Chapter 58

It was Yin He who brought people to find Lu Yu again, and it was him who praised Lu Yu’s barbecue as extremely delicious, blowing him up to the sky. Now Lu Yu was being looked down upon, and the fire in his heart surged upward, making him almost lose his temper.

The man in the colorful beast skin was named Zhou Lang, the beloved only son of the chief of the Dao Ma (Blade Horse) Tribe.

The Dao Ma Tribe was very powerful, a large tribe that had been thriving for many years. Despite facing numerous attacks from wild beasts and tribal wars, they had never collapsed but had only grown stronger. Some even said that the strength of the Dao Ma Tribe was second only to the three major tribes in the Beast Plains. Although it was unclear why they hadn’t entered the inner layers of the stone city, it seemed that even those tribes in the inner layers couldn’t beat the Dao Ma Tribe.

Yin He knew Zhou Lang’s background, so despite feeling extremely angry, he held back.

Even if Yin He wasn’t very sensible, he knew not to cause trouble for his father. Some troubles were not something he could afford. But he was still very unwilling. These people often teased him, which he could tolerate, but they also often ate meat together. Lu Yu’s barbecue was clearly better than any barbecue he had ever eaten, so why should he back down?

Yin He turned to Lu Yu and urged, “Didn’t you put something on the meat I gave you last time? Take it out and put it on the meat to show them!”

Lu Yu remained expressionless. First, he was mocked for no reason, and now Yin He was clearly challenging him, truly bullying him at will.

Lu Yu’s voice was devoid of any warmth. “There isn’t any left.”

Yin He became anxious. “None left? How could there be none left? I brought plenty of fur. Name your price, and take it out quickly.”

Lu Yu replied, “There really isn’t any left.”

Lu Yu wasn’t lying. Those mixed seasoning powders were made by him at the time, but during these days, he had found many new wild seasonings and made new seasoning powders, which were even more delicious and varied. The original ones were naturally gone.

Zhou Lang chuckled. “Indeed, just a swindler. Even if you had it, it’s probably stolen goods from somewhere.”

After saying that, he looked at Yin He with a smirk. “Yin  He, I thought I could have some fun with you, but I didn’t expect you to be so stupid. Tsk tsk.”

Zhou Lang’s disdainful attitude successfully angered Yin He.

Even though Yin He didn’t want to cause trouble for his father, he couldn’t help it at this moment. He stamped his feet and said, “I was just trying to appease you. Who wants to hang out with you? His barbecue is the most delicious!”

Zhou Lang’s face darkened, and he glared fiercely at Yin He before turning his gaze to Lu Yu.

Zhou Lang was taken aback.

He thought he would see two enraged people, but he only saw one. That swindler, although his face was inscrutable, his expression was calm.

Of course, Lu Yu was angry, but unlike Yin He, he wouldn’t fully show his emotions, especially now facing a group of people whose backgrounds he didn’t know.

Lu Yu said calmly, “Warrior, no matter what you think, this is my hut. Please leave. And you, Yin He, please leave too.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from behind.

“Lu Yu, are you cooking? I’m hungry—oh, who are you?”

Shan Pu ran over after finishing his work, braked abruptly, and stopped beside Lu Yu.

Fortunately, Lu Yu had warned them once again that once they entered the stone city, they were not allowed to call him a witch, regardless of whether there were outsiders or not. So Shan Pu didn’t expose them this time.

Lu Yu said indifferently, “Nobody. Irrelevant people.”

“Oh…” Shan Pu scratched his neck. The witch’s tone was cold enough. It seemed the witch didn’t like these people.

At this time, Tai Lie and the others also landed a few steps behind Shan Pu and walked over.

Tai Lie walked to Lu Yu’s side, glanced at Zhou Lang and the others without expression, and asked Lu Yu softly, “What’s going on?”

Lu Yu shook his head. “Nothing—”

“Are you the leader?” Zhou Lang rudely interrupted between the two.

Zhou Lang’s eyes were sharp, and he could tell that Tai Lie’s momentum was different from others.

Tai Lie lifted his eyelids expressionlessly. “Who are you?”

“Whoever you are, please leave immediately.”

Tai Lie wasn’t a fool. How could he not sense the strangeness in the atmosphere? Seeing that Lu Yu was not injured, he wanted these people to leave quickly.

However, if Tai Lie had heard what Zhou Lang said to Lu Yu earlier, he might not have been talking but acting with his hands now.

The coldness mixed in the tall man’s tone made Zhou Lang’s body stiff for a moment, but he quickly reacted and snorted coldly.

So what if he’s tall and strong? There were plenty of such people in their Dao Ma Tribe. What was there to be afraid of?

Ignoring the suggestion to leave, Zhou Lang put on a fake smile. “It seems like you’re going to make dinner tonight, right?”

Shan Pu rolled his eyes. “It’s none of your business!” This guy must have heard what he shouted just now.

Yin He’s annoyed expression paused, his eyes lighting up as he approached, “Are you guys going to barbecue?”

Lu Yu was particularly skilled at barbecuing, and as long as Lu Yu cooked a meal, it would surely shut Zhou Lang up.

Zhou Lang could tell what he was thinking and chuckled coldly in his heart. “We happen to be hungry now. I’ll give you a lot of fur in exchange. How about it?”

Tai Lie and the others were not sure, but Lu Yu had just been subjected to a lot of ridicule and sarcasm. How could they not understand what this person meant?

Seeing Tai Lie about to speak with a furrowed brow, Lu Yu stopped him and asked Zhou Lang, “Do you really want to eat the food I make?”

Zhou Lang squinted, “You’re not putting poison in the meat, are you?”

Lu Yu chuckled lightly.

Poison?

How could he possibly put such a thing in the food he made?

“Do you want to eat it or not?”

Zhou Lang looked him up and down, “Yes, of course.”

Although this man seemed normal and showed no embarrassment at being found out, Zhou Lang still didn’t believe he could barbecue anything good.

He was different from the ignorant Yin He. The food he had eaten was all prepared by many people together, and then the best pieces were presented to him. Moreover, apart from his tribe’s barbecue, he even had the privilege of eating food from the Three Major Tribes.

It was said that those foods were prepared for the witch!

It goes without saying how noble the witchs were. Any meat that could enter the witch’s mouth must be the best food the Three Major Tribes could find. How delicious that food was, these people couldn’t even imagine.

Thinking of this, Zhou Lang’s slightly shaken heart became firm.

Even if this person could barbecue something better than usual, it was only because he had seen less. He hadn’t seen anything better!

At this moment, Shan Pu’s head leaned toward Lu Yu’s side, whispering, “Lu Yu, are you really going to barbecue for them?”

Lu Yu teased him with a smile, “Don’t worry, you won’t miss out on your share.”

Shan Pu urgently said, “I-I didn’t mean that!”

Lu Yu quickly reassured him, “I know, I know, just kidding.”

With that said, he put on a serious look and explained earnestly, “The situation now is, even if I don’t do it, that guy won’t stop. And, we came this time not only to get treasure along the way, right? If this person goes around saying my food is bad later, that I’m a fraud, will anyone still bring prey to our door?”

Shan Pu suddenly realized, “So that’s it!”

Seeing them and the others were murmuring, Zhou Lang impatiently shouted, “Are you going to do it or not?”

He was waiting to spit out the food and then stomp on it hard!

Lu Yu took out the bone knife given to him by the Valley people from the backpack, threw it up, and caught it as it spun down rapidly.

Lu Yu caught it steadily.

“Do it!”