I sigh that the fairy road is so far away and so far away~
Not being able to attain enlightenment is delusion or madness.
I sigh at that sea of suffering, it’s boundless and boundless~
Eternal hatred is always born~like a dream or a mirage~
God! Life!
It’s better to go home~!
I can only go back~!
A middle-aged Taoist dressed in simple Taoist robes fell asleep late at night, drinking alone in the Half-Moon Pavilion of Luzhang Mountain and sighing sadly.
His singing voice is desolate, his lyrics and music are lamentable, and the bright moon in the sky when he sings falls sympathetically on his wine flask. He just raised his head and drank again, swallowing the sadness and the moon shadow into his belly, and then fell into a deep sleep.
After he fell asleep, the mountain breeze brought a special guest. She was dressed in plain clothes, elegant and exquisite. Standing in the half-moon pavilion, she looked like a fairy in a painting. Maybe she was a fairy in the first place.
She was attracted by Xie Yuanqian's singing. She asked softly,
"Xie Yuanqian, you are leaving too, right?"
But the Taoist who was lying in the pavilion and dozing off just turned over, faced the bright moon, snored several times, and did not dare to answer her.
Sometimes not answering is the most concise answer. The fairy also understood his answer. She didn't say anything more. She just left a jade plaque in the pavilion and then went away with the mountain wind again.
Xie Yuanqian, who was pretending to sleep on the stone slab, never dared to turn around. He just froze and let the moonlight wipe away the glistening traces of wine for him, and then finally indulged in a familiar dream.
After that, there was no words for a night, only the sound of wind.
The night is over and the sky is bright, the morning dew is faint, and the spirit is refreshing.
Today is the day when Xie Yuanqian comes down the mountain to return to secular life. After 30 years of hard training in Luzhang Mountain, he finally understands a truth:
Cultivation? There is no future in cultivating immortals!
Immortality? It is impossible for mortals to live forever!
Then, I thank Yuan Qian
Become a mortal from today on,
Lie flat, spread out, and enjoy the rest of your life
Go and have a look at the sea,
Take your sweetheart with you,
Just as tomorrow has arrived,
Declare to the prosperous world:
I'm back!
It is embarrassing to say that Xie Yuanqian, who came down from the mountain, saw the prosperity of a mortal town in the world of immortal cultivation for the first time.
Before, he devoted himself to cultivating immortality, which lasted for 30 years. However, his talent was too poor, and now he couldn't even hope to build a foundation for cultivating the Taoism. Counting the days, he couldn't have another 30 years of happy days in his life, so he had to go down the mountain. , think about how to live more comfortably in the future.
Although cultivating immortals in the mountains has a transcendent and otherworldly interest, Xie Yuanqian is not the kind of genius who is born with a Taoist heart. Who can bear this after spending 30 years in the mountains, a full 30 years, and getting nothing in return?
Cultivation? Traditional virtues cultivate immortality!
Looking at the busy world, Xie Yuanqian couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
Unexpectedly, the market in this other world is no worse than the one in the previous life. The things sold are similar to those in the previous life, including exquisite jewelry, fragrant snacks, and all kinds of shops. It seems that no matter where they are, the general public has the same idea.
Moreover, the world with immortals adds a special charm to this small town under the fairy mountain. The tallest building in the town is undoubtedly the most conspicuous, but this attic does not belong to a wealthy businessman or a high-ranking official family, but to the Luyue Sect, a famous local immortal cultivating sect.
Next to this Immortal Family's attic are the properties of other Immortal Family, such as Danding Pavilion, Duobao Pagoda, Immortal Yuan Division, Lingshi Building and so on. The Xianjia industry and the Mortal City are staggered but orderly and orderly. There is a dazzling difference between the immortal and the ordinary that is reflected in the layout.
After walking around the market for a while, Xie Yuanqian didn't buy anything, because he only wanted to cultivate immortality and didn't have a penny and couldn't afford anything.
Alas:-(I don’t know how hard I am to cultivate immortality. Why was I so fascinated by the Taoist Fruit of Immortality in the first place? Now that I can’t cultivate immortality, I can’t live forever, and I don’t even have the starting capital, how can I enjoy my old age in peace? Ah!
