Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 89 (Daily Enrollment)

Ning Tian picked up a skewer of grilled lamb from the table, blew on it slightly, and put it in his mouth. The moment it entered his mouth, Ning Tian's eyes widened.

Huo Yuhao's control over the heat was incredibly precise. Under his guidance, each skewer was meticulously grilled, perfectly balanced between lean and fatty meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The fat in the skewers was roasted by the flames, dripping golden oil onto the lean meat, further enhancing the delicious flavor.

In addition, Huo Yuhao continuously improved the spices according to the students' tastes during the preparation process, and sprinkled them on the skewers in the right proportion, instantly bringing the flavor of the skewers to a peak.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle."

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle."

For a moment, the table fell silent, save for the sounds of everyone chewing their skewers.

Although he didn't receive immediate feedback from Ning Tian and the others, Huo Yuhao knew that their current performance of grilling fish with one hand and skewers with the other was already the best compliment to his cooking skills.

Wu Feng ate a little more restrainedly, clearly paying more attention to etiquette, but Ning Tian and Ning Ge, the brother and sister, completely disregarded such trivial matters as etiquette.

Ning Ge was eating with his mouth full of oil, and Ning Tian was not to be outdone. Even though his mouth was already full like a little hamster stuffing nuts into its mouth, he was still chewing the skewers vigorously, and then taking another bite when he made room for it. As he ate, he even squinted his eyes.

Oh no, has the fragrance made him dizzy?

Huo Yuhao shifted his chair slightly to distance himself from Ning Tian, ​​and then glanced at Wu Feng.

At this moment, Wu Feng was eating the skewers one by one in a very leisurely manner, but Huo Yuhao stared at him carefully for a while before realizing that the speed at which Wu Feng ate the skewers was very strange.

This guy eats skewers incredibly fast and smoothly, basically one after another, getting faster and faster as he eats, though he looks more presentable than the other two.

In the end, the picnic ended with Huo Yuhao not getting to eat a single grilled fish, only managing to eat a dozen or so skewers. It wasn't that Huo Yuhao didn't want to eat more, but rather that he only had time to eat that little bit before all the grilled fish and skewers on the table had disappeared.

Huo Yuhao didn't have any objections to this, after all, he didn't really eat barbecue skewers often at home. He preferred to research other foods. After smelling the barbecue skewers for two years in a row, no one would have a particularly good appetite.

Huo Yuhao was quite curious about the dish Ning Tian had mentioned earlier, "Bear Paw Stew in Milk Broth".

"Miss Ning Tian, ​​could you tell me about the dish you just mentioned, braised bear paw in milk broth? I've never heard of it before."

Huo Yuhao asked with some curiosity.

Ning Tian had just enjoyed a delicious meal hosted by Huo Yuhao, so he was naturally very open and honest. He pretended to be dignified and quietly took the napkin that Wu Feng had placed in front of him earlier from the table to wipe his mouth.

Wu Feng was on the verge of tears when she saw Ning Tian unceremoniously take the napkin she used to wipe her mouth. That was the last napkin she had left!

After thinking for a moment, Ning Tian said, "To make braised bear paw in milk broth, you need to take the paw of a snow bear that is about three thousand years old, preferably the right paw. Slice the soaked bear paw into diagonal slices, put it into milk broth, add winter bamboo shoots, bok choy and other ingredients, and braise until the broth is milky white and thick."

"The bear paw made this way is soft, sweet, and delicious without being greasy. This is my and Wufeng's favorite dish. However, besides this, I think the braised bear paw with five shreds and the braised bear paw are also quite delicious, but we don't eat them often."

Upon hearing that Ning Tian's braised bear paw soup required a snow bear that was around three thousand years old, Huo Yuhao gave up on adding the dish to his recipes. The cost was too high. His barbecue restaurant was still selling ordinary beef and mutton skewers, and he couldn't even bear to use a ten-year supply of iron-skinned barbarian beef.

Although he had heard that dishes made from soul beast meat tasted better, Huo Yuhao decided to wait until he had more money. Right now, he should focus on saving money, as the dining standards of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School were simply beyond his reach.

However, Huo Yuhao thought about the high standard of food and treatment, and realized that he might not be completely unable to eat it. As far as he knew, the core disciples of Shrek Academy seemed to have a special kitchen where the food was soul beast meat. However, this was just hearsay, and he would have to wait until he enrolled to find out.

The journey back was uneventful, and the group encountered no further incidents. However, Ning Ge simply quit, asking Huo Yuhao to help Ning Tian and Wu Feng with the enrollment-related matters, since Huo Yuhao was already quite familiar with the process.

Huo Yuhao knew perfectly well that Ning Ge was worried that after the two girls finished registering, they would consider going out shopping again. If Ning Ge, a homebody, were actually dragged out shopping, he might lose half his life.

However, Huo Yuhao did not immediately refuse, otherwise Ning Ge would definitely find all sorts of excuses to refuse. Since that was the case, it would be better to settle the enrollment matter with Ning Tianwufeng first, and then send the two of them to Ning Ge's soul guide repair shop, which would also give Ning Ge a little surprise.

Ning Ge was naturally unaware that Huo Yuhao had already planned this all along. At this moment, he was glad that he had gotten rid of the two burdens and that he could spend the afternoon in the repair shop figuring out his soul tool. He left happily, humming a little tune.

"Let me take you to register for school first. I'll come along too. Then I'll show you around the school. The scenery at our school's Poseidon Lake is quite nice, but it's a bit dangerous."

Huo Yuhao spoke to Ning Tian and Wu Feng.

"Anyone in Shrek City can come and visit the school freely, right, Yuhao? Aren't you a first-year student like us?"

Ning Tian was puzzled upon hearing this.

"No, that's not true. Apart from teachers and students being able to come and go freely, parents can only accompany new students to school during the start of the semester. Normally, visits are not allowed. The first time I entered Shrek Academy, I only managed to get in under the guise of being admitted through a special recruitment program for Soul Masters."

Huo Yuhao scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then led the two to the east gate of Shrek Academy.

"Hey, isn't this Senior Huo? Senior Huo is finally enrolling this year. This year's freshmen must be under a lot of pressure."

"Yuhao, Yuhao, how am I supposed to live without your barbecue from Monday to Friday? (crying)"

As soon as Huo Yuhao arrived at the school gate, many students wearing yellow second and third-year school uniforms with a green pattern on their chests greeted him.

"Hehe, I just got my second spirit ring. Every year in our school is full of hidden talents. My skills are nothing to brag about. Senior, you'll be getting your third spirit ring soon, right?"

"Brother Tie Niu, as the saying goes, why are you so eager to fight with your neighbors? Your name has the character for 'cow' in it, it's not good to eat so many beef skewers every day, take this opportunity to eat less."

Seeing Huo Yuhao start chatting with a group of students as soon as he arrived at the door, Ning Tian and Wu Feng exchanged bewildered glances.

Ning Ge seems to have been telling the truth; Huo Yuhao's reputation at school is indeed extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)