After she finished cleaning it, Lu Jiu Que took the snake to the river and washed it. Then, she circled their surroundings while searching meticulously, plucking some strange spiritual plants and smearing them onto the flesh of the snake along the way. When she was done skewering half of the snake meat, she built a makeshift spit and began roasting the meat over a fire.
At first, Ye Hui expressed his disgust, since even though the meat of this snake could be delicate, soft, and tender, the stench of raw meat would be overwhelming. It would certainly taste disgusting. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to stomach it.
But when the snake meat began to give off whiffs of a rich aroma, his stomach began growling loudly, albeit without him realizing it.
Lu Jiu Que took in the sight of her distressed companion and chuckled. Suddenly, a dark figure whizzed in front of the two of them. However, when the two of them recovered from the shock, there was no longer any snake meat in Lu Jiu Que's hands!
It was because the snake meat was now being held in the hands of a dirty old man, who was a complete mess from head to toe. However, he wasn't too far away!
The old man was taking big bites, one mouthful after another, while muttering, "Aiyo heyo, young lady. The taste of this woodland snake's meat that you roasted is simply divine. If you had added some other spices, it would have been even better… Ah… Ah… Why are you hitting me?!"
With a gloomy and cold expression, Lu Jiu Que held up a branch. The look in her eyes was as emotionless as that of someone doing chores. She said, "What do you think? That I shouldn't beat the life out of you?!" How dare he snatch food from a tiger's mouth!
With that, she moved even faster. The branch that Lu Jiu Que was waving around was like a bolt of lightning. It was extremely fast as it frantically waved and also moved at an artful angle while approaching.
Ye Hui was dumbfounded after hearing the slashing and slicing sounds reverberating in the air.
What the hell? This was an extreme reaction!
With how fast Lu Jiu Que was moving, he could hardly get a clear look at her movements!
This person… Was she really the super worthless piece of trash that everyone spoke of?!
However, Lu Jiu Que's attacks, though aggressive and fierce, weren't effective at all. That old man could still maintain his flamboyant and unrestrained stance, as though he was strolling in a quiet and peaceful courtyard, and all this time, he kept on mumbling, "Yummy, yummy. This is simply delicious. Aye, I have to say, how could you be so heartless, young lady? Don't you know that you should respect the old and nurture the young? At most, you just have to roast another one. Don't you have another half of the snake there?"
A dim flicker flashed in Lu Jiu Que's eyes. Suddenly, she stopped moving. Then, as though she was tired from doing all that beating, she said to Ye Hui, "Hmph, Brother Hui, let's ignore this person. We'll roast another one."
Brother Hui?!
Ye Hui's eyes almost popped out of their sockets in fright!
Lu Jiu Que sat down again. Ignoring both the old man and the young one, she began roasting the other half of the snake.
This time, she was obviously more serious and careful. Not only did she add more spices, but her eyes also kept a close watch over that old man.
An even stronger and more fragrant aroma started to spread and fill the atmosphere, teasing Ye Hui's and the old man's taste buds. Just one wave in the air was enough to make the two of them salivate all over.
The awful stench of raw meat, of raw woodland snake, how could it smell so good when it came from the hands of this girl?
The old man swallowed hard and pressed his face forward shyly as he asked, "Hee hee… Young lady, this snake meat of yours… No, no, no, what I mean to say is, how did the two of you end up here?"
Lu Jiu Que rolled her eyes at him and moved her butt so that her back was facing the old man. Then she gave Ye Hui a sweet smile and said, "Brother Hui, I'm done. Come; you should taste it."
"Ah?"
Ye Hui's heart couldn't help but beat faster after seeing her smile like this. In a dazed state, he took the meat that she had delivered right to him while his heart was overflowing with a foolish sense of bliss.
It was just the old man who wasn't happy!
No wonder this young lady had put more effort into roasting the snake meat compared to the first time. It turned out that she wanted to roast it for her sweetheart!
This wouldn't do. He had to try and find out what this snake meat, which was made with additional love, tasted like!