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Moreover, the complete withdrawal of the Chikiri family from Totsuki is not entirely a bad thing. If he can survive this most difficult period, then he, Nakamura Ji, and the Nakamura family may replace Chikiri Senzaemon and the Chikiri family.

As the two people at the center of the vortex left one after another, the stiff hands and feet of the others relaxed, the discussion gradually became louder, and everyone was shocked by the shocking events of tonight.

People related to Totsuki left one after another. This shocking news must be conveyed to others as soon as possible to discuss specific countermeasures, which side to stand on, and how to preserve themselves in this huge storm and gain sufficient benefits.

The only ones left in Erina Chikiri's restaurant were the current students of Totsuki Academy, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The current ten elite members of Totsuki also have different thoughts. Needless to say, the four who voted against have already chosen their side, so they must stick to it to the end. There is no need to regret it. They choose to believe in the Food Demon King Phichikiri Senzaemon.

Although some of those who voted in favor regretted that things had come to this point, and some were thinking about how to gain huge benefits in this huge storm, no one defected. At this point, there was no room for retreat.

"Erina, serve me the food. Hibiki and I are waiting."

Li Xuan didn't care about anything else and pulled Sakura Hibiki to sit down. He was here for dinner, so why did he care so much? Would Chikiri Senzaemon lose? Would the Chikiri family lose?

With a flying dragon on his face, how could he lose? This time, Senzaemon Chikiri did not act on impulse, but had planned it long ago and had made relevant preparations long ago. He was just waiting for everyone to make a choice between him and Nakamura Tsukushi. After distinguishing friend from foe, he would launch his own plan to deal a fatal blow to Nakamura Tsukushi.

"Don't rush me. I've already prepared your food and it will be ready soon. But Xiang, you're being quite affectionate. You're no wonder you're such a scumbag. You've gotten along so well with Xiang in just a few days."

Erina Chikiri felt like her teeth were about to break when she saw the intimacy between Li Xuan and Sakura Hibiki. Although she had long known that Li Xuan was a scumbag, she was furious that he had been teasing her constantly these past few days and still had the mind to get along so well with Sakura Hibiki.

"Ahem, I just get along well with Hibiki. As friends, isn't it normal to call each other by their first names? And I also call you Erina."

"Hmph, forget it. I won't bother with you anymore. I already know who you are. There's no need to get angry. Just wait, it'll only be ten minutes."

Looking at Li Xuan, who was as calm as a dead pig, Erina had no way to deal with him. She had heard from others about Li Xuan's way of dealing with people. He was a harem man, but other aspects were perfect except this point. It was not unacceptable to Erina Chikiri. After all, even his father, who was just a son-in-law, secretly had an illegitimate child. Who knew if there would be more people? She could only say that as she came from a wealthy family, she was accustomed to such things.

After Erina entered the kitchen, someone came over. Li Xuan, who confronted Chikiri Tsuchiya and scolded him harshly, was obviously not an ordinary person.

Although no one knows where Li Xuan comes from, whether he is a real big shot or a boastful person, it is inevitable that he has a close relationship with Erina Chikiri and the Chikiri family. Just now, Chikiri Senzaemon nodded to him before leaving, and it seems that he is also very close to Erina Chikiri.

Could it be that he is Erina Chikiri's boyfriend, a live-in son-in-law like Chikiri Thistle? However, Li Xuan also appeared in front of the Chikiri family with Sakura Hibiki. How could a live-in son-in-law directly bring other women to appear in front of his girlfriend openly? It can only be said that the relationship between Li Xuan and the Chikiri family is really confusing to everyone.

But since Li Xuan has a good relationship with the Chikiri family, it is possible that he knows the relevant information about the Chikiri family. What is the hidden reason behind Chikiri Senzaemon's series of actions? Does Chikiri Senzaemon really have something to rely on, or is he simply old and incompetent, and far less smart and capable than he was in his youth?

"Hey! Brother, what is your relationship with Erina?" Kobayashi Ryodan, who has long blood-red hair, bangs covering his left eye, golden pupils and unusually sharp canine teeth, walked up with Akane Kubo Momo and Kinokunikoni Ningning. He had obviously seen through Li Xuan's character and wanted to use the beauty trap to get some information out of him.

"Me? Of course Erina and I are good friends."

Sakura Hibiki was eating some snacks brought by the secretary-general and was not paying attention to what others were doing.

However, Hisako was watching Kobayashi Ryodan's every move. The Arato family has been retainers of the Chikiri family for generations, and Arato Hisako has been a servant of Chikiri Erina, the heir of the Chikiri family, since she was a child. It can be said that no matter who Chikiri Erina marries in the future, she is very likely to follow him.

