Chapter 67
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Chapter 67: Fang Yu’s Shock
Cooking herbal soup may seem simple, as it all takes place in one pot.
But the key lies in the timing!
The moments for adding herbs are crucial; any mistake in these important steps will greatly reduce the medicinal effects!
However, if executed properly, it can create a top-notch herbal soup that can change one’s fate!
Soon, a pot of herbal soup filled with a light, refreshing fragrance was successfully done.
Upon smelling it, Fang Yu felt greatly disappointed and shook his head.
"Such fine herbs wasted!"
As the herbal soup came out, Bai Chen nodded lightly.
This time, the three herbs used had powerful medicine.
Determined not to let any of their potency escape, Bai Chen was fully focused.
From the moment he woke up until now, he had never been this serious and meticulous.
"Mr. Su, this pot of herbal soup is almost ready!"
He placed the herbal soup on the table, and when he lifted the lid, a wave of refreshing herbal aroma immediately spread out.
Everyone couldn’t help but take a deep breath, as if every cell in their bodies was absorbing the fragrance.
Fang Yu sniffed lightly and couldn’t help but sigh.
"You’ve evaporated all the medicinal power from this pot of herbal soup!"
"There isn’t even a hint of the rich aroma from the herbs. With just this little flavor, it seems you have truly wasted these three herbs!"
The members of the Su family were taken aback at his words.
Even Su Zong Sheng stood frozen in place.
Both he and Su Qing Li had tasted Bai Chen’s herbal soup before.
In the past, every dish they had at Bai Chen’s restaurant was richly fragrant.
Today, however, the aroma was indeed a bit lighter.
Logically speaking, the older the herbs, the more potent and flavorful the herbal soup should be.
So why did it smell so faint now?
Su Zong Sheng and Su Qing Li exchanged glances.
The initial joy vanished, replaced by strong confusion.
Bai Chen observed their expressions without explaining.
Instead, he focused on retrieving the chicken from the herbal soup.
The well-aged hen had a plump belly, and everyone stared at it intently.
Bai Chen carefully took out a small knife and gently cut open the belly of the hen.
In an instant, a cloud of white mist spread out.
An indescribably rich herbal aroma filled the entire hall!
It smelled fantastic!
The strong scent of herbs mixed with the savory aroma of hen made everyone unable to resist swallowing.
Seeing that there was still a large amount of white mist inside the hen, Bai Chen quickly placed the hen back into the pot.
Suddenly, the entire herbal soup turned a milky white.
Fang Yu, who had previously shown disdain, was taken aback.
"This, this is impossible!"
"The medicinal power of the herbs has actually been completely preserved! This cannot be!"
Fang Yu rushed to the pot of herbal soup like a madman.
When he saw the herbal soup, Fang Yu couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Bai Chen smiled slightly at this scene.
He knew very well that the medicinal power would gradually dissipate during the cooking process.
Especially as it evaporated along with the steam.
Therefore, to preserve the potency, he thought of this method.
That was to keep it inside the hen as much as possible.
The recent white mist was indeed the essence of the herbs.
The complete essence.
The kind of top-notch essence that could be absorbed just by breathing!
Now, it filled the entire herbal soup!
Seeing that the fermentation was about done, Bai Chen took the hen out and tossed it aside like trash.
Then he took a bowl and served a portion for Su Qing Li.
"This pot of herbal soup will greatly help your body; all the medicinal power is concentrated in the soup."
Of course, the hen also contained medicinal power, but Bai Chen didn’t care for it.
What he wanted was this essence.
Su Qing Li took the bowl and gently drank a sip, immediately feeling all her pores open up.
Her previously cold body became warm and comfortable.
One bowl, two bowls…
She drank five or six bowls in a row, but Su Qing Li still couldn’t drink any more.
She wasn’t full; instead, the medicinal power had already replenished her body significantly.
At that moment, Fang Yu cautiously approached Bai Chen.
"Mr. Bai, can I have a taste?"
Bai Chen smiled lightly; the herbs used in this herbal soup were provided by Medicinal King Valley.
He wouldn’t be so stingy as to deny someone a taste.
Although Fang Yu and he had some small conflicts, when Bai Chen learned that Fang Yu was his disciple’s disciple, his attitude toward him softened a lot.
However, after tasting a small amount, Fang Yu’s eyes widened in surprise.
"This! Is this really herbal soup?"
The others from Medicinal King Valley were stunned.
Wasn’t Envoy Fang just mocking Bai Chen as a fraud a moment ago?
Why did he seem like a different person after tasting Bai Chen’s herbal soup?
About half of the herbal soup remained in the pot.
With Bai Chen’s permission, everyone at the table filled a bowl.
When the Su family drank the herbal soup, they immediately felt refreshed.
They sensed a warm energy radiating through their bodies.
All their limbs became warm.
As the people from Medicinal King Valley drank the herbal soup, they stood there in shock.
"This stuff is simply better than the herbal soup from Medicinal King Valley!"
"Yes! I’ve never seen herbal soup that preserves medicinal power so well! Today truly broadened my horizons!"
"Exactly! It’s such a pity there’s so little of it!"
At that moment, Fang Yu and the others from Medicinal King Valley couldn’t help but gaze longingly at the hen on the table that nobody had eaten.
In the next second, several pairs of chopsticks lunged forward!
Fang Yu even abandoned his chopsticks, grabbing half of the hen with his hands and devouring it hungrily!
Seeing this, the others from Medicinal King Valley no longer cared about their image and immediately dropped their chopsticks to join the fray!
Before long, the entire hen was completely devoured by this group of people.
After eating their fill, Fang Yu let out a long belch.
Even though it was just a hen, the medicinal power within the chicken made him feel enlightened.
This was much more impressive than the herbal soup from their Medicinal King Valley!
The surrounding members of the Su family were utterly stunned by the scene.
The once lofty envoy from Medicinal King Valley was now making such a fuss over a hen?
"Have these people from Medicinal King Valley gone mad?"
Su Qing Li couldn’t help but murmur.
"Is this chicken really that delicious?"
Looking at the table where not even a bone was left of the chicken, Su Qing Li somewhat regretted not having a bite earlier.
Bai Chen lightly shook his head at her words and said calmly,
"Be content; you absorbed seventy percent of the medicinal power from this pot of herbal soup."
"I’ve boiled down the medicinal power of those herbs; originally, you could absorb it by just breathing, but that would be too much for you."
"Hurry and digest the medicinal power; opportunities like this are rare. If you do it again, your body will be mostly stable, and then you’ll be able to practice martial arts."
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, a hint of expectation appeared in Su Qing Li’s eyes.
Bai Chen was also curious about what level the Profound Yin Body could reach in martial arts training.
Ten thousand years ago, the Profound Yin Body was the top cultivation physique.
In this era of scarce spiritual energy, could it still be effective?
He was very curious.
"Mr. Bai, I’m sorry! I misunderstood you before!"
Just then, Fang Yu approached Bai Chen with an apologetic expression and deeply bowed to him.
"I didn’t expect you to be so skilled; just based on your technique for cooking herbal soup, I know your medical skills are absolutely superb!"
"I am completely convinced!"
Noticing Fang Yu’s slightly wrinkled face, Bai Chen understood.
Fang Yu was even wearing a mask!
"It’s fine; the ignorant are not at fault."
Upon hearing Bai Chen’s words, Fang Yu’s eyes brightened, then he looked at Bai Chen.
"Mr. Bai, we have a somewhat unreasonable request from Medicinal King Valley! We hope you can help us!"
