Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 588: Full Shell Banquet

"Ah Xuan, don't cry."

Princess Ankang hugged Li Xuan for a while to comfort him, and said with a helpless smile.

Li Xuan was sniffing in grievance, sticking out his red tongue, facing the cold wind to relieve the spiciness.

"Who told you to be so greedy, stuffing everything into your mouth?"

Princess Ankang pinched Li Xuan's little tongue, but Li Xuan rolled his eyes at her and slapped her hand away with his paw.

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Feng on the side laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes. Li Xuan wanted to go up and give this old man a couple of bang bang punches to give him a taste of his anger.

Li Xuan was absolutely sure that the old man must know what was in the porcelain bottle and he was deliberately trying to mess with him.

But Zhao Feng is now a third-rank warrior, and Li Xuan has no way to deal with him. He can only endure the heat and curse a few times.

The more Princess Ankang tried to try to stop him, the more excited he became, as if to say, "No one wants to stop me today."

Princess Ankang had a stern face and tried hard to hold back her laughter.

God have mercy on her, she didn't try to stop Li Xuan at all. It was clearly Li Xuan who was pulling her arm.

Princess Ankang's hands were pulled back and forth by Li Xuan, but they were tightly clamped under his ribs. It seemed that Princess Ankang was really trying to persuade Li Xuan not to be impulsive.

But Princess Ankang's arms were as limp as two noodles and she didn't look like she was exerting any strength at all.

But since it was her own cat after all, Princess Ankang could only try her best to keep a straight face and prevent herself from laughing out loud.

"Okay, okay, I didn't make myself clear just now, isn't it enough for me to apologize to you?"

"Hey, Xuan."

"I'll give you this treasure as compensation. Will you be able to calm down now?"

As Zhao Feng spoke, he took out a brocade box from his sleeve. When he opened it, a strange blue and green pill was quietly placed inside.

"Pingfeng Dinghai Maru."

"This helps a fourth-grade warrior achieve tranquility within a day, and also has the effect of strengthening the body and refining the true qi."

After hearing Zhao Feng's introduction, Li Xuan stopped cursing and stared at the pill that was obviously not an ordinary one.

"This is the reward His Majesty promised you. I brought it to you today."

After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he blinked at Li Xuan.

Looking at this old man's frivolous behavior, it was clear that he was deliberately making fun of Li Xuan.

But this time Li Xuan was smarter. He first wrote with his tail and asked Zhao Feng:

"Eat it directly?"

Zhao Feng nodded.

The next moment, he saw Li Xuan open his bloody mouth and swallow the pill in the brocade box in one grunt.

Li Xuan swallowed the pill and smacked his lips twice, feeling unsatisfied, as if he didn't taste much.

Then, everyone saw Li Xuan silently sticking out his tongue and continuing to dry it.

It seems that this pill has no effect in relieving the spiciness.

Li Xuan felt the effect of the elixir taking effect in his body. A cool feeling rose from his dantian and spread to his limbs and bones.

And the originally restless true energy in the body actually slowly calmed down.

Li Xuan absorbed a lot of energy just now, which made him feel slightly out of control, but now that feeling has disappeared.

Instead, the Qi continued to condense, and the feeling became increasingly calm.

At this rate, it would probably take less than a day for Li Xuan to consolidate the power of the fourth level of the Jingqi Realm.

"Wow, not bad."

Li Xuan was very satisfied with the effect of the elixir.

I'm afraid that elixirs of this quality were also made by Imperial Doctor Xue.

It seems that Emperor Yongyuan was not fooling him before, but really took the reward he was going to give him to heart.

The effect of Pingfeng Dinghai Pills is exactly what Li Xuan urgently needs now.

At this time, Zhuge Fang also made progress.

He filled a jade bowl with some dark blue liquid and placed it in front of Li Xuan.

"Kitty, this thing can relieve the spiciness, would you like to try it first?"

Li Xuan looked at Zhuge Fang suspiciously.

It was this guy's fault for not reminding Li Xuan in time, causing him to drink a bottle of "chili essence" without knowing the truth.

Li Xuan first sniffed it and found that the liquid was indeed full of ice power.

He immediately stuck out his tongue and took a small lick.

It's icy cool and a little sweet.

Of course, this is Li Xuan’s feeling.

If it were someone else, they would probably feel a chill in their heart, or even be in danger of their life.

Li Xuan tasted it and felt that this thing was not suitable for Princess Ankang and Yu'er to eat, because the effect was too overbearing.

Li Xuan immediately wrote to Zhao Feng: "No, can you make the effect softer?"

Who would have thought that Zhuge Fang also noticed the words written by Li Xuan, and answered without thinking:
"Of course you can. This is just unprocessed shellfish juice, and its efficacy is the purest."

"If you can absorb it, it's better to eat it this way."

"Your Highness, I will make some arrangements to make it easier to absorb the effects of the Arctic Supreme Shell."

After Zhuge Fang finished speaking, he went back to his work.

After a while, he presented Princess Ankang with a bowl of Arctic Supreme Baby Juice, which was much lighter in color.

