Chapter 9: Real Demonic Beast Meat Can Actually Increase Lifespan
Chen Han actually managed to keep up with the little earth dog this time.
Because they were not moving very fast this time, though they were very imposing.
He kept his mobile phone lens on them, after all, to transmit a recorded image through the Spirit Shadow Mirror and gain supporters to increase reputation, he had to record first.
The iPhone’s pixels were still decent, so even though there was some distance from the little earth dog and the others, he could still film very clearly.
Moreover, he roughly knew the little earth dog and its group’s destination; they were heading toward the village entrance.
What surprised him was that the little earth dog was not the largest in size, yet it strode at the front like a bold leader, while a big black dog followed behind, trotting along.
But just after leaving the village entrance and not far beyond, the game prompt appeared again:
【Danger warning: the demonic energy here has become even denser. There must be a gathering of demonic creatures, in numbers beyond imagination. Please be extremely careful!】
Chen Han roughly understood that the purpose of his “adventurous” scouting should soon bear results.
So he spoke toward the recording mobile phone: “The demonic energy here has become even denser. There must be a gathering of demonic creatures, not a small number. I have to be more careful.”
Imitating the game prompt’s way of speaking made him feel a bit ashamed.
After all, the game system could shamelessly treat the little earth dog as a dog demon, could treat a group of stray dogs as a pack of dog demons, but he was filming videos to upload to Douyin, which felt like treating netizens as fools for fun.
But for reputation, he would risk it.
After leaving the village entrance and turning a corner, he was stunned by the scene before him. The little earth dog, leading its group of stray dogs, suddenly bumped into another group of stray dogs. The two sides faced off, barking at each other.
The scene truly amazed Chen Han. It was just like in those old gangster movies, where both sides traded trash talk before a fight.
Had these dogs all joined some sort of street organization?
The limping white dog barked the fiercest, as if accusing them of something. This made Chen Han suspect that maybe the stray dogs outside the village had beaten up the white dog, and then it had gone into the village to call in reinforcements, leading to this arranged showdown.
So street.
So damn street.
While he was thinking this, the dogs in the standoff suddenly grew restless, as if negotiations had broken down. Then he understood why the little earth dog could act so much like a boss. It charged out front, directly pouncing on one of the outside-the-village dogs.
In contrast, the large black dog faced off against one opponent but only barked furiously at it. Neither side actually went in, as if trying to crush the other purely with vocal momentum.
“Woof woof!~”
“Awooo!~”
The battle was extremely fierce, sand and dust flying, miserable yelps echoing.
Now he understood why the game system had warned of danger. With so many stray dogs, if they targeted him, it would be absolutely dangerous. At minimum, he would end up in the hospital getting injections.
Before long, it seemed the outside-the-village dogs had lost. They began to flee with their tails between their legs, while the little earth dog and its group barked at the escaping dogs, full of swagger.
They had won.
Chen Han watched the little earth dog and the others return to the village, but his gaze was drawn to the place where the two packs had fought. There floated an object wrapped in a cluster of light.
Anyone who had played games would know, this was an item drop.
He hurried over and saw it was a bloody dog leg, but unusually large, definitely not from any dog found in reality.
At this moment the game system prompt sounded:
【Congratulations, you have successfully investigated the purpose behind the dog demons’ gathering. It turns out to be internal strife within the dog demon tribe, with heavy casualties. The crisis at the sect residence has been temporarily resolved. During your investigation, you discovered that while the dog demons took away their companions’ corpses, they still left behind one severed dog demon leg.
Prompt: Demonic beast blood and flesh are powerful tonics!】
Chen Han had eaten dog meat before.
Although the Chen clan came from an orthodox Daoist sect family, some Daoist inheritance families, due to the era, circumstances, and other reasons, had abandoned certain unnecessary Daoist bans and rules, such as the prohibition on eating dog meat.
They were called worldly families.
Even many worldly Daoists also ate dog meat, just like Uncle Jiu in the movies.
But he had truly never eaten dog demon meat; such a thing did not exist in reality.
