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The roasted pigeon made by Du Heng must be marinated and soaked in advance, which makes the pigeon more flavorful and achieves the effect of crispy skin and tender meat when roasted.

After the pigeons were cooked in the brine for a stick of incense, the fire was stopped. Du Heng scooped out the brine and the pigeons from the pot and put them in a special wooden barrel for storing brine.

He shouted to the outside of the cave: "Feng Gui, is your fire out? Come and use your magic of rapid passage of time?"

Feng Gui walked in: "That's called the art of backtracking."

Du Heng scratched his cheek. The technique of recalling time was too difficult to pronounce. How could it be as simple and easy to remember as the method of making time pass quickly?

Comrade Feng Gui poured all his anger into the brine bucket. Du Heng saw the golden red aura flashing continuously, and beautiful aura balls floating in the air. When he came to his senses, the pigeons in the bucket had turned from white to the same yellow as the brine.

Feng Gui breathed a sigh of relief: "I feel relieved."

Xiaoxiao stretched his neck to look at the brine bucket. Looking at the plump little pigeons, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Swish..."

This smile attracted Feng Gui's attention, and Xiao Xiao quickly retracted her neck.

Feng Gui got angry again: "Feng Lin, if you spent one tenth of your energy on reading, I wouldn't scold you like this."

Xiaoxiao kept her mouth shut and didn't dare to speak, but Xuanyu came out to help: "Don't put so much pressure on the child. We were far worse than him when we were his age."

Du Heng fished the pigeons out of the brine and placed the plump little pigeons on a baking tray. He turned the spiritual energy in his hands and the moisture on the pigeons' skin was taken away. If you want the pigeons' skin to be crispy, you have to brush them with a layer of crispy water.

The last time Du Heng prepared crispy skin water was when he was cooking roast duck. At that time, he didn't make maltose, but used honey water and white vinegar. The duck skin is thick, and as long as it is roasted properly, it can still achieve a crispy effect even without the crispy skin water.

However, pigeon skin does not have that much oil, so using the previous formula might not be enough.

Du Heng used the Tianhu scale to weigh three taels of maltose, two taels of white vinegar, a little bit of soy sauce, and a little bit of white wine. He put these ingredients in a bowl and mixed them evenly. The crispy water smelled sour and sweet, very similar to the taste of the sweet and sour pork he had eaten at noon.

He took out a small brush for applying sauce. This small brush was made by Xuan Yu, using the hair that Jing Nan had replaced. The finished brush can be used as a brush. After the small brush was dipped in the crispy water in the seasoning bowl and applied a layer of it to the braised pigeon, the color of the pigeon immediately became darker.

Du Heng once again used his spiritual energy, which took away the moisture in the crispy water, and the surface of the pigeons became cool and a little sticky. At this time, brush another layer of crispy water on them, and then send the pigeons into the oven!

Du Heng spread a thin layer of potato and pumpkin slices on the bottom of the baking tray. Xiaoxiao liked baked potatoes and pumpkin, and he could eat a lot every time. He placed the pigeons one by one on the baking tray, then opened the oven door and sent the pigeons in.

Xiaoxiao stood at the oven door with his eyes sparkling: "Chirp, chirp?" How long would it take to bake this time? He kept an eye on the time.

Du Heng thought for a while and said, "Please help me watch two cups of tea first, and then I will take it out, turn it over and apply a layer of crispy water on it." Xiaoxiao agreed to Du Heng with a chirp, and then he and Niannian Suisui squatted in front of the oven.

Du Heng turned his head and looked at the furry creatures in front of the oven. He burst out laughing. Xuan Yu looked in the direction Du Heng was looking and couldn't help laughing, "So cute."

The autumn rain outside was getting heavier. Jing Nan, who was picking flowers, appeared with a small bamboo basket in her hands. The basket was full of wild chrysanthemums that were in full bloom. As soon as she entered the cave, Jing Nan sniffed: "Hmm, what a sweet pigeon smell!"

Du Heng gave Jing Nan a thumbs up: "Great." He had not thought about roasting the squab when Jing Nan went out, but when he came back, the squab was already in the oven. This guy could actually tell that it was the smell of pigeon just by the taste.

To be honest, Du Heng felt that he couldn't tell the difference. He could tell the difference between roast chicken and roast duck, but the taste of roast pigeon and roast chicken was too similar. He was so slow that he only knew that the smell of the pigeon in the oven filled the cave.

