I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

"It's like an uninvited guest who insists on visiting your home, looking through your messy room, and helping to clean it up. Just when you think you have a close enough relationship with him and ask to visit his home, you are flatly rejected. Anyone would be unwilling to do that, right?"

Murakami Maki frowned and thought, then agreed, "Yes, such a friend is indeed too much. How can I be the only one embarrassed? Let me see what treasures he has hidden under his bed!"

Mai Sakurajima said softly: "One day, I will walk into his door and truly understand him..."

After two hours of fun, the four returned to the shore satisfied.

In May, the spring breeze is still chilly, and the slanting sunlight is already shining on the mountain tops.

Everyone started a fire again and gathered around it to keep warm.

Lin Hezhen looked at the time and suggested, "Let's go prepare the beggar's chicken. It takes several hours to roast it."

Murakami Maki asked in surprise, "How did you know I wanted to make beggar's chicken?"

"I can tell from the ingredients you prepared. I have to praise you this time. You did a good job." Lin Hezhen gave a thumbs up.

"Of course," Murakami Maki proudly took credit, "I asked online for delicious and fun camping food, and many people recommended this."

"Really? Then you will be responsible for digging the soil." Lin Hezhen handed her a shovel.

"Huh?" Murakami Maki looked confused.

"The most important step in making beggar's chicken is to wrap it in yellow mud and make it into mud balls before grilling, so yellow mud is indispensable."

"You want me to get it alone?" Murakami Maki widened her eyes.

Lin Hezhen said as if it was a matter of course: "Otherwise, we still have to cook this chicken."

Murakami Maki had no choice but to turn to Sakurajima Mai and begged, "Mai-chan, look at him!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go with you." Sakurajima Mai comforted her like a child.

"Remember to find yellow mud with few impurities, good viscosity and uniform color," Lin Hezhen reminded.

"Got it." Sakurajima Mai waved her hand, and the two of them carried shovels and plastic buckets and walked into the forest together.

Here, Lin Hezhen and Yukino cleaned the ingredients and lotus leaves together, and poke holes in the chicken with toothpicks to make it easier to marinate.

Then use green onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, cooking wine, onion, chili, salt, pepper, sugar and other seasonings, spread them evenly on the chicken, stuff it into the belly, and marinate it.

"We're back." After doing all this, Murakami Maki and Sakurajima Mai came over carrying a bucket of soil.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lin Hezhen took the bucket and said to them, "I'll go mix the mud, you guys prepare the barbecue tonight."

Murakami Maki then remembered: "Oh, yes, I also brought ingredients for Barbie Q, so let's wash our hands and put them on the skewers."

So, Lin Hezhen used lake water to mix the yellow mud into a sticky paste, while my aunt and Mai put pork belly, mushrooms, cauliflower, bell peppers, lamb, green onions and other ingredients on bamboo skewers at the table.

Yukino wrapped the marinated chicken in lotus leaves, tied it tightly with cotton thread, wrapped it in a layer of tin foil, and then wrapped it with lotus leaves again and tied it tightly.

Lin Hezhen spread a thick layer of mud on the outside of the lotus leaf, rolled the beggar's chicken into a mud ball, and finally put the mud ball into the fire and covered it with dry firewood and hay.

"It's done. All we have to do now is wait two or three hours." Lin Hezhen said while washing his hands.

The four of them put all the skewers on, washed their hands, and sat on the recliners to play poker leisurely.

After more than a dozen rounds, Murakami Maki pushed her cards away and complained unhappily, "Why do I always lose? You young people have no moral principles and gang up on me."

Lin Hezhen smiled and said, "Aunt, if you play badly, don't make excuses. It will hurt your character."

"It's you who insisted on playing Texas Hold'em. There are so few people and the rules are hard to remember. Wouldn't it be better to play something simpler?" Murakami Maki shook her head like a rattle.

"I'm not going to play anymore. I'm going to go see if the beggar's chicken is ready." She licked her lips and grabbed a wooden stick to poke the fire.

Chapter 91 Forever, Onii-chan

After two hours of roasting, the yellow mud covering the beggar's chicken has turned into a hard shell and looks like a real stone.

Maki Murakami used a wooden stick to pull it out of the fire and hit the outer shell hard to create cracks.

The outer shell fell off piece by piece, emitting high temperature from inside, revealing the tightly bound lotus leaves inside.

Maki Murakami said excitedly: "Amazing, it's exactly the same as in the YouTube video! Oh, no, the mud crust underneath is a little black, is it burnt inside?"

Yukino squatted beside it and observed it carefully for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, only the outer shell is slightly black, the lotus leaf inside is of normal color, there should be no problem."

They used a shovel to move the beggar's chicken wrapped in lotus leaves to the table. Lin Hezhen used scissors to cut the cotton thread and tore the lotus leaves bit by bit. White steam immediately rose up.

