RPAGF Chapter 23 Pepper
Chapter 23 Pepper
Seeing them like this, Tu Lin smiled happily, her eyes crinkling.
If Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang become partners, would Lang Cang be willing to stay here?
Their tribe was now completely stable.
Rabbit Forest held onto beautiful fantasies.
If Lin Baiyan knew what the beastmen were thinking, he would definitely jump up and refute them!
He hadn't even realized the difference between himself and the male orcs; in his mind, he was still a man.
Mao Bai did have some memories of it, but Lin Baiyan only glanced at it briefly, so how could she remember such trivial matters?
And so this misunderstanding was formed in a rather dramatic way.
Ouch!
Wolf Cang let out a long howl towards the sky and took the lead in running forward. Ma Yuan and Xiong Fei transformed into their beast forms and followed behind them.
Caught off guard by the sudden acceleration, Lin Baiyan swiftly grabbed Lang Cang's fur and lay down near Lang Cang's neck, where it was less likely to be blown away.
At the same time, he finally learned just how fast the male orc was.
Lin Baiyan, riding on his back, felt the wind whistling past his ears. He was somewhat dazed; this was still the speed at which Lang Cang hadn't eaten his fill.
Lin Baiyan didn't even dare to imagine that if Lang Cang were at his peak combat power, he might be able to experience the Cat Express.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lang Cang and his companions found a thick tree to rest under as the sun was about to set.
"You take a rest. Ma Yuan and I will go hunting to find a water source. Xiong Fei will stay here and keep watch."
Xiong Fei responded with a simple and honest tone.
Lin Baiyan didn't sit idle; he gathered some dry firewood nearby and started a fire with Xiong Fei.
Since Lin Baiyan successfully started a fire, he taught the method to all the orcs, and now everyone knows how to start a fire.
After gathering enough, Xiong Fei easily started a fire. Lin Baiyan looked at Xiong Fei's bulging biceps from starting the fire and sadly pinched the soft flesh on her own arm.
He really wants muscles too, he didn't have them in his past life, and he still can't get them now...
Out of sight, out of mind, Lin Baiyan simply stopped looking at him and instead used a stick to rummage around nearby for wild vegetables.
Before he left, he asked the dog spirit to find him some garlic, but I don't know if the dog spirit was able to find it...
Lin Baiyan patiently rummaged through the mushrooms and found quite a few. The young man touched each one, as they didn't seem poisonous.
He soon found a lot of edible mushrooms and used a large leaf to hold them.
Lin Baiyan was happily picking mushrooms when he suddenly felt something fall and hit him. When he looked up, bright red Sichuan peppercorns appeared in front of him.
Lin Baiyan never expected such a good thing to happen. It was like a pie falling from the sky. The peppercorns just fell from the sky!
Lin Baiyan happily circled the pepper tree. He didn't know before that pepper trees grow on trees; he had always thought they were shrubs.
He looked at the height and was eager to climb up.
Xiong Fei watched Lin Baiyan's reckless antics from a short distance away. The clan leader only instructed him to protect the priest, and this simpleton just kept watching Lin Baiyan.
He found the perfect angle, and with a snap, he transformed into a small, dark brown cat with black stripes and paws. His sharp claws gripped the tree, and in no time, he had climbed up a tree trunk.
The kitten held one front paw between its two paws to maintain its balance, while frantically pawed at the peppercorns on the tree with the other paw. Soon, many strings of peppercorns were scattered under the tree.
The kitten proudly looked down at the fruits of its labor.
Feeling that it was about time, Lin Baiyan nimbly jumped down, transformed back into human form, and collected all the peppercorns scattered under the tree.
Then carefully memorize what the Sichuan pepper tree looks like.
Lin Baiyan was a little tired from exercising, so he simply sat down under the prickly ash tree, looking up at the forest above, the towering trees reaching into the clouds, the chirping of birds reaching his ears, and a rabbit darting past nearby...
What? A rabbit!
Just as a rabbit was about to dart past him, Lin Baiyan quickly shouted, "Xiong Fei! There's a rabbit!"
The next second, Xiong Fei had transformed into a black bear and ran off in the direction of the rabbit like lightning.
