The banquet ended in a jubilant atmosphere.
It could be said that both the guests and the host enjoyed themselves.
All of Huai Shi's dishes were happily eaten by the guests, not leaving a single bite behind. They clicked their tongues in wonder, vigorously praising Huai Shi's cooking skills and offering their own praise and admiration.
As if.
Huai Shi didn't know whether the guests were happy or not, but as a chef, Huai Shi was quite happy.
Happy and joyful.
Before Lin Yu left, he gave her a lot of coupons and told her that she could continue to eat for free the next time she came.
As for whether she was happy or not, no one knew.
Towards the end of the meal, she no longer cried or roared. In fact, she didn't even make a sound.
She didn't cry or laugh. She only liked to be quiet and didn't like to make a fuss. It was as if she had undergone a lobotomy for free.
She opened her mouth with empty eyes and finished the plate that was brought to her. Finally, after finishing the dessert, she welcomed the corrosion of the Origin Substance that erupted from within her. She finally left.
"Sorry for the inconvenience."
Huai Shi took off the white towel on his arm and waved it in his hand, treating it as a way to send off the guests.
Then, at Head Chef Watanabe's invitation, he returned to the kitchen and joined the lively staff as they ate.
The chefs exchanged their cooking skills. In the end, they even made a Fortune Smoothie for everyone to digest after the meal, receiving unanimous praise from the crowd.
Just as they finished eating, a burst of flames suddenly shot out from the kitchen stove. A figure in a suit climbed out, his face covered in dirt as he coughed a few times and wiped the dust off his face.
"Sorry."
He looked at the head chef. "Is there a Mr. Huai Shi here?"
"Hm?"
Huai Shi, who was slurping his soba noodles, turned around in surprise. Seeing the visitor, he coughed a few times and walked over politely. He bent his waist and bowed ninety degrees, respectfully handing over his name card with both hands.
"Secretary of the Chef Demon Tournament's organizing committee?"
Huai Shi was stunned. "You're looking for me?"
"To be exact, I'm here on behalf of the Cooking Demon Competition's organizing committee. I'm here to send you a notice."
Without raising his head, the visitor continued to maintain a ninety-degree bow. He took out a rather quaint and serious letter from his briefcase and presented it with both hands.
He opened the envelope and a black card slid out.
Huai Shi's Origin Substance fluctuations were also imprinted on it. It was obvious that it had been specially crafted.
"What is this?"
"Your identification."
The secretary of the Cooking Demon Competition announced solemnly, "The organizing committee praised your outstanding performance and unanimously approved your promotion. Your talent and skills no longer need to be verified by the competition. You have used real actions to promote the essence of dark cuisine and showed your excellent talent as a Cooking Demon.
Congratulations, Mr. Huai Shi. From today onwards, you are a genuine Cooking Demon. "
Before Huai Shi could react, Head Chef Watanabe, who was beside Huai Shi, suddenly stood up and applauded enthusiastically.
Then, the two chefs, the four assistant chefs, and all the restaurant staff stood up and looked at him with surprise and envy, applauding and praising.
"Yo yo yo yo yo! Huai Shi Ku! "
Head Chef Watanabe, who had a cold personality, grabbed Huai Shi's hand and congratulated him warmly. He was so happy that his face turned red, as if he had seen a child from his village get admitted to Peking University. He was even more excited than Huai Shi.
"Huai Ai, Ai Ai Ai Ai!"
"Ya ya ya ya ya ya!"
Everyone surrounded Huai Shi in the middle, applauding and praising with congratulatory smiles. Huai Shi was so scared that he suddenly felt like the whole human race had turned into orange juice.
Why are you guys even happier than me?!
In order to celebrate Sophia's promotion to a cooking demon in his kitchen, Watanabe had his apprentice take out a bottle of sake from his collection and opened it. He invited the secretary who came to inform him, and everyone had a few drinks together.
Huai Shi was pleasantly surprised.
He didn't know how the sake was brewed, but it was actually rich in the vitality of a large number of plants. There were also dozens of abyssal plants that Huai Shi had never felt before.
After drinking a small cup, his old wounds were healed. He sighed happily. The head chef glanced at his apprentice, and the apprentice knowingly sat next to Huai Shi and poured the sake for him.
The secretary was not like Huai Shi who couldn't even taste it. After taking a sip, he was pleasantly surprised. "Could this be … a treasure of Tengu Mountain?"