Even a penny can stump a heroic man, but fortunately, when Xie Yuanqian was at his wits end, the opportunity came to his door.
"Fellow Taoist! Please stay!"
Xie Yuanqian couldn't help feeling sad when he heard this:
? ? ? Why are you prophesying? You must not have any good intentions! But I don’t have any good ideas now, so let’s just listen to him.
"Fellow Taoist, what's the matter?"
The man had a sinister look on his face, smiled evilly and said to Xie Yuanqian,
"I have seen fellow Taoist walking back and forth in this market three or five times. I think you must have something to hide. I have a good place to make money. I wonder if you are interested?"
Xie Yuanqian is just a man who has been away from the world for a long time and is not stupid. If there is really a good place to make money, why don't you go there yourself and drag me along? how? Am I your biological father whom you haven’t seen for a long time?
"Fellow Taoist, please tell me."
The man saw that Xie Yuanqian seemed to be interested, so he quickly coaxed him,
"The Lushan annual hunting conference is coming soon. As the organizer, the Luyue Sect is spending a lot of money!"
"so what?"
"Fellow Taoist, please don't interrupt. Please listen to me carefully."
"In addition to the Lushan Hunting Competition, the Immortal Sect has also specially prepared the Lushan Hunting Competition, and this hunting competition is very exciting."
"What's the explanation?"
"The hunting competition is a competition specially prepared by the Luyue Immortal Sect to select outstanding new disciples. The ones hunted are all the low-level monsters that the elders of the sect have done well in Lushan. However, because the hunting competition requires a large number of people, there is no time to take care of these. Now that we are new, it just gives us casual cultivators a chance."
"?what chance?"
"What a great opportunity to join the Immortal Sect. The top three disciples in the hunting competition can receive awards, and the casual cultivators who help them win can also gain the status of an outer disciple of the Immortal Sect."
. . . His meow, I finally came down from Deer Mountain with great difficulty. How could I rush back now?
"Sorry, no interest, farewell!"
"Etc., etc!"
"What else do you want?"
"If you are not interested in this Immortal Sect, there are other rewards you can choose from."
"What reward?"
"As long as you team up with new disciples, you can get spiritual stone rewards."
"How many?"
"Based on the harvest, the more and more advanced monsters you kill, the higher the rewards will naturally be."
"Then why don't you go?"
"My strength doesn't allow it, so I have no choice but to do this kind of introduction business."
"How do you know these things?"
"Hey! If you don't change your name or surname, it's Lin Xiangdao from Luyi Town!"
If you ask about the package, isn’t it just a black agency? But this Lin Xiangdao is really a genius. He saw that I was short of money and wanted to lure me into the game.
Therefore, my answer from Xie Yuanqian is:
"Oh, that's it, then let me refuse."
"What?!"
Lin Xiangdao thought he heard wrongly, but Xie Yuanqian deliberately said it again,
"My strength doesn't allow it, so I'll take my leave."
Then he left openly, leaving Lin Xiangdao alone and messy.
I go! I thought he was a fool, but he turned out to be a slippery man. I didn't expect that I, Lin Xiangdao, would also make a mistake one day.
Xie Yuanqian didn't care what Lin Xiangdao was mumbling in secret, he was very hungry now, very hungry. As a time traveler, he has the backing of countless wisdom crystals of Blue Star. How can such a trivial matter as a mere starting fund frustrate him? Did he really think that he lingered in this market for so long because he was idle?
After careful observation and speculation, he realized that there must be opportunities in this Xianlai restaurant, so he had a brilliant idea.
He first pretended to be a rich man and ordered a large table of good wine and food at the Xianlai Restaurant. The waiters in the restaurant knew that Xie Yuanqian was a monk by looking at his immortal appearance, and did not doubt him. Soon The food and wine were served on the table. But who would have expected that after Xie Yuanqian devoured his food, he had no intention of paying. This is difficult to deal with. Ordinary people default on their bills, and their restaurant can still use their power to bully others, but this monk defaults on his bills, and if he doesn't manage the restaurant, it will be gone.
