A Bite of Douluo Continent

Simply drop this fly into the dish, and you can naturally provoke it.

However… at this moment he had already realized that there might be a mental-type Title Douluo lurking among the Cold Food Festival. If he used such methods again, the other party would definitely realize that something was wrong.

What does it mean that a powerful figure comes to challenge Hanshi right after the store opens, without having done anything wrong?

This represents a test!

The reporter has been discovered!

If the other party realizes this because of your actions, then you've alerted them.

Therefore, Plan B, which deliberately created errors and loopholes, was stillborn before it could be implemented.

In the end, Ye Changhong silently finished the three dishes in front of him, then got up and left Hanshi.

This place is no place to stay any longer, leave immediately!

All the ministers who had been focused on Ye Changhong the whole time changed their expressions when they saw him leave without any hesitation.

What happened to the planned test?

Why did you just finish your meal and leave without doing anything?

Despite their deep doubts, the courtiers showed no sign of anything amiss, simply speeding up their meal.

Hmm... these dishes for the Cold Food Festival are absolutely delicious.

I'll come again next time!

The ministers queuing outside the shop naturally couldn't just turn around and leave with the ministers who had already finished eating. As the ministers in the dining area quickly left, clearing the space, they soon got to enjoy the various delicacies of the Cold Food Festival.

By the time all the ministers who had come under the guise of testing the waters had left, half of the lunch break had already passed.

"call."

Qi Han let out a soft breath. He hadn't noticed anything unusual, but he was once again grateful to the young man named Xu Jiyun.

There were over a hundred new diners today, and their arrival was a godsend for Qi Han, who was eagerly awaiting the completion of the side quest Eleven.

Gu has absolute confidence in the food he cooks. These new diners will soon become repeat customers, becoming the progress bar for side quest eleven. These people all seem to have an extraordinary air about them, and they may all come from the upper class of Mingdu, such as some wealthy merchants.

Having run a restaurant for so long, Qi Han is quite confident in his judgment.

After these people eat at Hanshi Festival, they will go back home, which will definitely further increase the popularity of Hanshi Festival and bring good reputation to Hanshi Festival in a certain circle.

Like sparks scattering into a sky full of stars, the appearance of these diners was a great help to Hanshi, whose business was at an all-time low.

As for whether these diners would expose him and Han Shi to powerful forces like the Sun Moon Empire's royal family and Mingde Hall, whom they had been wary of before...

Just thinking about this made Qi Han chuckle.

how can that be possible?

He had carefully observed the diners who came today. There wasn't a single person dressed as an official. Obviously, although these people held high positions, they were not involved in politics, and it was even less likely that they would expose the Cold Food Festival to the eyes of the royal family and Mingde Hall.

If he waits a while longer, as the popularity of Hanshi increases further, there is a risk of exposure. However, by then, Qi Han will probably have to leave the Sun and Moon Continent.

I've already earned enough for the travel expenses. All I need to do is make enough for thirty days of operation. Once the Anywhere Door opens and closes, who can find me?

This is ridiculous.

Thinking about it this way, Qi Han suddenly realized that maybe he didn't need to be so cautious.

At least, completing system tasks normally shouldn't be a problem.

Just then, Qi Han suddenly noticed that new customers were walking into the store.

Ok?

Could it be that Xu Jiyun introduced them?

With this guess in mind, Qi Han looked up at the diners outside the door.

He was a middle-aged man with a solemn face, wearing an elegant long robe, which gave him a refined air, but his figure was very upright, and he looked somewhat like a soldier.

Such demeanor was unlike that of an ordinary person; rather, it was somewhat similar to the group of diners introduced by Xu Jiyun earlier, further confirming Qi Han's guess.

The middle-aged man did not walk directly into Hanshi Restaurant. Instead, he stood in front of the door and took a deep look at the Hanshi signboard before striding into the store.

"Welcome," Qi Han said familiarly. "Were you also introduced by Brother Xu Jiyun?"

"Hmm?" Yao Hongchen was slightly taken aback, then seemed to understand something, and looked at Qi Han with a half-smile, "You call him little brother?"

“Yes, he’s about my age.” Qi Han nodded naturally.

The guy who can introduce so many customers to me must be a real brother!

As for being a sister-complex, those are minor issues.

Yao Hongchen shook his head slightly and casually sat down in a seat. "That's right, I was introduced by him."

As soon as the morning court session ended, he rushed back to Mingde Hall without participating in the discussions of the other ministers. Therefore, he was unaware that the others had come here under the pretext of the Third Prince.

However, after Qi Han asked that question, he naturally guessed the whole story.

It seems the other ministers have already finished their meals and left.

It remains to be seen what the outcome of Ye Changhong's probing will be.

He left his father's quiet room in Mingde Hall and rushed back to the palace to meet His Majesty. He gave the Emperor the list of his father's words and the rare metal resources he had requested. After returning to Mingde Hall with the rare metal resources, he was once again urged to have dinner by his irresponsible father, thus missing a good show.

Since the owner of Hanshi Restaurant had such a misunderstanding, Yao Hongchen was happy to play along and picked up the menu in front of him to start flipping through it.

He wanted to see what this Cold Food Festival was all about.

I'll be working overtime tonight; there will be another update at 10 PM sharp.

As the title says, those who can't wait can watch it together tomorrow.

