Free Web NovelChapter 23: Chapter 23 Cooking Inside Prison
Xue Yao stared at Tian Lan for a moment, disbelief marring her face. "You must be crazy or something, Tian Lan. Did you smoke weed? I refuse to take on this mission, screw the mission, screw the beast, and if care is not taken, screw you too, with all due respect."
Tian Lan’s pale blue features slowly turned red, her chest swelling up. [What did you just say?!] She stomped her feet in the air, and a large energy cut through the air, pushing Xue Yao back.
[Screw me! Screw my mission! Who do you think you are!] Her blue eyes turned red. [I saved your life, I acknowledge you as my new user, I gave you weapons, artifacts, and even spices to cook, and you dare disrespect me!]
She stomped her foot again, and a wave cut through the air so much stronger that Xue Yao had to cover her face while grimacing.
Tian Lan’s figure began to enlarge, growing larger and larger.
Cold sweat trickled down Xue Yao’s temple. ’Ahhh! Why did I have to awaken a psychopathic system? This is so unfair. Now she wants to kill me. If this isn’t screwed up, then I don’t know what else is. Don’t cave in, Xue Yao; there is no way she could be worse than my mother. I have endured every form of beating from her, she can’t be worse than my mother.... Ahhh...’
"Tian Lan, I accept the mission. Your mission is perfect, and you are gracious, kind, powerful, majestic, ethereal, the only almighty system. Of course, I was just joking, trying to pull your leg... Hehehe." She crawled on her knees, while worshipping the ground.
’Majestic, my ass, you look like that haunting Chucky with that red look. If I didn’t know better, I would have assumed you were sent from the pit of hell.’ She said inwardly. ’He who runs from a fight, lives to fight another day... Tian Lan, wait until the day I’ll subdue you.’
Tian Lan remained in her spot, her red hair drifted through the air slowly, and gold runes appeared over her body, but they slowly dissipated, as her body slowly returned to its original form.
[Are you sure?] Tian Lan asked, her voice echoing like a wave of thunder.
Xue Yao nodded her head hastily. "I am super sure. I will capture the beast’s heart and bring glory to your almighty taming system."
The frown on Tian Lan’s forehead slowly softened, and her red features slowly returned to pale blue. [That’s more like it. Stand up. You shouldn’t be doing that. We can be considered the best of friends, considering that we have been through so much together.] She said, giggling.
’Truly a psychopath, I must tread carefully around her.’ Xue Yao thought inwardly. ’Once I find my way out of this forsaken world, I will never sleep again... good riddance to this evil world.’
Xue Yao slowly sat upright. Before any of them could speak, her stomach grumbled, the noise cutting through the air with unfathomable shamelessness.
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Meanwhile, a few miles away from the prison, Honghong held the rods of the cage she was put in. Her honey-golden eyes stared at the wolf-chefs who were marinating meats, grilling meats, some were even making meat soup, stir-fried chicken, and even steamed chicken.
Drool slipped down the corner of her beak, and she couldn’t help but salivate. The aroma was too much to ignore.
If only she could taste just one of those juicy meats, she would die with contentment.
One of the male chefs who was butchering an antelope beast stopped what he was doing before glancing back at Honghong.
He made a hand gesture to his neck, before moving it from one to the other.
Honghong gasped, placing her feather-like hands on her neck. ’I shouldn’t have signed the master-servant bond with that human. If not for her, I wouldn’t be here, and if not for her, I would have been freely soaring through the sky. She can’t even protect me; every time, I am forced to take the blow for her. Look at me! I have ruined my life! I should have just forgotten about cultivating with her blood.
Not only did she not give me any blood, but she also made me do all the work. Now I am about to be turned into a dish BECAUSE of her. Haaaa, I’m doomed!’ She cried inwardly.
Then her gaze fell on the wolf man sharpening a huge butcher knife. She lowered herself to the ground, shaking from terror... while invisible tears of helplessness trickled down her temple.
"Master, please save me." She cried inwardly.
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Meanwhile, back in the prison, Xue Yao sneezed for the umpteenth time. She frowned slightly as she wiped her lips with the back of her hands.
Her eyes fixated on the pot of rabbit soup bubbling in front of her.
She bent down to blow on the fire, the aroma sizzling across the whole prison ward.
’At least the system is useful when it comes to food and cooking utensils.’ Xue Yao thought inwardly, as she sat upright.
Then she added her salt, seasonings, pepper, onions, garlic, 4 pieces of ginger cube, and some soy sauce.
She grinned ear to ear as she added her herbs to it. Then the soup released a pleasant aroma that seemed to wander through the whole prison, drawing the guards to the source.
Tian Lan rubbed her palms together as she sat on her knees, diligently waiting for the soup to be ready. In front of her is a bowl waiting to be served.
Suddenly, Xue Yao noticed another presence. She slowly turned around to the door... her mouth immediately opened wide in disbelief.
Dozens of the wolf guards stood in front of her cells.
Xue Yao became immediately alert. Her hands moving ready to conjure her drumstick. ’Had they finally come to drag me to the breeding house? Or had the grumpy Lie Lang changed his mind? Perhaps they are going to execute her for offending the big bad black wolf.’ She thought inwardly.
Then her gaze dropped. Every pair of eyes was staring directly at the pot with drool running down the corners of their mouths.
For a few seconds, she was dumbfounded... ’Do they want to eat from my soup? No way... it won’t be enough... no!!!’
"You can’t be serious." She muttered in disbelief.
