The Heroes of Gulong: Great Chefs from Past to Present

Chapter 45
  On the oasis grassland, Hu Tiehua and Peng Yihu were still confronting King Qiuci because they didn't understand why King Qiuci gave them such a big gift.

The ransom demanded by Shi Guanyin was five thousand taels of gold, five hundred pearls, and fifty sides of jade.

The ransom is high, but asking someone to witness the successful completion of the transaction does not require paying the same price as the ransom.

Even if it is only one tenth, countless top masters like Hu Tiehua can make the journey for him.

Experts also need to eat.

On the front foot, Guanyin sent a letter saying that Chu Liuxiang had been captured, and on the back foot, King Qiuci sent a big gift to ask for help?
  Not to mention Hu Tiehua, even Li Chaofeng, who knew the plot, was also a two-foot-long monk and couldn't figure it out.

Hu Tiehua was doubtful, so he also asked.

"I am flattered by the king's generosity. But isn't the fee for the king's help a little too high?"

King Qiuci laughed: "Not high, not high. The skill Hua Daxia showed yesterday is really amazing, and the Bliss Star must be foolproof. Even if it is twice as high, Xiao Wang can still do it."

Hu Tiehua was stunned for a moment, and then started laughing.

"For such a good thing, the king must have other requirements, right?"

King Qiuci glanced at Li Chaofeng's face and nodded in response when he saw that the other party was not angry.

"That's natural. I just hope that your two companions can stay here and wait for you to come back before you bring the Bliss Star back."

"Hahaha."

Hearing this, Hu Tiehua raised her head and laughed, turned to look at Ji Bingyan and Li Chaofeng who were silent behind her, but shook her head repeatedly, her tone full of contempt.

"Hey, even though I have never had a heart or lungs, I have heard a saying that meat that is not eaten in the stomach is never meat on the plate."

"So, how do you make me believe that you can let us leave safely after I bring back the Star of Bliss?"

King Qiuci smiled even more, because he had already settled this point. Seeing that Hu Tiehua's tone was a little loose, he quickly said it.

"Friends of the Peng family can leave the camp with you. I will ask them for another escort. As long as you can bring the Star of Bliss back safely, you can naturally return to the Central Plains and get what you want."

In addition to the starting point and the end point of the dart, if you want to collect the dart, there will also be a token.

With the token, the dart is yours. Otherwise, if the Peng family recognizes the wrong person and sends the wrong dart, who will lose the money?

There are human skin masks everywhere in the world. The Peng family can't just tear off an employer's face when they see him.

King Qiuci's plan is very simple. Peng Yihu takes the money and leaves, keeping the token on himself first. After Hu Tiehua brings back the Star of Bliss, the two parties will exchange it.

Everyone was stunned because they did not expect that King Qiuci really planned to redeem the Star of Bliss at double the price.

But what is the reason?
  No one cared how King Qiuci found out that Hu Tiehua and Peng Yihu were not together, because anyone who was not blind could see that Hu Tiehua and Peng Yihu were not the seven tigers of the Peng family.

Whether it was the seats at yesterday's banquet or the two parties' separate rest last night, it all proved one point.

Not to mention, King Qiuci already knew the news that only the Five Tigers were sending escorts, not the Seven Tigers.

And asking Peng Yihu to send darts blocked the possibility of King Qiuci turning his back on him, because once King Qiuci got the Star of Bliss, the Peng family would find out.

After asking if Hu Tiehua had any tokens, Peng Yihu would give the escort to Hu Tiehua's relatives and friends, because he was not only an escort but also a notary for this escort.

The Peng family is indeed very weak in the desert, but the Five Tigers and the Peng family can suppress a whole place in Shanxi. Let alone a small border country like Qiuci, even the emperor would not dare to enter Shanxi. Underestimating the prestige of the Peng family.

The top masters of the Peng family may be rare, but the first-class masters are like crucian carp crossing the river.

The Five Tiger Door-Breaking Sword is a secret sword technique passed down by the Peng family. It is strong, powerful and domineering. "One sword cuts the door, one sword cuts the soul." It has dominated the world for [-] years and has few opponents.

One by one of the Pengmen Seven Tigers, they are all top-notch masters.

Decades ago, Peng Tianshou swept through the heroes of the two rivers with a knife in his palm, and his popularity was unprecedented.

For such a big family, they are extremely low-key and reserved. Naturally, no one dares to believe what they say.

