The six contestants quickly took out the prepared ingredients and busied themselves with their tasks.

Princess Jianning hurriedly reminded him, "Lord Li, you promised me that you would make me a dish called 'Loach Drilling into Tofu' for this round of the competition!"

Li Huan laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll go get the loach and tofu right away!"

He quickly walked down the platform and arrived in front of the electric tricycle.

Song Yuyuan of the Lotus Sect was squatting next to the tricycle, curiously admiring the wheels.

Li Huan smiled and said, "Miss Song, what are you looking at?"

Song Yuyuan immediately stood up: "Lord Li, your carriage is quite unique; it actually has three wheels."

Li Huan said, "Not only does it have three wheels, but my cart doesn't even need to be pulled by horses!"

Song Yuyuan hurriedly asked, "How can it move without horses? Do you mean people have to pull the cart?"

Li Huan said, "There's no need for anyone to pull it, because my car will drive itself!"

Song Yuyuan opened her beautiful eyes wide in disbelief.

Li Huan said, "If you're interested, you can ride in my car after the competition and experience it for yourself!"

Song Yuyuan nodded repeatedly, full of anticipation.

Li Huan said no more, quickly took out loach and tofu from the carriage, and carried them onto the stage.

Three pounds of loach were placed in a bucket.

Every single one is vibrant and alive.

Moreover, they had already vomited out the silt from their stomachs.

Duolong said with a smile, "Lord Li, with so many loaches, each one needs to be slaughtered and cleaned. You should find an assistant to help you with the chores."

Wei Xiaobao said, "There's no need to find an assistant; Brother Mengjiang can do it for me."

Long'er rolled her eyes at Wei Xiaobao.

Li Huan said, "These loaches can't be killed; they must be cooked alive!"

Princess Jianning was shocked: "Live loach in the pot? How can you eat that?"

Li Huan asked, "Were the loaches the princess ate in the palace all slaughtered?"

Princess Jianning said, "Yes, they must be slaughtered and cleaned thoroughly! Think about it, I don't even like to eat loaches with their internal organs removed, let alone loaches with their internal organs still inside!"

Li Huan said, "Put the loaches in a bucket and keep them for two days so they can expel the mud from their stomachs. Then there's no need to kill them and remove their internal organs!"

Princess Jianning frowned: "Then...can that taste good?"

Li Huan said, "Princess, rest assured, I guarantee that after you taste this 'Loach Drilling into Tofu' dish, you will completely fall in love with the taste of loach!"

Princess Jianning said, "Very well, I'll wait and see!"

Li Huan sat down and picked up his teacup.

Duolong reminded him, "Lord Li, hurry up and cook the loach!"

Li Huan said, "No rush, no rush. My 'Loach Drilling into Tofu' dish is all about freshness, so it doesn't need to be stewed for long. I'll make it later."

Wu Sangui said, "Lord Li is the one who defends his title. He will make his grand entrance last in every round, and it won't be too late for him to make a 'mudfish burrowing into tofu' at the very end!"

...

Chen Jinnan, Zong Fengming, Zhang Rushan, Zhou Yaoqin, Yuan Batian, and Mai Renkuang were all busy cooking with great concentration.

Half an hour later.

Zong Fengming raised his hand and shouted, "My dish is ready to serve!"

Wu Yingxiong said, "Very well! The sect leader of the Kongtong Sect will be the first to cook the dishes. Please, Father and all the judges, taste them!"

Zong Fengming quickly ladled the dishes into plates and placed them on the referee team's octagonal table.

Amidst the steaming heat, a sheep's head appeared before everyone.

Wu Sangui asked, "Sect Leader Zong, what dish did you make? It's not stewed sheep's head, is it?"

Feng Xifan said, "If it's just a stewed sheep's head, it's too simple. It's clear that Sect Leader Zong didn't put his heart into cooking it."

Both Wu Sangui and Feng Xifan spoke with disdain and indifference.

After all, Zong Fengming refused to join Wu Sangui's "team" and was unwilling to serve him.

Therefore, Wu Sangui naturally wouldn't give Zong Fengming a friendly look, much less vote for him.

Li Huan felt that Zong Fengming and Zhang Rushan were both too frank and not tactful enough.

Zhou Yaoqin of the Emei Sect was more shrewd. She did not reject Wu Sangui at first, leaving him with a glimmer of hope to avoid him becoming resentful and refusing to vote.

Zong Fengming said, "Your Highness, this is indeed a stewed sheep's head, but the sheep's head I make is different from ordinary sheep's heads."

Wu Sangui said, "This sheep's head looks no different from any other sheep's head. Besides, I have never liked eating sheep's heads!"

Zong Fengming asked, "Does Your Highness like to eat mutton?"

Wu Sangui said, "The mutton is acceptable."

Zong Fengming said, "Since Your Highness eats mutton, you must like the meat from the sheep's face and the sheep's tongue. In addition, the sheep's brain is also extremely delicious!"

Wu Sangui shook his head: "I am not interested in the meat on the sheep's head."

Zong Fengming said, "The reason I made this sheep's head is not only because the sheep's face and tongue are delicious, but there's more to it than meets the eye!"

Feng Xifan asked, "You mean there are other delicacies hidden inside the sheep's head?"

Zong Fengming said, "Exactly!"

Feng Xifan said, "Then let's open the sheep's head and let the prince see what's inside!"

Zong Fengming reached out, grabbed the sheep's mouth, and with a little force, separated the sheep's head.

Inside the sheep's head, there were six round pieces of food.

Duolong hurriedly asked, "What is this thing?"

Zong Fengming laughed and said, "These are six 'meat-stuffed lamb tripes'!"

Lamb tripe stuffed with meat!

Li Huan was shocked!

The "meat-stuffed lamb tripe" dish that is currently trending online was actually invented by Zong Fengming more than 300 years ago during the Qing Dynasty!

Li Huan thought about it again.

The Kongtong School is located in the Northwest region, where people love to eat mutton. Therefore, the delicacy "mutton stuffed in mutton" may have been created by ordinary people long ago.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Zong Fengming stuffed six "lamb stomach stuffed meat" into the mutton.

Princess Jianning asked, puzzled, "Meat stuffed in lamb's stomach? What does that mean?"

Although the princess was pampered, she had limited experience and could not understand the meaning of "meat stuffed in a sheep's stomach," which is understandable.

Zong Fengming explained, "Your Highness, the so-called 'mutton stuffed in sheep's stomach' is simply mutton stuffed in sheep's stomach and cooked in mutton soup. It has a unique flavor!"

Princess Jianning said, "I often eat stir-fried mutton tripe in the palace, but I have never eaten mutton wrapped in mutton tripe before!"

Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "Hehehe, I've never eaten it before either!"

Duolong said, "This humble servant has never eaten it before. I wonder if Your Highness has ever tasted it?"

Wu Sangui stroked his beard and pursed his lips: "This king disdains to eat such trivial things."

A gadget?

Wu Sangui's attitude was one of utter contempt for Zong Fengming!

Damn it, if you don't submit to me, you'll be in big trouble!

Want to win the game? No way!

Seeing Wu Sangui's attitude, Zong Fengming didn't care at all and smiled calmly.

"A prince of such high status would naturally disdain eating the local delicacies of the Northwest."

Wu Sangui snorted.

Zong Fengming said, "Meat stuffed in sheep's stomach, cooked together with sheep's head, tastes even better. Please, Princess, try it!"

He was quite sensible and ignored Wu Sangui, letting Princess Jianning taste it first.

Princess Jianning nodded: "Alright, give me a 'meat-stuffed lamb tripe' to try!"