Chapter 275 - 110 "From the Same Source" (6400 words)_3
Gu Qingyi bit her lip.
"I am the rightful wife and consort mother of the Chen Family. No matter where we are, a mother can’t always rely on her son to do everything."
Young Lady Gu sighed.
Being a mother... is so hard.
Gu Qingyi frowned as she rummaged through the fridge.
"Hmm, cooking doesn’t seem that hard when Chen Yan does it... This cucumber should be easy to cut into slices and serve as a cold dish? Tomatoes can be stir-fried with eggs? Oh, there should be at least one meat dish..."
Gu Qingyi found a piece of beef in the fridge — there were still some M5 steaks left from Boss Fang’s last gift.
Slicing cucumbers was no challenge for Gu Qingyi!
After all, she’s trained in combat techniques — she’s a master of sword skills on the battlefield!
As for the cold dish...
She followed the steps she remembered from Chen Yan, added some seasonings, and it didn’t turn out too bad.
Gu Qingyi tasted a bite herself, instantly boosting her confidence!
"Not bad at all! It’s not that hard!"
So I can cook after all!
Gu Tianren’s courage surged!
Chopping tomatoes, easy!
Beating eggs, easy!
She remembered Chen Yan always cooked the eggs first...
So, she heated the wok, put in the oil, then added the eggs...
"Why isn’t it sizzling like when Chen Yan does it?" Gu Qingyi pondered. "Oh, the flame isn’t hot enough?"
Squinting her eyes, she focused on the wok and then suddenly extended a palm, summoning a flame from her hand that shot under the wok...
Instantly, the eggs in the wok began to sizzle and pop.
"It’s working!" Gu Qingyi laughed, holding the spatula in one hand while keeping the flame going with her other hand.
But soon, her expression changed!
The eggs started to blacken before her eyes!
In a hurry, Gu Qingyi intensified the flame, which only made the situation worse...
"No, no! Stop!!"
Gu Qingyi quickly withdrew the flame and turned off the burner, staring at the burnt, carbonized eggs in the pan...
She pouted, sulking at herself for a moment.
After all those years honing her skills on the Prison Suppression Platform, how could Gu Qingyi give up so easily?
Let’s try again!
She tossed the eggs out, added more oil.
This time, it was the beef!
She threw a raw steak into the pan and summoned another flame.
"I think it’s working!"
As the beef sizzled, the delicious aroma reached her nose.
"What’s next..." Gu Qingyi wondered.
Just then, her expression changed!
Bam!!!
The ordinary frying pan on the stove suddenly shattered into pieces!!
Sparks flew up, and Gu Qingyi instantly generated an aura to shield herself from the flames.
But the flames roared, sending sparks flying everywhere...
A moment later, Gu Qingyi stood before the charred stove, looking at the shattered pan and the completely burnt steak...
She herself was completely clean, her clothes intact, not a speck of soot on her face.
But this kitchen... was beyond saving!
Turning around, Gu Qingyi walked back to the living room, sat on the couch, hugged her knees, and buried her face in her knees.
Being a mother... is so hard!!!
She looked towards the kitchen...
It mustn’t be my fault! It must be that the pan was too flimsy!!
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In the kitchen, the shattered pan lay silently on the charred stove.
If this pan had a soul, it would probably be cursing Gu Qingyi right now...
I’m just a regular pan from the supermarket, only eighty-nine bucks!
And you use Primordial Qi’s Inner Breath Fire to cook?!
What do you think I am, an Alchemy Furnace?!
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"What?"
A little girl widened her eyes as she faced Chen Yan who had just arrived: "You want to learn... Body Refining Technique?"
"Yes!"
"But you just learned the Cultivation Technique to refine the Primordial Spirit this morning," the girl said in surprise. "Why do you want to switch to Body Technique and follow the path of combat?"
"I haven’t decided whether to switch paths yet. I just want to take a look at the Body Refining Technique," Chen Yan replied with a smile.
"Let me warn you, Body Refining and Primordial Spirit Cultivation are mutually exclusive! I’ve made that clear already!
And you’re not young anymore. You’ve already reached the Guiyuan Realm on the path of a Righteous Cultivator.
Suddenly changing your cultivation path now would be a tiresome and fruitless endeavor! You’ll waste all that hard-earned cultivation at the Guiyuan Realm..."
"Think of it as my curiosity; I just want to see the Body Refining Technique," Chen Yan laughed, pulling out two chocolate bars from his pocket and handing them over.
The little girl grabbed the chocolate, tore open the wrapper, took a bite, and her eyes lit up! Satisfied, she waved her hand: "Fine! As long as you don’t care about your cultivation, why should I? Come on in, I’ll copy the Body Refining Technique for you."
Two supermarket-bought chocolates, in exchange for a Half-Step Venerable’s Body Refining Technique!
Chen Yan didn’t stay long at the little girl’s place... she was busy watching TV at home.
The internet TV services in Port City weren’t very advanced; platforms like Aiyouteng were not as widespread as in the Mainland.
But the house did have a Lei Corporation smart TV. When Chen Yan came to ask for help, the TV was showing an unknown season of "Tom and Jerry."
Yes, Chen Yan thoughtfully topped up memberships for several platforms for the girl.
After getting the technique, Chen Yan bid farewell, exited the Mirror World, and headed home.