Zhen Dina woke up in a daze. She tilted her head and saw the hazy figure.
The only person who would stay by her side in the wilderness was the strange Lulunaka. No matter how she looked at the petite figure, she could not be anyone else.
Although she was not very old herself, she was even smaller than Lulunaka.
Lulunaka had her back to her. She did not know what she was doing, but she smelled a scent that could arouse her hunger.
"It's great. Children's meat is fragrant and tender. It's perfect for either cooking soup or roasting."
Lulunaka's voice came, and the content of her whisper clearly entered her ears.
This did not scare Zhen Dina into waking up. She had long been used to the evil side of the person in front of her.
"Are we finally going to kill her?
I don't think the timing is right. "
Zhen Dina got up and stretched. "Isn't this done in the depths of the miasma filled forest?" Beside her was an extinguished bonfire, which still had a mottled orange glow.
She shook her head, then kicked the bonfire with her foot, scattering the remaining flames.
In this kind of weather, she did not need the warmth of the bonfire to continue roasting her face. If she roasted it for a while longer, she was worried that her face would become as dry as a mummy's.
It was the height of summer. The benefits of the bonfire were probably to drive away mosquitoes and the humidity that would make people feel bad.
It was now the Moonlight Calendar. It had been more than ten years since the end of the Double Ephemeral Calendar.
Zhen Dina was a child born on the last day of the Double Ephemeral Calendar. When Lulunaka first asked her about her birth date and received such an answer, she had an inexplicable smile on her face, saying, "You are a poor child born in an interesting era."
Even now, Zhen Dina did not understand what Lulunaka meant, just as she did not understand why Lulunaka brought her along.
When Lulunaka no longer had her back to her, she held a bowl in her hand and handed it to Zhen Dina.
Zhen Dina took the bowl and saw the thick soup in it.
"What a wonderful morning."
Lulunaka smiled at Zendina. "A poor beast fell into a trap it had never seen before and became part of our flesh and blood. This is probably the happiest moment of being an animal."
Dina frowned. The taste of the soup was indeed different from that disgustingly salty smoked meat. It was too fresh.
"What meat is this?"
Dina didn't immediately put the bowl to her mouth. Instead, she showed a vigilant expression. "Is this really a child's meat?"
"Are children beasts?"
Lulunaka pondered. "Without self-awareness, rules, and mercy, it's not wrong to say that children are beasts. Perhaps they're even crueler than beasts."
Lulunaka had no intention of answering Zendina's question. Zendina could only sigh.
Although she asked, she didn't really think that Lulunaka would really cook soup with a child's meat.
She was a strange person who would say things like "eating humans will result in divine punishment." Zendina didn't know if she was joking or serious.
"But this is indeed a 'child's' meat."
Lulunaka continued, "No matter what kind of life it is, as long as it's still in its infancy, it's still a child.
It can only be said that it's very unfortunate. Its parents' meat is inedible, but it's very suitable for forging materials and poisons. "
"Then what kind of meat is this?"
Lulunaka just smiled at Zhen Dina's question. "Isn't it better to taste it yourself?"
Zhen Dina sighed again. She put the bowl to her mouth and drank it as if she had accepted her fate.
The fear of the unknown was probably the best seasoning. Even if it was a bowl of fragrant meat soup, and the meat inside was tender and delicious, Zhen Dina didn't feel the slightest bit full or enjoy the delicious taste.
However, Lulunaka, who was sitting opposite her, took her reaction as the best dessert. She rested her chin on her hands and looked at Zhen Dina's helpless expression with a smile, like a clown watching a comedy.
This was the most uncomfortable part for Zhen Dina.
"Slow down. Don't let the soup splash on your braids," Lulunaka said. "I worked hard to comb them for you."
Zhen Dina didn't respond.
She didn't like her current hair at all. She should have cut her hair short instead of wearing two braids that were almost burdensome.
But when she saw Lulunaka's long hair, she knew that it was just wishful thinking.
Zhen Dina was a person who was obsessed with her hair and thought that beauty was more important than practicality.
But that was only something that Lulunaka had.
"Beautiful red braids, like a string of gems. This is a treasure." Lulunaka continued to say things that Zhen Dina didn't understand.
After Zhen Dina finished her breakfast, her expression became a little strange.
"This is not the meat of a beast." She frowned and stared at Lulunaka with an unpleasant look. "What is it?"
"Not the meat of a beast?
I don't think so. "
Lurunaka's gaze shifted to another direction. She looked like she had a guilty conscience. Or rather, she looked like she was teasing Dina.
"So far, you've let me eat all kinds of strange things. There's no problem with the meat of livestock, but you've also let me eat horse meat, wolf meat, and even rat meat. The only thing I haven't tasted is human meat."
Zhen Dina's expression became more and more sinister. "Thanks to you, I think I know the taste of all edible things.
And this is definitely something I haven't tasted before. "
Lulunaka served her a sumptuous breakfast. Although the tender and juicy meat didn't taste good, the freshness didn't seem like something a beast would have.
Almost all beasts had a tendency to scavenge. For the beasts that struggled to survive in this world, they didn't have the luxury of not eating the leftovers of others.
The meat of a beast definitely didn't have such a taste.
Lulunaka was silent for a long time. She didn't look at Zhen Dina. "Zhen Dina, a person is the happiest when they are ignorant."
Zhen Dina had a very bad feeling.
Lulunaka had always called her Little Cutie. It was a title she really didn't want to hear. Only when she wanted to say something she didn't want to hear would she call her Zhen Dina.
This was not a good omen.
"But if you want to know, then it's better if I don't hide it from you.
I'm not good at deceiving others. "
Zhen Dina didn't think so. She was deceiving herself now. She had been deceiving her since the beginning when she prepared this breakfast for her.
Next, Lulunaka told Zhen Dina the source of the ingredients for this breakfast.
Zhen Dina swallowed the nausea that was about to reach her throat and began to curse at Lulunaka.
It was no different from usual. It was the same as usual. Lulunaka and Zhen Dina's day began.