Chapter 953: Routine Paimeng, Kitchen God Guoba

"The new era is different. There is no need to fight to the death anymore!"

Jiang Yi whispered softly.

An hour passed quickly.

Xiangling and Yanxiao finished their respective dishes.

"My dishes are: the main dish 'Fragrant and tender pepper chicken', the side dish 'Three shredded vegetables', and the dim sum 'Crystal shrimp'..." Xiangling introduced her solution ideas to the judges and why she chose to cook these three dishes.

"The title of the dish is 'Land and Water Ritual', which includes the two major areas of land and sea. In other words, animal meat, poultry meat, fish and shrimp are all optional ingredients."

"My main dish, tender and fragrant pepper chicken, is a combination of poultry and peppers. Jueyun peppers grow in the mountains and are the essence of the mountains, while poultry is a gift from the sky..."

She spoke to the crowd with confidence.

Then, it was Yan Xiao.

"Xian Tiaoqiang, cold mint salad, golden shrimp balls..." Yan Xiao also used the sea and land as the solution ideas and made these three dishes for the competition.

Paimon took a breath.

Saliva flowing.

"Wow... I can smell the fragrance from such a distance, I'm going crazy..."

A vicious tiger pounces on its prey. A vicious tiger pounces on its prey.

Unfortunately, the wall of people in front of her completely blocked her.

Yun Jin and Xin Yan laughed secretly at Paimeng's appearance.

"Guess who will win? As a fan of spicy food, I vote for Xiangling!" Hu Tao has raised her hand.

Jiang Yi nodded: "Although I like both of their dishes, if I were to vote, I would still like to give it to Xiangling..."

Ying rolled her eyes.

I believe that if both of them were girls you knew, you would definitely be confused! Now I can only say... Yan Xiao is really miserable.

The three judges on the scene have already started tasting the food and giving their comments.

"Very impressive. The dishes on both sides are very thoughtful, clever and delicious. I want to try some golden shrimp balls... No! I want to taste the craftsmanship of both sides." Keqing's words made people laugh and her inner preference could be seen at a glance.

Uncle Tian and Ningguang commented on their dishes.

It's quite formal.

After the three people have finished eating, the judges selected by the organizing committee will be invited to participate in the judging.

“For those of you who have the good fortune to taste the dishes, please make your own judgment and vote,” Yan Fei reminded.

"Hehe, good fortune is coming." Jiang Yi looked at himself and Hu Tao whose names were called. The lucky power of his four-leaf clover of the Southern Dipper was not a false thing.

"Goodbye Paimon! Come on Paimon!" He walked onto the stage with the impatient Walnut while Paimon was stunned, sad and desperate.

"This...this..." Paimon pointed forward and stomped his feet frantically, "Damn it, why didn't they pick us! Ying, is our luck so bad?"

"Why don't they invite me to be a judge? If Jiang Yi goes up there, I'm afraid he'll eat all the food by himself."

"I am very obsessed with eating and I am very good at it. It will be their loss if they miss me! Woo..."

Yunjin, Xinyan, Xingqiu and Chongyun hurried together to comfort her.

Normally you can go to Wanmin Hall and Wangshu Inn to eat. Paimeng acted too sad.

"Calm down, Paimon... I'll cook for you later." Ying was instantly considerate.

Paimon burst into laughter immediately: "Hehe... Although there are so many chefs in this world who can cook so many delicious dishes, you are still the only one who treats me the best!"

Asshole Jiang Yi, he really shouldn’t have interfered with Ying and I’s team.

"Hiss - the tender and fragrant pepper chicken is served cold. The dish is served cold, but the peppers inside are stir-fried and have residual warmth. When you chew it in your mouth, it tastes spicy and hot, hot and crispy, with a hint of pepper flavor. It's wonderful!" Jiang Yi copied Uncle Tian's words just now.

He also deliberately let Paimon hear it.

"Wow..." Paimon's happy expression suddenly collapsed again, and he sobbed sadly, "Showing off, showing off nakedly..."

Ying was confused, is Jiang Yi a child?

Jiang Yi and Hu Tao enjoyed their return and voted in a low-key manner.

"Hmph!" Paimeng crossed his arms and didn't want to pay any attention to Jiang Yi.

"Paimeng, look what this is?" Jiang Yi stretched out his hand. "These are crispy and tender crystal shrimps. I pretended to have eaten them, but I didn't. I brought them down for you!"

"Swear to me that Jiang Yi will always be your friend, and I will give it to you!" He looked at Paimeng with a smile.

"Slurp..." Paimon wiped his saliva.

Don't hesitate and don't be awkward.

"I'll count to three. If you don't want it, I'll eat it!" Jiang Yi pretended to be ready to eat.

"I swear, Jiang Yi will always be my friend!" Paimeng swore instantly, snatched the crystal shrimp from Jiang Yi's hand, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

The thin and transparent outer skin wrapped with diced carrots and whole fresh shrimps is really...delicious.

"Anyone who breaks his word will be punished by eating rocks! This is a contract!" Jiang Yi emphasized silently in his heart, turning these words into a contract.

How cute, Paimon!

On the field.

A champion is born.

"...contestant Xiangling won by a narrow margin of one vote." Yan Fei announced loudly.

