Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 435 - 436: The Most Delicious Food in the World

Chapter 435: Chapter 436: The Most Delicious Food in the World

(Thank you to Qing Li Shang Qing Li Duan and the rewarding support from Dou Po Zhu Jian, thank you!)

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"Not yet."

The middle-aged man saw the sinister man change the subject and did not continue asking. Instead, he spoke respectfully.

"No news is good news. With Mr. Fei’s intellect, I trust that there won’t be any slips."

The sinister man nodded and then waved his hand, "Alright, you may go now. Report back to me promptly if there’s any news."

"Yes!"

The middle-aged man bowed respectfully and hurriedly left.

"Zeng family!"

As the middle-aged man departed, the sinister man’s gaze flashed a hint of ferocity, and he muttered to himself, "Provoking us, even if you have the support of some great family behind you, you won’t be saved!"

As he spoke, a strong aura suddenly burst forth from his not particularly burly figure. In the room, the valuable porcelain and jade pieces before him issued crisp cracking sounds and shattered abruptly.

.........

After some time, the sky had completely darkened, and Zeng Xiaoxiao’s wonderful fantasy was finally interrupted by the rumbling of her stomach.

Xiao Yi could not possibly have a barbecue right on the mountain. Although such scenes were often romanticized on television, Xiao Yi knew very well that reality was reality; such an event was unlikely to happen. It wasn’t because he didn’t have a lighter on him – even without a source of fire, using his abilities to create fire by friction was not an issue at all. Rather, barbecuing on the mountain was too risky; one careless move could cause a wildfire.

He had no intention of setting the entire forest ablaze and becoming a criminal responsible for environmental destruction.

After packing up briefly and consoling her with a few words, telling her to endure a little longer and promising her delicious wild boar meat once they were down the mountain, Xiao Yi picked up Zeng Xiaoxiao on his back and started heading downhill. With his previous experience, Xiao Yi was even more cautious this time, inadvertently releasing a hint of aura that kept mosquitoes and the like from getting too close.

Thus, the incident from before did not repeat itself.

Nevertheless, it still took some time to go downhill. For one, he was carrying a person on his back this time and also had to carry the more than 100 jin of pork. Most importantly, it was almost impossible to see the trail in the forest after dark. The path he had cleared earlier had mostly reverted to its original state after being blown by the mountain breeze. More than once, Xiao Yi nearly took the wrong turn, realizing his mistake only after a few steps and having to get back onto the Righteous Path. These detours made the journey considerably longer.

Arriving at the base of the mountain, he found a suitable spot for barbecuing and set Zeng Xiaoxiao down. Xiao Yi then quickly ran back up the mountain to gather some firewood, starting to get busy.

Zeng Xiaoxiao wanted to help him, but he directly refused her. He had no grand expectations that she could be of any help; if she could just sit quietly on the side without causing any trouble, that would be enough for him.

Many things seem difficult at first glance, but when you actually do them, they turn out not to be too hard.

In less than half an hour, Xiao Yi had taken out the pork and set up the firewood. As expected, he encountered a problem that he had anticipated: Zeng Xiaoxiao had not brought any fire-starting materials either.

In the end, they could only rely on the ancient traditional method of "drilling wood to make fire."

Zeng Xiaoxiao, this girl, had obviously never seen this technique, which only appeared in history textbooks, and when she watched Xiao Yi produce a fire, her eyes widened in excitement.

Although they hadn’t brought anything to start a fire, fortunately, Xiao Yi’s bag did contain some salt and other simple ingredients. Since he often found himself in such situations, these items, which many people wouldn’t normally carry, were essential for him.

In addition to seasoning and enhancing flavor, Xiao Yi knew that salt had many other wonderful uses...

Even though the conditions were very simple, with Xiao Yi’s cooking skills, grilling the wild boar meat, which was already of good quality, was no problem at all. In no time, a delicious aroma spread through the air, attracting Zeng Xiaoxiao with a ravenous appetite, her eyes wide and saliva flowing.

When the meat was only partially cooked, she kept clamoring to eat it. Had Xiao Yi not continuously stopped her, she probably would have bitten into it directly.

Even so, she kept pleading incessantly, leaving Xiao Yi no choice but to keep fanning and to increase the fire to speed up the grilling...

Finally, just as Xiao Yi felt he was about to be driven to the brink of collapse by Zeng Xiaoxiao, the meat was ready. Handing the cooked meat to Zeng Xiaoxiao, who moved excitedly to the side, he felt a wave of relief wash over him.

"Wow, it’s so delicious!"

As soon as Zeng Xiaoxiao took a bite, her eyes revealed an utterly blissful look of savoring, and then she quickly began to devour the chunk of meat in her hands.

"..."

Watching Zeng Xiaoxiao gobble down the meat as if she feared someone would snatch it away, Xiao Yi couldn’t help feeling speechless and a little pity for her; it seemed she really was starving.

Perhaps, she had never been as tired in her life as she was today.

Looking at Zeng Xiaoxiao in her disheveled clothes, her face haggard and covered in a bit of dust, Xiao Yi sighed and continued to grill the second piece. Seeing how fast she scarfed down the food, he didn’t think the one piece would last long and he didn’t want to be pestered by her again later.

"How is it, Xiaoxiao, are you full yet?"

After about another hour of hard work, he put down the last slender branch that had been used to skewer the meat, and gently wiped his mouth. Xiao Yi looked at Zeng Xiaoxiao, who was burping with satisfaction, wiping her mouth with her sleeve while her other hand rubbed her little belly, a loving smile on his face.

"I’m so full, Brother Xiao, you are really amazing...burp... this grilled pork is the best thing I’ve ever eaten in my life, simply the most delicious food in the world...burp...!"

Zeng Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously, her face brimming with happiness and eyes full of admiration as she spoke, managing to burp twice after barely finishing a sentence. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)