"How does this monster taste?"
Deep in the Death Swamp, Xiao Bai held a monster that looked like a wild duck in one hand, gazing at Hao Shuai with eager anticipation.
"Its meat doesn't taste good, but its wings make decent roast wings!" Hao Shuai glanced at the creature, which stood as tall as a person. It had a blue body, pale red eyes, a red tail, fangs in its mouth, and a pair of wings on its back, making it look like a ferocious bird. He waved a hand, telling Xiao Bai to throw it away.
The creature was mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of the Central Mountains, Volume Five, Qingyao Mountain. Hao Shuai had forgotten what it was called, but he remembered that eating its meat supposedly helped with fertility.
Hao Shuai's words made Xiao Bai's eyes light up. With a sharp rip, she tore off the monster's pair of wings, then casually tossed the now-wingless creature aside and set about starting a fire to roast them.
The monster, lucky to have escaped with its life, had none of its usual ferocity left. It scrabbled away on its legs as fast as it could.
Hao Shuai and Xiao Bai had been in this great marsh for three days now. They had only just reached the inner reaches of the Death Swamp, and still hadn't caught sight of the Sky-Piercing Giant Tree where the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury stood.
The reason was entirely Xiao Bai dragging her feet.
Well... all right! It was really Hao Shuai's own fault.
Ever since she had tasted deep-fried Bloodthirsty Bees that day, Hao Shuai had completely awakened Xiao Bai's inner glutton.
After that, all manner of creatures in the Death Swamp began to suffer. In Xiao Bai's eyes, every animal