Chapter 442: Conch Starfish

"I want to ask, who bets with me, or Lao Zhou with me?" Gu Zheng looked at Jiang An.

"Of course it was Lao Zhou who made a bet with you. His craftsmanship is the true inheritance of my father." Jiang An said.

"good."

Gu Zheng said calmly, got up and went to take a look inside the pergola.

It seems that Lao Zhou's usual meals are prepared by himself in the pergola. In addition to things for making cold shrimps, there are also some common daily ingredients.

After looking at the things in the pergola, Gu Zheng said: "We will use the things in the pergola to make cold shrimps. As for who will be the referee, there happens to be someone at the bottom of the mountain who is going up the mountain. Even though we are so far away, we can't see who is going up the mountain. . After the people at the bottom of the mountain come up the mountain, let Lao Zhou restrain the two of us. Give the prepared cold shrimp to the first person on the mountain. After he eats it, ask him which cold shrimp is the best. His answer is the standard for us to judge the winner. Of course, after the referee goes up the mountain, none of us can. If you say anything that is suggestive, you will lose."

From where everyone was, they could just see the road up the mountain. At this time, they could vaguely see two people walking up the mountain, but they were still far away, and even Gu Zheng couldn't see clearly who they were.

"What if they don't eat cold shrimp?" Cao Yi asked.

"Since cold shrimp is a delicacy that you are proud of, how can they not eat it? If you really don't want to order cold shrimp, you can also ask Lao Zhou to send two portions to them. Just say that there is innovative cold shrimp to make them feel Let’s take a look and see which one is more delicious.” Gu Zheng said.

After thinking about it, Jiang An said, "Okay, the rules don't sound like there's anything wrong with them. What about the bets?"

"Whatever bet you place, I will take care of it." Gu Zheng's voice paused, and then he said: "However, I won't accept bets worth less than ten pieces of fifth-grade resources. It's not enough for me to put in a lot of effort!"

When his identity was not exposed, Gu Zheng felt that Jiang An would make a big bet with his temper, but now that his identity has been exposed, the other party would most likely only make a small bet. In this way, even if he loses, at least he won't have to worry too much about his resources. loss.

Sure enough, Gu Zheng's addition made the hatred in Jiang An's eyes even stronger. He really wanted to make a small bet.

"Xiao An..."

"Uncle Zhou, no need to say, I know."

Jiang An interrupted Lao Zhou's reminder and took out a bottle of pills from his body: "There are four fifth-grade realm pills in it, which are enough to meet the minimum standard, right?"

"Can."

Gu Zheng smiled, took Jiang An's elixir bottle and inspected it, then took out a small cloth bag from his arms. Now that his identity has been exposed, it doesn't matter if he shows the mustard bag he won in the Kunlun faction to others.

"The things placed here are also four fifth-grade realm pills. They are considered my bets."

Gu Zheng took out a box from the mustard bag.

Jiang An also checked Gu Zheng's elixir and returned the box to Gu Zheng after confirming that it was genuine.

"Where's your bet?" Gu Zheng looked at Xie Ying.

"I'm going to bet bigger."

Xie Ying took out a red object from his arms. At first glance, he thought it was a starfish, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was actually a spar. It was so lifelike that it made people laugh at the first sight. An illusion.

"Are you crazy Xie Ying!"

"Snail starfish!"

After seeing what Xie Ying took out, Cao Yi and Jiang An exclaimed at the same time.

Xie Ying ignored the two people who exclaimed. He said in an arrogant tone: "Master Gu may not know what Tianluo Starfish is. Please tell Elder Gao."

Gu Zheng looked at Elder Gao, and Elder Gao immediately gave an explanation.

The eleven branches of the Tianluo Sect enter the Tianluo Cave every ten years to find an opportunity. This opportunity does not mean going to the Tianluo Patriarch’s cave to gain insights. The actual purpose is to find the Tianluo Patriarch’s treasure house! Mu Chunfeng did not hide this when he had a detailed discussion with Gu Zheng.

However, does Tianluo Patriarch’s treasure house exist? This is just a guess by Mu Chunfeng and the others. After all, Patriarch Tianluo plundered a lot of treasures back then, but did not keep any of them, so they think Patriarch Tianluo should have left a treasure house! And this treasure house must have a great relationship with the 'Tianluo Cave'.

