In the waters, the spikes on the surface of the giant pufferfish's skin bulge like barbed balloons.

Shout! Shout!

Thousands of tips formed by the convergence of energy shoot out, each with a deadly toxin.

Xiao Jiu's soles opened the bursting ring of fire, facing the poisonous needles in the sky, and jumped on the ground. Fierce fire was wrapped around its body, engulfing all the poisonous needles that fell head-on.

In an instant, the fire turned into a flame dragon, and it opened its mouth to let out a roar that shocked the four wilds, and suddenly struck out with Xiao Jiu's fist!

Rumble!

Flame Rising Dragon!

The giant pufferfish takes a deep sip of water, and the water level drops and its size swells.

Looking at the terrifying nine-section wolf that was punching and killing from mid-air, the giant pufferfish launched a counterattack, spitting out a water dragon cannon several feet wide.

Whoa—

The flow of water was like a giant dragon with a large mouth open in a blood basin, swallowing Xiao Jiu with the power of a fire dragon whole, and white smoke floated up with the sound of vaporization.

Rumble!!

The water dragon formed by the waterfall suddenly swelled and then exploded into a splash in all directions.

Xiao Jiu fought out from the inside of the water dragon cannon, and the momentum continued unabated, as if he had broken into the close range of the giant pufferfish!

The giant pufferfish's eyes widened in rage, and its body swelled again, and its spiked body was topped with spikes, and its tail jerked hard in the shallows.

Boom!

Rocks splashed, river banks shook, and giant pufferfish leaped high.

Luo He looked up at the sky.

The pufferfish also bounces off the ground...... The meat must be very elastic!

The giant pufferfish was like a falling big iron ball, slamming into the water, but Xiao Jiu in the original place suddenly disappeared.

Rumble!!

The river splashed several feet above the banks, and the giant pufferfish puffed out their eyes and looked around.

Xiao Jiu burned with a dark blue flame, flashing behind the giant pufferfish.

Then, unleash a high-speed punch that breaks the sound barrier!

Bang, bang, bang!

Suddenly, countless waves of white air exploded on the body of the giant pufferfish, as if thousands of bullets hit the balloon at the same time.

A thousand hits in a flash!

The giant pufferfish could not catch the enemy's body at all, and its size quickly deflated as if it were deflated.

Boom!

The red-haired beast landed lightly and shook off the water droplets on its body.

Behind it, the giant pufferfish had no power to fight back, floating on the surface of the water and turning its belly.

In the face of a quasi-overlord-level enemy, the battle ended so quickly, which really surprised Xia Sunian.

Luo He was very calm.

The pufferfish overlord is the best at using poison, and the fire system is precisely one of the attributes that are not afraid of poison.

Secondly, Xiao Jiu is already a high-ranking king, plus a series of add-ons such as the Nine Heavens Destiny and cooking bonuses......

It's quite easy to get a quasi-overlord-level ingredient in seconds!

On the riverbank, the face of the gloomy man turned slightly pale, and his eyes were full of fear when he looked at the nine-section wolf.

How could this nine-section wolf, which was killed halfway, be more difficult to deal with than the nine-tailed fox?

The idea is even more pufferfish than a pufferfish...... The wind is howling!

The man decisively sold his pet beast and turned around and fled into the dense forest on the bank of the river.

Boom Boom –

The next moment, the man's eyes widened sharply.

In the dense forest, a roaring heavy motorcycle rushed out, knocking the man over several meters and tumbling to the ground!

The man spat blood from his mouth, groaned and stretched out his hand: "Drive...... Obey the rules of the road! ”

Boom.

The man was planted headlong on the pebble beach, unconscious.

Luo He bowed silently.

Immediately, in the direction of the Overlord Iron Rider, he gave a thumbs up.

On the empty driver's seat of the heavy motorcycle, the pale blue light forms a white-haired girl.

Zero holds the handlebar in his hand and sticks out his thumb with a blank face.

Not much.

Luo He joins the returning Hunter.

And the figure of walking with the hunting king surprised Luo He a little - Mr. Laojin!

