Selling Morning Tea in Ancient Times

Upcoming story: I Only Want My Disciple's Money, a fantasy xianxia master-and-disciple story. Please add it to your collection!

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Tao Zhiyun transmigrated into a book and became a beautiful but brainless, arrogant princess of a fallen kingdom.

The princess had once offended the new emperor back when he was still a tavern waiter, so he held a grudge against her. Her father and brothers were all granted noble titles, while she alone was ordered to run a tavern, becoming the kind of merchant she had always looked down on.

The princess, who only wanted to continue living in luxury, tried to seduce the new emperor. He had her executed on the spot, making an example of her to frighten the rest.

When Tao Zhiyun arrived, the new emperor was sneering as he ordered her to run the tavern.

Tao Zhiyun, owner and head chef of a Cantonese dim sum shop, lit up. This was right up her alley.

The tavern reopened under a new name: Tao's Dim Sum.

Silky rice noodle rolls, snowy-white barbecue pork buns, translucent and chewy water chestnut cake, spare ribs with black bean sauce that practically fell off the bone...

The variety of exquisite, delicious dim sum and noodle dishes filled the air with an enticing aroma.

The gentle, jade-like prime minister fell for the snowy-white barbecue pork buns.

The new emperor, who had once held a grudge, secretly sent an eunuch to buy rice noodle rolls.

The elegant and dignified empress adored the thin-skinned, juicy crystal shrimp dumplings.

The people who had hoped to kick her while she was down tried to find fault with the food, but ended up saying, "This is delicious!"

Tao's Dim Sum flourished, opening branch after branch and starting a dim sum craze throughout Dazhao.

Note: The dim sum recipes are based on the book Cantonese Dim Sum by Xiwentu Books and Baidu, with some edits.

Upcoming story: I Only Want My Disciple's Money. Please add it to your collection.

Blurb:

Master-disciple entanglements are common in the cultivation world, and the Taichu Sect is especially well known for them.

The sect leader of Taichu took only one disciple, who had exceptional talent and surpassed all the other prodigies, becoming the sect's pride. But the disciple later fell to the demonic path, became the notorious Demon Venerable, and abducted the sect leader to the Demon Realm, refusing to let him return.

The Taichu Sect has had no sect leader ever since.

The Taichu Sect's most beautiful woman, Elder Xianyun, learned from this and took three disciples all at once. She cultivated her skill at treating them equally and became a master of balancing things. But then her disciples joined forces to seduce her in every way, and eventually forced her to marry them all at once.

After that, the Taichu Sect became terrified of master-disciple relationships.

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Xue Lanqi is the Taichu Sect's strongest fighter, an impoverished sword cultivator with no interest in romance. She doesn't care about the sect's unspoken rule that master-disciple relationships are taboo.

One day, she stared for a long time at her sword, which had developed a chip.

The wind is rising. It's time to take a rich disciple.

One who only talks money, not master-disciple affection.

If you dare develop feelings for her? She'll beat your head in!

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Lu Zeyan is rich, very rich. He just needs a master.

One day, as usual, he slew a demon beast by piling on magic artifacts. While the lackeys around him showered him with praise and flower petals, he suddenly sighed.

The weather's getting cold. It's time to spend some money on a powerful master.

One who's only after his money, not his heart.

If you can't resist his good looks? He'll crush you with magic artifacts!

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Later, Xue Lanqi / Lu Zeyan: This is great.

Theme: Embrace good food and enjoy life.