This meal was the most filling one Gongsun Yu had ever had in his life. He ate five breads, drank three bowls of soup, and even ate more than ten slices of the big piece of meat that he would never touch on other days.
This meal was like taking more than a dozen Spirit Gathering Pills at once. After all, it was the meat of a third-level monster, and Lai Siyu had retained all the spiritual energy in the meat. The effect was indeed incomparable to pills.
Taking pills will cause erysipelas, but there is no such problem if you eat food.
"Fellow Daoist, you go and refine it. I'll stay here and watch over it. The spiritual power contained in these three-headed tigers is extraordinary. Perhaps that spiritual power can help you open up your blocked meridians, but the process may be a little painful."
Lai Siyu thought this was an opportunity to shed her reputation as a loser. She had to take advantage of it.
"Well, thank you very much. By the way, my name is Lai Siyu, what's yours?"
"Sun Yu." Gongsun Yu answered without thinking. It was not that he was hiding it on purpose, but the surname Gongsun did not bring him happy memories.
In order to appear more convincing, Lai Siyu found a room and locked herself in for three days, howling like a ghost for three days. She felt that she could compete for the Best Performance Award.
Gongsun Yu looked at Lai Siyu with concern, and was relieved to see that her meridians were now fully unblocked. He had not been idle during the three days of guarding Lai Siyu. He had refined all the spiritual power in the food into his own, and his cultivation had improved a little bit.
"What are we having for dinner today?" Gongsun Yu couldn't help but ask. The taste of the food was so unforgettable.
"Just wait, I'll make it. When it's ready, you'll know what to eat." Lai Siyu said with a smile.
Gongsun Yu was still leaning against the kitchen door, quietly watching Lai Siyu busying herself. He gradually became infatuated with her. The petite figure, the focused expression, every movement fell into his heart, stirring up ripples.
I don’t know whether I am drunk because of people or because of food?
"Okay, come and eat!"
Lai Siyu made meat soup noodles this time. The soup was made with tiger bones, and the meat slices were also tiger meat, but chopped peppers were added. It tasted fresh, spicy and refreshing, and full of vitality.
In addition, Lai Siyu also stir-fried two vegetarian dishes: one of crystal cabbage and the other of roasted eggplant with peppers.
The food was still so delicious, Gongsun Yu felt that if it continued like this he would become addicted.
After dinner, Gongsun Yu took out a jade token and gave it to Lai Siyu. "This is a communication jade slip. We can use this to contact each other after we get out."
Lai Siyu didn't act pretentiously and directly put the jade slip away. After the past few days of contact, she felt that this man who looked very bookish and handsome was not bad, and she thought they could be friends.
"The mountain blocking the exit must be an illusion, and we cannot break it with our abilities." Gongsun Yu continued.
"What should we do? Can we climb over the mountains on both sides?"
"No, it's too dangerous. From what I've heard, there are nests of high-level demonic beasts in the mountains on both sides. Our cultivation is too low to enter them," Gongsun Yu immediately rejected Lai Siyu's suggestion. "However, I know there's a first-level demonic beast called a mole in this forest. They don't have any other abilities, but they're quite skilled at breaking through restrictions and digging holes. If we can capture a mole, we can escape."
"Then let's go catch it quickly!" Lai Siyu jumped up and was about to go out.
Gongsun Yu grabbed her hand, but immediately let go as if he had been electrocuted.
Lai Siyu also felt something strange, but she chuckled and covered it up.
"Gophers are hard to catch. They're naturally alert and only come out at night. We won't be able to catch them if we go out now."
"What should I do?" Lai Siyu was a little frustrated. Nothing worked. Was he going to be trapped here for the rest of his life? Or should he just stay in this cave and build a foundation before leaving?
"Help me prepare some food. When night falls, I'll go out and trap moles."
Lai Siyu felt relieved when she heard that she could use food to trap moles. "Then I'll do it now. We'll go together tonight."
"Just help me prepare food. You should stay in the cave at night. It's too dangerous outside, so don't go." Gongsun Yu refused. Seeing Lai Siyu's displeasure, he added, "If I go alone, it will be easier for me to escape if I encounter danger. It would be a bit difficult if I bring you along."
Lai Siyu couldn't see through Gongsun Yu's cultivation level. She thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. Moreover, he said so much just because he didn't want her to take any risks. She appreciated his kindness.
Lai Siyu went back into the kitchen to prepare food. She took out some of the three tiger livers and some marinade ingredients to make braised liver. She remembered that animals were more attracted to internal organs than bones and flesh, and the same should be true for monsters.
A big pot full of braised liver was cooking on the stove. Lai Siyu squatted beside the stove and added firewood. Braising food requires high fire and consumes a lot of firewood.
There was a thick piece of firewood with a fork on the front, which was stuck in the stove candy. Lai Siyu poked it in suddenly, and there was a crisp "click" sound, as if something was touched, and then her feet were empty and she fell down.
When Gongsun Yu heard Lai Siyu's scream, he immediately rushed into the kitchen, but there was no trace of Lai Siyu. The big hole on the ground quickly recovered as before, leaving Gongsun Yu no chance to chase her.
Gongsun Yu took the broadsword from the chopping board and with a flick of his wrist, the broadsword returned to its original size. Gongsun Yu swung the broadsword frantically, slashing at the ground, but not even a trace was left.
His cultivation had already reached the eleventh level of Qi training, and the broadsword in his hand was also a first-grade magic weapon. However, he chopped with all his strength but could not hurt the ground at all. This cave was really unusual. No wonder it was a forbidden place for monsters. Could it be that this was once the cave of some peerless master?
A wave of powerlessness washed over Gongsun Yu, and he felt his heart sink. What kind of genius was he? What kind of young hero was he? He couldn't even protect a woman, and he watched her disappear before his eyes.
From childhood to adulthood, he had never felt what warmth was. In the family, the doting of the elders only provided him with unlimited resources for cultivation. If he cultivated seriously, they would be kind to him. If he slacked off a little, they would punish him severely.
Because his mother was just a concubine, and because they were afraid that it would be shameful for a family prodigy like him to have a mother who was not presentable, they made her disappear forever.
His life was cultivation. They stripped him of everything and left him only with the path of cultivation.
Now, he finally found a bit of tenderness and warmth from a girl, but he was still unable to protect her, just like he was unable to protect his own mother back then.
His heart aches, it hurts so much...
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