Cultivation of the cat

According to the records in "Food Classic", the mutton pot should be stewed for two hours.

When Yuan Zhaoyang said this at the beginning, everyone thought it was nothing after listening to it. Mutton is supposed to be stewed for a long time to make it more flavorful and delicious.What's more, most of the people present have tried Yuan Zhaoyang's craft, not to mention anything else, just the taste in their memories, which made them willing to wait longer.

But I never thought that the waiting time would be so difficult.

According to Yuan Zhaoyang's command, the chopped mutton and the chopped spiritual fruit were put into the pot in sequence.

The pot boiled water, and after a short time, the strange fragrance overflowed from the pot continuously, making people itchy and greedy.

The body fluid constantly secreted in the mouth seemed to be out of control. A group of people, except for Han Qingyao, all squatted by the side of the pot. Even if the pot was covered later, they couldn't bear to look away.

Two hours, it was really... too difficult.

But in fact, these two hours were far more difficult than they imagined.

The longer the cooking time of the ingredients in the pot, the more intense the overflowing aroma. Even the little hamster, who wanted to keep it up, couldn't help but look at the pot frequently. The little hairball couldn't be controlled. Like claws, little by little, moving closer and closer.

At this moment, a fat chinchilla came out of the cave slowly, which interrupted Han Qingyao's movement as if she had been fascinated.

"Quiet?" Han Qingyao had heard from Lin Mianmian before that this first-order treasure hunting mouse was not feeling well and had been sleeping in its nest. Looking at it now, it seemed quite energetic.

The fat chinchilla tilted its head and glanced at Han Qingyao, walked to Lin Mianmian's side without stopping, looked at the huge stone pot in front of him, and sat down.

"Are you all right?" Lin Mianmian reached out and picked up the fat chinchilla.

The fat chinchilla stood blankly in Lin Mianmian's palm.

"Cough..." The kitten standing by the pot raised the spoon in his hand and tapped on the edge of the stone pot, "Come on, open the lid."

This kind of heavy work is naturally done by Xiong Lanlan.

Hei Xiong got up and opened the stone cover with one hand, and the rich aroma gushed out. Xiong Lanlan swallowed heavily, not losing his composure just now.

"It smells so good! Senior Sister Yuan... can I eat it? I think it's okay..." Wang Ming'er couldn't bear the greed and stood up, looking at the mutton rolling in the pot, her little claws clenched tightly He grabbed the bear's leg hair.

"It will take more than an hour, and it has just been stewed for more than half an hour now." The upright kitten held the big pot spoon, stirred it twice in the stone pot, and then signaled Xiong Lanlan to cover the pot again. Then he looked at Lin Mianmian.

Lin Mianmian realized that as soon as the kitten cub knocked on the pot, Jingjing didn't want to tell others what she could talk to, and if she asked Jingjing herself, she wouldn't get any reply.In the end, he still slept quietly for several days, and he became confused when he was a little concerned.

At this time, the eyes of one person and one cat were facing each other, and Lin Mianmian smiled at the kitten with some embarrassment.

And the little hamster, who wanted to pretend not to be attracted by the food in the pot at first, walked to the side of the pot unconsciously and took a deep breath.

Hmm... the closer it is, the more fragrant it really is.

The greedy little hamster rubbed its paws, and was about to take a deep breath when the lid of the pot was just closed and the surrounding aroma was still strong, but it happened to see the scene of Lin Mianmian and the kitten looking at each other and smiling .

Hmph, this pot smells delicious, and it must be very sweet to eat.

Lin Mianmian finally made such rapid progress with her favorite senior sister, Han Qingyao was naturally happy for her.But looking back at herself... Han Qingyao felt a little bitter in her heart, feeling that even the scents around her couldn't really make her happy.

Of course, that's not possible.

More than an hour later, when everyone was holding the small stone bowls that Xiong Lanlan had newly hewn, drinking delicious soup, gnawing on the crispy mutton, and eating the delicious spiritual plants and spiritual fruits, Han Qingyao was filled with joy, what bitterness? I don't even remember.

