Mo Zhou had never seen a meat bun before. He grabbed a big, round meat bun and put it in his mouth. The freshly steamed bun was still scalding hot, almost burning his forked tongue.
Upon seeing this, Yu Wanwan quickly ladled him a bowl of water: "Mo Zhou, this is very hot, eat slowly."
Mo Zhou gulped down a bowl of water from Yu Wanwan's hand before he recovered: "What is this? It's so hot."
Seeing that he was alright, Yu Wanwan broke open a meat bun, blew on it, and handed half to Mo Zhou and the other half to Bai Jing: "These are meat buns that Bai Jing made with rice flour, they're so delicious!"
Mo Zhou nodded.
Although it was a bit hot, I have to say that the food made by Tiger Beast tasted pretty good.
The buns have thin skins and generous fillings. One bite releases a burst of fresh and fragrant flavors, with a hint of spiciness. Once you've had one, you can't stop eating them.
"How was this made?" Mo Zhou asked, his mouth full of steamed buns, his words muffled.
Bai Jing said with a hint of pride, "I'm the only one in the whole tribe who knows how to make steamed buns. If you like them, eat a little less. These are for Wanwan."
"Pshaw, I'll definitely do better than you after I learn something this simple."
"snort!"
The two argued for a few more minutes, and finally turned their faces away, ignoring each other.
Bai Jing prepared a lot of large steamed buns. Yu Wanwan could only eat half of one at most. Bai Jing usually doesn't eat much in the morning either. So many steamed buns were obviously prepared for Mo Zhou.
Yu Wanwan stuffed the remaining half of the bun into Bai Jing's mouth and gave him a greasy kiss on the face.
They say they won't eat it, but their actions betray them.
"You're so cute."
Bai Jing's pointed ears turned red.
After finishing their meal, the three of them discussed how to dig a cave.
Mo Zhou found a spot, stretched out his snake tail, and was about to start digging when Bai Jing, seeing his clumsy appearance, couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Do you know how to dig?"
"How could I not know?" Mo Zhou scoffed, giving Yu Wanwan a wicked and arrogant smile. "Wanwan, wait for me to dig you the biggest room I can find."
As he spoke, he slashed down with his snake tail, smashing a large crater into the mountainside, causing rocks to fall down in a flurry.
Bai Jing quickly picked up Yu Wanwan and stepped aside, saying unhappily, "Be careful, or you'll collapse the cave."
Mo Zhou waved his hand: "Don't worry, it won't collapse. At worst, I'll find Wanwan a bigger and better cave."
Seeing Mo Zhou's unreliable behavior, Bai Jing felt deeply worried. He put Yu Wanwan down and stopped Mo Zhou's snake tail: "Alright, alright, you go and watch over Wanwan, let me dig."
He was very worried that Mo Zhou was not familiar with the entire mountain's shape and might collapse the whole mountain. In that case, they wouldn't even need to dig a cave; they could just move.
Bai Jing transformed into his beast form and decided to take matters into his own hands.
With a single swipe of his claw, he scooped out a large chunk of the mountain wall as easily as if it were tofu.
Seeing Bai Jing's formidable strength, Mo Zhou's expression changed slightly. He raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing a hint of admiration: "I didn't expect you to have reverted to your ancestral ways."
Even with careful nurturing in a large tribe, awakening is very difficult. In this remote and impoverished place, it is truly remarkable that Bai Jing was able to awaken.
It seems that this white tiger is not as weak as he imagined.
Bai Jing turned around and glanced at him, snorted through his nose, and then went back to work.
The new bedroom was dug next to the old bedroom. Because of its location, this bedroom could not have a window and was very dark.
Orcs possess night vision, so the lighting in the cave is unnecessary for them. However, Yu Wanwan, being human, cannot see at night without light.
To ensure Yu Wanwan's safety and prevent her from tripping or falling, Bai Jing specially opened a window near the passageway to let in light from the cave entrance.
In this way, the shape of the entire cave is somewhat like an irregular "干" (gān) character.
Considering that the three of us will be living together in the future, even though we'll be a family, we still need to be mindful of privacy.
She asked Mo Zhou to cut out some animal hides to use as door curtains and window curtains, which she then hung at the door and window of the new bedroom.
Knowing that Yu Wanwan liked plants, Mo Zhou moved the bamboo vase from the kitchen to the windowsill of the new bedroom.
After placing it, she asked, as if waiting for praise, "Wanwan, does this vase look good here?"
Yu Wanwan laughed: "It looks good, so let's put it here."
It looks pretty good from this perspective.
After tidying up the outside, Mo Zhou began to arrange the inside.
He spent the night in the next room yesterday and noticed that the little female's skin was delicate. Animal hides needed to be laid on the grass nest, the floor needed to be prepared, and there needed to be a table to put things on.
He had brought enough animal hides, but none to make a floor. Mo Zhou licked Yu Wanwan's lips and said, "Wanwan, wait for me, I'll go hunting for you."
It was so cold outside with snow. Yu Wanwan took his hand and advised, "No need. There's so much food at home, plus what you brought back. That's enough."
Mo Zhou shook his head: "No, I must raise my own females."
The food he brought was far from enough. It would be too shameful for him to keep eating the prey brought back by other mates while he was with the females. Absolutely not!
Yu Wanwan said, "You're not familiar with this place. What if you get into danger if someone sees you?"
"Don't worry, I won't let anyone find out." Mo Zhou said firmly, his expression very resolute.
He went out to patrol the territory, to become more familiar with the area, and also to find suitable animal hides to quickly prepare a room so he could live happily with the little female!
Watching Mo Zhou's snake tail disappear into the snow, Yu Wanwan reluctantly lowered the curtain.
Thinking about how the luggage Mo Zhou brought yesterday was still piled up in the kitchen by Bai Jing in a mess, Yu Wanwan decided to tidy it up.
Mo Zhou brought a lot of things, including hundreds of pounds of meat, vegetables, fruits, and animal hides. Yu Wanwan couldn't imagine how Mo Zhou carried such a big bundle through the snow.
She arranged the meat and fruits and vegetables and put them in the cellar, and then folded the animal hides and put them in the room.
In addition, Yu Wanwan also found a piece of leather she had never seen before in the package.
The leather is light purple overall, with gray veins and a strange pattern, but it's not unattractive. It feels thin to the touch, slightly cool, and unusually heavy.
Yu Wanwan tried to pull it apart, but she couldn't pull it apart at all.
She asked Bai Jing curiously, "What kind of animal skin is this? I've never seen it before."
Bai Jing said, "This should be the skin that Mo Zhou shed."
Yu Wanwan was stunned.
A handsome man is shedding his skin! What the heck is this?!
She unfolded the leather in her hand; its overall shape was a tube, tapering from large to small, reminiscent of the color of a black snake's tail...
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