NOVEL NEXT Chapter 18.2: Everything Has It’s First Time
“Now let’s divide the tasks. Everyone, pick up the pace, so we won’t delay the afternoon training.”
Xiao Yan then assigned tasks such as starting the fire, gathering firewood, fetching water, and preparing the ingredients for everyone. He and Xiao Ning squatted next to the cow, each holding a kitchen knife.
“Xiao Yan, how do we deal with this?”
Xiao Ning gestured with the knife on the cow’s body but couldn’t bring himself to make the first cut.
He had never even touched a kitchen knife before, let alone dissecting a whole cow.
Faced with Xiao Ning’s question, Xiao Yan furrowed his brow slightly.
Although there’s an old saying that says “where there’s a will, there’s a way,” facing something completely unfamiliar would still cause a headache.
At that moment, Yao Chen’s voice sounded in Xiao Yan’s mind.
(Xiao Yan, place your hand on the cow’s body, and let your Dou Qi travel along its body. You’ll feel the gaps between the bones. Insert the knife there, and once you’ve cut through all the gaps between the cow’s bones, the dissection will be complete.)
Upon hearing Yao Chen’s guidance, Xiao Yan nodded gently, reaching out and caressing the cow’s body. He extended his Dou Qi internally, and as Yao Chen had said, he could clearly sense the gaps between the bones. With little effort, he placed the knife tip and made the first cut.
(Senior Yao, I didn’t expect you to know how to dissect as well.)
(When I used to travel alone, I had to hunt for my own materials. Over time, I learned how to do it.)
(I see.)
“Xiao Ning, immerse your Dou Qi into the cow’s body, and when you feel the gaps, use the kitchen knife to cut along them,” Xiao Yan instructed.
Xiao Ning followed the instructions and quickly found the trick.
“Hehe, it’s quite fun, isn’t it?”
The novel experience made Xiao Ning find it interesting, and he gradually became engrossed in the task, dissecting the cow alongside Xiao Yan, who was focused and dedicated.
Meanwhile, the others were busy with their assigned tasks after Xiao Yan distributed them. Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun’er sat with a few other girls, selecting vegetables.
Girls tend to be more adept at such tasks compared to boys, and even hot-tempered Xiao Mei was no exception.
“Cousin Xiao Yan always comes up with strange ideas,” Xiao Mei commented as she picked vegetables. Xiao Xun’er smiled and replied, “Isn’t it good? Just like what Cousin Xiao Yan said, occasionally changing the environment might actually improve our cultivation speed.”
As Xiao Xun’er spoke, her gaze inadvertently drifted towards the hot spring, looking at the slightly green-tinted pool. She couldn’t help but speculate about the real reason as for why Xiao Yan had brought everyone here today for training. However, whatever his true objective and reason is, that didn’t matter.
Xiao Xun’er quickly turned her eyes to Xiao Yan, who was squatting there dissecting the beef, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips.
This experience was similar to when Xiao Yan mobilized everyone to dig the hot spring together when they were young. It was an experience that would never happen within her own Gu Clan and would surely become an unforgettable memory.
She must savor it and enjoy it to the fullest.