First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 40: Stealing and Eating the Spirit Rat

From his Qiankun Bag, he took out a barbecue grill, charcoal, and many pre-threaded double-headed silver ring python back meat.

He sprinkled the secret marinade on it and grilled it until it was flavorful.

The scene of golden crispiness and fragrant aroma made Shen Mo feel even hungrier and salivate.

"So delicious!"

He patiently grilled the tender meat until it turned golden and crispy, then placed it on the stone platform of the pavilion.

After sitting on a stone stool nearby, he took out a jar of wine from his Qiankun Bag.

Qingxuan Spirit Wine.

This was given to him by Senior Brother Guo as a token of gratitude for providing him with an opportunity.

Guo Zhao had given Shen Mo four jars of this wine, and usually, he considered it precious and didn't want to drink it.

But at this moment, after experiencing a breakthrough and having delicious barbecue as company, listening to the tides of the river and feeling the cool breeze, he felt that it would be unfair not to take out a jar and drink it heartily.

"Mmm."

He took a gulp of wine and then picked up the barbecue, starting to enjoy it alone.

[You took a sip of Qingxuan Spirit Wine, and your Cultivation Base has improved.]

[You took a sip of Qingxuan Spirit Wine, and your Cultivation Base has improved.]

[You ate two catties of double-headed silver ring python meat and finally felt slightly full.]

[You took a sip of Qingxuan Spirit Wine, and as the alcohol spread, the Realm you just broke through gradually solidified.]

Glancing briefly at the continuously appearing prompts on the information panel, Shen Mo closed it and stopped checking.

Then, he reached out to grab the jar of Qingxuan wine, intending to continue drinking a few more mouthfuls.

However, when he lifted the half-empty jar of Qingxuan wine, he found it was empty.

"What's this?" Shen Mo was slightly stunned and puzzled, "I clearly didn't finish drinking it just now. Could it be that I'm really drunk?"

"This Qingxuan Spirit Wine shouldn't be so intoxicating."

Just as he was wondering, he looked up and glanced at the barbecue on the stone table.

Suddenly, his whole body went numb.

"Where did my barbecue go?"

On the stone table, there had originally been two or three catties of barbecue, but now, it was missing almost half.

"What the hell!" The Qingxuan wine inexplicably decreased, and he could still think that his previous memory was wrong.

But now, the barbecue was also missing, and Shen Mo finally felt that something was wrong.

Looking around, it was quiet and deserted, with only the sound of the tides hitting the shore. However, soon, Shen Mo heard a strange sound.

"Chomp! Chomp!"

It seemed that there was the sound of chewing food faintly.

"Under the table!"

After identifying the source of the sound, he directly leaned his head under the table.

Under the table, there was actually a hidden giant rat!

This giant rat was completely red, with short fur, and a light golden silly hair grew on top of its head, making it look a bit foolish.

Its appearance resembled a rat, but its size was completely different from an ordinary small rat. On the contrary, it was as fat as a cat.

When Shen Mo discovered it, it was using its slender hands to grab a large piece of meat and trying to eat it.

Seeing Shen Mo's gaze, it paused.

With the two of them locking eyes, the atmosphere became strangely quiet.

"Golden Devouring Rat?" Seeing this giant rat, Shen Mo was initially startled.

Soon, this surprise turned into a raging anger: "You little guy, you have the audacity to steal and eat right in front of me!"

According to reason, the Golden Devouring Rat should eat gold and stone minerals and not like to eat ordinary grains and meat.

Shen Mo was a bit puzzled and could only attribute it to his own barbecue being too fragrant.

This attracted the attention of the Gold-Eating Rat, a creature that specifically feeds on minerals, and it couldn't help but salivate.

"Chirp!"

"Chirp!"

Under the table, this reddish-yellow furred giant rat locked eyes with Shen Mo for a good ten breaths of time. Then, seeing that he made no move to drive it away, it seemed to relax.

It continued to devour the stolen barbecued demon meat without stopping, completely ignoring Shen Mo as if he were invisible.

"This guy..."

This scene made Shen Mo unsure whether to laugh or cry.

During his time guarding the Immortal Cave, he had encountered some Gold-Eating Rats before.

However, those rats were mostly extremely timid. Once discovered, they would either quickly flee the scene or play dead on the ground.

Compared to this fearless giant rat that wasn't afraid of humans at all, they were like night and day.

"Forget it, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't bother with you!"

He thought for a moment, but ultimately didn't drive away the creature.

Eating alone was satisfying, but it was somewhat lonely in the end.

Having a creature to share the meal with him added a bit of liveliness and amusement.

"Consider it my treat." Shen Mo thought to himself, not attempting to take the roasted meat back from its hands.

After all, it didn't eat much.

However, Shen Mo quickly realized that he was completely wrong!

Just as he sat back at the table and ate for a while, the giant rat that had been secretly eating under the table had already finished all the stolen spiritual meat.

Not only did it not leave, it leaped straight onto the stone platform and stared at Shen Mo intently.

"You're not leaving after eating?"

"What do you want?"

Shen Mo stopped swallowing the meat and stared at the foolish giant rat, seemingly reading its thoughts from its narrow eyes.

An incredibly absurd thought arose in his mind, and Shen Mo tentatively asked, "Are you not full yet?"

"Thump thump thump!"

The giant rat seemed to understand Shen Mo's words, nodding its head vigorously, and then spread out its slender palm, making a begging gesture.

It seemed to want Shen Mo to continue giving it the remaining skewers of meat in his hand.

"..."

In the end, Shen Mo threw the remaining roasted meat to the spirit giant rat.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

The giant rat's eyes lit up when it saw the meat being thrown over, as if it had obtained a treasure. It opened its mouth and devoured the meat greedily.

After less than half an incense stick's worth of time, the last piece of meat was also eaten clean by the giant rat.

After finishing eating, the giant rat didn't feel satisfied and content like Shen Mo had expected. Instead, it continued to stand foolishly in place, staring at Shen Mo with its small bean-like eyes. It tiptoed and tilted its head, as if it was still waiting for him to give it more meat.

"You're not full yet?"

This was truly beyond belief!

Shen Mo clicked his tongue in amazement. Although the giant rat's size wasn't small, the roasted meat it had just eaten weighed at least two catties.

This amount would be enough to fill the stomach of an adult.

But this giant rat's belly showed no change, and its appetite was like a bottomless pit.

"If you're not full, then I'm out of luck!"

This time, Shen Mo didn't indulge it anymore. He impatiently waved his hand, indicating that all the meat had been eaten.

The giant rat, being highly intelligent, showed a hint of disappointment in its eyes after receiving Shen Mo's response.

"Whine! Whine! Whine!"

It let out a few cries, and seeing that Shen Mo really had nothing left, it reluctantly left while holding its belly.

Only one chapter today, sorry. I'm not in a good state, and on top of that, there won't be any recommendations this week, so I'm feeling down~~ My bookmarks are starting to drop. Blue thin~~~

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