"It was given to me by the head chef when I was studying." The head chef smiled reservedly. "Now that I'm about to leave, I didn't expect to encounter such a happy event. Drinking it here is not a waste of this bottle of good wine."
After Huai Shi took a sip, how could he not know that it was a good thing? He didn't dare to drink more.
"Speaking of which, if it wasn't for Mr. Kitten's phone call just now, I wouldn't have known that I had received your help." The head chef nodded and said, "Although it's inconvenient to say more about the reason, please drink to your heart's content. This is what you deserve."
"…"
Huai Shi was dumbfounded as he held the wine glass.
Although he didn't understand what had happened, he was treated to drinks for free, so drinking was the right thing to do!
But he still couldn't react. "I'm a culinary demon now?"
"Oh, your heroic bearing in the competition is really the first time I've seen it in my life. Please don't belittle yourself."
The secretary respectfully toasted and then introduced, "With that card, you can rent a kitchen at any time in the present realm, the border, or even any place in hell, free of charge.
If you choose to open a restaurant at a fixed location, the restaurant you are in will automatically be certified by the Mouth of Hunger. And you can eat for free in most restaurants in all of hell. No, it should be said that most restaurants are happy to entertain a culinary demon like you … "
Speaking of the benefits of the card, the secretary suddenly gushed, "His Excellencies Hannibal and the Butcher of Heaven have greatly praised your performance, praising your talent and your boundless future. Especially since you are also a disaster musician, a legendary investigator, and … "
He paused and suddenly looked up at the surroundings, as if confirming that there were no cameras around, then he lowered his voice and said, "You are of the Abyss Genealogy, right?"
"Huh?" Huai Shi was stunned and immediately felt a little uneasy. "Is there a problem?"
"I'm ashamed to say this, but my cousin's aunt's second son's colleague asked me to pass on a message to you." The secretary lowered his voice and whispered in his ear, "There is also a great future in the Abyss …"
"Forget it."
Huai Shi waved his hand decisively, his expression becoming serious.
How could he not understand what the secretary wanted to say? In this world, the only thing that could tell at a glance that he was of the Celestial genealogy was probably the 'Golden Dawn' formed by everyone's collective solidification after falling into the Abyss, apart from the remnants of the Utopia.
How could he dare to have anything to do with these bad guys?
There was a lot of shameful things under his butt, and he was still a remnant of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Just offending the rancher was enough. If he got involved with another destructive factor, he was afraid that he would not die quickly enough.
And the secretary did not forget his duty. After mentioning it once, he did not mention it again.
After drinking, the secretary climbed back into the flames of the stove and disappeared. Huai Shi simply stayed in the staff dormitory of the restaurant.
The apprentice specially cleaned up a room for him, and he enjoyed the VIP treatment. Then he opened the restaurant at midnight to make supper for the ghosts who had finished their night tour.
Huai Shi lay on the bed, drowsy, and looked at the card in his hand over and over again.
Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and a bold idea came to him.
The certificate of the Culinary Demon allowed him to eat for free in the Abyss, then the certificate of the Disaster Musician would be …
.
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In the middle of the night, in the old house, the hall was brightly lit.
On the seat of honor, the old man who had dozed off was awakened. He sleepily raised his eyes and saw that the hall was full of people.
There was also a wheelchair pushed up, and Lin Yu in the wheelchair was in a daze.
The old man raised his eyes slightly, and a trace of understanding flashed through his cloudy eyes.
"Xiao Yu? You don't even recognize your great grandfather … "He smiled indifferently." To come back in such a defeated state, it's really outrageous … Forget it, it's already so late, so let's not do anything else. Everyone, go and rest. "
The others immediately understood and were already used to it. They got up and prepared to leave. Only the woman holding the wheelchair still raised her head unwillingly and wanted to say something, "Grandpa, grandpa, then this matter … is it over?"
"Otherwise?"
The old man laughed strangely. "Is she not my great-granddaughter just because she is your biological daughter? When your man was sent back with broken legs, did I say anything? "
The woman's expression froze.
The old man continued to ask, "I have seven grandsons. Other than your man and Third Brother, aren't their four dead brothers my grandsons as well?"
"…"
The woman's face was pale. Even though she had heard about it, it was still difficult for her to accept such a cold end. "But, but that person in the live broadcast …"
"That's why it's said that a loving mother leads to a useless son. It's all nonsense."
The old man sighed regretfully and shook his head. "Since I can remember, I have seven uncles. Only one can live until now. I have fourteen brothers. Only Little Eight and I can live until now. I'm the only one who can reach the fifth level.
