Zongman: The Glowing Cuisine Conquers the Tongue of God

If Neon had a dragon chef in charge, the blizzard that stretched for hundreds of miles would not have raged for ten years!

Seeing that Nakiri Senzaemon agreed, Zhang Haoran patted him on the shoulder.

"Commander-in-Chief Nakiri, we are old friends. I understand your difficulties, but... Li Yang will never give you Neon!"

Zhang Haoran's tone was extremely discerning.

Nakiri Senzaemon looked at Li Yang who was having a friendly conversation with Erina not far away, and suddenly smiled.

"President Zhang, Li Yang is free. None of us can restrict his choices. If he voluntarily stays in Neon, are you going to take him away by force?"

Zhang Haoran followed his gaze and looked towards Li Yang. He immediately understood and said angrily:

"Good you, Senzaemon, seducing me, huh?"

Nakiri Senzaemon shook his head. "No, I won't gamble with Erina's happiness, but if the two of them really fall in love with each other, then..."

"If Li Yang can really become my grandson-in-law, then everything in Totsuki will be his. I am willing to swear to Amaterasu on this point!"

hiss~

Zhang Haoran looked at Nakiri Senzaemon in shock. He didn't expect that the other party would play such a big game!

You know, the Totsuki Group controlled by the Nakiri family is more than just a Totsuki Academy.

There are also a range of industries including resorts, hotel chains, farms, large farms and ranches, wineries, offshore fishing teams, food processing plants, etc.

The wealth they control is worth trillions of dollars!

A true chaebol giant!

Moreover, the Nakiri family is one of the top wealthy families in Japan and can influence Japan's political power to a certain extent!

And Nakiri Senzaemon actually wants to leave all this to Li Yang?

"You're kidding, right?"

Zhang Haoran sneered weakly.

"of course not!"

Nakiri Senzaemon said sincerely, "As long as Li Yang is really willing to be my grandson-in-law, I can give him everything in Totsuki!"

Zhang Haoran only had one last trump card left, and he could only close his eyes and play it:

"From what I've observed, although Li Yang looks kind, he's definitely a proud and arrogant person. It's unlikely that he'll marry into your Nakiri family..."

Before he could finish his words, Nakiri Senzaemon smiled slightly:

"Hehe, who said he would marry into the Nakiri family?"

"Of course Erina should marry him!"

"By then, Neon will have another top-tier wealthy family, the Li family!"

Hearing this, Zhang Haoran's eyes went dark.

Damn, I was tricked by Nakiri Senzaemon.

Offense and defense have changed shape!

Zhang Haoran wanted to immediately order the captain to turn the plane around and return to China.

Neon is a tiger's den for Li Yang!

A tiger's den that is like a paradise.

Just when Zhang Haoran was thinking about how to counter Nakiri Senzaemon, Li Yang came over.

Faced with Li Yang's arrival, the two old guys who were just arguing with each other immediately acted like brothers.

"Li Yang, do you have something to talk to us about?" Zhang Haoran asked kindly.

Li Yang nodded and held up his mobile phone. The screen displayed IGO's online shopping mall.

"I just logged into the IGO online store using my Tiger Chef account and found a level 36 Barbarian Bull Soybean."

"This kind of barbaric soybean has the fat texture of 5A grade Wagyu beef. It not only has the aroma of marbled beef, but also retains the fragrance of soybeans."

"I want to use it to replace the ordinary soybeans in the magic mapo tofu, which should make the magic mapo tofu taste even better."

"But this kind of Manniu soybeans must be applied for from the IGO, and only after the application is approved can it be purchased. Why is that?"

Although Zhang Haoran is not a chef, he is familiar with any kind of extraordinary ingredients and immediately explained:

"The harvest level of Manniu soybeans is very high, not because they are rare or difficult to pick, but because they are very difficult to prepare."

“Not to mention ordinary chefs, even many star chefs would find it difficult to cook Manniu soybeans.”

"Because this soybean is like a wild bull, it has a very stubborn temper. If the chef can't tame it, then the dishes made with wild bull soybeans will turn people into bulls after eating them!"

"I'm not talking about a metaphor, I'm really going to turn into a cow!"

"Illegal traders often sell Manniu soybeans on the black market. Many self-proclaimed chefs will secretly buy Manniu soybeans to cook dishes, and then eat themselves like wild buffaloes."

"Even after treatment, they will regain their human form, but they will retain some of their cow characteristics, such as horns and tails, a love of eating grass, and they will often moo when they speak."

"Therefore, IGO headquarters stipulates that any chef who wants to purchase Manniu soybeans for the first time must first apply. Once the IGO specialist confirms that you are indeed capable of cooking Manniu soybeans, you will be eligible to purchase."

Li Yang never expected that Manniu soybeans would be so weird!

But this is indeed the most suitable ingredient to replace soybeans.

