Genshin Impact: Return of the Water Queen

"It seems like you have inadvertently given me a job." Xianyun looked at Zhong Yue, feeling helpless.

Ningguang laughed when she heard their conversation. She said, "That's great! Actually, what we were arguing about just now was not the issue of the Chef Contest, but this..."

Ningguang turned around and looked at the huge stone placed on the platform in the middle. The stone was smooth and round, and it was obvious at first glance that it was not an ordinary item.

"We were talking about this boulder."

Luo Chaya and the others followed Ningguang's gaze and looked at the boulder. The memories buried deep in her mind were unearthed when she saw the boulder. "Oh, this stone..."

It seems that this stone does exist in the MasterChef competition.

Xianyun looked at the stone, her eyes full of nostalgia. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Do you know what this stone is?"

Keqing replied: "According to my grandfather's research, this may be related to the legendary Kitchen God."

After hearing what Keqing said, Xianyun nodded and said, "Yes, this is indeed a huge stone related to the Kitchen God. It was once enshrined in the Kitchen God's temple, but unfortunately it was lost during a migration a long time ago."

Although there had been speculations before, Ningguang and the others breathed a sigh of relief when Xianyun confirmed it.

"It's something related to the Kitchen God!" Keqing looked at the boulder in front of her excitedly. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Xianyun again, asking, "Then I wonder what the Kitchen God's identity is. Rumor has it that some people believe that the Kitchen God is the Rock King, while others believe that the Kitchen God is someone else."

"The Kitchen God is Zhong... ahem, is it the Rock Emperor? Are you kidding?" Zhong Yue blurted out subconsciously after hearing Keqing's words, and almost exposed Zhongli's identity.

"Hmm? This is..." Keqing looked at Zhong Yue blankly.

"From the tone you spoke just now, are you also an immortal?" Beidou looked at Zhong Yue and guessed.

Xianyun took over the conversation and said to everyone: "In short, the Kitchen God is definitely not the Emperor, but if I were to tell you about his identity, it would make this Moon-Chasing Festival meaningless."

"What's the meaning..." Ningguang fell into deep thought after hearing Xianyun's words.

Xianyun continued, "I'll leave it to you to investigate the identity of the Kitchen God. It just so happens that the Kitchen King Competition will be held soon. The Kitchen God has passed down the secrets of Liyue's furnace fire and hot dishes. Your Kitchen King Competition may be the best gift for the Kitchen God."

“What the Immortal said is right. We understand!” Ningguang nodded slightly. She said to Keqing and Beidou, “We must hold this Chef King Contest well!”

"Understood." The two nodded.

In the evening, Xianyun planned to take Zhong Yue home, and Zhen and Ying naturally moved into the Qun Yu Pavilion with Luo Chaya.

Not to mention that Luo Chaya herself is a distinguished guest of the Qun Yu Pavilion and has a separate luxurious room here all year round. Her identities as the True and Shadow Thunder Gods alone are enough to allow them to live freely anywhere in Liyue.

"It is a great honor for my small pavilion to be able to live here," Ningguang said with a smile as she looked at the three people in front of her.

While eating the candied haws, Hai Lixia said to Luo Chaya, "Lord Luo Chaya, do I live here too?"

"Of course, you can stay in Lotia's room." Luo Chaya nodded and said to her. When she mentioned Lotia, she sighed helplessly. Ningguang noticed the change in her expression. She wanted to ask about Lotia's whereabouts, but she knew it was not convenient to ask at this time, so she didn't say anything more.

"Have a good rest, everyone." Ningguang said with a smile, then bowed and said goodbye.

After Ningguang left, Zhen walked to the platform in front of the Qun Yu Pavilion and looked out at the bustling Liyue Harbor. She looked at the merchant ships coming and going and the bright lights on the streets of Liyue and was filled with emotion.

"When I first arrived at Liyue Harbor, I was wondering what was floating in the sky. I didn't expect it to be the residence of Tianquan Star." Zhen said to Luo Chaya and Ying with a smile, "This Tianquan Star is worthy of being the leader of the Seven Stars of Liyue."

"If you like it, sister, we can move the castle tower to the sky later." Ying stood beside Zhen and said to her seriously, as if she would do it immediately as long as Zhen nodded.

"Uh...then let's not worry about that." Zhen shook his head.

"Really? I think this is a good idea. It will be very convenient if you want to go somewhere. If the castle tower can float freely above Inazuma, it will be difficult for the people below to conceal the situation." Ying said to Zhen.

"Having said that, it would be too costly to move the entire castle tower to the sky. The current castle tower is pretty good. After what happened before, all the three magistrates who dared to deceive their superiors and subordinates have been put in jail. There will be no problem in a short period of time." Shin said slowly. She had governed Inazuma for thousands of years and had a lot of experience.

"What my sister said makes sense." Ying nodded, agreeing with her sister.

The next day, Keqing and the others went to investigate the Kitchen God. Although Ying and Zhen already knew the Kitchen God's true identity, Zhen seemed to be a person who liked to watch the fun and took the initiative to join Xiangling and Keqing's investigation team.

Ying volunteered to be their bodyguard.

In this regard, the former water god Rochaya commented that this might be one of the most useless bodyguards in Teyvat. It was like someone protecting Zhongli to prevent him from being attacked by the user of the Eye of the Geode. It was useless.

In short, when the group began to investigate the identity of the Kitchen God, the Chef Competition had already caused quite a stir in Liyue. Luo Chaya knew that this was because Ningguang, as the Tianquan Star, was secretly pushing it behind the scenes.

More and more people are participating in the competition, and chefs from high-end restaurants such as Xinyuexuan have also signed up.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Chef King Contest kicked off. The competitions in various regions of Liyue were in full swing, attracting many people to watch. After the exciting competition, the person who finally made it to the finals was the same as Luo Chaya's impression.

Xiangling and Yanxiao.

Zhen stood in front of the boulder, holding a device similar to a megaphone in his hand, smiling, and excitedly shouted to the audience around him: "Dear audience, no matter where you are from, no matter what kind of food you like!

Welcome to Yujingtai. Today we gather here to watch the final of the Chef King Contest! Ladies and Gentlemen, food is a multi-faceted enjoyment of vision, touch, smell and taste!

Now, let us welcome the finalists with warm applause, the chef from Wanmintang, Ms. Xiangling!! And... the chef from Dihuazhou Wangshu Inn, Mr. Yanxiao!! "