Chapter 37: Rejecting Moral Kidnapping Courtship
Under Su Xiangxiang's command, the complex cooking procedure came to an end.
Shredded chicken, yak stewed radish, beef offal soup, scallion cannon mutton, cabbage mutton soup, a total of five different dishes, all of which were skillfully concocted by Su Xiangxiang.
The offal soup is made with vermicelli that are not available in the beast world, and is replaced with potato wedges, and the soy sauce and vinegar in several dishes are seasoned with salt and peppercorns.
Because the seasoning is really not ready, the taste of several dishes is lighter than that of the modern world, but it highlights the umami of the original beef and mutton and the unique aroma of wild vegetarian dishes.
And the hundreds of spars that Su Xiangxiang, Qiluo and Xue Yu collected together were quietly put into the pot after obtaining the consent of the two of them to add color to the dishes.
The transpiring mist rose straight from the canyon, and the whole scene was filled with the aroma of a five-course mixture, dispelling the coldness of the snow-capped mountains, and the orcs present were all salivating.
As soon as the mountain breeze blew, pedestrians from miles away couldn't help but stop.
Xiu Bai wiped the fine sweat from the forehead for Su Xiangxiang, turned into a beast form, and let out a long howl in the sky, attracting all attention.
He knew that Su Xiangxiang had something to say.
Su Xiangxiang was hunched onto her back again by Xiu Bai, straightened her back, and nervously came to the middle of the orcs.
Seeing this, the orcs forcibly suppressed their desire for food, quieted down one after another, and looked up at Su Xiangxiang.
"Ahem, ahem."
Su Xiangxiang first cleared her throat uncomfortably, and then slowly spoke.
"Thank you so much for your trust in me, without your sacrifices, I would not have been able to break through the Red Bone Beasts and discover the secrets that control them. I'm really sorry for everyone, let you follow me to suffer, I won't do anything else, I can only cook a meal to treat everyone, I hope everyone can eat more tonight, it's my heart. ”
In the end, Su Xiangxiang even choked up a little, and her eyes were red apologetically.
Although Xiu Bai had never mentioned a word to Su Xiangxiang, judging from the tragic situation when he came back, the White Wolf Clan must have suffered countless casualties in the fight with the Red Bone Beast.
Even at the moment, Su Xiangxiang could still see many clansmen supporting their seriously injured bodies to support her, and her heart couldn't help but feel sour.
After listening to this, the white wolf clan looked at each other, and Su Xiangxiang's tears made everyone panic.
Excitement stirred in the herd, and everyone had something to say.
"Mother of Clan! Follow you, we are all willing! A wounded orc limped out.
"Yes! If it weren't for you, we would definitely still be besieged by the Red Bone Beast now, the White Wolf Clan has no cowards, no matter what danger they face, everyone is willing to find out the truth! ”
"Mother of the Clan......
"You're doing a great job!"
"Don't cry!"
"No one will blame you!"
More and more orcs stood up, and their excited justifications, without exception, were all firm support for Su Xiangxiang.
The orcs stepped forward to persuade from the bottom of their hearts, their voices getting louder and louder, the scene became noisy, and the crowd crowded towards Su Xiangxiang.
Su Xiangxiang looked at these strange but enthusiastic faces, her heart was hot and swollen, and the tears that were about to be withdrawn poured out again.
When she insists on going her own way and forcing Qiluo to bring her back to danger, even if there is the slightest mistake in her judgment, she may take half of Xiubai's people and horses directly into the ghost gate.
These orcs have their own families and lives, and if because of her momentary willfulness, they have buried the happiness they should have, Su Xiangxiang will never be able to forgive herself.
Surrounded by the kindness of the white wolf clansmen, Su Xiangxiang's nose was so sour that she couldn't speak, so she could only smile and wipe her tears.
"That's it!" Xiu Bai turned into a human form, an order, not angry and self-threatening.
The orcs fell silent for a moment, but the excitement on the orc's face had not faded.
Xiu Bai made a stop gesture towards the beast crowd with one hand, and with the other hand took Su Xiangxiang into his arms, lowered his head, and gently wiped her red face.
"It's windy, don't cry."
Xiubai's gentle and deep voice sounded in his ears, and his warm arms made Su Xiangxiang feel at ease like never before, as if this dark snowy night was no longer cold.
"Clan Mother Su Xiangxiang!"
"Clan Mother Su Xiangxiang!"
I don't know who opened the mouth in the crowd first, and suddenly like a wave, the orcs raised their hands and shouted Su Xiangxiang's name, respecting and loving.
Su Xiangxiang was overwhelmed by the deafening roar of the orcs, and the orcs in the crowd who didn't know which one lacked virtue suddenly changed their words, and the shout gradually changed to "Couple!" ”
The more the people of the White Wolf clan shouted, the more energetic they became, and their tone changed from respect at the beginning to fierce coaxing, and it seemed that the two of them would not stop on the spot.
Su Xiangxiang's voice of retort was drowned out by the shouts of dozens of people, and there was nowhere to escape in the center of the crowded crowd, covering her ears in a panic, pretending in vain that she couldn't hear.
Xiu Bai followed the coaxing of everyone, holding Su Xiangxiang's arm tightly, but he only felt her shrinking and dodging, and couldn't help frowning slightly.
The clansmen coaxed even more vigorously, cheering for their boss at the top of their lungs.
Xiu Bai looked at the person in his arms carefully expectantly, but unfortunately he didn't find the slightest sign of emotion, only embarrassment and helplessness.
