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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.)
๐ญ "Linshan Village... looks calm, but I'm sure it won't stay that way."
๐ Gu Lang (yawning):
โ Can we just get to the food already? My stomach's growling!
๐ Xiao Feng (smiling):
โ 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.)
๐ Xiao Feng (to the owner):
โ Two bowls of something hot and filling.
๐ Owner (a chubby man with messy hair):
โ New faces, huh? You got money?
๐ Gu Lang (grinning):
โ He cooks, I talk. We pay with food or fists!
(The owner laughed and told them to sit.)
๐ Owner:
โ Alright, kid. Show me what you got.
(Xiao Feng stepped into the small, smoky kitchen. No fancy tools โ just old pots and dusty spices.)
๐ญ "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.)
๐ Villager 1:
โ What's that smell? Poison or miracle?
๐ Villager 2:
โ 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.)
๐ Gu Lang (sniffing):
โ If I die eating this, at least I die full and happy.
(He took a bite, eyes wide.)
๐ Gu Lang:
โ It's spicy!! But... it's awesome!
(The crowd clapped and cheered.)
๐ Owner (surprised):
โ You got golden hands, boy. Wanna stay here?
๐ Xiao Feng:
โ Just passing through. Thanks though.
๐ญ "Maybe strength isn't just fighting. Maybe it's making something people remember."
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๐ฅ End of Chapter 6