"It's Sister Yuan Ling's idea!"
Xiao Xiao waved at the child next to Ye Feng and greeted him, "These children were found by Sister Yuan Ling. Sister Yuan Ling said you are in a state of extreme exhaustion, and if not dealt with promptly, there will be terrible consequences. Since you were in a coma, these children are here to give you a massage and help you recover!"
"Oh, so that's how it is!~"
Ye Feng began to understand.
"Ye Feng, you're awake! Come eat some meat quickly!"
Just then, a booming voice reached Ye Feng's ears, followed by a burly figure appearing at the doorway. It was Alak.
At that moment, Alak was holding a large lamb chop and gnawing on it with a greasy mouth.
"That's right, freshly roasted whole lamb!"
He Shang's voice also chimed in.
"What the..."
Seeing the figure who had just appeared next to Alak, Ye Feng was speechless. If not for the voice, he wouldn't have recognized the person as He Shang.
This was because He Shang was wrapped head to toe in bandages, looking more like a mummy than a mummy...
"Uncle He Shang was burned all over, it's quite serious!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao chimed in with an explanation.
"It's not serious, not serious. I'll be fine in a few more days!"
He Shang, however, waved his hand dismissively. "Let's go, Ye Feng, Xiao Lu is cooking river fish porridge!"
"Grumble grumble~!"
Before Ye Feng could even reply, his stomach rumbled loudly, urging him on.
Hearing this sound, Ye Feng suddenly felt as though he was starving, his back pressed against his stomach... He couldn't care about the aches and pains all over his body anymore. He quickly got out of bed and, with an awkward posture, hurried towards the door...
...
A short while later, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, Alak, and He Shang arrived under a large tree. Xiao Lu was busy at the stove.
"Ye Feng, you're awake!"
Seeing Ye Feng, Xiao Lu's face lit up with obvious joy. She quickly called out to him, "Perfect timing! Let's have lunch together. This river fish porridge is freshly cooked and is very helpful for improving blood circulation and wound healing. Everyone, eat it while it's hot!"
"Oh, okay!~"
Ye Feng didn't stand on ceremony. He directly took the bowl of river fish porridge handed to him by Xiao Lu and began to eat heartily.
"Here, the lamb chops roasted by Xiao Lu are so fragrant!"
Alak took a roasted lamb chop from the grill and handed it to Ye Feng.
"Great!~"
Smelling the aroma of the roasted lamb chop, Ye Feng's eyes lit up. He immediately took it and began to eat it with gusto.
"Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursting with aroma! It's not greasy at all~"
As he spoke, Ye Feng helped himself to another roasted lamb chop from the grill and started eating.
Before long, the group of children who had been massaging Ye Feng in the room earlier also ran over. After receiving a few skewers of lamb from Xiao Lu, they gathered around Ye Feng, looking at him curiously while eating their skewers.
"Splat!"
After three bowls of river fish porridge and four lamb chops, Ye Feng's stomach finally felt less empty. He looked at the children around him with some confusion. "Why are you all staring at me?"
"Brother Ye Feng, tell us about your goblin subjugation!"
"There are endless goblins in the Goblin Kingdom, and some are super powerful. How did you defeat them?"
"Right, and there seems to be the legendary Goblin High Priest too!"
"I heard you finally summoned the sun and burned the goblins to death, is that true?"
"Can the sun really be summoned?"
"Yes, my grandpa, Brother Da Hu, Brother Tie Zhu, and many villagers all saw it. It was nighttime, and then the sky suddenly lit up!"
...
With the first child's question, the others immediately chimed in, their eyes filled with curiosity and admiration for Ye Feng.
"Uh... I..."
Ye Feng scratched his head, unsure how to answer the children's questions for a moment.
"Brother Ye Feng just woke up from his coma and needs to eat and rest. How about I tell you about the goblin subjugation?"
At this opportune moment, Xiao Lu stepped in.
"Oh, okay, Sister Xiao Lu, what happened that time..."
"Sister Xiao Lu..."
...
The children's attention was quickly diverted by Xiao Lu, and they gathered around her, bombarding her with questions while occasionally glancing at Ye Feng from a distance.
"Phew!~"
Seeing this, Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief, poured another bowl of river fish porridge, and cut off a lamb shank, eating it with relish.
"Hmm?"
As Ye Feng was eating with gusto, he suddenly frowned.
"What the heck?"
Ye Feng was perplexed.
He discovered that his arcane energy was roaming around his internal organs, being absorbed and seemingly… tempering his internal organs?
Previously, when Ye Feng absorbed arcane energy from arcane gemstones, a portion of it would be absorbed by his body, enhancing his physique, but it was only in the muscles and skin. Now, even his internal organs could be affected?
"Can internal organs be trained too?"
A thought, almost disbelieving, surfaced in Ye Feng's mind.
After all, he had not only absorbed arcane energy but also improved his physical strength through training...
Ye Feng was startled by his own thought, as training typically involved tendons, muscles, and skin. He had never heard of anyone training their internal organs.
Internal organs were not like skin and muscles; even a small tear could be a major problem...
"Arcane energy tempering internal organs, is this the reward for advancing to the Gold rank?"
"Wait… it seems to be more than just internal organs… even the periosteum…"
Ye Feng curiously sensed the arcane energy within his body, lost in thought.
"Ye Feng, what's wrong?"
Seeing Ye Feng suddenly spaced out while gnawing on a lamb shank, Alak couldn't help but ask.
"Uh, nothing. My body seems to be experiencing something strange!"
Ye Feng snapped back to attention and waved his hand.
"Your body is already strange enough… and it's still experiencing strange things…"
Hearing this, He Shang's mouth twitched, and he looked utterly speechless.
Alak nodded in agreement.
"Big brother, try this cherry tomato! It's delicious!"
Just then, Xiao Xiao, carrying a bamboo basket, trotted over to Ye Feng.
"Cherry tomato?"
Ye Feng looked at the thumb-sized purple fruits in the bamboo basket with some surprise.
"Mhm!"
Xiao Xiao nodded. "This fruit was even named after Sister Yuan Ling!"
"Big brother, try one quickly, it's very sweet and refreshing, not greasy at all, and has a faint fragrance!"
As she spoke, Xiao Xiao took one from the basket and held it up to Ye Feng's mouth.
"Okay~!"
Ye Feng opened his mouth and ate the cherry tomato in Xiao Xiao's hand. Instantly, a refreshing sensation spread from his throat into his stomach and then throughout his body, making Ye Feng feel incredibly comfortable.
"It's delicious!"
Ye Feng reached out and took a cherry tomato from the basket to eat himself. He also offered some to Xiao Xiao, Alak, and He Shang.
"Speaking of which, where is Yuan Ling?"
While eating the cherry tomato, Ye Feng couldn't help but think of Yuan Ling. He immediately looked at Alak and He Shang with a questioning gaze.
"No need to look at He Shang and me. We were also quite injured and only woke up this morning!"
Alak, also wrapped in bandages all over, spread his hands, clearly having no idea where Yuan Ling was.
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