14: Your father beast is amazing!

When Nan Zhisui returned to the Cave of Hu Qi's home, she discovered a campfire at the entrance. A simple stand had been made with a few large stones over the fire, and a stone pot was placed on top.

The stone pot was covered with a stone lid, though it wasn't airtight and allowed air to leak in.

Inside the stone pot, a rich-tasting bone soup was simmering over a low flame.

Nan Zhisui walked forward, pleasantly surprised, and carefully lifted the lid to take a sniff.

"It smells so good! Hu Qi, did you make this?"

Hu Qi came running back from the side, holding a stone bowl that his Father Beast had just made, and laughed, "Pretty Older Sister, Father Beast and I made this together."

"That's amazing. I rarely encounter Beastmen in the Beast World who use fire to prepare food."

Hu Qi explained, "My Father Beast said that while Males indeed don't eat food cooked with fire, Females have delicate bodies, and if it isn't boiled with fire, they are prone to getting sick after eating."

After saying this, Hu Qi muttered in his heart: But I haven't seen other Females in Stone Village prepare food like this; perhaps other villages use fire.

Nan Zhisui didn't suspect anything and said, "Your Father Beast is so amazing; your Female Mother must be very happy."

Hu Qi fell silent for a moment; he was a bit hesitant about whether he should tell Pretty Older Sister about his Female Mother.

Nan Zhisui took out the tea tree mushrooms and bird eggs she had already washed on the way and said, "After this soup is done simmering, I'll stir-fry these tea tree mushrooms with some bird eggs for you all to eat."

"Great, great!" Hu Qi laughed.

Nan Zhisui used the wooden spoon made by White Fox to taste the bone soup and discovered that salt had actually already been added.

Hu Qi also smiled and explained, "Father Beast said that Females need to eat salt."

Hu Qi felt that since Pretty Older Sister had saved his life, his Father Beast must be grateful to her, which is why he had meticulously prepared food that he would absolutely never prepare otherwise, food that even he had never eaten before.

The coldness his Father Beast had shown Pretty Older Sister in the morning must have been an illusion after all.

Nan Zhisui's black pearl-like eyes narrowed slightly.

The authentic bone soup of the Beast World was already incredibly delicious with just a little salt added for seasoning, making her feel as though every pore in her body opened up after a busy day, bubbling with comfort.

White Fox returned carrying the cleaned and chopped animal innards. Upon seeing Nan Zhisui, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"Father Beast." Hu Qi couldn't understand why his Father Beast's mood was fluctuating so much today. He trotted over, looked up, and whispered, "Father Beast, Pretty Older Sister is here. Please don't keep such a cold face; could you smile a little?"

White Fox averted his gaze and did not look at Nan Zhisui.

Hu Qi really couldn't figure it out, so he had no choice but to pull White Fox over to the side of the stone stove fire and sit down on a flat stone stool.

Facing the head of this household, Nan Zhisui, as a guest, maintained the politeness of a person from Earth: "Little Hu Qi, and you... thank you for the hospitality today."

Hu Qi blushed upon hearing her thanks. Although he had contributed today, he was just a little helper; his Father Beast had done most of the work.

"Pretty Older Sister, no need to thank me. You saved my life, so I should be the one thanking you. Also, my Father Beast is named White Fox; please remember that, Pretty Older Sister."

White Fox lowered his head and looked at his Little Cub tenderly.

Nan Zhisui noticed the expression of this Male. The cold, aloof White Fox Beastman actually had two faces.

When he was indifferent, he was as cold as ice. When he was tender, he was as warm as fire.

Nan Zhisui laughed: "You thank me, and I thank you, so that's settled; we'll call it even. By the way, my name is Nan Zhisui."

Hu Qi said nervously: "How can we call it even? Pretty Older Sister, you saved my life."

"If Sister says it's even, then it's even." Nan Zhisui laughed.

Hu Qi pursed his lips and said: "Alright then."

Anyway, a life-saving grace didn't need to be kept on one's lips; it was something to be remembered in one's heart.

Nan Zhisui observed Hu Qi's little expressions; the way the Little Immortal Child frowned was truly adorable, and she really wanted to pinch him.

After the soup was heated, White Fox took out the soup pot, then placed another stone pot down and stir-fried all the animal innards with salt.

After Nan Zhisui took out the tea tree mushrooms, White Fox took one look and knew what to do. He cracked the bird eggs, then stir-fried them together with the tea tree mushrooms, and finally added just a little salt before taking them off the heat.

Little Snake Yang held the small bowl in front of him in his mouth and ate the food in big mouthfuls. It was his first time eating such a rich dinner, and he curled his eyes as he ate.

How happy he felt; it had been so long since he had the happiness of being this full.

He liked Pretty Older Sister so much; he wanted to follow Pretty Older Sister forever!

Little Aqi had also been busy all day, eating in big mouthfuls before patting his full belly.

Once the two Little Cubs were full and satisfied, they became sleepy. Little Aqi transformed into a fluffy, snow-White Fox and curled up beside the campfire, while Little Snake Yang wrapped himself up with him, sleeping affectionately together.

The starry sky of the Beast World was very bright; the moon was also a full turn larger than on Earth, making the night sky quite bright.

The entire Stone Village was shrouded in silver moonlight, as if draped in a silver gauze garment.

Nan Zhisui prioritized letting the cubs eat first, so she ate very slowly. Once the cubs had eaten their fill, she then slowly began to eat the remaining food.

A stone bowl filled with soup appeared in front of her. Nan Zhisui looked up and saw that it was White Fox who had served it to her.

She took the soup and said, "Thank you."

White Fox did not speak.

Nan Zhisui asked, "Why aren't you eating?"

The Male then softly said, "I can't eat that much."

Nan Zhisui paused slightly. A weak person cannot handle rich nourishment; he couldn't eat that much food.

Yet, even though he couldn't eat it, he had been busy all day preparing so many things to host her.

"Thank you," Nan Zhisui said sincerely.

But she saw the other party frown slightly.

Such a beautiful and refined Male, yet his brows were furrowed. A sense of discomfort enveloped Nan Zhisui; she felt an itch in her heart and really wanted to gently smooth out his furrowed brows.

"You are very skilled at preparing food this way; does your female master also eat food cooked by fire?"

The Male Beastman opposite her ladled a bowl of soup for himself, drank a tiny bit slowly, and nodded slowly.

Nan Zhisui felt a bit awkward, so she casually remarked, "Then she must be quite happy."

The Male opposite her paused slightly. He put down the soup in his hand and asked her, "Then are you happy?"

"Huh?" Nan Zhisui realized in a daze that the Male opposite her was asking her. She was confused for a moment, then began to ponder this question.

Was she happy?

Her expression faded and sank.

Nan Zhisui was a homebody; she was a person from Earth who had parents, a younger brother, a career, and friends there. In truth, she was not very willing to be transported to the Beast World. Even that time over a year ago, she had been kidnapped to the Beast World by the System.

And this time, Nan Zhisui still didn't understand why she had been transported to the Beast World again, or what the meaning of her coming to the Beast World was.

After White Fox observed her expression, he was also slightly stunned, and only then did he respond to Nan Zhisui's previous sentence.

"She might... not be very happy."