Free Web NovelAt the entrance of the kitchen, her icy skin and jade bones illuminated the snowy landscape, and her black taiyin liuxian dress was particularly striking against the snow, adorned with silver threads woven into moon patterns, making her appear noble and mysterious, accentuating the breathtaking curve of her waist.
Without even searching, Ying Bing's gaze immediately found a certain person.
She had come in.
"Brother Li, Miss Ying is looking for you... Hmm?"
Huang Donglai suddenly noticed.
Brother Li's expression seemed very serious and tense.
And in this cold weather, why was Brother Li's forehead a little sweaty? Was his Qi so strong?
"You're here," Li Mo said, putting down the barbecue sauce.
"Why did you come to the kitchen?"
"You know, when it comes to cooking, I have a bit of authority."
"But you haven't fully recovered yet."
Ying Bing slightly raised her delicate eyebrows, her gaze subtly drifting towards the dumpling filling and wrappers nearby, with a hint of... ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) curiosity in her eyes?
When she came from Jiawei Restaurant, the proprietress was making dumplings for the boss.
The boss was watching nearby, and the couple looked happy.
At that moment, Ying Bing felt a surge of strange and unfamiliar emotions in her heart.
Was it longing?
In any case, the proprietress pulled her in and taught her a few tricks, and Han Xianzi quietly followed along, learning for a while, feeling a sense of 'Dao Awakening at Dragon Field'.
If Li Mo knew about this, he would have to have a serious talk with the proprietress.
"Ice Cube!"
Seeing Ying Bing reach for the dumpling wrappers, Li Mo gritted his teeth.
His brothers had fought through countless obstacles; they couldn't possibly fall at the celebration feast!
"What's wrong?"
Ice Cube asked, confused.
"...Your clothes today are so beautiful, this isn't an ordinary dress, is it?"
Li Mo looked at her with a serious expression.
He heard that complimenting a girl's appearance could distract her.
Ying Bing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she nodded gently:
"Yes, this taiyin liuxian dress has some wonderful uses; it's quite good for cultivation practice."
"Are you still cultivating on a holiday?"
"No, I'm not."
"??"
Li Mo cleared his throat, noticing her gaze starting to shift back to the dumpling wrappers, and asked more earnestly:
"Then where did such a beautiful dress come from? I want to buy one too."
The young man's gaze was sincere and earnest, as if he had a strong interest in the same style.
"...I won't tell you."
Ying Bing avoided his eyes.
It's well-known.
When people are at a loss, they like to find something to do, and Ying Bing had just learned some secrets of making dumplings.
Coincidentally, there was dumpling filling and wrappers in front of her.
Li Mo: "!??"
Staring blankly at Ice Cube, who had already started, Xiao Li couldn't figure out for the life of him where things went wrong.
Kitchen Defense Battle, failed!
Hmm?
A dumpling was held in her fair palm; this dumpling actually looked somewhat delicate and presentable?
Looking up, Li Mo saw Ying Bing's cold and aloof face, her stubborn lips, unwilling to admit defeat, now slightly upturned...
"Really? You made it? How did you do that?"
Chef Li looked shocked.
Has Ice Cube Awaken her past life memories? Is this a cheat?!
"It's just a few dumplings."
Ying Bing's expression was confident, cool, and self-assured.
She casually picked up a dumpling wrapper and quickly wrapped it, her movements too fast for the naked eye to discern!
She even used her true essence!
Pork and green onion dumplings, done!!
Xiao Li gasped, leaning back defensively, feeling like a villain in a novel, being severely humiliated by the Phoenix-like female protagonist.
"How is it?"
"Xiao Li bows in admiration."
The sky gradually darkened, but the dark clouds that had been overcast all day still hadn't brought snow.
Looking out at the snow-covered ground, the white expanse was no longer snow, but piles upon piles of dumplings.
A row of large pots, two people high, were bubbling with boiling water, and countless barbecue grills were already placed over charcoal fires.
Well, this human touch, this Qi of life, was enough to make the heavens close their eyes; no wonder it wasn't snowing today.
"Start boiling the dumplings!"
Commander Qu gave the order.
Piles of white dumplings were dropped into the pots, and moments later, they were lifted by a powerful Inner Scenery field, flying into bowls with a whoosh, and continuously delivered to each camp.
"Commander Qu, you've been busy all day, you should eat too."
Huang Donglai brought a bowl fresh from the pot.
"Good, let me see how it tastes."
Commander Qu held the bowl, picked one out, and his brows relaxed as he murmured:
"It really has a bit of... the taste of home?"
He ate as he spoke, wanting to confirm if this was the blurred taste of his hometown from decades ago.
Suddenly, Commander Qu's body froze.
Huang Donglai pursed his lips, looking at the distance.
Following his gaze, Commander Qu saw Li Mo, who was sitting on a weapon rack, holding a bowl of dumplings, smiling at him, his lips seemingly forming words:
"Happy Winter Solstice, Commander Qu."
"Happy Winter Solstice."
Commander Qu nodded and disappeared from his spot.
Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, a clear and pleasant notification sound rang in his ears.
【Congratulations, Host, you have successfully invested in Qu Sheng, increasing his Lifespan by sixty years.】
【Investment Feedback: kongming myriad colors pagoda.】
【kongming myriad colors pagoda】: "Divided into thirty-six layers, each layer a color, capable of absorbing the power of all sentient beings and refining it, eliminating the miscellaneous thoughts within them, making it pure and harmless, and storing it within."
"Hint: The loss is considerable; only ten percent of the refined power of sentient beings will remain."
"!"
Isn't this like getting a pillow when you're sleepy?!
Li Mo felt more and more that Commander Qu was a great person.
Even the reward from the investment was so thoughtful.
Now he just needed to find a way to collect some power of sentient beings, but how to do it specifically still needed to be planned carefully.
"What's wrong?"
"Commander Qu... he's good."
Not long after, the dumplings made by Ice Cube were also ready, and Li Mo held the bowl, looking down.
A bowl of noodle soup with meat.
And it was black.
Xiao Li paused, he picked up an uncooked masterpiece by Ice Cube from beside him, and he finally discovered that the edge of the dumpling wrapper had a thin layer of ice.
So Ice Cube directly used true essence to gather ice, freezing the edges of the dumpling wrappers?
No wonder her movements were so fast!
Xiao Li covered his face, but this was Ice Cube's first time making dumplings after all. Anyway, there were dumpling wrappers and dumpling filling in it, so calling it a bowl of dumplings was reasonable.
"Then this soup..."
"Didn't you say you have to use vinegar when eating dumplings?"
"How much vinegar did you add to the soup?"
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Ying Bing tilted her head, her deep eyes, seen through a layer of steam, appeared somewhat hazy.
As if saying:
'I made this especially for you, are you really not going to try it?'
She seemed very eager to see Li Mo eat the dumplings and praise them profusely.
But Li Mo remembered that last time she made stir-fried pork with chili and stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, her expression was full of seriousness and earnestness, and a cold aloofness that couldn't believe she could do anything poorly.
Now, why was there an added... hint of anticipation?
"Then can I try a little sweetness first..."
"No."
Ying Bing indicated that he was dreaming; was sweetness something you could just casually eat whenever you opened your mouth?
But she lowered her gaze to her own taiyin liuxian dress.
And then whispered:
"But there's something else..."
"What is it?"
"It's Happy Winter Solstice."
"Huh?"
Ying Bing pursed her lips, scooped up a spoonful of vinegar-soaked noodle-skin-dumpling-filling soup, and quickly fed it into Xiao Li's mouth while he was opening it in confusion.
The Suffering Piggy Hero reappeared in the Jianghu.
