Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

The man said, "Do you know why no one dares to put chili peppers in? One of the judges doesn't like chili peppers, and that's a perfect score of 10. I don't know how this person dared to do it."

“I’ve heard about it too, but that person seems to be Chi Xing. He has over 30 million fans now, almost surpassing Ruan Nuo’er.”

"What's the use of fans? This is a competition."

Ignoring what others were saying, Akahoshi continued cooking.

Stir-fry the minced meat until golden brown, add a spoonful of fermented bean paste, stir-fry a few times, and then add the tofu that you just cut.

Add Sichuan peppercorn powder, salt, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and MSG. Toss the ingredients in the wok a few times, add water, and stir-fry evenly.

The tofu, infused with the spicy aroma of meat, stands out among other meaty dishes.

The judges' eyes were involuntarily drawn to Akahoshi.

Mapo tofu was simmering in a pot. Akahoshi took a bowl and added cornstarch and water to make a thickening sauce.

Reduce the sauce in the pot over high heat, then drizzle a small amount of the thickened sauce over the tofu, stir a few times, and then drizzle it around the tofu again.

After repeating this process several times, the Mapo Tofu sauce will thicken, and the delicious Mapo Tofu will be ready.

After plating, it was sprinkled with chopped green onions, and several chefs near Akahoshi couldn't help but swallow hard.

It's fresh, fragrant, spicy, and numbing, with a bright red color. The green scallions added make it even more appetizing.

Some judges couldn't help but sit up straight and look over, but unfortunately, Akahoshi's position was a bit off-center.

"See? I told you Akahoshi was pretty good, didn't I?" the man said in a low voice to the old man beside him.

The old man coughed lightly, swallowed quietly, and whispered, "That doesn't prove that chili peppers are delicious. What if they just smell good?"

Recalling the chili peppers he ate back then, and the burning sensation in his stomach, Li Feng couldn't help but frown.

Yu Mingyuan couldn't help but chuckle, and said, "Uncle, you'll know once you try it."

To be honest, even he had only tasted the flavor on the platform; it wasn't like actually eating it, which was a bit of a regret.

Fortunately, he was a judge in the competition, and soon he would be able to eat the dishes made by Akahoshi.

Akahoshi doesn't seem to have made this Mapo Tofu in his livestream before, so he's even more excited now.

At this moment, a young man squeezed through from the side and whispered:

"Is that your favorite food blogger?"

Upon meeting this person, Yu Mingyuan immediately moved away, his face still showing indifference.

Li Feng, fearing the two would start arguing again, replied, "Yes, this kid Yu has his eye on that Chi Xing."

The young man's name was Chi Yu. He had been at odds with Yu Mingyuan since childhood. He was the son of a general in the Imperial Star, and his status was similar to that of Si Hui.

However, his father and Yu Mingyuan's father were good friends and grew up together, but they never met without fighting.

Now that we're all grown up, he always has a cold face whenever we meet.

For the first time, Chi Yu took the initiative to come over and talk to Yu Mingyuan.

Yu Mingyuan ignored him, so Chi Yu glared at him angrily and muttered under his breath:

"It's like I owe you money. If it weren't for Red Star, I wouldn't have rushed back from Arles."

Chi Yu was, after all, the deputy general of the Second Legion. He was sent to Arles Star to be stationed, and he wouldn't be coming back unless something was wrong.

But when he was browsing StarNet, he saw that Yu Mingyuan actually had his eye on a food blogger.

I thought I should come back and take a look, but who would have thought that the president himself would be here too.

Yu Mingyuan's smile just now startled him, and he couldn't help but come over to provoke him.

"Am I blind or are you deaf? Wasn't it you who was sneaking around eavesdropping just now?"

Yu Mingyuan responded without holding back.

Chi Yu was so angry that she wanted to curse, but she held back her anger because there were people all around her, and her face turned red.

