Blake had not yet arrived when the group finished listening to Sterquil's story.
Lilly wanted to go down and search for him, but Crawford Ancestor stopped her. "Speaking of which, it's been a while since I've had fondue." He thought for a moment. "Why don't we have a Hilcity-style spicy fondue today?"
Lilly facepalmed. "Crawford Ancestor, can you still eat after all that?" The mention of food reminded her of Sterquil's desperate attempt to eat sewage to stay alive.
Crawford Ancestor put away the table and chairs with a wave of his hand. "Come on, let's go somewhere else." If we don't have the appetite to eat, we can go somewhere else for a change of environment.
The area around the evil eye was divided into two extremes. The area above the "eye" was lush with forests and meadows, while below the "eye" (eyelid) was a yellowish desert.
Lilly and the others were currently in the desert area. The environment was not very pleasant, and they couldn't help but feel a connection to Sterquil's earlier story.
Crawford Ancestor led Jean and Lilly slowly towards the forest on the other side.
The evil eye was not small, but the group wanted to alleviate their nausea and explore their surroundings, so they chose to take a walk instead of teleporting.
Pablo followed them slowly; this time, the small ghost beast perched on his shoulder. He thought, It took an argument for us to get to know each other well, I guess. After arguing all the way, this little thing and I actually became close. But perhaps it's because of Lilly that it became close to me…
The small ghost beast thought, Ugh, I feel like puking! I've eaten too much spirit fruit, and it reminded me of Sterquil's story of how he was forced to eat feces… Ugh! I'd better not perch on the young master's shoulder just in case, so I have no choice but to perch on this white-robed man's shoulder… If I'm going to puke, I might as well puke on him… Ugh!
The man and the beast had different thoughts in their minds.
After circling around the evil eye, the group indeed found a green meadow on the other side with lush trees, singing birds, and fragrant flowers.
Crawford Ancestor took out a new set of tables and chairs, as well as pots and pans. "I heard that Lilly's meals are steaming hot and different from the underworld's, right?" he said. "Even I haven't tried them. Lilly, why don't you make a meal for me!" The old man looked pitifully at Lilly.
And sure enough, Lilly's heart melted. She rolled up her sleeves and started preparing the ingredients. After boiling some water, she added the fondue seasoning and special seasonings…
In no time, the spicy and aromatic fondue broth was served, filling the air with its aroma and completely dispelling the nausea from listening to the story just now.
Soon, the grassy field was filled with laughter and joy.
Meanwhile, the weakling spirit, the harem spirit, and the ghost bride were wandering aimlessly.
The harem spirit said, "It's over there… Back then, the ghost bride and I were about to venture into a dangerous—" Suddenly, she stopped speaking.
Losing his patience, the weakling spirit glared at her and scolded with a twitch in the corner of his mouth, "Can't you speak properly? Can't you f*cking do that?" She never used decent words.
The harem spirit felt wronged and said, "I didn't say anything."
The ghost bride tilted her head with a look of puzzlement and chimed in, "Yeah, that's right. Sissy Harem didn't say anything."
The ghost bride quickly said, "Sissy Harem, you can't say that!" The weakling spirit died at the young age of 14 as a junior high school student, whereas Lilly is only a little over 10 years old now. More importantly, when she found the weakling spirit, she was only 4 years old. No one would associate this with anything scandalous!
The harem spirit replied guiltily, "You're right. It's my fault for being dirty-minded." The weakling spirit likes Lilly, just like how Josh and Drake like her as well. They are like heart-warming siblings to her. What am I thinking about?!
The harem spirit and the ghost bride also followed behind the weakling spirit.
The three ghosts passed through a forest and crossed a river, then entered another forest…
The ghost bride began to doubt it. "Sissy Harem, could it be our imagination? The aroma of fondue shouldn't be able to reach us from such a distance!"
The harem spirit and the weakling spirit chimed in unison, "I definitely didn't smell it wrong!"
The ghost bride sighed. "Alright…"
Just then, she suddenly caught a scent of the fragrance too.
Her excitement immediately grew. "You two are absolutely correct! I also smelled it! Follow me this way!"
The timid and possessive spirits also detected a strong scent. For some inexplicable reason, both of them felt a slight sense of bewilderment.
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