The Fish Monster was divided into four large portions.
One portion was kept to take home and pickle.
One portion was kept to sell.
One portion was used to make soup right away.
The last portion was in Li Ping'an's hands, roasting over a roaring fire.
To be honest, the meat really did not taste very good.
The meat of these Demon Race creatures was terribly tough. Some parts were too hard to chew, and it was difficult to get any flavor into it.
So Li Ping'an and Old Ox ate a little with furrowed brows, then stopped.
On their way back, they happened to run into Liu Manzi and Shorty, who had just finished beating up Li Suowei.
At the sight of Li Ping'an alive, Liu Manzi was startled at first.
Then he was overjoyed.
Nothing had happened to his fat sheep!!
What an unexpected delight.
"Fat sheep!!"
Liu Manzi spread his arms and hugged Li Ping'an.
Li Ping'an smiled faintly. "What fat sheep?"
"(⊙o⊙)..."
Liu Manzi was momentarily speechless. He had accidentally blurted out the truth.
"As long as you're all right, as long as you're all right," Liu Manzi said. "I heard someone tricked you into coming to the Yongding River to fish, so I rushed right over.
"You've only just arrived, so you don't know. There's been a Water Monster causing trouble in the Yongding River lately.
"Quite a few renowned cultivators have fallen victim to it. I was worried something might happen to you..."
Li Ping'an nodded. "Thank you."
"Luckily, you didn't run into it."
Liu Manzi continued.
"We've already given that bastard Li Suowei a good thrashing!
"Don't worry. When I say I'll look out for you around here, I mean it.
"Hey, what's that you're holding?"
Li Ping'an said, "Fish I caught, though