Chapter 6 Dark cuisine?
Kui Ming's mouth opened and closed again, over and over again, and finally uttered a sentence after a long time: "The remaining soup in your pot is mushy."
Bai Xiaoxiao patted her chest with relief: "Oh."
I thought I was regretting my actions. Turns out the soup was just burnt.
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It was almost dusk when he led the big black dog somewhere else and sneaked out of the kitchen with Kui Ming.
The orange-red clouds burned like raging flames.
The shadow behind him was stretched very long by the afterglow of the setting sun.
Bai Xiaoxiao held the vegetable box, her eyes wandering vaguely between Kui Ming and Qi Rong.
Indeed, after she and Kui Ming escaped the kitchen crime scene, they ran into Qi Rong, clutching a green lotus lantern. Bai Xiaoxiao, recalling the confession incident that had just occurred at noon, felt a touch awkward facing him. Perhaps Kui Ming misinterpreted her awkwardness as fear, stepping forward and shielding her behind him.
On the other hand, Qi Rong...
He was still calm and composed, smiling like a wild fox.
"cough!"
Bai Xiaoxiao coughed lightly to break the awkward atmosphere: "Senior Brother Qi, Qirong, what's going on?"
Qi Rong clenched his fists and placed them under his lips, coughing twice. "Don't be nervous. I'm only here to look for Senior Brother Kuiming on Master's orders." Then, as if remembering something, he smiled gently. "The cakes you sent are delicious. Thank you—as Qi Rong."
[Fuck, he knows...]
Bai Xiaoxiao is now so embarrassed that she just wants to turn into a groundhog.
[Help, I'm so socially devastated! ! ! ]
She lowered her head and tried hard to act like an ostrich, so much so that she didn't even notice Qi Rong's slightly raised eyebrows.
Kui Ming didn't understand what Qi Rong meant and Bai Xiaoxiao's sudden crazy mentality, but he still understood the word "help". He took a step forward to completely block Bai Xiaoxiao's figure and looked at the man in white with a warning look. After all, he knew Qi Rong's occasional bad taste.
Qi Rong's gentle smile faded, and her clear eyes fell on Kui Ming, who seemed to be protecting his young son. Then she understood something: "Really? I see."
Bai Xiaoxiao was completely out of the picture.
[So he is like this, what? 】
But she didn't have the guts to ask. She could only stealthily shift her gaze between Qi Rong and Kui Ming. The shadows beneath their feet grew thicker and longer. Bai Xiaoxiao, clutching her lunch box, thought about what she still needed to do and didn't want to play the staring game with the two big men any longer. She took a deep breath and smiled a pure, sweet smile. "Um... Brothers, if you don't have anything important to do, can I leave first?"
"Junior Sister Xiaoxiao, is there something important that needs my help?" Qi Rong asked back.
Bai Xiaoxiao waved her hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, it's just a small matter, it's all a small matter."
Qi Rong's eyes fell on the lunch box she was holding. Bai Xiaoxiao's arms unconsciously tightened further because of his gaze, and an ominous premonition suddenly surged in her heart.
[Please don't ask me awkward questions like what I'm holding or who I'm giving it to. I can't afford to be a love-brained person. I just want to be a normal person right now.]
Qi Rong swallowed the words that were about to roll onto his tongue back into his throat. His eyes were complicated and full of confusion, but he quickly calmed down. "Since it's a small matter, I won't bother you anymore." He looked towards Kui Ming. "Let's go, Senior Brother. Master is still waiting for us."
Kui Ming said 'hmm' coldly.
Bai Xiaoxiao watched them walk away, and finally let out a sigh of relief.
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The moon hangs on the treetops.
The courtyard is quiet at night, with warm-colored oval lanterns hanging under the eaves.
Bai Xiaoxiao bent her index finger and knocked on the door. With a creak, the carved door opened inwards.
"Xiaoxiao."
Que Tianwen, dressed in a green shirt, was not surprised by Bai Xiaoxiao's arrival. He turned aside and invited Bai Xiaoxiao into the house, then closed the door and poured her a cup of tea on the table. "I knew you would keep your promise, so I've been waiting for you. Where's the Chongling Xianzhi?"
This face...
Bai Xiaoxiao held the lunch box and sat a seat away from Que Tianwen, deliberately avoiding his sticky gaze.
Que Tianwen looked at Bai Xiaoxiao's behavior with some confusion and dissatisfaction. Looking at that face that looked as if it owed him eight million, Bai Xiaoxiao felt a familiar electric current immediately flowing through her body. She couldn't help but shudder and quickly put the food box on the table in front of them. "Brother Que, don't worry, I just need to make room for something."
Que Tianwen glanced at the simple lunch box. Although he was still a little unhappy, he accepted the explanation.
"I know you're considerate and virtuous, Xiaoxiao, but when it comes to matters of cultivation, it's better for you to be frank and honest, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Bai Xiaoxiao's mouth twitched, and she felt her fist harden. "Of course." She controlled her somewhat fierce voice and said, "I don't want any trouble either."
Take two deep breaths and tell yourself not to bother with that green-skinned bastard.
She opened the lid of the food box, took out the bowl and placed it in front of Que Tianwen: "Here, Chongling Xianzhi."
A black mass, made of no apparent material and no one knew what it was, came into view. The smell of burnt and foul smoke rushed to the top of Que Tianwen's head, making him feel as if he saw Tai Nai waving at him.
“You! This…!”
Que Tianwen stood up and pointed at the bowl of something unknown: "What is this?! Where's the Chongling Xianzhi I want!"
Bai Xiaoxiao blinked her innocent eyes and said, "This is the Chongling Xianzhi."
Que Tianwen almost collapsed in one breath: "Bai Xiaoxiao, you said this is Chongling Xianzhi? You actually said this is Chongling Xianzhi?! Do you take me for a fool?!"
Bai Xiaoxiao: "No." Don't flatter yourself like that, okay?
Bai Xiaoxiao continued, "It's like this. When I bought this Chonglingxianzhi, something unexpected happened. You know, spiritual medicines are always coveted by many people. This Lingzhi was smeared with a poison called something, which was said to be incompatible with the medicinal properties of Lingzhi. Later, I read many books and asked many people, and I learned that Lingzhi needs to be simmered over high heat for three hours to detoxify it. So, you see, I came here."
Que Tianwen listened to Bai Xiaoxiao's 'earnest explanation', but his frown showed no sign of relaxing. "But I've never heard of anything that counteracts the Chongling Xianzhi before. Are you kidding me?"
Bai Xiaoxiao didn't shy away from the questioning gaze and said sincerely, "How could that be? I wouldn't lie to anyone, but I wouldn't lie to Brother Que. Besides, you said it was 'before', so it's normal that you didn't know about it because you had less access to resources."
Que Tianwen nodded hesitantly, then added cautiously, "Then who told you it's incompatible with Ganoderma lucidum, and who told you it needs to be simmered over high heat for three hours?"
Bai Xiaoxiao smiled and said in a resounding voice, "Senior Brother Qirong!"
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