Manniu soybeans have the aroma of 5A grade Wagyu beef fat, which can just make up for the slightly bland aroma of Magic Mapo Tofu.

Maybe you can cook the perfect magical mapo tofu!

Li Yang didn't want to miss this opportunity.

"So how do we prepare the barbarian soybeans?"

This was not Zhang Haoran's area of expertise, so the topic was taken over by Nakiri Senzaemon.

"If you want to tame the bull, you must tame its stubbornness. Like a Spanish bullfighter, you must constantly provoke and tease it, toying with it until it's out of breath. Then you can tame it naturally."

Li Yang was even more confused and asked, "Could it be that this barbaric bull soybean is alive and running wildly on the ground like a bull?"

"of course not!"

Nakiri Senzaemon continued to explain:

"Bull soybeans are about the same size as regular soybeans, but when you touch them with your sense of taste, you'll see an angry bull charging at you."

"Don't be afraid, just go for it!"

"The higher your food sense, the stronger your power in the illusion will be, and the easier it will be to subdue the Bull Soybean!"

Nakiri Senzaemon suddenly looked at Li Yang with burning eyes.

He suddenly had a good idea to test Li Yang.

The stronger a chef's food sense is, the higher his culinary talent is.

"Since Uncle Liu said this kid has the potential to become a Dragon Chef, let me see how good his food sense is!"

"The first time I subdued the Bull Dadou, it only took me an hour, and now I've become a Lin-level chef..."

"Since Li Yang has the potential to be a Dragon-level chef, then he should be able to subdue the Bull Doudou in half an hour, right?"

Chapter 22: One-second explosion, full score magic mapo tofu

The plane landed at Dongjing International Airport, and the group took the Nakiri family's convoy directly to Totsuki Academy.

Zhang Haoran used his authority as Secretary-General of the Asian Continent of the IGO International Gourmet Organization to grant special approval and allowed the IGO Neon branch to deliver a batch of Manniu soybeans in the shortest possible time.

These Manniu soybeans are slightly larger than ordinary soybeans and are very plump. Upon closer inspection, you can see evenly distributed fat lines on the surface, just like 5A-grade Wagyu beef.

And the hardness is higher than that of ordinary soybeans.

aside.

Nakiri Senzaemon is instructing Li Yang on how to use his food sense.

"Concentrate your mind and focus your attention. You will feel the aroma of the food in front of you... Don't be nervous. It will take about ten minutes for a novice to see the illusion when using the food sense for the first time."

Li Yang closed his eyes and sensed carefully. Almost instantly, he felt a flash of light before his eyes.

Like a gourmet illusion.

On the endless grassland, a bison with ferocious horns suddenly appeared, staring at Li Yang with its scarlet eyes, and paddling its front hooves angrily.

moo~

The bison roared, ran with all four hooves, and charged towards Li Yang violently at a high speed.

"Fuck, I'm not ready yet. You have no moral principles and want to sneak attack me?"

Faced with the sudden attack of the bison, Li Yang quickly sensed his own strength.

"Hey, can you use the Explosive Flame Technique?"

"That's no problem!"

Li Yang was overjoyed and waved at the buffalo, "Please release the horses... no, release the cattle!"

When the bison approached, its horns, like sharp swords, flashed with cold light, making the hairs on Li Yang's arms stand up.

"Then I won't hold back... Explosion, the strongest firepower!"

Li Yang instantly released all his anger, and the raging flames rushed towards the bison like a terrifying fire dragon.

moo~

The moment it saw the fire dragon, fear flashed in the bison's copper-bell-like eyes, and it tucked its tail between its legs and turned to flee.

But its running speed was far slower than the fire dragon, and it was caught up in the blink of an eye.

boom!

A violent mushroom cloud rose over the grassland.

Li Yang suddenly heard crackling sounds in his ears and exclamations from people around him, and he quickly opened his eyes.

All the small pile of Manniu soybeans on the table exploded.

Like popcorn!

But what’s on the table is popped tofu.

"Li Yang, what on earth did you do to these barbarian soybeans?"

Erina looked at Li Yang in shock, as if she was looking at a god.

Nakiri Senzaemon was also extremely shocked.

Manniu soybeans exploded?

How long did it take?

How long did it take Li Yang from closing his eyes to sensing the food to the moment the Manniu soybeans exploded?

One minute?

No, no!

Definitely not that long.

Thirty seconds?

Ten seconds?

neither!

It seemed like it started from the moment Li Yang closed his eyes, and the next second the Bull Soybean exploded!

Nakiri Senzaemon was so excited that he almost pulled his beard off his chin.

Oh my god, what a terrifying talent this is!

In just one second, the Bull Soybean was subdued!

No, it would be more accurate to say "Killing the Bull Soybean".

Is this the potential that a Dragon-level chef possesses?

How terrifying!