Chapter 133 - 135: When the Fish and Leopard Contend, the Finch and Bear Profit

Chapter 133: Chapter 135: When the Fish and Leopard Contend, the Finch and Bear Profit

"What are you looking at me for? Is that pig clean yet?" Seeing them sizing her up, Su Luoluo decided not to indulge them and cut straight to asking about the suckling pig.

’Why should they be allowed to stare at me so openly, while I can’t just as confidently ask them about something else?’

Besides, she was sure there was nothing unusual to see, which made her feel very confident.

Mo Xuan saw her speaking so unfazed and snorted. "The pig is clean. I just wonder if a certain someone still has the energy to cook it."

’His words sound so passive-aggressive.’

Su Luoluo turned and shot Mo Xuan a glance. "What? Don’t tell me you don’t want any roast suckling pig today?"

At her words, Mo Xuan instantly shut his mouth.

’He’d scrubbed that pig’s skin until it was practically glowing. Why on earth shouldn’t he get to eat it?’

’She was the one who went behind his back to do those sordid things, and she had the nerve to call him out?’

Mo Xuan gave her another resentful look. "I washed the pig, so why can’t I eat it? The real question is, do you still have the stamina to cook it for us?"

’Her legs are probably too weak for her to even stand straight!’

’He knew very well how little stamina Su Luoluo had; she’d be worn out after just a few rounds.’

’She couldn’t handle much last time.’

The more Su Luoluo listened, the more she felt there was a hidden meaning behind Mo Xuan’s words. ’Could it be that he knows something?’

Su Luoluo’s heart skipped a beat, and a faint sense of guilt began to bubble up inside her.

But a second later, she told herself she shouldn’t feel that way.

’What was there to feel guilty about? It’s not like they didn’t know she had a date with Nantu today.’

’Besides, the stone was drawn at random. If he wanted to blame someone, he should blame his own bad luck.’

’And no matter who was chosen, she was the one who ended up exhausted.’

’Why should she feel guilty?’

’It’s not like he hadn’t slept with her before.’

At this thought, Su Luoluo’s moral qualms diminished significantly.

Besides, Nantu was her Beastman. In the Beast World, this wasn’t considered cheating or cuckolding the others.

After thinking it through, Su Luoluo felt she wasn’t much different from those scummy Sea Kings from the Post-apocalypse.

However, she was still a bit better than them. After all, everything she did was "by the book."

She rolled her eyes at him and scanned the four men present. "Where is that little suckling pig?"

"Do you really still have the energy to roast a suckling pig for us?" Fu Feng asked in disbelief, hearing that Su Luoluo was still set on dealing with the pig.

Su Luoluo couldn’t be bothered to reply. "If you don’t believe me, then you don’t have to eat any of it when it’s done."

"No, no, no! I believe you! I’m sure this suckling pig will be delicious." Although Fu Feng was skeptical, he had no intention of missing out on it.

’When Mo Xuan was washing the pig in the deep pool, he scrubbed it so hard he almost tenderized the meat. Not wanting to be outdone, Fu Feng had forced himself to scrub it just as hard for a long time.’

’After putting so much effort into washing a pig, it would be an injustice to himself not to eat it.’

Xi Yi had been standing to the side listening for a while. He saw that Su Luoluo’s expression was perfectly composed, without a hint of unease.

He raised an eyebrow. ’Did she not notice us? Or is she just pretending not to know?’

’But it doesn’t matter. There’s still one person who hasn’t arrived, and he probably won’t let Luoluo off the hook so easily.’

At that thought, his lips curved into a smile. He pointed to the clean wild pig in front of them. "It’s all washed and waiting over there."

Su Luoluo followed Xi Yi’s finger and saw the pig. It was washed so spotlessly clean it looked like it had been waxed, so white it practically glowed.

She was a little surprised; she hadn’t expected them to be so meticulous about cleaning things.

She glanced subconsciously at Fu Feng. ’Perhaps it’s because this neat-freak Dragon Sparrow is here.’

Fu Feng was still walking on eggshells because of what he had just said.

When he suddenly saw Su Luoluo look his way with a hint of a smile in her eyes...

’Is... Is Su Luoluo comforting me?’

’Since I’m the only one left, she’s making a special effort to comfort me.’

At this thought, Fu Feng’s recently downcast mood instantly lifted. He quickly looked back at Su Luoluo, his eyes sparkling.

’I’ll go find Su Luoluo very soon.’

Unfortunately, Su Luoluo didn’t see the signal he was sending at all.

After that one glance at Fu Feng, her gaze shifted to the wild pig laid out on a bed of large, clean leaves on the ground.

The pig wasn’t particularly heavy, weighing about 10 kilograms by her estimation.

The organs had already been removed by Mo Xuan and the others, and the back had been split open and flattened. However, the shoulder blades hadn’t been removed.

She glanced at the four men standing there. "Who knows how to debone? Take out the shoulder blades."

As soon as she said this, Fu Feng was the first to step forward. "I can."

"I can, too." Mo Xuan, not to be outdone, immediately followed.

"Luoluo, we Black Bears eat pork all the time. Pick me, I’m good at this." The other two were so eager, and of course, Xi Yi wasn’t going to miss his chance.

"Let me do it." Uncharacteristically, Nantu also spoke up this time.

Mo Xuan had originally planned to ignore him because of what had happened between him and Su Luoluo, lest the anger he had just managed to suppress flare up again.

But when he heard Nantu offer to handle the pork, he couldn’t help but sneer, "You’re a fish. You don’t have sharp claws, so what are you going to use to debone it?"

Nantu ignored him, looking straight at Su Luoluo and explaining, "I may not have claws, but we Mermaids are skilled at dissecting fish, so we’re also very good at deboning."

Before Su Luoluo could speak, Mo Xuan scoffed again. "Is deboning a fish the same as deboning a pig? Fish are so small, they don’t require any strength."

"That’s right. I think my sharp claws are the most suitable for the job," Fu Feng said, seizing the opportunity to recommend himself.

"I can help too," Xi Yi added after Fu Feng.

Su Luoluo stood to the side and shook her head. ’It’s just deboning, and these Beastmen are fighting over it. Is it really such a great honor?’

’One after another, too.’

’These Beastmen are way too competitive.’

’But wait, where’s Xiao Ye? He usually loves to jump at the chance to do this kind of stuff.’

’He probably has something else to do.’ With that thought, Su Luoluo didn’t dwell on it.

Since Fu Feng and Xi Yi could help out together, she nodded. "Alright, you two can do it."

Seeing that he had missed his chance to help, Mo Xuan nearly ground his teeth to dust.

’The fish and the leopard fought, and the Dragon Sparrow and the Black Bear reaped the reward.’

Removing the gamey taste is very important when making roast suckling pig, and the most crucial step is preparing the marinade properly.

The traditional recipe uses a marinade of five-spice salt, star anise powder, fermented red bean curd, and Fenjiu wine. Since Su Luoluo didn’t have fermented red bean curd or Fenjiu wine, she switched to a different recipe.

A marinade using a special suckling pig salt mix combined with garlic-sesame oil would also be delicious.

With the limited ingredients in this primitive world, Su Luoluo used what was available to create her own "suckling pig salt." She took the white sugar left over from making the mirror, added her own blend of aromatic powders, and mixed it all together.

Then, she pulled up a handful of wild onions, washed them, and used the root ends as a brush. She dipped the brush into the seasoning and, along with some garlic-sesame oil, coated the entire inner cavity of the deboned wild pig.