Mysterious Invitation. Ambush by a Masked Chef!
How about this, Mei Li?
Oh, that's beautilful! I heard that my mother loved flowers.
So I'm sure she'll love those. Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it. But I wonder about Mr. Chouyu...
It's the anniversary of your mother's death. He should visit her grave.
It can't be helped. My father is first and foremost a chef.
Well then, shall we go?
Okay.
Mei Li, Brother Mao! Come here for a minute!
We're about to leave.
Forget about that! There's something awesome I wanna show you!
What is it? What is it?
Incredible! It's a huge ice sculpture.
Wonderful work, Chouyu.
A dragon rising to the heavens, adorned in flowers.
Mei Li, maybe this ice sculpture is...
Yeah!
Dad made it for my Mom in heaven!
It's great, Mei Li!
Your father agreed to come with us after all. Your mother must have been important to him.
Yeah. I guess I didn't know him as well as I thought.
But Mr. Chouyu is really something...
Yeah, his skills are in a different league altogether.
I don't think there's any chef in Canton who could rival him.
But Brother Mao, what does ice sculpture have to do with cooking?
Chinese cooking is so much more than just taste alone.
Taste.
Color.
Aroma.
And appearance.
Food can only be exceptional if all four elements are present.
And the ultimate expression of those elements can be seen in that sculpture.
That's to be expected from Yosen Shuka's Deputy Head Chef, and Brother Mao's master!
It is unimaginable...
To think he could carve something so delicate with that stern face of his.
In a way, Dad is the ultimate cooking afficionado.
His passion for cooking was too strict and uncompromising.
He got into a lot of trouble in his youth because of it.
Trouble?
Yes, I can see that. His face is a testimony to his personality.
Looks like it will rain soon.
We'd best get going while the weather permits.
All right! I'll get everyone ready!
Big Sister. Help me carry that ice sculpture.
Stop calling me that! You're not my brother.
I've just found a giant peach for dessert. Can we take this along too?
Why you.. you'll pay for that!
Everyone, get ready! We'll be leaving soon.
Hold it right there, Shilou!
As if you can catch me with that big butt of yours!
How dare you! I'll get you for that, you little rat!
What's with those two?
Stop right there!
You'll never take me alive!
What's this?
Got you!
Now you'll pay!
Wait, look at that!
What?
It's addressed to Dad and myself.
"You are hereby invited tonight to the mansion in front of Sea Bell Park."
"We await you for dinner with the season's finest meat and vegetables."
"We look forward to your joining us."
Oh, so it's a dinner invitation. You guys are lucky.
But it's weird. That mansion has been abandoned for a long time.
Abandoned?
Who is it from?
This insignia!
If that insignia is present, then you really have no choice.
Master!
What's the importance of that insignia?
This insignia represents compulsory obedience in the Cantonese cooking world.
But why invite me along with Dad? Something's fishy here.
And why was the note attached to an arrow?
Hey Mao. Could you please come with us?
But...
Mao.
Accompany them.
Yes Sir.
All right! If Brother Mao is going, then I'm going as well!
You will have to stay here and help me.
What? That's not fair! You can't just leave me behind!
I wanna eat something fancy once in a while too!
Oh come on. You sound like we're starving you.
It's kind of creepy here, Mei Li.
Yes. This place is dark even during daytime, so nobody ever comes here.
Dinner with a mysterious host...
I wonder what this means.
We're here.
This is the mansion?
It looks more like a haunted house.
Let's see if anyone's in there.
Dad, I think we should go back.
We've been waiting for you.
Please come with me.
The top honchos of Canton's cooking world are also here.
They got invitations too?
But who's our host? What's the purpose of all this?
This just raises my suspicions.
Dear honored guests who represent the Cantonese cooking world. Welcome to our humble abode.
My master entreats you to enjoy his special brand of cooking tonight. Please eat to your heart's content.
Quite an interesting theme they have here.
A remarkable taste!
Yes. I don't know him, but whoever cooked this is a master chef!
This is our main course.
Main course... What is it?
Well.. it's sautéed pigeon marinated in oyster sauce.
Sautéed pigeon...
Marinated in oyster sauce?
Well then... Bon appetit.
Delicious! It fits perfectly with the vegetables!
Yes, it truly is a rare taste.
It's not only the oyster sauce.
There are other interesting spices here.
So true! There's no hint of the gamey smell of wild pigeon.
It's hot and spicy, but very delicious.
This taste!
Stop it!