Of course, this is all part of Xie Yuanqian's plan. First, eat the King's meal and then recruit the people in charge. After that, it's time to use Blue Star's wisdom.
The food in this other world is really extraordinary. The ingredients are not only natural and pollution-free, but also blessed with spiritual energy. Although the seasoning is a bit lacking, the fresh fragrance of the ingredients is enough to convince him, a traveler from another world.
Everything happened as Xie Yuanqian expected, and the shopkeeper of Xianlai Restaurant came to ask questions in person. The shopkeeper first asked politely,
"Master Immortal, is this meal to your liking?"
The food was indeed delicious and Xie Yuanqian was very satisfied.
"very nice."
Although he wanted to pay the debt, the shopkeeper still said angrily to the monk,
"Then can you trouble the Immortal Master to settle the account?"
Xie Yuanqian didn't really want to bully others. His overlord meal was just to attract others. Now that his goal was achieved, he naturally wanted to make things clear.
"Well, I don't have the money to pay this bill, but don't worry, I have no intention of defaulting on the bill. On the contrary, I have a big deal that I want to discuss with you, the shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper was also a smart man, and he immediately guessed that Xie Yuanqian deliberately ate the Overlord meal. He just didn’t know what the big deal Xie Yuanqian was talking about, but he thought that the big deal at Xianjia must be worth more than this meal, so he A generous expression,
"Since the Xian family has said so, then this meal is treated as my invitation. What is this big deal? Please tell the Xian family clearly."
Xie Yuanqian just said it bluntly,
"I have a rare recipe that I want to sell. I wonder if your restaurant has any ideas?"
The shopkeeper was confused, that's it? That's it? What's your recipe? You're so pretentious. But on the surface he was still polite.
"Then it depends on how exotic and precious the immortal master's recipes are."
Xie Yuanqian thought to himself, hey, natives from other worlds, let’s experience the delicacies from Blue Star!
"Let's put it this way, my recipe can make your Xianlai Restaurant the number one restaurant in this town."
The shopkeeper heard that Xie Yuanqian actually boasted so much and asked doubtfully,
"What the Immortal Family said is true?!"
Xie Yuanqian replied coaxingly,
"Everything is true. If you don't believe it, I can make a dish for you to try first."
Of course the shopkeeper also wanted to inspect the goods, and Xie Yuanqian happened to bring it up himself. Of course he accepted it happily, and immediately ordered the kitchen to set aside enough stage for Xie Yuanqian to perform.
What is Xie Yuanqian going to cook? Xie Yuanqian doesn't know how to cook at all, but has he never seen a pig running or eaten pork? He doesn't know how to cook complicated dishes, and he eats a lot on Crazy Thursday.
Yes, he wants to imitate the Fried Chicken Colonel and sell the fried chicken recipe.
The steps to make fried chicken are simple:
Step 1: Wash the prepared chicken legs and set aside;
Step 2: Prepare a small spoonful of salt, apply it to the chicken legs and marinate for 20 minutes, then add a spoonful of flour to coat evenly, then add an egg, catch it evenly and let it sit for ten minutes;
Step 3: After ten minutes, heat up the pan, add enough oil to cover the chicken legs, heat the pan over high heat and add the chicken legs. Then adjust to medium heat and fry for two minutes, then turn to high heat and prepare for coloring. As for the color, you have to control it with your own eyesight.
In the last step, take out the delicious chicken drumsticks that are deep-fried until golden brown to control the oil, and eat them with various sauces according to your preference. The taste is really delicious!
Why is it that such a simple fried chicken dish can’t even be thought of by otherworldly chefs?
Because the ingredients in the other world are so good, when the ingredients themselves are perfect, too many seasonings and cooking techniques will be self-defeating. Therefore, as long as the chefs in the other world know how to master the heat, it will basically be fine. If they know a little matching skills, then He can be called a chef.
That's why Xie Yuanqian got a bargain and turned the taste of Blue Star in his previous life into his own starting capital.
And when a dozen golden, fragrant and greasy chicken legs were placed on the table, these otherworldly onlookers couldn't stop drooling.
