Martial Arts Crossover: My master tricked Huang Rong into becoming my wife!

Before we knew it, it was almost noon.

The two men and their dog returned laden with their loot, passed through the cave, and jumped down into the valley.

The two arrived at the cold pool. Chen Yanzhou dumped the bag of herbs on the ground, rolled up his sleeves, and began to wash them.

The muddy water flowed through his fingers, revealing the original yellowish-white color of the grass roots.

Wangcai lay beside him, its tongue sticking out long.

Huang Rong squatted by the pool, holding the skinned fat rabbit in her hand, looking disgusted.

"Chen Yanzhou, your peeling technique is too rough. You didn't even remove the membrane completely."

As she complained, she pulled a delicate little silver knife from her waist and her fingers flew as she gently scraped the rabbit meat.

Chen Yanzhou didn't even look up, rubbing a piece of he shou wu in his hand: "It's good enough to have something to eat, why be so picky? Besides, the membrane is only fragrant when it's burnt, you don't know any better."

Huang Rong pursed her lips and didn't respond.

She rinsed the prepared rabbit in the pool to wash away the blood, and when she looked up, she realized that one of the big guys was missing.

"Hey? Where's Brother Eagle?"

She looked around, but in the empty valley, apart from the sounds of wind and water, there was no sign of the Divine Eagle.

Chen Yanzhou neatly sorted the washed herbs and casually remarked, "I guess I'm going to give you an extra meal."

"An extra treat?" Huang Rong's eyes lit up, and the rabbit in her hand almost slipped into the water. "You mean... snake gall?"

"What else? Brother Eagle is very perceptive. He knows you're a glutton, so he has to give you a little something as a greeting gift, right?" Chen Yanzhou washed the last herb, shook the water droplets off his hands, and said, "Hurry up and marinate the rabbit first. My stomach is growling."

Huang Rong was in a great mood at the moment, so she didn't argue with him and happily responded.

"Eat, eat, all you do is eat. You might as well stuff yourself to death."

He muttered to himself, but his hands never stopped moving.

She found some flat stones in the crevices of the rocks by the pool and built a stove. She then picked up some dry pine branches from the surrounding area. With a flick of the tinderbox, wisps of smoke rose into the air.

Chen Yanzhou wasn't idle either.

He found a slightly sunken stone pit to use as a mortar and pestle, picked up a handy round stone to use as a pestle, and threw in all the herbs he had just washed.

Boom, boom, boom.

The dull sound of pounding medicine echoed through the valley.

On the other side, Huang Rong had already placed the rabbit on the fire.

It has to be said that this girl's talent in cooking is truly off the charts.

She somehow obtained a few large leaves, crushed the wild onions and berries she had just picked, and evenly spread the juice onto the rabbit meat. As the flames licked, a strange and refreshing fragrance instantly filled the air.

"It's almost done."

Huang Rong muttered to herself and took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom.

That was wild honey I just dug out from a crevice in a rock wall.

The crystal-clear honey flowed from the bottle opening and dripped onto the sizzling, oily rabbit meat.

laugh--

The oil mixed with honey instantly creates a domineering, sweet, and caramelized aroma.

Chen Yanzhou, who had been concentrating on grinding the medicine, sniffed and slowed down his movements.

"Wow, your honey-glazed roasted rabbit is so good, I bet even the head chefs in the imperial kitchen would have to admit defeat."

Huang Rong proudly raised her chin, twirling the twig in her hand to ensure the rabbit meat heated more evenly: "That's right, my skills are unparalleled! You should eat less later, this is the fruit of my labor."

Chen Yanzhou scraped out the mashed medicinal paste, added a few more Qingxin fruits, and continued mashing. "One must act with a conscience. I was the one who hunted this rabbit."

The two were arguing when suddenly it got dark overhead.

A strong gust of wind came crashing down, causing the flames in the fire to leap wildly and nearly singe Huang Rong's eyebrows.

"Gurgle—"

A loud cry from an eagle echoed through the valley.

The divine eagle folded its wings and landed steadily on an open ground not far from the two.

