Douluo Continent: Gourmet Prisoner

Shi Yu's current state is quite mysterious, as if he is detached from the mortal world—his soul seems to be floating in mid-air, far from the hustle and bustle of the mundane world, and close to the ethereal deities.

In layman's terms, it means being far from people but very close to God.

But this mystery was just a fleeting abstraction. He quickly took out some nougat from the nougat cow and strode towards Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong, looking every bit like a savior, wanting to rescue the two from their dire situation.

As for how these two girls ended up in such a dire situation...

Hey, don't worry about that for now. The important thing is that Shi Yu is here, and he's going to save the two of them from this predicament.

Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong's eyes were glued to the nougat in Shi Yu's hand, their longing like that of travelers dying of thirst in the desert who had seen a spring.

Shi Yu didn't hesitate either; he picked up two pieces of nougat and precisely stuffed them into their mouths.

Do you think Shi Yu would stuff the nougat into his own mouth and enjoy it all by himself in front of them?

Dude, that's incredibly lucky. Even Satan would tattoo your name on his body, and Hell would need to enshrine your memorial tablet.

The moment you put nougat in your mouth, the rich sweetness explodes instantly, the sugar coating carrying the aroma of crushed peanuts—it should be the ultimate enjoyment.

The problem was that there was still some undissolved licorice twist candy left on Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong's tongues.

The pungent, astringent taste of licorice was still lingering on the tip of the tongue. The sweetness of the nougat not only failed to neutralize the strange taste, but instead seemed to add fuel to the fire, making the indescribable and strange taste of the licorice twist candy even more intense, which was simply a disaster for the taste buds.

Fortunately, although the two could not spit out the licorice twisted candy stuck to their teeth, they could still spit out the nougat in their mouths.

This torture of the taste buds didn't last long, but the price was that before the licorice twisted sugar completely dissolved, the two of them could no longer taste anything at all. Just thinking about sweetness made their tongues taste bitter from the licorice.

Shi Yu stood aside, watching the two of them frowning, baring their teeth, and looking utterly hopeless. He couldn't bear to see such human suffering.

So he simply turned his head away and chose not to look.

But we can't just stand by and watch Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong suffer like this.

Shi Yu stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then decided that the most important thing right now was to divert the attention of the two girls.

A brilliant idea instantly formed in his mind—to catch some fresh ingredients, bring them to the two of them, and enjoy them in front of them.

Shi Yu thought about it more and more and felt that the idea was brilliant. Think about it, which is more intense: the pain of not being able to eat delicious food or the pain of having a strange taste in your mouth?

This is a very simple problem.

It's definitely the former!

At that time, they will be filled with resentment that I also want to eat it, and they will not care about the astringent taste on their tongues.

This is a win-win situation!

You ask where the win-win situation lies?

Is this not easy?

The first win is that Shi Yu gets to eat fresh and delicious ingredients.

The second win meant he could also get a close look at the two girls who had just been mocking him, now displaying expressions of pain and envy.

Shi Yu won twice in a row!

Of course, when going out to hunt for new ingredients, they shouldn't stray too far from each other.

After all, these two are still being controlled by that damned licorice twisted candy, and they can't even speak properly. If something goes wrong, it would be a huge loss.

Fortunately, Shi Yu didn't intend to go far. Just as he turned a corner of the bushes, a group of furry little creatures came into his view.

Those were a flock of cotton candy sheep.

They are similar in shape to ordinary sheep, except that they have no wool at all. Instead, they are covered in fluffy, soft, filamentous cotton candy.

These "marshmallow wool" balls come in a variety of colors—red, yellow, blue, and white—each color representing a completely different flavor.

Shi Yu's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had discovered a treasure. He rushed forward and reached out to a snow-white cotton candy sheep, carefully grabbing a large handful of "wool" from its back.

The cotton candy wool was so light and fluffy; holding it in your hand felt like holding a cloud, it was incredibly soft.

Shi Yu couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth.

The moment it touches your tongue, the marshmallow melts away without any stickiness, leaving only a light sweetness.

The sweetness is just right, not cloying at all, but rather carries a rich, refreshing aroma of cane sugar, the purest flavor of original cotton candy.

The rich sweetness spread through his mouth, and Shi Yu squinted his eyes in comfort, his smile widening as his face beamed with happiness that bordered on contentment.

But Shi Yu suddenly remembered the law of conservation of smiles—the total number of smiles in the world is fixed. For every person who smiles happily, another person, or several people, will lose an equal amount of smiles.

So now, the law of conservation of smiles is in effect.

Let's turn our attention to the shade of the trees not far away.

Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong were gazing longingly in Shi Yu's direction, their eyes precisely locked on the melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy in his hand and his face, which was radiating happiness.

Their expressions weren't exactly distorted; in fact, they were quite calm.

But beneath that calm lies a bottomless abyss of despair.

After all, the contrast between the lingering licorice taste on one side and the sweet, soft marshmallow on the other is enough to drive anyone crazy.

This also proves that Shi Yu's plan was very effective; he successfully attracted the attention of Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong.

Of course, Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong wouldn't pay attention to this place for long; they would rather endure the strange taste in their mouths than see this scene.

Out of sight, out of mind.

The two closed their eyes and stopped looking at Shi Yu.

Do you think this is over?

not at all.

Shi Yu plucked a large amount of wool from the cotton candy sheep and then came to the two of them.

He started tasting the cotton candy wool in front of them, occasionally praising it.

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong opened their eyes and stared intently at Shi Yu, as if they wanted to devour him.

But who is Shi Yu?

A divine being who is far from people but very close to God.

Would he care about these things?

Of course not. Seeing Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong open their eyes, Shi Yu ate even more heartily.

Zhu Lu and Huo Yutong were drooling with envy, and their saliva was quickly dissolving the licorice twisted candy in their mouths. The strange taste in their mouths was also suppressing their appetite, making them look pained. Seeing this, Shi Yu ate even more enthusiastically.

A perfect closed loop has been achieved, but the licorice twisted candy and marshmallow are finite and cannot achieve a perpetual motion machine.