Old Man Wan was sweating profusely, but his face was filled with a confident smile. He cut off the bear paw meat and chopped it up. He took two pineapples and cut them into a few balls of the same size. Then, he hollowed out the center of the ball and poured the chopped bear paw meat into it. Then, he placed it in the seafood soup and boiled it. After half a cup of tea, he scooped up a few pineapple balls and placed them on a square porcelain plate. Finally, he added starch into the seafood soup to absorb the juice, making the soup become sticky and more delicious.
Han Xu saw that the egg white had been chilled, so he mixed the three kinds of bean powder with the ready-made soup stock and boiled them separately in the pot. When the three bowls of soup had reached the size of one bowl, he took them out and placed them in three high-mouthed glass cups. He then found a wide-mouthed glass soup cup. After the three types of bean soups cooled down, Han Xu used a bamboo chopstick to stir the bean soups separately, causing them to rotate at high speed. Finally, he used a hollow reed tube in the middle to guide the bean soups into the glass soup cup that he had prepared. After each bean soup was poured in, Han Xu covered it with a layer of ice-cold egg white to completely separate the three bean soups. The soup was divided into three layers, red, yellow, and green in turn. It was very magical.
"Wow! It was too magical, too beautiful!”
Nangong Ziyin couldn't help but exclaim. The surrounding people also cheered.
Both of them had reached the final step of success. Old Man Wan turned off the fire and lifted the pot. With a sweep of the spoon, the thick soup was poured over the pineapple balls on the square plate. It was decorated with a few white onions carved into a small boat, and the fragrance spread everywhere. Han Xu also crushed a piece of ice in his hand and poured it into the soup cup. Then, he threw the jade pendant, which transformed into a green mirror. A green light flashed on the mirror surface, and a pot of fragrant wine gradually appeared. Han Xu tilted the wine pot, and a column of wine dripped into the glass soup cup. It was four layers of four colors, and it was natural.
The surrounding people clapped and cheered. Nangong Ziyin didn't even dare to blink. The two of them had finished their dishes. When it was time for the tasting, everyone's excited hearts were in their throats.
"Master, what's your name?”a young chef asked timidly.
"Chiyou Battle Dance! Peace in the Four Seas!" Elder Wan and Han Xu answered in unison.
When the two of them announced the name of the dish, the entire place was in a commotion again. Just looking at the dishes made people drool. Hearing these two extraordinary names made people even more eager to try.
"Good name! Little Brother Han Xu was indeed quite capable.”Elder Wan praised.
"Thank you for your praise, Senior Wan!"
"Don't be so polite. Let me taste it first!”Nangong Ziyin didn't care about anything else and rushed forward to drink Han Xu's soup, but she was pulled back by Nangong Kun.
"Nonsense!"
"Ai, Kun, it's fine. Let little Ziyin taste it first and see which is higher and which is lower.”Elder Wan ordered calmly.
Nangong Kun saw that his master had agreed, so he let go of Zi Yin, who couldn't hold back anymore. She hurriedly walked to Han Xu's soup and was about to pick up a spoon to drink when she was stopped by Han Xu.
"Little sister Ziyin, I must use this hollow reed to drink this soup.”As he spoke, Han Xu handed her a hollow reed.
Nangong Ziyin took the reeds and inserted them into the four layers of soup of different colors. She gently sucked a mouthful and closed her eyes to savor it. The moment she opened her eyes, the people around her held their breaths, waiting for her evaluation. Han Xu clenched his fists tightly as he observed Zi Yin's expression nervously. However, Nangong Ziyin didn't say anything. She just smiled faintly and picked up the bamboo chopsticks to pick up a ball of pineapple and put it into her mouth. Everyone was puzzled by Nangong Ziyin's expression, but Han Xu was disappointed.
Nangong Ziyin chewed for a while, and a smile still appeared on her face. She put down the chopsticks in her hand without making any comments. The crowd was not satisfied. The result of the competition had to be determined. Therefore, the few disciples who had been reserved at the beginning went forward to taste the dishes. They were all disciples of Old Master Wan, so they tasted the Chiyou Battle Dance first.
" Wow!" A disciple couldn't help but exclaim from the bottom of his heart." Master's dish is overflowing with freshness and melts in the mouth. The sweet and sour taste of pineapple combined with the tenderness of bear paw is a perfect match." Coupled with this delicious seafood soup, it really allowed every ingredient to be used to its fullest. The taste buds on his tongue seemed to be on a battlefield, and all kinds of delicacies fought fiercely in his mouth, making him unable to stop. Compared to Brother Han Xu's ordinary soup, it was really a masterpiece.”
"Don't jump to conclusions. You haven't tasted other people's food yet, so how can you be so rash?”Elder Wan lectured him seriously and waved his hand to signal Nangong Qian to taste it.
Nangong Qian took a sip of Han Xu's " Peace of the Four Seas " and savored it in his mouth. A smile of enjoyment appeared on his face. "Although Xiaoxu's ingredients are ordinary, the fragrance of each bean is layered and distinct, complementing each other. Coupled with the coolness of the icicles, it made people feel no heat at all and refreshed their hearts.”Nangong Qian then asked,""But why are these three kinds of bean soups so clear without any dregs? Moreover, they are divided into three layers, and the delicacies are not hindered by each other?”
