Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

"Is this the cake made of peonies?" Nvying approached curiously.

Before she knew it, she had let go of all her defenses, which was very rare for her who was delicate and sensitive.

Rong Ze smiled and handed the tray in front of her: "Here, sister, try it?"

Nvying picked up a round golden shortbread with her thumb and forefinger, and put it into her mouth.

From the outside, this cake is not amazing, but once you bite it, you will know that there is a universe inside.

The pie crust is crispy, and the fillings made of peony flowers are wrapped in layers of meringue. It is slightly sweet but not greasy, with a strong floral fragrance and rich taste.

Nvying ate three pieces of cake before stopping, her cheeks flushed slightly, she was a little embarrassed.

Ehuang ate the cake and was full of emotions: "I practiced in the peony forest every day, but I didn't know that this peony can be used for dyeing clothes, and it can also be used for food, and I don't know where I have passed my days."

Recalling the past, she was also a beauty-loving little fairy, who would pick impatiens with her sisters to dye her nails, or weave gorgeous clothes out of clouds.

How did things turn out like this?She was dazed for a moment.

Rong Ze smiled and said: "If the two sisters don't dislike it, I can tell you how to dye and make cakes."

The two looked at each other, both hesitated.

They exiled themselves here and lived a life of asceticism to make up for their mistakes.The whereabouts of the little prince are still unknown. When they were having fun, they couldn't help but think of that poor child.

Before the second daughter could speak, Rong Ze said again: "I once heard someone say something, and I thought it was quite reasonable. I wonder if sisters would like to hear it?"

"You said."

"That sentence is like this, 'If you cry because you miss the sun, you will also miss the stars'." Rong Ze blinked at them, "It's still a long time, as long as you wait patiently, the night will pass, and the sun will pass." There will always be a time to rise again."

***

"It's a beautiful spring, it's better to have a dream..." Rong Ze hummed an out-of-key tune, his mood was as bright as the sun above his head.

When they left Dongting Mountain, Ehuang and Nvying came to see them off. They were still wearing the long peony dresses he gave them, and they had more sincere smiles than before.

Everything will be fine, he thought.

Probably because his voice was too loud, Yuan Shi turned his head and glanced at him.He was a little embarrassed, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"……"nervous.

Fortunately, this suffocating atmosphere did not last long, and Yuan Shi took the initiative to speak: "What did the Xiaoxiang Goddess tell you?"

Mentioning this, Rong Ze also became serious.He carefully recalled the conversation with Ehuang and Nvying, and there was nothing particularly noteworthy. If he had to say it, it might be...

"I heard from the two sister goddesses that the little prince is born smart." He has recognized ghost grass since he was a baby. Isn't this a child prodigy?

Yuan Shi was taken aback, not understanding what this sentence meant.

The light in Rong Ze's eyes was not as bright as before, as if they were covered with a layer of gauze, making it difficult to see clearly.

He lowered his head and whispered, "But I'm not as smart as they say."

Yuan Shi raised his eyebrows: "Do you think you are not the little prince?"

"Not really..." He scratched the back of his head with a tangled expression, "I just think that the 'little prince' they talk about is far from me."

Yuan Shi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Then do you know that the little prince is a born golden fairy?"

"What?" Rong Ze's pupils contracted and he stammered, "But, but I, I'm not—"

"And you can't practice, right?" Yuan Shi said expressionlessly.

Rong Ze pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

The reason why Yuan Shi didn't tell him about it was because he didn't want him to think about it, but obviously he couldn't hide it now.

He said: "I heard that the little prince was just born, and the Heavenly Emperor tested his spiritual root cultivation for him. He has excellent aptitude and is a good seed born to cultivate."

"Then, why..." Why do you think I'm the little prince?

"Because there's no other explanation than that."

"This deity has done calculations for you, and all the secrets about you have been concealed. I don't think it's a coincidence. Behind you, there are always two invisible hands manipulating everything, including your current physique."

Rong Ze thought of something and said in shock, "It's that divine light—"

Yuan Shi nodded: "It should be the owner of that divine light." "Then what exactly is he planning?" Rong Ze was puzzled.

