Chapter 811 - Into the frying pan (1/2)

The Royal Palace was like an arena and looked just like an ancient Roman colosseum. It was round and surrounded by concentric tiered seats. At the center was a square ring about fifty meters wide and long and built of marble, and the gaps between each stone seemed seamless. Even a sip of paper wouldn’t fit between each stone, and it was as smooth as a mirror.

At this moment, Xiao Luo, Ghost, and Duck Emperor were at the center of the ring. The seating area was brimming with over five thousand citizens of Baiyue Nation, and there were no vacant seats available. Funing and Grand Master were in the grandstand above the masses with a bird’s-eye view. It was as if they were overlooking every single living being.

There was a frying pan in front of Xiao Luo with a blazing fire just beneath it. The oil in the frying pan was already simmering, white fumes rising from its surface dauntingly.

“What’s the first test? Hurry, spill it out. Don’t waste our time. We’re in a hurry!” Ghost was eager to find out what the test was and couldn’t wait to get through it.

Duck Emperor shook its head and sighed. “Little girl, I’m seriously worried about your IQ. Even if you use your butt to think, you’d be able to tell it has something to do with this frying pan in front of us.”

“Into the frying pan…” Xiao Luo thought to himself. “Indeed, even if you used your butt to think, you couldn’t miss it.”

Duck Emperor then explained to Ghost and spoke confidently, “Can you see this frying pan here? They have already heated the oil inside. The first test has to be about deep-frying. Throw some wild animals or ingredients into the frying pan and fry them, and then finish the food as fast as you can. I’d say the aim is to see who can eat the fastest and the most.”

After hearing that, Xiao Luo was at such a loss for words that he almost fainted.

“Oh, if it’s an eating competition, then this girl here will never lose! I’m the best at anything related to eating,” Ghost replied, holding on to her small red umbrella with her apricot eyes glimmering.

THWACK!

Xiao Luo did not hesitate to smack Duck Emperor on his head. He rolled his eyes and said, “Did you say you were worried about Ghost’s IQ? Your IQ isn’t any much higher either. Keep your mouth shut if you know nothing and stop trying to fool Ghost.”

“Screw your ducking grandfather! Go***mn brat, why did you smack my head? You’ve messed up my hair. Don’t tell me I’m wrong. Are we not competing to see who can eat faster?” Duck Emperor stared at him with a pair of round and angry eyes.

Competing to see who can eat faster?

Xiao Luo was angry but found it funny at the same time. He then gave Duck Emperor another smack on the head. “You sure have a big heart.”

“A scholar would rather die than be humiliated. Go**mn brat, you better not smack my head again. If you don’t believe me, how about we make a bet?” Duck Emperor was, at heart, a duck with a temper. Since he was constantly being bullied by Xiao Luo, he felt now was the time to make an epic comeback.

“Bet your *ss!” Xiao Luo said gruffly.

Then he added, “If we aren’t competing to see who can eat the fastest, then I’ll pull out all of your feathers, throw them into the frying pan and fry it. What do you mean a scholar would rather die than be humiliated? I haven’t given you a good beating in a couple of days, and you’re already behaving like a spoiled kid.”

Duck Emperor no longer had the guts to argue with Xiao Luo. It slowly flew into Ghost’s pocket. A feeble voice was heard coming from inside the pocket, “Fine, you’re the big brother.”

Looking at the cowardly Duck Emperor, Ghost couldn’t suppress a giggle.

In the grandstand above, Grand Master stared icily and sneered, “Standing at the precipice of death, yet still unaware of their predicament! Truly they are fools!”

“Don’t keep us guessing anymore. What’s the first test about? Make it clear,” Xiao Luo bellowed, lifting his head upward.

Grand Master’s eyes glowered with indignation. It was unacceptable that his man dared to speak with her in such a disrespectful tone. She gnashed her teeth with hatred, then quickly calmed herself, and said, “As you can see, there is a frying pan with heated oil in front of you. The first test is for one of you to jump in. If any of you can stay in there longer than one burning joss stick without dying, then you will have passed the test.”

“Huh?”

After hearing that, all the Baiyue Nation citizens gasped. They were sure that Grand Master intended to take this man’s life. Jumping into a frying pan of hot oil would turn them into human jerky, and this method of death was extremely cruel.

“Into the frying pan? Screw her ducking grandmother! Does she have to go to this extent?” Duck Emperor was so scared that he gulped.

“Grand Master Mother…”