"Great!"
Almost immediately after Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou cheered, Tian Yunxiu also cheered.
However, Tian Yunxiu's applause was completely different from Jiang Yizhen's. Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou felt good, while Tian Yunxiu felt impulsive. She really wanted to know what was going on! She had tasted the food that didn't produce Celestial Core Power. How could Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou produce Celestial Core Power?
"What's so great about it?"
Shang Wen, who was still sweating, stopped Tian Yunxiu, who was about to take the chopsticks.
"We admit defeat!"
Shang Wen was still rational. He believed what Meow Meow had said before. There was always a mountain higher than the one before!
Although they could still afford to add on another set of high-grade elemental energy increasing ingredients, was it really worth it to spend another set of resources just to verify something that they were 90% sure to lose? Shang Wen didn't think it was worth it. He also didn't think that Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou had lied against their will.
"Admit defeat? If you admit defeat, then fulfill your promise! "Gu Zheng sneered.
Like a defeated rooster, Shang Wen gloomily gave 20 top-grade resources to Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou respectively. Then he took out a top-grade elemental cultivation increasing ingredient and gave it to Gu Zheng.
"Apologize to us now and leave Foggy Wind Island!" Gu Zheng said seriously.
"Sorry, we were wrong this time. We broke the rules of Extremely Fragrant Villa. Sorry, everyone!"
Shang Wen cupped his fists and lowered his head, not daring to look into the eyes of the crowd.
"And you!"
Lian Yuxin finally found a chance to take revenge. She looked at Tian Yunxiu with her chin slightly raised.
Tian Yunxiu clenched her teeth and imitated Shang Wen's look and actions, repeating what Shang Wen had just done.
"You two, remember that Extremely Fragrant Villa doesn't welcome you from now on! In addition, there's one more thing you have to remember. This happened in the Extremely Fragrant Villa. I'm a businessman who opens the door to do business, so it's easy to talk to keep the peace. If you do this outside and want to make things difficult for me, I'll make you regret having such an idea! "
Gu Zheng's eyes flashed with killing intent, causing Shang Wen and Tian Yunxiu's hearts to tighten. Fortunately, that killing intent was only for a moment.
"Really, why did you come to the House of Extreme Fragrance to look for trouble?"
"Some people can't be offended. Don't think that you can be fearless just because you came from the Primordial Age! Since we both came from the Untainted Land, let me give you two a piece of advice. You'd better tuck your tails between your legs! "
Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou added insult to injury, which made Shang Wen and Shang Wen's faces turn ugly.
"Please!"
Gu Zheng extended his hand to the two of them and sent them off Foggy Wind Island.
"Sigh, I really didn't think that things would end up like this. We didn't complete Ancestor Xuanming's orders well, and now we've offended Gu Zheng," Shang Wen said regretfully outside Foggy Wind Island.
"Yeah! Who would have thought that a Demonic Cultivator would appear out of nowhere? "
Tian Yunxiu sighed and asked, "What should we do now? How are we going to explain this to Ancestor Xuanming? "
"How are we going to explain this? Just tell him the truth! "Shang Wen said helplessly.
After sending Shang Wen and Tian Yunxiu off, Gu Zheng did not immediately return to Foggy Wind Island. Instead, he was strolling on the sea with Meow Meow.
"Meow Meow, you're really something! Thanks to you this time! "Gu Zheng pinched Meow Meow's cheeks.
"Hehe."
Meow Meow stuck out its tongue in embarrassment.
"Meow Meow, you did well. Let me reward you this time!"
The Artifact Spirit praised Meow Meow in front of everyone for the first time. Meow Meow was so happy that it jumped on the sea surface.
"Ahem!"
Meow Meow, who had just jumped up, coughed.
"What's wrong?" Gu Zheng asked with a frown.
"It's nothing. It's the backlash from using a Divine Ability."
Meow Meow smiled bitterly. Then, under Gu Zheng's questioning, she told him the details.
Meow Meow's true form was a Demonic Beast, but its bloodline was not pure. Moreover, its innate Divine Ability had not been awakened for long. Because its opponents were at the Return to Void Stage, it was inevitable that it would suffer damage after using its Divine Ability.
Meow Meow had used its innate Divine Ability on Jiang Yizhen, Zhang Hualou, Shang Wen, and Tian Yunxiu. Moreover, it had used both Bewitchment and True and False Interchange. Therefore, under the effect of Shang Wen's blood, Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou, which should have been exclusive to Primordial Energy, felt that it could still produce Immortal Core Power after tasting it. This was the effect of the Bewitchment and True and False Interchange innate Divine Abilities.
