After the clouds dispersed, the two of them landed in the dense forest.
It was a large primeval forest with pine trees and towering ancient trees. There was no end in sight.
"Is this Changbai Mountain? Why is it all forest? "After landing, Akatsuki looked around and asked Ye Fan.
"We're still some distance away from the main peak of Changbai Mountain. It's almost dawn now. Let's rest here," Ye Fan looked around and said to Akatsuki.
"Why aren't we going to the main peak? Why are we resting here?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan in confusion.
"We're facing our own people this time, Kaori Sato and Takeshi Fujita." Ye Fan turned around and said to Akatsuki, "They're both masters. They're familiar with our appearance and aura. If we act rashly, they might discover us. The mountains here are high and the forest is dense. It's a hundred miles away from Changbai Mountain. This way, we can cover our tracks and get there at any time. "
Akatsuki nodded.
Ye Fan was right. Kaori Sato and Takeshi Fujita were both top masters in Japan. They were familiar with their aura. If they approached them rashly, they would expose their tracks.
"Find an open space to rest and pick up some firewood to start a fire. I'll go hunt some game. I'll be back soon," Ye Fan said to Akatsuki.
They had not slept or drunk since last night. They needed to replenish their food and recover their strength.
"Okay," Akatsuki replied.
Ye Fan turned around and walked away slowly on the thick leaves. After taking a few steps, he turned back again.
"What's wrong?" Akatsuki asked when she saw Ye Fan turn back.
"I forgot to tell you," Ye Fan said to Akatsuki. "The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. Wild beasts run amok. Tigers and black bears often appear. You must be careful. If you encounter danger, just shout for help. I will be there soon."
"You underestimate me too much. Akatsuki laughed." If I can't even deal with tigers, leopards, and black bears, why would I come to the Great Ming Dynasty? "
Ye Fan was taken aback, then he smiled awkwardly.
He had forgotten that Akatsuki was a Japanese expert.
"I was thinking too much. Please don't take it to heart." Ye Fan smiled and turned around, slowly walking away.
Under the mask, Akatsuki's lips curled into a smile.
Ye Fan's concern made her very happy.
Right now, he didn't think of himself as a Japanese expert, but as a woman.
In less than ten minutes, Baihu, with a tuft of red hair on its forehead, ran out happily from the depths of the forest.
It had accompanied Ye Fan on the ship for a long time. Other than the cabin and the sea, there was no place for it to relax. Now that it was in the primeval forest, it was naturally very comfortable and happy.
Behind it, Ye Fan held two pheasants in his left hand and his wide clothes in his right hand. His clothes were filled with all kinds of wild fruits.
This was a primeval forest. There were birds, beasts, and all kinds of wild fruits.
"You guys are back so soon," Akatsuki said to Ye Fan as she stroked Baihu's forehead.
"You're not slow either. You picked up so much firewood and so many mushrooms," Ye Fan said as he looked at the high pile of firewood and the hazel mushrooms on the ground.
"This is really a good place." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan as she took the pheasant and wild fruits from Ye Fan's hand. "I just found a mountain spring not far away. The water is very sweet."
"Pheasant with hazel mushrooms, mountain spring with wild fruits. Looks like we're in for a treat today." Ye Fan sat down under the tree opposite Akatsuki.
"You and Xiao Zhao rest. I'll clean up the pheasants and make something delicious for you guys." Akatsuki stood up with a smile, rolled up her sleeves, and prepared to clean up the ingredients.
"You and Xiao Zhao rest. I'll do it this time," Ye Fan stood up and said to Akatsuki with a smile.
"You'll do it?" Akatsuki's eyes lit up. "You know how to cook too?"
"Xiao Zhao and I ate the food you cooked every day on the ship. It's quite embarrassing," Ye Fan said with a smile. "This time I'll show you my skills and let you taste my cooking."
The divine cauldron at the bottom of the Sishui River was still there, the secret technique of the Proud Moon Heavenly Scripture had appeared, and the divine cauldron on Changbai Mountain had appeared. These three things made Ye Fan very happy.
"You can do it, but don't waste these two pheasants," Akatsuki said with a smile.
"Don't underestimate me. I'll make you laugh in a moment." Ye Fan smiled as he picked up the hazel mushrooms and the pheasant.
"Can't laugh?" Yue Hongji asked. "Why can't you laugh?"
"Because my mouth has been stuffed by the pheasant," Ye Fan said with a smile.
"Okay, I'd like to see it," Akatsuki said with a smile.
"You and Xiao Zhao wait here. Wash the fruit and make the fire. I'll be back soon," Ye Fan said as he turned and walked towards the mountain spring that Akatsuki had mentioned.
The raging fire quickly burned, and the dry firewood was burned with a crackling sound.
"I'm back." After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Ye Fan slowly walked over with two huge mud balls in his hands.
"Why are you holding two mud balls in your hands? Where's the pheasant? Where's the mushroom? "Akatsuki saw the situation and asked Ye Fan.
Ye Fan chuckled. "You don't understand, do you? This is called Beggar's Chicken. It's a famous dish. "
Akatsuki looked puzzled.
She didn't understand what kind of famous dish could be made with a lump of black mud.
Ye Fan came to the fire with a smile. He used a branch to push away the charcoal under the fire, then buried the two mud balls in his hands and covered them with charcoal again.
