Yama Reborn-Chapter 574 - 571: Pamper Your Own Wife

Chapter 571 [Taking Care of Your Own Wife]

Early the next morning, after Chen Nuo got up and washed, he chatted with some medical staff in the courtyard of the hospital.

Chen Nuo’s external identity was a logistics support personnel for a certain mercenary corps—an identity not very friendly to people in the hospital.

Most of these international medical organizations, which come for unpaid medical aid, are anti-war individuals. So, towards someone with an identity of a mercenary organization like Chen Nuo, their attitude was relatively cold.

The safety in the hospital courtyard was somewhat assured, at least the local government had stationed armed guards here.

However, the quality of the soldiers... Chen Nuo just took one look and basically judged that if there were an attack, these guards could at most hide in the houses and perform a few rounds of faith shooting.

But these guys had a more enthusiastic attitude towards Chen Nuo, though.

After Chen Nuo, using a pack of cigarettes, befriended a small military officer in charge, and after squatting at the gate smoking together for a while, the officer already regarded Chen Nuo as a good brother, speaking frankly and openly.

After gathering some needed information, Chen Nuo swaggered out.

The guard officer kindly reminded Chen Nuo: not to leave the boundaries of the town.

Because nearby also there would sometimes be small anti-government armed groups causing trouble, looting and robbing.

Chen Nuo laughed and waved his hand.

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In the morning, Chen Nuo took a stroll around the town, first buying two roots of that plant he had tasted yesterday—which could barely serve as a substitute for fruit.

Holding them in hand while chewing and walking, he spotted a small shop in an iron-sheet house, trading a few cigarettes for a broken plastic bucket.

About four or five kilometers north of the town, there was a river.

To reach the river from the town, one had to pass through a forest, not small, and stretching quite a distance horizontally.

According to the hospital guard officer, downstream of the river, anti-government forces were entrenched, sometimes coming up along the river to loot towns, and there were also many dangers in the forest.

Besides encountering anti-government forces, there were also wild beasts.

Of course, Chen Nuo wasn’t concerned about these. He crossed several kilometers in just a few minutes, exited the forest, and arrived at the riverbank.

The river seemed around fifty to sixty meters wide; the water flow was slow, probably because it wasn’t yet the rainy season.

Casually, Chen Nuo tossed the bucket into the river, easily cut a spiritual force tentacle, and then walked away.

Walking downstream along the river, about a kilometer away.

The river’s course became more winding, taking a 45-degree angle on land.

This area of the river expanded significantly.

Chen Nuo looked across the river, seeing towering chimneys at the edge of the distant jungle.

Chen Nuo knew a mining factory was there.

Due to the mining site’s presence, many people gathered, forming a sizeable village or town.

Moreover, it’s said that the mining factory was set up by Huaxia merchants.

Chen Nuo thought for a moment, then leaped across the river heading towards the opposite bank, soon disappearing into the jungle.

·

At noon, Chen Nuo returned, now carrying a tattered snakeskin bag.

Returning to the riverbank where he had thrown the bucket, Chen Nuo flicked his finger, and the bucket flew out of the river, landing in his hand.

It already held seven or eight fish.

With a glance, Chen Nuo picked out the two smaller ones, tossed them back into the river, and the remaining five, each at least over five pounds, satisfied him greatly.

Carrying the bucket in one hand and the snakeskin bag in the other, Chen Nuo returned to the town’s hospital.

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In a place like Africa, the fish had a heavy earthy smell, making it hard to swallow if cooked in soup.

Chen Nuo chose to grill the fish.

The barbecue grill was ready-made, available in the hospital restaurant’s kitchen.

Chen Nuo exchanged ten US Dollars for it.

The snakeskin bag contained items he bought that morning at the mining site from Chinese labor workers.

A bottle of Lao Ganma, a bottle of soy sauce, and four packs of instant noodles. He also bought a few pieces of ginger and a small bunch of green onions.

What surprised Chen Nuo most was finding a small packet of cumin powder!

That’s just perfect!

Chen Nuo lit some charcoal for the fire.

Then he asked the Black grandmother in the kitchen to help clean and gut the five fish.

