Soon, a black cauldron stood before the Witch and the bear, with a ball of immortal fire beneath it. Inside were slices of Ferocious Beast meat and all manner of spirit vegetables. Naturally, an assortment of seasonings was indispensable too.
As the first Iron-Eating Beast between heaven and earth, Gungun had never shortchanged himself when it came to living well. He ate whatever he ought to eat, and anything he ate had to taste good. Over the past several hundred thousand years, he had worked out how to make every delicacy he had tasted in his previous life. Thanks to the ingredients, they tasted even better than before his transmigration. Hot pot was merely one of them.
"By the way, Great Shaman, since you've already caught the Kui Ox, why not give him to me right away? Or are you planning to take him to Kunlun for me? If so, thank you." Gungun picked up a slice of meat with his chopsticks as he questioned Hou Yi, then-nom!-popped it into his mouth. Bliss spread across his face. It really, really was delicious.
"No. The Ancestral Witch instructed me to catch the Kui Ox first, but not to give him to you immediately afterward. She probably wants you to send a Witch-Human to Jiejiao. If there truly isn't a suitable candidate among the Witch-Humans, we can send the Kui Ox instead," Hou Yi answered, then picked up a spirit vegetable to eat.
"Tsk, why would she think of sending a Witch-Human to Jiejiao? What's so good about Jiejiao? It's not even as good as the Witch Teaching. At least the Witch Teaching is stable." Gungun curled his lip at that.
Hou Yi offered no opinion on this. The Witch Teaching was a religious order established by Lady Nuwa. Like Jiejiao, it