Chapter 216 It's like a love talk (two in one)

"How's it going? Is it delicious?"

After looking at the girl whose cheeks were twitching for a while, her beautiful eyes gradually filled with water, Keke's excited voice stopped suddenly and she asked in shock.

"Orange, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's nothing."

Realizing that he had lost his composure, Orange no longer cared about the skewers being grilled in his hands. He kept raising his hand to wipe the crystal tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes, and spoke intermittently.

“Very delicious…”

"Then why do you look like this?"

Ke Ke scratched the back of her head with some confusion and looked at Huo Yuhao for help.

"Did you do something?"

Huo Yuhao smiled mysteriously, sprinkled another bunch with seasoning, and handed it to her.

"Try it."

I saw Keke's little nose twitching twice. She smelled the aroma that was obviously made from the same seasoning but was slightly different from the orange skewers. She reached out to take it suspiciously and took a big bite.

"!!!"

As if a switch had been turned on, the girl's beautiful eyes lit up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise.

"How did you do it? Isn't this so delicious!?"

Huo Yuhao didn't know when he picked up two more skewers and started grilling them, explaining without raising his head.

"My martial soul is my eyes, and I can control the heat a little better."

"Yeah?"

Ke Ke nodded in understanding, and she just asked casually without getting too entangled.

Having been with oranges for so long, she has also tried to learn this thing. Although it is not difficult to get started, it is impossible without talent to truly create a flavor that is eye-catching.

If Huo Yuhao's skill could really be achieved by relying only on heat, wouldn't all fire attribute soul masters be top chefs?

But then, doubts emerged uncontrollably in her heart.

Why do oranges cry?

Although this meat skewer was indeed the most delicious she had ever tasted, it wouldn't make people cry after eating it, right?

Just when she was confused, Orange had already recovered from the emotional fluctuations just now. When she looked at Huo Yuhao, who was lowering his head to barbecue, her eyes were obviously a little more inexplicable.

Especially after seeing Huo Yuhao give a bunch of newly baked barbecue to Nana, he subconsciously opened his mouth.

"I still want to eat."

Huo Yuhao made a move and, somewhat amusedly, handed another skewer of meat that he was going to enjoy to Orange's mouth.

"ah--"

"You can't just give it to me."

She verbally resisted this somewhat ambiguous behavior, but Tangerine's movements were not slow at all, and she bit it in one bite. Even though she still felt a little ashamed, after this experience, her acceptance level was obviously improved a lot.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but make a joke as he looked at the girl chewing her food carefully with a smile.

"Senior Orange, you agreed to treat me to a meal, but why did you start eating it yourself? I also want to eat what senior has baked."

Orange's cheeks twitched, seemingly because the temperature of the campfire was a bit high. You could vaguely see that her pink cheeks were a little more rosy, and she hurriedly put the meat skewers in her hands on the fire to grill. , responded with some shame.

"I, I'll just bake it for you"

In this way, the task of grilling oranges for four people was reduced and now only Huo Yuhao had to grill meat skewers, while Huo Yuhao was responsible for grilling meat skewers for three people except him.

It was fine at first, but gradually Keke became a little unbearable.

These two people, you feed me and I feed you, they simply don’t take her seriously!

Swallowing the roast meat in her mouth again, she angrily scolded the two of them for their unobtrusive behavior.

"Hey, I said there are people around here. Isn't it a bit too much for you two guys to be so annoying?"

"Is this too much?"

However, Orange just glanced at her lightly and asked naturally.

"We can't let Ling Bing help the three of us barbecue when we're hungry, right?"

Do you want to barbecue? I think your eyes are about to melt, how can you have the nerve to say such things? ?

Keke cursed for a while, and she was not the only one with a bad face. To her left, a pair of eyes were quietly watching the scene in front of her through the dancing flames.

Seeing how Orange, who usually kept a distance from him and never had much contact with him, now took the initiative to help Huo Yuhao wipe the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, Zimu couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

If he thought he had a chance before coming to Jingyang Mountains, then after seeing Orange's appearance, he clearly realized that something had actually come to an end.

"It's so irritating that people are so different from each other."

Looking back with some depression, Jing Ziyan looked at Ji Juechen beside her, who was eagerly waiting to eat the meat skewers in her hand, and suddenly became angry.

"Are you really just waiting to finish eating? Can't you imitate others, be considerate and considerate of me, and grill a couple of skewers for me?"

