Everyone was stunned by Yang Zhen's words. Hu Tao burst into laughter, pointing at Yang Zhen who was bent over and panting, saying, "The God of Cookery? You?"
"Don't think you can brag just because you're good-looking. If you're the God of Cookery, I'll eat this cleaver!"
"No way!" Yang Zhen hugged the kitchen knife to his chest and said seriously, "This kitchen knife is my lifeblood. Do you want to eat my lifeblood?"
"Your manhood?" Hu Tao was shocked, staring at Yang Zhen in disbelief. She muttered to herself, "To value a kitchen knife so much... that's the attitude a true master chef should have!"
Looking at the kitchen knife in Yang Zhen's arms, Hu Tao's eyes brightened. "Are you really a spiritual chef?"
"Of course, would I lie to you!" Yang Zhen glanced at Hu Tao sideways. "If this God of Cookery has told a single lie, then... then I'll let you eat this God of Cookery's manhood!"
"Pah!" Hu Tao stuck out her tongue and said, "This girl won't eat a kitchen knife!"
Yang Zhen blinked. "This 'life-saving organ' is not that 'life-saving organ'. I guarantee you'll want a second bite after just one!"
Hu Tao stared blankly at Yang Zhen, her face full of surprise. "What is so delicious?"
Yang Zhen said in a serious tone, "Naturally, it's the lifeblood of this God of Cookery!"
"Then I'll eat your manhood!"
Hu Tao's words startled Yang Zhen. Seeing Hu Tao's eager expression and gleaming eyes, Yang Zhen felt a shiver run down his spine.
Damn it, I can't afford to mess with them!
A moment later, Hu Tao jumped off the stool with a thud and said to Yang Zhen, "I've decided, you'll cook the spiritual dishes, and I'll be your assistant!"
What?
Everyone present stared blankly at Yang Zhen and Hu Tao. No one expected that, in just a few words, their identities would be switched.
The Spirit Learning Palace, in particular, widened her eyes and snorted, saying, "Nonsense, Hu Tao, are you really going to give up this opportunity? Your spiritual dishes are clearly delicious, and they contain abundant True Essence energy. Why are you doing this?"
Yang Zhen was taken aback. So this little girl's name was Hu Tao?
Hu Tao smiled and said to the female disciple, "Senior Sister Wanru, it doesn't matter whether I enter the Spirit Learning Palace's kitchen or not. Since Yang Dingtian claims to be a Spirit Chef, why not give her a chance?"
The female disciple, referred to as Senior Sister Wanru, gave a wry smile and said, "Alright, but in all these years, I haven't tasted any spiritual cuisine more delicious than yours. If you let him cook... be prepared to be disappointed!"
Hu Tao turned to Yang Zhen and said mockingly, " Yang Dingtian, it's not too late for you to regret it now, otherwise you, the God of Cookery, will probably lose face later!"
Yang Zhen curled his lip, his face full of arrogance. "Would this God of Cookery lose face?"
As he spoke, Yang Zhen looked at Hu Tao and said, "If you're going to cook something haphazardly at such a crucial moment, then you've hit a bottleneck in the combination of spiritual ingredients. Fine, you'll give this opportunity to me, the God of Cookery, and I'll grant you a great fortune. From now on, you must carefully observe every step I take!"
Hu Tao froze, staring at Yang Zhen as she asked, "What are you going to do?"
Yang Zhen took a deep breath and said, "This is a dish that can drive every woman in the world crazy. In our village, girls are even willing to give themselves to you for this delicacy!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, their expressions trembling as they stared blankly at Yang Zhen.
"This is utterly absurd! How could there be such extravagant food in the world that could make a woman willingly offer herself to him!"
"This... this is the most absurd thing I've heard in all these years. This person is clearly unreliable. Miss Hu Tao has wasted this opportunity."
"I'm dying of laughter! Is this Yang Dingtian some kind of madman, or an idiot?"
A group of people were discussing amongst themselves. Wanru Sister Wanru's expression was dark and uncertain; she seemed about to erupt in anger, but after glancing at Hu Tao, she hesitated for a moment and then forcibly suppressed her rage, letting out a soft snort, "Utter nonsense! Who exactly is this person? Is he also Rogue Cultivator from the Spirit Learning Mountain Range?"
At this moment, the spiritual chefs on both sides of Yang Zhen were already starting the fire, and various spiritual ingredients were being put into the pot in different categories. Immediately, a fragrant aroma wafted over, and everyone around took a deep breath. Many people were even swallowing their saliva.
Hu Tao looked at Yang Zhen with sparkling eyes, like a little fangirl. "Quickly, make this delicious food that will make women all over the world willingly give themselves to you!"
Yang Zhen laughed and said, "Then let's begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Zhen suddenly closed his eyes, leaving the group of men who were craning their necks to watch completely bewildered.
Even the two spiritual chefs next to them kept glancing this way.
Damn it!
Although what Yang Zhen said is most likely nonsense, what if it is true?
If such a delicacy truly existed in this world, and I were to learn how to make it...
As they thought about it, many men's mouths started watering, and they hurriedly wiped their saliva away, staring seriously at Yang Zhen, who still had her eyes closed.
In his previous life, Yang Zhen a true foodie. He had personally studied almost every dish that could be named and cooked them quite well.
What Yang Zhen said earlier wasn't untrue. The food he was making could indeed make a young girl willingly go to bed with him. It was the legendary dish that you shouldn't order on a date, and you shouldn't even taste... Mala Tang (Spicy Hot Pot)!
The most crucial part of making Mala Tang (a type of spicy hot pot) is the preparation of the hot and sour sauce. In order to understand the recipe, Yang Zhen worked at a Mala Tang stall for several months. After much pleading and cajoling, he finally got his hands on the recipe from the proprietress.
Yang Zhen had just glanced around and realized that although the standard ingredients for hot and sour sauce for mala tang were not available here, the spiritual ingredients could be used as substitutes. He then recalled the recipe for hot and sour sauce and suddenly opened his eyes!
Ta-da!
As the God of Cookery Yang Zhen moved with his own background music, the moment he touched his cleaver, the people around him instinctively shrank back and gasped in unison.
The next moment, everyone was stunned.
Yang Zhen's cleaver flew up and down, the spiritual materials in the air jumping around in a messy way, not to mention any knife skills.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Zhen's cutting board was covered with a pile of broken spiritual materials, all messy and disorganized. It looked like he had no appetite at all, let alone the desire to make a spiritual meal.
"This... this is outrageous! Is there really such a way to cook in this world?"
" Yang Dingtian isn't cooking, he's practically wasting precious spiritual materials! Holy crap, such a rare Earthly Elemental Chili Pepper, and he just chopped it into mincemeat?"
"Outrageous! Although I'm not a master chef, I can't stand by and watch. If anything made this way is edible, I'll eat Yang Dingtian's manhood while standing upside down!"
Hu Tao stared at Yang Zhen in astonishment, a look of surprise and uncertainty flashing in her eyes. Although she frowned, she did not stop Yang Zhen. Instead, she remembered Yang Zhen Yang Zhen's words and memorized every step he took and the spiritual materials he used.
boom--!
Yang Zhen suddenly picked up a ceramic pot, threw the chopped spiritual ingredients into it, and put it on the fire to start cooking!
"What... what is this?"
"It looks quite presentable, but is this edible?"
"I don't know. Let's keep watching. I want to see how Yang Dingtian gets all the women here to offer themselves to him!"
Swish!
All the women's angry gazes fell on this person, who was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth and shrank into the crowd.