Chapter 167 Lake Island

"You...oh!"

Master Luo Tian could only sigh.

He knew he couldn't persuade Xu Qing.

And if he and Xu Qing were in a different place, he would make the same choice.

Master Luo Tian asked the waiter, "Where is Jidi?"

The waiter said, "Master Jidi has already gone to the location written in the letter."

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

Master Luo Tian warned: "Be careful in everything!"

"I see."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he rode on his horse and quickly rushed to the place mentioned in the letter.

The man looked at Master Luo Tian helplessly and asked, "Master, what should we do?"

Master Luo Tian hesitated for a moment and said, "You go find Elder Li from the Guangzhou Chefs Association and ask him to immediately go find the official stationed in Guangzhou by the Imperial Kitchen. I will go to the Guangzhou government office to find the prefect, Lord Yu."

The dark cuisine world actually dared to kidnap children in the street and plotted to murder two top chefs. The dark cuisine world has bullied them to the door. If they turn a blind eye, wouldn't it be encouraging the arrogance of the dark cuisine world?

The dark cuisine world must be taught a lesson!
Xu Qing rode a fast horse along the path. Layers of tree shadows flew past behind him. The road ahead became narrower and darker, and moist water vapor hit his face.

Xu Qing pulled the reins suddenly, and in front of him was a steep canyon. The mountain walls on both sides were towering and covered with mottled moss. The dense shade of the trees blocked the sunlight, adding a gloomy atmosphere to the valley bottom.

At the bottom of the canyon is a small river with deep and quiet water, which flows slowly towards an unknown place ahead.

In front of Xu Qing was a simple wooden pier. A small wooden boat was docked at the shore. The boatman was a skinny old man, who was quietly waiting on the shore, leaning on the oars.

There was another person next to the dock, and that was Master Jidi.

He stood there silently, not saying a word, but under his calm appearance there were undercurrents surging, as if he was constantly accumulating strength in his body, waiting for the moment to explode.

Xu Qing dismounted and walked quickly to Master Jidi, but he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only whisper, "I'm sorry..."

The dark culinary world was obviously aimed at him, but it ended up involving the unrelated Master Jidi and Meili.

It really made him feel bad.

Master Jidi came over and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't blame you. It's my fault for not taking good care of Meili."

The scene of Mary being abducted kept echoing in front of his eyes, and Mary's crying made him feel even more painful. If he had reacted faster, if he had watched Mary more closely, perhaps this would not have happened.

No matter what the reason was, it was his fault, not anyone else's, that Mary was kidnapped.

The skinny old man laughed coldly and said, "If you two want to stay a little longer and chat about the past, I don't mind. I'm just worried that the girl might not be able to wait any longer."

Master Jidi tensed his muscles and clenched his fists. He strode towards the old boatman, grabbed his collar and threw him onto the boat, saying in a cold voice, "Go."

Xu Qing also walked onto the boat and sat down.

The old boatman rubbed his back and climbed up with difficulty. His face was twisted with pain, but he showed a malicious and happy smile.

It seemed that seeing others in pain and anger was a great pleasure to him.

"……sail."

The old boatman said with a hoarse voice and a low laugh.

The boat swayed slightly in the river, then drifted downstream along the current towards a darker place.

The canyon was long, narrow and twisted, and the boat was moving slowly, as if this was a road of no return that would never end.

At first Xu Qing was worried and anxious, but soon this worry and anxiety were replaced by another feeling.

It was intense dizziness and nausea.

His acute five senses started playing tricks on him again at this moment, amplifying his sensory experiences until they became unbearable for him.

"Ugh..." Xu Qing lay on the side of the boat and started dry-heaving.

He kept cursing in his heart!

Is there something wrong with people in the dark cuisine world?
Why did you have to row over there!

"Are you okay?"

Master Jidi asked worriedly.

He didn't expect Xu Qing to be so seasick that he almost vomited bile.

Xu Qing's face was as pale as paper at this moment. He waved his hands weakly and said, "It's okay. Just take a rest after we get off the boat."

The old boatman looked at Xu Qing like this, his eyes moved, and he rowed the boat slower.

He didn't mind letting Xu Qingduo experience the feeling of seasickness.

No matter how slowly the boat rowed, it finally reached the end. The scenery in front of us suddenly became wider. At the end of the narrow waterway was an endless lake. In the center of the lake was an island with a quaint little building built on it.

Master Jidi looked around and saw that the island was surrounded by water, and there was only one small boat coming in and out of the island, so there was no way to escape.

It seems that the dark culinary world is determined to keep them this time.

At this moment, there were several people on the island waiting on the shore.

The boatman rowed the boat to the island in the middle of the lake. Xu Qing barely managed to stand up and walked off the boat with the help of Master Jidi.

As soon as his feet touched solid ground, Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Although my body was still a little weak, the lingering feeling of dizziness was gone.

Xu Qing looked at the quaint little building in front of him and suddenly felt a little worried.

His hands and feet are weak now. If he were to have a cooking showdown later, he would probably not be able to exert even 50% of his strength.

Alas, although his keen five senses often help him a lot at critical moments, it is really troublesome when they hold him back.

The people waiting on the shore brought Xu Qing and Master Jidi to the small building.

The old boatman walked in from another door and went directly to find Lai He and Li Yan.

Lai He looked up and saw the old boatman coming over, and asked, "Did you pick up the person successfully?"

The old boatman chuckled, "It went very smoothly, and there were unexpected gains."

"An unexpected gain?"

Lai He asked in surprise.

The old boatman told the two that Xu Qing was seasick.

Lai He couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's really easy to get what you want! Okay, let's arrange the cooking duel with him as the first round! I want to defeat this guy completely!"

Li Yan felt a little disdainful in his heart. He had to use such a strategy to deal with a child? Even if the other party used all his strength, he would probably not be a match for Chef Lin.

However, at the moment he was just Chef Lin's assistant, so no matter how dissatisfied he was, he had to keep it to himself.

Lai He said, "Let's go, let's meet these two people. Oh, and bring the little girl here as well."

Li Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally answered: "...Yes."

Xu Qing and Master Jidi walked into the small building. Although it looked small from the outside, it was extremely spacious inside. The front was the venue for the cooking competition, and on both sides were countless ingredients arranged on them. Whether it was fresh seafood or birds and beasts, all the delicacies from mountains and seas all over the country were available here.

All the interior designs are prepared for cooking competitions.

Directly in front of them was the judging panel, which was now empty.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the wide venue. Lai He and Li Yan, who was wearing armor, walked in from the other side of the passage. The young Meili followed behind them, sobbing softly and wiping her tears with her little hands.

(End of this chapter)