Chapter 1366: Wild Game

The three walked inward, and Ning Chen used the available materials to fashion a slingshot.

There were still quite a few animals on the forest's outskirts; one could even spot wild rabbits.

Ning Chen unleashed his ability to scout the surroundings, drew back the slingshot in his hand, and stood ready to fire at any moment.

Two chickens suddenly appeared within Ning Chen's scouting range. Ning Chen, whose attention had originally been fixed on the rabbits, was drawn to these two chickens; they were large and plump, absolutely enough for their dinner.

Ning Chen walked directly toward the spot where the two chickens were.

Miss Hongxiu watched Ning Chen depart, glanced at the rabbit not far away, and decisively parted ways with Ning Chen.

Within slingshot range, Ning Chen could already see the two chickens; he drew back the slingshot, aimed it at the two chickens, then infused his ability into the stones. Two sounds of air being pierced rang out, and the two chickens met a glorious end.

Arriving where the chickens had fallen, Ning Chen picked them up.

Just moments ago during his scouting, he had detected a small stream ahead; he could take the chickens there to clean them.

But for now, he still needed to regroup with Miss Hongxiu.

Ning Chen turned around and showed the chickens to Gu Yanqi. Seeing such plump chickens, Gu Yanqi exclaimed, "These chickens are so plump!"

"Indeed, they're quite good, though my rabbit isn't bad either."

Miss Hongxiu walked over from a distance, having just heard Gu Yanqi's exclamation; she reached out and waved the wild rabbit in her hand.

With everyone assembled, they moved toward the small stream ahead. Although the stream's water looked fairly clean, for a modern person like Gu Yanqi, she found it somewhat unacceptable.

So, Gu Yanqi used her ability to release water, allowing the two of them to clean the wild rabbit and the chickens.

After finishing the cleaning, Ning Chen carried the rabbit and the chickens back to their original spot.

Many eyes turned toward them, staring in astonishment at the game in Ning Chen's hands.

Placing the cleaned food on a makeshift table, Ning Chen fetched several branches and vines from nearby, combined them, and fashioned a simple barbecue rack.

Then, using another branch that had already been skinned and cleaned, he skewered the chickens and the wild rabbit and placed them on the rack.

As for the fire, Ning Chen glanced at the remaining thick stick and thin stick, then directly rubbed them against each other. Sparks quickly emerged, and Ning Chen used his ability to catalyze the sparks into flames.

Sure enough, the flames burned beneath the barbecue rack, roasting the meat above.

Oil from the chicken meat dripped down continuously, and the aroma spread out.

Lin Yi, standing nearby, kept swallowing saliva. After a moment's thought, he took a packet of seasoning from his spatial storage and walked toward Ning Chen.

Everyone had long been drawn to the aroma from Ning Chen's spot; seeing Lin Yi walk over, they all stared at him without blinking.

"Ahem, uh, little brother, I have something good here, a very fragrant seasoning. May I trade it with you for one of your chickens?"

Ning Chen glanced at Lin Yi, then turned back to roast the meat.

Lin Yi hadn't expected Ning Ge to ignore him. He thought for a moment: Could it be that Ning Ge took offense at being called "little brother"?

Thinking this, Lin Yi decisively changed his address: "Big, big brother? May I trade this for your roasted chicken?"

Ning Chen's mouth twitched, but with the mask on, it couldn't be seen. He looked up at Lin Yi, then at the item in his hand, and pretended not to know him: "Little brother, I don't even recognize this thing of yours. What if you're trying to trick me?"

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted. Well, as expected of Ning Ge, truly impressive.

Indeed, this seasoning doesn't exist in this world. If Ning Ge had simply traded with him like that, it might well have aroused suspicion.

"Ahem, big brother, let me open it for you to see; I guarantee it's good stuff." Saying this, Lin Yi tore open the seasoning packet and sprinkled a little onto the roasted chicken.

Instantly, an even richer aroma wafted out, making one's mouth water.

"Hey, this thing of yours seems pretty good." Ning Chen wore an expression of surprise, speaking vividly.

"Big brother, this is our family's ancestral secret recipe. What do you say, shall we trade?"

Ning Chen looked at the meat, then sniffed the air, appearing deeply conflicted.

"Then, then, alright, but I want two packets."

This Ning Chen made Lin Yi's eyes light up. Although his appearance was different, knowing the person before him was Ning Ge, hearing Ning Ge say those words and make that expression was simply adorable, wasn't it?

Here, I'll give them all!

Lin Yi directly took out three or four packets of seasoning and placed them before Ning Chen: "Big brother, I'll give you all of these. How about that!"

Ning Chen:...

He truly didn't know what was going on in Lin Yi's brain, but no matter what, he had to play along with this act.

"Oh, so many! Sure, sure, fine, you can take one."

Lin Yi, satisfied, took one roasted chicken and left.

Meanwhile, Ning Chen picked up a seasoning packet, fumbled clumsily to open it, then sprinkled it over the meat.

Throughout this process, Ning Chen fully demonstrated what it meant to be extremely cautious.

Gu Yanqi, standing nearby, remarked that she had truly learned a lot about acting.

After roasting the meat, Ning Chen tore it off with a small knife, found a clean leaf, washed it, and placed the meat on it for Gu Yanqi and Miss Hongxiu to eat.

Others were somewhat restless; some went out to hunt for wild game, while others thought about freeloaders.

"Uh, little brother, could we have some of this meat? I have silver here; I can buy it from you."

The person who approached was a middle-aged man in his thirties, accompanied by a relatively young woman.

Ning Chen didn't even look at him, focusing intently on eating the meat before him.

The middle-aged man, having lost face, was somewhat displeased: "I say, little brother, at least give me an answer."

Ning Chen still said nothing, while Miss Hongxiu, standing nearby, spoke up: "I say, uncle, isn't silence a no? I have this silver of yours too; what's the point of showing it off?"

The middle-aged man looked utterly furious. He marched straight to the barbecue rack Ning Chen had made, reached out, and tried to snatch the untouched roasted wild rabbit.

Ning Chen immediately extended his leg and kicked the man flying.

It took the middle-aged man quite a while to get up. He glared at Ning Chen while cursing: "You damn grandson, you actually dared to kick me! I've never suffered such humiliation in my entire life! Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

The middle-aged man stormed toward Ning Chen. Ning Chen stood up, looked at the other man, and remained motionless.

Just as the middle-aged man was about to reach out and touch Ning Chen, he suddenly felt intense pain in his wrist. Ning Chen had seized his wrist and directly snapped it, breaking the bone.

"I hate dirty hands the most. You've provoked me time and again; what exactly do you want?"

Ning Chen slapped his own hands together as if brushing off something unclean; his face scrunched up into a knot, and even his tone radiated pure disgust.