Chapter 42

As the competition neared its end, Su Xing amazed everyone with his skills, surpassing Zhang Yu at a steady pace, completing his work first, and then folding his arms, watching Zhang Yu, who was sweating profusely, with a look of amusement.

Ghosts don't usually sweat, but Zhang Yu forced himself to sweat, showing how anxious he was. He almost made an irreparable mistake, nearly slicing the green radish in half.

The ghost servants and the masters of various courtyards were all amazed. They never expected the new ghost servant to be so outstanding, his knife skills rivaling those of the head chef, and almost catching up to the chief chef.

"Quick, we must recruit him! I promise to give him the position of head chef in the kitchen!" one of the masters hurriedly instructed.

Of course, there were also those who didn't think highly of Su Xing.

"Just having good knife skills doesn't mean everything," a few other masters said coldly.

"Miss Zi, how did you know?" the maid couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked Miss Zi.

Miss Zi smiled but didn't speak, looking at Su Xing, who remained calm, with a flash of light in her purple eyes.

"Done!" Zhang Yu shouted, completing his work just before time ran out, drenched in sweat, and he let out a sigh of relief.

Su Xing, with his arms folded, smiled and said, "Chef Zhang, good morning."

"Hmph!"

To everyone's surprise, Zhang Yu ignored Su Xing and walked up to Li Dazui, bowing deeply, "I'm sorry, I've let you down."

"You did well. This boy's knife skills are indeed impressive, but in cooking, knife skills don't represent everything!" Li Dazui glanced at Zhang Yu and said coolly.

"That's right, Su Xing, you only have good knife skills. Your culinary skills definitely can't match mine. Besides, you haven't won; you just finished a bit faster than me!" Zhang Yu turned and pointed at Su Xing, shouting loudly.

Indeed, Zhang Yu also completed the competition before it ended. Before the evaluation, it couldn't be determined who had lost.

The ghost servants and masters, upon hearing this, immediately looked at the works of the two ghosts and were instantly stunned, exclaiming in amazement.

"Masterful craftsmanship!" They gave sincere praise, not exaggerating at all.

On the table, the two large green radishes were no longer visible. Instead, there was a patch of grass that looked so real it could pass for the real thing, a true marvel of nature.

The grass was lush, with each blade clearly defined, simple and unadorned, just like real grass. Even when a breeze blew, the grass in both patches fell over, and after the wind passed, the stems stood up again.

"Truly amazing, it's incredible! That's clearly a radish, not grass?" the ghost servants exclaimed, as if they had seen something unbelievable, pinching their cheeks.

"How about it?" Zhang Yu raised his head proudly, looking down on Su Xing.

"How about it?" Su Xing chuckled. The ghost souls who were not in the know might not see the difference, but surely the head chef and the chief chef of the kitchen could tell.

Who won? Of course, Su Xing won!

On the surface, the grass carved by Su Xing and Zhang Yu looked the same, but upon closer inspection, it was not hard to see that the green grass carved by Zhang Yu had flaws, caused by accidentally breaking a few radish fibers.

"Who won? It's impossible to tell!"

"Right, the two patches of grass are almost identical, with no difference at all!"

"I feel that the new ghost servant won in some aspects, after all, Chef Zhang has been in the kitchen for so many years."

"Not necessarily! This is a competition! It's not about age or seniority! I think Chef Zhang won!"

The ghost servants debated, some favoring Su Xing, others favoring Zhang Yu.

"Chef Li, announce the result, is it a tie?" the masters asked impatiently, eager to know the outcome of the competition.

"Of course not, there is a winner!" Li Dazui's eyes flashed, a hint of malice in them, and his lips curled up to his ears.

"It's..." Li Dazui was about to announce the winner, his mouth opening.

"Trouble!" Su Xing frowned, his eyes darting to the restless Yanzhi horse tied to the side.

"Intimidation? Horse, it's your turn!" Su Xing smiled, and with a hidden hand, he flicked a sharp stone, which shot out and hit the rope tying the Yanzhi horse.

"Snap!"

The rope suddenly broke, and the Yanzhi horse neighed, lifting its hooves and running to the table, tail wagging.

Just as Li Dazui was about to announce the winner, the Yanzhi horse neighed, suddenly breaking free from the rope, causing chaos among the ghost servants and interrupting his words.

"Quick, get that rogue horse away!" Li Dazui's face darkened, and the chef behind him immediately shouted.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, a master stopped them, saying, "Let's see what the Yanzhi horse will do!"

The chef's face stiffened, and he had no choice but to let the Yanzhi horse stay in front of the two tables.

"What is the horse going to do?"

"I don't know, let's keep watching."

"Tsk tsk, is it going to choose the winner?"

The Yanzhi horse paced back and forth between the two tables, lowering its head and sniffing the two patches of grass.

Finally, the Yanzhi horse snorted at the grass carved by Zhang Yu, then suddenly turned and bit into the grass carved by Su Xing, savoring it.

