Chapter 2493: He Ate Raw Meat

And this youth, who had met Ye Zhangqing and the others in the Great Marsh Lake, failed to get any food and felt full of regret.

Although his status is not ordinary and his talent is not low, the problem is that he is still young—compared to those middle-aged men, they are merely those old-timers.

Moreover, the leftover food Ye Zhangqing left behind was not much to begin with, fundamentally not enough for several people, so naturally more people could only watch.

But the youth was unwilling to accept it; such deliciousness, just smelling the aroma, you know it's countless times better than that swamp fish.

If he can't eat it, how could his heart be willing?

Compared to others, the youth yearned even more; after all, those others are a bunch of people who don't know flavor—how could they compare to him?

So in his desperation, the youth saw a pile of raw meat stacked nearby, thinking it must be the leftover from that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon's corpse.

Since they're all ingredients, having failed to grab anything else, eating a bit raw shouldn't be a big problem, right?

Thinking this way, the youth didn't bother with anything else and immediately stepped forward toward the pile of raw meat.

"Shī xiōng, what are you doing?"

"Let me first taste the meat."

Hearing that, the youth's face showed eagerness; he didn't even say anything about the meat, and immediately grabbed a bone and started gnawing it raw.

Seeing this, He Muqin and the girl were both stunned, "This... this... this... how could he be eating raw meat and drinking blood?"

For a moment, they were shocked by the youth's action.

But before the two could recover, they saw the youth, who had only taken two bites, suddenly spit out a mouthful.

"Ptooey!"

Immediately he looked disgusted; it wasn't as tasty as imagined, even somewhat nauseating.

Could it be that it's just the smell? No, impossible—Ye Zhangqing's cooking, which he has personally tasted, couldn't possibly be bad; absolutely impossible.

It must be that the raw meat's flavor is off; it must undergo Ye Zhangqing's cooking to become delicious.

Thinking this, the youth instantly lost interest, casually threw the bone aside, got up and said.

"Let's go—out of sight, out of mind; staying here is unpleasant."

Since there's nothing to eat, we might as well leave; otherwise just watching will only make us feel worse.

Hearing that, the girl and He Muqin both nodded; indeed it is so.

The three then left.

They thought it was just that they hadn't gotten to eat this meal, but who would have thought that after returning, less than two Shíchén later, the youth had an accident.

His whole body burned with heat, as if steamed, his skin all red, even starting to smoke.

Seeing the youth's current state, He Muqin frowned and said.

"Is your shī xiōng on fire? He's even smoking."

Meanwhile, the girl, already anxious and at a loss, said anxiously.

"I don't know; I just checked the healing pill myself, but shī xiōng just isn't improving."

She truly had no way; shī xiōng's body was completely normal, showing no sign of any problem.

But the high temperature wouldn't drop; his whole body was on fire.

Regarding this, He Muqin also had no other recourse; finally the two could only ask Ye Zhangqing, Tianlin, Miao Qianqian, and including those senior powerhouses on the Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel to come and look.

But after everyone examined him, they similarly found nothing wrong.

It's just that the high temperature wouldn't stop, he remained unconscious, and his whole body emitted mist.

"Strange, what exactly is this situation? I've never encountered anything like it."

"Me too; his internal Línglì is completely normal, his meridians unharmed—it shouldn't be like this."

"Young Master Ye, do you have any solution?"

He Muqin and the girl looked toward Ye Zhangqing with pleading faces.

Both girls had an inexplicable trust in Ye Zhangqing; his cooking is so good, his combat strength so strong, his talent so high, other aspects surely aren't weak either.

Perhaps he could see something.

But facing the girls' gaze, Ye Zhangqing helplessly shook his head.

"I also couldn't see anything, but before he fell unconscious, what did he do?"

Right now we can't see any problem; we can only start from what happened before, perhaps we can think of something.

Facing Ye Zhangqing's question, the two girls glanced at each other and then began to recall.

From after the battle with the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ended, to boarding the Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel, preparing to return to the Immortal City.

The youth merely took a healing pill, because he had sustained minor injuries in the battle, but they weren't serious.

At that time he didn't notice anything strange; afterward, the Heavenly Outside Immortal Vessel was filled with fragrance.

They, like everyone else, were drawn by this fragrance to outside the Fire Room.

After that came what Ye Zhangqing also knew.

Everything seemed fine; moreover, that pill was the youth's own—surely he wouldn't poison himself.

After thinking it over, it seemed there was no reason; fundamentally, nothing strange could be found.

Until He Muqin seemed to suddenly realize something, her expression changed and she said.

"No, there's still one thing we forgot."

"What is it?"

"He ate raw meat."

"He ate raw meat???"

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing was bewildered—where did the raw meat come from? Besides, why would he eat raw meat when he's not hungry?

You damn it, you've already reached perfect cultivation in the Immortal Emperor Realm, just one step away from the Immortal Venerable Realm—you wouldn't starve to death even if you didn't eat.

With such cultivation, still doing this raw-meat-and-blood thing? Truly absurd.

Afterwards, after the girl's explanation, Ye Zhangqing and the two others finally understood.

It's precisely because they understood that the three of them looked so grim.

This guy is eating raw meat of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, no wonder.

When in the Immortal Realm, Ye Zhangqing had said that although the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon is a top-grade ingredient.

But many parts inside it are highly toxic to the Human Race, so it must be handled with extreme care.

Some parts are absolutely not edible.

Back then, Tianlin and Miao Qianqian also studied many times before they learned how to handle this Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredient in this way.

And the raw meat piled up in the Fire Room just now is precisely the toxic part from that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon's body, which Tianlin and the other person specially shaved off and gathered together.

It's poisonous, highly poisonous—does this kid dare to eat it?

After stating the facts truthfully once, upon hearing Ye Zhangqing's words, the girl fell silent.

Is that thing poisonous? Moreover, it's highly poisonous—it could even be fatal.

No wonder those Immortal Chefs from Beyond the Heavens have never even thought of targeting the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.

If this thing is poisonous, it definitely can't be eaten—who would dare to eat it?

But now, the thing has already been eaten; saying anything is pointless, so the girl could only anxiously look at Ye Zhangqing and ask.

"Young Master Ye, what should we do now? My senior brother..."

"I don't know how to handle the poison of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon."

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing spoke softly, his tone carrying a hint of apology.

I truly don't know how to neutralize this poison; otherwise I wouldn't just stand by and watch this young man be poisoned to death.

Feeling helpless, I never thought that daring to put anything in my mouth would lead to such a result.

After saying that, Ye Zhangqing also fell silent.