Those who
survived were all stunned by everything that had just happened in front of
their eyes. Their brains couldn’t process the information right away.
Tears were
streaming down Qin Luo’s face as he squatted down while holding his head. Chen
Yun, on the other hand, adopted the Carp Flip1 technique and got right back up
as if nothing has happened.
“Are you
okay?” asked Chen Yun, concerned.
Qin Luo
wanted to preserve his manly image in the eyes of this girl that he was fond of
so he got up immediately, “I am fine. Doesn’t hurt at all? How’s your knee? Did
my skull hurt your knee? Do you need me to rub it for you?”
While he
embarrassing questions were making Chen Yun blush, a shriek came from the
crowd.
“Hey, look!
Those that were eaten were still alive!”
Among the
heaps of meats were a stomach that was wiggling non stop. Leaving Qin Luo, Chen
Yun went over, pulled out her sword, and directly sliced through the stomach
wall. Four bodies covered in sticky stomach fluid rolled out from the inside.
Other than
the first man that was swallowed was unconscious, the other three were fine.
Feng Buping
quickly instructed the others to wash them off, even though the stomach acid of
the gu diao wasn’t too strong, but it
would still cause damage to the skin over time.
At this
moment, the female voice rang in Qiu Luo’s head again, “Obtained Class F
ingredient gu diao. Recommended
method of preparation: Grilled, braised, or baked with soil. Effect: Strength x 2. Duration: 1
hour.”
“Who are
you?” asked Qiu Luo, “and why are you talking in my head?”
There was no
response.
“Is it a
ghost?” Qiu Luo felt a light breeze at the back of his head and suddenly a
large palm patted him on his shoulder.
Qiu Luo
jumped and whipped around while gripping his cleaver tightly. It was Feng
Buping standing behind him.
Qiu Luo let
out a sigh of relief, “Uncle, please say something first next time, okay? You
scared the shit out of me!”
Feng Buping was dumbfounded, “I
called you several times, but you just stood here talking to yourself and never
responded.”
Qiu Luo knew he was too distracted earlier and laughed embarrassedly,
“Oh, pardon me. Do you need something from me?”
Feng Buping placed a small pouch in Qiu Luo’s hand. Qiu Luo opened it
up and saw that it was a pouch full of copper coins.
Qiu Luo was confused, “What is this for?”
“Don’t misunderstand,” smiled Feng Buping. “This is a token of
appreciation from all of us. You must accept it.”
“I can’t do that!” As a 5-good2 chef of the new century, naturally
he’d have to turn it down. “Uncle Feng you had already saved my life before.
Let’s just call it even, okay?”
“Then let’s consider this the fees for hiring you, how about that?”
Feng Buping continued, “We are still a good dozens of kilometers from the city
of Ning Zhou. We’d feel much better to have you travelling with us.”
As it turned out, this merchant group was based out of Ning Zhou. Once
a year they’d travel to a village deep in Mount Chongxi for specialty mountain
merchandises. They have ran into gu dian
twice before, and have always remained silent and just watched their companions
got eaten.
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Note:
2. 5 goods:
i) patriotism, obey the laws,
give back to the community
ii) study hard in school,
dedicated to one’s work
iii) equalities between the two
genders, respect the elders, love the youths
iv) embrace new (better)
customs, less kids but provide best education
v) financially responsible,
environmentally conscious
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