Naturally, we should pay more attention to Li Xuan, who is suspected to be liked by Erina Chikiri. As for Sakura Hibiki, although she seems to be very close to Li Xuan, her current behavior shows that she is just a good friend that Li Xuan brought to the food festival.

"My dear friend, what is your relationship with the former commander-in-chief?"

"Want to know?"

"Of course, can you tell me?"

Kobayashi Ryodan moved a little closer and spoke in a charming tone.

The secretary couldn't hold back any longer when she saw this. Although she knew that Kobayashi Ryodan was trying to get information, what did her action mean? Was he trying to steal her eldest daughter's boyfriend?

"Will it be useful? You've already made your choice, how can you regret it? Even if you know, it will only cause you more trouble. Besides, how can you know whether what I said is true or not? Forget it! Go back and have a good rest!"

After hearing what Li Xuan said, Kobayashi Ryodan wondered if the Chikiri family really had something to rely on. Her face changed, but she finally chose to continue talking to Li Xuan.

The other ten heroes were also paying close attention to the conversation between Xiaolin Longdan and Li Xuan, and their minds were full of thoughts.

"It's okay, I believe you. Can you tell me why the Chikiri family decided to withdraw from Totsuki?"

"Although this isn't a big deal and won't change the overall situation, you and I have nothing to do with each other, so why should I tell you?"

Li Xuan flatly rejected Xiaolin Longdan's request. Who are you? You ask me and I have to answer?

Everyone who was listening was disappointed, and Hisako Nijima was no exception. As the Nijima family had been retainers for generations, they had naturally been informed in advance, but only Hisako's parents knew the specific news. Hisako Nijima only knew that it was enough to follow the eldest daughter Erina all the time.

"You really can't reveal anything at all?" Kobayashi Rindan pleaded pitifully.

"I can tell you a little, but this news is extremely cruel to you! Even so, do you still want to listen?"

Li Xuan's words were not only directed at Xiaolin Longdan, but also at the other ten heroes who had betrayed him.

Chapter 109: Xiaolin Longdan's ominous premonition

"Go ahead! Since I've already made my choice, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Kobayashi Rindan was very determined. At worst, the Chikiri family would win a complete victory, and she would go abroad to develop. As long as her skills were still there, she would be able to do well anywhere.

"That depends on what Mr. Chikiri Senzaemon is planning. If he's generous, you can just be a second- or third-rate chef and make a living. But if he insists on pursuing the matter, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to continue in the cooking industry and you'll have to switch to another profession."

Li Xuan's words were not meant to scare Xiao Lin Long Dan. If there were no ingredients from the gourmet world, the chef's cooking skills would account for 80% of the quality of a dish, while the ingredients only accounted for 20%. A truly excellent chef could turn ordinary food into something magical.

However, after the emergence of ingredients in the culinary world, it is still dominated by excellent chefs. However, the ingredients themselves have a certain flavor, and no matter who uses them, they can guarantee a strong bottom line. For example, the ten elites of Totsuki Academy can only achieve the same effect as ingredients of capture level 1-5 with ordinary ingredients.

In other words, if these top ten chefs cannot get the rare ingredients in the food industry, then their cooking skills will have no advantage over ordinary people, which means that all they have learned in their lives will be wasted. After a few years, when the ingredients in the food industry become widely available, even with their talents, their cooking skills will be wasted due to the time wasted in these years, and they will never catch up with the first-tier people.

This is because of Chikiri Senzaemon's magnanimity. Without banning them, the Chikiri family, which controls the food industry, can easily make these ten traitors unable to gain a foothold in the chef world if they want.

"Are you kidding me? The Chikiri family is so powerful? They want to stop me from becoming a chef? What a joke! Even the WGO, a global culinary organization, can't do this. Not to mention the Chikiri family. At most, they have a certain influence in China and Europe. Why can they ban me?"

Kobayashi Ryodan couldn't understand Li Xuan's words. As the second of the Ten Elites, how could he become a second- or third-rate chef? If he wanted to improve his cooking skills, Totsuki was not the only one who could do it. As long as he could go beyond the influence of the Chikiri family, there were many powerful gourmet organizations.

Not to mention that she couldn't become a chef. If it was just a matter of means between chefs, even the world's gourmet organization WGO couldn't do it. And if it was a matter of means other than cooking, then the reputation of the Chikiri family in the culinary world would be over. It was simply impossible.

"So you're trying to scare me? Even if you're on the side of the Chikiri family and want to speak well of them, you should say something more realistic."