You only have one daughter, and she's not dead, is she? She's perfectly alive, you know? If you ask me, Little Qin, you should be happy. "
There was no indifference or alienation in his words. Rather, it was a kind of seriousness that was almost as if he was telling the truth. No one could refute him.
The woman was stunned.
The old man raised his head and seemed to be a little more awake. His vague voice became clearer.
"Since everyone is here today, I might as well say a little more."
He looked around at his heirs and nodded. "Among you, some are Ascendants, and some are not. Some have enemies outside, and some haven't left the house … … Those who haven't returned are either dead or seeking death.
You're all very hardworking children. Very good. The Lin family has always been like this since ancient times. "" That's right. You've been doing all kinds of evil things outside.
He asked, "Is there anyone else who doesn't know that the Lin Clan is crazy?"
There was a burst of laughter.
When the few people sitting at the front heard the words of this family head, they laughed without any scruples and nodded their heads in agreement.
"That's right."
The old man patted his knee in satisfaction, and his gloomy eyes lit up with an intimidating glow. "If you want to become a Torch Dragon and pursue the power of this path of sublimation, you should be like this!
If you don't attract hatred, how can you convert Origin Substance? If you don't provoke trouble, how can you obtain the fruit of sin? Do you want to help me cross the road and do good deeds? "
Below, the wanton laughter became louder and louder.
Without any hesitation.
Dozens of pitch-black Origin Substance fluctuations soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, they swallowed all the stars at the border, covering the sky and darkening the earth.
But in the darkness, the old man's turbid eyes were as piercingly cold as the scorching sun, emitting a tyrannical light. His hoarse voice reverberated in everyone's ears, like a hammer hammering a nail, hammering his words into their souls word by word.
"Remember, you have to choose your own path, whether you're here or not, whether you're surnamed Lin or not. From the first day you set foot on the path of Torch Dragon, don't think about being an idler who doesn't cause trouble.
You have to fight, snatch, and seize! You have to make enemies! You have to be beaten until you crawl back like a dog. You can take revenge after you have digested it!
You can be a witch and collect Abyss Sediment, or you can be a Spell Master and go to hell to steal by force. This is the path you have chosen, a path with no chance of survival!
Those who are afraid can go to the back of the mountain at any time and use the Lightning Tribulation Secret Instrument to wash off the Sacred Mark. You can take the money and go to the present world to be a rich second generation. In the future, don't say that you are a member of the Lin Family. To them, being associated with this kind of family is a big misfortune.
But what about you? What is the Lin Family to you? "
The old man's eyes were like the sun, shooting out flames, and his voice shook the entire border. "Let me tell you, the Lin Family is your life-saving talisman!
With this life-saving talisman, you can provoke trouble as much as you want outside. Nothing is taboo. As long as you can escape back home alive, the elders will let you live!
If you can crawl back up, lick your wounds and go out to do whatever you want. If you can't crawl back up, just shut the door and be a good-for-nothing. The Lin Family is a big family, they don't lack your food.
I don't know how many times I have told you this since you were young, but I ask you now — if you die outside, what will you do? "
Facing the old man's question, a teenager below raised his voice and answered, "You will die for nothing."
"That's right!"
The old man clapped his hands in satisfaction and praised, "Little Nineteen has a brain … Yes, you will die for nothing!
A good-for-nothing who can't even go back home, you will die for nothing! Don't think that the family will avenge you. The family won't even pay for your coffin! You don't even have the eyesight to do evil. This kind of disgrace is better to die as soon as possible.
If you want to be a member of the Lin Family, this is your life!
— Do you all understand? "
"Understood!"
Everyone in the hall responded in unison.
"Very good, then do what you should do."
The old Torch Dragon nodded slowly, "It is not easy to go back home. You all should go and conserve your energy … Then, you can go to any damn place to kill and set fire. You all have a great future."
"As for Xiao Yu …"
He pondered for a moment, raised his eyes to look at his granddaughter-in-law, and slowly shook his head. "Her soul is damaged. Send her to the abyss. Whether she can rise again after being broken will depend on her luck.
Since she is back, as her great-grandfather, I will take responsibility for the Yuan Family. You don't have to worry. "
The woman holding the wheelchair trembled, not knowing whether it was out of excitement or fear. After a long time, she lowered her head and did not say anything else.
The old man closed his eyes and fell into a long sleep again.
Then, the world darkened.
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