Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
“What did you catch? Pheasants? Come on, I’ll do the plucking . ‘ He came forward to take the pheasant that they brought in and stepped aside to deal with it .
Ning Lang and Duan Ye glanced at him without saying anything . They lit the fire with tree branches and put up a rack to roast the pheasants .
The old woman took a look at them and then came to their small tent .
After some time passed, several pheasants had been put on the rack to roast . Over there, Feng Jiu and the woman returned .
“Oh? What a surprise, you caught pheasants!” She sat down by the fire and watched the pheasants being roasted on the fire rack, looking ravenous .
“We were going to catch rabbits, but they ran so fast and disappeared in an instant . Finally, we caught some pheasants . These should be enough for one night . ” Ning Lang explained, then asked Feng Jiu . “Are you hungry? I still have some food . Do you want to pad your stomach with it first?”
“No, we’ll just wait for the roast chicken . ” She waved and glanced at the old woman who came out from the small tent .
“Young Masters, this old woman can’t help you with anything, but my cooking is decent . Alright! Get some rest, I’ll watch the roast chickens . ”
Song Ming spoke without much thoughts, “This won’t do! You are elderly, you should rest! We can do these small things . Just sit, we’ll eat once the roasts are done . ”
The old woman’s smile turned stiff, but she didn’t say much, just nodded and sat down .
Feng Jiu smiled and also sat down . She chatted with Ning Lang and Duan Ye . “I looked around and saw a spring nearby . The water there is very sweet . Would you like to carry some for the trip?”
“On our way back, we picked some wild fruits . Those are sour and appetizing . Try them . ” Ning Lang handed out some small fruits to her and gave the rest to others .
Over there, Song Ming was in charge of roasting the pheasants . The old woman and the woman sat by and watched, adding firewood from time to time while talking and laughing with Song Ming .
Feng Jiu was also talking with Duan Ye and Ning Lang while also paying attention to those people from time to time . She wrote the words “Play it by ear” on the ground with a branch and then erased them . With the branch, she drew casually on the ground to kill boredom .
When the night fell, the roast chicken’s aroma pervaded the air . Song Ming called out at them . “They’re ready to eat . Come over . ”
The three went and sat down by the fire . They ate the roast chicken while chatting . Song Ming sent some to the woman inside the small tent, but he didn’t come out after that . The woman stepped out .
“Young Master Song said that he was tired . When I saw him feeling a bit better, I came out to let him rest inside . ” The woman came and sat down beside Feng Jiu .
It was as if a burst of fragrance permeated the air . Ning Lang, sitting at Duan Ye’s side, held his head and started to get up, but collapsed on the ground .
Feng Jiu, who sat beside the woman, tilted her head to the side and looked at the woman . When Duan Ye and Ning Lang collapsed, she frowned . “You…” She also fell down and lost consciousness .
After they all fell down, the three stood up . Two women looked at the old woman and spoke, “Senior Sister, didn’t you say that they are not easy to deal with? Look, they’ve become our prey . ”
The old woman took a brief look at several people on the ground and tore off the human skin mask on her face…