"This dish of Overwhelming Sadness Rice …"
In the hall of the restaurant, the bulky Food Immortal was sitting on a heavy stone block. His slender arms could easily reach any corner of the dining table. When Taotie was eating, his arms could sweep horizontally and vertically like a long whip, and dozens of dishes were swept away in an instant. But now, his two thick arms were carefully holding a porcelain bowl, motionless.
The Food Immortal had a dignified look on his face as he stared at the bowl in his hand. His mouth constantly muttered strange syllables, and his throat rolled as he swallowed his saliva …
After a moment, he slowly opened his mouth.
"The mood of the chef of this Overwhelming Sadness Rice is indeed depressed and tormented, and it is layered on top of one another, making it memorable, but there is a glimmer of hope in the despair … This should be the highest realm of Overwhelming Sadness Rice. Even if the Immortal cooks, it is not easy to reach this realm. But after tasting it for a long time, this glimmer of hope contains a deeper madness, so that the mood of the whole bowl of rice has completely surpassed Overwhelming Sadness Rice. If there is any flaw, this is the only flaw — such a great work should not be bound in an ordinary framework."
Wang Lu was silent for a moment, and then nodded seriously: "Senior Food Immortal is really amazing. Such a difficult situation was solved by you, I simply want to give you two points."
The Food Immortal put down the bowl, but was not in a hurry to taste the next dish.
At this time, his points were close to two hundred, twenty points ahead of Aya. Moreover, at this time, the taste of the dishes had become more and more difficult, and the time to solve the problem was getting longer and longer, so he was not in a hurry.
The level of the dishes was getting higher and higher.
The so-called flaws, must first have a perfect standard, would exist. And the standard of the simpler dishes may be very high, but not so complicated. For example, a simple home-cooked dish should not be required to contain any deep and complex feelings. Perhaps there were brilliant chefs who could pour feelings into it, but that was just icing on the cake, not a necessary process.
But if it was Overwhelming Sadness Rice, if one could not understand the Overwhelming Sadness Rice in the rice, then the rice could not be regarded as qualified. The same was true for Deep as Sea Soup, Nine Turns Sorrow Intestines, and so on. But to taste such dishes, more delicate effort was needed. In addition to the taste, one must also taste the feelings. The flaws in the dishes weren't so obvious. Instead, they were hidden well and craftily.
In order to increase the difficulty of the competition, Wang Lu had also set up the order in which the dishes were served. Some dishes were almost flawless, while the dishes next to them were full of flaws! As many as two hundred flaws were enough to make a dish difficult to swallow … But according to the rules, the Food Immortal had to endure the unhappiness and point out all the flaws one by one.
Constantly switching his taste buds between dishes of different styles and accurately grasping the essence of each dish … It really made him, a Food Immortal, feel heavy. Although he had gotten close to 200 points, there were already three questions that he had missed out on. Just now, he almost couldn't find any flaws in the [Overwhelming Sadness Rice].
"I'm curious, how did this chef do it? Although the feelings it contains don't match the feeling of overwhelming sadness, it's still a rare delicacy. "
Being able to taste the flaws was certainly a skill, but the chef who could create such intricate flaws was also quite amazing. At least, the Food Immortal asked himself that if he didn't rely on his immortal cultivation base, he would never be able to pour such deep and complex feelings into a dish. But the chef who cooked that bowl of rice was just a mortal.
Wang Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this and smiled as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time: "The unique emotion is, of course, based on his unique experience. I'll make a long story short. When he was young, he suffered a great misfortune, which led to the separation of his family, and his heart was like dead ashes. When he was middle-aged, his cooking skills had reached perfection, and he happened to meet a young girl with superb cooking skills. The two became husband and wife. His state of mind came back to life, but at this time, he found that his wife was his daughter who had been separated from him many years ago. "
"Puff!"
The Food Immortal spurted out a mouthful of hot tea!
"No wonder in his bowl of rice, despair and hope are intertwined … But there is hope in the despair of his rice, could it be that he wanted to hide his name with his wife from the world and not be found out?"
Wang Lu said: "I also hope that things can go so smoothly, but unfortunately, after his wife learned the truth, she left a suicide note and disappeared from the world."
The Food Immortal asked: "So his only hope is to find his wife?" But in his heart, he felt that this was not a good choice.
Sure enough, Wang Lu sighed: "He did find his wife who lived in seclusion, but his wife chose to commit suicide when they met. They shouldn't have met. "
"This … for him, isn't this completely hopeless?"
"No, because his wife left behind a daughter before she died, who was his flesh and blood. Although it was a distorted bloodline, she was born like a jade carving, which was his only hope."
The Food Immortal was silent for a long time. During this period, Aya had pulled back five points, but he didn't make half a move.
"Wang Lu, you are ruthless. After listening to your story, I couldn't eat for a quarter of an hour."
Wang Lu said with a smile: "Senior, please don't make a mistake, that is not my story, but the story of a poor person. I just dug it up and presented it."
