I have a Yokai cookbook [Gourmet]

"That lame beggar is so pitiful. He is like this, and those people still bully him."

The little monk was kind by nature, and when he saw the man covering his head, he didn't resist and let the other beggars beat him, he couldn't help feeling compassionate.

"This world has always been the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest. Although he has a disability, he still has a sound brain and intact hands. If a person gives up on himself, even if you help him once now, you will not be able to help him for the rest of his life." .”

Chi Ming stopped the little monk, not because he was cruel, but because he could not see the hope of survival in the eyes of that person.

He himself is willing to be trapped in the dirty quagmire, so why would he bother to make fun of himself.

That man wanted to die, obviously he could not anger those beggars, but he did it.

Obviously he could resist, but he didn't say a word, choosing to bear it silently.

This world is meaningless to him.

"No, my master often said that thinking of ignorance is prajnajue. That benefactor was just born with a demonic obstacle. A person like him needs us to influence him and redeem him."

After the little monk finished speaking, the person had already flown out.

"Stop, you are not allowed to bully people!" The little monk put one hand on his hips, and pointed at the beggars who were beating people with one hand.

"Little monk, I advise you to mind your own business, otherwise you will also clean up together." The leading beggar spat on the ground, with a hint of malice in his eyes.

He bent down, grabbed the skirt of the person underneath, slid his tongue around the inner wall of the cavity, and said with a smirk: "Boy, if you lick my shoe surface clean now, I will let you go today." .”

The stubble-faced man caught by him just sneered, and his pair of unwavering eyes lowered lifelessly, as if he wasn't the one being caught at the moment.

"You're looking for death!" The leader couldn't hold back his face, so he raised his fist and slammed the man's stomach hard.

"I've said it all, I tell you to stop!" Seeing the man vomiting blood from the beating, the little monk couldn't stand it any longer, and kicked him out one by one.

Especially the leader, he simply confiscated his strength and kicked him to the roof to hang upside down.

The few beggars who looked down on the young monk were so frightened that they hugged their stomachs and howled, turned around and ran away.

The leader who was still half hanging on the eaves was left alone.

"Benefactor, are you okay?" The little monk clapped his hands and helped the man lying on the ground up.

He has great strength, and when it comes to helping, it's as easy as picking up a stick.

The stubble-faced man looked as if he had no bones. He struggled staggeringly and pushed away the little monk's support. He didn't even say thank you, but just walked forward with one foot high and one foot low.

The little monk was not angry at all. Seeing Chi Ming standing not far away, he touched the beads hanging around his neck with his hand, and then ran towards Chi Ming bouncing around.

"Master Chi, let's go back."

Chi Ming touched the little monk's bare head.

Not everyone in this world can be kind unconditionally.

When they returned to the inn, there were still many people sitting in the lobby on the first floor chatting. When they saw Chi Ming and the little monk coming in, they just took a look and continued to chat lively.

Although the God of Cooking competition didn't start until after the competition, most of the people had already arrived ahead of time.

Some even came before Chinese New Year.

Chi Ming didn't go upstairs, but found a secluded corner to sit down.

"This year's God of Cooking competition has produced a large number of talents, and there are several good rising stars. I don't know who will win the title of God of Cooking in the end."

"Isn't it? Those of us can only be regarded as shrimp soldiers and crab generals, but we just went through the motions and learned a lot."

"I heard that the young head of Xiangyuan is a master of the game. The catering industry in Lido has respected Xiangyuan in recent years."

"You also said that it is Lido. I heard that the Rongji Building over there in Jiangze Mansion is also very good, and I heard that the lady's cooking skills are very superb."

"Hey, in this way, the Tongjun Mansion may be at the bottom again this time."

"Haha, what's the point of mentioning it, the Tongjun Mansion is the last one, I'm afraid I don't have the face to participate."

"I've heard that they recently released a dish called Chi Yan, and the taste is widely rumored to be good, but I don't know if the rumor is true or not."

"Then we'll have to wait until they come. As for Fengshui in Tongjun's Mansion, even if we come, Amitabha will be the last one if we don't."

"Your news is not as good as mine. I learned from the gossip that there are also people from the capital to participate. This Master of Cooking Competition is probably very mysterious."

"No way, there are people from the capital, and they will not let people live."

"Haha, you're talking as if you can enter the top three. I heard that it's from the time-honored Chi family. The Chi family's ancestors have produced several royal chefs, and I heard that there is also a set of recipes handed down by the ancestors."

"Hey, it's good to have inheritance, and future generations can enjoy it."

