Roasting Meat Together! Yan'er, Are You Saying We Should Lure the Snake from Its Hole?

"Achoo~"

Qi Yan'er, walking through the forest, suddenly sneezed.

"My daddy must be thinking about me!"

Her sudden remark made the corners of the others' mouths twitch uncontrollably.

She... knew that too?

"Yan'er, why would you say that?"

Nalan Yanran asked curiously.

Blinking her big eyes, Qi Yan'er giggled.

"Hehe~ My daddy often sings a song."

"If you suddenly sneeze, then I must be thinking of you~"

"..."

The others froze.

That song seemed a little too sickeningly sweet!

But it also proved that her daddy truly loved her mommy!

A man who was both powerful and pure-hearted!

Her mommy had really struck gold with him!

"Uncle Ge Ye, where are we now?"

Qi Yan'er looked around at the pitch-black surroundings, then turned her little head toward Ge Ye.

"We're already close to the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range."

Ge Ye looked both solemn and puzzled.

"It truly is strange. Along the way, we haven't encountered a single magical beast."

"What's so strange about that?"

Qi Yan'er rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly.

"It's so late. Magical beasts need to sleep too!"

Sleep?

Ge Ye's expression stiffened.

After living so long, this was the first time he had heard such reasoning.

Children really did say whatever came to mind!

"Perhaps the magical beasts really have gone to sleep."

Xiao Xun'er smiled elegantly from the side.

"Uh..."

It was one thing for a little girl to say that, but even this mysterious Miss Xun Er was saying it.

In Ge Ye's eyes, Qi Yan'er must have completely talked her into nonsense.

Ignoring Ge Ye, Xiao Xun'er turned her gaze to Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian.

"It's already dark. I think we should rest here for the night and enter the depths of the Magical Beast Forest tomorrow!"

"Sure~"

They had been busy for more than a day. If Qi Yan'er had not kept going, Nalan Yanran would have wanted to rest long ago.

Now that Xun Er had suggested it, she immediately agreed.

"Miss Xun Er is right. We must not travel at night in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Not seeing any magical beasts is already suspicious enough; we absolutely cannot take risks."

Ge Ye reminded them from the side.

He was reminding the three girls, but he was also reminding himself to remain vigilant at all times.

This place was far too dangerous!

"Uncle Ge Ye, you should have a tent in your Storage Ring, right?"

Qi Yan'er stared at Ge Ye with her big eyes and asked.

Though she phrased it as a question, she was clearly demanding one!

Without even thinking, Ge Ye knew who among them would be staying awake.

Him, of course~

"Sigh~"

With a long sigh, Ge Ye tapped his Storage Ring and took out a tent.

"I carry this tent with me year-round in case of emergencies, but it can accommodate only three people at most."

"Three people?"

Qi Yan'er tilted her little head, glanced at Xiao Xun'er, Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yi Xian, then said happily.

"Perfect! Uncle Ge Ye can keep watch, and the three sisters can sleep inside. As for me, we can always squeeze in somehow~"

Ge Ye: "..."

Just as expected!

This old man truly had a miserable fate!

"What are you still standing around for?"

Just as Ge Ye was wallowing in sorrow, Qi Yan'er's voice rang out beside him again.

Wearing a kindly smile, Ge Ye asked curiously.

"Hm? Yan'er, do you need something else?"

"Of course! The tent hasn't been set up yet!"

Qi Yan'er seemed rather surprised.

"This old man..."

Ge Ye was instantly speechless. So even the tent had to be put up by an old man past fifty like him!

After glancing at Xiao Xun'er and Nalan Yanran scattering medicinal powder around the area, Ge Ye could only resign himself to it.

He could not possibly make a child do it!

"Hehehe~"

Seeing Ge Ye get to work, Qi Yan'er's little face immediately broke into a smug smile.

Daddy had been right after all.

A daddy who did not know how to assign tasks to his daughter was definitely not a good daddy!

Ge Ye: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a?

Whose daddy was he?

After everyone had finished their tasks, Qi Yan'er sat on the ground and suddenly raised her little hand.

"I want grilled meat!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

Ge Ye: o(╥﹏╥)o

I don't!

His old face darkened as Ge Ye said solemnly.

"Yan'er~ You don't understand. We absolutely cannot eat grilled meat here."

"Why not?"

Qi Yan'er pouted, deeply unwilling to accept it.

Ge Ye hurriedly explained.

"Grilled meat truly is the best way to fill one's stomach in the wild, but it depends on where you are."

"If we lit a fire at the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there would naturally be nothing to fear. But if we light one here, it will surely attract high-level magical beasts."

"Magical beasts aren't even the most frightening thing. The most frightening are those who dare come here to hunt magical beasts for their cores!"

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, Qi Yan'er nodded.

"Then would Mu She and the others light a fire?"

"No!"

Xiao Yi Xian said flatly.

"As the leader of a Mercenary Group, he naturally understands this. Mu She chose to bring Mo Li across the Magical Beast Mountain Range only because he was confident in his own experience within the forest!"

"Then tell me, if we light a fire, could we lure the snake from its hole?"

Her glistening eyes gleamed as she spoke with a mischievous smile.

"Uh..."

Everyone was startled by her words!

Lure the snake from its hole!

Ge Ye's eyes widened.

"That's right! We can lure them here. Given Mu She and the others' speed, they surely would not blindly venture into the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Choosing to rest for the night on the outskirts would be their best option.

Following this route, they should not be too far from here!"

Nalan Yanran looked somewhat confused.

"If they aren't too far away, what does that have to do with luring them over?"

"Of course it does!"

A wicked curve rose on Ge Ye's face.

"Others might not be able to do it, but we... hehehe~"

Seeing the improper look in Ge Ye's eyes, the girls all backed away several steps in fright.

What was this old man planning?

"We may have to trouble you to put on an act!"

"Uh!"

The three girls exchanged glances, then suddenly realized something and turned their gazes toward Qi Yan'er.

Stared at by the three girls, Qi Yan'er spread her little hands.

"Three sisters, this isn't my fault~ This improper old man came up with the idea. Yan'er only wants grilled meat!"

Ge Ye: o(╥﹏╥)o

Had this little girl led this old man around by the nose again?

"Hiss!"

Xiao Xun'er raised her hand, and the dry firewood instantly ignited into blazing flames.

The moment the flames rose, the night's chill vanished with them, replaced by a comfortable warmth.

"Grilled meat~"

Qi Yan'er excitedly licked her little lips.

Then, like a tiny grown-up, she busied her little hands. Before long, several skewers had been grilled.

"Sisters, here~ You eat first."

Ge Ye had nearly reached out his hand, but forcibly pulled it back.

He did the hardest work and ate the latest meal!

Had this old man become a servant?

Still, at least Yan'er had not made this old man grill it...

No, wait!

Why couldn't this old man grill something for himself?

"Yan'er, you eat first!"

Nalan Yanran waved her hand and said with concern.

"You're still growing, and you've been hungry for nearly a whole day."

"Wuwuwu~"

The moment she heard that, Qi Yan'er burst into tears.

"It feels so nice when someone lets me eat first~!"

"Uh..."

Hearing this, the girls immediately cursed her daddy viciously in their hearts.

Her daddy was truly too much!

Whenever there was food, he only knew to eat it himself!

"Achoo~"