Chen Nuo himself scaled the fish.

He clamped them in a grilling rack and placed them over the barbecue.

While grilling, flip it over and sprinkle some cumin powder on top.

Lu Xixi got up a bit late and skipped lunch. When she went downstairs, she saw Chen Nuo squatting by the parking lot in the hospital’s backyard, with the barbecue grill beside him already exuding a strong aroma of grilled fish.

"Did you go out this morning just to find these?" Lu Xixi asked with a beaming smile, quickly appearing by Chen Nuo’s side.

Chen Nuo nudged her aside: "The smell of oil and smoke is strong, don’t stay here, go wash your face and brush your teeth first."

Lu Xixi didn’t care about that, hugged Chen Nuo tightly, kissed him on the face several times, leaving Chen Nuo’s face covered in saliva, then giggled and went off to wash up.

By the time Chen Nuo came back, the five pieces of grilled fish were already done, wafting with the scent of cumin powder.

Chen Nuo didn’t let it go to waste. Seeing that the charcoal fire was still strong enough, he set up a small pot.

He blanched the instant noodles with hot water, drained them thoroughly.

Then added oil back into the pot.

Once the oil was hot enough, he started stir-frying the instant noodles.

He even added a spoonful of Lao Ganma sauce!

When Lao Ganma sauce meets instant noodles, those two weapons of vengeance on society at midnight are unleashed, their power is anything but ordinary!

The irresistible aroma immediately attracted a crowd, even many windows upstairs were opened, with curious heads peeping out.

When Chen Nuo turned around, he saw his wife had somehow already returned.

Lu Xixi quietly squatted behind him, with her seaweed-like hair tied in a casual bun, squatting there, face upturned watching him.

With an expression that said "I’m being good, I’m just waiting to eat."

All the while swallowing saliva with a slurping sound.

Seeing this, Chen Nuo thought, well, this wife is too good, better treat her quickly.

He first handed her a piece of grilled fish.

Lu Xixi accepted it with a beaming smile and started eating. Her red lips became instantly slick with oil.

Chen Nuo turned back to continue with the fried noodles.

In the noodles, Chen Nuo sprinkled a handful of chopped fish, and the aroma became even more amazing.

After finishing the fried noodles, he chopped some spring onions to sprinkle on top.

"Chen Nuo, you really know how to enjoy life, don’t you?"

The Son of the Sun’s voice rang out, laced with a complex tone.

This old man had already come over while Chen Nuo was frying the noodles and had been standing by watching for a long time.

Chen Nuo raised his eyebrows: "Spending ten days in that godforsaken jungle, eating those heated meal boxes every day, now that’s tough.

I feel for my wife.

Treating your own wife right, what’s it to you?"

The piece of grilled fish in Lu Xixi’s hand was already reduced to a pile of bones.

Chen Nuo went over, found a wet wipe to clean his wife’s mouth and fingers, and served her a plate of fried noodles.

In Lu Xixi’s eyes, gazing at Chen Nuo, there was a sparkle, as she ate with a broad smile.

The Son of the Sun swallowed a big gulp: "Um, can you serve me a little..."

"If you want to eat, make it yourself." Chen Nuo couldn’t be bothered with him, removing the pan of fried noodles from the fire, setting it aside, and sitting down next to Lu Xixi, taking a piece of grilled fish to munch on.

The meat wasn’t bad.

As for the earthy taste, before grilling he marinated it with soy sauce and ginger juice, sprinkled with cumin, so the earthy flavor wasn’t noticeable.

The Son of the Sun watched with a burning desire, reaching for the grilled fish on the rack...

Swish!!

A flash of lightning made the Son of the Sun quickly withdraw his hand!

Looking over, Lu Xixi was already frowning at him — the Empress had a Lightning Whip clutched in her hand!

"What the hell, Star Sky Empress, it’s just a piece of grilled fish, is that necessary?"

Lu Xixi shook her head: "This was made by my husband for me to eat."

The Son of the Sun: "...I’ll pay, will that work?"

Lu Xixi glanced at the old man: "Do you think you’re richer than me?"

