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Chapter 154 Special Sauce
Chapter 154 Special Sauce
Seeing the terrifying, pitch-black, and slightly pungent-smelling objects in Wang Yan's hand, Huo Yuhao's heart trembled, and he even began to regret agreeing to Wang Yan's request.
"Sigh, I'll do my best, but Teacher Wang, you'd better not have too high hopes."
"I understand, I understand! We're short on time, so you'd better figure it out quickly, otherwise we won't have time to prepare it once they come back with the ingredients!"
Helpless, Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth and carefully examined the lump in his hand. He then conjured an ice blade, cut off a small piece, placed it in a porcelain bowl he had prepared, added some water, and threw in some of his special spices...
Just then, Ma Xiaotao returned first, followed by Wang Dong'er, Ning Tian, and the Lan sisters, each carrying a pile of firewood.
When Ma Xiaotao saw the lump in Huo Yuhao's hand, she frowned. "Why are you holding a piece of the Inner Court's special nutritional meal? This stuff is inedible!"
The four second-year girls from the outer courtyard naturally didn't understand Ma Xiaotao's words. Wang Dong'er couldn't help but ask, "Sister Xiaotao, what exactly is the inner courtyard's nutritional meal?"
Ma Xiaotao, looking constipated, complained, "The meal replacement products the academy makes from a mixture of nutrients extracted from various ingredients are just...indescribable in taste and appearance..."
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and said, "Sister Xiaotao, can you help me start a fire? I'll try to cook it; maybe it'll be edible."
"Are you sure?" Ma Xiaotao's furrowed brows did not ease at all; instead, they tightened even more.
"I don't know either. Anyway, they haven't come back yet, so I have some time to figure it out."
"Alright then..." After saying that, Ma Xiaotao gestured for Wang Dong'er and the other three to build a campfire.
In no time, the campfire that Huo Yuhao had requested was set up. Then he placed the porcelain bowl containing the mixture of nutritious food and spices on the fire to heat it up.
While heating it, Huo Yuhao added several kinds of special sesame oils and seasoning sauces.
In a short while, the liquid in the bowl had turned into a strange color, blackish-purple.
Huo Yuhao picked up the porcelain bowl with a serious expression and sniffed it. The taste was indeed a bit better than before, but when it came to tasting it, he still hesitated.
By this time, everyone had returned with the ingredients. Ling Luochen had frozen a whole musk deer, Xixi had brought back two rabbits, and the others had also managed to prepare a bunch of things.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao was busy, they had no choice but to go to the river to clean the ingredients first.
"Yuhao, why don't you try it!" Ma Xiaotao became anxious seeing Huo Yuhao hesitate. After all, no one had ever heard of improving the inner courtyard's nutritious meals to a level that was palatable.
Huo Yuhao is currently undertaking an unprecedented feat, so how could she possibly suppress her anticipation?
Ma Xiaotao urged them on from the side, and after everyone finished preparing the ingredients and learned what had happened, they all gathered around. Wang Yan, in particular, had been waiting eagerly beside him for a long time.
Finally, Huo Yuhao seemed to have made up his mind. He took out a small wooden spoon from his storage soul tool, scooped out a tiny bit, and cautiously put it into his mouth.
"Smack smack..."
"Big brother, can I put this in my mouth?" Xu Sanshi leaned closer, looking at Huo Yuhao expectantly.
"Hmm...it seems alright...how about I let you guys try it later?" Huo Yuhao scooped up another small spoonful, put it in his mouth, and said while tasting it.
Everyone shook their heads, clearly distrusting Huo Yuhao's suggestion by a great deal, or even a great deal.
"Tsk! How come you guys don't even have the slightest spirit of sacrificing yourself for food!" Huo Yuhao cursed a couple of times, then stretched out his hand.
"Alright, give me the ingredients, I'll start grilling them for you. We'll talk about whether you want this sauce later."
After Huo Yuhao said that, no one had any objections.
Huo Yuhao first brought over the musk deer that Ling Luochen had prepared. Since there was no time to marinate it, Huo Yuhao had to roast it first and then brush it with sauce.
Time flew by, and the musk deer slowly cooked through under Huo Yuhao's roasting, but the juices remained undiminished. The rich aroma of the deer meat filled the air, and the crowd who had been waiting for a long time were already drooling and had their appetites whetted.
Huo Yuhao used a silver boning knife to cut the whole musk deer into pieces and placed them on a wooden tray that Chen Zifeng and Ling Luochen had prepared together.
Next, he poured the special sauce he had just made onto the top layer, and finally finished it off with a dipping sauce.
"Alright, we can start eating now."
As soon as Huo Yuhao said this, the crowd, whose stomachs had been rumbling with anticipation, were no longer willing to be modest with each other. They rushed forward like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities, and in no time all the venison was devoured.
However, Huo Yuhao deliberately shielded the four weakest girls from some food, ensuring they wouldn't go hungry.
Everyone gathered around the campfire and ate heartily, enjoying themselves immensely. In no time, all that remained of the musk deer was a pile of bone fragments.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao smiled slyly, "It tastes good, doesn't it?"
Whether it was Zhang Lexuan or Ma Xiaotao, everyone was momentarily stunned.
"Did I eat it okay with the sauce I made with the nutritional meal?"
Holy crap? When?
"You...you really succeeded?" Wang Yan asked blankly, his mouth glistening with oil.
"uh-huh?"
Huo Yuhao felt a little proud, and his smile deepened.
Everyone was in awe of him upon seeing this, and Zhang Lexuan even said directly, "Yuhao, why don't you turn all those nutritional meals into sauces?"
The others nodded in agreement, all agreeing with Zhang Lexuan's suggestion.
"It's not that it's impossible, but..."
Everyone knew what he meant. The people in the inner courtyard, especially Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, and others whose relationship with Huo Yuhao was only so-so, stared at him intently.
Yao Haoxuan simply asked directly, "Yuhao, just tell us! What can't we brothers agree to?"
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that after the first match, you guys need to cover for me. I might need to go to Xingluo City to see an old friend."
Zhang Lexuan's eyes flickered slightly, and she vaguely guessed what he was thinking.
The others looked at each other, somewhat puzzled. Was this even considered a condition?
Although Wang Yan didn't quite like Huo Yuhao's willful decision, there really weren't any strong opponents in the early stages of the competition, so there was nothing wrong with him doing it this way.
Yao Haoxuan said, "Yuhao, what kind of request is this? Even without the sauce thing, everyone would have agreed to this small request. You're being too polite! When we have time, let's go out for a drink, and you'll have to punish yourself with three drinks!"
"Beibei, Sanshi, you guys come too!"
Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo both smiled and nodded.