Novel Full Chapter 1690 - 1689: She Acknowledged It
Chapter 1690: Chapter 1689: She Acknowledged It
Her mind was a tangled mess, and it took her quite a while to drift off. When she woke up again, the sky was already dark. Candles were lit in the room, along with a glowing night pearl. Four maids stood by her bedside—not just to serve her, but also to keep a close watch on her, staying by her side at all times.
Clutching the thin blanket wrapped around her, she sat up after a moment of confusion, went to the kitchen to fix herself some food, and then returned to the room to continue zoning out.
There was no escape during the walk, not when guards were stationed every three steps and sentinels posted every five steps. Any idea of fleeing was simply out of the question.
She stared blankly at the moon outside for a while and then went back to sleep.
The next day, Bei Yun arrived, bringing along iron ball fruits—and surprisingly, a God Catfish.
Iron ball fruits—they were indeed coconuts. Qiao Xiaomai’s guess had been spot on.
The ones Bei Yun brought were just ordinary iron ball fruits. The ones from the largest iron ball tree had already been eaten by the people of Yuchi Country; if anyone wanted more, they’d have to wait until summer. That tree was different from the others—it only bore fruit during the hottest days of summer.
The God Catfish was essentially an elongated loach, measuring a foot in length, with brilliant golden skin. It was said to have tender, flavorful meat and the ability to accelerate wound healing, treated as a national treasure by Yuchi Country. They sent one to Yang Wenxiao only once every five years.
“Iron ball fruits aren’t exclusive to the Divine Tree Tribe. Longshi Country has them too, though not as many. As for the God Catfish, it was delivered by the people of Yuchi Country ages ago to curry favor with you, to make sure you stay peacefully in Longshi Country.”
Bei Yun pointed to the God Catfish swimming around in the water tank and said, “This thing truly does speed up wound recovery. It’s fascinating. See how you want to cook it.”
The iron ball fruits didn’t have much flavor—they were basically just water. He was far more intrigued by the God Catfish. Being a divine doctor revered throughout the Three Kingdoms, he’d only ever obtained one before.
Qiao Xiaomai, upon hearing this, shifted her gaze from the iron ball fruits to the God Catfish.
To be honest, she found slimy, slippery things rather revolting. Small loaches, no longer than a finger, she could barely endure. But this enormous loach over a foot long? Even if it had the word “God” in its name, it was still a loach!
“Just clean it up and make a soup out of it,” she said, her face full of disdain.
“Clean it up?”
“Wash it thoroughly, cut off the head and tail, and remove the guts.”
Bei Yun stared at her, speechless. “…You’re wasting it like this. The people of Yuchi Country cook them whole.”
Qiao Xiaomai retorted, “…If you prefer, I can separately stew the tail, head, and guts just for you. How about that?”
Bei Yun: “…”
The expression on his face was truly one of mixed feelings.
Having tasted Qiao Xiaomai’s culinary masterpieces before, now faced with the God Catfish’s guts…
“Stew them separately and let Master Duan have a taste,” he finally suggested, “He’ll appreciate it.”
Qiao Xiaomai: “…”
Utterly speechless.
They were seriously going to offer this to a clan master?
Plastic friendships—they dissolve the moment heated.
Bei Yun personally handled the preparation of the rare God Catfish, setting its head, tail, and guts in a small bowl while chopping its body into segments for Qiao Xiaomai to use.
Qiao Xiaomai instructed others to fill a water tank with coconut water and then set about cooking.
This time, she used Spiritual Spring water—because staring at those coconuts suddenly sparked a fresh business idea in her mind.
Indeed, even in a foreign land, her thoughts were still focused on making money.
Yang Wenxiao had said that once the war is won, they could use the spoils of victory to build roads and canals. But before that, she could start earning herself a little fortune.
Though Tong Sanlang didn’t hold her close to his heart, she accepted it.
Because she loved him.