In Zongman, the evil spirits are eliminated physically.

If they took it, they might feel uncomfortable for a short while, but if they didn't take it, they would feel uncomfortable all night, and it would also seriously affect tomorrow's game. The group could only pinch their noses, grit their teeth, close their eyes, and swallow the digestive tablets. Another thing was stuffed into their stomachs that were already at their limit, and they felt so uncomfortable that they didn't want to move at all.

Although they ate the same amount of food, Coco performed much better. On the one hand, Coco's appetite was higher than theirs. Although girls from mainland China also have the idea of losing weight and dieting, they can't be as extreme as the Japanese girls. A rice ball half the size of a palm can make them full, but Coco can finish at least four by herself. After intense exercise or training, Coco can even eat two more.

The digestive tablets were indeed effective. About twenty minutes after taking them, Xiangyin and the others were able to move. Although their stomachs were still bloated and uncomfortable, at least they no longer had difficulty walking. They moved back to their rooms little by little, took a shower and went to bed to rest. Tomorrow was the opening ceremony of the Ramen Festival and the start of the school idol competition, so they had to get a good sleep. As for physical strength, after digesting the food in their stomachs, they had enough physical strength to jump around all day. At the celebration banquet the next day, everyone felt their stomachs sour when they saw the cheese lasagna.

54

Chapter 54 Special Oden Ramen.

The Sapporo Ramen Festival in Hokkaido is an island country event, and one thing that is indispensable is naturally the extremely long speech by the leader. The speaker for the Sapporo Ramen Festival is the president of the Ramen Association. It is said that his family has been making ramen since the Asuka period. They are a real ramen family, and their family heirloom is also a piece of old noodles that is said to have been passed down for thousands of years.

Although Ouyang Xuan and Qinzi didn't quite understand why something that only appeared in modern times would give rise to a thousand-year-old family.

While the people on the stage were giving speeches, the store managers below were so bored that they kept drooping their heads. Only the Mitsuri couple from Tokyo and the Takahashi Yukino couple were full of motivation. One wanted to make a name for himself, and the other wanted to prove to his wife's head of the family that he could support her. Erina, standing next to the Takahashi Yukino couple, was also full of fighting spirit. She had now come out of her repressed negative emotions and had become stronger.

The group of people closest to the podium were the store managers participating in the Ramen Festival, and behind them were the ramen eaters and gourmets from all over the country. Ouyang Jun even saw a conspicuous pink-haired girl among them. It was Qianhua who regained her true smile after her father came home.

In addition to the diners and gourmets with smiles and anticipation, there are also many people with serious expressions mixed in the crowd. Some are girls of JK age, some are mature older sisters office ladies, some are athletes and uncles. These people all have a common identity, practitioners of the other world. Specifically, they can be divided into warrior maidens and priests of the Hokkaido Shrine in Sapporo, and onmyojis of the Hokkaido Supernatural Province.

These people certainly did not come here to eat ramen, but to be responsible for security work. They received accurate intelligence that there were monsters trying to sabotage the most grand event in Hokkaido. They didn't know whether they were here to play pranks or launch terrorist attacks. The Hokkaido Supernatural Province directly activated the highest level of defense.

On a high platform overlooking the entire activity square, Ouyang Sun marveled at the extremely high efficiency of the Hokkaido people. Compared with the insect-like Tokyo Supernatural Province, the efficiency of the Hokkaido people's actions made Ouyang Sun feel like a professional team.

"These people in Hokkaido are much stronger than those in Honshu. We only received the intelligence at around 11 o'clock last night, but we completed the mobilization and deployment of personnel at 7:30 this morning."

"If the guys in Tokyo were just as efficient and capable, you wouldn't have to work so hard, Ouyang, and Reimu would be able to breathe a sigh of relief. If it weren't for the high pay, Reimu would have quit and gone home long ago."

Kotoko said.

"Those demons who can transform other races into their own might be seen as dangerous by humans, but for the youkai, this is a matter of vital importance to the survival of the entire race."

Last night, Kotoko had already taken a clean bath and even used the Hokkaido specialty bath additives bought by Chloe, making herself smell fragrant. When she was about to push Ouyang Falcon down and let him know the charm of a Yamato daughter, a monster broke into the room.

This sparrow monster is an undercover agent lurking among the ghosts. He brought back shocking news that the ghosts are planning to launch a major operation during the Ramen Festival, which will threaten the lives of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of humans and monsters.

He came to inform Princess Kotoko that another undercover agent went to the Supernatural Ministry to report. The monster was an undercover agent sent by the Supernatural Ministry.

Before, a monster was in the village, and then a monster who had turned into a ghost came to recruit people. The two monsters smelled the scent of organization. As long as they could complete this job, they could get the right to live in the city from humans, as well as a large bonus. There must be brave men under great rewards, so the two monsters joined the ghosts of Hokkaido.