Chapter 486 Testing and Restriction (Bonus Chapter 6/12 for Pipa Boss's Donation)

Other ministers came to Hanshi under the guise of dining to probe and monitor Hanshi, but Yao Hongchen's purpose in coming to Hanshi was completely different from theirs.

As the head of Mingde Hall, Yao Hongchen not only needs to cultivate and research soul tools on a regular basis, but also needs to manage various affairs within Mingde Hall. At this moment, all the large and small soul tool groups in the Sun Moon Continent are secretly preparing for the possible battle between the two continents in the future, and the production of many core soul tools has fallen on the shoulders of Mingde Hall.

In addition, Mingde Hall is similar to the Sea God Pavilion and is the core of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. As the head of Mingde Hall, Yao Hongchen also needs to spend some time coordinating the internal affairs of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

All things considered, Yao Hongchen is still quite busy.

In his view, the work of supervision and testing was sufficient to be left to other ministers. As the head of Mingde Hall, he had his own things to do and there was no need for him to come along.

So if his father hadn't urged him several times, he really wouldn't have planned to come for the Cold Food Festival.

Since he was already there, Yao Hongchen was quite curious about how Han Shi from Douluo Continent had broken through the life detection soul tool, so he decided to take this opportunity to find some clues.

Based on their current interactions, Yao Hongchen perceives Qi Han, the owner of Hanshi Restaurant who was being watched closely by the ministers at the morning court session, as an ordinary young man in his twenties, with a rather approachable personality.

Whether it was true or a pretense was not important to Yao Hongchen.

After opening the menu in his hand, Yao Hongchen first glanced through it briefly, and then became somewhat surprised.

These dishes are not cheap, and the various dishes listed on them are things that Yao Hongchen has never heard of before.

Thinking of his father, who had a great love for food, Yao Hongchen couldn't help but smile.

The dishes served during the Cold Food Festival are quite unique. If they taste good, Father will probably really like them.

"I'll have one serving of these dragon beard noodles and one serving of this sweet and sour pork." After flipping through the menu a few times, Yao Hongchen closed it and ordered the food he needed.

When it comes to food, he is not as particular as his father. He often just eats whatever is available. The food at Mingde Hall is naturally not bad, and as long as it fills his stomach, that's fine. So at this moment, he just randomly picked two dishes that sounded more interesting.

After all, he's been so busy since the morning court session that he hasn't even had a meal yet.

Yao Hongchen had two purposes for arriving at Hanshi Festival: first, to see if he could probe Hanshi's methods for dealing with life-detecting soul tools; and second, to pack a meal for his frivolous father…

correct.

Yao Hongchen asked, "Can you take away the food here?"

“Sure.” Although he found Yao Hongchen’s request a bit strange, Qi Han explained truthfully, “However, the packaging boxes need to be returned for recycling.”

There will definitely be no food delivery service on the Sun and Moon Continent, but takeout service can still be provided.

"The takeout boxes need to be returned?" Upon hearing this, Yao Hongchen frowned immediately; he didn't have the time for that.

However, he thought again that if the food for the Cold Food Festival wasn't very good, then there was no need to pack it up and take it home, so he stopped worrying about it.

Let's try it first.

Seeing that Yao Hongchen didn't say anything more, Qi Han assumed he wanted to know more and then turned and headed towards the kitchen.

After Qi Han left, Yao Hongchen first glanced at the overall situation inside the Cold Food Shop, and then looked at the ceiling.

There's another layer on top... Could someone be there?

Thinking of this, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and with a flick of his wrists, a round, palm-sized soul tool appeared in his hands.

The disc-shaped soul tool was inscribed with a core magic array that was so magnificent and complex it resembled a starry sky, making it look exceptionally profound and mysterious.

Level 9 Life Detection Soul Guidance Device.

Under normal circumstances, once a life detection soul guide reaches level nine, its scanning range can reach nine kilometers in a straight line, which is extremely terrifying.

The one in Yao Hongchen's hand is the latest specialized life detection soul guide developed by Mingde Hall. The scanning distance has been shortened from nine thousand meters to only two hundred meters, but the scanning accuracy has been improved countless times. It can not only scan living things, but also collect non-biological data. Moreover, the scanning fluctuations are extremely subtle and cannot be detected.

Such a detection soul tool is used in the command tent of the Soul Master Corps as the last line of defense. Yao Hongchen took it out now to verify whether there were any means inside the Cold Food Palace that could escape the scan.

If something can truly escape the scan of the specialized life-detecting soul tool in Yao Hongchen's hand, it means that the same method can break through the heart of the Soul Master Corps—the final line of defense of the Commander's Tent.

Such consequences are far too serious; Yao Hongchen may have to consider using some extreme measures to force the other party to confess.

Although the 200-meter straight-line scanning distance is short, it is not difficult to encompass the entire Cold Food Festival.

Yao Hongchen was slightly taken aback as he stared intently at the Level 9 Specialized Life Detection Soul Guidance Device in his hand, which slowly lit up with starlight and drew an image in mid-air.

Why does this image only show the area of ​​my dining room? Even Qi Han's kitchen isn't shown?

However, before he could figure it out, the image presented by the soul tool changed again, and the spherical scanning range with a diameter of two hundred meters was exactly the same as before, and all kinds of life information were detected clearly.

This made Yao Hongchen breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Hmm... there must have been a slight problem with the soul probe just now.