He expected her to endure bone-crushing pressure and to cultivate a foundation as unyielding as a mountain.
And miraculously, miraculously, Ji'an held on.
She was a lazy, laid-back chef at heart, but she was also a realist.
She was currently living in a world populated by sociopathic princes, feral beast lords, and a yandere ice demon who could freeze her blood with a thought.
If she wanted to maintain her monopoly over her own life and potentially suppress these crazy male leads if they ever stepped out of line, she needed the physical power to back up her arrogant mouth.
Besides, there was a mutually trusting bond between her and her master, so he tacitly approved of her being a girl and didn't ask for the specifics; he didn't need to know every secret his disciple had, does he?
