After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 64 Why Not Eat

Jiang Lingxi removed the fish she had just caught from the arrow, and when she turned around, she met Xu Zhao’s gaze.

The two of them exchanged a silent glance for two seconds.

"Nice shot."

"You’re too kind."

Clumsy Jiang Kaiyuan eagerly took the fish without realizing they had just had a silent confrontation.

— "Xu Zhao is also very accurate. He can hit a rabbit several meters away with just a knife."

— "I feel like these two should have a competition; it would be thrilling."

— "Does Jiang Lingxi have a doctor in the family? The spot she chooses when spearing the fish just happens to disable the fish’s nerves. Her aim truly deserves praise."

— "Is that for real? But every time we pull the fish up, they don’t move at all. Sometimes when I’m cooking fish, they jump out even after they’re in the pot. I want to learn!"

The barrage of comments was lively, while the three people in the live stream were efficiently handling the food in front of them.

Xu Zhao cleaned a fish with his knife in about a minute, while Jiang Kaiyuan watched his swift technique, getting dizzy and wanting to learn but ended up in a mess.

"Brother, did you kill fish before?"

"No, but I did spend two years in the cooking unit."

"Cooking unit?" Jiang Kaiyuan’s eyes sparkled, "I had a feeling when I first saw you..."

He didn’t continue, but both Jiang Lingxi sitting beside him and the live stream audience had already understood.

This was a subtle way of revealing his past profession.

And now that he’s able to reveal it, it means he’s already retired.

"Brother, my respect to you."

Jiang Kaiyuan said what the audience in the live stream also wanted to say.

Xu Zhao just waved it off. "It’s deserved."

The processed fish was skewered on branches and roasted over the fire, and the three of them continued processing the large beehive.

Xu Zhao extracted quite a few plump white bee larvae, "These are delicious roasted."

Jiang Kaiyuan glanced at the wriggling little things in his hand and felt creeped out, quickly stepping back, "I refuse."

Xu Zhao looked up at him, "You’re missing out."

He then turned to Jiang Lingxi, who was focused on extracting honey, "You guys keep busy; there’s plenty of larvae here. I’ll go find a stone slab."

The larvae were still tender and would burn on direct fire, so using a stone slab was just right.

Jiang Kaiyuan watched him leave and pointed at the wriggling larvae placed aside, "Xixi, do you eat these?"

Jiang Lingxi, busy without even looking up, replied casually, "Of course, why not? They’re crispy and quite delicious."

Jiang Kaiyuan: "..."

Was he the only one who found this abnormal?

Xu Zhao quickly found an appropriate stone slab, washed it clean by the river, and placed it by the fire to heat.

The fish on the rack was turned over, and when it was almost cooked, a layer of freshly obtained honey was brushed on. The aroma mixed with honey instantly filled the air.

Jiang Kaiyuan couldn’t help but swallow saliva and, not wanting to embarrass himself, forced his gaze away, "Why is there one fish left?"

"It was left on purpose, we’ll make Chinese scholar tree flower fish soup later."

A nod to the bowl of Chinese scholar tree flower soup she once had.

Once the fish was done roasting, Jiang Lingxi took out her small metal pot and hung it over the fire. Recalling the steps the farmer’s wife used to make soup, she began methodically boiling water and slicing the fish.

Jiang Kaiyuan was no longer surprised by anything Jiang Lingxi did. Watching her skillfully slice the fish, he couldn’t help but praise, "Xixi, your knife skills are great; you’re a culinary expert!"

Jiang Lingxi paused in her movement. Her knife skills were good, but not honed in the kitchen.

Xu Zhao was placing the bee larvae on the already heated stone slab, and after placing them, he turned to look over.

He could assure, this was definitely not the technique of handling a kitchen knife.

"Want some?"

Jiang Lingxi was adding fresh Chinese scholar tree flowers to the boiling fish soup, while beside her, a grilled bee larvae skewer threaded on a clean twig was handed to her.

Her eyes moved from the larvae skewer to Xu Zhao’s face. She thanked him, accepted it, and without another word, popped one into her mouth under Jiang Kaiyuan and Xu Zhao’s gaze.

After eating, she nodded approvingly, "Crispy on the outside and tender inside, perfectly cooked."

Xu Zhao smiled faintly and offered the second skewer to Jiang Kaiyuan.

Though he watched Jiang Lingxi eat it seemingly with relish, Jiang Kaiyuan couldn’t forget the sight of the larvae squirming earlier, finding it hard to accept. He quickly waved it off, "You guys enjoy, I’ll stick to roast fish and fish soup."

Xu Zhao raised an eyebrow; this was the usual reaction of someone trying bee larvae for the first time.

He didn’t push it, "What a pity, you’re missing out on a treat. These aren’t common in the jungle."

Not to mention they’re highly nutritious.

Jiang Kaiyuan still firmly declined.

In the end, Xu Zhao and Jiang Lingxi shared all the grilled larvae, with Jiang Lingxi almost half-full.

Eating just one small grilled fish and some Chinese scholar tree flower fish soup afterward left no room for more.

Jiang Kaiyuan initially thought there would be leftovers with so much food, but he underestimated Xu Zhao’s appetite as both the grilled fish and soup were finished clean.

Seeing his gaze on his stomach, Xu Zhao explained while cleaning up the food scraps, "After this meal, I can ensure an energy supply for the whole of tomorrow."

It was Jiang Kaiyuan’s first time hearing such a thing, "Is this also part of the training?"

"In a way."

Jiang Lingxi, who had been looking up at the setting sun on the horizon, listened to the conversation behind her and sighed softly.

If it were her original body, she could do what Xu Zhao described too.

This wasn’t something trained for but rather a necessity when encountering extreme conditions.

As for her current body, reaching her former strength would take some nurturing.

With three people taking turns for night watch, it was easier than with two.

Originally, Xu Zhao and Jiang Kaiyuan intended to exclude Jiang Lingxi from the night watch duty, but she refused.

The three of them were teammates in the show, and she couldn’t comfortably accept the unconditional care from the other two.

They finally agreed on Jiang Lingxi taking the first watch, Xu Zhao the middle, and Jiang Kaiyuan the last.

This way, the first and last watchers could sleep soundly, while the one in the middle would have a tougher time.

Jiang Kaiyuan initially felt a bit guilty, but after witnessing Xu Zhao swiftly fall asleep, he couldn’t help but look at Jiang Lingxi, who was also on the first night watch.

How could it affect him otherwise, but it didn’t seem to?

"What are you looking at? Go to sleep!"

Jiang Kaiyuan: "..."

He swallowed the words he wanted to ask and obediently closed his eyes.

When Jiang Lingxi felt it was about time, she prepared to wake Xu Zhao.

But just as she moved slightly, even making a small sound, he opened his eyes, immediately scanning sharply in her direction.