Soft Bone Rabbit, You Smelled So Good When You Died

Soft Bone Rabbit, You Smelled So Good When You Died

Bei Bei noticed Tang Ya's reaction. Faced with the fragrant grilled fish, sizzling and dripping with oil, he knew Tang Ya would ultimately be unable to escape the True Fragrance Law.

True fragrance might be late, but it would never be absent.

Seeing how skilled Huo Yuhao was at grilling fish and how increasingly tempting the aroma became, Bei Bei decided to buy a few for Tang Ya to satisfy her craving. Smiling, he asked, "Little Brother, my name is Bei Bei, and hers is Tang Ya. Are you selling your grilled fish?"

Huo Yuhao's grilling motions paused. He remembered that, in the Original Work, this was when he was supposed to put on an innocent expression and treat the two of them to grilled fish.

"My name is Huo Yuhao." He had only just introduced himself when three options popped up before his eyes.

Option One: Meeting is fate, and the fate arranged by Heaven—Tang San—is the greatest of all. Treat Tang Ya and Bei Bei to grilled fish for free.

Completion Reward: Earth Demon Puppet (98% chance of rebellion)

Option Two: Refuse decisively: "Not for sale."

Completion Reward: One portion of Qi Gathering Powder

Option Three: Refuse tactfully: "I didn't bring much food when I left home. These grilled fish are an important part of all my assets."

Completion Reward: One bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring (used to assist in absorbing various Beast Fires and Sub-fires of Heavenly Flames)

The rewards for quests were related to the difficulty of completing them, the risks involved, and their impact on the future.

The words Tang San hidden between the lines of Option One already explained a great deal. Tang Ya and Bei Bei had crouched in the grass, waiting for Huo Gua...

Was it really a coincidence? Or was it the scheme and arrangement of some Buddha in Western Heaven?

And the Earth Demon Puppet reward, with its 98% chance of rebellion—wasn't something this fierce perfectly suited to the Original Work's Huo Gua, who had been gradually tamed by Tang San from this point onward?

As for Option Two and Option Three, both were refusals. The main difference came down to which reward was better.

After a brief consideration, Huo Yuhao chose Option Three. The reward was a bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

Though he had no Heavenly Flames right now, with the Flame Emperor Template, he would certainly have to fuse with some Sub-fires of Heavenly Flames in the future.

More importantly, the Option Quest he had chosen upon leaving the White Tiger Duke's Mansion—"rewards determined by the magnitude of one's fortune"—might reward him with a certain sub-fire of a Heavenly Flame.

After all, Electrolux, Old Yi, was a tremendous stroke of fortune.

Having chosen Option Three, Huo Yuhao looked at Bei Bei with remarkably clear eyes. "Brother Bei Bei, it's not that I don't want to sell them."

"It's just that I didn't bring much food when I left home, and I'll be staying around here for a while. These grilled fish are an important part of all my assets."

Option Quest completed.

Reward: One bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring

A faint curve rose at the corner of Huo Yuhao's lips. This sort of quest, where he tactfully refused someone, was pretty easy.

Bei Bei revealed a mild smile. "Little Brother Huo, I understand. You need more money."

With that, he took out a Gold Soul Coin and handed it over.

"Uh..." Huo Yuhao pursed his lips, unsure how to respond. You understand nothing, damn it.

Still, the quest was complete. Whether Bei Bei added money or not didn't matter.

Bei Bei asked slowly, "Little Brother Huo, I'll buy five grilled fish from you for one Gold Soul Coin. Later, if we catch a Soft Bone Rabbit, a Flame Chicken, or something like that, could you grill it for me? I'll bring it back for my brothers to try."

Huo Yuhao thought about it. Since he had already received the quest reward, and there was nothing shameful about making money, he agreed. "Sure."

"Although... does Flame Chicken meat even need grilling?" Huo Yuhao blinked.

"It probably... does." Bei Bei wasn't entirely sure either. "Fire is only a Soul Beast's attribute. It can't possibly roast itself."

The same applied to Soul Masters. Bei Bei felt that some Soul Masters also possessed Fire Attribute martial souls, yet they weren't harmed when they unleashed Soul Skills.

