Chapter 430 A Small Award

"Fellow Daoist Yang, what's wrong with you?"

The weirdness of the little strange fish and the strong reaction of Yang Zhenling made Gu Zheng feel that something was fishy. Could it be that he had touched some taboo or custom of Wufeng Island?

"This fish, this fish cannot be touched, let alone killed!"

Looking at the little strange fish that had died in Miaomiao's hands, Yang Zhenling looked very helpless.

"What can't be touched or killed? I've already touched it and I've already killed it. Aren't I still fine?" Miao Miao said disdainfully.

"Say less."

Gu Zheng glared and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, how come this little strange fish can't be touched or killed? What kind of fish is this?"

"This kind of little strange fish is called 'Resentment'. It is very, very rare. According to the old people, if you touch it, something bad will happen. If you kill it, a disaster will happen. Let's stop fishing. Let’s go ashore first!”

Yang Zhenling looked very scared and looked at the water from time to time.

"All right!"

Gu Zheng originally wanted to comfort Yang Zhenling with a few words, but taboos or customs were deeply ingrained and more than a few words could relieve his heart, so he didn't say anything more. Anyway, today's harvest is not small. Just go back!

Because Gu Zheng and the others returned early, it had not yet darkened, and the bonfire party on the beach had not yet started.

As soon as we landed, someone came to ask if we had caught any strange fish.

Yang Zhenling was in a bad mood due to his "resentment", which also made him with a good temper have a bad look towards the people who came to question him.

After landing, Yang Zhenling told Gu Zheng that he was going to tell the leader about the unintentional killing of "Resentful Nian", hoping that the elders in the sect could resolve the resentment of "Resentful Nian".

"Sir, why didn't you notice yesterday? Why is he making such a fuss out of a molehill?" Miao Miao said displeased after Yang Zhenling left.

"You, you have violated other people's taboos, and you blame others for making a fuss? What's more, they said it openly and didn't report it. What if it were you? If someone else had violated your taboos, you would What will you do?"

Gu Zheng smiled and reached out to flick Miaomiao's forehead, causing her to cry out in pain.

"If someone touches my taboo, I will definitely not let him go!"

As if someone had really touched a taboo, Miao Miao clenched her little fists seriously.

Gu Zheng was amused by Meow Meow's appearance. He smiled and asked, "Tell me, what are your taboos?"

"Sir, this is my taboo! If anyone dares to offend you or do anything detrimental to you, I will never agree!"

Meow Meow stared at her big watery eyes with a very serious expression.

Gu Zheng was stunned. Although he could feel that Miao Miao did treat him as a taboo, when these words came out of Miao Miao's mouth, he was still deeply touched.

"Miaomiao, you don't recognize me as your master. The so-called master relationship is only verbal. Before you transformed, we didn't spend much time together. I'm really curious about why you treat me like this. Is there such a special feeling?" Gu Zheng touched Miaomiao's hair and said softly.

"Are you ashamed? What are you doing? Yesterday I hugged you, today I touch you!"

Qi Ling's slightly angry voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.

"What's wrong with me just treating her like a child, holding her in circles and touching her hair? Besides, it's not like you don't know, I don't have any distracting thoughts in my mind. I just asked her, it's just normal. Just questioning!" Gu Zheng thought.

"Hmph." Qi Ling snorted coldly.

"What's wrong? Are you envious? It's a pity that you can't come out. If you come out, I will hug you and touch your hair!"

"you,"

Gu Zheng was stunned. Originally, what he said was a bit of a joke after winning a quarrel, but he blurted it out without much thought. But as soon as the words came out, he felt something was wrong. Why did it smell like exposing someone's wounds? Sure enough, Qi Ling, who only said one word, sounded very aggrieved.

"My husband is the first human being I have been close to. I regard Emei as my home and my husband as a relative. This has nothing to do with the length of time, how many times we have been together and how many separations we have, or whether we have transformed or been ignorant."

Miaomiao smiled and playfully stuck out her tongue at Gu Zheng, who was in a daze again.

Gu Zheng was in a daze. He never expected that Miaomiao, who still needed to be refined in his worldly skills, could actually say such a thing.