Meow Meow had also used these two Divine Abilities on Shang Wen and Tian Yunxiu, but in the end, Shang Wen was more rational and did not let Tian Yunxiu try again. Otherwise, Tian Yunxiu would feel the same as Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou.
Moreover, it was not easy for Meow Meow to use her innate Divine Ability. The reason why it took her five minutes to enter the Extreme Fragrance Cottage was that it was impossible to use her innate Divine Ability on multiple Return to Void Stage cultivators without casting it in advance.
As for the backlash Meow Meow suffered, it was not serious and would only take a day to recover.
After listening to Meow Meow's story, Gu Zheng asked, "Jiang Yizhen and Zhang Hualou both lied under your Divine Ability. What will happen to their mental demons in the future?"
"They did not know whether it was true or false, but they did not lie. Therefore, their mental demons will not appear today. After all, they have a clear conscience!" Meow Meow said.
Gu Zheng stroked Meow Meow's hair and smiled. "Tell me, you did a good job this time. What reward do you want?"
"Can I have any reward I want?"
Meow Meow looked at Gu Zheng, little stars twinkling in her eyes.
"Yes."
Gu Zheng nodded. He knew that when Meow Meow acted like this, it was most likely that she wanted to eat something.
"I want to eat the Dragon Whiskered Fish we caught last time!" Meow Meow said excitedly.
The Dragon Whiskered Fish that Meow Meow was talking about was a rare fish caught during the "fish tide" when Gu Zheng took her to Foggy Wind Island for the first time.
At that time, they caught a total of three Dragon Whiskered Fish. These rare fish were specially allowed to be put into the Chaos Dimension by the Artifact Spirit.
If Meow Meow had not mentioned it today, Gu Zheng would have almost forgotten that there were still three Dragon Whiskered Fish in the pond in the Chaos Dimension. He had not paid attention to them for a long time.
Back then, the Artifact Spirit had specially allowed the Dragon Whiskered Fish to be put into the Chaos Dimension. It said that these rare fish, which were originally mid-grade ingredients, would be able to grow to good grade after a year in the Chaos Dimension.
It had been nearly a year since they had first come to Foggy Wind Island. Since Meow Meow wanted to eat them, Gu Zheng naturally agreed.
After returning to the Extremely Fragrant Cottage, Gu Zheng entered the Chaos Dimension and used his Divine Will to explore the pond. He immediately found the three Dragon Whiskered Fish at the bottom of the pond.
In nearly a year, the Dragon Whiskered Fish grew very quickly in a special place like the Chaos Dimension. Each of them weighed about six kilograms.
A fish weighing six kilograms was already very big. Killing one would be enough for a meal at night.
Although the Dragon Whiskered Fish's ingredient grade was still Medium, in the Chaos Space where immortal energy was abundant, and Gu Zheng's Water Control Art was already High Level, it was not a problem for him to grow it into a Good Grade ingredient in a short period of time.
Gu Zheng stood at the edge of the pond and used the Water Control Art to imprison one of the Dragon Whiskered Fish.
There were three Dragon Whiskered Fish, one male and two females. The one that was imprisoned by Gu Zheng was the female fish. The remaining two could still stay in the pond and reproduce their offspring.
The water swirled around the Dragon Whiskered Fish and the immortal energy in the air also poured into the whirlpool. Under the control of Gu Zheng's Water Control Art, the immortal energy continuously entered the Dragon Whiskered Fish's body and transformed its meat.
The Dragon Whiskered Fish looked somewhat similar to the Golden Arowana Fish. Under the control of Gu Zheng's Water Control Art, its scales became more and more golden and its two whiskers became thicker and longer as time passed.
Although Gu Zheng could hasten the growth of the Dragon Whiskered Fish into an excellent ingredient in a short period of time, this process still took a full two hours.
In the evening, the Extremely Fragrant Cottage gathered again for dinner. Gu Zheng first made three dishes and a soup and then began to prepare the last dish.
"Meow Meow, what flavor of Dragon Whiskered Fish do you want to eat?"
The Dragon Whiskered Fish was ordered by Meow Meow, and Gu Zheng attached great importance to this dish. He wanted to ensure the taste and at the same time, satisfy Meow Meow's taste.
"When I first met Mister, I ate Mister's barbecue. That spicy taste makes me miss it!" Meow Meow said with a smile.
"Good."
Gu Zheng smiled and pinched Meow Meow's nose. At that time, this stinky girl was not eating his food. She was simply an evil tyrant. Gu Zheng was scared to death.
Most of the time, Gu Zheng cooked to highlight the taste of the ingredients, so he used less spices.
