Chapter 116 Mushroom Bread Soup An earthquake?!
"Oh, you've found a suitable place to use as a toilet. The area circled by the blue flag is a place to relieve yourself. I understand, I'll tell them." Bluehorn watched the elf fly away and breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she had come to greet her quickly.
Although Bluehorn felt that given the lord's character, it wouldn't matter if the other party saw the hybrid's beast form. Xi would watch them transform into beautiful human forms one by one, probably because she didn't want her beloved to be frightened by the ugly appearance of her own kind—which could be considered her kind, I understand. After all, the hybrid's beast form is indeed quite strange.
Returning to the edge of the dug pit, pushing aside the surrounding demons, and kicking aside the furball and spiky ball that had been lying flat from resting on the ground, Bluehorn peered down and said, "If you're out of energy, come up! It's my turn!"
"Huh? Shouldn't it be my turn, Blue Horn?"
"Then let's have a fight, and if you win, it's your turn."
"...I can't beat you!"
"Then it's my turn!"
Shu Xin returned to the area she had chosen to use as a public toilet, dispersed the small yellow flags she had left behind, and used illusion magic to set up a circle of brightly colored blue flags to ensure that the demons could see them from afar.
Then Shu Xin flew to the Tree of Life to prepare a meal for the demons. Before they could dig to the underground lake, they could only use the water from the Sun Spring to cook. Shu Xin waved her staff, and just as she gathered the spring water into a huge water sphere, the servants of the Flower Castle cleverly flew over with the ingredients.
Because they had run out of salt, they couldn't add any to the mushroom soup balls today. However, there weren't many demons left in the Land of Sin, so Shu Xin added a little more sugar. After cooking, the surrounding air smelled sweet. However, the water level of the Sun Spring had visibly dropped a bit. Shu Xin could only hope that the demons could dig the underground lake as soon as possible.
When Shu Xin delivered the sweet mushroom soup balls to Lan Jiao and the others, she immediately noticed that many of the demons looked disheveled, and some even had injuries. Although they all appeared to be bruises and swellings, Shu Xin was still alarmed: "Did you encounter any danger underground?!"
Shu Xin quickly cast healing spells on the injured demons to confirm that their injuries had healed. Only then did she look at Lan Jiao, but she found that Lan Jiao's eyes were darting around, looking at the sky, the ground, and the air, but he dared not meet her gaze. He looked so guilty that he didn't seem to have encountered any danger. Instead, he looked like a primary school student secretly playing video games behind his parents' backs.
“…Speak,” Shu Xin’s heart sank, feeling both annoyed and amused, “What exactly happened?”
Upon learning that the demons were fighting over who could dig the pit first, Shu Xin was speechless. How could anyone fight over who got to work first? Did they have that much energy?
After looking around at the demons left in the Land of Sin and confirming that they all seemed to be in good condition, Shu Xin simply said, "Then you can send some of your people to dig tunnels! Blue Horn, go and distribute the mushroom soup, and also have someone take me down to take a look. I'll mark the location of the tunnels for you too."
"Let me take you downstairs!" Blue Horn was very attentive. She directly called someone: "Xiao Shui, come and serve the mushroom soup!"
Shu Xin looked over curiously and then discovered that the demon whom Lan Jiao called Xiao Shui was a woman, who must have changed genders today.
Shu Xin didn't know what Xiao Shui looked like when she was a male. When Xiao Shui became a female, she had a slender figure and delicate features. There were light red patterns entwined between her eyebrows and temples. Her eyes were a dreamy and hazy light pink. Her skin was a pearly white with a pearly luster. The scales covering her body were a clean light blue. Her long, wavy hair was a gentle, light blue.
After seeing Xiao Shui's appearance clearly, Shu Xin couldn't help but think of mermaids.
Xiao Shui responded with a melodious voice. Seeing her raise her hands, Shu Xin presented the mushroom soup ball to her. Sensing Xiao Shui's magic lifting the ball, Shu Xin released her strength.
As the magic surged, Little Water began to separate into smaller water spheres from the large mushroom soup water sphere. Shu Xin, who was admiring Little Water, suddenly widened her eyes in surprise—
The light red pattern on Xiao Shui's forehead, resembling a beautiful floral ornament, suddenly deepened and spread. In the blink of an eye, her pearly white skin turned into a blood-red color. Eyes opened in unison where the pattern had been. Unlike her original light pink eyes, these eyes that opened in the patterned areas all had dark blue pupils, and each pupil shot out a beam of light. Several deep blue beams of light steadily held the huge mushroom soup ball in place in the air.
The method Xiao Shui used to separate the water spheres was to fix her eyes on the water spheres, then use her hands to gently brush across her lower abdomen. From her fingertips, she drew out strands of dark blue silk threads from her abdomen. With a flick of her fingers, the threads flew towards the large water sphere, cutting it into smaller water spheres. The threads then trembled slightly, broke apart, and rolled up the smaller water spheres, flying down to the demons waiting to drink the soup.
It's quite obvious that Xiaoshui's prototype is most likely not a mermaid, but some kind of spider, specifically a water spider...
