On the self-cultivation of a foodie

Jiang Haiyan still remembered the high-spirited look of Zheng Youqian when he first met him, but now it was obviously not too long, but Zheng Youqian had lost a lot of weight, with a faint blue gray under his eye sockets, and bloodshot eyes floating in his eyes.

"He's a demon," Zheng Youqian was still muttering nervously, "He wants to kill everyone around me! He wants to drag me into hell!"

"Calm down," Jiang Haiyan tapped on the table lightly, "Let me sort out the timeline from the beginning first. You first found out that something was wrong at home, suspected that someone had entered illegally, and started to take various measures, but the results were useless. Then you Just found that black-scaled merman... that mermaid in your swimming pool, and then you rejected that mermaid's courtship to you, so that mermaid started to retaliate against you?" Before that, Zheng Yougan erased the middle That paragraph didn't say anything, only the beginning and the end of the whole thing, now pieced together, he almost understood the truth.

Zheng Youqian gritted his teeth: "...That's right."

Jiang Haiyan touched his chin: "Then when did you first notice something was wrong at home?"

Zheng Youqian was silent for a while, and announced a date, which he should be very fond of.

Jiang Haiyan counted and found that this day happened to be the day when the black-scaled merman escaped marriage, that is, the black-scaled merman went straight to G City after escaping marriage. This question is obviously worth exploring, although G City It is a city near the sea, but there are far more cities near the sea than City G, and both the East China Sea and the South China Sea are far from G City. Was it premeditated to get into Zheng Youqian?

"You really haven't seen that mermaid before?" Jiang Haiyan raised an eyebrow and asked Zheng Youqian.

Zheng Youqian said coldly with a straight face: "My memory has always been very good. If I had seen this kind of creature before, I would definitely be impressed. But in fact, I have only seen so-called mermaids in movies."

Jiang Haiyan shrugged: "Well, I am deeply sorry about your matter."

Zheng Youqian took a deep breath, then he looked up at Jiang Haiyan: "So, do you have any conclusions?"

For a man, this is definitely a shame that he will never forget, especially since he is still a pampered young master. A shameful thing.

Jiang Haiyan blinked his eyes, and then he spoke seriously: "The mermaids, that is, the mermaid you have seen, although they are cruel by nature, bloodthirsty and sexual, but they are a race that is very dedicated to their partners , they may be very slutty before meeting a partner, but once they have an identified partner, they will be very dedicated, and they will only have one partner in their life, even if their partner dies, they will choose to die alone, this is their racial nature."

He paused, then continued: "And the reason why the black-scaled merman would open up those animals in front of you is also a kind of courtship behavior of the black-scaled merman. They will capture animals they think are powerful prey, and then open their intestines in front of the courtship object, so as to show their strength and strength."

"So?" Zheng Youqian said coldly, "You mean to let me give up struggling and obediently let that beast continue to rape me?"

Jiang Haiyan touched his nose: "Of course I didn't mean that."

"It's really ridiculous! If it wasn't for the fear of people knowing about it, I could have hired someone to kill that mermaid," Zheng Youqian sneered, "No matter how fierce that mermaid is, it can withstand dozens of professionally trained Are you a mercenary? Can you resist guns and bullets?" The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his face flushed, and then he suddenly coughed violently.

"Don't get excited, calm down," Jiang Haiyan was afraid that the new financial backer would be mad at himself, so he quickly comforted him, "Of course I know that the reason why you came to us must be because you were afraid of making things worse. Since I dare to promise you, naturally There is a way."

Zheng Yougan coughed violently a few times, and after hearing Jiang Haiyan's words, he calmed down slowly: "What can you do?"

"As long as I can lure that black-scaled merman out, of course I can find a solution," Jiang Haiyan smiled, "But this requires you to provide us with some clues." Although his sense of smell is sensitive, it is limited to On land, once in the water, his nose is useless, and that black-scaled merman lives with water, once he gets into the water, he will naturally lose the trace of that black-scaled merman .

"Since we have cooperated, I will naturally provide clues." Zheng Youqian closed his eyes, he took a deep breath, and a sick flush seemed to appear on his face, "but he just left not long ago...today should be It won't appear again." He had a hard time saying these words, because it was obvious what the black scale merman was here for.

"Does he come every day?" Jiang Haiyan blinked.

Zheng Youqian closed his eyes: "No, he comes here every few days. I don't know how he got in. Even if I lock all the doors and windows, he seems to appear out of nowhere. Still finding me...like a haunting nightmare."