In the past, he didn't use much spices because he didn't have any good spices. Slowly, it became a habit. Later on, when he collected a lot of second-grade or ordinary spices, he still used very little when cooking for himself.
Now that he had opened the Immortal Kitchen Store, in order to cater to the taste of the guests, he used more spices. Moreover, during this period of opening the Immortal Kitchen Store, the quality of Gu Zheng's spices had also increased. From some of the guests from the Desolate Region, he found a lot of middle-grade spices.
"Mister, do you want me to help you with this fish?"
After knowing that the Dragon Whiskered Fish was an excellent ingredient, even Yu Xin had a feeling of drooling when she looked at the living Dragon Whiskered Fish. She couldn't stop imagining what kind of delicious dish this fish could become in Gu Zheng's hands.
"No need," Gu Zheng said.
The Dragon Whiskered Fish was different from ordinary fish. Its whole body was full of treasures, so it was very particular when it was processed. Even Yu Xin couldn't do this work.
At this time, the Dragon Whiskered Fish was placed in a water tank. Gu Zheng put some salt in the tank, then used the Water Control Art to make the water in the tank swirl. His purpose was to use the salt to clean the small amount of mucus between the scales of the Dragon Whiskered Fish.
After a while, the mucus between the scales of the Dragon Whiskered Fish was cleaned. Gu Zheng quickly opened the intestines of the Dragon Whiskered Fish that was still alive.
Generally, when cooking fish in the Extremely Fragrant Small House, the fish's internal organs were not needed. This didn't mean that the fish's internal organs couldn't be eaten. It was just that Gu Zheng didn't want to deal with it, so the fish dishes on the menu were all marked without internal organs.
In fact, the fish that could be on the Extremely Fragrant Small House's menu had internal organs that were at least like fish bladders or fish roe. It wasn't too troublesome to process, and the taste was very delicious. After all, the grade of the ingredients wasn't low. However, Gu Zheng was too lazy to deal with it.
The Dragon Whiskered Fish to be cooked this time was different. Even if its ingredient grade was only intermediate, Gu Zheng would also take the time to process its internal organs and other things. After all, its whole body was a treasure, and the taste of its internal organs was equally delicious! What's more, today's Dragon Whiskered Fish's ingredient grade had reached the excellent grade.
The fat fish roe and white fish bladders were left behind by Gu Zheng. Even the fish scales and fish intestines were left behind by Gu Zheng.
After removing the internal organs and cutting off the 'dragon whiskered Dragon Whiskered Fish's' dragon whiskers', he made a cut, and then smeared the fish body with salt and spices to marinate it.
While marinating the fish, Gu Zheng began to clean the internal organs of the Dragon Whiskered Fish.
The fish scales had been washed and didn't need to be cleaned again. As for the 'dragon whiskers', they were just cut into sections.
The fish bladders were full of air. After Gu Zheng cut it open, washed it, and put it aside first.
Because the Dragon Whiskered Fish was about to lay eggs, the fish roe of a Dragon Whiskered Fish that weighed more than six catties weighed two catties! After Gu Zheng washed the fish roe that was still wrapped in the thin film, he temporarily put it aside.
It was more troublesome to deal with the fish intestines. Although the Dragon Whiskered Fish grew up in the Primordial World and usually ate immortal essence, and there was no filth in the fish intestines, Gu Zheng still cut open the fish intestines and carefully washed them.
He put the washed fish intestines and washed fish bladders into the immortal vinegar and controlled it with the water controlling art, carefully washing it.
Wine and vinegar had a deep relationship. Gu Zheng could brew immortal wine, so he naturally could brew immortal vinegar. Using immortal vinegar to wash the fish intestines and fish bladders could not only remove the fishy smell, but also enhance the crispness of the two.
After washing the fish intestines and fish bladders with immortal vinegar, one was pink and tender, while the other was snow-white. After putting them aside, Gu Zheng added some immortal wine, onion, and ginger into the basin with the fish roe, and then put it into the basket to steam.
In order to remove the fishy smell of the fish roe and make them more delicious, during the steaming process, he naturally had to use the water controlling art.
"Such tempting wine-flavored fish roe! I really want to eat it!"
Looking at the fish roe that Gu Zheng took out from the basket, Lian Yuxin swallowed her saliva.
"Don't worry. This time, it's enough for you to eat!"
Gu Zheng helplessly looked at Lian Yuxin. He thought that after working in the Immortal Kitchen for a while, her willpower would become stronger. He did not think that it would be worse than before.
As if she knew what Gu Zheng was thinking, Lian Yuxin smiled at Gu Zheng and said, "It's not that I'm getting greedier, but the food made by the Sect Master is getting more delicious!"
