Chapter 117 Egg Drop Soup with Acorn Starch, Acorn Starch Mushroom Soup...
"...You mean, all this commotion is because your people are drilling holes down there?" After hearing Xi's explanation, Shu Xin remained silent for a long time, still very angry: "Don't work at night! Don't you all need to rest?! You don't need to rest, but we do! The flower fairies' mushroom houses are all underground! Are we not allowed to sleep?! This is so disturbing!"
She felt the tremors even on the fifth floor of the Flower Castle, let alone the flower fairies who originally lived in the underground mushroom houses!
Xi Lianlian agreed, then quickly changed the subject: "Shuxin, we hunted a huge herd of snow oxen! We can eat beef tomorrow!"
In fact, it was precisely because they were chasing this herd of snow bulls that the demons were delayed until sunset and had not yet returned. To this day, many demons are still frozen solid on the Twin Moon Snowfield by the snow bulls' ice magic.
This level of freezing wouldn't kill a demon, but thawing would be troublesome. There are many demons skilled in fire magic, but Xi worries they might take the opportunity to break off the frozen, immobile creatures' arms and legs, then roast and eat them. It's better to just leave them to thaw; they'll thaw when the sun comes out at dawn. After all, a mid-level demon can recover overnight, while a low-level demon needs several days to recover. What would Shu Xin say if she saw this?
He went out hunting and came back missing an arm or a leg. Would Shu Xin think that the demon race's fighting power was too weak? Was he supposed to just tell Shu Xin that the hybrids were actually very strong and capable fighters, and that the reason they were missing an arm or a leg was because they were eaten by other hybrids?
Although this is because the demon race itself has a very special form of existence, and the demon race as a hybrid is even more special, Xi also knows very well that normal races do not eat their own kind!
In the end, Xi made arrangements: a group of demons stayed on the Twin Moon Snowfield to guard their frozen kin and the killed snow oxen, while the other group, including all the demons who could use fire magic, followed him, taking a few snow oxen and carrying salt stones, back together.
When they returned to the Land of Sin, it was already past midnight. As soon as they passed through the defensive barrier, Xi saw a group of demons sitting on the ground, panting heavily. Then Xi saw the deep pit next to them.
After hearing about Shu Xin's underground city plan from Lan Jiao, Xi felt extremely proud. No wonder he decided to follow the Demon King!
Overjoyed, and considering that Bluehorn and the others had returned to their original forms underground, Xi didn't pursue the matter further. Blackfoot volunteered to help dig the tunnel in his original form, and Xi thought that Blackfoot's physique was quite suitable, so she agreed.
When the pit started rumbling, Xi didn't think much of it. But when the ground beneath her feet began to tremble, Xi realized something was terribly wrong—the flower fairies' mushroom houses were all underground!
Xi awkwardly followed Shu Xin back to the Flower Castle. This time, even his attempt to act cute as a little lamb failed. When he returned to the bedroom and saw the magical cat covering the entire bed, Xi felt a wave of dizziness. He had been thinking of being Shu Xin's plush pillow to cheer her up, but now there was no place for him!
"I didn't see Daisy in the bedroom yesterday, why is she here today?" Xi asked cautiously.
Shu Xin glanced at the obedient little lamb and said, "Daisy can come whenever she wants."
When Shu Xin felt the tremor, she thought it was an attack by a magical beast from another continent. She was so frightened that she was about to pounce away. However, there was no "stinky smell" in the air that was typical of magical beasts from another continent. The magical cat just flicked its tail and showed no intention of getting up. Shu Xin came to her senses and realized that there was no danger. Such a big commotion could only have been caused by the demons!
Who would have thought that the demons, instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, would be digging holes in the ground!
Lying back down in the soft, fluffy fur of the magical cat, Shu Xin yawned comfortably: "I'm going to sleep now. Xi, find somewhere to sleep yourself. Goodnight!"
The next day, Shu Xin saw Xi sleeping pitifully at the foot of the bed. Speechless, she picked up the little lamb, flew downstairs, landed at the dining table, and pushed the fragrant egg drop soup over: "Stop making that face and change back! You've only been here for one day, but I have almost as much to deal with as I did in the previous week!"
Thinking of his troublesome subordinates, Xi felt truly wronged. He transformed back into human form and silently lowered his head to drink the soup—glug glug, it was so delicious—he looked up and asked shyly, "Will I be able to drink this soup again tomorrow?"
Before Shu Xin could refuse, he spoke first: "We've already dug underground caves! Underground tunnels are finished! We've brought back salt stones! We've also hunted 549 snow oxen!"
