Chapter 104

Ouyang Xiaoyi and Yang Chen were blindly following after Bu Fang as they looked toward the entrance of the alleyway that was buzzing with activity . The large crowd blocking the entrance was making Ouyang Xiaoyi excited .

This Immortal Phoenix Restaurant's owner was indeed different . He actually brought so many people to spectate this match . Was he planning to let the entire imperial city know?

Qian Bao was beaming as he stood at the entrance of the alleyway and watched the spectators in the surroundings . He was ecstatic that so many people were there . Once the news that a chef from the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant had defeated the owner of the black-hearted store was spread, the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant shall become even more renowned within the imperial city . When that time came, there would be more and more customers dining at the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant .

"Oh my, Owner Bu, you finally came . Look, so many people are paying close attention to this match . Try not to go easy on us . " Qian Bao's face was full of smiles as he spoke to Bu Fang .

Bu Fang gave him a meaningful glance . He understood Qian Bao's intentions very well . Qian Bao wanted to make use of him as a stepping stone to make the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant even more famous .

There was actually nothing wrong with this idea because Bu Fang's store had recently become extremely well-known within the imperial city . If the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant managed to obtain victory during the match, its reputation would reach a whole new level .

However, this decision was made by Qian Bao under the assumption that Master Zhao's cutting techniques would definitely defeat Bu Fang's .

Bu Fang nodded and walked up to one of the tables . On the table, there were many fresh ingredients . Large snowflakes unsteadily descended from the skies and landed on these ingredients .

When Master Zhao saw Bu Fang, he drew out a broad-headed kitchen knife in an attempt to intimidate him . That shiny kitchen knife started whirling in his hand, giving off light from the body of the blade .

The sudden whistling sound caused by the whirling of the kitchen knife was extremely noticeable . The crowd that was rather noisy a moment ago quieted down as they held their breaths in anticipation of the impending match .

"Owner Bu, I've diligently practiced my cutting techniques for over a dozen years . Today, I'll definitely not go easy in the slightest . I'll use everything I have to compete with you," Master Zhao said . Then, he suddenly banged the table and sent a round potato, that was lying on the table, flying into the air .

Master Zhao's gaze became sharp and the kitchen knife he was holding instantly came slicing out . The kitchen knife continuously whirled in the air, producing the sound of something being sliced up .

With a loud tearing noise, Master Zhao's kitchen knife made a final horizontal cut and firmly stopped in front of him . Thin strips of the evenly cut potato were piled on the back of the kitchen knife .

This performance was very gorgeous . At least, the surrounding spectators were all clapping their hands in astonishment .

Master Zhao placed the potato strips onto a plate . A trace of a confident smile tugged at the corners of his mouth as he provocatively looked at Bu Fang .

Bu Fang remained expressionless . He was not surprised by Master Zhao's performance of cutting a potato in the air in the slightest .

Ouyang Xiaoyi, who was standing next to Bu Fang, disdainfully snorted at Master Zhao's provocative gaze .

"Tell me, how are we going to compete? I want to go back and sleep after we're done here . " Bu Fang indifferently said . His voice was calm as water .

However, Bu Fang's indifference sounded like he was lacking in confidence in the ears of others . Suddenly, many of the spectators were looking at Bu Fang with eyes filled with ridicule and amusement . There was even booing coming from the crowd .

Qian Bao was overjoyed to witness such a scene . The more brutal he stepped on Owner Bu, the more the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant's renown would increase .

"In this match, we're competing in three categories: speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness . The so-called speed refers to how fast you can finish cutting the ingredients . Owner Bu should know this clearly . Accuracy refers to the accurateness when cutting the ingredients as well as the precision . Ruthlessness refers to the dissection of meat ingredients . We're competing in these three categories today," Master Zhao solemnly said as he stuck the kitchen knife on the cutting board .

Bu Fang nodded . He was not surprised in the slightest . Those were the standard when competing in cutting techniques .

"Let's begin," Bu Fang said .

"Very well! We'll start with the first category then . We have two hundred radishes over here . How about determining the winner by comparing the time we take to slice a hundred radishes?" Master Zhao said .