In the terrible environment of the light group world, it is really a beautiful thing to reunite with familiar people and then share a pot of hot mutton soup.

until the soup in the pot is drained

There was not a drop left, and everyone leaned over the side of the pot, and Han Qingyao realized why she had eaten more than two bowls...

Han Qingyao is a Jindan cultivator, and after eating the same amount of spiritual food, the leakage of spiritual energy is much faster than that of Xiong Lanlan and the others during the Qi training period.So before eating spiritual food, Han Qingyao just talked about it, not seeking to be full, as long as the daily consumption of this hamster's small body is maintained.

But this time, when eating, Han Qingyao completely forgot about the reasonable allocation of resources under special circumstances, and as if in a daze, she took out the big stomach of the hamster monster and did it non-stop.

Waste and waste, the little hamster felt the rapid loss of spiritual energy in his body, sighed, and wiped his mouth reluctantly.

Raising the little claws to normal, Han Qingyao finally realized something was wrong from the delicious intoxication.

This majestic aura in the body... what's going on?

It's not like eating the second-level spiritual sheep and several low-level spiritual plants and spiritual fruits, which can absorb the amount.

"Yuan Zhaoyang, when you cooked, did you put anything else in addition to the things you mentioned earlier?" Han Qingyao immediately looked at the cat holding the spoon.

"I didn't let it go." Sitting next to Lin Mianmian, the kitten said concisely.

"Then how did you replenish so much spiritual energy?" Han Qingyao did the mental calculation again, and always felt that it was impossible to have such an effect just relying on those few ingredients.

"Aren't you happy that I'm good?" Since the kitty took out the cookbook and burned it, he naturally wouldn't mention Lin Mianmian and the "Food Classic", and was probably planning to take it on himself.

Not to mention, even though Han Qingyao choked for such an embarrassment, it was not impossible to think about it.

Han Qingyao had also eaten the dishes that climbed to heaven. Although he couldn't see any more ingredients in it, the ones he could recognize were not very high-level, but the aura that could be replenished and the effect of conditioning the body were different. .The addition of those effects is mostly due to the matching of the recipes and the skill of the cook.

But Han Qingyao had to say that Yuan Zhaoyang's craftsmanship was definitely not inferior to the stewed sheep in this pot.

Han Qingyao didn't ask any more questions, and it would be boring to ask any more.

The kitty looked at the little hamster again, but he was thinking about another thing.

And the fat chinchilla on the side, looking at the kitten and then at the little hamster, also secretly cares a little bit.

The little hamster, who was full, never thought that the two guys next to him were doing good calculations.

Lin Mianmian reached out to hug the kitten into his arms, and habitually scratched the fur on the top of the cat's head. The kitten looked up at her in bewilderment. Only then did Lin Mianmian realize that he had actually scratched Senior Sister Yuan just now. ...the top of the head.Immediately, the fingers that were still on the kitten's head became a little stiff from embarrassment.

After all, Lin Mianmian was not used to combining the identities of Yuan Zhaoyang and Xiaosanhua into one.Inadvertently doing some strange things, such as trying to undress the kitten, or just scratching the cat's head just now.

However, such days are finally coming to an end.

Lin Mianmian gathered the kitten that seemed to be crawling out into his arms, and then looked down at the fat chinchilla who was eating fruit.

Before Quietly came out of the cave in good spirits, although Lin Mianmian's question was not answered, Yuan Zhaoyang reminded her.But later, while waiting for the mutton to be cooked, Jing Jing slowly wrote two lines in Lin Mianmian's palm with her small claws.

Although Jingjing is inconvenient to explain too much at the moment, the source of this news seems to come from a dream.But Lin Mianmian looked at Fat Totoro's earnest strokes, and somehow felt that the credibility was quite high.

For Lin Mianmian, this day was like a lucky day.

Reunited with her friends, Jing Jing also woke up, ate a big pot of potion made by her senior sister, and got the good news that she could go out, it was really satisfying.

Lin Mianmian looked at the well-fed crowd and felt that his heart was also full.

