Chapter 376 Try
There's no need to look for him then.

Xu Qing complained in his heart.

The old man seemed to see what he was thinking. He waved his hand for Xu Qing to come closer and whispered, "I'm not eating your food for free. I will pay you."

"I don't need money."

Xu Qing replied.

He cooks when he feels like it or not.

Anyway, he is not interested now.

The old man said bluntly: "Even if you want money, I don't have it."

Xu Qing was speechless: "Then why are you talking about reward?"

"The reward I'm talking about is another matter. Hey, a few days ago, someone was sneaking around my house, talking about something like the legendary kitchen utensils..."

Legendary kitchenware?

Xu Qing never expected to hear these words from the old man's mouth.

How did this old man know about the legendary kitchen utensils? How did he know that Xu Qing was related to the legendary kitchen utensils?

Xu Qing looked at the old man seriously and asked, "Old man, who are you?"

The old man smiled and said, "You want to know who I am? It's simple. Just satisfy my greed and I will tell you everything I know. How about it, are you interested now?"

I have to say, this did arouse Xu Qing's curiosity.

Xu Qing said: "Old man, it is not so easy to blend these two flavors into one."

The old man said as a matter of course: "Of course it's not simple. I won't come to you for simple things. If anyone in the world can do it, then why do you need it? Just do it with confidence. I will decide how much information I should tell you based on the taste of the dishes you make. If the taste is not so good, then I will tell you less."

This is a threat.

An obvious threat.

Xu Qing said angrily, "Okay, then I'll let you finish this dish, and then tell me everything you have in your mind."

The old man sat at the table with a smile on his face, waiting quietly.

No one else could hear their whispered conversation, but they were surprised to see that Xu Qing had indeed agreed to make this dish.

Chef Abei asked, "Ah Qing, do you really want to make this dish?"

Xu Qing said helplessly: "Well, there is nothing I can do. After all, the reward given by the old man is something I cannot refuse."

Dong Fang said happily at this time: "Now we can taste delicious food! Xu Qing, I have heard of your name for a long time! I never thought that I could eat dishes made by the legendary chef. This is really a great thing that fell from the sky."

Han Jiang was more curious than them. After all, as one of the people involved in making these two dishes, he could understand better how difficult it was to combine the two dishes. It was simply impossible.

However, if there was someone who could really do it, he would want to taste it no matter what.

Han Jiang said, "Master Xu Qing, can I try the dish you made?"

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Okay."

"Brother Qing, I also..."

Xu Qing said, "Amu, you don't need to ask. Just find a chair and wait."

Seeing this, the others who had gone downstairs also ran up, insisting on having a taste and a share of the pie.

Xu Qing counted the number of people, noted the amount of food, and without saying anything else, walked straight to the stove.

Some of the people watching outside left after the results of the cooking competition were announced. After all, the cooking competition was over and there was nothing interesting to watch.

Therefore, only a few idle and bored people were left, still standing outside the door.

Seeing Xu Qing walk to the stove, they couldn't help but feel confused. "What's going on? Isn't the cooking competition over? Why is there still someone cooking?"

"It's not over yet, look, the judges haven't left yet."

"Not only did they not leave, but there were many more people. All the people who went downstairs went there, and they set up several tables."

"Could it be that this dish is not just for the judges to taste, but can be eaten by others as well?"

"Then can we also..."

"Unlikely."

Someone was quick to speak and immediately shouted towards the door: "Master chefs, can we try this dish?"

The three judges looked at each other. Even though this wasn’t a cooking competition, was it appropriate to have so many people come?

The old man looked at Xu Qing and said, "You are the chef, you decide."

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Okay. Everyone outside, come in and sit anywhere you like."

Anyway, there are enough ingredients, so it’s the same whether you cook for one person or a group of people.

Besides, Xu Qing is already used to cooking for many people.

Hearing Xu Qing say this, the people outside cheered and rushed in to find a place to sit. Some people who had left had not gone far, but when they heard that they could taste the dishes here, they also ran back.

Soon, the hall was full of people.

Most of the people who came had no idea what was going on, nor did they know what delicious dishes they were about to taste.

Only Han Jiang, A Mao and the three judges were very excited.

Dong Fang asked in a low voice: "Old sir, can Xu Qing really make this impossible dish?"

The old man said: "I can't say for sure. It depends on how well he can do it."

He also didn't expect Xu Qing to be able to make this impossible dish perfectly.

On the one hand, he wanted to test Xu Qing. He had heard about Xu Qing's deeds a long time ago, but hearing about him was not as good as meeting him in person, and meeting him was not as good as tasting him in person. It was just an ordinary dish. If Xu Qing was asked to cook it, it would be difficult for him to fully demonstrate his strength.

Without knowing Xu Qing's background, the old man was not confident in handing over the follow-up matters to him.

On the other hand, he was indeed greedy. The two dishes prepared by Han Jiang and A Mao each had very distinct characteristics. It could be said that they had reached the level of top chefs in their best areas, or even surpassed them.

But in areas where I am not good at, I am far behind.

The more the old man liked these two dishes, the more regretful and unsatisfied he felt.

The glutton in his stomach kept clamoring, longing to taste more delicious dishes.

Not to mention that Xu Qing was still there.

How could he resist something that could both test Xu Qing's strength and satisfy his own appetite? It was the best of both worlds.
Dong Fang wanted to ask more questions, but the old man suddenly raised his hand to stop him and said in a low voice, "Stop talking. He's about to start."

Indeed.

Xu Qing had already selected the ingredients, washed and peeled them one by one, and placed them aside after the initial processing.

Xu Qing stood in front of the chopping board holding the Ruyi Knife.

Before he started to move, everyone in the hall unconsciously lowered their voices and slowed down their breathing.

The hall, which was filled with people, was now completely silent.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Qing. At this moment, Xu Qing had a peculiar attraction, as if he was the only source of light in the world.

(End of this chapter)