The Son of the Sun: "..."

Lu Xixi looked at Chen Nuo, then thought for a moment, and said to the Son of the Sun: "You can eat, but there’s a condition."

Pointing at Chen Nuo: "You talk to him."

Chen Nuo gave his wife a thumbs-up.

The Son of the Sun snorted and said: "Fine, fine! Always getting tricked by you two! Whatever the conditions, I’ll agree! Just don’t go overboard!!"

With that, he went for the grilled fish again in a huff.

This time, Lu Xixi didn’t stop them. After the Son of the Sun took a fish, she also took one, placed it on a plate, squatted beside Chen Nuo, and carefully picked out the fish bones with chopsticks.

Then she put the boneless pieces of fish into Chen Nuo’s plate.

The taste of the grilled fish was so tempting that when the Son of the Sun took his first bite, he almost shed tears of joy.

Oh, heavens!

We’ve been stuck in this damned jungle for ten days!

The heated meals we’ve had every day—either beef stewed with potatoes or beef stewed with chickpeas.

And the drinks were just dehydrated vegetable soup.

Can’t say the food was bad—but these things are battlefield food meant for military use, and after ten days, the experience is indescribable.

After finishing a fish, the old man unceremoniously grabbed a chunk of stir-fried instant noodles.

One bite in, he almost chewed his own tongue off!

"Motherf****r! How can something be this delicious!? The stuff you Huaxia people make is just too good!"

Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi looked at this guy with pity.

Just instant noodles with Lao Gan Ma sauce, and you’re conquered?

This old guy really hasn’t eaten anything good before.

·

After eating to his heart’s content, the Son of the Sun patted his stomach and let out a satisfied sigh.

Chen Nuo wiped his mouth on the side and said slowly, "Old man, let’s talk terms."

"You just want me as a hitman or something. What else can you want me to do? Fine, for this journey, the old man will be your hitman again, even if it means another fight with those Wizards, I’ll definitely stand by you, okay?"

The Son of the Sun said dismissively.

"What if it involves fighting the Seeds?" Chen Nuo chuckled.

The Son of the Sun gave Chen Nuo a glance, "You’re not thinking of scheming against the Octopus Monster, are you?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Everyone’s supposed to go after the Fourth Seed. We’re all fighting a Seed anyway.

You specifically bring up conditions about fighting a Seed... that means it’s definitely not about the Fourth Seed.

Are you really planning to plot against the Octopus Monster?"

Chen Nuo shook his head, looking at the Son of the Sun, "I’m not planning to scheme against the Octopus Monster.

What I mean is, if the Octopus Monster schemes against us... I hope you can stand by my side."

The Son of the Sun’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"You mean, the organization by the Octopus Monster this time is not just to deal with the Fourth Seed.

They also want to scheme against us?"

The Son of the Sun’s expression turned grim.

Chen Nuo laughed lightly, "Who knows, better to be prepared."

"Alright! If it comes to that, the old man will definitely need to band together with others.

I don’t trust those Wizard folks, so choosing to band with you couple seems like the only option."

The Son of the Sun said, slowly adding, "But let me make it clear! If you go looking for trouble with the Octopus Monster, I won’t participate."

Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi exchanged a glance and both nodded at the same time.

Chen Nuo looked at the Son of the Sun and suddenly laughed, "Old man, sometimes don’t be too cunning, always lying low is meaningless. A lot of times, you want to avoid trouble, but it might just come looking for you.

If you don’t stand up, when you get in trouble, others may not stand up for you either."

"What do you mean?"

The Son of the Sun’s face looked displeased.

Chen Nuo slowly said, "The Seeds are not the same as us! We are humans."

"Mm."

"Then think about it. If the Seeds eventually target humans.

I’m the Chosen One of Seed, Lu Xixi is also the Chosen One of the Fourth Seed.

Until the Seeds completely break apart, the Octopus Monster won’t target us.

What about you? Do you have any support?"

The Son of the Sun suddenly fell silent.

Chen Nuo lowered his voice, slowly saying, "Considering that you told me about that ’Premonition’ a couple of days ago, let me give you some advice as well.

