Chapter 14 Is she still our mistress?
Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi have been here for a while.
They stood in the crowd observing, even stepping back slightly, not wanting the female to notice them.
But what the two didn't expect was that the female protagonist, who used to only know how to yell and shout and rush up to hit people at the slightest disagreement, had actually learned to use words to fight back lightly.
The one who yelled and shouted became Nanas.
Nanas has always been the most popular female in the Lion's Roar tribe. She has strong mental strength and high fertility. She has given birth to four children among her fifteen beast husbands.
It is said that she was born with spiritual power, but because she grew up in a cursed land, it was suppressed by the power of the curse, and she became an ordinary female.
Of course, all of this is just a rumor.
However, even if it's just a rumor, if it's circulated for a long time, people will naturally start to believe it.
Since she laid her third set of eggs, unmarried beastmen from the other six tribes of the Cursed Lands have been coming to the Lion's Roar tribe, all in an effort to pursue her and marry her.
Therefore, Nanas's beastmen are all very strong.
Of course, this strength was before Jiang Xi's beast husbands arrived.
Since Jiang Xi arrived at the Lion Roar Tribe and forced her beastmen to fight during an argument with the females, the title of strongest beastmen has fallen on her beastmen.
However, all of this was forced upon the beastmen by Jiang Xi.
But the next second, Lu Liufeng suddenly took a step forward and spoke firmly.
"I am willing to duel."
The crowd fell silent immediately.
Why would Lu Liufeng willingly fight for his female master?
Isn't he... isn't he the one who hates these kinds of duels the most?
The beastmen who fought alongside him against the cursed beast tide had told him that it was pointless to use their powers in such a duel.
Instead of using extra superpowers, why not kill more cursed beasts, or find the source of the cursed beast tide and solve the curse problem at its root?
Jiang Xi was also stunned.
She just wanted to use them to intimidate others; she didn't actually want to start a fight.
However, she didn't need to worry about it; Nanas took the initiative to resolve the situation.
She stomped her foot and said angrily.
"I'm not going to argue with you today, but you just wait!"
After saying that, she fled in panic, and her beastmen followed her with very ugly expressions.
Jiang Xi quickly added loudly.
"I'll be waiting for you—"
Anyone can make threats.
Lu Liufeng didn't understand whether it meant a duel or not.
He lowered his eyes somewhat blankly and looked at the female master.
Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Xi quickly pulled him back.
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
She didn't want him to go out fighting every day; it would hurt so much if he got hurt.
If something can be resolved with words, then it's better not to resort to bloodshed.
Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi exchanged a glance and stepped out from the crowd.
Yi Yuexi still maintained her haughty and unapproachable demeanor towards the female master, her alluring fox-like eyes practically screaming, "Foolish female master, come and fawn over me!"
But Jiang Xi didn't even glance at him.
Upon seeing the two men appear, they hurriedly told them to move the animal skin bags.
"Come quick and help! There's food inside!"
Thinking of what Mu Ling had said that morning about her being a picky eater, she couldn't help but say something.
"I'll show you what real gourmet food is for dinner!"
Mu Ling remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.
Because he saw the purple hemp, or taro, revealed inside the bursting animal skin bag.
Is this thing really edible?
Even if he wanted to dissolve the marriage contract, he wouldn't embarrass the female master in public before actually doing so.
After all, nobody wants to get beaten up.
You can retaliate when attacked by orcs, dodge when attacked by other females, but you can only endure when attacked by the female master.
Yi Yuexi also saw the taro and frowned in disdain.
"Isn't this the purple sesame that makes people itchy? How do you eat this?"
Jiang Xi: "This is taro. Once it's properly prepared, it's delicious in both dishes and desserts."
Before Yi Yuexi could say anything more, Lu Liufeng had already placed a leather bag on his shoulder and shook his head at him.
"Just move when the mistress tells you to, don't waste your breath."
There were three animal skin bags in total.
Mu Ling carried two bags, Yi Yuexi carried one bag, and Lu Liufeng carried the wild boar.
The onlookers, both orcs and females, made way.
Some of them had clearly seen the taro that had burst open, but they didn't believe it was edible and began whispering among themselves.
Jiang Xi did not explain.
Explaining too much is a waste of breath; those who don't believe will never believe.
When the time is right, they will naturally believe it.
I'm home.
Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi carried the animal skin bag to a corner of the kitchen and put it away.
Lu Liufeng went to the river behind the house to deal with the wild boar.
Jiang Xi was worried that he had thrown away the wild boar's internal organs and intestines, so she quickly chased after him to remind him.
