Roasting Meat

"If this were modern society, it'd be tough to find such a vast forest," Xu Yanwu clicked his tongue. After appreciating the spectacular scenery for a bit, he shook his head, ready to get down to business. "I should hurry and find Danzhu and Cang Xuan. Come to think of it, they're the Nuwa and Fuxi from the Honkai Impact 3rd world after all... they should be fine, right..."

Xu Yanwu flew leisurely through the sky, his "wise" gaze sweeping across the boundless forest.

However, after searching for a long time, Xu Yanwu realized something...

He had no idea where Danzhu and Cang Xuan had gone!

"..."

—More than ten hours later, as night fell—

In a cave within a small mountain range, a small bonfire burned. Beside the bonfire sat two figures, huddled together and shivering.

"Sister, I'm so hungry..."

Danzhu pouted, her face full of grievance.

"Mmm..."

Cang Xuan also looked exhausted. It seemed the two sisters had suffered quite a bit in the forest today.

"Rustle, rustle—"

Suddenly, the sound of bushes rubbing together came from outside the cave.

"Sister, could it be a Honkai Beast?"

Danzhu burrowed deeper into Cang Xuan's embrace, her face full of fear.

"No, there's no Honkai Energy reaction nearby. It's probably just a wild animal."

Cang Xuan held Danzhu tightly, a scroll floating beside her, aimed at the cave entrance as if ready to blast at any second.

"Scurry, scurry..."

The noise grew closer to the cave, and Danzhu and Cang Xuan's hearts leaped into their throats.

Then... a round, plump... creature carrying a giant bear appeared at the cave entrance?

"Hey, hey, hey! Finally found you guys."

The round, plump creature let out a joyful sound and, with a "bang," dropped the giant bear it was carrying and walked in. "You two little brats actually left me in the sleep pod. Now look, you're suffering..."

Approaching the bonfire, the round, plump creature finally revealed its true form. Who else could it be but Xu Yanwu...

However...

Danzhu suddenly shouted, "Why do you suddenly have such a round and plump body!"

Xu Yanwu's current appearance is hard to describe precisely. To put it comprehensively...

Do you know Baymax?

Xu Yanwu's current appearance is like Baymax's head replaced with Xu Yanwu's head, and then the color changed to that of blue crystal...

"Hmph! It's all because I was looking for you! Do you know how troublesome it is for me to walk around with just my head? This body is condensed from energy!"

Xu Yanwu slammed his palm against a nearby rock wall, causing a large amount of stones to fall. "I still haven't found my own body, so I can only make do with this one for now. Although I'm not very skilled and it condensed into this form, I can still split mountains and break rocks!"

As he spoke, Xu Yanwu proudly puffed out his chest.

And in his heart...

Wuwuwu~ It feels so good to have a body to use! Luckily, I'm smart and had a sudden idea to come up with this method... Otherwise, it's truly miserable without a body...

Cang Xuan glared at Xu Yanwu. "Who asked you to come? Leave!"

Hmm... Such a stubborn little girl...

Xu Yanwu stroked the stubble on his chin. "You want me to leave? Are you sure you two can get out of this forest and find the Xuanyuan Sword in this state?"

"I... Of course we can!"

"But haven't you noticed that you're living in a bear's den?"

Xu Yanwu pointed at the giant bear he had placed at the cave entrance. "Fortunately, I dealt with this bear on my way.

I originally planned to stay in the bear's den for a night before looking for you, but I didn't expect to find you directly here."

Xu Zifu burst into laughter. "Alright, alright. Looking at you two, you haven't eaten anything since you left the sleep pod, have you? Since you've already started a bonfire, how about I roast some bear meat for you?"

At the mention of roasted meat, the sisters Cang Xuan and Danzhu couldn't help but swallow. Xu Yanwu noticed this.

"I'm telling you, I was going easy on you before. Otherwise, with how powerful I am, how could I have been dealt with like that by you two little girls..."

Yeah, that's right. It's not because I didn't even think I could resist...

Xu Yanwu muttered to himself, controlling his current energy body. A knife materialized in his hand, and he walked out of the cave to dismember the giant bear. "You two stay here and don't move... I'll bring back some bear meat for you to roast and eat..."

After Xu Yanwu left the cave, Danzhu rubbed her hungry little stomach and asked her sister, "Sister, are we really going to eat the roasted meat he makes? We treated him so badly before, will he get revenge on us?"

"Probably not. He doesn't seem like that kind of person. As for the roasted meat... he's treating us, so why not eat it."

Cang Xuan still had her expressionless face, but seeing her rumbling stomach, she was also putting on a brave front...

Before long, Xu Yanwu came back, wiping sweat from his forehead, carrying bear meat threaded onto sharpened wooden sticks. "I've got it ready. I'll roast the meat for you now..."

"How are you so fast?"

Cang Xuan was startled. How long had it been since Xu Yanwu left the cave? Not even ten minutes, right? In such a short time, he had managed to break down the bear meat and skewer it on sharpened wooden sticks? Where did the sticks even come from?

Xu Yanwu froze. He couldn't exactly say he'd spent ages trying to cut it, then just made a wish to get it done, could he?

"Uh… this… my current body is quite convenient, you see, it makes processing things very fast…"

Xu Yanwu stammered.

"Oh?"

Cang Xuan narrowed her eyes, looking at Xu Yanwu. This guy's reaction was very suspicious…

"Stop messing around! Let's just roast the meat. I haven't eaten meat in so long…" Xu Yanwu changed the subject, walking over to the bonfire and setting up the roasting rack. "Since it's wild bear meat, it might have a strong gamey smell, but you'll have to bear with it… it's good enough that we can eat it…"

"No problem at all! As long as it's roasted meat!"

Danzhu cheered.

Cang Xuan, however, frowned.

What kind of power did Xu Yanwu possess?

Why could he enter the sleep pod without a sound? Why could he exit the sealed sleep pod? Why could he manifest a new body?

And just now, how had he managed that?

As Cang Xuan pondered these questions, Xu Yanwu glanced at the roasting meat and thought, "How can you roast meat without any seasoning…"

With that, a pile of bottles and jars appeared in Xu Yanwu's hands.