"Every one of them is not ashamed. Don't you feel disgusted when you say such things? It's disgusting, it's so disgusting, um..."

The voice of Qi Ling rang openly, and the last sound of vomiting was even longer, so that a person who had just walked beside Gu Zheng and the others looked around inexplicably.

"Sister, everything I said is true."

Miaomiao lowered his head, his voice filled with grievance.

"Okay, pay attention to the impact!"

Gu Zheng was helpless and looked at the current appearance of the weapon spirit.

Feeling Gu Zheng looking at him, Qi Ling immediately turned around, snorted slightly aggrievedly, and squatted on the ground without knowing what to draw.

Gu Zheng originally felt that his head was heavy, but he couldn't help laughing for a moment. What Qi Ling was doing now was really like a child. Squatting on the ground and drawing circles? Is this a curse?

Unconsciously, the sky has gradually darkened, and Gu Zheng has already returned to the tree house, looking out the window at the bonfire lit on the beach.

"Bang bang bang."

There was a knock on the door, followed closely by Yang Zhenling's voice: "Fellow Taoist Ancient Daoist, do you want to attend the bonfire party?"

"Of course! If I hadn't waited for you, Miaomiao and I would have gone there long ago." Gu Zheng opened the door.

"My husband is still waiting for you to eat fish, otherwise, we would have started eating it long ago!"

Miaomiao poked her head out from behind Gu Zheng and smiled at Yang Zhenling. Gu Zheng's teachings on human nature and sophistication were not without effect.

Yang Zhenling also knew that Miaomiao was a little unhappy about reporting the 'resentment'! In his mind, when he saw Meow Meow at night, it would be great if Meow Meow could not glare at him. As for smiling at him, this was something he didn't even dare to think about!

"I'm really sorry for you two. I could have come earlier, but I was delayed by other things, and I couldn't get out until now." Yang Zhenling apologized quickly.

"Let's go, let's talk while we walk!"

Gu Zheng patted Yang Zhenling's shoulder.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, regarding the matter of 'resentment', what does Master Yang say?" Gu Zheng asked.

"The leader asked me to tell fellow ancient Taoists that since what happened has happened, there is no need to blame yourself too much. However, for the sake of friendship with the ancient Taoists and for the sake of the residents on the island, fellow ancient Taoists should not go to sea again during the golden scale tide!" Yang Zhenling smiled bitterly.

"It's okay. If I don't go to sea, I won't go to sea. Anyway, I go to sea just for fun."

Although it is a bit regretful, since it is a taboo for others, it is not easy to persist in ancient disputes. But what made him depressed was that when he went to the island, the receptionist told the disciples about the taboos and worldliness of Wufeng Island, but did not mention this rare 'resentment', otherwise this kind of thing would not have happened.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist Gu, for your understanding! My head also said that it is a pity that fellow daoist Gu cannot be allowed to go fishing at sea. After the golden scale tide is over, I will give him five silver-horned fish as compensation."

The silver horn fish ranks third among the five kinds of strange fish, and is naturally worth a lot of money. In order to compensate for Gu Zheng's regret of not being able to go fishing at sea, Head Yang's decision can be regarded as a special preferential treatment.

"No need, no matter what, we have violated a taboo."

It has been determined that Master Yang's enthusiasm has an impure purpose, and Gu Zheng will naturally not accept such preferential treatment from him.

Faced with Gu Zheng's rejection, Yang Zhenling did not insist. He just told Gu Zheng that Head Yang would visit him personally tomorrow morning.

Being a guest on someone else's property, with the host even visiting in person. Such high-standard treatment made Gu Zheng feel that maybe the purpose of Master Yang's enthusiasm will be known tomorrow!

A typical bonfire party involves building a large bonfire, with a group of people eating, drinking, talking, laughing, singing and dancing around the bonfire.

The bonfire party on Wufeng Island also has a large bonfire, and there is also a group of people singing and dancing around the bonfire, but most of these people are residents of the island, and only a small number of outsiders who feel new and curious , will participate in it.

In addition to the big bonfires, there are many small bonfires set by outsiders throughout the beach. The outsiders who gathered around these small bonfires almost all went to sea today. What they did around the bonfires was basically to barbecue today's harvest.

