Cheng Xiaofan docked the boat ashore, got off, gathered some firewood, built a roasting rack, and started a fire using the drill-and-fire method.
After cleaning the grass carp, he cut it into pieces, infused each piece with a wisp of spiritual energy, and coated them with the wheat paste he brought.
He then skewered the fish pieces onto thin bamboo sticks and began grilling them on the rack.
Near the lake shore, wild bulrushes grew in abundance. Cheng Xiaofan uprooted a bunch, washed them, placed them in a basin, and vigorously rubbed them.
He then extracted the juice from the rubbed bulrushes and poured it over the grilling fish.
Before long, the surface of the fish began to turn yellow, and oil oozed out with a sizzling sound.
A wave of aroma filled the air. Taoqibao, his mouth watering, circled the roasting rack rapidly.
"Heh heh, it smells really good!"
Even Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but swallow and say, "Brothers and sisters in the livestream, the grilled grass carp pieces will be ready soon."
"The aroma is truly overflowing. Taoqibao, this glutton, is going crazy with desire at the smell!"
Comments from the livestream: "Host, can you really finish these twenty pounds of grass carp? I'm coming over by helicopter right now, leave some for me to try!"
"I think I can smell it through the screen, I'm starving!"
"Wuwu... I really want to do outdoor livestreams with a great master like you, do you take apprentices?"
"Host, are you single? How about an eighteen-year-old single beauty like me?"
"Hmph, you upstairs, you're too young! The great master is mine!"
"Great master, I like you more and more!"
Watching the comments in the livestream, the topic was about to go off track again.
However, from the comments, it was evident that these fans, especially some fangirls, truly admired Cheng Xiaofan.
After all, Cheng Xiaofan had graduated from a prestigious university.
Coupled with his body, which had been transformed by the Shen Nong Bead, his distinctive aura was indeed very attractive to a group of fangirls.
Half an hour passed.
The grass carp pieces were already grilled to a crispy exterior and tender interior!
"It's time to eat!"
Fearing that Taoqibao would overturn the roasting rack in its eagerness, Cheng Xiaofan quickly gave it several large pieces, and then threw a few to Po Tianying.
Hiss hiss hiss!
Just as Cheng Xiaofan picked up a piece of fish and was about to put it in his mouth, a strange gust of wind suddenly blew from the nearby forest.
Instantly, an unpleasant fishy and foul smell assaulted his nostrils.
Cheng Xiaofan's eyebrows twitched a few times, and he looked towards the forest.
He saw a giant white python emerging from within, lunging towards them.
The white giant python was about twelve or thirteen meters long, its white scales shimmering, looking exceptionally beautiful.
He hadn't expected that the aroma of grilled fish would attract a giant python.
No wonder this lake was called White Python Lake; it turned out there was a giant white python hidden here!
Judging by its mutated large head, it was a true foodie.
"Ah, what a huge snake, great master, run!"
"This White Python Lake is a place where giant pythons appear!"
"Fortunately, I gave up the idea of fishing here, this is simply playing with my life!"
"Such a giant python, it wouldn't even fill a corner if it swallowed one person!"
"I'm so scared!"
While the livestream was in an uproar, Cheng Xiaofan had already rushed forward and, with a bang, punched the giant python's head.
The giant python was dazed by Cheng Xiaofan's punch, shaking its head as if drunk and stopping its advance.
Po Tianying and Taoqibao, who were about to charge forward to deal with the giant python, were preempted by their master.
Seeing the giant python stunned by a single punch from its master, the eagle and the dog did not step forward. After all, they had to give their master a chance to show off his skills.
Rarely did the eagle and dog have such a unified thought.
At this moment, the giant python had recovered its senses and, opening its mouth in anger, lunged ferociously at Cheng Xiaofan.
However, it did not expect that the human before it moved with lightning speed. With a slight shift of its body, it missed its target.
"Die!"
Cheng Xiaofan grabbed the giant python's tail and, lifting it up, swung it in circles in the air.
Round and round, the giant python was swung so hard that its bones were about to dislocate.
"The great master is too powerful!"
"This giant python must weigh over five hundred pounds, yet the host is holding it like a whip. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it was real!"
"It seems the host will have python meat to eat after the fish!"
"It is said that python meat is very tender and very nourishing!"
...
Hiss hiss hiss!
At this moment, hissing sounds continuously emanated from the giant python's mouth.
Among humans, are there such ruthless individuals?
Brother, I implore you, great sir, release me. I beg for mercy. From now on, I will submit to you, is that not enough?
If you keep swinging me like this, I'm truly going to die!
Cheng Xiaofan seemed to understand the giant python's plea, but he did not intend to let go just yet. He swung it a few more times and then smashed it fiercely onto the ground.
The giant python was almost stunned to death by the impact.
I have already shown you my submission, why are you still so ruthless!
Brother, you're using your strength to bully a weak python, doesn't your conscience hurt?
Ouch, my seven inches are about to be broken by you!
"White python, do you truly submit to me?"
Cheng Xiaofan glared at the white python, questioning it sternly, while scratching his head. Why could he understand the white python's meaning?
Could it be that, like Po Tianying, it was sent to his side by heaven in some mysterious way?
At this moment, the white python trembled all over. Hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words, it raised its head and nodded at him repeatedly.
The viewers in the livestream, witnessing this scene, had their eyes wide with disbelief.
"Miraculous, the white python was subdued by the host in an instant!"
"Too magical, the male god in my heart can even communicate with a white python!"
"Amazing, host, among all the men in this world, you are the one I admire most!"
"This host's video is going to be a huge hit again today!"
"Host, I just saw that your skills are truly formidable, are you a hidden martial artist?"
Cheng Xiaofan ignored the audience's questions and said to the white python with a serious expression, "You will guard the ruins left by my ancestors here well from now on. If there is any damage, or if anyone steals them, I will skin you, pull out your tendons, and stew your meat into soup!"
Hiss hiss!
The white python nodded again.
This human threatens to skin and tendonize it, and even stew its meat into soup! How cruel!
At the same time, it thought to itself, I will immediately order my descendants to protect the ruins along this bank from now on. No one except the master is allowed to appear here.
"Here, these are some fish pieces I'm rewarding you with!" Cheng Xiaofan gave the white python at least six or seven pounds of fish pieces.
He didn't want to give too much, fearing Taoqibao would go mad with anger.
Cheng Xiaofan had a keen eye; he could tell that this giant python had lived in this world for at least nearly a thousand years.
This was also why he was able to deal with this giant python. An ordinary person would never be able to subdue it.
This giant python was full of spirit. Once you subdue it, it will serve you wholeheartedly. This is the law of the forest.