Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

Vinegared cabbage, a very common home-cooked dish, everyone seems to know it.

It is not like its own boiled cabbage, which looks ordinary, but in fact it is based on broth, carefully crafted, and extravagant.

But in many cases, the simpler means the less simple.

Just like Rong Ze's impression.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Fei Yi to believe that the mortal in front of him who doesn't know any Taoism actually possesses unique skills.

In this game, he lost, but he lost convincingly.

Rong Ze didn't know what Fei Yi was thinking, right now, all his thoughts were on cooking pots and stoves.

Without precious ingredients, it is not easy to make a plate of vinegared cabbage that impresses people.

But he did it anyway.

Prepare the required sauce with light soy sauce, sugar, balsamic vinegar, etc., put the pot on the fire, put the vegetable stems and leaves into the pot one by one, stir-fry quickly, add the sauce, thicken, stir-fry, and turn off the heat.

The whole kitchen was filled with that hot and sour smell, which made Fei Yi's mouth water.

He thought his movements were secretive, but in fact he couldn't escape Rong Ze's eyes.

Rong Ze smiled slightly, pretending not to know, but raised his hands and feet deftly, and placed it in front of him.

Yubai vegetable stalks are mixed with emerald yellow leaves, and bright red dried chilies are dotted among them.

The rice has been steamed and placed in bowls, piled up high, crystal moist and full with distinct grains.

The appetite is instantly ignited.

Fei Yi couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, first took a bite of rice, and then took a chopsticks of shredded cabbage mixed with soup.

The teeth touch up and down, and with the chewing action, the soft and glutinous rice is perfectly blended with the hot and sour cabbage, one point is too much, and one point is too little.

"It smells so good, what does it smell like?"

The sound from outside the door stunned Fei Yi, who was feasting, and then accelerated the speed of cooking.

"Brother, you actually eat alone here!" Someone finally found Fei Yi and shouted loudly.

He had no choice but to put down the bowl, and said awkwardly, "Ahem, you guys are here—hiccup!"

The suppressed muffled laughter made Fei Yi feel very shameless. He gave his fellow apprentices a hard look, and simply turned away their curious eyes.

Everyone: "..."

Rong Ze held back his laughter and asked them to sit down and eat too.He had expected this to happen a long time ago, and deliberately left a lot of food.

He also mixed the black grass harvested during the day with sesame paste and served it on the table.

Seeing the black grass, everyone was a little embarrassed, and they didn't know what to say.

After all, just this morning, they laughed at Rongze for this matter.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, Fei Yi put down his chopsticks, glanced at his companions, and calmly said: "What are you doing in a daze, if you don't want to eat, then give it to me."

As he spoke, he gestured to hug the other plates in front of him.

After being disturbed by him like this, everyone completely relaxed and rushed forward.

As expected, they were soon overwhelmed by Rong Ze's cooking skills.

"Hey, blah... is this really black grass? Why is it different from what we ate before..."

"This sauce tastes amazing, it's so delicious that I'm crying."

"I unilaterally declare that little brother Rong will be my real brother from now on!"

"As long as I can eat such delicious food every day in the future, you can call me daddy!"

"Look at your worthless faces...Grandpa Rong, can I ask for another bowl?"

……

Compared with the bustling kitchen, a certain room on the top floor of the post house looked very deserted.

The house was not lit, and the moonlight slanted through the window lattice, leaving fine spots on the ground, like stains that could not be washed off.

Half of Yuan Shi's face was hidden in the shadows, and the remaining half showed no fluctuations in expression, like an ancient stone statue.

At this time, the sound of small footsteps came from downstairs, getting closer and closer.

His smoky purple pupils finally changed, and his little finger moved slightly.

"Knock knock."

There was a polite and tentative knock on the door, and then a faint scent came in through the crack of the door.

"Enter."

After getting approval, Rong Ze, who was standing outside the door, took a deep breath, wiped the moisture from his palm on the corner of his clothes, and then pushed the door open.

The house was brightly lit.

