They finally reached the pool, but there was no one there. They must have gone hunting. Xiaoli and Daya sat down on a rock to rest.

Xiao Li didn't feel tired. After drinking a few sips of water, she wandered around. The pool was quite large. Because it was the rainy season, the water level was quite high. The overflowing water flowed along the small ditch and into the stream flowing down from the mountaintop.

There must be a reservoir on this mountaintop, and there might be fish in it. Xiao Li's mouth was watering just thinking about grilled fish.

The stream wasn't very big, but the water was quite deep, reaching up to the knees. Sure enough, there were small fish swimming around in it. Xiao Li walked upstream along the stream and found quite a few fish, but they weren't very big.

After thinking for a moment, she broke off a branch about the thickness of her wrist from the tree, sharpened one end with a machete, and prepared to perform a fish-piercing demonstration.

While washing his hands, he released two fish from the space, and with a couple of splashes, two fish were stuck into the tree branch.

Daya stared in disbelief and quickly ran over.

"Xiaoli, how did you do that? That's amazing."

"No problem, stand back a bit, I'll show you another one."

Daya obediently stepped back a few paces, while Xiaoli enjoyed her friend's admiration. She washed her hands in the water and then released two fish.

With a couple of quick swirls, she skewered two more fish, making a total of eight. Then Xiaoli stopped. Each fish weighed two or three pounds; anything too big would be difficult to grill. These were enough for them.

Da Ya diligently cleaned the fish, secured it with small skewers that Xiao Li had sharpened, and placed it on a clean large leaf. The two of them were busy preparing it when the game was brought back. Working together, they were quite efficient.

Once the fire was lit, the fish, meat, mushrooms, and wild vegetables were all in place, and everyone chatted excitedly while grilling.

"Master, that rabbit was too cunning. If you hadn't thrown the stone so accurately, it would have run into its hole."

"That's right, Master's aim is really good. How much longer do I need to practice to be that accurate?"

"Take your time, practice makes perfect. The more you practice, the more accurate you'll become," Mo Yunxiao said with a smile, comforting his disciples.

"Sister Li is amazing, catching so many fish, mmm~ smells so good." Chen Niang was grilling a fish in her hand, turning it constantly, sprinkling seasoning on it, and smiling as she looked at Xiao Li.

"Yeah yeah."

Everyone agreed.

Xiao Li was also very pleased; this was a fish produced by her spatial storage, so its taste was naturally incredibly delicious. Not to mention the spiritual energy it contained, which was very beneficial to the body. Everyone had really gotten a great deal.

"Sister Li, you eat the fish first, then I'll go roast the rabbit." Chen Niang handed the roasted fish to Xiao Li. Although he was only ten years old, younger than Xiao Li, he took care of her in every way.

Xiao Li didn't stand on ceremony. She thanked the gift, blew on it, and took a small bite. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, salty, fragrant, and slightly spicy—just her taste.

Mo Yunxiao watched his sister eat with relish, then looked at the grilled fish in his hand, broke it in half and gave half to Chen Niang, and the two shared it.

Daya also grilled a rabbit and gave half to Shidunzi, who in turn gave her half of the rabbit.

Xiao Li ate a whole fish, a rabbit leg, a small piece of venison, grilled a few skewers of mushrooms, and drank some pheasant and mushroom soup. She closed her eyes contentedly.

After everyone finished eating, the pots and pans were put away, the fire was extinguished, and the extra game was divided among everyone. Each person received a little, and then they all went down the mountain to go home.

Daya had already dug up wild vegetables, and also harvested a bunch of mushrooms and a pheasant. Xiaoli said goodbye to her at the foot of the mountain, as she was going to check on the traps and also see the little eagle.

Once inside the forest, where no one could be seen, Xiao Li summoned Xiao Ban. Soon after, a large, striped tiger came running. The two played around for a while before disappearing into the deep forest.

At the foot of the cliff, the entire Black family flew down. Little Ling and Little Eagle perched on Xiao Li's shoulders and rubbed against him, cooing softly in a show of affection.

Xiao Yuan also jumped out of the woods. The several spirit pets often played together, and it was no longer so afraid of Xiao Hei.

"Master, you're eating something delicious, why didn't you take me with you? Waaah, Master doesn't love Xiaoyuan anymore." Xiaoyuan's nose is really sharp; she smelled the barbecue as soon as she got close.

Xiao Li sniffed her arm, hugged Xiao Yuan and stroked her, explaining, "It was just a coincidence today, we decided to go for a barbecue on the spur of the moment. I'll definitely take you next time, okay?"

"Really? Then don't forget me next time." Xiao Yuan stretched her legs comfortably and quickly forgave her owner.

"Yes, yes, I'll definitely take you," Xiaoli promised.

"It's all because you went to play in the mountains early this morning, otherwise you could have come with me."

Xiaoyuan was also very annoyed.

"Master, what delicious food did you eat?"

"There's grilled fish, grilled rabbit, pheasant and mushroom soup, and a roe deer." Xiao Li was still a little unsatisfied. She touched her mouth and said, "It's a pity there's no honey, otherwise it would be even more delicious."

“Master, I know where there is honey. I’ll take you there,” Little Black suddenly interjected.

"Master, let's hurry and find honey so we can have a barbecue next time!" Little Yuan jumped around impatiently.

Xiao Li nodded, put the two little eagles that wanted to enter her space into her pocket, and said, "Let's set off then, and come back soon, it's getting late."

The man and his pets continued their journey into the deep forest.

Half an hour later, after passing through a valley full of flowers, they came to a small hill and found a huge beehive behind a clump of bushes.

Bees were flying all around, and Xiao Yuan, drooling, jumped around excitedly. Xiao Li cast a spell on herself with a spiritual energy shield, took out the dagger she had found in the wooden house last time, slowly approached the beehive, and swiftly cut off the top of the hive connected to the tree branch. Then she stored it in her spatial storage.

Suddenly, they moved to a different spot, and the bees scattered with a buzz, quickly drawn to the flowers by the river and heading off to collect pollen.

Xiao Li placed the beehive on the stone table, took out an empty jar, carefully reached her hand into the bottom of the hive, and took out chunks of honey until only a little bit remained. Then she placed the beehive on a tree branch.

Several spirit pets gathered around, and Xiao Li shared some with everyone. It was so sweet!

Xiao Li noticed that there weren't enough flowers in her space, so she transplanted many flowers from the valley outside into her space. Now she had a small garden inside. She finally had her own garden.

Xiao Yuan walked over carrying a mushroom-shaped umbrella, smeared honey on the umbrella lid, and then took a bite with a look of enjoyment.

...

Are these mushrooms from the space? They're huge! Xiao Li suddenly had a craving for Zha Jiang Mian (noodles with soybean paste), with chewy, springy noodles, a fresh and delicious mushroom sauce, and two braised eggs—one bite at a time.

No way, I'm going to make mushroom sauce as soon as I get home. That's my decision.