Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 233 - 38: Ruthless and Tenderhearted

"Northern Wilderness is full of delicacies?"

If Si Minglan had heard Qiu Zhihe say this a few days ago, she would definitely have scoffed at her for bragging.

But now, hearing it, Si Minglan was speechless.

Because in these past few days, she had witnessed too many unbelievable things with her own eyes.

For example, right now.

It was already getting dark; if they were outside, it would be around 5:45 PM.

Time for dinner.

The group came to a relatively flat, spacious area surrounded by jungle, a pretty large clearing.

On closer inspection, there was a row of huge footprints on the ground, next to a cave, which should be the den of the Silver Scale Bear.

Ordinary treasure hunting teams would naturally avoid it consciously.

But Qiu Zhihe went straight to that cave and said inside:

"I’m going to cook, you go away."

A deafening roar emanated from the cave, and the surrounding trees shook with rustling sounds.

Moments later, a giant silver bear, as tall as ten feet, thudded out.

This is the Silver Scale Bear in the Fallen Immortal Forest, feared by many, avoided by countless treasure hunters.

Covered in silver scales, common magical artifacts couldn’t even pierce its defense. A single swipe could break a big tree, and it was several times more agile than an ordinary bear.

Cultivators entering the Fallen Immortal Forest feared nothing more than encountering such a creature.

At this moment, the giant bear stood on its hind legs, howling at the sky, while the petite figure of Qiu Zhihe stood before it, like a newborn facing an adult, easily capable of being swatted to death with a single blow.

However, after roaring for a while, the Silver Scale Bear suddenly bent down, extending its paw, revealing several shimmering pieces of Spirit Marrow.

Qiu Zhihe glanced down, reached out to take them, and said impatiently:

"It’s late, my husband is hungry, I need to cook."

The Silver Scale Bear growled a few more times, and astonishingly, a hint of ingratiating expression appeared on its ferocious face as it stood on its hind legs again, using its front paws to make a gesture akin to bowing.

A proper big bear, at this moment, looked like a dog trying to please its owner by mimicking a human bowing.

If anyone else saw this scene, they’d probably be shocked.

However, Qin Gengyun, Si Minglan, and the others had witnessed similar scenes many times over the past few days and were somewhat numb to it.

Today it was the Silver Scale Bear, yesterday the Red Flame Tiger, and the day before that the Black Wind Leopard—all were comically ingratiating in front of Qiu Zhihe.

Miss Hammer didn’t feel much, just regretted that a good bear couldn’t have a fight.

Liu Su was full of sighs and helplessness.

She marveled at how these beasts were more sensitive than humans; even though the Saintess had changed her appearance, they could still recognize her by her aura.

Back then, the Sect Leader had thrown the young Saintess into the Northern Wilderness alone to train her, making her find her way out on her own.

Three months later, the Saintess walked out of the Fallen Immortal Forest wearing self-made leopard skin clothes, followed by a parade of fierce beasts bidding her farewell.

As they say, "Northern Wilderness is full of delicacies," is knowledge gained through practice.

The helplessness stemmed from the fact that the previous Saintess was cold and unfeeling, slaughtering fierce beasts in the Northern Wilderness, killing those who obstructed her.

The current Saintess is still ruthless, but her actions are now intended for her husband’s sake, to let him enjoy a meal cooked by her own hands.

Even her impatience was due to being bothered by the Silver Scale Bear, delaying mealtime and making her husband starve.

The difference is quite drastic indeed.

She is ruthless toward others, but gentle and virtuous only to her husband.

Tsk, tsk, its hard to look without sighing.

The Silver Scale Bear scampered off, and soon Qiu Zhihe transformed its den into a kitchen.

Only to see Qiu Zhihe pull pots, bowls, pans, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, a kitchen knife, and chopping board out of the Storage Bag, like performing magic tricks.

Despite not seeing it for the first time, Si Minglan couldn’t help but ask Liu Su: 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Did your lady prepare all this before setting out?"

Liu Su nodded: "Yes, she moved all the essentials from home into the Storage Bag beforehand; she’s got it where she is, there her husband’s home is."

Si Minglan was dumbfounded, turning to see Qin Gengyun walk into the cave... no, into the kitchen, where he started skinning the Ghost Wolf under Qiu Zhihe’s direction.

Qiu Zhihe, on the side, sliced garlic with a chopping board stacked with stones that formed a simple stove with a pot on top and a Flame Talisman pasted below, boiling water in preparation to cook the wolf meat.

The couple busied themselves in the kitchen, talking softly, exchanging warm smiles.

It seemed as though they were not in the perilous Fallen Immortal Forest of the Northern Wilderness but in the kitchen of Qinhe Garden in Yunling Town.

Si Minglan was momentarily speechless, shaking her head and sighing: "If I had known, I wouldn’t have come with you, too much to handle."

The shock was yet to come.

Qiu Zhihe’s culinary skills were superb, and soon the Ghost Wolf turned into four dishes and a soup.

Stir-fried mushrooms with meat, black pepper stir-fry, steamed wolf meat, Red Flame Tiger egg fried minced meat, Spirit Bamboo meat soup.

These were all the ingredients Qiu Zhihe had collected along the way; none of the dishes she cooked in recent days repeated, which showed she had meticulously prepared in advance.

But during the meal, it became somewhat aggravating.

Liu Su wanted to pick the mushroom stir-fried meat, but Qiu Zhihe knocked her chopsticks away. Miss Hammer wanted to drink the Spirit Bamboo meat soup, but was told to wait.

Si Minglan was the cleverest, staring intently at Qin Gengyun without moving:

"Qiu Zhihe’s husband, would you kindly eat first so we can start using our chopsticks!"

Qin Gengyun was a bit embarrassed: "Well, no need for formalities, everyone just eat!"

"Haha." Liu Su sneered on the side: "Gongzi, are you joking? If we dare eat first, we’d probably end up as a dish on the table tomorrow, right, Miss?"

Qiu Zhihe ignored her since she was busy serving Qin Gengyun with food, quickly filling his bowl high, to which he hurriedly said:

"Enough, dear wife, you should eat too."

Qiu Zhihe shook her head: "These things contain a lot of Spiritual Energy, beneficial for your cultivation, so eat more."

"Thank you, dear wife!"

Qin Gengyun smiled at her and swiftly devoured the contents of his bowl, after which Qiu Zhihe filled another big bowl for him, watching him eat quietly.

Then yet another bowl.

Liu Su, Si Minglan, and Miss Hammer held their bowls, watching eagerly as Qin Gengyun ate noisily, nearly drooling.

Finally, when Qin Gengyun finished his fourth bowl, Qiu Zhihe then said to them:

"You can eat now."

Wow!

Ah!

Hey, you two, stop fighting!

Ah ah ah, my meat!

The next moment, anxious shouts and yells echoed through the forest.

At night, after finally being full, the three played finger-guessing, and Miss Hammer lost, begrudgingly going to wash dishes.

Si Minglan and Liu Su were in charge of building the house.

Yes, Qiu Zhihe even brought a few rooms.

Not the entire house, but she packed the materials needed to build a makeshift wooden house in the Storage Bag.

After taking them out, they drew a special "Yuan Wood Array" for building on the ground, and placing the wooden boards and other materials according to the array’s position, the house automatically assembled.

This type of wooden house was quite rudimentary, with only a bed inside, suitable only for sheltering from the elements.

However, having the bed was sufficient.

Because tonight, Qiu Zhihe intended to cultivate with her husband.