"Then you can strive to be the ancestor's generation, and leave some recipes for your descendants."

After the man finished speaking, everyone around burst into laughter.

People from the Chi family are also coming to participate?

Chi Ming frowned, but he didn't expect to avoid it deliberately, but bumped into it anyway.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, got up and left.

next day

"You're lucky, kid. If you're half a stick late, the registration will be over." The old man sitting at the door was packing up his things. He thought that no one had come to register today, but he didn't expect that someone would delay so late.

"what name?"

"Chi Ming."

"Where?"

"Tong Jun Mansion."

The old man's writing hand paused, and he looked at Chi Ming with some confusion.He has always had a sharp eye, and the people in front of him are very outstanding in terms of temperament, words and deeds.

Ke Tongjun Mansion, that place...

"You have taken this sign. You need to bring it with you when you compete tomorrow. It is also a proof of admission." The old man closed the booklet and instructed earnestly.

In previous years, careless people also lost the brand.

Chi Ming thanked him and left.

When passing by Baiweiju, he couldn't help but take another look.

Then he saw Mrs. Zheng stuffing some food into a beggar's hand.

When the beggar turned his head, Chi Ming could see the man's face clearly.

The same unshaven, same half-dead, but the difference is that he didn't refuse Zheng's help, but took the steamed bun without a word, crouched in the corner and started to gobble it up.

It turned out that he didn't really want to die.

Chi Ming didn't have any desire to watch, so he turned and left.

Unexpectedly, Zheng's sharp eyes saw Chi Ming standing across the road at a glance.

She ran into the restaurant a little excitedly, shouting as she ran: "Husband, husband, it's that person, he's outside."

Zheng Cheng, who was still honing his cooking skills, dropped the fish head in his hand and ran out in a hurry.

"What about people?"

He opened his eyes to the maximum, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see.

The woman smiled shyly: "Maybe he left?"

She should have greeted people into the house first.

"Hey, Lido is so big, we will see you again." Zheng Cheng comforted the woman, but he also meant to comfort himself.

After waiting for the boy to leave last night, he got into the kitchen and worked all night. Even now, he didn't feel sleepy at all, but became more and more energetic.

He also planned to go to the market later to look for the soft tofu that the boy said.

But the man who was squatting on the ground and eating steamed buns was staring blankly at the direction where Chi Ming disappeared.

Everything changes from seeing him.

He closed his eyes and let out a wry smile.

Xia Huo had been practicing in the space of the recipe, but suddenly rushed out, screaming "Wow", "Wow", and flew towards a carriage in the distance.

When Chi Ming found out, she had already flown far away.

"Go away, where did the crow come from, bad luck!" The man on the horse frantically drove the crow that appeared out of thin air.

At this moment, the curtain of the carriage was also lifted, and Li Pan'er smiled and said softly to the man on the horseback: "Brother, why do you have to argue with a beast, it will be bad for your health if you get angry."

Suddenly, Xia Huo was called a beast by others, and suddenly became violent. He threw bird feces at Li Pan'er, and shouted: "Unlucky!"

"Wow, bad luck!"

Li Pan'er couldn't dodge in time, a lump of bird droppings rushed towards her face, she screamed in fright, and hurriedly hid in the carriage.

Li Siya sat quietly in the carriage at first, but when she heard the crows outside, she stuck her head out to look.

She thought the crow was very cute, especially the one she saw in Jiangze Mansion, but unfortunately she never saw it again.

Seeing her elder brother drawing out an arrow to kill the crow, she hurriedly stopped her, "Brother, please don't kill it."

Li Xiu was taken aback, and frowned unhappily, he didn't understand this sister at all.

Even though Li Siya begged him not to shoot that damned crow, he remained unmoved.

A crow without winks is really an eyesore.

"Kill the bird, kill the bird~" Seeing that the situation was not good, Xia Huo turned his head and flew back.

"You want to kill my bird, did I allow you to do so?" Chi Ming stretched out his hand, and Xia Huo landed on it with fluttering wings, where there was no panic just now, and he changed back to his valiant and high-spirited appearance.

Li Xiu rode over and frowned again when he saw Chi Ming, wasn't this the one who sent the little girl back.

Why is he here?

"Why are you here?" Li Xiu asked unconsciously, and even instinctively held some prejudice against Chi Ming.

"Why can't I be here? Is this your home?" Chi Ming almost rolled his eyes. Like his father, this man is a master with a low EQ.

"Why do you talk like this!" Hearing the suppressed laughter of the people around him, Li Xiu became a little annoyed.

