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Chapter 68: A Dish of "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb"!

Heavenly treasures and earthly treasures?

Qi Han was slightly startled and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing after realizing it.

It turned out that several Title Douluos regarded the phenomenon of carp leaping over the Dragon Gate as a sign of the emergence of a heavenly treasure or earthly treasure. No wonder they were mobilizing so many people.

But when you think about it, even compared to heavenly treasures and earthly treasures, "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb" didn't seem to be lacking much.

After all, most of the heavenly treasures and earthly treasures on the Douluo Continent were recorded in Qi Han's comprehensive ingredient list. He hadn't seen anything that could directly put people into a deep meditative state.

"Elder Yu, if there really are heavenly treasures or earthly treasures, the junior naturally doesn't mind giving them to the seniors, but there really aren't any heavenly treasures or earthly treasures in my small shop." Qi Han smiled helplessly.

"If there aren't any, how do you explain the phenomenon?" Cao Rang furrowed his brow slightly. His martial Spirit was somewhat related to the spiritual realm, so he could naturally judge that Qi Han's words were not false.

But the two phenomena he had felt twice, Cao Rang couldn't believe they were illusions. How could such a massive fluctuation in phenomena have no source?

Qi Han pointed to the price list on the wall. "The so-called phenomena you mentioned, should be caused by the new dishes I made."

Fu Ya, standing on the side, anxiously watched, afraid that the boss would offend the Title Douluos and cause an irreparable situation.

At this moment, hearing Qi Han's words, she spoke up, "Dean, the boss didn't lie. The phenomenon just now was caused by the boss's new dish, and I saw it with my own eyes."

Several Title Douluos turned their gaze to the price list, and the other customers in the small shop were also curious.

When they saw the price list, everyone quieted down, and a few customers even rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

A thousand Gold coins for a dish?

What kind of dish could be sold at this price? Did the boss make a pricing mistake?

Why were the new dishes at the small shop getting more and more expensive?

Even the Title Douluos couldn't help but furrow their brows. Qian Bu, in particular, directly asked, "Kid, did you make a mistake with the price of this dish?"

As a high-ranking member of the Shrek City Auction House, he had seen all kinds of dishes. He had never seen a dish priced at a thousand Gold coins.

"Bring me a serving of this 'Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb' to taste," compared to the others, Yu Hua was more straightforward. He ordered a serving to see what was so special about this dish worth a thousand Gold coins.

Yu Hua was an old customer of the shop and almost ate at the small shop for every meal. Therefore, he knew more about the small shop than the other seven.

After estimating, Yu Hua found that the cost of every dish in the small shop exceeded 80% of the selling price. Therefore, although the dishes in the small shop were expensive, they were considered reasonable.

Therefore, facing such a new dish priced at a thousand Gold coins, Yu Hua's thoughts were completely different from the others. He was more curious about what ingredients the boss had used for this dish.

Compared to Yu Hua's decisiveness, the others chose to watch from the sidelines.

Since this wasn't a heavenly treasure or an earthly treasure but just a dish, there was no need to rush. After all, there was no competition now that the uniqueness was lost. Since Yu Hua had already ordered, they could first see his reaction.

A thousand Gold coins might not be much for Title Douluo powerhouses, but no one wanted to be taken advantage of.

Looking at the other customers around them, the gazes directed at Yu Hua now carried a hint of strangeness.

Qi Han nodded and then entered the kitchen to start cooking.

Although only one serving of "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb" had been sold so far, Qi Han was not worried at all. He believed that once the other Title Douluos truly saw the phenomenon this dish produced, they wouldn't be able to contain their curiosity.

Soon, the "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb" meant for Yu Hua was brought to him.

As Fu Ya carefully placed the metal-covered dish in front of Yu Hua, all the customers in the small shop fell into a brief silence. They all gazed intently at the dish in front of Yu Hua.

Even if they couldn't afford to taste this new dish, their curiosity was piqued by such an expensive dish.

The metal cover was lifted, revealing a fish lying quietly on a bed of emerald-green lotus leaves, its surface glistening with a tempting golden hue, exposed before everyone's eyes.

"A Thousand-Year Old Dragon Scale Fish?!" Yu Hua, Cao Rang, and Qian Bu exclaimed in unison, their expressions filled with astonishment.

As the Tang Sect branch master of the Medicine Hall, Yu Hua had encountered countless heavenly treasures and earthly treasures in his lifetime. He could identify the Dragon Scale Fish with just one glance.

And within the Sea God's Pavilion, there was an elder who loved tending to Dragon Scale Fish. He had a special area in the Sea God's Lake dedicated to raising these precious fish. Cao Rang, as a member of the Sea God's Pavilion, was naturally familiar with this unique and valuable Dragon Scale Fish.

Qian Bu, as a high-ranking member of the Shrek City Auction House, had seen many heavenly treasures and earthly treasures used for auctions, and some of them were extremely precious, requiring his personal involvement. In an instant, he recognized the source of this dish.

Was this dish expensive?

In that moment, the three of them had their answer.

It wasn't expensive at all. If a thousand-year Dragon Scale Fish were put up for auction, it would fetch much more than a thousand Gold coins.

Perhaps its nourishing effects alone weren't worth a thousand Gold coins, but this thing was simply irreplaceable. A Dragon Scale Fish needed to be raised for over a thousand years to reach its most exquisite state, not to mention that this type of fish had a lifespan of only one thousand and one years.

It was like a fleeting moment.

It was only because the system could change the flow of time to cultivate Dragon Scale Fish that its cost was greatly reduced, allowing Qi Han to place it on the table for a thousand Gold coins.

Others were less experienced and hadn't yet identified the Dragon Scale Fish, but at this moment, an anomaly occurred.

The surrounding natural energy crazily converged towards the direction of the "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb," and the intangible natural energy even affected the air, creating gusts of refreshing wind.

The phenomenon had arrived!

The seven Title Douluos had the most acute senses and now looked at the airspace above the "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb" with serious expressions.

There, the natural energy had even condensed into a hazy white mist. This represented something they all understood.

The mist gradually changed from light to dense, taking on form and appearance. Countless dragons roamed between heaven and earth, forming a Dragon Gate. The imposing dragon power rushed towards all the customers who witnessed this spectacle. In the small shop, even some low-level Spirit masters with Dragon-type martial Spirits were instinctively activating their martial Spirits in response to this stimulus. Fortunately, the dragon power dissipated in an instant, preventing them from losing control.

The white mist transformed again, turning into a waterfall that reached the sky. Within the waterfall, a faint golden light slowly and resolutely flowed upstream. Upon closer inspection, it was a golden Dragon Scale Fish.

"Splash."

The Dragon Scale Fish leaped, and the faint sound seemed to appear directly in everyone's hearts. In the next moment, the Dragon Scale Fish transformed into a golden dragon and soared into the sky, its resounding dragon roar echoing through the dining area of the small shop.

Everything quickly dissipated, and the white mist rapidly merged into the "Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb" that had just appeared before everyone.

"Boss, bring us a serving of 'Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb'!"

After a long silence, the six Title Doulos spoke in unison.