Chapter 39 People Came to Jin Tong's House
"Is Xuanmo here?"
Shu Ning cooked fish soup early in the morning, packed bowls and spoons in animal hide, and teleported to the entrance of Xuanmo Cave.
Xuanmo, drawn by the fragrance, quickly appeared at the cave entrance.
Seeing Xuan Mo's tall and slender figure, dressed in a black fur coat, and remembering her purpose for coming, Shu Ning secretly took a deep breath.
She then smiled and said, "Xuanmo, I'm really sorry about yesterday. I tore your clothes. To express my apology, I made you this fish soup. It's still warm. I hope you won't mind."
Seeing Shu Ning under the morning sun, Xuan Mo rubbed his eyes in disbelief and found that she had actually lost weight again, and there was no trace of her former obesity.
My gaze fell on her radiant smile, which appeared bright and lively in the sunlight, further highlighting her beautiful face.
She lost so much weight overnight; she must have put in so much effort.
He seemed mesmerized by Shu Ning's dramatic transformation.
I forgot to respond to her.
Seeing that he didn't react, Shu Ning said, "Xuanmo, you've definitely never had this fish soup before. I've been simmering it for a long time. Don't you really want to try it?"
He came to his senses after hearing Shu Ning's words.
"Come in."
Then Shu Ning carried the fish soup into Xuan Mo's cave.
Xuanmo's cave was simply furnished, with only a bed, a stone table, and a few stone benches.
After seeing Shu Ning place the fish soup on the stone table, he frowned and stared at this method of preparation that he had never seen before, as well as the container holding the soup.
Seeing his puzzled expression, Shu Ning explained as she served the soup.
"This is a pot I made myself, and this fish soup is also made with fresh fish. It's just the right amount of salt. You should try it."
Then she handed him a bowl full of fish soup.
Xuanmo looked at the milky white fish soup and fish meat in front of him. The aroma was so enticing that he couldn't help but swallow.
He glanced at Shu Ning's expectant eyes and took it.
"It's not hot anymore, you can drink it directly," Shu Ning added.
Fearing he wouldn't know how to use it, Shu Ning tried to move the stone bench over, but it was too heavy to move, so she stood up and moved closer to Xuan Mo.
"Xuanmo, use it like this."
She picked up the spoon from his bowl, scooped a spoonful of fish soup, and brought it to his lips.
"Open your mouth, Xuanmo."
Xuanmo was stunned by her strange action, not understanding what she was trying to do. As if possessed, he listened to her and slightly opened his mouth.
Seeing that he opened his mouth, Shu Ning happily and gently fed him the fish soup.
The moment the fish soup entered his mouth, a fishy aroma filled his mouth. He widened his eyes slightly and looked up at Shu Ning.
"Is it good?" Shu Ning asked with a smile.
Xuanmo did not respond, still savoring the taste of the fish soup in his mouth.
Judging from his reaction, he seemed to think it tasted good, so Shu Ning scooped him another spoonful.
Seeing her scoop another spoonful of fish soup, Xuanmo took the spoon from her.
"I'll do it myself."
"good."
Shu Ning sat back down, propping her chin up with her elbows on the stone table, and watched him drink the fish soup with great joy.
Xuanmo imitated her earlier actions, scooping up a spoonful of fish soup and putting it in his mouth, then quickly scooping up another spoonful...
He drank it like an addict and didn't stop. Soon he finished the fish soup in the bowl and ate all the fish meat.
Seeing this, Shu Ning took his bowl and filled it for him again.
"Drink slowly, there's more." Shu Ning was worried he would choke if he drank so fast.
...
"How did you do it?" Xuanmo asked after finishing the last sip of soup.
He looked at the female in front of him and saw that not only had her appearance changed drastically, but her personality had also changed a lot.
If it were the old Shu Ning appearing at his cave entrance, he would have run away long ago.
This was the first time he had allowed her to stay in his cave.
"Well, it's very simple. Just fry the fish until it's golden brown, then put it in water to boil, and sprinkle some seasoning on it."
