Chapter 108: Spending the Night in the Cave, Part 5

Pang Xiaoyu stared in disbelief at the wild rabbit her sister had roasted, now charred black.

Truly, one must not compare oneself to others; otherwise, it would only lead to frustration!

“Xiao Yu, I think you’d better wait until Miss Luo finishes roasting her rabbit before eating,” he said.

“Brother, are you looking down on me?” Pang Qingyu was still confident in her roasted rabbit. Though it didn’t look very appealing, it had to taste good—she had put a lot of effort into roasting it, after all.

She tore off a leg and took a bite—but immediately spat it out. “How is it still raw inside?”

The smell was unbearable.

By then, Luo Xia had placed her own rabbit over the fire to roast. Seeing this, she sighed softly. “Miss Pang, your rabbit is only burnt on the outside; the meat inside isn’t cooked yet.”

Pang Qingyu was nearly furious.

She glared angrily at Luo Xia. “If you’ve got the skill, then roast this one properly.”

If Luo Xia could actually turn her ruined rabbit into an edible one, then she would truly be talented.

Luo Xia smiled. “Very well, it’s a pity to waste it.”

With that, she took out the Mo Xie sword and, with a few deft strokes, shaved off the burnt layer of Pang Qingyu’s rabbit!

Everyone gasped in astonishment.

The Mo Xie sword seemed quite aggrieved. Look at the kind of owner it had—using it to shave meat! It was meant for killing, after all.

The Mo Xie sword wept silently.

Pang Qingyu said, “Look at you, wasting such a precious sword!”

Luo Xia laughed. “Since it’s with me, I will use it as I see fit.”

She then wiped the Mo Xie sword clean with a smile. “Heroes don’t ask about origins. Mo Xie, one day you will shine brightly—just wait.”

Afterward, she cheerfully brushed seasoning onto the wild rabbit and placed it over the fire to roast.

At that moment, three spirit beasts returned, each carrying an abundance of wild game—wild ducks, pheasants, rabbits, wild geese, and even wild boar!

Everyone was stunned.

Luo Xia, however, smiled warmly as she gathered all the wild game.

Wonderful—let her feast to her heart’s content.

What followed left everyone even more amazed.

Luo Xia lit ten separate fires, then cleaned and seasoned all the wild game before roasting them simultaneously.

The most astonishing part was her speed.

She moved effortlessly among the ten fires, precisely gauging the doneness of each piece of game.

In just one hour, she had roasted everything to perfection.

At first, Pang Qingyu stubbornly refused to eat anything Luo Xia had prepared, wanting to save face. But the irresistible aroma soon won her over, and once she tasted it, she was hooked.

The spirit beasts nearly came to blows over the food; fortunately, there was plenty to go around, or else Zhao Cai would have been in trouble.

In the end, everyone ate until they could hardly move.

Pang Qingyu was utterly impressed with Luo Xia, admiring her culinary prowess to the fullest. She thought, if Luo Xia’s cultivation advanced as miraculously as her cooking, then truly, something extraordinary awaited.

Though secretly admiring Luo Xia, Pang Qingyu still refused to admit it aloud.

The savory fragrance wafted through the cave.

The spirit beasts worshipped Luo Xia deeply.

What did it matter that she had no spiritual power? Who else in the world could create such delectable dishes?

Besides, to win someone’s heart, one must first win their stomach.

Luo Xia had captured everyone’s appetite.

The way everyone looked at her changed.

She was pleased.

She hadn’t deliberately sought to curry favor—everyone had helped her in some way, so it was only right she repay them.

Meanwhile, as Luo Xia and her companions feasted inside, the five factions of the Luo Patriarch were tirelessly searching for her whereabouts, so desperate they scarcely had time to drink.

Night fell like thick ink, and exhaustion overcame them all, forcing them to set up camp and rest.