Chapter Ninety-Five Roasting Fish

  It would be a waste for the strong to catch fish in the Innate Boundary, but there are no ordinary people here either. As it happens, Ye Chen is craving fish and has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. After all, one must work hard to have food and clothing.

  Ye Chen stood on the shore, without seeing him undressing and getting into the water to catch fish. He simply beckoned with his hand, and a palm-sized fish automatically flew onto Ye Chen's palm, still wriggling about when he grasped it. One was not enough, so Ye Chen beckoned again, and another fish flew up in the same way.

  Like this, Ye Chen caught five fish before stopping. There was an empty space by the pool, and Ye Chen took some branches, using his long knife to chop them into roughly the same thickness and length of firewood, simply piling them together, as for the flames, it wasn't difficult for Ye Chen.

  Although Ye Chen's internal force was not a special attribute, as a martial artist, his hand speed was much faster than that of an ordinary person, and his physical strength was also much greater. He used the long knife to sharpen one piece of firewood while cutting a groove in another piece of firewood at the same time.

  With both hands covering the sharpened wooden stick, the pointed end was pressed into the groove, and then both hands rubbed it. The wooden stick in Ye Chen's hand rotated rapidly, drilling wood to make fire, this most primitive method, for Ye Chen, was not a very difficult thing.

  Rapidly rotating wood shavings produce heat in the groove, causing the temperature to rise. When the temperature reaches a certain level, flames naturally appear, and a small spark suddenly appears on the wood shavings like an elf.

  A single spark can start a prairie fire, and a small flame can set the entire wood on fire. Roasting fish doesn't require much wood, so Ye Chen just put together a dozen or so pieces of wood to form a small bonfire.

  The five fish were washed clean and strung together, about twenty centimeters away from the flame. They were slowly roasted, and Ye Chen was not in a hurry. The slow roasting made the five fish golden yellow, and a faint fish aroma wafted out, greatly stimulating Ye Chen's appetite.

  Having survived in the wilderness for so long, such things have been done rarely. Ye Chen's expression was dazed, and he somewhat missed his life in Xing City, where every month he would go out to hunt wild beasts and demons to exchange for credit points. Although life was a bit harder back then, there was hope, responsibility, and goals, and life didn't feel tiring, with each day filled with high morale.

  But now, I'm the only one left, and even my life goals seem so far away. I lack a sharp spirit, and instead have a more decadent feeling, making me look like a listless vagabond.

  Ye Chen's temperament is still very resilient, even when encountering these things. It didn't knock Ye Chen down, and he can still live a clear-headed life, which is not easy.

  But after going through so much, Ye Chen has also become more mature. Life must go on, and Little Sister is still to be found. In this world, there's only Little Sister left as a relative, and no matter what, I have to find her and give her a stable living environment.

  Suddenly, Ye Chen frowned and turned his head to the right, only to see a small panda with black eye circles, cautiously approaching him with its nose sniffing back and forth, finally fixing its gaze on the five fish that Ye Chen had roasted.

  The faint scent of roasted fish made the little bear cat drool, with an impatient look on its face. At the same time, it cautiously glanced at Ye Chen and the black long knife, after all, Ye Chen had brought considerable harm to the little bear cat, although not really hurting itself, but making the little bear cat's whole body ache was undeniable, so it still had some fear towards Ye Chen.

  The little bear cat knew it was no match for Ye Chen, so although it coveted those few fish in its heart, it hesitated and didn't dare to come over and rob them by force, fearing that the bad guy would chop itself with a knife.

  Even if its own skin has a strong defense function, the black long knife is also very sharp. The little panda is uncertain whether the knife will hurt itself or not, so it hesitates there. The little panda looks at the golden roasted fish again and finally can't bear it, putting the green bamboo pole on its shoulder and suddenly disappearing from the spot.

  Ye Chen was also amused by the silly appearance of the little bear, and when he saw it suddenly disappear, Ye Chen's playful heart arose, wanting to tease the little bear. He pulled back the wooden rod, and all Ye Chen felt was a shadow passing by where the fish had been roasted before.

  The little bear cat passed by, but didn't get what it wanted. Its body was eerily suspended in mid-air, which is something that only those with Innate Realm cultivation can do. This little bear cat was full of weirdness everywhere.

  However, Ye Chen is now delighted by the little panda and bursts out laughing. The little panda stands in mid-air, not with all four limbs suspended in air, but rather like a human standing on two legs in mid-air, with the other two legs resembling arms, one holding an emerald green bamboo pole slung over its shoulder, and the other hanging down loosely.

  The little bear cat looked at the fish in Ye Chen's hand with tears in its eyes, and saliva flowed from the corners of its mouth. It was a very longing appearance. However, in front of Ye Chen, the little bear cat did not dare to go over. The reason it had worked up the courage to rush over earlier was that the five fish were still quite far away from Ye Chen, and the little bear cat believed that its speed would allow it to avoid being attacked by Ye Chen.

  But now the distance has been shortened, and the little panda thinks it can't escape from Ye Chen's range by speed, so rushing over again will be very dangerous. Therefore, the little panda can only stand in mid-air, drooling at the fish in Ye Chen's hand.

  "Hehe." Looking at the little panda's eager face, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh and threw a roasted fish to the little panda. The little panda moved quickly and caught the fragrant roasted fish.

  But as soon as it was caught, the scorching temperature burned it a little. The little panda painfully threw away the fish and immediately thought that this was something delicious, so it picked it up again with one paw, feeling another pain. The little panda went back and forth many times before finally managing to hold the golden roasted fish in its hand.

  Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh, took the roasted fish away from the fire pit, and waited for a while before starting to eat. This roasted fish was still pretty good, although there were no seasonings, the plain roasted fish itself was a delicacy.

  These fish don't know if it's because they've stayed in this place full of spiritual energy for a long time, but even their flesh is fresh and delicious.

  The little panda ate without being as elegant as Ye Dun, directly biting half of the fish's body and crunching away.

  Although the little panda had eaten some delicious food before, it was the first time to eat roasted things. The savory flavor and the fragrant taste made the little panda's face show a look of intoxication.

  Ye Chen looked at the little panda and felt that this little panda was really too spiritual, compared to those high-level demon beasts, it was not inferior.

  The little panda quickly finished the fish in its paws and looked at Ye Chen with tears in its eyes. The little panda had looked at Ye Chen like this before, which was how it got the fish from Ye Chen in the first place. The clever little panda had done it once, and the second time was even more skillful.

  Ye Chen was amused by Xiao Xiongmao's adorable appearance and burst out laughing again, this being the happiest laugh he had in half a month.

  Ye Chen shook his head and immediately threw another fish to the little panda. The little panda cheered and rushed towards the fish quickly.