"It must be because of the spinning and the egg white!" Elder Wan's words exposed the mystery.
"Not bad, Senior Wan has good eyesight. I did use the rotation of the chopsticks to hit the end of the beans in the middle, and then used the hollow reed tube to draw out the clear soup. After the egg white was chilled, it formed a thin film in the three kinds of bean soups, allowing them to maintain their respective forms. Therefore, when drinking, they used reed tubes, and when they were inserted into and taken out, they would not destroy the egg white film. With the addition of my last Immortal in the Mist, this soup can be refined and fresh, sweet but not greasy. The beans are even more of a top grade for cooling off the heat.”Han Xu explained carefully.
Everyone present was shocked after hearing Han Xu's explanation. They did not expect this young man to be so meticulous and creative. Even Old Man Wan applauded.
Nangong Qian rinsed his mouth with clean water and continued to try Old Master Wan's dishes. There were a few green onion boats floating in the yellow seafood soup, and in the middle were a few round pineapple balls. The faint golden color made it look particularly refreshing. Nangong Qian carefully picked one up and put it in his mouth. He bit it open slowly with his teeth and a delicious soup immediately entered his mouth.
"Fresh, fragrant, crispy, tender!" Nangong Qian shouted out these four words in a row. His face looked as if he was surrounded by happiness. "Master has already made this seafood soup flawlessly. The juice of abalone, clams, and so on are all absorbed by the pineapple balls. Together with the sourness and numbness of the pineapple, it's a perfect match. There was also the bear paw meat inside. It had been shattered by Master's fierce blade. Now, it melted in his mouth and was very fresh and tender. The tongue seemed to have become a battlefield of delicacies. They fought fiercely with each other, and it was soul-stirring. It was really a masterpiece!”
" Then, Senior Brother, why don't you tell us who won or lost…" A disciple whispered.
Elder Wan and Han Xu also looked at Nangong Qian, hoping that he could give them a conclusion. However, Nangong Qian put down his chopsticks and smiled. Like Zi Yin, he did not say a word.
"Senior Brother, what's wrong? Hurry up and tell me!”A few impatient disciples urged.
"Yeah, brother, why aren't you saying anything?”
Nangong Kun also asked in astonishment, but Nangong Qian only smiled and shook his head, causing everyone to be confused.
"Alright, looks like I've lost!”Elder Wan smiled and said calmly.
Old Master Wan's words made everyone dumbfounded. Even Han Xu was no exception. He blinked and looked at him. Old Man Wan only tasted two dishes and nodded his approval at Han Xu's " Four Seas Peace ".
"It seems that since ancient times, heroes really come from the young. This old man is really old!”
"What's going on? I think both dishes are top-notch. They each have their own merits.”A disciple who had tasted the dishes said angrily.
"Wrong. Master was a bit off and lost to the seasons.”Nangong Qian saw that his master was so clear-headed, so he spoke bluntly. "Because it's summer now, people's tastes will deviate and they don't want to eat too much. His master's Chiyou Battle Dance relied on its taste to dominate the taste of people, forcing people to feel that it was delicious and open their hearts to eat it. However, once it was overdone, it would make their stomachs feel tired. On the other hand, Xiaoxu's 'Four Seas Peace' not only tasted good, but it also cleared away heat and could let people enjoy endless pleasure in the delicious food.”
"Qian 'er is right. This old man is only pursuing taste. It seems that I'm really old and muddle-headed.”
"Senior Wan, you're too serious. Little Xu was able to narrowly win today, so he really benefited a lot. A grandfather once said that as long as a dish was made with effort, it would definitely be delicious.”Han Xu thought of Huang Yuan, who had passed away, and felt extremely melancholic. However, at this moment, he felt a sense of accomplishment because he had not disappointed him and his mother.
"Forget it, forget it! The child was indeed worthy of being the successor of the Blue Shadow Gorge.”
"Eh, how did Senior know that my master is in the Blue Shadow Gorge?”
" When I saw the green mirror you summoned, I understood. It seems that you didn't disappoint your mother. Madam Golden Bell's child is really extraordinary. The future of the cooking world depends on the good fortune of you children."”
"Senior knows my mother?" Hearing Elder Wan's words, Han Xu naturally wanted to ask.
"I've met the Golden Bell of the Four Saints of the Green Shadow Gorge once. At that time, I was deeply impressed by her cooking skills. I'm afraid that her cooking skills have already reached the peak!”Recalling the past, Elder Wan was filled with emotions.
"Then do you know anything else about my mother?”Han Xu continued to ask.
"Hehe, child, you should know more about your mother than us.”
Han Xu looked disappointed." She never told me anything about her. Also, I know a little about the Green Shadow Gorge, but I'm still confused.”
"Child, you will know in the future. Right, since you have defeated this old man, this old man has nothing to reward you with. I will give you this gold medal. I hope that you will be able to do something earth-shattering in the future.”
As he spoke, Elder Wan took out a small gold medallion and handed it to Han Xu.
"Senior, you can't do that!" Han Xu was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor and hurriedly declined.
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