Mo was injured and had difficulty moving around, so Chu Xinyao went downstairs to get his breakfast.

But Chu Xinyao kept frowning as she carried in two large basins full of roasted meat.

Mo, who was resting with his eyes closed against the headboard, noticed the displeasure between her brows when she came in and asked softly:

"Xinyao, what happened?"

Chu Xinyao placed the roasted meat on the table, looking rather unhappy. "I went to get your food, but A-Da only gave me this roasted meat. I emphasized to him that you were injured and needed to recover, but he just said that this was enough for you. Can you believe it!"

Mo was slightly taken aback, carefully examining the roasted meat on the table. The portion was larger than usual, but there was nothing wrong with it.

"This amount of grilled meat is more than enough for me, is there a problem?"

Chu Xinyao glared at him, her face full of disapproval. "Barbecue is delicious, but it's not the healthiest choice. You're injured, so you should eat more light foods, like fish soup or soup made from the Gege Beast. That will help your wounds heal." She had eaten Gege Beast eggs before, and they were similar to chicken eggs, so the Gege Beast must be similar to a chicken.

"A clucking beast?" Mo smiled slightly and waved his hand gently. "Don't worry, Xinyao, I know my body very well, and the roasted meat is enough. We beastmen have a large appetite and burn through our energy quickly, so those soups you mentioned probably won't fill me up at all."

Chu Xinyao frowned even more, realizing that she was treating Mo as a human. She sighed and softened her tone: "Okay, I understand, but your wound needs careful treatment. Although the barbecue can fill you up, it's not nutritionally balanced."

She brought the two large bowls of roasted meat to Mo and patiently fed him bite by bite.

Mo sat quietly, thoroughly enjoying this special care. His dark red eyes were fixed on Chu Xinyao, overflowing with deep affection.

Chu Xinyao kept staring at Mo's belly, observing him carefully. He had eaten so much roasted meat, but his firm and flat abdomen remained unchanged, still maintaining its original lines.

She couldn't help but marvel at how different the beast's physique was from that of a human, even its digestive abilities far exceeded her expectations.

The two large bowls of roasted meat were empty, and Mo swallowed the last piece. Chu Xinyao asked, "How is it? Are you full?"

"Mmm, I'm very full."

Chu Xinyao finally smiled, picked up the large basin and prepared to go out. At the door, she stopped and turned back to Mo, saying, "You rest for a while, I'll be back soon."

Mo nodded, watching Chu Xinyao leave. As the door closed gently, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the power within his body slowly returning.

Chu Xinyao went downstairs and headed straight for the tribe's dining hall. The Ink Serpent Tribe had a communal dining hall where a designated person would roast meat every day. Of course, tribespeople could also cook at their own homes, but almost no beastmen were willing to do so.

"Mistress, what brings you here?" A middle-aged male beastman in the dining hall asked with some surprise upon seeing Chu Xinyao.

"Mistress, would you like something to eat? Here we have shea butter, cuckoo beast eggs, and the Green Spirit Paste that Master just brought back. Tell me what you'd like to eat, and you'll be able to eat it in just a moment," the male beastman said with a warm smile to Chu Xinyao.

Chu Xinyao looked around and was surprised to see so much nutritious food. She couldn't help but feel indignant that they hadn't taken it to give their clan leader a proper nourishment.

Are there any croaking beasts or fish?

"There are fish, but these crocodile beasts are too big, so we've kept a few of them separately in the back mountain."

Is the Kuku beast too big? Chu Xinyao looked at the Kuku beast egg, which was the size of an egg. How big could this Kuku beast be that it needed to be kept separately in the back mountain?

"Okay, as long as there's fish." She glanced at their cookware and noticed one that looked similar to a wok. She'd never seen them cook soup before, so she decided to make a nutritious fish soup for Mo herself.

"I'll cook something for Mo, can you help me start a fire?" The stove-like thing here is a bit big, and she's afraid she won't be able to handle it.

“Okay, I’ll have my partner come over.” His partner was the one who usually prepared food for the females. This female, who was in her forties and slightly plump, came over to help without hesitation when she heard that the matriarch was willing to cook for the chief herself.

Chu Xinyao chose a larger fish and found spices to remove the fishy smell in place of ginger. As for oil, she had to make do with animal fat.

Remove the scales, internal organs, head, and tail from the fish, and clean it thoroughly. Make a few cuts on both sides of the fish to help it absorb the flavor.

She gathered spices and marinated the fish for a while. She then put several large pieces of fatty pork into a pot and rendered the oil, removing the cracklings. She added the spices and sautéed them until fragrant, then added the fish and pan-fried it until lightly browned on both sides. She placed the fried fish in a pot, added enough water to cover it, brought it to a boil over high heat, skimmed off any foam, then reduced the heat to low, added the scallion segments she had previously discovered, covered the pot, and simmered it slowly.

Once the soup turned white and the fish was fully cooked, Chu Xinyao added a small amount of salt, and after thinking for a moment, added a tiny bit of sugar.

The male orc's partner stared in disbelief at the pot of milky white fish soup. Only after Chu Xinyao took a satisfied sip did she ask, "Mistress, is this how your tribe makes it? It looks delicious!" The soup was milky white, and the aroma lingering in the air was irresistible even to someone like her who usually ate very well.

After Chu Xinyao scooped a bowl of water for Mo to cool, she handed the spoon to her.

“Try it, this fish soup is very nutritious and suitable for injured people,” Chu Xinyao glanced at her stomach and hesitated for a moment, “It’s also very nourishing for pregnant women or those with unborn babies to drink fish soup.”

The woman's eyes immediately lit up. "Can a pregnant woman drink?" Her daughter was newly pregnant and had been having severe morning sickness these past few days, vomiting everything she ate. They were very worried as she grew thinner and thinner.

Chu Xinyao nodded; she knew that the nutrients in fish soup were very beneficial for pregnant women. "Of course."

Upon hearing this, the female's face lit up with a delighted smile. She immediately scooped up a spoonful of fish soup, carefully tasted it, and the delicious flavor made her eyes light up. "It's so delicious! I'll make her another one right now." She had watched Chu Xinyao make it the whole time and remembered every step clearly.

“No need, just scoop it up. Mo can’t drink that much.” She picked up the bowl and prepared to leave. But then, she remembered something and turned back to instruct, “This fish soup should be drunk while it’s hot, it will be fishy when it’s cold. Take it to your daughter to try first. Some pregnant women will feel nauseous at the smell of this soup. If she doesn’t like it, I have other soup recipes I can teach you.”

She finally understood; this beast world was basically all about roasted meat. She wondered if the other transmigrators had ever found wheat or rice. Eating roasted meat every day was unbearable!

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