Chapter 947: If I Had Known Eating a Skewer Would Lead to This… ♡～
“Is it really in the Expanding Realm?”
Looking at the reply above the message, I couldn’t help but admire Sister Bai’s strong sense of action.
However, I did gain something earlier.
Since Witch Academy has already adopted the idea of connecting the Expanding Realm with the Core Realm, the implementation of this idea shouldn’t be too far off.
This is indeed good news, and I could talk to Millien about it later.
Speaking of the Expanding Realm, it reminded me of someone.
Ninglan Qiuyue.
I haven’t seen Ninglan Qiuyue for a long time. I wonder how she is doing now; she must be… super busy, right?
As the largest united district in the Expanding Realm, plus being the transportation hub connecting other regions, there are definitely a lot of things to manage every day.
Just as I was thinking about these things, a figure appeared silently behind me.
“Who?”
Faced with this sudden spatial fluctuation, my Sense of Space from body cultivation instantly realized something was off!
“Eh? Sister Bai!”
When I turned around and saw that familiar figure, my momentary vigilance completely dissipated, and I flew over with a leap.
“Xiao Han! Don’t be so excited~”
Sister Bai instinctively reached out to catch me. She had initially planned to surprise me, but unexpectedly, her presence as an Extraordinary Witch was detected by Little Witch.
“Hehe~ It’s been a while since we got close…”
I buried my head in Sister Bai’s chest; indeed, nothing compares to the joy of being close to her~ This feeling cannot be matched by any number of clones!
Even when Sister Bai came to the laboratory, I rarely showed this side of myself.
At this moment, Sister Bai also wrapped her arms around me, occasionally playing with the silver-white strands of my hair.
There was no need for too many actions, nor any extensive verbal confessions.
Just holding each other, feeling each other’s warmth, experiencing each other’s breathing, and listening to each other’s heartbeat.
This moment of silence was more heartfelt than any sweet words!
Until a certain moment.
As the satisfaction of emotions gradually embraced reason, instinct urged my body to do more.
I lifted my head gently.
“Satisfied~”
“Is Xiao Han satisfied already?”
Sister Bai displayed a gentle smile, and her mischievous right hand reached to the side of my cheek, lightly tracing my face, creating a static spark between her fingertip and the delicate skin of my face.
“It’s because Sister Bai’s energy is replenished~” I leaned back against her, my cheeks and chin resting just right on her soft peaks.
The height difference perfectly aligns with the “ergonomics of Xiao Han.”
“Are you planning to stay like this forever? Just because it’s the holiday doesn’t mean any students or instructors won’t walk by here, right?”
“If Sister Bai is worried about being discovered, we can go to the Instance Realm instead~”
“But isn’t Ling Yi in the Instance Realm?”
“Oh~ I almost forgot about that little one.” Only after Sister Bai reminded me did I recall that there was a little Wood Elemental Sprite in the Instance Realm.
Since I had been busy with the Primordial Dream Laboratory issues, I hadn’t managed the situation in the Instance Realm for a long time.
“Even if Ling Yi is there, it shouldn’t be a problem, right? How about… we move into the Instance Realm first? That way, there won’t be anyone bothering us.”
“I suggest.
After all, in the academy… there really aren’t many places suitable for playing with Sister Bai.
Even if I find a place no one would come to, it’s still too stimulating, but didn’t we have Earth Vein information?
So the Instance Realm would be more private.
“Sounds good.”
Sister Bai naturally wouldn’t refuse this. She truly hoped to have a personal space with Xiao Han, where they could do things together, even childish things.
After hearing Sister Bai agree, I reluctantly detached myself from her physically.
When we stepped back into the Instance Realm,
I stepped onto the slightly soft grass, surrounded by vibrant greenery. Not far off was a wooden house immersed in nature, and in the distance lay a lake.
Every time I come here, it feels strangely surreal.
“Wow… Has the He Ya Tree grown so big?” I looked at the enormous tree, which, although its vines intertwined with the main network tree, had grown even more freely after breaking away from its original framework.
“Strange, where did Ling Yi go?” I scanned the surroundings but found no trace of Ling Yi. My mental power and other perception methods also failed to detect her presence.