Since reuniting with these guys, the kitty, who has been a little concerned about his image, struggled twice, but was held even tighter by Lin Mianmian.He raised his head and was about to speak, but saw the little girl squinting her eyes and smiling contentedly, and her heart was hit with a bang, and a lot of likes and loves came out.

That's all, hug it, hug it, image is nothing.

The kitten swallowed and stopped struggling

, Leaning obediently in Lin Mianmian's warm arms.

The Han hamster who had just rolled over at the side was looking at this greasy scene, wishing he could cover his poor eyes.

Was Mianmian blind back then?How can you feel that this is a hopeless unrequited love?Look at Yuan Zhaoyang like that... What a ghost of unrequited love!

The little hamster angrily fell down again.After eating and drinking enough, being forcibly stuffed with candy, and feeling bitter in my heart, it couldn't be more miserable, I really hope I can get out as soon as possible.

With more people, there are more spiritual plants and beasts that can be found. With the addition of "The Book of Food" and the skilled Yuan Zhaoyang, the group can live a good life with enough food and drink.Especially when the recipes can be made up, the spiritual energy that everyone can absorb will increase a lot, which will be of great help to continue to find more spiritual plants and beasts later.Going back and forth like this, the virtuous circle made them more and more adapt to this world of light clusters.

When they met again, everyone agreed to keep Yuan Zhaoyang's identity a secret.There are more people, and it is also helpful to hide a kitten like Yuan Zhaoyang, which is not as conspicuous as it was when there was only Lin Mianmian.

Along the way, relying on Han Qingyao's formation, they avoided the disciples of Dajianshan and Guiyuanzong they didn't like, but they didn't mind getting in touch with disciples of other sects so that they could exchange some of the ingredients Yuan Zhaoyang asked for.Every time at this time, Yuan Zhaoyang returned to the basket car, occupied some quiet space, and put a small quilt on it, and it was impossible to see how many small animals were inside.There are a lot of them, and they only need to send one or two people to contact those people. A kitten is safe and secure.

There is also a reason why it is inconvenient to travel with people from other sects.

It's just that when she met the disciples of the Five Elements Sect later, Han Qingyao was unwilling to let those disciples who had no aura or security continue to venture alone in this world of light balls.

And along the way, the teams from other sects they encountered were indeed quite large, and they seemed to be constantly converging along the way.

After deliberation, Yuan Zhaoyang agreed to meet the disciples of the Five Elements Sect, and took them with him along the way.The main reason is that Lin Mianmian had already found an opportunity to tell her those two quiet words.Since I can go out soon and hide in the soft nest, it is not impossible to bear it.

Yuan Zhaoyang hid his whereabouts in the soft nest, and Jingjing didn't go out much to wander around.

When asked by a fellow disciple of the Five Elements Sect, Lin Mianmian only said that the soft nest was his spiritual pet, because he was not used to the lack of spiritual energy in the light ball, and felt a little uncomfortable, very sleepy.

They are all from the same family, and everyone is just curious and concerned at most. After getting a reply, comfort Lin Mianmian, and then stop asking.

It was inconvenient for Yuan Zhaoyang to come out. Without her as the chef, Xiong Lanlan, who was not bad at cooking, could only take the top job. After all, the things in the "Food Classic" cannot be updated. After all, even if Xiong Lanlan and the others have little experience and can't tell the difference, there is Han Qingyao.

To put it bluntly, who is Yuan Zhaoyang? He is just a guest official of the Five Elements Sect.When they came to look for Xiong Lanlan and the others, they only saw Lin Mianmian's concern for his friends.As for the disciples of the Five Elements Sect's other qi training and foundation building stages that they picked up on the road, they were not on Yuan Zhaoyang's maintenance list at all.The spiritual food cooked by Yuan Zhaoyang must have something unique. Even if Han Qingyao thought that Xiong Lanlan would not be able to imitate it, he still prevented Xiong Lanlan from imitating cooking.

