Chapter 1554 - 1547
Chapter 1554: Chapter 1547
Master Chen saw that the Dining Hall had ingredients for "Buddha Jumps Wall" and made it casually.
He is particular about using Zixian Spring Water when drinking soup.
To others, adding the spring water might seem insignificant, but to a gourmand like Master Chen, it makes a world of difference.
Unexpectedly, a young one like Xin Lin also knows this clearly and can taste the difference.
"Truly a youth to be reckoned with."
Master Chen shook his head, both in amazement and admiration.
"Now, this should prove that I didn’t plagiarize others, right?"
Xin Lin looked at the Pockmarked Face Spirit Chef, whose long face had turned so red it seemed it would bleed.
Even she, a Five-star Spirit Chef, couldn’t taste that Zixian Spring Water was in the soup.
"By the way, another thing, since you praised my soup, why didn’t you drink a few more sips? Could it be that my skill has diminished?"
Master Chen asked curiously.
"Master Chen’s skills are beyond doubt. It’s just that I’ve heard some of the medicinal herbs in Buddha Jumps Wall have soothing effects. I have to participate in the third-round assessment later and don’t want to be affected."
Xin Lin smiled slightly.
"What a clever girl, you even understand pharmacology."
Master Chen laughed heartily.
The other Spiritual Delicacy Masters all had bitter expressions on their faces.
They had consumed a large bowl, no wonder they felt a bit drowsy after drinking the soup.
The Pockmarked Face Vice Chairman’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The recipe for Buddha Jumps Wall included some calming medicinal herbs, something she had planned from the beginning.
She set many traps just to prevent Xin Lin from successfully passing the assessment.
She thought that even if Xin Lin passed the assessment, after drinking the soup, she would surely be drowsy and full of mistakes during the third-round, but unexpectedly, Xin Lin guarded against all of it.
Moreover, Master Chen’s actions were also unexpected.
He had been at the Wangjing Spirit Chef Association for so long, when had he ever entered the association’s Dining Hall? He always despised the incomplete and poor-quality ingredients there, too lazy to enter.
Yet today, he even secretly used the association’s treasured Zixian Spring Water.
The Pockmarked Face Vice Chairman was filled with discontent but couldn’t show it. She could only force herself to smile and stand aside.
Out of six Spiritual Delicacy Masters, three advanced to the third round.
Since Master Chen was already there, he decided to stay and watch the third-round assessment.
In the adjacent room, Zhu Zhiyao and Liu Chengtian were starting to get restless.
"What’s that damn old man up to? If it weren’t for him earlier, that woman would have been disqualified, but now, she’s in the third round."
Liu Chengtian complained loudly.
"I know that old man, he’s a Spiritual Delicacy Master from the Taichang Holy Institute, seems to be a Seventh-grade Spirit Cuisine Master. He was the one hosting this special assessment."
Zhu Zhiyao held his head in frustration, not expecting the elder to appear suddenly.
With him around, it won’t be easy for them to sabotage Xin Lin in the third round.
"From the Taichang Holy Institute? Looks like just an old man to me."
Liu Chengtian glanced at Master Chen, full of disdain.
But as soon as he finished his sentence, he saw Master Chen lift his head.
His gaze sharp, he looked straight at the wall.
In the room, Liu Chengtian and Zhu Zhiyao exchanged glances.
In that moment, a sound like a boom echoed in their minds, as if an old pair of eyes was staring at them.
Both of them felt intense pain in their heads and screamed out.
In the next room, there was a sudden disturbance, and the Pockmarked Face Vice Chairman’s expression changed as she was about to get up, when Master Chen said beside her.
"Continue, the third-round assessment is about crafting Spiritual Food."