After a tiring day, the sun finally sets, allowing darkness to take over the sky.
Endless ink sprinkled on the sky, sweeping away the remaining heat in Devans City and replacing it with a cool breeze.
Valentine sat at the table. The air was filled with a strong aroma of meat, and the breeze penetrated into his nasal cavity, making the young man's mouth full of saliva and his index finger moving.
But the expression on his face remained as cold as during the day.
Countless shining stars in the sky fell down, reflecting in Valentine's dark eyes, as if they had arrived at another clear and clean night sky.
This is a food stall in Devans City Night Market, specializing in a variety of cured meats and grilled skewers, which are also specialties of this border city.
Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, when the city of Devans was just a military camp, because it was far away from the city, the supplies mostly consisted of dry food and few fresh vegetables, so the soldiers in the camp often went out to hunt for tooth sacrifices.
Every Saturday night, the soldiers would cut the meat obtained from hunting in the previous days into large chunks, string them together with the wild vegetables picked in the forest, and grill them directly on the fierce bonfire.
When the meat turns red and drips with oil, take it out and smear it with a thick layer of sauce, sprinkle with various seasoning powders, and the "marching skewers" are ready.
Sometimes, soldiers would eat directly without any sauce, enjoying the pure natural taste of the hot meat, replenishing the energy consumed during the week, and exercising their teeth.
Since then, the two practices of marching strings have been passed down, and they were carried forward after the military camp turned into a city, becoming a unique ID card in Devans City.
But unlike the battle between sweet and salty tofu brains on earth, lovers of these two kinds of marching skewers get along very harmoniously, and every barbecue food stall will provide these two kinds of skewers for diners to choose from.
As Chen Le's first human friend, Valentine naturally wanted to take her to experience this unique delicacy in Devans City.
"It sounds delicious!"
This was the first thing Chen Le said after hearing Valentine's introduction to the marching string.
The girl clenched her fists in front of her chest, her eyes were shining, and her tail was wagging wildly behind her. She looked like she wanted to eat Valentine.
I'm afraid she'll be drooling in a little while.
Although the little fox was looking forward to the barbecue in the evening, Valentine took her to a clothing store to buy some clothes first.
After all, running around in the street wearing leather armor and carrying a knife would easily attract the attention of others. Maybe some garrison soldiers would kidnap her away later.
The reason is suspected of endangering public safety.
The little fox sitting across from the square table was wearing plain casual clothes, and his coat was open, perfectly showing off the girl's rounded curves that were tightly squeezed by the striped shirt, making Valentine couldn't help but take a few more glances.
It was at this time that he discovered that this little fox was also very interesting.
This made Valentine have a question.
Why are the girls he likes all huge R?
Xing Yihuang is like this, Raphael is like this, that... Franka is like this too.
It has been the same since he came to this world, right up to this little fox now.
They all have great figures, and at first glance they look like they would not be able to feed their children.
He couldn't think of an answer.
He doesn't believe that being an LSP is the answer.
Valentine was thinking about some wonderful things in his mind, and Chen Le, who was sitting opposite him, was not idle either.
The girl was sitting on the chair and bent over, with her elbows on her thighs and her index fingers on both hands, tapping the table constantly. She lowered her head slightly and pouted her mouth, as if she was waiting very impatiently for the food to arrive.
But only she knows that this is just a disguise.
Chen Le has been rolling his eyes and peeking at Valentine across the table since not long ago, but what he was thinking about was similar to that of a young man.
[Why is he so nice to me? From noon until now...]
[Destroy the monsters, return to the city, join the Adventurer's Guild, and take me shopping for clothes and dinner. ]
[Could it be that you want to pick me up? ]
The girl is an adult after all. Although she has never experienced love, she has read romance novels describing this kind of thing. She has also met other peers in the tribe who are in love.
She truly believes that there are still many good people in the world and that pure friendship exists between men and women.
But his mother's words before departure still made Chen Le's mind run in a strange direction.
"Don't believe what human men say. They have ulterior motives in approaching you. They want to deceive you physically and emotionally!"
Could it be that Yifeng approached me for this purpose too...
/do you like him? /
A sudden sentence came out of the girl's heart, causing Chen Le's tail to stop suddenly, but it quickly returned to its original state.
This voice is very cold and comes from another personality in this body.
Her sister Wenwen, Tang Yuwen.
[Like it? Can't talk about it? ]
[I just think he is a very good friend and I only have a little liking for him. ]
Chen Le responded to Tang Yuwen's inquiry, but the second sentence made her feel guilty.
/More than a little, right? /
One body and two souls, Tang Yuwen can be regarded as Chen Le's backing spirit. The two share their senses and memories, and she naturally knows exactly what the little fox is thinking.
This sentence made Chen Le blush.
It took a long time for her to react.
[It's more than a little...but,]
[But this can’t be considered liking it, right? ]
/I don’t know, I haven’t been in love either. /
Tang Yuwen responded very simply.
/But I quite like this guy. /
Then the second sentence made Chen Le furious.
"well?!"
