Chapter 223 After eating barbecue, I will send you back
Punu emerged from the woods, carrying two hares and a large bundle of dry firewood. His coarse clothes were stained with a few dead leaves. He spotted his young master clutching a struggling fish. He quickly walked over, placed the firewood on the ground, and offered his hand, "Young master, let me take care of the fish."
Dongfang Ming frowned, his slender fingers clasping the fish's gills tightly. The fish's tail slapped against his wrist with a crisp sound. "No need," he said in a cold voice. "Hurry and light the fire."
"Oh." Punu scratched his head, put the two rabbits aside, squatted down and started to make a fire.
After a while, a crackling sound was heard.
Dongfang Ming glanced at Lan Xiyue, and the corners of his lips raised slightly.
"Xiao Yue'er, I will grill fish for you myself."
Dongfang Ming casually broke off a branch, skewered the fish neatly, and placed it on the fire.
"Young Master..." When Punu came back with the processed hare, he was stunned to see Dongfang Ming grilling the fish himself. The key point was that the fish scales had not been processed yet.
"Shut up." Dongfang Ming didn't even raise his head. "Hurry up and grill the meat. Xiao Yue'er is still hungry."
Punu secretly glanced at Lan Xiyue and scratched his head. Young Master, is it edible if you grill the fish like this? But after receiving the young master's gaze, he chose to shut up. Punu sat on the other side of the fire and started grilling rabbit meat.
The fat dripped into the fire, making a sizzling sound, and the aroma quickly spread.
System: "Master, your Xue Dao will automatically unlock in one hour. Then you can kill them, master and servant."
Lan Xiyue responded in her mind: "Uh... there's no need to kill him."
System: "Why not kill him?" The system's voice suddenly rose. "Dongfang Ming kidnapped you! Remember when the host tried to kidnap the regent, but failed and was hit by a palm. This damn monster actually kidnapped the host, doesn't he deserve to die?"
Lan Xiyue was speechless. Even for the sake of the strange old man, she would not kill Dongfang Ming. Besides, Dongfang Ming was a martial arts master and was also proficient in poison techniques. How could he be killed so easily?
Weird old man, are you still here? She sighed in her heart.
"What are you thinking about? You're so absent-minded." Dongfang Ming's voice suddenly sounded in her ears, and warm breath brushed across her earlobe.
Lan Xiyue snapped back to reality and discovered that Dongfang Ming had crouched before her, holding a grilled fish. He was so close she could see the shadow cast by his eyelashes. She instinctively tried to retreat, but her acupoints were sealed, preventing her from moving. She could only stare at him.
Dongfang Ming chuckled, shaved off a small piece of snow-white fish with his dagger, and held it to her lips. "Try it. This is my first time grilling fish. How does it taste?"
Dongfang Ming tore off a piece of fish and fed it to Lan Xiyue, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. "Little Yue'er, try it! This is the first time I've grilled fish in my life." He spoke with a hint of pride, as if he had accomplished something remarkable.
Lan Xiyue's nose twitched slightly, and a burnt smell mixed with the fishy odor hit her face. She closed her mouth in disgust, but Dongfang Ming held the back of her head with one hand and stuffed the fish directly into her mouth.
Lan Xiyue's eyes widened. The moment her tongue touched the fish, the roughness of the scales and the bitter taste of burnt flesh exploded in her mouth. Her brow furrowed so tightly that it could have pinched a fly to death. The next moment, with a "Puh, Puh, Puh," she spat out the entire fish.
"Dongfang Ming, you bastard! You don't scrape the scales off the fish before grilling it? Also, you grilled the fish into charcoal, can't you smell the burnt smell?" Lan Xiyue's chest heaved violently. Damn, he was trying to poison her with this dark cuisine!
Dongfang Ming froze in place, a flicker of panic crossing his handsome face. He quickly dropped the charred fish in his hands, pulled out a plain white handkerchief, and frantically wiped Lan Xiyue's mouth. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Xiao Yue'er," he said, his voice filled with regret. "This is my first time grilling fish, I have no experience..."
If I had known this earlier, I would have let Punu roast it.
Punu, who was not far away, saw this scene and sighed. His young master was really in love and couldn't extricate himself.
"Dongfang Ming" Lan Xiyue took a deep breath, "Let me go. I really can't go with you, I still have things to do." She raised her eyes and looked directly at Dongfang Ming, and said seriously.
Dongfang Ming paused in wiping, he slowly retracted his handkerchief, his eyes as deep as a pool.
"Xiao Yue'er," he said in a low voice, "What's so good about Mo Liyuan?"
"Dongfang Ming, you don't understand. I can't live without Mo Liyuan."
Dongfang Ming's eyes darkened instantly, and the air around them seemed to freeze. "Do you love him to this extent?" His voice was as cold as ice. "What if I insist on taking you away from him?"
Lan Xiyue felt an invisible pressure. Dongfang Ming's eyes reminded her of a ferocious beast in the mountains, locking onto its prey—dangerous and focused.
She suppressed her uneasiness and said seriously, "Dongfang Ming, I treat you as a friend. Don't force me, otherwise we can't even be friends."
After a long pause, Dongfang Ming gave a bitter laugh, and the hostility around him receded like a tide. "Okay, I'll let you go." His voice was filled with indescribable fatigue.
Lan Xiyue felt relieved, but then she heard Dongfang Ming continue, "But Xiao Yue'er, can you help me with something?"
"What's up?"
Dongfang Ming lowered his eyelashes, casting a shadow across his face. "Help my mother control the poison." His voice was so soft it was almost inaudible. "In recent years, the toxin attacks in her body have become more frequent, and her body has become increasingly weak."
"Okay, I can try." She nodded, "You untie my xuedao first."
Dongfang Ming looked up at her, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes. His slender fingers tapped her shoulders and neck a few times, and Lan Xiyue suddenly felt a warm current flowing through her limbs, and her blocked blood channels were finally unlocked.
Lan Xiyue stretched her stiff limbs and slowly stood up.
"Dongfang Ming, bring your mother to the capital. I'll take a look at her."
Dongfang Ming's gaze lingered on her face. After a while, he gave a bitter smile, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed: Forget it, after all... I am one step too late.
"good!"
At this moment, Punu's rough voice broke the stagnant atmosphere between the two: "Master, Miss Lan, the barbecue is ready."
"Xiao Yue'er, aren't you hungry? After eating the barbecue, I will take you back."
Lan Xiyue nodded and followed him to the fire. Punu had already cut up the rabbit and handed her the tenderest part, placed on a bed of washed leaves.
"Thank you." Lan Xiyue took the rabbit meat and took a small bite. Although it was not very good, it was much better than the grilled fish roasted by Dongfang Ming. At least she could swallow it.
Dongfang Ming sat opposite her, the firelight dancing on his handsome face. He didn't eat, but spent most of his time looking at Lan Xiyue, his eyes complicated and incomprehensible.
Lan Xiyue naturally knew that Dongfang Ming was watching her, but she pretended not to know and just ate the barbecue.
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