In an instant, it was as if a pot had been lifted, and the grass carved by Su Xing from the green radish was so lifelike that it fooled the horse, which couldn't resist nibbling on it!

"Too, too... too incredible!"

All the masters stood up, even those who had been calmly sipping tea were no longer calm. The ghost servants were stunned, their jaws dropping, and the maids screamed. Even the head chef and the chief chef of the kitchen were shocked, they were truly amazed!

"What a remarkable young man." Miss Zi smiled gracefully, her face showing interest in Su Xing.

"A brilliant counterattack." Yang Qing Shui, who had become very reserved, spoke for the first time, surprising Wen Hou Qing.

Su Xing remained calm, smiling with his arms folded.

"The winner is clear!"

"Chief Chef Li, announce the result." Su Xing said with a smile.

Li Dazui's face was as dark as water, and he gritted his teeth, "The winner of this competition... Su Xing!"

"Yay~"

The crowd cheered, celebrating the young man who had created a miracle.

"Thank you~" Su Xing responded politely, not showing any arrogance, but being very approachable.

"Hmph, don't get too cocky!" Zhang Yu coldly snorted, his horse-like face almost touching the ground, and he turned to leave, feeling it was unnecessary to stay any longer!

"Chop that Yanzhi horse into pieces and feed it to the dogs!" Li Dazui said coldly. He had brought the Yanzhi horse to intimidate Su Xing, but it had backfired.

"Yes!" The ghost servants hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to lead the "mischievous" Yanzhi horse away to be chopped up and fed to the dogs.

Several ghost servants rushed forward, violently restraining the Yanzhi horse, almost knocking it to the ground.

Su Xing was taken aback, wanting to stop them, but his hand helplessly retracted, filled with regret and sympathy.

"Sorry." Su Xing said to himself.

"Wait!"

A clear and ethereal voice suddenly rang out, stopping the ghost servants.

Su Xing looked up and saw a beautiful woman in purple, her face unadorned, with a beauty different from Shi Fei Xue.

"Miss Zi!" Li Dazui's face immediately turned sour. He actually didn't want to kill the Yanzhi horse, but he was angry.

"Miss Zi?" Su Xing repeated a few times, remembering her, feeling indebted to her.

"Chef Li, since you're going to chop the Yanzhi horse and feed it to the dogs, why not give it to me? I happen to need a mount." Miss Zi smiled, her voice like a lavender breeze.

"Miss Zi, you are so precious, riding a rogue horse would tarnish your reputation! Why don't I send you a purebred nightmare from my stable?" Li Dazui frowned, saying.

"No, I like this Yanzhi horse." Miss Zi smiled and said calmly.

"But..." Li Dazui hesitated, "Miss Zi, you saw how mischievous this Yanzhi horse is. It might hurt you, and I would be in deep trouble!"

"What? Don't you trust my abilities, Chief Chef Li?!" Miss Zi's face showed a hint of displeasure, and a cold light flashed in her purple eyes. Suddenly, a terrifying aura burst from her slender body, pressing down on Li Dazui.

Li Dazui's face changed, and he immediately released his own aura to resist, but he couldn't hold it.

Just a moment ago, Miss Zi gave the ghost servants a feeling of lavender, a sea of lavender flowers, tranquil and beautiful. But suddenly, a fierce aura burst forth, transforming the lavender field at the foot of the mountain into a towering ice mountain!

"Do I have no authority at all?" Miss Zi asked coldly.

"No, I dare not!" Li Dazui's rough face was drenched in sweat, and his chair creaked and finally broke.

Li Dazui's face showed fear, remembering that the seemingly approachable Miss Zi might be the daughter of the city god, with extraordinary talent and great power.

Although Li Dazui was one of the ten chief chefs of the kitchen, his status was high, but he was still a servant of the city god's mansion! If Miss Zi were to be angry, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to save him!

"Miss... I misunderstood, I was just thinking of your well-being. This Yanzhi horse is yours, I wouldn't dare to touch it." Li Dazui knelt down, begging for mercy, and changed his address.

"Alright, considering it's your first offense, I'll let it go. Stay kneeling there for now." Miss Zi retracted her aura and said calmly.

"Go, bring the Yanzhi horse here." Miss Zi instructed the maid.

"Ah? Oh!" The maid was stunned, but when she came to her senses, she quickly led the Yanzhi horse to Miss Zi, bowing respectfully behind her.

Miss Zi nodded slightly, her beautiful purple eyes sweeping over Su Xing, and then she turned and left, the maid leading the Yanzhi horse behind her.

"Miss Zi..." Su Xing mumbled, shouting to Miss Zi's graceful back, "I owe you a favor!"

"Ha, who do you think you are, just a ghost servant!" The ghost servants and masters showed disdain.

Miss Zi's figure gradually faded, and just as she was about to disappear at the end of the corridor, a clear and ethereal voice rang out, "I'll remember your favor!"

At that moment, it was as if a ray of sunlight broke through the gloom of the netherworld, passing through the layers of purple violets on the corridor, casting a beautiful shadow, and beside her, there was a Yanzhi horse...

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