Chapter 270: Another Stick Please (1/2)

Chapter 270: Another Stick Please

Translator: CatatoPatchEditor: Vermillion

Bu Fang's slender and thin finger flicked the ice cover lightly. Immediately, the cover emitted a faint cracking sound.

A beam of white true energy burst forth from Bu Fang's finger, then rumbled unrestrainedly into the ice cover. Subsequently, under everyone's astonishment, the ice cover started to become a blossoming flower bud, unfurling petal by petal.

The ice-cold chilliness within the ice cover soared like a mushroom cloud, ramming into the ceiling and surging out.

One light ray, then two blossomed densely from the white porcelain plate. Everyone's gaze reflected the delicate brilliance.

However, it had gone beyond everyone's expectations. The fragrance they had imagined did not rise up to the brilliance circulating in front of their eyes. There was no pervading strong fragrance. It was something very inconceivable because, to the majority of them, the aroma of the dish was the prerequisite they used to determine whether a dish would be delicious.

The brilliance gradually dwindled. Subsequently, everyone couldn't help but narrow their eyes as they looked at the porcelain plate. On the plate, the ice crystal had shattered into shards. In the middle of it, lay an inlaid diamond ice crystal cube.

”This... can this be eaten?”

”Could Owner Bu have made a mistake... This is an art piece, right? How is this a dish?”

”So beautiful, but can this really be eaten?”

...

The diners were all extremely puzzled. One after another, they were in a bit of doubt. There was no aroma, and upon judging its appearance, it basically did not look like a dish that could be eaten... This was not the dish they imagined. It was not surprising that they would be so skeptical about it.

Even Xiao Xiaolong and Yu Fu were somewhat puzzled. They had never once seen such a weird-looking dish before either.

On the face of the slightly plump old man was an expression of astonishment. However, very quickly, this expression disappeared. He frowned and scrutinized the ice-crystal cube. He then lifted his head and looked at Bu Fang puzzledly.

”Owner Bu... What kind of dish is this?” the old man asked.

He was an experienced chef and had seen a lot of bizarre dishes before. Therefore, he was not too shocked by it. It was just that he truly couldn't tell what kind of dish this was. Hence, he asked Bu Fang directly and hoped the man would give him an explanation.

Nevertheless, Bu Fang curled up his mouth slightly as he smiled and did not speak. He pointed at the popsicle that had suddenly appeared on top of the ice crystal.

The slightly plump old man contracted his pupils as he extended his hand and picked up the popsicle. Immediately, the chilliness permeating from the popsicle made his face tremble slightly.

After he lifted the popsicle, the ice crystal cube unexpectedly came with it.

”Take a bite, you might be surprised,” Bu Fang said.

This... Can this really be eaten?

The slightly plump old man glanced at Bu Fang suspiciously. When he saw Bu Fang's unperturbed look, he narrowed his eyes, opened up his mouth and took a small bite at its corner.

”Oh!”

Just as the slightly plump old man bit down, his eyes immediately widened and his pupils shrank. His face was filled with an inconceivable expression.

Xiao Xiaolong and the others were also startled. There's something odd?!

The astonishment in the old man's eyes vanished slightly as he strongly bit down on it. There was no ice-cold feeling of eating a ice cube like he had imagined. The ice crystal on the surface of the cube was not an ice cube at all.

Crunch, Crunch!

The old man took a small bite at the corner of the dish and started to chew. Immediately, there were the sounds of crunchiness of nipping into a spirit fruit. At this moment, the more the old man chewed, the more apprehensive he got. On the surface was the crunchiness of a pulp, in the middle was a strange and soft flavor like a soft mud. Within it, there was a familiar flavor mixed. It was his Eight Spirit Fruit Vinegar!

That diamond-looking thing was unexpectedly a pulp... Oh! Right... it's the fifth grade Jadeite Fruit! If that fruit pulp was stir-fried, it would turn glittery and translucent like an ice crystal. Furthermore, there was a concentrated aroma in it that would blossom and burst out the moment it entered one's mouth.

The old man closed his eyes, savoring the concentrated and not greasy pulp aroma that was blossoming in his mouth. The pulp was gentle like jade and the meat paste was mellow and rich, making the Eight Spirit Fruit Vinegar even more sweet and sour. This caused him to be permeated into a peculiar ambience in an instant.