Genshin Impact: I'm living the life of a god in Liyue

Around two in the afternoon.

Xia Zhi stood up and walked toward the kitchen, Miss Chi Yu's eyes brightened as she hurriedly followed.

"What is Mr. Xia going to make?"

"Spicy strips."

"What's that?"

"A snack made from gluten, with a spicy taste."

"Oh! Let me help tend the fire!"

"Sure, but no rush. I need to ferment the dough first, and mix in some bean powder."

"I'll help you grind it!"

Miss Chi Yu was very proactive.

She didn't care about the excellent employee evaluation this month; she mainly wanted to eat the spicy strips quickly.

Soon, a large plate of glowing red spicy strips was ready.

The bean powder used was [Great Tuna Belly Soybeans], the chili oil was made from Jueyun Chilis, and sprinkled with [Melk Stardust]. A rich spicy aroma spread through the air, very enticing.

"It's ready, here, Miss Chi Yu, try some."

"Mm~ hiss hiss So spicy~ But so delicious~"

Xia Zhi also tried some. Because of different ingredients and recipe, the taste was different from the cheap spicy strips in his memory, lacking that pungent artificial flavoring.

These were local spicy strips more suited to Teyvat people.

Xia Zhi remembered the strange names always printed on spicy strip packages when he was young.

The most memorable one was actually called "Tang Monk's Flesh," which he quite enjoyed.

These spicy strips before him were from a recipe he just created, still unnamed. Why not call them "Osial's Flesh"?

Hearing this strange name, Miss Chi Yu first froze, then giggled: "How did Mr. Xia come up with this name? Though their long thin shape does resemble Osial."

"Help me take this plate of spicy strips to the front hall."

"You mean Osial's Flesh!"

"Yes, yes."

Miss Chi Yu laughed while carrying the plate out of the kitchen.

Xia Zhi set aside two small portions of spicy strips in food boxes, these were for Granny Ping and Ganyu.

When he returned to the front hall, Miss Chi Yu was still "hiss hiss-ing."

"If you can't handle spicy food, eat less."

"hiss It's fine~ hiss After all~ hiss I don't have a body~"

Xia Zhi "looked" at her lips, red and swollen from the spiciness. After food was given the "life-death" property by [Path of the Netherworld Chef], when consumed by ghosts, it seemed to be directly absorbed without leaving any residue.

Quite interesting.

After a while, Zhu Zi and the other three returned from outside.

"Wow, what a delicious smell!"

"Welcome back, did you order the clothes?"

"Yes! We can pick them up in a couple days! We also went shopping and bought lots more things! Boss, what's this?"

"Spicy strips..."

"No! It's Osial's Flesh! Haha..."

"Osial's flesh?!"

"Not really, it's just the name I gave this dish, it's actually gluten."

"Oh! I see."

"Put your things away, wash your hands, and come try some."

"Okay!"

Moments later, four girls with chopsticks curiously picked up spicy strips.

Xia Zhi warned: "These are very spicy, be careful, don't touch your eyes. I'll make you some juice."

But the warning seemed useless.

By the time he brought the juice, Zhu Zi and Yaoyao were already gasping, Qiqi's little face was reddened from the spiciness, only Shenhe remained unchanged - after all, she could eat Qingxin flowers raw, which were more bitter than Huanglian.

Zhu Zi took a big drink of juice, her eyes wet: "So spicy~ I'm alive~ But so delicious~"

Shenhe calmly picked up another strip and said: "Boss, I need to go out tomorrow."

"Go out?"

"I bought some gifts today, planning to visit Chongyun's family tomorrow."

"Mm, that's appropriate."

"Boss, do you and Zhu Zi want to come? Chongyun invited you both last time..."

"No, we'll pass. Just give them our regards."

"Okay."

"Uu..."

Hm? That sound?

Xia Zhi "saw" Zhu Zi suddenly frown, her face turning pale, cold sweat appearing on her forehead.

Others also noticed something seemed wrong with Zhu Zi.

"Zhu Zi, what's wrong?"

"Boss... my stomach hurts... really hurts..."

"Don't panic!"

Xia Zhi stood up and walked over, taking her wrist to diagnose her.

He had learned [Medical Mastery] from Baizhu and was now a medical master.

After diagnosing, Xia Zhi's expression became somewhat strange.

"Zhu Zi, did your period start today?"

"Mm..."

"And instead of resting at home, you went shopping?"

"Uu..."

"And dared to eat spicy stimulating food like these strips?"

"Uu..."

Yaoyao added from the side: "Sister Zhu Zi also treated everyone to barbecue while shopping this afternoon, that was very spicy too."

"Uu..."

Zhu Zi weakly lowered her head, looking pitifully apologetic.

Xia Zhi sighed helplessly.

This foodie girl was hopeless.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

"Mm..."

"Let me give you a massage."

"Mm..."

"Roll up your clothes a bit yourself, I need to touch to work."

"Oh..."

Zhu Zi now had no hesitation about such strange requests, obediently rolling up her clothes a bit.

Very white.

Xia Zhi reached out, placing his hand on her, gently massaging.

Feeling the boss's warm fingers, though Zhu Zi's face was still pale with pain, her earlobes turned red and hot.

So embarrassing.

After Xia Zhi massaged gently for a while, Zhu Zi felt the pain in her stomach gradually fade, until finally she only felt the boss's palm, warm and hot.

