Chapter 928 - Please Try It (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Hu Yue’s worry was understandable as Chongqing School of Sichuan Cuisine was known for spiciness.

A defining characteristic of the Saliva Chicken was being fresh. Thus, the chicken had to be cooked immediately after being slaughtered.

“Although this is not the most suitable way of making the dish, with my condition, it is already the best way,” Yuan Zhou muttered inwardly. Then, he opened the cabinet. Within were three live chickens.

That’s right. Yuan Zhou was going to first kill a chicken before making this cold dish.

“Even the chicken is still alive?” Zhang Yan frowned.

“Saliva Chicken should be fresh. Not bad,” Zhou Shijie nodded approvingly.

“Sure. Fresh. But I’m afraid that I will be starved to death before the meal is done,” Zhang Yan remarked.

“He has to first slaughter the chicken and remove the feathers before he can cook and serve. We will be waiting a long time,” Hu Yue shook his head as well.

He should have slaughtered the chicken in advance and timed it with the arrival of the judges, right? If he was only going to start slaughtering now, how long would they have to wait?

“Moreover, a cold dish is supposed to be some sort of appetizer, a dish before the main course. But for an appetizer, this wait time is too long,” said Ma Cheng with a frown.

“You sure have a lot of comments. I almost thought you guys were the ones slaughtering and cooking,” Lee Yanyi berated.

“Mr Lee, you are not being fair here. It will really take too long slaughtering the chicken,” Hu Yue disagreed.

“Are you sure? Look, the chicken is already in the pot,” Lee Yanyi threw Hu Yue a sideways glance before pointing at Yuan Zhou.

That’s right. In the span of a few sentences, Yuan Zhou’s chicken was already in the pot. This speed almost felt like a magic show.

“This… that’s a different chicken, right?” Hu Yue looked over and saw Yuan Zhou putting a chicken into the pot.

It was understandable that he was doubtful. After all, even the feathers had been removed.

“No, it’s the same chicken that was still alive earlier,” Zhang Yan said as he rubbed his goatee. Inwardly, he was shocked but he still maintained a calm expression. It was unknown what he had witnessed just now.

He only saw Yuan Zhou lifting the chicken, then taking out a shiny knife from nowhere and slaughtered the chicken with a single strike. The chicken did not even have the chance to make a noise before it went limp.

Then, Yuan Zhou’s hands “swished” around and suddenly, all the feathers were gone. That was what Zhang Yan had bore witness to.

“What did I miss?” Hu Yue asked.

“Nothing much. Just Little Yuan slaughtering the chicken and removing the feathers,” Zhou Shijie said with a wide smile.

“Hoho,” Zhao Xin replied with an unnatural expression on his face.

“I have only spoken a few words. Not even three minutes have passed and the chicken is already slaughtered? Is that a fake chicken? I didn’t even hear it shouting before it was killed,” These were the shared thoughts of both Ma Cheng and Hu Yue.

Could he not allow the chicken some dignity, allow it to make some sound before dying?

Hu Yue glanced at Yuan Zhou before looking at the chicken in the pot, his mind still in a mess.

While the others were under shock over Yuan Zhou’s magical chicken slaughtering, Yuan Zhou was feeling dissatisfied looking at the pot.

“System, are you sure you can’t provide the most suitable ingredients for Saliva Chicken?” Yuan Zhou asked in dissatisfaction.