allonlinenovel Chapter 131 Fish Soup
Chapter 131 Fish Soup
With trembling hands, Su Luo took out a cold-repelling bead. The bead emitted a faint light that enveloped her, and she finally felt a little warmer. Then, she pulled over the three people who were still chattering and asked, "How are you feeling now?"
Chu Wenqing was originally frozen stiff, but now that she was within the range of the Cold-Repelling Bead, she felt alive again. However, her tongue was still frozen, and her speech was a little unclear. "I'm... much better..."
Feng Xiyue rubbed her icy face, unable to contain her surprise as she looked at the cold-repelling bead in Su Luo's hand. "It's...it's actually a cold-repelling bead! Su Luo, where...did you buy it?"
Wow! Su Luo has so many treasures!
Su Luo smiled and said, "I didn't buy it. It was a gift from a master craftsman I knew before."
Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for the generous gift.
It's a pity she doesn't know how to make talismans that can raise body temperature, otherwise she could draw a whole sack of talismans and everyone could share some.
Feng Xiyue muttered, "I really envy you," then took out a handful of Fire Cloud Peppers. "The Hidden Yin Serpent said that one Fire Cloud Pepper can replenish energy for half an hour. Let's try this. After all, it's not practical for us to keep moving around like this..."
The three nodded in agreement and picked up a fire-flavored chili pepper.
Su Luo popped one into her mouth, and the moment she bit into it, a spicy flavor exploded in her mouth. A warm feeling surged up from her dantian, making her whole body feel warm. At the same time, Su Luo felt that her limbs and bones were filled with spiritual energy.
As expected of the Fiery Cloud Pepper, it not only provides cultivators with warmth but also replenishes their spiritual energy! However…
"So spicy! So spicy!!"
Chu Wenqing opened his mouth wide and shouted that it was so spicy, jumping around. After a while, he felt better, so he took another bite, and then jumped and shouted again because of the spiciness.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
Song Qiao's eyes turned red from the spiciness, but he didn't cry out. He just kept breathing heavily while continuing to eat with a furrowed brow.
Feng Xiyue and Su Luo also found it very spicy, but since they could handle spicy food, it was a little better for them.
After finally finishing a single fiery chili pepper, everyone was sweating profusely from the spiciness, and Su Luo put away her cold-avoiding bead.
The thought of having to eat another one in half an hour made Chu Wenqing's face scrunch up. "Ugh... this fire cloud pepper is way too spicy! I haven't eaten anything this spicy in ages. If I keep eating it, ugh... my mouth will probably be burned to a crisp!"
Since transmigrating into the book, he's been so poor he can only afford steamed buns, and his mouth is so bland it's almost unbearable. He's no longer the same person who used to eat spicy snacks like crazy in the real world!
Song Qiao covered her slightly swollen lips from the spiciness. Although she didn't speak, her eyes were full of approval for Chu Wenqing.
He really can't eat spicy food! Even as a wolf!
Feng Xiyue's face flushed crimson like a peach blossom from the spiciness. "Hiss... I'm warm now, but my mouth is still burning..."
Su Luo frowned, "Yes, this can't go on like this..."
Glancing at the Fire Cloud Pepper in her hand, Su Luo silently calculated in her mind.
One Fire Cloud Pepper can only keep them hot for half an hour. It will take them at least two days to clear the level, so they need to stay here for at least 24 hours. That means they need to eat at least 48 Fire Cloud Peppers!
But the spiciness of the fire chili peppers is terrifying, ten times spicier than the spicy noodles in the real world. Even Su Luo, who can handle spicy food, couldn't stand eating more than a few. For people like Song Qiao and Chu Wenqing, who prefer milder flavors, it would be even more painful. If they ate forty or fifty of them, not only would their mouths not be able to take it, but their anuses would also be unable to take it!
Therefore, they either need to find another way to resist the cold, or try to reduce the spiciness of the fire-flavored chili peppers!
Su Luo pursed her lips and looked around, her mind racing. Suddenly, she looked down and noticed a dark shadow flash across the ice beneath her feet. Her eyes lit up and an idea popped into her head.
So she suggested, "Everyone, let's make some fish soup!"
"what?"
The three of them were a little confused. They were still discussing fire-flavored chili peppers, so why did they suddenly start talking about fish soup?
"I've heard that there are Ice Spirit Fish under the ice in the Mysterious Ice Realm. These Ice Spirit Fish not only have tender flesh, but eating them can also increase your spiritual power."
As she spoke, Su Luo tapped the thick ice with her foot. "Perfect timing! When we're making fish soup, we can put some Sichuan peppercorns in and use the soup to dilute the spiciness. That way, we can fill our stomachs and warm ourselves up at the same time. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"
"right!"
The three of them immediately thought this was a great idea.
The Realm of Mystic Ice is a bitterly cold place, where snowstorms are constant and the ice never melts. Even the thinnest ice is a hundred feet thick, making it unsuitable for human habitation. However, it is a suitable habitat for certain special spiritual plants and demonic beasts. Without natural predators to disturb them, these plants and beasts grow unchecked, reaching an extremely terrifying number.