"Tianzun, I made some home-cooked dishes. If you don't mind, you might as well try it." He raised the basket in his hand, lowered his head slightly, and his tone was neither humble nor overbearing.

He didn't get a response from Yuan Shi for a long time, he was a little uneasy, and was about to raise his eyes, when Yuan Shi said lightly: "Just let it go."

Rong Ze breathed a sigh of relief, and put the basket on the table as he said, and was about to leave. After thinking about it, he couldn't help reminding: "Tianzun, except for a cold dish, it's best to eat it while it's hot——"

"Understood." Yuan Shi appeared behind him at some point, and his cold and mellow voice rang in his ears, as if he could feel the warm breath on the back of his neck.

It was as if an electric current jumped up from the heel and rushed straight to the top of the head, causing a burst of numbness.

His brain buzzed and he forgot what to say next.

Yuan Shi's expression couldn't see the slightest clue, his eyes were deep, like an unreachable ancient well: "Do you have anything else to do?"

"No, no more." The root of Rong Ze's tongue was stiff, and it was a little knotted.

Yuan Shi lowered his eyes—Rong Ze realized that his eyelashes were thick and long, hiding all the emotions in his eyes: "Then you can leave."

"Yes, yes." Rong Ze agreed, and staggered out of his room.

When the door was closed again, Yuan Shi suddenly raised his eyes, staring at the direction of the door, the situation in his eyes was changing.

After a long while, all the complicated emotions faded away, leaving only an imperceptible joy.

Very light, very light, like the sound of the first flowers blooming in spring.

***

"How is it, has the master accepted it?"

As soon as Rong Ze appeared, everyone gathered around, with uncontrollable excitement on their faces.

Rong Ze squeezed out two deep dimples from the corner of his mouth, spread his empty hands, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Wow!" Everyone was amazed, they didn't expect Rong Ze to accomplish this impossible task.

"I said, are you guys too nervous?" Rong Ze asked with a smile, "I don't think Tianzun is as non-human as you said."

"Little brother, you have only spent a short time with the master, so you will know later." Someone shook his head and sighed, "Looking at the entire prehistoric world, in terms of seriousness, even if our master is not the first, we will not fall out of the top three."

Rong Ze stuck out his tongue: Are they talking about the same person?Based on his personal experience, Yuan Shi is indeed not very close, but it is not as scary as they say.

This time he would deliver meals to Yuanshi, because he felt that since everyone ate the dishes he cooked, it would be a bit unreasonable for Yuanshi to be alone.

That's why he plucked up the courage to knock on the door of Yuanshi's room amidst the unfavorable eyes of everyone.

A group of people were joking, Fei Yi's face suddenly changed, and he made a "silence" gesture: "Don't talk!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they also heard a heart-piercing roar in the wind:

"Beast siege! Those monsters are coming again!"

"The beast horde is coming?" Everyone looked at each other, feeling caught off guard.

This is the first time since they set off that they have truly faced the horde of living berserk beasts.

"Look, it's Master!" someone shouted.

Everyone discovered that at some point, Yuanshi appeared in the air.

The wide-sleeved robe moved with the wind, and under the purple-gold crown, the long hair, which was always meticulously combed, drew a silver trace in mid-air, and flew towards the direction of the loudest noise.

"Let's charge too!" Flying Wing changed into its original form - a huge Fire Luan, and rushed out like an arrow leaving the string.

More than a dozen young men were infected by this passionate scene, and each summoned auspicious clouds, followed closely behind.

The originally bustling courtyard suddenly became deserted.

Wait, deserted?

Rong Ze's pupils shrank, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

He suddenly realized a very important question: Where is Xiao Xiaobai?Why didn't I see it?

The little one was there during the meal, and after the meal it slipped out of the kitchen to play.

Although Rong Ze saw it, he didn't pay much attention, because he knew that his beloved pet would never run away.

But now it's gone.

"Xiao Xiaobai?" Rong Ze called out tentatively.

The only response to him was the whistling of the wind, the sound of fighting and the roar of wild beasts from afar.

The uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense, Rong Ze staggered back to his room, hoping to find a pet there who wanted to play hide-and-seek with him.

