Chapter 20 Analysis
"It's not that bad? After so many years, they have eliminated dissidents, and the Governor's Mansion kitchen has become the one-man show in the dark cuisine world. If they want to control the Governor of Sichuan through food, shouldn't it be easy?"

Xu Qing asked doubtfully.

Just a random dose of hallucinogens is enough to control the Governor of Sichuan, not to mention the dishes carefully prepared with superb cooking skills. Many dishes in this world have incredible functions, both for the good and the bad.

Chef Abei said: "Think about it, who is the dark cuisine world going to deal with?"

"Governor of Sichuan."

"Yes, precisely because they are facing the Governor of Sichuan, there are many methods they cannot use."

Xu Qing's eyes lit up and he immediately understood.

Before, he was also frightened by the reputation of the dark cuisine world, and he had preconceived ideas and thought that they were the omnipotent masterminds behind the scenes.

However, in reality, they are just shadows hiding in the dark, which will disappear once exposed to the sun.

For example, this time, in order to subtly influence and even control the Governor without being discovered, many drastic measures could not be used.

In Xu Qing's imagination, the Governor of Sichuan might have been controlled long ago. But after being reminded by Master Abe, he realized that maybe things were not that bad. Even if the Governor was really affected, the impact would not be that great.

Xu Qing was really relieved now. He had been thinking that if things got to the point where they were irreversible, he would just have to try his best to persuade Master Abei, and they would all pack up and run away together.

Chef Abei asked in confusion: "Ah Qing, how did you know about the dark cuisine world?"

The dark cuisine world operates in secret, and few people know about it except for chefs who have faced them directly or other insiders.

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, and quickly searched for a solution in his mind.

This is really hard to explain. I can only blame it on my parents who died early.

Xu Qing lowered his head and said softly: "I... Actually, my parents were killed by the dark cooking world."

Before he crossed over, his original body's parents had passed away, apparently due to a serious illness. Anyway, the dark cuisine world has done so many evil things, so it's not afraid of taking another blame.

"Ah Qing, I'm sorry..." Master Abei gently rubbed his hair with concern.

"It's okay... Actually, I'm almost used to it. I'm used to living alone in the world."

Xu Qing had a sad look on his face as he spoke half-truthfully.

This was not entirely a lie. He was indeed used to living alone in this strange world.

"I just thought that once I learn cooking skills, I can avenge my parents one day in the future."

"A Qing..." Master Abei sighed softly, wanting to persuade him not to be obsessed with revenge, but he also knew that Xu Qing would not listen to these words at this time.

In the end, she just patted his shoulder and said nothing.

The two of them stayed silent for a while, and then Master Abei said, "Ah Qing, it's very late now, go back to sleep first, and we can talk about other things tomorrow."

Even if we want to deal with the dark cuisine world, there is no rush at this moment. Besides, Xu Qing is in a bad mood at the moment, and a good sleep will help relieve his mood.

Xu Qing nodded in agreement. As soon as he relaxed, sleepiness came over him and he yawned twice.

Master Abei gently woke up Ke Ling and A Mao and prepared to take them back to sleep.

Xu Qing asked: "Master, why are Ke Ling and A Mao here? Didn't they go back to sleep?"

Master Abei smiled and said, "They insisted that they would wait for you to come back before they went to sleep, and finally they fell asleep while waiting. They were very worried about you and kept saying that they wished they had gone with you at that time."

These two children...

And Master Abe is also...

He was obviously just a familiar stranger to them, but they were willing to wait for him all night.

When he saw Ah Qi getting along with the old man, the vague envy in his heart turned into a warm current that echoed in his heart. In the dark night, there was a house with candles lit for him, and there were people in the house waiting for his safe return all night.

He is not alone in this world.

He had a place he could return to, a place he could call home.

Xu Qing suddenly felt a little sore in the corners of his eyes. He blinked hard to suppress the sudden surge of sadness and emotion.

It's so embarrassing to cry over such a small thing.

Liu Keling opened her eyes dazedly when Master Abei called her, "Mom... am I asleep? Ah Qing... is Ah Qing back?"

"Don't worry, he's back safely."

Master Abei turned sideways and made room for Liu Keling to see Xu Qing.

Liu Keling yawned and said, "Ah Qing, I'm glad you're back."

"I'm sorry I came back late and made you worried."

Xu Qing apologized seriously.

Liu Keling had never seen him behave like this before, and was immediately at a loss, "It's okay, it's nothing..."

"Brother Qing!"

A'mu, who was standing by, also woke up at this time. Seeing Xu Qing coming back, he quickly jumped off the table and rushed in front of him. He rushed over like a calf and knocked Xu Qing off balance.

Xu Qing rubbed his hair vigorously and pushed him to the room, "You kid, go back to bed quickly."

After saying good night to Master Abei, Xu Qing returned to his room and went to sleep.

That night, he slept soundly and sweetly.

The next morning, Xu Qing got up full of energy. As soon as he went out, he saw Chef Abei explaining things to the chefs who had gone downstairs.

Master Abei saw Xu Qing coming over and said, "Ah Qing, let's go see that old gentleman."

"it is good."

Xu Qing went out and found a carriage, and the two of them rushed to the old man's house.

Ah Qi was cleaning at the door. He looked up and saw Xu Qing and a middle-aged woman approaching. He called out to them, "Good morning, little brother Xu Qing! Is this your mother?"

"…This is Master Abe from the Kiku lower floor."

Ah Qi was so scared that he quickly threw away his broom and saluted: "It turned out to be Master Abei. I am really blind. I couldn't even recognize Master Abei in person."

Master Abei smiled and clasped his fists in return, "You must be Mr. Qi."

Ah Qi's face turned slightly red, and he waved his hand and said, "No need to call me sir, just call me Ah Qi. You are here to look for the old man, right? The old man is busy in the oil mill, I will go and call him now."

After a while, the old man came running in, exhausted, followed closely by Ah Qi.

The old man clasped his fists towards Master Abei and said, "Master Abei, I have long heard of your great name. I am Wan Tong, and I am sorry for not entertaining you well. Please take a seat."

Ah Qi quickly moved a bamboo chair and asked Master Abei to sit down.

Master Abei quickly declined: "No, no, the elder hasn't sat down yet, how can I sit down? I have always heard that the old man's oil-making skills are unmatched in Sichuan, but I have never had the opportunity to come and meet him."

"That's all in the past."

Mr. Wan sighed softly, fame and wealth are like passing clouds, coming quickly and going quickly.

(End of this chapter)