Hao Li was stunned. "Little Brother Zhao, I never would've guessed. Besides your culinary skills, you also know Gu Technique?"
"Just a little," Zhao Yuan replied humbly. But to Ying Ji, this humility was a form of silent flexing.
'Damn it all! Your "little" is more than what I know. If you actually knew a lot, just how much would that be? Can you please stop being so humble? Sometimes, humility is even more terrifying than bragging!'
After her internal rant, Ying Ji couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhao, how did you know that the Hundred Insects Gu is afraid of Willow Leaf Water and Ligusticum striatum, or that the Teng Mo incinerates upon contact with White Phosphorus?"
"You don't have to be so formal. Just call me by my name." Zhao Yuan waved a hand dismissively. "I read about it in a book called the *Witch and Priest Secret Record*."
