Sword Raiders II

It is often said that in one's place one seeks one's own affairs.

It is also often said that if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

?Many times a person's social status and prestige are equal to the responsibilities and risks he will bear.

"The master is the god of cooking in this country. With the culinary skills at the top of all cooks and the massive intangible resources in the gourmet world, it is destined that she will no longer be able to stay in the house carefree like before and take care of everything."

"There are too many pairs of eyes on her in this world. Kindness, reverence, and encouragement are just some of them, while others are undoubtedly malicious, greedy and even destructive."

"This is the process she must go through on her way to the top, just like all famous swords are formed from a rough embryo by repeated calcination and hammering, and honed over and over again. Without these, there will be no final Sharp and bright."

"This is, history."

History has never been a cool story. Everyone who is qualified to leave a name on it and shine brightly must not have had a smooth life experience, or suffered ups and downs in his youth, or had a bleak ending in his later years, but he can laugh until the end , must be those successful people who have struggled to get up from setbacks.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the port built on the seaside was no longer bustling during the day, and became deserted. .

Under a few solitary lights, Yuli stood there quietly on a remote pier.

The sea breeze rustled, blowing away the bangs on her forehead, making those blue eyes even more cold and unwavering.

A large ship approached quietly, and the face without the lights was shrouded in darkness. A sailor who couldn't see his face unloaded the boarding ladder from the deck, and then stood respectfully on both sides waiting for her to board the ship.

Going up this way means facing unknown dangers and completely handing over the initiative to the other party.

But the people on the pier did not hesitate. After the escalator was stabilized, they directly stepped up, without any hesitation in their movements.

After she boarded, the big ship left the pier as quietly as when it came, and gradually disappeared on the sea level with the people on board.

The whole process only took less than a few minutes, and the sea breeze was still hunting, blowing away a few floating clouds in the sky, revealing the twinkling stars in the summer night.

The master leaves.

In Honmaru, Hizen Tadahiro suddenly raised his head as if feeling something, but he could only see a large starry sky above his head.

He couldn't sleep, in fact couldn't sleep at all.

He was hiding alone on the roof of a remote house where almost no one came on weekdays, clenching his fists and huddling his knees into a ball.

"It's not that I want to kill people... It's not that I want to kill people... It's not that I want to kill people..." Stretching out his hand to press his forehead, the young man showed pain, "But, no one will believe it..."

Why……

Why is it only him...only he and this person have such an unbearable encounter...

At the same time, Totsuki Academy.

Although the pointer has passed zero, Erina is still training in her exclusive kitchen.

A farewell to the gourmet community, the girl with the tongue of God sees a brand new future, whether it is to break the curse sooner or simply because of the passion for cooking, it makes Erina forget to sleep and eat.

The BLUE competition has officially started two days ago, but as a high-profile seed player, Erina does not need to start slowly from the first knockout round like those low-level players. It will take another two days for her to enter the competition .

This period of time is enough for the girl to have the confidence to create dishes that can make a mother with a very tricky tongue nod and praise them before the finals.

All this is thanks to Lord Xinggong...

Looking up from the stove, the blond girl's eyes overflowed with tenderness.

When she was a child until the first year of high school, the idol she admired the most was Saiba Seiichiro, the father of Xinghei Soma, who is also a world-renowned top cook. She was shocked and pleasantly surprised, even though he is always wandering around the world and rarely sees each other, Erina has not changed her mind.

But now...

dong dong!

At this moment, the kitchen door was knocked suddenly, and Fei Shazi's voice sounded outside the door: "Master Erina, yes, I have your call!" The assistant's flustered tone made Erina look surprised, and the other party continued, " It's Mr. Suzuki... No, it's from Chaoyang! He said that if you don't answer this call, you will definitely regret it!"

"It's from Chaoyang!?" Perhaps because the warning was too severe, Erina immediately opened the door and took the mobile phone sent by the assistant.

Zaiba Chaoyang is the adopted son of Saiba Seiichiro when he was wandering overseas, and he is also the apprentice who has obtained all his true biography. Recently, he came to Dongying and came to Yuanyue to teach under the pseudonym "Suzuki", and left after disclosing his true identity Yuanyue.

