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"Is it really 10 points? What about Xingyue in Zhaixing Tower? How many points?"

"Didn't you hear? Nine points, Li Mingxia ten points!"

"Really? Who is this Li Mingxia? Is there someone who is partial to him? How is this possible! That's Xingyue! I've never heard of this Li Mingxia!"

"Are you crazy? That's Xi Shan. I would believe you if you said others would be partial to me, but even Xingyue wouldn't believe you if you said Xi Shan was partial to me!"

Indeed, if someone else had given this one-point difference, Xingyue would have been suspicious. But it was Xi Shan, a man who had devoted his entire life to cooking. The thing he could not tolerate the most was someone using cooking skills to do despicable things, including one of the ingredients used as the prize this time, which was provided by Xi Shan. Not to mention Yi Shuishui, even if the head of the Yi family came in person, he would not let Xi Shan do that kind of thing.

"There is another dessert." This time, Xi Shan chose to start with Li Mingxia's Qi Hongyun.

"This strawberry is truly the most expensive fruit. It tastes so good! It has just the right amount of sweetness and sourness, and it tastes so good when embedded in the cake crust. But what's mixed in the cake crust? Milk? It doesn't look like milk. The milky flavor of milk is much richer than that of milk." Fu Qinghe carefully tasted the cake in front of her, trying to figure out what ingredients Li Mingxia had used, but found that it was of no use.

Li Mingxia added butter and milk powder, which are only available in modern times, into the pie crust. How could they possibly taste it?

However, Li Mingxia also knew at this time that as long as he kept quiet and pretended to be an expert, it would be fine. After all, every chef had his own secret recipes, and the judges had no right to ask about these things.

"It tastes really good, Li Mingxia, who taught you cooking?" Xi Shan ate two pieces of Qihongyun, looked up at Li Mingxia and asked.

"I don't have a master. I learned everything by myself." Li Mingxia said frankly.

No one in this life had ever taught her these things, so she was not lying. As for things from her previous life, no matter how powerful Xi Shan was, he had no way of knowing them.

"Self-taught?" Xi Shan's look clearly showed that he didn't quite believe it, but he also knew that since Li Mingxia said so, he wouldn't get an answer even if he continued asking.

"Ten points." Qi Hongyun's food tastes excellent, and many of its flavors are even the first time for Li Mingxia to taste them. Whether from the perspective of novelty or taste, the porridge and desserts made by Li Mingxia are better than Xingyue.

Xingchen stared at Xishan, waiting for him to rate Xingyue's dessert.

As long as Xingyue gets a perfect score for this dessert, it won't be considered embarrassing. Even if he looks down on his senior brother, the reputation of Zhaixing Tower cannot be tarnished!

"Nine points." Xi Shan hesitated for a moment, sighed, and gave the final result.

If only Xingyue's dish was placed in front of him, then this year's two ten points would definitely belong to Xingyue. However, with Li Mingxia as a comparison, Xingyue was indeed slightly inferior. Although the nine points were a pity, it was definitely not unfair to him.

The game came to an end here, with Xingyue losing to Li Mingxia by two points.

When everyone thought that Xingyue would never accept such a result, Xingyue proposed to try two dishes of Li Mingxia. The other three contestants, including Niu Yipan, made the same request.

This is reasonable and allowed, so Li Mingxia didn't say anything.

Everyone felt that Li Mingxia should not have been ranked first, and everyone felt that this was absolutely unfair, so everyone felt that Xingyue would never give up. Just when everyone thought that a big battle was about to break out, Xingyue, who had tasted two dishes of Li Mingxia, actually chose to remain silent.

He glanced at Li Mingxia who was standing beside him, with a look of inquiry and some confusing fluctuations in his eyes, but Li Mingxia could feel that Xingyue had no ill intentions.

Yi Shuishui was a little nervous, fearing that Xingyue would attack Li Mingxia in a fit of excitement. She tensed up and watched every move over there.

Xingyue withdrew her gaze, nodded slightly to Xishan, and then left without looking back.

Xingchen glared at Li Mingxia with a gloomy face and followed Xingyue away. Niu Yipan and Xiao Tianyue didn't say anything else. The five contestants, except Li Mingxia, left the venue at this time.

There was an uproar in the audience again!

"What does this mean? Did you see that? After tasting the food, Xingyue left without saying a word! Is this a tacit agreement? A tacit agreement that Li Mingxia's food is better than his?!"

"Bullshit! Have you ever eaten the food from Zhaixing Tower? How could such delicious food lose to a country girl?! I will never believe that Li Mingxia can beat Xingyue! There must be something fishy going on here!"

"That's right! Everyone knows what Xingyue is capable of! There's definitely something wrong here!"

Xingyue’s fanatical fans in the crowd immediately became excited, clamoring for an explanation for their Xingyue, or else they would go to the prefect to complain!

Some are emotionally excited, while others are willing to analyze rationally.

A big brother sitting upright in the crowd couldn't help rolling his eyes as he watched those people shouting more and more excitedly.

"You all know that Xingyue is a contestant arranged by the prefect. Who do you think is so bold as to do something fishy with the person sent by the organizer on the organizer's territory? And there is also Xishan here. He is famous for his fairness and justice. His Majesty has personally praised his character. How dare you question it?"

The surroundings suddenly became much quieter, and these people stared at the big brother who spoke up for justice, their faces changing constantly.

Perhaps the eldest brother felt that since he had already spoken out, he might as well say it all.

"You two are shouting louder than each other here. Can't you see that Xingyue accepted the result without saying a word after tasting Li Mingxia's things? Or do you think your Xingyue is a person who is easy to talk to and will not fight back no matter what tricks others use?"

This time everyone finally fell silent, even the few who had been shouting the loudest just now were still.

"Go back and have a good rest. Someone will deliver your prize to your county magistrate tomorrow." Xi Shan looked at Li Mingxia who was standing in front of him with a gentle attitude.

He always liked people with outstanding cooking skills. Although there were many suspicious points about Li Mingxia, it did not hinder his appreciation of her. Moreover, as long as she was not a heinous person who committed crimes, it was understandable for her to have some secrets. Xi Shan could understand that.