Shen Qing twitched the corner of her mouth. Looking at the obsequious look of Xian Shiyu, she thought that the people from the Beast Taming Sect were indeed unrestrained.
"Shiyu, you..."
Xian Shiyu turned around, with tears in her eyes, and said to Shen Qing, "I know that you and Brother - in - law plan to unlock this seal, so I'm just trying to make a last - minute effort... It should be okay... right?"
"Of course... it's okay..."
It's just that you might want to find another way...
When the dragon cubs saw Xian Shiyu's obsequious look, their big, twinkling eyes were filled with smiles. They raised their hands and clapped happily.
"Then you get prepared first. Let's open this seal and take a look."
Shen Qing told Li Xian to be careful. Then she walked over and sat down in front of the dragon cubs, wanting to have a good chat with them.
"Your name is Snowball. Are you dragon cubs?"
"Roar!"
"Do you know what's under this seal? Is it a dragon?"
"Roar!"
"By the way, have you ever seen a dragon?"
"Roar!"
Xian Shiyu also sat down in the same posture as Shen Qing, then looked at Shen Qing talking to the dragon cubs in bewilderment.
But the dragon cubs only made that one sound, and Xian Shiyu simply couldn't understand how Shen Qing could understand them.
"Sister, you can actually understand what the dragon cubs are saying!"
Shen Qing shook her head. "No, I can't understand."
Xian Shiyu was greatly surprised. "You can't understand, but you're chatting so much??"
Shen Qing motioned for Xian Shiyu to be patient and slowly explained, "Don't you notice that the intonation of each of their words is a bit different? Listen carefully."
"Really..."
Hearing what Shen Qing said, Xian Shiyu felt a bit unconvinced. She, a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, couldn't be worse than Shen Qing, a sword cultivator, in understanding animal language, could she?
So Xian Shiyu sat up straight and listened attentively to the dragon cubs' cries.
Sure enough, when she asked if the dragon cubs liked to eat snow, she clearly heard the dragon cubs make disgusted sounds.
Xian Shiyu widened her eyes in surprise and excitedly patted Shen Qing's hand.
"Then... what do you eat... Do you like to eat stones!"
"Roar..."
"Then... you like to eat ice!"
"Roar..."
"Neither... It can't be fish, can it? Where would there be fish here?"
"Roar!!"
"No way, it really is fish," Xian Shiyu widened her eyes and then asked, "But where can we find fish here?"
Shen Qing also wanted to know the answer to this question. They had been here for a while, and the glorious umbrella had been illuminating the surroundings above.
Although they could faintly see the end, there were only stone walls. Even under their feet, there was thick ice covered with thick snow.
If they could find a place to catch fish, there might be an exit.
A glimmer of hope rose in Shen Qing's heart. But then she thought, if it were that easy to get out, the dragon cubs wouldn't have said there was no exit here...
"Can you take me to the place where you catch fish?"
"Roar!"
The dragon cubs jumped up excitedly and jumped in one direction.
Shen Qing turned around and told Li Xian, then took Xian Shiyu and followed them.
Not far from the formation, there was a small hole like a well.
The dragon cubs had surrounded this hole with stones. Shen Qing leaned over and could see some fish swimming in the hole from time to time.
But this hole was too small. If they wanted to expand it, it would probably take a lot of effort. Moreover, when Shen Qing threw a waterproof fire - starter down, she could see that the passage below wound left and right, extremely complicated.
Xian Shiyu was a bit disappointed. "I thought the place where they catch fish could lead us out, but it's so small..."
Shen Qing sighed, then cheered up and said, "It's okay. There must be a way. How about we ask the dragon cubs to catch some fish and I'll show you my skills."
Well... Let Li Xian show his skills.
So, under the non - stop praise from Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu, the dragon cubs were highly motivated and kept catching fish.
When these fish filled basket after basket, Shen Qing found that besides the small shovels, the dragon cubs had hidden many useful daily tools in the snow nests.
Things like baskets, small shovels, and some ropes.
The dragon cubs moved very quickly in the water. Before the fish could react, they had already been thrown into the baskets.
"Wow! You're so amazing! Even I, a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, feel ashamed of my fishing skills in front of you!"
"Roar!"
The largest dragon cub roared even more happily. It waved its hands and told the other dragon cubs to catch a few more baskets.
"That's enough! Don't catch all the fish here. You won't have anything to eat in the future."
"Roar... Roar..."
The largest dragon cub scratched its head and secretly released a few baskets of fish.
This cute action made Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu laugh.
Returning with a full load, the dragon cubs carried all the fish to the area near the formation.
"How do you usually eat these fish? Raw?"
The dragon cubs showed a meaningful expression. Then they divided the work and took out things like charcoal lumps, wire nets, and grills from the snowdrifts.
"Why is there charcoal here?"
Xian Shiyu tugged at Shen Qing's sleeve, looking a bit strange. "These aren't charcoal... They're the dragon cubs'... excrement."
Shen Qing: ...
They cleaned the fish, then put them on the wire nets and grills to cook.
Surprisingly, after the dragon cubs' excrement was burned, it emitted a faint fragrance...
Except for the lack of seasonings, their cooking methods were the same as those of humans.
"I thought you would eat the fish raw. It turns out you can grill fish. You're much better than me..."
This whole process left Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu stunned.
The two considered themselves kitchen idiots. They couldn't even fry an egg properly without burning it. Fortunately, they were both cultivators and didn't need to eat. If they had to eat the food they cooked every day, it would be like taking slow - acting poison...
Shen Qing took out a full set of seasonings from Li Xian's storage bag. Then, under Li Xian's remote guidance, she smeared the seasonings on the almost - half - cooked grilled fish.
Immediately, a burst of fragrance spread out. The dragon cubs widened their eyes in surprise and rushed to smell the fragrance of the grilled fish.
"Roar!!"
Xian Shiyu took a deep breath and said seriously, "I understand now. They're saying, I admire you very much."
"This smells so good!"
After the fish was cooked, Shen Qing took one and gave it to Li Xian.
Seeing that he was still seriously preparing the things to break the formation, Shen Qing went back to the dragon cubs and ate the grilled fish with them.
The dragon cubs weren't satisfied after eating a whole basket. They blinked their big eyes at Shen Qing, and Shen Qing immediately understood what they meant.
"You just keep grilling. I have enough seasonings. Grill as much as you want."
"Roar!!"
In the end, Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu were so used to the smell of the grilled fish that they felt numb. Their mouths were stuffed with tender fish meat, but their expressions were very dull.
"Why... aren't they done yet..."
Li Xian walked over and saw a group of excited dragon cubs still grilling fish, as well as Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu sitting there dull - eyed.
He smiled and tapped Shen Qing on the forehead and said, "Everything is ready. We can start breaking the seal."