The queen must start from the head

Chapter 238 The Way of Cooking
While waiting for the food to be served, the four people at Mu Lian's table also chatted.

Through the conversation, Mu Lian found that Luo Shazong's eldest son seemed very easy-going, and his conversation was very elegant. He seemed to be the kind of Confucian who had read poetry and books without the slightest sense of pedantry.

The overall feeling is very comfortable talking to such people.

Unknowingly, time passed quietly.

Because of the arrival of the meal time, more and more people entered the restaurant.

By the time the food was served at their table, the queue outside was already more than ten meters away.

For this meal, Li Mei ordered a total of eight dishes, three meat and three vegetables and two soups.

The boy in the store brought up three vegetarian dishes at once.

These three vegetarian dishes look very ordinary, like simple stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

Luo Shazong's eldest son asked Mu Lian to move the chopsticks first with a smile on his face, but the latter was not polite with him, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a vegetable leaf, put it in his bowl, and then put it in his mouth.

The moment the vegetable leaves entered her mouth, Mu Lian was completely stunned.

Because what bloomed on her taste buds at this time was not the taste of vegetables, but an incomparable umami taste of fish.

This is made by kneading the tender fish meat into minced meat, and then adding a few spices with a very unique smell.

On the outer layer of the fish, what looks like green leaves is actually a coating of green flour.

When she took a bite off this layer of coating, the deep-fried crispy and secret slightly sweet sauce flowed out, and under the sauce was extremely tender fish, and another fish was wrapped in the fish. Layers of slightly salty sauce.

Sweet, salty, fresh, crispy, soy sauce...

This heavy aroma came so intensely, constantly impacting her taste buds, as if her whole body was in the sea of ​​delicious fish, and she was suffering heavy blows of deliciousness!
Just as Mu Lian was indulging in this indescribable delicacy, Li Mei and the other three also moved their chopsticks one after another.

Luo Shazong's eldest son and his young deacon, after taking a bite of the "vegetable leaf", both of them showed intoxicated expressions on their faces at the same time.

Only Li Mei showed a joyful and painful expression on her face after eating this dish.

Different from her own head, as soon as she ate this dish, she could taste that there was a kind of dried fish powder mixed in the green coating; It can only be made by using more than [-] kinds of spices.

The most frightening thing was that this dish was supposed to be a meat dish, but it turned out to be a vegetarian dish, which fooled everyone's eyes.

When Li Mei opened her eyes, she immediately stretched out her chopsticks to pick up the other two "vegetarian dishes".

After the "vegetarian dish" was imported, there were still two meat dishes as expected!

And its deliciousness is not inferior to the first one!
Immediately afterwards, three dishes that looked like meat dishes were served by the young man.

After eating the first three dishes, Mu Lian suspected that the braised fish, braised lion head and braised prawns in front of her were probably vegetarian dishes.

However, even if she used her mana, she couldn't tell whether the three dishes were meat or vegetarian.

At this time, it can be seen that the person who cooks is clever.

You must know that with the power of an immortal, it is enough to penetrate falsehoods, but the dishes made by this person can be confused with the real ones, which shows that the strength of the person who cooks the dishes is probably not inferior to hers.

Mu Lian regained her composure for a while, then she picked up her chopsticks, picked up a small piece of braised lion's head and put it into her bowl.

This time, she was careful when eating.

Because the delicious impact of the three dishes just now was too strong, almost shaking her Dao Heart, and she flew away with the supreme deliciousness.

However, when she lightly took a bite of the lion's head, the unique fragrance of hundreds of mushrooms and the plump and rich taste like thick roast meat instantly conquered her tongue.

It is obviously a purely vegetarian dish, but it is as delicious and juicy as a large piece of barbecue that has been repeatedly grilled and sprinkled with ingredients. Finally, when the piece of barbecue is cut open, it is full of perfect meaty flavor with clear layers and rich aroma!

Moreover, this meaty smell did not burst out all at once. It was beaten and kneaded repeatedly by the chef's hands, so that the fragrance of mushrooms mixed with sauces of different textures was wrapped layer by layer.

Every time you bite down, there will be different delicacies bursting out from it, forming a wonderful loop with the deliciousness of the previous bite, like an ensemble of hundreds of people, a soul-stirring piece of music!
But this Braised Lion Head is undoubtedly a vegetarian dish!
How superb is this cooking skill!
After Mu Lian finished eating the whole vegetarian lion head, the chopsticks in her hands reached out to the plate again involuntarily, but the plate was already empty.