At this time, Xie Yuanqian spoke up again at the right time,
"Please taste my Golden Chicken Independence and see if it is worth the food and wine on the table just now."
After he spoke, everyone was finally able to enjoy their meal. Everyone rushed to grab the chicken drumsticks and started to devour them without fear of burning them.
As Xie Yuanqian expected, these foreign cooks couldn't resist the taste of Blue Star's delicacies, and all of them were still unsatisfied and their mouths were full of oil.
After the shopkeeper licked his fingers unwillingly, he discussed with Xie Yuanqian with a smile on his face.
"The Xianjia has such delicious food. I wonder if you can stay at my Xianlai Restaurant permanently?"
But Xie Yuanqian can't just stay in such a small town. This beautiful world is so big. He wants to see it.
"I'm sorry, I don't plan to stay here permanently. I'm afraid I might disappoint the shopkeeper, but did the shopkeeper agree to the sale of this recipe?"
The golden chicken dish just now is simple, and the chef can learn it at a glance, but Xie Yuanqian obviously has more such simple and delicious recipes in his hands. Although he failed to recruit Xie Yuanqian, the sales manager of this recipe naturally accepted it happily.
"The Immortal family has great ambitions. How dare I, a small restaurant, stand in the way? I will charge you as much as you want for these recipes. The price is whatever you want!"
This shopkeeper is quite heroic. It seems that my, Xie Yuanqian's mortal life is about to take off, okay!
But Xie Yuanqian couldn't bring out a few dishes, so he still expressed modestly,
"One dish costs 500 low-grade spiritual stones. In addition to the golden chicken independent dish just now, I have three dishes in total, which cost 1,500 spiritual stones. How about it?"
Judging from the independent cost and taste of Golden Chicken, 500 low-grade spiritual stones for a dish is a free gift. The shopkeeper's face almost burst into laughter. He said boldly,
"It's as much as the Xianjia says! But the Xianjia must ensure that this recipe is unique to this family."
Xie Yuanqian heard that he didn't even pay back the price, so he knew that he must have sold less, but the starting capital was enough, and he was not the kind of person who went back on his word.
"You can rest assured that no one knows these three dishes except me, and I will only sell them to your family."
With Xie Yuanqian's guarantee, the shopkeeper was unequivocal and immediately ordered his men to get the spirit stones.
"That's good! That's good! Accountant! Go and pay 1,500 spirit stones to the immortal master!"
Xie Yuanqian also took this time to demonstrate the other two dishes. One was the alien version of the dessert Babao Pear - containing the universe, and the other was the upgraded version of the main course Braised Chicken - filled with enthusiasm.
Fortunately, making Babao Li can be done as long as you can find ingredients with similar flavors and mix them together at will. However, the braised chicken is spicy, and it seems that there are no spicy condiments in the kitchen. Fortunately, Xie Yuanqian has a sharp eye. I saw a few round red balls. When I opened them, I knew they were chili seeds.
After asking, I found out that this spicy fruit tastes very strange and does not go with these fresh and fragrant ingredients at all. However, because it looks good, I will prepare some for presentation. Xie Yuanqian is now cheaper.
These two dishes are simple but delicious dishes, and the dishes with fruit as the main body are eye-opening for chefs from other worlds, not to mention the other braised chicken, which is served in Blue Star and Pig The classic dishes of leg rice and Shaxian snacks are everywhere, and their hot and spicy taste makes these diners from other worlds unable to stop.
And in order to cater to the market, Xie Yuanqian also thoughtfully gave these dishes an otherworldly reputation, doubling their value. For Xianlai Restaurant, these dishes are not just simple dishes. The cooking methods such as frying, fruit cooking and spicy ingredients are the most valuable things. This is what Xie Yuanqian said that makes him Xianlai Restaurant The foundation for becoming the number one restaurant in this town.
Xie Yuanqian, who was not only well-fed but also made a small profit, was very proud. Although he only had 1,500 spiritual stones, with Blue Star's wisdom, why worry about not being able to make a lot of money?
Xie Yuanqian, who didn't know the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, said happily:
Ha ha! Wonderful life, here I come!
