Hide in the Banished Palace and Level Up To A Big Boss - Chapter 104
Chapter 104: Barbecued Meat
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Everyone in Zhongzhou felt very threatened.
It was simply chaotic.
The Taiyue Sacred Ground was in a mess.
When Li Mu and the others passed by the area, they could sense that the atmosphere there was highly unusual.
Li Mu stopped his luxurious carriage in the forest.
It was getting late.
The dense forest covered the sky and the sun and the road in the forest was dim.
The unicorns couldn’t see well enough to continue.
Li Mu parked the carriage at the side of the road to let the unicorns rest.
The girls got out of the car to light a fire in the woods and set up a campfire.
“Sister Xiaoqing, is Zhongzhou really going to be in a mess?”
“Well, even if it’s not in a mess yet, it will be soon,” Chu Qing narrowed her eyes and said.
“Then what shall we do? Our Sacred Ground has just gotten to its feet. If our Sacred Ground is gone, will the South Continent be destroyed too?” Tingting furrowed her eyebrows anxiously.
“What are you afraid of? Isn’t Sir here?” Zhou Hua said indifferently.
She was blissfully ignorant.
Tingting however, couldn’t help but worry. “The Qianyuan Sacred Ground has eight Virtual Realm masters in total, one of whom is an expert. With the Qingmu Sacred Ground and Taiyue Sacred Ground as well, they have more than a dozen Virtual Realm masters.”
Standing by the carriage, Li Mu shook his head.
The three women gradually settled down.
While Chu Qing was initially very troubled, she had even more to worry about now. She always thought thoroughly before making a decision.
She was the oldest of the three women and became their pillar of support.
It took Zhou Hua only half a year to start relying on Xiaoqing.
Tingting was good at fighting while Chu Qing was good at thinking.
There was no need for her to think or take action.
Someone was always taking care of something for her.
She eventually became the most simple-minded out of the three of them.
“Don’t think too much about it. After these two incidents, the Qianyuan Sacred Ground will definitely handle other Sacred Grounds carefully. If they want to expand further, they’ll have to fight.”
“Sister Xiaoqing, the Qianyuan Sacred Ground Virtual Realm masters are too powerful as compared to the other Sacred Grounds. They aren’t afraid of fighting.”
“What if the other Sacred Grounds work together?”
“They’ll still be no match for the Qianyuan Sacred Ground!”
After considering several scenarios, Zhou Hua felt like there was no scenario in which the Qianyuan Sacred Ground wouldn’t win.
“If all of them work together, they can definitely delay the Qianyuan Sacred Ground’s unification efforts. As long as they can buy some time, the masters of the East Continent and North Continent can help them. They will not want to see the Qianyuan Sacred Ground unify Zhongzhou.” Chu Qing analyzed.
If Zhongzhou was unified, it would be a threat to the East Continent and North Continent.
Unless…
Chu Qing thought of another possibility!
There were still many trump cards in the Qianyuan Sacred Ground’s hands.
After the starting up a charcoal fire, they placed the slaughtered meat over the charcoal fire.
Soon, oil started to drip off the meat.
Charcoal fire was especially good for roasting meat.
Next to the fire, Chu Qing leaned against the tree. No one knew what she was thinking about.
Tingting stared at the starry sky while Zhou Hua stared at the barbecuing meat.
Sizzle!
The oil dripped off the meat into the fire.
Puff!
The oil splattered onto the charcoal fire, creating brown spots on the meat.
The smell of the barbecued meat filled the air!
“Hua, put some spices on top.” Chu Qing reminded her.
“The meat has already been marinated.”
“The top layer is burnt. Sprinkle a bit more spices on it.”
She sprinkled a large amount of herbs and spices on top.
With the addition of spices, the aroma of the meat became stronger.
After a while, the meat started burning slightly.
They woke up in shock.
“Oh no!”
“Quickly, take the meat off the fire!” They took the meat off the barbecue and cut the burnt outer layer off with a knife.
Zhou Hua salivated.
“It smells really good! The outside is crispy and the inside is tender.”
But after finishing the barbecued meat, they felt like they were still not satisfied.
“Shall we barbecue more meat?”
After the first pile of charcoal had finished burning, Zhou Hua set up another grill.
The skewered meat dripped with juices as Zhou Hua slowly roasted it over the charcoal fire.
