Chapter 664: Chapter 354: Dramatic Power Growth, My Heart Alone, Powerful Heart Shakes Qi! Liuli’s Provocation (Part 4)
Beside the pavilion runs a gentle stream, gathering into a pool, where a white clam shell is placed, faintly emitting mist. All around are vibrant flowers and tender grass, with a few fresh vines adorned, butterflies dancing around the blossoms.
The scenery is truly beautiful. Nangong Liuli whipped up three dishes: spicy flower bee pupae, sweet vinegar fish casserole, and three-delicacy lamb stew... each a feast for the senses. Then she served two bowls of fragrant pearl rice. Each grain is like a pearl, white, plump, with an alluring aroma, boosting the appetite endlessly.
Nangong Liuli was busy, with fragrant sweat dripping, adding to her charm. Her cheeks rosy, she looked delightful enough to eat. She gently fanned herself, her hair swaying, and said, "Let’s eat!"
Li Xian first tasted the spicy flower bee pupae, pupae deep-fried crispy, then tossed in spicy flowers to stir-fry. The method is simple, but the ingredients are extraordinary, and the taste is superb. Next, he tried the sweet vinegar fish casserole, the fish meat tender and fresh. The Water Altar is surrounded by lakes, deeply rooted in the lake area, so fish meat is never lacking. Moreover, the fish quality is tender and rare elsewhere. The sweet aroma isn’t overwhelming, quite delightful. Moving on to the three-delicacy lamb stew... this dish fortifies Yang Qi, using lamb testicles, ox testicles, leopard testicles, adding dozens of herbs, cooked over a high flame to obtain.
In the Water Altar, beasts are scarce, making this dish quite luxurious. Lamb testicles come from the sheep beasts, raised by the sole "Elder Wang" in the Water Altar, who established a sheep farm. They’re quite expensive. Ox testicles come from plowing black oxen, waiting for the black ox to naturally end its life, and then shared for consumption, making them rare too. The last ingredient, "leopard testicles," is taken from the southeastern mountains of the Water Altar. Occasionally a leopard appears, climbing trees and scaling mountains swiftly. It requires Hunter’s skill to kill, extracting the leopard testicles for cooking.
The three ingredients are all rare, showing Nangong Liuli’s careful preparation, planned long ahead. Seeing Li Xian open the porcelain pot, her face couldn’t help but flush slightly.
Li Xian’s expression was peculiar, sternly saying, "Sister Liuli, are you underestimating me? I’m so formidable, why would I still need these boosters?" Nangong Liuli feigned nonchalance, saying, "If you don’t want to be underestimated, you should show some skills. Besides, I haven’t seen anything impressive yet." Li Xian chuckled sinisterly, saying, "Alright, let’s see."
Nangong Liuli stubbornly said, "Who’s afraid of whom, sister is still your sister, brother can only be brother." In her heart, she was quite anxious, already losing in real combat, yet couldn’t stop provoking. She thought: "At this moment, I absolutely cannot lose face first. At worst... at worst, I’ll beg for mercy later." She glared her eyes wide, forcefully keeping her composure, intentionally showing provocation in her eyes.
Li Xian thought, "What a fine man, being so belittled. If I can’t rectify this matter, I’m truly unworthy as a man!" His eyes ablaze with vigor, he let out a cold laugh, seriously consuming the food.
Nangong Liuli watched Li Xian devour the "Three-Delicacy Lamb Stew," his breath hot, vaguely rushing towards her. Her heart thumped wildly, secretly feeling regretful: "Nangong Liuli, you’ve lost your mind, why provoke him? He’s at that age, full of vigor, who can resist that?" She’s inherently stubborn, unwilling to easily concede, while inwardly lamenting, she looked over again to provoke. Eating slowly, elegantly, silently poised.
After eating, Nangong Liuli felt regretful, deciding to escape, pretending unruffled, saying, "Naughty brother, sister will practice a family legendary skill this afternoon. Do not disturb." She feigned escape. Li Xian seized her wrist, laughed, "Dear sister, what mysterious skill might this be?"
Nangong Liuli said, "This is a family secret, cannot be disclosed, you... don’t ask." Trying to break free from the wrist, but tightly grasped. Li Xian said, "How about waiting a day for practice?"
Nangong Liuli felt his hot breath nearing, replied bashfully yet welcomingly, "Even if I delay practice... if I delay practice, I’ll still need to clean these bowls. I... I don’t have time to fool around with you."
Li Xian said, "Then may Sister Liuli multitask." Nangong Liuli’s eyes widened, a flush climbing her cheeks, scolding, "You rogue, you... you... I won’t comply!" Stomping in embarrassment, feigning to shake him off, but running out of breath and strength, both afraid and anticipatory, utmost conflicted, inadvertently fell into Li Xian’s embrace.
Nangong Liuli’s legs were soft, unable to immediately stand, quickly pleading, "Naughty brother, is there another matter, do you remember the girl brought back that day?"
"Her situation has changed, go and check on her?"