Shu Ning watched him finish the soup and was about to say something when she saw a fiery red, charred eye appear at the cave entrance.
Why is he here? Shu Ning always felt that he would appear every time she went to see other beastmen.
"Hey, don't get me wrong, I didn't come here to see you and Xuanmo being all lovey-dovey."
Seeing Shu Ning's expression, Jin Tong knew that she would definitely misunderstand him.
"What is that?" Shu Ning asked curiously.
"Um..." he said, somewhat embarrassed.
"My sister is here, and she wants to see you."
Jin Tong walked in and saw that Shu Ning was even thinner than last night. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning had a feeling that it wasn't a good thing.
Why does your sister want to see me?
"Never mind all that, hurry up and get ready to see her, don't keep her waiting."
"I'm telling you in advance, don't treat my sister like you used to. Be more polite."
"Like before? What kind of before?"
She remembered that she hadn't met Jin Tong many times, so how did he know... It seems he was referring to the rumored original owner.
"Don't worry, your sister is my sister. How could I treat my sister the way I used to?"
"Good to know... What were you eating just now? It smelled so good!"
Jin Tong smelled it before even entering the cave, but upon seeing Shu Ning's expression, he forgot to ask.
"We just had fish soup." Shu Ning didn't directly say that it was for Xuan Mo.
"Fish soup? What is that?" This was the first time Jin Tong had ever heard of such a thing.
"It's just fish soup. I'll make it for you next time. Your sister is waiting for us, let's go."
"Xuanmo, I'll be going now." Shu Ning looked at Xuanmo and sighed silently. It seemed that today's plans would probably be delayed.
“Mm,” Xuanmo replied.
"That's more like it." After saying that, Jin Tong led Shu Ning to his cave.
On the road.
"Jintong, what kind of person is your sister? I mean, what is her personality like? How is she to you? I want to be mentally prepared in advance." Shu Ning knew nothing about this sister-in-law she was about to meet.
"My sister is a very nice person, she can be a bit serious sometimes, but you don't need to be afraid of her. As long as you don't do anything outrageous, she won't make things difficult for you."
"oh…"
Outside the Ember Eye Cave—
"Jintong, didn't you say your sister was here? Why are there so many orcs?" Shu Ning whispered to Jintong.
“I only said my sister wanted to see you, no one else said they wanted to see you, was it necessary to say that?” Jin Tong felt there was nothing wrong with it.
Shu Ning looked at the group of beastmen who were actually fiery red foxes. They should be fox clan followers, with Jin Tong's older sister Yue Ying and his uncle Chi Yan leading them.
"Let me introduce you. This is my sister, Yueying, and this is my uncle, Chiyan," he said to Shu Ning.
"Sister, Chi... Uncle, this is my female, Shu Ning."
Jin Tong looked at the fox who was only two months older than him and really didn't want to call him his uncle.
"Hello, Shu Ning, I am Jin Tong's older sister, Yue Ying. You can just call me sister like Jin Tong does."
“I am Jin Tong’s uncle, two months older than Jin Tong. You can call me uncle like Jin Tong does, or you can… just call me by my name,” Chi Yan said with a smile.
"Hello, sister, hello, uncle. I am Shu Ning, the female of Jin Tong. I am very happy that you could come to the wolf clan."
Shu Ning looked at the two fox-clan beastmen in front of her. One was mature and beautiful, while the other was about the same age as Jin Tong but more composed and handsome. Both of them had extraordinary demeanor in their words and deeds. She wondered what their purpose was in coming to the wolf clan.
Yueying stared in astonishment at the legendary, incredibly ugly Shu Ning, utterly unable to believe her eyes.
Is this what you call utterly ugly?
She's even prettier than most of the female foxes in their clan. Most of the foxes are alluring, while Shu Ning is fresh and refined, and she doesn't look arrogant or domineering at all as rumored.
She had already prepared herself mentally. She had initially felt sorry for Jin Tong, but unexpectedly, it turned out that Jin Tong had gotten incredibly lucky.
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