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Chapter 419 Before and After Hot Pot (4k+)

"You have to slowly stir the sesame paste, pouring oil into it while stirring with a spoon..."

Liu Yonglu was standing in the kitchen wearing an apron and was busy as a madman. On the chopping board above the stove was fresh mutton that he had just cut, and next to it were two plates of various vegetables for hot pot.

The bronze pot was placed on the ground. Liu Yonglu had specially asked the blacksmith in the Holy See to make it for him some time ago. It was a little warped, but its functions were fine and the size was large enough. It was two sizes larger than the ancestral copper pot in Liu Yonglu's home in Tianjin.

At this time, the food in the pot was also amazing. The charcoal fire underneath was already burning, and Liu Yonglu had half covered the chimney. The pot was full of seafood dishes.

Piedmont is also a coastal city, and its climate is milder and its products are richer than New Zealand. At this time, in the brass pot, prawns, squids, clams and other seafood are bubbling in the white soup, and the special fresh fragrance of seafood lingers in the kitchen for a long time.

Besides the utensils and ingredients, the most important thing is the dipping sauce for hot pot. The Holy See is not Tianjin, so we can’t buy Daewoo. We have to figure out how to make sesame paste and chives ourselves.

Liu Yonglu found a frying pan and fried the sesame seeds on low heat. Then he used a small jar used for pounding grains to pound the cooked sesame seeds little by little and mixed them into olive oil. The improved version of sesame paste was ready.

Xiaohu found it interesting and stepped on a small stool to come over to help, which led to the conversation just now.

"That's right, let's slack off for now."

Liu Yonglu scraped a handful of sesame paste from the edge of the bowl with his fingers, put it in his mouth and tasted it. The taste was okay. It was indeed a little less tasty without the fragrance of sesame oil, but since he was in a foreign country, he should be content to just have this taste.

Xiaohu poked Liu Yonglu's arm with his finger, meaning that he wanted to try it too.

"Wait a minute, don't be impatient."

Liu Yonglu opened the cabinet door above his head and took out a jar of sugar. He scooped two tablespoons of sugar into the bowl and added two tablespoons of sesame paste.

"Sesame paste and white sugar. Don't be fooled by their appearance. This is what my grandfather would only eat during the Chinese New Year."

After Xiaohu finished eating, he took the spoon and put another mouthful into his mouth.

"Eat slowly, save some for Ling'er."

Liu Yonglu snored twice on Xiaohu's forehead, and just in time saw Bishop Kosander passing by the kitchen door in a hurry.

"Archbishop, what are you doing? Have you had lunch? Do you want to eat something together?"

Liu Yonglu stuck his head out to greet Kesander. The mutton hotpot he prepared was so sumptuous that it was more than enough for not only their family of four, but also three or four more people.

"Sir Saint Baran, I am going to see the Bishop of Lorraine."

"Oh, the old man is still not in good health? What's wrong with him?"

Liu Yonglu picked up a peeled radish from the basket and took a bite.

To be honest, ever since Liu Yonglu came out of the secret passage two days ago, led several bishops of the Holy Maiden Sect to bravely enter the dreamland, and arrested the traitor, his treatment in the Holy Maiden Sect has changed again unknowingly.

Before, the clergy of the Holy Virgin sect generally treated him as a "human". The appearance of a saint was just a head on a body, nothing special.

During those days, Archbishop Kosander made detailed itinerary arrangements for Liu Yonglu, hoping that he could learn something from the saint.

But since that day on, the members of the Holy Maiden Sect, led by Kosander, completely ignored Liu Yonglu and focused on "letting go".

Saints are too unfathomable to be constrained by worldly ways and customs.

Besides, Candlemas is coming in a few days, and Saint Barlaam will have to teach Sahagun a lesson for heresy on behalf of the Holy See. So, let him do whatever he wants during these days before Candlemas. After all, everything is arranged by the Saint.

"The saint's mercy shines brightly on the earth. Bishop Lorraine is just old and his old illness has come back. You don't have to worry too much."

"Don't be polite, don't be polite to me. Where is the Bishop of Lorraine lying? I will go to see him after dinner.

Even though I haven't studied it seriously, I know a little bit about medicine and pharmacology, and I know all the folk remedies. Do you know the folk remedies? Hot tea with radish, and doctors are all over the streets. "

Even though he had been with Liu Yonglu for more than half a month, Kosander still couldn't keep up with the saint's train of thought. He blinked his eyes, and was speechless, not knowing what to say.

"I'm asking you a question. Where do you live? I'll bring some things to take a look later."

Liu Yonglu had finished eating a whole radish and his hands were wet, so he just wiped them on his buttocks.

