Genshin Impact: My confession was rejected, so I traveled to seven countries

"Master Su Mo, someone stopped the convoy and said that your friend wants to see you."

"Oh? A friend?" Su Mo was stunned. The farewell in Mond had already ended, so who would come to see her?

Su Mo lifted the door curtain and looked up.

Oh, it’s really an old acquaintance.

He immediately got out of the carriage with a cynical smile: "Hey, isn't this Sister Xiangling? You've grown taller in the past few months. Come here quickly and take a good look at me."

Xiang Ling looked at Su Mo's nonsensical look and was in a dilemma for a moment. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly. She suddenly regretted coming to find this guy.

"Brother Su Mo, if you do this again, believe it or not, I will report you for molesting underage girls when I get back." Xiang Ling said seriously.

"Tsk, how can you be so ignorant, little girl? You are already eighteen years old, an adult, and you still call yourself a girl. You have no shame."

"Of course, except Aunt Zhen~" Su Mo added in his heart.

Zhen was bewildered, and then he understood what Su Mo meant.

"You kid, you have a strong desire to survive."

Faced with Su Mo's disgust, Xiang Ling rolled her eyes and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Huh, I'm happy to."

Su Mo couldn't help but shake his head and smile at this. This Xiangling. Still the same.

"Seriously, why are you here? Also, is there something you want to happen by stopping the delegation? If not, be careful or I will punish you for obstructing public affairs." Su Mo said solemnly with pretended seriousness.

Upon hearing this, Xiangling began to realize that her behavior was inappropriate, and her originally arrogant demeanor suddenly collapsed.

Su Mo shook his head and smiled. "Okay, I was just kidding. Tell me, what's going on? If you're going back to Liyue, I can give you a ride."

Xiangling shook her head and then explained her purpose.

Su Mo frowned after hearing this: "You mean you want to come to Mondstadt to find the right ingredients for cooking, but you can't do it alone, so you want my help?"

Xiangling nodded. "Yeah, I was about to give up, but then the diplomatic corps happened to pass by, so I wondered if Brother Su Mo could help me."

After listening to this, Su Mo frowned slightly and began to think.

Seeing Su Mo's pensive look, Xiang Ling added: "I know this may be a bit difficult. After all, Brother Su Mo is on an official mission. If there is any trouble, then I will have to go back with Brother Su Mo." Xiang Ling said pitifully. If she couldn't get the ingredients this time, then she would have to think of a way next time.

Su Mo looked at Xiang Ling, who looked a little aggrieved, and smiled: "I didn't say I wouldn't help you."

"Ah!?" Xiangling's eyes suddenly lit up.

"So, Brother Su Mo, you agree!" She looked at Su Mo expectantly.

Su Mo nodded happily: "Of course."

"Great!" Xiangling jumped up excitedly.

"But, I'm the only one here." Su Mo added.

"Ah?" Xiangling looked at Su Mo in disbelief.

"Brother Su Mo, that's a wild boar king. Are you alone?" She couldn't believe it.

"Brother Su Mo, if you don't want to help, you can just say so. You're alone, so I think it's better to forget it."

Su Mo, however, didn't care: "Help, of course I can help. Besides, such a great chef is here, it would be a shame not to use him."

He immediately shouted to everyone.

"Soldiers, we are in for a treat today! Chef Xiangling from Wanmin Hall will personally cook for us, and he won't charge us any more!"

When the Qianyan Army heard the news, they immediately started discussing it privately.

"The chef of Wanmintang? Could she be the daughter of Master Mao of Wanmintang, known as the Little God of Food?"

"That should be it. Look at that girl, she seems to be about the same age."

"Oh? I have to try it then. I heard that this little food god from Wanmin Hall is an absolute stunner in cooking. It's a pity that I'm usually away on business trips and don't get the chance to eat there often. This time, I'm in for a treat."

"Yes, yes, it's better to follow Master Su Mo. Not only will the salary increase, but there will also be delicious food..."

"Who says it's not..."

Su Mo looked at the soldiers' reactions, smiled with satisfaction, and then urged: "Look, so many people are waiting for you to cook, why don't you take me there quickly?"

Xiang Ling looked Su Mo up and down. "Just the two of us? That wild boar king weighs several hundred pounds. With your physique, can you handle it?"

Su Mo became anxious when he heard this.

The last thing a man can't be told is no.

"You actually told a grown man like me that I can't do it? Just wait, take me there, and see if I can do it for you or not."

Xiang Ling looked at Su Mo speechlessly: "We agreed in advance. That's very powerful." Xiang Ling made a threatening gesture.

