1398 Is this F*cking… Prawn?! (1/2)
The tea tree was sparkling, while an immortal tune, the chanting of a Buddha, and all kinds of voices surrounded it, which woke Lord Dog, Fire Demon Patriarch, and Nether King Er Ha from their intoxication of the Roc meat. Their eyes and attention were immediately attracted by Bu Fang's dish.
At this moment, the Power of the Law began to spin in the sky. A strange power seemed to project out of the rotating Wheel of Law, and it rumbled as stars appeared inside. There were three rows of ten stars, and each row represented Lord Dog, Fire Demon Patriarch, and Er Ha's ratings of Ah Zhuang's dish. The ratings accurately reflected their evaluation of the dish and could not be faked.
All the people present raised their heads and stared at the wheel. The ratings of the dish would determine the outcome of the Chef's Challenge. Since they could not taste the Roc meat, they could only rely on the ratings to guess its taste.
A buzzing sound rang out. The next moment, the first row of stars began to light up. It represented Er Ha's rating, as half of the Runes of Law drifted away from him and rushed into the Wheel of Law.
With the return of the runes, the stars began to slowly light up.
One, two, three…
As the stars lit up, everyone's minds seemed to be pulled into the wheel. Even Ah Zhuang, who had always felt so confident about himself, could not help but stare anxiously at the stars. He was eager to know the ratings of his dish.
Eight, nine…
Finally, the stars stopped lighting up. Of the ten stars, nine were lit, and the last one hung alone over the wheel.
An uproar broke out in an instant.
Nine stars?! It actually got a high rating of nine stars!
The crowd was horrified and felt more and more that Bu Fang was less likely to turn the tables. Even Nether King Er Ha, who had always been a picky person, had given the dish nine stars. How could he win the challenge?
”How could my dish only get nine stars? What's not good about it?!”
However, Ah Zhuang was very unhappy with the rating. He widened his eyes and stared fixedly at Er Ha, while a terrible pressure exploded out of him. He didn't understand. For him, not getting ten stars for his dish was a shame!
”It's easy to understand why I only gave nine stars…” Er Ha took a deep breath and pushed a lock of hair out of his forehead. A touch of melancholy came over his face as he produced a spicy strip, put it in his mouth, and sucked it.
All the people could not help rolling their eyes.
Ah Zhuang, however, nodded with a serious look. ”You have a point. The feature of my dish is hot, and once you eat it, you cannot remember any other dishes. Since you still remember spicy strips, you have reason to deduct a star from the rating!”
Though unwilling, Ah Zhuang admitted the mistake.
Next came Fire Demon Patriarch's rating. He was still immersed in the delicious Roc meat at the moment. He had never tasted food so delicious. It was as if the fire on him were going to become more and more vigorous. That kind of feeling was really amazing.
One star, two stars, three stars…
Before long, the second row of stars slowly lit up in the eyes of the crowd. In the end, just like the first row, only nine stars were lit.
All the people present were slightly stunned. No one expected Fire Demon Patriarch to give only nine stars.
”Why?” Ah Zhuang asked coldly. If he couldn't get a satisfactory answer, he would surely slap Fire Demon Patriarch to death!
”I wanted to give you full stars, but… I suddenly remembered a saying passed down from my ancestors. It is said that the delicious food that can truly touch the heart of a Fire Demon will extinguish his fire…” Fire Demon Patriarch said. ”Although your dish is delicious, it failed to put out my fire… So I gave you nine stars. I keep the last one so you won't be too cocky.”
”Do you believe I'll kill you?” Ah Zhuang asked coldly.
Fire Demon Patriarch shivered. He rated the dish based on his true feelings. After all, he was now tangled by the Runes of Law and could not lie. He was just telling the truth, so why would that get him killed?
Ah Zhuang was just scaring Fire Demon Patriarch because he was unhappy that the latter did not give him full stars. His eyes shifted sideways and finally fell on Lord Dog.
'A dog… I should get full stars this time, right? Dogs like meat best, so he will surely give me full stars! If I can't conquer a dog, what's the difference between me and garbage?' Ah Zhuang thought to himself. He was very confident that his dish would conquer this black dog.
Lord Dog's fat jiggled as he raised his eyes and glanced at Ah Zhuang. Then, the third row of stars began to light up.
One, two, three…
Seven, eight…
Ah Zhuang's pupils constricted. 'Yes! It's going to be ten stars this time! I should be able to conquer a dog!'
Suddenly, his expression froze. He felt that he was mercilessly slapped in the face by the black dog.
Eight stars! The rating stopped at the eighth star and did not light up anymore! What did that mean? It meant that his dish couldn't even conquer a dog! And he was even given the lowest rating by the dog!