Chen Yu did not answer immediately, but simply poured himself a drink.


    The robed man who had brought Chen Yu back was immediately enraged and stepped forward, pointing at Chen Yu''s nose and cursing loudly.


    "You little shit, don''t fucking y hard to get when we''re offering you a chance to redeem yourself. Otherwise, you won''t be leaving this ce tonight," he said.


    Chen Yu sneered and deliberately put on a frightened expression.


    "Oh, I''m so scared!" he said mockingly.


    The robed man''s eyes bulged with anger, and as he raised his fist to strike, a wine bottle suddenly came crashing down on his head from above.


    Chen Yu was already on the other side of the man by then, and the empty wine bottle had be a handy weapon.


    It was unclear whether all of this had been prearranged by Chen Yu.


    With eyes wide open in fury, the robed man pulled out a dagger and prepared to lunge forward.


    The middle-aged man hurriedly stepped in to stop him.


    "Dnce, we invited Mr. Chen here to discuss matters, not to be rash," he said.


    Dnce''s teeth clenched with an audible grind, but he dared not make another move and only stepped back, clutching his bleeding head.


    The middle-aged man let out a quiet sigh, then politely apologized to Chen Yu.


    "My name is Karan, the current president of the Illumination Gourmet Club. I kindly ask Mr. Chen to seriously consider my request. You should know that the Illumination Gourmet Club controls not only the nke Grand Hotel but also over sixty percent of the world''s dining business!" he said.


    Chen Yu nced sideways with a hint of disdain at Karan, who, although apologizing, did not hide the murderous intent shining in his eyes.


    Moreover, his words carried a very thickyer of threat.


    "In my view, food should be something that makes people happy when they eat it. Even if it''s treated as a business, there''s a line between what money should and should not be taken. We should all have a scale in our hearts," Chen Yu pointed out.


    Karan''s eyes filled with resentment as he exhaled a breath of turbid air and then signaled to Dnce with a gesture.


    "Since Mr. Chen has his principles, I won''t say much more. Since you grace us with your presence today, why not have apetition with Dnce? If he wins, you''ll die here today. If you win, then you must represent our Illumination Gourmet Club in thepetition," he proposed.


    Chen Yu couldn''t help butugh, "So what you mean is, either way, I won''t be able to leave today, right?"


    Without any courtesy, Karan took out an incense stick.


    "We''ll follow the etiquette of your Eastern traditions. Before this incense burns out, you both must present your dishes! Let thepetition begin," he dered.


    As soon as he finished speaking, a few attendants pushed out a movable kitchen.


    Dnce, not caring for anything else, grabbed some dough and began to work it immediately.


    Those around them were fully armed, their gazes like torches fixed on Chen Yu. It seemed no matter what, he had topete today.


    Chen Yu put on a helpless expression, but it was a ruse as hemunicated with Ling Ling in his mind, scanning all the nearby terrain and nning the best escape route.


    "I truly don''t understand your thinking, wanting topete with me in dim sum! Don''t you know this thing has a history of four thousand years in the East?" he said.


    As he spoke, Chen Yu directly picked up the basin and expertly worked the dough, his movements smooth as flowing water.


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    Dnce, the King of Dim Sum at the Glorious Gourmet Gathering, was extremely serious when preparing food. He immersed himselfpletely in the task, and the dough in his hands seemed toe to life, vivid and lifelike.


    It looks like this guy is nning to make a dough figurine dessert.


    Chen Yu suddenly took a deep breath and then his hands began moving faster, bing a blur. The people around could hardly see what he was actually doing.


    Half an hour shed by, and both of their preliminary preparations werepleted; now it was time to start steaming.


    Dough figurine desserts and fondant are not the same. Fondant involves directly molding sugar into various figurines, which is rtively simple inparison.


    But dough figurine desserts are different. The fermentation and steaming processes must be taken into ount when making the raw dough.


    During this process, the previously crafted dough figurine desserts could easily be deformed.


    Therefore, strict control over the heat and the steaming basket was necessary, with strict oversight required for each step, allowing no room for any exposes.


    Dnce was already as tense as could be. He watched his steaming basket like a hawk, not daring to ck off even a little.


    As time ticked by, steam began to rise from Dnce''s basket, and if he maintained this condition, the contents would be ready toe out in ten minutes.


    In contrast, Chen Yu appeared utterly rxed, as if, for him, this was all too simple of a task.


    Moreover, the steaming basket he used was astoundingly basic, a huge rectangr one.


    You should know that when making this kind of dough dessert, therger the steaming basket, the less likely it is that the contents will cook thoroughly.


    After all, food is not just for looking at, it also has to end up being edible. Although some dishes may look magnificent on the surface, beautiful enough to feast one''s eyes on, if they taste half-cooked when you take a bite, then it''s a failed dish.


    About ten minutes had passed when Dnce suddenly stood up, inserting the timer and then opened the steaming basket.


    In front of everyone appeared an array of tiny animals, each one seemingly alive, vivid and lifelike, especially at the moment they came out of the basket, looking incredibly fluffy.


    From a distance, it appeared as if these little creatures in the steaming basket were vying for beauty and attention.


    The audience immediately got excited. After all, Dnce was their King of Dim Sum, and his creations were naturally iparable.


    Byparison, Chen Yu remained extremely calm. He simply uncovered his rectangr steaming basket and tossed it aside, then pulled up a stool and sat down beside it.


    "These little animal dough figures and such, those are just leftovers from our Eastern ancestors'' ythings. Now, what we y with is this!"


    With these words, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.


    As the steam cleared, the crowd''s gaze turned nk.


    What emerged from within the steam was aplete Tang Dynasty pce banquet scene!


    Every character''s figure was lively and lifelike, further enhanced by the surrounding color of the sugar decorations, creating a scene that seemed almost as if it was a painting brought to life.


    Various flowers, birds, fish, insects and details were embellished upon it, making everyone stare in wonder, some even burst into apuse.


    Even Dnce stood there, staring nkly, somewhat at a loss.