The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 48: A series of setbacks
It took more than half an hour for the Shili Hongzhuang team to disappear completely. Wu Chengyu and the others then went into the city and found an inn to settle down.

After a full day of trekking, everyone was already exhausted. Unfortunately, Yu Xiaowu's wish to have a good meal was completely dashed.

Just as they were settling in, Yu Xiaowu dragged everyone straight to the restaurant next door, and then something unexpected happened.

"What did you say? There's no one to cook in such a big restaurant, only you two apprentices?"

"This guest may not know that today, Master Wang and Master Liu are celebrating their marriage and holding a grand banquet. This is a rare event in Qingyuan Prefecture.

All the chefs who were even slightly famous in the entire Qingyuan Prefecture were called away by the Wang family, and even the waiters were asked to help.

If we two hadn't just become apprentices, we wouldn't even have a turn to cut the vegetables. We'd love to go too, but we heard that anyone who helps out today will not only get a good meal, but also receive a tip. It's a pity our boss thinks we're clumsy and won't let us go."

The apprentice spoke listlessly, obviously dejected because he didn't go to the wedding banquet to collect the reward money, but they still knew how to greet the guests.

"If you don't mind, please let us cook a dish for you. Although we are not experienced in cooking, we have seen our master cook it before."

Yu Xiaowu was speechless. He said, "I don't even know how to cut vegetables, and I expect you to cook."

"Forget it, take me into the kitchen, I'll cook this meal, don't worry, I'll pay you every penny you deserve.

We are so unlucky. We have come a long way, are starving, and finally have to cook for ourselves when we finally get there."

When they got to the kitchen, Yu Xiaowu almost went crazy: "Qingyuan Mansion has so many fresh seafood, how come your kitchen doesn't have any of them?"

The apprentice replied innocently, "Today is the Wang family's wedding, and all the prominent gentlemen in Qingyuan Prefecture are attending. There are over a hundred tables prepared for the wedding banquet alone. I heard there's also a buffet on the street outside. All the better ingredients in Qingyuan Prefecture have been bought up by the Wang family."

Yu Xiaowu was really defeated now. He couldn't see anything he wanted to eat. It was a pity that he had been talking about the delicious food here all the way, and even his saliva was wasted.

Wu Chengyu was helpless at this time. He originally wanted to show off his skills, but who knew that not only was there no seafood that Yu Xiaowu mentioned, but even the pots in the kitchen had been moved away.

Yu Xiaowu asked helplessly: "What else is there to eat?"

"There's only one basket of pancakes left."

The two guys who thought they were chefs had no choice but one went out to buy meat while the other built a fire in the yard outside the restaurant kitchen. Fortunately, they finally bought some meat, so Yu Xiaowu skewered the meat and grilled it, and Wu Chengyu once again contributed Thirteen Spices.

Fortunately, Wu Chengyu's Thirteen Spices was really powerful, and everyone ate the barbecued meat with pancakes and finished it all quickly.

With the barbecue, Sister Niu drank at least a pound more wine, then patted Wu Chengyu on the shoulder and said generously: "Your cooking skills are really amazing, but it's a pity that you are too young, otherwise I would want to marry you just for your cooking skills. Such a domineering dish paired with strong liquor is what makes us heroes."

Wu Chengyu felt numb on the left side of her body, and her heart was numb too. You call yourself a hero, and you actually want to marry me. Although you are far more than just A, I really can't afford you. Niu Wanrou, you are indeed graceful and gentle.

Yu Xiaowu, who was standing next to him, was hesitant to speak. What's more, his face was flushed, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were fixed on Wu Chengyu.

Wu Chengyu instantly became alert, shrank her body, and tried to slowly move away from Yu Xiaowu. This guy wouldn't want to marry me too, would he? By the way, the seasoning I just added didn't include "I Love You, Yitiao Chai".

Yu Xiaowu endured it for a long time before finally speaking: "Brother Chengyu, can you teach me the recipe for Thirteen Spices? I'm willing to be your disciple. As long as you nod, I'll kowtow three times and nine times. Once a teacher, always a father. I'll even provide for your old age."

Wu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief. So this was your plan. Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I was just thinking about whether I should take the initiative and marry Niu Wanrou.

"Brother Xiaowu, are you kidding me? We are brothers and have experienced life and death together. A mere barbecue recipe is nothing. I will write it down to you later. The matter of becoming your disciple is just a joke. Never mention it again."

Wu Chengyu really didn't care about this. In his previous life, he watched videos and various recipes casually, and he didn't think it was precious. Besides, he had never thought of becoming a chef. If it was the recipe of the Black Jade Intermittent Ointment, Wu Chengyu would never leak it out.