Peng Yihu secretly nodded to Hu Tiehua, because he could not see any conspiracy in King Qiuci's plan. Peng Yihu dared to escort the Star of Bliss to Qiuci, so he could naturally escort him back to the Central Plains.

And this trip was even easier than the Star of Bliss, because no one would offend the Peng family because of this little gold and silver jewelry, and Peng Yihu, who was returning, also began to understand the desert.

So Hu Tiehua was even more confused.

Not to mention Hu Tiehua, even Ji Bingyan was puzzled, and Li Chaofeng naturally frowned.

Because King Qiuci can indeed do without the Star of Bliss, but there is not much possibility that King Qiuci will break his promise and kill Hu Tiehua.

If the secret of the Star of Paradise is not exposed, Hu Tiehua is the thug. If the secret of the Star of Paradise is exposed, Hu Tiehua is an irrelevant person.

So Li Chaofeng only has three words in his heart. Why?
  But if Li Chaofeng knew the real answer, he might slap himself!

The answer is that King Qiuci misunderstood Li Chaofeng's identity.

Who is Li Chaofeng? He is a well-known unlucky guy in the "Weaponry Book". For this reason, he has been living in anonymity.

But he himself didn't have much consciousness that he needed to remain anonymous. When he opened a restaurant in Haicheng, it was okay. Every day he would either practice martial arts or cook himself, and teach his cooks how to cook.

For self-introduction, "Boss Li" is enough for most situations.

After entering the desert, Chu Liuxiangji Bingyan naturally knew his identity, but the fourth son of the Peng family, Li Chaofeng, did not directly trust him and directly changed his name to Snake Kid.

The same was true for the later "Peng Xiaoshe". Chu Liuxiang knew that using a normal name like "Liu Xiang" would confuse the public, but Li Chaofeng just didn't want to use his brain too much.

And in the eyes of King Qiuci, what else could this extremely arrogant attitude mean besides youthful arrogance?
  The answer is. Royal nobility.

There were two other things that made King Qiuci confirm this guess. The first was that Hu Tiehua was extremely skilled in martial arts, but he always stayed by Li Chaofeng's side, vaguely protecting his safety.

The second is that before Ji Bingyan eats, she will unconsciously glance at Li Chaofeng and wait for him to move his chopsticks before eating.

what is this?
  This is a servant!
  But Hu Tiehua protected Li Chaofeng because Hu Tiehua invited Li Chaofeng to visit Longtan Tiger Den this time. He felt it was his responsibility to protect him and return him to the Central Plains safely.

Ji Bingyan looked at Li Chaofeng before eating because Li Chaofeng had sensitive five senses. If there was something wrong with the food, Li Chaofeng would naturally remind him.

Li Chaofeng, a time traveler, had a sense of arrogance towards the entire world, and with the assistance of Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan, he successfully made King Qiuci think that Li Chaofeng was a royal child!
  So there was no wedding. It wasn't that he didn't want to follow the princess's advice and marry his ugly eldest daughter to the martial arts expert Hu Tiehua, he just didn't dare.

He is the king of Kucha, but Kucha is just a small country.

If you force a royal guard to marry an ugly woman, the royal guard will probably kill someone.

As for Princess Pipa, she would be at a disadvantage if she married Hu Tiehua, because the royal guards could not stay in Kucha, and the King of Kucha had no children. Princess Pipa was almost a confirmed heir to the throne and could not leave Kucha.

As for marrying a "royal child" from far away, even if King Qiuci is willing, Princess Pipa is somewhat unworthy.

Shi Guanyin, who already knew Li Chaofeng's true face, almost laughed out loud in front of King Qiuci.

A small person who was not even a pawn was actually regarded as a big shot like a "general" and "handsome" by King Qiuci.

The most important thing is that even if everyone discovers the true identities of Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan in the future, as long as Li Chaofeng's identity is not exposed, he can still be a "child of the royal family."

Before Li Chaofeng didn't want to say who he was, no one dared to point out his identity as a "royal son".

The development of world affairs is like this sometimes. It’s all kinds of strange.

Shi Guanyin burst into laughter, and then made King Qiuci completely believe this with a very admiring statement. Then Shi Guanyin captured Chu Liuxiang, who was still thinking about how to complete Shi Guanyin's mission.

Well, Chu Liuxiang accepted the task at first, and then Shi Guanyin came up with a new plan after hearing King Qiuci's idea.

Of course, Shi Guanyin believed in his own plan more than Chu Liuxiang, who was out of control.

So now Chu Liuxiang is just a hostage.

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