Ouyang Sun and Chloe's actions against the Eternal Paradise Cult dealt a huge blow to Muzan's layout in the east. Muzan's blood supply was insufficient to turn the two monsters into ghosts before they could turn into ghosts.

The speed of the Hokkaido Supernatural Department's action was so fast that Ouyang Xuan thought it was outsourced to a department on the mainland. Twenty minutes after receiving the undercover information, people from the Supernatural Department came knocking on Ouyang Xuan's door.

At present, we only know that the ghosts will make a big move at the Ramen Festival, but we don’t know the details yet. Because the two monsters have not yet turned into ghosts, the leader did not tell them the specific plan, so they can only raise the danger response level to the highest level first.

A dark red figure flashed onto the rooftop. It was Chloe who was sent out on patrol.

"Is there something wrong?"

Kotoko asked.

"There's nothing strange about it."

Chloe shrugged. "I wonder how those ghosts are planning to cause such a commotion. Are they planning to ambush eight hundred axemen? Or are they planning to cause a riot when the crowds are the largest?"

"But the guy who took away Erina's sense of taste has also come to this venue. It's just that there are too many people and it's difficult to find her now."

"The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Now we can only take one step at a time and see what happens."

"But there's no reason to be on guard against thieves for a thousand days, even if it's just a thief who steals for a thousand days. We can plant spies among them. I wonder if there are spies planted in the Supernatural Province of Hokkaido."

"Those ghosts, no matter what race they are from, whether they are humans or monsters, once they become ghosts, they will have this fatal weakness."

Kotoko looked down at the crowd below and said, "Everyone in the Hokkaido Ghost Province has passed the sunlight test, unless someone who is not a ghost or has not yet become a ghost has sneaked in."

"Rather than standing on the platform, away from real-time intelligence, let's go down. Some things that can't be seen from the God's surveillance perspective can be seen if we get closer."

Kotoko suggested joining the group of people enjoying their ramen.

Ouyang Jun also agreed with Qinzi's opinion. The task of monitoring at high altitudes was handed over to the staff of the Hokkaido Supernatural Department on other rooftops. The working ability of these people allowed Ouyang Jun to hand over the matter to them with confidence. If it was the Supernatural Department in Tokyo, Ouyang Jun would never choose to hand over the matter to these people.

With Ouyang Jun around, Qinzi was too lazy to walk up the stairs and jumped into Ouyang Jun's arms. Ouyang Jun also skillfully picked up Qinzi like a princess and jumped directly from a building dozens of stories high. When he was about to land, he used the power of the chicken talisman to slow down and float, and then slowly landed, which was more stable than an elevator.

Qinzi could be carried down the stairs by Ouyang Xuan, and Chloe could only pout and jump down with him. Chloe did not have the power of the chicken spell, so she used the wall, the sign and some raised points as support, and landed steadily on the ground while dodging in the air.

"Chloe, it's useless to look at it. This is my special seat. It's only for Ouyang lovers."

Kotoko emphasized the word "lover".

"I can jump down by myself, no need to trouble big brother."

"I can't do that. I have to rely on Ouyang. Ah, I feel like Ouyang even more. Ah, my little cutie Ouyang, come quickly and let me kiss you."

Qinzi's light and petite body felt as light as a feather in Ouyang Xuan's arms. His arms held Qinzi firmly and steadily, and no matter how much Qinzi struggled, she would not fall. However, Ouyang Xuan could not avoid Qinzi's mouth and let her suck his cheek.

It's just a kiss. My older brother and I have kissed several times. When my older brother and I kiss, we can exchange more things.

It means that Ouyang Xuan's magic power was transferred to Chloe, and the kiss between Ouyang Xuan and Chloe was an act of replenishing magic.

Chloe thought sourly in her heart, humph, I will be able to push big brother down soon. Last time I kissed big brother, he didn’t resist. Soon I will be able to take big brother down.

I want to let Big Brother know what portability is! Damn it! As the price for taking so long to bring me back from Vienna but not touching me, I want to let Big Brother know what true strength is.

Thinking of her plan, Chloe couldn't help but giggle a few times. Because she was caught up in her own delusion, Chloe didn't notice Kotoko's teasing glance at her.

In addition to the shops, the Sapporo Ramen Festival also has the most characteristic things about the island nation's ramen: wooden ramen carts. These ramen carts are lined up on both sides of the road. As soon as Ouyang Sun and the other two walked out of the alley where they jumped down, they could smell the rich aroma of ramen mixed with the aroma of wheat and meat.

"There are too many people, be careful not to get separated."

Ouyang Xuan took Qinzi's hand.

