EBE Chapter 360 Delicious
Chapter 360 Delicious
The commotion caused by Lezhi breaking the surface of the water shattered the delicate atmosphere between Cang Jin and Lei Xiu. For Lei Xiu, whether to continue dealing with Cang Jin or to face Lezhi was not a choice at all.
Lei Xiu gave Cang Jin a warning look and walked towards the shore. The water level that reached Le Zhi's chest was only up to his waist; this shallow bay was like a small pool to him, and he could move around freely without any difficulty.
Lezhi, who had arrived at the shore ahead of time, released Maoqiu and let it shake off the water droplets. Lezhi itself held the ball-shaped sea urchin in its hand, examining it from all angles, trying to figure out where to start.
Just then, Lei Xiu walked up and saw the black ball in Le Zhi's hand. He raised an eyebrow slightly. "The spiky ball, did Zhi Zhi find it?"
"Spiky ball, is that what you call it?" That's quite a vivid description. Lezhi nodded. "Yeah, I saw a lot of them underwater, so I tried to get one. You know what this is?"
"Hmm." Lei Xiu nodded, took the spiky ball from Le Zhi's hand, and in the blink of an eye, he had a small dagger in his other hand. Without Lei Xiu deliberately finding an angle, he simply inserted and twisted it, and the spiky shell was split in two.
The sea urchin that Lezhi couldn't handle was opened like a game by Lei Xiu.
"Wow." Lei Xiu's movements were so swift and skillful that even though Le Zhi was still arguing with him, he didn't hesitate to praise her. "How did you drive that? Teach me!"
With a relaxed smile, Lei Xiu removed the internal organs from the opened spiky ball before handing it to Le Zhi. "It's very simple. The outer shell may seem airtight, but it's actually easy to open once you find a gap. I'll get a few more for you to try later. Here, this meat tastes good, although it smells a bit fishy. The Lingquan Clan often eats it raw. Would you like to try some?"
It was a questioning tone, because Lezhi didn't like eating raw food, so Lei Xiu only made a slight suggestion, while observing Lezhi's expression to make sure he would resist.
Sure enough, upon hearing that it should be eaten raw, Lezhi immediately showed a troubled expression, "Uh, maybe we should..."
"Oh, you guys found the spiked ball? Hmm, the weather's warming up lately, it's about time." Cang Jin lagged behind Lei Xiu by a step, hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to appear nonchalant before rushing over.
Seeing the spiky balls in Lei Xiu's hand, he immediately interjected, "Lezhi, you should try some quickly. These spiky balls have been raised throughout the entire winter season, and they're at their most delicious right now. Ah, just a moment..."
Ignoring her questions about Lezhi's wings, Cang Jin resumed her previous carefree attitude. Starting the conversation by sharing food was a sure-fire way to go, so Cang Jin was exceptionally enthusiastic.
So much so that he didn't notice Lezhi's slightly stiff expression.
Cang Jin stopped Lei Xiu from withdrawing his hand, and excitedly took out a bright green fruit. He took out a small knife and cut the fruit in half. The familiar lemon aroma wafted into Le Zhi's nostrils. Le Zhi watched as Cang Jin squeezed out the juice from the fruit and sprinkled it evenly on the orange-yellow flesh of the spiky ball.
The fruit juice and meat collided, instantly eliminating the fishy smell of the seafood, leaving only a visible sweetness. "Alright, come on, please try it. This is a delicacy unique to our aquatic tribe."
Raising his hand in an inviting gesture, Cang Jin looked intently at Le Zhi. From childhood, the aquatic race eats aquatic creatures with their elders, and raw food is the best way to taste the original flavor of aquatic products. So, if other terrestrial races don't have a strong appetite and therefore don't study food processing methods, the aquatic race is too focused on their appetite and therefore actively chooses to eat raw food.
Faced with such thoughtfulness from Cang Jin, even if Le Zhi felt resistant, she couldn't refuse outright. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. She might as well give it a try. Even if she still couldn't accept it after trying, at least she wouldn't disappoint his good intentions.
Lezhi pursed her lips, her brows furrowed slightly, a painful smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. She shakily reached out and gently pinched a piece of meat the size of a fingernail between her thumb and forefinger. The icy touch spread from her fingertips down her arm. Lezhi endured the discomfort, steeled her resolve, closed her eyes, and readily put the piece of meat into her mouth to begin chewing.
Lei Xiu and Cang Jin witnessed his behavior. Lei Xiu, needless to say, found everything Le Zhi did adorable. Cang Jin, on the other hand, was unsurprised.
Every year when a newborn cub in the clan is introduced to new food for the first time, it will exhibit a variety of behaviors. Cang Jin has seen many cubs like Lezhi who initially have some psychological barriers.
At first, the little ones seemed reluctant, but once they actually ate, almost all of them were attracted by the delicious taste of the food itself. Perhaps the aquatic creatures are born with the gene to eat raw food. In any case, Cang Jin has never seen a little one who can be stubborn to the end.
With a confident smile, Cang Jin watched as Lezhi chewed quickly and then swallowed before asking, "How is it? Isn't it pretty good?"
Lezhi's expression had softened considerably by this point. With the first bite, the taste of the meat mixed with the slightly sour fruit juice spread in his mouth, which was surprisingly pleasant and not as unacceptable as Lezhi had imagined. He nodded, "It's alright, quite delicious."
That's the truth. To be fair, fresh seafood will taste good no matter how you eat it, provided you overcome the psychological barrier to eating raw food.
At least after this experience, his first reaction to raw food next time won't be rejection.
This shows just how delicious the sea urchin was, completely changing Lezhi's previous perception.
Hearing that Lezhi liked it, although not as enthusiastically as he had expected, liking is liking. As a member of the land-dwelling tribe, it was his first time trying their aquatic food, and he received such high praise. Cang Jin was very satisfied.
“If you like it, that’s good. Alright, I see that you’ve adapted to the water pretty well. So let’s move on to another place. The scenery there is more beautiful, and the food is more abundant. The tribesmen often gather there. I can also introduce you to the tribesmen, since I’ll be relying on you for a while.” Cang Jin winked at Le Zhi and hinted.
This requires explaining why Cang Jin was chosen to do this task.
One reason is that Lei Xiu and Le Zhi were rescued by Cang Jin and his men, and Cang Jin has a responsibility to take care of them, both morally and logically. Furthermore, Cang Jin's status within the Lingquan Clan is not ordinary; he is the next captain of the Lingquan Clan's guard team. It was originally planned that at this clan assembly, the Lingquan Clan would publicly inform the Mother Tree about this matter in front of the entire clan.
Therefore, when Lezhi met with Cangji to discuss matters, Cangjin was also present. Since it was better not to trouble two people, Cangji simply handed over all matters concerning Lezhi's future stay in the Lingquan Clan to Cangjin, treating it as a rehearsal before he took office.
No one specifically explained Cang Jin's identity to Le Zhi, nor did he ask. In fact, since regaining consciousness, the only Lingquan clan members Le Zhi had seriously interacted with were Cang Jin and Cang Ji; he had only exchanged a few glances at the others from afar.
It's likely that the Lingquan clan members were specifically instructed not to disturb Lezhi and the others unnecessarily. Now that they heard Cang Jin was going to introduce the clan members to them, Lezhi wasn't afraid, but it was inevitable that he would feel nervous.
But I was mostly excited.
Wow, we're going to see lots of mermaids together! I wonder what that scene will be like. I'm already looking forward to it even before I see it!