Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao, my abilities are refreshed every month.

Wang Dong's angry face puffed up, and she turned her head away from Huo Yuhao, but the bitterness in her eyes and the estrangement in her heart had unknowingly dissipated.

As Tang Ya listened to Huo Yuhao's story, she secretly observed and noted the interaction between the two, a sense of unease creeping into her heart. The two of them looked exactly like a couple having a tiff.

Xiao Yuhao, you're so foolish!

How could you like a boy?

Where do you place Nannan? Where do you place me? And where do you place Beibei… well, that doesn’t count.

In short, Tang Ya felt that she should get Nan Nan back on the right path as soon as possible. If there was really no other way, she was willing to make a sacrifice, just to repay Xiao Yuhao for pointing out the direction for her soul ring selection.

Huo Yuhao continued his story.

“During my travels, I visited many renowned doctors I could find. I accompanied Sister Nan Nan and her mother to visit those truly skilled doctors. After curing Auntie’s illness, I left. After her mother’s condition improved, Sister Nan Nan caught up with me, wanting to protect me all the way to repay my kindness. I remember that when Sister Nan Nan caught up with me, I was being robbed, and Sister Nan Nan appeared in time to save my life.”

Jiang Nannan listened quietly as Huo Yuhao recounted his story, occasionally recalling the details of the time, a happy smile appearing on her face.

"...We spent almost a year together on and off, and finally, after I found a way to save my mother, we said goodbye. Sister Nan Nan told me that she was coming to Shrek Academy, so I came to find her."

After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, he let out a soft sigh of relief. Having vented some of his innermost thoughts, he felt much more relaxed. He looked at Jiang Nannan, who was listening quietly to his story, and asked:

"Sister Nan, how is Auntie's health now? I haven't visited her in the past two years. Let's go see her together after the holiday."

"Mom's health has improved since her recovery, and I'm now enrolled at Shrek Academy. When I'm not around, the neighbors in the village always look after her. Yuhao, how is Aunt Huo's health? Has she recovered?"

Jiang Nannan asked with concern. Since Huo Yuhao found a treatment, he hadn't contacted her again, and she didn't know anything about Huo Yuhao's mother's condition.

When Tang Ya heard Jiang Nannan's question, she suddenly remembered what Huo Yuhao had said in the Star Dou Great Forest that he lived alone.

Did Xiao Yuhao's mother ultimately not recover? Xiao Yuhao had spent two or three years trying to cure her, and he was only eight or nine years old at the time. Tang Ya's eyes flashed with heartache. Just as Xiao Yuhao said, they were truly kindred spirits, both orphans now.

"My mother has passed away. Not from illness, but for other reasons," Huo Yuhao said calmly, his eyes showing no emotion. He didn't want to tell anyone about his mother's death. He didn't want to involve others in the hatred; he only wanted to personally make everyone in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion pay for it with their own blood.

"Yuhao!" Jiang Nannan looked at the boy whose eyes seemed to be filled with worry and heartache. Knowing Huo Yuhao's past, she could feel the repression and hatred in his heart. She hoped that Huo Yuhao could rely on her more. She was willing to help him and hoped that she could help him.

Tang Ya felt she understood Huo Yuhao, but she didn't want this understanding, even though she also bore the burden of avenging her parents' deaths. They were truly kindred spirits! It turned out that he and Huo Yuhao weren't just orphans, but their parents had also been murdered, and they both had deep-seated hatred to avenge.

A flash of darkness appeared in Tang Ya's eyes. Why did those villains live better and better lives, while she and Xiao Yuhao could only struggle and fight with all their might to make the murderers pay for their crimes?

Wang Dong quietly put her other hand on Huo Yuhao's arm, hoping to offer her some comfort. She hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to have such a past; compared to him, she was truly so fortunate.

Well, from now on, I'll be nicer to him. Even if he just wants to see his daughter dressed up, I'll grant his request once in a while if he asks a few times!

The group, each with their own thoughts, fell silent and headed aimlessly toward the center of Shrek City.

Huo Yuhao was the first to break the silence.

He smiled again: "Why are you all silent? Sister Xiaoya, have you forgotten why we came out today? If you don't take me, we'll get scammed in Shrek City, where we don't know anyone."

