Chapter 177 Mysterious Guest Appears

After everyone's answers, Yan Fei shouted loudly: "Both the organizing committee and the notary recognized this explanation! The competition continues!"

At this time, Xiang Ling noticed that Yan Xiao's state across from him was a little abnormal, and asked worriedly: "Yan Xiao, are you okay?"

"I, I don't know what's wrong, I'm very nervous. Oh! Look at how my hands are shaking." Yan Xiao said this and sighed.

Xiangling smiled and comforted: "Relax, I've been in this situation too, I'll teach you! Just recite the tongue twister silently in your mind, or... remember your dad!"

After hearing Xiang Ling's words, Yan Xiao was a little confused and said, "Dad? Why are you so specific?"

Xiangling explained calmly: "Because I can remember my dad."

"Lu!" Guo Ba was also beside Yan Xiao, cheering him on.

"Uh... Then let me remember my mother... Oh, yes, go and get busy! I'm fine. You can't delay your game just because I have a problem."

After hearing Yan Xiao's words, Xiang Ling smiled and said, "There's no need to delay, I've finished everything."

"Ah?! Then I can't lose!" Hearing Xiang Ling's relaxed tone, Yan Xiao was so shocked that he couldn't even care about his nervousness.

Seeing Yan Xiao's reaction, Xiang Ling nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, that's the momentum! Aren't you very capable? Show your skills to Yan Xiao. The food you cooked last time was delicious!"

"I'm right, yes, I can do it!" Yan Xiao cheered herself up and said seriously:

"Xiang Ling, and this one... uh... Anyway, thank you, I'll start work now!"

"Lu!" Guo Ba was very satisfied when he saw Yan Xiao's renewed fighting spirit.

Yan Xiao also started to speed up the cooking. Xiang Ling saw that the dish Yan Xiao was cooking at this time was Xian Tiao Qiang.

"Well, didn't Xiang Ling say it's not good to jump over the wall during competitions? Why is Yan Xiao doing it?" Paimeng asked with some confusion.

"As for your disobedience, Xiangling just said that the Xian Tiao Qiang made so quickly is not as rich in flavor as the Xian Tiao Qiang that has been brewed for several days, so it is still edible." Ying replied.

"Ah? Then it looks like Yanxiao did it to me, but it feels like it's not much different." Paimon scratched his head and said.

"How do I know? When Yanxiao is ready, you can just give it a try." Ying replied.

After listening to Ying's words, Paimon smiled and said: "That's right, hehe, Ke Qing was so thoughtful and reserved all our trial quotas."

"That's right. Otherwise, why are we the Seven Stars of Liyue, and you are just a little flying pig that knows how to eat."

"Well, I'm so angry! How could you say that to me! It's all Liusu's fault for giving me such a nickname." Paimon shouted angrily.

"I'm going to give her one next time. Fishing can't calm my anger at all. I'll have to give her a more unpleasant name."

After listening to Paimon's words, Ying turned his head and glanced at her, and said calmly: "Paimon, let's forget it. People don't care about your nickname, but you."

Paimon: "."

While Ying and Paimeng were talking nonsense, time was passing quickly, and Yan Xiao also completed the preparation of the dishes within the stipulated time.

"time up!"

After Yan Fei waited for the time to come, she walked up to the stage and said: "Both contestants have finished their respective dishes. Next, please send the dishes to the judges' table for the judges to appreciate."

Hearing Yan Fei's voice, Xiang Ling and Yan Xiao both brought the dishes they had prepared to the judges' table.

Yan Fei and the other two finished placing the dishes and said to Xiang Ling: "According to the order of completion, let's first ask contestant Xiang Ling to introduce her dishes!"

"My food is——"

Xiang Ling pointed to her dish and introduced: "The main dish is fragrant and tender chicken with chilli pepper, the side dishes are three shredded noodles, and the dessert is crystal shrimp."

"The cooking topic is the ritual of land and water, which covers the two major areas of sea and land. In other words, animal meat, poultry meat, fish and shrimp are all optional ingredients."

"My main dish, the fragrant and tender pepper chicken, is a combination of poultry and peppers. Jueyun peppers grow in the mountains and are the essence of the mountains, while the poultry is a gift from the sky."