However, in this era, recipes like Thirteen Spices are real skills. They can support a family and prolong life. This is like putting money in your pocket, which is definitely a favor.

Yu Xiaowu burst into tears of gratitude, nearly kneeling down to kowtow again. No amount of persuasion would stop him, and finally, Sister Niu slapped him on the head, finally bringing him to a stop. After finishing their meal, everyone present felt increasingly exhausted. With the exception of Wu Chengyu, Ah Ku, and He Zhiyu, the remaining ten people were all injured. Under Brother Lu's arrangement, they all returned to the inn early to rest.

Who would have thought that in the middle of the night, the door of the inn was knocked open by officials, and some yamen runners searched every room one by one.

The shopkeeper persuaded the man repeatedly and gave him some silver, which made the other party's expression look better. He did not mention the reason for searching the inn and only asked to check the women in the inn.

The shopkeeper had no choice but to knock on the doors of every room and call out people like Wu Chengyu.

The leading yamen runner questioned Lu Zhiyi and the others, "Where are you from and where are you going? How many women do you have?"

Brother Lu bowed and replied, "My Lord, there are three women from Gushan who came to Hangzhou Prefecture to visit their relatives. They are all here."

The yamen runner looked around, pointed at Ah Ku and He Zhiyu, and asked, "There are only two of us here, where is the other one?"

The elder sister Niu beside her rolled her eyes and cursed, "You are blind. I am not a woman."

Only then did the bailiff see Niu Wanrou. What a strong man he was, strong enough to lift a tripod. But when he looked closely, he realized that she was actually a woman.

He was frightened by Sister Niu and took two steps back, feeling a little embarrassed and angry. He was about to show off his power, but he saw that the men around him all had unfriendly eyes. They were all strong and powerful, obviously people from the underworld, and some of them even went out with weapons.

The yamen runner was too embarrassed to say anything, and the shopkeeper hurriedly tried to smooth things over. Sister Niu then gave up, and the yamen runner fled. Wu Chengyu almost shouted: Awesome.

Many of these yamen runners were just hangers-on, not even detectives, so how could they dare to provoke a martial arts master?

The next morning, Wu Chengyu and others arrived at the lobby of the inn and immediately knew what had happened last night. Everyone in the inn was gossiping all over the place.

"Have you heard? Yesterday after the wedding banquet, in front of the bride and groom's bridal chamber, the young master of the Wang family coughed up blood and died before he could even take off the bride's headscarf."

"I've heard that too. It's said that this headscarf was chosen by Master Wang himself."

"Hiss, Master Wang's son is already dead, and he still has time to pick out a headscarf? He's not thinking about having a bridal chamber for his son, is he?"

"He had a good idea. After the veil was removed, the bride attacked without hesitation. Who would have thought that the daughter of the Liu family was actually a martial artist? Not only did she injure Mr. Wang, she also took away a lot of gold and silver treasures and ran away.

Mr. Wang reported this to the government late at night. Now the police chiefs from the prefectural government are searching the city for the bride. The city gates haven't been opened yet. It's said that anyone who reports the news will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and anyone who captures the bride will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver.

"The Wang family has lost face now, and the Liu family is also in trouble. The Wang family sent people to question the Liu family master and even directly wrote a divorce letter."

Wu Chengyu took a big bite of the pancake; it was really delicious.

I am modifying the protagonist's name little by little from the back to the front, but the number of times is limited. I can't change too many every day. I will modify the ones at the front tomorrow.

I have been communicating with book friends these days, and everyone has pointed out some negative points. Some of them cannot be changed, and some of them are just my stubbornness. However, there are some that I will accept their advice and will gradually revise.

The biggest problem at the moment is the name of the protagonist. I admit that I didn’t pay enough attention to it. It should have been changed earlier, or he should have been called Wu Chengyu from the beginning. There shouldn’t have been Fang Xiu at all, but this is a big project.

My current plan is to wait until Fang Xiu arrives at Wujiaopo before entering the second volume, and then start directly with Wu Chengyu. This way, it will be a little more natural since we are in the second volume.

As for the previous part, I will revise it bit by bit from the back to the front. The biggest problem is that the background has restrictions on the modification of the published chapters. If it occurs too many times in one day, a warning will be issued, so I estimate it will take three or two days to revise all of them. This may give friends who have just read my book a bad reading experience, but it is better to suffer a short pain than a long pain. I will make the revisions immediately when the second volume starts.

Thank you very much for your support and understanding.

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