But none of the above is the point. The point is that Caibo Chaoyang is a late-night cook.

A while ago, a large number of overseas late-night cooks came to Dongying to make trouble. It was hinted and instigated by Caibo Chaoyang. The purpose was not to deliberately make trouble, but to test whether she, the new Yuanyue commander, is qualified.

Erina doesn't like Caibo Chaoyang, but she has to admit that the other party has earlier and better information channels than her. She even got the inside information that the BLUE competition will invite late-night chefs to participate in it from him, so rationally she Never hang up the phone willfully.

【Ah, princess. 】The other party's frivolous greeting came from the microphone, 【Recently? Work hard, I heard that you have been spending sleepless nights in the kitchen since meeting with that star master. Did you get any surprise inspiration? The CEO of IGO is helpless. After so many years of curses, she immediately has clues. Should it be said that she is the rare genius chef in Dongying Kingdom? 】

The fact that this recent situation was clearly seen by others made Erina directly sullen: "You don't need to worry about this. I'm busy. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. It's Bo Chaoyang."

[It's so cold, I obviously came here to deliver a message to you. 】Probably knowing that Erina was going to be impatient, the other end of the microphone changed the subject,【Your Master Xinggong is in danger now? He was kidnapped by a certain force in the country. Don’t you want to know about such a thing? 】

"What are you talking about!? Lord Xinggong, she...!" Erina's expression changed immediately, "Speak clearly!"

【Alas... Where should I start with this? ] The young man on the other end of the microphone spoke casually, 【Ah, it should be decided by your mother, Nagiri Nagi, that late night cooks will also participate in the BLUE competition held by Dongying.How could a large number of overseas late-night cooks like us not attract the attention of local forces in this country?Last night, when I went shopping, I was almost targeted by your gangsters. If it wasn't for my cleverness, I would have almost died, right? 】

"Say the point!"

[Don't worry, listen to me.Because I was clever, I not only got rid of those entangled gangsters, but also turned around and asked what happened-these guys wanted to use our overseas late-night cooks to make a fuss, it seemed that they wanted to use our identities to do something bad Engage in a set of framing. ] The young man's tone was unhurried, 【He wanted to kill me and take away my identity, and he also wanted to blame me for something I didn't do. How could I tolerate such a thing?Of course, it is to track the past and see what they want to do.Then I saw that this force kidnapped the mother of the culinary master. I don't need to tell you what will happen later, you can guess it, right? 】

As the heir of the Nakiri family, Erina doesn't understand a daughter who was born with a golden spoon in her mouth.Even if I haven't experienced it myself, I can immediately figure out what my grandfather said about the kidnapping of families of the same level.

The biological mother is in the hands of the other party, no matter how powerful Master Xing Gong is, he can only use the mouse to avoid it. If she does not want her mother to have an accident, she can only be at the mercy of the other party.

As the eldest lady, she knew clearly that the police played little role at this time, and calling the police would only make the criminals treat the hostages without any scruples.

"Where is she? You must know where Lord Xinggong was taken!" Erina anxiously said, "Tell me right away, I will definitely rescue her!"

The other end of the microphone seemed to be stunned and paused for a while: [Princess, are you serious?You should have guessed that the one who kidnapped them was a certain gang in China, right?Those guys are more evil and terrifying than our late-night cooks, aren't you really scared? 】

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me the location! Lord Xinggong is important to me, if you don't tell me, I'll go and check it myself!" Thinking of such a great and gentle person suffering in the hands of terrorist forces, Kirina couldn't stand it at all. , she has hurried out with the phone in hand.

As soon as Cai Bo Chaoyang heard her movement, he realized that the other party would hang up if he didn't give an answer: [I know, I know!Let me tell you, I'm in Baiguiliao, and I still know how to get there!But on condition, I will go with you too. 】

Erina hurriedly paused for a while: "Why?"

[I don't want you to have an accident is the main reason. 】The other party said bluntly,【Another reason is that I also want to meet this uncrowned God of Cooking in person.I want to know why she has such a great charm, but she actually transferred her love to the princess who worshiped my father so much, and regarded her as an important idol instead. 】

The ship sailed at full speed for four hours, and Yu Li was deliberately locked in a windowless room for four hours after boarding the ship.

