[Through] Delicious Journey

Sooner or later, the big wolf, which was half the height of a man, rushed forward, its silver-white wolf hair galloping backwards to fit against its robust body.

Ying Cui froze and didn't move, but her consciousness became very clear, and she saw the sharp fangs of the big wolf straight away.

"Hehe." There was a sound of playfulness in my ears.

Ying Cui slowly opened her eyes, and saw Yi Nie being thrown to the ground by the white wolf, a man and a beast rolling in the snow, and the joy of seeing each other could be felt in the movements.

"Boss, come back!" A muffled sound came from the other side.

Silver Wolf arched in Yi Nie's arms, sobbed unwillingly, turned around and ran back.

A middle-aged man wearing a sleeveless animal fur coat appeared in front of him, and the silver wolf squatted at his feet, licking his paws slowly.

"Hehe, I'm sorry to scare you." The strong man walked up to Ying Cui and patted Silver Wolf's head with his hands. "This guy is very excited when he sees someone he knows."

Yi Nie, a carp stood up from the snow that made a human-shaped crater, patted the snow dust on his body, and waved his fist happily at the strong man, "Kenley, I'm here to trouble you again this time."

"Haha." The strong man smiled, raised his hand and slammed the fist, and said heartily, "It's too late for me to welcome you as a guest. Come on, don't stay outside, go to my room."

As he said that, he glanced at Ying Cui who was in a daze, and smiled again, "Your friend seems to be quite frightened by the boss." He took the silver wolf and walked towards the back room first.

"Money fan?" Yi Nie waved her hand in front of Ying Cui, frowned and pinched the other's cheeks that were red from the snow, and muttered, "Why are you so timid."

Ying Cui was terrified by the cold hands that were making trouble on her face, she regained her senses, slapped her paws away and moved, only then did she feel that the frozen blood in her body seemed to flow again.

"That wolf? A real wolf?"

"En." Seeing the bright eyes of the person in front of him, Yi Nie knew it was all right, and said cheerfully, "Look, I have a talisman now, don't do anything to me before you get to know him well, and watch out for it to bite you."

"Pu Chi." Ying Cui smiled and nodded seriously, "I'll try my best to walk through the back door with it, so I can have a helper in future fights."

Yi Nie looked at the person running towards the wooden house, twitched the corner of her mouth, and quickly followed, "You can't tempt it with barbecue, the boss is the most unscrupulous..."

Snow is still falling.

There is a fireplace in the house, and the "crackling" sound of burning wood keeps warming the air and clearing away the snow that has accumulated on the roof.

Ying Cui entered the house, and Yi Nie followed quickly, closing the wooden door to keep out the wind and snow.

After changing into slippers, you enter the hall, which is connected to the kitchen. There are some tables and chairs inside, which are simple and tidy.

Kenly, who was getting a cup from the closet, beckoned them to sit down, and turned to fetch hot water from the kitchen stove.

The room is warm, compared with the wind and snow outside the window, it gives people a sense of security here.

Ying Cui took off her coat and put it behind the chair.

"Money fan, here." Yi Nie squatted beside the table and waved to Ying Cui.

In front of him, Silver Wolf lay lazily on the ground, most of his body was placed under the table, his eyes were puffed up, and it was obviously very comfortable to be scratched by Yi Nie.

Ying Cui walked over and squatted down. This was the first time he saw a creature like a wolf up close. It was wild, powerful, vibrant and beautiful.

"What's his name?" Ying Cui tentatively touched the soft hair of Silver Wolf, only to let go of her courage when she saw the other party's indifference.

"Boss." Yi Nie pulled Ying Cui's hand over and placed it under Silver Wolf's jaw.

"Boss? Could it be that there is still a second child?" Ying Cui asked curiously, his finger was licked suddenly, it was wet, and he lowered his head to meet the silver wolf's dark red eyes, unexpectedly saw Ruan from inside.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Yi Nie said in surprise, "It seems that he likes you very much. It's rare for someone to be accepted by the boss at the first meeting." Touching his chin, he thought, "Could this be the intuition of a foodie? The guy must want you to grill meat for him..."

The so-called broken thoughts are probably like this.

Silver Wolf and Ying Cui had a tacit understanding and turned their heads away, deciding to ignore this idiot.

"This is?" Ying Cui stood in front of the map on the wall.

The picture scroll is more than two meters long and one meter wide, and the contour circles of mountains, rivers and rivers are drawn in extremely large and small sizes. What is even more surprising is that the distribution of ingredients is clearly recorded on it.

"Oh, this." Kenly brought out a plate of snacks, "I'm free to doodling, the tea is ready, come over and have a warm drink."

The three sat down.

On the plate were five glutinous rice cakes, white and tender, round about the size of a palm, very thick, and covered with a layer of white fine powder.

Ying Cui took a sip of the tea, and the faint fragrance melted between her teeth, like flowing water on high, clear springs in the mountains jingling down, and the passing places were filled with the fragrance of birds and flowers.

"Drink well." After drinking a cup, Ying Cui licked her lips, "What kind of tea is this... um." Yi Nie stuffed a glutinous rice cake into his mouth.

So cool!

