Beauty and the Beasts
The Cave on the Lake

Bai Qingqing taught the women in the tribe to bake meat with ginger, garlic, and other seasonings, but not many people tried to learn how to cook steamboat fish because it wastes a lot of salt. Hence, he had only personally taught Eve how to make it.

There is now a sudden interest in the culinary arts in the tribe. Beastmen use their imaginations and create various kinds of unknown substances.

Like, there were beastmen who liked the scent of star anise and cinnamon, so he ground these two herbs into powder and mixed them, dipping the meat into them like the way they dipped food into salt.

According to one observer, the person had a subtle expression on his face while eating it, claiming that it tasted bad.

In another example, someone found some tree leaves outside his house, turned them into a sticky state, and used them to roast some dark green flesh, which turned out to be so bitter that it was difficult to swallow.

The beastmen did not waste their food, so the beastman tragically moved and swallowed all of the bitter meat alone.

There were many such examples, making Bai Qingqing unsure whether to laugh or cry upon seeing them. The next few days passed quickly and soon, her period was finally over.

Neither Parker nor Bai Qingqing were willing to give up, meanwhile. When Bai Qingqing was at home, she kept feeling Parker would move in at any time. So, for the sake of his own safety, he wisely opted out.

“I'll be out to find food. Eating meat every day makes me hot. “

After all, Bai Qingqing was not of the leopard species, and the difference between her species and hers was quickly evident. He desperately needs his vitamin intake now.

Parker looked at Bai Qingqing with sad eyes, but Bai Qingqing was not moved by him. He suddenly tore his skirt.

Stunned, Bai Qingqing subconsciously took a step back. He heard Parker say, “I'll hunt!”

Parker then transforms into an animal form and walks out of the house. Bai Qingqing sighed in relief as she smiled and waved at him. “Cautious.”

Parker turned his head and looked at him deeply with his golden eyes before running.

Bai Qingqing also left the house after Parker left. He did not go looking for Eve but only went to the lake outside the village alone. He remembered seeing quite a lot of edible moss there.

Since the sun only shines through the valley during the day, the temperature is much lower than outside. As he walked out of the valley, Bai Qingqing started to feel hot, so she quickly walked towards the trees where she could seek shade.

Surprisingly, in colder areas, mosses appear more fertile. Feeling elated, Bai Qingqing instantly broke a soft piece of moss and lifted the green-red soft skin and ate the refreshing and delicious moss inside.

As he ate, Bai Qingqing continued to bow and continued to search. Accidentally, he lost his footing and fell.

“Ah-!”

Bai Qingqing fell into the black cave and instantly sniffed an extremely damp smell, like the smell in a fish basket, but it was darker and colder. The stench didn't smell as bad as a dead fish, but there was a smell of soil.

It was clearly summer out there, yet here it was as wet and cold as deep autumn, leaving Bai Qingqing's skin goosebumps and open.

Raising his head, he saw sun spots shining through the vines outside. Ah, he thought those vines were pastures.

The place below is very spacious, and the only entrance is a hole 2m in diameter from up there. I don't know how it could be like that. Outside the wall there was lake water — a lot of water had seeped in, and the water surface was somewhere in the middle of Bai Qingqing's calf.

Bai Qingqing wanted to find something to climb, so she searched everywhere. Faintly looking at the stone, he walked there.

The collected water made a roaring sound and echoed throughout the cave which was almost completely sealed off as he moved.

That's a rock. Bai Qingqing was about to lift it up when she saw something lying on it.

“Hm? Why is there a piece of cloth here? ”