Chapter 105 Phoenix Bathed in Fire
The dishes displayed in front of you are so gorgeous and exquisite that you can't bear to look away.

The outside is fried golden chicken, carved into the shape of a phoenix with exquisite knife skills, and the egg wrapped inside the chicken is like a rising golden flame.

From the appearance, it looks like a gorgeous phoenix soaring in the flames. No matter how fiercely the flames burn, they cannot burn out its desire and pursuit of life. Instead, it turns the flames into its own power, pushing it to soar higher into the sky.

This kind of uplifting vitality and vigor leapt out of the dishes. This unique vitality and spirituality made the three people feel as if they saw a real phoenix breaking free from the plate, flapping its golden wings, and flying freely in the air.

"It's just amazing."

Elder Li sighed unconsciously, unwilling to take his eyes away for a moment.

In terms of knife skills alone, he has seen a lot of exquisite and gorgeous knife skills, and many of them are more exquisite in appearance than this dish.

But that is just the appearance. No matter how exquisite and gorgeous it is, it only gives people a visual shock, and after the shock it returns to ordinary.

However, this dish has a beautiful appearance, but what is even more attractive is the will it displays, as if it has endowed the dish with spirituality. Just by looking at it, you can feel the idea it conveys, which is a tacit understanding conveyed from the depths of the soul.

This shock from the soul is far more moving than the gorgeous appearance.

This doesn't look like a dish, but more like a work of art.

People are reluctant to destroy its beauty.

It really is worthy of being the secret skill of the imperial kitchen!

When Luo Tian saw Wei Jie use his Jade-Grabbing Hands technique, his heart skipped a beat.

When Lan Yushou touches the ingredients, everyone can see the vitality and spirituality displayed by the ingredients.

It was at that moment that Luo Tian realized that his so-called difficulty was exactly what Wei Jie wanted.

Wei Jie's unique skills fit the subtitle perfectly, as if they were tailor-made for him.

Luo Tian's brows were knitted into a knot in distress.

This really put Xu Qing in a bad situation, alas...

Even though he had full confidence in Xu Qing, he had to admit that Xu Qing's chances of winning were slim in front of Lan Yushou.

Alas, it’s all his fault for being too clever.

Luo Tian felt extremely regretful, but as things had come to this point, there was nothing he could do.

Elder Wu caught a glimpse of Luo Tian's distressed expression and watched his face turn from blue to red, then from red to white, and finally his entire face wrinkled like he had eaten bitter gall.

He couldn't help but feel in a good mood.

After appreciating enough, he said slowly: "Everyone, let's start tasting the dishes."

Luo Tian sighed in his heart, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the phoenix egg and put it into his mouth.

The one who was quicker than him was Elder Li. He couldn't wait the moment he saw the phoenix egg.

Finally it was Elder Wu. Having lived in the imperial kitchen for a long time, he was very familiar with the palace cuisine. Although he was not tired of it, it did not feel new to him either.

When you put the Phoenix Egg into your mouth, the first thing you feel is its crispy taste. The chicken is fried with a proper amount of oil until the skin is crispy. It does not feel hard or greasy, but rather light and crisp. It tastes dry and refreshing, but has a strong aroma of oil, as well as the delicious taste of the chicken itself. When you take a bite, your teeth pierce the crispy skin, and the skin makes a pleasant "click" sound when it is bitten, which is crisp and pleasant. Then your teeth go deep into it, and the delicate and soft chicken gently clings to the tip of your teeth, gently wrapping your teeth. The tender chicken melts between your lips and teeth almost the moment it is revealed, and the unique and elegant meaty aroma of chicken instantly sweeps over your taste buds.

After penetrating the chicken, the teeth poked into the slightly elastic egg. The egg white and yolk were integrated into one, making the egg have the freshness and elasticity of the egg white, as well as the rich and mellow aroma of the egg yolk.

Chicken and eggs come from the same origin, which makes the unique aroma of each achieve a subtle unity at the root. The wonderful sweet fragrance contained in both integrates the two with different textures and flavors into one.

With every bite, the aroma of the chicken brings out the refreshing taste of the egg, while the slightly springy texture of the egg makes the delicate taste of the chicken more distinct.

It's like they are taking over a relay race, with one bringing out the other, and the wonderful taste of the latter highlighting the uniqueness of the former.

Just like a phoenix flying in the fire, the flames create its splendor, and the fluttering of its wings brings up the blazing flames.

After the initial taste experience, the spirituality hidden in the ingredients becomes more distinct with every chew.

With every bite and every chew, the deliciousness in your mouth seems to be undergoing subtle changes. The taste in your mouth becomes richer and more profound. The chicken has a hint of toughness in its delicacy, and the egg has a bit more tenderness in its elasticity.

The food in the mouth seems to come alive as the teeth chew, flexibly wrapping around the tongue and teeth, as if it is not a person chewing it, but it is offering itself spontaneously.

Countless delicacies bloom from the deepest part of the food, covering the taste buds and showing off all it has.

Every bite you take is like adding wood to the fire, making the flames burn more vigorously and allowing the delicious taste in your mouth to continue to rise until it reaches the highest point.

Suddenly, the three of them heard a loud cry in their minds. It was so clear and pleasant, yet full of mysterious majesty.

In a trance, the scene before their eyes suddenly changed, and they became extremely small, looking up at the raging fire rising straight into the sky.

The raging flames almost burned the sky red, and all living creatures around were fleeing in all directions, trying to avoid it as much as possible.

Because fire represents death.

Seeing the raging fire approaching them, the three wanted to run away, but they could not move and could only watch death approach step by step.

At this moment, a golden light suddenly emerged from the flames. It was a young bird. It swallowed the flames mouthful by mouthful and continued to grow and become stronger. Finally, its wings were complete. When its wings were spread, they covered the sky and the sun. It made a loud cry that could be heard clearly by all living creatures.

This fire represents death, but there are still living beings above death.

Even the flames rising into the sky could not block the light of life, but made it even more powerful.

Suddenly, the legendary divine bird noticed the three of them, and with a flick of its wings, it threw the three of them into the flames.

Under the wings of the phoenix, they turned into golden chicks, lowered their heads and swallowed the flames that symbolized death.

With every bite they swallowed, the flame turned into their strength, and with every chew, the vitality in their bodies became more vigorous.

Until finally, they also transformed into huge golden phoenixes, rising from the flames and soaring freely between heaven and earth.

The vitality overflowing in the chest makes people feel as if they can hear the blood rushing beneath the skin and the vigorous beating of the heart. It also makes their shriveled and old bodies feel the vitality and energy that belong to youth again.

It's like there's a never-extinguished flame burning in their bodies, providing them with endless motivation.

(End of this chapter)