My Xiuxian painting style is not right

Chapter 332: Formula Leak

As the drunk Taoist walked out of the door, a loud noise came from outside the Sanqing Pavilion.

"Have you heard? The Hot Pot Sect's Soul Gathering Hot Pot recipe has been leaked!"

"Is it real? Where can I buy it?"

"The Yangji Restaurant in the west of the city is already selling it. It's said that the taste is exactly the same as here!"

Liu Ruyan's expression changed: "Master, this is bad!"

Just as Chen Yu was about to speak, a servant in green rushed in in a panic: "Master!

Over at Yangji Restaurant..."

"Take your time." Chen Yu picked up the teacup, looking calm.

The servant wiped his sweat off his face and said, "Shopkeeper Yang from Yang's Restaurant said they bought the recipe for the Gathering Spirit Hot Pot from a drunkard.

Now they have started selling it, and business is booming!"

"Drunk?" Lin Qingxue frowned, "Could it be..."

Bai Ling'er slammed the table and said, "It must be that Wang Ergou from yesterday!

I said he was sneaky, turns out he was stealing the recipe!"

Liu Ruyan stamped her feet anxiously, "What should we do? Our hot pot secrets have been leaked!"

Chen Yu put down the teacup, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "No problem."

"It's okay?" the three women said in unison.

"Let them sell it." Chen Yu stood up. "I want to see what they can sell it for."

At this moment, a burly man rushed in. He had a face full of flesh and a big knife on his waist. He was Qian Tieniu, the leader of the ruffians in the west of the city.

"Master Chen!" Qian Tieniu clasped his fists and said, "I just came back from Yang's Restaurant."

Chen Yu nodded: "How?"

"It does taste similar to our hot pot." Qian Tieniu rubbed his hands and said, "But..."

"But what?"

"After eating it, my spiritual power didn't increase at all. Instead, I felt cold all over."

Chen Yu smiled: "That's right."

He turned to the three women and said, "Do you know why I'm not worried at all?"

The three women shook their heads.

"Because..." Chen Yu took out a small bottle from his sleeve, "The real secret is here."

Liu Ruyan took a closer look and asked, "What is this?"

"My original hot pot ingredient." Chen Yu shook the bottle. "Without this, even if you know the recipe, it's useless."

Lin Qingxue suddenly realized: "No wonder the master is so calm."

Bai Ling'er blinked: "Master is so smart!"

At this moment, another person hurried in. This was a handsome young man wearing a green shirt, holding an account book in his hand.

"Master Chen!" the young man said, clasping his fists. "I'm the accountant at Yang's Restaurant. My last name is Zhao Wen."

Chen Yu glanced at him and asked, "Mr. Zhao, what's the matter?"

"It's like this." Zhao Wen wiped the sweat off his forehead, "My boss asked me to come and apologize.

He shouldn't have rashly sold that fake hot pot..."

“Fake hot pot?”

"Yes!" Zhao Wen nodded repeatedly, "We found that the formula is completely wrong.

Now the customers are clamoring for a refund, and the shopkeeper asked me to ask Master Chen for advice..."

Chen Yu waved his hand and said, "Go back and tell your boss that I want to learn the hot pot recipe and ask him to come and talk to you in person."

"This..." Zhao Wen hesitated, "The shopkeeper said he was willing to pay one thousand taels of silver..."

"One thousand taels?" Liu Ruyan sneered, "What do you think we are like the Hot Pot Sect?"

Chen Yu held her hand and said, "Mr. Zhao, go back and tell Shopkeeper Yang that this is not a matter of money."

"What's the problem?"

"In my hot pot business, fate is everything," Chen Yu said leisurely, "If you want to learn, you have to become my disciple."

Zhao Wen's eyes lit up: "Become my disciple? Then..."

"Let Shopkeeper Yang do it himself." Chen Yu waved his hand, "We'll discuss it in detail later."

After Zhao Wen left, Liu Ruyan asked in confusion, "Why does the master want to accept a disciple?"

Chen Yu smiled mysteriously: "Just wait and see the show."

At this time, the drunk Taoist came back with two jars of wine. Seeing everyone's different expressions, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?

What happened? "

Chen Yu told the story again.

The drunk Taoist laughed heartily: "Interesting! I've also tried the hot pot at Yangji Restaurant.

It’s really far from it!”

"Senior is there too?"

"Of course I have to go and have a look." The drunk Taoist stroked his beard, "But the hot pot tasted bland. I took one sip and left."

He put down the wine jar and said, "Come, come, try this! This is the 'Drunken Immortal Jade Liquid' that I have treasured for many years."

Chen Yu opened the wine jar and a rich aroma filled his nose. He was about to speak when the system suddenly prompted:

[Special Spirit Wine Detected: Drunken Immortal Jade Liquid]

【Suggestion: Can be used to improve the quality of hot pot】

[Tip: This wine contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which can enhance the effect of hot pot]

Chen Yu's eyes lit up, and he picked up the jar of wine and poured it into the hot pot.