The glutinous rice cakes at room temperature outside are as cold as ice cream when bitten down, but it is not all ice cream. The rice cakes have a glutinous texture, and there seems to be continuous red bean juice flowing out of the surface layer, which quickly melts on the tip of the tongue. Although the coolness brings a little ice, it will not make people feel overwhelmed. The just right temperature constitutes the unique delicacy of this sweet food.

"This taste is really good." Ying Cui's taste is rather salty, and at this moment he also felt the smell of glutinous rice cakes penetrated into his heart.

"The snow-covered red beans on Eras Snow Mountain are wrapped in pocket glutinous rice balls in the Mangcao Plain..." Yi Nie brought another glutinous rice cake from Ying Cui's hand, and said while eating, "Pocket glutinous rice snow cake, Kenly is usually reluctant to take it out, and the fortune is really lucky."

For a moment there was only the sound of chewing food.

After the snack, Yi Nie unceremoniously explained the purpose of coming here.

"Snow-tailed marten, this is the most frequent haunt on the Seventh Snow Peak." Kenley thought deeply, "Recently, there has been a grizzly bear riot on the Sixth Snow Peak, and there will be avalanches every two days. If you want to go to the Seventh Snow Peak, It’s best to go around Keliku Snow Peak.”

"Well, listen to you." Yi Nie replied, they are unfamiliar with the place here, it is best to follow Kenli, "When shall we set off?"

"Tomorrow afternoon, when the snow stops..."

"Dingling." The sound of the phone interrupted their conversation.

Kenly frowned slightly. It's usually not a good thing to call at such a time.

as predicted.

"A hunting team lost its way in the mountains, and the situation is not good." After hanging up the phone, Kenly picked up the hunting tools and went out, "I'll go out and have a look, you can do whatever you want."

Yi Nie nodded, indicating that they knew.

"Boss, let's go." Kenli snorted, and the silver wolf stood up from the ground vigorously, stretching out its strong body.

The door was closed again.

"Kenli is the mountain guard?" Ying Cui thought of the phone call just now, shouldn't he contact the Hunter Association or the mayor if something happened?The other party called Kenli, but he couldn't think of any identity other than the mountain guard.

"Half and half." Yi Nie thought for a while and said, "There are 10 gourmet hunting areas under the Hunter Association, and 10 people are assigned to manage them according to the difficulty of collection. One is to supervise the overexploitation of resources, and the other is to deal with emergencies like just now. , as you can see, Kenley is in charge of the district."

"Manage 10 hunting areas." Ying Cui murmured, "Why did I hear it somewhere?" He opened his eyes wide and asked, "Kenley is one of the top ten gourmet hunters?"

Yi Nie was taken aback, leaned back, sank comfortably on the sofa, and said thoughtfully, "That's really a good name for them outside."

"Could it be that there are internal rumors?" Ying Cui's eyes lit up, there was obviously gossip to follow.

Yi Nie laughed, and sat up cross-legged to popularize knowledge for Ying Cui, "To be exact, there are not only food hunters, but also treasure hunters, bounty hunters, and mechanical hunters. They are divided into many according to different jobs. .Gourmet hunters have become the mainstream because they conform to the big era. In fact, many famous food hunters often specialize in other things."

"Huh?" Ying Cui heard this for the first time. In his impression, no, it should be said that it is a setting for playing games. It seems that there are only such existences as food hunters. "So who is Kenli?"

"Beast taming hunter." Yi Nie said with a smile, "The boss is his natal beast, and the others are all in the wild."

"There are many more?" Ying Cui enviously said, the summoned beasts are too cool.

Yi Nie saw all his little thoughts in his eyes, and laughed, "Stupid." Seeing the other party's expression suddenly, he said again, "I'm not a top ten hunter, I will go crazy living in a cell like this of."

"Cut." Ying Cui didn't care when she saw that her mind had been exposed, but solemnly patted Yi Nie's shoulder, and sighed quietly, "When will you let me hug your thigh?"

"..."

The next time, the two fell asleep on the sofa for a while.

In the dimness, the door of the house was kicked open vigorously.

Ying Cui woke up suddenly, looked at the door, and saw four people walking in with wind and snow, three men and one woman.

The door remained open, the wind and snow blew in, and the heating in the room quietly passed away. At the door, with the snow falling from the four people's windbreakers, a puddle of water had already accumulated on the ground.

Ying Cui frowned and was about to speak when there was a thick blanket on her shoulders. Looking at Yi Nie, she saw that the other party shook her head, signaling not to speak yet, so she pinched the corners of the quilt and wrapped herself up.

"Who are you?" The woman spoke first, raised her jaw slightly, and glanced around the room in disgust, "Where's Kenly?"

Yi Nie ignored her, went to the kitchen and poured two cups of hot tea, then came back and handed Ying Cui a cup.

Ying Cui took it with a suppressed smile, and took a look at the woman with a slightly blue complexion.

Looking at their clothes, the big windbreakers are of the same style, like work clothes. The three men's steps are steady and full of momentum, a bit like thugs.

Ying Cui touched her chin, and seeing Yi Nie's calmness, she gloated and thought that there would be a good show next.

"Are you dumb? I'm asking you something!" the woman said coldly.