Chapter 94 - 67 Yatun the Fool (Seeking
Uncle encountered the first major puzzle of his life.
He was a mature elder and, logically speaking, the characteristic of a mature
elder is their composure.
Even if Mount Tai were to crumble in front of him, his expression would not change, and Uncle was just such an elder.
‘Incredible.1
‘ So what exactly is going on here?1
Uncle trained Bai Yino and thoroughly tested her abilities from all aspects, but no matter how he tested, Uncle always came to the same conclusion.
That conclusion was that Bai Yino was just an ordinary person with superhuman learning abilities!!
“Impossible!”
“This can’t be possible! How could an ordinary person eat so much?”
Uncle watched with his own eyes as Bai Yino devoured a hundred steamed buns.
That’s a hundred steamed buns, a hundred of them!!
Even the People of Yatun, eating to their fullest, couldn’t consume that many.
Yet Bai Yino’s stomach seemed to be a bottomless pit, eating endlessly, digesting endlessly, and what was more terrifying was that Bai Yino hadn t gone to the toilet even once to this day.
Only intake and no output, it was truly ‘absorption,’ absolute absorption!
What’s even more peculiar was that Bai Yino’s weight did not increase; it was as if whatever she ate was thrown into another world.
Uncle had only two theories about such power.
The first was that she was a Miracle Descendant, and the second, was the Miracle Creature itself.
However, Bai Yino couldn’t possibly be a Miracle Descendant because none of the Abilities of the Miracle Race are ever subdued, which would completely contradict the Law of Miracle Attributes.
“Can’t make heads or tails of it, really, can’t make heads or tails of it.”
For three consecutive days, Uncle pondered over this issue.
“What1 s wrong with Uncle?”
“He’s encountered a problem,” Uncle said to Bailuo, “I just can’t figure out
Xiao Bai’s situation.”
“Er…”
Bailuo didn’t expect Uncle to be truly stumped, “There’s no rush, take it slow,
Uncle.”
Uncle wasn’t always focusing all his energy on Bai Yino; he set aside two hours every day specifically to study her, and during the other times, Uncle had other matters to attend to.
Uncle was a man of great self-discipline; when he did something, he focused solely on that one thing.
When studying Bai Yino, he would forget everything else, only contemplating
the girl.
Conversely, when Uncle went to do other things, he would not fret over Bai
Yino’s problems.
That’s why Uncle’s efficiency was very high, extremely high.
“It seems I need to spend more time on Xiao Bai every day.”
Uncle felt the exploration of the Miracle Creature was more important for Yatun and Bailuo, so he made this decision, “Give me a few more days.”
“Take as long as you need.”
Bailuo wasn’t in a hurry, and a few days passed like this. Uncle seemed to have made some progress but wasn’t sure, so he asked Bailuo for a few more days.
That afternoon, Bai Yino leaned against a tree trunk, quietly enjoying her favorite buns and steamed buns.
Bai Yino’s mood wasn’t very good, even somewhat downcast.
She knew what a Miracle was; she had interacted with Sherri and Lilith, feeling their terrifying power.
At first, Bai Yino was very hopeful, looking forward to becoming as strong as they were.
But as days went by, although the old man never showed any dissatisfaction with her, but rather continually encouraged her and cheered her up. However, Bai Yino, who was sensitive by nature, could feel that she wasn’t good enough.
She was a useless fellow…
“Meow ”
Cat Lingling looked at the white-haired girl before it, curiously examining her while trying to attract her attention with various actions.
“The steamed bun is mine.”
However, Bai Yino was completely unaware of the adorable aspects of the Cat- Space People, instead, she protected the bun in her hand even more fiercely, “I’m not giving it.”
Cat Lingling: ”?? ”
Compared to petting a cat, the steamed bun was clearly more important.
“Meow ”
Cat Lingling wasn’t trying to be petted; it sensed the girl’s feelings of loss and came to comfort her.