As early as hundreds of years ago, people from the Huang Tianluo sect discovered the Tianluo Starfish from an extremely secret place in the Tianluo Cave. There are restrictions inside that no one can solve, and no one knows its true function. What is it. However, the people of the Huang Tianluo Sect would bring the Tianluo Starfish with them every time they entered the 'Tianluo Cave', hoping that there would be some unexpected trigger.

This extremely special Tianluo starfish is not only regarded as a treasure by the Huang Tianluo sect, but also by other Tianluo sects. Its value cannot be estimated by common sense.

"Item Spirit, can you tell what this Tianluo Starfish is?"

After listening to Elder Gao's explanation, Gu Zheng asked questions in his heart.

"The restriction in Tianluo Starfish is indeed a triggering restriction. It may really be related to the treasure house of Tianluo Patriarch. However, the restriction in Tianluo Starfish is incomplete. There may be more than one of them!" Qi Ling said.

"How? Do you want to accept the bet?" Xie Ying's voice was still arrogant.

"This thing is the treasure of your Tianluo Sect. It's useless even if I win." Gu Zheng shook his head.

"Who says it's useless? You just need to estimate its price, and then we start the bet. If I win, you will give me the estimated resources. If I lose, the Tianluo Starfish will be yours for the time being. We, the elders of the Huang Tianluo Sect, Nature will use the resources you value to redeem it from you.”

"You can't thank me, junior brother!"

"Thank you, senior brother, if you lose, you will definitely be punished by your elders when you go back!"

Seeing that Xie Ying was not using Tianluo Haixing to make things difficult for Gu Zheng, but that he really wanted to bet, several Huang Tianluo sect disciples sitting at the same table with him suddenly became anxious.

"You don't have to worry. Since I dare to bet, I will be responsible for anything." Xie Ying said impatiently.

"Okay! Since you want to use it to gamble, and you want to bet bigger, how about I give you an estimate of thirty special resources for this Tianluo Starfish?"

Gu Zheng's words fell to the ground, and there was a sound of gasps from all around.

Thirty pieces of special resources are not thirty pieces of fifth-grade resources! Even though the Huang Tianluo Sect has a share of the medicine field, they still have the consumption of their disciples. Thirty pieces of special resources are definitely not a small amount! If their sects were not all overseas, and the water resources were relatively abundant, if it were for some sects in the mainland, thirty pieces of special resources would be enough to kill more than half of them! After all, fifth-grade resources are already rare, and ten fifth-grade resources may not be able to be exchanged for one special resource!

"You, take a look at your thirty special resources first!" Xie Ying gasped.

"What's so difficult about this? When the special resources were in Kunlun, I won some."

Gu Zheng easily took out thirty special resources from his mustard pocket.

"What? Do you want to crush me to death with snails and starfish? Who is afraid of whom?" Gu Zheng smiled contemptuously.

"Just bet, am I afraid of you?" Xie Ying blushed, looked at Lao Zhou, and said in an almost pleading tone: "Uncle Zhou, this time it's all up to you!"

Until now, Lao Zhou didn't say anything more and just nodded vigorously.

Gu Zheng said nothing and walked straight towards the pergola, as if he was getting ready to start. However, he confessed to Qi Ling in his heart: "Qi Ling, please pay attention to Xie Ying, I think things are not that simple!"

"Why do you think so?" Qi Ling asked.

"Xie Ying gives me a very sinister feeling. There is no basis for this. It may just be because of his appearance. Secondly, can things like Tianluo and Starfish really be used for gambling? After knowing my identity Under such circumstances, I would think it would be easy for Jiang An to place such a heavy bet on Lao Zhou? I understand, but I always feel a little weird when it happens to Xie Ying! After all, he is the one who wants to enter the 'Tianluo Cave', and the 'Tianluo Cave' is a top priority in the hearts of the eleventh branch, Mu Chunfeng! It has also been said that the disciples who can enter the 'Tianluo Cave' are the elites among the elites of each sect!" Gu Zheng analyzed.

"Gu Zheng, you guessed it right, Xie Ying is really weird!"

Almost as soon as Gu Zheng's words fell, the voice of Qi Ling also sounded.

"What did you find?" Gu Zheng asked.

"Xie Ying laughed just now, in a sinister and proud manner." Qi Ling said.

"It seems there is something really weird! No matter where the weirdness is, now that I have discovered it, I have to make some remedies."

Gu Zheng stopped on his way to the pergola. He turned around and looked at everyone and said, "This bet is not a trivial matter. I have one more thing to add."

"Are you afraid? Everything has been decided, what else do you need to add?" Xie Ying said.