Jiang Haiyan was not surprised. There were also monks among the mermaids. The invigilator when he took the alliance's precision test was a silver-scaled mermaid.

"If you have any clues, just give us a call," Jiang Haiyan smiled slightly, "We will definitely arrive as soon as possible."

Zheng Youqian raised his eyes and took a deep look at Jiang Haiyan: "...OK."

He paused, then said coldly: "I don't want a fourth person to know what happened today."

"Don't worry," Jiang Haiyan continued to smile, "We will never disclose the information of the patron, please trust our professional ethics."

Zheng Youqian stared at Jiang Haiyan for a moment, then lowered his eyes, and took another sip of wine: "I hope so, you can go."

"Then we won't bother you," Jiang Haiyan stood up knowingly, "There's no need to send it off, we'll go by ourselves."

After leaving Zheng Youqian's villa, Jiang Haiyan said with deep emotion: "I don't know why that black-scaled merman fell in love with Zheng Youqian, although Zheng Youqian looks like a dog, but Xiao Xianyou's good looks Isn't it taller? Don't fish have the same aesthetics as us?"

Shen Heqing paused, and couldn't help frowning and asked Jiang Haiyan, "How do you know so much about the Black Scales?"

Jiang Haiyan blinked: "Guess?"

"Could it be that your former master told you too?" Shen Heqing asked calmly after being silent for a moment.

Shen Heqing couldn't help but think of what Jiang Haiyan said before, his previous master took him to many places, traveled all over the mountains and rivers, and ate all the delicacies in the world... Then did they also go to the South China Sea? Have you ever seen the black scale shark living in the South China Sea with your own eyes?

Jiang Haiyan looked sincere: "Actually, it's because I went to the official forum of the Alliance of Cultivators before I came here, and checked the information of the Black Scaled Merman, and then I knew it. After all, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles."

Shen Heqing: "...Really?"

"Of course," Jiang Haiyan's eyes became more sincere, "But I didn't expect to spend money to check those materials, and then I logged in with your account..." Only fairies with a license to become a spirit of the alliance and others with legal identification Comprehension practitioners and ghost cultivators can only register accounts on the official forum of the Cultivator Alliance. Tourists like Jiang Haiyan who do not have a license can open the forum to browse posts and sign up for the exam, but some members can only enter the forum and certain forums. There is nothing he can do about the information that can only be seen after paying, so he often logs on to Shen Heqing's account to gossip on the forum.

Shen He let out a light oh, and didn't care, although those materials had to be paid, but it didn't cost a lot of money, to him it was just a drop in the bucket.

Jiang Haiyan also knew that his pet was not such a stingy person, so he chuckled: "Small efforts are rewarded, I think Zheng Youqian must also be a big benefactor, after this matter is over, with the hard work plus the hush money, we can probably get a good night's sleep. Get rich! In order to celebrate that we are about to become rich, why don't we go and have a big meal now!"

Shen Heqing calmly reminded Jiang Haiyan: "The day after tomorrow will be the first round of the Super Invincible Big Eater finals."

Jiang Haiyan didn't care at all: "Are you still afraid that if I eat too much, it will affect the game the day after tomorrow?"

Shen Heqing was silent for a while, and he forgot that even if a restaurant went bankrupt, Jiang Haiyan probably wouldn't be able to make ends meet... No way, Jiang Haiyan's appearance is too deceptive.

Jiang Haiyan tried hard to persuade Shen Heqing: "We are going to become rich people soon! How can we not have a good celebration?"

Shen Heqing could only helplessly respond: "...Okay."

Jiang Haiyan touched his chin: "I don't know why, but I suddenly want to eat grilled fish."

"...Because of that black-scaled merman?"

Jiang Haiyan immediately clapped his fists: "I see! Let's go, let's eat grilled fish! I heard that there is a grilled fish shop in the nearby snack street. The grilled fish is very delicious."

So the two set off towards the snack street, and after walking for a while, Jiang Haiyan suddenly found that the entrance of a store was overcrowded, almost crowding the entire snack street.

It seems to be a newly opened store, but not only is there a long queue at the entrance of the store, but also the inside of the store is full of people. It looks very lively. On this snack street, such a scene is still rare. of.

Jiang Haiyan suddenly became curious, is the food in that store really so delicious?Let so many people come here?

So Jiang Haiyan ran to the end of the line, patted the last young man on the shoulder, and asked him curiously: "What's the matter? What does this store sell? Is the food delicious? Why are there so many people queuing up? "

The young man stretched his neck and looked forward, without turning his head, he said: "Selling ramen! Don't you know? This store is holding an event for the past two days, as long as you can finish a big bowl within a limited time Those who meet are free, and there is a bonus of 1 yuan! Who wouldn’t want to join in the fun with such a good thing as a free meal?"