Jing Nan casually hung the bamboo basket on the hook outside the car. He walked to the chopping board, looked at the big bowl and asked, "Hey? What's this white thing? Is it brittle bone?"

Du Heng explained: "Yes, this is the cartilage of a snake. I am going to make a stir-fried cumin cartilage."

Jing Nan licked the corner of his mouth: "It sounds delicious, right, Xiaoyu? I remember Xiaoyu likes to eat this kind of crunchy food."

Du Heng was stunned for a moment: "Hey? Xiaoyu likes to eat crunchy things?" He only knew that Xuan Yu liked to eat desserts.

Xuan Yu smiled sincerely and said, "I like to eat whatever you cook." Du Heng felt guilty. As Xuan Yu's bedmate, he didn't even notice Xuan Yu's other hobby. Decision, add the treasure set meal!

Xuan Yu saw what Du Heng was thinking, and he quickly waved his hand: "No, really no! It's better to eat twice-cooked pork. The twice-cooked pork you made last time was delicious. Besides, we can keep the cartilage and eat it next time."

What Xuan Yu said made sense, and Du Heng happily accepted his opinion.

The treasure in the big bowl has been marinated with salt, wine, cumin and pepper for a while, and now it can be fried in the pan.

Du Heng poured soybean oil into the pot. After the oil was hot, Du Heng poured the crispy bones into the pot and slowly fried them. There was a crackling sound in the pot, and the oil smoke suddenly burst out. The cave was suddenly filled with smoke and fog, and the deserted temporary residence suddenly had the smell of fireworks.

Xuan Yu waved his hand, and the strong smell of oil smoke was sucked out of the cave by the spiritual energy. When the oil smoke in the cave was reduced, the moisture on the brittle bones was taken away.

Most of the cartilage was white, and even after frying it, no change was seen. But some of the cartilage had fascia on the outside, and when the fascia turned golden yellow, Du Heng took the cartilage out of the frying pan.

The treasure in the palm of your hand is very solid. No matter how big it is cut, it basically doesn't change after frying.

Du Heng left some oil in the pot. After the oil was hot, he pushed the chopped garlic slices and ginger shreds into the pot. After stir-frying them slightly, he also pushed the side dishes prepared on the chopping board into the pot.

There are two kinds of side dishes, green and red peppers and onions. The side dishes, which are cut into the same size as the treasures in your hand, are mixed with boiling oil and make a hot sound. After being stir-fried, a warm fragrance overflows.

Du Heng poured the well-oiled cartilage bones into the pot and stir-fried them with the side dishes. Salt was added when the cartilage bones were marinated, so at this time, just a small amount of salt would be enough to make the taste salty. You can add less salt, but you can add cumin powder and pepper powder. Du Heng also sprinkled some chili powder in it.

The crispy bones were very lively after being stir-fried. When they were served in a large bowl, they wanted to jump out of the bowl and jump a few more rounds in the pot. The ruthless Du Heng locked them all in the plate, and no one could sing a different tune!

Usually when a new dish comes out, Du Heng feeds Xiao Xiao first. But today, Xiao Xiao's eyes are attracted by the roasted pigeon that is about to come out of the oven, and he has not turned his head yet. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Du Heng picked up a crisp bone and fed it to Xuan Yu: "Is it delicious?"

The cartilage of the snake dragon was not as hard as expected. The fried treasure was crunchy when chewed. Du Heng's seasoning was particularly good, salty, fresh, spicy, and spicy. The various flavors intertwined in the mouth, and Xuan Yu's eyes narrowed: "Delicious."

Jing Nan and the others came over immediately: "Hey? Is it delicious? Let me have a taste?"

When Xiaoxiao turned around, he saw everyone was chewing the crispy bones. He immediately ran over and opened his mouth towards Du Heng: "Chirp, chirp~"

Du Heng stuffed a piece of cartilage into Xiao Xiao's mouth, and Xiao Xiao quickly joined in chewing the cartilage. While chewing, he reminded Du Heng: "Chirp--"

Du Heng looked to the side following Xiaoxiao Wing's instructions and saw that the two cups of tea time was up. He had to fish the pigeons out and brush them with crispy water again.

The oven is sizzling hot. The shiny little pigeons are lying there obediently. Their backs have been roasted into a rosy red color, and they make a crackling sound when touched.

Their bellies were still a little light in color. Du Heng originally wanted to turn the pigeons over, but when he looked at the baking tray, he changed his mind.

The pumpkin in the baking tray is roasted and juiced, mixed with the fat from the pigeon, and the two vegetables in the baking tray are moist. If you turn the pigeon over at this time, the crispy skin that has just been roasted will be soaked in the soup.