The little creature stood up on its hind legs, its cat paws cutely swaying from side to side, trying to make Bai Yino smile.
Unfortunately…
“Even if you plead with me,” Bai Yino held the bun even tighter, “I still won’t
give it to you.”
Cat Lingling: Agh!!!
“Meow…”
Cat Lingling collapsed in despair on the ground, losing all its purpose and becoming a defeated cat.
In the peaceful afternoon, the sun shone brightly.
Beams of light slanted down through the gaps in the leaves, like a golden curtain, casting the forest in a veil of mystery.
Underneath the tree, Bai Yino leaned back.
She glanced at the bun in her hand, then at Cat Lingling, which laid dejectedly on the ground. Despite her reluctance, she sighed and passed the bun over.
“Since you like it so much, fine, I’ll give this bun to you, but eat it slowly, okay?”
After she finished speaking, Bai Yino took another bun from her embrace and tasted it with small bites, savoring the happiness.
11 II
Cat Lingling felt its life was devoid of love; it liked fish, not the taste of buns.
What’s more, you actually have another bun, you actually still have one!!!
“Why aren’t you eating?”
Seeing that Cat Lingling hadn’t touched the bun, Bai Yino thought for a moment, then had a sudden realization. She pulled a steamed bun from her sleeve, “So you like steamed buns, sorry, I didn’t think of that.
Thus, Bai Yino took back the bun and replaced it with a steamed bun.
“Meow…”
Cat Lingling thought it was foolish; the girl couldn’t communicate at all.
This cat came over to lift your spirits.
isn’t it common knowledge that petting a cat can make people cheerful?!
However, Cat Lingling encountered Bai Yino, someone who completely didn’t realize the cuteness of fluffy and pawed creatures, a bun fanatic.
“Hey! You’re over here!”
just as Cat Lingling was at a loss for words, Inya appeared in their view, “Xiao Bai, right?”
Although she had trained with Uncle and Sister Inya for several days, Inya never really had the chance to talk properly with Bai Yino. To this day, they probably only knew each other by name.
“My name is Inya, you should know that, right?”
Inya, who was quite sociable, sat down next to Bai Yino, shoulder to shoulder. “You’re really something. Dad is super bizarre; I’ve never seen him troubled by anything.”
“Let me tell you.”
Inya casually took the bun that Bai Yino had just retrieved from Cat Lingling and bit off more than half in one go. “You’re the first person, to still have dad at a loss after four or five days.”
Bai Yino (confused): My, my bun…
“Oh, this bun. It tastes so unique; it wasn’t made by Lilith, was it?
Bai Yino (crying): My bun, it’s been eaten, eaten…
“There’s a steamed bun over here? Let me try.
Bai Yino (shivering): Even my steamed bun, you don’t spare…
Coming from a slave background, Bai Yino had no concept of ‘resistance’ when facing non-enemies.
Therefore, even when Inya took away her bun and steamed bun, she dared not react.
“Ah, I’m sorry. I ate your bun and steamed bun.”
Iron Simpleton scratched the back of his head, full of apologies. “By the way, today someone in the village made rice cakes. Let’s go, I’ll treat you to some rice cake!”
‘Rice cake!’
Bai Yino had never eaten rice cake, but she instinctively felt that it must be extraordinary: ‘Just hearing the name, it seems delicious.’ “Speaking of which, who made your bun? It tastes really special.” Inya was also a foodie, but she wasn’t the kind of bad girl who steals others food to eat.
Inya just wanted to try, just to try.
“It was, Master…”
Bai Yino timidly shared the origin of the bun and steamed bun.
Uncle, in an effort to cheer Bai Yino up, noticed her love for steamed buns and buns and personally cooked, creating what could be described as culinary artworks of various pastries.
“Oh, oh, oh!”
Inya exclaimed in surprise. “So that’s it! Dad was the one who made them!” Indeed, no one else in the village could produce such tasty buns other than Uncle.