Ji Juechen looked up with some confusion, as if he understood something, and nodded honestly.

"oh."

Under Jing Ziyan's unbelievable gaze, he actually picked up the meat skewers and grilled them in the same manner.

As if he didn't expect that Ji Juechen would really wake up, the corners of Jing Ziyan's lips curled up slightly, and there was a burst of joy in her heart.

Although I ate a lot of dog food, I really came to the right place to form a team and come to Jingyang Mountains this time!

She was just feeling happy when she suddenly noticed that Ji Juechen's palm trembled, and he dropped the skewer into the fire.

Jing Ziyan's face changed slightly, and her heart was lifted.

"What's wrong?"

It's not that she was making a fuss. After being friends for so many years, she knew her friend's situation very well. You know, Ji Juechen always carried his heavy sword wherever he went. How could he not even hold a skewer?

There must be some other reason.

"Someone is coming."

As expected, after hearing her question, Ji Juechen explained in a low voice, then reached out to hold the sword behind him, stood up with a solemn expression, and looked in a certain direction as if he had noticed something.

Huo Yuhao also noticed something was wrong. Without any hesitation, he pulled Ju Zi and others who had not yet reacted behind him, and just looked at the dense forest not far away quietly, silently.

Although Juzi and the others were somewhat confused, they were not inexperienced rookies. The tense atmosphere made them hold their breath subconsciously, and their hands had quietly touched their storage soul guides, as if they were ready to take out their equipment at any time.

"Huh?"

As if surprised that they were discovered, a figure suddenly rang, and then everyone felt a flash in front of their eyes. When they came to their senses, there were already three old men not far away who looked and dressed exactly the same, even the crutches in their hands.

Gray-white dry hair, thin body, and an old face full of wrinkles. The old man in the lead looked back and forth between Ji Juechen and Huo Yuhao with a strange look, and his tone was a little playful.

"What a powerful kid, you two just discovered our brothers, right? Your cultivation is not high, but your perception is sharp."

The hoarse and unpleasant voice came into their ears, and the discomfort brought about by it made Juzi and the others frown instinctively, and for a while they did not dare to act rashly.

In such a desolate place, unless necessary, everyone would try to avoid contact with other soul masters. Since the other party dared to come over and had such a casual attitude, it was very likely that they had already crushed them in terms of strength.

Compared with other people, Nana, who had dealt with evil soul masters a lot before, changed her face when she saw the three people. Although she had never seen these three old men, her intuition told her at this moment that these three people were all evil soul masters without exception, and their cultivation was definitely not low.

Evil soul master, these three short words, from the moment they appeared in her mind, spread in Nana's heart with an indescribable sense of panic. Just when her body began to tremble subconsciously, she suddenly felt a warm touch on her wrist.

"Don't be afraid."

Like a clear spring, the calm and brief words flowed silently through Nana's limbs, dispelling the instinctive fear. She looked down at the palm holding her wrist, and the girl's restless heart magically calmed down.

"Hmm."

A faint mosquito-like voice sounded from his ears, but Huo Yuhao never turned his head from beginning to end. He just stared at the three old men in front of him with a gloomy face, his eyes flickering.

He actually met these three guys, it's really a narrow road for enemies

He knew these three old men, they were the three Zhongli brothers he met in the Xingdou Great Forest when he obtained the fifth soul ring in his previous life.

So they appeared here to obtain the beast soul?

As for whether these three were invited by Wang Shaojie, he had never thought of this possibility.

Not to mention whether the panic in Wang Shaojie's eyes was true or false, he could see it at a glance. As a member of the royal family who was so ordinary that he couldn't be more ordinary, this guy couldn't have the energy to invite this level of evil soul master.

And judging from the strength he showed, it was just the level of a fifth-level soul master. No matter how you think about it, Wang Shaojie would never send out such a lineup to deal with him.

Just as Huo Yuhao was thinking, Jing Ziyan, who was temporarily taking over the position of team leader, also regained his composure and spoke in a cold voice.

"I wonder what you want to talk to us about?"

However, Zhongli Tian did not answer her, but just glanced at everyone present casually.

"Are you students of Sun Moon Academy?"

"...Yes."

Jing Ziyan nodded and admitted it. In this case where the other party's attitude is not clear, showing the background appropriately can enhance the weight of one's side.