"Your Highness, please taste it."

After Zhuge Fang finished speaking, he stood aside, waiting for Princess Ankang's attempt.

Princess Ankang scooped a spoonful with a spoon and put it in her mouth to taste it.

Soon, Princess Ankang showed a look of surprise and said:
“Delicious and icy cold!”

"Sister Yu'er, come and try it too."

As soon as Princess Ankang finished speaking, Zhuge Fang handed over another bowl at the right time, and Princess Ankang personally gave it to Yu'er to taste.

Seeing that there were outsiders present, Yu'er seemed a little reserved. Just when she didn't know what to do, Zhao Feng said:
"The Arctic Supreme Shell is a competition prize bestowed upon you by your Majesty. Your Majesty can dispose of it as you wish."

Zhao Feng seemed to be talking to himself, but he was actually speaking to everyone present.

The eunuchs in flowery clothes naturally had nothing to worry about. They had all been strictly trained by the Imperial Household Department and knew the rules.

However, Zhao Feng had to reprimand the imperial chefs brought by Zhuge Fang to prevent them from gossiping about him.

Although Zhuge Fang is obsessed with cooking, he is not a fool who knows nothing.

How can someone who can reach the pinnacle of a skill be stupid?

He just saw that Li Xuan could communicate by writing, but he was not surprised at all. Now he heard what Zhao Feng meant by knocking, and immediately expressed his opinion:

"That's natural. We in the imperial kitchen only cook. We don't know much about other things."

Zhuge Fang gave Zhao Feng a silly smile.

He brought people here today, and naturally he didn't want his subordinates to suffer misfortune in the future because of what happened today.

Moreover, Zhao Feng was in charge of the research budget of his imperial kitchen, so Zhuge Fang dared not offend him.

The words of the two big guys immediately made the imperial chefs and eunuchs in flowery clothes who followed them bow their heads deeply. Apart from the things at hand, they dared not listen or watch anymore.

This is how it is in this palace. If you are not careful, you will end up losing everything.

Sometimes, when a disaster strikes, you don’t even know what’s going on, and countless people have lost their lives without knowing why.

If you want to live long in this palace, being a little stupid is always better than being smart.

A stupid person may be bullied and beaten, but he will never dance on the edge of a knife like a smart guy, risking his life.

When Yu'er saw that Zhao Feng was there to support her and Zhuge Fang had restrained the imperial chef, she dared to eat with them.

In the past, they had no rules in private, since no outsiders could see them anyway.

But if it was seen by outsiders, it would inevitably be framed. If they didn't accuse Jingyang Palace of a crime, they would also say a lot of unpleasant things behind their backs.

But now everything is different. They are still the same.

But now when people do the heinous things that they did in the past, most people find legitimate reasons for them instead of causing trouble for them.

This sense of security made Yu'er feel warm in her heart even though she was drinking the cold shellfish juice.

"Your Highness, how do you feel after drinking this shell juice? Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Zhuge Fang asked Princess Ankang while cooking his dish.

Princess Ankang shook her head and replied, "No, I think it's delicious. It's icy and sweet, and tastes great."

After hearing this, Zhuge Fang nodded and said, "Your Highness, I will increase the concentration of the shellfish juice next. If you feel uncomfortable, please let me know."

"I have confirmed the limit of what Your Highness can bear before I can continue to prepare the next ingredient."

Princess Ankang said she understood.

Only then did Li Xuan understand why Zhuge Fang offered such a dish of shell juice that required absolutely no technical skills.

Next, Zhuge Fang prepared several small bowls of shell juice of different concentrations. Princess Ankang drank them one by one without changing her expression, indicating that there was no problem at all.

Seeing that Princess Ankang looked normal and didn't seem to be lying, Zhuge Fang couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Zhuge Fang, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Feng thought something went wrong and asked immediately.

Zhuge Fang pointed to the last small bowl of shellfish juice and said, "The last bowl is already the original juice, the same as what the kitten just drank."

Li Xuan immediately looked up and meowed at Princess Ankang in a puzzled tone.

Princess Ankang understood that Li Xuan was concerned about him, and quickly said:
"Ah Xuan, it's really okay."

"On the contrary... the more I drink, the more comfortable I feel."

Li Xuan sighed, knowing that the coldness in Princess Ankang's body still occupied an absolutely overwhelming position.

The chill from the Arctic Supreme Shell might be strong, but it really wasn’t enough to cause any changes to Princess Ankang’s constitution.

At least now it couldn't even arouse the coldness in her body.

Li Xuan touched Princess Ankang's abdomen with his claws, and seeing that everything was normal, he winked at Zhao Feng and Zhuge Fang.

Seeing this, Zhao Feng said to Zhuge Fang:

"Just do what you want."

After hearing these words, Zhuge Fang was delighted and started cooking immediately.

Since Princess Ankang could even tolerate the original juice of the shell, he could let go and cook with the sole purpose of bringing out the effectiveness of the Arctic Supreme Shell.

Next, dishes made with Arctic Supreme Shell were served on the table.