"Look, I told you you wouldn't believe me! Our conversation from beginning to end was completely meaningless. It can only be said that your common sense clouded your judgment, and you didn't understand that some things in the world are inherently beyond common sense. Often, at such times, people refuse to accept new things."

Li Xuan also understood Xiaolin Longdan's reaction. After all, she didn't know much about the world of gourmet food, so she couldn't imagine how powerful the Chiqiri family would become in the future. Without the rare ingredients from the gourmet world, how difficult it would be for the chef.

"Let me tell you one last time. What the Chikiri family is going to do this time is groundbreaking and subversive. It will completely change the world and the status of chefs."

"But it's a pity that you and your friends will be eliminated by this era. It's such a shame. As a chef with such talent, you are at the peak of your career in the new era, but you can only become a burial object of the old era."

"And watching the ten heroes on the other side achieve great things in the new era, gradually passing by you, moving further and further away, until they become two different worlds. You can only look up at your former friends and rivals in the mud. You can only say that sometimes life is so unpredictable, and a single choice can change the fate of many people."

Li Xuan calmly said what the future fate of the ten heroes would be if they made different choices. If nothing unexpected happened, this would definitely be their future. Sometimes, choices are really important.

"You're getting more and more exaggerated. Are you kidding me? Haha."

From Li Xuan's words, Xiao Lin Long Dan seemed to see his future self who was impoverished and had given up the profession of chef, and he couldn't help but shudder. Everyone who could become one of the top ten naturally had a passion for cooking. Xiao Lin Long Dan couldn't imagine how he would end up in that situation.

"Believe it or not, the facts are there, and they won't change because of your will. Just wait and see. With something this big happening, sides will soon be clear. In this war, no one can remain neutral."

"In a few days at most, the Chikiri family will take action, and everything will be settled by then. You will naturally understand what I mean by then. I just hope you can bear it by then. Please leave, I need to eat."

Li Xuan was also in a good mood, so he was interested in talking to these ten traitors before serving the dishes, so that they didn't even have time to be happy for a few days and had to be worried all the time.

Seeing that Li Xuan had no intention of talking anymore, Kobayashi Ryodan could only leave half-believingly. In the end, she didn't get any useful information. She only got Li Xuan's exaggerated description of the Chikiri family. Theoretically, Kobayashi Ryodan would not believe it. Although she also loved cooking, changing the world was too outrageous.

But Li Xuan spoke with a solemn tone, asking her to wait, as if he was certain that great changes would take place in the Chikiri family, and Chikiri Senzaemon's actions were also very strange, which made Kobayashi Ryodan a little suspicious.

"Senior Kobayashi, are you still thinking about what that guy said? Don't overthink it. It's just a smokescreen he threw for the desperate Chikiri family. I want to see what happens in a few days."

Ruishan Ezu also smiled coldly. In his opinion, Li Xuan was just bluffing. He made such exaggerated remarks just to help the Chikiri family buy time.

"Haha, that's right. I might have been intimidated by him."

Xiaolin Longdan laughed heartily. Of all the other ten elites, she naturally criticized Li Xuan's words, but deep down, she was still wondering if he was really lying to her. Although she felt his words were exaggerated, a bad feeling lingered in her heart, as if she had made a very wrong decision.

Meanwhile, aside from Li Xuan, who was still in the mood to eat, Erina Chikiri's shop was empty. Li Xuan dragged her and the secretary to a table, and the four of them chatted and laughed as they finished their final meal of the food festival, a stark contrast to the other preoccupied students.

Chapter 110: The Chikiri Family's Jedi Counterattack

In the next few days, Li Xuan was content and studied cooking methods of various ingredients with Erina and Hisako. They were responsible for the research while Li Xuan was responsible for tasting. They had a very pleasant time.

But outside the Phikiri family, the situation was turbulent. The news spread quickly to all forces. After a brief thought, they quickly divided into three camps. Nakamura Ji and the Central Gourmet Agency he formed took over most of the Totsuki forces after the Phikiri family withdrew, occupying as much as 60%. After the Totsuki was torn apart, they saw an opportunity and wanted to be the rising force to stand on the third level, while the Phikiri family and their loyal followers only occupied the first level.

This is actually a very normal thing. If the young Food Demon King Chigiri Senzaemon faced a mere Chigiri Azuchi, everyone would choose Chigiri Senzaemon with their eyes closed. But now Chigiri Senzaemon is old, in his seventies, and confused, otherwise he would not have made the decision for the Chigiri family to completely withdraw from Totsuki.

It is no wonder that they turned to support Jiqieji and chose independence.

The choices made by all the students at the academy were naturally similar to those of the forces behind them. Nine of them chose to stay, while only one left the academy and followed the Chikiri family. As for Li Xuan, although no specific information about him could be found, he didn't seem like a prominent figure, so naturally, no one believed his warning.

