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Chapter 513: A Talking Kitchen Knife? Am I the World Saver?
Chapter 513: A Talking Kitchen Knife? Am I the World Saver?
Qi Yuan's ability to perceive hidden information, coupled with Chen Kangbao's silver tongue, easily deceived the naive Jiang Yunxi, leaving her in a daze.
"The Golden Head Ornament on your waist was given to you by your uncle..."
"The jade pendant at your waist is an Earth Rank Magical Tool crafted by an ancient profound master."
"Hmm."
"Your armpit hair is a bit long."
"Huh???"
Half a day later, in a courtyard within the city, Jiang Yunxi stared at a room full of ingredients, feeling a bit dazed.
"The world is filled with chaos and demonic spirits. Young lady, it's time for you to save the world," Chen Kangbao said earnestly.
"But...how is saving the world related to chopping vegetables?"
Jiang Yunxi, still confused, bought a kitchen knife and was led by Chen Kangbao to a courtyard.
"The Heavenly Deity once said, 'If one cannot sweep their own house, how can they sweep the world?'
If you don't practice your knife skills and become a supreme knife master, how can you eliminate demonic spirits?" Chen Kangbao continued his earnest persuasion.
"So, the first step to saving the world is to chop vegetables.
Your first trial is to chop all the vegetables and meat in this room into mincemeat.
Oh, and remember to wash the vegetables before chopping, don't dirty them, and waste food."
Jiang Yunxi had countless questions in her mind.
She hesitantly agreed, "Alright."
The old man before her was truly formidable.
He seemed to know her better than she knew herself, appearing like a sage who had experienced the mortal world.
"Since I'm free, I might as well give it a try," Jiang Yunxi thought to herself.
In the kitchen, she looked at the room full of vegetables and meat, and the vegetables and meat, this pampered young lady finally began her day as a kitchen lady.
Outside the courtyard, in a pavilion, a man and a woman were playing chess. The black pieces had the upper hand, surrounding and eliminating the white pieces. The two had ordinary appearances but carried themselves like sages from the outside world.
"That old man is quite skilled, but not extraordinary," the woman commented.
The woman, named Yun Li, was an Earth Rank Armament Master, and the man, named Yun Hu, was also an Earth Rank Armament Master. They were secretly protecting the Princess Jiang Yunxi under the orders of the Prince.
Jiang Yunxi's personality was carefree and innocent. This time, she had secretly escaped from the royal palace to join the festivities at Ye Mountain Lake. The Prince was concerned for her safety, so he sent these two to protect her discreetly.
Unless absolutely necessary, they would not reveal themselves.
After all, Jiang Yunxi had cultivation and was protected by numerous magical tools. Ordinary people couldn't harm her, so there was no need to worry.
"I'm just curious how that old man convinced the princess," Yun Hu said.
Although the princess was innocent, she wasn't foolish.
They followed from a distance and only knew that the princess was talking to the old man, but the content of their conversation wasn't clear.
"He's probably a master of deception," Yun Li said dismissively.
She held little regard for Chen Kangbao.
"Alright," Yun Hu nodded, a smile flashing in his eyes. "That old man does have some skills to convince the princess to chop vegetables."
The princess, having grown up with a golden key, had never done hard labor.
Now, she was truly experiencing hardship.
This was completely different from Qi Yuan, who had enjoyed blessings without effort.
In the kitchen, the sounds of chopping and slicing filled the air.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Jiang Yunxi held a kitchen knife and vigorously chopped and sliced.
The basket was filled with finely chopped vegetables.
Her arms were sore.
"So tiring, this is even more exhausting than cultivation!"
Jiang Yunxi had washed vegetables for an hour and chopped for three hours already.
However, despite her efforts, she had chopped less than a third of the vegetables.
Her arms ached, and her shoulders hurt, but she persisted.
"The Heavenly Deity said that to become a protagonist in biographical novels, one must undergo trials. Like stabbing a spear ten thousand times a day, using chopsticks to catch a hundred flies, or chopping vegetables—this is my unique cultivation path."
"I never expected that one day, I, Jiang Yunxi, would also become the protagonist of a biographical novel."
"Wait, who will write about me?"
"No, I must write a diary to record the events of each day. When I return, I'll hint to Manager Chen to write a book for me!"
Jiang Yunxi's thoughts wandered.
She wondered how to beautify herself in the diary.
As for the old deity's mention of armpit hair and bedwetting, those couldn't appear in the diary.
As night fell, she hurried to bathe and shave her armpit hair!
Jiang Yunxi hurriedly increased her pace, not wanting to be looked down upon by the old deity.
"Not bad, you're very diligent... Wait, how have you only chopped this little?" Chen Kangbao's eyes showed confusion.
