Thump thump thump~~
From the chopping board came the dense sound of a kitchen knife chopping down.
Keqing stood up in surprise and looked carefully at Lin Xiao’s knife skills.
Instantly, her beautiful face lost its color.
Lin Xiao’s knife skills could be described as fast, accurate, and ruthless!!
Every time the knife went down, it would slightly shift, and the distance control of each cut was absolutely perfect!!
It made strand after strand of crystal clear ingredients bounce up and fall back onto the cutting board…
Looking at the bird’s nest that had already been shredded…
The thickness was almost identical, just a bit thicker than a strand of hair.
The key was that not a single strand was broken.
Such a terrifying level of control…
Keqing had truly never seen anything like it!!
Even if she used her best single-handed sword techniques, she couldn’t possibly possess this level of millimeter-perfect mastery.
“Boss Lin…”
“Have you ever considered learning the sword with these knife skills of yours?”
Keqing observed Lin Xiao as she spoke.
But to her surprise…
Lin Xiao smiled faintly and looked at her.
He was multi-tasking, not even needing to look at the ingredients on the chopping board, yet the kitchen knife in his hand was still perfectly controlled.
What did this prove?
It meant he had practically reached the realm of becoming one with the blade.
“Learning the sword?”
“Hahaha, I’m just a rough man. How could I possibly understand those fancy martial arts moves and stances?”
???
This was way too low-profile!!
An expert!
This person was definitely an expert!!
Keqing had already come to a conclusion in her heart.
Lin Xiao absolutely possessed extraordinary strength.
It seemed that true masters really did hide in the mortal realm…
“When we first saw Boss Lin’s superb knife skills, we had the exact same expression as Keqing~”
“That’s right, watching Boss Lin cook feels like appreciating an art form.”
Paimon and Lumine were also staring intently, afraid of missing anything.
…
Just as the sugar water on the side was about to boil, Lin Xiao’s three portions of bird’s nest were also finished being chopped.
The entire chopping board was crystal clear, and the quality of the bird’s nest was simply jaw-dropping.
Before the sugar water could boil, Lin Xiao directly turned off the stove’s fire.
At that time, it wouldn’t achieve the effect he wanted.
Lin Xiao only needed the temperature to be right!
All the shredded bird’s nest was poured into the sugar water!
The moment it entered the sugar water, the crystal-clear bird’s nest shreds were instantly coated in a golden caramel color!!
This scene was absolutely beautiful.
It was like a silver dragon churning in the ocean under the setting sun.
He took out red dates and pulled out a small knife.
With extremely swift and skillful movements, he picked out the pits from the red dates.
It was so fast that everyone couldn’t even see it clearly.
They only felt that Lin Xiao was like a magician; as the small knife approached the red date, the pit just popped out???
Paimon was frightened out of her wits.
“Magic!!”
“Boss Lin definitely knows magic!! It’s the kind Mona knows, fetching objects from a distance!!”
The pitted red dates were thrown into the sugar water by Lin Xiao.
Then came Lin Xiao’s ultimate secret weapon.
From a small cup, he grabbed a large amount of crushed mint and waved his big hand!
It was all sprinkled onto the sugar water.
After the crushed mint absorbed the sugar water, it slowly fused with it, eventually sinking into the water and disappearing…
After the residual heat in the sugar water cooked the bird’s nest to perfection, he scooped it up with a large ladle!!
Three evenly distributed bowls of “Rock Sugar Bird’s Nest” were fresh out of the pot!!
The final step.
Two cherries in each bowl served as the final garnish.
There were silver threads floating in the golden light; just looking at it gave off a feeling of wealth and luxury.
“Here it comes~”
Three bowls of steaming, beauty-enhancing Rock Sugar Bird’s Nest were placed in front of the three girls.
Paimon, Keqing, Lumine.
All of them couldn’t help but go:
“Wow~~~”
Within the slight sweetness, there was actually a hint of fragrance.
No one knew where this fragrance came from.
“It looks so expensive. Paimon… Can Paimon really eat this?!!!”
Keqing looked at the bird’s nest in her bowl!!
She knew this was indeed a high-grade ingredient.
The crystal clarity was purely free of any impurities.
This fifteen thousand Mora was more than worth it.
For a dish like this, setting aside whether Xinyue Kiosk or Liuli Pavilion could make it…
If they really had this dish, just by casually attaching the words “beauty-enhancing” to it, selling it for over a hundred thousand Mora wouldn’t be a problem at all.
“Everyone, please enjoy!”
She scooped into the bowl with her spoon.
The bright golden sugar water was scooped up along with the shredded bird’s nest.
The length of the bird’s nest shreds was just right, able to be scooped up perfectly with a spoon.
It could be seen that the boss paid great attention to detail.
Pouting her small lips, she blew on it gently a few times before sending it into her mouth.
The moment it entered her mouth…
A sweet and refreshing taste instantly filled her entire oral cavity, and the breath exhaled from her nose actually felt chilly!!
What was going on!!!
It was clearly hot when she drank it, but the breath she exhaled felt a surge of icy coolness.
To be exact…
This wasn’t a physical coldness in temperature, but some sort of fragrant scent teasing her nasal cavity.
Keqing’s expression instantly became a bit intoxicated.
This mouthfeel was truly captivating.
Just why was this…
Keqing completely couldn’t figure it out.
This was a bit too magical, completely defying reality.
It was the first time she used the word “magical” to describe a dish???
She chewed with her silver teeth.
*Ta~~*
*Ta~~*
One must never underestimate a bird’s nest of excellent quality.
Strand after strand of bird’s nest bounced around in her mouth.
The exaggerated springiness involuntarily made her beautiful eyes tremble…
But right as Keqing swallowed it, that was when she was completely stunned.
That refreshing sensation in her mouth and nasal cavity actually inexplicably slid down her throat into her stomach.
She had clearly already swallowed it, but the coolness and fragrance in her throat were extremely soothing, without feeling any cloying sweetness at all.
That’s right!
This was exactly the power of the crushed mint!
If the crushed mint was even slightly bigger or smaller, it wouldn’t be able to achieve the sensation of coating the inner walls of the throat!
Keqing opened her small mouth slightly and breathed out a sigh of intoxication.
As the cool sensation slowly faded away…
Keqing finally closed her eyes slowly, savoring the endless aftertaste.
Paimon and Lumine were both dumbfounded watching from the side!
Describing her as being enchanted and spellbound wouldn’t be an exaggeration at all.
This was obviously a dessert, hey~~
“…What’s the difference between Keqing’s expression and a lovestruck fool???”
“This… This is too exaggerated!!”
“No way, no way, Paimon has to have a good taste of it too. It feels like Keqing is about to get drunk on it.”