Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

"Now, please welcome the tenth flavor: Cherish Beauty, Forever Young!"

"Hahaha, among the sixteen women on stage are quite a few stunning beauties. This dish... tsk tsk tsk, savor it!"

The fat cook's gaze fell on Liu Qingzhu's cool profile, and a strange smile appeared on his fleshy face.

One after another, beautiful young women pushed trays onto the stage.

The presentation on the white jade porcelain plate is exquisite. Two red rose petals form the base, and nine extremely thin slices of foie gras are laid on the petals. The foie gras is as vibrant as rouge, and a faint rose fragrance wafts from it.

Served alongside the porcelain plate was a cup of strong tea with a rich aroma. The faint steam and the fragrance of foie gras and flowers intertwined, yet neither overpowered the other.

"Please, everyone."

The chubby chef smiled and gestured for the chef to proceed.

Everyone on the stage looked around at each other, and for a moment, no one picked up their chopsticks.

"Eat up! What are you waiting for? This is such an exquisite delicacy, if you won't try it, I'll go up and have a taste for you."

"That's right, eat quickly."

Upon seeing this, the crowd below the stage began to jeer.

but.

Seeing this, the fat chef on the stage turned his head and looked at the commotion-ridden martial artists:

"Distinguished guest, there are two seats left on stage. This competition allows participants to join midway through. How about coming up and having a taste?"

Upon hearing this, the man's lips twitched repeatedly, he took several steps back, and stammered as he spoke:

"Alas, such delicious delicacies are not for me; I have never eaten offal since I was a child."

His words caused everyone present to burst into laughter.

Lin Ji, standing in the crowd, stared intently at the food on the stage.

He kept analyzing how to use the dishes on the table.

His analysis seemed to be extremely difficult, and even the black and white jade pendant in his sea of ​​consciousness began to slowly rotate.

The white jade pendant's effects finally came into play this time.

Lin Ji sensed two different auras in the food on the white porcelain plate and the cup of strong tea.

It's like yin and yang, mutually nourishing and mutually restraining each other.

"Got it."

He spoke softly into his earpiece.

"This dish actually contains the principles of Yin and Yang."

"The floral foie gras is rich in fat and complemented by the floral aroma. While it tastes delicious at first, it will inevitably feel greasy after a couple of bites, at which point people will definitely raise a glass of tea to cut through the richness."

"This is the normal consumption process, but if that's really the case, then the design is probably being oversimplified."

"Qingzhu, you place a slice of foie gras in the tea. Take it out and look at it every time it soaks for a while, until you feel that the foie gras is not so delicious anymore, then take a small bite."

Lin Ji's voice fell.

Liu Qingzhu, who had been sitting upright behind the table, gently raised her arm, picked up her chopsticks, and took out the foie gras from the top of the table.

His action instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Look, the Ice Beauty is moving..."

"Oh dear, why didn't she wait for others? This dish is called 'Beauty is short-lived'! I hope the Ice Beauty doesn't perish here, or it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy."

Just when everyone's attention was focused on Liu Qingzhu.

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd: "Look, General Wang has picked up his chopsticks too!"

On the stage, when Wang Zhenhuai saw Liu Qingzhu pick up his chopsticks, he also picked up a piece of foie gras.

Just when everyone thought the two were about to eat the foie gras...

The two of them simultaneously soaked the foie gras in the tea.

The foie gras was lifted up again in the next second.

The foie gras that was taken out of the tea changed drastically; its originally vibrant color was tinged with a dark brown, and even its aroma was greatly diminished.

"Play it again!" Lin Ji said into his earpiece.

The two men put the foie gras down at the same time, and a moment later, they took it out again.

"Put it on again!"

The two put it in again.

After three times.

The foie gras finally lost its original vibrant color completely.

It has been completely dyed brown.

The white jade pendant in Lin Ji's mind turned slightly, and the two auras on the tea and foie gras disappeared without a trace.

"You can eat it now, but there's only one piece left. The antidote in the tea has already been used up," Lin Ji reminded him.

Liu Qingzhu did as instructed and brought the foie gras to her lips.

"I want to eat! The Ice Beauty wants to eat!"

A commotion arose from the crowd.

Liu Qingzhu brought the foie gras to her lips.

She parted her jade-like lips slightly and bit off a third of the foie gras.

moment.

A rich rose fragrance spread throughout the mouth.

The foie gras melted on the tongue like ice cream.

However, there seemed to be an even richer aroma in the melted foie gras, but it was completely suppressed by the tea fragrance, lingering in the mouth for only a moment before disappearing without a trace.

In the distance, Wang Zhenhuai smiled slightly and swallowed a mouthful of foie gras.

Liu Qingzhu also put the remaining two-thirds into her mouth.

The two ate the foie gras.

At the same time, he placed the chopsticks in his hand on the edge of the jade plate.

They didn't touch their chopsticks again.

Seeing this, the other fourteen people followed suit, putting the foie gras into their teacups and then swallowing it.

"Delicious!"

"Hahaha, this is the most delicious food I've ever eaten!"

"Yes, yes, we can't waste them. There are still eight pieces left. I can experience paradise on earth eight more times."

The martial artist wasn't satisfied after swallowing a piece of foie gras.

He picked up another piece with his chopsticks, put it in the teacup, steeped it three times, and immediately put it in his mouth.

Before he could finish the first bite, he quickly picked up his chopsticks and this time he picked up three slices of foie gras and poured them directly into his cup.

next second.

He was just about to pick up his chopsticks.

"puff--"

A stream of black blood spurted from his mouth.

"Ah—" His eyes were filled with horror. Ignoring the black blood flowing from his mouth and nose, he clutched his abdomen and collapsed to the ground: "Ah—help—help me."

however.

It didn't even last three breaths.

His convulsions completely stopped.

died!

On the stage.

The remaining martial artist, who was just about to put the second slice of foie gras to his mouth, abruptly stopped himself from opening his mouth.

They stood frozen in place, utterly stunned.

"Haha, this brother is a bit greedy. This delicacy only emphasizes one word: 'elegance.' It's not something a boorish person can eat."

The fat chef looked at the limp corpse; there wasn't a single flaw on its face, and it even grinned. He turned to the crowd and began to explain the dish:

"This foie gras is marinated with rose petal jam and arsenic, and it is so delicate that it is simply a delicacy. To truly enjoy it, you must soak it in this cup of tea to completely remove the toxins from the foie gras. This cup of tea cannot be used again after it has been used once."

"However, this gentleman has certainly enjoyed the finest cuisine. I've heard that foie gras is most delicious when it's not soaked in toxins."

The audience below felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at the corpse on the stage.

This poison.

They hid it too well.

This event organizer is incredibly malicious.

"Then... the eleventh dish, a smile hiding a knife! Hahaha, please savor it carefully."

The corpse on the table wasn't cleaned up, and it wasn't served as the next dish until the next one was brought up.