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Master Yong's voice was low, with an unmistakable air.
At this moment, he seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person, with a rare and compelling majesty on his thin face.
Shopkeeper Huang secretly exclaimed, "Oh no!" Once this old man becomes stubborn, he will not be afraid of anything, he will not even care about his life, and he will not listen to anyone's advice at all.
Chen Xi just asked casually, but he didn't expect that it would trigger such a strong reaction from Master Yong. He couldn't help but frown, his eyes were like lightning, and he looked at the stubborn old man with some displeasure.
But when his eyes touched Master Yong's skinny cheeks, gray hair, and that fearless majesty, Chen Xi's heart trembled in just a moment, and he thought of Old Man Ma in a daze.
Old Man Ma was also so stubborn, had a bad temper, and even often cursed at himself, but Chen Xi knew that Old Man Ma never gave up on him, and even devoted all his efforts to himself.
Soon, Chen Xi's expression became calm, and he cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, it was the junior who was rude."
Originally, both shopkeeper Huang and Bai Gunan thought that Chen Xi was going to be angry. The former was worried and the latter was excited, but neither of them expected that Chen Xi would suddenly take the initiative to apologize!
This made both of them slightly startled, a little confused.
"Let's go." Chen Xi's eyes passed over the rows of clear kitchen counters. Finally, he took a deep breath and raised his feet to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Master Yong suddenly said, "Boy, let me ask you, what is cooking in your mind?"
"Is this a test?" Chen Xi paused but did not look back.
"You have to give me a step down, right?" Master Yong said bitterly. This old man is also very interesting. He looked upright and dignified just now, but now he looks like an old naughty boy with a weird temper.
"This old guy is really hypocritical!" Bai Gunan muttered quietly from the side.
Master Yong, on the other hand, smiled and ignored it, his eyes just staring at Chen Xi in the distance.
Chen Xi almost didn't think at all and replied: "The so-called cooking path is a road that can loosen the tongue and make the cultivation life rich and exciting. Likewise? Likewise, it is also the ultimate goal that every qualified spiritual chef will explore and climb throughout his life.
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This is what Old Man Ma said. He still clearly remembers the endless enthusiasm and longing in Old Man Ma's eyes when he said this.
Shopkeeper Huang was surprised. He originally thought that Chen Xi either knew nothing about this, or could talk eloquently, quote scriptures, and shock Master Yong. However, he never expected that Chen Xi's answer was so simple, even confusing.
With a hint of naughty humor.
Letting the tongue loose...what a wonderful description!
Even a layman like him couldn't help but admire it secretly.
Master Yong was also slightly startled, and then fell into silence. After a long time, he nodded and said, "You can use my kitchen counter."
Chen Xi turned around, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."
As he spoke, he came to the kitchen counter and looked at the bottles and jars of seasonings and the various kitchen utensils of different shapes on the kitchen counter, and he couldn't help feeling itchy.
For him, if he could talk about hobbies other than cultivation, they would undoubtedly be making talismans and cooking.
Talisman making is a method of making money that he has been exposed to since he was a child. At that time, making talismans was the only source of living for him, his grandfather, and his younger brother. Now, although he no longer regards talisman making as a way to make money, he has been involved in making talismans since he was a child.
The interest that was ingrained in his bones made him still love making talismans to this day.
As for cooking, he learned it when he was young. It has recorded too many memories for him, and he can never let go of it.
Chen Xi did not rush to start, but carefully selected the ingredients on one side.
Seeing Chen Xi's serious look, Shopkeeper Huang couldn't help but ask Bai Gunan in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist Chen, is he really good at cooking?"
Over the past few days, Chen Xi's reputation has shocked the world. All the rumors about him are inseparable from the evaluation of his amazing fighting ability. I have never heard of whether such a genius is also very knowledgeable about cooking.
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All this made Shopkeeper Huang feel very novel and even a little bit unbelievable.
After all, being a spiritual chef is no more than a true cultivator. It is a auxiliary profession, and its status and reputation are far less respected than those of a cultivator.
Therefore, Shopkeeper Huang even suspected that Chen Xi might have just studied cooking, but he had never tried it himself.
Bai Gunan was also very surprised, and immediately snorted coldly: "One method can be used, and all methods can be mastered. This brother of mine is an unborn prodigy, he is just a cook, how can he be troubled?"
Having said that, he couldn't help but murmur to himself, can this guy Chen Xi do it?
"Boy, although I gave you the opportunity to use my kitchen counter, if you can't make a decent dish, it will be a big loss." Master Yong said from the side.
Chen Xi smiled, his eyes still wandering over the ingredients on one side.
As the leading restaurant in Lihuo City, Zuixianlou naturally does not lack any spiritual materials. These meats, fruits, vegetables, grains, etc. are all piled together in different categories and placed in different locations according to the quality of the materials.
People who know nothing about cooking would probably be confused just by seeing these ingredients, let alone selecting suitable ingredients with similar properties for cooking.
