Martial Arts Crossover: Infiltrating a Girls' Chat Group at the Start

"Huh?" Shi Difeng was a little surprised. He hadn't mentioned this before!

"You'll be a judge for the second annual Food God Competition next year," Zhou Di said, patting Shi Difeng on the shoulder.

Then I turned my head and saw that the eight tables were empty.

Zhang Sanfeng patted his large belly and said, "Your Majesty, this old Taoist priest will be taking his leave now."

"That Zhang is so slovenly!" Emperor Jing, Zhou Qi, shook his head, and then his figure disappeared.

Phagpa wiped the soup residue from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall truly lived up to its name; he couldn't resist it. Should he just return to secular life?

"Amitabha!" he uttered the Buddha's name, then transformed into a golden light and disappeared.

Wu Xingyun also left, and Lin Zhu heard her voice, "Come back, everyone."

Ji Guang looked at the eight empty tables, his mustache twitched, and he helplessly announced the end of the Food God Competition.

Lin Zhu looked at Shi Difeng and suspected that he was Tang Bohu in disguise.

With the God of Cookery competition being so exciting, he didn't believe Tang Bohu wouldn't come to watch.

But after several days, he still couldn't find Tang Bohu.

Where are there so many people who look alike?

Ji Guang returned to the palace, and the eight chefs bid each other farewell.

Shi Difeng and his two assistants packed up the props, pondering whether or not to stay in the capital.

Business is tough in the capital; you need connections. He doesn't know who to rely on.

A figure approached the display stand and greeted the officers, saying, "That guy up there is my brother. I'll go help him out."

The officers looked at the man, then at Shi Difeng. They had the exact same face. If they weren't brothers, what were they?

So they removed the spears and let it pass.

Lin Zhu turned to leave when he saw this scene. Who else could it be but Tang Bohu?

"Ah Zhou, it's been a long time." Tang Bohu patted Shi Difeng on the shoulder.

"Old Tang, what are you doing in the capital?" Shi Difeng asked Tang Bohu in surprise.

"Of course I'm here to take the imperial examination, what else could it be?" Tang Bohu said, trying to negotiate, "Look, given our friendship, how about you cook me a few meals?"

Shi Difeng thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. One dish, one painting."

"Okay!" Tang Bohu agreed. Exchanging paintings for food was a good deal.

"Let's go!"

The two left arm in arm.

Tang Bohu asked, "Is your surname Zhou or Shi?"

“My mom’s surname is Shi, and my dad’s surname is Zhou. So what? Shi Difeng is my Persian name. By the way, isn’t it strange? Before, in Guangzhou, I met a beggar who looked just like me. His name was something like Su Can…”

The two walked away to take over the large restaurant.

The restaurant was truly enormous, three stories high, and ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) long and wide—extremely luxurious.

This restaurant alone would cost at least several hundred thousand taels of silver.

"Ah Zhou, I think you should stay. Quite a few people are eyeing these Dragon and Phoenix Hot Pots!"

Chapter 130 The Shy Butcher

Shi Difeng thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "I also think it's good to stay. This restaurant is worth a hundred of my Zhou Tang restaurants. What would I do if I went back? But I don't have any backing!"

“You don’t have one, but I do!” Tang Bohu said, “I know a brother who has a powerful backer. I’ll introduce him to you in a while.”

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go now!" Shi Difeng said anxiously, dragging Tang Bohu out of the restaurant.

"Wait, I don't know where he is right now. I need to go to the Vermilion Bird Gate to keep watch." Tang Bohu was pulled and stumbled.

Shi Difeng is quite powerful; at thirty-four, he possesses the strength of a Grandmaster and has integrated martial arts into his culinary arts.

For example, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was something he came up with after seeing the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms from Su Can.

There's also the Frostfire Palm, which can be used for cooking and for chilling food.

"Husband, am I seeing things? How come there are two husbands?" Just then, a beautiful woman walked over, dressed in orange-red clothes, looking at Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng with a puzzled expression.

"Hey madam, don't call me that! Who's your husband?" They both said in unison, their voices were exactly the same, and there was a strong sense of resonance between them.

"Honey, don't joke around. Finding someone else to impersonate you isn't fun."

The woman carried a basket, her face full of reproach.

Then he started grabbing Tang Bohu's face, saying, "You're the real one." Then he started grabbing Shi Difeng's face, saying, "You don't seem to be disguised either, what's going on?"

"Hey Jialing, what are you doing? Getting handsy with two strange men?"

A man with the same face walked up behind Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng, wearing a slightly tall hat and official robes.

Jia Ling was stunned for a moment, then looked at Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng, "My husband is over there, and who are you two?"

"Tang Bohu, my mother calls me Bohu."

"Stephen, my mom calls me Zhou."

Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng turned around, and even though they were mentally prepared, they were still a little surprised. How could so many people share the same face as them? Am I just a generic face?

This is the fourth one.

Ling Ling Fa has just returned from his duty at the palace, and now it's his apprentice Ling Ling Gou's turn to work.