Xiong Lanlan is not stupid either. Han Qingyao figured out the joints after clicking a few words, and only stewed the spirit plants and spirit beasts that everyone found according to her own imagination, and never tried to repeat what Yuan Zhaoyang did before. .

All of this is in the eyes of Yuan Zhaoyang and Pang Totoro.Not only did they feel a little more fond of Han Qingyao in their hearts, but the two of them also had some more thoughts.

What Jing Jing wrote in Lin Mianmian's palm back then

This, it took another 20 days to wait.

The kitten, who has been bored in the soft nest for more than ten days, is also very convinced by the fat chinchilla's concept of time.

Perhaps there was some guilt in his heart, or the kitten's sad eyes became hotter and hotter, and the fat chinchilla's attitude towards Yuan Zhaoyang was much better than before.When the two hair balls were nestled in the soft nest of the basket cart, Jing Jing was also willing to take out some spiritual fruits to share with Yuan Zhaoyang.

Back then, when Yuan Zhaoyang was still retreating at Wanyi Peak, he heard a lot about the fat mouse's deeds from Lin Mianmian, who was always thinking about it by the side of the big rock.When I quietly took out the fruit, I kept looking at it. I didn’t rub it in a strange place. I looked at it.

It really seems to be a good show, not a trick.

However, Yuan Zhaoyang still felt that Quietly's overtures were a bit deliberate, and if they were not kept together, there was something wrong with them.

In fact, Yuan Zhaoyang was right. The little abacus in Jingjing’s heart has been crackling since the day she woke up in the cave. It’s just that there are too many people now, and there’s no way to get along well with Yuan Zhaoyang and Lin Mianmian. Just elaborate.But it doesn't prevent her from getting a wave of Yuan Zhaoyang's favorability first.

Whether it's Lin Mianmian who can't hold a cat, or a kitten who can only huddle in a soft nest, or Quiet who has made up his mind but can't say anything, after a long wait, finally ushered in time to leave.

In the early morning of this day, the team had expanded to 23 people. While cooking breakfast, they turned into phantom light spots and disappeared one after another.

Lin Mianmian hugged the basket tightly with one hand and grabbed the two hair balls in the soft nest almost as soon as No.1's out-of-phase appeared.The kitten also took advantage of the situation and tightly hugged one of Lin Mianmian's fingers. He was quiet and a little awkward. After being kicked by the kitten, he hugged Lin Mianmian's other finger. finger.

Even Lin Mianmian and Yuan Zhaoyang, who had heard Jingjing's earlier prophecy, couldn't be sure whether they could go out in such a situation like using a teleportation spell, or what.Not to mention other people who know nothing...

For a while, the people who had disappeared did not mention it, and the other people who were still took off their robes, pulled off the vines, or directly held hands, tightly connecting themselves with the people they knew.

Xiong Lanlan immediately lifted Wang Ming'er to her shoulders, grabbed the little hamster with one claw and stuffed it into Wang Ming'er's hand, grabbed Meng Tianhe with one claw, and strode towards Lin Mian, who was a little far away from them. Cotton came quickly.

Lin Mianmian quickly ran towards Xiong Lanlan after grabbing the cart.

There was a panic in the temporary station, but when Lin Mianmian crashed into Xiong Lanlan's fur, it dissipated first.

Xiong Lanlan patted her belly hair in a daze. Just a moment ago, there was Lin Mianmian and her little basket cart...

"It's okay, it looks like we're almost there." Han Qingyao said quickly, "If you arrive at a place with aura, you should take out the teleportation talisman immediately to prevent..."

Before Han Qingyao finished speaking, Wang Ming'er felt empty in her arms, looked down, and only had time to see a little broken light.

"Xiong Xiong..." Wang Ming'er, who was crying a bit, grabbed the bear's shoulder hair tightly.

"It's okay, it's okay, we're almost there." Xiong Lanlan pulled Meng Tianhe with one paw, and raised the other paw to hold down Wang Ming'er.

As Xiong Lanlan said, the number of people in the temporary residence continued to decrease, and finally it was their turn.

Fortunately, the three of them were sent away together, and more panic and fear were avoided.