The Food Immortal sneered in his heart. Why didn't I see such a disgusting story appear on the opposite table? But on second thought, Aya only wanted to eat and never asked about the origin of the dish — she judged it based on her heaven defying intuition. At this time, her heart was full of victory and defeat, and she didn't care so much about the story behind the food.
"But don't think that you can win like this, it's just an insignificant skill!"
Wang Lu smiled slightly: "Insignificant skill? You misunderstood again, the insignificant skill is all in the back. In the front, we are having an upright competition. Unfortunately, it seems that I can't win against you. "
The Food Immortal coldly snorted, upright!? You have no shame! You, this guy, are really the same as what Xuan Mo and the others said, your lower limit is extraordinary! That Western Continent woman analyzed the food as if it was an enemy. Although it was always successful in the competition, by the standards of a gourmet, it was simply a waste of God's gift! At least, he was really tasting the wonderful food, but what about her? She didn't even touch the food on her tongue, so how could she taste it!
As for the insignificant skill? If you have the ability, then use it. If he lost to anyone in food tasting, no matter what means the other party used, it would be the biggest joke in the world!
Thinking of this, he carefully tasted dozens of dishes and accumulated 250 points. At this point, the competition was more than half over, and the difference between Aya and the Food Immortal had reached 30 points.
Although Aya's intuition was sharp, it was not omnipotent.
At this time, a considerable number of spectators had gathered outside the arena. Not only for the game itself, but more importantly, this was the first time that Wang Lu appeared in public since the nearly one hundred consecutive defeats in the Wanxian League. The significance of this game was undoubtedly the horn of counterattack!
It was just that, the contestant that Wang Lu bet on was not himself, but a Western Continent woman who was still somewhat unfamiliar to many people. Many people in Nine Regions were still unfamiliar with Aya's story, but after watching the first half of the game, many people were impressed by her.
Although the score was still behind, it was already an extremely remarkable achievement to be able to follow closely behind the Food Immortal. Before the one hundred consecutive defeats in the Wanxian League, almost all of them were one-sided crushing, whether it was civil or military. Dixian showed no mercy.
Moreover, listening to Wang Lu's words, the situation would be more favorable in the second half? In other words, this game was really going to be won?
"But … I think although that woman is powerful, there is still a gap between her and the Food Immortal."
"Although the gap is not big, the accumulation of five hundred dishes, the final result is very impressive. Moreover, I can't see a turning point at all. Even such a tricky series of traps have been dealt with by the Food Immortal one by one. I can't imagine any problem that can trap him."
While the crowd was talking about it, a new set of dishes was served on the Food Immortal's table.
This time, it was a little different from the previous one. The utensils were particularly exquisite, and the plate was also much more delicate. The Food Immortal's heart turned cold. He knew that the level of this food had been raised again. It had surpassed the general Overwhelming Sadness Rice, and began to pursue the overall unity of color, fragrance, and emotion, which was also the highest realm of general food.
At this point, the standard of food could be said to be infinitely high, and any slight deviation could be regarded as a flaw. Therefore, he, the Food Immortal, had to take it seriously.
The next moment, he wiped his hands on the hem of his clothes, took out a pair of bamboo chopsticks from his sleeve, held them with his right hand, and gently picked up a piece of raw fish in front of him.
This was the first time that he used tableware, and his solemn posture was evident. In order to taste the highest level of dishes, he also took out the highest level of posture.
However, a moment later, he frowned.
Because there were no flaws, no matter how he tasted, the fish in his mouth was perfect, and the plate was also impeccable.
Could it be that this dish had no flaws? However, this did not match with the introduction of Wang Lu's question at the beginning … Or, in a table of imperfect dishes, being too perfect was a flaw?
The Food Immortal began to hesitate. What he hesitated was not the judgment of a gourmet, but the necessary wisdom of a contestant.
But at the same time, Aya did not hesitate to catch up with him. The difference in points went from thirty to twenty, and then from twenty to ten, and finally, she was going to keep pace with him!
The Food Immortal finally couldn't bear it. He chose to believe in his judgment as a gourmet.
"This dish has no flaws."
The next moment, he saw the smiling face of Wang Lu.
"Unfortunately, you answered wrong, so one point is deducted."
This was the first time the Food Immortal made a mistake in the competition … It was not unexpected. The Food Immortal closed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Lu said, "There is a slight flaw in the plate decoration of this brocade dragon fish … Please pay attention to the poem on the plate."
The Food Immortal took a look. On the exquisite plate, there was indeed a well-known seven-character quatrain, which was a famous poem that he, the Dixian, had read.
"What's wrong with this poem?"
Wang Lu smiled, "Please pay attention to the third word on the second line … It's a typo."
(Working overtime for the whole morning is really miserable … PS: Please follow the WeChat official account, search for His Majesty the King, and there will be new activities from time to time! PSS: The traditional version of the novel has been published in Taiwan. Friends from the other side are welcome! On the mainland, you can find Taobao to buy, the quality is reliable.)
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