A moment later, the black bear returned with a rabbit in its mouth. Lin Baiyan gave Xiong Fei a thumbs-up in admiration, "You're really amazing!"
Before he could even finish speaking, Xiong Fei was already gone, showing just how serious he was about to eat his food.
The black bear transformed into human form, scratched its head, and chuckled sheepishly. It hadn't expected to be so easy to catch this time. "I'm just lucky," it said. "This rabbit was too naive, which made it easy for us."
Lin Baiyan looked at the dead rabbit with shining eyes; it was much fatter than the ones they had caught before.
"Then let's make a roasted rabbit!" Lin Baiyan decided.
Xiong Fei naturally listened to him.
At this moment, Lang Cang returned with Ma Yuan. He was carrying two colorful phoenix chickens, while Ma Yuan was holding a stone pot filled with water.
Lin Baiyan excitedly pointed to the rabbit that had already fallen to the ground, "Look, we even caught a rabbit!"
"Let's make a mushroom and chicken soup today! And then roast a rabbit!"
Lang Cang nodded, picked up the rabbit and the colorful phoenix chicken and went to clean them up. He returned shortly after and handed the cleaned meat to the young man.
Lin Baiyan first placed the small stone pot on the fire, and then used chicken skin to stir-fry it to extract some oil.
Then add dried Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the chicken and stir-fry briefly. Add water, yellow peel juice, and mushrooms to make a soup.
Xiong Fei volunteered to watch the mushroom chicken soup from the side.
The rabbit was scratched a couple of times with a salt stone, then a few peppercorns were added to the crevices of its meat, and a layer of yellow peel juice was applied to its skin.
Lin Baiyan handed the prepared rabbit to Lang Cang, "Then you can roast the rabbit."
“Let me do it,” Ma Yuan said, quickly taking the rabbit from Lin Baiyan’s hands.
Hmm, Lin Baiyan glanced at the remaining colorful phoenix chicken beside him, "Then come with me to find some yellow soil?"
Wolf Cang looked down at the sub-beastman beside him, "What do you need yellow earth for?"
Lin Baiyan smiled mysteriously, "Make beggar's chicken!"
Although Lang Cang was somewhat puzzled, he still followed Lin Baiyan. He had gotten used to the strange things the young man would say from time to time.
"You wait here, I know where there's soil." With that, he transformed into a large white wolf and ran off.
Without lotus leaves, Lin Baiyan searched nearby for large leaves that could wrap around the colorful phoenix chicken.
The chickens here are much bigger than those on Blue Star. This colorful phoenix chicken looks like it's already seven or eight pounds even though it hasn't grown up yet.
He found the leaves of a tree called the costus tree, which had a faint fragrance.
Since it's not poisonous anyway, I might as well use this instead of lotus leaves.
Lin Baiyan picked a few costus leaves, washed them with water, and then stuffed the Caifeng chicken's belly with mushrooms and chestnuts, and coated the skin with yellow fruit juice as well.
Looking at the Sichuan peppercorns and salt, Lin Baiyan had a flash of inspiration. He ground the Sichuan peppercorns into powder and mixed them with the salt. This was just Sichuan peppercorn salt!
However, this rock salt may not be pure enough, as it tastes a bit bitter, and even the salt and pepper seasoning has a slightly bitter taste, but it's still passable.
Lin Baiyan evenly coated the colorful phoenix chicken with salt and pepper, then wrapped it with a costus leaf.
At this moment, Lang Cang also returned with yellow soil. Lin Baiyan mixed the yellow soil with water to make yellow mud, and then patted the yellow mud onto the sandalwood leaves, making sure it was completely sealed into a mud ball.
Then he buried the yellow clay ball in another fire.
Wolf Cang looked at his strange actions and asked, "Can this taste good?" He had never seen this way of cooking before. Most beastmen simply roasted the meat and ate it, or at best, they would make meat soup.
He nodded with a grin, "Of course, it'll be packed with delicious food!"
"Let him bake it slowly by himself, and he can eat it for breakfast tomorrow morning!"
Lang Cang remembered the stir-fried dishes Lin Baiyan had made before, which were indeed delicious, and couldn't help but look forward to this beggar's chicken.