In a world ruled by strength, Shiāo Fēng was born with nothing — no talent, no support, no future.
Exiled to the wild, he was meant to fade away. But fate had other plans.
As ancient powers awaken, his journey begins with fire, knives, and a single pot.
A dark, tragic, and strangely humorous fantasy — he wasn’t born to fight, but to cook.
And sometimes, that’s the deadliest path of all.

(The mist thickens, curling between the narrow alleyways of the mountain town. Lu Zhen stands beside Xiao Feng, his small frame still trembling, but his eyes now locked with purpose.)


🔊 Xiao Feng (whispering): — "Far greater than food, huh? What exactly are you looking for, Lu Zhen?"


🧒 Lu Zhen (quietly): — "A name. A file. A forbidden recipe that no one was supposed to cook."


🌀 (His voice shakes, but the mist around him almost pulses with the weight of his words.)


🔊 Guo Lang (rubbing his arms): — "Why do I feel like I'm freezing…? Is it just the fog?"


(Xiao Feng's eyes narrow. He turns, scanning the rooftops. Shadows flicker.)


🔊 Xiao Feng: — "We're being watched."


(A kunai-like dart whistles through the air—Xiao Feng intercepts it with two fingers, lightning-fast.)


🔊 Xiao Feng (growling): — "Poison-tipped. Jie family's assassins."


🧒 Lu Zhen: — "They know I saw it."


🔊 Xiao Feng (firmly): — "Saw what?"


🧒 Lu Zhen: — "The Black Recipe. Hidden in the Forbidden Kitchen. I wasn't meant to live after that."


💭 Guo Lang takes a cautious step back.


🐶 Guo Lang: — "Black Recipe?! That's a myth—recipes that can kill, curse, even... bring the dead?"


🧒 Lu Zhen: — "It's not a myth. I saw it. The Jie family is hiding something that could poison an entire sect."


(The ground rumbles faintly. From a nearby alley, a cloaked figure steps out, face hidden beneath a straw hat.)


👤 Unknown Figure: — "Then you've seen too much."


(Xiao Feng instantly draws his weapon. Lu Zhen steps back, pressing a hand to his chest.)


🔊 Xiao Feng (coldly): — "I don't care if you're from the Jie family or the heavens. You won't touch him."


(The figure throws aside their cloak—revealing glowing symbols across their arms. A Forbidden Technique user.)


💥 A dark culinary blade manifests in their hands.


👤 Assassin: — "This knife… was forged in the kitchen of corpses. And your little apprentice is the next ingredient."


🧒 Lu Zhen (whispers to himself): — "I'm not ready... but I can't run anymore."


🔊 System Activated: Hidden Skill Unlocked — "Soul Simmer: Rank I"


(A faint steam rises from Lu Zhen's body, his eyes glow with a strange golden hue.)


🔊 Xiao Feng (smirking): — "Guess the boy can fight back after all."


Chapter 23 - The Immortal Chef-Chapter 23