I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Chapter 211 [Cangxuan, Danzhu, Chiyuan]

Just as a black-haired, blue-eyed girl was confused by the disappearance of the Divine Key's signal, Yuhaka was returning to his lair with Ji Lin, who had inexplicably fallen unconscious.

"Hey! (OwO)ノ!"

Yuhaka tossed the unconscious Ji Lin onto his bed, then stared at her. Although he didn't know what had happened, Yuhaka could see that the black-haired girl in front of him had wounds. Most of Ji Lin's wounds were from fighting the dual-wielding assassins. Of course, these single-sword cuts and superficial injuries wouldn't have caused her to fall unconscious.

To check Ji Lin's injuries, Yuhaka tried to strip Ji Lin's clothes off, but with a tearing sound, the already tattered clothes were ripped off by Yuhaka... Yes, ripped off by Yuhaka.

"Ah... OAO's in trouble..."

Yuhaka looked at the torn clothes in his hands and immediately felt that something was wrong. Yuhaka looked around at his surroundings with a wary expression, and then breathed a sigh of relief after glancing at the unconscious Ji Lin. It seemed that no one had noticed that he had torn the clothes off this person.

No, I saw it...

Zelus, who was eating potato chips in the system space, said this to Yuhaka, who had torn off Ji Lin's clothes. Of course, Yuhaka didn't hear her. After all, Zelus had been secretly observing Yuhaka most of the time since he came to this world. The scene of Yuhaka accidentally tearing off Ji Lin's clothes just now almost made Zelus laugh out loud, but when she saw Yuhaka's face of trouble, Zelus burst out laughing.

Yuhaka's next move left Zelus somewhat amused and exasperated. Yuhaka tore off the remaining rags from Jilin's body and threw them, along with other pieces of clothing, into his dimensional portal. Then, Yuhaka seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as if he wanted to hide the tattered clothes away...

"What is this? It looks like a dog that's done something wrong and is trying to hide its crime..."

Zelus, who was inside the system's viewing space, looked at Yuhaka and said this. However, Yuhaka became serious in the following work. Yuhaka first turned Ji Lin's body over a few times to examine her. Soon, Yuhaka found wounds on Ji Lin's body that looked like knife wounds, as well as wounds that looked like they had been cut by poisonous plants.

This might be a major reason why Ji Lin suddenly fell into a coma.

Yuhaka then disinfected Ji Lin's wounds and then took out recovery medicine and antidote, which he gulped down for Ji Lin. After the two bottles of medicine were downed, Yuhaka sensed that Ji Lin's breathing had calmed down and his body temperature had returned to normal. Perhaps because he was too tired, Ji Lin did not wake up after being healed, but instead fell into a sleep.

After seeing that Ji Lin had fallen asleep, Yuhaka did not disturb her. He then lay down next to Ji Lin, took a blanket from the dimensional cave, covered the two of them with it, and went to sleep.

...Yohaka is sleeping...

In an underground ruin somewhere in China, a black-haired, blue-eyed girl in a revealing white dress looked at the holographic projection screen in front of her and said with a solemn expression:

"This is troublesome..."

The black-haired, red-eyed girl in a revealing black dress looked at the holographic projection on the screen and said with a serious expression:

"Hmm, this is troublesome..."

A white-haired girl in a white cheongsam-style combat outfit standing beside the two looked at them with a puzzled expression and said:

"What's wrong, Cangxuan, Danzhu? Haven't we found the Key of Domination yet?"

The black-haired, blue-eyed girl, known as Cangxuan, shook her head, sighed, and said:

"No, the Key of Domination, number 245, has not been found yet."

The black-haired, red-eyed girl called Danzhu, standing to the side, shook her sleeves and complained:

"What's going on? Why did the signal from the Key of Domination disappear? Even if it was destroyed, it shouldn't be like this."

The white-haired girl looked at Danzhu with a puzzled expression and said:

"Um... isn't it unusual for the signal to disappear after the Key of Domination was destroyed?"

Upon hearing the white-haired girl's words, Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu exchanged a glance, then looked at her with puzzled expressions and said:

"Red Kite, did you forget to set the coordinates of the Key of Domination?"

As soon as Danzhu finished speaking, Cangxuan and Chiyuan added:

"As a divine key, the Key of Domination will continue to emit coordinate signals even if it is destroyed or eaten by a Honkai Beast. It would only lose its signal if the Key of Domination was thrown into the imaginary space or if not a single piece of Soul Steel was left."

After Cangxuan finished speaking, he looked at Chiyuan with a somewhat worried expression and thought:

How many memories have you forgotten, Chi Yuan?

