Brother Mao!
Hey you!
Sorry!
Magistrate Ramen, the mastermind of a band of bandits that masqueraded
as a troupe of traveling acrobats, was brought to justice.
And Shell, who he tried to execute on false charges, was freed.
This is poor compensation for almost executing me, really.
But it helps. Why, we were penniless before.
Brother Mao!
What's wrong, Shilou?
What is it?
I-I've found it! The map for the third cookware!
What? What?
The Deity Descends!? Miraculous Spiritual Deity Copperware
It was among the loot recovered from those bandits.
See? It looks very similar to the maps Master Lou gave us.
Great!
Jiuhua!
It's a map of Mount Jiuhua.
Mount Jiuhua is very close to where we are now.
That's where the third cookware is.
All right! We'll get it without interference from the Underworld!
Good job, Shilou!
Let's go right now, Brother Mao!
Okay, let's go!
How should I say this?
We're climbing a mountain, so it's ridiculous to get only la mian to fill our stomachs.
Don't ask too much. This is all we can afford.
This is really good!
You can make such great soup from bird bone stock?
You must be using pork leg as a secret ingredient.
Uh... that's right!
Oh, it's the most delicious la mian ever!
Thank you!
Tsk. This flavor is ground garlic, shrimp, and chopped vegetables.
And red hot chili pepper.
This is ordinary soup stock. He's praising it too much.
He's just using flattery.
Delicious!
Such delicious la mian! Best la mian I ever had in my life!
Thank you for coming!
What an odd fellow.
You see all kinds in this world.
So then, we should be leaving too.
Thanks for the food!
Ahh, I'm stuffed.
Sirs, a moment please.
Yes?
Um, you're missing payment for one person.
What? I paid for five people.
What's wrong?
That short guy who was here earlier said you'd pay for him.
What?
Damn it, we've been had!
Mwee hee hee hee! I saved money on a meal!
With the money, I can start my own business!
Fu fu fu fu fu fu!
So this is Mount Jiuhua.
It does seem like a Legendary cookware would be hidden here!
Mountains as far as the eye can see.
To have cultivated such land...
The people of Jiuhua are amazing!
That's right. Its residents are amazing workers.
Everyone in Szechuan is impressed at their work ethic.
Oh?
Brother Mao. Are these the hardworking people of Jinhua you were taking about?
Uh, they're supposed to be.
What's going on? It looks like they're all a bunch of bums.
Yeah. I don't know what's going on.
Anyway, let's ask them about the map.
Excuse me, I want to go here on this map.
I... I want to eat it.
What?
Quickly!
Quickly, let me eat it!
Eat it!
Eat!
Quickly, let me eat it!
Asking them about Legendary cookware is a no go.
I want to eat it.
Eat it? What's this "it"?
It's time!
It's time for it!
Hey, what's it time for?
To the Deity's Shrine!
The Cuisine of the Gods is here!
W-what're they excited about?
God is descending!
What's going on? They didn't lift a finger till now.
Anyway, we must follow them!
Yeah.
Amazing. At the sound of a bell, every villager showed up.
Why is there such a building in a mountain like this?
Everyone's queuing up, carrying their valuables.
That's strange.
What's happening here?
Hey, you're carrying your valuables. What are you doing with them?
This is an offering to God. The more we give, the more soup we get.
Huh? Soup of a god? Who is this god?
Attention!
Let's hurry! Hurry! The soup of God!
Let's see who this god is.
A-amazing!
What a huge pot.
Form a line for your offering to God!
Ye-yessir!
Good! Next!
Everyone receives some soup in exchange for their valuables.
Look at that. Everyone's devouring their soup.
It's God... God's cuisine!
God has descended again!
What is in that soup?
Brother Mao, can this be the same as that red congee before?
Mei Li, lend me some money.
Wait, Mao!
Five bowls, please.
Where's your offering?
Here it is.
What?
Brother Mao gave him all our money?!
Good. Give him five bowls of God's soup!
What is Brother Mao thinking, spending all our travel money on that soup?
That's right! Couldn't you leave half of it or something, Mao?!
Man, whoever becomes Mao's wife will have so much trouble with budgeting!
My heart bleeds for you, Big Sis.
I'm already having problems now.
Wait, I didn't say I would be Mao's... Idiot!
Abalone soup. Just a small and pathetic abalone.
There aren't any special ingredients here.
I don't think the extract used was thick enough.
So what's the big deal with this soup?
T-this is...
Mao?
Why do you have that expression, Brother Mao?
What's wrong, Mao?
Brother Mao.
D-delicious! So delicious my knees grow weak.
What?! What?!
The soup's sweetness remains in my mouth.
It's firm, yet the abalone has a soft mellow texture.
Dried abalone takes a long time to rehydrate.
This is excellent!
What's this?
It tastes so good. I might get addicted!
As long as we have this, we don't need anything else, Brother Mao!
That's right. What's this refreshing sensation? It's like I'm breathing in pure mountain air!
No... I can't figure this taste out.
Can it be?
Mao, can it be what?
There must be a chef here who uses the Legendary cookware.
What? A chef like that in the middle of nowhere?
So it means the third cookware has been discovered and unsealed.
That can't be. It's unbelievable.
Everyone, quiet!
Oh, the Deity is descending...
Everyone, bow your heads!
Mao, he's coming out.
I wonder what the chef's like.
The Deity has descended!
All hail!
What?
Fu fu fu fu fu fu!
Hey, you're that bastard from the La Mian shop!
Answer me! Who is your Father, as well as your God?
