Chapter 72

Xie Juanhan is skilled at using various seasonings when cooking. This time, he didn't add anything to the soup he made, except for a little salt when it was done.

Upon tasting it, Telingewei found the soup to be clear, sweet, and delicious. The sweet aroma of the plants and the rich flavor of the Demon Bird blended perfectly together. After taking a sip, he felt as if his whole body was relaxing from his chest, experiencing an indescribable comfort.

Telingewei had drunk plenty of local thick soups, as well as clear vegetable and seafood soups, but he had never tasted this kind of soup before.

His eyes widened in shock. "A soup made from magical herbs actually has such an effect?"

Xie Juanhan took several sips with relish, until sweat beaded on his nose. "I just suddenly remembered that if the magical herbs aren't of a high grade, they won't be very effective when used to make medicine, but they're always fine for soup."

After finishing one bowl, Xie Juanhan asked for another, and also gave Telingewei an extra bowl.

After finishing the soup, he took out some seasonings from his Dragon Scale Space, made a simple dipping sauce, and gestured for Telingewei to dip the meat in the sauce.

The meat of the Demon Bird, cooked in broth, is also delicious—fresh, tender, and smooth, especially the skin, which is both smooth and fragrant, and rich in fat.

It undergoes no complicated seasoning; its natural flavor is what matters.

Xie Juanhan had eaten many Demon Bird in the Magic Forest, each with its own unique flavor.

Cooking it this lightly makes it easiest to taste the differences between each type of bird.

Xie Juanhan sighed, "The meat of the Demon Bird is still the best; it's sweet, fragrant, and tender, and tastes good no matter how it's cooked."

Telingewei: "Overcooked doesn't taste good."

Xie Juanhan: "You're just tired of eating it. In a few days, if we have time, we can pick a fatter Demon Bird and try cooking it."

Upon arriving here, Xie Juanhan had tried grilled game meat, but he had not yet tasted authentic roasted chicken, duck, goose, or other poultry.

Grilled Demon Bird should be good.

After finishing the meal, Xie Juanhan scooped up the bird bones and magical herbs and threw them into the fire, signaling Telingewei to burn them.

Telingewei asked, puzzled, "Is this... that they don't want Harper and the others to know?"

Xie Juanhan nodded. "Clean up all traces to prevent them from being discovered accidentally."

Telingewei: "They've already noticed, saying your hands smell nice."

When did this happen?

"A couple of days ago, the little Demon Wolf sniffed it out, and Harper and the others knew it too. They also sniffed your hand and quickly confirmed it."

Xie Juanhan recalled how the little Demon Wolf's nose had been twitching in his palm a few days ago. He had thought the little Demon Wolf was sniffing the smell of steamed pork, but he hadn't expected it to be sniffing magical herbs.

"This guy's nose is incredibly sensitive!" Xie Juanhan exclaimed.

"It's alright. They only know I'm digging for magical herbs, they don't know exactly what I'm doing. Don't tell them yet."

"Why?"

"Some of these soups taste rather strange; I'll discuss that once I've finalized the recipes."

Telingewei looked at the burned bird bones and magical herbs. "Is that strange?"

"Today's soup isn't strange, but the properties of the soup from the previous two days clashed a bit, making it taste slightly odd."

They won't find it strange.

"That won't do either. I can't accept failure."

Telingewei insisted, "Everything you make tastes good; you never fail."

Xie Juanhan threw a blade of grass at him. "What if I fail? Where will I put my face then?"

Telingewei: "I had some too."

Xie Juanhan didn't even look up. "That's different, you're not an outsider."

"No, outer dragon."

==========Author's Note:=========

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 72 [VIP]

In the kitchen, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei were cleaning the frozen Demonic Beast entrails.

Previously, water access was inconvenient, Xie Juanhan spent a long time thinking of ways to improve the situation.

During this time, he learned more and more magical runes, and he decided to try using magic to see if he could make tap water come out.

In the end, he and Telingewei bought magical materials, commissioned a rune magic cylinder, and connected a water pipe to the kitchen.

Now they can simply turn on the tap and use water directly, which is much more convenient than before.

Xie Juanhan also prefers to prepare ingredients in the kitchen.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei each took a knife and removed the fascia and blood vessels from the internal organs.

After cleaning, they rinsed off the impurities with plenty of water, then threw it back into the sink and soaked it in running water to remove the blood clots.

The odor of the internal organs removed in this way can be greatly reduced.

These internal organs were left behind by level three or higher Demonic Beast.

Whenever Xie Juanhan went hunting and encountered Demonic Beast of this level, he would always make a point of keeping the meat and internal organs.

He froze them in ice, and today he finally collected a large basinful.

Eating some Demonic Beast entrails is very beneficial for the little guys, especially the baby Demon Wolf and baby Griffin that are still growing.

The little ones are just picky eaters and don't like strong-flavored foods.