“Oh, oh, Bishop Lorraine is resting in his room, at the corner of the first floor on the east side.

Mr. Saint Baran, Candlemas will be here in three days. You don’t need to worry about the Bishop of Lorraine’s condition for now. You should wait until later…”

"Hey, hey, hey, it's no big deal! Just prepare some food and bring it over. It's all we should do."

Liu Yonglu went back to the house to cook. Why was he so enthusiastic? The main reason was that the ingredients were a bit rich recently. Although Liu Yonglu loved food, he hated waste.

It would be a shame if so many things were left to rot in the kitchen, so I decided to just make some sick meals for Bishop Lorraine.

"By the way, old man, what are your symptoms? I have to prescribe the right medicine."

"Uh... I feel a little weak, my hands and feet are cold, I have no energy, and there is phlegm in my throat."

"I see. Give Ao (nao, second tone) some pears."

Liu Yonglu waved his hand to send Kesander away. When he returned to the house, he saw Ling'er holding his little tiger's cheek with one hand to prevent him from getting close, and licking sesame paste and sugar from the bowl with the other hand.

Where is Mi Lier? I haven't seen him since I was cooking.

"Xiao Hu, don't fight for it. I'll make you another bowl. After you finish eating, go find your aunt..."

"Knock knock knock..." Before Liu Yonglu could finish his words, there was a knock on the door.

"Hey, your aunt is really good at choosing the time. She is used to being a hands-off shopkeeper and just waits quietly for the delicious food. She is born to enjoy a good life..."

The door opened, and the people standing at the door were not Millie Tang, but Bill and Haverson. They were carrying a lot of things in their hands and staring at Liu Yonglu with wide eyes.

"Well, the meal has just been prepared, how about you two come in and have a bite?"

Liu Yonglu was also quite embarrassed, his face turned red and he reached out to let him in.

"No, no, Your Excellency Saint Baran, we are here to deliver something."

"Send something? What?"

"Something we'll need for the magic show in three days!" Bill and Jacob came here today just for this matter. On the day of Candlemas, Saint Barabi will debate with the heretics of the Sahagun sect on the high platform, and the Inquisition is the first responsible department.

Bill and Jacob did discover a problem when they discussed it privately.

The debate was initiated by the Sahagun faction, but after the proposal, there was no news from these people.

When exactly did the Candlemas begin? Who was the man sent by Sahagun? What was involved in the debate? The other party didn't mention any of these details, which was a bit unusual.

Either the other party is extremely confident, but they are facing Saint Balaam, how can they be so confident?

There is another possibility that the debate was just a cover to divert attention from the other side. In fact, the Sahagun faction had other intentions, so Bill and others have focused their attention on this in recent times.

Unexpectedly, around noon today, a believer suddenly came to report that a letter was found on a laurel tree in the courtyard.

There was no signature on the letter, only the materials used in the debate were stated.

Hiss... Bill and Jacob looked at each other and became alert. Just as Kosander and Saint Baran had analyzed, Bishop Contaldo was not the leader of the Sahagun sect, and there were many traitors lurking in the Holy See.

As Candlemas approached, the other side sent another letter, proving that the Sahagun faction was serious about the fight.

The two of them prepared everything on the list and then went to see Liu Yonglu.

"Saint Lady Glory to the Earth, Your Excellency Saint Baran, we have received a message from the Sahagun heretic asking us to prepare some things for the debate. Please check them."

Bill put the box he was holding on the ground:
“A table and a chair, we will put these two items on the platform in advance.

A book of the Virgin Mary's canon, a set of alchemical instruments, a volume of papyrus, a quill pen, a crystal ball, a bottle of liquor, and three bottles of wine.

Mr. Saint Baran... maybe we are overthinking it, but according to the analysis of me and other judges, the other party should be well prepared and may have mastered the forbidden spell you used in advance."

Bill chose his words carefully and spoke cautiously. An expert can tell whether there is any truth or not. Judging from the materials listed in the letter by Sahagun, the other party has some emphasis.

"What the hell? You mastered the forbidden spells that I often use?"

Liu Yonglu scratched the back of his head. He only knew two forbidden spells combined together, one was "Predator's Smile" and the other was "Black Box Technique". How would the other party know about these two skills?
He didn't know that the other party was guarding against the copper pot hot pot meat behind him and the stewed hairtail fish in a bun that he was going to have for dinner.

"Okay, put it on the ground. I'll study it later."

After hearing what Saint Barlaan said, Bill and Jacob performed a religious salute and bowed to leave.

"You really don't want to go inside and eat something? It's been quite cold lately, so why don't you go inside and eat some hot pot to warm yourself up?"

