"Come, eat." Mu Shiyue picked up her chopsticks first and invited everyone to eat.
She looked at Liu Yizi, very warmly, "Xiao Liu, eat more, you're too thin."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of chicken and placed it into her bowl.
"…Thank you." Liu Yizi lowered her head, looking at the chicken in her bowl.
It was a piece from the chicken drumstick.
It's obvious this chicken had been raised very well, and the chef's skill was also very good, the color, aroma, and taste were all excellent.
Before even putting it into her mouth, she could already smell its fragrance.
"Eat." Qin Yiwei beside her said with a smile, "Eldest Senior Brother's cooking is very good!"
Liu Yizi didn't speak, her gaze numb, mechanically picking up the piece of meat and putting it into her mouth.
With one bite, the fragrance of the chicken exploded in her mouth, her eyes widening.
"So fragrant!" she blurted out.
This chicken had a rich aroma, with crispy skin and tender meat. The heat was just right, while amplifying the flavor, it also retained its juices, making it very succulent.
Moreover, the chicken contained a lot of spiritual qi, making one want to keep eating more.
Liu Yizi hadn't eaten such delicious chicken for many years!
Before reaching Foundation Establishment, she had already begun eating fasting pills, as she had to run around everywhere and had no time to eat.
After reaching Foundation Establishment, she could fast, so she ate even less.
Only occasionally, when traveling outside, she would hunt for herself and casually eat something.
But those foods could only fill her stomach, she couldn't be concerned with their taste.
This bite of chicken successfully awakened her craving!
How could there be such delicious chicken?!
"Delicious, right?" Mu Shiyue smiled. "If it's good, eat more."
As she spoke, she placed another piece of meat into her bowl.
"Thank you, thank you!" Liu Yizi took it with a flushed face, "I can serve myself."
"Alright, serve yourself, there's no need to be polite. If it's not enough, I'll have the eldest make more." Mu Shiyue was very enthusiastic.
"No, no, it's enough, it's enough!" Liu Yizi said repeatedly with a red face.
She carefully raised her head to glance at Mu Shiyue, her mood very complicated and subtle.
Because of her family background, she had few friends since childhood, and even fewer experiences of visiting friends' homes for meals.
And the current situation was completely different from her few experiences of being a guest.
It really was her first time encountering this kind of lively and noisy experience where everyone sat together around a round table to eat.
She had never had such an experience even in the Liu Family.
Watching everyone chatting while eating, the lively and warm atmosphere raised a feeling of envy and joy in Liu Yizi's heart.
This place… really was different from all the places she had been.
"This fish is really good."
While she was distracted, a piece of fish was placed into her bowl.
She raised her head and met Qin Yiwei's smiling face, "This fish was caught by Little Tiger Baby and the others, it's very tasty."
Little Tiger Baby?
Liu Yizi's gaze couldn't help falling on the little Soul-Devouring Tiger gnawing on a steam bun nearby.
If she hadn't seen them nibbling crumbs off this steam bun, she would've thought they were grinding their teeth on stones!
This steam bun really looked like the stones commonly seen in Myriad Beast Forest.
But they were eating very happily.
Liu Yizi pondered inwardly, her hand unconsciously picking up the piece of fish and putting it into her mouth.
Then, the fresh sweetness of the fish exploded in her mouth, waking her again.
She couldn't help widening her eyes, "Such rich spiritual qi!"
She looked at the dining table and quickly found that fish.
After seeing the colorful skin beneath the shredded scallion and ginger, she gasped, "This is Five-Colored Mixed Fish?!"
There weren't many fish-type spirit beasts, because like chickens, ducks, and geese, they were classified as food.
Although they contained spiritual qi, they didn't have much intelligence.
Because fish had small brains and insufficient intelligence, even if the spiritual qi within them was abundant, it's difficult for them to advance into spirit beasts.
However, catching fish was no easier than catching spirit beasts.
If one stood by the river and looked into the water, they might not see many fish.
Some fish were extremely fast, one moment it's still there, the next moment, it's gone.
Some could even camouflage themselves according to the environment, becoming invisible to the human eye.
As for fishing, that's even more difficult.
Fish were very clever and rarely took the bait.
Five-Colored Mixed Fish was a top-grade spirit fish, they were extremely fast.
After eating Five-Colored Mixed Fish, it could promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and eliminate impurities within a cultivator's body.
When cultivators cultivated, they didn't only absorb pure spiritual qi, but also some harmful impurities.
Therefore, besides absorbing more spiritual qi to increase cultivation, they also had to expel impurities.
Geniuses can absorb spiritual qi quickly and remove impurities even faster.
If it's the opposite, then it would be difficult.
Five-Colored Mixed Fish contained abundant spiritual qi and could remove impurities. Coupled with the difficulty of catching it, its value was extremely high.
Liu Yizi had previously seen Five-Colored Mixed Fish by the river, but before she could even think of catching it, it had already disappeared.
And now, there's actually a Five-Colored Mixed Fish on the dining table?!
Moreover, this fish was quite large, about half an adult arm in length. It couldn't already be a first-rank spirit beast, right?!
Liu Yizi's reaction made everyone turn to look at her.
"Ao ao~"
Little Tiger Baby caught the key word and pushed its steam bun to Liu Yizi's feet, looking up at her curiously.
Being stared at by everyone, Liu Yizi's face flushed red as she hurriedly explained, "I-I-I just…"
She's so nervous that her words became incoherent.
"Oh, you like eating fish." Mu Shiyue smiled, stood up, directly picked up the plate of steamed fish, and placed it in front of her, "Then eat more."
Being so close, Liu Yizi could smell an even sweeter fish aroma.
Her face grew even redder as she frantically shook her head and waved her hands, "No, no, no…"
"You don't like eating fish?" Mu Shiyue asked in confusion.
"No, no, no, I like it!" Liu Yizi felt like she could barely breathe, she hurriedly explained, "I like eating fish! But this fish is too…" It's too valuable.
But before she could finish, Mu Shiyue smiled, "You don't like this kind of fish?"
"No, no, no!" Liu Yizi felt like her neck was about to snap from shaking it so much, she frantically denied, "I like it, I like it a lot!"
"That's good." Mu Shiyue beamed, "Then eat more."
Liu Yizi's face flushed, her heart pounding like thunder. After a long while she finally calmed down slightly and quickly shook her head, "No need, no need, I'll just eat a little, you all eat, you all eat!"
"We often eat this." Mu Shiyue smiled and placed a large piece of fish belly into her bowl, "If you like it, eat more. Tomorrow I'll get more fish."
Saying this, Mu Shiyue suddenly lit up, clapping her hands happily, "Oh right, I can go fishing!"
"Ah?" Liu Yizi was stunned for a moment, completely unable to follow the change in topic.
Meanwhile, Mu Shiyue had already turned to Jiang Yunnuan and said, "Old Third, make me a fishing rod later, I'll go fishing tomorrow!"
"Yes." Jiang Yunnuan immediately nodded, "I'll do it after eating."
"I'll give you a diagram later, you can make it according to that."
"Alright."
Liu Yizi: "..."
Wasn't the topic jumping a bit too fast?