But these naturally do not trouble Chen Xi. Although the ingredients are divided into different types according to the different attributes of yin and yang and the five elements, which is extremely complicated, but for Chen Xi today, with a glance, he can basically classify all kinds of spiritual materials.
The properties and materials of the materials, as well as the ingredients, kitchen utensils, fire, etc. that need to be matched are all clearly understood.
This is an advantage in his realm, but more importantly, he has been familiar with these skills of identifying food ingredients since he was young, and it has become a part of his practice. Identifying them is naturally a matter of course and effortless.
Seeing Chen Xi's behavior, Master Yong couldn't help but snorted coldly. He suddenly stood up and shouted to the busy chefs around him: "You guys put down what you are doing for now and come here."
Including the apprentices, they were all summoned by him.
The levels of these spiritual chefs range from one leaf to six leaves. There are about hundreds of them. Including the apprentices, there are almost thousands of them. At this time, they all gathered around confused, not knowing what Master Yong wanted to do.
do what.
Master Yong pointed at Chen Xi and said: "This is Chen Xi, a disciple of Jiuhua Sword Sect who is famous all over the world. He is a great man like a peerless genius. Now, he wants to show off his cooking skills to you. This is a rare opportunity.
Once you miss it, you will regret it too much. Just keep your eyes open and watch!"
Hearing this, the spiritual chefs became agitated and all showed expressions of amazement. They did not expect that the handsome young man in front of them was actually Chen Xi, who is now at the top of the cultivation world!
But immediately, their expressions couldn't help but become a little weird, cooking skills? Oh my God! Chen Xi wants to show us his cooking skills? Isn't this just trying to do what he does?
It is said that there are specialties in the arts. In terms of personal strength, they think that they are thousands of miles away from Chen Xi, but when it comes to cooking, that is not necessarily the case!
Even some spiritual chefs showed disapproval, obviously thinking that Master Yong was joking.
When Bai Gunan saw this, he couldn't help but glare, secretly thinking, this wretched old man is also a master of evil. Isn't this a blatant and deliberate attempt to embarrass Chen Xi?
Shopkeeper Huang also frowned. Master Yong's move was a bit too much. No matter whether Chen Xi knew how to cook or not, doing so was a bit teasing. What if he angered the other party?
"Master Yong, are you..." Shopkeeper Huang lowered his voice to communicate.
"What are you worried about?" Master Yong glared strangely and interrupted: "You didn't even reject Chen Xi, so why are you anxious?"
At this moment, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Xi had already begun to take action. The ingredients, one after another, seemed to be picked up by a big invisible hand and landed firmly on the chopping board.
He moved to the kitchen counter, reached out and grabbed a sharp kitchen knife in front of him, flicked his wrist, the knife's light danced, and began to process a piece of green snail root.
Green snail roots are green and densely covered with fine threads. They are one of the common fruits and vegetables.
Duh! Duh! Duh!
The light of the knife was like snowflakes flying, and the sound of the fine and compact knife cutting the chopping board sounded like a rhythm. Chen Xi's wrist was steady and flexible. He controlled the bright and sharp kitchen knife with precision. In almost the blink of an eye, the green snail root was processed.
When finished, the pieces are as thin as cicada wings, uniform in thickness, and neat, which is pleasing to the eye.
Knife skills are one of the important ways to measure the level of a good chef. One-third of the stove is the stove, and seven is the chopping board. No dish can be made without a knife.
As early as when he was young, Chen Xi's knife skills had reached the level of proficiency. Coupled with his strong cultivation now, he could do these things with ease.
However, when this scene fell into the eyes of everyone, they were all secretly surprised. Experts would know if there was anything wrong when they took action. Chen Xi's knife skills also made them feel quite amazed.
"Humph, it's just knife skills. You have to know that what you are seeing in front of you is a genius whose personal fighting ability is unparalleled. His control of power has already reached the pinnacle. It is reasonable to be able to use a kitchen knife proficiently. It is nothing.
"Master Yong snorted coldly.
After hearing this, everyone's expressions quickly returned to their original state. Master Yong was right when he said that the spiritual chef's control over power is actually the same as any other profession. From this point alone, the quality of a spiritual chef cannot be distinguished.
However, what happened next made them unable to help being surprised and even a little dazzled!
I saw that all kinds of ingredients fell into Chen Xi's hands, and they were all processed by him smoothly and without any sluggishness. His wrists were steady and his knife skills were skillful.
Slices can be cut into the same thickness, as thin as cicada wings, just like the falling snowflakes, full of rhythm.
When cutting into shreds, you can cut them into equal lengths and thicknesses, just like the slender catkins dancing in the wind, showing your skill between the raising and falling of the knife.
Carving, a piece of food as thin as a cow's hair is actually carved with mysterious textures, intertwined into patterns, and the movements are like an antelope hanging its horns, you can pick it up at your fingertips!
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The most important thing is that his speed is extremely fast. He can process more than 120 kinds of ingredients in less than a cup of tea!
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ps: To make up for yesterday, the next update will be around 3pm.