Ma Xiaotao gave you a like.jpg

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, accepted the Gold Soul Coin, and handed five grilled fish to Bei Bei.

Bei Bei took the fish with a smile and politely said, "Thank you. Meeting Little Brother Huo today means we're in for a treat."

"It's just business. I can catch more." Huo Yuhao returned the smile, then turned toward the riverbank to catch a few more fish and grill them as reserves.

Huo Yuhao casually thrust his Wooden Fork into the Stream Side.

A fish in the stream, visibly twice as plump as the others, dodged Huo Yuhao's Wooden Fork. It even flicked its tail at him, splashing several tiny droplets.

"Hm? This fish actually has Ten Year Cultivation."

And this fish... was a little cheeky. It was practically picking a fight with me.

So Huo Yuhao tossed the fork onto the ground and, facing the water's surface, deliberately charged up...

Eight Extremities Collapse!!

Crash—the water exploded into massive waves, splashing more than ten feet into the air.

Bei Bei was somewhat surprised when he noticed. That was quite a commotion. He called out, "Little Brother Huo, do you need help catching the fish?"

"No need. I've already caught it."

After only one exchange, Huo Yuhao carried a fish whose scales and innards had been thoroughly removed by the hidden force of Eight Extremities Collapse to the campfire, ready to grill it.

His first time using Eight Extremities Collapse on a Soul Beast felt pretty good.

The fish probably felt the same way.

"Little Brother Huo's move was a bit fierce." Bei Bei glanced at Huo Yuhao, feeling somewhat puzzled.

That deliberate strike by the stream just now was something even ordinary Soul Grandmasters would struggle to achieve. He hadn't even released a Soul Ring, yet he had caused such a huge disturbance. Strange.

Though curious, Bei Bei didn't ask. First, grilled fish.

"Xiao Ya." Bei Bei handed one of the grilled fish to Tang Ya. "Here, have a taste."

Tang Ya elbowed Bei Bei, her eyes widening slightly. "What did you call me?"

Bei Bei compromised. "All right, Teacher Xiao Ya. Is that okay?"

"Hmph, that's more like it. Remember our master-disciple relationship."

Tang Ya rolled her eyes at Bei Bei, casually accepting the grilled fish he offered and bringing it to her lips for a bite.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

These two were playing master-disciple games this wildly without even avoiding me?

Tang Ya's earlier resolve of "I'd rather jump into the stream than eat even one bite of grilled fish" had now vanished without a trace.

Before long, Tang Ya alone devoured three and a half grilled fish.

"Mmm, the fish Yuhao grilled is seriously awesome. It really smells amazing."

Tang Ya was still craving more when a pink shadow suddenly flashed out of the grass.

"Bei Bei, it's a ten-year Soft Bone Rabbit! Catch it!" Tang Ya's eyes lit up as she activated Blue Silver Grass to bind it.

Bei Bei immediately released his martial soul. Countless blue-violet bolts of serpentine lightning expanded at once, condensing into a broad electric net that trapped the pink rabbit.

He had to control the lightning's intensity as well. He couldn't let it get charred and ruin the taste; he had to keep it at just enough to paralyze the Soft Bone Rabbit.

Bei Bei strode forward, grabbed the pink rabbit by its ears, and lifted it up.

"Yuhao, since this Soft Bone Rabbit delivered itself to us, let's grill it first."

"Sure." Huo Yuhao had no objections. After all, he had taken a full Gold Soul Coin from them.

He simply felt that if these two Tang Sect disciples ate a grilled Soft Bone Rabbit, they might be setting foot on a rather extraordinary path.

He quickly cleaned the Soft Bone Rabbit and began grilling it.

The Soft Bone Rabbit gradually cooked through, and an appetite-stirring aroma of meat spread through the air.

"Ahh, ahh, grilled rabbit. It has to smell even better, right?"

Tang Ya stared fixedly at the whole rabbit roasting golden-brown, saliva instinctively gathering in her mouth.

Once the Soft Bone Rabbit was fully cooked, Bei Bei tore off three rabbit legs. One for each of them, and they began feasting heartily.

A moment later.

Tang Ya finished one-fifth of the whole roasted rabbit, patted her slightly bulging belly, and felt a little apologetic toward the small pile of bones before her.

Little rabbit, you smelled so good when you died.