Pretending To Be A Boss

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The crimson wasteland.

Qing JiuYu was herding sheep.

There's a torture in this world known as seeing but not being able to eat.

Ever since her previous visit to see Tang Xian, only to find his wooden house in the sea of trees destroyed, Qing JiuYu had been longing for Tang Xian's appearance.

After learning about the delicious cooking methods for the meat of these mountain-managing beasts, she didn't want to just chew hastily with her fox-fire, feeling it wasted the meat.

Luckily, the two had a strong connection.

After learning from Tang Gazi and Tang Bingxiang that Tang Xian had been by, Qing JiuYu was certain that Tang Xian would come again.

And indeed, Tang Xian came.

When he arrived, Qing JiuYu frowned, showing a slight look of disgust.

Because there were three auras.

Two of which made her uncomfortable.

As an orange-tier creature, there are few on this continent who could match Qing JiuYu in a fight, and she faced every creature with ease.
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That ease came from confidence.

But seeing the dragon and the qilin appear, even though the qilin was on its last breath, she still felt averse to them.

The dragon quickly turned into a handsome man, but Qing JiuYu didn't even give him a proper look.

She knew this was an arrogant race. Perhaps Tang Xian was an exception, but when she saw Tang Ao's eyes, Qing JiuYu could feel that sense of superiority inherent in his divine beast bloodline.

"You're here and you've brought two stinky men with you?" Qing JiuYu looked at Tang Xian.

"I'm pretty stinky too, not having had a bath for several days," Tang Xian said truthfully, showing no concern for his own image.

After all, Qing JiuYu's fondness for him had already reached the point of heart-fluttering, which he felt somewhat uncomfortable with.

Bringing those feelings down to just happy to see each other wouldn't be too bad.

Qing JiuYu glared at Tang Xian.

"Hmph, a stinky fox, daring to call me stinky? My whole body exudes the fragrance of a dragon," Tang Feiji spoke, who was after all a single dragon for hundreds of years.

"The stench of a single Dragon Clan member, oh how it has ruined my nose," Qing JiuYu had no respect for this dragon and turned to Tang Xian, saying,

"You're here to bring me trouble, aren't you? The one lying half-dead on the ground, is that Shiling?"

Tang Xian nodded and said,

"Yes, thank you for taking care of my two pets. So, as thanks, I plan on treating you to some meat."

"What meat?" Qing JiuYu's interest was piqued.

Pointing at the Shiling Beast lying on the ground, Tang Xian said,

"In the Primordial Era, qilin meat was eaten too. According to records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the first person to eat qilin meat was named Cai Jing. He wasn't a high official or a lofty royal, he could eat qilin meat only because he knew an immortal.

The immortal borrowed Cai Jing's house to entertain his sister, and thus served the secret recipe qilin meat. As for the taste of the qilin meat, Cai Jing couldn't really tell; he only noted it was made into jerky, so it smelled of jerky."

Tang Xian paused, then said,

"But since ancient people didn't have so many seasonings, being able to taste the meat flavor means the meat quality was indeed not bad."

Tang Feiji snorted coldly, "Hear that, despicable Shiling, you are nothing but food to be eaten by humans."

Tang Xian shook his head, looking at Tang Ao who didn't have a clue, and said,

"There are records of people eating dragon meat too, named Kong Jia, an emperor of the Xia Dynasty. He reigned for only nine years, but during those nine years, his power was unmatched. However, Kong Jia was not foolish, since no records mentioned any special effects from eating dragon meat, he wouldn't take the risk himself.

According to him, he wished the two little dragons would grow up safely, have a wedding ceremony, and then give birth to eight or ten little dragons.

Unfortunately, this beautiful wish was ruined due to a mistake by Liu Lei, the zookeeper of the Imperial Royal Zoo. Because of his blunder, one of the little dragons inexplicably lost its life."

The expression on Tang Feiji's face darkened instantly, showing a face that screamed 'don't you care about my dignity?'

"In order to eradicate the evidence, Liu Lei came up with a brilliant solution, which was to turn the dragon into dragon soup and serve it to Kong Jia. But sadly, Kong Jia only noted the dragon meat tasted extremely fresh, not realizing it was filled with dragon meat in his bowl.

It's unclear if this bowl of dragon meat had any side effects, but after all, Kong Jia fell ill and passed away after a few years."

Tang Xian patted the face showing gloom, sorrow, and anger of Tang Feiji, saying,

"This means, actually, your meat is more delicious than its meat, but we are good friends, right? How could I possibly eat you?"

Qing JiuYu burst out laughing, finding the anecdote tremendously satisfying, seeing the dragon look so indignant, she felt relieved.

Tang Xian suddenly wondered if all the calamity-level boss creatures in this world disliked each other. Qing JiuYu didn't seem very fond of Tang Feiji or Shiling.

Compared to them, Bai Mansheng's reaction was very calm.

As Tang Xian watched Qing JiuYu mock Tang Feiji, he continued,

"Actually, fox meat can be eaten too. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, eating your meat can make one immune to all poisons and ward off evil. In fact, your meat should be more suitable to eat."

Now it was Tang Feiji's turn to be smug, waiting to see Qing JiuYu's humiliated expression.

But Qing JiuYu, with eyes like silk, said,

"Then why don't you eat me? I've been waiting for you."

Tang Xian frowned and said,

"You don't look very tasty."

Qing JiuYu's expression also darkened as she said,

"You're really impartial and treat everyone equally, don't you?"

"I think so too," Tang Xian said, not sensing anything amiss.

According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, fox meat is the most nutritious, and dragon meat the most delicious.

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