"Master!" Liu Ruyan exclaimed, "This is the Drunken Taoist's treasure!"

The drunk Taoist waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I was just wondering what effect this wine would have with hot pot."

The moment the wine is poured into the hot pot, a strange aroma spreads.

The originally bright red soup base now radiated a golden glow, rising into the air.

"This is..." Lin Qingxue's eyes widened, "Spiritual energy is overflowing!"

Bai Ling'er leaned forward and sniffed: "What a nice smell! It's even stronger than before!"

Chen Yu took out the small bottle of hot pot ingredients from his sleeve and poured in a few drops.

Suddenly, golden light became brighter and fragrance filled the air.

"Great!" The drunk Taoist's eyes lit up. "What's in this hot pot?"

Chen Yu smiled mysteriously: "This is a secret."

Just then, a fat man in a brocade robe hurried in.

He was sweating and panting.

"I'm the owner of Yang's Restaurant!" the fat man said, wiping his sweat. "I've come to apologize to Master Chen!"

Chen Yu glanced at him and said, "Shopkeeper Yang, there's no need to do this."

"No, no, no!" Shopkeeper Yang shook his head repeatedly, "We used fake recipes to cheat people, we deserve to die!

Now customers are clamoring for a refund, and the shop is about to close down..."

"What do you want?"

Shopkeeper Yang gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to become a disciple of Hotpot!"

"Oh?" Chen Yu picked up the teacup and said, "Tell me what you think."

"Although my Yangji Restaurant is not big, it has been in business for twenty years."

Shopkeeper Yang said, "If I can learn the true art of hot pot, I'm willing to donate my restaurant to the hot pot industry as a branch!"

Chen Yu's eyes flashed. The system sounded a prompt at the right time:

[Business opportunity detected: hot pot chain]

【Suggestion: This can be used to expand influence】

【Reward: Chain Operation System】

"That's a good suggestion." Chen Yu put down his teacup, "But you have to try this first."

He pointed to the golden hot pot in front of him.

Shopkeeper Yang couldn't wait to take a bite and immediately his eyes widened: "This...this..."

"how?"

"It's so delicious!" Shopkeeper Yang was so excited that he danced with joy, "It's a hundred times better than mine!

and..."

He suddenly stopped, looking surprised: "I feel the spiritual power in my body is growing!"

The drunk Taoist stroked his beard and laughed, "This is the real soul-gathering hot pot!"

Shopkeeper Yang immediately knelt down and said, "Please, Master Chen, accept me as your disciple!"

Chen Yu helped him up: "Don't worry. My hot pot business is all about fate.

Go back first and come back another day."

"This..." Shopkeeper Yang wanted to say something, but was pushed out by Chen Yu.

After Manager Yang left, Liu Ruyan asked curiously, "Why didn't the Sect Leader just accept him?"

Chen Yu smiled without saying anything and took out another small bottle from his sleeve.

"What is this?" Bai Ling'er asked.

"New formula." Chen Yu shook the bottle, "Specially prepared for you three."

The three girls immediately became interested and came forward.

"This hot pot ingredient contains ice essence," Chen Yu said to Lin Qingxue, "it can enhance your ice spiritual power."

Lin Qingxue took the bottle and a smile appeared on her face.

"This has Fire Ganoderma added to it." Chen Yu handed it to Liu Ruyan, "It will help your fire-based skills."

Liu Ruyan took it happily.

"This contains the essence of the demon race." Chen Yu gave the last bottle to Bai Ling'er, "It can enhance your demon power."

Bai Ling'er cheered and held the bottle tightly.

The drunk Taoist watched from the side and marveled: "Master Chen's hot pot skills are truly superb!"

At this moment, the system suddenly prompted:

[Detecting the joy of three women]

[Special Reward: Hot Pot Dual Cultivation Method]

[Tip: This technique can leverage the power of hot pot to aid dual cultivation.]

Chen Yu's lips curled up slightly. He watched the three women eagerly pouring their respective hot pot ingredients into the hot pot, and smiled inwardly.

At this time, there was another noise outside.

"I heard that Li Ji Restaurant in the south of the city has also started selling hot pot!"

"There's also one at Zhang's Restaurant in the east of the city!"

"Everyone in the city is selling hot pot now, which one is the real one?"

Liu Ruyan stamped her feet in anger: "These people are really going too far!"

Chen Yu smiled and said, "Let them sell it."

"Why?" The three women were puzzled.

"Good wine needs no bush," Chen Yu said leisurely, "Wouldn't it be more interesting if we launched the real Juling Hot Pot after they're all sold out?"

The drunk Taoist clapped his hands and laughed: "Great! It's really great!"

He raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's try this new hot pot recipe first!"