"Then I'll leave it to you to protect me, my knight."

"Ah."

Kotoko likes sweets, and Ouyang Jun doesn't like noodles very much. This ramen festival is very lively, but it is also a paradise for ramen lovers. For people who don't like ramen very much, it is like a night market food festival. However, in this island country, more than 90% of people like to eat ramen.

In addition to the classic pork bone ramen and soy sauce ramen, all kinds of weird things have been made into ramen, including curry ramen from Southeast Asia, lamb ramen from Central Asia, borscht ramen from North Asia, and Pampas beef ramen from Latin America. These are all normal salty ramen. As he walked, Ouyang Xuan also discovered many weird things, such as marshmallow ramen, chocolate ramen, and matcha ramen.

Ouyang Xuan was confused by these novel flavors and didn't know that these ramen were specially targeted at the Japanese. Kotoko was extremely curious about these ramen and wanted to try them. Finally, Kotoko couldn't help but pull Ouyang Xuan to sit in a small stall. This shop was a bit ordinary and sold oden ramen.

"Princess, welcome."

The curtain was opened and a young man dressed in blue except for a pure white apron came in and greeted Kotoko enthusiastically.

"Ah, it's Xiaoyi's shop after all."

"Yes, Princess, this store was made possible for me by you. It is my dream place."

"Xiaoyi is a monster I helped a long time ago. At that time, I had just become the God of Wisdom and didn't know you, Ouyang."

Qinzi introduced the young man to Ouyang Xuan, and the young man named Xiaoyi also bowed to Ouyang Xuan very respectfully.

"I've heard a lot about you, Lord Ou."

As a big monster, Xiaoyi naturally knew Ouyang Xuan, who was the princess's husband.

"Xiaoyi, don't you sell oden? Why are you selling ramen now?"

"Princess."

Xiaoyi said with joy and pride, "Oden represents freedom. The possibilities contained in this incredibly delicious pot of soup are limitless. As someone who has been constantly improving on the path of Oden cooking, it took me three months to successfully develop this Oden ramen."

As he spoke, Xiaoyi placed his hands on his knees and bowed to Kotoko again with great seriousness. "Princess, you are my greatest help and benefactor in embarking on my journey of oden cooking. I sincerely hope that you will do me the honor of tasting my first serving of oden ramen today."

"please!"

"What are you talking about? Serve the food quickly."

Chloe had already sat down, stretching her little head to look at the ingredients being cooked separately. This was the first time she had seen this kind of cooking.

"Obedience is worse than respect. You have to make it delicious, Xiaoyi."

Kotoko said with a smile.

"I will definitely live up to my mission!"

The Japanese seemed to have the so-called "middle school second" gene in their bones. Having been in the Japanese for several years, Ouyang Xuan was completely accustomed to the inexplicable middle school second conversation between the two Japanese. He just sat down and prepared to eat. Compared with those messy ramen outside, this oden ramen looked much more normal.

According to the convention of restaurants in the island country, people are forced to consume appetizers as soon as they sit down. Roadside fast food restaurants like ramen stalls do not have this habit. Xiaoyi still served a plate of oden as a side dish to Ouyang Xuan and the other two. Since the princess has come to his shop, he must treat her well. How can he let the princess wait boredly for him to cook noodles?

The side dishes that Xiaoyi brought were very simple, just a string of triangular fried tofu, a piece of radish, and a cabbage. They were very simple side dishes. Compared with these simple side dishes in front of him, Ouyang Xuan was more interested in Xiaoyi, because he couldn't tell what Xiaoyi's race was, so he asked Qinzi.

"Xiaoyi, you're a very special kind of monster. You don't usually live in this world, but in a world of feeling inside the human world. That world is maintained by the desires generated by humans."

"The Xiaoyi race has another characteristic. They will look for a job or a career that they can devote their entire lives to. I know several other Xiaoyis. Xiao Er opened a dessert shop with his husband and also performed in stage plays part-time. Xiao San became a manga editor and is now an excellent editor for Weekly Shonen Jump, with several popular manga under his wing."

"The first love hero that Rongrong and Ai like very much recently was produced by Xiaosan. It is said that he provided the author with a lot of help with the plot."

"One, two, three, this name is a bit too perfunctory."

At first, Ouyang Xuan thought that Xiaoyi, Xiaoer and Xiaosan were nicknames, but he didn't expect them to be real names.

55

Chapter 55: Real cooking.

"The name of their clan seems to be randomly chosen, but he didn't choose it randomly."

Kotoko explained, "These names, one, two, three, four, and five, can only be given to the most powerful warriors of their clan. Ordinary people cannot be given such names."

"What do they usually call them?"

"Hmm~ Taro, Jiro like this?"

“You don’t know either.”

