Chapter 264: Tian Yan Is Basically Coming Here Just to Mingle and Munch
“Demon Energy?”
Li Zhi Yi froze for a moment before lowering her head and blushing—oh, the embarrassment! She just wanted to find a tiny hole to crawl into and disappear!
“Junior Sister Li, no need to rush. Just reply to me before we leave the Secret Realm,” Bai Feng said casually.
“No, no need!” Li Zhi Yi quickly looked up. “I promised, Bai Senior Brother, you don’t need to do anything.”
“It’s a trade, how can I just freeload on your hard work?” Bai Feng shook his head with a grin.
“Then… then…” Seeing Bai Feng so insistent, plus she really did want something very much, Li Zhi Yi tapped her finger to her lips and whispered, “I want the formula for the Spirit Beast feed you gave to your pet before…”
Then she hurriedly added, “If it’s not possible, then forget it!”
“Of course, that’s no problem. It’s not exactly a priceless item,” Bai Feng waved his hand and emphasized, “But are you sure you only want the feed formula? Nothing else?”
“Hmm yes! Only the feed formula is enough!” Li Zhi Yi nodded hurriedly.
“Then I’ll write one for you now.”
Without hesitation, Bai Feng pulled out some paper and a brush and scribbled down two formulas—one for meat, one for vegetarian. After all, Li Zhi Yi’s side still had many vegetarian Spirit Beasts.
“Um, Senior Brother Bai, could you wait a few days for me?” Li Zhi Yi hesitated, then waved her hand. “It’s a bit troublesome to gather the Demon Energy info, so I’ll give you the details once I’ve sorted everything out.”
“No need. Keep it. I trust you won’t breach the agreement,” Bai Feng said straightforwardly, having gotten to know Li Zhi Yi’s character during their time together. He then directly stuffed the formulas into her pocket. “Alright, I’ll head back now. Won’t bother you any longer.”
“Ah… Senior Brother Bai, take care!”
Li Zhi Yi waved hurriedly.
After Bai Feng left, she looked down and reached into her pocket to retrieve the feed formulas.
Gazing at the words on the paper, an inexplicable pressure built up in her heart—the pressure of trusting Senior Brother Bai.
She must get this done quickly; she absolutely couldn’t let Senior Brother Bai down.
Thinking of that, she quickly spun around and headed back.
……
“Finally, after working so hard for days, I can take a few days to relax,” Bai Feng yawned while lying on a chair, petting Little Snow who was sitting on his lap. “Speaking of which, after the fight ended, everyone in this camp basically left, huh?”
“Of course, there’s still some time before we leave the Secret Realm, so naturally, we should keep exploring,” Yu Yao sat beside, slowly sipping her tea. “And with that chaos caused by Black Lotus Fairy, there aren’t many monsters left in the Secret Realm now. It’s basically the perfect time to explore.”
Bai Feng nodded, then turned to Yu Yao and asked, “So, should we go exploring the Secret Realm together in a few days?”
Since the next opening of the Secret Realm was still a few days away, he couldn’t just stay here all day—moreover, collecting some rare materials wouldn’t be bad. Although he earned plenty, he also spent quite a bit, so saving a little bit here and there was wise.
“Sure!” Yu Yao responded without hesitation. “But why wait those few days?”
“I asked Li Sister from Red Peak Sect for some Demon Energy info. I need to wait until she’s finished organizing it,” Bai Feng casually explained.
“Will you need my help when we explore later?”
At that moment, Little Jiu, resting nearby, suddenly trotted over and asked.
“Uh, that’d be helpful.”
Bai Feng reached out to ruffle Little Jiu’s head. With Little Jiu guiding the way, exploration would definitely be much easier.
Then he noticed Little Jiu’s eager gaze and smiled as he reached out, placing a handful of Fox Food in front of her.
“No trouble at all!”
Little Jiu nodded, wagging her tail happily behind her, then lowered her head and gobbled up the Fox Food heartily.
During these days, Little Jiu gradually returned to her original personality—although she’d become much more polite due to circumstances.
“I can help out too.”
Suddenly, from outside, a girl with twin golden ponytails slowly floated up.
Bai Feng: “……”
Was Tian Yan just not busy enough? Or was she secretly following him all the time, ready to pop out whenever she sensed trouble?
Before Tian Yan attempted to sneak in through the window, he pointed at the door and said, “Front door. Cake.”
And just like that, Tian Yan disappeared.
Yu Yao couldn’t help but mutter: “Does Tian Yan always hang around you? Is she maybe harboring some little crush or something?”
“If it was anyone else, I might suspect… but Tian Yan?” Bai Feng shook his head with a grin. “She’s just here to mooch food.”
As he said that, Tian Yan pushed open the door and entered. She skillfully sat at the dining table, pulling out a kn*fe and fork to look at Bai Feng.
Bai Feng glanced at Yu Yao: “See?”
“…How big is her obsession with cake?” Yu Yao couldn’t help but complain.
Half a minute later, Bai Feng brought out the cake from the kitchen and asked Yu Yao, “Senior Sister, do you want a piece?”
Yu Yao hurriedly shook her head: “No, no. I ate a lot recently and don’t really crave sweet stuff right now. Just let Tian Yan have it.”
Ever since Bai Feng gave her a Cream Maker, she’d been baking cakes almost every day at home, to the point where she now felt a little grossed out by it.
“Hm… then how about a small snack instead,” Bai Feng rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He just remembered a nice snack that was perfect for relaxing times, and coincidentally, Bai Yu Mo had bought some ‘ingredients’ for it before. “Senior Sister, wait for me a moment.”
After saying that, he quickly headed into the kitchen with Yu Yao’s curious gaze on him.
Much later, Yu Yao, unable to resist her curiosity, leapt down from the chair and tiptoed toward the kitchen.
She saw Bai Feng holding a plate of bright yellow, thin slices that kept flipping in the pan. If you looked closely, you’d see salt grains and chili powder sprinkled on top.
“What’s that?”
Yu Yao tiptoed to look at the dish, curious. She picked up a slice to examine—very thin and crispy.
“Deep-fried potato chips. Want to try?” Bai Feng set the plate on the table in front of Yu Yao and then took out some Spirit Fruits to make a few glasses of fruit soda.
But he couldn’t quite remember the recipe for Cola—making it involved lots of trial-and-error, otherwise he’d just end up with a generic fertilization soda.
“Potato? Isn’t that a dish from the Southern Region?”
Yu Yao had a vivid memory of that potato dish because she had tried it once out of curiosity when she was little. One bite nearly choked her—the taste was no match for Spirit Rice.
But trusting Bai Feng, she put a slice of potato chip in her mouth. She bit down gently with a “Crack” sound.
“Oh!”
Her eyes lit up slightly. Maybe because her expectations were low, she surprisingly found it pretty tasty.
Crispy texture paired with the unique flavor of the potato, especially when slowly chewed, made the rich taste of the potato chip come alive. It was quite good!