"Brother Chi, it's really you. It's great to see you again." Li Siya was worried about the safety of the crow at first, but she saw Chi Ming in a blink of an eye.

A sense of warmth rose in her heart for no reason, as if meeting a familiar relative.

"Brother Chi, are you also here to participate in the God of Cooking competition?" Li Siya knew Chi Ming's cooking skills, and her face also became bright.

"Hmph, it's him!" Li Xiu laughed aside.

"Brother, Brother Chi is really good at cooking." Li Siya didn't understand why her brother was like this.She apologized in embarrassment: "Brother Chi, don't take it to heart, my brother is actually not bad."

It's just that it's not bad for her.

Maybe, she is not good enough.

Li Siya's eyes dimmed.

She sometimes feels that she and them are not like family.

Li Pan'er is.

If it wasn't for her mother loving her, she might not be able to persist at all.

But as long as there is a mother, she doesn't care about anything.

When my mother is here, her home is here.

Xia Huo's black eyes quietly looked at the very familiar girl in front of him.

She really wanted to transform into a human form and hug the little girl in front of her.

However, in what capacity can she do this?

At this time, Li Pan'er also rearranged her appearance, opened the curtain and walked down.

It's just that when he looked at Xia Huo, he was a little vicious.She wished she could kill the damned beast right away.

Damn crow, why didn't you pull the bird shit on Li Siya's face and make her look ugly in front of so many people.

"Brother, I'm fine." Li Pan'er first pulled Li Xiu's sleeve, and then greeted Chi Ming shyly and timidly: "Is Mr. Chi also here to participate in this competition?"

"It's just a formality." Just take the first place by the way.

"Heh." It's still self-aware.

A trace of disdain flashed in Li Xiu's eyes.

He originally didn't want to bring Li Siya to this competition, but his father always said that her dishes are unique, and one more person brings more hope.

It's just a fledgling wild girl, and You Pan'er alone is enough, why let that girl Li Siya make a fool of herself.The thing called mother's food looks cheap, can it be sold?

The words are not speculative, and Chi Ming is too lazy to greet people like Li Xiu.

"Xiaoya, I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."

"Ah, you..., okay." Since Brother Chi is here to participate in the competition, we can see him tomorrow.

Li Siya bit her lip, feeling a little bit reluctant.

Her gaze turned slightly and landed on the crow.

For some reason, looking at it, she felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart.

There is a feeling of sore nose.

She turned her head and wiped her forehead pretending to be relaxed, but she actually took the opportunity to secretly wipe the corners of her eyes.

She didn't want to cry, really.

But for some reason, when she saw that crow, she felt sore in her heart, with an indescribable feeling.

Chi Ming was wandering alone on the road.

The little monk went to play by himself, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Just as he was looking around, doing nothing, he saw a familiar figure sitting on the second floor of a restaurant.

He squatted down instinctively, and then his eyes inadvertently caught a man sitting with his back to him.

From the back view, he is not very old, and he is quite fancy.

Tsk, so I ran so far to meet this man.

Chi Ming stood up straight again, feeling inexplicably upset.

Especially when he saw Xuanshu's gaze staring intently at that person, this discomfort became even stronger.

That man looks as good as him?

With this question in mind, Chi Ming took a few steps forward, and then deliberately turned his head to look up.

The young man's eyebrows are picturesque, his complexion is snow-white, his facial features are small and delicate, his enchanting innocence reveals his innocence, especially when he smiles, he seems to be shining.

He was shocked and sighed for no reason.

It's just a little bit prettier than him, just a little bit.

He stood on the road dejectedly, not even able to express his displeasure.

"finally found you!"

He was grabbed by the wrist. He was an old man with gray hair and beard.

The old man Gong's face was flushed because of excitement.

"Old man, let go first, I won't run away."

Chi Ming recognized this old man, who was the one who stopped eating halfway yesterday.

"Haha, that's true." Old man Gong let go of Chi Ming's hand and looked Chi Ming up and down.

"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Gong Qing, and I am the president of the Lido Food Association."

"Hello, my name is Chi Ming." Chi Ming also briefly introduced himself.

"Chi Ming, haha, good name. I want to invite you to join our Food Association, what do you think?"

The Gastronomy Association not only exists in Tiansheng Country, but also has branches in the other three countries.

Almost all cooks are proud to join the food association.

"Sorry, I'm not interested." He had joined a few of these associations in modern times, and he didn't think it was too interesting, so Chi Ming refused without thinking.