Luo He was also quickly relieved.

On such an occasion with a case, there must be a model worker...... It's comparable to the law of life and death in elementary school!

Xia Sunian also knew the famous Lao Jin, and smiled and exchanged a few words with him.

Luo He said with emotion:

"Sure enough, I met you here, Mr. Laukin."

"Sure enough?" Laujin was puzzled.

"Nothing." Luo He smiled, "I still have to go back and give an account to the guardian of this Bailing Mountain, do you want to go along?" ”

Lao Jin shook his head: "I'm here to investigate the water poisoning case......"

The man in the suit looked back at the three members of the Prophet's Society who were handcuffed together: "Now that the murderers have been arrested, I have to take them back to the bureau for questioning, and I won't go with you." ”

"By the way, Mr. Xia, do you want to go down the mountain with me?" Lao Jin took the initiative.

Xia Sunian declined Lao Jin's kindness, after all, as an archaeologist, he really didn't want to miss the opportunity to investigate the truth of the ancient kingdom of Qingqiu.

Lao Jin didn't force it, and when he was leaving, he glanced at the hunting king wearing an eye patch.

"If you don't have enough people, I can escort you down the mountain." The Hunter said hoarsely, "But if you want to arrest me, think again." ”

"Where." The middle-aged uncle tugged at the corners of his mouth, smiled without smiling, and said along with the words: "I just invited Your Excellency to escort me to the foot of the mountain." ”

"Luo He, you two go back to the cave first." The hunter said, "I'm on a journey with this one." ”

Luo He couldn't understand the relationship between the two, when did they become so sympathetic.

However, now that the task has been completed, it is important to report it as soon as possible.

After all, Luo He plans to try pufferfish cuisine with the ingredients he has just arrived.

Just now, Luo He asked Xiao Jiu to give the giant pufferfish a good time, and then stuffed the giant pufferfish into the unicorn cabinet.

Luo He doesn't eat all the ingredients, but legal ingredients like this sent to the door can't be missed.

This pufferfish is covered in toxins, and a mishandling can kill you, but Luo He knows how to cook pufferfish.

In addition, Luo He remembered that when he used the gluttonous table knife to deal with the Styx jellyfish, the table knife automatically removed the toxins from the ingredients.

Therefore, with a knife in hand, there is no need to worry about the problem of toxic ingredients.

According to Luo He's speculation, eating a dish made of this pufferfish is likely to solve the toxins on the nine-tailed fox.

But in the final analysis, it is still necessary to find the nine-tailed fox to verify it face-to-face.

Luo He turned around and returned to the cave with Xia Sunian.

Looking at Luo He's back, Lao Jin said in his heart... This time, another big case was solved, and I had to report it to the General Administration and provide Luo He with a reward.

The Hunter King also faced Luo He's direction, lost in thought.

In this operation against the Prophetic Society, the Cunning Rabbit performed quite well.

Entrusting him with the throne of the Heavenly King is undoubtedly the right choice.

"Let's go, Your Excellency." Lao Jin turned around and said weakly: "Just escort to the foot of the mountain." ”

The tailless koala restrained the three murderers with a telekinetic net, and walked behind them out of thin air.

The forest is quiet, echoing with the chirping of birds.

The Hunter broke the silence and said in a deep voice, "You look tired. ”

Lao Jin tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Can even you, a blind man, see it?" ”

"If you can't see with your eyes, your senses will be sharper."

The hunter said lightly: "And the more tired you are, the more unwilling the flame in your heart." ”

Lao Jin was silent for a long time, and said weakly: "I didn't expect you to be quite talkative." ”

"A few decades ago, my hometown was razed to the ground by a tide of beasts, and I was the only one in the village who survived. Later, I single-handedly killed all the beasts that had taken over the village. ”

The Hunter King said quietly: "At that time...... I'm just as tired as you are now. ”

Laukin's eyes flickered slightly.

"You're the same person as me." The hunting king said hoarsely: "I'm not here to recruit you, I'm here to persuade you...... There are nightmares that you have to forget in order to sleep peacefully. ”

Raujin grew silent, a cluster of fire looming under his eyes.

