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#the tale of food #stinky perch #a sonnnnn #▪︎ reblogs

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Suddenly having this much stamina would be great

What have I done

#please #i need to know whether the painted memories story has an english dub #if it does then I NEED to get tusu elixir's one #i played the preview story in CN not knowing that i couldn't reread it sobs #shifu please give me a chance #▪︎ thoughts

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Mengpo tea and Buddha's Temptation beefing

#the tale of food #tale of food #ttof #meng po tea #buddha’s temptation #FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

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But what about… kissing more food men

Before you can even get close to Xifeng Wine, his hand grabs onto your shoulder with a surprising amount of force, forcing you to stand as still as a statue while his sharp eyes inspect you from head to toe.

In the blink of an eye, he spins you around so that your back faces him. His hand moves from the top of your shoulder to the back of your neck, exerting little force to his fingertips that press dangerously against the side of your neck.

“Are you trying to trick me again, general?”

His voice whispers lowly against your ear, sending shivers down your spine. You weren't sure if the shivers were caused by his thumb pressing dangerously close to your pulse point, or the compromising position he had placed you in– move too far back and your back would be lying against his chest; move too far forward and he might take that as a sign that you were trying to run away and knock you unconscious just like the last time. The option left (the only safe option really) is to continue standing like a frozen statue until he no longer asserts you as a threat, when his eyes no longer see you as the General of the Qin and begins to recognise you as the young master of Kongsang.

However, just as you start getting used to this awkward position, his other hand pushes your face to the side, tilting your head upwards until your lips perfectly align with his, stealing away any words that had formed in your head along with your breath.

By the time he pulls away, both of your faces hold a similar shade of blush, his looking much more prominent as if he had just taken a sip of the strongest wine known to man while drinking you in.

He doesn't say a word before burying his head into the crook of your neck, arms wrapping loosely around your waist while muttering.

“Stay…. Don't leave me again….”

“You know, trying to distract your opponent during an ongoing game of chess is an illegal move.”

Chuyi Flower Cake lifts his head from the chessboard and smiles at you kindly, his expression unreadable with the blindfold tightly wrapped around his head.

Without looking back down, he moves a piece on the far left of the board and declares, “Checkmate.”

Instantly, your smile fades as your attention snaps back onto the chessboard, refusing to believe that he had already checkmated your king in such a short amount of time. However, as soon as your eyes took a quick scan over the board, you were forced to admit defeat with a heavy sigh, waving an invisible white flag over your head.

“I thought you said that you've never played Western chess before!”

“I haven't, but the strategies and pieces are similar to the chess I am familiar with.”

Frustrated, you slam your head against the table with a loud groan, refusing to believe that you have just lost your 10th game in a row.

“You could've at least looked a little surprised when I tried to distract you,” you mutter softly.

For a split second, a look of shock flashes across Chuyi's face, slowly being replaced by widening eyes and a blush as the realisation of what “distraction” you were referring to slowly dawns on him. Unconsciously, he lifts a hand up to cover the lower half of his face, hoping that his reddening face doesn't slip through the gaps of his fingers while his eyes dart away from your figure for a moment to regain his composure.

Eventually, he manages to pick up the courage to extend an arm over the table and slowly pat the top of your head, whispering softly. “Focus on improving your insight instead of relying on such unreliable tricks. Next time, if you wish to partake in an act of intimacy, any time outside of a chess game is suitable.”

Instantly, you shoot your head up with a smile. “Does that mean Mister Chuyi will kiss me if I kiss him to?!”

For a moment, Chuyi looks taken aback before he dissolves into laughter. In a heartbeat, he bends over the table and presses a small kiss on the top of your forehead, fondly gazing down at you from behind the blindfold.

“For you, always.”

#tale of food #the tale of food x reader #tale of food x reader #▪︎ writings #xifeng wine #xifeng wine x reader #chuyi flower cake #chuyi flower cake x reader #if y'all thought I was gone haha SIKE #the new event story is holding me in chokehold because hnggg it's so GOOD #to whoever hasn't seen it yet: please go read it you won't regret it #i can write a whole essay about how much I love chuyi's character but that will be a story for another day #xifeng also </3 at first glance I wasn't really a big fan of him but after reading the event story I can confirm that he's a great guy #i wish I can pull for them but after the trauma of losing the 50/50 four times in meng po banner #i can safely say that I can traumatized(tm) #good luck to everyone who is trying to pull for them!! #the tale of food #ttof #ttof x reader

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Heartless remembers every single thing about you. Your favourite color, your favourite food, your least favourite time of day, what you ate for lunch last week, how many nuts you still needed to farm for the next food soul– he knows it all like the back of his hand. 

Being the young master of the Meng Po manor has taught him a thing or two about being observant. Although his mother is an amazing woman, she tends to be more on the forgetful side, a side effect from brewing her infamous Meng Po Tea for centuries by herself. Thus, the responsibility of keeping note of everything important and unimportant falls onto his shoulders.

However, even he can tell that he's been observing you far too much. Why does his attention always turn towards you the moment you enter the room? Why does his gaze always wander to your side even when there are more important matters in front of him? Why does his chest swell with an aching feeling that grips where his heart should be whenever your eyes meet his whilst he is spacing off? 

He didn't have an answer to any of those questions, nor did he ever want anything to change seeing how bright your smile became whenever he was attentive towards you. 

“How did you know that I've been craving these cookies for a while?”

You blink owlishly at the basket of cookies on your table, poking it with one finger to make sure that this wasn't an illusion conjured up by your empty stomach. 

Heartless stops, pondering on how to answer your question. In the end, he simply shakes his head, letting a small smile surface onto his lips.

“I don't, I just know.”

