Chapter 227: Dark Conspiracy

The elders of the dark cuisine world gathered together again.

It is rare in the history of the dark cuisine world to hold the Elders' Council consecutively in a short period of time.

What’s even more bizarre is that the theme this time is the same as last time - Xu Qing, or Xu Qing.

These two simple words made the elders gnashing with hatred.

Last time, the elders were full of confidence, thinking that dealing with a top-grade chef would be as easy as swatting a mosquito.

Unexpectedly, the little mosquito sucked a large mouthful of their blood, making them dizzy and almost losing too much blood.

Not only did they lose the elite chef Lai He in that battle, but more importantly, they suffered the rebellion of Li Yan and the skinny old man, which uprooted the power they had painstakingly built up over many years in Guangzhou.

Although there was no loss of core members, a force cannot consist of only core members. The ones who truly support a force are precisely those middle and low-level personnel who have low status but large numbers.

Now that Xu Qing has cut off the foundation of their power, if they want to rebuild their power, they will need a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources, and most importantly, time.

At least for the next five years, Guangzhou will be in a complete vacuum state.

This is really painful for the dark cuisine world.

After all, Guangzhou is the richest city, known as the "Southern Treasury of the Son of Heaven", and is extremely wealthy.

Their influence in Guangzhou provides a large amount of funds for the dark cuisine industry.

Now that the source of income has been cut off, the dark cuisine industry is suddenly struggling to make ends meet.

How could they not hate Xu Qing!
Those who looked down on Xu Qing at the beginning regretted it now. They should have nipped this kid in the bud with lightning speed.

The elders, who had always had many disputes, reached a consensus only on how to deal with Xu Qing.

But before they could organize a second offensive, another huge piece of bad news came.

The elder said in a deep voice: "According to the information I received, the boy named Xu Qing saved the life of the imperial envoy and was awarded the golden brocade clothes by the emperor. Since then, he has been marked with the mark of the royal family, and even local officials are three points shorter than him. If he continues to grow like this, our dark cuisine world will die in his hands one day. What do you think we should do with Xu Qing?"

As soon as the words fell, the place fell silent.

Even the elders who had previously vowed to get rid of Xu Qing as soon as possible were silent at this moment.

Although the dark cuisine world is powerful, it is actually a mixed bag. It looks like a large number of people, but it is a mess. It is difficult to deal with the bright cuisine world, let alone confront the imperial court head-on.

If they dare to do this, they will die faster.

An elder said, "Great Elder, Xu Qing is now connected to the imperial court and even has connections with the royal family. It may not be easy to deal with him."

Another person immediately said, "Yes, Great Elder. We must not act rashly now. The last time we dealt with this guy, we lost a chef named Lin and also lost the Guangzhou power that we had been operating for many years. Now Xu Qing has already established a reputation in the court. To deal with him is to provoke the court. The gain will not make up for the loss, Great Elder."

"That's right, think twice!"

The elders advised repeatedly.

They haven't lived enough and don't want to die so soon.

Most of the people here are fugitives who have committed crimes. They are terrified at the thought of confronting the imperial court head-on.

"Elder Huang, what do you think?"

The Great Elder specifically mentioned the name of an elder. This Elder Huang was the one who had strongly advocated sending Chef Lin to deal with Xu Qing.

The Great Elder expected him to say something different.

For some reason, when the elder thought of Xu Qing, he felt a strong sense of crisis. He had a premonition that this young man would become a great enemy of the dark cooking world in the future. If he could be killed as soon as possible, it would be the best result.

But Elder Huang said, "Great Elder, Xu Qing is at his peak and powerful now. If we run into him now, I'm afraid there will be no good results. It's best to stay out of his way for the time being."

The Great Elder was immediately disappointed.

Even Elder Huang said so, so the other elders would not raise any objections.

Could it be that they can only watch that kid grow up day by day, and wait for him to destroy the dark culinary world with his own hands?

"but……"

At this moment, Elder Huang changed his tone and said, "Great Elder, we don't have to focus on dealing with Xu Qing. Instead, we should focus on the great cause of the dark cuisine world."

The Great Elder frowned, "What do you mean?"

"That means controlling the court and the world. If we control the court, can't we do whatever we want with a small person like Xu Qing?"

The Great Elder suddenly understood.

Yes, he was thinking in the wrong way and got stuck in a dead end.

If he controlled the imperial court and gained the whole world, a mere Xu Qing would not be worth mentioning at all.

But another elder retorted: "It's not that easy to control the court. It's not like you can just talk and the court and the emperor will obey you."

Elder Huang said, "What if we give him what he wants most?"

"What do you want most?"

The elders looked at each other and burst into laughter. "The emperor controls the world. What can he not get? What else in the world can he want the most?"

Elder Huang said calmly, "Eternal Life."

As soon as these two words came out, the place suddenly became quiet.

Yes, which emperor doesn’t want to live a hundred years and rule the world for a long time?
Elder Huang continued, "There is only one thing in the world that can make people immortal, and that is the legendary kitchen utensils. Great Elder, Xu Qing's growth rate is too amazing. If we want to deal with him, we must get the legendary kitchen utensils as soon as possible. Only by controlling the emperor and controlling the world can our dark cooking world have a glimmer of hope."

The Great Elder nodded slowly. Elder Huang's words really touched his heart.

An elder said, "But the legendary kitchen utensils are so elusive that they are hard to find. Now there are only two kitchen utensils that have definite information. One is the Yongling Knife, which is sealed in Guangzhou. The other is the Zhuanlong Kettle, which is sealed in Shanghai. The rest of the kitchen utensils are nowhere to be found. Even if you want to find them, you don't know where to start."

Elder Huang said: "Great Elder, the legendary kitchen utensils are scattered all over the country. Although their whereabouts are vague, there are always some legendary stories circulating. It's just that it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to find them. But now, it's a critical moment for survival. Even if we use all our manpower and material resources, we must find the legendary kitchen utensils. Otherwise, we are just waiting to die."

The Great Elder exhaled deeply and said, "You are right. Just as Elder Huang said, from now on, send all personnel to search for the legendary kitchen utensils all over the country. And the two kitchen utensils in Guangzhou and Shanghai must be obtained!"

"Yes!"

All the elders responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)