A man in the Qin Dynasty changed the world by collecting entries.

The three members of the Mo family also looked at Bai Yuan and Ning Yan with puzzlement.

Cook quickly introduced them to each other.

After learning Bai Yuan's identity, Six-Fingered Black Knight nodded slightly. The name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

Bai Yuan exchanged a few simple pleasantries with them, then, claiming he was starving, took Ningyan to the kitchen.

He didn't want to have much contact with the Mohists.

"Sir, please feel free to help yourself to any ingredients you need. The kitchen should have everything you need. Don't be shy."

Paoding chuckled and said to Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood.

Upon entering the kitchen, Bai Yuan took a quick look around and found the environment quite pleasant.

Ningyan stood beside him and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"Let's just make some simple fried rice!"

After looking around at the ingredients in the kitchen, Bai Yuan finally decided to cook the simplest dish.

Ningyan didn't have any objections to this.

Even if it's just fried rice, she believes Bai Yuan can make it exceptionally well.

Bai Yuan grabbed a bowl, picked up two eggs, and started beating them. The chopsticks rattled the egg mixture against the bowl, making a crisp, clattering sound.

Ningyan quietly watched Bai Yuan cook, seemingly oblivious to whether she was watching the fried rice he was constantly stirring or observing him.

Bai Yuan's fried rice is very simple, a very plain fried rice, because it only uses eggs, rice, and salt, and nothing else is added.

Soon, his fried rice was ready.

Congratulations on successfully cooking a white-level food item! Recipe recorded. Cooking experience +1.

【Name】: Golden Egg Fried Rice (White)

[Entry]: Golden Legend (White)

【Golden Legend】: Golden fried rice that only exists in legends. Every grain of rice is as dazzling as gold, and every bite gives people an unimaginable sense of satisfaction.

Although it's just white food, it's enough.

Just smelling the faint fragrance made Bai Yuan and Ning Yan swallow hard.

Inside the shop, Butcher Ding was talking to Six-Fingered Black Knight and others when he suddenly caught a faint fragrance.

“Smells so good.”

The butcher's eyes lit up as he noticed the aroma was becoming increasingly intense.

The source of the fragrance is approaching!

Everyone turned to look and saw that Bai Yuan was carrying two bowls of fried rice out of the kitchen. He and Ningyan sat down not far from them.

Chapter 53 I trust you to handle things!

Bai Yuan saw Paoding and the others, nodded slightly, thanked Paoding, and then sat down with Ningyan to eat their meal by themselves.

You must concentrate on eating, otherwise it's disrespectful to the food!

At this moment, Chef Ding really wanted to go up and ask how the fried rice was made. The aroma was so tempting that even he, a top chef, found it too tempting. However, with Six-Fingered Black Knight and the others still there, he had to suppress his curiosity for the time being.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight and his companions were also affected by the fragrance and couldn't help but turn their gazes toward Bai Yuan and the other two.

Seeing the satisfied looks on their faces, I couldn't help but swallow hard.

Sensing something was amiss, Six-Fingered Black Knight coughed twice to cover his embarrassment, then suggested going upstairs to talk.

On the one hand, the matter they wanted to discuss involved Mo family secrets, which was inconvenient for Bai Yuan and the other person to be present. On the other hand, if they stayed any longer, they would lose interest in discussing the matter further.

Bai Yuan and Ning Yan, who were already engrossed in the delicious food, had no time to care about the reactions of Six-Fingered Black Knight and the others.

Before long, the large bowl of fried rice was completely devoured.

Bai Yuan picked up the tea that had been prepared in advance, took a big gulp, and exhaled.

"Comfortable!"

After resting for a while, Bai Yuan took Ningyan back to Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Upstairs in an inn, Six-Fingered Black Knight sat by the window watching the two departing figures, lost in thought.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Six-Fingered Black Knight suddenly stopped talking, Master Ban and the others asked in confusion.

Six-Fingered Black Knight squinted and replied, "I just suddenly remembered who Bai Yuan is. A few months ago, he was the one in Xinzheng, Han, who predicted that a famine would occur in Qin, and it has now come true."

"It's him!"

Master Ban and Dao Zhi immediately remembered what Six-Fingered Black Knight said.

"Not only that, but it is rumored that he is also the junior brother of Chisongzi, the head of the Taoist Tianzong sect, and a direct disciple of Master Beiming. This Bai Yuan is no ordinary person."

"Six-Fingered Black Knight sighed."

