Chapter 11: The Empire of Fleur - Feiduo City (Part 1)

  Shangguan Bing'er's beautiful eyes were suddenly filled with vigilance, and after verification, it was proven that every time this guy appeared to be serious on the surface, he must have some sinister plot. "Eat, eat until you're dead, you deserve it."

  Zhou Weiqing surprisingly didn't refute, he found a relatively empty spot, pulled out the weeds on the ground, revealing an area of less than two square meters, and put all the leaves and shoots he had just found on the ground. Then he returned to the forest, after a while, he somehow brought back some very dry twigs and thin vines.

  Xu Guan Bing'er noticed that Zhou Weiqing's hands were very dexterous, with long and slender fingers. With just a few movements, he used the thin vines and three branches to create a simple frame that was firmly propped up on the ground. The thick and sturdy large leaves flew up and down in his hands, and Xu Guan Bing'er didn't even see clearly how he did it, but those several large leaves had already been folded together, forming a shape like a small pot. They were tied around with four thin vines and hung on the frame made of dry branches.

  From the start of his actions to last night, Zhou Weiqing only used a few minutes, and his movements were extremely smooth, clearly not for the first time. Next, he cracked open those bamboo-like things above the small pot, accompanied by the sound of gurgling water, and surprisingly, they were hollow inside, filled with something like clear water. After cracking open more than ten bamboo shoots, the leaf-compiled pot was already half full, and miraculously, not a single drop leaked out.

  Zhou Weiqing piled the remaining twigs under the pot, took out a tinder from his own package which was much smaller than Yuanyuan's, and carefully lit it. The flame grew stronger, the twigs crackled and popped as they burned, and had already started to scorch the bottom of the pot.

  Shangguan Bing'er had already subconsciously moved closer to Zhou Weiqing while he was doing all this, and upon seeing this, she couldn't help but ask: "Won't the leaves be burned?"

  Listening to her voice that was not cold, Zhou Weiqing secretly rejoiced, "Of course not, because there's water inside." As he spoke, his hands didn't stop. He took out a sharp small knife from the package, picked up one of the bamboo shoots that had been split open earlier with his left hand, quickly peeled off its outer skin, then cut the bamboo shoot into thin slices and dropped them into the pot. In the continuous repetition, after a short while, more than a dozen thick bamboo shoots as thick as an infant's arm were all sliced and fell into the pot, and at this time, the water in the leafy pot also started boiling, everything was just right.

  Shangguan Bing'er had unknowingly squatted down beside Zhou Weiqing, watching as he finished everything. Her gaze softened significantly. A man who can cook will always make women feel more affectionate towards him. Especially since she originally liked light and plain food, the temptation of this vegetable soup was much greater than any meat dish.

  Zhou Weiqing patted his hands, put away the small knife, and smiled: "This bamboo shoot is unique to our Starry Forest, very few people know that it only grows under some ancient star trees in the shrubbery. It absorbs dew on its own in its belly, the dew is sweet, I call it dew bamboo shoots. The taste is clear and sweet, using the dew in its belly to make soup can best preserve its original flavor. After boiling for a while, you can eat it, just add a little salt, no need to add anything else."

  He was once thrown into the woods, desert and mountains by his father for so-called wilderness survival training. Starting from the age of ten, he lived a life of abuse that seemed inhuman to outsiders. How hard could it be to find something to eat in the familiar Starry Forest?

  The lotus root soup in the leaf-shaped pot is bubbling with air bubbles, emitting a faintly fragrant aroma that wafts out and lingers in the surrounding area, making one's appetite open up just by smelling it.

  Zhou Weiqing stole a glance at Shangguan Bing'er, just in time to catch the 15-year-old girl secretly swallowing a mouthful of saliva. He had originally wanted to tease her for a few more sentences, but at this moment his heart was filled with an inexplicable warmth. He picked up two spoons that he had previously used to scoop out the bamboo shoots, handed one to Shangguan Bing'er, and then took out some salt, sprinkling a little into the bamboo shoot soup.

  This bamboo shoot is very tender, and the dew water will be boiling in a while. Zhou Weiqing made a please gesture to Shangguan Yuer, then he couldn't wait to scoop up a spoonful of bamboo shoot soup, blew it cool for a few moments before sending it into his mouth, as he was both hungry and thirsty.

  Shangguan Bing'er raised the spoon made of lotus seed shell, just about to take a bite, but her hand stopped in mid-air. She gently bit her lower lip, and her eyes looked at Zhou Weiqing with some complexity. Earlier, she hadn't even given him any dry rations to eat, yet now she was going to eat the food he had prepared for himself. How could she not be conflicted?

  "Give me a piece of dry rations, okay? Just drinking soup isn't filling! I'll trade the soup with you, how about it?" Zhou Weiqing pitifully stretched out his hand to Shangguan Fei'er.

  Shangguan Bing'er was taken aback, took off her backpack, and handed a piece of dry rations to Zhou Weiqing. She suddenly felt that this guy didn't seem so annoying after all.

  The bamboo shoots soup is presented in a pale green color, with each piece of bamboo shoot cooked in it like a piece of jade. The aroma is light but not scattered, clear but not chaotic, and although there are no extra ingredients, the freshness of the bamboo shoots themselves is perfectly set off by the dew and leaves within.

  When Shangguan Bing'er took her first sip of the bamboo shoot soup, she deeply fell in love with its flavor. The sweet and soft fragrance flowed from the tip of her tongue to the root, and as the clear broth entered her abdomen, not only did her whole body feel warm and cozy, but a refreshing aroma also overflowed between her mouth and nose. That moving feeling was countless times better than eating dry rations.

  At this time, she even regretted not letting Zhou Weiqing go hunting for that Lin rabbit earlier. Who knows, maybe it would have been delicious too.

  Zhou Weiqing didn't go to provoke Shangguan Bing'er, instead sitting on the other side of Ye Paotian, eating dry rations and Luosun soup in turns, his eyes already somewhat dazed.

  Shangguan Bing'er's eating posture was really too beautiful, especially when she took her first sip of bamboo shoot soup and the satisfaction on her face made Zhou Weiqing's heart throb violently. In his eyes, Shangguan Bing'er's expression was even more refreshing than the bamboo shoot soup.

  Just like Shangguan Bing'er liked the bamboo shoot soup he made, at this moment, he also deeply loved her satisfied look. Clenching his fists, he secretly made up his mind to pursue her as his wife no matter what.

  Just thinking about being able to marry Guan Ice as his wife and sleep with her fragrant and charming body every day, Zhou Weiqing's smile suddenly became radiant. Fortunately, the little beauty in front of him was paying attention to the bamboo shoot soup, so she didn't notice this guy's lewd expression.

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