Reborn in Japan as a Chef God

Forming factions and attacking dissidents.

The meaning of the term is to form cliques and factions, favoring allies, and attacking those in the opposing camp.

In fact, it's not just the Chinese Realm that has such chaos of forming factions and attacking dissidents.

Far Moon once had turmoil, with Ghost Father Tiqie Ji being a leader of a faction, but he was taken down in Sapporo by the Prophet-like Xia Yu before his major plans were fulfilled.

Within the food association, there are also talks of eight major factions, corresponding to eight Lin Giants, and above them, there are several Dragon Bosses vaguely contending with the leader of the food association.

No matter what, where there are people, there are disputes.

Xia Yu is not naive; before returning to the country, he even estimated that the lofty Heavenly King would also be an enemy, so the situation he anticipated was much more challenging than it is now.

Therefore, how can a mere public opinion trend compare to the pressure once exerted from afar by the Dragon Boss?

"...Wei Zhong, from a young age, became an apprentice to Huang He, and at the age of sixteen was named one of the 'Five Chinese Talents' of that batch. His subsequent resume is exceptionally dazzling in the Chinese Realm. Even your Aunt Qing, when meeting this person, has to respectfully call him a senior, yet you act as if you don't care!"

With an empty bowl on the table, Zhu Qing, now calmed down, sat and spoke softly.

"Apprenticed under Huang He?"

Xia Yu raised his head, his eyes shining with a strange brightness.

"Do you know why I'm angry?" Zhu Qing said, "With an ordinary Lin Chef, you can provoke them, and after a senior chef beats them, there's nothing they can say. But it's different with Wei Zhong at this level—you can't, and neither can I."

"Moreover..."

Zhu Qing hesitated to continue.

"In any case, now you are caught by the Huang Faction and they are manipulating the narrative. You should understand why they want to target you, right?"

Xia Yu nodded, "Is this again about the Xia Family's arch-enemy?"

Zhu Qing's face began to slowly cover with frost.

Knock, knock!

Around evening, someone knocked on the door.

This time Zhu Qing opened the door, and a middle-aged woman in a professional skirt, with an imposing aura, stood outside, nodding slightly and saying, "Chef Zhu!"

"Director Lu?"

Zhu Qing clearly recognized this middle-aged woman too and was surprised, "Why did you come personally?"

The middle-aged woman smiled slightly and handed over an invitation.

"It's like this, our 'Three Kingdoms Kitchen' crew plans to record a special New Year episode before the Lantern Festival, and we sincerely invite Chef Xia to be a mentor guest for the show..."

The two didn't talk much; the middle-aged woman handed over the invitation and then left.

Watching her figure disappear into the depths of the alley, Zhu Qing's expression changed several times and then coldly said, "What a series of deep pits!"

She closed the door and turned to place the invitation on the kitchen table.

"A TV station invited you to tape a show."

"Tape a show?"

Xia Yu rarely sat in a chair to rest, and upon hearing her words, took the invitation, "Three Kingdoms Kitchen?"

Zhu Qing explained the show's background.

The concept of "Three Kingdoms" in the show is formed by three mentor guests leading opposing camps.

The crew has selected nine trainees, who will be distributed under the three mentors, thus forming the Three Kingdoms forces. Then, the mentors guide their three trainees to compete for three rounds, and the group with the highest score will win the episode's championship.

"Sounds interesting... Can I refuse?" Xia Yu seemed intrigued but eventually put the invitation down.

Participating in a TV program for fun and entertainment purposes is ultimately less practical than the upcoming Liu Family selection.

After all, if his "small account" successfully passes the selection, "Juxia Building" would become a system-famous store, bringing many benefits to Xia Yu.

"No way!"

Zhu Qing's face was serious.

"This show's mentor guests have always been Lin Chefs. I was on this show two years ago, and the reason it has been such a hit in the Chinese Realm for so many years, its influence terrifying, is because it insists on a high-end boutique route... I didn't expect the Huang Faction to be the backer of this show!"

"Ah!"

Xia Yu chuckled, "Now that's interesting!"

He glanced at the task panel.

Is it here?

...

The woman who had successfully delivered the crew's invitation walked out of the alley and got into a car waiting there.

Once seated, the middle-aged woman took out a slim ladies' cigarette, gracefully lit it, and exhaled a mouthful of peppermint-flavored smoke.

There were people in both the driver and passenger seats.

The assistant in the passenger seat whispered, "Sister Lu, do you think that Demon King Xia will come?"

As a food show that has been popular nationwide for years, there is never any stinginess in guest appearance fees. Of course, past invited Lin Chefs never debated over appearance fees; some agreed to appear for fame, while others used the large platform to promote their culinary philosophy and expand their influence.

"He will!" Lu Qinghong nodded confidently and exhaled another puff of smoke. Since the car windows were open, her mature and graceful manner made passing men turn their heads frequently.

The calm man in the driver's seat said, "The other two invitations have also been sent out!"

He changed the subject.

"There might be a start of a dispute between the Huang Faction and Xia Party as we intervene. Will it cause any misjudgment between these two families?"

Lu Qinghong narrowed her eyes and smiled slyly, "We're just making a show, they can fight if they want to. Besides, do you think I want to invite Wei Zhong, Ye Feizhou, and Demon King Xia as guests for the first episode of the year just for fun?"

She whistled lightly.

"Demon King Xia, Ye Feizhou, the rematch of arch-enemies, so thrilling!"

"And then, today's topic of Wei Zhong and Demon King Xia heated up again. We fit in now, and a few days later, when the edited show airs, it will hit the peak of topic heat..."

The director of 'Three Kingdoms Kitchen,' smiled like a cunning fox, "If they want to fight, let's give them a platform to fight, isn't that great?"

Ringtone.

At this moment, the phone on her lap rang with a pleasant ringtone.

Lu Qinghong held her phone, shook it, her eyes narrowing further with irresistible allure, "Here it comes!"

...

Evening, Liu Family Mansion.

"Three Kingdoms Kitchen?" Ye Feizhou flipped through the invitation and dialed a number on it, "Hello, is this Director Lu? I'm sorry, on my master's orders..." His words were cut off by the other side.

"Chef Ye, that Demon King Xia has already agreed to tape the show." A cheerful female voice.

Ye Feizhou was stumped.

Meanwhile, at an inn in the suburbs.

Wei Zhong said gloomily, "Lu Qinghong, that woman, is so arrogant, relying on her show and the backing of the Lu Family!"

The innkeeper, who previously provided the 'fabrication' strategy, was sweating on his forehead.

"Chef Wei, are you going or not?"

"Of course, I'm going!"

Wei Zhong straightened up, "That's fine, meeting in person will start a food duel."

The next day, a car drove from the old district where the Xia Mansion is located toward the dense skyscraper new district.

In the car.

Lady driver Zhu Qing glanced at the rearview mirror in the car; Xia Yu and Liu Ying were in the back seat.

"The show taping will take all day and possibly until late at night. Why are you bringing her out? Staying at home, practicing cooking, and working hard for the upcoming Liu Family selection wouldn't be better?"

Xia Yu smiled, "I'm bringing her to see the world."

'Three Kingdoms Kitchen' does not have a fixed broadcast studio; this time, the crew came to Shu and rented the most magnificent venue in Jingguan City.

When they arrived at the venue, staff were busy inside and outside.

It was obvious the schedule was tight, and the whole crew was mobilized for work.

Lu Qinghong was standing, flipping through the script she stayed up all night creating. Her assistant whispered a few words to her, "Hmm? Have all three mentor guests arrived?" She had makeup on, covering her tiredness from staying up all night, but her eyes were full of spirit.