GA: Chapter 187: The Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei! Isn't It Perfectly Normal for Food to Glow?
Ordinary Group Leader: "As for Yi Ren Zhi Xia — I actually haven't watched much of it."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I only finished the first season. I heard Baoer-jiejie had less Sichuan dialect in the second season so I didn't continue, though I did watch some clips. Seemed pretty good."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I kept meaning to watch it properly, and now apparently season three is already coming out and I still haven't."
Ordinary Group Leader: "@Child of Nature — have you watched it?"
Child of Nature: "I watched seasons one and two."
Child of Nature: "Though there's not much to say about it, really — you already know Zhang Zhiwei's strength. Within that world, there's essentially no one capable of posing a threat to him."
Child of Nature: "The only thing that genuinely needs to change is Tian Lao's death — but that was also something he himself sought."
Child of Nature: "How to proceed from there is something Zhang Zhiwei will have his own thoughts on."
The main storyline of Yi Ren Zhi Xia hadn't been especially prominent in seasons one and two. Neither Baoer-jiejie's true origins nor the relationship between the Eight Wonders and the Celestial Master had been revealed.
Some readers of the manga had spoiled that the Chen Duo arc was where the series truly reached legendary status — but he had crossed over before getting there.
That was the part he found most regrettable.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Fair enough. I always assumed the 'One Above' referred to Baoer-jiejie, and that Zhang Chulan was the 'One Below' — turns out the 'One Above' was Zhang Zhiwei all along!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "'This old man, Zhang Zhiwei — Zhang as in arrogant beyond measure, Zhi as in covering the sky with one hand, Wei as in doing whatever you please.'"
Ordinary Group Leader: "I watched that clip of 'Today I will sweep Quan Xing clean' — that was genuinely the most blood-pumping thing I've seen."
Ordinary Group Leader: "That's what a hot-blooded old man series looks like. Nothing else comes close."
Ordinary Group Leader: "When I'm happy, I'm the One Above Everything. When I'm not, I'm the One Below Everything."
Whether Zhang Sanfeng or Zhang Zhiwei — while others practiced martial arts, these two were cultivating immortality. An entirely different tier.
Master Nine was impressively capable too, but the one who had left the deepest impression on her was Maoshan's senior disciple Shi Jian — that Lightning-Rush Thunderclap Fist was something else entirely.
Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei: "This old Daoist's strength is nothing more than the accumulation of years."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I absolutely do not believe that. You wicked old man."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Can you give any hints about what the Celestial Master Degree is? Does it have anything to do with the Eight Wonders?"
Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei: "This old Daoist has no idea what the Group Leader is referring to."
Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei: "Completely serious face .jpg"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Pursed lips .jpg"
In the world of Yi Ren Zhi Xia, on Longhu Mountain, Zhang Zhiwei looked at the screen before him and couldn't help feeling a deep sense of wonder.
"To think that at this age, this old Daoist would still encounter fortune like this."
"A chat group spanning the myriad worlds... Wudang's founding patriarch Zhang Sanfeng, the Maoshan sect..."
He was old enough to have lived through the information age — he could navigate a smartphone just as well as any young person.
After the initial shock, he had settled into acceptance of the chat group's existence without much difficulty.
Though — would Old Tian really die?
Zhang Zhiwei furrowed his brow, opened the group files, found Yi Ren Zhi Xia, and clicked through.
Back in the chat group, after touching base with Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Zhiwei, Su Yunqing had begun steering toward the Little Chef.
As one of the food anime she'd encountered earliest in life, the name The Little Chef of China was legendary to her ears.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Please, I absolutely must have a serving of the legendary glowing cuisine. This is the request of my lifetime."
The Little Chef of China: "Of course, that's perfectly possible... but isn't it perfectly natural for food to glow?"
The Little Chef of China: "Why is the Group Leader describing it as legendary?"
The Little Chef asked in genuine puzzlement. Wasn't glowing food completely normal? Wasn't that simply what truly excellent cooking looked like?
Lighthouse Richest: "Food... glows?"
Lighthouse Richest: "That is absolutely not normal! Why would food glow in the first place?!"
Lighthouse Richest: "Did you put luminescent powder in it?"
Child of Nature: "No — I put a lightbulb in it. Very serious face .jpg"
Worst Spirit: "Ah — does that mean it's still edible?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Of course there's no luminescent powder or lightbulbs! This is a legitimate food anime."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Yes, it involves some cooking techniques that are closer to martial arts than actual cooking — but it's unquestionably a food anime."
Ordinary Group Leader: "The key is the taste."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I want to know just how incredible the glowing dishes actually taste."
The Little Chef of China: "I'm not quite sure I understand, but what would the Group Leader like to eat?"
The Little Chef of China: "I'll do my best to make something the Group Leader finds delicious."
The Little Chef didn't quite grasp Su Yunqing's meaning — but if all she wanted was a dish, that was no problem at all.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Shiba Inu gratitude .jpg"
Ordinary Group Leader: "I'd like a serving of authentic six-flavor mapo tofu."
The Little Chef of China: "Understood."
The Little Chef of China: "Just the one serving?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Then a serving of golden egg fried rice as well?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Though honestly — I'm not sure how far the story has progressed. What I actually want most is the four-way sea bream prepared for the match against Len."
Ordinary Group Leader: "But that might hurt your hands."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Resting chin on hand .jpg"
The Little Chef of China: "Len?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Never mind, just those two dishes will be fine."
The Little Chef of China: "Does anyone else have a request? As long as it's something I can make, I'd be happy to try."
The Oldest Godslayer: "You come recommended by the Group Leader herself — if you can produce something that satisfies my palate, I won't be stingy with compensation."
The Oldest Godslayer: "Mapo tofu and golden egg fried rice? I know little of Huaxia cuisine — those two will do."
The Oldest Godslayer: "Make my mapo tofu extra spicy."
The Little Chef of China: "Of course, of course."
Lighthouse Richest: "Honestly what I want is a burger. I hear something called Roujiamo is similar — can you make that?"
The Little Chef of China: "That's doable."
Worst Spirit: "Mapo tofu sounds really spicy."
Worst Spirit: "I heard that Huaxia mapo tofu doesn't include strawberries — is that true?"
Huaxia cuisine had quite a reputation in the island nation. Mapo tofu was among the most famous of all — and to suit local tastes, some bold adaptations had emerged over the years. One of them involved strawberries. The result was actually quite good.
But she had once ordered it at a Huaxia restaurant and noticed that the Huaxia customers nearby seemed utterly horrified by that version — they hadn't touched it at all.
Out of curiosity afterward, she'd looked into it and discovered that authentic Huaxia mapo tofu contained no strawberries whatsoever.
The Little Chef of China: "Strawberries?"
The Little Chef of China: "What are strawberries?"
The Little Chef of China: "A new kind of seasoning?"
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