The Great Abalone Deity, Lord Wong Seiyo!
Abalone Deity?
The heck is that?
And the land you will return to?
Our Sanctuary, the Deity's Shrine!
Fu fu fu fu fu fu fu!
Indeed! The only place where you lowly scum will return to is the heart of a God like me.
Yes!
Pfft! Someone who starts calling himself one is not a real god!
That's right! This guy is a fraud who doesn't even know the taste of la mian!
Give us back our money!
He cheated a restaurant and made us pay for his meal!
What?! There are sinners here who don't believe in my miracles.
Very well.
Fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu!
What an idiot.
Very well. Today, I shall personally show you the miraculous power of a God.
Bring it here!
Yes sir!
What is that?
I will let you venerate it. This is the divine tool that creates miracles.
Spiritual Deity Copperware!
An amazing tool that can only be used by me, the Abalone Deity.
Can that be?
Fu fu fu fu! Look well, the miracle of God!
What I now show you, is but an humble ordinary dried abalone.
It should take three days of careful boiling to regain its soft texture.
But with my great power...
That light!
Observe.
That color. That elasticity. The abalone is completely restored!
It's a miracle of God.
Hail the Deity Lord Seiyo!
That can't be.
As he said, it takes at least three days to restore that abalone.
That power is indeed that of a Legenday cookware!
Not so fast, Brother Mao.
- What?
You're too easily tricked.
I'm on to him.
Wait, Shilou. What do you mean?
It's a simple trick. The pot has a false bottom.
A false bottom?
Right. At the real bottom, he hides an abalone that is already restored.
He just needs to pull the old switcheroo.
And the light?
It's probably a phosphorescent mushroom.
There are some growing in Mount Jiuhua. He must have put them at the bottom.
The false bottom should be able to flip, so that he can easily make the switch.
He's using abalones which are rare in mountainous areas.
And deceiving villagers by calling it a miracle food.
To begin with, Legendary cookware that chooses its user won't let a cheap trickster like him use it!
I see. My, aren't you smart today!
What'd you do that for, Big Brother Shell?
No. That explanation won't account for the knee-jerking great taste.
My Lord Deity! I searched my house, and finally found this money.
Please give abalone to these children.
No!
Mommy!
If you have nothing else, then you may as well offer up your house.
You scum only live through my mercy.
Please reconsider!
If this is fine, then take it!
Mwa ha ha ha ha ha!
That bastard!
How terrible!
It's unforgivable! No matter how good a chef he is!
He callously makes people unhappy!
He's not a chef!
So what now? Go, take it with you!
Stop that!
Don't be tricked by him! He's no God at all!
He is a sleazy and corrupt chef!
What?! Who are you, blasphemer?!
Don't be surprised. He's the youngest Super Chef in history!
Lord Liu Mao Xing!
Fu fu fu fu fu!
A Super Chef? So what?
I'm a God, Wong Seiyo, sent here by the heavens!
A Super Chef can't create real miracles!
Enough of this farce! I know all your tricks!
That's right!
Stop it!
Take that!
W-what are you doing?!
Look everyone, this pot has a false bottom!
Wha?
There's no false bottom...
What? Then...
Then this is really...?
Fu fu fu fu fu!
Idiot blasphemers.
Hey scum, what will you do?
Do you intend to leave these defilers be?
Unbelievers who desecrated your Deity's shrine, and doubted his miracle!
M-Mao!
It's no good.
B-big brother Shell...
Get rid of them!
Take it!
God's Copperware!
Everyone, wait a minute!
It's no use Mao. We must flee.
Right. Stop! Stop that!
Damn it! What is it with him?
Brother Mao.
A sleazy chef is about to destroy a peaceful village.
But if he incites the villagers against us...
Not even the authority of a Super Chef will work.
I won't give up. I'll find a way to beat that bastard completely!
Everyone has changed.
Everyone used to worship at this shrine, and worked diligently in their fields.
Jiuhua is sacred land.
This land is said to have been cleared by a meteorite which fell from the sky a thousand years ago.
The people of Jiuhua worshipped a comet which they believed brings bountiful harvest.
Comet?
Grandpa, is the story true? Please tell me more!
What is it, Mao?
The legend may hold a hint that can solve this problem!
Fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu!
Everyone are such fools. I didn't think it would work this well.
With this much treasure, I can make a great fortune!
Fu fu fu fu fu!
Lord Seiyo, it's time.
I know, the time for charity.
Now I will spread happiness to the scum today as Lord Seiyo.
Fu fu fu fu fu.
Answer me! Who is your Father, as well as your God?
The Great Abalone Deity, Lord Wong Seiyo!
And the land you will return to?
Our Sanctuary, the Deity's Shrine!
Fu fu fu fu fu!
That's right. That's right, scum.
You're wrong, false god!
How can you call yourself a god when you can't even lead them to happiness?
I will rip that false mask off, right here!
W-who are you?!!
I am the Comet God who descended to Jiuhua over a thousand years ago!
FREE AS THE WIND
Every night when I fall fast asleep I can hear you whispering in my dreams, feel me.
Then a bluish flame burns bright within Shining, sparkling hotter than ordinary fire.
Look at all the rain gently falling down, Filling over the dry lake bed with freshwater streams.
If we both go down like this inside our hearts, Who knows what places we will find and explore?
Destiny ensured that we both meet at the same present.
Free to frolic like the wandering wind.
Ohhh, can we stay like this until the very end of time?
This intensity I feel for you, is from Cosmic Power...