Du Heng took out a layer of wire mesh, and placed the pigeons that had been brushed with crispy water belly up on the mesh, and then placed the wire mesh on the baking tray.

After closing the oven door, he told Xiaoxiao: "The pigeon will be ready in two cups of tea! Remember to remind me." Xiaoxiao chewed the crispy bones: "Chuck!"

The spiritual rice in the pot was already cooked, so now we just needed to stir-fry some twice-cooked pork. Du Heng was going to use snake meat to make twice-cooked pork, and he had already taken a piece of meat from the snake's belly and cooked it. The cooked snake meat was pink and white in color, and looked like fish meat.

However, after cutting it open, you will find that the fat content of snake meat is higher than that of fish meat. Although you can't see the layers of fat, you can still feel the oil. Snake meat is very tender. When it is fried and rolled in the oil pan, the meat slices will curl up slightly, and slightly yellow burnt spots will appear on both sides.

After making the bean paste, Du Heng became more confident in cooking twice-cooked pork. He scooped a spoonful of bean paste into the pot and fried it to make red oil, then stir-fried the slightly curled meat slices and the red chili peppers evenly, sprinkled with seasonings and cut a handful of garlic sprouts. The fragrance could spread for miles! Even Jing Nan, who couldn't eat spicy food very well, could eat three bowls of rice. Oh, now their appetite has doubled.

When Du Heng put the twice-cooked pork in the middle of the table, Xiaoxiao outside the oven chirped to remind Du Heng. The roasted pigeon that Jing Nan had been looking forward to for several months was finally coming out of the oven!

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As soon as the oven was opened, a fragrant smell of squab came to his face. Du Heng felt that the fragrance went straight to his head, and it was so fragrant that his mouth was watering.

The pigeons on the wire mesh had a nice brownish-red belly and back, but the color under their wings was a little lighter. There was nothing that could be done about it, as the pigeons would get burnt if they were roasted any longer. Du Heng thought he could try frying them next time, as the fried pigeons would be heated more evenly and the color might look better.

When the roasted pigeons were brought out and placed on the chopping board, they were already calling out to the gods. Du Heng called Xuan Yu, "Xiao Yu, bring a large plate."

Xuan Yu came over with a plate, and Du Heng poured the potato slices and pumpkin slices from the baking tray into the bowl. After a simple roasting, the moisture on the potatoes and pumpkin had been roasted almost completely. Du Heng sprinkled a little salt and pepper on the vegetables, and after a few shakes, a dish of roasted seasonal vegetables appeared on the table.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the roasted pigeon. The knife touched the pigeon's skin and pressed down. The crispy skin made a crisp sound, and the pigeon was cut into four. Before Xuan Yu finished cutting all the pigeons, Feng Gui and the others had already picked up a piece of the pigeon and started to chew it.

The pigeon skin is crispy, and the maltose and white vinegar give it a reddish-red appearance, while also leaving a slightly sweet taste. Biting through the crispy skin, the braised and fragrant pigeon meat is slightly brown, and the tender meat is full of juice.

It is worth mentioning that pigeon meat itself has a little sweetness. In order to prevent the salty taste in the marinade from overpowering the sweetness, Du Heng deliberately reduced the amount of salt in the marinade this time.

The skin was crispy, the meat was tender, and the bones were fragrant. It was indeed the delicacy Jing Nan had been looking forward to for a long time! It was even more delicious than the roast duck before!

Xuan Yu was cutting a pigeon. Du Heng tore off a pigeon leg and handed it to Xuan Yu: "Xiao Yu, try it." Xuan Yu turned his head slightly and took the delicious food full of love into his mouth. Du Heng's bright smile was reflected in his eyes: "It's delicious."

Under the light of the night pearl, several people sat in front of the car and ate dinner happily. There were only five dishes on the table, and each dish was fresh and delicious. If someone passed by the cave at this moment, they would definitely be so greedy that they couldn't walk.

The twice-cooked pork with snake meat is also worth a try. The tender snake meat has a bit of burnt aroma, and when it is wrapped in delicious bean paste and green garlic and placed in a bowl, the rice in the bowl will be dyed red by the soup. If you are not careful, most of the rice will be eaten!

The five people and four little pets ate until their bellies were full. After they were full, they sat in their chairs and didn't want to move.