Even if they're chopped up and placed inside meat, they can precisely pull them out and quietly spit them out.

For magical creatures with a keen sense of taste, eating normally cooked offal is indeed a bit of a struggle.

Xie Juanhan thought of many ways and finally decided to save up more offal to braise together.

Whether eaten directly after braising, mixed with seasonings, or reheated by frying, stir-frying, or stewing, the taste is much better than simply boiling it.

Both dragons are very patient in their work.

The little guys knew it was time to cook for them, and they all crowded around the kitchen doorway, waiting patiently.

Even though the smell of blood was a bit strong, they were completely unwilling to leave.

Xie Juanhan cleaned out the last heart and threw the dissected heart into the running water to soak.

He washed his hands and prepared to weigh the braising ingredients.

I turned around and saw expectant eyes all around me.

Xie Juanhan chuckled, "If we braise it now, it won't be ready until at least tonight. It'll need to soak overnight before we can eat it tomorrow. There's no point in you waiting so early."

The more powerful the Demonic Beast, the more tender its meat, including its internal organs; if not braised for a long time, they will be impossible to chew.

The little ones chirped.

The little Griffin exclaimed excitedly, "Meow!!!"

This means they are going to wait.

"Alright, then you can wait patiently."

Xie Juanhan opened the drawer, took out the jar containing seasonings and magical herbs, and neatly arranged them on the counter.

The little ones' eyes sparkled as they watched even more intently.

It was as if Xie Juanhan wasn't making braised meat, but rather brewing some kind of magical potion.

Xie Juanhan thought to himself that the soup he made a couple of days ago must have impressed the little ones enough.

The little ones didn't seem to have expected that those magical herbs, which smelled a bit bitter and tasted a bit strange, could actually be cooked together with meat.

A few days ago, Xie Juanhan was making soup in the kitchen, and they were waiting outside in the corridor.

They went from pacing anxiously down the hallway, to sticking their noses into the kitchen and sniffing around, to finally tasting the soup and looking on with disbelief.

After half a day of changing expressions, they could practically perform face-changing.

Now, watching Xie Juanhan prepare the soup ingredients has become one of their most interesting things.

Being watched by so many little ones, Xie Juanhan was under a lot of pressure.

However, he had secretly tried the process of braising meat with magical herbs.

These magical herbs can be used to make soup, and indeed they can be used to braise meat.

By carefully blending the magical herbs, the meat braised with them will have a unique sweet and fragrant flavor.

Even the most pungent Demonic Beast lungs and intestines, after being braised, have no unpleasant odor at all; they are simply fragrant, tender, and incredibly delicious.

Xie Juanhan weighed all the magical herbs and spices, put them into a large cloth bag, and soaked them first.

Then, he took out a deep pot of soup and placed it on the stove, intending to blanch the meat first and then braise it.

The Demonic Beast from Warcraft doesn't smell very good when blanched.

The kitchen was filled with a strong stench of blood and entrails.

The little Demon Wolf was originally crouching at the kitchen door, but after sniffing around, it hid in the hallway.

Nevertheless, Xie Juanhan could still see it humming as he peered out from the kitchen doorway.

It stretched out its paws and kept scratching at its nose, as if it wanted to plug its nostrils.

Xie Juanhan, "Moli, go outside for a walk, and the smell won't be so bad later."

"Awoo." The little Demon Wolf howled softly, licked its lips, and lay still, unwilling to leave.

Even if it smells bad, it will still stick to it.

The other little ones didn't want to leave either.

Seeing their behavior, Xie Juanhan had no choice but to manipulate the wind to carry away the kitchen odors to the backyard, where the cold wind would disperse them.

It looks just like an artificial range hood.

Blanching the offal reduces its odor.

Xie Juanhan told Telingewei to take the water from which the offal had been blanched further away and pour it out, while he used ice water to wash the blanched offal.

He condensed a large amount of ice in the water.

The water temperature was low enough that he could clean the internal organs thoroughly by placing them in it.

After washing it three times, not only was there no blood on the internal organs, but even the surface oil was washed away, leaving them feeling clean and refreshed.

Xie Juanhan was finally satisfied and started heating the oil in the wok, caramelizing the sugar, and then simmering the spices.

The kitchen started wafting a delicious aroma as soon as he began caramelizing the sugar.

As he added various sauces and spices, and then magical herbs, the aromas gradually blended, creating an enticing complex fragrance.

The rich aroma replaced the lingering smell of offal, drifting further and further away.

The little ones no longer need to lick their noses; they're trying to block out smells with their saliva.

They sniffed around outside the kitchen, trying to savor every delicious aroma.

Xie Juanhan stir-fried the ingredients and braised the offal. Seeing the children's expectant looks, he decided to cook some good dishes for dinner.

He's been busy lately, and so has Telingewei. Aside from making soup, they haven't really had time to seriously cook anything delicious in a long time.