Other than that, everything on board was taken care of and every need was catered for.

However, it is estimated that none of the family members of the hostages would be in the mood to understand this kind of thoughtfulness, at least Yu Li did not have that kind of thought. After being reminded that she could come out, she almost couldn't wait to rush to the deck.

It dawned early in summer, and Yu Li saw an isolated island surrounded by the ocean by the dim light at four o'clock in the morning.The boat she was on was parked in front of the pier of the isolated island, like the only rope connected to the cliff, and if it was gone, there would be no way to leave here.

Although he had already made psychological preparations for the other party to cut off his own way, such a battle also made Yu Li's face ugly.

It's not that she feels that she can't escape, but that she realizes that the kidnapper's malice is greater than she imagined.

"Master Xinggong, the BOSS is waiting for you at the manor on the island, please follow me this way." A man who looked like a follower came over and motioned for her to get off the boat and go to her destination.

Yu Li followed behind the other party silently, neither arguing nor making trouble, and did not ask anyone, with no emotion visible on his expressionless face.

This surprised everyone on the island who was prepared to deal with her various emotions. Although they didn't say much, their words and deeds were more respectful.

The manor on the island is not far from the pier, and it took a while to reach the gate. Yu Li squinted his eyes when he saw the words "Hundred Ghosts" on the lintel.

Sure enough, it is.

Go through the gate until you enter the manor, and finally see a middle-aged man with a square face wearing round sunglasses in the main foyer. He is holding a cigar in his mouth, surrounded by a group of younger brothers, and is raising his hands Applauded vigorously towards her.

"As expected of Master Xinggong, he came here alone at a young age and still remained calm and determined. Those old fellows who are at the same level as you deserved to lose! The uncrowned Master Chef deserves his reputation!"

Yu Li was too lazy to listen to such superior compliments, the other party seemed to appreciate her but actually looked at her as something in her pocket, which made her disgusted from the bottom of her heart, so she just asked coldly: "Where is my mother?"

The other party grinned when she heard the words, and didn't care about her indifference, but waved to the back. Quickly, there was a burst of messy footsteps from the back of the hall.

The woman whose mouth was sealed with tape was forcibly dragged to the front by two men in black. Her eyes were red and swollen and her face was covered with tears, but she couldn't make a sound. When she saw her daughter who appeared opposite her, the tears flowed even more fiercely. He whimpered and shook his head at her, even if he couldn't speak, everyone could see that he was blaming Yu Li for not coming over.

"Mom!" Yu Li couldn't maintain the coldness before, and subconsciously stepped forward to grab it.

As soon as she took a step forward, the woman was dragged away first, and retreated behind the middle-aged leader in dark glasses: "Okay, Master Xinggong, you have seen him, so you can rest assured that there is no missing arm or leg. After that As long as you are obedient and obedient, I can guarantee that your mother will be treated well here? Okay, why don't we go in and have a good talk about business?"

He was talking about asking, but his face was full of interest as he looked at the young girl on the opposite side who forbearably withdrew her hand. If she couldn't help it, she could only look up at him patiently. She was clearly a bird in a cage, but she still insisted on maintaining her dignity. , asked him coldly: "What exactly do you want? If you want to place a banquet order with me, you can go through regular business channels, right?"

The other party grinned, and he could clearly see the two rows of teeth biting his cigar: "No, no, no, the formal business channel can't invite you, a great god, and the banquet I want to invite you to make is not the ordinary ones on the market. Good thing. My "Dark Gourmet Club" really needs young and promising top cooks like you to join. "And just hold a banquet or something, it can't satisfy his appetite at all.

But this sentence, he will not tell her now.

So the middle-aged man in sunglasses? He quickly changed the subject: "Welcome to my "Hundred Ghosts", Master Xinggong, you can call me Guitoulie.Come in, let's talk about which menu is more suitable for the "Dark Gourmet Party" in the future.Don't rush to refuse, after you read the recipes I have collected and understand their efficacy, you will definitely be interested. "

After Guitoulie finished speaking, he turned his head and walked into the depths of the hall, and Yu Li also fully understood the intention of this leader at the moment.

He wants her to be like those late-night cooks, to make illegal dishes that are absolutely prohibited by law.

The author has something to say: