Chapter Thirty-One: Absurd Reasoning

  Qin Kan's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

  Today I offended a real dignitary, the signboard of the Duke of Wei smashed him dizzy, and more sadly, the reason for offending him was actually because of a chicken...... What's wrong with being idle and doing nothing to make a prostitute chicken.

  Besides "handy", what other words can be used to describe oneself?

  Xu Pengju was furious, roughly since he came out of his mother's womb, he had never lost so much face. Of course, he hated himself even more, why couldn't he control his mouth? As soon as Qin Kan threw something out, he subconsciously pounced to catch it. Thinking back to the movement on the street just now... wasn't it even more agile than a dog catching a bone?

  The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and of course this fire in my belly can't be directed at myself.

  "Someone, come and give these two madmen a good..."

  "Halt!" At the critical moment of life and death, Qin Kan hastily called for a temporary stop, with sweat dripping down his forehead.

  Look at this young master speaking nonsense, and these two "only" madmen...

  Xu Peng raised an eyebrow and stared at Qin Kan, revealing two rows of sharp white teeth: "What? Want to beg for mercy?"

  Qin Kan's waist was straight as a pen, if begging for mercy was useful, he would not hesitate to lower his head, in this era where human rule is higher than the rule of law, the so-called "a man's knees have gold" is all nonsense, preserving one's life is the first choice of an intelligent person.

  But it's clear that begging for mercy will only make this little brat even more arrogant and contemptuous of oneself.

  "I didn't mean to beg for mercy."

  Xu Pengju was furious and continued to rage: "Come on, take these two..."

  "Don't you want to eat chicken anymore?" Qin Kan suddenly interjected, despite his weak tone.

  Everyone was stunned, and the room fell silent as if dead...

  This... this reason...

  Qin Kan also felt somewhat desperate, this was actually a very unconvincing reason, a normal person would probably take it as a fart.

  Just as Qin Kan thought he was about to die on the street, no one expected that things would take a turn for the better.

  The movement was very slight, Qin Kan only saw Xu Peng's throat move slightly, as if... swallowing saliva?

  Qin Kan's eyes lit up as he caught this thread of life.

  It turns out that the thinking and nerves of foodies are really different from those of ordinary people. The things they pursue are not something that ordinary people can understand. They might kill someone for a chicken, and naturally, they wouldn't mind sparing someone's life for a chicken either.

  "To be immodest, I'm the only one in the world who can make this dish called 'ji jiao ji', if you kill me, you'll never get to taste such a delicious chicken in your life." Qin Kan threw out a lifesaving sentence.

  Xu Pengju's momentum had clearly weakened a lot, still struggling in the beast's fight: "Young master... if I don't kill you, I'll just beat you up?"

  Qin Kan smiled, a smile that grasped the chips in his hand: "Aren't you afraid I'll harbor resentment and poison you?"

  Xu Pengju was speechless.

  Qin Kan saw an opportunity and said: "I don't know how many you want to eat, young master? I'll go make them for you right away."

  Silence... for a long time...

  "Two..." Xu Peng's tone was complex, with anger, resentment, and deep self-loathing...

  Qin Kan understood, he was resentful of his own lack of backbone.

  The process of getting to know Xu Pengju was absurd, and the result was also absurd.

  The humiliation was so great that the young master was defeated on the main street, and in the end, he was subdued by two prostitutes. Xu Pengju's personal guards were very embarrassed, and every time they saw Qin Gongzi, who should have been killed by everyone, they unconsciously pressed the handle of their waist knife and tried to kill him with their eyes.

  Actually, Qin Kan was even more headache-inducing, because this little ancestor from Nanjing had somehow gotten it into his head that he wasn't going to leave. Not only did he not leave, but he also chased away all the other guests on the second floor of the inn with a rather unfriendly attitude. The young master took over someone else's nest and ended up staying at the inn from then on.

  Qin Kan's bitter days have arrived.

  Every day, apart from attending to official duties at the county yamen, he also had to cook three chickens for Young Master Qin at dawn, noon and dusk. At mealtimes, no matter where Qin Kan was, he had to rush back to cook for him on time. He wasn't allowed to be early or late. Young Master Qin said that he only ate fresh food.

