[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces":3,"chapter-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-354":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon of a Thousand Faces",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2270000,4431,"Chapter 354","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-354",354,"\u003Cp>“Delicious! This spicy rabbit head is authentic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma’s mouth was slick with oil, her hands stained bright red by the chili grease, and paired with her fully transformed blood-red pupils, she looked rather frightening—especially since she devoured half a rabbit head in one bite, making Li En feel oddly uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was quite rare; although herbivorous metamorphs could eat meat, they generally didn’t care for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the absurd curves and muscle density of her body, Li En suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Authentic? Then eat more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Emma, her mouth full of “authentic flavor,” Li En found it amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was my own “hometown dish”—where did you get “authentic”? There are plenty of meat dishes here; it’s not impossible some ancestor of Li Ensu caused trouble—I really can’t be sure it never happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, having something to eat is enough; even rat meat has professional recipes, so why eat such a cute bunny? Still, locals rarely eat the rabbit’s head—Li En thought it was a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the chef said he couldn’t make it, Li En just did it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might be right—it could truly be an ancestral recipe passed down unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha, this spice—perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was too spicy; tears streamed from the woman’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her face covered in chili sauce, Li En sighed and instinctively handed her a tissue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this naturally forward woman glanced at her oily hands and the rabbit head, then simply tilted her face toward him, asking him to wipe her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Looking at Emma, expectant and eager, Li En weighed his options—holding this pose too long would only make both of them more awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he swiftly wiped her face. Then a sharp pain struck his waist—the serpent woman beside him shot him a furious glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En was torn between laughter and frustration—what kind of jealousy was this? A stranger who’d just met him and acted like an old friend, and his girlfriend took it seriously?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, looking at the snow-white expanse below her waist, and those bouncing, massive white rabbits, Li En didn’t know where to look at this overexposed rabbit-girl ranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...So it’s the innocent version? Guess I arrived early.” Li En didn’t know that Emma, gnawing on the rabbit head, had seen through everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze swept the surroundings—the stifled serpent woman was the current girlfriend. Clearly, nothing had happened yet. Was this master still the pure, untouched original version?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she truly missed the taste—she’d tried recreating the dish herself, but somehow, something was always missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was curious, the spirit directly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, the key is the chili sauce ratio—I added rice wine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En didn’t hide his “secret recipe”; in fact, he was a little proud of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, actually, I can’t cook, Sallyman—I’m not just refusing to make food for you. I only know how to prepare wild game.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En spoke the plain truth: his cooking skills were mediocre, but he excelled at preparing wild rabbit, wild boar, and freshwater fish—each with his own unique techniques and recipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I learned this back then, when hosting distinguished guests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En spoke a half-truth—he’d once traveled nationwide to attract investors, all to climb the ranks faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Investor attraction” sounded grand, but in essence, it was just “painting big pictures,” “treating well,” and “having sharp eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>",553,"2026-06-19T21:45:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9edd650e090e9850343c6ef2ef27657ffa6123abea7a2f9632db3f1cce0b85ab","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-355","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-353",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-cover.jpg"]