The Tai Chi God of Cooking (Complete in Three Volumes)

"Tai Chi Master Chef" is a series of long-form wuxia tales, divided into three parts. "Rising to Prominence" is the first. It tells the story of Yang Zhaolong, eldest grandson of the Tai Chi master Yang Muxia. Mischievous and energetic since childhood, Zhaolong loves his family's Tai Chi and is also fond of learning his grandfather's cooking skills. But the Yang family is suddenly targeted by assassins sent by the Qiushui organization, including Wan Jinli and Blind Wan, who seek revenge. Zhaolong is kidnapped, but fortunately, he is rescued by Wu Yun, a young woman he met at Black Fish Nunnery, and manages to escape. Wu E of Qiushui once again incites the Jin family of Hanzhong to challenge the Yang family's Tai Chi school. By chance, however, Zhaolong receives guidance from Jin Yuan of the Jin family, who is using the alias Ruoyong, and learns from him the secrets of cultivating superior internal martial arts. From then on, his skills advance by leaps and bounds. When one scheme fails, Wu E tries another, setting his sights on Yang Yuntian, the eldest son of the Tai Chi school. To preserve the Yang family's reputation, Yang Yuntian fights to his last breath and dies, while his son Yang Zhaolong disappears without a trace...