The courtyard was eerily quiet, save for the sizzling sound of the roasting of the Guhuo Ghost. The rich aroma of roasted meat permeated the front yard of the village head's residence, perhaps even reaching the streets outside.
After the meat was cooked, the flames on the bird gradually weakened. Strangely, the two sharp claws of the Guhuo Ghost remained intact, supporting it on the ground and becoming its own grill.
But no one paid any attention to this strangeness.
The new disciples of Tianzhi Sect have been in the sect for three months. The pride and novelty of entering the sect have long since passed. They are confined to the sect and cultivate every day, which is boring and tedious. They rarely have the opportunity to go out and train. With the protection of the elders in the sect, they originally thought they would just go out to fight monsters and see the world. Who would have thought that there would be such troubles!
Especially the three who had witnessed the group of undead in the secret chamber. Their cultivation was similar to that of those people, but they were no match for them in a fight. They understood the terror of the undead better than anyone else.
Rong Yu observed everyone's reactions, his clear eyes becoming deep and unreadable.
The man in the firelight wore a red robe, which swayed in the heat, and his loose hair danced wildly in the wind. He suddenly raised his left hand. Before anyone could understand what he was going to do, Qing Han had already gotten up and walked over, taking a dagger from his storage bag and handing it to him.
Geng Qi took the bird, made a cut on it, cut off a small piece, tasted it, and said, "That's about right. Give me the seasoning packet."
Qinghan handed it over as instructed.
After skewering the meat with wooden sticks, sprinkling it with seasoning, and letting it marinate over a fire, Geng Qi called out to them, "You can eat now!"
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After waiting for a while without any response, Geng Qi turned around. Centered on where Rong Yu was sitting, a dozen people stood obediently under the eaves, staring at him with strange looks. He stuffed the seasoned meat into his mouth and asked, "What's wrong with you all?"
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The person who was just talking so passionately about charred corpses and the undead is now eating roasted meat as if nothing happened. It's hard to tell whether to call him thick-skinned or brainless. Finally, someone couldn't help but say, "That thing wasn't dehaired or bled. Can you even eat something roasted like that?"
Having not eaten all day, and with no one in the village head's office cooking for them, they were already drooling over the aroma of roasted meat. However, because of the shape of the roasted meat, no one dared to approach.
Geng Qi said, "Who told you that you can't roast meat if you don't remove the 'hair' and bleed it? I guarantee there won't be any 'hair' or fishy smell. Come and have a taste!"
Since a piece of meat had already entered his mouth and was certainly not poisonous, someone couldn't resist and took a sinful step toward him.
Gao Yao was the first to walk over, took the dagger from his hand, cut a slice for himself, dipped it in the seasoning, and tasted it. He hadn't expected much, but to his surprise, the roasted meat had no fishy smell whatsoever. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, leaving a lingering fragrance in his mouth. His eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up. After stammering for a while, he finally uttered two words: "Delicious!"
Geng Qi laughed and said, "I didn't know you were such a glutton!"
Gao Yao smiled sheepishly: "Yes, um... I haven't thanked you enough for saving my life in the secret room, young master."
"So you came to try my grilled meat, hoping to save face for me?"
"This..." Gao Yao was even more embarrassed after his thoughts were exposed. He scratched his head and pointed to the roasted bird as if afraid that the other man would not believe him: "The meat is really delicious."
"Then eat more." Geng Qi tossed him another packet of seasoning, smiled, and said nothing.
Once someone started, others followed suit, and gradually a group of people gathered around. However, some hesitated and dared not make a move: "Gu Huo Gui, is it really edible?"
Geng Qi asked, "Have you ever eaten chicken?"
The man replied, "Of course I've eaten it."
“That settles it then. It’s only a little bigger than a chicken,” Geng Qi said. “The Guhuo Ghost eats souls but not flesh and blood. Its stomach is much cleaner than a chicken’s. Besides, it’s a demon beast. Eating it can increase your cultivation.”
"real?"
"Why don't you try it and see?"
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Geng Qi smiled enigmatically, while the others remained skeptical. In the end, whether out of hunger or genuine belief, they ate the food. He cut off another piece to give to Rong Yu, only to see that the man had already turned and headed towards the backyard.
"Hey...why did he leave?"
Yuan Xin walked towards him, glanced at him, and said, "Grandmaster Uncle never eats these things."
"..." Geng Qi reluctantly stuffed the meat into his mouth, thinking to himself that he had eaten everything that had been given to him before.
He definitely has to maintain the airs of his grandmaster in front of all the younger generation!
Having comforted himself in this way, Geng Qi sat back down by the pillar, swallowed the piece of meat he had cut for Rong Yu in a few bites, and continued to watch the younger generation in the courtyard making a ruckus.
Qinghan hid behind him through a pillar and secretly fed the scorpion in his sleeve with skewers of roasted meat.
Yuan Xin was a girl and didn't like meat. After filling her stomach a little, she glanced at where the "two brothers" were sitting, walked straight over and sat down next to Geng Qi, hesitatingly saying, "...Thank you."
"What?"
"Thank you for what happened in the secret room earlier."
Not very sincere, and with a hint of awkwardness, Geng Qi glanced at it and suddenly chuckled.
Yuan Xin's face flushed instantly, and she snapped angrily, "What are you laughing at!"
Geng Qi said, "I'm wondering when your Junior Brother Ye will come to thank me."
He whipped three people at the time: first Gao Yao, then Yuan Xin, and the next one would definitely be Ye Hanxi. It's quite remarkable that such a small favor required three people to come and thank him so solemnly.
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