Faced with Mai Renkuang's accusations, Yuan Batian laughed heartily again.
"I, Yuan Batian, have always had a thick skin! But I absolutely did not imitate or plagiarize your dishes! On the contrary, I suspect that you plagiarized my dishes!"
Upon hearing this, Mai Renkuang was so angry that his eyes blazed with fury!
"I plagiarized your dishes? That's utterly slanderous! The Giant Whale Gang is the number one gang at sea, living off the sea. Do we need to plagiarize the dishes of the Sea Sand Gang?"
Yuan Batian said, "Our sect is a major sect in the coastal area. We make a living by selling sea salt and rely on the sea for our livelihood. We usually eat all kinds of seafood, so we naturally know many ways to cook seafood. You have clearly copied my 'Gathering of Heroes'!"
The two argued more and more fiercely, spitting as they spoke, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.
Snap!
Wu Sangui slammed his fist on the table!
Yuan Batian and Mai Renkuang stopped arguing.
Wu Sangui said, "Master Yuan, Chief Mai! It doesn't matter who plagiarized whom! What matters is whose dish is more delicious!"
Feng Xifan laughed and said, "Even if the two of you cook the exact same dishes, what does it matter? Why argue?"
Wu Yingqi said, "Since Sect Leader Yuan and Gang Leader Mai's dishes are similar, why don't we put them all on the table and taste them at the same time to see who is better!"
Princess Jianning said, "Good idea, I agree!"
Wu Sangui nodded.
Wu Yingxiong hurriedly said, "Please invite Mai Renkuang, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, to place his 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' dish on the judges' table as well!"
Mai Renkuang said, "Alright, I'll have a competition with Yuan Batian at the same time, and see whose dish is more authentic!"
He reached out, picked up the large pot, and walked to the front of the referee team.
Because the pot was too big, only one could be placed on the Eight Immortals Table.
Feng Xifan gestured and ordered the guards to bring over another eight-immortal table.
Mai Renkuang placed the large pot on the second octagonal table and glanced at Yuan Batian with disdain.
Princess Jianning stood up and observed Mai Renkuang's "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea".
The pot contains lobster, crab, abalone, sea cucumber, scallops, octopus, and razor clams.
Princess Jianning laughed and said, "No wonder Chief Mai is complaining about being plagiarized. The seafood you cooked is exactly the same as the seafood in Master Yuan's pot!"
Yuan Batian hurriedly said, "Princess, my seafood has seven or eight more varieties than Mai Renkuang's!"
Princess Jianning said, "So, your dish is called 'A Gathering of Heroes,' is that right?"
Yuan Batian said, "Exactly!"
Princess Jianning said, "Why don't you gather all thirty-six kinds of seafood?"
Yuan Batian asked, "Why do we need to gather thirty-six kinds of seafood?"
Princess Jianning said, "If you gather thirty-six kinds of seafood, your dish can be called—The Thirty-Six Stratagems!"
Yuan Batian's eyes lit up: "The princess is right!"
Wei Xiaobao said with a grin, "In my opinion, it would be better to call it—Pigsy's Thirty-Six Transformations!"
Doron said, "Lord Wei is clever; this is an interesting name!"
Li Huan suddenly said, "Why don't we gather seventy-two kinds of seafood and name it—Sun Wukong's Seventy-Two Transformations!"
Duolong gave a thumbs up: "Lord Li is even smarter. Sun Wukong's seventy-two transformations are much more powerful than Zhu Bajie's thirty-six transformations!"
Li Huan raised an eyebrow: "However, this will be difficult for Sect Leader Yuan. How will he be able to gather seventy-two kinds of seafood?"
Yuan Batian didn't detect the sarcasm in the words. While pondering, he said, "If we search diligently, we should be able to gather seventy-two kinds of seafood..."
Li Huan deliberately said, "That's certainly possible. Let's include all the sea vegetables like kelp, nori, and seaweed!"
Yuan Batian said, "Adding various kinds of sea fish will make a total of seventy-two kinds of seafood!"
