Seafood and seafood are really a rarity for people in the Shenzhou Continent. In fact, it has only been a few hundred years since the Fa Xiu cleaned up the sea frontier and allowed the Li people to settle down.

For the residents of China, "seafood" is not only a rarity, but also a difficult thing to cook - after all, there is no experience.

At present, there are generally only two kinds of seafood in China: "steamed" and "stewed". The former is mixed with cooking wine and ginger shreds, etc., steamed, dipped in balsamic vinegar and eaten directly, eating the original flavor. The latter is simmered over low heat and slowly simmered to produce the soup.

Among these two ways of eating, the former has a particularly high requirement for the freshness of ingredients. This is also the reason why Chen Youjia is so familiar with this road.

The location of the seafood market is tight from the spontaneous trading meeting place among the monks. And this is not surprising. Due to the choice of the dragon clan for hundreds of millions of years, the closer to the deep sea and the closer to the Holy Dragon Abyss, the better the sea fish. Fishing in the sea is already a high-risk industry in this world where Krakens exist. Hunting for seafood from the open sea, something only monks can do.

And it's not just ordinary monks who can do it.

Chen Youjia looked around. Most of the meat sold here is large and small, and the shape should be the "scraps" left over from those monks hunting demon beasts. After digging up the innate divine seals and body materials, these demon beasts still have some good meat on them, which is thrown away and wasted, so some monks will also sell them.

However, none of these are Chen Youjia's goals.

Most of these "scraps" are not particularly tasty ingredients, and the price is also very low, and ordinary gold and silver can be purchased. These scraps are the biggest market. That is, those mortals who have some money. After all, this is the meat of demon beasts. Contains powerful essence. If it is handled properly, it is very good for the body.

Chen Youjia continued to walk deeper.

As Chen Youjia deepened, there were fewer mortals around him who came to buy ingredients, but there were more and more monks. Chen Youjia knows that the more you go inside, the more precious the ingredients become.

Chen Youjia doesn't know how to be a person, but he is the only one who is "experienced" in this area.

Then, Chen Youjia shrugged his shoulders and small nose. The eyes lit up.

Hints of umami.

There is no trace of fishiness, but there is a faint umami taste. This untreated ingredient has such a taste, it must be superb......

Soon, Chen Youjia set his goal. She stared at a fish in front of a small stall and asked the stall owner: "Fellow Daoist, do you want to buy this fish?"

It is a deep-sea fish and is very valuable. Living on the dark ocean floor, the fish's eyes have degenerated into two black stains on its head and wide fins. Swim slowly, hence the name "Luo Shang". This fish has fewer spines. The taste is also extremely delicious, as if it was born for people to eat.

There will certainly not be such a species on Earth. However, the dragons have completely changed the shape of the marine food chain. This fish is under their control and is always in a stable number. And any demon that dares to hunt for the food of the dragon clan will be mercilessly exterminated by the dragon clan.

And 200 million years of "selection and breeding" also make this fish taste delicious.

The stall owner had a cigarette stick in his mouth. It was not tobacco that burned inside, but a few flavors of medicinal herbs. He's spitting clouds and fog here, and he's actually exercising his lungs. Hearing Chen Youjia's question, the stall owner grinned: "Little Daoyou has a good eye. But this fish is what I kept for my friend, and I don't sell it. Why don't you look at the others?"

Chen Youjia shook his head: "I'll pay a high price." ”

As the daughter of the master of the Ten Thousand Laws Gate, Chen Youjia's spiritual pool has never lacked aura.

Who knows, the stall owner still shook his head and said with a smile: "Little girl, it's boring to say that." These meats, fish, which one can be worth more than a thousand stone aura? A cultivator can earn 10,000 stones for a day when he buys here, which is the limit. Compared with what you get by going out to sea to hunt demon beasts, it's an additive, and it's better to have it, and it's a pity not to have it. ”

Chen Youjia frowned, and the frustration in the face of Mao Zimiao and the resentment that his appetite had been interrupted all broke out together.

At this moment, she heard an exclamation, "Senior Sister Chen?"

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Mao Zimiao didn't expect to meet Chen Youjia in this place at all.

How so...... Just ask, what kind of mood will you feel when you see a second-tier star squatting in the vegetable market in front of your house and looking at a piece of pork with resentment?

Mao Zimiao is basically in this mood.

She came here to buy some good ingredients and go back to make a good meal for her younger siblings. The body of the half-demon, thanks to the spiritual wisdom of the human race, is powerful, and it is born with the essence of demonic energy. If this power is cultivated properly, it can also become a force to set foot on the immortal path in the future. But it's precisely because of this that the half-demon needs more nutrients during the growth period.

The stall owner Tu Zhenxi greeted Mao Zimiao: "Niece, what's wrong, you know?"

"This is ...... My senior sister...... Meow ......" Mao Zimiao looked at Chen Youjia.

At this time, what Chen Youjia was thinking about was already "how to use the Escape Technique" and "I really want to die".

She can not care about her image, but she doesn't know why, but she doesn't want to expose her true nature in front of Mao Zimiao.

"Woo......"

Mao Zimiao smiled helplessly, sighed in her heart, "Senior sister is still so cold", and said to Tu Zhenxi: "Uncle Tu is so meow." Last time you said you went out to sea to get a good fish for Xiaoya......"

