The Queen of Cooking 

"Okay, I understand that someone of your level is too lazy to hunt a beast. So how about giving me that snake around your neck? It looks tasty."

As soon as those words left her mouth, Celia felt a pressure suddenly pressing down in her as the snake was looking at it.

Patting the snake's head, Felix consoled it after which she gave up on pressuring Celia.

Looking at the Celia now who was warm and cheerful, Felix couldn't even believe that she was the same en emotionless was he saw before. 

"You love food that much?"

In response to Felix's question, Celia excitedly said, "No, not food! I love tasty food!"

"According to me, we shouldn't eat to live. But, instead, live to eat!"

Though she just switched the words around, Celia completely changed what they meant.

One line said how you need to eat if you want to survive, while the other line said you should survive just to eat.

Chuckling from the new way of living, which he had never heard of even considered before, Felix saw that the Queen's mark Celia received was a blazing red and yellow coloured burning flame.

The mark looked both warm and hot at the same time, while giving off a sense that it wouldn't ever get extinguished. 

"Fine, since you're so excited about it, I'll find you whatever ingredients you want to cook when we reach the Captial City."

"Really?"

Before Felix could even reply, Celia rushed up and jumped on Felix's back and hugged him but didn't let go.

"I'm very exhausted from running to meet you, so you don't mind carrying me, do you?"

Unhesitantly wrapping her legs around Felix's waist, she hugged his chest and rubbed her face against his while carefully making sure to not touch the scary neck.

Not minding how straight forward Celia was, Felix held her thighs and began walking while enjoying her breasts which were pressed against his back.

As Felix walked while carrying both Celia and Slyvia, Celia began talking non stop about all the kinds of dishes she could make and how tasty they were.

"Celia, do you want a Dao Flame?"

"Yes!"

Not even hesitating the slightest, Celia immediately said yes since she knew how rare a Dao Flame was.

In fact, it was so rare that only one Dao Flame would appear every thousand years. And every time one would come into existence, every strong individual and force would take part in a long war to determine who would get it.

This just showed what a single Dao Flame was worth.

A Dao Flame, unlike other flames, was something which was born out of nothing but the purest form of Dao. And fusing with these Dao Flames meant the same as totally mastering that particular Dao.

"What will you use it for?"

"What else? Of course, I'm going to use it for cooking!"

"Huh?"

Felix who also knew what a treasure the Dao Flame was, didn't expect Celia to make a decision so quickly. And even then he took a second to believe that she'd truly use it for cooking. 

"Just imagining how good the food I cook will taste when I use a Dao Flames is making my mouth water!"

Thinking that maybe this was why her title was 'The Queen of Cooking', despite having been given the Eternal Hearth Dao Flames, Felix now felt very anxious to try out her cooking. 

Continuing to walk while not even bothered by the additional weight of Celia, Felix soon reached the Nurenth Kingdom Capital City which he had walked a total of 6 years for, Felix didn't feel anything special at all. 

Because from the outside it looked like most of the cities with a huge wall around them. The only difference being how the walls looked bigger. 

Entering the city after paying the fees, both Felix and Celia ignored the peculiar gazes they received from everyone around them and minded their own business. 

However, in the crowd, there was one individual who wasn't looking at Felix and Celia as if they were weirdos, but only at Celia with a gaze as if he found a treasure. 

Waiting until Felix and Celia were out of his sight, the man appointed someone to trail them, as he turned around and disappeared into the crowd. 

... 

"Your majesty!"

"What is it, prime minister?"

Inside a room deep into the palace, a man dressed in shiny clothes was lazily sleeping on the bed, while another one was kneeling on the floor respectfully.

He was the same man who was looking at Celia until now.

"I've found a woman who rivals the Sword Practitioner lady in appearance."

"Huh?"

Immediately the lazy eyes of the man disappeared, as he sat erect and looked at the prime minister.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course your majesty! There's no way I could ever make a mistake! However... She seems to already be in a relationship."

Coldly snorting, the man revealed a toothy grin and said, "Humph, so what? Only someone like me deserves to be with a beauty like her!" 

"Of course, of course! Only your majesty deserves women like her!"

"You know what to do next don't you?"

Saying so the king threw a gold coloured scroll towards the prime minister, who caught it and repeatedly nodded his head. 

"Yes, your majesty! I won't disappoint you!"

Leaving the room, the old man with a head full of white hair began running to do what was needed.

Since if he made the king feel satisfied, he would definitely be rewarded.

"Second Royal Commander, bring all of your elites and follow me!"

Saying so the prime minister took with him, one of the three Royal Commanders responsible for maintaining the security and about a hundred more men as he used the voice communication jade to find out where the woman he was searching for was.

Receiving the information swiftly, the prime minister gestured the soldiers behind him to keep up with him. 

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On the other hand, Felix and Celia had just entered one good looking restaurant, which he immediately paid 20000 gold to reserve for the rest of the day. 

It wasn't that he had didn't care about money at all. But given the amount of resources, treasures, and money Celia gave him, he didn't need to think twice about spending this sum.

At the same time, he thought that maybe he should also become a bandit.