“Maybe she went out to play?” Sister Bai didn’t seem to care much. During this time in the Instance Realm, she was coming over to tidy things up, which wasn’t a big deal, just ensuring that the small house between her and Xiao Han wouldn’t gather dust.
“Oh… what a pity for the fruits I brought for her.” I placed the fruits I had brought on the ground under the He Ya Tree, hoping Ling Yi would see them the moment she returned.
Besides, the fruits I brought back were all extraordinary fruits, so keeping them in storage equipment wouldn’t spoil, and they were fruits that Wood Elemental Sprites really loved.
Although there were fruits related to Fool Dreams planted in the garden in front of our small house, ever since Fool Dream left, Ling Yi hadn’t had any Fool Dream Drink either.
At this moment, Sister Bai opened the door. The wooden house was as tidy as always, with a hint of fresh and natural wood fragrance.
But it seemed a bit cool due to not being used for some time.
“Oi~ What are you doing here?” I kicked a rock that was awkwardly sitting nearby.
With the noise I made, the rock moved as if it were a living creature.
As if sensing my presence, the whole rock suddenly “shattered” into several pieces, escaping at several hundred meters per second.
This was something I’d previously tested while trying to transport items, except for the initial Little White Mouse; I had left some other species behind.
I didn’t expect that after some time, those guys would completely disappear, leaving only this rock monster here, motionless.
“Xiao Han~ Look what I found!” At this moment, Sister Bai walked out from the wooden house, and behind her, I could hear things being dragged along.
“Mm? Wait… ah? A charcoal grill? Where did this come from?” I looked at what Sister Bai was holding, astonished.
“Well… I think I brought it when I was here. After all, this heart island has a great atmosphere and a camping feel, so I brought it along. I haven’t used it yet.” Sister Bai pondered before speaking.
“Uh… good idea!”
“Want to try?”
“Mm!”
A simple exchange kept us busy for quite a while.
After all, neither Sister Bai nor I had ever tried outdoor barbecuing, so naturally, we had no experience.
But even without experience, with our intelligence and hands-on skills, we wouldn’t let such a small thing stymie us.
“Hehe~ I can’t believe our reunion is actually on this heart island barbecue with Sister Bai. What a rare experience!”
With a snap of my fingers, a fireball the size of a flame ignited the hard charcoal beneath.
It seemed that Sister Bai had prepared all this beforehand, even several types of charcoal, like fruit tree charcoal, to enhance the flavor of the grilling.
“Xiao Han, didn’t you say you like experiencing things you haven’t tried before to enrich your life?”
“Hah~ Sister Bai, you remember that~ But what should we grill? We can’t just turn something from the Instance Realm into reality, right?”
Although there were definitely some creatures I had experimented on within the Instance Realm, it still seemed inappropriate…
“Hehe~ It’s actually quite useful to bring various things in storage equipment.” Sister Bai didn’t seem satisfied with my comment. Since she suggested a barbecue plan, she naturally wouldn’t forget to consider what we would grill afterward.
As for meat or vegetables, she indeed had some on her, after all, she was an Extraordinary Witch specializing in Five Senses Body Cultivation.
There is a unique bond that can’t be breached between food and perception.
I watched as Sister Bai took out various foods, and there were even many types of meat I had never seen before.
“Sister Bai, what is this?” I pointed at a gigantic leg she placed on the ground, clearly a piece of meat from a creature that must have been very large when it was alive.
“Oh~ that’s the leg meat of the Dragon Blood Beast.” Sister Bai explained while selecting ingredients, looking up at what I was pointing at. “Where did this come from? Or rather, where are these usually unobtainable creatures being hunted?”
“Isn’t there the Witch Secret Realm at Witch Academy? The secret society of students has access to some of the secret realms, primarily catered to students, and other secret realms are used for various purposes, including specialized breeding of these meats.”
“Ah?”
“What’s more incredible is that I know a senior witch who manages a realm larger than this Instance Realm. She breeds extraordinary creatures specifically for harvesting meat~”
“Extraordinary?” I was shocked.
“Mm, Xiao Han, you might have a misconception; extraordinary isn’t that far-fetched, and there’s a gap even among the extraordinary. Even extraordinary ferocious beasts and strange creatures without intellect can become ingredients.”
“Moreover, with powerful undying properties, can’t it mean you could harvest them almost infinitely?” I continued with Sister Bai’s line of thought, asking for more.