#the tale of food #tale of food #▪︎ writings #meng po tea #meng po soup #meng po soup x reader #meng po tea x reader #the tale of food x reader #tale of food x reader #ttof #tof #(crawls out of abyss) Hi #i've come to offer a single crumb from the curent meng po event #still trying to use up all my 4k rice but i'm getting there #back to the writing board we go #side note: I also haven't gotten heartless so I am devastated(tm) #those were my longfengpei saving funds too ;;;;;;;: #moral of the story: Don't pull for characters when you're saving up no matter how cute they are hngggg #ttof x reader

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三鮮脱骨魚🦴🐟

#the tale of food #tale of food #boneless carp #▪︎ reblogs #puts him in mouth #delicious

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This is also his first skin in 3 years since his release so CN fans are losing their mind over this WWW

TINY AYU!!!!!!! TINY AYU SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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TINY AYU!!!!!!! TINY AYU SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#NEW SON SOON!!!!!!!!!! #COME HERE BABY PSPSPSPSPSPSPSLSLSLSLSLSLSPPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPSPPS #the tale of food #boneless carp #▪︎ thoughts #tale of food #ttof

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What have I done

#LOOK THE EVENT WAS TOO HARD AND I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT EFFORT INTO IT #THE 3 GEELY SHRIMPS AND LAMB STAGES WERE DRIVING ME NUTS #SO I JUST BOUGHT THE STUFF AND CALLED IT A DAY #I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE CONVERTED TO STAMINA WHEN THE EVENT ENDED #HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO USED FINISH ALL THIS #DOES MENG PO EVENT REQUIRE THIS MUCH STAMINA #HOLDS HEAD IN HANDS #WHAT HAVE I DONE #the tale of food #▪︎ thoughts #time to make a new tag called ☆suffering☆

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Um hi there I saw you were doing TTOF art so um if it’s okay… could I request Gold Chicken Shred? ^^

Hello! Yes, totally okay! Here he is~

(Also I’m so sorry I called him Golden Chicken Shred in my last post…)

#tale of food #the tale of food #gold chicken shred #smol boy #number 1 fushou simp fr fr #▪︎ reblogs

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Tangyuans!

#the tale of food #tale of food #tang yuan #baby boys!!!! #man i miss eating tang yuan with the family #come here babies pspspsps #▪︎ reblogs

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Dezhou!

#the tale of food #tale of food #dezhou chicken #dezhou!!! #gotta reblog the brothers back to back #▪︎ reblog

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Fuli. Thank you.

Fuli! \o/ ❤️

(Golden Chicken Shred is next!)

#tale of food #the tale of food #fuli chicken #hehe tsun chicken #▪︎ reblogs

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I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOUR FICS SM!!! Ive been so stress with school work and just regular life stuff and after finding your fics for the tale of food has been brighting my day!!! Im so happy to see fics for this game too! Before the game got an English release i played cn and no one wrote for the game. Im so happy that you write fics for this game, i wait for your fics everyday! Please take care of yourself and eat well! I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week❤️❤️❤️

;;;;;;;;;;;;; You have no idea how much your ask brightened up my week ahhhhh

First off, I'm happy to hear that you enjoy my fics! The lack of fan content for TTOF was what motivated me to start this blog in the first place so hearing that you, a before global release player, finds joy in my fics makes me feel extremely happy and accomplished :') ♡

Secondly, I'm sorry for replying to your ask so late. Part of the reason is because... I feel really bad for not uploading anything recently.

Truthfully, I tried to write something to follow up with this ask to show my gratitude but, nothing I've written so far feels satisfactory. They all fall short of something but I don't know what. It's so frustrating to the point that I didn't dare to open up this blog for days because I just... couldn't bear the guilt of not being able to pen down the stories in my head as I used to. So I left this ask unanswered for god knows how long because I feel as if I don't have anything to give back for such a heartwarming message....

So, here I am, responding days after with nothing in my hands, hoping to reply to your sincerity to the fullness with honesty, gratitude and a promise.

Thank you, you have no idea how much your words have impacted me.

I'll continue to do my best and push through this mental obstacle, if only to repay your words and be able to brighten your future day with future works.

Please take care of yourself as well. I hope your days only continue to get better from here on out, accompanied by tales that never end and the people that cherish someone as wonderful as you.

#▪︎ asks #I'M SORRY THIS WAS REALLY SENTIMENTAL #I tried so hard to write something to repay you but I really couldn't get the right words out so;;;;; please accept this word vomit for now #i promise that I'll continue to try my best for all of you #in hopes of pulling more people in and showing them how wonderful kongsang is #just ya wait i'll be back soon #>:')

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(Drops in) Tusu Wine please? 🥺

Dusijdkdjd Help, I forgot they changed his name to Tusu Elixir but still!! Can i request Tusu elixir please 🥺

I combined your two asks, I hope that’s okay! But yeeeessss Tusu, love that man!! Hope you enjoy~

#the tale of food #tusu elixir #IT'S HE!!!!!! #our pretty little tsun doctor <33333333333 #love it whenever he blushes because he looks!!! so cute!!!!!!! #tusuuuuuuuuuuu <333333 #▪︎ reblogs #ttof #tof

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Whenever I think about Meng Po Tea referring to the young master as "Lycoris" instead of "Master", while the master refers Meng Po Tea as "Sweetheart" instead of "Heartless", I go

#i'm so soft for these two #meng po tea my love #the tale of food #tale of food #▪︎ thoughts #meng po tea #CRYING I NEED TO CHANGE ALL MY TAGS TO MENG PO TA #AHHHH

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Oh, this is so much nicer sounding. Will definitely use in the future

I'VE WON

#▪︎ thoughts #(shakes in seat) My wifey is finally here