"Done," Ye Fan said as he kept adding firewood to the fire. "You'll be drooling in a while."
"What a pity for these two fat chickens," Akatsuki said as she looked at the fire regretfully.
Beggar's Chicken. It didn't sound like something delicious.
Ye Fan smiled and continued to add firewood.
"When are we going to find out the location of the divine cauldron? How do we find it? "Akatsuki asked Ye Fan.
"For safety reasons, we have to wait until midnight tonight." Ye Fan said to Akatsuki as he stirred the fire. "The divine cauldron is not easy to find, but it's easy to find Sato Kawakara and Fujita Takeshi. As long as we find the two of them, we can find the location of the divine cauldron."
Akatsuki nodded.
This was indeed a good idea.
"Then what do we do during the day?" Akatsuki asked.
"Eat, sleep, practice Qi, meditate, close your eyes to rest, daydream, think. Do whatever you want. " Ye Fan smiled. "It's still early now. You haven't slept all night. Take a nap. I'll wake you up when the pheasants are ready."
"Okay." Akatsuki nodded.
Her Spirit Qi cultivation was far inferior to Ye Fan's. She felt a little tired after not sleeping all night.
Akatsuki lay down on the soft straw pile and fell asleep with her sword as her pillow.
Ye Fan pulled out half of the fire and piled it beside Akatsuki to prevent the moisture and insects from hurting Akatsuki's body.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.
It was already early in the morning and the sky was bright. All kinds of unknown bird calls rose and fell one after another, lively and pleasing to the ear.
A few golden rays of sunlight passed through the thin fog in the forest and poured over the woodland covered with fallen leaves. It seemed mysterious and quiet.
Ye Fan, who had taken off his mask, sat by the fire and fiddled with the charcoal. Baihu lay quietly beside him.
The man and the fox enjoyed this rare early morning time.
The fire in front of him reminded Ye Fan of the scene when he met his wife in the cave on Mount Qingyun.
At that time, he was still a young boy. After eating the roasted hare, he still had to look at her face under the veil. In the end, he was directly pushed out of the cave and fell to the ground.
Thinking of the scene at that time, Ye Fan smiled.
"You're thinking of your wife again, aren't you?" Akatsuki had stood up at some point. She looked at Ye Fan and asked, "Otherwise, why would you smile so happily?"
"You're awake?" Ye Fan collected his thoughts and looked at Akatsuki. "Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"
"I'm afraid you'll burn the pheasant and won't be able to sleep well." Akatsuki smiled.
"You woke up at the right time. This pheasant should be almost done." Ye Fan chuckled as he pushed away the charcoal on top of the fire. He then pulled out the two big balls of mud that were buried inside.
At this time, the mud balls had been completely dried by the charcoal fire and were extremely hard.
Looking at the two black mud balls in front of her, Akatsuki came to Ye Fan and asked with a frown, "This thing, can it be eaten?"
"You'll know soon." Ye Fan smiled as he moved his spirit energy and patted one of the mud balls in the air.
Crack! There was a crisp sound, and the mud ball cracked.
A tempting fragrance immediately filled the air.
Inside the cracked mud ball, a golden fat pheasant came into Akatsuki's sight.
"This … this is the Beggar's Chicken you mentioned?" Akatsuki looked at the golden fat pheasant in front of her and asked in surprise.
She was proficient in Japanese cuisine, but it was the first time she had seen this cooking method.
"My Beggar's Chicken is not ordinary. Come on, try it." Ye Fan smiled as he lifted the entire fat chicken. He held a drumstick in each of his hands. With a gentle twist of his hands, he split the chicken into two.
Inside the pheasant, the smooth and fresh hazelnut mushroom soup overflowed and was extremely fragrant.
"Mushrooms?" Akatsuki was surprised. "You put mushrooms in the pheasant?"
"There is a famous dish in the northeast called stewed chicken with mushrooms. There is no pot here, so I put the hazelnut mushrooms into the pheasant's stomach." Ye Fan smiled and handed half of the pheasant to Akatsuki. "Try it and see if it is as delicious as your Japanese cuisine."
Akatsuki carefully took the pheasant from Ye Fan, then raised her head and looked at Ye Fan with a pair of beautiful eyes.
This was the first time Ye Fan had cooked for her, so she was a little flattered.
"Take off your mask and eat behind the tree. I won't peek." Ye Fan smiled at Akatsuki.
"Okay." Akatsuki stood up and went around the big tree next to the fire.
"Come on, Xiao Zhao, this drumstick is for you." Ye Fan pulled off a fat and tender drumstick from the other half of the pheasant and handed it to Baihu beside him.
Baihu was stunned and looked at Ye Fan with a puzzled face.
Ever since it entered Pear Blossom Palace, it had been a vegetarian. This was something Ye Fan knew.
"Xiao Zhao, you can eat as much as you want this time. It will be fine." Ye Fan moved his head close to Baihu's ear and laughed softly. "You are now a fox and need nutrition. It is not a violation to eat meat once in a while. Also, Brother Ye will keep this a secret for you and won't let your mother-in-law know. Don't worry."
Baihu looked at Ye Fan, then looked at the pheasant drumstick in Ye Fan's hand and began to hesitate.
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