Gu Zheng sliced the steamed fish roe, then poured a layer of egg and flour into the wok. He then put them into the wok and fried them until they were golden brown. After that, he added some water into the pot and put several kinds of mushrooms that could be used to make the Immortal Mushroom Powder, together with the fish roe slices.
Under the urging of the fire controlling art, the water in the pot boiled quickly. Gu Zheng stopped the art and used a small flame to slowly simmer it.
He put the fish scales into the onion and ginger water, and after cooking them until they were seventy percent cooked, he took them out and put them aside.
"Okay! It feels like I haven't seen the Sect Master in such a complicated way for a long time! "
Gu Zheng had done many steps, but it seemed that he was still far from the completion of the Dragon Whiskered Fish, which made Lian Yuxin sigh.
"What's wrong? Are you a little impatient?" Gu Zheng asked.
"A little. I'm hungry!" Lian Yuxin forced a smile.
"Good for you!"
Gu Zheng laughed and began to grill the fish.
The fish had been marinated beforehand, which would save Gu Zheng a lot of time when he was grilling it.
In the past, Gu Zheng used firewood or charcoal to grill the meat. Now that he had the conditions, Gu Zheng used the fruit firewood from the Misty Wind Island to grill the fish. Among them, the Misty Wind Apricot Wood was the majority. The meat grilled with this kind of firewood had a special fragrance of the Misty Wind Apricot Wood, which made the original grilled meat taste more layered.
Activating the fire control art, the grilled fish sizzled on the grill, and the delicious smell of the fish began to spread.
Meow Meow missed the spicy taste of the first time she had tasted it, so Gu Zheng made her a little spicy barbecue sauce. After brushing it on the Dragon Whiskered Fish, the slightly sweet spicy taste mixed with the smell of the fish aroused her appetite.
Originally, Meow Meow wanted to help in the kitchen, but Gu Zheng didn't let her. She had done a great job today, so Gu Zheng let her rest and wait for the food.
"It smells so good!"
Meow Meow couldn't help but come over to take a peek. Smelling the meat aroma of Gu Zheng's grilled fish, her eyes were full of intoxication.
"The fish isn't cooked yet, so the aroma hasn't been completely forced out yet!" Gu Zheng laughed.
"Mister, why do I feel like this spicy aroma is the same as the one I first smelled? But it smells better, and it's a little different. Is it because your cooking skills have improved, or is it because you've added other ingredients?" Meow Meow asked curiously.
"It's because my cooking skills have improved, and it's also because of some of the ingredients. But the most important thing is that the main ingredient that produces the spicy taste has improved. When I first met you, I used soft rattan peppers picked in the mountains for grilling fish. It tasted good, but the quality of the ingredients was inferior. Now, the soft rattan peppers used for grilling fish came from the primitive times, and the quality of the ingredients has reached the middle level. Naturally, the taste is more outstanding and charming, "Gu Zheng said.
The meat of the Dragon Whiskered Fish was fresh and tender, and with Gu Zheng's perfect control of the fire, it was soon ready.
Spreading a layer of thin slices of Jade Lotus Root, a specialty of the primitive times, Gu Zheng put the grilled fish on the slices of lotus root and then covered the plate with a lid.
After heating up the oil in the wok, the smell of scallions and ginger burst out. Then, he put the cut fish intestines, dragon whiskered fish slices and fish slices into the wok and stir-fried them.
"It smells so good!"
Lian Yuxin's eyes widened.
"Have you eaten fish intestines and fish bladders before?" Gu Zheng asked.
"I ate it a thousand years ago when I was still a child. It tasted awful!" Lian Yuxin said.
"The fish intestines and fish bladders that you are going to eat today will definitely taste very good."
Gu Zheng smiled. After pouring some immortal wine into the wok, he stir-fried the fish offal a few times. Then, he added the fish scales and stir-fried them for a minute.
"Gu gu du du …"
The soup simmered over a small fire in the crock pot. When it was just right, Gu Zheng took it away from the fire and only took out the milky white broth and sliced fish roe. He poured them into the fragrant fish offal in the wok.
Putting the lid on the wok, Gu Zheng activated the Fire Controlling Art and the Water Controlling Art at the same time. Gurgling sounds could be heard coming from the wok. As the fragrance filled the air, the white mist above the wok became thicker and thicker.
"Wow!" Meow Meow exclaimed. "Even when Mister was roasting fish, there wasn't this much mist!"
"First of all, the fish offal of the Dragon Whiskered Fish doesn't taste worse than the fish meat. Secondly, roasting the fish is not the final step, so I didn't completely force out the fragrance when I was roasting it! "Gu Zheng said.
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