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"I need to grow up, so naturally I need to eat!" the little girl with light purple hair said calmly.

"Little girl, I have Bone Strengthening Pills and Skin Regenerating Pills here. They're very useful for growing. What do you say? Interested? Join my Exploding Heaven Gang, and all these things will be yours!" The leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang touched his storage ring and flicked his finger, producing two Jade Bottles in his hand.

"Oh my God. Master, can't you take it easy for once?" Hun Han rolled his eyes at the Exploding Heaven Gang leader with a headache.

"Wasn't I doing this for your own good? I wanted someone to keep you company in the future so you wouldn't be so lonely. Fine, fine. Do whatever you want. Your master won't meddle anymore." The Exploding Heaven Gang leader complained before sitting down on a large rock nearby.

"Little sister, that's not how you're supposed to eat it," Hun Han said with a smile.

"Not like this? Then how should I eat it?" The little girl looked at the huge chunk of hind leg meat in her hands, then curiously looked at Hun Han.

"Simple. Wait here for me!"

Hun Han darted into the bushes. When he reappeared, he was carrying a large bundle of dry firewood over his shoulder.

Next, Hun Han cleared out a small patch of open ground. He piled up the firewood he had gathered, took out a fire starter, and soon had a roaring fire going.

By then, Hun Han had clumsily skinned the Flame Rhinoceros. He made several cuts across its body with his dagger. Finally, he skewered it on a wooden pole and set it over the rack, turning it from time to time. Whether he could win over the little girl before him would depend on his cooking skills.

Wasn't there a saying? If you wanted to win someone's heart, you first had to win their stomach!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

Before long, hot oil occasionally dripped from the Flame Rhinoceros meat into the fire, teasing the flames into a dazzling dance.

"It smells so good!" The little girl with light purple hair had her big eyes practically glued to the roasted meat. She stretched out her hand, wanting to tear off a huge piece.

Hun Han smacked her hand away. Meeting her puzzled gaze, he explained, "You can't rush hot tofu. Don't be impatient. If you want delicious food, you need patience!"

Hun Han touched his storage ring and took out several bamboo containers. As he turned the meat, he sprinkled the seasonings from the containers over it.

Gurgle, gurgle.

"Is it ready? Is it ready? Is it ready..." The little girl licked her red lips, her mouth full of saliva as her throat bobbed from time to time. She rubbed her little belly, which kept growling.

"Here, take it!" Hun Han tore off a huge piece of meat and tossed it to the little girl.

The little girl did not hesitate. Unable to hold herself back any longer, she opened her mouth wide and took a huge bite, stuffing her mouth full. She kept mumbling indistinctly, "Mm, delicious, delicious!"

"Little sister, that's not the right way to eat either," Hun Han said with a smile.

"Then how should I eat it?" the little girl asked.

Hun Han smiled, tore off a piece of meat, brought it to his nose, and took a deep sniff. "A dish has to go through many steps before it can be made. As the one eating it, you need to experience its three elements: color, aroma, and taste."

With that said, Hun Han took a small bite of the meat and slowly chewed it.

Seeing this, the little girl copied Hun Han. First, she took a deep sniff, then opened her little silver teeth and bit off a small piece of meat, chewing it slowly with great seriousness.

Though the method seemed simple, the little girl found the roasted meat in her hand even more delicious.

"Let's go, Master. It's time for us to head back," Hun Han said calmly to the Exploding Heaven Gang leader sitting on the rock.

"Her constitution is extraordinary. Your master can't stay by your side forever. Do you really not want to recruit her?" the Exploding Heaven Gang leader asked Hun Han.

"Let's go. What is meant to come will come."

Hun Han smiled faintly. Without looking back at the little girl, he strode toward the edge of the forest.

As for the little girl, she looked at the roasted meat in her hand, then at the raw hind leg meat on the ground that she had bitten earlier. At once, she felt that everything she had eaten before was utterly tasteless. Holding the stick of roasted meat in one hand, she quickened her pace and chased after the two figures ahead.

"We're back again!" Hun Han looked at the Exploding Heaven Gang headquarters before him and sighed inwardly. He had originally come here to sign in, but he had not expected to gain such a great opportunity here as well.

"Mm, she came too," the Exploding Heaven Gang leader reminded him.

Only then did Hun Han turn around. On the steps behind them, the little girl was standing there. There was only a little roasted meat left in her hand. It was truly hard to imagine how a person could eat an entire Flame Rhinoceros as tall as a person!

"Little sister, why are you following us? Could it be that you want to join our Exploding Heaven Gang?" Hun Han asked with a smile.

"If I join the Exploding Heaven Gang, will I get delicious food like this in the future?" the little girl asked innocently.

"Of course. Not only roasted meat—I can make all sorts of other delicious food for you too. But if you join our Exploding Heaven Gang, you can only become my junior sister!" Hun Han answered with a smile.

"Fine. As long as there's delicious food." The little girl nodded seriously.

"Alright!"

The Exploding Heaven Gang leader grinned and smacked Hun Han on the back of the head. "Brat, you actually brought me a disciple with one meal of roasted meat. Very good. From now on, you're a member of the Exploding Heaven Gang too. Oh, right, little girl, what's your name?"

The little girl pouted, a trace of sadness appearing on her face. "I... I don't have a name yet!"

The Exploding Heaven Gang leader stared in astonishment. "No name? Where are your parents?"

The little girl asked in confusion, "Parents? What are parents? Can they be eaten?"

"Oh, my God!"

The Exploding Heaven Gang leader helplessly slapped his forehead, his head throbbing in pain. Just where had this little monster come from? Not only was her strength terrifying, but her words were so strange. She actually, actually did not even know what parents were!

At the side, Hun Han interjected, "Master, stop asking so many questions. Junior sister, how about this? You have light purple hair, and you're very strong. Why don't we call you Zi Yan?"

"Zi Yan!"

The little girl murmured the name. Then she nodded indifferently. "Whatever. Any name is fine. A name can't be eaten anyway! Nor can it make me grow up faster!"

Hun Han was delighted. The future Dragon Emperor would actually become his junior sister. Of course, compared to the reward for signing in, Hun Han was even more interested in the sign-in itself. He stretched out his hand in friendship. "Hello, junior sister. From now on, I'm your senior brother!"

"What are you doing? Do you want to fight?"

The little girl furrowed her brows slightly, looking at Hun Han's outstretched hand in confusion.

"Uh!"

Hun Han was speechless. Perhaps in Zi Yan's mind, there was nothing besides eating and fighting. He explained, "This is a kind of etiquette. You only need to stretch out your hand and shake mine!"

"Stretch out my hand?"

Following Hun Han's example, the little girl extended her right hand as well and asked, "Like this?"

"Mm."

Hun Han nodded slightly, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart. At last, he was going to sign in with Zi Yan!