Chapter 194 : Saintess Yaxi’s Cream Puff Tutorial
Chapter 194: Saintess Yaxi’s Cream Puff Tutorial
Saintess Yaxi tied up her pink long hair, then glanced at the three little girls in front of her and revealed a smile that even those of the same gender could hardly resist.
The reason she had specifically sought out Long Xi was naturally to compensate for the matter of Long Tao being captured in her place. If she could first befriend his younger sister, then later giving some items, gifts, or even guiding a few spells and cultivation methods would become perfectly natural.
Although the excuse she used was somewhat far-fetched, the upper echelons of the Nine-Xia Heavenly Sect knew the inside story, so they still gave her convenience and did not question her further.
However, what truly surprised Saintess Yaxi was the girl named Xiao Ying. When Long Xi first brought her before Saintess Yaxi and said she hoped to accompany them, Saintess Yaxi had only been slightly surprised by the girl’s beauty and temperament, along with the faint trace of hostility she carried.
After all, as the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect, the natural charm she possessed had never distinguished between men and women. Most people felt goodwill the moment they first saw her. Such inexplicable resistance instead made her feel it was rather fresh.
But when she later heard that this girl was also the newly accepted Personal Disciple of True Person Zhiying, she almost could not keep her composure.
Good heavens, this was a genuine genius. Just the title of Zhiying’s Personal Disciple alone was enough that no one would dare question Xiao Ying’s talent.
What completely shocked her, however, was learning that this genius girl was actually a maid of the Long Clan, and that even now she still called Long Tao “Young Master.”
Saintess Yaxi was jealous—jealous to the core!
Wasn’t this exactly the type of childhood sweetheart and loyal maid she had longed for in her previous life? She had always thought such girls only existed in anime and novels. Who would have thought she would actually encounter one?
She had already been accepted as a Personal Disciple by True Person Zhiying, one of the strongest Golden Core cultivators of the current era, yet she had voluntarily retained her original master-servant identity. If this were told to others, probably no one would believe it.
And now Saintess Yaxi also knew that on the other side, Long Tao was about to do those embarrassing things with True Person Mingzhu. Seeing the little maid Xiao Ying here who knew nothing about it, she felt furious.
That scumbag!
“…So enviable…”
Thousands of thoughts finally condensed into that soft sigh.
The three girls looked at each other in confusion. This Saintess was truly beautiful, but she always made people feel that something about her was a bit strange.
“Saintess, who are you envying?” Long Xi tilted her head and asked.
Before Saintess Yaxi could answer, Xiao Ying casually spoke first.
“Most likely she’s envying True Person Mingzhu.”
“I really am envying True Person Ming—…hm?”
Saintess Yaxi nearly choked on her own words.
What was she envying about Mingzhu? Envied that the other woman was about to be… well… that and that with Long Tao?
“I heard the Saintess has often been meeting True Person Mingzhu recently.” Xiao Ying smiled slyly. “And today you even specially called us juniors here. I guess you must be envious that True Person Mingzhu has many disciples under her, so you invited us over to experience the feeling of being a master for a while.”
Saintess Yaxi could not help laughing at Xiao Ying’s explanation.
This girl’s thinking was far too imaginative.
No wonder she was a maid raised by Long Tao since childhood—her thoughts must already have been contaminated by that bastard.
“Alright, alright. That sigh earlier was just random, it didn’t mean anything. Let’s start the real work.”
“Since I invited you here to be my dessert assistants, today I’ll teach you how to make a dessert you’ve definitely never heard of before. It’s called a cream puff.”
“Cream puff?”
The three girls all looked puzzled at the same time.
Saintess Yaxi secretly sighed in relief. It seemed Long Tao had not made cream puffs in this world before. Of course, he had only learned it in his previous life while working at a bakery.
“Right. But before that, let’s also use these pomegranates that Shao Yuezhu from the Heavenly Eye Sacred Land gave me as a specialty.”
Saintess Yaxi picked up a pomegranate. Her fingernails easily pierced the top and split it open.
“When making food, you must feel the beauty of the ingredients. Look—this pomegranate is like a red maze opened before us, hiding countless secrets. So many plump seeds nestled between the membranes, waiting for us to squeeze out their juice.”
Her voice was gentle and carried a faintly ambiguous tone.
Except for Long Xi, who still looked innocently excited, Jiang Wuyun and Xiao Ying could not help blushing slightly.
“Alright. Next, put all the pomegranate seeds into this stone mortar, then use this jade pestle to slowly grind them. Crush them and extract all the juice.”
“Be gentle, otherwise the juice and seeds might splash out.”
Then Saintess Yaxi took out a bronze magical artifact. It resembled a soup pot but clearly concealed hidden mechanisms. With a light tap of her finger, spiritual fire immediately rose beneath the pot.
She placed into it the butter substitute she had created using materials from this world, along with clear water, and began stirring at a steady pace.
Soon afterward, she added spirit sheep milk she had collected over the years, frost sugar, and salt.
As the mixture in the pot gradually began to boil, she steadily lifted the bronze pot and poured the scalding liquid in one smooth motion into the refined flour.
“Good… next continue stirring this batter gently yet firmly.”
“This batter is the most important ingredient. Also pay attention to the temperature. Watch my movements—gentle… yet strong… like massaging a beautiful young girl to help her relax.”
The three girls looked half-understanding, half-confused. But seeing the appetizing batter made them all feel an urge to try it themselves.
“Next, add the eggs. Don’t add them all at once—add them gradually in several portions, then keep stirring.”
“See? The egg liquid has been absorbed.”
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“Alright, now pour in the pomegranate juice we made earlier.”
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“Good. Look—this is an oven artifact that I specially commissioned craftsmen to create. First I’ll heat up the temperature inside.”
After Saintess Yaxi worked for a while longer, more than a dozen baked cream puff shells were arranged neatly on the table. Each one was round and golden, releasing an enticing aroma.
“Saintess… this smells amazing! Is it finished already?”
Long Xi could hardly wait any longer after smelling the fragrance.
“Hehe! There’s still the most important step left—injecting the cream!”
“Cream? I remember… Young Master mentioned that before. But he never managed to make it.”
Xiao Ying spoke with a bit of nostalgia upon hearing the name.
“Of course! Delicious cream isn’t that easy to make. Compared to me, your Young Master is still just a tiny bit lacking.”
After saying that, Saintess Yaxi took a pouch from her storage bracelet.
“But the mango-flavored cream ingredients I specially prepared are a bit difficult to gather all at once, so we’ll use the finished product I prepared earlier. Later I’ll slowly teach you how to make it yourselves.”
She then used spiritual power to lift out a large mass of pure white cream. After looking at the puff shells on the table and thinking for a moment, she said,
“Let’s not make too many for now. Just ten.”
“Come… watch carefully how I inject the cream.”
“You slowly squeeze it in through a small hole at the bottom. You must feel the rhythm of the cream gradually filling the shell.”
“Ten… isn’t that a bit too many?”
“Not at all. The three of you can each eat three. One is enough for me.”
With a light turn of her wrist, the ten cream puffs visibly became plump and full.