Chapter 710 How weak willed are you?
Meifeng responded in small murmurs to the introductions, her nervousness clear to all. The introduction ended with Gu Xing who still seemed as dazed as she was when they came in.
"What's up with her? Why is she looking at me that way?" asked Meifeng using her palace sense to communicate with Yang Qing.
From the moment they arrived, Gu Xing had been staring intently at her with her eyes flashing with countless emotions that made Meifeng nervous and perplexed as she sensed a tinge of regret within those emotions. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience
She couldn't make heads or tails of why she would receive such a look from Gu Xing. As far as she could remember she had never interacted with her. Gu Xing had a distinctive aura about her that made it impossible for one to forget ever meeting them, no matter how much time passed.
"She is friends with Lady Gild, and also the guardian of the graveyard located in this range.." answered Yang Qing drawing a surprised yelp from Meifeng, who was unable to hide her emotions from the revelation as she stared wide-eyed at Gu Xing.
"Really?" she asked in disbelief.
"Yes, really. You really don't know her?" asked Yang Qing.
When he met Gu Xing and mentioned Meifeng, she instantly knew her origin from her interaction with the Lady Gild, and from the way she described it, she had even met Meifeng at some point.
With the flame already underway, he took out three goats from his storage ring. Their size was that of regular goats, but there were a few things in their makeup that set them apart from regular goats, one of them being their coat which looked to have been made of cindering ash, and the red-orange crystal-
like horns on their heads that looked to have been made from lava.
The goats in question were volcanic crystal ash goats that survived in areas filled with dense fire element energy. Volcanic crystal ash goats were highly valued in the cooking and epicurism community because of the flavor of their meat. Even without doing anything to it which included cooking it, the meat was filled with boundless flavors that would bring even the hardest of men to tears from just a single bite. And also ironically, for a creature that grew in hardy areas, it had the most tender flesh.
Shi Hai's eyes gleamed with excitement as he started skinning it, working his way through processing the three goats. Every single part of the goat was delectable even the hide itself and Shi Hai was going to give those ingredients the respect they deserved. As a cook, there was nothing more shameful than destroying an ingredient.
Once he was done processing them, he ground a few spices and herbs which he meticulously slathered over them before finally, he began grilling them over the incandescent fire he had going.
The moment the meat made contact with the flame and a sizzling sound was produced, gulps could be heard all around from both men and beast with two voices being especially louder than the rest. It did not matter whether you were a glutton,or an occasional eater, even if an immortal was to descend when hit with the tantalizing aroma of the volcanic crystal ash goat, they would gulp just the same.
"How is Shi Hai restraining himself?" wondered Yang Qing as he wearily looked in the direction of Shi Hai who was expertly flipping the meat over as he carefully brushed them with a few sauces here and there, along with one or two condiments.
It had taken a lot of willpower for Yang Qing to not rush over there, and were he the one grilling it, he would have long taken a bite or seventy the instant it was above the flames. Shi Hai being able to remain unmoved and focused was his testament as a seasoned cook.
"Stop moving, will you?" said Yang Qing in irritation as he sat down suppressing something below him that was constantly fidgeting about.
While he knew he was weak against that smell, he knew someone else whose restraint was even weaker than his, so the instant he saw Shi Hai was about to start grilling, he went over to said person, and gently shielded them from themself. It was the least Yang Qing could do, everything else aside, he had cared for that person ever since they were small.
"Ellie, if you don't stop moving, you won't get a share.. How weak-willed are you?" he said as he shot a disdainful glance at the bird below him whilst wiping his drooling mouth with his sleeves.