Small Mountain Village.
The communal feast was nearly over. Everyone sat around the bonfire, chatting about this and that.
"Master, can we really eat these huge rats?"
At that moment, Nan Feng asked Li Fan, sounding a little uncertain.
They had nearly polished off everything Wu Dade had brought back.
Only three or four huge rats remained. They gleamed with golden light and had been slaughtered and cleaned, ready for cooking.
Of course, all the disciples could tell that even the weakest of these rats was a Venerable, while one of them had even reached the Divine Emperor level.
In terms of status, they were top-tier ingredients in the Yang Realm!
But they were rats, after all... The disciples had never eaten any before.
Watching this scene, Lin Xuehan felt a little dazed, despite having grown numb to everything.
They were actually discussing whether even a Divine Emperor could be eaten!
The ceiling of the Yang Realm? A Divine Emperor?
They were nothing more than top-tier ingredients...
Seeing the disciples' uncertainty, Li Fan smiled and said:
"Of course you can."
"Roast golden rat is a famous snack. Just watch your master show you how it's done."
With that, he got to work. He skewered the rats on wooden sticks and set them over the fire to roast.
Before long, the Gold-devouring Rats were sizzling with fat, and their savory aroma began to spread.
"This smells... pretty good."
Jiang Li swallowed unconsciously.
"Oh... It really looks delicious!"
Ziling could hardly wait.
"Rats... can actually be used as ingredients?"
Lin Jiuzheng and the others were astonished too.
"Children, of course you can eat rats," Second Uncle said from nearby.
"Life's been good these past few years. No one's going hungry. But back when black winds swept through and famine struck, we ate