"Are you moji? I thought you were going to start, but you ended up adding more! Tell me, what do you want to add?"

Compared to Xie Ying, Jiang An's supplement to Gu Zheng seemed very indifferent.

"Regarding this bet, I hope everyone present can swear an oath from their inner demons, and we will not cheat in the whole process! As for those who have nothing to do with the matter, if you don't want to swear an oath from your inner demons, just stand far away now, and don't do it during the whole process. Speak." Gu Zheng said solemnly.

"Master Gu, I think you are really scared? Isn't it just a bet, but you actually used the inner demon oath? Can't you afford to lose?" Xie Ying sneered.

"Okay, I think this inner demon oath is very necessary, and I am also afraid that you will cheat!"

Jiang An seemed very happy and was the first to agree with Gu Zheng's proposal.

"What about you?" Gu Zheng asked Xie Ying.

Xie Ying's small eyes narrowed even more. He gritted his teeth secretly and said, "Okay, it's not like I can't afford to lose, and I've never thought about cheating!"

Gu Zheng didn't want to lose, and Xie Ying naturally didn't want to lose either. If he didn't dare to swear at this time, he would undoubtedly admit that he had plans to cheat!

"My current cultivation level is only at the late third level. Who knows when a mysterious realm like the Heart Demon Realm will appear! Since we don't know when it will appear, who can say clearly what will happen in the future? There is wine now, now. You're drunk, don't worry about drinking cold water tomorrow!" Xie Ying sneered in his heart.

"Okay, since no one has any objections, let me go first."

Gu Zheng's solemn gaze swept over everyone again, and then he said: "I, Gu Zheng, swear to the inner demon that I will compete with Lao Zhou in making cold shrimps today, and there will be no cheating in the whole process! If I violate this oath, I will die in the inner demon realm in the future. !”

To be honest, if it weren't for preventing unpredictable variables, Gu Zheng really didn't want to take the oath of the inner demon, because the inner demon itself is a mysterious and mysterious thing. Even if he does not violate the oath he made, in the future, in the inner demon realm, the inner demon will You may also use today's vows to make a fuss.

"I, Xie Ying, swear to the inner demon that if Gu Zheng competes with Lao Zhou today to make cold shrimps, I will not cheat in the whole process! If I violate this oath, I will die in the inner demon realm in the future!"

Xie Ying was the second to swear, followed by Jiang An and Lao Zhou. As for the other people who had nothing to do with the matter, some swore the inner demon oath and stayed, while others stood far away.

"Let's get started!"

Gu Zheng nodded to Lao Zhou, and the two walked into the pergola together.

Gu Zheng already knew what Lao Zhou used to make the cold shrimp when he tasted it, and he had to say that he did a really good job. If someone in the outside world said that Lao Zhou’s cold shrimps were the best in the world, Gu Zheng would not question it! But if Lao Zhou wants to compete with him in making cold shrimps, then Gu Zheng can only say sorry.

"Master Gu, this will be the most careful preparation of cold shrimps in my life. You have to be careful!" Lao Zhou said solemnly.

"Get into your best state and produce your best work. I look forward to you being able to make even more delicious cold shrimps."

Gu Zheng smiled slightly, stopped looking at Lao Zhou, and started picking out glutinous rice and rice.

Gu Zheng didn't plan to make the same cold shrimp as Lao Zhou. He knew in his heart that he knew how to make the cold shrimp more delicious.

The quality of the ingredients was clear at a glance. Gu Zheng's hands were very fast, and in a moment he had picked out the unqualified rice grains in his mind.

Mix the selected glutinous rice and rice in a certain proportion. Gu Zheng knows that the proportion used by him and Lao Zhou is different, and the difference in proportion will directly affect the taste of the cold shrimp.

The rice must be soaked first. The traditional soaking time takes a long time. But Lao Zhou also has a cultivation level. Although it is not high, it is still in the middle of the fourth level. With the use of internal energy, it didn't take long for him and Gu Zheng. , then 'soak' the two types of rice to the appropriate level.

Although there are tools for making cold shrimps in the pergola, there is only one set. Lao Zhou went to grind the rice milk first, while Gu Zheng separated some glutinous rice, boiled it into 'rice milk' in a pot, and set it aside. spare.

Lao Zhou's rice had been ground. Gu Zheng cleaned the stone mill and then ground a moderate proportion of glutinous rice and rice into a paste.

