Chapter Thirty-Seven: Begin Climbing
Xiang En was extremely dissatisfied with Oman's decision. She didn't understand that her sister would lose if she did such a good job.
"Impossible, how could the cooking my sister lose to the old and ugly bamboo that this kid uses! Not only did he use the best ingredients, but he also injected with better vitality. The top-notch dishes that are carefully crafted will lose to such shoddy spring rolls. It's simply outrageous!"
It can be seen that Xiang En was extremely dissatisfied, otherwise he would not have said this.
However, Er Niang came to the table without saying anything, put the spring rolls made by Qin Shou into her mouth and tasted them.
After eating one, she fell into silence.
After a while, she slowly spoke: "It can be called 'soldier' and bare-handed and empty-handed."
"Right, bamboo shoots alone can show such a life!" Aman smiled at Er Niang.
"And I 'don't take off my clothes and wear gold and silver', I lost."
Er Niang was very straightforward, not as Qin Shou imagined. Not only that, she also reached out to Qin Shou's right hand and said, "You performed well. I wish you a smooth journey on the road. Come on our part."
Qin Shou smiled faintly, and also stretched out his right hand and held Erniang's hand together.
"You seem to be different from other people in the dark cuisine world... But I can see that this duel is not your real strength." Qin Shou looked at Er Niang in front of him with a bright look.
Er Niang was stunned for a moment, then she smiled like a fat man and turned around.
"Xiangen, it's time for us to leave."
"How... damn it." Xiang En seemed a little unwilling to accept it, but he had no choice but to leave here with Er Niang.
The second lady was halfway through, then turned around and looked at Qin Shou and said, "Liu Maoxing, you are different from other chefs, but we will meet again, we will definitely do it~"
After making a very charming smile at Qin Shou, he left with Xiang En without looking back.
The conversation was divided into two ends, and the time was traced back to a quarter of an hour ago, in the bamboo forest two or three kilometers away from Qin Shou.
Bang! Bang! Boom!
Three or five figures were leaping quickly in the bamboo forest. They were holding a bamboo in their hands. One of them fought with three people but could still stand invincible. Although they seemed a little embarrassed, the three people on the other side could not do anything to him.
When he saw closer, he was not Liu Yi, who else was fighting with Er Niang's men at this time.
"Tell me, why did Er Niang and the others climb Qingzhao Mountain? Why did they blow up Juhu's warehouse downstairs!" Liu Yi asked the three people in front of him.
However, in the face of Liu Yi's questioning, the three of them ignored it at all. Not only that, they also used the bamboo in their hands to fight back against Liu Yi.
"I don't know what you have intent, but it is impossible to beat Liu Maoxing in the cooking process!" Liu Yi also fought back and said loudly.
Hearing Liu Yi's words, these three minions laughed strangely.
"Hmph, fool!"
"Do you think the 'Phoenix Chef' Erniang from the 'Tai Chi Cuisine Industry' will use all her strength to that shabby showdown?"
When Liu Yi heard the five words "Tai Chi Cuisine World", his face suddenly changed.
"What, you said 'Tai Chi cuisine world'?"
The minion continued to be proud and conspired, saying, "If we beat Liu Maoxing, we can go up the mountain by ourselves, but even if we lose, it doesn't matter. Hum."
Liu Yi was extremely surprised after hearing this. He knew that it was only endless to continue to tangle with these minions. It was impossible to get useful news from them.
So, he showed his true strength and fought against him.
Soon, the three minions were defeated.
After the three minions fled in panic, he turned around to meet with Qin Shou and others.
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After the gathering, Liu Yi told Qin Shou and others what he had just learned.
"That's how it is...so I can't believe that Er Niang and the others will retreat so obediently. They must have any conspiracy and be careful of Ah Mao." Liu Yi said to Qin Shou with a serious expression.
Qin Shou nodded, of course he was quite clear about this and said, "They left without saying a word. Their attitude caught me off guard. I still don't know what they are going to do."
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Liu Yi immediately thought of what the three minions said during the day, and for some reason he had a bad premonition in his heart.
"But no matter what, that second lady is much better than Xiang En, and there is also the 'source' of the 'dark cuisine world'..." Qin Shou's eyes fell on Liu Yi's body before he finished speaking.
Source, Tai Chi cuisine world. An organization that is more powerful than the dark cuisine world... There will be another fierce battle next.
"I'll leave early tomorrow morning. Don't chat with me. Let's go back to the cottage in the mountains to sleep early."
Aman showed a row of white teeth, grinned at Qin Shou and others, and said, "I heard it clearly. If you don't want to die, you will follow me a little closer tomorrow. Walking on the road I have walked, you can't step a wrong step."
