Chapter 416 Defeated
The perfect dish he had constructed in his mind, the dish he believed represented the true meaning of bitterness, became insignificant in the face of such deliciousness.

Because his dishes can only bring pain to diners, make diners feel the same pain as he does.

However, it is difficult to vent the bitterness and pain in people's hearts as fully as this dish. After experiencing the pain, people feel as if a heavy burden has been unloaded, and their whole body becomes much more relaxed.

Not only the body, but also the mind, which had been immersed in pain for many years and had become twisted without knowing when, suddenly gained unprecedented relief at this moment.

This made him feel light and airy, as if he was flying.

happy!

Only happiness can explain the feeling at this moment.

He thought he was no longer able to experience happiness. He thought there was no happiness in the world that could satisfy him, because there was no happiness that could truly understand him and reach the depths of his soul.

His heart can only accommodate pain, and can only accept pain.

But this dish brought happiness in the midst of pain, allowing his long-forgotten heart to feel joy and peace again.

There are people who can express happiness through pain and bring peace and satisfaction through pain.

This was a dish that he could not even imagine, it was beyond his cognition.

In front of such a dish, he was completely defeated.

However, he did not feel any resentment or injustice in his heart, only relief and calmness.

Different tastes, different feelings. Everyone feels different flavors from this dish due to their different tasting habits and taste tendencies.

What was the same was the happy expressions on their faces, such peace and joy, as if all the good things in the world were gathered in this dish and flowed into their hearts.

This is clearly just a dish, but it's like a weapon specially made for them. Every flavor touches the softest part of their hearts, the feeling they love to appreciate the most, and the thing they desire most but cannot get.

This dish satisfied all their pursuits and desires. Those longings that they themselves could not figure out or express were fully satisfied by this dish.

This made them feel extremely happy and comfortable.

It even makes them not want to wake up and they just want to immerse themselves in the happy world created by the dishes.

They did not rush to put the food into their mouths, but chewed it carefully after each bite until they had squeezed out all the deliciousness contained in it. Only then did they swallow the food reluctantly and continue to pick up the next bite.

It only took Xu Qing an incense stick of time to prepare this dish, but it took them much longer to finish it.

However, no matter how good the time was, it eventually came to an end. No matter how slowly or carefully they ate the dish, they eventually finished it.

Only after the last bite of food fell into their stomachs did they sigh with contentment and slowly open their eyes.

Four pairs of eyes looked at each other, and they saw surprise and satisfaction in each other's eyes.

Needless to say, Xu Qing's dish would definitely perfectly satisfy the appetites of the four of them.

Xu Qing smiled and asked, "Four guests, how does this dish taste?"

The leader sighed, "Amazing. Amazing taste, amazing dish, and even more amazing is the chef who made this dish. Xu Qing, I have heard about your deeds from many people, and I have heard Jinghua talk about your strength. But these rumors are not even one ten-thousandth of what you have cooked. I never thought there would be a chef like you in the world." "You are too kind, sir."

Xu Qing said modestly.

The man shook his head and said, "Is it an exaggeration? No. I just hate that I am not good at speaking. I can't express the shock in my heart, nor can I describe this wonderful dish."

He looked at the other three companions and said, "I lost. What is your answer?"

Jinghua said simply, "I lost too."

In fact, as early as the moment he saw Xu Qing, he had a vague idea in his mind that he would fail.

Sure enough, his previous feeling was not wrong. Xu Qing really became stronger, terrifyingly strong.

The Xu Qing now is indeed completely different from the one he was before. The difference is so big that it seems like he has become a different person.

The delicate touch of this dish, its harmonious and mellow taste, does not seem like something that can be cooked by someone of Xu Qing's age. This is the accumulation that can only be bestowed by time, and is not something that can be easily obtained by imagination or talent alone.

I really didn't expect Xu Qing could do this.

The young man grinned and said with a hearty smile, "I lost, of course I lost. But being able to eat such a perfect dish and taste the flavor beyond imagination is more valuable than simply winning or losing."

The girl nodded gently, "Indeed, I lost. I thought there was only one kind of sweetness in the world. Thank you for letting me taste different flavors. You made me realize that every kind of sweetness in the world has an incomparable and wonderful taste."

After that, she and the leader looked at each other and asked Xu Qing with some curiosity: "Speaking of which, our requirements are conflicting. I only want sweetness, and he only wants bitterness. Is it possible to have two independent and conflicting flavors in this dish?"

Xu Qing nodded and said, "Of course, the secret lies on your respective tongues."

"Tongue?"

"That's right. People who like sweet tastes are used to tasting dishes with the tip of their tongue, because the tip of the tongue is most sensitive to sweetness, so the sweetness you feel suppresses other tastes. People who like bitter tastes are used to using the root of the tongue, which is more sensitive to bitterness, to feel the taste of dishes, so the bitterness suppresses other slightly weaker tastes. Your respective habits make you feel different sweetness and bitterness."

"As for you two, Jinghua, you have no special habits, so you feel the harmonious taste of the dishes. Jinghua pays more attention to the taste of the chicken, while this boy pays more attention to the deliciousness of the rice. The inclinations in your hearts make your taste buds become sensitive to different ingredients."

After Xu Qing's words, the four people suddenly realized something and felt incomparably shocked in their hearts.

Xu Qing said it easily, and it seemed like nothing unusual.

But they knew very well in their hearts that the dish fully satisfied their four completely different appetites and requirements, even reaching the top ranks in four aspects, and shattering all the self-proclaimed perfect dishes they had constructed in their minds.

This strength is far more than what Xu Qing said.

It would be impossible for any one of the four of them to cook a dish that could satisfy the appetite of all four of them.

Therefore, they were quite confident in their plan.

However, what they didn’t expect was that this thing that was originally impossible to happen was actually accomplished by Xu Qing.

　I overestimated myself. I haven't finished writing it yet. I will make up for it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)