Da Zaojun

Chapter 49: The Eighth Grade Heavenly Kitchen Master (Seeking monthly ticket to read)

Huang Sandian was quite capable. He could stay outside the city in the dark until dawn, and then he entered the city carrying two dead dogs.

Not long after entering the city, Chen Xiu came to him in person to inquire.

But Huang Sandian had a guilty conscience and ran away when he saw Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu didn't chase him. He just drew his bow and shouted, "Do you think you run faster? Or is my arrow faster?"

Huang Sandian immediately stopped running and just smiled awkwardly, "Captain Chen, I won't run, I won't run, I'm just afraid of you."

"You haven't done anything wrong, so why are you afraid of me?" County Lieutenant Chen sneered, "Let me ask you, what were you doing outside the city last night?"

"I went to catch the dog. Many villages outside the city were slaughtered by demons, but the dog is still alive and has become a stray dog..."

"Still lying, you went to Baliting Charity House!"

Huang Sandian's face turned pale instantly: "You know everything?"

"You still haven't told me the truth!"

Song Wuji watched from the side and thought to himself: This kind of thing is done more skillfully by people in the government, and it looks more impressive.

Finally, Huang Sandian learned that some beggars gathered in the charity cemetery. Every day when he went there, as long as he gave the beggars a bag of roasted dog meat, the beggars would teach him a stick technique, which involved beating dogs.

As for turning into a dog by wearing dog skin, it was also a magic spell taught to him by the beggar, called the Animal Creation Technique. As long as he drinks salt water, the spell can be removed, but if it is not removed within three days, he will be turned into a dog forever.

He had some talent in learning this evil method, but his aptitude for martial arts was limited. He could not learn the dog-beating stick technique at all, so he came up with a dirty trick. He smeared some bitch urine on his buttocks, kidnapped the beggar's two dogs and sold them.

The dog that had been hiding in the land temple before was not actually a dog, but Huang Sandian’s enemy, who had been created into an animal by him.

The reason why the person who ate dog meat was covered with dog hair was that he had eaten the dog skin that had been used to cast the spell, and naturally he was also affected by part of the spell.

So, there is no secret place in the city, but it is suspected that there is a secret place related to beggars in Baliting Charity House outside the city?
Huang Sandian was eventually thrown into jail. Although human lives are worthless in troubled times, he possessed the evil art of creating animals. He said he only turned one enemy into a dog, but who knew how many?
Fortunately, since there is a chance that dog hair will grow after eating the flesh of the person who has been transformed by the technique, and Huang Sandian witnessed with his own eyes that person being arrested and thrown into the county jail, he did not dare to put the person who had been transformed by the animal technique on the chopping block to sell as meat.

But when they checked Huang Sandian's house, they actually found three dog-men locked in the cellar. They had been under the spell for more than three days. Not only could they no longer transform back, they were also starving to death.

"This is the method used by the Beggars to mutilate living beings." Chen Xiu frowned. "But what are they doing in the charity cemetery outside the city, and have learned this kind of sorcery?"

Song Wuji asked curiously, "So, are we going to explore this secret realm? It seems the county magistrate was wrong. There is no secret realm in the city."

Chen Xiu glanced at Song Wuji and said, "Don't be too confident. It might be true."

"Baliting Yizhuang is located right between Taichang County and Jianxin County. If we want to open up traffic between the two counties, we must explore this place."

"Even someone like Huang Sandian could walk eight miles, which means this stretch of road isn't that dangerous."

"You and Cat Detective have to go check it out. We did it at night before because you were afraid of zombies. This time we can go during the day."

Song Wuji was helpless: "This is not as easy as searching for a secret realm. Can I deal with those evil beggars alone?"

"Lü Han will go with you. He has already learned the 'Confusing Heart Song' and is about to try it out. However, performing this song in the city could easily injure the civilians."

Chen Xiu sighed, "That scholar was talking about the six arts of a gentleman, but he said he was only taking one elective. And yet, he played the flute so badly that it killed several of our chickens."

Song Wuji had never thought that Teacher Lu had such a secret side. The rat demon's flute was a magical instrument, but it was used by the rat demon after all. It was just right for the rat demon, but when used by humans, it would be too short.

Among Lu Han's six arts, he chose erhu as an elective in music, so it's normal that he couldn't get used to it for a while.

It’s not that the erhu can’t play “Confusing Heart Song”, but his erhu is not a magical instrument after all.

It’s like there are many guqins, but there is only one Tianmoqin.

The effect of playing the erhu is not as good as that of the jade flute.

Since he had to go out exploring again, Song Wuji started cramming again, intending to finish the five knife-cutting dishes he had been working on.

In fact, three dishes have been completed: chrysanthemum tofu, strawberry eggplant, and three kinds of shredded vegetables.

Of course, this was all done with the help of professional chef Master Bao to control the seasoning and make the soup, and it was not done independently by Song Wuji.

Now there are only two knife-cutting dishes left, namely pagoda meat and three-piece duck, both of which are relatively complicated to prepare.

Therefore, Song Wuji had to work overtime all night. Not only did he work overtime, but he also asked Chef Bao to stay in the kitchen to cook for him.

Since meat ingredients were limited in supply in the city, Song Wuji had to be extremely careful.

For this purpose, I ate a pound of raw rice, which gave me the state of "those who eat rice are wise and skillful." When that state disappeared, I ate another pound of raw rice.

This appearance frightened Master Bao to death: "Are you a reincarnated hen? Why are you eating rice like this? You don't pound the rice, you don't cook it, you eat it raw. Aren't you afraid of rotting your intestines?"

"The Kitchen God has given me an iron stomach that can digest dirt. I ate dirt before I even entered the city."

Master Bao thought to himself: This is a ruthless person!

So I taught more attentively.

With the previous knife skills as a foundation, Song Wuji was able to make the pagoda meat very quickly. However, to make the three-piece duck, the quail eggs had to be put into the pigeon's stomach, the pigeon into the chicken's stomach, and the chicken into the duck's stomach, and the bones had to be removed without any damage. This required that one's knife skills had reached the level of "Pao Ding butchering an ox" and one had a complete understanding of the ingredients.

After failing twice, Song Wuji came up with a clever idea. He dissected the pigeons, chickens, and ducks himself, and then memorized their structures. This way, it was like painting bamboo, where one did not have to observe the whole thing all the time because he already had a plan in mind.

Now that the most difficult knife skills are completed, the subsequent production will be much simpler.

Basically, it can be said that Master Bao helped complete the follow-up.

In this way, Song Wuji completed all the awakening stages of the Ninth Grade Heavenly Kitchen Handyman, obtained the "Basic Seasoning", and the ritual for promotion to the Eighth Grade Heavenly Kitchen Chief.

The Fire De Stove Grid was shining brightly, and then Song Wuji's mind was filled with many thoughts about seasoning.

Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, the five flavors, correspond to the five internal organs and also to emotions. A dish can make people cry, laugh, or fall into a fantasy of memories.

At the same time, seasoning is also the most critical point of a dish. If the seasoning fails, the whole dish will fail.

Therefore, seasoning is the "soul" of the dish.

From now on, Song Wuji can, by seasoning, have a chance of "turning decay into magic", which the Kitchen God calls "enlightenment". In other words, eating this kind of dish is like taking an elixir, and can have various effects.

(End of this chapter)