Chapter 111
Chapter 111
At sunset, the group arrived before a towering cliff. This was the very heart of the canyon.
Before them lay an enormous, verdant valley, where a vast tropical rainforest flourished in all its dense, luxuriant glory.
The setting sun spilled over that boundless sea of green, raising a magnificent golden mist. From within the ocean-like emerald depths came the faint cries of birds and beasts. The grandeur of nature was on full display here.
Five people and one great roc stopped at the edge of the cliff, gazing at the breathtaking scene before them. For a moment, all of them fell silent.
The beauty of heaven and earth could make a person forget words entirely.
Ye Piaoling could only marvel silently in her heart: It’s so beautiful! Beautiful!!!
Once they entered the rainforest deep in the valley, they would no longer be able to use spiritual power. The group decided to rest where they were for the night and set out in full force at first light tomorrow.
Ye Piaoling walked over to the riverbank, started a fire, then took out marinated roast meat, dipping sauces, and tableware she had prepared in advance from her storage pouch.
“Come on, I’m treating you all to some wilderness BBQ!”
Her four teammates: ???
Ye Piaoling began grilling on her own, and before long, an enticing aroma wafted through the air.
The group sat around the fire and started eating barbecue.
Di Xiulan and Ye Piaoling sat together. Lu Yin and Hua Wuhuang sat together. Xiao Changye sat together with himself.
A person couldn’t be unsociable.
Unfortunately, Xiao Changye truly had no group to socialize with. Both of the other groups were couples, and he had no way to join them.
All he could do was lower his head gloomily and take big bites of meat…
Fortunately, the barbecue made by this wretched commoner was delicious, and His Majesty Xiao Changye’s heart was somewhat comforted by that.
Hua Wuhuang and Lu Yin both praised it repeatedly.
Hua Wuhuang said, “It’s so good!”
Lu Yin said, “I didn’t expect Young Master Wang to have cooking skills like this.”
“Really?” Ye Piaoling said with a smile. “Then I’ve decided. When we get back, I’m opening a barbecue shop. I’ll call it Grilled Yet!”
After that, she nudged Di Xiulan with her elbow. “Hey, what do you think? Is it good?”
Di Xiulan said mildly, “This prince thought you only knew how to cook noodles.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
Right, right. She had previously claimed she only knew how to cook noodles, then made him noodles for seven days straight until he had basically eaten his way to a breakup!
Ye Piaoling coughed and said, “I did before. Later, I realized my cooking skills were too limited, so I specifically learned how to grill meat! It’s this delicious, and you won’t even praise it a little?”
Di Xiulan’s lips curved into a smile.
In any case, from now on, if he wanted to eat it, he could have it anytime. Naturally, there was no need to praise it at this particular moment.
After the meal, Di Xiulan took several tents out of his storage ring.
There were four in total.
Ye Piaoling frowned. “There are five of us. Why are there only four tents?”
Di Xiulan also furrowed his brows slightly. “Liang Yun must have been careless. He even packed one tent too few.”
That meant two people would have to share a tent. Ye Piaoling’s gaze fell on Lu Yin and Little Liangliang. Given the current situation, it seemed those two sharing would be the most convenient arrangement?
Lu Yin and Xiao Changye snorted at the same time, turned away in perfect tacit understanding, and each entered a tent, staking their claims.
Hua Wuhuang hesitated for two seconds, then turned and entered the third tent.
That left only the last tent for Di Xiulan and Ye Piaoling.
Di Xiulan raised an eyebrow. “Mm. Looks like you’ll have to sleep with this prince again.”
Ye Piaoling gritted her teeth. “In front of everyone, you want a girl like me to share a tent with you? Is that really appropriate? What will other people think?!”
Di Xiulan said, “This prince brought that bed too. It’s inside the tent. Free to sleep in.”
Free to sleep in???
The instant Ye Piaoling heard those three words, she charged inside.
Since it was free, who cared what other people thought?
Night gradually descended.
The sky was full of stars, and the Milky Way seemed to hang down to the earth.
The candlelight inside the tents shone over the dim green grass and the starlit sky, forming a breathtakingly quiet scene.
Ye Piaoling and Di Xiulan sat outside the tent, gazing toward the distant valley. The primeval forest had hidden itself in the darkness, leaving only a massive, indistinct silhouette behind.
“Tropical rainforests are all trees,” Ye Piaoling said. “Let’s leave the electric scooter here. Jungle exploring is more convenient on foot.”
Di Xiulan nodded. “That works.”
Ye Piaoling said, “The forest is so big. Where are we supposed to look for Ghost Po?”
Di Xiulan said calmly, “We need to find the Cannibal Tribe first. They know where Ghost Po is.”
“The Cannibal Tribe!” Ye Piaoling shuddered. “The people-eating kind?”
Di Xiulan said, “Of course.”
Ye Piaoling subconsciously grabbed the man’s sleeve. “Then what if, right when we find the Cannibal Tribe, they just happen to be hungry?”
Di Xiulan smiled. “What else did you think this prince brought the other three people along for?”
At his words, every hair on Ye Piaoling’s body stood on end.
“You… you want to feed them to the Cannibal Tribe??”
Di Xiulan only smiled without answering.
Ye Piaoling was shocked.
She had nearly forgotten that this man had always been despicable. Before, he had wanted to feed her to a dragon. Now he wanted to feed Hua Wuhuang and the others to the Cannibal Tribe!