Before Zhongli Tian spoke again, another old man behind him urged impatiently.

"Brother, why are you talking so much to them? We still have business to do. Let's kill them and go into the mountains."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's face turned cold. Just when they were ready to fight to the death, Zhongli Tian waved his hand indifferently.

"Forget it, Sun Moon Academy has some relationship with us. These kids seem to have good talents. It's easy to get into trouble if they are killed."

As he said, his eyes fell on Jing Ziyan's palm that was touching the storage soul guide, revealing a playful smile like a cat playing with a mouse.

"You're lucky. Let's go."

Even until the three brothers really disappeared in the dense forest, everyone still didn't dare to relax their vigilance. After a long while, Jing Ziyan turned her head to look at Huo Yuhao.

"Are they really gone?"

"Gone."

Huo Yuhao's body also relaxed slightly. It would be best if the other party was willing to retreat on their own initiative. Although the three brothers' cultivation was only Soul Douluo, even if they were Titled Douluo, they might not be able to get any benefit from facing any of them.

There were too many people in the team at the moment. If a fight really broke out, he might not be able to take care of it.

"I see."

Jing Ziyan nodded solemnly, then looked at everyone and started giving instructions in an orderly manner.

"Everyone, eat quickly, and put out the bonfire after eating, so as not to attract other people to come and check."

After saying that, she looked at Huo Yuhao and Ji Juechen again, and said with a somewhat ashamed voice.

"Sorry, I might have to trouble you two to take turns keeping vigil tonight."

If the situation just happened again, except for Huo Yuhao and Ji Juechen, the others would probably wait until the enemies were in front of them and not notice it. This would undoubtedly be extremely fatal.

"No problem, then I'll do it later in the night."

The three Zhongli brothers had just left and were unlikely to come back in a short time. Huo Yuhao naturally chose the relatively dangerous second half of the night.

"good."

Ji Juechen didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he picked up a branch and started pulling it around in the campfire.

After a few seconds, he found his target.

He stretched out his hand, ignored the temperature of the flames, took out two skewers of black barbecue, and handed them to Jing Ziyan like a treasure.

"Here, let me bake it for you."

"..."

The rich burnt smell penetrated into the nasal cavity, crazily stimulating Jing Ziyan's rationality, causing the veins on her forehead to pop out uncontrollably. Looking at Ji Juechen's serious look, the resentful voice seemed to come from her It seemed like it was squeezed out from between the teeth.

"Are you serious?"

"Any questions?"

As if he didn't understand why Jing Ziyan was angry, Ji Juechen had undisguised confusion on his face.

Immediately afterwards, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. While recalling Jing Ziyan's actions just now, he sprinkled the two strings of black charcoal with a series of condiments such as fragrant chili powder and cumin powder, and handed them over again.

"Eat it while it's hot."

I have to say that under the cover of those spices, the burnt smell is indeed much lighter, but the presentation is still poor.

Jing Ziyan choked for a long time. After several rounds of struggle, she finally couldn't overcome the hurdle in her heart. She stuffed two skewers of barbecue into Ji Juechen's hands and said dullly.

"I'm not hungry suddenly, so you should eat."

Damn it, I’m so angry that I’m going to eat my shit!

It's a shame that she thought the other party was enlightened, what a sin!

After the incident just now, everyone was no longer in the mood to enjoy the food slowly. After filling their stomachs with a lot of food, they extinguished the bonfire and got into the tent.

Time passed little by little, and soon it was late at night. Huo Yuhao, who was practicing cross-legged in the tent, opened his eyes again at this time and walked out of the tent.

Hearing the movement, Ji Juechen turned his head and looked over.

"You can actually rest a little longer. I'll have no problem staying up all night."

Huo Yuhao shook his head.

"I still don't know what I will experience tomorrow. As the main combat force of the team, it is necessary to maintain your energy. You can go and rest. I will be here."

Hearing this, Ji Juechen stopped refusing and stood up and walked towards his tent. However, when he passed by Huo Yuhao, he paused and said seriously.

"After I go back, I hope to have a spar with you."

"You think so highly of me?"

"I've always trusted my gut, and now my gut is telling me..."

Staring at Huo Yuhao in front of him, Ji Juechen spoke word by word.

"Your strength is beyond my imagination."

"..."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Okay, we won't get to know each other until we fight. I will stay with you until we get back."

