But regarding talent, Cooking Master Boy's world wasn't without people stronger than Cooking Master Boy himself.
Kaiyu the Cloud Dragon—one of the Five Tiger Stars of the Dark Cooking World—possessed four of the Super Five Senses: Super Touch, Super Vision, Super Hearing, and Super Smell. His culinary talent was self-evident.
Cooking Master Boy: "Erina?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "The female lead from another cooking anime—Food Wars, also called X-Drug Spirit."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Because reactions after eating the cuisine are the same as eating that thing."
Ordinary Group Leader: "However, I only watched the first and second seasons. When I was watching, later seasons hadn't come out yet."
Ordinary Group Leader: "The female lead, Erina Nakiri, possesses God's Tongue, extremely similar to Super Taste. The effect is about the same, but it continuously evolves based on delicious food tasted. If one day she can't eat cuisine satisfying her tongue, she won't be able to eat anything."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Her mother apparently now survives entirely on glucose."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Too bad no chef from the Food Wars world joined. Otherwise, I'd really want to see which world's cuisine is more delicious."
Kasumi Shiko: "Culinary talent? Could the first lottery have some relationship with the drawer's profession?"
Boil Dagu Into Soup: "Probably not..."
The book "Postnatal Care for Sows" had absolutely no relationship with his Victory Team profession.
Kasumi Shiko: "Could I possibly draw writing-related talents?"
Boil Dagu Into Soup: "Probably not."
Kasumi Shiko: "@Zhang Sanfeng, @Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei—what about you two?"
Kasumi Shiko: "Did you draw abilities related to Daoist priests?"
Zhang Sanfeng: "Well..."
Zhang Sanfeng: "Forget it. It's not something that can't be mentioned."
Zhang Sanfeng: "Image.jpg"
[Pet: Little Donkey]
[Origin: Guo Xiang]
[Note: When I walked through mountains, mountains didn't speak; when I passed seas, seas didn't answer; the little donkey clip-clopped along, Heaven Reliant Sword accompanying me across the world]
[Everyone says I fell in love with Great Hero Yang and left home on Mount Emei, but actually I only fell in love with the clouds and rosy dawn on Mount Emei—so much like the fireworks when I was sixteen...]
Ordinary Group Leader: "Guo Xiang's little donkey?"
Lighthouse Richest Man: "Guo Xiang—Emei's founding ancestress?"
Lighthouse Richest Man: "The memory copy does mention Zhang Sanfeng and Emei's ancestress were acquainted."
Lighthouse Richest Man: "Could it be..."
Kasumi Shiko: "Both became monastics. I feel there's a deep story here."
Kasumi Shiko: "Zhang Sanfeng and Guo Xiang both loved each other—perhaps were even a couple. But because of a misunderstanding, they got angry and refused to see each other, even founding separate sects and becoming monastics. Yet deep in their hearts, they still held feelings for one another?"
Zhang Sanfeng: "..."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Just a youthful crush, that's all."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Though many say Zhang Sanfeng loved Guo Xiang deeply, it feels not actually that profound. Especially as Zhang Sanfeng aged, these feelings faded."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Of course, I don't get to decide."
Ordinary Group Leader: "@Zhang Sanfeng, secretly tell me—do you like Guo Xiang? I promise not to tell anyone."
Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei: "Eating melon.jpg"
Lin Fengjiao: "Eating melon.jpg"
Who wouldn't want gossip about Wudang Sect's founding ancestral master Zhang Sanfeng?
Seeing everyone's curiosity in the chat group, Zhang Sanfeng could only smile bitterly—but didn't get angry.
Guo Xiang...
The person who stunned his entire life when youth first awakened!
How could there be no feelings?
Those Iron Arhats—even today he still kept them, privately treasured for a hundred years, never taking them out.
Though he and Guo Xiang only met twice total, feelings arose unknowingly and were hard to forget.
He still remembered that year atop Mount Hua. He hadn't yet possessed his current strength—just a fledgling monk without the slightest combat experience. Yin Kexi had beaten him thoroughly.
At that time, Guo Xiang told him: "You just fight freely. If you can't win, I'll help you."
Because of those words, he threw the first punch of his life.
[Once anger stirs, the spiritual platform can no longer be like a clear mirror and still water.]
This phrase was his best interpretation.
But just as the Group Leader said—these feelings had faded considerably now.
Young boys and girls mostly experienced a muddled first love. At the time, they'd forget food and sleep for someone of the opposite sex, live and die for them. But this passion came quickly and left quickly. Later, when their heads cleared, they often couldn't help but smile ruefully at their past infatuation.
(A thousand people have a thousand Hamlets. Everyone has their own view on whether Zhang Sanfeng loved Guo Xiang deeply. Some believe Zhang Sanfeng only felt gratitude, respect, and admiration toward Guo Xiang—but not love. Others believe Zhang Sanfeng fell in love at first sight and never forgot her.)
His feelings for Guo Xiang were probably like this. Just more rational.
"Neigh neigh neigh~"
The sudden sound awakened Zhang Sanfeng from contemplation. A brown little donkey appeared before him, pure eyes looking at him affectionately, then nuzzling his arm.
Then it bit his Daoist robe with small nibbles, as though searching for something.
"Here."
Zhang Sanfeng naturally knew what it sought. Helplessly, he exchanged a bottle of Moomoo Milk from the chat group.
"Neigh neigh neigh~"
Seeing the Moomoo Milk, the little donkey's eyes immediately lit up. Then it affectionately nuzzled Zhang Sanfeng's arm again before carrying off the Moomoo Milk in its mouth.
Kasumi Shiko: "@Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei—what about you?"
Kasumi Shiko: "Though not related to profession, it still has some relationship to oneself."
Boil Dagu Into Soup: "This might just be coincidence."
Madara Uchiha's steel pipe, Whitebeard's giant race doll, his postnatal care for sows, Tokisaki Kurumi's "Thank You for Your Patronage" lottery ticket—all proved these had absolutely no relationship to oneself!
Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei: "Must I say?"
He—a Daoist priest of advanced years—how did he draw such a thing?
His integrity in old age couldn't be preserved!
Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei: "Screenshot.jpg"
[Item: I Love a Stick of Wood]
[Note: Is it that thing you're thinking of, or a matchstick? Until you open it, nothing can be confirmed]
Ordinary Group Leader: "???"
Invincible East: "???"
Child of Nature: "Which world is this from?"
Lighthouse Richest Man: "You all seem to know?"
Lighthouse Richest Man: "What does the note mean by 'that thing you're thinking of'?"
Lighthouse Richest Man: "In your worlds, does this thing have another definition? One that makes people think of it just by seeing the name?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "What I know far exceeds what someone my age should know."
Ordinary Group Leader: "This clearly shouldn't be something I know about right now!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Novels have led me astray!"
(End of Chapter)