Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 156 Spicy Food?

Compared to the calamity pig, Pei Xia is at least a bit more human in terms of empty talk and boasting.

Ye Lu heard the commotion coming from Pei Xia's place from afar, and Pei Xia returned after a while.

He was shirtless.

He pointed at his naked body and paused for a moment: "Uh..."

Pei Xia waved her hand without explanation and turned to begin treating the body of the spider monster beside her.

After a while, a tall and slender figure emerged from the darkness on the other side; it was none other than Han Youzhi.

Ye Lu saw Pei Xia's coat on her and seemed to understand something, but after looking up, he thought he was being sensible and kept quiet.

Weak Han Youzhi sat on the ground with a tense face, while Li Zi was also covering her face, which had been swollen from being hit by Pei Xia earlier. The atmosphere was quiet, yet subtle.

As one of only two able-bodied people present, Ye Lu stood up in this awkward situation and moved closer to Pei Xia: "Need any help?"

Pei Xia was struggling to deal with the monster's corpse while he was using his internal energy. When he heard Ye Lu's words, he didn't stand on ceremony: "Help me light a lamp."

So Ye Lu stood beside Pei Xia and lit up the spiritual light.

Ye Lu also noticed that the beast's carapace was incredibly hard and could be forged into excellent magical artifacts.

But at this moment, Pei Xia was not busy cutting out this huge piece of carapace.

He was trying to cut off the spider monster's tail and abdomen.

"What is this doing?"

Ye Lu's question drew the attention of Lu Li and Han Youzhi, who were resting nearby.

Now that we've gone through this fierce battle and the upheaval of the "Disaster Pig," Pei Xia needs to sort out the current situation for everyone.

"We have no way to leave here for the time being."

His first words were a wake-up call for everyone.

Ye Lu remembered that not long ago, when Pei Xia's personality changed drastically, she had suggested leaving as soon as possible. He then asked, "Isn't there a teleportation array?"

Pei Xia nodded: "Yes, it's a missing array. It needs to have its array patterns repaired before it can be used. But the problem is, that guy can repair it, but I can't."

Setting up an array is a skill of a sixth-level master, which Huozhi could easily do, but Pei Xia did not have that level of skill.

Only after these words were spoken did everyone realize the seriousness of the problem.

Han Youzhi tightened her clothes: "Then, aren't we trapped here?"

“Yes, but don’t worry too much,” Pei Xia turned to look at Lu Li, who was covering her face next to her. “Li Zi is very close to breaking through to the sixth realm. We have demon crystals, inner cores, and demon beast blood here, which can allow her to practice extensively.”

So everyone looked at Lu Li again.

The little girl rubbed her face and proudly puffed out her chest: "It has to be me!"

Despite saying that, Han Youzhi's expression did not relax. As a fifth-level Su Shi herself, she knew that breaking through to the sixth level was not easy: "What if it takes a long time to advance?"

The most reliable method is still to have Pei Xia use the Calamity Pig to complete the array patterns.

But having experienced a loss of control once, Pei Xia would never agree to this plan. If the monster were released into the outside world, it would definitely recover all its power in a very short time and even surpass Pei Xia's original strength.

So he simply said, "There's no other way. Why don't you try to break through?"

Ye Lu belatedly realized, "Oh, so you're...stocking up on food?"

Pei Xia gripped the Gang Sword and painstakingly sliced ​​off the relatively soft tail and abdomen of the spider monster.

The soft flesh fell to the ground with a dull thud. This large piece of the spider's abdomen, dripping with fluid, was about the size of a small bed. "Most spiders are venomous, and even those that aren't known for it, once they reach this size, the amount of venom they produce is not to be underestimated, so there's not much edible part."

Pei Xia reached out and patted the large piece of meat with a mixture of relief and helplessness: "If it's an arthropod, this part might be edible. Don't worry, I'll try it first. I'm in good health and relatively resistant to poison."

After saying that, he pointed to the monster's eight long legs: "Crab legs are full of meat. Its legs are so thick and long, there must be a lot of meat inside. Ye Lu, let's cut off its legs in a bit."

Although Ye Lu was from Hanzhou and had witnessed the struggles of the Yi people for survival in the mountains since childhood, he was clearly unprepared for the idea of ​​eating spiders.

However, just as he hesitated, he saw Pei Xia's gaze pass over his shoulder and land on the square-faced man lying on the board behind him.

The young man snapped to attention and immediately snapped back to reality: "I'll unpack it!"

For a moment, the spacious hall was filled with the sounds of laborious work, such as chiseling and carving.

About half an hour later, the two stopped and wiped their sweat.

There was no firewood in the underground palace, but fortunately Pei Xia had the help of his inner fire. He cut a few pieces of the spider's tail and belly meat and set them up to roast, while he told Ye Lu to go back along the original route to fetch some water from the underground river and see if there were any blind fish or other creatures in the river that could be used as food.

Believe it or not, the flesh from the spider's abdomen was actually pinkish-white and slightly translucent, looking very fresh and tender. You could even feel the clear and resilient muscle texture when you touched it.

After baking for a while, there wasn't much oil, but it had a strange milky aroma.

This made Han Youzhi and Lu Li's eyes widen slowly.

No woman would willingly eat a spider, but when the remains of that giant beast are hidden in the darkness, and the flames tease the snow-white flesh, revealing an intoxicating flavor, it's hard to remember that it's actually spider meat.

As agreed, Pei Xia took a piece and tasted it first.

It's not sticky, very bouncy, chewy, and has a strangely sweet taste.

Meeting Han Youzhi and Lu Li's gazes, Pei Xia smacked her lips: "Like a lobster."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li was the first to rush forward.

The flesh on the abdomen of this spider does indeed have a texture similar to shrimp meat, perhaps because it is physiologically closer to fast-twitch muscle fibers.

Lu Li ate with her mouth full of food. Han Youzhi originally wanted to be reserved, but considering her current physical condition, she did need to eat something nourishing.

In no time, the freshly grilled meat was completely devoured.

When Ye Lu returned with the water, he saw Pei Xia still grilling meat, just as he had left.

He asked, puzzled, "Is it that hard to bake?"

"Yeah, it's pretty difficult."

Pei Xia glanced at Han Youzhi and Lu Li, who wiped their mouths and turned their heads away, pretending not to notice Pei Xia's gaze.

Ye Lu put the water bag on the ground and reported to Pei Xia, "There are almost no living creatures in the river. I only saw a few translucent fish, which were very small."

Such is the general state of the dark ecosystem; not to mention the underground river, there are not many living creatures even in the underground palace.

Pei Xia hummed in agreement, tore off a piece of nearly roasted meat, and handed it to Ye Lu: "Try it."

Ye Lu chewed for a moment, his eyes lighting up: "Not bad."

After finishing his meal, he licked his lips and said with some regret, "It would have been better if there had been some chili peppers."

Pei Xia rolled her eyes: "You're quite the thinker."

The cold region is very cold, so the Yi people have a tradition of keeping warm, and drinking alcohol and eating spicy food are habits they have had since childhood.

No sooner had Pei Xia finished speaking than Han Youzhi suddenly said, "Chili peppers? What's so difficult about that?"

(End of this chapter)