For example, the Ice Spirit Fish, unique to the Mystic Ice Realm.
Just thinking about the fragrant, hot fish soup makes my mouth water.
Since he was feeling warm all over, Chu Wenqing simply stepped out of the range of the Cold-Avoiding Bead, took out a sword, and said, "Then I'll chisel the ice!"
Without hesitation, Chu Wenqing grabbed his sword and ran off, intending to find the thinnest ice surface to chisel away.
Song Qiao then took out a piece of beef jerky. "I...I have...another piece of beef jerky. I can tear it into smaller pieces to use for fishing later..."
"Then I'll make the fishing gear!" Feng Xiyue said excitedly, then turned to Su Luo, "Su Luo, I'll leave the fish soup to you!"
Compared to the pig feed they made, Su Luo's cooking was truly delicious! In all her years, she still thought Su Luo's cooking was the best! Of course, Lin Ji's cooking was also very good, but that kid wasn't here!
Su Luo smiled and nodded, "Okay, no problem."
Anyway, she still had a lot of seasonings in her storage bag.
"and many more……"
Song Qiao suddenly remembered something crucial, "But, how can we cook without a pot?"
"Who said there's no pot?"
Su Luo looked at Feng Xiyue and blinked, "Don't you already have a pot ready?"
"Do I have a pot?"
Why didn't she know?
Feng Xiyue looked down blankly, searching her storage bag. "I don't see the pot. Besides the pills and the alchemy furnace, all I have here is..."
Before she could finish speaking, an unbelievable thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and Feng Xiyue abruptly looked up at Su Luo.
"No...it can't be...right..."
Su Luo smiled charmingly, "It's exactly what you think. Since a pill furnace can be used to refine pills, why can't it be used as a cooking pot?"
Feng Xiyue's mouth dropped open when she heard such words for the first time.
Song Qiao, who was standing to the side, also looked shocked.
A furnace for making pots? I've never heard of such a thing!
Although the idea was unusual, Feng Xiyue trusted Su Luo unconditionally, so she thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Su Luo makes sense! I happen to have some ordinary alchemy furnaces here, which don't have any other effects, so they can be used to make fish soup!"
Immediately afterwards, she took out a medium-sized silver alchemy furnace, placed it on the ice, and rubbed her hands together, her face full of eagerness.
"Besides alchemy, I've never thought of using the alchemy furnace for anything else! Now I'm actually looking forward to it!"
Song Qiao: ...
He was momentarily speechless. Well, as long as you're happy.
And so, the four of them got completely busy.
Chu Wenqing was chiseling ice in the distance, Feng Xiyue was making fishing gear, Song Qiao tore beef jerky into small pieces and went to help Chu Wenqing. Su Luo cleaned the alchemy furnace several times, filled it with a lot of clean snow, and then started boiling water.
Ordinary fires cannot be lit in the Xuanbing Realm, so Su Luo directly used the Frost Flame to heat the alchemy furnace. Soon, the snow in the furnace melted into water, which bubbled and gurgled.
Just then, Chu Wenqing and his group caught several Xuanbing fish. Feng Xiyue quickly prepared the fish and brought them over. Su Luo promptly took out her cold-resistant bead to prevent the fish from freezing solid. She then marinated the fish with seasonings for a while before starting to cook the fish soup.
Before long, the fish soup in the alchemy furnace turned into a rich, snow-white color, and the aroma was irresistible. When the fish soup was almost cooked, the fire chili peppers were chopped and added to the soup. At this point, the color slowly turned red, becoming a very appetizing red soup, and the aroma was even more overpowering than before, which could be smelled from a great distance.
The three of them, Chu Wenqing and his companions, were intoxicated by the incense. They stood in front of the alchemy furnace, their eyes fixed on it like hungry wolves, and urged each other to ask questions.
"Gulp! Su Luo, are you done yet? Are you done yet?"
"Yes! It smells so good! Come to think of it, I've never had fish soup before..."
"I...I'm hungry..."
"Su Luo, this soup has been boiling for quite a while now, it should be ready, right?"
"Yes, yes! Is it okay now?"
Looking at the three hungry children, Su Luo smiled helplessly. Feeling that the soup was almost ready, she finally said, "Alright, that's enough. Take your bowls and line up."
The bowls they used were bought by Su Luo when she visited a porcelain shop in Tang City. She thought they were pretty, but never actually used them.
The three of them were so excited they almost jumped up.
Before long, all four of them had a bowl of fish soup and began to drink it with relish. The fish was tender and smooth, and the soup was spicy yet flavorful, making it incredibly delicious. After eating a bowl, they instantly felt completely satisfied.
"Delicious! So delicious! I want another bowl!"
"Mmm, me too! I didn't expect that cooking the fire chili peppers in soup would actually make them less spicy!"
"My body feels so warm... I'm not cold at all..."
While Su Luo and her three companions were enjoying their fish soup with blissful expressions, they were completely unaware that several kilometers away, someone was already facing imminent freezing to death.