"Aren't you bragging? Then my old man asks you, who won in the end in this competition?" Who would have thought, but Dugu Tianfeng on the side immediately refuted without the slightest mercilessness.

"This ......" Zheng Rentu was so choked that he couldn't speak.

Seeing that the scene became embarrassing again, he had to speak again without a trace: "According to what you say, in the first few matches, you all ended in a draw?"

"That's good!" Zheng Rentu replied with a little pride.

"And in the end, what kind of competition did you lose?" asked Piano without a trace, pretending to be curious.

"Barbecue. Zheng Rentu replied a little dejectedly.

"Oh, I see!" Dugu Tianfeng snorted again, "No wonder, after you saw my precious apprentice's earth-shattering and peerless barbecue technique, this is why Wang Ba ate the scales - he is determined to apprentice!"

"Yes! Where I fall, I must get up from there!" Zheng Rentu replied with a firm expression.

"That's not right, but you have to compete with the chefs of the eight major canteens one by one, and it seems that the breakthrough of having to barbecue is a bit insufficient, right? Besides, even if you want to learn my barbecue method, it may not be able to learn it in a short period of time due to the limitations of internal force cultivation, right?" After hearing this, Piao Wuxian asked in surprise.

"At that time, because I was young and arrogant, I said wildly: 'If you lose once or even a little, you will lose.' If I lost, I immediately resigned as head chef and left. Zheng Rentu replied with an embarrassed face.

"Alas, you're really arrogant!" Drift Silent shook his head and smiled bitterly.

However, hubris also has the benefit of hubris. After seeing that I was defeated, these eight people also said wildly: In the future, as long as I or someone I have a mentorship relationship with, as long as I can beat that person on the barbecue, it will be considered as a victory over all of them. ”

After listening to Zheng Rentu's words, Dugu Tianfeng was a little puzzled. "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and practice! When you're done, you'll be able to compete with others again. Why did you spend so much time in a town where birds don't?"

"Master, you are thinking too much about the problem. Drifting without a trace, he couldn't help but interject and replied.

"Stinky boy, are you smart?" Dugu Tianfeng asked unconvinced.

"Master, do you want to...... I was famous for being challenged in vain, and after I came to Yaotai, I was challenged all the way through. Let's just say that if the head chef of the Eight Great Canteens does not have the talent of others, how can he occupy the position of head chef for a long time? In fact, my apprentice and the head chef of the Eight Great Canteens already represent the peak of culinary skills that is difficult to surpass. Of course, it's not absolutely hard to surpass ......"

"Isn't that the end of it?" My apprentice grandson has practiced hard, but it really can't be done, so if you ask his master to come out, won't this matter be settled a long time ago? Why delay it until now?" Zheng Rentu interjected disapprovingly and asked.

"Alas, if my apprentice's original master was really good, then he wouldn't need to be famous through such a difficult challenge. Moreover, such a peak, not to mention that it is difficult for others to surpass, even if you want to surpass it, it is not easy. The chefs of the Eight Dining Halls, with the combined efforts of others, barely have a slight advantage in one of them's specialty, barbecue, so they will not worry that Zheng Rentu will be able to surpass them in the short term, let alone that Zheng Rentu will be able to find someone who can win their joint efforts in barbecue. That's why the chefs of these eight canteens are pretending to be generous!"

After listening to the analysis without a trace, Zheng Rentu praised from the bottom of his heart: "Master, you are really amazing! You can even see this? Apprentice, I really admire it! In fact, after resigning from the position of master chef, I also want to work hard to break through." However, after nearly a month of tossing, I realized that my cooking skills had reached a terrible bottleneck. And I know my own cooking skills best, and if I want to find a more powerful character than myself, I really can't think of a second place in the world other than Yaotai? Alas, in fact, I used to be a personable, handsome and dashing beautiful young man......"

"Haha......" Dugu Tianfeng finally couldn't help laughing out loud, "Come on, disciple grandson! As far as your fat body is concerned, where can it be compared to 'personable, handsome and chic'?"

"Master, what people said was before!" said without a trace, and then changed the subject, "That's not right! Although you still lost in the end, anyone with a discerning eye can see that you are one against eight, and seven of the eight consecutive matches have ended in a draw." Even if you can't become famous because of this, the owner of Yaotai Restaurant is not an idiot, and he is not stupid enough to let a top master in the culinary world like you leave!"

Zheng Rentu didn't dare to be angry with Dugu Tianfeng, but after being ridiculed, this mood would naturally be greatly affected. However, at the critical moment, the drifting solidarity still made Zheng Rentu feel a burst of warmth. "Master, you guessed right!" Zheng Rentu praised with great admiration, "In fact, after the competition, the owner of Yaotai had vigorously retained it, and even specially rented a quiet small courtyard for me at a high price in Sitong City, so that I could try to break through with peace of mind. Later, when I resigned, the owner of Yaotai also made it clear: If I want, then he will open another ninth dining hall......"

"It's very bold! In order to retain talents, you don't hesitate to break through the existing structure of the restaurant! Although it is very troublesome, in this way, it can take care of your mood and reputation. After all, you have lost a game under the joint efforts of the eight canteens, and it is obviously inappropriate to rely on their position as their top boss again! However, what I don't understand is why you don't agree to come down?"

"Master, do you know what my biggest gain was after failing that competition?" asked Zheng Rentu without answering.

"What is it?" Dugu Tianfeng on the side hurriedly asked curiously.

"My biggest takeaway is that I have completely withdrawn all my thoughts from fame and fortune to the improvement and breakthrough of my culinary skills......

Without waiting for Zheng Rentu to finish speaking, he said without a trace: "I can understand this." Just like martial arts refining to a bottleneck, if you don't break through in one fell swoop, you won't be able to do anything else. ”

"Yes, I was bent on seeking a breakthrough, but at that time I just wanted to abandon all the worldly distractions, hide in the countryside, and seek a breakthrough with all my heart......