"It's pretty hot."

"Be careful." Sakurajima Mai handed him the gloves.

"Thank you, but I don't need this yet."

Lin Hezhen secretly poured spiritual power into his hands, and a cool feeling covered his skin, instantly isolating the heat.

He used his hands to pull apart the lotus leaves, revealing the golden roasted beggar's chicken inside.

"It smells so good!" Murakami Maki took a deep breath of the aroma and her saliva was almost flowing out.

“Pa!” Lin Hezhen slapped her outstretched paw hard, “You’ll get burned. Wait until I put it on the plate before you eat.”

He used a knife and fork to cut the chicken into pieces and put them into everyone's bowl.

The marinated chicken is roasted until it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, mixed with the fragrance of lotus leaves, it is irresistible.

"Delicious!" Murakami Maki gave a thumbs up while wolfing down the food.

Xue Na also praised: "It is worthy of being the famous traditional food of the Celestial Empire. It can be made with only lotus leaves and mud. The person who came up with this idea must be a genius."

"The most important thing is that the cooking method is very interesting and very suitable for camping. Unfortunately, I have to work when I go back, and I probably won't have the chance to camp again." Sakurajima Mai said regretfully.

Yukino asked in surprise, "Could it be that Sakurajima-senpai is going to make a comeback?"

“Yes, I will be busy from now on, but I will help you and Kazuma deal with things here before I leave. Otherwise, I will be worried. After all, Yukinoshita-san is so charming.”

Sakurajima Mai gave a sly smile and said meaningfully.

"I hope you don't misunderstand me. There is no possibility of a relationship between Lin and I. After all, we are not the same species at all."

Xueno pretended to be calm and raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ears. Her jade-like ears were inadvertently exposed and were stained with a hint of red.

"Did you hear that, Kazuma? Now that I've said that, don't keep pestering me. I'll make surprise raids from time to time to see if you're bullying Yukino-chan."

She winked at Lin Hezhen deliberately.

Lin Hezhen spread his hands helplessly: "Find out who is bullying whom? The mental damage that Yukinoshita has caused me is enough for me to sue her in court!"

Yukino crossed her arms and chuckled, "Ah, Lin and Fungus's mind is as small as your name. Should I say you are worthy of being called Fungus?"

"Maybe he enjoys the sharp tongue of beautiful girls. Not only that, he also likes girls to step on his feet, is obsessed with dressing up as a bunny girl, and is happy to be called 'onnie-chan' by girls who are not related to him by blood." Mai added.

"What a pervert!" Yukino showed a cold and disgusted expression.

Lin Hezhen cried out: "Why are you two targeting me together? If I am guilty, please let the law judge me instead of letting two girls attack me here!"

Murakami Maki, who had been watching the show nearby, muttered, "The drama of the year - the tragic battle between my childhood sweetheart, my classmates, my seniors, and my juniors. My classmates and seniors are already in place, and I only need a childhood sweetheart and a junior to continue the series."

Lin Hezhen's mouth twitched as he said, "Let's put aside your wild imagination. Where can I find a childhood sweetheart in such a short time? This thing can only be cultivated from childhood."

“Kazuma, you’re wrong.” Murakami Maki pushed up the non-existent glasses on her nose.

"You forgot about the existence of a childhood sweetheart. Even if they didn't grow up together, as long as there is a bond between them in childhood, the childhood sweetheart that fell from the sky can kill everything and secure the victory!"

Lin Hezhen covered his forehead helplessly: "I'm really impressed by you. Where did you learn these crooked ideas? Is your brain filled with only yellow garbage? The real world is not butter, you can't take it for granted."

Murakami Maki disagreed: "Art comes from reality. In fact, many things that happen in reality are more illogical than butter."

"I don't want to bother with you. Eat chicken, eat chicken." Lin Hezhen could only turn his grief and anger into appetite and lower his head to deal with the beggar chicken that was chopped into pieces.

As night fell, a crescent moon appeared in the sky, emitting a bright and soft white light.

The night sky is dotted with stars, shining brightly, as dazzling as diamonds.

The clouds in the sky were also rendered in a silver-gray color, with wisps of clouds floating in the wind, looking particularly dreamy.

By the quiet lake, Lin Hezhen and three others gathered around the fire, warming themselves while grilling skewers.

The meat skewers brushed with secret teriyaki sauce made a sizzling sound on the grill, the oil on the skewers slid down the edge of the grill, and the aroma of the gravy wafted in the air, refreshing the heart.

Lin Hezhen turned the skewers over while applying oil to them. When the heat was almost right, he sprinkled cumin powder, chili powder, white sesame seeds, and chopped green onions on them and started cooking!

"It's so cool! As expected, Barbie Q is the soul of camping and picnics!" Murakami Maki cheered and kept eating skewers.