Du Heng touched his belly with sadness and sweetness. If he continued to eat like this, his abdominal muscles would really disappear. He looked at Xuan Yu and Feng Gui with envy. Comparison is the thief of envy. Each of these people can eat more than him, but their muscles are really enviable.

In a few days, they will leave Dongji Mountain. Du Heng thinks Dongji Mountain is actually a good place. With Xuan Yu and others accompanying him along the way, he did not feel the danger that other cultivators talked about. Instead, he felt like he was traveling around.

But this ease and comfort were soon broken.

In the middle of the night, Du Heng was woken up by Xuan Yu. He opened his eyes in confusion: "Huh? What's wrong, Xiaoyu?"

Xuan Yu said slowly: "Don't be afraid, we are going to travel at night."

Du Heng got dressed and got out of the car. He found Jing Nan and the others were already ready to go. Xuan Yu had packed up his stove and the tools that were not put away. After he got out of the car frame, Feng Gui and the others had packed up the car.

The spirit beasts were also placed in the cave, and Xiaoxiao squatted obediently in Feng Gui's arms. The group of people looked a little solemn.

Feng Gui scratched his head awkwardly: "Well...we need to take another route."

Du Heng nodded in understanding: "Okay, let's set off now." If Feng Gui and the others hadn't encountered an emergency, they wouldn't have had this expression.

After a few pleasantries, Feng Gui and his companions led Du Heng out of the cave. This time they did not go to the Taowu Road, but headed south. The ground was slippery due to the continuous autumn rain, so Feng Gui and his companions did not bring a lamp. Fortunately, Du Heng's physique had been tempered to the point of showing initial results, otherwise he would definitely not be able to walk on the thorny mountain road.

After climbing over a few mountains, Xuan Yu patted Du Heng twice. Du Heng looked back in surprise: "Huh?"

Everyone stopped moving, and Du Heng felt a powerful spiritual consciousness coming from the north. For a moment, the beasts in the mountains fled, and the night birds flew away in fright.

Feng Gui and the others squatted in a circle around Du Heng, and Feng Gui even covered Xiao Xiao tightly with his clothes. The divine consciousness patrolled the mountain several times, and it disappeared after an incense stick. During this period, Feng Gui and the others' breath and spiritual energy were suppressed to the extreme. If Du Heng had not felt Xuan Yu's slightly cool body temperature on his hand, he would have thought that these people had died.

Du Heng himself couldn't help but use the Turtle Breathing Technique. If he still didn't understand what was happening now, he would have been with Feng Gui and the others for so long in vain.

They must have encountered a strong opponent, and their whereabouts were leaked. As for who leaked it, Du Heng didn't dare to think about it.

After the spiritual consciousness left, Feng Gui and the others did not move. Du Heng squatted facing north, and when he looked up, he saw three red spiritual lights rushing in from the eastern sky. The red light was hanging just above the Taowu Road, and Du Heng's eyesight was not good enough to see who was flying the sword.

Xuan Yu moved only after the three rays of light had sped away from the Taowu Road to the west. He rubbed Du Heng's calf and asked, "Are you okay?"

Du Heng nodded: "No problem. What was that just now?"

Feng Gui stood up and shook off the rain on his back. He looked towards the foothills in the west: "The old man from the Feather Tribe, the prince from the Tiger Tribe, and the other one should be from your Water Tribe, right?"

Xuan Yu shook his head: "I don't know him. There are not many cultivators with fire spiritual roots in the water tribe."

Jing Nan put his hands in his pockets and said, "I heard that the one who challenged you to a life-and-death duel is from the Dragon Clan with the Fire Spirit Root. I heard that he is a rare genius that only appears once every five thousand years."

Xuan Yu said calmly: "I haven't seen him, I can't be sure."

Du Heng asked weakly: "Are they looking for us?"

Xuan Yu said: "Maybe they are looking for us, or maybe they are just passing by. But the demon cultivators are entering the human cultivation world with such fanfare, I am afraid that the human cultivation world will also change."

Feng Gui was very calm: "That group of people can stir up a big wave even without any reason. In this situation, who knows how many of their sects are secretly happy."

Jing Nan patted Du Heng's shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry, we'll just take another route."

Du Heng asked, "We have agreed with the contact person to meet at the foot of Fire Phoenix Mountain. Are we still going?"

Feng Gui said calmly: "I'm not going."

Xuan Yu explained: "If there is no one to pick us up, we won't get lost. We have two purposes for going to the human cultivation world. One is to find the Chaos Pearl to restore Xiaoxiao's spiritual roots; the other is to find my natal spiritual sword."