"Radishes . . . again?" Bu Fang thought . The corners of his mouth widened into a smile as he looked at the radishes stacked on the table . He softly replied, "Alright . "

"Owner Bu, take a good look! I am going to start!" When Master Zhao heard Bu Fang's reply, fighting spirit instantly surged from his body, causing the chef uniform he was wearing to flap wildly .

Master Zhao's hand reached out and drew out another kitchen knife . He was going to use two kitchen knives at the same time to cut the radishes .

First, he used his kitchen knives to pick up a radish and move it onto his cutting board . Then, he started chopping down rapidly with his kitchen knives with a clear rhythm . Don, don, don… Within a single breath, a single radish was evenly sliced into pieces . After finishing the first radish, Master Zhao was already preparing the second radish .

As expected of a chef who spent over a dozen years practicing his cutting techniques, Master Zhao's understanding and mastery of cutting techniques had already reached an unattainable level for many chefs . The fact that he was using two kitchen knives at the same time while maintaining such precision when cutting the radish was already extremely difficult for most people . Not to mention, his speed was so fast that onlookers were almost unable to keep up .

A hundred radishes were all precisely sliced into pieces by Master Zhao within ten minutes .

As Master Zhao finished slicing the last radish, he slammed both of his kitchen knives into the cutting board before taking a step back and letting out a deep breath . His forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat .

A series of exclamations and cheers instantly erupted from the spectators, greatly satisfying Master Zhao's self-esteem . He firmly believed that Bu Fang would definitely not be able to surpass him .

"Owner Bu, it's your turn!" Master Zhao overbearingly said .

Bu Fang gave him a glance and indiscernibly shook his head while letting out a soft sigh .

"Since you're seeking death, I'll help you fulfill your wish . The system wanted me to teach you to be a better person . If I don't show you a trick or two… even I wouldn't be able to forgive myself," Bu Fang muttered to himself . Thereafter, he did not use the Golden Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife and took out an ordinary kitchen knife instead .

After performing an unremarkable trick with the kitchen knife, Bu Fang lightly flicked the blade with his finger and then nodded .

"The timer starts now!" Qian Bao said with a chuckle . His face was filled with confidence . On that day, Master Zhao was exhibiting better than usual . His performance was very assuring .

"Alright, let's begin," Bu Fang indifferently said . After that, he extended out his hand while gathering true energy in his palm and suddenly banged the table . He controlled the true energy so that the table was not destroyed, but instead sent the radishes flying into the air .

Buzz . . .

Within an instant, Bu Fang's eyes became sharp as an eagle's gaze . In that moment, the aura exuding from him underwent a dramatic change .

A hundred radishes were floating in the air, and then the kitchen knife held within Bu Fang's hand started to rotate by itself . The rotational speed was so fast that it struck fear in the hearts of the onlookers . That kitchen knife seemed to have turned into a ray of light as it instantly made a vertical cut .

Plop! Plop!

Everyone present was dumbfounded . Their faces were all filled with incredulity as they stared at the scene before them . Within their field of vision, everything—except for that one hundred floating radishes and a stream of light that erupted from the darkness—had disappeared . That stream of light was like a rain of meteors streaking across the night sky as it went past those radishes .

Once the darkness subsided and everyone's vision was restored, they discovered the hundred radishes floating in the air had all exploded into pieces . Each piece was sliced into tiny cubes and they were even more exquisite and smaller than Master Zhao's handiwork . . .

Plop plop plop!

It was as if the sky was raining radish cubes . Bu Fang held up a basket with a single hand and the falling radish cubes all landed inside the basket . Once the final radish cube landed at the top and rolled for a while before quieting down, Bu Fang finished his turn of the first category .

The time he took… was only four breaths . This was including the time it took for the radish cubes to fall into the basket .

Within an instant, the entire alleyway became so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard . Everyone was absentmindedly staring at Bu Fang . The confident smile on Master Zhao's face had already stiffened . He appeared comical and ridiculous like a clown .

While looking at Bu Fang's face filled with indifference, Master Zhao felt as if ten thousand suckling pigs were dashing through his heart… "God damn! Are you calling this a cutting technique? How is this any different from cheating?!"