
Although Huo Yuhao had a map guide, this was still the first time he had left around the Duke House. Because of this, he could not avoid getting lost several times, and he had to keep asking others for help to find the correct route to his destination.
This is what is called 'reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles'. He felt like he had learned a lot in just a few days. His mood also increased rapidly without the oppression and restrictions normally imposed within the Duke's Palace. The interesting things he saw during his journey caused him to become extremely excited. He's still young. After his body recovered, he did not feel tired while traveling. Instead, it could be said that he was a bird that had left his cage. This was the first time he had fun after his mother's death.
"I've been walking for six days, I should get there soon." Huo Yuhao carefully inspected the paper map in his hand, and then looked in the direction that the trees pointed at the roadside. He decided that he was already very close to the Great Star Dou Forest.
Huo Yuhao wiped off the sweat on his forehead as he walked into the forest by the roadside. As soon as he sat in the shade of the tree, intending to meditate and recover his spirit power, the sound of flowing water suddenly began to echo in the air. This voice immediately caused Huo Yuhao to jump in excitement.
The presence of water signifies that he can improve his lifestyle!
Huo Yuhao quickly closed his eyes, and quietly listened to the water source. As someone who possessed a spiritual-type martial soul, his six senses were much stronger than ordinary people. This was especially true when he closed his eyes. The moment he closed his eyes, the strength of his other five senses would increase slightly.
He quickly identified where the sound of water was coming from, and carefully advanced through the forest. The reason why he was so careful was not because the forest ground was uneven, but because he was afraid that his clothes would be torn by the thorns in the forest. These were the clothes her mother made herself for her.
He found his target without walking more than two hundred meters, which turned out to be a small tributary with a width of about three meters. The cold water inside is so clear that you can look straight down, and it creates a relaxed and refreshing feeling.
Huo Yuhao cheered happily, quickly took off his clothes, and then directly jumped into the river, which was not even two feet deep. The last time he took a shower was two days ago. The journey of the past two days had covered his body in sweat, and bathing in this cold and clear water was simply a pleasure that could not be more relaxed anymore.
After completely bathing, a brilliant feeling enveloped his entire body as he walked out of the river. He inwardly thought, Since I have already arrived at the Great Star Dou Forest, I will only rest well here.
He changed his clean clothes, proceeded to wash his dirty clothes in the river as well, and then hung them on a branch of a nearby tree. He then broke a tree branch that was about three feet long.
He used his right hand to pull a dagger from his scabbard at his waist. The length of the dagger was about forty centimeters, and the scabbard was dark green. The scabbard was made of hard leather, although he did not know if it was leather from beasts, or from beasts. He only knew that it was a gift his father had given his mother. It was always loved by her mother, so much so that her mother only gave it to her shortly before she died.
The handle of the dagger was about seventeen centimeters long, and had absolutely no beautiful decoration — it gave people a simple and unadorned feeling. Not only does it feel natural when grasped, but it also feels very comfortable.
It also makes no sound when unsheathed. The twenty-three centimeter long sword looked like clear autumn water, and it looked transparent. Huo Yuhao could not help but shiver due to the dense cold air around his knife, even though he seemed to have gotten used to it.
'Dagger of the White Tiger'. This is the name of the dagger, which his mother told him.
As Huo Yuhao looked at the White Tiger Dagger, the excitement in his eyes instantly turned into an expression of deep sadness. He seemed to see the figure of his mother in the reflection of the sword.
Holding the branch he had just cut off with one hand, Huo Yuhao used the White Tiger Dagger to shave his front. As the blade, which emitted a faint blue light, slashed at the tree branch, it felt like it was cutting tofu. After two or three cuts, the front of the tree branch has been sharpened.
After taking a deep breath, his eyes immediately sparkled. All the small details in the clear water were magnified in his eyes. He could now see a small change in the water ripples — even the small shrimp located between the cracks in the ground at the bottom of the river could not escape the attention of his Spirit Eye. Moreover, everything seemed to slow down the moment he saw her.
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao made a lightning-fast movement, and stabbed the sharp branch he was holding into the river.
“Pu—” When he raised his hand back, and twisted the tree branch upwards, a half-foot-long mackerel appeared at the tip.
To an ordinary person, piercing a fish was definitely something that required a technique. However, this was something that was very easy for Huo Yuhao, who had the help of the Spirit Eye to help him accurately determine the position of the fish.
A small fish was naturally not enough for him. After a while of labor, he had pierced ten mackerels that varied in length from seventeen centimeters, to thirty-three centimeters.
“This is good, at least it can last for two days. It wouldn't rot easily if I roasted it too. ”
Huo Yuhao happily crouched down beside the river, and used the White Tiger Dagger to eat mackerel. The sharp White Tiger Dagger easily managed to cut through the fish, no matter if it was its scales, chest, or stomach. This was not a problem at all for Huo Yuhao, who had been doing menial work with his mother since she was young. The ten fish were all exterminated after fifteen minutes.
He looked for some large leaves in the forest, and rinsed them in the river. Then, he placed the culled fish on the wet leaves. Afterwards, he found some dried twigs to use as firewood, and lit a fire beside the river after a while of work.
Huo Yuhao only had salt available as a seasoning, but it was enough for something like grilled fish. He attached clean mackerel to thin branches, and applied salt to their stomachs. Then he retrieved some leaves known as Purple Basil from his bag, which he obtained in the forest a few days ago. He washed and separated the Purple Basil before putting it into the belly of the fish. Only after this did he start grilling the fish on the grill that he made using some thick branches.
It didn't take long for an unusual smell to spread from the flames he made. The smell was extremely pungent, and contained a certain attraction that only he possessed. As Huo Yuhao slowly turned the mackerel, it slowly turned into gold. This, accompanied by a strong aroma, was extremely alluring.
Originally, he had only grilled two fish, and set aside the others. If he had grilled too many fish at once, it would be very easy for trouble to occur while he controlled the fire.
“How fragrant!”
A happy and gentle shout echoed in that moment. The shout sounded clear and pure, but it still shocked Huo Yuhao.
He looked towards the source of the sound, and saw two people walking along the side of the river. The person walking in front was a girl who looked to be around fifteen or sixteen years old, and had long black hair tied into a ponytail behind her. He was wearing a set of light blue swordsman robes that fit his shape, which seemed to depict his growing and refined body that was filled with youth.
He had phoenix-like eyes, which were large and bright. She also had a raised nose, an almost perfect oval face, and a beautiful and delicate face that was slightly happy as she stared at Huo Yuhao's roasted fish.
The one who followed behind him was a young man who seemed to be the same age as him. His slender body was tall and straight, while his short, blue hair shone with a jade-like luster in the sunlight. Even though he wasn't old, he gave people some sort of scientific feeling. His handsome face had a lazy yet warm smile on it, and his hands were placed on the back of his head. He also looked towards Huo Yuhao with an interested look. However, he did not look at the roasted fish, but at Huo Yuhao himself.