More than 70 days have passed since Nanshan collapsed and Xiaonanshan's secret realm disappeared.It was far more than twice the time it took Xiaonanshan Secret Realm to send people out under normal circumstances.

Even Zhen Yi, who wanted revenge all his heart, had to return to Dajian Mountain to take charge of the overall situation when most of the Nanhe Secret Realm disappeared and all kinds of resources were facing exhaustion.

And shortly after Zhen Yi left, on the 70th day when Xiaonanshan's secret realm disappeared, Hu Batian from Wanyaomen also set off back with most of his disciples due to affairs in the gate.

Now beside the ruins of Nanshan, apart from the two or three disciples left by each sect to watch the situation and report the news, the highest status are Du Yixi, the suzerain of the Five Elements Sect, and Hu Yueban, the suzerain's wife of the Wan Yao Sect.

When Hu Batian from Wanyao Sect set off, Du Yixi also sent the remaining disciples of the Five Elements Sect back, and asked Hu Batian to send them off.However, no matter how many urging messages came from the Five Elements Sect, Du Yixi was unwilling to leave the Nanshan ruins.

In the Five Elements Sect, Zhao Hehong, the deputy patriarch who always loves seclusion, has finally left the seclusion after such a big incident happened in Nanhe.

After Zhao Hehong left the customs, he could send several messages a day to urge Du Yixi to return to the Five Elements Sect to sit in the battle.

Du Yixi also knew that Nanhe was in such turmoil now, how the sect should continue to develop under such circumstances, it was time to set a direction early.Just like Chen Xiao who went back early, or Zhen Yi who even endured the enmity of his family and grandchildren, or Hu Batian who was very friendly to his disciples.

In the sect, in a high position, there are always too many things that cannot be controlled by oneself.

Du Yixi knew it very well, and he didn't like it very much.

But in the past, even if she didn't like it, she still obeyed the rules and tried to be a good suzerain in the standard sense, considering the overall situation and the interests of most of the disciples.

But now, she feels that she can't do it.

Facing Zhao Hehong's rare urging with earnest words and meaningful content, what Du Yixi could do was to turn his thoughts into letters and send them back.

But asking her to return to the Five Elements School now, Du Yixi couldn't do it.

She couldn't do it when Xiaonanshan's secret realm disappeared.She disappeared in Xiaonanshan for more than [-] days, more than [-] days, and now it has been more than [-] days, and she still can't do it.

Hu Yueban, who was left behind because of worrying about Abai and Du Yixi, once asked Du Yixi, if this Nanshan ruins had always been like this, how long would Du Yixi plan to wait here for an almost illusory hope?

Du Yixi was silent for a long time, but he could only say that he didn't know.

He said he didn't know, but Du Yixi knew it in his heart.

She was afraid that it would be difficult for her to get out of the ruins of Nanshan forever.

Although he has been waiting, guarding day and night near the disappearance of Xiaonanshan's secret realm, Du Yixi has always been pessimistic.She didn't dare to say a single word of these pessimistic words, and she didn't dare to think deeply about them, but they seemed to be engraved on her bones, and they hurt all the time.

How could it be possible to go back to the Five Elements School? As long as you stand up and get a little farther away from the ruins, you will feel the pain so much that you want to pull out all the bones in your body, and want to dig out your heart and lungs.

In these years, to be a good suzerain, one must have an overall view. These words, Du Yixi is like stewing chicken soup, and he has to think about it several times in his heart every once in a while.Until now, the previous chicken soup has been in vain.

In the early morning of this day, Hu Yueban brought soup again, and when Hu Batian asked Du Yixi if he would not go back, Du Yixi couldn't help but smile wryly.

I, maybe really, am not suitable to be a good suzerain.

Unexpectedly, Du Yixi's self-deprecating thoughts had just begun, and he hadn't progressed to self-blame.

Suddenly, a dozen ragged monks appeared on the ruins of Nanshan Mountain in front of them.

Du Yixi stood up suddenly, and when he saw a few familiar faces, his eyes became hot, and his heartbeat stopped for an instant.