Moreover, just as she and the Fox had taken action, these people scattered like the wind without a trace, which showed more sense than the Bandits. They didn’t seem like the type to recklessly lose their lives in a fight.
It seems that the fearsome reputation of the Wild People might be just that.
Before long, the Fox returned with Mr. Dan He’s shoes in tow, and he kindly picked up all the herbs that Mr. Dan He had dropped outside as well.
Mr. Dan He was overjoyed, and his last bit of fear vanished.
But although he was no longer afraid, the others were still enveloped in anxiety.
Seeing this, Li Wenli decided to go into the kitchen and cook a delicious meal for everyone.
Nothing soothes the heart like good food, especially since Miss must have not eaten well during this time, prompting Li Wenli to really show off his culinary skills.
Only now did Mr. Shan Hai, Wu Nuan, Duo Duo, and Chu Chu belatedly realize that Li Wenli had recovered, much to their surprise.
"You... you’ve recovered?"
Li Wenli smiled and nodded: "Thanks to everyone’s care, I have finally made a full recovery."
This felt too magical for everyone, so as the Fox was cooking, they all incredulously gathered at the kitchen doorway to watch.
Firstly, they felt that Bai Junjun was too incredible, as she actually managed to pull someone deemed by Mr. Dan He as beyond help back from the brink of death.
Secondly, the food that Li Wenli was preparing smelled too delicious! Before Ah Dao left, he had caught quite a lot of game, which Bai Junjun had confined in the backyard. Li Wenli, in high spirits, chose two Rabbits to skin and decided to make braised rabbit meat for dinner.
Once the oil started sizzling in the wok, it was a wholly different ball game.
These past few days, it was Wu Nuan and her companions who had been cooking for everyone, but since Witch Ancestor Mountain had little to offer besides Poisonous Worms, their culinary options were severely limited.
They barely scraped by, ensuring the food was cooked, but as for the taste... both Mr. Shan Hai and Mr. Dan He were quite easy-going, able to eat well and bad alike, and it was the same for Bai Junjun.
So everyone thought it was fine, but today, with Li Wenli as a comparison, the two Maids suddenly felt ashamed.
What they had been cooking was practically swill for pigs!
Duo Duo and Chu Chu looked somewhat sheepishly at Bai Junjun: "Miss, can we learn from the young master?"
Bai Junjun waved her hand grandly: "Of course, cooking isn’t something shameful. Everyone is welcome to exchange ideas and learn."
Mr. Dan He and Mr. Shan Hai were somewhat surprised; secret recipes were important. If secrets were so freely shared, where would the ultimate skills come from? How could one become a Noble Family?
Let alone cooking, even ironworking and pot mending were secretive crafts, passed on to males but not females, to Disciples but not to one’s children.
Not to mention the Mohist inheritance, even Mr. Dan He only taught his Disciples the rudiments, never having revealed the true essence of his skills to anyone, waiting instead for an Inner Door Disciple with destiny aligning, to whom he could impart all his life’s knowledge.
Bai Junjun had no idea of their thoughts, but if she had known, she would certainly have called them narrow-minded. After all, in future civilizations that were so advanced, knowledge spread so widely, yet these civilizations had their heritage severed overnight. Not to mention those who hoard and never disseminate; let alone in the event of great disasters, they could erase their own legacy by themselves.
Take the Mohists for example; if Lame Man Uncle and his brothers really died on the battlefield, and if Lady Lin and Mr. Shan Hai were killed by the Eldest Prince, wouldn’t it mean that the Mo Family’s unique teachings would disappear from this world?
If even the Mohists could face such a fate, what about those secluded Noble Families?