The Deadly Scholar knew that the third match between Li Huan and Zhang Fugui was of paramount importance.
If Li Huan loses, Prince Ning will openly and unrestrainedly rage and raze the Grand Tutor's mansion to the ground!
After a moment's thought, the Deadly Scholar said to Prince Ning, "My finger strength is strong enough to crush walnuts, but I'm afraid I can't separate the shells completely without breaking them..."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ning impatiently rebuked him: "Since you can't do it, why bother trying and wasting my time? Get out!"
The scholar looked embarrassed and quickly stepped aside to continue watching.
Prince Ning placed the walnuts in his hand on the table.
"Li Huan, I'd like to broaden my horizons and see how you can peel open a walnut shell completely intact to reveal the ingredients hidden inside!"
Li Huan stepped forward a few paces, picked up the walnut, and placed it in his palm.
He said with a smile, "To open a walnut shell intact, you need not only strong palm and finger strength, but also skillful technique!"
"I have been a chef for fifteen years, and every day I stir-fry and toss dishes. I have long since developed wrist strength, palm strength, and finger strength that are beyond the average person. At the same time, I am proficient in various culinary skills!"
As he spoke, Li Huan gripped the walnut with his five fingers, his wrist suddenly trembled, and a powerful internal force emanated from his palm, instantly vibrating the walnut.
Immediately afterwards, Li Huan opened his palm.
The walnut shell was split in two, with no damage to the surface, revealing the kernel inside!
These "nuts" are entirely white in color and are actually some kind of gourmet food, not real walnuts!
"Wow! Li Huan opened the walnut shell perfectly!"
"What an exquisite technique! It looks so effortless!"
"Could it be a magic trick? I don't believe it, I don't believe it..."
...
The crowd started talking all at once.
Grand Tutor Hua laughed loudly: "Hahaha... Li Huan, you really have something up your sleeve, you've surprised me so much, and made me so happy!"
"Tell me first, what techniques did you use to open the walnut completely without damaging the shell in the slightest?"
Li Huan said in a serious tone, "This is a skill in the kitchen, which can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words. If you are interested, Grand Tutor, you can come to my kitchen and practice for three to five years. You will also learn to use your palm force to open the shell of a walnut completely without breaking it!"
Grand Tutor Hua hurriedly waved his hand: "I only like to eat, so I'll skip the kitchen practice, hahaha..."
Li Huan placed the walnut shells from his palm and the snow-white delicacies onto the plate in front of Prince Ning.
Prince Ning was extremely surprised and curiously examined the area.
"Could there be a hidden mechanism in this walnut?"
Prince Ning observed and speculated.
Li Huan said, "Walnuts are used to hide food, not to hide traps, Your Highness, please don't worry!"
Prince Ning was unwilling to give up and pointed at the walnuts in front of Grand Tutor Hua: "Keep cracking these walnuts!"
Li Huan asked, "Won't Your Highness first taste the delicious treat hidden inside the walnut?"
Prince Ning said, "No rush, keep cracking the walnuts!"
Li Huan nodded, picked up Hua Taishi's walnut, and used the same palm technique, employing internal force, to perfectly separate the walnut's shell without causing any breakage.
"Great!" Several referees couldn't help but cheer.
"Li Huan is really amazing!" Qiu Xiang, Chun Xiang, Xia Xiang, and Dong Xiang exclaimed in unison.
Prince Ning's eyes widened even more: "Keep cracking the walnuts, but slowly. I want to see them clearly and understand them thoroughly!"
With a smile on his face, Li Huan picked up the walnuts from the judges one by one and cracked them open.
His movements were slow, steady, and graceful.
The Deadly Scholar's eyes were piercing as he watched Li Huan's movements.
He couldn't see that Li Huan used extremely profound internal strength when cracking the walnuts, and mistakenly thought that Li Huan really had special kitchen skills.
Before long, the remaining eight walnuts were all opened, revealing the white delicacy.
Li Huan said, "Your Highness, have you enjoyed the food enough? Now, savor it before it gets cold."
Prince Ning was still completely bewildered, but couldn't explain why. He could only pick up his chopsticks and stare at the white delicacies in front of him.
"This...this is definitely not a walnut kernel..."
Prince Ning approached and took a sniff.
"Hmm, it has a delicious aroma. I'll have a taste first!"
He picked up a bit of white food with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly.
"The texture is delicate and the taste is delicious..."
Prince Ning praised him sincerely and offered no criticism.
Because Li Huan also added "honest white sugar" to this mysterious walnut dish, which prompted Prince Ning to express his true feelings from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing Prince Ning's generous praise, the eight judges quickly tasted the food and then joined in with their own praise.
As he tasted it, Grand Tutor Hua speculated, "This white delicacy seems to be fish?"
Li Huan said, "Grand Tutor, you're amazing! The delicious food hidden inside the walnuts does indeed contain fish! I used sea bass and shrimp, crushed them, and mixed them with egg whites, stirring them evenly!"
Grand Tutor Hua exclaimed, "So there's shrimp meat in it! No wonder it's so delicious..."
Prince Ning said, "Your walnuts only contain fish and shrimp meat inside; isn't that a bit too simple?"
Grand Tutor Hua hurriedly said, "Your Highness is mistaken. Li Huan's act of hiding fish and shrimp meat inside the walnut without opening its shell has already shocked everyone and is beyond comprehension. How could it be simple?"
Prince Ning snorted, offering no rebuttal.
Li Huan laughed and said, "If there is only fish and shrimp meat hidden inside the walnut, it does not meet my culinary standards! Your Highness, Grand Tutor, and judges, please continue to taste the nuts made with fish and shrimp meat, which contain even more wonders!"
Upon hearing this, Grand Tutor Hua was immediately excited and quickly used chopsticks to separate the "kernels"!
Instantly, the emerald green food was revealed!
"Wonderful! It contains a whole universe within!" Grand Tutor Hua exclaimed with immense excitement.
Prince Ning also separated the nuts, gazing at the emerald green delicacy: "What is this?"
Li Huan said, "Your Highness will know once you taste it!"
Prince Ning used his chopsticks to pick up some bright green food and savored it carefully.
"Hmm, it's mung bean paste..."
Grand Tutor Hua quickly tasted it and nodded, "It really is mung bean paste! The texture is delicate, and it's sweet and delicious!"
Mrs. Hua said curiously, "That's amazing! How can you hide the nuts made from fish and shrimp inside a walnut without opening the shell? And how can you hide mung bean paste inside a walnut?"
Qiu Xiang hurriedly said, "Li Huan's cooking skills are extraordinary, comparable to those of a god!"
A hint of panic flashed in Zhang Fugui's eyes.
But he sneered, "A petty trick, just trying to attract attention!"
Li Huan said, "Me, trying to attract attention? Come on, you come over here and demonstrate how to use your skills to hide fish meat inside a walnut? And then hide mung bean paste inside the fish meat?"
Zhang Fugui pursed his lips and remained silent.
"Hahaha..." Grand Tutor Hua suddenly burst into laughter, exclaiming with delight, "There's a hidden delicacy in this mung bean soup!"
Inside the "nuts" filling, the mung bean paste revealed golden ingredients!
Prince Ning was shocked, his eyes widening: "What...what is this?"
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