The girl's body stiffened and she couldn't help but scream.
This sound caught Valentin's attention. He retracted his gaze from the starry sky and placed it on the girl's panicked face.
"What's wrong?"
His voice was soft, but his eyes were as clean and deep as the night sky, with no emotional fluctuations visible.
But Chen Le heard the concern in the boy's voice.
Very light.
"Nothing, nothing..."
Chen Le shook his head, with an awkward smile on his face.
"oh."
The girl's raised corners of her mouth told Valentin of her panic, which made the boy's heart tremble, as if he had been electrocuted.
This little fox...
No matter what expression she makes, she is extremely cute.
"The skewers are ready, eat them while they're hot."
He lightly knocked on the table, and Chen Le lowered his head. Dozens of skewers of delicious and delicious barbecue lay on a metal tray and came into view.
It turned out that the meat came up when she was in a daze, but she just didn't notice it.
"March skewers, big and beautiful pieces of meat. In addition to meat, there are also other animal livers and vegetables on skewers."
Valentine picked up a bunch and put it in front of him. The tip of his nose twitched slightly, and a burnt smell rushed down his nose and into his brain.
“The equivalent of a smorgasbord in the barbecue world.”
“Either taste the original taste of the food without seasoning, or slather it with the sauce pepper paprika and give your taste buds a grand battle.”
The young man opened his mouth, bit the meat skewer, twisted his neck and tore it apart suddenly. The expression on his face no longer looked cold but became ferocious and terrifying. A piece of meat about half the size of a palm entered his mouth.
"Just like the soldiers who invented this meat skewer, enjoy fighting with food."
"Hearty and refreshing, it clears away the fatigue of the whole day."
His voice was a little unclear, but Chen Le still understood it.
The girl looked at the food in front of her, and after a short selection, she picked up a skewer with no sauce and more vegetables, and gently bit off a piece with her teeth and put it in her mouth.
hiss--
Memories flooded into Chen Le's mind like a tide, and she remembered the night she spent outdoors with her friends.
The same is vegetables mixed with animal meat, and the same is without seasoning.
It seemed as if what I took a bite of was not food, but the entire forest, this nature.
“It’s quite delicious.”
After quickly finishing the skewers in his hand, Chen Le swallowed the food in his mouth and gave his own evaluation.
"That's natural."
These words made Valentine reveal a rare smile.
He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of hot tea for the girl. The hot red juice was glowing with yellow light, and there were several tea leaves tumbling in the cup, like mythical beasts in the mountains and sea of clouds in the legend.
"The birthplace of red scented tea is Sharan City in the west of the mainland. As the human army spread throughout the continent, it has become the most affordable and popular drink."
"Soldiers used this tea to relieve their greasiness."
The army does not allow drinking, even for rest. In addition, the taste of marching skewers is too greasy and heavy, so the red flower tea, which can quench thirst and relieve greasiness, is very popular among soldiers.
Moreover, the red flower is very adaptable to the environment. The seeds can germinate in a few weeks without any care after planting, so it has become a special drink for the military.
"I've also drank this in my tribe. There is a large field of red flowers not far from my home. It's so beautiful when spring comes."
Chen Le picked up the quilt and drank the tea in one gulp.
The slight greasiness in the mouth disappeared, leaving a slight sweetness.
"Really? I'd like to take a look."
Valentine destroyed another skewer of barbecue and filled their cups with tea.
"Why……?"
These words caused the girl's movements to freeze.
But it soon returned to normal.
[What does he mean by this...]
[Do you want to go home with me? ]
Chen Le's thoughts did not change because of the delicious food.
/No, he just wanted to take a look and had no intention of that. /
As a result, Tang Yuwen gave the little fox a hard hammer for accidentally turning on the Huaichun switch.
/There is an old saying that falling in love will turn people into idiots with negative IQs. /
/I see you really like him. /
…
[I don't! ]
The girl took a hard bite of the beast's meat and retorted loudly in her heart.
/If your aunt hadn't said that to you before departure, maybe you wouldn't be tempted at all now. /
/ I simply think Yifeng is a good person. /
Maybe this is good intentions leading to bad things...
She said those words to prevent her child from being deceived emotionally, but it ended up planting a seed in her heart.
Then Valentine came over with a kettle and watered it.
Selina and Ada, who met at the Adventurer's Guild, fertilized the seeds.
It has sprouted now, and is tender green and very cute.
The night market in Devans City is very lively, there are many people in the food stalls, and the air is filled with a strong aroma of barbecue.
The noisy environment did not affect the two people who were making skewers. They quietly destroyed the food in their hands and occasionally exchanged a few words. The atmosphere was not warm.
Yifeng's character is like this.
But Chen Le had something on his mind.
This girl with zero love experience meets someone of the opposite sex who makes her heart beat.
Are they in love or are they just being passionate?
Is the young man sincere towards her or does he have ulterior motives?
Chen Le doesn't know.
This has never happened to her.
We can only rely on time to slowly test it.
but……
The girl is looking forward to the sweet future.