After saying to Qin Shou and others, Aman turned around and left to rest.
Then, Qin Shou and others returned to their room to rest. The place where they slept was very simple, but there was nothing they could do. There was only one thing to pay attention to in this deep mountains and forests.
Fortunately, Dudu and Bai Rongrong are not the kind of spoiled person, so they have adapted.
The next day, when the sun just rose, there were already five people climbing on the way to the top of Qingzhao Mountain.
Needless to say, these five people are Qin Shou and five others led by Oman.
"Why...why is it getting hotter and stuffy the more you go to the top of the mountain? Logically speaking... it should be colder the more you go to the top of the mountain, right?" Bai Rongrong suddenly asked a question, and at the same time she felt dry mouth and hot.
According to modern geography knowledge, the temperature drops by 0.6 degrees Celsius for every 100 meters above sea level rise.
However, Qingzhaoshan seems to be not like this, and even Qin Shou doesn't know what's going on for the time being.
Oman has no more explanation for this, because it is not important.
After walking for more than half an hour, Oman stopped on a slightly gloomy hillside road and looked upwards. There were sparse forests and winding mountain roads.
"There is Xingyanggang ahead, which is steep in the terrain. If you are negligent, it will become a delicious meal for birds and beasts. Now you have to cheer up." Aman said to Qin Shou and others walking behind him.
After saying that, Oman took the lead in walking into the forest.
Qin Shou and others could only follow closely, but once they stepped in, they guessed several corpses.
In shock, I looked around and found that there were corpses. These were all trying to get into Qingzhao Mountain, but they became beasts, food chefs and travelers.
As Oman said, a little negligence will become the food for the beasts and will be buried here forever.
"Hahahaha, there's nothing here!"
"Yes, yes~ As long as you don't look around and walk with your head up, you'll definitely be fine!"
A group of people were comforting themselves, but after walking through the forest full of corpses, there were countless jackals and beasts entrenched in front of them.
But it is very strange. I encountered many beasts along the way, such as wolves, lions, tigers, etc.
The distance was very close and could be seen from each other, but they did not launch an attack, which surprised Dudu and others. There was such a thing.
In fact, this is not a special thing. Because we avoided the animal path along the way, and the group of wild beasts will not attack as long as we do not step into places or territory where they often appear.
However, thanks to the Oman guide, he knew the path of the beast on this mountain with a close eye.
"Hmph, footprints, hair, feces, fleas, you can see clearly by observing these things carefully. The only thing that is difficult to distinguish is the large animal paths that are no different from those on the mountaineering trails, the kind that deer walks. There is only a cliff at the end, waiting for you to fall into it!" Oman walked in front of everyone and said slowly.
Everyone knew that following Uncle Oman, it would be less difficult to go up the mountain.
I was in danger along the way. After walking for most of the day, according to what Oman said, it had already walked a little halfway through the journey. It was unlikely that I could reach the top of the mountain where Master Yuxian was before dark. I could only spend the night in a small house that Oman often went to, and after a night of rest, I continued to climb the next day.
Therefore, everyone was not in a hurry to rush to the small wooden house halfway up the mountain before dark.
So at noon, a group of people found a relatively safe place and took out the rice dumplings they carried with them.
"What we can't do today is steaming rice dumplings. Come and try my skills today." Aman smiled and took out the rice dumplings. It turned out that these rice dumplings were cooked by him.
Climbing a mountain is a relatively physically consuming job. Everyone was hungry, so they picked up a rice dumpling and started eating.
"Huh--The rice dumplings from the Oman guide are delicious~ The ingredients used locally are very delicious, and all the delicacies are wrapped up. It's so delicious~~" Bai Rongrong may be really hungry, and she ate them in big mouthfuls and constantly admired Oman's skills.
Aman picked up one and ate it. While eating, he looked at Qin Shou and others in front of him and said, "This rice dumpling is made to the chefs who sacrificed their lives. You are going to find herbs to take this rice dumpling to the next level!"
"...So that's it. No wonder you made rice dumplings last night. Is this the reason?"
Qin Shou seemed to understand Aman's intention and said: "At that time, in order to worship Qu Yuan, a patriot in Luojiang, and to prevent Qu Yuan from being swallowed by fish, he threw rice into the river on May 5th, the day of Qu Yuan's sacrifice, and put rice with five-color silk threads into the river."
After hearing this, Aman nodded and said, "That's right, whenever I accompany the aspiring people in the Tianchao cuisine industry to climb the mountain, I will definitely bring these rice dumplings. The steamed glutinous rice is also very convenient to preserve."
Chapter completed!