"So it is."

Jiang Haiyan suddenly realized that this kind of sales promotion method of merchants with big appetite and competitive eating as their selling point is actually very common abroad, especially in country R, ​​where the food competition culture is developed, but the food competition league of country Z has only been established for three or four years. It's a bit late, and there are not so many tricks and means in this regard, no wonder so many people feel that it is new and come to join in the fun.

"I came here yesterday, but that bowl of noodles was too much, I couldn't eat half of it," the young man said while gesticulating with his hands, "The mouth of that bowl is so big! It’s almost as good as a washbasin! I just wanted to join in the fun, so let’s forget about it, but the owner of the shop is so arrogant, he actually said that there is no one in country Z who can really eat, and I was so angry Came back today."

"The shopkeeper also said that no one has successfully challenged so far. Isn't that nonsense? He has only been doing this challenge for a few days." Today is the last day, if there is really no one who succeeds in the challenge, alas..."

"I really want to ask those contestants who participated in the Super Invincible Big Eater to come and smash the field! But they still have to compete, how can they have time to smash this small field," the young man shook his head and sighed, while turning his head, when he saw Jiang Haiyan When he saw his face, he couldn't help being taken aback, "Why do I feel that you look familiar?"

Jiang Haiyan blinked, he probably won't meet fans, right?

"Maybe it's because I'm the face of the public?"

The young man rubbed his eyes, then rubbed his eyes again: "Are you...?!"

"You've got the wrong person." Jiang Haiyan said quickly.

After the young man was stunned for a few seconds, he suddenly became excited: "Could it be that I succeeded in summoning just now?!"

Jiang Haiyan: "..." He is not a summoned beast.

"You you you..." The young man stuttered a little excitedly.

Jiang Haiyan had no choice but to smile and said, "Calm down, calm down, and keep a low profile."

He didn't expect that he actually met a fan and was still alive.

"Okay! Low-key, low-key!"

After the boy got excited, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and then quietly lowered his voice: "Are you here for a private visit to Weifu?"

"What are you thinking, I'm not the emperor," Jiang Haiyan's mouth twitched, "I just want to have a big meal."

"Come on! We must surprise them!" The young man looked expectant.

Jiang Haiyan became humble instead: "I will try my best."

The young man wanted to say something, but at this moment, the last group of people who participated in the challenge had already come out, and they almost all came out against the wall in dejection, obviously all of them failed in the challenge.

A middle-aged man with an old-fashioned appearance came to the door and said to the people queuing at the door of the store in a slightly weird tone: "Anyone who wants to participate in the challenge, please come in!"

The space in the store is limited, the people who participated in this round of challenge happened to be Jiang Haiyan, and Shen Heqing who was behind him was stopped by the middle-aged man. Shen Heqing didn't plan to participate in the challenge, so he said to Jiang Haiyan : "I'll wait for you outside, come out and find me after you win."

Jiang Haiyan nodded: "Okay, let's eat grilled fish later."

The middle-aged man laughed strangely when he heard the conversation between the two: "It's really loud."

Shen Heqing smiled but said nothing.

Jiang Haiyan just smiled and said nothing.

The decoration of this ramen shop is quite distinctive, but everyone in the shop obviously didn't pay attention to the decoration of this shop at this time, but the one that was being held in the hands of several waiters who came out of the kitchen. Huge bowl.

"Fuck! What a big bowl!"

"This bowl of noodles weighs a few catties! How can a normal person finish it?"

"It's all here! Bite the bullet and go! Eat as much as you can!"

A few people started talking in low voices, and it’s not surprising that they would have such a reaction. After all, most of them are here to join in the fun with free meals, but the rule of this challenge is that winners can It's free, and those who fail have to pay the original price. Before they came in, they might still have the idea of ​​"what if it succeeds", but now seeing such a big bowl, the scalp is almost numb, okay?

Of course, there are quite a few people in this group who are quite confident, and they despise those who start to have stage fright: "It hasn't started yet! Why are you panicking!"

"Although the mouth of this bowl is big, the bottom is shallow! If you eat hard, you will be able to finish it!"

"Hurry up! Eat hard!"

"Small! I'm sure I can finish it!"

Moments later, a large bowl of ramen was placed in front of everyone.