Suddenly, he saw two people who looked exactly like him turn around and look at him. He was instantly startled, his mouth agape. "Damn it, you two bastards, how dare you disguise yourselves as me? Don't you know this is the capital? Disguising yourselves like this, I can arrest you and put you in jail."

"Honey, they don't seem to be disguised." Jia Ling, now knowing who her real husband was, quickly explained, "I touched their faces just now to confirm if they were disguised, they really look so alike. Honey, could they be your long-lost brothers?"

"No!" Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng said expressionlessly.

"It must be that guy Lingling Dog. He made two puppets to impersonate me. Let's see how I break through this." Lingling Fa said, pulling out various tools from somewhere, ready to dismantle Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng.

"Wow, you're serious?!" Tang Bohu and Shi Difeng jumped back at the same time.

"I am Shi Difeng, the God of Cookery. Sir, please don't misunderstand."

"I am Tang Yin, one of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan. You should have heard of my name, sir."

"Food God Shi Difeng?" Ling Lingfa looked at Shi Difeng.

Shi Difeng nodded, "Yes, the Food God Competition just ended not long ago, didn't you guys go watch it?"

"Tang Bohu, one of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan?" Ling Lingfa turned to look at Tang Bohu again.

"Indeed, I am skilled in both poetry and painting." Tang Bohu opened his folding fan and fanned himself.

"Could there really be three people in this world who look exactly alike? That doesn't make sense in medicine!" Ling Lingfa sensed that these two were not puppets.

“No, there are four.” Shi Difeng held up his right hand, making a four. “There’s another one in Guangzhou named Su Can, a disciple of the Beggars’ Sect, and also the apprentice of the sect leader Hong Qigong. He knows the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.”

"The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms? Is it really that powerful?!" Ling Ling Fa asked loudly. "By the way, I am Ling Ling Fa, a disciple of the Mo family, and currently a secret agent in the Imperial Palace. I am also a gynecologist. If you two have any problems in the future, well, never mind, I can't treat you."

The three of them stood in a triangular formation, looking at each other in silence.

Jialing looked at them with a puzzled expression, then looked up at the sky, feeling that the world must have gone mad, how come she had two more husbands, no, three more husbands?

"Hahaha……!"

Suddenly, the three of them burst into laughter, hands on their hips, as if they had gone mad.

“I never expected that we would be so destined for each other. Why don’t we become sworn brothers?” Ling Lingfa suggested.

“Okay, I’m thirty-four years old this year, so I’m the eldest brother.”

“I am twenty-four years old this year.” Ling Lingfa looked at Tang Bohu.

Tang Bohu said, "I think this sworn brotherhood isn't really necessary. Maybe we should just forget about it. By the way, how old is Su Can?" He turned to look at Shi Difeng.

“He’s about twenty-nine, I think,” Shi Difeng said.

“I’m twenty-eight. If we’re going to become sworn brothers, I think we should include him as well,” Tang Hu said.

Shi Difeng thought it made sense and looked at Ling Lingfa, "Ah Fa, what do you think?"

"Great! I couldn't be happier!" Ling Lingfa agreed without hesitation.

Then, without realizing it, Su Can became the second brother, or the second oldest.

Meanwhile, Liu Maoxing and his companions were taken to the Yuelai Inn by Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou.

"Mom, when will I be able to put my own emotions into food like you and Brother Shi?"

"Little Master, don't worry, you'll naturally learn when the time comes," Chen Bangling said gently, her voice as gentle as her personality.

The butcher looked on, somewhat fascinated, and cautiously asked, "Master Abe, why haven't we seen Brother Liu's father?"

"You mean him? He passed away a long time ago," Chen Bangling said with a sigh.

Cook Ding's heart skipped a beat. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

"It's alright, he's been gone for a long time, and Xiao Dangjia and I have both moved on." Chen Bangling comforted Paoding instead, "Paoding, your cooking skills are actually quite impressive, why didn't you give it your all before?"

The butcher scratched his head and chuckled, "Isn't there going to be another one?" He looked a little simple-minded.

“Master Chef Ding is a gentle person too!” Chen Bangling said with a smile.

The butcher blushed; he felt drunk and chuckled foolishly.

"Master, do you like Aunt Abe?" Jing Tianming poked his head out and asked.

The sound of a train whistle echoed in Paoding's mind, his chubby face turned bright red, and he felt as if steam would be coming out of his ears in a moment.

He was struck on the spot. "Tianming, you're just a kid, stop talking nonsense."

Li Ji whispered in Jing Ke's ear, "A Ke, it seems that Master Cook Ding has finally figured it out!"

"Alas!" Jing Ke sighed, feeling rather pessimistic about the situation.

Although Chen Bangling is not good at fighting, she still has the skills of a grandmaster. Because of her culinary skills, her level is approaching the pinnacle.

Therefore, she has the secret to maintaining her youthful appearance. Although she is almost forty, she still looks very young and has a beautiful appearance.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be called the Fairy Shell.