sjar Chapter 9 Delicious
Chapter 9 Delicious
After swallowing the meat in her mouth, Lezhi smacked her lips and continued cutting the insect meat with unsatisfied satisfaction. She gave most of it to the furball that had already finished showing off, and then gnawed the remaining meat on the branch clean. While eating, she kept her eyes fixed on the meat and insect legs that hadn't been roasted yet, and her stomach rumbled appropriately.
While Maoqiu was still engrossed in eating, Lezhi had already started grilling the piece of meat marinated with scallions.
The marinated meat, grilled over a flame, infused the flavors of the scallions and meat together, creating an even more intense aroma. The powerful fragrance momentarily made Lezhi feel slightly dizzy. Meanwhile, Maoqiu, who had been enjoying its meal, was also drawn in by the aroma, its chewing becoming somewhat absent-minded.
Upon discovering that the two-legged creature was preparing even more delicious meat, Furball's eyes lit up. It quickly finished off the piece of meat that had been given to it, then quietly approached Lezhi, eagerly awaiting the new roasted meat to be ready.
Both of them watched the sizzling meat over the fire with the same drooling gaze. Every move Lezhi made captivated both of them. With the experience of grilling the previous piece of meat, Lezhi controlled the heat and time more precisely this time.
Once he judged that the meat was almost the right color, Lezhi decisively removed it from the fire and placed it on the leaves. Using the familiar stone slab and familiar movements, Lezhi skillfully sliced off the first piece of meat, his movements as practiced as a professional barbecue chef.
Because the meat had been marinated, I didn't know what it would taste like after grilling, so I decided to try it myself for the first bite.
"No~"
This time, the insect meat was infused with the aroma of scallions, and the complex flavor made the insect meat even more delicious. Lezhi swallowed the meat in her mouth with a look of enjoyment, and quickly sliced off a second piece to Maoqiu, who was already jumping up and down anxiously.
Finally fed, the furry ball didn't even have time to respond. It snatched the fragrant roasted meat in its mouth and began to peck at it frantically.
It's obvious that Maoqiu doesn't rule out the taste of scallions, and you could even say it likes them. This can be roughly inferred from the frequency with which it pecks at roasted meat.
Even so, Lezhi didn't dare to feed it too much, lest the greedy little guy unknowingly eat something it shouldn't.
Lezhi left only a small piece of the remaining roasted meat for Maoqiu, and ate the rest. Including this, he had eaten two palm-sized pieces of roasted meat in this meal, and his stomach was already feeling somewhat full.
So, Lezhi didn't rush to finish the remaining insect leg. He placed it on the fire and let it roast slowly, while he started playing with the flint.
Having resolved his survival crisis, Lezhi finally became curious about how the flint worked. He had previously absorbed energy from the flint before releasing flames; what would happen if he fed energy into it himself?
After all, his intuition told him that this flint was also a kind of plant, so the idea should be feasible. With a fearless spirit of experimentation (and death), Lezhi immediately began to test his idea.
He mobilized his body's energy and slowly channeled it into the flint. Just as Lezhi had predicted, the flint did not resist the energy he input; instead, it absorbed it all without missing a single drop.
Having absorbed Lezhi's energy, the flint's color became even more crystalline and dazzling, though imperceptible to the naked eye. However, Lezhi initially sensed something was wrong not by seeing it, but by feeling it.
His intuition told him that after he infused the flint with energy, its vitality value began to rise steadily. Soon, this vitality value reached a critical point, and the energy flow stopped. At this moment, the flint in Lezhi's hand was completely shaped like a ruby, and a top-quality ruby at that, already polished.
In Lezhi's mind, the flints are now full of vitality, as if they could sprout and grow immediately if planted casually.
Hmm, that might not work.
Lezhi put away his absurd thoughts and put the flint away. It was just a single flint, and Maoqiu had specially gone to find it for him. If he just planted it like this, wouldn't it be a problem to start a fire while it was waiting to bear fruit?
Meanwhile, Maoqiu had already finished the food that Lezhi had fed it. Its stomach was like a bottomless pit. Even though they had eaten about the same amount, Lezhi was almost full, but Maoqiu still looked like it was about to starve to death. At this moment, it was squatting by the fire, waiting for the roasted insect legs to come out of the oven, looking like it was ready to eat until the end of time.
After being slowly roasted over a low flame for some time, the outside of the worm legs has turned from dark green to red, and the meat inside has begun to ooze juice. Because of the outer shell, the flavor of the roasted worm legs is not as strong as that of roasted meat, but the subtle flavor is even more captivating.
Lezhi stepped forward and turned the insect over to ensure its legs were heated evenly, then added more firewood to the fire. Looking up at the sun on the horizon, he realized it was already afternoon, and judging from its position, there was still some time before dusk.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the day seemed to drag on endlessly. Shaking his head to clear his mind, Lezhi focused on roasting the insect meat in front of him.
At the same time, at the edge of this vast forest, a group of people were entering the forest in an orderly manner. Each of them was exceptionally handsome, with a dignified and tall stature. The well-tailored clothes that covered their bodies revealed their extraordinary strength.
The young man leading the group nodded to his companions after choosing a direction. As if receiving a command, everyone paused for a moment, and then, after a burst of wind, wings of various shapes and colors unfolded behind each person.
The young man at the head of the group did the same. White wings unfurled behind him, and after looking around and making a gesture, he took off first. After he took off, everyone else present followed suit. Two people left with the young man, while the others split into different teams and dispersed in different directions.
They circled over the forest, searching back and forth, seemingly looking for something.
Further away, a man who was resting with his eyes closed heard a knock at the door and answered, "Come in."
"Lei Xiu, are you resting?"
The man called Lei Xiu opened his eyes; his dark purple eyes were devoid of warmth, and his voice was flat. "Hmm, what is it?"
"Ah, nothing much, just wanted to let you know that you asked me to pass on a message to the Spirit Feather Clan, and they have replied."
The newcomer didn't seem to mind Lei Xiu's cold tone. Instead, he naturally found a chair, sat down, rested his chin on one hand, and looked at Lei Xiu with a half-smile.
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Lei Xiu looked at the newcomer, waiting for him to speak.
After a brief standoff, realizing the newcomer remained in that position with no intention of speaking, Lei Xiu narrowed his eyes, somewhat impatient. "Rai En, my patience is running out. Are you going to talk or not?"
With his scheme succeeding, a smile flashed in Ryan's eyes as he raised his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright, I'll tell you, don't be angry!"
"The Spirit Feather Clan sent someone to say they are very grateful for your reminder. The people from the Land of Beginning arrived promptly after our arrangements to notify them. The Spirit Feather Clan's guard team has now set off to try and find the missing cub as soon as possible."