Ning Xi looked at the plate of rouge Shih Tzu milk in front of him, the fish was pale red, sweet and delicate, fragrant and beautiful, and aroused people's appetite.

But her hand holding the chopsticks was trembling slightly, her face was pale, and a thin cold sweat broke out on the tip of her nose, she kept telling herself that there was no flaw in the whole process of making zuò, and the puffer fish in front of her was absolutely non-toxic, and she could eat it with confidence, but the shadow of her previous life lingered in her mind, and the chopsticks in her hand could not be stretched out.

Ito Taiyi said coldly: "Miss Ning, there are many people here, but they are waiting for you!" ”

Ning Xi was ruthless, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and finally stretched out the chopsticks, but before he touched the plate, suddenly his hand was empty, Ning Xi quickly opened his eyes and saw that his chopsticks were held in Jun Qianyu's hand, and he quickly took a piece of puffer fish from the plate and put it in his mouth.

Ning Xi was shocked: "You! ”

Jun Qianyu closed his eyes and savored it, he was also eating puffer fish for the first time, only to feel that the delicate fish white melted between his lips and teeth, and immediately there was a wonderful delicious taste overflowing, fat, fragrant, fine, tender, smooth, many wonderful tastes are going to the extreme, even the tongue has become soft, as if to fly away from the body.

He finally understood why so many people were willing to risk their lives to feast on it.

Ning Xi burst into tears: "You, why are you ......"

Jun Qianyu stuffed the chopsticks back into her hand and nodded at her: "I can trust you." ”

Ning Xi covered his mouth with his left hand so as not to cry, he believed in her and believed in her with his own life.

didn't notice that this was the chopsticks he used, Ning Xi picked up a piece of puffer fish and put it in his mouth, savored it, the extreme, delicious, at that moment, it seemed that all the seven souls and six spirits were in place, and Ning Xi turned back into a confident, proud, and omnipotent kitchen god.

Taiichi Ito and his apprentice beside her immediately felt the changes in Ning Xi's body, and it seemed that the aura pressing on his body had been greatly enhanced, and the two of them felt a little out of breath.

Because both of them ate their puffer fish, the master and apprentice on their side could only eat a mouthful of puffer fish cabbage soup with fish roe.

According to the rules, it is necessary to wait for a while, and only after making sure that the chef who tastes the dish is okay can you give it to others, but this dish in Ningxi, even the noble King Yu has already eaten it, where do those judges dare to slack off, and they all rush to taste it, and as soon as the puffer fish meat is entered, they all froze like wooden people, until the strange taste in the mouth slowly dissipated, and then they came back to their senses and were full of praise.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Ito Taiichi and his apprentice both felt a faint pain in their abdomen at the moment, his apprentice was about to say something, but was glared at by Ito Taiichi, so he could only retract it, raised his arm and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, Ito Taiichi ordered him in Dongying words: "You must persevere, no matter what, you can't lose your momentum." ”

After the judges finished tasting Ningxi's "rouge Shih Tzu milk" and were about to start turning to Taiichi Ito's puffer fish choy soup when Ningxi suddenly said, "Wait a minute, let's ask Mr. Ito how he feels now!" ”

She had already noticed that the two of them were not right, not only were their faces extremely pale, but they were also sweating like pulp behind their backs, and they were all wet with dark clothes.

At this time, the judges also noticed their strangeness: "What's wrong with them?" Could it be poisoned? ”

Ito's apprentice couldn't stand it anymore, and fell to the ground suddenly, rolling on the ground holding his stomach: "Help, help!" ”

I don't know who said: "Big feces, big feces can detoxify puffer fish poison." ”

Another person shouted, "Hurry, go get the dung." ”

Soon someone came up with a bucket of dung, pinched the noses of the two and poured it down with a spoon, and the rest of the people quickly covered their mouths and noses to avoid it from afar, even if they were lucky, the long-cooked fish roe was not too toxic, and they didn't eat much, and they could barely let them stay alive.

The two vomited so much that the audience laughed loudly, and there was no doubt that Ning Xi won this competition.

Jun Qianyu ordered someone to carry cold water up, splash it on the two of them, wash away the filth, and then let people carry it to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment, which can be regarded as the friendship between the two countries.

In the end, the first, second, and third places in the competition were still the original three, and Jun Qianyu deliberately took out a precious jade pendant on his body as a prize, and set up a special award, which was awarded to Ning Xi. The blessing of the two masters and apprentices of Toito Taiyi, Ningxi is a big limelight today, until a few years later, when the local people talk about this cooking competition, they will talk about this classic dispute between the two countries of Da Zhou and Dongying.