But since they were all cold dishes, there was no fragrant smell, but each one was emitting a cold air.

In this cold winter, they ate cold dishes in the yard outside.

Li Xuan first jumped onto the table and tasted each dish.

I have to say that the flavor of the Arctic Supreme Shell is really good, and with Zhuge Fang’s meticulous preparation, it is not at all monotonous like a cold dish.

The true energy in Li Xuan's body began to fluctuate as he ate these dishes, but was soon suppressed by the effect of Pingfeng Dinghai Pills.

It seems that Emperor Yongyuan had really put some thought into it. Knowing that Li Xuan would also eat the Arctic Supreme Shell, he chose to send the elixir today on purpose.

In this way, Li Xuan could eat to his heart's content without caring about his body's condition which had not yet calmed down.

After Li Xuan confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the dish, he greeted Princess Ankang and told her to eat with confidence.

But Li Xuan waved his hand to Yu'er. Just as he was about to explain, Zhuge Fang, who was cooking, spoke first:
"Miss Yu'er can't eat the food I'm cooking now."

"You just drank the third concentration of shellfish juice and had an uncomfortable reaction. Eating these dishes will be dangerous."

"There are a lot of ingredients in the Arctic Supreme Shell. I can only pick out the best parts and maximize their effectiveness."

"As the activity of the Arctic Supreme Shell decreases, the danger of other materials will also decrease. I will make a few safe dishes later. Please wait for a moment, Miss Yu'er."

As the saying goes, a third-rank official is the most important person in front of the prime minister. Zhuge Fang gave enough respect to the only palace maid in Jingyang Palace.

Otherwise, if it were someone else, he wouldn't bother to explain so much.

Li Xuan also nodded. He just wanted to tell Yu'er that these dishes were not suitable for her.

Yu'er smiled, not caring at all, and said to Zhuge Fang:
"Chef Zhuge, thank you for your trouble."

"Just prepare the dishes for Her Royal Highness the Princess and don't worry about anything else."

After saying that, Yu'er concentrated on serving Princess Ankang and Li Xuan their meal.

Zhao Feng on the side also nodded secretly. He always admired good children like Yu'er who knew their limits.

Some servants, once they are favored by their masters, become so carried away that they completely forget their own identities.

Knowing the limits is just three words, easy to say but hard to do.

Next, Zhuge Fang matched the eating speed of Li Xuan and Princess Ankang and continuously served new dishes on the table.

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang are both big eaters, and because of their special physiques, they don't have too many concerns about eating.

As a result, Zhuge Fang was busy all the time, like a whirlwind, busy in this open-air kitchen.

All the imperial chefs he brought with him were helping him, but even so they were still overwhelmed.

The number of Arctic Supreme Shells has also been visibly reduced by one third.

Just as Zhuge Fang said, he only cooked the essence while it was still fresh.

As for those edges and corners, there is no need to worry.

When the last dish of soup came, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang couldn't help but burp at the same time.

"I can't eat anymore, I can't eat anymore..."

Princess Ankang waved her hands repeatedly and couldn't eat another bite.

"Your Highness, the original soup is the original food. You won't feel full after drinking this scallop soup."

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang took a sip with half belief and half doubt, and found that their bloated stomachs really felt better.

“This soup is the end of today.”

"We will prepare the remaining ingredients, but you don't need to eat them today."

The three little ones understood that the remaining ingredients might not be as good as the previous dishes.

But even so, there were still two-thirds of the Arctic Supreme Shell left, enough for Jingyang Palace to have a full shell banquet for several days.

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang drank scallop soup while feeling the changes in their bodies.

What made Li Xuan feel a little strange was that although he felt very full, he could not feel that too much energy was being absorbed into his body.

Although there was a continuous flow of weak energy being absorbed into the body, it was far less than what Li Xuan had expected at the beginning.

"This Arctic Supreme Shell feels just average."

Li Xuan looked up at Princess Ankang's expression and found that the little girl was also stealing glances at him stealthily.

The man and the cat have such a tacit understanding that they can guess each other's thoughts.

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang silently cast suspicious eyes towards Zhuge Fang.

Zhuge Fang, who was taking a short break, stood straight and puffed out his chest in the face of suspicious gazes.

Judging from his appearance, he seemed to have been waiting to be suspected.

"Do you think the effect of this Arctic Supreme Shell is average?"

Zhuge Fang seemed to be asking a question, but his tone made it too obvious that he was about to show off his power in public.

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang looked at each other, then spread their hands, stared at each other with innocent eyes, shook their heads, and answered calmly:
"No (meow)."

Zhuge Fang was choking on what he was about to say with full confidence, and even choked on his own saliva. He started coughing violently and almost coughed out his lungs.

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

"Butler, butler..."

"Are you OK?"

The imperial chefs quickly surrounded him and patted Zhuge Fang on the back to calm him down. They were in a mess, fearing that the head chef of the imperial kitchen would choke to death on his own saliva.

Zhao Feng looked at the man and the cat grinning evilly and said helplessly:
"Well, just let him pretend to be one."

(End of this chapter)