"Hahaha..." The Giant Whale Gang laughed wildly, looking down on Yuan Batian with disdain in their eyes.
Yuan Batian said, "What are you laughing at? I've gathered seventy-two kinds of seafood, and I'll rename the dish 'Sun Wukong's Seventy-Two Transformations,' which is nine times more powerful than your 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'!"
Wu Sangui coughed a few times and said, "Enough with the small talk, let's first taste Chief Mei's 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'!"
Yuan Batian hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please serve my large pot first. You should taste my 'Gathering of Heroes' dish first!"
Mai Renkuang said, "Your Highness, my 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' is a famous dish from the coastal region. Chief Yuan's dish is purely imitation and plagiarism. He should taste my 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' first!"
"Shut up!" Yuan Batian roared. "If you dare to accuse me of plagiarism again, don't blame me for being ruthless and wiping out the Giant Whale Gang!"
Mai Renkuang sneered: "With the strength of the Hai Sha Sect, you think you can destroy my Giant Whale Gang? You're simply overestimating yourselves and dreaming!"
Yuan Batian said, "My Hai Sha Sect has as many as 30,000 disciples. How could we not destroy the Giant Whale Gang?"
Mai Renkuang said, "Why is my Giant Whale Gang called the Giant Whale Gang? It's because our gang has a huge number of disciples, ten thousand more than your Sea Sand Sect!"
Yuan Batian said, "What good are numbers? The disciples of the Giant Whale Gang are too weak in martial arts; they can't compare to the disciples of my Sea Sand Sect!"
Mai Renkuang pointed at Yuan Batian's nose: "How dare you underestimate the martial arts of my Giant Whale Gang disciples? Isn't that the same as underestimating my martial arts?"
Yuan Batian said disdainfully, "Your martial arts skills are only so-so, and you've taught a bunch of useless disciples!"
Enraged, Mai Ren rolled up his sleeves: "Come on, let's fight a hundred rounds and I'll let you taste the Giant Whale Gang's fist techniques!"
Yuan Batian raised his fist: "My Hai Sha Sect's fist techniques are not to be trifled with. Why fight for a hundred rounds? Just twenty rounds will be enough to beat you to a pulp!"
Mai Renkuang's eyes turned red: "Twenty rounds? You're quite the talker! Throw a punch!"
"Shut up!" Wu Sangui shouted, "You're giving me a headache!"
Mai Renkuang and Yuan Batian fell silent.
Feng Xifan said with a smile, "Gentlemen, this is the 'Martial Arts Culinary Competition,' not the 'Martial Arts Alliance Leader Election.' Please calm down and cooperate with the judges to taste the dishes!"
Li Huan said, "Actually, it's not that Yuan Batian and Mai Renkuang can't fight. I have an idea!"
Feng Xifan asked, "Does Lord Li have any brilliant ideas?"
Li Huan said, "If Yuan Batian and Mai Renkuang's dishes receive the same number of votes, I strongly suggest that the two of them have a martial arts contest. Whoever wins will receive a vote as a reward and thus be the victor!"
"Great!" Feng Xifan grinned.
Wu Sangui stroked his beard and said, "I agree with Lord Li's suggestion!"
Princess Jianning asked, "Sect Leader Yuan, Chief Mai, do you two agree with Lord Li's suggestion?"
Mai Renkuang said, "Lord Li's suggestion is exactly what I was thinking!"
Yuan Batian proudly raised his head: "If I get the same number of votes as Mai Renkuang, I'll beat him with my fists!"
Li Huan said, "Since you two have agreed, then first try the lobster in Mai Renkuang's 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' and Yuan Batian's 'Gathering of Heroes'!"
Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "That's right, it's fairer and more just to taste the same kind of seafood every time!"
Yuan Batian quickly grabbed a spoon, scooped eight lobsters out of the pot, and placed them in eight bowls.
Mai Renkuang also moved quickly, serving up eight lobsters...
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