Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 284 Fortune, Longevity and Happiness

Qin Huai narrowed his eyes, and the unique black ripples of [A Glimpse] overflowed from his eyes and were cast towards the blazing glory in the center of the stadium.

【Tianchi Mountain Banquet·Fu Lu Shou】

Category: Consumables
Quality: Rare!
A simplified version of [Bear Paw - Eight Delicacies of Zhou Rituals], with exquisite ingredients. The main ingredient is the right front paw of the best quality [Xian Xiong], which can increase one's lifespan by ten years.

After eating Yanfu Zouzo, there is a chance that he will obtain the solidified state [Bin Meng], and permanently improve his physical fitness and strength.

Note: You can get clues about [Bear Paw, One of the Eight Treasures of Zhou Li] from it.

The dazzling flash gradually dissipated into nothingness, and the worried middle-aged man casually threw out large pieces of seasonings of different colors. He tried his best to gather the pink crystal fragments, condensing them into three gray lines, which were nailed into the front paw of the ferocious bear in the center of the cauldron. Gusts of fragrant wind seeped in, constantly making the tendon and gelatin of the bear paw more mellow.

The ferocious bear's front paw, which was originally as big as a millstone, has been melted and refined in the slow fire. It looks only two feet square. The sauce composed mainly of egg white and starch is wrapped on the lush green rapeseed, which actually outlines a kind-hearted immortal old man with white hair and a youthful face, who is old but not weak!

The colorful fragrant breeze faded away, and the chicken breast meat surrounding the bear's paw revealed the golden soup surface. The few bright red blood orchids dotted on it formed a picture of "Lucky Star Delivering a Child".

Taking the largest porcelain plate prepared for the contestants, the sad middle-aged man fiddled with it for a moment, and the golden-yellow ferocious bear's front paw turned into the celestial star of wealth holding a gold ingot, lying at the bottom of the plain white plate together with the green longevity and red fortune.

As soon as the sad middle-aged man stopped, the star power incense column burned out completely. The contestants who had not finished their dishes were eliminated directly. The eyes of tens of thousands of spectators in the venue were all focused on the three stars of [Fu Lu Shou].

"go with!"

He stretched out his fingers to calm the agitated little black crystal snake, and with a worried look on his face, he shouted, "Fu Lu Shou" (Good Fortune, Longevity and Happiness) which was prepared with the same technique as the Taoist dish "Bear Paw, Eight Delicacies of Zhou Li" was delivered to the judges by a gust of black wind.

"Song people, try it~"

The low and hoarse voice spread throughout the entire arena, and the chill contained in it seemed like the Netherworld wind blowing from the Infernal Hell. Zhen Xian, Beihai Shenni and Kong Zongyan looked at each other, as if they had reached some tacit understanding. Then Kong Zongyan was the first to pick up his chopsticks, picked up a crispy and green rapeseed soaked in gravy, and put it into his mouth.

Then the North Sea Goddess picked up a bright red blood orchid that was deeply rooted in the chicken breast and absorbed all its essence, and she tasted it carefully with the tip of her tongue.

Seeing what the two were doing, Zhen Xian glanced at the worried middle-aged man meaningfully, then stretched out the jade chopsticks in his hand towards the Luxing Yuanbao, picked up the most delicious golden gelatinous substance, closed his eyes and savored the meaning of this dish.

The intricate threads of star power once again connected tens of thousands of audience members in the venue, sharing the tasting experience from the three judges with all the audience members on site, inviting everyone to taste it together.

Emerald green rapeseed, bright red blood orchid, and golden gelatin, three flavors that are similar but have completely different tastes come like cascading waves, and can actually make everyone taste the meaning of longevity, good fortune, and wealth at the same time.

The judges had no idea what the chief and deputy judges tasted specifically, but seeing Liu Gengyang's expression of admiration and a hint of resentment, Qin Huai knew that Yelu Yaoshenu, who came with ill intentions, might have achieved his goal.

"Little boy from Liaodong, stop being so presumptuous!"

As expected, Zhen Xian had just cut off all the ties, and Cao Jianbing, who had witnessed all the meanings of the food illusion, stood up and shouted, and even the silver-white star tiger in the sky roared, and its huge claws slapped the lonely and sad middle-aged man in the center of the inner field.

"Why, you can't stand a witch banquet?"

Yelu Yaoshen Nu smiled contemptuously, and the small black crystal snake on his shoulder suddenly raised its head. Two bulges appeared on the top of the snake's head, scales fell off, dragon whiskers danced, sharp claws became ferocious, and black flames floated out of the carp tail.

The little snake instantly turned into a black dragon several feet long. As it moved, it wrapped the Star Power Tiger Claw in it and twisted it hard!
Bang!
The tiger claw that was striking down with the force of cracking the earth suddenly stopped and stopped on the green feather felt hat, but it still continued to press down slowly and firmly.

It can be imagined that if the tiger claw is allowed to continue, even if the black dragon delays him, Yelu Yao Shi Nu will not be able to escape the fate of being turned into a meat paste.

But this Liao man was certain that the Song court would not let him die on the field, or in other words, he didn't care whether he could return alive.