Feng Gui said: "These two clues are related to Shenxu Palace. Our first stop is Shenxu Palace. But we have to change our identities to get in."

Du Heng blinked: "What identity?"

Feng Gui said, "Xiao Yu and I are both sword cultivators. We are going to go in through the mountain gate without hesitation." Jing Nan said, "As for me, I am also a medical cultivator. When Shenxu Palace accepts disciples, it will be no problem for me to become a disciple of the medicine hall."

Du Heng asked weakly: "Then...what about me?"

Feng Gui and the others fell silent. On the dark mountain road, they patted Du Heng on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. Just take it one step at a time. If things don't work out, you can meet us outside the Shenxu Palace."

Du Heng nodded sullenly: "Oh..."

After changing the road, everyone's speed slowed down, and in the blink of an eye, the Cold Dew had passed. After Du Heng and his team climbed over the highest mountain on the west side, the human world on the west side suddenly appeared before their eyes.

It was already the beginning of frost when they left Dongji Mountain. The journey, which was originally scheduled to take less than half a month, ended up taking them a month.

The temperature at the foot of the mountain is higher than that on the mountain. There is already white snow on the mountain, and the autumn chrysanthemums at the foot of the mountain are blooming brightly. When walking on the path at the foot of Dongji Mountain, Du Heng breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, we are out."

Although they didn't suffer much in the mountains, it was not easy to have to travel through mountains and rivers every day. They didn't have a good time to cook a few meals for everyone, and they suffered a lot every year.

Now that I have arrived in the human cultivation world, I can finally take a break.

The city closest to Dongji Mountain is called Pingcheng. Thousands of years ago, it was a barren wilderness. Monks who came to Dongji Mountain to collect herbs and search for treasures gathered here. After thousands of years of development and growth, Pingcheng has become the most prosperous city on the west side of Dongji Mountain.

The outer wall of Pingcheng was three meters high, and there were monks patrolling back and forth on the wall. There was also a barrier above the wall, and the monks flying down from Dongji Mountain could not pass through the barrier. They landed in front of the city gate and lined up to enter the city.

Du Heng hadn't seen so many people for a long time. He quietly stuck his head out from the back of the team and took a look. He saw that the young man guarding the city was actually checking the identities of the monks entering the city! A rune would appear in the hand of the person being checked, and the rune's color was different.

Du Heng observed and found that the young man would be much nicer to people with golden runes, but would be a little colder towards people with runes of other colors.

Du Heng turned around and asked Xuan Yu: "What is that rune?"

Xuan Yu explained, "The identity documents, the world of human cultivation will distinguish between ordinary people and cultivators." Jing Nan said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the cultivator with the golden rune will be the cultivator of Zhenhuang Mountain."

Du Heng blinked: "Hmm? Any explanation?"

Feng Gui said: "Just like the three factions in the demon world, there are also five factions in the human world. Among them, Zhenhuang Mountain is located in the southeast of the human world. We are now within the influence of Zhenhuang Mountain."

Du Heng thought for a moment, "So that's how it is."

Jing Nan smiled and said, "Come, I will help you improve your knowledge of human cultivation, so that you won't be clueless when you go out. Most of the cultivators in Zhenhuang Mountain are cultivators with gold and fire spiritual roots. Their leader Yang Yuanqing is an excellent spearman."

Du Heng nodded: "Yeah, isn't Shi Jun the one we met before from Zhenhuang Mountain?" Feng Gui nodded: "Yes, Shi Jun is Yang Yuanqing's direct disciple."

Jing Nan continued to explain: "No one can shake Zhenhuang Mountain's dominant position in the southeast. They wanted to expand to the southwest, but the southwest was occupied by Langhuan Pavilion."

Langhuan Pavilion? Isn't that Liu Lingling's sect?

Feng Gui said: "Langhuan Pavilion is the only female-cultivating sect among the five major sects. From the Pavilion Master to the disciples, all of them are female cultivators. By the way, Langhuan Pavilion and Zhenhuang Mountain are not on good terms."

Du Heng asked, "Huh? Why?" The only female sect, is Zhenhuangshan stupid? Why don't they just try to get along well?

Jing Nan said: "Because these two factions have fought a lot in order to grab territory in those years, the current situation is probably that Zhenhuang Mountain thinks that Langhuan Pavilion is full of bitches, and Langhuan Pavilion thinks that the people of Zhenhuang Mountain are all hooligans. This is the relationship..."

Du Heng was sweating profusely. He was impressed by this adjective.