It had a purplish-black object in its mouth, dripping blood.

Huang Rong's eyes widened instantly.

She shoved the roasted rabbit in her hand into Chen Yanzhou's arms, not even bothering to wipe her hands, and pounced on him.

"Brother Eagle! You're finally back!"

They were even more affectionate than when they saw their own father.

The Divine Eagle tilted its head and glanced at her, letting out a few low gurgling sounds in its throat. Then, it flicked its neck, and the thing in its mouth drew an arc, heading straight for Huang Rong.

Huang Rong reacted quickly, scooping it up with both hands and catching it steadily.

A strong, fishy stench hit her, almost making her faint on the spot.

This is a snake gallbladder the size of an egg, completely purplish-black, still trembling slightly, covered with a layer of sticky liquid, which makes one's scalp crawl just looking at it.

Huang Rong looked at the thing in her hand, her throat bobbed involuntarily, and her stomach churned.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Chen Yanzhou.

Chen Yanzhou was holding the skewer of roasted rabbit, tearing off a piece of hind leg meat, and eating it with his mouth full of oil.

Seeing her looking over, he mumbled, "Why are you looking at me? Eat it while it's hot, it'll taste even fishier when it's cold."

"But...this is way too big!" Huang Rong said with a pained expression.

"You think it's too big? Give it to me, I won't mind."

"Don't even think about it!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong's instinct to protect her food instantly took over.

This is a treasure that increases internal energy. If I eat it, I won't be bullied by this guy anymore, I'll be able to…

Fight!

Huang Rong steeled her heart and closed her eyes.

She tilted her head back, opened her mouth wide, and stuffed the enormous snake gall into her mouth.

Gurgle.

They didn't go down.

The snake gallbladder was too big and extremely slippery; it got stuck in my throat as soon as it reached it.

Huang Rong's eyes widened instantly, her pretty face turning a deep purplish-red. She gripped her neck tightly with both hands, making a "boo-boo" sound as she spoke, her eyes rolling upwards.

The feeling was like swallowing a pebble whole, unable to go up or down, completely blocked.

Chen Yanzhou was gnawing on a rabbit head when he caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and he almost spat out the bone in his mouth.

"Are you a pig?! It's so big, why don't you just bite it open and swallow it whole?"

He shoved the rabbit aside, patted his bottom, stood up, and walked a few steps behind Huang Rong.

Huang Rong was almost suffocating at this moment, tears and snot streaming down her face. Her hands were flailing wildly in the air. When she saw Chen Yanzhou coming over, she seemed to have grasped at a lifeline and waved to him desperately.

Help...help me...

Chen Yanzhou looked at her silly, eye-rolling face and felt both annoyed and amused.

"Bear with it."

Before he finished speaking, he gathered his energy in his palm and slapped Huang Rong hard on the back.

boom!

The force of this palm strike was perfectly controlled, neither damaging the internal organs nor failing to generate a subtle, skillful power.

"vomit--"

Huang Rong's body jolted suddenly, and a strange gagging sound came from her throat.

The snake gall bladder that was stuck in the throat was finally pushed down the esophagus by external force.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough cough!"

Huang Rong collapsed to the ground, supporting herself with her hands, and began to cough violently.

The stench exploded in her esophagus, rising up her throat and making her tears stream down her face.

"Water...water..."

She called out in a hoarse voice.

Chen Yanzhou plucked a large leaf from the side, scooped some water from the pool, and handed it over.

Huang Rong took it and gulped down several mouthfuls before she felt alive again.

She collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, her chest heaving violently. Her once fair face was now a mixture of red and white, looking utterly disheveled.

"I almost... I almost died from a snake gall bladder..."

Huang Rong wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and muttered with lingering fear, "If this gets out, will my lifelong reputation be ruined?"

Chen Yanzhou squatted down next to her, looking at her miserable state, and couldn't help but laugh.

"You call yourself a paragon of virtue?"

"You're still laughing!"

Huang Rong was so angry she wanted to kick him, but she had no strength and could only weakly glare at him.