"Supervisor."

Zhen Xian sighed and shook his head at Cao Jianbing.

"He deserves to die for daring to challenge the Four Elephants' majesty, but he cannot die here, and certainly not in our hands."

The sound of star power reached his ears. Jianbing Cao resisted the urge to beat the worried middle-aged man into a pulp. He snorted coldly and shook his huge tiger claws violently, immediately beating the black snake that had transformed into a dragon back to its original form.

"Pharmacist slave, you have defied the authority of the imperial court and attempted to provoke a war between the two countries. You are not worthy of being a spiritual chef. Today, considering that you are a member of the Liao royal family, I will not kill you. Get out!"

Zhen Xian seemed to have known Yelu Yaoshi's slave for a long time. He raised his hand and the [Fu Lu Shou] was blasted into pieces. Both the man and the snake were sent out of the field.

Qin Huai looked at the sudden farce in front of him and felt a little strange. He turned his head to look at Liu Gengyang and found that he also looked indignant.

"Brother, what did you see just now?"

"That Liao people offered delicious food under the pretext of the auspicious name of [Fu Lu Shou], but in fact they had evil intentions, implicitly mocking our Song Dynasty government and the Four Elephant Imperial Guards as being unlucky, short-lived, and calamities!"

Liu Gengyang was a little excited, and the dark green star power was fluctuating abnormally around his body. If he was not a judge and could not leave the seat without permission, Qin Huai believed that he would run out immediately and beat up the Liao man.

"If he does this, he won't be afraid of being killed by the rangers who hate evil."

Qin Huai held his palm horizontally as if it were a knife and made a gesture of wiping his neck with his chin.

"Did you see the black snake just now?"

Liu Gengyang took a breath and took back the scattered star power into his body before explaining to Qin Huai: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be a descendant of the Liao royal family's guardian beast."

"A national guardian beast? What is that?"

Qin Huai's eyes flickered, but he already had some guesses in his mind.

"According to legend, the founding emperor of the Liao Dynasty, Yelu Abaoji, once found a black dragon several hundred feet long in the northern desert. He was so excited that he shot it with a bow and seriously injured it. The black dragon was defeated and fled for thousands of miles before landing in Huanglongfu, a place surrounded by white mountains and black waters. It shrank to a two-foot black snake when it landed and tried to escape. The Liao Taizu chased it all the way and finally captured it alive. Under the threat of life and the lure of a feast, the long-lived black dragon was half-coaxed and half-tricked into becoming the guardian beast of the Liao Dynasty."

Liu Gengyang scratched his head, thinking about the black snake just now, feeling somewhat helpless: "If it weren't for the Liao royal family being able to borrow the power of this strange beast, the [Blue Dragon Imperial Army] led by General Di wouldn't have returned in defeat."

"Then doesn't our Song Dynasty have similar offerings?"

"Yes, there are, but most of them are not in Kyushu. Even if they occasionally return, it is for other important matters. They rarely show up in public unless it is a life-and-death moment for the continuation of the country."

Qin Huai nodded, knowing that such a powerful weapon like a nuclear bomb should not be used lightly.

"But today, the Liao people did offend the imperial court in front of tens of thousands of people. With Cao Jianbing's stubborn temper, can he swallow this?" "Don't worry, Yao Shinu must have a conspiracy by making such a fuss today. Zhen Shaoqing is a far-sighted and mature man. He will find out the whole story and properly deal with this ignorant Liao royal family member."

Liu Gengyang was well aware of Zhen Xian and Cao Jianbing's style of work, but he was not worried that Yelu Yaoshinu would be able to leave the Song Dynasty territory safely.

"Brother, when you mentioned the black snake just now, it reminded me of another incident."

Qin Huai kept the topic a secret, then changed the subject: "I just wonder if this black snake has a chance to transform into a dragon?"

"The carp has not changed, it stays in the river, it cannot rise any higher; one day it will transform itself, and I hope you can jump over the Dragon Gate in one leap."

Liu Gengyang said: "The so-called [Divine Dragon Burns Its Tail, Soaring Up to the Sky] means that when fish, turtles, dragons, and snakes jump over the [Dragon Gate] at a certain time, their tails will be burned by heavenly fire, giving them the chance to transform from mortals into dragons. The black snake is also a different kind of python, so it naturally has the chance to transform into a dragon. Wait, Huzi, are you saying..."

After Liu Gengyang had been to Qinhuai, he also realized something was wrong.

"Well, maybe the Liao people came south this time because they were eyeing Yunlong Shaojun's chance to escape. But no matter what his plan is, I can't understand why he would take such a risky move. It really doesn't make sense."

Qin Huai crossed his arms, wondering why Yelu Yaoshenu wanted to draw all the court's attention to himself.

"As long as the Liao army hasn't arrived, the three water tribes are not something he can afford to provoke alone. Besides, there are tall people to hold up the sky if it falls. You should think about how to help your two brothers get through this [Feast]."

Seeing that Liu Gengyang didn't seem to take Yelu Yaoshinu seriously, Qin Huai shrugged and turned to look at the podium.