"The ingredients for Gua Sansi also use poultry, as well as ham and bamboo shoots. They both have the flavor of the mountains, spicy and fresh, hot and cold, and they match each other well, echoing the Chili Pepper Chicken."

"As for this crystal shrimp dish, the raw materials are rice, shrimp and carrots. The thin skin is wrapped with diced carrots and whole fresh shrimps, which is crispy and tender."

"Shrimps are a gift from the sea. They are tightly wrapped in a skin made of rice. They are a fusion of sea and land, and the umami flavor is slightly sweet. It is a perfect ending to the entire menu."

While Xiang Ling was describing her dishes vividly, Zhongli had already frowned, because the dishes they cooked included seafood. He didn't like this, and he wouldn't have come if he had known it.

After listening to Xiang Ling's introduction, Yan Fei nodded with a smile and said, "What a beautiful answer sheet. Next, contestant Yanxiao please speak."

Yan Xiao looked at the seven people on the judges' table, feeling a little nervous, especially the people on Ning Guang and Ke Qing who gave him a sense of pressure, especially the guest of the Palace of Rebirth named Mr. Zhong Li, who disliked the dishes he made. The color is almost overflowing.

"My dishes are..." Yan Xiao quickly adjusted his mentality and continued: "Fairy jump over the wall, cold mint, golden shrimp balls."

"As Xiang Ling said, land and water are naturally the sea and the land. Birds and beasts, swimming fish and shrimps, the materials I use are also within this range."

"Xian Tiao Qiang is a famous dish in Liyue. As the chef of Wangshu Inn, I have always regarded this dish as the final dish of our restaurant."

"This dish is complicated and uses exquisite ingredients, including smoked ham, crab, fresh shrimp and matsutake mushrooms. It is my main dish, representing my respect for my work and this competition."

After hearing Yan Xiao's words, Xiang Ling opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.

She looked at the Xian Tiao Qiang made by Yan Xiao, and the smell was obviously not as strong as the one she made at home. Even the soup of Xian Tiao Qiang seemed much lighter than the one she made at home.

"The mint salad is refreshing and sweet, and it goes well with the strong aroma of Xian Tiao Qiang."

"Golden shrimp balls are a classic dish that everyone likes. After drinking the rich and mellow soup, take a bite of shrimp balls, hehe... Don't mention how happy it is!"

Paimon said on the side: "Wow, I think the fragrance of Xian Tiao Qiang is so strong, I can smell it from so far away, but why does Xiangling say it's different? I think it's about the same."

Yan Fei said according to the procedure: "Please ask the judges to start tasting."

As soon as Yan Fei finished speaking, Keqing and Ningguang looked at each other, a little at a loss, but Tianshu was a little confused, why didn't they move their chopsticks.

"Mr. Zhongli, why don't you come first." Ningguang said to Zhongli next to him.

"Yeah." Zhongli nodded, picked up a piece of tender pepper chicken with chopsticks, and then tasted the mint salad, and there was no more.

"Mr. Zhongli, don't these dishes suit your taste?" Yan Xiao asked apprehensively when he saw that Zhongli only ate the cold mint salad he made and the tender pepper chicken made by Xiangling.

Zhongli replied indifferently: "These dishes can be considered delicious in general rational terms, but I don't like seafood, so I picked the parts that don't involve seafood for you two to taste."

"Master, Master, have a sip and see how it goes?" Keqing picked up a small bowl and poured the soup of Xian Tiao Qiang into it and handed it to Liusu.

Liusu took the small bowl handed over by Keqing and took a sip. Hmm, the taste was bland.

"How is it?" Keqing asked expectantly.

Liusu replied: "Not very good, the taste is still bland in comparison."

"Oh, oh, then another golden shrimp ball." Keqing picked up a golden shrimp ball and put it on the plate in front of Liusu.

Seeing Keqing looking at her while secretly looking at the golden shrimp ball with her peripheral vision, Liusu laughed dumbly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll do it myself."

Keqing quickly stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a golden shrimp ball and put it into her mouth happily.

