"The Divine Beyond Honkai()"
Mei was busy in the kitchen on her side, while next door, Xu Yanwu was not idle either.
He was also preparing for tonight's dinner.
The large bones they had bought were simmering over high heat in a pot, making a broth base for hotpot.
The bright red broth somehow looked rather intimidating.
Even the air in the kitchen was filled with a spicy scent.
When Theresa returned from handling work at St. Freya Academy, carrying some freshly bought bread in her arms, she passed by the kitchen.
Having not yet met Kiana and the others, Theresa did not know about the competition between Xu Yanwu and Mei.
She only saw that the rarely used kitchen next door had suddenly become active, so she curiously wanted to see what was going on.
The moment she pushed open the kitchen door, the spicy fumes, seemingly condensed into something tangible, slammed into Theresa's face.
"Ah! My eyes!"
The fumes made Theresa's eyes sting. When she tried to take a breath, the dense spiciness in the air choked her, and she hurriedly backed away a few steps to breathe in some fresh air.
Once Theresa had finally recovered and looked into the kitchen, she saw Xu Yanwu bustling about inside.
"Xu Yanwu, what are you making? Are you brewing poison?"
Theresa looked at Xu Yanwu with some alarm.
She had only just opened the door and had already been choked like this. Could it really be poison?
"Theresa? What are you doing here?"
Only then did Xu Yanwu notice Theresa, though he was quite happy to see her.
"Theresa, come on, try the spicy hotpot broth I just made."
Xu Yanwu pointed at the pot before him, its surface covered in a layer of red oil. "It took me