Meanwhile, Tingting and Chu Qing meditated next to each other.
It was getting dark soon.
Apart from their campfire, the whole forest was pitch black.
There were various kinds of beasts roaming around the mountains and forests.
As the smell of meat drifted into the forest, they were soon surrounded by the sounds of wild animals hiding in the darkness around them.
“Sister Xiaoqing, I’m afraid!”
“What are you afraid of? Our supply of meat is running out, and these beasts are here to provide more meat for us.” Tingting drew out her long sword as she stared at a black shadow about two hundred meters away.
Whoosh!
Tingting disappeared.
When she came back, there was a large beast in her hands.
“Grandpa, what is this?”
“Food for you to eat!”
Li Mu glanced at it, but he didn’t recognize what it was.
It looked much more fierce than all the carnivores he had seen in his previous life.
After she had killed the beast, all the other animals retreated into the darkness.
The forest suddenly fell quiet.
“It’s so quiet!” Zhou Hua frowned after the barbecued meat was ready.
“No, there is a master approaching.” Tingting glanced away and said.
“What master?” Zhou Hua asked curiously.
At the same time, Chu Qing opened her slightly closed eyes.
After a while, they heard the sound of footsteps from the woods.
Zhou Hua quickly grabbed her sword and stared towards the direction of the footsteps.
“There is a fire in front! Let’s go there to rest!” A voice drifted over.
There was also the sound of heavy breathing.
Tingting frowned slightly.
Was this person hurt?
At the carriage, Li Mu glanced at the approaching people and stared into the distance.
Then, he leaned against the carriage with folded arms, ready to watch the show.
Soon, three figures appeared.
Raising an eyebrow, Zhou Hua drew her sword. She asked, “Who are you?”
“Warrior, we are just passing by. There are many wild beasts in the forest. Can we rest here?” It was a female voice.
They glanced at Zhou Hua and the others. Then, their gaze settled on Chu Qing.
Chu Qing glanced at Tingting and whispered, “How is the other party’s cultivation level like?”
“Rubbish!” Tingting said.
Chu Qing nodded.
Zhou Hua put away her long sword and sat at the edge of the fire beside Chu Qing.
Seeing this, the three people opposite them put away their weapons and gradually approached them.
There were two men and one woman.
One of the men looked very old. His hair covered his face, and he kept his head down.
He was breathing raggedly!
It looks like he was seriously injured.
The other boy was only twelve or thirteen years old.
His cultivation level was the ninth level of the Acquired Realm.
It seemed like he was a genius.
The girl seemed to be about the same age as them.
In fact, she was younger than thirty years old.
She was an eighth level Spirit Manipulation Realm cultivator.
Dressed in white, their clothes were stained with blood.
Vendetta!
The three women glanced at each other without speaking.
In the past few days, they had seen all kinds of people on the road.
Many people had been killed in the Taiyue Sacred Ground riots here.
They couldn’t tell who was good and who was bad.
After chaos broke loose, all order was lost.
Many people started taking advantage of this to rob others.
“Tingting, what did you mean by that?” Chu Qing suddenly stared at Tingting.
“What did I say?” Tingting was confused.
“Are you just suggesting that our cultivation level is rubbish?” Zhou Hua had suddenly connected the dots.
Tingting said that a eighth level Spirit Manipulation Realm cultivator was rubbish.
The girl’s age and cultivation level was similar to theirs.
And Tingting had just said that the three of them were rubbish. Did she think that they were rubbish too?
“Tingting, when did you become so mean!”
Zhou Hua grabbed a stone and threw it towards Tingting.
Just then, the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy came over. He stared at the barbecued meat and swallowed. “Sister, we haven’t eaten for three days. Can you give us some meat?”
Zhou Hua stopped in her tracks and looked back at the little boy.
He looked so similar to A’mu, when A’mu was eleven or twelve years old and saw the nobles eating.
He seemed so innocent!
But he tried his best to suppress his inner desire.
She sympathized with him.
“Go ahead and eat! Take whatever you want! We have a lot here.”
“Thank you, sister!” The little boy picked up the barbecued meat and ran off.
Taking in a deep breath, Zhou Hua picked up a stone and prepared to throw it at Tingting again.
Just then, Tingting suddenly stood up and stared into the forest.