All the reminders that need to be made have been made. The rest depends on the Guanglu Temple and the Four Departments and Nine Bureaus. Their influence is insignificant, so there is really no need to worry about them.

On the rostrum, the master of ceremonies had read out the list of 198 contestants who had successfully entered the second round of the Spiritual Chef Competition, and then turned the screen back to Zhen Xian, the Shaoqing of the Guanglu Temple.

Zhen Xian, who had profound skills in cultivating Qi, was not affected by the disturbance caused by Yelu Yaoshennu earlier. He was still as relaxed and at ease. With a wave of his sleeves, teams of White Tiger Guards carrying gray jade bamboo boxes filed out from under the archway, accurately found the contestants who had passed the preliminary round in the viewing area, and handed them one [Fresh Cage] after another.

"The [Fresh Cage] contains the ingredients for the second stage of the Spirit Chef Competition, and the requirement for the [Feast] stage is that you must use, and only use, these ingredients to make a table of [ordinary] dishes to entertain the non-human creatures of this world."

A ray of deep brilliance flashed across the depths of Zhen Xian's eyes, and large characters transformed from star power immediately filled everyone's vision.

"The most important affairs of a country are sacrifices and wars. Since ancient times, people have offered sacrifices to the nameless and comforted the people."

"Please choose Xiuning, Qiandao, Fuyang, Lin'an, Donghai and other sections of Qiantang River, and spread the carefully prepared feast to the mountain spirits, wild monsters, demons and ghosts to ensure the safety of the people in Yangzhou. Each contestant will be accompanied by a team of three White Tiger soldiers, who will be responsible for both protection and judging. I hope you will get along well with each other."

"Seven days later, you will all be present throughout Qiantang and have a feast together!"

"Here!"

Hundreds of White Tiger Guards responded loudly, and then dispersed to stand behind the pre-assigned contestants.

"What? Cooking for demons and monsters?"

After reading the requirements of the second level, Cha Xiaodao almost dropped the cigarette in his hand. Although he was a traveler in Yamafu, he should have seen a lot of strange things, but after all, he had only been in Yamafu for half a year, and the three events he had experienced were all related to cooking. If he really encountered inhuman monsters, this would be his first time.

"Yeah, mountain spirits and wild monsters are fine, but can ghosts and spirits, which are intangible entities, really taste the true flavor of the food?"

Ding Ru glanced at the silent and cold-blooded soldier behind him, and was also a little confused about the rules of the second level [Banquet].

"But for the second level, you don't have to prepare the ingredients yourself. Let's go back and discuss it with Lao Qin and see if we can get some inside information out of Fatty."

Cha Xiaodao weighed the [Fresh Cage] in his hand, then pulled Ding Ru out.
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Sunset.

Lin'an Prefecture, which had just hosted the preliminary competition for spiritual chefs, was not as bright as it was during the day, but it was, after all, a beautiful city nestled in the mountains and beside rivers, so it was certainly bustling with the atmosphere of fireworks.

Especially during the Spiritual Chef Competition, in order to welcome people from all over Kyushu to visit, Lin'an Prefecture has lifted the curfew so that these tourists can taste different regional flavors from each other.

In order to celebrate the successful conclusion of the spiritual chef preliminary competition, the people in the city hung up lights and decorations and celebrated spontaneously for seven days, making Lin'an Prefecture seem even more lively.

In the busiest central area of ​​this splendid city, four men of different heights, weights and bodies were walking along the newly built avenue of the North Winery.

"Huzi, it is a rare happy event that you two brothers have successfully passed the customs today. Tomorrow you will temporarily leave Lin'an to find a place to pass the customs. As the host, how can I not hold a banquet to welcome you?"

Liu Gengyang walked in front with a big belly, holding onto the arms of Cha Xiaodao and Ding Ru with both hands: "I'm treating you tonight, Chaoyun Pavilion, and you can't leave until you're drunk!"

Ding Ru glanced at Qin Huai, who looked calm, and said nothing.

Still, Cha Xiaodao didn't let the words fall on the floor, and he chuckled, "Fat Master is really considerate and generous. He knew that A Ru and I were busy for most of the afternoon and were hungry, so he specially brought us to taste the wine and food of the First Pavilion in Jiangnan."

Liu Gengyang was quite pleased to hear Xiaodao's praise, and immediately took him to introduce the wine and dancing girls of Chaoyun Pavilion.

Qin Huai didn't have time to listen to this. He was studying the information about Yanfu that appeared in his field of vision.

[You have completed the Yamabu event: Eat all kinds of flavors]

Evaluation: 82% (Although you have done an excellent job as a judge, the methods you used are difficult to replicate)

There were 289 contestants in the preliminary round. Excluding one who was absent and one who was disqualified, there were 287 dishes left. You gave accurate evaluations on 235 dishes.

Note: You have exceeded the target for this Yamafu event. When you draw the special reward at the end of the event, you will definitely draw the inheritance scroll containing the power of Taotie.

"The inheritance of Taotie? What a pleasant surprise."

The information about Yanbu on the iris gradually disappeared. Qin Huai stopped, listened to the sound of stringed instruments coming from not far in front of him, and looked up.

Chaoyun Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)