Although the golden scales harvested during the day belong to Wufeng Island, the Tianxin Sect will also distribute some free golden scales to each bonfire pile for barbecue purposes in order to celebrate the bonfire dinner in the evening, and even send out Tianxin Sect's Disciples, help outsiders grill the golden scales.

Moreover, at the annual bonfire party, the Tianxin sect will also give out a bottle of "coconut milk wine", a specialty of Wufeng Island, to everyone around the bonfire. This kind of wine is sweet and refreshing, but has full stamina, and is very popular among outsiders. love. However, this kind of wine is only available at the annual bonfire party and fish festival, and it is free for people to taste and is not sold to the outside world.

The laughter echoed in the night sky, and the scent of roasted golden scales was particularly strong.

Yang Zhenling was responsible for raising the bonfire, Miao Miao took care of the golden scales and strange fish, and Gu Zheng was preparing to cook.

"Fellow Ancient Taoist, there is actually a small award at the bonfire party." Yang Zhenling said.

"Oh? What award?" Gu Zheng asked.

"This award is a tradition. Every year at the bonfire party, any outsider who grills fish by himself, and whose grilled fish tastes the best, will receive a gift bag from our Tianxin Distribution, which contains the specialties of Wufeng Island! Although this gift bag is not worth much, it can be regarded as a gift from our Tianxin Sect," Yang Zhenling said.

"Although the gift is light, it can also liven up the atmosphere, which is great!" Gu Zheng said with a smile.

"Sir, don't you plan to participate?" Meowth asked.

"I won't participate. It would be pointless for me to participate." Gu Zheng said calmly.

"That's right, let them compete! If sir, if you participate, you won't lose this award." Meow Meow chuckled.

"Actually, this award is a passive participation. Regardless of whether the ancient Taoist friends participate or not, you will definitely win today's award. After all, I am the only judge of this award." Yang Zhenling said with a smile.

"Isn't this a glorious mission that he only gave you when you reported it to Master Yang?" Gu Zheng shook his head.

Yang Zhenling naturally understood what Gu Zheng meant when he shook his head. He smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, even if the master doesn't give me this mission, I won't be able to win this prize. With the cooking skills of the master Gu, when you start grilling fish , it would be really weird if the smell of grilled fish doesn’t attract the judges.”

Gu Zheng only cooks fish today, three kinds of fish.

The few golden scales given by Yang Zhenling were used for grilling, the silver horn fish they caught were used for stewing, the bone fish were used for frying, and the star eels were used for braising. As for the most precious dragon beard fish, it had been put into the pond in the prehistoric space by Gu Zheng.

"Is this set of kitchen utensils the set of immortal kitchen utensils that Gu Daoyou won in Kunlun Mountain?"

Looking at the pot suspended above the flame and being heated, Yang Zhenling's eyes widened.

"Yes!" Gu Zheng nodded.

Now that he has this set of immortal kitchen utensils, Yang Zhenling has eaten the food cooked by Gu Zheng more than once, but this set of immortal kitchen utensils is indeed the first time he has seen Gu Zheng use it.

"Immortal kitchen utensils are good, and this pot doesn't even need to be propped up."

As Yang Zhenling sighed, Gu Zheng had already poured oil into the hot pot.

To cook the silver horn fish, Gu Zheng's method is to fry the fish first, and then add water to stew the soup.

After the oil was heated, Gu Zheng poured the processed silver horn fish into the pot, and immediately there was a frying sound.

"What a nice smell!"

After all, the silver horn fish is a strange fish. As soon as it was put into the pot, it immediately emitted a different fragrance, which made Miao Miao sniff.

"Silver horn fish contains special aromatic substances, which will be thoroughly diffused during stewing, and then after the effect of my internal force, the fish soup will taste very delicious." Gu Zheng said.

"Sir, please stop talking, I will drool if you talk again, this fragrance is definitely not comparable to the blue cod yesterday!"

Among all meats, Miao Miao has always been particularly fond of fish.

"Then you should be prepared to drool! After all, there are four kinds of fish I will cook today!"