Finally snapping out of her daze from the shocking scene, Shu Xin stared at the mushroom soup ball, now dyed the same deep blue by the silk threads, and it took her a while to find her voice: "...Blue Horn, the mushroom soup has turned blue, is that okay?"
"Blue? What blue?" Bluehorn glanced at the blue mushroom soup ball as if he had just noticed it, and didn't seem to care. "Oh, this? No problem, the little water's poison isn't strong. Come on, sir, I'll take you down."
Shu Xin hesitated for a moment, then nodded silently.
As the sun sets, the sky is ablaze with rosy hues.
Ananna was harvesting acorns. She had just flown out of the lake with the acorns in her arms when she saw the sun setting. Another day was coming to an end. She placed the acorns in the acorn pile by the lake, called Lilia, who had also become a commoner, and went to get the wooden bowls they had brought. Together with Lilia, they scooped water from the Sun Spring, then flew towards the teleportation circle with the bowls full of water. After a slight dizziness, the Tree of Life in front of them transformed into a bakery.
Receiving the acorn bread from the workshop, holding the soft, fluffy, and warm bread, Ananna took a deep breath. The fragrant and sweet taste made her feel extremely happy. She opened her mouth wide and took a big bite. Ananna could eat the smooth and sweet taste a thousand or ten thousand times and never get tired of it!
"Anna! Let's eat back later!" Lilia raised her voice. "If we eat now, we won't get to drink the mushroom bread soup!"
"Okay, okay!" Ananna readily agreed, but still couldn't resist taking another bite of the acorn bread. It was so delicious!
Upon landing in the teleportation array in front of the bakery, Ananna quickly bid farewell to Lilia. Lilia smiled and waved. In a flash, Ananna saw the round door of her own mushroom house.
Flying inside, she turned and closed the door. First, she took out some lantern fruits from the cupboard and placed them on the table. Then, she put away her magic wand. Ananna then diligently began preparing the mushroom bread soup, recalling the recipe Lilia had taught her.
First, place the wooden bowl filled with water on the flint and strike it to a shine. While waiting for the water in the bowl to boil, you can go upstairs and crush the flower petals on the bed into smaller pieces so that it will be more comfortable to sleep on. After becoming a commoner from a slave, the flower petals that could have covered most of the room can now only cover the bed. When your brother comes back, you must continue to pull him to pick up flower petals!
Thinking of Ananka, Ananna was actually a little worried. The harvest month was coming soon, and it would definitely be dangerous outside. She really wanted to go out to do business with her brother so that she could protect him if they encountered any danger! However, as more and more flower fairies went from slaves to commoners, more and more flower fairies with spiritual magic talents also emerged. In the end, among the caravans that went out, only Ananka did not have spiritual magic talents.
While praying to the goddess of flowers, she carefully rubbed the petals. Hearing the bubbling sound of water boiling downstairs, Ananna quickly dug a large piece of mushroom down from her bedside.
Lilia said mushrooms from anywhere would do, but she suggested digging from near the bedside, as this would allow her to slowly carve out a small cabinet for storage. Although Ananna didn't know what she could put in it, she agreed with Lilia. After all, Lilia was so clever; she could even make mushroom bread soup. Listening to Lilia was definitely the right thing to do!
Ananna flew downstairs, tore the large pieces of mushroom into small pieces, and threw them all into a bowl. She then tore the acorn bread into pieces and threw them into the water. She took out a spoon from the cupboard and started stirring until the mushroom pieces in the bowl were completely softened and the bread crumbs were completely dissolved. The thick bread and mushroom soup was ready. Lilia also said that she could break up some grass stalks and sprinkle them on top. Lilia had asked Ananna to break up the grass stalks, saying that the grass stalks had recently become sweet, and if she broke off a couple to take home and soak in water, it would make the water sweet as well.
The snow-white soup was dotted with a few emerald green spots, making it look quite beautiful. Ananna blew on the steaming mushroom soup again and again, and very carefully slurped it up, but it was still so hot that she covered her mouth and flew around the room. Although it was very hot, it was also very fresh, fragrant and smooth. Ananna couldn't bear to spit it out, so she swallowed it down with a slurping sound.
Both are flower fairies, but why is Lilia so clever? Ananna couldn't help but pray to the Flower Goddess as she drank her mushroom bread soup. "Flower Goddess, please make me smart too! I want to make mushroom bread soup as delicious as this!"
After finishing her meal, Ananna flew to her bedroom on the second floor and fell into a deep sleep. She thought she would have a sweet dream, but she was surprised to wake up in the middle of the night.
She sat up abruptly, petals falling from her body, many scattering onto the floor. Ananna didn't bother to pick them up. She flew down to the first floor and stared blankly down. All she could see was the floor of the Mushroom House, but she could clearly feel an incredibly intense tremor transmitting through the soil from deep underground.
Could monsters from outer continents really emerge from underground? Ananna was bewildered.
"...Xi, isn't Blackfoot making a bit too much noise?" Standing on the ground, he could feel the strong tremors coming from under his feet. Bluehorn couldn't help but ask.
From afar, they could see the shimmering flower fairy rushing towards them like a shooting star in the darkness. Xi raised her hand to cover her face, almost in despair: "I shouldn't have let him go!!!"
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