Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Trial
Translator: 549690339
“We’re home!”
After several hours of switching between buses and subways, the trio, one human and two spirits, finally returned home.
Cheering, Qin Lang, cradling the five pounds of recently delivered beef brisket, made a beeline for the kitchen.
Anticipation filled his eyes.
At the Beef Tasting Banquet, while tasting the beef brisket, Qin Lang had found that the tenderness of the mixed breed cow’s brisket was even better than he had imagined.
If it hadn’t been for the fact that Eighteen-Second Beef wasn’t suitable for brisket, he’d have loved to try cooking with this new breed’s brisket right then and there.
But it was not too late now.
With that thought, Qin Lang was quite eager to start.
He cut about two pounds of the beef brisket, put the remaining portion in the fridge.
“Alright, time for us to get busy.”
Qin Lang skilfully cut the beef brisket into chunks and put them in cold water to be parboiled.
Dan Bao and Spicy looked at each other, quickly flew to the chopping board, and started helping Qin Lang with the cooking.
While Qin Lang and the two little ones were bustling around, a basement door that had been closed for a week was opening in a pricey mansion in Dongxia City.
A young man with a headscarf walked out from the suffocatingly dusty door.
Faint scars marred his face. His clothes, unwashed for a week, were dirty and old, and his body exuded an odd smell, a mix of sweat and filth.
His current appearance wasn’t particularly good to say the least.
But the brightness in the young man’s eyes was as bright as a blazing torch.
Next to him was a round Food Spirit with white curly fur and two curled horns on its head. The condition of the Food Spirit wasn’t much better than that of its Spirit Chef.
Aside from the filth and dishevelment, the star that was noticeably brighter than before echoed the bright eyes of the young man.
“Young Master Zhao Chen! Have you made it through?” An elderly butler in his uniform quickly made his way over, a look of surprise on his face.
Ignoring the boy’s dirt, he swiftly brought him near to examine him closely, then heaved a huge sigh of relief, “I’m glad you’re safe and sound.”
“What’s the date today?” Zhao Chen quickly asked.
“July 4th,” the butler promptly responded.
The 4th of July, huh…
Zhao Chen quickly calculated in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.
Glad he made it out in time, he hadn’t missed that important event.
Then, as if he remembered something, he pulled out a stone with a special marking from his pocket and held it up high.
“I’ve completed the toughest trial of the training master!”
The old butler’s face looked a bit strange.
In some Spirit Chef families, there were ways to accelerate the growth of their Food Spirits.
These methods were not about promoting growth, but rather about enduring multiple increased hardships. Therefore, these methods were also referred to as trials.
In essence, they were extremely difficult special training.
Zhao Chen’s family, the Zhao family, also had one such method.
Zhao Chen had been in closed-door training in the basement for seven days, in order to complete this trial in one fell swoop.
Although it was impressive that he could endure and complete it, this trial was far from being “the toughest trial of the training master”.
Leave it be.
The old butler was very familiar with his young master’s character, he played along and replied, “You’re absolutely right, young master.”
As a result, Zhao Chen looked even prouder.
That day, when he saw Qin Lang win the competition with his Wen Si Tofu and acquire his second Starstone, he felt a sense of urgency.
Unable to catch up with Qin Lang’s cooking skills, if he continued like this, he would certainly be left far behind by the person he considered his arch-rival.
Therefore, Zhao Chen made up his mind to take the special trial in his family ahead of time.
The trial was originally designed for a two-star Food Spirit, and given his circumstances, it was extremely difficult for him to complete.
Over the past week, Zhao Chen had reached his limits several times and considered giving up.
But each time, when he thought of Qin Lang, his determination renewed his strength to carry on.
With the help of the trial, Yangyang’s abilities also improved substantially.
Zhao Chen looked at the star beside Yangyang.
Its brightness was even greater than that of Dan Bao after he completely absorbed the second piece of Starstone.
At the thought, a measure of anticipation stirred in Zhao Chen’s heart.
It was time for another match with Qin Lang!
Watching a determined Zhao Chen about to head out the door, the old butler blinked his eyes.
“Young Master, where are you going?”
“I’m going to fight my sworn enemy!”
“But are you really going to go dressed in that outfit?”
“Uh…”
“Moreover, the kitchen has been instructed to prepare your favorite dishes…”
“Fine, I’ll rest for a night and then fight my enemy with peak condition. It’s a form of respect for him.”
“Alright, see you tomorrow.”
Qin Lang put down the phone with a peculiar expression.
Finally, Zhao Chen, who had been missing for a week, reappeared.
But food was still more important.
Watching the two enjoying their red braised beef brisket, Qin Lang smiled and put a piece in his mouth.
The tender and soft beef brisket exploded with flavor in his mouth, the gushing meat juice overflowing with deliciousness, the wonderful concert playing in between his teeth, bringing pleasure from his taste buds to his mind.
No doubt, this new breed of cattle was personally cultivated by Mr. Fu Hang.
After enjoying the upgraded version of the superb mixed breed beef brisket with the two little spirits, Qin Lang cleaned up the dishes and returned to the bedroom with Dan Bao and Spicy.
Participating in the Zhen Niu Pavilion’s Beef Tasting Banquet and emerging as the winner to receive a whole cow as a prize was certainly a joyous occasion, but it was also tiring as the journey was quite long.
After briefly interacting and chatting, a person and two spirits fell asleep.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
The meeting place agreed upon with Zhao Chen was still the plaza in front of the Shi Qi Commercial Building where they had previously held the fun competition.
Qin Lang initially thought that Zhao Chen merely wanted to engage in a Spirit Battle, but upon arrival, he discovered that Du Weiwei and Qi Xiaoyu were also on the invitation list.
Waving at the three, Qin Lang quickly covered the distance through the crowd.
At this moment, Zhao Chen, who was brimming with confidence on the phone the day before, was staring very seriously at Qin Lang, with his hands folded and the two Food Spirits following closely behind him.
After making arrangements with Qin Lang on the phone the previous night, Zhao Chen immediately dialed the two girls. Only then did he find out that during the seven days he was in closed-door training, Qin Lang’s strength had once again taken a quantum leap.
And now that he was witnessing it with his own eyes, he could confirm it.
“Are you ready for the Spirit Battle?” Qin Lang looked at Yangyang, who was beside Zhao Chen, whose star brightness had increased but was still quite a distance away from two stars, and asked.
“1 think we could delay our match a bit,” Zhao Chen took a deep breath, swiftly changing his decision, “Let’s wait until my Food Spirit reaches Two Stars to have the Spirit Battle!”
“Alright.” Qin Lang nodded with a broad smile.
It seemed that for quite a long time to come, Zhao Chen would not actively challenge him again.
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End of chapter easter egg content:
[Red Braised Beef Brisket]