Then, as he watched Jiang Yunxi's vigorous chopping, a helpless expression appeared on his face. "You... haven't used a kitchen knife before. You haven't even removed the protective cover from your knife!"
Initially, Qi Yuan had crafted the cover to protect himself from the gore and blood.
However, later on, Qi Yuan thought that if she were to play the role of a kitchen knife, she would have to truly become one, immersing herself in the role.
"What's going on?" Jiang Yunxi was bewildered.
She realized that the kitchen knife she had been using all this time was indeed extraordinary.
She felt a sense of awe.
No wonder she had been struggling to cut vegetables; it was because she had been using a sheathed knife.
She removed the sheath from the knife, and a rustic, sharp, and restrained blade appeared before Jiang Yunxi's eyes.
"How is it? Is this knife worth 999 taels of silver?" Chen Kangbao said proudly.
Jiang Yunxi took a glance... It didn't possess the essence of a high-level magical tool.
"... It is."
It was worth it for the sake of the old master.
"Finish cutting these vegetables quickly, and I'll teach you the second step."
Jiang Yunxi's face lit up with excitement.
Finally, the old master was going to teach her the real skills?
"The first step of salvation is cutting vegetables, and the second step is... making buns."
"Huh?" Jiang Yunxi blinked.
Making buns?
"Yes, making buns."
"Is there some deeper meaning to this, Old Master?" Jiang Yunxi asked, feeling there must be some hidden wisdom in the old master's words.
Cutting vegetables made sense, but why make buns?
"Making buns seems ordinary, but it's not that simple.
What your eyes see might not be the truth." Chen Kangbao continued to persuade her.
Jiang Yunxi stood quietly, listening to Chen Kangbao's teachings.
"I know a guy who sells dog meat. In your eyes, is he not committing a great sin by killing dogs?"
"Yes."
"But in reality, he is a great philanthropist, having saved many dogs.
For every three taels of dog meat he sells, he saves one dog.
Selling dog meat seems like an evil deed, but it's actually a heavenly good deed."
Chen Kangbao repeated the joke he had heard from Qi Yuan.
Jiang Yunxi widened her eyes, as she had never seen the divine commenters in the forums nor been exposed to various jokes like this. Hearing such a statement for the first time, she was truly convinced.
"Is that so?"
"So, quickly finish cutting the vegetables and go make buns.
Sometimes, what you're making might not be buns, but the salvation of the common people."
"Can making buns save the common folk?" Jiang Yunxi was puzzled, feeling that the old master was truly a master, and his words carried profound meanings that ordinary people couldn't easily comprehend.
"Yes." Chen Kangbao silently answered in his heart.
He loved eating buns.
By making and eating them, filling his stomach, he was also saving the common people.
He, too, was one of the common folk.
Three days passed, and Jiang Yunxi had been working diligently.
During this time, she had dedicated herself to the art of cooking.
Cutting vegetables, cutting vegetables, cutting vegetables, and occasionally making buns.
This life was unlike anything she had experienced before.
At first, she felt tired, bored, and even irritable.
But gradually, she began to enjoy this life and felt a sense of righteous mission.
It seemed that even hard work had its purpose.
Yes, the Heaven-born Divine Body could endure any hardship.
At night, she returned to her room with a weary body.
699
She placed the kitchen knife on the dressing table.
Jiang Yunxi stretched lazily.
"So tired and sleepy, I'll skip the bath tonight and take one in the morning."
"I should write in my diary."
"Today, my knife skills have improved even further. I'm afraid that even a grandmaster would struggle to keep up with me in vegetable cutting.
Even though I'm tired, I can't lose my composure. After returning to my room and taking a bath, I'll sleep and welcome a wonderful tomorrow."
Jiang Yunxi finished writing in her diary, feeling satisfied.
Just then, a voice echoed in her heart.
"Hey, you even gave me intelligence."
"Who?" Jiang Yunxi was shocked, her eyes wide with awe as she scanned her surroundings.
"Stop looking, it's me, the kitchen knife."
"The kitchen knife?" Jiang Yunxi stared at the knife as if it were a ghost, her eyes filled with both apprehension and confusion.
How could a knife speak?
"I originally couldn't speak, but your earnest vegetable cutting awakened my spirit intelligence."
Qi Yuan explained casually.
To truly play the role of a kitchen knife, since the start of cutting vegetables, Qi Yuan had severed his five senses, becoming devoid of any spirit intelligence or thoughts.
As Jiang Yunxi continued cutting vegetables, her knife skills improved, reaching a proficiency of over 60.
This also granted her new abilities.
Or rather, the kitchen knife gained new abilities.
It awakened spirit intelligence and the five senses.
The knife also became more durable and sharp.