Hearing Cang Xuan's words, Chi Yuan stroked her chin and said:

"If what Cang Xuan said is true, then did something very dangerous appear on the Xiong clan's side, causing the Key of Domination to be destroyed?"

Cang Xuan looked at the icon in front of him that showed no reaction signal and said:

"Well, that's very likely, but the user of that Key of Domination was killed by that being before they could fully awaken, right?"

Danzhu, who was standing to the side, also had a bit of a headache, so she spread her hands and shook her head, saying:

"This is a bit troublesome... We finally found a tribe that might have awakened holy marks, but the people are gone and we don't even have the Divine Key. What a huge loss..."

After Danzhu finished speaking, Cangxuan, who was standing to the side, turned off the holographic projection screen in front of him and said to Chiyuan and the others:

"Alright, let's not talk about that being for now. Let's take out the useful things in this base first. At least there are several Keys of Domination that can be used by other Stigmata owners. After we eliminate that dangerous being, we can go find a few people with awakened Stigmata bloodlines."

Danzhu and Chiyuan nodded in agreement with Cangxuan's idea. After all, there were some important things in this underground base that needed to be retrieved first. Soon they found a four-wheeled off-road vehicle, and Cangxuan and Danzhu showed expressions of relief that they no longer had to walk.

Chapter 212 [Instant Noodles]

"Mmm...it smells so good..."

While asleep, Ji Lin suddenly smelled a very fragrant aroma, causing him to unconsciously sniff his nose. Then, realizing what was happening, he abruptly opened his eyes and found himself not in his home but in a cave. Ji Lin blinked, looking at the cave ceiling with a puzzled expression, and said:

"Huh...where...is this place??"

Ji Lin then sat up and looked around. She found herself in what appeared to be a habitable cave. The various pieces of furniture around her piqued her curiosity. She understood some of the things, but others were completely incomprehensible. However, she also noticed a major problem: her clothes seemed to be missing…

Ji Lin quickly reached out and touched her entire body, only to find that she was completely naked, without a single piece of cloth on her body!

Still somewhat incredulous, Ji Lin glanced inside the blankets and saw, yes, bare, slender legs—they were hers.

After pulling the blanket back over herself, Ji Lin felt it would be better to calm down.

After calming down, Ji Lin finally felt relieved. After that, Ji Lin carefully recalled why he had appeared in this place. Finally, Ji Lin remembered that last night, he had delivered tribute to Lord Long Xian in exchange for immortal medicine. He had encountered monsters and corpse demons on Long Xian Mountain and was eventually rescued by Lord Long Xian.

"So...this is Lord Dragon Immortal's...home?"

Looking at the furniture around her, Ji Lin said, "Isn't this what you call an immortal? There are so many things in my house that I don't understand." Then, after smelling the fragrance that had just woken her up, Ji Lin felt her mouth watering and she wanted to drool.

However, upon realizing that this was Lord Longxian's home, Ji Lin wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of her mouth and tried to appear more serious. Of course, she didn't look serious at all right now, so Ji Lin tried to use the quilt as a robe to cover herself. However, Ji Lin found the quilt in Lord Longxian's home quite novel, after all, she had never seen such fine silk before. It must be worthy of being Lord Longxian's possession.

Then, Ji Lin, wrapped in a blanket, came outside the cave. There she saw a little girl, even shorter than herself, standing by a pot cooking something. The mouthwatering aroma was coming from the pot.

However, compared to the smell, what caught Ji Lin's attention more was the big horn on the little girl's head and the big tail swaying on her bottom. Suddenly, Ji Lin also recalled the silly face that had appeared out of the bushes like an OwO when he was facing multiple corpse demons...

The little girl making breakfast, Yuhaka, waved to Ji Lin when she saw her come out wrapped in a blanket. Ji Lin obediently went over when she saw the Dragon Immortal, Yuhaka, beckoning her over, since she wouldn't refuse the Dragon Immortal's request.

After Ji Lin walked up to Yuhaka, he noticed what was cooking in Yuhaka's pot. Ji Lin didn't think much of the various ingredients cooking in Yuhaka's pot, but one particular ingredient piqued his curiosity.

A long, golden-yellow, strip-shaped ingredient that looked like yarn aroused Ji Lin's curiosity and confusion, since Ji Lin had never seen noodles before.

And this ingredient is... instant noodles that you can buy in the supermarket. Yes, instant noodles, since Yuhaka doesn't know how to make noodles yet.

Yuhaka served Ji Lin a bowl of hot instant noodles with vegetables and meat. Ji Lin originally wanted to politely refuse, but the food Yuhaka handed over was just too delicious! Especially the aroma and the long, golden-looking object made it hard for Ji Lin to refuse!

