While trying to rescue Admiral Lee, who was imprisoned thanks to the Underworld,
We sneaked into the Forbidden City and chanced upon the inauguration of the Imperial Head Chef.
The Underworld chef who was about to be number one in the Chinese cooking world was none other than Fei!
The Emperor decided that Fei and I will duel in the Forbidden City cooking contest.
Secret Plan of Fei the Genius! Neo Manchu Han Imperial Feast
I can't wait to see the hundred dishes.
I hope we get to try them.
A hundred dishes means a hundred different menu items.
And in only three hours.
It's not humanly possible.
The Emperor's Chinese Hundred-Dish Cooking Contest basically determines who's the best chef in China.
It should be difficult.
I'm glad we came all the way from Canton to watch.
Man, gramps here drinks all the time. You're so carefree.
Compete with the Manchu Han Imperial Feast?
Yes. The ultimate banquet in 4,000 years of Chinese history.
A feast only the Emperor is allowed to eat.
The largest banquet menu in the world!
But the technique is only passed down in the Imperial Kitchen.
The recipe couldn't be removed from the premises.
There are no dishes the Underworld can't cook.
I refuse.
Raihou?
Think about it. The Emperor must be sick of eating the whole course by now!
You failed to predict this? I can't follow your order!
You're the one who said we needed his talent for now.
I know that. We just have to win, after all.
Raihou, the Two-Tailed Scorpion, will just have to make all 100 dishes!
Do as I say!
W-what?
The Manchu Han Imperial Feast I'm going to cook is far beyond your wildest imagination.
What? What?
What is he doing?
Squee! Go for it, Fei!
He's so cute!
Is this the menu for the Manchu Han Imperial Feast?
Can't be. I've never heard of such a feast!
I will be in charge of cooking. You don't have any complaints, do you?
You've been thinking for a long time, Mao. What's the problem?
The Emperor told us to cook a hundred delicious dishes.
But what is a delicious dish for him?
You'll never guess, no matter how much you think!
We must start cooking the 100 dishes now! I can't stand this waiting.
We won't cook well unless we're focused.
Believe in Mao, and wait.
You too, Leon?! Listen, we don't have time for this!
If we lose, we won't be able to cook again!
Are you saying you're fine with that?
What's wrong with Brother Mao?
He's sitting there, just like during the last tofu battle.
Dip the vegetables in oil!
Be careful with the fire!
Prepare the white-meat fish!
I only need the beef shoulder steak! Get it!
Amazing, look at that!
Raihou is in charge of the fire.
While Youshi deals with knife work.
The young genius chef Fei is in overall command.
No wonder they won the Peking Cooking Tournament so easily!
What is Brother Mao's team doing?
Hurry up, Mao!
I got an idea!
They should use these Legendary cookware.
That's not necessary.
This battle is meaningful only if they defeat the enemy by themselves.
And I'm sure Mao's team will do it.
Get out of my way!
Leon, we can't wait for Mao! He'll take until sunset!
As Shell said, I might not figure out what dish the Emperor considers delicious.
No matter how hard I think about it.
What would Mom cook in this case?
Small wrists. Constant yawning as if he's fatigued.
And his skin has no glow.
Shell! Leon!
Have you decided?
What is it?
Yes, we have a theme.
A theme?
Actually...
I see. That's a good point. You're good, Mao.
See? Like I said, it's worth trusting in Mao and waiting.
Yeah, as you said.
Well, to make up for lost time, Shell and I will prepare the food.
Mao, you'll be in charge of finishing!
Work us as much as you want, Mao.
Wait. Shell, Leon.
Time is important, but why don't we compete by cooking our favorite dishes?
I'm sure all three of us can come up with a hundred easy.
Our favorite dishes.
You don't have to worry about hurting our feelings, Mao.
You can display incredible talent when the time calls for it.
Both of us know it, because we were actually defeated by you.
And I know your greatness more than anyone.
That's why I'm saying this.
The battle against Shell taught me the depths of dim sum cuisine.
While the battle against Leon taught me how important knife technique is.
I was only able to display unbelievable power because I fought with you two.
Mao.
What a character you are.
All right, Leon! Let's compete with each other as Mao suggested!
Very well, but don't forget the common theme in our cooking, Shell.
The theme? You can count on me!
All right! Shell, Leon... let's do this!
Yeah! Yeah!
Mao's team is finally starting.
Come on, Brother Mao!
Mao and the Underworld team are a good study of contrasts, Chouyu.
Yes, Master Luo. The Rin Chefs in the Underworld team are mere assistants.
They proceed, cooking like an fine-tuned assembly line.
But Fei the genius always decides the final taste.
It is ultimately Fei's cuisine.
While Mao's team includes Shell for dim sum and Leon for knife technique.
And Mao himself, with his incomparable palate and innate creativity!
Each of them is cooking dishes he's strongest at.
Exactly.
If Fei is like a lone wolf in the wild...