However, he was doomed to be disappointed, there was no one in the dark room.what to do?

Rong Ze's eyes darkened for a while, and his whole body was shaking.

Although this is not the first time he has encountered a pet missing from home, the nature of the two is completely different.

The last time Dabai disappeared, although Rong Ze was also very worried, he was not too worried because he knew that Dabai had the ability to protect himself, and there were no particularly vicious beasts in Zhuiyufeng.

It's different now, this is Heishui City, and right now it just happens to encounter another round of attacks from the beast horde.

But everyone ran to deal with the beast tide, and he couldn't even find anyone who could discuss ideas.

What if Xiao Xiaobai meets a berserk beast?It's still so small, even ordinary spirit beasts can hurt it, just in case...

Rong Ze didn't dare to continue thinking.

No, he had to find Xiaobai as soon as possible, it shouldn't have run too far, maybe it just got lost nearby.

Rong Ze took a deep breath, collected himself, and searched in his personal space.

Got it!

He suddenly found something, his eyes lit up, and he took out a colorful square blanket with bold colors.

This is a farewell gift from Taiyi, and it is said that it can fly in the sky.Although the flight time is not long, it has a great advantage: it can be activated without spiritual power.

Rong Ze sat on the flying carpet and chanted the spell silently. Sure enough, the blanket moved, carrying him slowly into the air.

After reaching a certain height, Rong Ze finally saw the whole picture of Heishui City at this moment, and couldn't help but take a breath:

In less than a quarter of an hour, a large number of beasts had gathered outside Heishui City, and there were still herds of beasts running wildly from afar.

Human cultivators stood on the city wall and cast Taoism, fireball, water wall, thunder and lightning... all kinds of magic spells on them as if they didn't need money, but this only temporarily slowed down the wild beasts. They cannot be completely eliminated.

The land where the herd of beasts passed by was filled with flames and floods, comparable to the end of the world.

Those wild beasts that had completely lost their minds attacked and charged aimlessly, and even stabbed the horns or claws on the top of their heads into the bodies of their companions in front of them without hesitation, just because the opponents blocked their way.

How chaotic and how inhumane.

Rong Ze's lips lost their color, and he clenched his fists tightly, unaware that his nails had sunk deep into the tender flesh of his palm.

Another wave of beasts launched an attack, and the human cultivators were at the end of their battles.

At this time, a berserk mole that was obviously bigger and stronger than the other berserk beasts broke through all kinds of defense lines and rammed head-on in the direction of Heishui City.

"!" Rong Ze's heart rose to his throat.

Just when the mole was about to hit the city wall, a shining golden light came from the sky and wrapped it tightly.

Moments later, accompanied by a short scream, there was only a pool of dirty blood left on the spot.

Rong Ze took a breath, his eyelids trembled slightly, and it took him a long time to regain his composure, and slowly moved his gaze along the direction where the golden light appeared.

At the end of the field of vision is Yuanshi Tianzun with cold brows and disdainful eyes.

This lofty god stepped on the clouds, and as he waved his robe sleeves, hundreds of golden lights sprinkled to the ground like fireworks, and fell precisely on each berserk beast.

He let out a breath, and the fire raging in the wilderness slowly extinguished, and the flood also receded.

The beast horde, which originally had an absolute advantage in numbers, soon became depleted.

This scene is like a picture in a special effects movie.

Rong Ze was already stunned, until a familiar cry of pain came from not far away, Fang woke up from the sluggishness, looked intently, and was so shocked that he almost fell off the flying carpet.

"Xiao Xiaobai!" He yelled, without thinking, he moved the flying carpet and rushed towards the cub that was caught by the wild bird and kept struggling in mid-air.

At the same time, several pairs of eyes noticed the flying carpet that suddenly appeared in midair.

The author has something to say: this chapter continues to give out red envelopes~

"Shan Hai Jing Xi Shan Jing": "On the hill of Kunlun, there is a beast, which is shaped like a sheep and has four horns. It is called a soil mole, and it is a man-eating person."