Everyone, stop eating that!
What?
Why not!?
This is a wonderfully prepared pigeon, a rare delicacy!
This isn't pigeon!
How would you know, boy? You think you know better than us?!
You fool! Mao speaks the truth!
Mei Li!
What's the matter, Mei Li?!
My body... it's...
Someone help me, please...
Mao...
Mei Li!
Mei Li, get a hold of yourself! Mei Li!
Mei Li! Mei Li!
Mei Li...
That was poisonous red frog meat.
Exactly. It's texture is similar to that of pigeon.
The spices were used to mask the taste!
But why? What was the purpose of all this?
What the hell is that room?
W-Who's there?
A mask!
Hey you. Did you cook this dish?
It's been a long time, Chouyu.
What?
Who the hell are you?
Don't tell me you've forgotten me, Chouyu!
That voice. It can't be...!
So it was you.
Mr. Chouyu.
First, you used a fake letter to lure me here.
Then you served poisonous red frog meat as the main course.
What's the meaning of this?
Revenge.
Chouyu. I've lived only for this day when I can finally take my revenge.
Revenge? What happened between them?
We'll settle our score, Chouyu. This time, you can't refuse.
The poison I served them is very potent.
If they don't take the antidote before the blood in the hourglass runs out...
... they will certainly die.
If you don't defeat me, you'll never get this antidote.
W-what a despicable coward!
You have no choice but to accept the challenge, with your daughter's life at stake.
M-Mr. Chouyu.
Don't worry. Just look after Mei Li.
How do you want to do this, then?!
Need you ask? Same as before, we'll use lobster.
Best two out of three!
Best two out of three, huh?
As before?
Our match will be a three round contest with lobster as the main ingredient.
As you well know, the first round tests our knife handling skills!
We'll prepare these lobsters...
... under the same conditions.
What?
No way! How can you cook like that?
While sightless, prepare live lobsters in the dark.
Amazing! What an incredible contest!
But there's no way Mr. Chouyu will lose.
He has the best knife-handling skills in Canton.
Why bother with such a meaningless contest?
What was that?
Listen! You can't defeat me no matter how many times you try!
Cut that out!
Chouyu, you've always been like that.
You've always looked down on me!
But I'm not the same man I used to be.
Don't forget, I hold the key to saving your daughter's life!
Enough! Let's get started!
Your voice annoys me and further deepens my hatred!
Chouyu! You have no chance of defeating me today!
Humph!
We'll see about that.
It has begun! Knife handling skills in the dark!
Such dynamic knife skills!
And quite accurate as well!
Amazing! Mr. Chouyu's knife skills don't change at all under any circumstances.
That's Mr. Chouyu!
Mr. Chouyu!
M-Mr. Chouyu!
Mr. Chouyu! Mr. Chouyu...
Hang in there, Mr. Chouyu!
What happened? What in the world happened?
A scorpion.
Damn!
What's wrong, Chouyu? Abandoning the contest?
What happened to your stern cooking spirit just now?
This is very unbecoming of you. As you can see, I'm finished.
Due to default, I claim victory in this lobster contest!
What victory?
You wanted to win so badly that you resort to cowardice!
Cowardice?
That's right! You hid a scorpion among the lobsters!
Boy, are you calling me a cheater?
That's right. You're a dirty cheater!
Then know this!
This man Chouyu did the same thing to me when we last had our contest!
What?
That's right. On that fateful day of our competition...
C-Chouyu... Damn you...
Impossible! Mr. Chouyu would never...
My revenge is complete! It's all over, Chouyu!
Now it's your turn to suffer the years of torment I endured!
I don't care what reasons he has.
Using poison in cooking.
And not only Mr. Chouyu, but Mei Li as well!
Hey, wait a minute.
The score isn't settled yet.
What?
If it's best two out of three, then there should be two more rounds.
What?
I, Master Chouyu's best student, will fight you in his place!
So...
This Super Chef, Liu Mao Xing, challenges you!
You brat!
The city center has a bustling din,
As I jump over the guard rails unseen.
Must hurry over to our meeting place,
And beat the dusk in a race.
In your twinkling eyes, I see so clearly,
The soothing warmth that you feel for me.
And with only that, my poor defenseless heart,
Is starting to melt and break apart.
This is a feeling that won't stop; it just keeps going straight.
And it's starting to speed up and accelerate.
I'm by your door, and knocking hard. Won't you let me in?
Let me show you my spirit filled with passion. Yeah!