From this we can see how great the disadvantage of the Chikiri family is. The people on the ninth floor are standing on the opposite side of the Chikiri family. Among them, the ambitious people on the third floor are people who are purely concerned about interests and are wavering. Now that Nakamura Tsuyoshi is powerful, they will naturally side with Nakamura Tsuyoshi.

But they would not sit idly by and watch the Chikiri family fall. Only when the two tigers fought could those who remained neutral sit on the Diaoyutai and seize the opportunity to grow and become stronger. They would never abandon the Chikiri family until the last drop of Chikiri's blood was shed. Of course, if the last moment came, they would be the first to unfurl their fangs against the Chikiri family.

This cannot be blamed on them being too despicable. It can only be said that Chikiri Senzaemon's brain is not very good and he has Alzheimer's disease. They were given opportunities, but they did not take them and ended up suffering the consequences.

After everything was settled, everyone was surprised to find that the Chikiri family had been very quiet in the past few days, and had been cleaning up internal affairs. They had basically not tried to win over various gourmet organizations and forces, and behaved very strangely. Until then, the Chikiri family issued a statement at a press conference.

Many forces have rushed to find out what is hidden behind the recent series of strange actions of the Chikiri family. This press conference may be able to find out what the Chikiri family is up to.

Of course, Nakamura Tsutomu's side has the mentality of destroying whatever the Phakiri family wants to do. Moreover, after Saiba Chaoyang's life experience was exposed, Nakamura Tsutomu contacted Saiba Chaoyang. After the father and son had a conversation, Saiba Chaoyang changed his name to Nakamura Chaoyang and incorporated his late-night chefs into Nakamura Tsutomu's central food agency. After all, Nakamura Tsutomu has only one heir, and the merger will bring huge benefits to both parties.

After the two merged, Nakamura Ji's power was now far more powerful than Totsuki's in the past. Naturally, there was no need to hide it. The two of them planned to make a grand appearance at the Chikiri family's press conference and directly destroy all of Chikiri's plans with their sheer strength.

As expected, the appearance of Nakamura Ji and his son Nakamura Chaoyang caused a huge response. Perhaps not many people knew Nakamura Chaoyang before, but after Senzaemon Phichikiri was exposed, he was naturally investigated thoroughly.

You wouldn't know this until you check. Once you check, you'll be shocked. Nakamura Chaoyang is the newborn child of Nakamura Ji, the adopted son and only disciple of the former world's number one chef, Saiba Chengichiro. He defeated all his opponents in the dark cooking competition and became famous, becoming the leader of the dark cooking world. Not long ago, he crushed the former world's strongest legendary chef Saiba Chengichiro 5:0 and became the new world's number one chef.

It can be said that whether in terms of cooking skills or power, Nakamura Chaoyang is not inferior to the Central Gourmet Agency created by Nakamura Ji. Now that the father and son have joined forces, their power has doubled, making them much more powerful than the previous Totsuki.

The three fence-sitters gave up their attempts to profit from their misjudgment and, with smiles on their faces, they leaned towards Nakamura Ji and Nakamura Chaoyang. While this would cost them face and some profit, it wouldn't be a major loss. There was no other way; misjudgment and a wrong bet would inevitably lead to a price to pay.

At the same time, these centrists were secretly cursing in their hearts that the Chikiri family was not strong enough. If it weren't for Chikiri Senzaemon's series of stupid operations, would they have suffered such a huge loss?

However, it seems that the Chikiri family will not be able to recover no matter what. Perhaps their losses can be made up from the fallen Chikiri family, and they may even make a small profit. Thinking of this, the way they look at the Chikiri family's forces can't help but change, as if they are looking at a piece of fat meat.

"Excuse me, can this press conference still be held? What does the Chikiri family mean? Are they scared? Or are they going to cancel the press conference?"

At Nakamura Ji's signal, a restaurant owner stood up and questioned. Nakamura Ji himself was of course hiding behind the scenes, unlike before when he was alone and had to charge forward. Now, as the leader, Nakamura Ji had many subordinates who were willing to fight for him and charge forward.

"Please be quiet, sir. You are not on our specially invited list. Although you can come in as an audience member to listen, it does not mean that you can make loud noises."

The staff of the Chikiri family were immediately ordered to come out and stop it.

"What do you mean? Most of the restaurant groups are already here. You said I'm not your invited guest. Then who is? You're not going to keep us waiting, are you?"

"Yeah, yeah, what do you mean? Who are the Chikiri family looking down on?"

"He must be scared!"

