Seeing Ye Ming's focused look, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help itching her hands and wanted to try it.
"Here, pay attention to the heat." Ye Ming handed one over and warned.
"Tch, don't worry, I'm very good at dealing with flames."
Ma Xiaotao didn't take it seriously. After all, she was a master at playing with fire. Although she had no experience, she couldn't trouble herself with this little thing.
"I feel at ease with my senior sister."
Ye Ming smiled, but when he saw Ma Xiaotao slapping her chest and vowing, for some reason he always had a bad feeling in his heart...
A quarter of an hour later.
Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed looking at the grilled fish in her hand that was like black charcoal, "This..."
Yan Shaozhe, who was meditating beside him, reminded him at the right time: "Xiao Tao, don't waste food."
"Ah?" Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao felt like crying.
At this moment, she rolled her eyes and seemed to have thought of something, and said seriously: "Master, this is the first fish that I have grilled. With an elder like you here today, how dare I have it all to myself? This fish was prepared by me for you.
of."
As Ma Xiaotao saluted and handed out the grilled fish, Shaozhe refused and said, "Teacher, you have taught me since I was a child not to waste food. Although this grilled fish looks burnt on the surface, it also contains my disciple's heart.
I hope you don’t dislike it.”
Yan Shaozhe looked at Ma Xiaotao's operation in front of him with a shocked expression. If he hadn't just noticed the evil smile on the girl's lips before offering the fish, he might have been moved by these sincere words. p>
"No need, I don't want to be a teacher..."
"It's not easy for you to teach your disciple for many years. I just woke up today. You have raised me since I was a child. Although you are a teacher, I am more like a father. I can't repay your kindness in upbringing. Please accept this kindness."
Ma Xiaotao's words can be said to be an expression of true feelings. Even though Yan Shaozhe had seen through the girl's thoughts before, he couldn't help but feel a little moved at this moment.
Yes, in retrospect, this was the first time Xiao Tao gave him a gift. He and his wife had no children. Over the years, they had watched Ma Xiaotao grow from an ignorant child to a green young girl. The relationship between them was no longer just a master-student relationship, but more like a relationship.
They are like father and daughter...
After a long silence, Yan Shaozhe sighed and said, "Okay, I will accept your wish."
"Really?" Ma Xiaotao looked up in surprise. Seeing Yan Shaozhe take it, she said happily: "Teacher, you have to finish eating——"
"Oh! Teacher, why did you hit me?" Ma Xiaotao covered her forehead before she could finish her words, looking puzzled.
Yan Shaozhe smiled and took back his palm. With a surge of soul power, the grilled fish in his hand disappeared without a trace. It was obvious that he had put it away.
"Although I know that you kid doesn't have much sincerity, but as you said, it is the first gift you give to my teacher. I will just keep it as a collection. This time is just a lesson. If you dare to do this again next time, I will
I will never spare you."
Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao retracted the palm covering her forehead angrily. Just as the teacher said, what she just said was just a sudden thought. She wanted to witness the teacher's defeat with her own eyes, but she ended up smashing her own foot...
Watching this scene quietly, Ye Ming suppressed his laughter and didn't make a sound. To be honest, this was the first time he discovered that Dean Yan had such an unknown side. His expression just now looked like that of a slave girl. If not,
Senior Xiaotao was exposed at the beginning, and we don’t know what the outcome will be.
Thinking like this, Ye Ming couldn't help but sigh at Ma Xiaotao's acting skills. After getting along with him for a day, Ma Xiaotao's impression on him became more and more real.
He had imagined what kind of person Ma Xiaotao was before, but because the figure in his mind was too vague, it always gave him a sense of unreality, but now it has become real.
Ye Ming thought with a smile on his lips. At this moment, he faintly felt a line of sight coming towards him. He looked up and met Yan Shaozhe's seemingly casual glance.
Seeing this, Ye Ming lowered his head as if nothing had happened, and turned over the remaining grilled fish in his hands with concentration on his face. At this time, the fish meat had a golden luster under the reflection of the fire.
He sprinkled some more seasonings and continued to grill them on the fire rack. Maybe it was because of the complete seasonings, but the aroma of the grilled fish was extremely strong.
"Gudu..."
An unusually loud swallowing sound rang in his ears. Ye Ming turned around and saw the girl eagerly swallowing the grilled fish in her hand.
Seeing that Ye Ming was watching, Ma Xiaotao simply stopped hiding and sat next to Ye Ming with her slender legs, "I didn't expect that your skills are really good. Are you okay? Give me a try."<
/p>
"Here, be careful. It's hot." Ye Ming handed a nearly grilled fish to Ma Xiaotao, not forgetting to remind him.
