Chapter 56 - Cortis Was Scalded (2/2)

Cortis’s face turned cold, feeling displeased. He carried Bai Qingqing and walked out of the cave, placing her on a rock. After checking that there weren’t any wounds on her foot, he said solemnly, “Stay here and don’t move. Otherwise… I’ll kiss you.”

Bai Qingqing, who hadn’t thought much of it in the first place, immediately behaved herself, nodding. “Alright, I won’t move.”

Cortis felt a little disappointed. Did the female dislike him kissing her that much?

Before he turned away, Cortis quickly planted a kiss on Bai Qingqing’s lips, then moved away.

“Hooligan beastman!” Bai Qingqing rubbed her lips vigorously but didn’t dare to go down. Her gaze landed on the wood ears that were drying out at the cave’s entrance.

Why was the fungi soup poisonous? She had only put in white mushrooms and wood ears. Could it be that all the fungi in this world were dangerous?

Bai Qingqing felt that this was highly unlikely. Then, there was only one possibility. She had recognized the wrong breed. The poisonous one must be the white mushroom.

Wood ears’ appearance wasn’t too unique, and it was impossible to mistake them. The white mushroom, on the other hand, had a more generic appearance. It could be that she had mixed up a type of poisonous mushroom with the white mushroom.

Cortis helped Bai Qingqing to cook the rice again before bringing her back in.

Bai Qingqing couldn’t bear to give up on the wood ears outside the cave. She lowered her head, saying softly and hesitantly, “I… still want to cook the wood ears.”

Cortis said without any hesitation, “If you wish to eat them, then cook it. I’ve eaten two types earlier and have no idea which is the poisonous one.”

Bai Qingqing immediately shook her head. “No, no, no. I’ll test it out myself. Or you can catch a rabbit or something to test for poison.”

“There aren’t any animals that eat this.” Cortis smiled, not disputing with Bai Qingqing. He just waited for her to finish cooking the soup again and ate a piece of the wood ear before she did.

Bai Qingqing felt touched and didn’t refuse Cortis’s kind intentions. She sat at the side and waited.

As expected, the wood ears weren’t poisonous. After getting Cortis’s consent, Bai Qingqing finally had a bite of the fungus. However, the taste wasn’t as good as she imagined it to be, and she couldn’t really discern the taste.