He reached out, stored the severed dog demon leg into the warehouse, and at the same time saw the remark information:
【Severed dog demon leg: this is the severed leg of a dog demon that has only recently become a demonic beast. Its blood and flesh contain special essence. Stewed with a medicinal cuisine recipe, the essence can be extracted, strengthening the body and providing a powerful tonic effect.】
Although Chen Han often ridiculed the game system for loading all sorts of strange data packets, he had to admit that the game system rewards were real.
This was genuine dog demon meat.
Moreover, as a Daoist family, the Chen clan did have some medicinal cuisine recipe inheritances, and he had experimented with those recipes before. The effects were ordinary, nothing miraculous.
Now, looking at this severed dog demon leg, a thought flashed through his mind: what if the materials those medicinal cuisines required were also not meant to be ordinary ingredients?
It just so happened that the Chen clan had a medicinal cuisine recipe for dog meat stew.
He looked at the severed dog demon leg, hurried back to the Chen clan, then went to his uncle’s courtyard and into the kitchen.
Seeing no one there, he took the leg out from the warehouse and picked up a knife to start processing it.
But after just a few cuts, he felt awkward.
The dog demon meat was far too tough.
With his current physical condition, he struggled just to cut through the skin of the severed dog demon leg. Even though his uncle’s knife was sharp enough, he was panting hard after cutting off only a small piece and had to stop to rest.
After several rounds of rest, he finally managed, with great difficulty, to cut off about one-third of the meat from the severed dog demon leg.
That was more than enough to make one pot of dog meat stew.
He stored the remaining severed dog demon leg back into the warehouse, planning to make two more portions over the next couple of days.
Putting the dog demon meat into the clay pot, he then searched his uncle’s cabinet for medicinal herbs: star anise, cinnamon bark… fructus tsangko, xiangling… angelica dahurica, sedum…
He took out each herb in turn, then added them into the pot according to proportion, added water, and lit the fire to begin stewing.
Dog meat stew usually needed to simmer for two hours, so he set an alarm clock and went to rest in the courtyard. After all that fussing around, his body felt like it had reached its limit again.
Two hours quickly passed.
When the alarm sounded, he could smell a rich medicinal fragrance even in the courtyard.
But when he returned to the kitchen, he was dumbfounded. The dog meat stew, which should have been ready in just over an hour, still had not cooked the meat through.
This…
He realized that two hours was the time needed for normal dog meat.
This was dog demon meat; he clearly could not follow normal timing.
He had no choice but to keep stewing.
After checking the water level in the pot, he boiled some water on the side and added it in to continue stewing.
It was his first time stewing dog demon meat; he had no experience.
As time passed and the stewing went on, the medicinal fragrance grew richer and richer, making one’s mouth water.
Another two-plus hours passed…
By the time the sky was fully dark, a game prompt appeared again:
【Congratulations, you have successfully stewed a special medicinal cuisine. Because you extracted the essence of dog demon blood and flesh, the medicinal cuisine contains special effects: strengthen body +2, enhance immunity +2, medicinal fragrance +
Prompt: Dog demon essence represents the source of its life and power. Once extracted by stewing, it will gradually dissipate. Please consume within half an hour.
The average human body can only absorb a limited amount of essence per day. Excess tonic on a weak body will cause harm.】
Upon receiving this game prompt, Chen Han instinctively focused on the two attributes, strengthen body +2 and enhance immunity +
He felt that these two attributes would definitely help him, so he immediately took a bowl and served himself.
After stewing for so long, the soup was extremely thick.
With the first sip, his eyes lit up. A pleasant medicinal fragrance filled his mouth, and the soup itself was extremely delicious.
The key was that after a few mouthfuls slid down his throat, he clearly felt a warm sensation spreading from his stomach throughout his body.
The feeling was very comfortable, as if his whole being had entered a perfectly optimal state.
He had felt this state before during the spiritual energy rinse, so he quickly checked his lifespan data: 27 days 18 hours 43 minutes.
In the next moment, he saw the time increase, becoming: 27 days 18 hours 59 minutes.
An increase of 16 minutes at once.
The strengthen body +2 effect could make his body stronger, so naturally he could resist the cancer cells for longer. The enhance immunity +2 effect could further boost his immunity, making him more capable of resisting the cancer cells.
Therefore, this medicinal cuisine stewed from dog demon meat could also increase his lifespan.
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