"Well, that's it. "Tu Zhenxi, the monk who was injured once by Mao Zimiao not long ago, handed the fish that Chen Youjia liked to Mao Zimiao.

In an instant, the resentment of being snatched from the mouth, the jealousy of being snatched away from love, and the frustration of not being able to say a normal conversation all exploded. The resentment on Chen Youjia's body was so thick that it almost turned into substance. Fortunately, Chen Youjia is just a normal monk, and he hasn't made such a thing as crazy as Wang Qi, otherwise Mao Zimiao would definitely not be as simple as being startled.

Mao Zimiao followed Chen Youjia's gaze. I saw the fish in my hand. Then one can only smile bitterly. looked at Chen Youjia who was squatting on the ground. She suddenly had a feeling of "this senior sister is actually quite cute".

Then, she shook her ears and asked, "Senior sister, can I invite you to my house for a meal?"

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A feeling never experienced before.

Chen Youjia looked blankly at the dining table in front of him, and looked at the three Mao sisters and brothers who were making a mess in front of him.

Strange dishes and chopsticks, strange ...... Person.

Also, unfamiliar tastes.

The pomfret is steamed with rice wine, rice wine mixed with ginger and garlic. Wait until the skin of the fish naturally cracks. Serve with balsamic vinegar. In fact, it is not a particularly high-end way to eat.

However, the lips and teeth linger.

This seems to be the dish that is called "home cooking", and Chen Youjia has never tasted it alone.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little more frustrated.

- Damn...... After eating her things, I don't know how to have a showdown with her now.

- Woo......

Chen Youjia's mood was even lowered. She said to Mao Zimiao: "Senior Sister Mao, I'll go back first." ”

"Ah, Senior Sister Chen, won't you sit down for a while...... Wait, wait. Shall I send you back, senior sister?" Mao Zimiao hurriedly threw off her younger siblings and chased after them.

Chen Youjia said lightly: "No need, I can walk back by myself." ”

"It's a ceremonial meow. Manners. Mao Zimiao emphasized and followed Mao Zimiao out. Leave my sister to look after the house.

Then, along the way, the two girls walked without saying a word.

Chen Youjia felt that he was about to die of embarrassment, and he didn't know what to say. Mao Zimiao bowed slightly, and said, "A little simple meal is not a respect......"

"No, it's delicious...... Thanks a lot...... You. ”

Chen Youjia replied unusually mechanically.

――Especially the flavor called "human touch...... Never eaten before......

When he came to Mao Zimiao's house, Chen Youjia also met Mao Zimiao's father, Mao Kaicheng, a mediocre man who was not very strong, but he cared for his family very much. In addition, she also saw "children of normal people".

Perhaps because the shadow of his childhood was too deep, although Chen Youjia had reconciled with his biological father, he couldn't help but feel a sense of envy when he saw a family like Mao Zimiao.

Mao Zimiao clapped her hands without any scheming, and said happily from the bottom of her heart: "Senior sister, if you like it, it's fine." ”

After leaving the city of Rondes, the two girls came to the beach again. It's sunset. The body of the sea god like Xi refracted a strange brilliance in this sunlight.

And Mao Zimiao's eyes once again floated to the sea, revealing a melancholy look.

This is also the first time Chen Youjia has seen Mao Zimiao show such a heartbroken expression.

"What's wrong?"

Mao Zimiao clutched her chest and shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just ...... It's just that I have a friend who is probably still going on adventures overseas, right? I think of him occasionally...... Is he safe now...... ...... and so on."

"Yours, friend, what friend, where is he?" Chen Youjia decided to pretend not to know first, and spy on the "enemy's situation".

Mao Zimiao smiled bitterly: "Actually, it's just an ordinary friend...... Sometimes I even feel like I don't need to worry about him at all......"

"Why?"

"Oh, I'm so useless...... Nothing can be done. Mao Zimiao looked at the direction of the setting sun and said with a wry smile: "And my friend is so powerful...... Maybe he doesn't need anyone to worry about him, meow, he's the kind of person......"

Chen Youjia pointed out: "You are still worried. ”

Mao Zimiao smiled bitterly: "Yes...... Because when I knew him, he wasn't really that powerful, and he didn't know anything, and he wouldn't make up for it if he accidentally broke the pillow and futon after practicing. I always feel like it's still back in the day. So meow, I just can't help but worry about him. ”

In fact, this kind of worry is really completely unnecessary. Chen Youjia's footsteps suddenly sped up by two steps, throwing Mao Zimiao half of his body away, and then said, "If he is really as powerful as you said." ”

Unlike Mao Zimiao, Chen Youjia never worried about Wang Qi at all. In her eyes, Wang Qi is sometimes a little unreliable, and sometimes he will cause shocking trouble. But there is only one thing. She believed that he could absolutely overcome any odds.

Chen Youjia will definitely not worry about Wang Qi's safety.

If Wang Qi really had an accident, then she would just wait silently until she achieved a good time, and then slaughtered the Western Sea Demon Clan.

Mao Zimiao was confused: "Senior sister...... Meow, gone?"

At this time, where can you still see Chen Youjia's figure?

A few minutes later, Chen Youjia appeared in his study and hit his head on the table.

――What the hell am I doing......

- I should have told her...... (To be continued.) )

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