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Chapter 6: The First Meal in the Village
(In the busy village square, Xiao Feng looked around. Wooden stalls, kids playing, the smell of spices and cooking smoke everywhere.)
💭 "Linshan Village... looks calm, but I'm sure it won't stay that way."
🔊 Gu Lang (yawning):
— Can we just get to the food already? My stomach's growling!
🔊 Xiao Feng (smiling):
— Hold on, buddy. First, we gotta find a good spot.
(They entered a small tavern. The sign read: "Spicy Tiger Tavern." Inside, people were eating and making noise.)
🔊 Xiao Feng (to the owner):
— Two bowls of something hot and filling.
🔊 Owner (a chubby man with messy hair):
— New faces, huh? You got money?
🔊 Gu Lang (grinning):
— He cooks, I talk. We pay with food or fists!
(The owner laughed and told them to sit.)
🔊 Owner:
— Alright, kid. Show me what you got.
(Xiao Feng stepped into the small, smoky kitchen. No fancy tools — just old pots and dusty spices.)
💭 "Real test. Good. Time to make something that blows minds but tastes good."
(He grabbed wild onions, chili powder, and a strange smoky root.)
(The stew boiled and the spicy smell spread. Curious villagers gathered around.)
🔊 Villager 1:
— What's that smell? Poison or miracle?
🔊 Villager 2:
— My nose says miracle, my stomach says hurry up and serve!
(Xiao Feng poured the steaming red stew into two bowls and handed one to Gu Lang.)
🔊 Gu Lang (sniffing):
— If I die eating this, at least I die full and happy.
(He took a bite, eyes wide.)
🔊 Gu Lang:
— It's spicy!! But... it's awesome!
(The crowd clapped and cheered.)
🔊 Owner (surprised):
— You got golden hands, boy. Wanna stay here?
🔊 Xiao Feng:
— Just passing through. Thanks though.
💭 "Maybe strength isn't just fighting. Maybe it's making something people remember."
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🔥 End of Chapter 6