Chapter 3545: Hei Qi Yi Hu: I Feel the Elders Are Showing Off, But I Can

"Finally completed."

Hearing the notification sound, Ti Qie Hui Li finally let out a long breath of relief.

Just as Yueqian Longma relaxed, he sensed something else and furrowed his brow.

He gazed into the distance and saw a group of men in black suits, their faces filled with hesitation and fear, yet still gritting their teeth as they walked toward them.

Yueqian Longma murmured, "Official personnel?"

After thinking it over, Yueqian Longma had no intention of interacting with these... black suits.

He lightly stamped his foot on the ground, and with a whoosh, he shattered the air, covering nearly a hundred kilometers in a few breaths, arriving beside Su Han.

Ti Qie Hui Li and Liu Maoxing, whose physical conditioning was even stronger than Yueqian Longma's, swiftly appeared beside Su Han.

"Since the task is done, let's head back directly."

Su Han asked.

"Would you mind staying a little longer...?"

Liu Maoxing rubbed his nose and extended an invitation, "I could prepare a full Manchu-Han Imperial Feast for you right here."

"And me,"

Ti Qie Hui Li raised her hand, "I also want to showcase my refined culinary skills to everyone."

"My cooking is now incomparably better than before I joined Jiarugong Society...! Even my grandfather is far inferior to me."

Xianzuowei Sect's cheek twitched as he helplessly watched Ti Qie Hui Li.

"Though what you say is true, could you at least spare your grandfather a shred of dignity in front of outsiders?" "Mm."

Kang Na wavered, biting her finger, her face filled with inner conflict.

"I think having a meal with friends isn't a big deal."

Yueqian Longma also spoke softly, though he didn't directly state his intent.

But his attitude was unmistakable.

"If you have no objections, I don't either!"

Su Han shrugged, then snapped his fingers—and as if time reversed,

the long-destroyed buildings began to rebuild themselves; the vast city, nearly obliterated, began to restore.

In just a few breaths, everything returned to its original state.

Flowers, grass, trees flourished lushly; distant skyscrapers pierced the clouds; streets and alleys remained unharmed.

The only discordant element... were the ordinary people standing dazed on the streets, staring around in shock, still unable to comprehend what had happened.

Suddenly, someone knelt on the ground, bowing fervently with their forehead to the earth.

Like a chain reaction, many others knelt down as well.

"This is a miracle... This is surely a miracle!"

"Just now... were gods fighting gods? I always said it—our world holds supernatural forces, and you never believed me."

"Now you've seen it, haven't you?"

"I used to believe supernatural forces existed... but I thought they weren't strong, at least nothing compared to the power of technology."

"Otherwise, why has there been not a whisper of such things in this era? It must be because supernatural forces fear being suppressed by technology."

"But who knew..."

Someone's face twisted in bitterness as he recalled what had happened, still dazed, as if trapped in a dream.

Others wore faces full of awe and joy.

"I recognize the woman who fought earlier... That must be the Culinary Queen of Engetsu Academy!"

"And the heir to the Ti Qie Consortium!"

"Is this true? If it is! Then I'd sell every last penny I own just to see if I can become her disciple!"

"What? The heir to a culinary consortium wields such unbelievable power... Wait, I have a chef friend who once mentioned that in China's culinary world, there exists a secret underground culinary faction... Though they're nominally chefs, they supposedly use cooking to cultivate internal energy—I'm not entirely sure myself."

"I used to think he was just making it up, but now it seems..."

"Could it be that cooking is the true path to supernatural power... not these so-called cultivations? But why can I cook too, yet I've never gained any supernatural power?"

"No matter how you think about it, there must be some information we still don't know."

... Su Han's Perception Sense had heard the voices echoing from all directions, his expression turning peculiar.

In fact, Ti Qie Hui Li and the others had also heard these voices through their Perception Sense or their keen senses.

"..."

After a long silence, Ti Qie Hui Li bowed slightly to Su Han, Yueqian Longma, and the others, "I'm sorry—I feel they might disturb you shortly."

"No need."

Yueqian Longma's face was expressionless, "I've experienced something like this in my own world."

"Eh?"

Liu Maoxing paused, then realized—Yueqian Longma's world had also seen transmigrants before.

And when the Guild intervened back then, the incident had been quite a spectacle.

Xianzuowei Sect's voice grew solemn and serious, "Rest assured, gentlemen! No one will disturb you during your meal... I swear it on the name of the Ti Qie Consortium."

"... Actually, there's no need to be this serious."

Yueqian Longma gave a wry smile.

But before he could say more, Xianzuowei Sect turned away with a stern expression.

After a brief silence, Ti Qie Hui Li laughed awkwardly, "Grandpa... he's just like that."

"Extremely rigid and serious! And he's also... overly reverent toward you."

"I've watched 'Food Wars!' too,"

Liu Maoxing gave a silent glance at Ti Qie Hui Li, "The Master isn't exactly rigid—he passed the very trial you failed… Shi Ping Chuangzhen."

............"...... There's no need to bring this up again."

Ti Qie Hui Li's expression stiffened; she took several deep breaths before calming herself.

Immediately, her expression turned serious, "Regardless, I'm cooking..."

Ti Qie Hui Li suddenly turned her head toward Liu Maoxing, her voice calm, "Liu Maoxing, let's compete again today... I wonder how much you've improved since last time."

"We've competed so many times—I think you've lost more often."

Liu Maoxing said nothing.

Su Han paid no attention to the intense tension between the two.

He closed his eyes and watched the society chat room, which had already exploded with activity.

Dong Xiang of Wudao: ""

Xiao Zhizhi Shu: "This is too much... This is truly too much!"

Hei Qi Yihu: "Exactly! After completing their mission, they just went ahead and started a feast—right in the fusion world of Shokugeki no Soma and The Little Chef of China!"