So comfortable.

Is this how it feels when the boss helps massage the body?

So much more comfortable than leg massages!

Zhu Zi couldn't help squinting her eyes, but just as she wanted to enjoy it a bit longer, Xia Zhi withdrew his hand.

"Feeling better?"

"Ah? Mm! Much better! My stomach doesn't hurt anymore!"

"Good, you're not allowed to eat any more spicy strips today, and for dinner you can only eat light dishes."

"Ah? Oh..."

"Tomorrow don't go running around outside, just rest well in the shop. If your period hasn't ended the day after tomorrow, or if you still feel unwell, I'll give you time off, no need to work."

"Ah? Boss, I feel fine now, I can work..."

"The massage I just gave you only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. You've always had this condition, right?"

"Yes, eh? How did you know, Boss..."

"I happen to know a bit of medicine."

"Boss is amazing!"

Not just Zhu Zi, but the other four employees also couldn't help looking at him with admiring gazes.

Xia Zhi thought for a moment, then said: "Shenhe, help me get paper and pen from inside."

"Okay."

When Shenhe brought the writing materials, Xia Zhi wrote down a prescription.

Zhu Zi asked softly: "Boss, what medicine is this?"

"Medicine to treat your condition."

"Oh..."

Qiqi looked at the prescription, her expression becoming a bit strange. She recognized some of the medicines, but they all seemed to contain some toxicity. However, all medicine is partly poison, and using poisons as medicine was quite normal.

She only knew how to gather herbs, not much about combining medicines, so she didn't voice any doubts.

After letting the ink dry slightly, Xia Zhi handed it to Shenhe.

"Shenhe, please go to Bubu Pharmacy and buy five portions of medicine according to this prescription."

"Okay."

Shenhe carefully put away the prescription, preparing to leave.

Qiqi suddenly said: "I'll go with you."

Shenhe looked at her and nodded: "Mm, let's go."

The two girls arrived at Bubu Pharmacy, where only A-Gui was present.

Shenhe handed him the prescription, saying softly: "Please prepare five portions according to this prescription."

A-Gui took the prescription, looked at it once, and his expression changed dramatically: "This! Where did you get such an unorthodox prescription! How can anyone take this?"

"What's wrong?"

"This prescription is all poison!"

"Poison? Never mind that, just prepare it, I'll pay."

"No! I can't prepare such a harmful poisonous prescription, what if it kills someone?"

Hearing A-Gui call Xia Zhi's prescription harmful poison, a cold light flashed in Shenhe's eyes.

She instinctively wanted to use force to make A-Gui prepare the medicine, but then remembered what Xia Zhi had told her and suppressed the impulse.

A-Gui saw Qiqi nearby and said: "Qiqi, quick, persuade her! This medicine can't be taken!"

Qiqi thought for a moment, then said seriously: "A-Gui, I trust Mr. Xia, he wouldn't harm people."

But no matter what Shenhe and Qiqi said, A-Gui refused to prepare the medicine.

Shenhe's patience gradually disappeared, the cold light reappearing in her eyes.

At this moment, a gentle voice came from outside.

"A-Gui, what's wrong?"

"Master! You're back!"

"Mm, this is... Miss Shenhe from Summer Shop?"

"Dr. Baizhu."

"Qiqi is here too."

"Master, Miss Shenhe brought a poison prescription! I dare not prepare it!"

"Oh? A poison prescription? Let me see."

A-Gui handed him the prescription, and Baizhu studied it carefully, first frowning, then pondering, then showing sudden realization, and finally showing admiration.

"A-Gui, this isn't a poison prescription."

"Ah?"

"This is a perfectly balanced prescription... It's normal that you can't see it with your current knowledge, it's not your fault. Just prepare the medicine according to the prescription for Miss Shenhe."

"...Oh."

"I apologize, Miss Shenhe, it's just that the prescription you brought was so exquisite that A-Gui misunderstood. As compensation for wasting your time, this medicine will be free of charge, is that acceptable?"

Hearing Baizhu praise Xia Zhi's prescription as exquisite, Shenhe's expression softened somewhat.

"Okay."

"May I ask where this prescription came from?"

"Zhu Zi had stomach pain, the boss just wrote it for her."

"Mr. Xia? Just wrote it?"

"Mm."

"..."

Baizhu fell silent.

Changsheng coiled around his neck also fell silent.

Baizhu recalled what happened earlier at Yuehai Pavilion, when he was invited to diagnose the poison in Tianshu Star's body.

The poison was quite rare, and even he would find it difficult to prepare an antidote.

Seeing him frown, Secretary Ganyu said she wanted to invite Mr. Xia from Summer Shop to take a look, as Mr. Xia had told her he knew something about poisons and might be able to help.

But Baizhu had shaken his head in refusal, because he had seen Mr. Xia before - that person's eyes were afflicted, and even if he came, he couldn't see the symptoms, so it would likely be useless.

Baizhu had finally chosen to use [Secret Life Exchange Method] to transfer the poison from Tianshu Star's body to his own.

But now it seemed that Mr. Xia knew far more than just "something" about poison!

He had casually written a prescription that combined poisons so perfectly, neutralizing all toxicity while bringing out their medicinal properties to the fullest, at a level Baizhu could hardly imagine...

It seemed he had wasted his effort.