Add water to the pot and bring to a boil. Gu Zheng slowly pours in the rice milk, and controls the water in the pot with the lid to thoroughly homogenize the rice milk and water. During this process, Gu Zheng uses a spoon to scoop out and discard those trace substances that can affect the taste.

The boiled rice noodles are poured into clear lime water, and then cooked over low heat. During this process, the Ancient Fire Control Technique and Wood Control Technique also begin to show their power. The wood control technique enhances the taste of plant-based ingredients, and the heat is just right. The aroma of the rice cereal is beyond common sense! However, in order not to affect Lao Zhou, Gu Zheng locked the aromatic substances in some steam, and then let this part of the steam swirl around in the pot, but it just couldn't fly out.

"Why doesn't the rice porridge you cook have any aroma at all?"

There were two pots, and Lao Zhou, who was also cooking rice paste, looked at Gu Zheng curiously.

"I used my inner strength to gather the fragrance together. I was afraid it would affect you, so I didn't force it out." Gu Zheng told the truth.

"Scents are invisible, how can you achieve this with your inner strength? If that's really the case, if you force them out, I'm not afraid of you affecting me!"

Lao Zhou also used internal energy in the process of making cold shrimps. What Gu Zheng said made him feel incredible.

"All right!"

Since Lao Zhou didn't care, Gu Zheng didn't matter. When he released the water control technique, the rich aroma of rice immediately floated out from the pot, completely suppressing the aroma in Lao Zhou's pot!

Cold shrimp is the signature snack of Wufeng Island. The glutinous rice and rice used to make cold shrimp are ordinary-level ingredients with rare quality. Such ingredients are then hand-boiled by Gu Zheng into rice paste, and the fragrance it emits is, Even Gu Zheng felt that this was the fragrance of rice second only to fairy rice.

"It smells so good!"

Even though he was unwilling to praise, Jiang An still sighed involuntarily in his heart.

"sharp!"

Lao Zhou's face was tense, but he still gave Gu Zheng a thumbs up.

Gu Zheng just smiled, and then poured some powder into the pot with Lao Zhou's eyes widening.

"you,"

Lao Zhou really didn't know what to say. The powder Gu Zheng poured into the pot just now was not illegal. After all, the powder was all ground from auxiliary materials.

There are various kinds of crushed nuts in the cold shrimps made by Lao Zhou. The presence of these crushed nuts not only provides the cold shrimps with a different taste, but also provides the aroma of oil.

Grinding the nuts into powder and pouring it into the rice paste is not something that Pharaoh Zhou’s master has never tried before, but the final result is not ideal.

Nut powder no longer has the unique taste of roasted seeds and nuts, and because the oil needs to be removed to make the powder, its fragrance has also lost a lot of its flavor. What's more important is that the cold shrimps are white and plump, which makes them appetizing. If nut powder is mixed in, the cold shrimps will lose their original pure white color.

Amid everyone's confusion, Gu Zheng pretended to put his hands against the pot, closed his eyes and frowned, as if he was cooking with his inner strength. But in the pot that could not be seen by others, the rice paste was rotating rapidly, evenly wrapping the nut powder that Gu Zheng had poured in.

After a while, Gu Zheng lifted the pot from the fire. His rice porridge was already cooked.

Cold boiled water had been put into the basin on the side. Gu Zheng slowly added the rice paste into the colander and used the magical technique 'Nuwa Creates Humanity' that he had obtained a long time ago but had rarely used.

"this……"

"How is this possible!"

"What kind of method is this!"

The people around him couldn't help being shocked, and they all started shouting, even Lao Zhou was no exception.

Cold shrimps, cold shrimps, just look like big heads and small tails, more or less have the prototype of shrimps. If it is not for the fear of affecting appetite, it would be more appropriate to name them "cold tadpoles".

However, the cold shrimps made by Gu Zheng look like real shrimps!

The white and fat shrimps have clear shrimp heads, shrimp bodies and shrimp tails. If Gu Zheng did not want to be too scary, he would not mention the small details such as whiskers and eyeballs. He could even make the cold shrimps swim! Moreover, the nut powder that Gu Zheng originally put into the pot is now invisible! But everyone has no doubt that the nut powder has been evenly wrapped in the cold shrimps, which are still pure white in appearance.

"You!"

After being shocked, Jiang An and Xie Ying looked at Gu Zheng, both of them looked like they wanted to speak, but couldn't.

"What's wrong with me? Are you going to say that I cheated? Delicious food should be colorful, fragrant and delicious. I just made the cold shrimps more vivid." Gu Zheng said lightly.