In the end, Su Xi suppressed the anger in her heart and looked at Heavenly Gang Zhenren with a smile, "Ancestor, can you explain to me what these words mean?"
"These words say that..."
Although Heavenly Gang Zhenren sounded dismissive, he still explained the content.
Since he had nothing else to do, he might as well find something to occupy himself with. Chatting with Su Xi was a good choice.
After hearing Heavenly Gang Zhenren finish, Su Xi looked at him in surprise. She had originally thought that even if Heavenly Gang Zhenren knew, he wouldn't explain it all at once.
But as soon as Heavenly Gang Zhenren started, he explained the matter clearly and thoroughly without any pauses.
Seeing Su Xi's shocked expression, Heavenly Gang Zhenren frowned, "You didn't understand?"
He had explained it so clearly, it was impossible for her not to understand.
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Hearing Heavenly Gang Zhenren's words, Su Xi snapped back to reality from her shock, "I understood, I just didn't expect you to be so amazing, Ancestor, knowing all this."
Heavenly Gang Zhenren: "..."
Although the words were praising him, why did they sound so strange?
He dismissed the thought that Su Xi might be mocking him and urged, "Since you understand now, hurry up and cook."
"Mhm, mhm." With the problem solved so quickly, Su Xi felt much lighter as she went about her tasks.
It seemed that this food-loving Ancestor, even with his amnesia, was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.
Su Xi did not want to miss this opportunity, so while cooking, she asked all the questions that were bothering her.
Heavenly Gang Zhenren, with potato chips in his left hand and ice cream in his right, was in a good mood. Therefore, he answered all of Su Xi's questions one by one.
These minor issues could not stump him at all.
After Heavenly Gang Zhenren's explanations, Su Xi's unclear questions felt like a sudden enlightenment. The books she had skimmed through in the Sutra Pavilion now made more sense.
Putting down the last dish, Su Xi enthusiastically invited Heavenly Gang Zhenren to eat.
The Ancestor was indeed the Ancestor, with vast knowledge, like a walking library.
"What are you doing?" Heavenly Gang Zhenren subtly moved the dishes closer to himself, worried that Su Xi might snatch them.
Su Xi felt speechless at her food-guarding Ancestor. How could she, a lady, snatch food?
Without dwelling on the matter, she asked the question she most wanted to know, "Ancestor, why did you know these difficult words so quickly?"
Teaching a man to fish is better than giving him a fish.
There were so many levels of Celestial Charms, she couldn't possibly ask the Ancestor for help every time. Only by learning the method herself could she solve problems.
Hearing Su Xi's question, Heavenly Gang Zhenren shook his head, "I don't know either. I just heard you say those words, and the explanations automatically appeared in my mind."
Hearing Heavenly Gang Zhenren's words, Su Xi looked at him intently for several moments.
Seeing the utterly sincere look in Heavenly Gang Zhenren's eyes, she finally concluded that he was not being perfunctory.
With the certainty that Heavenly Gang Zhenren was not spouting nonsense, Su Xi felt even more speechless internally.
If Heavenly Gang Zhenren's explanations were only understandable through intuition and could not be articulated, what should she do next? In the future, she would not only have to avoid offending him but also treat him well.
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Her mood affected her appetite. Today, she only ate eight bowls of rice and had no desire for more.
The ingredients in the kitchen were quickly depleted due to Su Xi and Heavenly Gang Zhenren's constant consumption over the past two days.
After finishing their last meal, Su Xi pointed at the empty vegetable basket and said helplessly, "We're out of ingredients."
Even a clever cook cannot cook without rice. She couldn't create something out of thin air, no matter how skilled she was.
"Out of ingredients?" Heavenly Gang Zhenren nodded thoughtfully and said casually, "Since we're out of ingredients, we'll just have to go and do some 'activity'."
"'Activity'?" Su Xi looked at Heavenly Gang Zhenren in confusion.
Why would they need to "do some activity" when they ran out of ingredients?
Did obtaining ingredients require a great deal of labor?
Despite her doubts, she still followed Heavenly Gang Zhenren.
Upon arriving at their destination, Su Xi rolled her eyes, finally understanding what his "activity" meant.
Before them lay a vast expanse of green grassland, populated by all sorts of demonic beasts, with many spiritual herbs scattered around.
This was clearly a battlefield, not a vegetable market.
Su Xi swallowed hard and looked at Heavenly Gang Zhenren beside her in disbelief, a vague suspicion forming in her mind.
Did his so-called "activity" mean hunting for food herself?
Indeed, the next moment she heard Heavenly Gang Zhenren say, "Whatever you want to eat, don't be polite, just do it yourself. The ingredients here taste good, and you'll definitely be able to make something delicious."
He greatly respected cooks, or rather, talented individuals.
To make the best use of everything, the ingredients should be chosen by Su Xi to ensure the best flavor.
The other demonic beasts showed expressions of terror upon hearing Heavenly Gang Zhenren's words. However, as if constrained by something, they did not dare to move.
Hearing Heavenly Gang Zhenren's words, Su Xi's eyes widened, wondering if her Ancestor was joking.
The Venomous Dragon Serpent lurking not far away was a fifth-level demonic beast. She suspected that Heavenly Gang Zhenren wasn't asking her to hunt, but rather wanted her to become the prey.
Seeing Su Xi's immobility, Heavenly Gang Zhenren assumed she was too shy and said reassuringly, "You really don't need to be polite. These things taste quite good, just choose whatever you want to eat."
Su Xi looked at Heavenly Gang Zhenren with tearful eyes, no wonder the spiritual energy her food provided was so effective.
It would be strange if such precious ingredients didn't have a significant effect.
If outsiders knew what they were eating, they would surely drool with envy and jealousy.
However, as a child raised under the red flag, Su Xi naturally did not want to abandon her virtue of thriftiness, so she said, "I am the junior, and I will naturally follow all the Ancestor's arrangements."
Hearing Su Xi's flattery, Heavenly Gang Zhenren said with great satisfaction, "You are truly a good child."
After speaking, he walked forward.
If they continued to be polite, they might go hungry.
Su Xi had expected to witness a great battle, but instead, she saw Heavenly Gang Zhenren casually point, and everything he pointed at transformed into food, without any resistance.
The flesh of the Venomous Dragon Serpent turned into various slices of meat, and the dragon sinews were neatly stacked in the basket; the man-eating fish turned into fish fillets; the Sky Swallowing Bear turned into bear paws...
All the demonic beasts seemed like docile lambs in front of Heavenly Gang Zhenren, merely waiting in place, trembling, but not daring to move.
Looking at the scene before her, Su Xi's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
When did killing demonic beasts become so easy?
Knowing that there was an extra person, Heavenly Gang Zhenren prepared more ingredients. He filled two large baskets before contentedly walking out of the "vegetable market."
"These should be enough for a few days, right?" Heavenly Gang Zhenren raised his hand with the items and asked Su Xi.
Food needed to be eaten fresh; it wouldn't taste good if kept for too long.
Su Xi looked at Heavenly Gang Zhenren in front of her, then at the discarded waste from the nearby demonic beasts, and felt a sense of overwhelming emotion.
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After contemplating for a long time, she finally managed to say, "Ancestor, can I have the things you don't want?"
"What do you want those things for?" Heavenly Gang Zhenren looked puzzled. Those were all scraps, which he usually threw away as trash.
Thrift was a virtue, but she shouldn't be picking up garbage.