Chapter 102 Topic
Three days later, the venue for the cooking showdown was set at the Guangdong Chefs Association.

The topic of the duel was set by Elder Wu himself.

Elder Li was furious and said angrily, "This is absolutely not allowed! It is unfair for you to set the questions! Who knows if you will leak the questions to Wei Jie in advance!"

Elder Wu did think so, but unfortunately he was rejected by Wei Jie.

However, in front of Elder Li, Elder Wu showed anger of being offended, and said in a suppressed voice: "This is a cooking duel, how could I do such a thing?"

Seeing Elder Wu getting angry, Elder Li felt a little guilty for the first time. He subconsciously reflected on himself and wondered if he had been judging others by his own standards.

After all, every chef knows the sacredness of a cooking competition.

Although Elder Wu is used to using schemes and tricks, he is still a chef after all.

Elder Li felt a little relieved, but considering Wu Cheng's past behavior, he still refused to give in. He said, "Since you understand that this is a cooking competition, you should know that the most important thing in a cooking competition is fairness. It's not fair for you to come up with the questions alone. Perhaps we can use a lottery to choose the questions, which would be fairer."

Elder Wu would naturally not let him do that, otherwise his efforts would be in vain. "I have taken out the secret skills of the imperial kitchen, so I am qualified to set the questions. If you want to get the right to set the questions, you naturally need the corresponding chips."

"This... I can also take out the secret skills that are treasured within the Guangdong Chefs Association."

"Can the collection of the Guangdong Chefs' Association be compared with the secret collection of the Imperial Kitchen?"

Hearing this, Elder Li's face darkened and he asked, "What do you want?"

Elder Wu said, "You know what I want."

"That's impossible. I will never use the Guangdong Chefs Association as a bargaining chip in a competition!"

Elder Li refused sternly.

"Then I have to come up with the questions. After all, nothing here can compare to the secret skills of the imperial kitchen. Even if we add them all together, it would barely be qualified."

If only Elder Wu was allowed to set the questions, Xu Qing's chances of winning would be slim, because he would definitely set questions that would be extremely advantageous to his side.

However, as Elder Wu said, the Guangdong Chefs Association cannot come up with commensurate chips.

Just when Elder Li was extremely distressed.

Master Luo Tian said, "How about this? We can follow the rules for setting questions for the special chef examination. You can choose the main topic and we will set the subsidiary topics. How about this? As for the bargaining chips, although the secrets collected by the Guangdong Chefs Association are not enough to compare with the secrets of the Imperial Kitchen, they should be enough to obtain the qualification to set the subsidiary topics."

Elder Li's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Yes, this is a good idea!"

Elder Wu had a gloomy face.

It’s Luo Tian again!

Every time his plan was about to be accomplished, Luo Tian would show up to disrupt it!

Although he only had half the right to set questions, the right to choose the theme and purpose was still in his hands.

There were some deviations from the plan, but it was not a big problem.

"Okay, let's decide on a topic."

……

In the courtyard of Guangchulian, Wei Jie and the other two met for the first time the young man who was rumored to have ruined Lord Wu's plan.

He is not tall, but his appearance is striking, and his temperament is unique. He is calm and capable beyond his age. Even though he is about to have a cooking duel, and his opponent is a highly skilled chef, the boy does not seem nervous at all. He looks relaxed and calm, as if he is not here for a cooking duel, but for a picnic. Chu Xianglong looked solemn and warned, "This boy is not simple. You have to be very alert."

"Don't worry, no matter who my opponent is, I won't be careless."

Wei Jie didn't pay much attention to Xu Qing, he just lowered his head and wiped the kitchen knife.

His body and spirit have been waiting for this moment for a long time. No matter whether his opponent is old or young, strong or weak, he will give it his all.

Seeing Wei Jie's oblivious look, Chu Xianglong knew that all his energy was focused on the upcoming cooking showdown.

The opponent no longer existed in his eyes. All he could see was the knife in his hand and the food in front of him.

This was also the first time that Xu Qing met Elder Wu and his three young chefs. All three were top-grade chefs. It was extremely rare for them to become top-grade chefs at this age, which showed how talented these three were.

However, when it comes to talent, Xu Qing believes that he is not inferior to anyone.

The door opened, and the elders walked out of the house and took their seats one by one.

The judges were Elder Wu, Elder Li, and Luo Tian.

Elder Wu stood up and said, "After discussion, this duel is divided into a theme and a sub-theme according to the assessment rules for top chefs. Now I will announce the theme, which is - eggs."

Chu Xianglong nodded secretly, and indeed chose the type of dishes that Wei Jie was best at.

Moreover, Wei Jie possesses the secret skills of the imperial kitchen and excels in the preparation of egg dishes.

After Elder Wu finished speaking, Luo Tian stood up and said, "Then let me announce the sub-topic. As you can see, the three of us are all very old, with white hair and poor health. We really want to go back to the days when we were young and full of energy! Therefore, the sub-topic is - Vitality."

As soon as these two questions came out, the surroundings suddenly became quiet for a while.

The rest of the elders chatted to each other and whispered.

"Is Luo Tian deliberately making things difficult for me? He wants to show vitality through dishes. Is this possible?"

"Well, maybe he thinks Xu Qing has little chance of winning. Instead of giving a simple question, he might as well give a difficult one that neither of them can solve. That way, both of them will lose."

"Luo Tian is still so smart!"

Elder Wu glanced at Luo Tian and said that it was the assessment rules for top-class chefs. He really followed the standards of top-class chefs and chose a very difficult topic as the sub-topic. Even in the assessment of top-class chefs, this topic is considered the most difficult.

Moreover, there is no definite standard for vitality. Because the standard is broad, it becomes very difficult to accurately grasp the judges' ideas.

Could it be that he really wanted both of them to lose the duel?

Then he would think of something wrong.

Elder Wu sneered in his heart. Wei Jie mastered the secret skills of the imperial kitchen, which was what he used as a bargaining chip. The imperial kitchen cooked for the royal family. Which emperor didn't want to be energetic and immortal?
The issue of vitality may seem extremely difficult to achieve for outsiders, but for the Imperial Kitchen, it is nothing special.

Moreover, Wei Jie had already passed the exam for a top chef, so he knew how to respond when he saw this kind of question.

The guy opposite you would probably be extremely flustered and not know where to start as it is the first time he encounters this kind of question.

In the end, the victory still belongs to Wei Jie!
Elder Wu said again: "I'll give you five hours to think and prepare. Come to the Guangdong Chefs Association for a cooking showdown before nightfall."

After everyone left, Master Luo Tian came to Xu Qing and whispered, "I've given you a difficult problem this time, but it's definitely not going to be easy for the other side either, so just do your best."

(End of this chapter)