She looked up at the table at this time, and found that the three people in front of her only left her a small piece of the new dish that was just served.

Mu Lian glanced at the three of them, raised her hand to pick up the piece of braised fish, and then picked up the last prawn.

After she finished eating these two dishes, the aura in her whole body rose a lot in an instant, and the clothes all over her body seemed to be blown by a strong wind, swaying wildly in the air.

The others in the restaurant just glanced casually at Mu Lian and the others' table.

Boss Hao’s dishes have caused many people who came to eat for the first time to have their clothes burst.

From immortals to ordinary warriors, no one has ever said something bad after eating Boss Hao's dishes.

As the heir of the God of Cooking family, Boss Hao's culinary skills are definitely well-known.

Soon, the last two soups were served.

At this time, Mu Lian had calmed down the mana shock just now.

She carefully looked at the two bowls of soup that were as exquisite as works of art. One bowl was as clear as an iceberg lake, with emerald pines and bright sun reflecting on it, and the other bowl was like ink, black and white interlaced, embellished. There are wisps of mist like mountains and fog.

After each finished a bowl of soup, Mu Lian let out a long sigh of relief.

Now she knows why the way of cooking can make people become gods.

The aura of heaven and earth gathers in all things.

Gourmets use a variety of cooking techniques and wonderful ingredients to stimulate the aura hidden in various ingredients to the greatest extent and integrate their true feelings.

When a practitioner eats food that matches his Dao, it is very possible that his strength will increase or even skyrocket, or he will resonate and become enlightened.

Overall, Mu Lian was very satisfied with the meal.

After the meal was over, Luo Shazong's eldest son began to pay the bill.

Seeing that the eldest son paid one hundred thousand gold spirit coins for a meal, Mu Lian's mouth still twitched slightly.

One meal cost one hundred thousand gold spirit coins, which was equivalent to one million copper spirit coins. She really couldn't afford this meal.

It seems that her previous premonition was correct, the sons of great powers are indeed rich and rich.

After paying the bill, it stands to reason that the four should leave.

However, Li Mei yelled out and stopped the boy in front of her.

Seeing the young man looking back at her in confusion, Li Mei asked with some embarrassment, "Excuse me, does the chef who cooked for us just now accept the food halberd?"

If possible, she would like to compete with that chef.

From the dishes the other party cooked today, she saw something that she had never noticed when cooking.She had a hunch that learning these things would allow her to improve her comprehension of the Dao of Food.

After listening to Li Mei's words, the young man deftly dug out a small notebook that he carried with him. It was densely filled with various dates, and these dates were marked with crosses.

Li Mei thought to herself, these records could not have been left by the person who had issued a halberd to the chef of this restaurant before, right?

After flipping through the small book for a while, the boy said casually, "My father's reservations for eating halberds are full these days. If you want to ask him to eat halberds, you have to wait until seven days later."

Li Mei hurriedly said, "Seven days later will be seven days later!"

After the two made a reservation, Li Mei and the boy sincerely thanked each other, and followed Mu Lian out of the restaurant.

Standing at the door of the restaurant, she carefully stared at the signboard of "Hao's Small Restaurant" several times, as if she wanted to firmly remember this place.

The eldest son of Luo Shazong who was at the side said unintentionally, "By the way, you may not know the head of Mu. Chef Hao, the head of this restaurant, was No.20 in the God of Cookery competition 10 years ago."

No.10?
Li Mei's heart moved. She asked herself that Chef Hao's culinary skills were far superior to hers. With this level of strength, he could only win No.10 in the God of Cookery Competition, so how terrible would No.1's strength be?
Thinking of this, Li Mei only felt that the fighting spirit in her whole body was burning again.

She once made a vow to cook and kill people in this life.

Now, the previous road to the summit has opened up before her eyes.

At this moment, she seemed to be able to see countless people climbing the mountain path leading to the God of Cookery with her.Although it is full of ruggedness and danger, the scenery at the top of the mountain still has a fatal attraction for her.

Under the leadership of Luo Shazong's eldest son, Mu Lian also took a tour of this ancient fish and sheep city.

Along the way, countless food aromas wafted into her nostrils, making her suspect again and again that she might be hungry.

The flow of people in the city is also huge, and all kinds of inns and hotels are full all year round.Because Yuyang City has a large number of gourmet shops that can improve strength, it has attracted many practitioners from surrounding cities to come here for food and practice.

After Luo Shazong's eldest son repeatedly sent invitations, Mu Lian finally agreed to take Li Mei to his house to trouble him for a while.