“That’s also correct. The reason the senior I know dares to keep the extraordinary creatures in the Instance Realm without fear of them causing destruction is that they have already been harvested to the point of being pacified, and that witch senior also formulated painless potions for them as a reward~”
“Ah, this… feels strange. I need to think more about it!”
I held the enormous leg of meat, which was even broader than my torso; extraordinary life is indeed always filled with wonders and incredibilities.
“So… did you personally hunt this Dragon Blood Beast in those secret realms, Sister Bai?”
“Not at all.” Sister Bai shook her head, “Dragon Blood Beasts are very rare, and Witch Academy doesn’t have a breeding secret realm for them. This was a loot I got when I was at Dragon Blood Academy, but unfortunately, I only got… one leg.”
“Hah?”
I widened my eyes, looking at the giant leg and then back at Sister Bai. This outcome was something I had never imagined.
“The Dragon Blood Beast is a hybrid of a deformed dragon and a blood beast. It has a fairly high concentration of dragon blood but lacks the corresponding strength. Coupled with its immense size and breeding inducements from its species, it has become a blood pouch specifically used for extracting dragon blood.”
“So Dragon Blood Academy is actually built around this, right? — Suddenly, it seems like I understand a lot more.”
“That’s roughly correct. They primarily extract the high-concentration dragon blood essence from these blood beasts, but it’s truly wasteful; the meat of the blood beasts is the best part.” Sister Bai commented, showing no concern about the breeding issues of Dragon Blood Beasts within Dragon Blood Academy.
Then, Sister Bai explained to me about various other meat types. I must say, Sister Bai has a wealth of knowledge about food.
As these meats were skewered on wooden sticks and began to drip juices under the high temperature of the grilling, I couldn’t help but salivate.
“Come~ I’ll sprinkle my special barbecue seasoning on it~ Just a bit more wait, Xiao Han~”
“It’s fine! I can wait!” I responded again.
Originally, I intended to lend a hand, but in the end, Sister Bai was the one doing most of the work.
“You just stay here and be a little kitty waiting~” Sister Bai said with a smile.
In fact, at the very start, Bai Yu’s cooking skills could only be considered average—not inedible, but not amazing either.
However, after communicating with Principal Mei, she learned about the saying “To win a girlfriend’s heart, you must first capture her stomach.”
Before long, the steaming skewers were done.
Don’t ask why we didn’t use magic. It’s simply because magic lacks that charcoal-grilled flavor.
“Come~” Sister Bai picked up a skewer and held it to my mouth, starting to feed me.
“Ah, mm~ mm~ mm!”
“How does it taste?”
“Mm~ mmm~ I thought the barbecue seasoning was already extraordinary, but I didn’t expect the meat to be this good?” After I took a bite, a sense of happiness surged up~ After all,
Sister Bai seasoned it by hand, skewered it, grilled it, and fed it straight to my mouth!
“If you like it, I can make it for you every day from now on.”
“That… sounds bad.” I wanted to say yes, but then I remembered something and quickly shook my head, “Eating it every day would get tiring. I don’t want to turn Sister Bai’s hand-cooked dishes into my body’s instinct dictating my mouth, plus… how could we have barbecue every day?”
“Then let’s alternate it daily?”
“If that’s the case… then I’d be entirely dependent on Sister Bai, becoming a silly person who only eats and drinks…”
“How could that be? If Xiao Liang is a fool, what does that make other students and witches in the academy?”
“Eh? I thought Sister Bai would say she’d support me for a lifetime~”
“That’s not impossible~” Sister Bai seemed a bit taken aback, then smiled and said, “But if it really happens… I’d need to collect a little interest every night~”
“Interest? What interest?” I looked up at Sister Bai, just in time to see her unconsciously lick her lip.
“What do you think?” Sister Bai suddenly leaned close to me, her tone gentle but carrying a hint of impatience.
At that moment, our breaths intertwined, and then I felt a warmth at the corner of my mouth—it was the sauce left when Sister Bai fed me.
“This tastes really good~” Sister Bai said with a smile.
For a moment, I didn’t know if she was talking about her cooking or something else.
“Wait! Hold on… I just ate one skewer… Mm~♡~~”