"Thanks."

Without saying anything else, Ji Juechen went straight into the tent, and Huo Yuhao also found a big rock and sat down.

The gurgling stream was glowing with silvery light under the moonlight, and the breeze was blowing by, mixed with the spice smell of meat skewers. Looking at the scene in front of him, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Wow——

Suddenly, the sound of a tent zipper broke the silent atmosphere. Huo Yuhao followed the sound and turned his head to look, just in time to see the stunning figure slowly walking out of the tent.

After going to the creek to wash his face briefly and sober up a little, Orange walked straight towards him.

Huo Yuhao moved his butt to the side, leaving a place for Orange, and asked softly.

"Why did you wake up suddenly?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I got up and took a look."

As he said this, Orange sat down next to him and hummed softly.

"It's not because of your meat skewers."

"Really?" Huo Yuhao chuckled: "Then do you want to eat it next time?"

"Want to eat!"

Even though he knew that he had been manipulated by Huo Yuhao, Orange felt a little helpless in his heart, especially after thinking about the fact that he had tried several times before and the other party had pretended to be innocent, his tone became even more dissatisfied.

"I knew you had lied to me before!"

Huo Yuhao spread his hands: "You don't believe it either, do you?"

Orange choked for a moment, and then muttered angrily.

"That silly girl Keke will be deceived by you and say that you are a hundred times better than that Huo Yuhao. I think you handsome guys are all the same!"

Huo Yuhao was stunned: "Didn't you just say some time ago that Huo Yuhao shouldn't be that kind of person?"

"Huh? Have I ever said that?"

Orange's index finger tapped his chin, and after a moment, he shook his head with regret: "But I don't remember it anymore."

"."

Seeing Huo Yuhao's frustrated look, Orange curled her lips proudly.

"How about it? This is what I want to teach you. Never try to reason with a woman. Do you understand?"

Immediately afterwards, the smile on her face faded, replaced by an unprecedented tenderness that she had buried deep in her heart for some time.

"But I still want to thank you."

"Thank you for your barbecue. It reminds me of the almost forgotten taste. Although I hate to admit it, your cooking is better."

Orange picked up a stone and threw it hard as if he wanted to vent all his emotions for so many years.

Under the moonlight, the stone drew an arc from the air and fell into the stream. Along with the sound of splashing water, Orange's voice sounded again.

"As you said, I have always been wary of you. From the first moment I looked at you, I noticed that the way you looked at me was completely different from others."

"Whether it's your origin, your purpose of getting close to me, or why you seem to know me very well, the things I wanted to explore from you were all just because I was wary of you. But after dinner, I suddenly felt that nothing mattered."

As if sensing Huo Yuhao's surprised gaze, Orange smiled: "Are you surprised?"

".A little bit."

"My father once told me that people who cook delicious food are not necessarily good people, but you will definitely taste something different from the food cooked by a good person. I didn't understand what this meant before. , but just now, I seemed to understand.”

Orange turned his head, looked into Huo Yuhao's beautiful blue eyes, and spoke warmly.

"So I choose to believe you, even if you may have some agenda in approaching me, even if I may pay a heavy price for this trust in the future, but based on the meal you invited me to, I am willing to believe it at this moment. you."

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, pondered for a long time, then asked with a dry smile.

"Is it only at this moment? Then if I cook a few more meals for you, can this trust last longer?"

Orange was stunned.

Then, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, as if he had heard a funny story, and he was laughing so hard.

"I like the way you talk duplicity, as if you are talking about love. You must have deceived the hearts of many girls before you came to Sun Moon College, right?"

"Maybe"

Huo Yuhao did not refute, but looked into her eyes seriously and spoke word by word.

"But I want to save you."

"."

Orange didn't speak, but the smile on his face became a little stiff, and finally slowly faded away, looking at him calmly.

After a long time, she sighed softly.

"You are really a greedy person."

In fact, I feel the same way. Huo Yuhao shrugged helplessly, but his tone was unabashedly firm.

"There are some things that I don't intend to just let go of."

After a long silence, Orange stood up and patted his butt.

".I'm sleepy, see you tomorrow."

She didn't give a reply, she just said this and walked towards her tent. Her posture was completely different from when she came out just now, as if she was running away.

It wasn't until the zipper of the tent was zipped up again that Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze and looked at the endless mountain forest in front of him again, silently.