He sighed silently and whispered to the crowd, "Enough." ”
Su Xiangxiang felt that she was about to be "morally kidnapped" type of couple, and was about to put the escape plan on the agenda, when suddenly the noisy voice in her ears slowly quieted down.
A pair of large hands gently covered her ears, and the gentle touch fell through the hair on the top of her head, with a warm breath.
"Tired? Go back to rest? ”
Su Xiangxiang raised her head in a daze, and saw a smile on the corner of her white mouth, carefully flattering.
There were still a few people in the beast crowd who wanted to coax, but they were glared back by Xiu Bai coldly, and then all the clansmen lowered their heads in fear, silent.
Su Xiangxiang didn't expect the crisis to be easily lifted like this, and shook her head ignorantly.
Xiu Bai gently took her hand, took half a step back, protected her not far away, and led her out of the orc center.
The orcs looked at the two who left in amazement, but no one dared to make jokes about Su Xiangxiang anymore because of the third-order coercion of Xiubai's terrifying third-order coercion.
Xiu Bai found a bonfire on the edge, laid out the animal skin, and invited Su Xiangxiang to sit down, only then did he look back at the orcs who were drying in the snow by him.
"Let's get started."
Xiu Bai was careless, and said lightly, the orcs saw that there was really no excitement to see, and they all set their eyes on the five steaming cauldrons, and with Xiu Bai's permission, like a refugee who had been hungry for several months, they rushed to the side of the pot like a tide, picked up the rice bowl, and the macho man grabbed food.
There were also a few regretful glances on Su Xiangxiang's back.
Their patriarch Xiu Bai has always grabbed what he wants, and he will never drag the mud and water.
No one thought that a Su Xiangxiang would be able to make him let go of the most important thing again and again.
Su Xiangxiang was stuffed with a bowl of hot soup by Xiubai, because she was fed by Xiubai when she returned to the tribe in the evening, she had no appetite, and took small sips of warm soup.
It seemed that the patrolling wolf clan had discovered something, and Xiu Bai hurriedly left with an orc after placing Su Xiangxiang.
Su Xiangxiang looked at the noisy orcs in the firelight alone.
They squeezed to the edge of the pot with stone bowls, and unceremoniously took away bowl after bowl.
The orcs who grabbed the food, some of them held rice bowls and feasted on the spot.
And some of them hold the bowl flat and carefully give it to the female they like.
Some females pick and choose between several suitors.
Some females are full of joy to take the results of their sweetheart's scramble and give them a big hug or kiss.
Some of the bowls were delivered to the mouths of the chicks waiting to be fed, and the kind mother took the trouble to feed them spoonful by spoonful, while her companion turned and burrowed into the pile of orcs to grab food.
Su Xiangxiang heard the sound of crackling fire nearby, and listened to the lively quarrels of the orcs in the distance, but no one approached for a long time, and had any intersection with her.
When you look up, the starry sky is boundless, and when you look down, there is a flawless snow-white, and between the vast sky and the earth, there is only a small piece of orange and red, which is so lively that it seems to be a little unreal.
Su Xiangxiang looked at the happy family of three attentively, and suddenly felt that her heart was very empty, like a vast universe, which could pretend to be the size of heaven and earth, but could not pretend to be a person who cared about each other.
She once thought that she was an invincible god of war, and with her strength, she would definitely see the beauty of the world, and she would not miss the scenery brought to her by anyone.
But at this moment, she was a little uncertain.
"What are you thinking?" The teenager's voice pulled her back to reality.
Su Xiangxiang raised her head, and Qiluo was standing in front of her.
The blackness of his eyes revealed a trace of exhaustion, the animal skin coat on his upper body was torn messily, and he was holding a bowl of half-sprinkled mutton soup in his hand, obviously having just experienced a fierce battle.
Qiluo stretched out his hand slightly, wanting to send the soup he had finally grabbed to Su Xiangxiang, but his eyes saw half a bowl of hot soup in Su Xiangxiang's hand, and he stopped his hand again.
He looked at the food in his hand, half of it had been spilled in the scramble, the sticky sauce still staining between the edge of the stone bowl and between his fingers.
Qiluo lowered his head, used the night to hide the sad smile on the corner of his mouth, and sat down with a big grin, his hands on his knees, looking up at the starry sky.
Su Xiangxiang turned her head sideways and looked at the silhouette of Qiluo.
I always felt that this teenager had changed a little......
After a full day of adventure, both of them drank soup in silent silence with obvious fatigue.
Su Xiangxiang retracted her gaze and didn't care about Qiluo's mental state.
She didn't know what a strong smell Xiu Bai had left on her hair and clothes by getting along with her day and night.
There are many males in the tribe who take a fancy to her, but none of them dare to strike up a conversation when she is alone.
And Qiluo, what kind of courage did he muster to dare to offend the taboo of the head wolf and secretly come to Su Xiangxiang's side.
"At that time...... Why do you want to save me? "Nanakugo's tone is hard.
He took a big gulp of hot soup, his throat was hot, and he stiffened his neck and looked up at the sky.
Su Xiangxiang reacted for a moment before remembering that Qiluo was referring to the two of them when they were in the Scarlet Forest, and she took the initiative to jump off Qiluo's back.
If Qiluo hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about it.
“……”
Su Xiangxiang took a sip of hot soup and looked at the sky in silence.
At that time, Ruoqi died, and she didn't have to live, but it was just a choice to save her life.
Qiluo is very smart and will not fail to understand the trade-offs.