Mao's team are like three dragons on the ground, in the water, and at the sky.
All linked with the same cooking spirit, they're three dragons in one!
Three dragons in one.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
You're fine then?
Squee!
Lord Fei!
Fei, look at me!
Lord Fei!
Lord Fei, you're so cute!
The noodles are getting finer and finer, as if they're made of silk.
That's Fei's specialty. The legendary Dragon Beard Noodle.
I, Lan Fei Hong, shall be the best of the Chinese cooking world, Mao!
I won't lose! As long as you cook for the the Underworld, I'll show you no mercy, Fei!
Good.
Time's almost up.
Look, their opponent seems to have finished.
What?
This is the last dish! All 100 dishes are complete!
Yeah! Yeah!
Fei's team is done!
Hurry up! Time is running out!
I'm getting very antsy.
What's Mao been doing for the last while?
Those are bean sprouts.
Mao, we have no time to clean bean sprouts like that!
We have little time left!
Whoops!
Hey, watch it Mao!
Take that!
Finished!
Cooking time is over!
We finished...
They barely made it...
That was so close. Don't worry me like that, Brother Mao!
Now, His Majesty will judge the Chinese Hundred-Dish Cooking Battle.
His Majesty will select and eat a team's hundred dishes all at once.
He will eat only one bite of the dishes that he likes.
The key is which team's hundred dishes are chosen first.
The team to go second will be at a disadvantage.
It's a waste to eat only one bite. I'd eat the whole dish.
Present both teams' sets to HIs Majesty!
What's that?
A Manchu Han Imperial Feast?
Hey, did you hear about Fei's dishes?
That spread is the Manchu Han Imperial Feast!
I've never seen it before. The world's most luxurious court banquet!
Fei is really a genius.
Still too early to be surprised.
Big Sis, the enemy's dishes are actually the Manchu Han Imperial Feast!
But aren't those the dishes the Emperor usually eats?
If so, then Mao's dishes will be chosen first.
Oh, so he'll be sick of eating them.
No, wrong.
What?
That's not the Manchu Han Imperial Feast!
It looks like it, but it isn't.
Not the Manchu Han Imperial Feast?
Then what is it?
My Manchu Han Imperial Feast is, and isn't Chinese cuisine.
It's called Neo-Chinese.
Neo-Chinese...
Neo-Chinese!
The original Manchu Han Imperial Feast blends the cuisine of the Han Chinese,
and the Manchu tribes who established the current Manchu dynasty.
But China exchanges ideas with the world more frequently now.
So our court banquets must be international, in order to entertain foreign dignitaries.
Lord Fei's Neo-Chinese Manchu Han Imperial Feast is precisely this.
Indian curry, French and Italian olive oil and tomato base...
This is a new generation of Chinese cooking, applying the tastes of countries in the world.
I term it as Neo-Chinese.
Neo-Chinese? That's incredible!
Wonderful!
Mr. Fei, you're so good!
Pfft, Neo-Chinese? So what?
Fei's as good as he's always been.
Well then, your Majesty. Which one will you try first?
Hmmm...
That Neo-Chinese one over there.
Certainly, my lord.
Well then! Bring Fei's dishes to his Majesty!
This is not good.
Right.
Mao.
Brother Mao.
This Neo-Chinese Manchu Han Imperial Feast is an inversion of the usual court dishes.
That Fei is a scary chef.
Master Luo...
I wish I could taste it too.
Absolutely.
You seem to have fully enjoyed Fei's cooking, your Majesty.
Unbelievable. By taking a bite of each, he tasted all 100 dishes.
Big Sis, the Emperor looks stuffed.
But he hasn't tried the dishes of Mao's team yet.
Your Majesty. What about Liu Mao Xing's dishes?
I'm too full to eat.
I see. Well then.
There's no need to taste the other 100 dishes! Clear the table!
What?
What did he say?
He won't even try a single dish. Too bad, so sad.
All that hard work for nothing.
The winner is decided.
Mr. Fei!
Fei!
You'll make a great Imperial Head Chef!
Brother Mao's team lost to the Underworld. They completely lost.
Mao...
Please wait, your Majesty!
At least try a spoonful of this dish!
I made this rice porridge.
Rice porridge?
That's right.
You imbecile! Rice porridge is such a cheap corner-cutting dish!
It's rude to serve that to the Emperor!
I didn't cut any corners. You'll know if you eat it!
Enough out of you, kid.
That boy must be insane.
Yeah. Serving a rice porridge after Fei's Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
This is ridiculous. The kid's a sore loser, after all.
What are you planning, Mao?
Take this kid away!
Ron.
I can try one spoonful.
Huh?
It's an ordinary rice porridge.
Expel Liu Mao Xing from here immediately!
The other dishes are eyesores too. Clear them away!
If I'm right, then he shouldn't remain like this.
Wha?
W-what is this?
Let go. Let go of me!
Wait!
I want to try that dim sum too.
What?
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...