Chapter 395: Chapter 395

"In theory, from the military camp to this mall, it should take at most 5 hours!" Xiao Wang frowned, "Why has it been five days and no one has come in?"

"It seems the time flow in this instance is so fast that we cannot predict..." Yan Shuiyue analyzed, "If we keep waiting..."

Her delicate body couldn’t help but shiver.

Five days ago, that horrible taste still lingered on her lips, making her feel like she had taken a trip to the gates of hell every time she recalled it.

Realizing something, the others also shivered.

Dear God, they definitely didn’t want to taste it again!

Fortunately, Qian Qi clapped her small hands and said kindly, "We’re changing the recipe today."

In these five days, she had found substitutes for oil, chili, vinegar, and sugar nearby, allowing her to cook a basic "home-cooked dish" for everyone to try~

That night, including Qian Qi, none of the nine team members were spared from vomiting.

"This shouldn’t be happening!" Qian Qi pounded the ground with her small fists, unable to comprehend, "I clearly added seasoning!"

Xu Jinghong, frowning while vomiting, said, "Is that adding seasoning? You just dumped all the seasonings together and used them at once!"

Qian Qi was puzzled, "Isn’t that how you cook? First oil, then peppers and meat, then add soy sauce and vinegar, and finally salt to fry in the pan." Thıs content belongs to noᴠelfire.net

That’s the sequence she used when cooking at the orphanage!

Xu Jinghong: ...What you made is merely edible, okay?

"The beast intestines you found are similar to pig intestines and need many processing steps to remove the smell..." Xu Jinghong sighed deeply, "Let me do it instead."

The bowl of spicy beast intestines Qian Qi stir-fried almost emptied the acid in everyone’s stomach. If this continued, even though Brain Jelly and spicy beast intestines were nutritious, the psychological trauma was unbearable for everyone.

Qian Qi suspiciously looked at Xu Jinghong, "Can you cook?"

"I often cook for my siblings." The red-haired young man glanced at her.

After washing his hands in a stone basin, Xu Jinghong removed several rivet rings from his right hand and began handling the bloody beast intestines nearby.

The red-haired young man’s hands were very attractive, long and distinct, not like a pair of hands meant for cooking, but more like hands that should be playing the piano. Watching such a divine pair of hands delve into the greasy, blood-red beast intestines felt to Qian Qi like forcing a Heavenly Realm fairy into a pigsty—her heart was filled with guilt.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jinghong was indeed skilled when cooking. Like a flowing stream, he made it even more pleasing to watch than famous TV chefs. After washing the intestines thoroughly, he placed them in a stone basin, poured Essence Demon Salt and vinegar to soak them, and then asked Qian Qi, "Is there flour?"

He remembered Qian Qi always carried a bunch of powders and wondered if there was any flour among them.

Qian Qi thought for a moment, then vanished into the night, only to return with a pile of Magic Plant Fruits. She ground the fruits into powder and told Xu Jinghong, "Edible."

By this time, the intestines had soaked enough. Xu Jinghong fished them out, cleaned them, felt the texture of the flour, and nodded slightly. He then applied the flour to the intestines, kneading constantly and occasionally adding some salt grains to rub vigorously. After about 30 minutes, he washed them again, repeating the process.

Unlike his punkish look adorned with black rivets, the red-haired young man was incredibly focused and patient while cooking. His long, nimble hands moved like divine hands, pleasing to watch. Qian Qi felt she might have been mistaken, feeling a familiar energy pulsing as he kneaded the intestines.

That feeling was similar to when she used the Divine Hand skill to enhance Magic Plant Seeds.

Qian Qi poked her head closer, only to find the energy disappeared instantly—it seemed like just an illusion.

Watching the small head almost kissing the intestines, Xu Jinghong moved the stone basin aside, speechless, "Why are you so close!"

Qian Qi retracted her head, "Continue."

Xu Jinghong glanced at her suspiciously. By now, the intestines were nearly ready. He retrieved them, rinsed off the residue, and cleaned them in clear water.

Qian Qi watched intently, realizing the familiar sensation hadn’t appeared again.

Once clean, Xu Jinghong smoked the intestines to remove moisture, then used an A-level knife to cut them into sections. He then poured hot oil into a shallow stone basin, tossed some chili substitutes Qian Qi found into the oil, releasing a stimulating spicy aroma, and quickly added the intestines. After some intense stir-frying, he finally added salt and sugar before serving it.

Over an hour had passed by now. Xu Jinghong’s forehead was lightly beaded with sweat from the spicy aroma and the bonfire, his fair face blushing, as he concentrated on scooping the stir-fried intestines into a bowl.

This time, Qian Qi wasn’t mistaken.

An indistinct energy truly flowed from Xu Jinghong’s hands into the stir-fried intestines.

"Want to try?" Xu Jinghong passed the stir-fried intestines to Qian Qi.

Qian Qi sniffed, immediately struck by an appetizing spicy meat aroma, with none of the previous fishy smell she had fried. She picked a piece to taste and her eyes widened instantly.

This... This can’t be!

What a peerless delicacy, no, no, this, this is an Immortal Grade, the Immortal Grade of Immortal Grades!

How could someone make food this delicious? As soon as it entered her mouth, the silky texture made her feel as if her whole body glided on soft silk, the soft and chewy meat texture exploded with rich juices when bitten, leaving a mouth-watering aroma that seemed endless, while the spicy, fragrant deep flavor hit straight to the heart. If only there were white rice to accompany it, she could devour three hundred bowls.

Most bizarrely, Qian Qi was certain that the intestines not only retained their nutrients and energy, but rather doubled them. If her stir-fry ensured the team wouldn’t suffer nutrient loss for five days, Xu Jinghong’s stir-fry could at least keep them healthy for ten days!

However, the only downside was...

It was delicious to the point of madness, making one want to eat more and more. If she ate too much, Qian Qi wondered if the body might explode from the excess energy intake in a short period.

While chewing, Qian Qi pondered. She’d never seen cooked beast meat retain, let alone increase, its energy so drastically. Such an anomaly, could it relate to the energy she had sensed?

Could it be, Xu Jinghong also had the Divine Hand?

"How is it?" Seeing Qian Qi’s fiery gaze fixated on his hands, as if wanting to chop them off and keep them, Xu Jinghong immediately hid them behind his back, "Is it good?"

At home, his siblings were picky eaters since they were young. Though experienced, Xu Jinghong believed himself to be a good cook, but these were beast intestines and the condiments were all Magic Plant substitutes, so he wasn’t sure it was truly delicious.

But certainly, it had to be tastier than Qian Qi’s dish, right?

Qian Qi looked at him, then at the others drawn by the fragrance, eager in their eyes, and directly raised the stone bowl, stuffing all the stir-fried intestines into her mouth at once.

Damn! She’s hogging it all! Shameless!!!

Qian Qi’s cheeks were puffed round, her mouth covering the stir-fried intestines, she grinned, "Well done, Comrade Little Hong, could you whip up another bowl~"

This time, she planned to interrupt Xu Jinghong’s spell to see what differences would appear between the first and second bowls of stir-fried intestines...