There is a beast: (Hundred Explanations)

Chapter 73 Forest

morning.

Bai Ze rubbed his head and got up, thinking to himself, "Yesterday I think I went out hunting, and then it rained... and I got drunk? Hmm... it must have been the Pixiu and Qilin that brought me back."

"Ah-choo!" Bai Ze scratched his nose, as if he had been standing in the rain for a while and caught a cold.

I used my divine power to recover. Well, thankfully I didn't get a fever, otherwise I would have had to expend even more divine power.

"Ouch~ Why does my head still hurt so much?" Bai Ze touched his head. Had he really drunk so much yesterday? Even though he had recovered, it still hurt a little.

Thanks to those two guys, it seems like being with them is pretty good.

However, this self-satisfaction wouldn't last long, because he would soon learn from Bai Jie and Si Bu Xiang's inner thoughts that the pain on his head was from being punched by Bai Jie.

"Let's go find something to eat. It's so tiring without free food." Bai Ze sighed and went out to find something to eat. He didn't see the Qilin and Pixiu in the cave, so they must have gone out too.

After thinking it over, Bai Ze left the cave to look for food.

After he finished eating, Bai Jie and Si Bu Xiang were already waiting for him at the cave entrance, ready to continue their journey.

. . .

In the sky.

It was another tiring day of travel. Bai Ze, who was traveling with the Four-Unlikes, was exhausted. How long would it take to get there after traveling day after day? He wished he hadn't come with them.

Bai Ze lay helplessly on the dark clouds as he flew. He knew where Shizhe Mountain was and how far it was, but only after experiencing it firsthand would he realize how far it was!

He rarely travels like this, otherwise he wouldn't have taken so long to reach the Rainbow Plain.

Normally, he would just slack off on the road and try to find some food if he had the chance. The amount of exercise he got in a few days while spending time with Bai Jie and the two strange beasts felt like a year's worth of exercise.

Standing to the side, Bai Jie watched Bai Ze's lazy and listless appearance, thinking to herself: "Sigh~ Look how tired the child is."

"Bai Ze, do you know which monsters are the most delicious?" Bai Jie tried to start a conversation with him.

"Hmm..." Bai Ze scratched his chin thoughtfully, "Nine-tailed fox, Kun, Shang Fu, Tiger-dragon..."

One by one, the names of the dishes were spoken by Bai Ze.

"Stop, stop, stop. Let's get down to business. The kind of fish we can catch around here or along the way." Hearing Bai Ze's words, Bai Jie stopped him from continuing to list the dishes.

He was afraid that Bai Ze would soon reveal all the beasts in the recipe.

"Hmm... if it's on the way, we could catch the White Nue." Bai Ze said, flipping through the memories in his mind.

"White Ye?" Bai Jie scratched his head. He didn't have the memory of such a mythical beast. After all, the "Recipe Book" was such a big book, it would probably take several years to memorize it all.

"Yes, this beast looks like a pheasant, with spots on its head, white wings, and yellow feet," Bai Ze explained.

Bai Jie nodded. So that's what it looks like. How should this beast be cooked? Make roasted kun wings, roasted kun legs, roasted kun neck...?

Hmm! This time I must make it taste better. I can't make myself suffer. I have to use those spices to make it.

Wait, did I put those odds and ends and trash into my storage space yesterday and forget to put them back?

Upon opening the storage space, sure enough, a large pile of miscellaneous items and trash were quietly tucked away in a corner.

Hmm, I still need to put these things back tonight.

Oh right, it seems I can bring those spices back when I go back tonight, so I can have some good food here too.

Bai Jie nodded silently to herself. It seems there are still many more tricks I haven't figured out yet. I'll take it slow.

Bai Jie was chatting with Bai Ze there, and he also used some terms related to the future. Well, let's leave out the swear words and such; save those for cursing the people of Heaven.

Si Bu Xiang felt a little sour as he listened to his Golden Thread and Bai Ze chatting so happily. "It's been so long since Golden Thread and I have talked this much. Damn it!"

Bai Jie keenly noticed the change in the four-legged creature beneath her and patted its head with her paw.

"I'll make some edible plants for you later~ Eating a little won't upset your stomach, and it'll improve your diet a bit," Bai Jie said to Si Bu Xiang.

"Howl~" Si Buxing said. Although he was still a little sour, Bai Jie's words did reduce his sourness a lot.

What could be more satisfying for an animal than having its partner care for it?

Moreover, the food Bai Jie made last time was indeed quite good. If Bai Jie were to feed him herself, that would be even better!

Thinking this, the four-faced creature's signature squinting smile reappeared on its face.

. . .

Accidents were rare; most of the time they were just bored flying. In the evening, they landed in a forest.

Why were they in the forest? There was no other way. They realized the forest was huge, and if they tried to leave now, it would probably be midnight by then. So they decided to stay there for the night.

“Well, let’s move closer to this forest. It seems like there will be fog at night. Also, we shouldn’t light any fires here, or it will be dangerous if we set it on fire,” Bai Ze said, glancing around.

Bai Jie nodded. Bai Ze was right. Starting a fire was absolutely impossible. As everyone knows, arson would land you in jail for life.

Even though there are no laws yet, Bai Jie still has a sense of environmental protection. Besides, he has no grudge against this forest, so there's no benefit in setting fire to it.

“Okay, let’s act together tonight. Hopefully it won’t rain.” Bai Jie said, glancing at Bai Ze beside her.

Bai Ze felt a little embarrassed when he heard Bai Jie's voice. Rain is so good, how could any beast not like rain?

Thinking of the pain in his head that morning, even after learning that Bai Jie had left, he still thought: "But let's hope it doesn't rain for now, otherwise this Pixiu will punch me in the head again."

"It won't rain. It doesn't look like it'll rain today," Bai Ze said, silently adding to himself, "If the heavens don't turn against us."

"Do you have any water? I'm a little thirsty," Bai Ze asked Bai Jie. Hmm... even though there's no rain, having water is still good.

"No," Bai Jie said.

"Yes," said the Four-Faced Beast.

Bai Ze's eyes lit up as he looked at the Four-Faced Beast, "Really?!"

Bai Jie was also looking at the Four-Faced Beast. When did this guy become so kind? The beast wanted water, and he actually agreed to give it some.

The Four-Faced Beast took out his water bottle and handed it to Bai Ze: "Hey~ don't touch your mouth!"

The phrase "Don't touch your mouth" almost left Bai Ze speechless. Did this Four-Faced Beast really dislike him that much? After observing for a while, he realized that it was the first gift that the Pixiu had given him. No wonder it was like this.

Bai Ze shrugged and said, "Okay~"

Bai Ze drank the water as if it were alcohol, and he felt a sense of intoxication upon touching it.

Holding the water bottle in its paws, it poured the water into its mouth in mid-air, making sure it didn't touch its mouth.

Bai Jie called Si Bu Xiang aside: "You actually gave him that kettle today? You know, you usually don't allow Tian Lu to touch it."

Four-Faced Beast scratched its head: "Hehehe~ Because last time when I was in the Yellow Sea, I was almost dying of thirst, and Golden Thread gave me water. So when I heard him say he was thirsty, I gave it to him. Although it was Golden Thread's first gift, I don't want my companion to die of thirst someday." Four-Faced Beast's face was firm.

Tianlu took the water bottle to play with it, while Bai Ze took it to drink water. The Four Unlikes were more inclined to let Bai Ze drink water.

"Okay~ I mean, is it possible that Bai Ze wasn't just looking for water, but was trying to drown his sorrows?" Bai Jie asked, looking at Bai Ze, who was already swaying not far away.