Gu Zheng smiled slightly, and in the pot with the dual effects of fire control and water control, thick water vapor immediately rose, and the fragrance of the fish soup became more and more intense.

If you just want to drink the soup, the fish soup needs to be stewed for a longer time. If you want to eat the fish meat, the stewing time should be shortened, otherwise the fish meat, which is already tender, will lose its taste.

Under the effect of Gu Zheng's immortal power, the stewing time of silver horn fish is shorter.

The moment the milky white fish soup and fish meat were poured into the soup bowl and the lid was covered, Yang Zhenling and Miaomiao sighed at the same time. Although it will be eaten in a while, facing the delicious food that is so close, a moment of waiting is torture.

After stewing the silver horn fish, Gu Zheng will make braised star eel next. The star eel that has been cut into sections is first put into water for blanching, and then paired with the "purple skin single-headed garlic" that is a specialty of Wufeng Island. The smell is so fragrant.

After the braised star eel is done, Gu Zheng will make fried bone fish next.

The processed bone fish had already been cut into pieces and marinated. The fish pieces were put into the hot pan with cold oil, and slowly rose in the pan until the color turned golden. The unique burnt aroma made several people stand up and look over here at the bonfire in the distance.

In fact, it was not the first time that people were attracted by the aroma of the bonfires closest to Gu Zheng and his team, but they just looked at it before and did not stand up like this time.

"Gu Daoyou, not only me and Miaomiao want to eat it, but they also want to eat it!" Yang Zhenling swallowed his saliva.

"They can only think about it if they want to eat it, but you will be able to eat it soon. Now there is only roasted golden scales left."

As he spoke, Gu Zheng put the golden scales he had already pierced on top of the fire. Roasting six golden scales at the same time was a piece of cake for him.

A pinch of fine salt, no need to brush with oil, the aroma of Gu Zheng roasting golden scales made Yang Zhenling smile very flatteringly.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, after the golden scales are roasted, you have to give me one. I will take it to the biggest bonfire and announce the winner of the prize tonight."

"Okay! But I won't go there myself. You can collect the prize for me, right?" Gu Zheng asked.

"Yes, of course." Yang Zhenling said.

The biggest bonfire is actually quite far away from Gu Zheng and his friends. In addition, this is by the sea and the sea breeze is quite strong at night. Even with Gu Zheng's hearing, he couldn't hear what was said over there clearly.

After the golden scales were roasted, Gu Zheng gave one to Yang Zhenling. Yang Zhenling took it excitedly and ran towards the biggest bonfire.

"Looking at him, I really don't know if the roasted golden scale can survive to the biggest bonfire." Miaomiao chewed the delicious food in his mouth and said vaguely.

"You're still talking about others! Look at yourself. You just gave one to fellow Daoist Yang, and you haven't been told to eat it yet, but you've already eaten it. You're really a greedy cat!" Gu Zheng laughed and scolded.

Miaomiao wrinkled her cute nose at Gu Zheng: "Who told you that the fish you grilled is so delicious? Miaomiao loves it!"

"Since you like it, I'll grill a few more. Anyway, I have to wait for him to come. I'm just sitting there doing nothing."

Gu Zheng started to cook the grilled fish again. Miaomiao, who had quickly finished a grilled fish, hurried to help.

"Huh?"

Gu Zheng, who was grilling fish, made a curious sound. It seemed that something unpleasant was happening next to the largest bonfire, which seemed a bit noisy.

Indeed, something unpleasant was happening next to the largest bonfire! And this matter was related to Yang Zhenling's announcement of the winner.

Yang Zhenling believed that the grilled golden scales made by Gu Zheng were the best tonight, so he immediately made the announcement when he arrived at the big bonfire.

The outsiders hardly cared about who the winner of the prize was, so this announcement was not worth mentioning in previous years. But this year was different. Yang Zhenling, who thought it was just a formality, encountered trouble.

Some people said that Yang Zhenling had not come to his bonfire to watch, let alone tasted the grilled fish he made, so why should he give the prize to someone else? He expressed deep dissatisfaction with this.

It was just a formality, but someone actually protested, which made some outsiders who were originally by the bonfire suddenly start to make a fuss. After all, those who watch the fun don't mind making trouble.