Forced buying and selling isn’t the main issue; the main thing is the thought that the blood on him is from the Brain Jelly of the 逊 Fire Beast. Leng Yuntian couldn’t help but gag, leaning on a nearby tree trunk and retching.
After all, as a pampered young master from a Family with a cleanliness freak, whether touched by the brain matter of a Magic Beast or by the annoying Qian Qi, Leng Yuntian felt unclean.
Qian Qi tossed the 逊 Fire Beast’s head beside the bonfire, glanced at Leng Yuntian’s unsightly face, and chuckled.
The bit about brain matter repelling insect bites was clearly made up to fool Leng Yuntian. The blood on her face was just splattered from the neck when she tore off the 逊 Fire Beast’s head.
As for why she keeps teasing Leng Yuntian, it’s because he always tries to assert his presence in front of her.
But fortunately, this gentleman doesn’t seem to harbor killing intent like Chen Tong, so Qian Qi is rather kind-heartedly lenient.
"Ah, indeed, there aren’t many good people like me with my nice temper left." Qian Qi hugged herself, feeling comforted.
System: [... You’re disgusting.]
Qian Qi dug her hand into the 逊 Fire Beast’s brain matter and stirred it, quickly smeared it on the system with lightning speed. Seeing the system’s [Ah ah ah ah ah] scream, she sneered, "Ugh~ You disgust me too~"
Watching the system shriek and flee to wash like a distressed bride, Qian Qi picked up a not too big or small stone, hammered it into a bowl, then used the A-level knife to shave off the sharp edges, blowing off the remaining stone powder.
Next, she opened her jacket and took out a bag of Magic Salt Powder from an inner pocket.
Pouring the brain matter from the 逊 Fire Beast into the stone bowl, Qian Qi sprinkled some Magic Salt Powder in, felt the rough temperature with her hand, and positioned the stone bowl over the bonfire, heating it across a gap of air.
Before long, the turbid liquid divided into two layers, the top congealed into a semi-transparent jelly-like unknown substance. Qian Qi used a small knife to poke at it, sniffed it, and then popped it into her mouth.
Bitter, astringent, and slightly salty, like eating a chunk of lard with added salt. Fortunately, it wasn’t greasy; the texture resembled a moldy jelly. Swallowing down the esophagus, the bitter taste lingered in her mouth. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by noⅴelfire.net
But the benefits were unparalleled; Qian Qi estimated that eating a piece meant not going hungry for at least five days.
She carved another slice, handed it to Sheng Qing who jumped down from the tree.
Sheng Qing hadn’t stashed away her Black Sniper, leaving only one hand free. That hand brushed past her ear, tucking a stray black hair thread away. She slightly leaned down, revealing a delicate and pretty cheek, extended her tongue to wrap the "jelly" from the knife tip between her lips.
Qian Qi watched her with a look of anticipation.
Sheng Qing paused, finally spoke as she wished, "It’s a bit hard to eat."
I wanted to ask about the effects, hey!
"But, I’m not hungry now." Sheng Qing confessed truthfully, she worried somewhat, "Will we eat this for the next few days?"
It’s not that she’s picky, but anyone would avoid eating something bitter by choice. Sheng Qing really missed the warm and tender fish soup from the campus instance, especially when eating this difficult-to-swallow... Brain Jelly.
"No." Qian Qi’s answer relieved Sheng Qing.
However, she didn’t tell Sheng Qing that the menu wouldn’t be updated for five days, meaning she had already confirmed that the group would stay in this instance for a long time.
The time flow here was much faster than outside.
She kept quiet because saying it would only cause unnecessary panic and fear. After all, the present company was mostly inexperienced young people in instance ventures. Knowing they’d stay long in the instance could lead to mental breakdowns, confronting A-level Magic Beasts with fear, and risking the whole group.
Hence, maintaining secrecy was better.
She carved another chunk from the stone bowl, asking the others, "Want some? It’s free."
The reason it’s free isn’t because she’s generous; she knows Yan Shuiyue and others might have the skill to hunt solo but could easily trigger fights with Magic Beasts due to inexperience, risking everyone. After all, there were a few novices; Qian Qi hoped to avoid unnecessary combat fatalities.
Especially Xiao Wang and Xi Pingzhe, these two rich folks mustn’t be injured or killed!
Thinking thus, Qian Qi cast a kind gaze towards Xi Pingzhe and Xiao Wang.
Receiving his master’s gaze, Xi Pingzhe immediately came over, emulated Sheng Qing’s manner, quite modestly bent over, caught the "jelly" with his mouth and swallowed it, then gagged hugging a tree trunk.
Damn it’s disgusting.
Xiao Wang also tried a bite, then accompanied Xi Pingzhe in gagging.
Qian Qi was slightly puzzled, tried another piece, "Is it really that bad?"
She thought it was alright, not unbearably bad.
Xu Jinghong looked at Sheng Qing whose expression remained unchanged, then at the exaggerated behavior of Xi Pingzhe and Xiao Wang. As a former fish soup beneficiary, Xu Jinghong felt a need to trust Qian Qi a bit, tentatively tasting a slice.
Immediately, his face turned pale visibly, silently joined Xi Pingzhe and Xiao Wang in retching.
While gagging, he couldn’t help but bitterly muse:
He was really foolish, truly.
How could he fancy that heated Magic Beast brain matter would be tasty?
Yan Shuiyue, Sun Jiao, and Jiang Bao saw their reactions and began hesitating whether to follow suit and eat.
"Um..." Yan Shuiyue softly said, "I can hunt on my own..."
Qian Qi pressed the jelly on the dagger against Yan Shuiyue’s mouth, her stern face seemed to say: Don’t think of getting along with me if you don’t eat.
Yan Shuiyue swallowed deeply, closed her eyes to take the jelly into her mouth.
The next second, that bitter, moldy taste made Yan Shuiyue want to open her mouth and puke. Unexpectedly, Qian Qi’s little hand firmly covered her mouth, saying ominously, "Be good, it’s good for your health."
Yan Shuiyue was forced to swallow, almost cried from the foul taste. Upon reopening her eyes, those beautiful eyes were so moist, seemingly washed with tears, evoking a tender pity.
Unfortunately, Qian Qi ruthlessly shifted her gaze, smiling like a haunting death deity, rapidly approached Sun Jiao and Jiang Bao.
Sun Jiao, Jiang Bao: ...
Help——! Oh-oh-oh-oh——!
In the end, even Leng Yuntian couldn’t escape the nightmare of hell cuisine. Qian Qi shoved the last chunk into Leng Yuntian’s mouth with a grotesque face, at that moment Leng Yuntian harbored a terrifying thought:
Might as well be dead.
That night, everyone was sleepless.
The effect of the 逊 Fire Beast Brain Jelly was outstanding, not only maintaining long-term body function and satiety, but also keeping the body warm against nighttime chill, avoiding cold-related coughing that could hinder potential dangerous battles.
The group lingered at the instance exit for five days, waiting for rescue that never came, finally realizing the severity of their situation.