"It's not true, Mr. Saint Baran."

Bill swallowed his saliva. Actually, he had smelled the aroma of the food in the copper pot since he started talking. But now was the critical moment. If something went wrong on Candlemas Day three days later and was traced back to him, it would be a waste of time and effort if he caused trouble just because he had a meal with Saint Barlaan.
After seeing Bill and Jacob off, Liu Yonglu sat at the table and waited for Millie Tang for a while.

But no matter how long he waited, Mi Li still didn't show up. Liu Yonglu peeled a whole pot of prawns for the two children to eat, but Mi Li still didn't show up.

Let's go look for it. Liu Yonglu took off his apron and ran to Millie Tang's bedroom. After thinking for a while, he turned back and picked up all the mystical instruments that Bill had placed on the ground. People gave them to him with good intentions, so whether to check them or not is secondary. At least he has to take them back to the house to appear to have a proper attitude.

Liu Yonglu moved the box back and knocked on the door of Millie Tang's room. No one answered. He pushed the door gently and it opened...

Hey, that's new...how come there's no one there in broad daylight?

Liu Yonglu strolled around the room with square steps. There were many books on Millie Tang's desk, with bookmarks and pencils cluttered inside. There were also many materials related to mysticism piled on the desk. It was estimated that Millie Tang was studying forbidden spells in the room not long ago.

Liu Yonglu didn't dare to touch Mi Li'er's notes. He often fiddled with those strange little seeds and bones. As he was playing, he thought... He was going to see the Bishop of Lorraine in the afternoon. He couldn't go empty-handed. He had to prepare some supplements for the old man...

"I feel a little weak, my hands and feet are cold, and I have no energy... I need to strengthen myself, to heal the body with my own strength..."

Let’s not talk about Liu Yonglu tinkering around here for now. Where is Millie Tang?
Millie Tang went to feed the cats...A strange thing happened to Millie Tang recently. No matter where she went, there would always be cats to find her.

She knew in her heart that it was Bastid who was silently influencing her.

Perhaps the other party was also using the ubiquitous wild cats to remind himself that it was time to fulfill the promise he made in the Dreamland.

Millie Tang didn't want to break the contract openly, mainly because the workload was not large. At most, she would just be reading a book. If a black cat suddenly jumped in from the window and called out to her, she would have to quickly put down the book in her hand and feed the cat.

Or, when Millie Tang was sleeping at night, a pregnant cat would suddenly jump onto the bed, and she would have to quickly find a nest for her to give birth.

Anyway, they are all trivial things related to cats.

The same situation happened today. Liu Yonglu was going to go on stage to fight in three days. Millie Tang put all the materials on the table and prepared to make a talisman to ward off evil spirits. She happened to see a black and white kitten outside the window, meowing twice and then turning away. Millie Tang had no choice but to put down what she was holding and follow it.

After calming the cat down, Millie Tang returned to the room and saw Liu Yonglu sneaking into his room with a bottle.

"Mr. Rich, what are you doing!"

Millie Tang suddenly called Liu Yonglu from behind, and Liu Yonglu almost threw away the bottle of liquor in his hand.

It turned out that while Millie Tang was not in the room, Liu Yonglu had accomplished another feat. He was "brewing wine" by himself.

Didn’t Bill just bring him a bottle of liquor? Millie Tang also put a lot of strange biological bones on the table, so... Liu Yonglu mixed them together and brewed a bottle of "90 Tiger Bone Wine"!
Is there any tiger among the bones on the table? Liu Yonglu couldn't tell. He just wanted to try...

You know what, as soon as the bones, big and small, were soaked in the water, bubbles started to form, and a unique smell came out of the bottle. Liu Yonglu smelled it and was surprised to find it was really refreshing.

After the souvenirs for visiting Bishop Lorraine in the afternoon were prepared, Liu Yonglu found a cup and carefully took out all the ingredients from Millie Tang, wiped them with a napkin and put them back on the table.

"I... am... thinking about treating someone..."

Who is Mili Tang? When she saw Liu Yonglu's expression, she knew someone was going to be in trouble!
"What's in that bottle in your hand? Let me see!"

"This is what Bill sent. It's the material for the battle..."

Millie Tang stared and stretched out her hand, pressing forward step by step. Liu Yonglu put the bottle behind him and stepped back:

"Hey, it's Botticelli and Lorenzo! Haven't you eaten yet? Let's have something to eat together!"

The door was still wide open when the two men were confronting each other. Liu Yonglu suddenly saw Botticelli looking listless and quickly changed the subject!

(End of this chapter)