The appearance of the ramen is very good, the color scheme looks very attractive, and the ingredients are also very rich. The whole bowl of ramen looks very delicate. Jiang Haiyan took a breath and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The time for the challenge is three and 10 minutes, and the timer starts now."

A waiter was in charge of timing, and as soon as his words fell, everyone immediately picked up chopsticks and wolfed down.

Jiang Haiyan also picked up the chopsticks and began to eat unhurriedly.

Although 10 minutes may seem generous, it is actually not the case. This bowl of ramen is actually quite a lot, and it is just out of the pot. It is very hot. In addition, the rules require that even the soup should be eaten together, which is obviously quite a challenge.

Many people are screaming from the scald and drinking ice water to continue eating, but drinking a lot of water is very heavy on the stomach, and some people dare not drink ice water, so they can only inhale or pour it into their mouths. Fan inside.

After a while, dozens of people in the store were flushed and sweating profusely.

The taste of ramen is very good, but for these people, in addition to having a little taste enjoyment at the beginning, the more they eat it, the more painful it is, the mouth is getting more and more sour, the stomach is getting more and more crowded, and there is a lot of pain in the mouth. Some people ate too fast and too vigorously at the beginning, and within a few minutes of the start of the challenge, they began to lose power.

Many people are in a trance while burying their heads in eating. Why do they feel that this bowl of noodles seems to be eating more and more?Is this bowl of noodles really missing?In their eyes, the bowl, which was already a bit exaggeratedly large, seemed to be getting bigger and deeper, gradually turning into a bottomless abyss...

Some people even began to despair, such a big bowl of noodles, can they really finish it?

Why don't you give up...

It is impossible for normal people to finish such a big bowl of noodles!

Why don't you give up...

"There are still 10 minutes until the end of the game."

The waiter in charge of timing reminded those who participated in the challenge while watching the time.

So many people became even more dazed, what?It's only been 10 minutes?How they feel as if a century is so long!

There are only 10 minutes left, and there are so many noodles, it is impossible for them to finish it, right?

It's been 10 minutes, how come this bowl of noodles hasn't diminished at all!Doesn't this bowl of noodles have a bottom at all?

Right at this moment-

A hand is raised.

"I'm done eating."

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Everyone was shocked.

Everyone is incredible.

Fuck!Someone actually finished eating it!

Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the voice, and then saw a handsome young man who raised his hand with a smile on his face.

"Someone has already finished eating? Damn it!"

"Fuck! It took only 10 minutes to finish eating!"

"It's unscientific! Damn it, let's hang it up!"

There was a sound of shit in the crowd, and the waiters were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't help but look at each other. It's only been 10 minutes since the start. Isn't this result too exaggerated?There were a few who almost succeeded in the challenge before, but the challenge failed because it took more than 10 minutes. They didn't even eat half of it in 10 minutes!

A waiter ran over to confirm it, and was stunned, it was really finished!Not only is it finished!The soup is also clean!The bottom of the bowl is as clean as if it has been washed!

The waiter raised the bowl and signaled to everyone: "This gentleman has successfully challenged!"

Everyone was shocked again. Someone actually succeeded in such a perverted challenge!

Even the middle-aged man who seemed to be the owner of the shop was stunned for a moment. He stared at Jiang Haiyan for a while. He remembered that the young man who succeeded in the challenge was the one who spoke loudly before?Although he couldn't believe it, he had been staring at the entire game the whole time, and it was impossible for someone to cheat openly under his nose.

After the others came to their senses, they didn't know who took the lead in applauding. Gradually, the others also started to applaud. No matter what, if they win, they win!The winners certainly deserve their applause.

Jiang Haiyan smiled slightly: "Thank you everyone! Thank you for your support! There is still time, so please do your best."

Although this was delayed for a minute or two, many people soon began to continue to struggle under the encouragement of Jiang Haiyan, others can do it!Why can't they do it? !

Jiang Haiyan succeeded in the challenge, and it only took 10 minutes. Naturally, this big meal is free.

The old-fashioned shopkeeper handed over a check to Jiang Haiyan with a serious face, and at the same time there was a bowl bigger than the bowl of challenge ramen.

Jiang Haiyan blinked: "What is this bowl?"

"When I opened a shop in our country, although there were people who succeeded in the challenge, the highest record was only 23 minutes and three seconds three, so this is a special reward for breaking the reward," the shop owner sighed, "Now Only then did I understand a saying in your Z country, there are mountains beyond mountains, and there are people beyond people."

Jiang Haiyan smiled slightly: "There are not only mountains outside the mountains, but there are not only people outside the people."