章 16: Chapter 16, This Taste is Overwhelming_1
"Shan Zaizai, over here, over here."
Before he even left the tribe, Ji Nuan was called out by a bright female voice.
The young female was about Ji Nuan's height with a round face. Upon seeing Ji Nuan, her bright eyes bent into little crescents. Her chubby cheeks and her playful hopping around painted quite a lively picture.
Behind the young female were two tall orcs, carefully crowding around her, their strong arms half-raised, fearful lest this overly lively lass should have a fall.
With a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Ji Nuan said, "Little Ye Zi, you should just obediently wait there for me to come over. Don't go hopping about, it's dangerous!"
Upon hearing this, the two colossal orcs behind Ge Ye offered Ji Nuan thankful gazes. They had their hands full dealing with the liveliness of this young female.
"Shan Zaizai, the Giggle Beast that my father brought back home yesterday was really delicious. I heard from him that it was you who cooked it. You really are amazing.
But it was a bit less, hehe. Today, I'll go with you to catch Giggle Beasts, Di Feng and Song Yu don't have to hunt today.
Would you be able to teach them how to cook the Giggle Beast? That way, I'd be able to eat it anytime I want."
Ge Ye went over to Ji Nuan's side and grabbed her arm, with an expectant look in her eyes.
Melting in front of this cute chubby creature, Ji Nuan could not help but burst into a chuckle and ruffle Ge Ye's messy hair, "Sure, then let's go, I plan to go a little further today!"
"Okay!"
The early morning forest was extremely lively with sound of birds chirping and insects buzzing.
Protected by two orcs, Ji Nuan and Ge Ye made their way to the spot where they had caught Giggle Beasts yesterday.
The ferocious wild beasts that inhabited closeby had already been cleared away by the orcs in this forest, near the tribe.
Thus, the Giggle Beasts were living quite comfortably here, as they walked back and forth in front of the group, completely ignoring them.
One Giggle Beast even waggled its wing tips, squatted its plump body down near Ge Ye, left a lump of excrement behind, then continued to peck about for food with happy chirps.
Ge Ye's chubby cheeks puffed up in anger as she ordered the two orcs to capture the Giggle Beast that had just provoked her.
"Little Ye Zi, you all stay here and catch Giggle Beasts, I'll go gather some fruit."
After placing the Giggle Beasts he had caught into the basket, and wiping the sweat bead from his forehead, Ji Nuan called out to Ge Ye who was not too far, chasing after a Giggle Beast.
Ge Ye, entirely absorbed in the excitement and with her cheeks flushed, called out a 'sure' without lifting her head, and then continued to chase after the Giggle Beasts.
Ji Nuan picked up a wooden stick and headed towards an unexplored direction from yesterday.
All around the small forest, the grass wasn't too high. Scattered here and there were red sour fruit and spicy fruit.
Ji Nuan gathered a bit of everything and picked a few cumin fruit that had fallen from the cumin tree.
Swept past by a cool breeze, the leaves whispered along to the rhythm. A recognizable, strange smell entered Ji Nuan's nostrils, making her unconsciously take a sniff.
This scent...
Her eyes lit up. Wasn't this the scent of durian? Ji Nuan followed the scent and walked ahead.
About five minutes later, she parted the shrubs in front of her to reveal a forest full of earthy-yellow fruits.
Fruit the size of a football, covered in a spiky armor and of an elliptical shape, hung heavily from the branches, which was quite an exciting sight.
Ji Nuan laid her basket down, picked up an earthy-yellow fruit that had fallen not too far off, cracked it open from an already cracked spot to reveal the creamy yellow fruit within, and was immediately greeted by the familiar scent of durian from the fruit.
Breaking off a tree branch, she dug out a small chunk of the fruit and put it in her mouth. The soft and creamy fruit melted in her mouth, filling every corner of it with its sweet scent.
As Ji Nuan was immersed in the delicious taste, she didn't notice that on the branches, filled with earthy-yellow fruits, numerous strange shadows with sharp-toothed beaks opened in anger, glaring back at her.
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