The river behind the house was frozen over. Lu Liufeng had just used his supernatural ability to cut open a water intake when he heard the female master chasing after him.
"Lu Liufeng, don't throw away the wild boar's internal organs, intestines and stomach. After cleaning them, you can cook them."
A strange expression appeared on Lu Liufeng's face.
He could understand internal organs, but intestines, stomach...
Sometimes, it can be embarrassing for the female owner to worry too much about food.
Lu Liufeng said, "Mistress, it's not time for us to eat these yet."
Jiang Xi almost burst out laughing.
That's not what I meant.
"What I mean is, after cleaning it, it can be cooked on its own and it tastes very good. And all the seasonings and stuff were collected in the Jehol Valley today."
If she couldn't gather that many spices, she really wasn't confident she could make it.
Lu Liufeng hesitated for two seconds.
"All right."
Then, I got conflicted again.
"But what should we do?"
Jiang Xi had already prepared the answer.
"Take the intestines and stomach inside out and wash them, then scrub them with salt or wood ash to remove the odor."
Salt was too precious for Lu Liufeng to consider, but he did notice a familiar yet unfamiliar word.
"plant ash?"
Jiang Xi: "It's ash made from burning tree branches, leaves, dry grass, and other plants."
Lu Liufeng seemed to be deep in thought.
He took two steps forward, stood behind the house, and called out to Mu Ling.
"Mu Ling, burn some ashes from the dry grass for me."
Mu Ling poked her head out from behind the house. "What are you going to do?"
After asking, he looked at Jiang Xi and asked, "Mistress, what should we do with the things in the animal skin bag?"
Although he didn't think it was edible, since he had brought it back, he couldn't let the female master deal with it.
After Lu Liufeng explained the purpose, Jiang Xi hurriedly went back to her room.
"I'll do it."
But as soon as he entered the house, she poked her head out from behind the fence and shouted at Lu Liufeng.
"Lu Liufeng, cut the fatty meat out separately; I'll use it to render oil and make soap."
When Lu Liufeng turned his head to look back, the female master's figure had already disappeared.
Although he didn't understand, he felt inexplicably happy.
He really enjoys his current life.
Full of vitality.
This made the winters in the Cursed Lands less unbearable.
Jiang Xi returned to the kitchen and saw Mu Ling squatting in front of a fire made of stones, burning wood ash. She told him to burn more.
"Mu Ling, burn a lot more, but save some for me; I need it."
As she spoke, she squatted in the corner, untied the animal skin bag, took out ingredients, and calculated what to eat that night.
Braised pork trotters with potatoes, stir-fried pork with wood ear mushrooms, garlic ribs, stir-fried pork liver, braised pork offal, cold purslane salad, taro stir-fried with shepherd's purse...
Pig's head can be braised for preservation, and the fat can be rendered into oil...
Thinking of fatty meat, she quickly asked Mu Ling again.
Do you have any seashells?
Mu Ling nodded absentmindedly as she burned the hay.
He still couldn't quite understand why the female protagonist had changed so much.
Jiang Xi: "Then could you please burn some for me and grind it into powder?"
Mu Ling suddenly snapped out of her daze and looked at her.
"What?"
Jiang Xi blinked and nodded.
Is there a problem?
Seashells can be used to make quicklime, and wood ash can be used to make alkaline water; both are essential for making soap.
Mu Ling gave her a strange look, but didn't ask any further questions.
"If you want it burned, then burn it."
In any case, the Cursed Land is all about bartering, so there's no need to use Shell Coins for transactions.
Jiang Xi had no idea that Shell Coins were the currency of the Holy City.
Since arriving in the Cursed Land, she has never used currency to pay; her recent memories are all of bartering.
Mu Ling's fever started very quickly.
He kept half of the ashes and sent the other half to Lu Liufeng.
Watching Lu Liufeng separate the fat and lean meat, he couldn't help but say.
"Don't you think the female master has become very strange?"
"It's like...it's like a completely different person."
Lu Liufeng paused slightly, his amber eyes lowered, as he continued to cut the fat and lean meat, speaking naturally.
"Maybe a little."
"But I think... I think this is fine."
He likes the current female master.
If he was still confused before leaving home that morning, wondering whether he should go to find the Golden Soul Fruit like them and dissolve his marriage contract.
Having returned from Jehol Valley, he had decided not to dissolve the marriage contract.
He feels that his current life is good and comfortable, he likes it very much, and he is willing to live like this for the rest of his life.
Mu Ling stood by the river with his arms crossed, lost in thought.
“If the marriage contract weren’t still in effect, I would have suspected that the female master had become a different person.”
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