Shu Xin: "???"
Seeing that Shu Xin didn't speak, Xi immediately became smug and started ordering: "This soup will definitely taste better with beef in it! I want beef soup!"
“…Okay, if you really manage to kill more than 500 snow bulls, not only you can drink beef soup, but you can all drink beef soup.” Shu Xin finished her breakfast in a few bites and tapped the table. “Eat quickly. After you finish, I’m going to go and check on you. If you’re really that efficient, I’ll cook beef soup for you every day.”
Ananna didn't sleep well all night.
Awakened by the strong tremors, she flew out of the mushroom house, but dared not go to the ground. She stood nervously at the door for a while, only to find that the tremors quickly subsided. She returned to bed, still somewhat worried, but eventually drifted off to sleep. However, Ananna had only been asleep for a short while when she inexplicably woke up again. She then discovered that she could still feel the tremors coming from deep underground, but compared to before, the tremors were now quite mild.
Ananna thought that this shouldn't be caused by the monsters from the outer continent. As for what it was, she couldn't figure it out. Ananna fell asleep again amidst the continuous tremors, but she didn't sleep well that night. She had a nightmare all night about being chased by monsters from the outer continent!
After receiving the wooden bowl filled with acorn soup from the servants of the Flower Castle, Ananna noticed that the servants didn't seem to be in very good spirits either. When she flew over to Lilia's side, she saw that Lilia was also yawning.
After taking a sip of the hot, sweet acorn soup, Ananna squinted her eyes contentedly, feeling as if she wasn't so sleepy anymore. She turned to Lilia and asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night either? I was sleeping when I suddenly woke up. It felt like something really big was running around underground, and the whole house was shaking!"
Lilia nodded and took a sip of soup. She sighed comfortably, "It must be those new big guys working. We've moved underground, so they should move underground too. If I'm not mistaken, they're building houses for themselves, just like we did when we dug up mushroom houses."
Unable to resist yawning again, Lilia said, "They outnumber us flower fairies by a lot. The harvest month is coming soon, so they're working at night too. Otherwise, they might not have enough time. We can't build houses during the harvest month."
"Oh? Does it happen every night?" Ananna took a sip of soup, looking distressed. "I had nightmares all night... But those big guys were really tall and huge. I think some of them were even taller and bigger than the Flower Fairy! How big must the house be to hold them? Did they have to dig for a very, very long time to dig out such a big house? No wonder they have to work at night. It must be so hard!"
"I wonder what the Flower Fairy wants to do with them in this land of sin. Is it because of the Harvest Month? They all look very dangerous..." Lilia murmured to herself, gazing into the distance.
"Lilia, what danger did you just say?" Ananna asked, taking a moment to finish her soup.
“It’s nothing, Ananna. Don’t drink all the soup. You can leave a little bit.” Lilia changed the subject. “Put the soup back in the house. It will solidify in the bowl by evening, and then you can eat acorn soup cubes with acorn bread.”
"Huh? Acorn soup cubes? Are they tasty?" Ananna asked curiously.
Lilia answered honestly, "I didn't find it very good, but I don't know if you'll like it. Would you like to try it? If you do, I'll share half of my acorn soup with you, so you won't go hungry."
Ananna blinked: "I want to try it, but Lilia, you gave me some soup. Aren't you hungry?"
Lilia waved her hand: "I'm not hungry. I couldn't sleep yesterday because of the noise, so I made a mushroom soup with acorn powder. It's made with acorn powder cubes. If you want to try it, I can teach you."
Ananna was overjoyed: "Great! Great!"
As the sun set and the flower fairies finished their day's work, they were heading to the bakery when they saw the servants of the Flower Castle flying over with large pots, and a rich, almost overpowering aroma wafted towards them.
Ananna, who had been rubbing her sleepy eyes, suddenly perked up: "It smells like broth! Lilia! We're having broth today!"
Lilia, whose expression was always indifferent, also smiled: "Then I'll have to teach you acorn and mushroom soup tomorrow! When your brother asked me to take care of you before he left, he promised me that if he ever got a broth as a reward, he would give it to me. Who would have thought that we would get to drink broth before him?"
Ananna's eyes widened: "Huh? Brother, are you asking me to take care of you?"
"Do I look like a kind-hearted flower fairy?" Lilia retorted, pulling Ananna along as they flew towards the servants. "Your brother is quite good. I've taken a liking to him. If he comes back alive, I'll marry him."
"My brother will definitely come back alive!"
"I think so too."
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