  If it weren't for the fact that I didn't get a hold of his itinerary and can't track him down, I'd really like to give him a good scolding...

  Qin Kan is now living a life that makes him want to sigh and look up at the sky, those big houses, beautiful concubines' grand ambitions have not been achieved, he has just escaped the poverty line, but inexplicably raised a foodie.

  It's said that having a young master like him by your side can bring you some glory, at least you can pretend to be fierce for a while. Unfortunately, the relationship between Xu Pengju and him is only limited to eating and being eaten, looking at Xu Pengju's expression, he is very satisfied with the current situation and doesn't want to take their relationship further.

  Once, Qin Kan went to the market to buy a chicken. Because of haggling over prices, he got into an argument with a vendor and almost came to blows. Xu Pengju stood by, looking like a bystander, while his guards had expressions of watching a good show, not one of them lending a helping hand.

  Qin Kan suddenly understood at that moment.

  Although this young master is glib, he's not stupid either. The glory of the Duke of Wei isn't something that can be easily basked in.

  The powerful are not fools, they only see what they need in their eyes, and it's hard for them to pay out something.

  After understanding this truth, Qin Kan made a dish called "begging chicken" for the young master that night, but somehow it was a bit salty. However, the young master wasn't so easy to fool. A foodie must have some strength to support this title, so the young master with a bad temper suddenly became furious. That night, he didn't beat Qin Kan, but almost demolished the inn.

  Qin Kan now has an additional feudal superstition every night after closing the door, that is, to pray for gods and Buddhas, kneeling in front of the Buddha's ancestor and crying bitterly, asking Bodhisattva to show compassion and let this young master get tired of his begging chicken soon, then kick him away with one foot, and return to Nanjing with satisfaction.

  Unfortunately, Bodhisattva fell asleep earlier than him every night and did not hear his prayer.

  It had been about ten days since Xu Xiaogong's life had become dull and uninteresting, when he finally summoned Qin Kan and Tang Yin with some reluctance.

  "Qin Kan, you've been doing alright these days, and the beggar's chicken isn't bad either. But eating too much of it is just that...” Xu Xiaogong sat with an air of nonchalance, lazily picking his teeth, looking utterly detestable to all who saw him.

  Qin Kan felt a surge of wild joy in his heart, finally... he had waited until the clouds parted and the moon was bright.

  "It's all right as long as Young Master is pleased." Qin Kan hastily bowed his head.

  "Yeah, I've had enough fun, and I should head back to Nanjing too... Grandpa has sent people to hurry me up several times already..." Xu Peng paused for a moment, afraid of being seen as idle, and added: "...I'm really busy!"

  "Yes, yes, yes, Wei Guo Gong is guarding Nanjing, a great responsibility, Young Master handles everything, I am deeply admiring..."

  Xu Peng raised his eyebrows, opened his eyes and smiled, looking like a pillar of the state. He stretched his waist again, stood up and said: "Well, I'll leave now. Next time if I want to eat beggar's chicken, I'll send someone to fetch you to Nanjing."

  "Yes."

  Watching the guards helping Xu Peng change his clothes, Qin Kan let out a long sigh from the bottom of his heart.

  As he stepped out of the house, Xu Peng raised his hand casually and said: "No need to see me off, let's part ways here. I must say that the flavor of the dish is still very good, it can be called the world's number one delicacy. Goodbye!"

  Qin Kan's eyes were slightly moist, and he finally got rid of this scourge, delighted to hear the news, exhilarated...

  However, Qin Kan seemed to have been too optimistic.

  Tang Yin stood beside Qin Kan, muttering a superfluous sentence with an air of discontent.

  This sentence thoroughly sent Qin Kan into the eighteen layers of hell.

  "What's so special about Kung Pao chicken? You've never had Qin Xian Di's fried chicken..."

  Xu Peng's movement of stepping out of the door seemed to have frozen.

  Mechanically turning his head, Qin Kan almost heard the cracking sound of his cervical vertebrae.

  "What you said... KFC, what is this thing? Is it delicious?" Xu Peng's eyes sparkled with the unique flame of a foodie.

  P.S. There is another update tonight.....