Could it be that An Honghan just said, "You'll probably have a hard time winning today"? Look at how nonchalant these two are; they don't seem to take the competition seriously at all.
After tasting all five dishes, Xi Xizhi easily named them and listed their ingredients.
She used to live deep in the mountains. Since it was just her and her master, Xi Xizhi took care of all the cooking and cooking. Her master never did anything serious except teach her cultivation every day.
The chef has a very picky palate and won't even try ordinary dishes.
But all she can cook are a few decent home-style dishes...
Her master always said that even if she fed the dog the food she cooked, the dog might not eat it. So her master often went out into the deep mountains and brought back some delicious food to satisfy her cravings. Over time, Xi Xizhi also developed a discerning palate. However, Xi Xizhi was not picky about food. No matter how delicious it was, as long as she could fill her stomach, she was content.
As the incense stick burned out, the time was up.
A gong sounded, and the woman's voice rang out again, "The first round is over. Now let's see who will stay and who will leave..."
The woman, holding the answers she had prepared beforehand, walked to each table and checked the answers written by the contestants.
It is extremely difficult to name a dish and its ingredients using only one tongue.
After the woman checked the Xuan paper on four or five tables, only one contestant remained, indicating that the difficulty was extraordinary.
The woman then walked to An Honghan's desk, carefully checked the answers several times, and smiled slightly. "Congratulations, you got all the answers right."
Upon hearing this voice, Xi Xizhi's eyes darted around. She hadn't expected An Honghan to actually be so talented; he was a real hidden talent. She had never heard him mention before that he had such insightful views on food.
Xi Xizhi had just spoken with the beautiful host, so when she walked over, she wasn't nervous at all and even winked at her cutely.
"Let me take a look first." After scanning the writing on the Xuan paper and checking it against the answers, the woman's eyes widened in surprise, "They're all correct."
She originally thought that the little girl was just playing around with the competition, after all, she was only seven or eight years old and looked very naive.
The people below were all discussing it heatedly, seemingly unable to believe what they had said.
Many people are asking: "Really? Did that little girl really answer correctly? Are you sure you didn't let her win?"
Both Xi Xizhi and the woman were unhappy due to the doubts raised by many people.
The woman was from Fengxianju and certainly wouldn't argue with guests. She smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, you can come up here and check for yourselves to see if I've said anything wrong."
After hearing this, many people fell silent.
Since the woman dared to speak, she must be very confident. Who would want to go up and make a fool of themselves?
"Little sister, congratulations! You've made it to the next round."
The woman then went to check other people's answers...
Dongfang Youyu also passed.
An Honghan stared at the child and said encouragingly, "I never thought that your gluttony could come in handy."
Xi Xizhi hummed twice, that was natural.
She had already eaten enough delicious food in her previous life, let alone in this life, where she had stayed by An Honghan's side and eaten even more good things.
Especially the golden-scaled fish, which was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten.
In the second round, after the first round of selection, there were only twenty-seven participants in total.
The dishes this time were more refined and the flavors more sophisticated than the last, making it a bit more difficult to guess the ingredients. This is because the more delicious the dish, the more steps are required, and here, many flavors become secondary, or even overwhelmed by other ingredients.
Xi Xizhi picked up a piece of food, her expression no longer relaxed. She chewed slowly for a long time before beckoning her older sister to come over and help her write down the name of the document.
After the first round of competition, many people have changed their opinion of Xi Xizhi and no longer look down on her.
After half an incense stick's time, Xi Xizhi finally managed to name the five dishes and their ingredients.
He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but sigh. The Phoenix Fairy Challenge was quite challenging for the participants.
An Honghan had finished long ago; his vigorous handwriting covered the Xuan paper, each character as imposing and powerful as he was.
Xi Xizhi turned around to look at Dongfang Youyu, who was deep in thought, his brows furrowed, and the brush in his hand had been paused for a long time.
From a distance, Xi Xizhi peeked out to examine his handwriting, but before she could see it clearly, she was interrupted by the woman hosting the event.
"The second round is not yet complete. Remember not to look around randomly, otherwise it may be considered plagiarism."
Xi Xizhi pouted and could only turn her head away.
Time passed second by second, and the incense stick slowly turned to ashes.
The woman hosting the event checked the answers again, and this time six more people left.
Standing next to Xi Xizhi is the winner of the previous competition.
That person's name is Xu You. I heard he's very famous in the capital. You can see him wherever there's a food competition.
He was dressed in a gray robe and jacket, his face radiating confidence, and his gaze was full of disdain.
Xi Xizhi didn't like him very much, so she only glanced at him before looking away.
"The competition has entered its most exciting moment... The competition format needs to be changed. Instead of each participant tasting five dishes separately, the remaining participants will taste one dish together. In short, whoever lasts until the end will be the winner of this year's tasting competition. Just think of a box of hard-earned money, how can you not be tempted?"
The female host's inspiring words immediately drew applause from the entire audience.
The people sitting on the second and third floors all held some status and position. Many of them were officials in the imperial court, and they were already quite surprised to see His Majesty and the Crown Prince of Luyun Kingdom participating in a folk competition at the same time. However, what surprised them even more was that all three of them had actually made it to the third round of the competition.
Keep in mind that by the third round, only those with real skills remain. Those who participate just for fun are usually eliminated at this stage.
Inside one of the private rooms.
"Minister Liu, your daughter is a concubine in the palace. Do you know who that pretty little girl is?"
The man referred to as 'Minister Liu' also shook his head, saying, 'I have never heard of this either. I only heard that this girl appeared suddenly, and her identity is very difficult to fathom.'
For some unknown reason, the middle-aged man sitting opposite him said in a low voice, "Minister Liu, we are all old officials of the court. Although we have considerable power now, there will eventually come a day when we retire and return to our hometowns. We still need a guarantee, do you understand?"
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