Ordinary Group Owner: "As for Hitori no Shita, I actually haven't watched much of it."
Ordinary Group Owner: "I only watched the first season. I heard Bao'er's Sichuan dialect was reduced in the second season, so I didn't watch it. But I've seen some clips, and it seems pretty good."
Ordinary Group Owner: "I was planning to find time to watch it, but then I heard the third season was coming out and I still hadn't gotten around to it."
Ordinary Group Owner: "@Child of Nature, have you watched it?"
Child of Nature: "I watched the first and second seasons."
Child of Nature: "But there's really not much to say. You know Zhang Zhiwei's strength. In that world, there's no one who can threaten him."
Child of Nature: "As for what needs to be changed, really the only thing is Old Tian's death. But that was what he sought for himself."
Child of Nature: "Ultimately, what to do about it—Zhang Zhiwei should have his own considerations."
The storyline of Hitori no Shita wasn't explored much in the first and second seasons. Neither Bao'er's origins nor the relationship between the Eight Miracles and the Celestial Master's Measure had been revealed.
He'd heard some manga readers spoil that the Chen Duo arc was the chapter where Hitori no Shita truly became legendary, but he had transmigrated before he could read it.
That was something he found rather regrettable.
Ordinary Group Owner: "That's true. I always thought the 'One' in Hitori no Shita would be Bao'er, and that Zhang Chulan would be 'Below.' Turns out the 'One' is actually Zhang Zhiwei!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "'I am Zhang Zhiwei. Zhang as in arrogant, Zhi as in covering the sky with one hand, Wei as in doing whatever I please.'"
Ordinary Group Owner: "I watched that video of him saying 'Today, I shall flatten the entire Zensei.' It was so incredible."
Ordinary Group Owner: "Old man hot-blooded anime at its finest!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "'When I'm happy, I'm One Above All. When I'm not happy, I'll put you one below ground.'"
Whether it was Zhang Sanfeng or Zhang Zhiwei, both of them were cultivating immortality while everyone else was just practicing martial arts. They weren't even in the same league.
Uncle Nine was impressive too, but what left the deepest impression on her was that senior disciple of Maoshan, Shi Jian. His Lightning Thunder Fist was absolutely devastating.
Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei: "This old Daoist's strength is merely the accumulation of age."
Ordinary Group Owner: "Yeah right. You're a terrible old man and I don't believe a word you say."
Ordinary Group Owner: "Can you tell us what the Celestial Master's Measure is? Do the Eight Miracles have anything to do with it?"
Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei: "This old Daoist has no idea what the Group Owner is talking about."
Ordinary Mortal Zhang Zhiwei: "CompletelySerious.jpg"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Pout.jpg"
In the world of Hitori no Shita, on Longhu Mountain, Zhang Zhiwei gazed at the screen before him and couldn't help but sigh.
"Never thought this old Daoist would encounter such fortune at my age."
"A chat group spanning the myriad heavens and worlds... Wudang's founding patriarch Zhang Sanfeng, the Maoshan Sect..."
He lived in the information age, after all. His phone skills were no worse than any youngster's.
After a brief moment of astonishment, he quickly accepted the chat group's existence.
But... would Old Tian really die?
Zhang Zhiwei furrowed his brow and opened the group files, found Hitori no Shita, and clicked in.
Meanwhile, in the chat group, after Roxie Vale finished explaining things to Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Zhiwei, she turned her attention to Cooking Master Boy.
As one of the earliest cooking anime she had ever encountered, the name "Cooking Master Boy" was legendary to Roxie.
Ordinary Group Owner: "Please, you absolutely have to make me one of those legendary glowing dishes. This is my life's request."
Cooking Master Boy: "Of course I can... But isn't it natural for cooking to glow?"
Cooking Master Boy: "Why would the Group Owner describe it as legendary?"
Little Chef asked, puzzled. Wasn't it perfectly normal for food to glow?
Shouldn't any excellent dish be like that?
Richest Man: "Cooking... glowing?"
Richest Man: "That's not normal at all, is it? Why would cooking glow?!"
Richest Man: "Did you put fluorescent powder in it or something?"
Child of Nature: "No, it's a light bulb. I put a light bulb in it! CompletelySerious.jpg"
Himouto Umaru: "Eh, can you still eat it if you do that?"
Ordinary Group Owner: "How could anyone put fluorescent powder or light bulbs in food?! This is a legitimate cooking anime!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Although it does involve some cooking techniques that seem almost like martial arts, it's definitely a cooking anime."
Ordinary Group Owner: "The key is the taste!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "I want to know just how delicious glowing food really is."
Cooking Master Boy: "I don't quite understand, but what would the Group Owner like to eat?"
Cooking Master Boy: "I'll do my best to make something the Group Owner finds delicious."
Little Chef didn't quite understand what Roxie meant, but if she just wanted a dish, that was no problem.
Ordinary Group Owner: "ShibaThankYou.jpg"
Ordinary Group Owner: "I want to eat an authentic Six-Flavor Harmony Mapo Tofu."
Cooking Master Boy: "Understood."
Cooking Master Boy: "Just one portion?"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Then add a Golden Fried Rice too?"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Mainly because I don't know how far along the plot is. What I really want to eat most is the Four-Style Sea Bream you made when competing against Leon."
Ordinary Group Owner: "But it seems like it would hurt your hands."
Ordinary Group Owner: "ChinOnHand.jpg"
Cooking Master Boy: "Leon?"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Never mind! Just those two dishes will be fine."
Cooking Master Boy: "Then, does anyone else have any dishes they'd like to eat? As long as it's something I can make, I'll try my best."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "You're a chef that even the Group Owner praises. If you can produce a flavor that satisfies me, I won't be stingy with my payment."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "Mapo Tofu and Golden Fried Rice? I'm not familiar with Chinese cuisine, so I'll have those two."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "I want the Mapo Tofu extra spicy!"
Cooking Master Boy: "C-Certainly!"
Richest Man: "Actually, I'd rather have a hamburger. I heard roujiamo is similar to a hamburger—can you make that?"
Cooking Master Boy: "I can make that."
Himouto Umaru: "Mapo Tofu, huh. It sounds really spicy."
Himouto Umaru: "I heard that in China, they don't put strawberries in Mapo Tofu. Is that true?"
In Japan, Chinese cuisine was quite famous.
Mapo Tofu was one of the most well-known dishes, and to adapt it to Japanese tastes, some bold innovations had been made.
One of these was adding strawberries, and the flavor was actually quite good.
But once, when she ordered this dish at a Chinese restaurant, a Chinese customer sitting nearby seemed to absolutely despise that Mapo Tofu and didn't take a single bite.
Later, when she got curious and looked into it, she learned that authentic Chinese Mapo Tofu didn't include strawberries.
Cooking Master Boy: "Strawberries?"
Cooking Master Boy: "What are strawberries?"
Cooking Master Boy: "Is that some kind of new seasoning?"
— End of Chapter —