Once again, Bai Ye impressed me that evening with his unbelievable skills in cooking. The supplies at the cabin were basic, and the spices we had brought from the pantry at Mount Hua were the bare minimum, but he turned the simplest ingredients into the most delicious meal with just that. The braised whole fish was crispy even with the thick sauce laying on top, the porridge with filets and dried mushrooms was rich and smooth, and the fishball skewers were better than the best ones I remembered from childhood. Everything was made to perfection and burst with flavor.
"Sometimes I find it a huge pity that you aren't a chef," I mumbled while slurping the date and wolfberry dessert drink. It was too hard to keep myself slow and civilized in the middle of such an incredible meal. "It's such a loss to the rest of the world."