"Their clan doesn't have much contact with human society or most monsters. The ones I've come into contact with the most are just warriors like Xiaoyi and his group."

The strongest warrior?

Looking at Xiaoyi who was cooking noodles seriously, his appearance as a master chef really did not match the title of the strongest warrior. However, if you carefully observe Xiaoyi's movements and the movements of his legs, it is not difficult to see that he is a martial artist. He stood there with his upper body operating the stove, while his lower body remained motionless.

In order to cook noodles, Xiaoyi specially bought a small noodle pot. Compared with those half-person-sized pots in regular stores that can cook six or seven servings of noodles at the same time, Xiaoyi's pot can only cook three or four servings. However, considering the customer flow and table capacity of his mobile stall, it is enough.

"Hmm? This radish is delicious."

While waiting, Chloe picked up a piece of radish and put it into her mouth. In an instant, the sweet and delicious taste filled her mouth, making Chloe exclaim in admiration.

"You can help yourself to the mustard and soy sauce on the side, but for the radish, I still recommend dipping it in mustard."

Xiaoyi introduced.

"Hey, let me try. This radish is really delicious. Big brother, you should try it too."

Although Chloe's short arms were powerful, they were still a cute length. She couldn't reach the seasoning placed not far away even if she stretched it out as far as she could, so Chloe simply leaned half of her body out.

"Hmm, the fascia of this radish has been removed very cleanly, and the pungent taste of the radish itself has been greatly eliminated, leaving only the sweet taste that is perfectly blended with the various seasonings. It's delicious."

Qinzi nodded repeatedly while eating. Ouyang Xuan did not blurt out a bunch of short essays after taking a bite, but just nodded with satisfaction. Even if Tang Niu came, he would not be able to find any fault with this radish.

"Boss, your soup base isn't some low-quality supermarket pre-made dish. You first stir-fry the dried goods until fragrant, then pour in the broth that's been simmered for three hours to fully bring out the flavor. Then you add pork, beef, and mutton to the soup, and finally, a 300 yen radish. It's such a waste to feed these humans who are only fit to eat feed."

"The radishes we used are also from Osaka. These radishes, grown in kitchens across the world, are sweet and rich in flavor. If they were handled by inferior chefs, they would become a low-quality food like dessert. You are truly an amazing chef for transforming such a rough gem hidden in the rock into a fine jade. Please accept my tribute, Boss."

A deep male voice sounded, and he just picked up a small piece of radish and put it in his mouth. Not only could he tell all the ingredients for the cooking method, but he could also tell the origin of the ingredients by tasting. After he said a lot of things like this, Chloe and Kotoko subconsciously looked at the radish on their plates. They took a bite and could only say that it was delicious.

"The oden pot is the exclusive domain of the owner, and even customers are not allowed to touch it."

Facing the man's flattery, Xiaoyi just said a little unhappily that the man suddenly lifted the curtain and sat down, and actually took chopsticks to pick up a piece of radish from the pot. This was simply a blasphemy like brushing the cabbage in the spicy pot a few times and then soaking it in the clear soup.

"I don't welcome guests like you who don't know the rules. Please leave. I need to concentrate on serving these three guests now."

Xiaoyi reached out and took the chopsticks in front of the man to indicate that he was an unwelcome guest and asked him to leave.

"I just saw you were so focused on cooking noodles, looking so beautiful as a chef, I couldn't bear to interrupt you, so I chose to act so rudely. Please forgive me, boss."

Faced with the order to leave, the man sat there motionless, with a malicious smile on his face.

"As compensation, I am willing to pay ten thousand times the cost of that carrot."

The man waved his hand outside, and a man in a suit walked in with a suitcase in his hand. When he opened it, he found bundles of banknotes inside.

"Here's three million yen for the radish I just ate. Please accept it, boss."

"I'll take 10,000 yen from you, and the change is 9,700 yen."

Xiaoyi seemed not to have noticed the entire box of banknotes. He directly took out a 10,000 yen bill, and then put the 9,700 yen change back into the box.

Xiaoyi is a monster. He is not very interested in money, in the real physical sense. He opened this oden shop with the help of Kotoko in order to open it and sell oden.

After receiving the meal fee that he should have received, Xiaoyi simply ignored the man. The noodles were almost ready, and he had to concentrate on cooking them. The noodles at this second were completely different from the noodles at the previous second. Cooking noodles required extremely precise control of time, just like cooking konjac noodles.

There was no need to look at the watch, a flash of inspiration in Xiaoyi's mind told him that it was time. With his hands as fast as lightning, he picked up the three noodle frames, grabbing two in one hand and one in the other, shaking off all the water on the noodles, then putting them into the seasoned ice water on the side, and finally placing them flat in the bowl.