Upon seeing this, Ma Xiaotao immediately took it, first put the grilled fish to the tip of her nose and smelled it, then took a big bite without caring about the burn, with a look of satisfaction in her eyes.
"Huh~ It smells so good..."
The girl whose attention was completely attracted by the grilled fish could not care about anything else. She just sighed briefly and started to eat.
Being praised in this way, Ye Ming felt a sense of accomplishment. Seeing that the remaining two pieces in his hand were almost cooked, he said:
"Dean, please try it too."
As he spoke, Ye Ming stood up and handed one to Yan Shaozhe. Smelling the aroma of grilled fish, Yan Shaozhe wanted to refuse, but seeing Ma Xiaotao eating contentedly beside him, he couldn't help but become curious.
He knew that his disciple had a very naughty mouth, but seeing that she didn't look like the actress now, could it be that this grilled fish really had some magic power?
Thinking like this, Yan Shaozhe gently took the grilled fish on his forehead. He didn't take his mouthful immediately, but stared at the grilled fish for a while.
I have to say that Ye Ming's grilled fish is completely different from the one Xiaotao handed to him just now. Not only is the heat controlled very well, but the spices on it add a strange fragrance to the grilled fish.
He tried to take a bite, and the fresh flavor of the fish mixed with the spices exploded in his mouth. If he still had the intention of tasting it just now, he was completely conquered by the grilled fish.
"Ye Ming, where did you learn this skill of grilling fish? The chefs in our inner courtyard may not be as skilled as you." Yan Shaozhe looked surprised.
Hearing this, Ye Ming scratched his head in embarrassment. Of course he knew that even if he really showed off his cooking skills, he couldn't compare to the chefs in the inner courtyard. Dean Yan said this probably because of the novelty of tasting spices for the first time.
"The dean is serious. This is just a matter of students' greedy thoughts. How can they compare with the masters in the inner courtyard if they really show their cooking skills? As long as you don't blame the students for fishing privately."
"That's not bad."
Yan Shaozhe shook his head, and then stopped praising him. Indeed, although Ye Ming's grilled fish was good, the behavior of catching blue scales was not worth advocating, and he, the dean, could not help others.
But considering Ye Ming's identity, it would be okay to turn a blind eye to such things in the future, Yan Shaozhe thought secretly...
……
After a while, several people who had finished the grilled fish sat around the fire and planned tomorrow's trip. Ma Xiaotao smashed her mouth from time to time, obviously she still had some unfinished thoughts.
"Ye Ming, since your teacher has marked the whereabouts of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear for you in advance, let's hunt the soul beast for you tomorrow. Do you think it's feasible?"
Yan Shaozhe took the map from Ye Ming. At this time, he was holding the map that Mu Tao had marked before, where he had discovered the traces of two thousand-year-old Dreadclaw bears.
"I have no problem, but Senior Sister Xiaotao..."
Ye Mingyi pointed out that after all, Yan Shaozhe came here mainly to hunt soul beasts for Ma Xiaotao. Now that he is hunting for himself first, he naturally has to ask Ma Xiaotao for his opinion.
"I don't have any problem either."
Seeing Ye Ming looking over, Ma Xiaotao smiled casually and said: "You are the dark gold Terrorclaw Bear martial spirit. It is not easy to meet the right spirit beast. Now that we have a target, we should act as soon as possible. Besides,
, Fire attribute soul beasts are not uncommon in the Star Dou Forest, maybe I will meet a suitable one on the way there."
Yan Shaozhe also said at the side: "Indeed, Xiao Tao, I already have the outlines of several soul beasts. I will hunt them for you first. It won't waste much time anyway."
"Then thank you dean and senior sister." Hearing this, Ye Ming's heart warmed up and he showed a hint of gratitude.
Suddenly, Yan Shaozhe looked at the map and frowned slightly: "By the way, Ye Ming, I see that the location marked on the map is very close to the core area of Xingdou. Has your teacher told you the specific age of the two bears before?" Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao also curiously looked at the map, and sure enough, she saw that the location marked above was already deep in the mixed zone. In less than twenty kilometers, she could even reach the core area of the Star Dou Forest.
"Could it be that the mark is wrong?" Ma Xiaotao asked in confusion. You must know that the core circle is a place that even titled Douluo dare not step into at will. Can you live so close to the core area? Is it possible that the Ten Thousand Years Dark Gold Terror Claw
Is the strength of the bear really that terrifying?
"The teacher said that the cultivation base of the two bears is over 30,000 years old. What is the specific cultivation base? He didn't get close at that time, so..."