With the final thanks, the competition ended successfully.

The two teams on the field tasted each other's contest dishes and praised each other.

Keqing walked down from above with a very conflicted expression.

Upon asking, I found out that he was upset about not voting for Xiangling and felt sorry for his friend.

"For the golden shrimp balls..." Jiang Yi said, "It's really delicious."

“No, no, no… No!” Keqing waved her hands in panic, trying to cover up her mistake.

Ying and Paimeng have seen through everything.

"My grandfather once said, 'If you compete over food, you should follow your heart.' That is to say, when you have a dispute or competition over food, you should vote for the party you care about more. This matter should be in accordance with your heart and not be influenced by external forces." Keqing explained awkwardly, "So, I voted... for Yan Xiao's Fairy Jumping Over the Wall."

Xiangling happened to come over and listen.

Paimon finished explaining Keqing's dilemma for her.

"Pfft..." I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Keqing couldn't hold it in any longer. After hearing that Xiangling didn't mind at all, she put her hands on her hips and said to Jiang Yi: "Yes, yes, what's wrong! I just like to eat golden shrimp balls, isn't that okay!"

“Okay, okay, okay!” Jiang Yi pecked at the rice like a chicken.

After whispering, he took the person he had just deliberately avoided to see the statue of the Kitchen God.

The stone containing the statue of the Kitchen God has cracks, but it may not explode.

"Is it still not working? It's already so lively!" Keqing pondered.

Jiang Yi, who was absorbing the scent of fireworks, said, "This is not my fault."

What it lacks is...

"Oh, right! Keqing, I have good news for you. Wasn't there a missing word on the recipe you gave me before?" Xiangling said, "Master came before the competition and fixed the words on the recipe for me. I can cook this dish now."

"You guys go ahead! I'll be here!" Jiang Yi watched several people cooking while he looked up at the salt moon in the sky.

The power of the Salt God spread through his perception.

"We're back..." Jiang Yi came back to his senses after hearing the voice and realized that so much time had passed in just a moment.

Xiangling cooked portion for everyone and everyone ate together.

After taking a bite, Keqing said: "..."

“…………?!” The purple eyes widened.

This taste!

"Keqing?"

"Keqing?"

Come back to your senses amidst the calls of the crowd.

“…Excuse me!” Keqing said with a smile, “Thank you, this is the taste I wanted! It’s delicious, and…incredible, I seem to have returned to the time when I was with my grandfather.”

Xiangling expressed her congratulations.

"In fact, I just discovered this dish. We have eaten it before. Xiangling can cook it!" Paimeng scratched his head. "This is spicy meat steamed bread! Guoba gave Jiang Yi a big bag of it before!"

“Ah?” Keqing was surprised. “Spicy meat steamed buns?”

"Yes!" Xiangling explained to Keqing that this dish was learned from her father. It has been passed down from generation to generation in the family for a long time.

As a folk dish, it is easy to make and carry, and is especially suitable for eating while traveling.

Keqing fell into deep thought: "Well, just as I thought, my grandfather should not be the original author of the recipe."

"My grandfather was a famous landowner in Liyue and also a scholar. He loved collecting ancient books and was well versed in many lost traditional cultures of Liyue."

After Xiangling introduced her story, Keqing also introduced hers.

"When I was a child, I often accompanied my grandfather in his study. I read a lot of ancient books with him and discussed with him whether the Rock King Emperor was a real person and how credible these ancient books were..."

"Huh?" Jiang Yi asked, "Didn't you go to see the Immortal Summoning Ceremony when you were a child?"

The Emperor comes once a year, yet some people still doubt that he doesn't exist!

"What's the big deal? It's not normal for locals not to go to local festivals!" Walnut suddenly popped up.

Xingqiu and Chongyun around nodded.

"Haha!" Keqing said, "Grandfather said at the time: 'Books are just bridges that lead us to history. As for what you asked, those are the things we, as descendants, should pursue and distinguish.'"

She looked at the spicy meat steamed bread in her hand with emotion.

"After my grandfather passed away, I grew up and became a member of the Seven Stars. Since then, the view of Emperor Yan has also changed from legend to reality."

Wow! Jiang Yi, please don't mention my purchase of the Rock King statue!

Keqing was nervous inside, but she remained calm on the surface: "For me, the title of Emperor Yanwang is sometimes linked to my grandfather's name. When I see the name Emperor, I always think of my grandfather... and the notes in his study."

She talked about how her grandfather tried to recreate this ancient dish, but he never succeeded because the recipe was incomplete. However, when he tried to make it, he would let her taste it while it was hot.

The taste, that’s the taste.

“I made this dish the day I met Guoba!”

Xiangling looked at the rice crusts that were dancing with joy while eating the spicy meat steamed bread.

"In a cave. I went to the cave to avoid the rain that day and saw an altar inside. I put the spicy meat steamed bread I brought with me on it..."

"Then I accidentally fell asleep, and when I woke up I found that Guoba had eaten all the spicy meat steamed bread. Since then, it has been following me and has become a member of my family."

Click.

A voice came from the big rock next to him.

Countless debris fell.

A huge statue that looks exactly like Guoba was revealed!