"Hmm, delicious." Keqing praised in a low voice, and the happiness on her face was about to overflow.

In this way, everyone tried the dishes of the two contestants.

When Keqing finished another golden shrimp ball and was about to eat the second one, she saw Yanxiao and Xiangling looking at her expectantly, and said in a serious tone:

"Very impressive, both dishes are very thoughtful, ingenious and delicious, I want to eat another golden shrimp! Let's taste the craftsmanship of both sides."

Tianshu commented: "Contestant Xiangling's idea is very interesting, and she actually uses cold dishes as the main dish, which is very bold."

"This tender pepper chicken is very unique. Although the dish is served cold, the peppers inside are stir-fried, and there is residual heat inside. It is spicy and hot in the mouth, hot and crispy, and has a little pepper flavor, which is wonderful!"

After Tianshu finished speaking, Ningguang continued to comment: "Xian Tiaoqiang is wonderful, the three shreds are salty and fresh, the taste is high-end, and it is also a top-grade product. Well, it is of a very good standard."

"Mr. Zhongli, what do you think?" Ningguang asked Zhongli who was drinking tea next to him.

Zhongli replied slowly, "Well, although I don't like seafood, I can understand your cooking skills by tasting your dishes. The tender pepper chicken and the cold mint are both good."

After hearing Zhongli's words, Ruo Tuo agreed with him, "Really? I think so too."

Liu Su commented, "I think the taste of Xian Tiao Qiang is still a little light. It doesn't have that thick and fragrant soup, but it's good to have this taste when it's made on the spot. As for the others, crystal shrimp and golden shrimp balls are good in my opinion."

"This, this" After hearing Liu Su's words, Yan Xiao felt a little uneasy. He also knew that Xian Tiao Qiang needed time to settle, but the main taste of Xian Tiao Qiang was fresh. The ordinary cooking time was fast, but it could also stimulate the taste of Xian Tiao Qiang, so he chose this dish.

Besides, the people in Wangshu Inn were not fixed, so he naturally would not prepare Xian Tiao Qiang, a delicacy that consumed ingredients, in advance. Sometimes no one ordered this dish for a long time.

If someone ordered it, he could only make this dish quickly. Fortunately, the taste of the Xian Tiao Qiang made quickly was not much different.

"I think they are all delicious. I am satisfied with the dishes made by both of you, but I only have one vote, so let me be entangled for a while." Wendy said, and picked up the chopsticks again from the plate in front of her and put a piece of tender pepper chicken into her mouth.

"Three judges on the field, please think for a while, write down your choices and give them to me!" Yan Fei and others said after the comments.

"In addition, the judges selected by the organizing committee are also participating in the review. Those who are lucky enough to taste the dishes, please make independent judgments and vote."

"Wow, Ying, it's our turn. Let's go and try it. Seeing them eating so deliciously, I want to eat it too." Paimeng said excitedly.

Paimeng said while tasting the dishes: "Wow, delicious, this is delicious, that is delicious too, both of them are delicious, I don't know who to vote for, so entangled."

"We have two votes. Why don't we vote for Yanxiao and Xiangling respectively?" Ying suggested.

Paimeng nodded and said, "Yes, that's fair."

At the same time, the judges, including Ying and Paimeng, tasted the dishes carefully and cast their votes.

Yanfei handed the votes to Ningguang after counting them, and turned to the crowd and said, "Sorry for the wait! The voting and counting work has been completed and the results have been returned to Miss Ningguang."

"Please invite Miss Ningguang to announce the final results of this Liyue Chef King Competition!"

Ningguang stood up slowly after listening to Yanfei's words and said, "I declare that the champion of this Chef King Competition is"

Yanxiao: "Yes"

Xiangling: "Yes."

Paimeng: "Yes."

Everyone looked at the final result announced by Ningguang with a nervous look on their faces.

Ningguang paused and said, "Contestant Xiangling won by one vote."

"Wow!!" Xiangling jumped up excitedly after hearing the result announced by Ningguang.

Paimeng also exclaimed: "Hey, hey, hey, so close?!"

"That's right, Yanxiao's cooking skills are also very good." Ying replied.

After hearing the result, Yanxiao sighed and said: "Sure enough. Oh, I knew it."