During the days waiting for the God of Cookery Competition to start, Li Mei ran out to eat halberds with people every day.

Mu Lian, on the other hand, sat and talked with the Luo Sha Sect's eldest son every day, and occasionally chatted about the affairs of the upper world. Her life was very leisurely.

Like the two eldest sons in Tianji District, Luo Shazong's eldest son also placed an order for city Taoist artifacts from her.

In addition to this eldest son, many people from other forces in Tianxuan District also came to the door and placed orders with Mu Lian.

In order to prevent outsiders from being suspicious, Mu Lian only took one order from outsiders and then stopped accepting orders for refining weapons.

When someone asked the reason, she reasoned that there were too many people making appointments, and her family had limited manpower, so she couldn't take them.

Many people refused, and then no one came to the door.

At the back, Mu Lian began to declare to the outside world that she was practicing in seclusion and refining weapons, shutting herself in the house every day without going out, and she suddenly became quiet for a while.

The person walking in Tianxuan District at this time is a clone evolved by Mu Lian with supernatural powers, and her main body is still in the Wushuang faction.

After learning that the catastrophe was approaching and that all major forces were arranging retreats, Mu Lian's body also began to investigate matters related to the catastrophe.

However, she found that among the ancient books handed down today, there are very few records that mention the catastrophe ten thousand years ago.

She could only find out through her own search and piecing together that the falling into the lower realm of the Demon Territory was related to that catastrophe.In addition, in that catastrophe, countless upper realm creatures were wiped out, and many forces in the upper realm were reshuffled.

But ten thousand years ago, there was no major event in the lower realms that could match this.

If we talk about the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, it was thousands of years ago, and the timing is not right.

Mu Lian suspected that this matter was the same as the establishment of the Great Qin Dynasty in the lower realm, and that there were black hands from the upper realm behind the scenes.

It seems that the event of catastrophe may only be found in this world.

In addition, there is another thing that makes her feel mysterious, and that is the God Realm above this world.

Rumors say that only the existence of God can go to the God Realm.

But in this world, there are still gods and men sitting in many superpowers.

So why don't these gods go to the God Realm?What does the divine world look like, and what is in it?
These mysteries are plaguing Mu Lian and leaving her puzzled.

Although she tried to ask Slime for these information, even if she paid for it, the latter was always unwilling to disclose anything related to it.

Mu Lian had to suspect that behind the catastrophe and the God Realm, there must be some huge secret hidden.

When the catastrophe comes, it may be the time when the veil of this secret is lifted.

In Fish and Goat City, as the days passed, the day of the God of Cookery Competition was getting closer and closer.

Li Mei has been leaving early and returning late every day these days. She is full of fighting spirit and full of energy.

Seeing that the God of Cookery Competition was about to start tomorrow, Mu Lian also found her disciple and encouraged her.

"For things like competitions, don't think about the results during the competition. Enjoy the process of the competition and improve yourself in an all-round way. This is the meaning of the competition."

"Yes, Master, I know all about it. Don't worry, I will definitely show my best form for tomorrow's match!"

Mu Lian patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Let everything take its course. Have a good rest at night and recharge your energy so that you will have the strength to cope with the competition tomorrow."

Li Mei nodded repeatedly when she heard the words.

After a night's rest, Li Mei got up when the morning light was dim the next day.

After washing and dressing up, she changed into a snow-white chef's uniform, with the Wushuang sect's logo embroidered on one corner of the chef's uniform.

She had already prepared this robe after receiving the God of Cookery post, and today is the time to use it.

After putting on this dress, she couldn't help but think of Gu Gehan who was still waiting for her to go back inside the door, as well as many of her fellow students.Thinking that she was about to go to the "battlefield" soon, she only felt that her whole body was filled with strength.

When Mu Lianchen finished her training and went out to have breakfast, what she saw was Li Mei who seemed to have been beaten all over.

After the two had finished their breakfast, on the way to the territory of the God of Cookery family, Mu Lian wanted Li Mei to remain calm and not get too excited.But she thought about it, everyone has a different state when they exert their strength, so she didn't say anything.

After walking for a short time, the two arrived at the venue of today's God of Cookery Competition.

Not long after the sun had risen, the stands outside the arena were already crowded with people.

　Please forgive me that the author is a foodie, so I wrote a few chapters related to food.

　　This volume is coming to an end, and from the next volume onwards, the struggle of blood and fire will continue.

　　
　
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