More than 10 years ago, he was still young, and he had just joined the sixth bureau and was assigned to the grassroots as a caretaker.

Life in the village was idle, and he felt that his abilities were buried, so he ran to the city every day to have fun and numb himself.

On that day, the beast tide suddenly attacked, and as a guard, he should have warned and guided the villagers to evacuate, but he happened to miss work that day.

The leader did not criticize Lao Jin, after all, the beast tide was too sudden, and it was really force majeure.

The door closed, and Raugin was left alone in his empty office, silent.

Time flies, and he has become a middle-aged uncle with dark circles under his eyes in front of a desk with a mountain of papers.

"Your Excellency's words, I can't understand them." Lao Jin said weakly: "Thank you, Your Excellency, don't leave it here, I have to hurry up." ”

The sunlight was skewed, and the Hunter looked at the back of Laumkin.

After a moment's pause, he turned and walked into the shadows of the woods.

*

Bailing Mountain, deep in the cave.

The nine-tailed fox, the guardian of the ruins, did not have a good face for the return of Luo He and the others.

"Huh?" (Are you trying to wear down my patience?) ）

"You're mistaken." Luo He said, "We have dealt with the murderer and the fierce beast that killed you. ”

The nine-tailed fox was stunned.

It took less than an hour before and after, and it was done so quickly?

Luo He turned his head sideways, motioned for Zero to turn on the video projection, and showed the cause and effect to the nine-tailed fox.

After reading the whole record, the nine-tailed fox's demeanor gradually eased down.

It glanced at Luo He, hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered its posture and apologized:

"Woo......" (Sorry, I misunderstood you.) ）

Luo He expressed understanding: "You are seriously injured, and it is inevitable to be vigilant. ”

A warm color flashed in the eyes of the nine-tailed fox, and he listened to Luo He again:

"I have a way to cure the toxins in your body, would you like to try it?"

The nine-tailed fox blinked in surprise.

What method?

Luo He snorted and said:

"Diet!"

After signaling the nine-tailed fox to let down his guard, Luo He took out the giant pufferfish in the unicorn cabinet and began to cook.

The toxins of pufferfish are mainly found in the eyes, blood, ovaries, liver and other parts, so special care must be taken when handling them.

Although the gluttonous table knife has the effect of detoxification, Luo He still uses the techniques he learned back then to deal with it patiently.

Luo He held a small dinner knife and gradually removed the poisonous parts of the pufferfish, and gradually obtained a smooth and clear pufferfish meat.

The first dish of the pufferfish feast is the simplest and most challenging pufferfish sashimi.

Luo He cut the fish into thin slices and arranged it on a plate in the shape of a peacock, and placed soy sauce, wasabi and other seasonings on the side.

To be honest, Rakuho is not used to sashimi, but he can understand the form of sashimi.

He summons the chipmunks and asks them to help identify the sashimi for any residual toxins.

Chipmunk: "Squeak~" (no poison at all!) So, can I eat it? ）

"Are you sure you want to be the first to try the dishes?" Luo He said: "The so-called desperate eating pufferfish, you must be mentally prepared." ”

"Squeak!" The chipmunk nodded, and immediately grabbed the thin pufferfish slice with his hand and put it in his mouth.

The pufferfish meat is crystal clear, has an elastic texture, and is even more delicious when dipped in seasonings.

The chipmunk held his cheek raiser, squinting and savoring, and the nine-tailed fox on the side of the scene was a little moved.

But before the nine-tailed fox could make a move, Luo He's pet beasts had already shared this pufferfish sashimi.

"Huh~"

After Xiao Jiu finished eating the pufferfish sashimi, his growth level was faintly improved, approaching the threshold of the quasi-overlord level.

Other pet beasts also have more or less promotions.

Luo He couldn't help but sigh with emotion, his own pet beast is really a food can become stronger!

Immediately, we will start preparing the second dish, [pufferfish hot pot].