It was rumored that with just this level of strength, it might even rival those tough Heaven Rank Magical Tools.
Converted to a human body, it would be comparable to a Heaven Rank.
This is actually terrifying.
In this world, the abilities of Earth Rank Armament Masters largely come from magical tools.
Even in cultivation, their bodies are fragile, and they dare not withstand the power of magical tools.
Now, Qi Yuan is different.
Originally, he was a technique-based fighter, but now he can act recklessly.
"You can actually speak?" Jiang Yunxi blinked, her heart filled with shock.
Could it be that she is truly the savior?
"Are you male or female? No, no, according to biographical novels, beings like you usually don't have a gender. You're trying to please me, your master, so you're deliberately using a male voice. Your voice is quite nice; say more!" Jiang Yunxi was excited, and her whole body's fatigue vanished.
"..."
"Why aren't you talking anymore? Ah... I understand, it's my will that's the problem. I shouldn't be saying such ambiguous words.
What we should do now is to abandon love and strive to defeat the great villain!
In the end, I hold you, broken and battered, and watch as you lose your spirit intelligence, in pain and despair. Only then will I realize that my feelings for you are not just as a partner, but also love. I've always overlooked you.
In the end, you die in my arms, and I return to the mountains alone, what a touching scene that would be!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Yunxi became a bit excited.
Her words were like those of some netizens, hoping for a chess player to defeat AI and then pass away after placing the final piece, becoming a legendary chess saint.
Instead of being like this, being forced to break their defense by a card.
"You're thinking too much." Qi Yuan was speechless.
This guy, the last time he met someone this speechless was the last time.
"Now, you've cut enough vegetables, and we should proceed to the third step."
Qi Yuan said seriously.
"The third step?" Jiang Yunxi's face was full of anticipation.
"A knife that hasn't seen blood isn't a good kitchen knife.
A warrior who hasn't experienced slaughter can't become a savior."
"Tomorrow, we'll go out to punish evil and promote good, rob the rich to help the poor, kill bandits, and slay demonic spirits?" Jiang Yunxi's face was filled with expectation.
Rob the rich to help the poor? You should rob the rich first.
"No, starting tomorrow, we'll catch our own ingredients, and kill fish!"
"In the Royal Mountain Lake, the great villain has secretly polluted many fish, turning them into demonic spirits. What you need to do now is to kill those fish!" Qi Yuan said seriously.
The last time he was on a boat, he imparted the Dragon Transformation Art, and many fish followed.
Among these fish, many entered the Royal Mountain Lake.
This also made Qi Yuan more familiar with the lake and discover some abnormalities.
Because some of the fish he imparted knowledge to died mysteriously.
The culprit was some strange fish.
With Qi Yuan's keen eyes, he immediately judged that those fish resembled the corpses in the Spirit Raising Land, as if they were demonic spirits being raised.
Now, playing the role of a kitchen knife, he lets Jiang Yunxi go catch ingredients, slay demonic spirits, and gain some experience, killing two birds with one stone.
"Good!"
...
As the sun rose, the coldness in Royal Mountain Lake dissipated.
Yun Li and Yun Hu sat on the boat, following the small boat in the distance.
"It must be said that the old man does have some ability, he actually managed to convince the princess to work as a laborer for several days!" Yun Li mentioned this and couldn't help but laugh.
The princess made too many buns, and Chen Kangbao couldn't finish them all, so he set up a stall to sell them.
As someone responsible for the princess's safety, she hadn't tasted the princess's cooking yet, so she hurried to buy some.
It must be said, they were quite delicious.
"The prince also knows about this matter, and he was a bit surprised but didn't oppose it," Yun Hu said.
Yesterday, the prince also came to Royal Mountain Lake, and Yun Hu informed him of what happened to the princess and even brought some buns.
The prince finished eating the buns and didn't oppose it.
As long as the princess isn't truly harmed, experiencing more is always beneficial.
"The princess is indeed much more diligent than before, and today... she seems even more motivated," Yun Li commented.
"You think that old man might be a reclusive master?" Yun Li thought of something and couldn't help but comment.
"How could he be? He's crazy and delusional. If he were a reclusive master, how could the princess be so foolish as to talk to fish?" Yun Hu said.
Just a while ago, their boat was not far from the princess's small boat, and he personally heard the princess holding a fish, asking where the demonic fish were.
Not only that, but she also let the fish lead the way, and she went to kill the demonic fish.
It must be said that there are too many absurdities to mock.
First, how could fish possibly be demonic spirits? In Royal Mountain Lake, there is only one terrifying demonic spirit, the Water Lord, who wouldn't allow other demonic spirits to enter its territory.
Second, even if there were demonic fish, how could ordinary fish understand human speech and lead the way? Isn't this ridiculous?
(End of Chapter)
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