"Don't ink!"

……

Looking at the divided wild boar king, Xiangling looked at Su Mo in surprise.

"I didn't realize you were so amazing, Brother Su Mo."

Her tone was full of disbelief. The wild boar king was so huge that she, the owner of the Eye of God, found it very difficult to fight it. Who knew that Su Mo could take care of it with just one encounter.

Su Mo looked very proud.

"Yeah, don't worship me. I'm just a legend."

Xiangling chuckled but said nothing. Although she was surprised, she was still speechless after seeing the weird look on his face.

Then, Xiangling started to get busy preparing to cook wild boar meat.

Cut vegetables, light a fire, heat oil,

Su Mo watched Xiang Ling's work and nodded in praise from time to time, "Hmm... the pieces of meat are neat and uniform, good skills."

I picked up a piece of ginger and put it in my mouth. Suddenly, a spicy feeling spread along the tongue buds and bloomed in my mouth.

"Ginger is good." Su Mo sighed, then flipped through the condiments beside him and continued: "Put the fresh meat in cold water, add ginger slices and cooking wine, and start cooking. Blanch it in water to remove the grease on the surface, then remove it and set it aside. Pour oil and fry it until golden brown. Then remove the grease and add green onions and ginger slices to taste, supplemented with star anise, bay leaves, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add soy sauce, cooking wine, and other sauces as a base, and finally simmer over high heat to reduce the sauce. That's right, right?"

"What's wrong? You know this too?" Xiangling put the meat in her hand into the pot, which immediately caused some heat waves and made a sizzling sound.

Su Mo smiled slightly, looked at the fresh meat gradually changing color and responded: "I know a little bit, a little bit, but not as good as Chef Xiangling."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"Take a look. After all, I got the ingredients. If you want to make it in the future, you don't have to bother me."

"That's true, but what you just said seems to be missing a step." Xiangling said while cooking.

"Oh? Which step?" Su Mo asked curiously.

Xiangling didn't say anything, but waited until that step and said: "Look, although you are right about the step of frying it until golden brown, the fat in the meat can also be used, and rock sugar should be added in this step, which will make the meat more delicate and smooth." As she said, she put a few pieces of rock sugar she brought with her into the pot.

"Oh, you carry this kind of thing with you." Su Mo looked at Xiang Ling in surprise.

Although it is reasonable to bring star anise and other ingredients with you, it is really rare to find something that comes with rock sugar.

"Hmph, this is called a chef's self-cultivation." Xiangling began to stir-fry vigorously, and finally used high heat to reduce the sauce.

"Here, it's ready, try it." Xiangling handed the cooked meat to Su Mo.

Su Mo took a bite and said, "Hmm? It's different from the usual meat. It seems to have a more chewy texture."

Xiangling took a bite and nodded, "That's right. It's probably because the Wild Boar King exercises regularly. Otherwise, how could he be called the Wild Boar King?"

As they talked, the two began to eat, chatting casually during the meal.

Looking at the sky in the distance, where the setting sun gradually dyed the clouds a touch of golden clothes, Su Mo took the initiative to say, "It's probably autumn in Liyue at this time."

Xiangling nodded. "Well, it's almost late autumn. After all, Mondstadt and Liyue are located in different places, so the climate changes naturally differ."

"Well, how is everyone in Liyue doing lately?"

Xiangling thought for a moment. "Hmm... it's all okay. Hutao's still promoting the Wangsheng Hall flyers as usual. Mr. Zhongli still drinks tea, listens to opera, and doesn't give Mora any meals every day. Yunjin is busy around the stage all day, but she seems to be eating less shrimp lately than before. Xingqiu and Chongyun..."

Xiangling was telling the story, and Su Mo did not interrupt. He just listened quietly with a smile on his face.

"Also, I heard Ningguang is implementing some reform policies lately, hoping to improve the economy of the shops on Liyue Harbor's main streets. As for Keqing, she occasionally comes to Wanmin Hall for a meal, but most of the time she's still busy running around the streets..."

"I heard that the cat in the neighboring uncle's house was frightened by some bad boy. It used to wander around everywhere, but now it stays at home all day and dares not come out. Tian Tiezui and Liu Su are not convinced by each other's storytelling skills, so they held a storytelling competition to see who is better..." Xiangling talked endlessly about all kinds of gossip and interesting things in Liyue.

After hearing this, Su Mo nodded: "Hearing you say that, everyone is still the same, which is good."

Xiangling sighed: "Who says it's not? But it's good this way too. At least it won't be too boring."

Hearing this, Su Mo just smiled and didn't say anything else.