Li Feng raised an eyebrow, simply changed the nameplate in front of him, and sat in the seat that Chi Yu had been sitting in, giving him his seat.

Enraged, Chi Yu showed no restraint, glaring at Yu Mingyuan from his seat:

"That guy surnamed Yu, after all these years, still has such a foul mouth. No wonder he's single."

Yu Mingyuan gave him a cold glance: "Who said that? I'll have one soon."

Chi Yu's eyes widened when he saw Chi Xing staring at him: "No way, you've fallen for Chi Xing?"

Yu Mingyuan didn't answer his question, but instead asked, "What? Do I have to report to you who I like?"

"Are you alright? That's Akasaki." Chi Yu was still furious.

Yu Mingyuan ignored him, so he grabbed Yu Mingyuan's clothes and forced him to turn to look at him.

She glared at him with her big eyes and whispered, "Akahoshi has a girlfriend, and you want to be a mistress?"

Chi Yu had already spotted the spot where Akahoshi kept looking after entering the arena; it was a fair-skinned young boy.

"Yu Mingyuan, I never thought you were this kind of person, actually trying to steal someone else's partner, knowingly becoming a third party."

Seeing the obsessive-compulsive man jumping up and down, Yu Mingyuan curled his lips and didn't explain, letting him worry to death.

When the prepared food was served, Akahoshi followed behind the others, carrying two dishes on a tray: Mapo Tofu and Hand-Torn Cabbage.

Stop in front of each judge and distribute the dishes on your plate one by one.

There are 20 judges, each with 10 points, and 100 audience judges, each with 1 point, for a total of 300 points.

After dividing it little by little, there wasn't much Mapo Tofu left on the plate.

Fortunately, Chixing had already prepared some in a small bowl and handed it directly to Xuan Ziyu.

So, Xuan Ziyu was the first person at the scene to taste this Mapo Tofu.

As soon as Akahoshi reached his seat, he saw the person behind him frying pork chops. The chops were so small that they could barely be divided among the twenty judges, so the others had to rely on the platform to share their taste.

On the judges' panel, everyone couldn't resist tasting Mapo Tofu. The flavor was so tempting, and the red oil looked so appetizing.

As expected, the dish won over most of the people present.

He scored 198 points, ranking first by a wide margin.

Second place went to Ruan Nuo'er's boiled pork slices.

The top three in the preliminary round advance, and the same applies to the next round. Because there are many contestants, there are also pending tickets and challenge tickets, which have nothing to do with Akahoshi. In any case, no one will dare to compete with him.

"That's great! You're number one. No one in yesterday's preliminary round got more votes than you. Xingxing is amazing."

Sitting in the audience, Akahoshi listened to Genji Yu praising him.

Si Hui, who was not far away, snorted coldly, glanced at them, and walked towards Ruan Nuo'er, who looked dejected.

Xuan Ziyu didn't pay attention to that person, and Chi Xing pretended not to hear it.

Those people who were talking about Akahoshi behind his back just now didn't get a single point and are still grumbling:

"Strange, could the information be wrong? My relative clearly said that he doesn't like spicy food."

The person he was muttering with rolled their eyes and retorted, "Shut up. Even if they're ten points behind, you still can't catch up."

Hearing this, Xuan Ziyu snorted and whispered to Chi Xing, "Serves them right, let them talk nonsense."

Akahoshi gently flicked his nose and opened a bottle of water for him to drink, since Mapo Tofu is a bit spicy.

After the match, you can choose to stay and watch; Akahoshi will stay with Genji.

However, there wasn't much to see. In the second round, someone got so nervous that they burned the meat. It smelled really good, but it became pungent when it got burnt.

Chi Xing simply pulled Xuan Ziyu away to avoid contaminating him.

After leaving the house, Akahoshi felt someone following him.

[Your Highness, these are thugs hired by Si Hui.]

A flash of rage crossed Akahoshi's eyes. In the original story, it was these people who had harmed Ayu.