At this moment, Ning Xi's heart was still shaken, and when she left, she held Jun Qianyu's jade pendant tightly in her hand and called him: "Fifth master, please stay." ”

Seeing this, Meng Shuangshuang and Rong Daquan both left first, Jun Qianyu turned around and smiled at her: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Thank you for today." Ning Xi said in a low voice.

"You're welcome, I'm not discouraged to be the first to taste such deliciousness."

"But why?"

Jun Qianyu didn't answer this question, but said: "Just think of it as the fourth dish, you owe me thirteen dishes, and there are nine left, I'll wait!" After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Ning Xi suddenly shouted.

"Huh? Anything else? Jun Qianyu asked gently.

Ning Xi mustered up the courage and asked the words that had been lingering in his heart: "You, you ...... me, are you, do you like me?" As soon as the words came out, her face turned red, I hope she didn't think too much, if he denied it, then she would really have no face to be a person.

But if you don't ask clearly, she really can't settle down, he is so good to her, helping her and saving her again and again, it is impossible to use her as a useful chess piece?

Jun Qianyu walked over and gently held her hand: "Ningxi, follow me in the future!" Her hands were not as smooth and delicate as the women he usually saw, and they were a little rough from years of labor, but they felt very solid in their hands.

Ning Xi was a little confused, so he raised his eyes and looked at him with a wink: "Follow you?" ”

Jun Qianyu nodded: "You can live in my house, if you really want to cook, you can also go back to Shuangxi Building from time to time to have a look, I will not restrict your freedom." He felt that he was really very tolerant, the Ning Xi he liked had always been free and bold, and he didn't want her to become another person after following him.

Ning Xi's heart cooled down little by little, it turned out that she still thought too much, yes, as long as two people like each other, they can be together, but the "together" she thought was so different from the "together" defined by Jun Qianyu.

After all, he was still unwilling, Ning Xi had the last glimmer of hope, trembling and cautiously asked: "Aren't you going to marry me?" ”

"Marriage?" Jun Qianyu actually laughed, "Why do you think so." "Getting married, even he doesn't think about it, just wait for his mother to arrange it for him, left and right is just the daughter of an important minister of the court, appearance, clothing, expression, tone of speech, every move seems to be printed out of a mold, become a parent, give birth to a child, after someone succeeds, he will complete the task.

As for the woman he likes, raise her, give her what she likes, and let her do what she wants, so that he can give her the most.

Ning Xi's face changed, he threw the jade pendant back in his hand to him, turned his head and left.

Jun Qianyu reached out and held her arm: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Let go of me!" Ning Xi said fiercely.

"What's the tantrum again? Okay, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have laughed at you, it's my fault, don't be angry, huh? Jun Qianyu patiently coaxed.

Ning Xi laughed angrily, it turned out that for him, this was just a trivial matter that could be passed as long as he was casually coaxed?

Ning Xi suddenly raised his head: "You said that as long as I help you go to Yu Qinglin to get evidence, you can promise me one thing, and now I want to use this right." ”

"Okay, whatever you want, just say it."

"I want you to make a choice now, either stay with me and only me as a woman for the rest of your life, or let me go and never see each other again." Ning Xi looked straight at him and said word by word.

Jun Qianyu's hand holding her arm gradually relaxed: "You just want to leave me like this?" ”

"No, I don't want to leave you, but I don't tolerate sharing a man with another woman."

"Why are you so unreasonable?" In Jun Qianyu's opinion, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, as long as he treats her well and spoils her, it is enough, as for marrying a folk woman, even if he is willing, the father and the queen mother will never agree.

Ning Xi sneered on her face, her heart was cold, she knew that it would definitely be such a result, and she just wanted to make herself really dead when she asked: "Then you let me go!" ”

Jun Qianyu was proud, where had he ever been rejected like this, and he was a little annoyed and angry at the moment, and waved his sleeves and said: "Just go, who is rare!" "It's just a woman, isn't it easy to find someone you like? Just looking at her back when she decided to go away, I don't know why there is a corner in my heart, and it hurts faintly?

After all, he was still relieved, Jun Qianyu beckoned to a subordinate: "Let people follow her quietly, don't get too close." ”

Ning Xi ran out angrily, but in a hurry, he didn't forget the lesson of the last time, and didn't dare to go to a remote place with few people, and only chose a wide road with many people.

While walking, he raised his palm to wipe his tears, and suddenly his arm was pulled hard: "Stinky woman, where do you want to run?" ”