NOVGO.NET Chapter 17: An Eyesore of a Butt
Chapter 17: Chapter 17: An Eyesore of a Butt
After he spoke, Xiao Ye felt his own words were a bit awkward and strange. Did it sound like he was inviting Su Luoluo?
Thinking about it more deeply, normal beastman and female couples in the tribe often did this sort of thing.
They used accompanying a female to gather fruit as an excuse to find a private spot and get frisky.
It was an unspoken understanding among everyone.
While no one ever said it out loud, he had heard plenty of such commotions while resting in the wilderness.
From the look in Su Luoluo’s eyes, it seemed she had misunderstood his meaning.
Xiao Ye added awkwardly, "If I don’t go with you, who knows if you’ll pick some poisonous mushrooms or something? You might secretly add something else to the chicken while you’re cooking it."
As he spoke, he glanced Su Luoluo up and down, as if suffering from some "lingering trauma." "After all, it’s not like you haven’t done this kind of thing before, right?"
The "thing" Xiao Ye was referring to was none other than the seduction fruit, which was used during intimate moments in the tribe.
The original host, who had been constantly ridiculed by the tribe, had drugged her fifth Beastman husband, Nantu, even before the incident where she tried to climb into Mo Xuan’s bed in the middle of the night.
And for that very reason, Nantu had gone away on a "long journey."
When Su Luoluo heard this part of the story, she was once again left speechless.
’How could the original host do so many outrageous things?’
’It would be one thing if she just did them in secret, but no, she had to leave me to clean up her mess.’
But even so, Su Luoluo had no choice but to remind Xiao Ye, "I’m eating the same chicken as you."
Xiao Ye replied, unconvinced, "How do I know you won’t just tamper with my portion? I’ll only feel at ease if I watch you with my own eyes."
Su Luoluo realized she couldn’t convince Xiao Ye at all, so she just gave up talking.
’Let him follow if he wants to!’
’It’s not like *I’m* the one with the injured leg.’
The most important ingredient for Beggar’s Chicken is the lotus leaf.
But this was a lush jungle, so lotus leaves were out of the question.
Without lotus leaves, Su Luoluo planned to find some large leaves to use as a substitute.
Everything in this world was unpolluted. No matter what kind of leaf she used, it would impart a faint, fresh fragrance to the food.
It was another way to give the food a special aroma.
Of course, besides the leaves, it would be best to find some spices to rub on and marinate the chicken. That would make the flavor even richer.
Although the conditions in this primitive world were crude, she had to admit that its natural resources were incredibly abundant.
A single glance revealed all sorts of fresh, green wild vegetables, as well as bright red and brilliant yellow fruits.
For Su Luoluo, who had spent so long living in the Post-apocalypse, it was a dazzling sight. It felt as if she had stumbled into a treasure trove.
Xiao Ye followed behind, watching Su Luoluo look at this and touch that. He just found her more and more bizarre.
’They’re just a bunch of useless fruits and leaves. Are they really worth her grinning like a big-mouthed monkey?’
’No, wait, even big-mouthed monkeys are more refined than she is. After all, they’re not fat.’
Su Luoluo carefully memorized the locations of the wild vegetables and fruits. The next time she was hungry, she could quickly find them and pick some to eat.
But for now, the most important task was to find large leaves to wrap the chicken and spices for seasoning.
She had thought things like star anise and cinnamon would be impossible to find, but to her surprise, she found them right after heading down a small hill.
At this time of year, the star anise wasn’t fully mature yet, but Su Luoluo picked some anyway. It was just for flavoring, so a hint of the taste would be enough.
As for cinnamon, she broke a piece of bark directly off a tree.
In this primitive world, no one paid these trees any mind, so the bark was thick and dry. She only needed to break off a small piece for her use.
With star anise and cinnamon secured, next on the list were ginger and scallions.
In Su Luoluo’s experience, scallions grew everywhere and should have been easy to find. Unexpectedly, finding them took the longest time.
Perhaps because this was a primitive era with abundant rain and fertile soil, the trees grew tall and robust. They blocked much of the sunlight from reaching the ground, preventing smaller plants from getting enough light and thus making them scarcer.
After searching for a long time, Su Luoluo finally found some wild scallions underneath a patch of thorns.
She unhesitatingly pulled up a large handful.
Following behind Su Luoluo, Xiao Ye had absolutely no idea what she was doing.
One moment, she’d find some shriveled, juiceless fruit that smelled pungent.
The next, she was breaking the bark off a perfectly healthy tree. It was just dry bark with no sap, too small to even use for starting a fire, yet she treated it like a priceless treasure.
Then, she did something even more absurd. She picked up a rock and knelt on the ground, digging at the soil.
It looked like she was trying to dig up the root of a plant with lush green leaves.
In any case, everything she was looking for was something he had never seen before.
’That kneeling posture...’
Xiao Ye’s brow twitched. ’How unsightly.’
Her body was kneeling on the ground, her butt sticking up. It was plump; you couldn’t call it attractive, just fat.
’But it’s actually interesting when she moves,’ he thought. ’This ugly female... she looks chubby, but her butt is actually shaped quite nicely. Like a peach. Very full.’
’If you ignored her dark legs and huge backside, her butt was actually a little... sexy.’
Su Luoluo was patiently digging for ginger when the system’s notification suddenly rang out.
"DING! Xiao Ye’s Heartbeat Value has changed. Would the host like to view it?"
Su Luoluo froze. ’Hasn’t this guy been showing his disgust for me this whole time?’
’How could his Heartbeat Value have gone up?’
Su Luoluo didn’t need to turn around to know that Xiao Ye’s expression must be foul. Without stopping her work, she asked the system in her mind, ’Did his Heartbeat Value go up by 0.1?’
"5!"
The system’s mechanical voice rang out.
Su Luoluo nearly sprained her wrist. She hadn’t done anything, so how on earth did Xiao Ye’s Heartbeat Value go up?
A sudden stumble attracted Xiao Ye’s attention. He glanced over, his tone harsh. "Don’t even think about faking a sprained ankle to make me carry you."
Su Luoluo: "..."
’Whatever,’ she thought. ’I’ll deal with this later.’
After digging out the yellow ginger, Su Luoluo dusted off her hands. "The spices are pretty much ready. All that’s left is to find a big leaf."
She scanned her surroundings and spotted a massive banana tree in the distance, so tall it could be described as towering into the clouds.
The soil in this primitive world was just that fertile; even the banana trees grew to incredible heights.
A tall tree meant the leaves were also high up.
Su Luoluo put down the things she had gathered, did a few warm-up stretches, and started climbing the tree.
Xiao Ye, standing nearby, didn’t react at first—not until Su Luoluo was actually climbing.
He cried out in alarm.
He had just found a clean spot to put down the chicken when Su Luoluo came tumbling down from above with a CRASH.
She landed squarely on top of Xiao Ye. Su Luoluo’s Beast Skin Skirt had snagged on the banana tree, leaving her entire rear end exposed, and Xiao Ye’s hand just so happened to land right on it.