She was asked why she didn't use ordinary ingredients.
It could only be said that ordinary ingredients were too fragile; Ming Li would burn them as soon as she started cooking.
Across from her, upon hearing Ming Li's words, Kang Yue's expression grew even more complex. Suddenly, she inadvertently saw something, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
"Um... Sister Li, what is this?" Kang Yue pointed to the black, charcoal-smelling substance in the large bowl beside them and asked.
Ming Li followed the direction of Kang Yue's finger and said in a faint voice, "Rice."
"???"
Kang Yue was completely bewildered. Before she could say anything, she heard Ming Li's voice again, "I originally wanted to steam rice, but I added too much water, so it turned into porridge."
"Then why is it black?"
"The fire was a bit too strong."
At this moment, Kang Yue wanted to ask, what brand of "dark cuisine" was this?
"Um... Sister Li, why don't I do it instead..."
Hearing this, Ming Li's expression remained unchanged, and she refused in a faint voice, "No, I can do it."
As she spoke, she calmly knocked out two fish in the pot with the back of her knife.
Kang Yue, "..."
Looking at the fish in the pot, Kang Yue thought of something and hesitantly asked, "Um... Sister Li, did you... process the fish's innards and such?"
"???"
Ming Li's movements paused. Without any panic, she fished the fish out of the pot again. "Forgot."
Kang Yue, "...?" Suddenly, she felt that perhaps missing a meal wasn't such a bad thing...
Finally, Kang Yue left with a stiff expression and returned to the campfire.
Meanwhile, Ming Li continued to cook unhurriedly.
Before long, the entire forest was enveloped in a purple mist.
Looking at the deep purple mist before them, everyone was bewildered, completely unaware of what had happened.
Kang Yue looked at the mist before her, thought of something, and her expression turned strange. Her gaze subconsciously turned towards Ming Li, and sure enough, she saw deep purple mist continuously rising from the large pot in front of Ming Li.
Kang Yue, "...?" Was she perhaps making some kind of biochemical weapon?
Before long, the others also discovered where the mist was coming from.
Everyone watched Ming Li, who was dripping something into the pot, and collectively swallowed hard.
As soon as the liquid from the bottle dripped into the pot, a large puff of deep purple mushroom cloud immediately appeared...
Everyone, "...?!"
Over there, as if sensing everyone's gaze, Ming Li raised her head, glanced at everyone with a faint look, and after thinking for a moment, calmly said, "Dinner will be ready soon, don't be impatient."
Everyone, "..." Why did they suddenly not feel so hungry...
Xiang Hanxin, who was tending the fire for Ming Li, had a numb expression. Looking at the soup bubbling in the pot, he secretly decided in his heart that no matter what, he would not eat tonight's dinner! This stuff was not meant for humans to eat!
Soon, dinner was ready.
Everyone looked at the contents of the pot with increasingly complex expressions.
Tao Tao was silent for a moment, then looked at Ming Li seriously and asked, "Sister Li, I'm not hungry anymore, can I not eat?"
Ming Li, "No."
Tao Tao, "..."
Seeing that everyone was just staring and not acting, Ming Li frowned and asked in confusion, "Why aren't you eating?"
Everyone, "..." First of all, the thing you made has to be edible...