"Boy Chi, don't rush to refuse. There are many benefits to joining our food association. Just ordinary members have 1 points every year. These points can be used to exchange for high-end ingredients in the association. If it is an elder level, one There are more than [-] points in a year, and there are even more things to redeem.”

"Oh, I'm still not interested." He has the high-end ingredients himself.

"Boy Chi, follow me to the association to have a look before making a decision." Old man Gong dragged people towards the association without any explanation.

Chi Ming didn't want to leave at first, but when he saw Xuanshu looking in his direction, he suddenly changed his attention.

"Okay then, I'll let you have a look."

He walked forward without looking back, and even walked out of the most elegant steps ever.

The Gourmet Association is not located on the East and West Streets, but is located in a place where the rich gather together.

The two old men at the door were a little baffled when they saw President Gong kindly bringing a young man in.

It's been a long time since they saw President Gong showing such a pleasant expression towards anyone.

Could it be that this young man is a descendant of some hidden family?

"Open the warehouse, and I'll take him in for a walk." The old man stroking his beard with a smile, as long as he is a cook, no one can escape the temptation of those high-grade ingredients.

"Yes."

The gatekeeper hurriedly took out a golden key and opened the copper lock that was bigger than a palm.

"Go, go in and walk around." Old man Gong took the lead and led the people forward.

He is very sure that as long as Chi Ming looks at the high-grade ingredients inside, he will not be able to move his legs.

"Boy Chi, the old man guessed right, you are also here to participate in this competition, right?"

"Yes."

Chi Ming followed the old man silently.

Unexpectedly, this warehouse is not an ordinary room, but a place similar to an underground ice cellar.

Going down the steps, it takes a long time to get to the bottom.

Both sides of the wall are inlaid with fist-sized luminous pearls, which are enough to dispel the darkness.

"Well, this is the warehouse of our food association. Compared with the headquarters, we can only be regarded as the tip of the iceberg. As long as the contribution is enough, it can be exchanged."

"Look, this is 100-year-old ginseng, and you can exchange it for [-] points."

"This is a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, with [-] points."

"This is top-quality dried scallops and scallops. You only need [-] points to redeem them."

The old man Gong proudly introduced the precious ingredients that he thought were relatively good.

Turning around, Chi Ming was still standing at the stairs, touching Ye Mingzhu.

They have a lot of associations with this thing, what's so interesting, old man Gong shook his head.

Then he saw Chi Ming go straight around the gourmet warehouse and walk towards the glittering diamond jewelry next door.

"I want this."

What about century-old Polygonum multiflorum and century-old ginseng? He already has thousand-year-old ginseng essence, so why do he need them?

He held two lotus-shaped ruby ​​bracelets in his hand. Each gem was only the size of a soybean, but it was carved into a lifelike lotus shape, which was really beautiful.

Although the two bracelets are both in the shape of lotus flowers, they are slightly different.

One string of lotus flowers is in an open state, and the other string is in a semi-open state. The former is engraved with the word "Chi Yu" on a bead, and the latter is engraved with "Xuan Yi".

"This one requires [-] points. Hey, Chi boy, how much do you like this thing? Most people would think of exchanging it for something else. It's a bit of a waste to exchange [-] points for this." What's more, you kid doesn't even have a single point now.

"I want to be an elder of the association, what are the conditions?" Chi Ming said straightforwardly, without being a joke.

"Huh? Do you want to be an elder?" The elder Xia Gong stopped talking.

He just wanted to pull the other party into the association to cultivate seedlings, but he never thought that the other party wanted to be an elder as soon as he entered the door.

This……

This elder also has to have special abilities and contributions.

Old man Gong was a little troubled.

"Ahem, if you want to be an elder, at least you have to make special contributions. For example, you can get the No.1 in this competition." This is because the young people in front of him recruit him. He can be an elder guest.

"I can make your gray hair turn black, as long as you let me be the president." Chi Ming took a fancy to this pair at first sight, especially with his word engraved on it.

The old man Gong laughed, this boy is not joking, he is so old, his hair can still turn black, is it dyed black with paint?

"Boy Chi, I have lived for so long, but I have never seen anyone who can turn white hair into black. Are you lying to me?"

"No, I didn't lie to you."

"Do you have a kitchen here? I'll make a dish, and you'll know if it works after you eat it." Chi Ming really wanted the bracelet, and he didn't even want to wait for a moment.

"Yes. Then you come with me."

Anyway, he won't lose anything, the big deal is the quota of a guest elder.

The author has something to say:

Unshaven man: Unexpectedly, it appeared again, I was so miserable

Old Man Gong: Can it still turn black?i don't believe it unless rwkk