Pufferfish hot pot is a method of simmering pufferfish bones and vegetables with broth. Pufferfish is already the freshest thing, and when paired with mountain vegetables, it can bring out the freshness of the fish.

When Luo He served the hot pot, the tempting fragrance spread, and the nine-tailed fox couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Xiao Jiu picked up the bowl and chopsticks, set up a piece of pufferfish meat with skin, and scooped the thick soup into the bowl.

Dipping in the thick soup, Xiao Jiu chewed the fish fillet, the fat and smooth fish skin was wrapped inward, and the tender and firm fish meat was smooth and lush.

The little guy couldn't help but squint his eyes and grin comfortably:

"Huh!" (Yum!) ）

Luo He personally served a pufferfish hot pot to the nine-tailed fox whose eyes were shining, and said with a smile:

"Let's eat first."

The nine-tailed fox's eyes flickered, and then he leaned over to the hot pot, took a deep breath of the fragrance, and immediately devoured it.

It has only one thought in its mind.

is worthy of being the descendant of Emperor Nong...... The dishes are so delicious!

This hot pot was eaten heartily by the nine-tailed fox, and before he knew it, most of the toxins on his body had disappeared.

The nine-tailed fox was more and more surprised, and there was more respect in his eyes when he looked at Luo He.

He's not lying to me, this dish really has a detoxifying effect!

The third finishing dish, Luo He served a [fried pufferfish].

Deep-fried pufferfish is a snack dish in which pufferfish meat is cut into pieces, coated in flour, and fried in a pan with eggs until golden brown.

Although it is fried, the taste of fried pufferfish is exceptionally refreshing, with a crispy skin and springy meat.

Xia Su Nian had tasted Luo He's craftsmanship at the Stove Jun Festival, and at this moment he followed a meal and was amazed.

Luo He's cooking skills have made great progress!

Luo He also had a full meal himself, accompanied by a sip of cold juice fermented from Bai Ze Bottle, and really enjoyed it.

After drinking and eating, the nine-tailed fox looked at Luo He in his gaze, and a strong respect replaced the original vigilance.

Luo He looked at the nine-tailed fox and muttered, "Can I ask you a question?" ”

The nine-tailed fox nodded slightly.

"What exactly is the [Stove Jun Token] you said before?" Luo He said curiously.

A trace of memory flashed in the eyes of the nine-tailed fox, and through telepathy, he told the past of the ancient kingdom of Qingqiu.

In ancient times, a plague broke out in the country of Qingqiu, and the stove-kun who passed by here used a cauldron to cook dishes and distribute porridge and soup to the victims.

The victims who drank the porridge soup were healed, so a statue of the stove king was established in the ancient country of Qingqiu.

Later, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan guarded the ruins of the Stove King and a token it left behind until today.

This story is not much different from the conclusion that Luo He speculated.

"So, the token left by the stove is that pot?" Luo He guessed.

"To be precise, that token is a big ding." Nine-Tailed Fox Road.

"Ding ......"

Luo He was slightly stunned.

Ding, a ritual vessel symbolizing power, was first used for cooking and can be said to be the oldest pot in Donghuang.

Legend has it that the "pot" in the kitchenware is a big mouth, which is not surprising.

"Is that Kouding also one of Emperor Nong's kitchenware?" Luo He asked.

"Yes and no."

The nine-tailed fox said: "This big tripod, cast by the copper of Kyushu, is the most magical bronze tripod in the world, also known as [Stove Jun Ding]. But because of the loss of the flame, it cannot be called the legendary kitchenware of the Emperor of Nong. ”

Lost the flame ...... Luo He was thoughtful.

What level of flame can inject energy into Zao Junding?

Among the seven holy beasts, aren't there fire holy beasts!

Luo He said unexpectedly: "So, the lost flame is the Vermilion Bird Fire?" ”

"Exactly."

The nine-tailed fox nodded and said:

"Only by injecting the fire of Vermilion Bird into the Stove Junding can it be called legendary kitchenware, [Vermilion Bird Ding]!"

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(End of chapter)