Beauty and the Beasts
Rice Cooked with Bamboo

Seeing Cortis speechless, Bai Qingqing quickly moved away and crouched down beside the broken bamboo pole to cut him off completely.

Only two-thirds of the scale is sharp. The last third is covered with white skin and flesh. Bai Qingqing would not easily injure her hand if she held the part with skin and flesh. However, he tried his best not to touch the area as the moist remains of the meat made him physically uncomfortable.

Bai Qingqing was weak. Therefore, although the scales of the snake were very sharp, it took him over ten minutes to cut down two bamboo stalks — one for cooking and one for drinking water.

He will die of thirst.

“Is there a water source? I can't cook rice without water. ” Bai Qingqing stands holding a bamboo pole. He then turned around, only to see Cortis' body covered with a bamboo pole. There were about thirty or forty of them, and they were bundled using vines on the ground.

Bai Qingqing's mouth twitched. Not knowing whether to cry or laugh, she asked, “What are you doing?” Is he planning to open a bamboo pole restaurant?

Cortis replied, “This plant is not common. I'll give you more so you can use it slowly. “

Use it slowly. Those words caused Bai Qingqing to feel annoyed. He pursed his lips and said, “We've had enough. Let's go.”

“Good.”

Cortis found a source of water in a short period of time as he spent years wandering the forest and naturally loved the water. Shortly after, they both lit a fire on the riverbank.

Bai Qingqing used the snake scales to make a small hole in one end of the bamboo pole, then slowly filled it with the washed rice. When it was about 70% full, he filled the mast to the brim with water. After that, he wrapped the entire bamboo stalk with reed leaves, then leaned it against the fire to roast it.

Soon, there was a soft smell of rice dumpling leaves coming from bamboo poles. Bai Qingqing then realized that bamboo leaves were used to make rice dumplings.

These reeds are very common. He could try using it to make rice dumplings in the future. If he didn't have glutinous rice, he could use plain rice.

Cortis idly immersed himself into the water and daydreamed as he stared at Bai Qingqing. Just looking at it is interesting.

He had to keep her close!

Bai Qingqing smelled the smell of rice. The amount of time that has passed is enough to cook rice in a rice cooker. Hence, he used a stick to pick up a bamboo pole.

“The signal is ready. Let's eat.” Bai Qingqing was used to sharing food with others. When he looked up and saw Cortis' face, a cold expression replaced the satisfied smile on his face.

Bai Qingqing awkwardly poked the burning hot bamboo stalks on the ground. He also could not take back what he said.

To his surprise, Cortis swam towards him. Her snake-like lower body remained immersed while her human-like upper body lay on the beach as she looked at Bai Qingqing's food up close.

The reed leaves wrapped around the bamboo pole had already been scorched. The moment Bai Qingqing stabbed him, it peeled off to reveal a charred bamboo pole underneath. There were even some thin gaps in the base. It really doesn't feel edible.

Bai Qingqing grimly split the bamboo pole. When touched it was so hot that he hissed, causing a cold and pale hand to grab his wrist.

“I'll do it,” Cortis said as he endured the scorching heat radiating from the bamboo tube and opened it.

The air was instantly filled with an extraordinarily fragrant aroma of rice.

“Wow! Smells good!” Bai Qingqing was so shocked that her eyes twinkled. He happily narrowed his eyes. “I've never smelled such fragrant rice before.”

This is a simple grain, and most of the grain of the rice is still green. However, it was much more fragrant than the processed white rice he used to eat.

Bai Qingqing picked up the pair of clean branches she had prepared beforehand, then stabbed the rice and put it in her mouth. The rice was so hot that he could not stop panting. With rice in his mouth, he said in a muffled voice, “Mmm! I haven't eaten rice in a long time. So yummy! ”

Cortis soaked his blistered hand into the water and smiled as he looked towards Bai Qingqing. “I'm glad you like it.”