Tang Ya glanced at Huo Yuhao and said to lighten the mood, "You're so clever. You're the one who lies to others, not the other way around."

Huo Yuhao said innocently, "Sister Xiaoya, don't slander me. I'm not one to lie."

Wang Dong: ? ? ?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 29: The recipes aren't selling?

"This is the place. It's the biggest restaurant in Shrek City. Legend has it that all the chefs here are food-type Soul Masters, and every ingredient is carefully selected from the essence of Soul Beasts. Let's take a look at this place first, and then check out other places. It's good to compare prices."

Tang Ya pointed to a restaurant that was about six or seven stories high in front of her.

Huo Yuhao looked around and saw that the restaurant was decorated in a classical style, with multiple pavilions of varying heights, upturned eaves, vermilion doors and green tiles, and carved beams and painted rafters. Inside, the banquet was magnificent, with bright candlelight and a rich aroma filling the air.

Huo Yuhao led Jiang Nannan and the other two into the restaurant and sat down in a private room. Huo Yuhao looked at the dishes on the menu and then began to order.

Tang Ya asked curiously, "Xiao Yuhao, didn't we come here to buy recipes? Why are you ordering food? We can't afford a meal here."

Huo Yuhao explained, "Selling recipes definitely requires discussing with their owner. The four of us are just students. Do you think we can easily meet the owner of such a big restaurant?"

Huo Yuhao sighed again and said, "It won't be easy to sell the recipes here. Look at their menu; all the dishes are made with the essence of top-quality soul beasts. Here, you're not just eating delicious food, but also getting nutrition. My recipes use ordinary ingredients, the best being the meat of a hundred-year-old soul beast. No matter how delicious they are, they clash with the positioning of their restaurant, so they won't sell."

Tang Ya nodded, worriedly saying, "Indeed, I wouldn't buy it either. So, we're not going to sell any recipes at this shop? Let's leave quickly and go to some ordinary restaurants."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Let's check this place out first. Ordinary restaurants won't offer good prices, but looking at the prices on this menu, do you think they'll offer low prices for dishes that can be added to their menu?"

Huo Yuhao looked at the cheapest dish on the menu, which cost several hundred gold soul coins, and couldn't help but sigh. He had almost gotten used to living a poor life since he transmigrated here.

Seeing the prices on the menu, Jiang Nannan was acutely aware of the vicissitudes of life. She was the poorest person at Shrek Academy; the money she had spent so far didn't even amount to the price of one of the dishes listed above.

Jiang Nannan remained silent. She believed that Huo Yuhao had his reasons, and to her, he had always been reliable.

Wang Dong couldn't help but ask, "But didn't you say this restaurant wouldn't sell your recipes?"

Wang Dong didn't think the prices on the menu were expensive. The ingredients were all parts of thousand-year-old or ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, so the price was just right.

All she was curious about now was how Huo Yuhao would sell the recipe to this shop.

Huo Yuhao frankly stated, "They really won't buy the current recipes, and I never said I would sell them."

"Let's have a meal here first and try their food. And maybe we can talk about other business while we're at it?" Huo Yuhao said meaningfully.

"Do you have money?" Wang Dong asked back.

"If you beg me, I might be able to treat you to this meal." Wang Dong smiled broadly. She felt relieved that she could finally get this guy to bow down to her.

Huo Yuhao glanced helplessly at Wang Dong and sighed, "Why spend money when you can get a free meal?"

Wang Dong's eyes widened. "You're going to dine and dash?"

"Didn't you see it? There's a sign in the lobby when you enter that says anyone who can cook food that tastes better than their restaurant will get a free meal," Huo Yuhao said.

"Are you sure your cooking skills are that good?" Wang Dong was somewhat skeptical; she hadn't tasted any of Huo Yuhao's dishes yet. "You know, the head chefs here are all at least Soul Kings of the food category. They're all very sensitive to the color, aroma, and taste of food, and their cooking is top-notch. Do you think you can beat them?"