………………

Under Nakamura Tsuyoshi's indifferent gaze, a group of younger brothers spoke out and waved flags to cheer him on, trying to leave a good impression in front of Nakamura Tsuyoshi. Especially the fence-sitters and neutrals who had just come over were the ones shouting the loudest at this time. As newcomers, they needed a letter of allegiance to prove their position.

"Please remain quiet, or I'll have security remove you. The Chikiri family has invited leading global culinary groups, as well as international culinary organizations like the World Food Organisation (WGO), to this press conference. Due to jet lag, there are still two hours until the press release time listed on our invitation. Please be patient."

After the staff of the Chikiri family finished speaking, they stared at them intently. If they continued to cause trouble, they would have the security to expel them. These people were not invited, and a group of spectators actually wanted to cause trouble.

Nakamura Ji and Nakamura Chaoyang looked at each other, unable to understand what the Chikiri family was trying to do. They could only remain unchanged in the face of change and began to close their eyes to rest. The Chikiri family had invited so many of the world's top forces and organizations, so they could no longer act as they had previously thought. As an emerging force, they still had to pay attention to their own image.

The various forces under Nakamura Ji's command looked at each other in confusion, unable to understand the logic behind the actions of the Chikiri family. They did not invite any domestic forces to participate, but instead invited many major foreign forces. Could it be that the Chikiri family wanted to introduce foreign aid? Thinking of this, everyone's expressions suddenly became serious. If the Chikiri family was really so foolish as to sell out domestic interests, then there would be no need for the Chikiri family to exist.

Time passed by little by little, and many familiar faces walked into the battlefield of the press conference one after another. The second-in-command of WGO entered with many first-class executives. Other global food organizations and food groups from other countries also came with their leaders or second-in-commands and a large number of elites, suddenly filling up the conference hall that originally seemed very empty.

Soon, it was time for the press conference to officially begin.

As the red cloth was pulled open, everyone in the Chikiri family appeared before them, including Chikiri Senzaemon, Chikiri Munee, Chikiri Managi, Chikiri Erina, and so on. And then there was Li Xuanzheng, the man they had previously dismissed as a nobody. He was sitting at the press conference, chatting and laughing with Chikiri Erina and Chikiri Alice on either side.

Chapter 111: Gourmet Cells and the Announcement of the Gourmet World

"I, Senzaemon Chikiri, would like to thank you all on behalf of the Chikiri family for accepting the invitation and coming all the way to attend this press conference."

As the head of the Chikiri family, Chikiri Senzaemon naturally spoke first and expressed his gratitude to the guests.

"This press conference held by the Chikiri family is mainly to announce the existence of the gourmet world and gourmet cells to the world, as stated in the invitation letter, and to invite all people in the world to develop them together."

The Chikiri family not only owns the food world but also possesses absolute power. Naturally, they want to help Erina Chikiri promote the development of existing human civilization. After all, cooking skills cannot be promoted by the small number of chefs in the Chikiri family. A food society based on cooking skills requires the participation of all mankind to grow healthily. As long as the food world is still in the hands of the Chikiri family, the greatest benefits can naturally be guaranteed.

"Excuse me, are the existence of the gourmet world and gourmet cells real? Even though the Chikiri family has made such a grand announcement, I still can't understand their existence."

Although the second-in-command of WGO had obtained relevant information in the invitation letter, he only tried it out with the mentality of believing it rather than not. Before seeing the real thing, he would rather believe that the Chikiri family had gone crazy than believe in the existence of the gourmet world and gourmet cells.

This is also the inner thought of most people who accepted the invitation. If there is a one in ten thousand chance that it is true, they will definitely fall behind others if they don't come. And if there is a nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine chance that it is false, the madness and loneliness of the Chikiri family is worth their departure.

"Of course, the Chikiri family would never deceive the world with such a crude lie. Wouldn't that be courting death?"

Chikiri Senzaemon smiled indifferently, knowing that it would be too difficult to make ordinary people believe it before they saw the real thing.

"If the gourmet world and gourmet cells you're talking about really exist, why have I never heard of them? There's no record of them in history either."

The speaker was the owner of a leading French food group, who felt that there were too many difficult-to-explain aspects of Chikiri Senzaemon's remarks.

"This is beyond my comprehension. Perhaps it's the remains of an ancient civilization, perhaps it's a trace left by aliens, or perhaps it's a gift from gods and Buddhas to mankind. Who knows? What's important is their existence, isn't it?"

Senzaemon Chikiri certainly would not say that the gourmet world was created by Li Xuan. Instead, he skipped this topic and led the conversation to the crux of the matter, which is whether the gourmet world and gourmet cells exist or not.