Raise a sword!

An hour later, Jiang Peng had fully recovered her strength.

After finishing his cultivation, he couldn't wait to get up and dig out the two pheasants.

The mud covering the pheasant had been roasted until it was charred and hard. When you gently cracked it open, the juices from the chicken flowed out through the gaps in the banana leaves, releasing a fragrant aroma.

Then, peel back the banana leaves to reveal a pheasant steaming hot and dripping with juice.

The skin was slightly browned, while the meat inside was still tender; the cooking time was just right.

Sun Yinxi opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Peng with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

She saw Jiang Peng tear off a chicken leg, first tentatively take a small bite, smack his lips a couple of times, then nod heavily twice, and then quickly devour the plump chicken leg, leaving only the bones.

"Is it really that delicious?" Sun Yinxi couldn't help but ask.

"Would you like to try some, senior sister?"

"Well... I'll try it, just a little bit." Sun Yinxi finally couldn't resist.

She stepped forward and took the chicken leg from Jiang Peng. Taking a small bite, the first thing she noticed was the smoothness and springiness of the chicken.

The "smooth" flavor comes from chicken fat that has been roasted at high temperatures and then mixed with a sweet and savory sauce made with ginger and scallions. This removes the gamey smell and leaves only a meaty aroma.

The chicken was cooked to perfection, the meat was neither tough nor dry, and it was a wild chicken from the forest that gave it such a good texture.

As for the taste...

The first taste is slightly sweet, but before the sweetness can fully develop, a mixture of saltiness and complex spice flavors bursts forth.

Because of the cuts made by Jiang Peng on the chicken, the flavor penetrated deeply even though it wasn't marinated for too long.

Jiang Peng, who was standing next to Sun Yinxi, watched as the chicken leg in Sun Yinxi's hand was reduced to bones in just a couple of bites, and silently handed her a wing.

Then they handed over a wing.

"The chicken breast isn't very meaty, but you should try it."

"What about chicken hearts and chicken livers? Those two have a rather unique texture."

"This is the neck; it has little meat and a lot of bone, but it's quite satisfying to gnaw on."

"You even want to try chicken butts?"

A moment later, a small pile of chicken bones had formed in front of Sun Yinxi.

She only realized what was happening when she saw the bottom of the banana leaf in front of her, and then her face flushed slightly.

"I...I..." She stammered for a long time without being able to utter a coherent sentence. She didn't dare to look at Jiang Peng, and her gaze wandered aimlessly.

Jiang Peng laughed and said, "I already made two. This one was for my senior sister. I managed to sneak a chicken leg... I'll return it to you later."

"No...no need." Sun Yinxi almost ran back to where she had been meditating and closed her eyes.

Just then, Jiang Peng suddenly noticed a sound behind her, like something had fallen to the ground.

He turned around and saw an old man dressed in rags like a beggar, picking at another beggar's chicken with both hands, his cloudy eyes almost shining.

Jiang Peng was startled.

If the sound of the person landing hadn't been quite loud, he wouldn't have even noticed that the other person was approaching.

Jiang Peng quickly looked at Sun Yinxi, only to see that Sun Yinxi had already stood up with a wary expression.

"Fellow Daoist..."

"What fellow Daoist? I'm just an old beggar... no, not a beggar, but an old swindler."

The old beggar removed the wrapping from the beggar's chicken, and his two dirty hands, covered in mud, embraced the whole chicken.

"Hehe, kid, this is beggar's chicken, right? Beggar's chicken is for beggars!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old beggar took a bite out of the chicken's rear end.

"Damn...it smells amazing! Even better than the dragon liver and phoenix gall from Tingchao Pavilion!"

At this moment, Jiang Peng had quietly retreated to Sun Yinxi's side. Neither of them made a sound, and they watched quietly as the old beggar quickly ate the whole chicken clean.

He even chewed the chicken bones to pieces with a crunching sound.

Then, the old beggar looked at Jiang Peng with lingering interest.

"Kid, I watched you cook this pheasant. It's not hard to make, but the sauce... hehe, I saw you had a big jar of it in your storage bag."

Jiang Peng silently opened the storage bag and took out the sauce jars she had prepared in advance.

"It's made from a combination of common seasonings, just with a slightly special recipe. The ingredients aren't precious, so please accept this as a gift, senior."

"Hehe, that's great." The old beggar hugged the sauce jar to his chest, touching it all over as if he had found some rare treasure.

Seeing this, Jiang Peng suddenly felt that the animals in the mountains and forests were probably going to suffer.

Realizing that the old beggar in front of her was not simple but had no ill intentions, and with the thought of going all the way to the end, or even making friends with him, Jiang Peng took out a few more jars from her storage bag.

"Huh? You have so many? Why is the color different from mine?" The beggar's eyes widened in surprise.

Jiang Peng introduced each of the spice jars one by one.

"Sweet and spicy, sour and spicy, numbing and spicy, honey, and also garlic sauce, barbecue sauce..."

After introducing each type of sauce in detail, Jiang Peng then talked about the uses of each sauce.

Some are suitable for grilling raw meat, some for braising, and some for marinating, etc.

They also caught a fish from the nearby river, cleaned it on the spot, brushed it with barbecue sauce, and grilled it over the fire until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They then placed it on a banana leaf.

Finally, the fish was covered with garlic sauce.

The old beggar next to him had already broken off two twigs to use as chopsticks and had been eyeing them for a long time.

Seeing Jiang Peng make a gesture of invitation, he immediately stepped forward and picked up a piece of fish head with his chopsticks.

After tasting it, the old beggar closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

"Phew... I've almost forgotten when I last ate something properly."

The moment the words left his mouth, the old beggar suddenly appeared beside Jiang Peng in a flash.

"Kid, who is Lü Dehong to you?"

Jiang Peng was stunned for a moment before realizing that Lü Dehong was indeed the name of Master Lü.

Knowing that the person in front of her meant no harm, Jiang Peng immediately realized that the other party might be about to offer her something in return.

"I am a disciple of the Cangshan Sect. This lady next to me is my Senior Sister Sun. She is the disciple of Master Lü's daughter."

The old beggar glanced at Sun Yinxi with surprise, clicked his tongue twice, and then pulled out an ancient book covered in oil stains from his tattered clothes.

"I must repay the kindness of a meal... I originally intended to give you a few pointers to get rid of you, but I never expected to run into a seasoned gourmand, which opened my eyes to a whole new world."

"You two have one hour to comprehend this method; do not miss it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old beggar grabbed the banana leaf containing the grilled fish, grinned at Jiang Peng, and then disappeared in an instant.

Only then did Jiang Peng and Sun Yinxi finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Facing a stranger who could take their lives at any moment, and in this desolate place with no village or shop in sight, their hearts were already pounding with tension.

"Thank you, junior brother," Sun Yinxi said.

If it weren't for Jiang Peng, there would have been no senior to pass on the teachings.

"Let's see what's in this ancient book first. The senior said there was only one hour, which is probably not an exaggeration."

The two of them opened the ancient book together, and three words immediately came into view: "Gangfeng Step".

Sun Yinxi's eyes widened in surprise.

"This is a third-tier movement technique! I know who that senior is!"

Chapter 137, "The Old Beggar," is updated! Read it now!