Ning Rongrong asked curiously, "Teacher, is this one of today's ingredients too?"
Little Loach said, "You're an ingredient! Your whole family's ingredients! And I've got true dragon blood in my veins! I'm a dragon!"
"Hmm? Teacher, what's this little loach muttering about?"
Without a contract with Ning Rongrong or Crimson Blade, naturally, they could not understand what Little Loach was saying.
What surprised Jiang Che, however, was that Little Loach could actually understand human speech.
Jiang Che said, "This isn't an ingredient! This is my companion."
Ning Rongrong did not question it. If her teacher said this was his companion, then it was his friend.
Ning Rongrong glanced at the scaled Glazed Golden-Spotted Fish and said,
"Teacher, how are you going to cook it? Do you need my help?"
"Bring me the ginger and scallions over there."
Ning Rongrong scampered over happily, then stopped in hesitation. "Teacher... are you sure this fish is edible? It's so pretty. What if it's deadly poisonous?"
"As the saying goes, the prettier something is, the more poisonous it is!"
Jiang Che teased, "Then does that mean Rongrong is poisonous too?"
"Hmph! I'm not poisonous!" Ning Rongrong said indignantly.
But she soon caught on, and the tips of her ears reddened slightly.
Was Jiang Che just calling me pretty? Ning Rongrong thought.
Jiang Che continued, "Don't worry. This fish definitely isn't poisonous. Not only is it not poisonous, it's also incredibly delicious!"
At any rate, the system said this thing was not poisonous.
"This fish has a trace of Dragon Clan blood in it. Its whole body is a treasure, and its scales, bones, and blood all have great uses. This fish's greatest destination..."
Jiang Che picked up the kitchen knife. With a flash of the blade, the fish's belly split open. "Its best destination