Chapter 82: Making Fish Soup

Noah? Pani muttered the name in her mind. She had never heard of such a person around Mingye.

Along the way, Pani followed the black-robed man, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings, secretly memorizing the route. His brain raced, thinking of a countermeasure.

Soon, they arrived at the side hall of the castle.

The architectural style of this side hall is consistent with that of the main body of the castle. The Gothic spires and intricate carvings demonstrate the luxury of the past. However, it has fallen into disrepair over the years, and the walls are covered with mottled moss.

The man in black robe pushed open the heavy door, and the room was filled with a pungent smell of herbs.

Pani subconsciously held his breath. As a doctor, he was very familiar with the smell and properties of various herbs.

With just a sniff, he immediately realized that the herbs in the house were poisonous.

"Lord Noah, Lord Noah?" The man in black robe shouted a few times. The room was silent except for the faint sound of dripping water in the corner.

After searching around a bit, they were told that Noah was in the kitchen.

The man in black robe brought Pani to the kitchen, and the scene in front of her surprised Pani.

I saw a tall man wearing an apron, with several thick tentacles extending from his tail vertebrae. Each tentacle held a different seasoning, which he was pouring into the pot.

The man seemed to be in a particularly good mood, humming an unknown tune. The tune was strange and casual, echoing in the small kitchen.

Pani's eyes fell on the pot. The black soup was bubbling and emitting an indescribable smell, like burnt leather mixed with rotten meat.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Is this really edible?

"Lord Noah, this person wants to take refuge in Snake Scale City and needs your review." The man in black robe said respectfully.

"Let's talk later. I'm making dinner for my sister." Noah didn't even turn his head, but continued to add seasonings to the pot with his hands.

Sister? Pani's heart moved. Could he be talking about Yaoyao? A flame of hope quietly ignited in his heart.

He took a deep breath, took a step forward, and tried to make his voice sound sincere and enthusiastic: "Sir, I know a lot about cooking, I can help you."

Noah then turned around and looked at Pani. His figure was covered by a wide black robe, and his face could not be seen clearly. One could only see a pair of deep eyes flashing with inquiring light in the darkness.

"Take off your robe." Noah commanded in an unquestionable tone.

Pani's heart tightened, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly took off the black robe.

At this time, he had already prepared a disguise. He used potions to change the color of his hair and pupils to an inconspicuous black, and also applied special potions on his skin to change the original texture and color.

Noah looked at the young man with black hair and black eyes in front of him, his tone full of arrogance and doubt: "You? You know how to cook on ancient Earth?"

"Yes." Pani straightened her back, her eyes firm, and met Noah's gaze without fear.

"Okay, then you try it. My sister has been tired recently, and I want to make fish soup for her to nourish her body." Noah nodded slightly, with a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes.

Pani washed her hands and looked at the pot of "dark food" that Noah had cooked before, shaking her head secretly in her heart.

If Noah hadn't said in advance that he was making fish soup, he would have really thought that the other party was making poison.

"Are there any more fish?" he asked. "Yes, as many as you want." Noah smiled confidently, stretched out his hand and grabbed at random in the air. In an instant, a lively fish appeared out of thin air in his hand, splashing water. The water droplets splashed on the ground with a crisp sound.

Pani frowned slightly and marveled inwardly.

He can control the water flow. He is a member of the sea tribe. However, the sea tribe has always lived deep in the sea and rarely set foot on the mainland. How could he appear here?

Although there were many doubts in her heart, Pani remained calm.

"Here you go." Noah handed the fish over.

Pani took it and began to process the fish with deft movements. He first scraped off the scales skillfully, his technique clean and precise, each stroke just right, then precisely removed the internal organs and cleaned the fish, the whole process being completed in one go.

Noah stood behind him, leaning against the wall, his arms folded across his chest, his eyes fixed on him, not missing any of his subtle movements.

As soon as Noah got close to Pani, he could smell the faint scent of herbs on him.

He hooked his finger at his black-robed subordinate and asked in a low voice, "Have you visited my residence?"

"Yes, Lord Noah." The man in black robe answered respectfully.

Noah frowned slightly and thought to himself: Could it be that he was contaminated in my side hall?
His doubts grew even stronger. He slowly stepped forward, stared closely at Pani, and began to interrogate her, "What's your name?"

"Bai Ruini." Pani answered calmly. This was a pseudonym he had prepared in advance. He also entered carefully forged identity information on Starnet. Every detail had been repeatedly scrutinized to ensure that there were no flaws.

"Why do you want to defect to Snake Scale City?" Noah's eyes were like two sharp blades, as if to penetrate Pani's disguise and reach deep into his heart.

Pani was not in a hurry. He repeated the tragic experience he had fabricated at the city gate in a vivid and emotional manner, while his hands kept moving as he made the fish soup in an orderly manner.

When he was moved, his voice trembled slightly, and his face showed an expression of pain and despair, which made people feel pity for him.

"You are a skilled cook. Do you often cook for your ex-wife?" Noah's questions came one after another like dense artillery fire.

"Yes." Pani's eyes suddenly became extremely gentle.

He recalled the time at the base, the happy days he had spent with Yaoyao, and his worries and concerns for her. This unintentional revealing of true feelings caught Noah's attention.

"Do you still love her?" There was a hint of curiosity in Noah's voice.

"Love." Pani answered firmly without any hesitation.

"She beat you like this and you still love her, so doesn't that mean you can just go back if she just beckons you? Joining Snake Scale City is not just playing house." There was a hint of sarcasm in Noah's tone.

"...There are many outstanding males around her, and I am the least favored one. It's just because I am a herbivore. Not only does my wife beat and scold me, but even those carnivorous males often bully me."

Pani became more and more agitated, and swung the knife in his hand violently, chopping it on the chopping board.

Noah raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this. He had heard about the phenomenon of carnivores discriminating against herbivores on the mainland. In this world where the strong prey on the weak, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

"I love her and hate her. I'm fed up with those days of torture." Pani said this almost gritting her teeth, the pain and anger on her face were beyond words.

(End of this chapter)

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