Dao Zhi smiled after hearing this: "What the Grand Master said is right, he is indeed extraordinary. The food he cooks tastes even better than what the Butcher Ding makes!"

His opening remarks completely ruined the atmosphere.

Paoding didn't refute these words. Judging from this egg fried rice, Bai Yuan's cooking skills were indeed better than his own. He even wanted to find an opportunity to ask him for advice.

Six-Fingered Black Knight smiled helplessly and didn't dwell on the topic any further. What the Taoists did was none of their business.

As soon as Bai Yuan returned to Xiaoshengxianzhuang, he went to find Lu Zhonglian, the head of the Confucian school.

Since Ningyan would be preparing three meals a day for him from now on, he naturally needed to set up a kitchen in that "sea view villa," otherwise Ningyan wouldn't be able to cook even if she learned the recipes.

But this is, after all, someone else's territory. If you want to make any changes, you naturally have to tell them and get their consent.

At this moment, Lu Zhonglian and Wuming were teaching their disciples, namely Fu Nian and Yan Lu.

After Lu returned to the Confucian school, Lu Zhonglian took it upon himself to give him a surname, and Wuming had no objection to this, thinking it was a good thing.

Lu Zhonglian and his companion were somewhat puzzled by Bai Yuan's sudden visit.

"Junior Brother Bai Yuan is..."

Is something the matter?

They knew that Han Fei had taken Bai Yuan to the library today. Shouldn't he be inside reading at this time?

"It's like this, I'm not used to the food at Xiaoshengxianzhuang, so I'd like to build a small kitchen in my accommodation to make cooking easier."

"Cook?"

Lu Zhonglian looked puzzled.

Only Wuming and Yan Lu knew that Bai Yuan had excellent cooking skills. Even though the food at the inn was not bad, it couldn't compare to what he made himself.

Yan Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this. If the sect leader agreed, he could also try to get involved.

Lu Zhonglian frowned slightly: "Junior brother, if you want to eat something, you can tell me. Why do it yourself? As the saying goes, a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan immediately retorted.

"Mencius once said to King Xuan of Qi: 'A gentleman, when he sees animals alive, cannot bear to see them die; when he hears their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh. Therefore, a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen.' The purpose of his words was to persuade King Xuan of Qi to practice benevolence. If one only considers it as a gentleman staying away from the kitchen, then that would be somewhat superficial."

When Lu Zhonglian and Wuming heard Bai Yuan mention the origin of the phrase so readily and demonstrate a profound understanding of it, they couldn't help but nod slightly.

They naturally understood the true meaning of Mencius's words; whether or not to set up a kitchen was a trivial matter to them.

The fact that kitchens were not set up in the past was more symbolic than practical.

Lu Zhonglian laughed heartily and stroked his beard.

"Since you've said so, junior brother, how can I object? You can do whatever you want."

"Thank you so much, Brother!"

Seeing that he had agreed, Bai Yuan wasted no time and immediately ran to find someone to build him a stove.

Watching him leave in a hurry, Lu Zhonglian and Wuming both shook their heads with smiles.

"Speaking of which, Bai Yuan's cooking skills are excellent. Once his stove is set up, why don't we go and try it together?"

Wuming suddenly made a suggestion.

Lu Zhonglian suddenly realized why Bai Yuan wanted to build a stove and cook for himself. Since he was a very good cook, it made sense.

The fact that someone like Wuming would want to freeload a meal speaks volumes about the chef's skill.

He smiled at Wuming: "Looks like Junior Brother has been enjoying some good food lately!"

Meanwhile, Bai Yuan, having obtained Lu Zhonglian's permission, returned to the library.

After a quick scan, he found the tool he wanted.

Snapped!

Bai Yuan walked up behind Han Fei and suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Startled by his words, Han Fei almost dropped the bamboo slip in his hand. Upon seeing who it was, Han Fei's expression stiffened slightly.

"Master Uncle?"

Bai Yuan gave a kind smile.

"I need your help with something, do you have time?"

Han Fei shuddered, feeling for some reason that the air around him seemed to have gotten colder.

He nodded hastily: "Since it's my uncle who asked, of course there's time."

"Fine! I won't let you help me for nothing!"

Bai Yuan patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"Uncle-Master, please tell me what it is!"

Han Fei silently increased the distance between himself and Bai Yuan, and asked with a dry laugh.

"It's a small matter: find someone to build a kitchen for my residence. Master Lu has already agreed to this."