Huo Yuhao didn't know how good these people's cooking skills were, but he felt that as long as they were human, no matter how good their cooking skills were, he could find fault with them through mental detection. As long as he could find fault, he could use his soul interference to infinitely amplify the sensory perception of that flaw in the person tasting it. In this way, even the most delicious food would be ruined by that flaw.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao said confidently, "Don't worry, my cooking skills are absolutely excellent. Sister Tang Ya can vouch for that."

Tang Ya nodded in agreement.

As they chatted, dishes of food, each with its own distinct color, aroma, and flavor, were served one after another. Huo Yuhao first used his mental detection to scan them all, then tasted them briefly. He had a good idea of ​​what to expect and felt that he didn't need to interfere with his soul.

Huo Yuhao waved to the waiter and said, "Could you please have your head chef come over? The dishes you make don't suit our tastes. It's such a waste of such good ingredients."

The waiter glared at him, but still obediently went to find the head chef.

Wang Dong and the others were somewhat puzzled.

"What do you want to do again?"

Huo Yuhao said, "Since we're going to make our food even more delicious than what they serve at their restaurant, we should first critique their dishes and point out their flaws. That way, we'll have a better chance of winning. Besides, if I point out all the flaws in their dishes, maybe I can draw out the restaurant owner?"

Tang Ya's lips twitched, and she said, "Aren't you afraid of getting beaten up for doing this?"

Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "Why do you think this restaurant put up a sign that says if your cooking skills surpass theirs, the meal is free? It shows that they are not afraid of being challenged or criticized; on the contrary, they welcome people to challenge them."

Tang Ya nodded thoughtfully.

Huo Yuhao continued, "Of course, this is just my guess, and I can't guarantee it's correct. But even if they don't mean it that way, we don't need to be afraid."

"Putting aside the fact that this is Shrek City, we are all students of Shrek Academy. Just because of Wang Dong, we are safe and sound."

Wang Dong glared at Huo Yuhao.

Tang Ya asked, "Is junior Wang Dong of a very high status?"

"Her?" Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong, his eyes asking if he could tell him.

Wang Dong glanced at Huo Yuhao and said, "I am the young sect master of Haotian Sect."

"The young sect master of Haotian Sect?" Upon hearing this, Tang Ya gave Wang Dong a deep look and then fell silent. She still harbored some resentment towards Haotian Sect.

"Hello, sir/madam, are these dishes prepared by our restaurant and not to your liking?"

A middle-aged man dressed in a chef's uniform and hat, with neat clothes but a touch of worldly life, knocked on the door of the cubicle and entered after Huo Yuhao and the others gave him permission.

Huo Yuhao said, "There are indeed many things that don't suit my taste."

The middle-aged chef smiled, eager to hear what Huo Yuhao had to say.

"Let's start with this Imperial Fried Rice."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should have used rice produced by a plant-type soul beast called Thousand-Year Jade Rice, bird's nest from a Thousand-Year Golden Swift, abalone sauce from a Thousand-Year Abalone, and several Hundred-Year White Jade Shrimp, right?"

The middle-aged chef had already put away his smile. It was already a rare feat for a gourmet to be able to taste two or three of the ingredients, but this young man could actually taste all of them? The middle-aged chef was very surprised, but little did he know that his surprise today would go far beyond that.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 30 Suggestions

Huo Yuhao continued, "The way to make this dish is to stuff rice into white jade shrimp and steam it, so that the shrimp flavor naturally permeates the rice. Then, juice is extracted from thousand-year-old abalone, and bird's nest from thousand-year-old golden swiftlets is added and stir-fried together."

"A seemingly ordinary fried rice dish is actually exquisitely crafted and incredibly profound!"

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but praise.

Tang Ya, Wang Dong, and Jiang Nannan stared in disbelief at the fried rice, then at Huo Yuhao, their eyes darting between the two. They only thought the fried rice was delicious, but they never expected the method to be so exquisite and complex. The key point was that Huo Yuhao could actually taste the difference?

Huo Yuhao couldn't possibly tell the difference by taste, since he'd never seen these things before. But he had a mental detector, and it could display the data about these things.

The middle-aged chef gave Huo Yuhao a deep look. He was surprised that the young man in front of him could taste the recipe. This was a recipe that several food-type soul masters in their restaurant had worked together to develop. How could someone taste it?

He had to report to his boss immediately.