He was still in his infancy, even if he was a born golden fairy, he would not be a threat to anyone.

Is someone trying to use him to threaten his parents?

But I have never heard of anyone negotiating terms with the Emperor of Heaven afterwards.

Or did the enemy of the Emperor of Heaven do it?

But he did not encounter any accidents, but was sent to another time and space.

Wait, another dimension?

"Tianzun, do you think there is such a possibility." Rong Ze's eyes lit up, "The person behind the scenes is cursed or for other reasons, and will die in my hands in the future, but he can't kill him." I have no choice but to throw me into another world far away from the prehistoric world."

Just like the relationship between Voldemort and Harry Potter, either you die or I live, and they cannot coexist.

Yuan Shi's eyes were heavy and he remained silent.

Rong Ze's guess sounds absurd, but if you think about it carefully, it may not be unreasonable.

Fate is something that is difficult to explain, just like immeasurable calamities are destined to appear, even a saint can hardly change this fact.

Of course, with the efforts of Interpretation of the Second Sect, Heavenly Court, and several great sages, the third immeasurable calamity, the Battle of Conferred Gods, did not cause too serious an impact.

It can be seen that the result of what is destined to happen cannot be changed, but the degree can be alleviated through intervention.

Assuming that Rong Ze's thinking is correct, then what is this "destined to happen"?

Could it... have something to do with the rampant beast tide that is making a big fuss right now?

Thinking of this possibility, he frowned imperceptibly.

At this time, Fei Yi came to report the road ahead: "Master Zu, Qingqiu is three hundred miles ahead, should we take a detour?"

"Qingqiu?" Rong Ze became interested, "The Qingqiu that is rich in nine-tailed foxes?"

Fei Yi nodded: "It's that Qingqiu."

He didn't quite understand where Rong Ze's excitement came from.

Rong Ze was puzzled: "Then why the detour?"

He really wanted to see the famous nine-tailed fox in many myths and legends.

Fei Yi: "The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan is an ancient demon clan. They live in seclusion all the year round and don't like contact with the outside world. I heard that those who stray into its territory by mistake will be retaliated by the Nine-Tailed Fox."

Although they are not afraid of trouble, but in the current situation, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

"That's it." Rong Ze was a little disappointed, thinking that it seemed that he would never see the rumored Nine-Tailed Fox that could charm all living beings.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shi suddenly said: "If you don't make a detour, go to Qingqiu."

"Tianzun/Master Zu?" Both Rong Ze and Fei Yi were taken aback.

Yuan Shi's purple eyes flashed through the darkness, he took a deep look at Rong Ze, and said firmly, "Go to Qingqiu."

***

On the way to Qingqiu, Rong Ze gradually learned from Yuan Shi the reason why he insisted on going to Qingqiu.

It turned out that the Qingqiu Nine-Tails clan lived in seclusion in the deep mountains after the dragon and phoenix first robbery. Although they were monster clans, they did not participate in the Witch War that year, so they survived that terrible war.It is said that until today, there are still some ancient people from the ancient times in the clan who survived.

It can be said that this is a race that has never been broken in history.

Yuan Shizheng took a fancy to this.He said that although the Qingqiu fox family has been hiding from the world all year round, they are very well-informed. In addition, there are still many ancient materials in the family, so maybe we can find something from them.

Rong Ze was excited and worried: "Didn't it say that the nine-tailed fox is hostile to outsiders? What if they refuse to let us look up the information?"

Yuanshi looked indifferent: "They will agree."

Rong Ze: "..."

It is said that the group has already arrived at Qingqiu's territory, but looking around, there are only trees, and occasionally there is a rustling sound in the grass, which makes Rong Ze excited for a long time, but finally finds out that it is just a passing hare or field mouse.

Rong Ze couldn't help asking: "Didn't you say that the Nine-Tailed Fox is in Qingqiu? Where are they?"

Fei Yi laughed and said: "Aze, do you know how big Qingqiu is?"

Rong Ze honestly shook his head.

