I really can't control myself.

Chapter 3453 Source
"What...what do you mean?" Shao An was obviously stunned when he heard Linton's words, and didn't understand what it meant for a moment.

Tofu Trio was a dish he invented, but he had never officially brought it out. He had only tried it a few times when he was practicing. He was the only one who knew about this dish. How could Linton have eaten it before?

"I think what I said should be quite clear. I have eaten this tofu trio before, and... I ate it in a restaurant, although not in the Magic City. But I think it is sold to the public after all. There are so many people here, I can't be the only one who has eaten it." Linton looked around and asked.

"This...how is this possible? It's absolutely impossible. Tofu Trio is a dish I invented. Until now, I have never had..." Shao An wanted to say something, but a voice suddenly sounded from the side.

“I’ve eaten this dish before.”

Shao An swallowed back what he was about to say and turned to look at the person who was speaking. It was actually Mr. Zhang, the leader of the Magic City market who was supposed to be a judge but had his position snatched away by Linton.

At this time, the remaining four judges, except for Lord Hu who was unlucky and was beaten to death by Linton on the spot, the other four were alive and well. However, they were now arranged in the front row of the audience.

"How is this possible? You are talking nonsense!" Shao An was a little confused and pointed at Lord Zhang and said, "This is my original dish. You have never eaten it. I understand. You just said this because you angered His Majesty and wanted to please him. You are framing me."

"I'm not lying." Mr. Zhang stood up and said calmly, "About seven years ago, for business reasons, I went upstream along the Yangtze River to the source of the Yangtze River, Sichuan Province. And there, I once ate such food."

"Wait, the restaurant in Sichuan Province, could it be..." At this time, Liu Maoxing next to him seemed to suddenly think of something, because when talking about restaurants in Sichuan Province, the first restaurant that comes to mind must be...

"Yes, it is the dish made by Chef Abei of the state-owned restaurant Juxialou." Lord Zhang said, "This tofu trio is a dish invented by Chef Abei."

"What nonsense!" Upon hearing this, Shao An's eyes were red with anger, and he looked insane. "I said, this is my original dish, it's mine!"

"It's a pity, this is the fact." Linton said, "And this matter is actually very easy to verify. Although not many people here have been to Sichuan Province, there should be more than one person in the entire Magic City. There are probably people who have been to Juxialou. Just ask some people. If all else fails, go to Sichuan Province and ask someone. I believe that many people who have eaten such amazing food should remember it."

This statement is quite convincing, and it does not seem to be particularly difficult to find someone to confirm it. If you really want to verify this kind of publicly sold food, you can obviously get it.

"Shao An, so you learned this dish from your mother?" Liu Maoxing also asked Shao An.

Liu Maoxing's mood was calmer at this time. He was indeed shocked by Shao An's aura and his cooking philosophy.

But his mood now was obviously different from before. After all, this tofu trio was invented by his mother. Liu Maoxing was naturally able to accept being shocked by his mother's cooking concept. After all... in his eyes, his mother was the origin of his cooking and the mountain he had been pursuing, so what was so strange about this? "No!" Shao An shouted directly, "This dish is what I realized after I walked out of the mountains and saw the sea. It is my original dish. I didn't learn it from anyone!"

"That's even more pathetic." Linton said, "You went around in circles, and in the end, the dish you figured out was your master's dish that you didn't even want to learn. It's really ironic."

"That's right, just like the Yangtze River below. Although the Magic City is the end point of the Yangtze River, its source is in Sichuan Province. After going around in circles, everything will return to the source. Shao An, the same goes for you." Lord Zhang next to him said.

"Someone, throw this gentleman into the river." Linton waved his hand and said.

"Huh?" Lord Zhang, who was teaching Shao An a lesson, was suddenly stunned. No, what happened? He was about to be thrown into the river. He didn't say anything wrong, and he was still helping Linton to fight back. Why did Linton suddenly turn hostile?

"No, Your Majesty, I..." Lord Zhang was so confused that he really wanted to ask himself what he had done wrong. Unfortunately, before he could even ask anything, two soldiers walked out from the side and carried Lord Zhang towards the door.

“Your Majesty, it’s unfair, I really... wuwuwu…” Lord Zhang wanted to beg for mercy, but was physically silenced by the soldiers next to him.

This sudden situation made the audience around confused. They didn't know what Lord Zhang had said wrong and why he was suddenly dragged away.

I guess only people like Ya Lan who are familiar with Linton could guess what was going on. Didn't this Lord Zhang steal Linton's lines and limelight? Linton was pretending to be cool here, and this guy came out to steal the lines. Are you still Linton if you don't do this?

"Well, anyway, do you understand, Shao An? Your cooking is good, but unfortunately it is not original. In a competition like this, it is impossible to win if you just copy." Linton turned to Shao An and said.

"No, no, how is this possible... Could it be that I really can't surpass Master Abei..." At this time, Shao An was obviously a little crazy. The confident demeanor just now had completely disappeared. It can be said that something that had been supporting him suddenly collapsed.

After so many years of hard training, Shao An had been holding his breath, just to prove himself, to prove his strength, to prove that he could surpass his master, but he didn't expect that after going full circle, this would be the outcome.

Just as Linton said, it's really ironic.

"Well, it seems that you are convinced by my judgment." Linton said with a smile, "But don't look so sad for the time being. After all, the current vote count is only 2 to 2, and the Crown Prince hasn't voted yet."

When Linton mentioned this, the others reacted. Yes, just now when they heard what Linton said, they thought the winner had been decided, but now after hearing this, it seems that it is not the case, and the real winner is still uncertain.