Yanfei finally announced the result: "After fierce competition, this year's champion was born! Xiangling from Liyue Port narrowly defeated Yanxiao from Dihuazhou by one vote!"

"Although there is a win-lose in the competition, the two votes are so close, which shows that both of them are very popular and excellent chefs! Thank you for your dedication!"

Yanfei continued: "Next, it is the stage of revealing the mysterious guest. The two chefs and the mysterious guest will compete again. This time there is no limit to the ingredients and the time is also one hour. Now let us welcome the mysterious guest."

"Is Ying going to appear? I am looking forward to what she can cook." Paimeng said.

Yae God replied, "I don't know, but it shouldn't be eaten anyway."

"God, you're back?"

Yae God replied with a serious face, "Well, I just talked with Sister Ganyu, and now that Ying is going to compete, I'd better come over. If she sees me not there, I don't know how she will deal with me."

"Deal with you? Ying isn't that scary, right?" Paimon scratched his head after hearing Yae God's slightly exaggerated words.

Yae God shook his head and said, "You don't understand."

Ying walked onto the stage expressionlessly under the gaze of everyone. She had long been accustomed to this kind of scene that attracted everyone's attention.

"Lei, General Thunder!" Someone in the audience was surprised.

Beidou asked, "Manye, is she the Thunder God of Inazuma?"

"Yes, but why did she come to Liyue?" Manye touched his chin and thought.

Beidou looked at Ying on the field and said, "Compared to why she came to Liyue, I am more curious about why she participated in the Chef King Contest, and was invited as a mysterious guest."

Yan Xiao looked at Ying and felt the pressure coming from the other party. He swallowed his saliva and said, "So strong, you can tell at a glance that he is a very strong chef."

"Yeah, this kind of chef is challenging. Yan Xiao, let's cheer together!" Xiangling encouraged Yan Xiao.

"Okay, I will work hard. Challenging this kind of chef is also very helpful for my cooking skills."

Ying: "."

Hearing the conversation between the two, she felt a little embarrassed. If she had known earlier, she would not have come. Why did she suddenly participate in this so-called Chef King Contest? She knew her cooking level.

Thinking of this, she turned her head and looked at Liusu, who was looking at this place with great interest. Suddenly, she felt a sense of sudden enlightenment in her heart.

Yes, she must have come on stage under the instigation of this woman.

"Now please play by yourselves. Report to the staff if you need any ingredients. After a break, the competition will officially begin." Yan Fei said.

"Wow, we still need to rest. Let's wait a little longer. I wonder what delicious food Yanxiao and Xiangling will make now. As for the dishes made by Ying, well, I won't eat them." Paimeng said.

Ying: "."

"Liusu, is this really okay? Let Ying cook? The three-color dumplings she made at the beginning were scary to me." Wendy said in a low voice.

Liusu comforted: "No problem, it won't kill people, don't worry."

Wendy listened to Liusu's answer and said with a tangled face: "You are very spiritual because you can't kill people. Since you said so, I can only rest assured."

"Master said that the dishes made by Ying just contain too much thunder element, but they are still very delicious." In contrast, Keqing said with expectation. If Liusu praised the delicious dishes, they must be really delicious.

The thunder element was directly ignored by her. Now her body is strong, and she can bear a little thunder element.

After hearing what Keqing said, Venti gave her a thumbs up and praised her: "Amazing, as expected, like master like disciple."

After a long time, Yan Fei came on stage again and said: "Okay, it's halftime, the ingredients needed by the contestants are ready, now let's watch them show their skills and look forward to the food they make."

"Now, I declare the start of the competition, the time is still one hour."

As soon as Yan Fei finished speaking, Xiangling and Yan Xiao began to prepare. This time Yan Xiao was not as nervous as before, and he cooked with ease.

Unlike the flames that shot up to the sky on Yan Xiao and Xiang Ling's side, lightning flashed while Ying was cooking, and arcs of electricity were scattered outside the venue from time to time. When they reached the audience seats, they were blocked by an invisible barrier.

The people who were ready to squat and defend breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone put down their burdens and began to watch this friendly cooking exchange competition seriously.