Fei Yi: "The "Geography of the Great Wilderness" officially published by Tianting says that the area of ​​Qingqiu is almost comparable to our Kunlun."

"It's so big!" Rong Ze gasped.

"So, how can the nine-tailed fox be easily encountered?" Fei Yi shrugged and sneered, "We are only located on the outskirts of Qingqiu now, and it is almost impossible to encounter those cunning old foxes here." Rong Ze raised his eyebrows One pick: "Why do I hear... You seem to have a grudge against the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

It shouldn't be, didn't it mean that Qingqiu Nine Tails lived here in seclusion after the first robbery of Dragon and Phoenix?

Fei Yi said awkwardly: "Hey, it can't be said that there is direct hatred..."

Rong Ze laughed: "Then there is still an indirect enmity?"

Unexpectedly, Fei Yi nodded, and said seriously: "Yes, who told his ancestor to beat my ancestor?"

After listening to Fei Yi complaining emotionally for a long time, Rong Ze finally understood the grievances between him and Qingqiu Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.

In fact, it is more accurate to say that it is the grievances between the Luanniao clan and the Nine-tailed Fox clan.

Before the first robbery of the dragon and phoenix, the world was divided into three parts, and Zulong, Yuanfeng, and Shiqilin respectively commanded the three domains of sea, air and land.

At that time, the Qingqiu Nine-Tailed Foxes were not as quiet as they are now. On the contrary, they were extremely active, and they were the capable generals under Shi Qilin's subordinates.

The ancestor of Fei Yi was appointed prime minister by Yuan Feng.

After that, the calamity broke out, and the three clans fought in a melee, fighting each other bloody.In a great battle, Luanniao and Nine-Tailed Fox happened to meet each other.

When this matter was mentioned, Fei Yi became extremely angry: "If those old foxes hadn't cheated, my Luanniao clan wouldn't have lost most of its troops. It's not certain whether the battle will be won or lost."

Oh, it seems that the Luanniao clan lost.Rong Ze thought to himself.

However, although the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan won the final victory, it was only a miserable victory, and their losses were not much better than those of the Luan Niao Clan.

After the first tribulation of the dragon and the phoenix, the patriarch of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan brought the remnants of his tribe to Qingqiu and lived a life of seclusion from the world.

Rong Ze thought that the Nine-Tailed Fox was quite smart, he could learn a lesson from a failure, and escaped all kinds of troubles later.

It's a pity that there are not many smart people, otherwise there wouldn't be so many disturbances in the world.

Continue to move forward, but the way is blocked by a large lake named "Jingyi".

The lake is wide and green under the reflection of the mountains and forests. There are large tracts of reeds growing on the shore, and small animals poke their heads from time to time, which can be described as full of wildness.

But for Rongze, the aquatic animals in the lake are what interests him the most.

He looked around the lake for a long time, trying to find the legendary red fish with a human-masked fish body, but only saw a few ugly fish swimming by.

What about the red-tailed fish, a specialty of Yize?Could it be that the book lied to me?he thought gloomily.

Fei Yi asked why, raised his eyebrows, pointed to the lake, and said, "Isn't Chi Chi right there?"

Rong Ze looked in the direction he pointed, almost choked on himself, and lost his voice: "Is that Chi Chi? It's too ugly!"

Fei Yi gave him a strange look: "Don't all Chi Chi look like this?"

Rong Ze was silent.

He felt that this blame should be borne by fairy tales. Who said that mermaids belong to beauties?

After careful observation, the legendary mermaid Chiqi does look a bit like a human, but his appearance is really not flattering.

The eyes of this fish are slender, and if you don't look carefully, you may think that there are two slits on its face.The distance between the eyes is extremely wide, the nose is big and sunken, and the thick fish lips are raised, as if two crispy sausages are glued to it.

Fei Yi introduced: "Although they look ugly, they taste very good."

As if to verify his words, a gray sparrow swooped down from the air, plunged into the water, and poked its head out after a while, with a clumsy head and tail on its beak.

Fei Yi couldn't help swallowing: "The red meat is plump and tender, with a firm taste, whether it's steamed or braised in brown sauce, it's delicious."