In Inya’s eyes, Uncle was a top-tier chef held back by blacksmithing, boating, fishing, hunting, politics, military, economics, literature, arts, music, and whatnot!
“Oh, right, this is for you.”
Inya pulled out a stack of flatbread wrapped in a paper bag from her bosom. She wasn’t very fierce, so she liked to put things in her bosom to increase her intimidation.
“I just ate your bun, so this is for you. So, forgive me, okay?” Looking at the flatbread Inya handed over, Bai Yino didn’t dare to accept. Being new to the sight, on Yatun Island, besides Bailuo, her master, she only trusted Uncle and her senior sister.
Uncle was like a father to her, extremely kind and cordial, and would even personally cook something delicious when he saw her hungry. And after every training session, it was her senior sister who helped her bathe. Maybe others found her senior sister cold and hard to get along with, but Bai Yino could feel her care.
It was a kind of gentleness like cotton bad with no warmth of its own yet capable of shielding one from the biting cold.
As for Inya…
“Heehee.”
Seeing the girl’s smile without a trace of guile, the innocent Bai Yino took the flatbread.
“Come on, try it and see how it tastes.”
“Mhm.”
Bai Yino took a bite, and then her eyes lit up. “Delicious!
“Naturally!”
Inya waved her hand grandly. “This is a flatbread made by General myself. Even if it’s not as skillful as Dad’s work, eighty percent! I’ve got eighty percent of it right.”
“Wow, so amazing.”
Bai Yino’s attention was fixed on the word ‘General.’ She hadn’t expected Inya to be one of her master’s generals.
Following Uncle and her senior sister, Bai Yino had learned much of the language of Yatun.
She was especially good at learning. In just less than half a month, she almost had no language barrier left.
“Cough, keep it low-key, low-key.”
inya was three or four years older than Bai Yino, but while she usually loved showing off in front of the kids, she now felt a bit embarrassed. “Anyhow, I, Inya, am very awesome. You just need to know that.
“Yes, yes!”
Bai Yino nodded repeatedly, finding the flatbread really delicious. “This is, yummy.”
“Ha!”
Inya disdainfully said, “That’s nothing!
“Our Yatun cuisine is endless,” boasted Inya. “Come on, let me show off my special skill – calling out the menu!”
“Oh, oh, oh!”
In just a few minutes, Bai Yino was already captivated by the culinary world Inya had painted.
“Illuminated cuisine!”
“The legendary cookware!”
“The Spirit of the Medicine King!”
“And that Midnight Diner where you cook for 3 seconds, and tell stories for 19 minutes!”
“Oh no, almost forgot Wu Lang,” Inya recounted like precious gems. “Wu Lang, that’s the inscrutable man who travels far and wide, working in his spare moments between meals!”
“Hmm?”
Inya looked down and saw that Bai Yino had at some point caught hold of her clothes. The girl proudly raised her head then thumped her chest and said, “From now on, you’re my little sister. If anyone dares to bully you, watch me beat them until they question their life.”
“I, Inya, am the strongest in Yatun!”
Inya, noticing Bai Yino’s admiring gaze, quickly corrected herself, “I’m the sister of that strongest person in Yatun!”
The strongest in Yatun could be her senior sister or Bailuo.
But no matter which one, Inya was their sister.
So this was basically the answer to everything.
just like that classic question: if your mother and your wife fell into a river, who would you save first?
If it were Inya, she would decisively jump into the river and then shout, “Save me! I can’t swim! Save me!”
“Anyway, following Sister Inya, I’ll take you to eat all the delicacies of Yatun!” “Mhm, mhm, mhm!”
Bai Yino kept nodding, exciting Inya greatly while also making her a bit anxious.
That’s because she was actually all talk; while boasting was easy, putting it into action revealed all the flaws.
And so, this was the official meeting between the two girls, Yatun’s Big Dumb and Yatun’s Second Dumb.