since you sincerely want me to taste it, then... I'll reluctantly try a bite."

Xiao Xiaolong turned his head and said to Bu Fang, but his tone was still condescending, as if he was giving Bu Fang a great favor.

But the next moment, Xiao Xiaolong's body stiffened because Bu Fang didn't stop in front of him but ignored him and walked straight to the door.

Xiao Xiaolong was furious, turned his head, and glared at Bu Fang, only to see an even more infuriating scene.

Because Bu Fang actually squatted next to the big black dog lying at the door, placing the fragrant food in front of the dog.

"Xiaohei, it's time to eat."

Bu Fang squatted down, stroked Xiaohei's smooth, dust-free fur, and smiled.

Seeing the originally listless Xiaohei suddenly perk up and enthusiastically eat the food he made, Bu Fang's lips curled into a smile.

Xiao Xiaolong felt as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning. He felt that Bu Fang had brutally insulted his character!

"You... You..."

Xiao Xiaolong extended his long, pale, woman-like fingers, trembling and pointing at Bu Fang, his lips quivering.

"Huh? You're still here?" Bu Fang was puzzled and surprised.

That exaggerated expression made Xiao Xiaolong feel as if an invisible arrow had pierced his heart. Oh, it hurts!

Xiao Xiaolong's lips quivered, and he angrily snorted, stomping his foot on the ground, as if... pouting, and then stormed out of the small restaurant.

Bu Fang watched Xiao Xiaolong stomp away with a blank expression, his lips curling.

"This sissy... is he dumb?"

Xiao Xiaolong ran to the door, planning to leave, but his nose twitched again, and he subconsciously turned to look at the food in the big black dog's porcelain bowl. The golden scrambled eggs wrapped around pearl-like grains of rice, beautiful like a work of art.

But at that moment, the one eating the artistic egg fried rice was a big black dog... a black dog... a dog!

"Huh?!" The big black dog, who was eating happily, suddenly paused, as if sensing something. He looked up and saw a sissy staring at his bowl, and the dog's eyes immediately turned wary.

In Xiao Xiaolong's eyes, the big black dog pulled the porcelain bowl to his chest with his paw, bared his teeth at Xiao Xiaolong, and the teeth still had undigested, pearl-like grains of rice.

Is this being looked down upon by a dog...

Xiao Xiaolong was confused for about two seconds, then he exploded.

Tap tap tap!

Xiao Xiaolong's face turned red, his eyes blazing with anger, and he walked back into the small shop.

Bu Fang still had a blank expression, glancing at Xiao Xiaolong.

"Give me a bowl of egg fried rice! Hmph! I've decided to test it myself. If it's not good, I'll have the authorities shut down your shop tomorrow!"

Xiao Xiaolong pouted and threatened.