Under the influence of Rong Ze, he also has a little experience in cooking.

Rong Ze gave him a funny look: "If that's the case, then shall we have Chi Chi for lunch?"

"Okay, okay!" Fei Yi nodded, and volunteered, "Leave the fishing work to me!"

Although the red chinchilla looks ugly, it has an advantage: it has no scales and few fish bones. It is a bit like a deep-sea fish, and it is easier to take care of.

Rong Ze cut a small piece of fish and tasted it, and found that the taste of this fish was also similar to salmon among deep-sea fish, which is often called salmon.

He originally planned to make fish soup, but changed his mind after tasting it.

Peel and debone the red fish, divide it into two parts, one part is used for sashimi, and the other part is fried.

He cuts the fish for sashimi into half-centimeter-thick fillets, and uses lemon juice to remove the fishy smell.I also asked a disciple who is good at water spells to help me get a large piece of ice, put the fish fillets neatly on the ice, serve it with wasabi and soy sauce, and eat it.

The freshly salvaged red chicken is extremely fresh and tender, and has not been grilled or cooked to preserve the original flavor of the fish to the greatest extent.Because of eating a lot, a thick layer of fat has accumulated on the fish, which makes the taste extremely fat, but not too fatty like fatty meat.

"What is this?" Fei Yi curiously pointed at the ball of turquoise sauce. He thought it was something delicious, so he scooped up a big ball with his fingers and put it in his mouth.

"Wait a moment--"

Rong Ze wanted to stop it, but it was too late, Fei Yi's facial features were all wrinkled, tears uncontrollably squeezed out of his eyes, he stuck out his tongue, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "What is this, it's so spicy!"

Rong Ze held back his smile, handed him a glass of water, and said, "This is called wasabi, and it's used for dipping sashimi."

He picked up a piece of raw fish with chopsticks, dipped it in a little wasabi and soy sauce, and demonstrated to Fei Yi: "The taste of wasabi is more pungent, just a little dipping is enough."

As he spoke, he put the fish fillet into his mouth. The smooth fish meat mixed with the spicy mustard stimulated the taste buds, and a burst of tear-jerking gas rushed through the nasal cavity, making the brain go blank for a moment.

After a few seconds, the stimulation gradually eased, and the aroma of mustard was completely released.Chewing the fish again at this time, the fatty fat of the fish body has been neutralized by the mustard, and the taste is firm, full and elastic.

Pan-fried red squid is another flavor.

Marinate the processed red goji slices with salt, black pepper, honey and other seasonings for a while, heat up the oil in a pan, fry the fish fillets in a pan until golden, then turn them over, and fry both sides until they are half-cooked before putting them on a plate , and finally topped with prepared sauce, sprinkle with lemon grated.

For those who are not used to eating fat, the taste of raw chili may be a little fatty, but after frying, the taste has become very refreshing.

The skin of the fish fillet is crispy, the meat is soft and delicate, with a faint fragrance of lemon.

Since Flying Wing caught a lot of red eel fish, and the method of making this fish is simple, even if the group eats wildly, there are still a lot of unfinished fish left.

Rong Ze originally planned to store the rest of the fish, but when he was about to clean it up, he suddenly saw a... snow-white hairball growing out of the pile of fish fillets?

The author has something to say: "If you shed tears because you miss the sun, you will also miss the stars" from Tagore's "Flying Birds"

"A good spring is worse than a dream..." from the song "Good Spring", the theme song of the TV series "Brilliant Spring"

"Shan Hai Jing Nan Shan Jing": "Three hundred miles to the east, it is called the mountain of Qingqiu. Its yang is full of jade, and its yin is full of green malls. There are beasts, its shape is like a fox with nine tails, and its sound is like a baby. Cannibals, those who eat people are not poisoned. There is a bird Yan, whose shape is like a dove, and its sound is like ah. It is called Guan Guan, and it is not confusing to wear it. It looks like a fish but has a human face, its sound is like a duck and a mandarin duck, and it won't cause scabies if you eat it."