These two foodies are now completely focused on eating. After Xiu Qiyu finished processing the prey, the fire in front of Ye Xiruo was reignited.

"How about we make these three chickens into beggar's chicken?"

Xiu Qiyu nodded, clearly having a deep love for beggar's chicken. Ye Xiruo skillfully prepared all the ingredients, and set the beggar's chicken aside to marinate. She even took out a pot from her spatial ring, preparing to cook fish soup? The fish she used was naturally the Snow Mountain Cold Fish, elevating the level of extravagance to a whole new level. If Zishu knew that Ye Xiruo was being so wasteful, he would definitely burst into tears. "Junior Sister, this is such a waste! She'll definitely be beaten to death!"

The conditions were rudimentary, so they could only make do with raw materials. After all, the snow mountain cold fish was already considered a renewable resource to them.

Ye Xiruo casually tossed five snow mountain cold fish into the pot. After it boiled, she turned down the flame slightly, covered the pot, and left it alone. The chicken was almost marinated. She wrapped it in lotus leaves and mud. This time, Ye Xiruo was going to try making authentic beggar's chicken. Before, for convenience, she would just throw it into the greenery to roast. Although this was fast, it also affected the taste.

The two buried the chicken in the dirt and waited. In the meantime, Xiu Qiyu went out to look for prey again.

On this continent, only wild animals are barely edible, farm-raised animals are second best, and the worst are the various mixed meats available in the market.

After things are resolved, Ye Xiruo plans to take Xiu Qiyu around the world, and their first stop must be a small fishing village where they can enjoy seafood for a few days.

After the snow mountain fish was placed in the pot, it instantly transformed into pure spiritual energy, leaving not even a single bone. The pot was filled with a milky-white, fragrant fish soup, brimming with rich spiritual energy. Ye Xiruo added a pinch of salt, covered the pot, and waited for Xiu Qiyu to return so they could eat it immediately.

Xiu Qiyu was very lucky this time, catching a total of three pheasants, two rabbits, several bamboo rats, a roe deer, and a wild boar. It was a great harvest.

Ye Xiruo was very happy; such a big bamboo rat would surely provide a delicious meal. As for the wild rabbits, she sent two to Sister Zhang, who had helped them a lot these past two days.

The rest should be processed and placed in the storage compartments.

"Let's eat first! We can clean up after we finish eating."

"good."

"The fish soup is ready. It's fish soup made from snow mountain cold fish. No one has ever tasted it before." If an average person is lucky enough to get one or two snow mountain cold fish, they would usually eat them directly. Who would take out five cold fish at once to make fish soup?

The two quickly finished the pot of fish soup, which was just as delicious as they had imagined. Ye Xiruo licked her lips and said, "This is how we should eat from now on."

The beggar's chicken and the chestnuts and sweet potatoes in the bonfire are almost ready.

Ye Xiruo dug everything out. This time, the beggar's chicken was stuffed with chestnuts, mushrooms, and winter bamboo shoots, and it was wrapped in lotus leaves and mud. It was made using the authentic method, so the taste would definitely be good.

Sure enough, although the chicken lacked spiritual energy, the fragrance of lotus leaves blended perfectly with the aroma of the chicken and other ingredients, creating a truly delightful taste. Ye Xiruo couldn't stop eating. Xiu Qiyu nodded in agreement: "It tastes good."

After finishing their meal, the two packed up and prepared to head back. Their trip had been quite fruitful. They made it back to the village before dark and delivered the wild rabbit to Sister-in-law Zhang.

“You young people don’t know what’s important. Going up the mountain is no joke; it can kill you. Please don’t do this again. I’ve been worried all afternoon. Just leave one of these rabbits; there are only a few of us in our family, we can’t eat them all.”

"Sister-in-law Zhang, you're too kind. We had a pretty good haul this time, and these two rabbits were specially reserved for you. Please don't refuse."

“That’s right, thank you for taking care of me these past two days, sister-in-law.” Xiu Qiyu, who was usually taciturn, spoke up.

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation. You two must come and try my cooking."

"Thank you so much, sister-in-law. Your cooking skills will definitely not disappoint us."

Sister-in-law Zhang wanted Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu to stay for dinner, but Ye Xiruo refused: "Sister-in-law, we just roasted sweet potatoes on the mountain, and we're feeling really full right now."

"You silly girl, you should go home and get some rest!"

Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu quickly returned to the small courtyard, closed the door, and set up a small array so that they would be alerted if anyone knocked or pushed the door.

Ye Xiruo threw Xiu Qiyu into her spatial dimension, rolled herself up in a quilt, and prepared to sleep on the small bamboo bed she used to sleep on as a child.

Grandma and Grandpa, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry to Mom and Dad.

Xiu Qiyu could tell that Xiao Yezi seemed to be in a bad mood, but she was trapped in the space and couldn't get out.

Ye Xiruo fell asleep soon after feeling sad, and slept soundly until dawn. Only then did she realize that she had thrown Brother Xiu Qi into her space. Would he be angry?

Ye Xiruo flashed into the space and indeed saw Brother Xiu Qi meditating and cultivating in the icy pool, his body radiating such coldness that it was almost solidified. The entire icy pool was covered with a thick layer of ice.

As Ye Xiruo sat by the cold pool, the Azure Lotus Heaven flew from her fingertips, dispelling all the chill around her.

The moment Ye Xiruo entered, Xiu Qiyu noticed her, but still closed her eyes and focused on her cultivation.

Ye Xiruo waited and waited by the cold pool. Qinglian Tian kept changing its appearance beside her, sometimes turning into a heart, sometimes into a fiery red rose, doing all sorts of strange things. Ye Xiruo's eyes were dazzled by the sight, and finally she put Qinglian Tian away.

Brother Xiu Qi must be angry this time. What should we do now? Ye Xiruo was very worried.

Fine wine? No good. Delicious food? There aren't many ingredients. It's just wild game from the mountains, but it still has impurities, which isn't good for cultivation.

What else can she do? That's right, refine pills. Ye Xiruo quickly got up to look after her spiritual herbs.

Even in this space, the growth of a level-seven spiritual herb isn't very fast, so Ye Xiruo watered it with some spiritual water. Then, she took out the Green Willow, carefully heated the furnace, and then took out about ten pounds of chestnuts from yesterday, throwing them all into the Green Willow to start roasting them. Having been angered by Qinglian Tian earlier, Ye Xiruo was now using a different kind of beast fire. Controlling the fire, she occasionally sprinkled in a handful of refined white sugar; it shouldn't taste bad.

After stir-frying for half an hour and sprinkling sugar on them several times, I heard the chestnut shells cracking. They should be almost ready to come out of the oven.