After thanking Yuhaka, Ji Lin accepted the chopsticks Yuhaka handed him and couldn't help but think of a legend. The legend said that tableware made of two small wooden sticks like this was given to the Youxiong clan by the Immortal Chiyuan, who also taught them how to use it. Although it was a little difficult to learn at first, they quickly mastered it, and afterwards, this kind of tableware became the exclusive tableware of their Youxiong clan.

Ji Lin knew how to use the chopsticks. She then used the chopsticks in the water to pick up the golden noodles that interested her. Although she didn't know what this long, winding ingredient was, Ji Lin's intuition told her that this ingredient was the key to the dish.

However, Ji Lin was a little troubled about how to eat this ingredient, so he observed how Lord Dragon Immortal ate this dish.

"Slurp—!"

Yuhaka put the instant noodles in the air with his chopsticks and slurped them into his mouth, chewing them noisily. Seeing this, Ji Lin followed suit, putting the instant noodles into his mouth and slurping them in as well.

"Hmm!"

Instantly, Ji Lin felt a slightly spicy broth flavor enter his mouth. The chewy instant noodles between his teeth gave him a sensation he had never experienced before. Could this be the divine food that only immortals could eat?!

Ji Lin quickly became engrossed in enjoying his instant noodles, while Yuhaka, who was standing next to him, glanced at Ji Lin strangely and then started eating his own bowl of instant noodles.

Meanwhile, Cangxuan, Danzhu, Chiyuan, and the others were still searching for usable items in some underground ruins.

Chapter 213 [Ji Lin: Isn't that a headscarf?]

"......"

Ji Lin stared at the empty bowl in his hand and fell silent. The reason for Ji Lin's silence was not because he was thinking about why Yuhaka's cooking was so delicious, but because Ji Lin finally remembered why he had come to see Lord Longxian.

She came to ask for medicine, not to freeload! Although she wanted medicine, the offerings she was to give to Lord Dragon Immortal were spilled in the battle with the corpse demons. How could she possibly ask Lord Dragon Immortal for medicine now?! Was she supposed to go to Lord Dragon Immortal empty-handed to ask for medicine?!

Yuhaka, standing to the side, looked at Ji Lin, who was sweating profusely and had an embarrassed expression, and asked in confusion:

"what happened?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Ji Lin trembled and quickly shook his head, saying somewhat flusteredly:

"I'm fine, Lord Dragon Immortal!"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words and seeing her current reaction, Yuhaka raised one eyebrow. Then, before Ji Lin could react, Yuhaka leaned close and licked her cheek with her little tongue. Ji Lin was so startled by the lick that she almost jumped up, but Yuhaka held her down and prevented her from getting away from Yuhaka.

Yuhaka, who had just licked Ji Lin, looked at Ji Lin with a serious expression and said:

"This is... the smell of a lie!"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Ji Lin was also startled. She did not expect that she would be seen through by the Dragon Immortal so quickly, which made Ji Lin very conflicted. However, in the end, Ji Lin still told Yuhaka about the situation in the tribe.

...The girl is explaining...

After listening to Ji Lin's words, Yuhaka nodded to show that he understood. So this little girl named Ji Lin had come to his lair on this mountain for what?

It turns out she came to find me for medicine. She originally brought a tribute (delicious food) to exchange for the medicine, but before that, the delicious food was destroyed by those people who smelled lifeless. They were such bad guys.

However, considering how much food Ji Lin and her tribe sent me, I'll help them out. After all, Yuhaka is a good kid too.

Then Yuhaka pulled Jilin along to go to their tribe.

"Really?! Lord Dragon Immortal, are you really willing to come with me to our tribe to treat my father?"

Hearing Ji Lin address him in that way, Yuhaka tilted his head in confusion and said:

"Lord Dragon Immortal? It's Youyou's name~"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Ji Lin blinked and looked at the little girl in front of her who was not even as tall as herself. Ji Lin was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the Dragon Immortal's name was so easy to remember.

Ji Lin nodded and said:

"I understand, Lady Youyou!"

When Yuhaka heard Jilin call his name, he nodded with a satisfied expression. Then, as Yuhaka took Jilin's hand and prepared to lead her to their tribe, the bed sheet draped over Jilin slipped off her body...

"........."

“O_O…”

As a cool breeze blew by, Ji Lin, feeling a slight chill on her body, blushed and looked at Yuhaka with teary eyes, saying:

"Um... Lady Youyou, do you have any extra clothes here?"

“(￣ω￣;) Yes, I do.”