Chapter 128 Flames Born from Ember Eyes
Seeing that there was another piece of almost identical beast meat on the table that Mo Li had just wiped clean, Shu Ning sighed helplessly.
Upon seeing this, a chill flashed across Xuanmo's deep eyes, and he pulled Shu Ning's hand to get up.
The other beastmen also stood up, especially Jin Tong and Yan, whose eyes were so terrifying that they looked like they were about to devour someone at any moment.
An Sha, who had just sat down, saw them get up to leave and quickly stood up to stop Xuan Mo, "Xuan Mo, Xuan Mo, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
"You haven't even eaten the delicious food your mother specially prepared for you yet. How can you let Ningning go back to rest on an empty stomach?"
"Get out of the way." Xuan Mo spoke coldly, enunciating each word clearly, his eyes indifferent.
When the other beastmen saw them stop, they also stopped.
Seeing Xuan Mo take her away without giving her any face, Xuan Qing, who was sitting to the side, became even more annoyed by her prejudice against Shu Ning.
"What's going on? Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Didn't Father Wu Ling tell her to go home? Ningning said everything's fine, but you..."
"Could it be that you're still angry with your father?" An Sha asked, recalling the time when Xuan Qing had drugged him.
Seeing that their stalemate was not going to work, Shu Ning broke the deadlock.
She patted Xuanmo's arm, which was holding hers, and Xuanmo looked down at her.
After making eye contact with Xuanmo, Shu Ning gave him a look, indicating that she was alright.
"Father, didn't you ask me last night how to make the roasted meat that Yan ate?" Shu Ning asked An Sha.
"Yeah, it smells amazing!" Ansha recalled, swallowing hard. "Oh dear, I was so busy watching your game yesterday that I didn't get to eat any."
He ate raw meat yesterday.
Then, as if remembering something, he spoke up again, "So you guys are thinking of going out to eat... barbecue?"
“That’s right, Father and Mother, would you like to come along?” After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Xuan Qing beside her.
"Yes, yes, of course I want it! Your father is really looking forward to it!" An Sha couldn't hide his excitement, then looked at Xuan Qing and said, "Xuan Qing, let's go together!"
Everyone looked at Xuan Qing, who looked embarrassed, but she quickly covered it up and smiled, "Okay."
"Those who want to go can go together, and those who don't want to go can stay," An Sha said, and then ordered everyone to prepare the things that Shu Ning had told him to prepare.
Everyone was curious about what kind of roasted meat they were talking about that made their king so excited, so they all followed them out.
Outside the cave—
Seeing the prepared pile of firewood and meat, and noticing the curious gazes of the snake-beastmen around her, Shu Ning found a thin wooden stick.
She didn't want to light it with a lighter, since she didn't yet understand how it was made.
It's still more suitable to start a fire by rubbing sticks together.
"I'll do it," Jin Tong said, taking the wooden stick from Shu Ning's hand, and then began drilling the wood.
The surrounding snake-beastmen watched Jin Tong's actions and whispered among themselves.
The sun had already set in the evening, so it wasn't as easy to start a fire as it used to be.
After waiting for a while, nothing changed.
"He's not just messing with us, is he?" one of the orcs whispered.
“These foreign orcs are truly courting death, daring to try and outsmart our king and queen,” another orc said.
"Yeah, why isn't it better yet..."
...
Xuanmo glanced at the orcs hiding among the orcs, stirring up opinions, and realized they were Heiteng's subordinates.
The two orcs immediately shut their mouths and looked away after realizing that Xuanmo had noticed them.
Shu Ning was also worried for Jin Tong, who had just gotten himself into this situation in order to break free from the previous deadlock.
The other beastmen frowned slightly upon hearing the black snake beastman's words, but remained outwardly calm.
Seeing that Jin Tong hadn't succeeded after so long, Hei Teng, standing to the side, curled his lips slightly and snorted coldly.
Of all the orcs present, some were disdainful, some remained calm, and some were waiting to see a joke.
"Um... Little fox, if it's really not possible, then let's skip dinner for tonight." Ansha saw the sweat dripping down his forehead and couldn't help but speak up for him.
Although he didn't particularly like Jin Tong and the others, they were still Shu Ning's beast husbands. If he lost face, wouldn't it be the same as Shu Ning losing face?
"Black Serpent King, what do you mean by 'can' or 'can'? When has anything I, Jin Tong, ever failed to do?" Jin Tong said softly.
Although he was already sweating, and his palms were damp with a thin layer of sweat, he still didn't stop moving his hands.
Shu Ning finally understood. The Mingze was already foggy, and now that it was night, the humidity was even higher.
She was about to use the lighter to help Jin Tong again, but before she could even take it out, she saw smoke coming out.
The moment he saw the smoke, Jin Tong's lips curled into a smile, and he quickened his pace.
"Look, look! What's that?" a black snake beastman exclaimed.
Instantly, all the impatient beastmen looked at the firewood in Jin Tong's hand.
Suddenly, flames burst forth from the joint of the wooden sticks with a loud "whoosh," startling all the orcs present. The orcs surrounding the front retreated in fright.
"Wow!" They stared wide-eyed, wanting to get closer to see, but being snakes, they were naturally afraid of fire and dared not get too close. Some of them approached Jin Tong from behind to observe.
Seeing that he had finally succeeded, Ansha couldn't help but praise him excitedly, "Not bad, little fox, you've got some skills!"
While Heiteng and the others were shocked, their faces turned somewhat grim.
The one with the worst expression was Bai Yi. He hadn't been to the Wolf Clan for just over a month, and he hadn't expected that they would already know such a mysterious method of starting a fire.
After seeing the fire start, Shu Ning quickly added dry leaves to it.
"Not bad, not bad." Ansha praised repeatedly, "Everyone saw it, right? From now on, we'll use this as a fire starter."
"We see, Your Majesty," the snake-beastmen responded excitedly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jin Tong," Shu Ning said, wiping his sweat.
"It's nothing," Jin Tong said casually, but she was secretly delighted. Then, she smiled, revealing her sharp teeth.
"Friendly reminder: Jin Tong's favorability has increased by 3 points, and her current total favorability is 64."
After the fire burned brighter, Shu Ning and Xuan Mo taught An Sha how to grill meat.
Soon after, the aroma of roasted meat filled the air, making the beastmen present drool.
"Mmm, delicious!" Ansha nodded as she ate. "Qing'er, you should eat too."
At this moment, Xuan Qing awkwardly went over and picked up the grilled meat to eat. The moment the sizzling, oily meat touched her tongue, she was burned.
"Be careful, it's a little hot," Shu Ning warned her when she saw that she had been burned.
"Never mind, I don't like it, you guys eat it." Xuan Qing said awkwardly as she handed the roasted meat to An Sha.
"It's delicious. If it's your first time eating it, let me blow on it for you." Ansha blew on the skewer of grilled meat for her and then held it to her mouth again. "Try it, it's delicious, trust me."
Xuan Qing looked at him, frowned, and opened her mouth. The moment the roasted meat entered her mouth, a glint of light flashed in her eyes, and then she continued chewing.
His mouth was filled with the aroma of roasted meat, but he felt awkward about how he had made things difficult for Shu Ning earlier.
During their time together that night, Shu Ning was not as arrogant, domineering, or unreasonable as the rumors suggested.
On the contrary, she had a lot of opinions about her.
"Shu Ning, welcome to the Black Serpent Clan," she said to Shu Ning, her heart still twisted with malice.
Shu Ning, who was taking the grilled meat from Xiao Chong's hand, smiled and replied, "Mm."
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