Chapter 208: Yumeng'er

After roasting several chickens, Lin Xing's culinary skills had improved significantly. This was just like when he practiced the art of divination before. Many principles were understood, but putting them into practice was a completely different matter. Only through personal practice could one integrate what was learned with what was applied.

Lin Xing's current culinary skills were estimated to have reached the level of the Grand Master Qingye of the Shanhaiyuan before his death. After all, his understanding of the Tao of Cooking was profound.

It was ever-changing, and the control came from the heart.

It was neither Zhang Xiaofan's simple belief of "All things in heaven and earth can be made into dishes" nor Yu Ting's modern way of thinking about "the effective utilization of ingredients". Lin Xing's Tao of Cooking was the most profound and complex.

It was like the changing human heart.

The fragrant smell of roasted meat filled the air. Lin Xing specially set up a formation to prevent the smell from leaking out. Otherwise, his plan to court the beauty would be interrupted.

He could enjoy delicious food, court the beauty, and also gain insights into the Taoist principles. It was a threefold gain! The flames changed and flickered, and the ingredients also changed and tumbled. With his dexterous hands moving up and down, Lin Xing controlled every change of the ingredients to meet his own needs...

After a long time.

The eyelashes of the beauty beside him quivered, and she woke up slowly. She sniffed the air, and it was obvious that she had smelled the fragrance of Lin Xing's roasted meat.

"All aspects of life, the principle of change." She murmured softly, and there was an extra hint of surprise in her eyes as she looked at Lin Xing.

However, after the surprise came doubt. The beauty suddenly pursed her lips, and a look of disgust appeared on her face, as if she had smelled something unpleasant. Her small mouth moved a few times, as if she was about to spit something out.

A rich breath of life penetrated into the beauty's whole body. Her movement suddenly stopped. She steeled herself, frowned, and with a gulp, swallowed the thing that she had never smelled before.

Her injuries improved a little more.

Obviously, the beauty still didn't know what Lin Xing's "liquid" was.

"It might be a top-grade medicinal herb. As the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter but is beneficial to the disease."

The beauty subconsciously classified Lin Xing as a "gentleman". Lin Xing's indecent actions while she was unconscious were so perfect that not the slightest trace was left.

The beauty saw that Lin Xing was still grilling and had fallen into a state of epiphany. She didn't have the heart to interrupt him. She closed her eyes and went into a resting state.

A holy breath spread out from the beauty. For a moment, it seemed that she had the tendency to merge with heaven and earth. But halfway through, it seemed that her old injuries recurred, and the breath was suddenly interrupted. The beauty coughed violently and spat out a few mouthfuls of dark blood.

Lin Xing finally woke up as well.

"Eh? Beauty, you're awake! Why didn't you tell me? I was so absorbed in roasting the meat, haha!" Lin Xing reached out his hand, trying to help the beauty. Her white and crystal-clear jade-like hand was soft and fair, making his heart flutter.

Lin Xing was about to hold her hand!

"Slap!"

Almost out of instinct for self-defense, the beauty mercilessly slapped away Lin Xing's "lecherous hand". A look of can't bear flashed across her eyebrows and then disappeared. She then said indifferently, "I can manage on my own."

Leaning on an ancient tree, the beauty sat down slowly. She sat cross-legged in a very proper manner and still maintained a haughty posture.

She must have an extraordinary background, Lin Xing guessed in his heart, not being bothered at all by the previous embarrassment.

A beautiful rose has many thorns. That's for sure!

"Beauty, this is the food I prepared for you. How is it? Isn't it great?" Lin Xing held up a withered branch on which a shiny roasted chicken was skewered, as if the oil was about to drip down like water.

"I don't want to eat it."

The beauty still had a cold expression. And in her coldness, there was a hint of superiority. She was even more "keep away" than Lu Xueqi!

"But with your injuries, beauty, how can you endure it without eating something?" Lin Xing advised. He thought to himself that as long as she took a bite, she would surely pester him to cook for her in the future!

The beauty seemed to be thinking about something. Her eyebrows furrowed, and the dignity on her delicate face became even more obvious.

Damn it! Could she be someone like an imperial concubine? She has such an imposing manner! Lin Xing murmured in his heart.

"Beauty, why don't you take a bite first? If you think it's not delicious, then make a decision. I'm telling you, the food made by Lin Xing is unique in the world. If you miss it, you'll never have another chance. Look at this color and smell this fragrance. Tsk tsk. Beauty, if you don't eat it, I'll start!"

The beauty still furrowed her brows and didn't say a word.

Well...

"Ahem, beauty, how about I tell you a story?" Lin Xing was really embarrassed. Encountering such a difficult-to-persuade beauty, it seemed that he had to use his trump card!

The difficulty of winning her over was really high!

This time, the beauty finally raised her head and stared at Lin Xing's face for a long time, looking at him so boldly. Her appearance was like that of a leader sizing up a subordinate, which was not like a woman of this era at all!

"Er ——" Lin Xing said sheepishly.

"Go ahead. I haven't heard a story for a long time." A trace of desolation flashed in the beauty's eyes, as if she was hiding many sad past events. Her pretty face exuded a maturity that came from experiencing many hardships.

Lin Xing thought to himself that this was an opportunity!

A woman with a story like this was most easily moved when her heart was at its weakest. Usually as cold as an iceberg, once her heart was opened, it would be a passionate affair!

Lin Xing, who had practiced the principle of change and the law of connection, knew very well about human nature. He had even specially studied thousands of cases, calling it "testing the truth through practice" in a fancy way.

"Okay, beauty. The story I'm going to tell you next is definitely one you've never heard before! It's a story that happened a long, long time ago. At that time, the sky was still blue, the water was still green, the Celestial Emperor hadn't been born yet, and the Asura was still crying for food ——"

The beauty suddenly looked at Lin Xing sharply. Lin Xing quickly stopped speaking and cursed himself inwardly. How could he digress at this time? He quickly continued, "There was a distant country called the Great Tang. In a temple in the Great Tang, there was a lecherous monk named Tang Seng who indulged in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling all day long..."

The beauty looked at Lin Xing with a look of doubt in her eyes. As the story unfolded, this doubt gradually disappeared, and she began to be attracted by Lin Xing's story.

A handsome man and a cold and aloof beauty. The two of them sat under the tree like this, with one telling the story and the other listening. Time passed quickly without them realizing it...

The soft sunlight shone down, and the mottled shadows of the trees were cast on Lin Xing's face. The sunlight sometimes shone on his eyes, and sometimes it was blocked as the branches swayed. Lin Xing dodged comically, looking indignant. Finally, the corners of the beauty's mouth changed.

Slowly and gradually, a beautiful arc curved up. The corners of the beauty's mouth wore a heart-stirring warmth.

It was so beautiful.

She was kind, holy, and seemed to embrace everything, as if she was not a woman of this world.

Lin Xing was slightly taken aback.

"Beauty, can you tell me your name?"

Lin Xing swallowed and couldn't help asking.

The beauty was listening with great interest. Lin Xing's sudden stop made her a bit annoyed. She had just opened her mouth to answer but then paused for a moment as if she had thought of something.

Her long eyelashes on her bright eyes quivered gently. The beauty smiled softly and said briskly, "Call me Youming'er. Go on. I like this story!"