She looked as if she was a reincarnated starving ghost, and there was absolutely no trace of the elegant demeanor of an urban white-collar woman.

Lin Hezhen couldn't help but persuade him, "You should eat less. You just had beggar's chicken. Eating so much meat will make you fat. Look at how careful Mai-senpai and Yukinoshita-san are."

In order to avoid being targeted by the two again, Lin Hezhen addressed them all with honorifics. The two people, whom he treated so carefully, were each holding a bunch of vegetables and chewing them slowly.

"Xiaohe, you still don't understand enough about women. In fact, every woman has another stomach that is specially used for barbecue." Murakami Maki argued cunningly.

"The original sentence is to hold desserts, right? There is no second stomach at all. Are people with two stomachs genetic mutations?"

"You are too serious. A man like this will not be welcome."

"That's exactly what I wanted." Lin Hezhen sighed.

He just wanted to quietly cultivate and become an immortal by himself, but he was always involved in various extraordinary events, as if there was an invisible hand in the dark controlling the thread of his destiny.

Mai Sakurajima, who was sitting next to him, leaned over and whispered in his ear, her warm breath hitting his sensitive ear tips.

“I’ll always welcome Kazuma, forever, Onii-chan,” she whispered softly.

Chapter 92 Visiting the Yukinoshita Family

Lin Hezhen and his group played in Zhahuang for a few more days and finally set out on their journey back to Dongdu.

As soon as the plane landed, Murakami Maki hurriedly said goodbye to them and dragged her luggage into the TV station's nanny car.

She had accumulated a lot of work after a few days of rest and needed to get back to it urgently.

"Let's take a taxi. Where do you live, Yukinoshita? We can go together if it's convenient for us." Lin Hezhen had just received the living expenses from Murakami Maki. He had enough money, so he didn't care about the taxi fare.

"Well, I'm planning to move." Yukino said firmly.

At this point, she really didn't know what expression she should use to face her family. She was afraid that she would feel like vomiting when she saw their ugly faces, let alone living under the same roof.

"Is there a house for rent near your home? Anyway, we can't be too far away now, so it's best for me to live next to your house."

Lin Hezhen thought for a moment and said, "The apartment to the right of my house is for rent, but there is already a tenant living there."

Yukino frowned and said, "Is that so? If I offer double the price, the other party should be willing to sublease it to me, right?"

Mai said regretfully, "It's a pity that Kazuma and I don't live on the same floor, otherwise Yukinoshita-san could have moved directly into my house."

"Sakurajima-senpai and Lin-kun live in the same building?" Yukino asked in surprise.

"Yeah," Mai nodded, "We go to school and go home together almost every day, but we never said a word to each other before. If I hadn't been robbed of my sense of existence by the Unsmiling Cat, I probably would never have known in my life that the junior who lives upstairs is a hidden master."

"The silent cat? Sense of existence? Has Sakurajima-senpai been involved in a supernatural incident before?" Yukino could think of a lot of things at once.

Before at the camping site, Sakurajima Mai did not tell the story of her meeting with Hayashi Kazuma, so Yukinoshita Yukino thought that Sakurajima Mai had been on the mysterious side from the beginning.

"Ah, that was a dream-like story. Thinking about it now, I still find it incredible."

Seeing that the two girls were about to start a girlstalk, Lin Hezhen had to interrupt them.

"Let's put aside the chat for now and do the business first. Yukinoshita, I'll go with you to your residence to move your luggage. Leave your stuff at my house first. Then we'll go find the tenant next door. With my mental hint, he will definitely sublet it to you. Mai, why don't you go back first?"

"No, I want one too..." Sakurajima Mai was about to object when her cell phone suddenly rang.

Seeing that the caller ID showed "agency", she had no choice but to answer the call.

"Is that so... Okay, I understand... Thank you, goodbye." Mai hung up the phone unwillingly.

"The movie we talked about before is about to start shooting. Damn it, it has to be at this time. I also want to help Yukinoshita-san move." Mai said frustratedly.

Lin Hezhen comforted him, "It's okay. Work is more important. Moving is a physical job. You, a girl, can't help much. I'll do it."

Mai Sakurajima sighed. Helping was secondary. She mainly didn't want to leave the two of them alone.

She felt uneasy at the thought that the person she liked would have to stay within 10 meters from other girls for the next few months.

But who is Mai Sakurajima? She quickly adjusted her mindset and regained her confidence.

Yukinoshita Yukino is very beautiful, but she herself is also a beautiful girl of the same level.

What's more, she has an even greater advantage in terms of figure, has a closer relationship with Lin Hezhen, and understands him better.

There is no reason why a man that you can't conquer would be snatched away by someone else in such a short time.

You should have the leeway of a mature woman. A woman who is too narrow-minded will not be liked by men. It is enough to be jealous and show your attitude appropriately, but it should not interfere with real work.