[A fantasy food novel set in an alternate world. Its timeline is not confined to a single era. Written in episodic form, it features alternate settings based on the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, the Republic of China, and the modern era. The story moves back and forth between these periods and is, at its heart, a collection of fantasy short stories linked by food.]
The bass is plump, the water caltrops crisp, the soup delectable; buckwheat ripened and oil newly pressed, the pancakes fragrant.
Humanity's most primal desire is the appetite.
The Yuzhou Dynasty, the Chuwu Dynasty... the Yuexi Dynasty, the Liangqing Dynasty, the peaceful Republic of China, Huaguo. Time flows on and the years change. As the saying goes, food can never be too refined, nor meat too finely sliced. Over the course of thousands of years, imperial chefs and master cooks alike have perfected secret recipes, honed their skills, and balanced the five flavors, creating one famous dish after another. But as the centuries passed, culinary techniques evolved and ingredients grew abundant. Those glories of the past have long since been hidden beneath the dust, no longer dazzling as they once were.
Only the desires of the human heart, like the smoke and bustle of everyday life, stain the world with its conflicts and never fade through the ages.
Over thousands of years, kings, nobles, generals, and ministers have all returned to dust. Heroes and villains alike have found their names in the histories; palaces of jade have turned to ashes. Yet desire never dies. Through all the changes of the world, people still yearn for miracles and encounters with immortals.
The famed Yulin Tower is run by a man named Lin Qi. He can offer you a warm, comforting home-cooked meal, or a chance at a celestial destiny.
Hush! Please quietly savor this desire blossoming on your tongue.
Do not speak while eating, or talk while sleeping.
I hope you all like it. This book is a plot in the form of a unit drama. There is more than one dynasty. The background is an overhead unit fantasy food story based on the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Republic of China, and modern times. The true identity of the male protagonist is the Kirin beast. It is very powerful in prosperous times, but in troubled times. The book is weak and has gone through various dynasties. This book tells the earthly stories of the male protagonists in different dynasties. It uses food as a clue, the love and hatred between humans, monsters, ghosts and gods, the ups and downs. At the same time, the author will also collect a lot of background knowledge and incorporate more rigorous detailed descriptions in different eras.