Tiqie Ailisha sat next to Xianzuowen, muttering non-stop in a low voice as she vented to her grandfather, her face full of resentnt. Everyone present could see that this young lady was truly angry.
"Oh?"
"A withdrawal letter?"
Tiqie Xianzuowen was taken aback for a mont, his gaze finally focusing on the only guest in the tearoom. Doris t the intimidating eyes of the ’Food Demon King’ rather calmly and nodded, "I think it’s not the right ti yet."
Doris’s words and expression suddenly turned solemn, with no hint of joking.
His pupils contracted and then expanded again. Tiqie Xianzuowen had an unusual look in his eyes, coughed, and said, "If you were here to encourage a challenge, to get Xia Yu to imdiately challenge the dignified Heavenly King, I would instead doubt your intentions."
"But if it’s a withdrawal letter... Miss Doris, we at Far Moon, including Xia Yu who has not yet arrived, can understand your goodwill. You’re a friend from afar and deserve our hospitality."
Pausing, Xianzuowen showed a slight smile, "Actually, I agree with you, it’s not the ti yet!"
The tearoom suddenly fell silent again.
"Then when is the right ti!" Ailisha broke the mood, her small fists placed tightly on her checkered skirt.
Xianzuowen acted as if he didn’t hear, his eyes half open and half closed.
"Grandfather!"
Ailisha puffed up her cheeks and cast a pleading glance at Dojima Yin. Dojima Yin put down his teacup with a look of helplessness, paused for a couple of seconds, clearly thinking and choosing his words, and slowly said, "This battle is inevitable. But, to challenge the honorable Food Heavenly King, even the General..."
"Even what?!" Ailisha’s heart tightened.
Dojima Yin’s smile turned bitter, at which point Eriina glared at Ailisha, lowered her voice, and said, "The President has made it clear, Ailisha. What he ans is, even your grandfather, against a Food Heavenly King, does not dare to claim victory!"
"So, the right ti to declare victory is when you’re up against a Food Heavenly King."
Tiqie Helinai’s expression was very calm, "If you don’t even dare to think about ’victory’, then don’t talk about courage or guts. Initiating a challenge is basically delivering food to the doorstep."
The calm angelic face made Ailisha grind her teeth in anger, finding this sister increasingly disagreeable.
"How can you stay so calm?" Ailisha retorted.
"I am just repeating Instructor’s words. When he talked to , he spoke in this calm tone as well. I’m just simulating it." Helinai’s sidelong glance was full of mockery.
Ah!
Ailisha nearly lost it and pounced over to grab and bite.
"Ailisha!"
Grandfather Xianzuowen’s command ca just in ti to her ears, "Go check the ho kitchen, gather the chefs, and have them prepare dinner as soon as possible. Tonight, Miss Doris is dining at our ho."
"Make sure to prepare it with care!"
"Oh, oh—"
Dragging out the tone, unwillingly made her way to the tearoom entrance to put on her shoes. Before leaving, Ailisha made a fierce face at Helinai, then strutted like a victorious general back to the inner house.
On a long corridor, Ailisha happened to encounter Niho Fuyuka and a few maids moving items.
"Hizaki, what’s this?" She stopped Niho Fuyuka and pointed to a seafood cart being pushed by a leading maid. Niho Fuyuka slightly bowed and replied, "Miss Ailisha, it’s Matsutake Crab."
"Huh!" Ailisha instinctively said, "Eating Matsutake Crab in sumr, isn’t it for winter crab season... no wait, who ordered these ingredients?"
"Instructor Xia."
Suddenly, Ailisha’s eyes shined brightly like gems.
Professional kitchen.
Xia Yu, with his back to the door, crossed his arms and maintained a ntal link with the system.
"System, retrieve the cooking video of ’Supre Dragon Roar’, I want to review it again."
Beep.
A picture appeared in his mind, returning to about two weeks ago on a night when the white-haired Tiqie Xianzuowen was cooking Matsutake Crab with very leisurely steps.
Actually, over the past two weeks, Xia Yu had watched the system’s video repeatedly. He had beco almost as familiar with the cooking process of the ’Supre Dragon Roar’ recipe as the back of his hand.
Of course, this segnt of the system video was recorded from his personal perspective with [Super Vision], filled with non-disclosable details. If Xia Yu were to upload this video online publicly, old man Tiqie Xianzuowen would surely tear him apart, and no son-in-law shield could save him.
The recipe wasn’t difficult.
Hmm.
This is what Xia Yu thought. Reviewing the ’Supre Dragon Roar’ recipe, the only part leaving him bewildered was the central secret——
’Supre’!
"Supre is a state of mind and a taste."
"If it’s a taste, could I possibly..."
Similar thoughts had been lingering in his head since yesterday, refusing to go away.
After two decent public classes, a kind of inspiration suddenly erged, subtly developed through ’fusion’ and ’integration’. Xia Yu gritted his teeth, deciding no matter what, he must try! Maybe his stubbornness would smash through the iron wall in front of him, breaking it to pieces?
He hadn’t locked the door, and voices could be heard faintly from outside the kitchen. Surely Hizaki had returned, and Xia Yu nodded quietly, "With all items here, ti to start!"
Knock knock!
Sure enough, a knock on the door followed.
"Co in——"
Niho Fuyuka directed the maids to carry in the items one by one, waved them off, and when they left, she stepped back to the doorway intending to close the door. Ailisha, who had been quietly sneaking around, could no longer withhold her voice, "Hey, wait a minute, you can go first, Hizaki, I have sothing to say to the Instructor."
Then a small head peeked in, and she bead at Xia Yu.
Xia Yu’s forehead was lined with black lines, "Ailisha?"
"Grandfather asked to prepare dinner, there’s an important guest tonight."
Ailisha entered the room with an air of having received royal orders, hands behind her back.
"A guest?"
"Yes, a woman."
"I think I know who it is." Xia Yu pondered, then raised his hand to deliver a friendly flick at Ailisha, who was quietly inching closer like a curious cat, "So you’re scheming sothing from ?"
Ailisha covered her forehead and looked tearfully at him, "Instructor, you have to teach that woman a lesson! She’s here representing her Heavenly King father, spreading ’The Heavenly King is God’, ’The Heavenly King is invincible’, such terrifying atmosphere, she’s trying to make you retreat, so you have to show her——"
As she spoke, the girl waved her fist.
"Flex your muscles! Scare her to death!"
Another flick landed, and Ailisha cried out in pain, clinging to Xia Yu’s arm in an exaggerated forever-unleaving manner.
Xia Yu sternly said, "Don’t easily categorize others as enemies."
Ailisha’s eyes rolled, pouting, "Grandfather asked to summon the house chefs to prepare dinner. But Grandfather’s not cooking, neither is President Dojima. At this point, within the house, only you, Instructor, can shine with a dish worthy of being the king of tonight’s dishes. I’m afraid letting those chefs do a full set would embarrass us in front of the esteed guest, compromising Far Moon’s standard of hospitality."
Changing perspective, with a mix of flattery and coaxing, Xia Yu couldn’t help but smile as well.
"Dish king?"
Xia Yu waved his hand, "Alright then, when the other dishes are served, co by my place to take mine over. But I can’t guarantee the taste!"
Ailisha bead with joy, "That’s great!"
"Instructor, your dish will always be stunning no matter what!"
"Stunning, huh?" Xia Yu locked the kitchen door, returned to gaze at the ingredients brought by the maids, especially the few live crabs in the fresh water of the seafood cart, his smile widened with a unique predatory wolfishness, "Let’s see how far I can push this imitation!"
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