This time the Octopus Monster has gathered almost all the top human experts here, right?

He wants to deal with the Fourth Seed.

But if he also plans to take out a few human Controllers along the way?

Then, who do you think he’ll choose to target?"

The Son of the Sun thought seriously, "The Seeds... why would they want to take out human Controllers?"

"I don’t know." Chen Nuo shook his head, "I’m not really certain that the Seeds will target human Controllers.

I just feel that, it seems... there’s no need to gather so many human Controllers for this mission.

Simply put, to deal with a weakened Fourth Seed, do we need this many people?

With the Octopus Monster himself, plus Nolan, plus me and Lu Xixi... in theory, it should be enough!

Yet, bringing you, the Wizard, and Diamond Queen Lillian too...

It just feels unnecessary.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know anything.

I just have a gut feeling that we don’t need this many people."

The Son of the Sun went silent once again.

A moment later, the old man slowly set his stir-fried noodles down, stood up, and looked at Chen Nuo and Lu Xixi.

"So, an alliance?" The Son of the Sun slowly said, "Until this mission ends, we’re in an alliance—unconditional alliance! Life and death mutual aid!"

Chen Nuo smiled and extended his hand, shaking hands with the Son of the Sun.

·

In truth, there wasn’t any noticeable substantial danger.

But what Chen Nuo said to the old man was true—he just felt there seemed to be no need for so many people.

Discussing these concerns with the Son of the Sun and reaching an alliance was also for another layer of self-protection.

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At dinner, they made a pot of bean sprout and tofu skin soup.

The bean sprouts and tofu skin were purchased from the Chinese laborers at the mining site.

These overseas Chinese laborers usually bring soybeans themselves, and sprouting beans is almost a standard skill.

Although making tofu isn’t easy, it’s not complicated either.

With some gypsum, the Chinese workers grind the beans, coagulate the tofu, which is practically a racial talent.

Chen Nuo took over the restaurant’s kitchen and made a pot of bean sprout and tofu skin soup.

When it was brought out, Lu Xixi and the Son of the Sun were already sitting at the table, holding chopsticks, eagerly waiting.

After placing the pot of soup, Chen Nuo looked at the other food on the table.

A big bowl of egg fried rice was also made by him.

You could find rice here; he cooked a pot in the afternoon and let it cool.

Making fried rice isn’t technically demanding. Chen Nuo cracked a few eggs into it and scattered in some green onions and bits of fish.

"Tomorrow, let’s go to the Chinese labor gathering place again, see if we can buy some vegetables," Chen Nuo said to Lu Xixi as he sat down, "I want some stir-fried greens."

Lu Xixi shook her head, "It’s too troublesome."

"Taking care of your own wife is no trouble," Chen Nuo was indifferent.

The Son of the Sun across didn’t waste words. Seizing the moment while the couple was talking, he had already downed half a bowl of fried rice.

Only then did he lift his eyes, smiling, "Why not do hotpot? I remember Huaxia hotpot is very tasty!"

Chen Nuo glanced at the guy, "Freeloading and still putting in orders?"

The Son of the Sun shook his head, "I’ll pay."

"Mutton slices, beef slices, vegetables... these aren’t hard. The difficult part is the hotpot base and sauces. This is Africa, where am I gonna find hotpot base for you?"

Chen Nuo shook his head helplessly.

After all, it’s only 2004.

There isn’t any Hai Di Lao yet. Hai Di Lao’s hotpot base packs haven’t spread worldwide.

As the three were eating and chatting, a calm voice came from the restaurant’s door.

"Are the three of you very concerned about the hotpot base issue?

Such a small problem, why not let me solve it for you."

All three turned their heads and saw Kamisou Ichiro at the restaurant door, wearing a calm smile, walking in slowly.

Chen Nuo looked at the suddenly visiting Octopus Monster. He thought for a moment, tapping on his rice bowl with chopsticks.

"Yo, the Octopus Monster is here? Have you eaten? If not, sit down and have some?"

The Octopus Monster smiled serenely: "I’ve eaten, no need to trouble. But hearing you all want hotpot, let me handle the hotpot base issue."

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