178: Small ingredients complete

If it were just a single rabbit, Su Can would have simply sharpened a branch and roasted it.

But now that he had discovered so many crayfish in the stream, he decided to carve out a stone slab for stone slab barbecue.

After all, the deliciousness of crayfish is widely renowned.

While everyone else went to buy equipment, he himself bought many exquisite seasonings.

They were mostly for barbecuing, and he had also prepared some before leaving home.

After all, finding medicine in the mountains would take a lot of time, and he couldn't just casually deal with food.

In his previous life, he worked like an ox and a horse every day, spitting blood and running his legs off, yet he couldn't save any money, let alone enjoy anything.

Now that he had finally been reborn and could earn money easily, there was no reason not to enjoy life properly!

Zhao Hao also walked over curiously, seeing Su Can fiddling with the stone slab, and immediately knew what he was going to do.

"Brother Su is a capable man. Is he going to make stone slab barbecue?"

Zhao Hao was making conversation.

But to be honest, he was also genuinely envious.

He not only envied Su Can for having an eagle as a pet that could hunt for him, but also for having a divine weapon that could cut iron like mud.

If it were an ordinary weapon, could it carve a stone into a slab?

Hmph! You could break a hundred stones and still not succeed even once.

"That's right, stone slab barbecue."

Su Can smiled faintly and began to take out a lighter to ignite the wood.

He grabbed a handful of dry leaves to light first, then placed thin kindling, and only after the thin kindling was fully ignited did he place thicker wood.

Aside from a little smoke at the beginning, soon only open flames remained.

In such a large mountain range, this small amount of smoke and fire would become invisible once it floated into the air, making it difficult to detect.

So Su Can was very at ease and wasn't worried about being seen at all.

While the wood was igniting and the stone slab hadn't heated up yet, Su Can stood up and released his divine sense. Everything within seventy to eighty meters, and even several meters underground, could not hide!

He bent down and added a few more pieces of firewood, then turned and walked towards a densely wooded area.

Zhao Hao looked at his departing back, a little puzzled. Was he going to relieve himself?

But after a rustling sound in the woods, Su Can turned around and came out, holding many things in his hands.

Zhao Hao's eyes narrowed, showing surprise.

"Brother Su, it seems you are very familiar with the mountains. You can casually find so much food from them."

Zhao Hao said this because Su Can's demeanor was too calm and casual.

It seemed that edible things in the mountains were like the various side dishes and seasonings in his kitchen at home; he already knew where they were and could find them easily.

Su Can's left hand held a large bunch of plants, whose roots were a cluster of peanut-like things, but they were spiraled.

Zhao Hao had eaten this when he was in school; classmates from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan had brought it. It was called 'earth ring' or 'screw vegetable'.

However, what he ate was pickled, crisp, sour, spicy, and refreshingly delicious.

In Su Can's right hand, he held a handful of oyster mushrooms, full of moisture, fresh and plump.

With this ability, he was simply like a fish in water in the mountains.

"I've lived in a mountain village since I was a child, so I'm very familiar with the mountains. You can call me a mountain hunter!"

Su Can smiled faintly, taking the screw vegetables and oyster mushrooms upstream from Yang Fan and the other, and washed them thoroughly.

At the same time, he also casually used his mental power to scan a few crab nests.

They were stone crabs, also called mountain crabs, small in size but delicious and nutritious.

After these crabs are roasted, covered with sauce, they can be eaten whole, just like drunken crabs.

"You're truly amazing! No wonder Miss Su asked you to find medicine. With your ability, who else could she ask? I truly admire you!"

Watching Su Can effortlessly pick things up, and even catch a few mountain crabs while washing mushrooms, Zhao Hao felt genuine admiration and envy.

"Hahaha, Captain Zhao, you flatter me. It's just a survival skill I learned as a child."

Su Can laughed happily twice, full of modesty.

"No, no, no, Brother Su, there's no need to be modest. There are many people who live in the mountains, but it would be hard to find even a few across the entire country with abilities like yours!"

"You are purely blessed by the heavens!"

Zhao Hao shook his head repeatedly, the envy in his eyes impossible to hide.

Su Can also felt incredibly pleased by his words, because these were not flattery, but facts!

"By the way, Captain Zhao, if I'm not mistaken, you should be a martial artist, from a martial arts family?"

Seeing Zhao Hao's demeanor, Su Can was also happy to talk to him more.

This kind of atmosphere was what he liked, after all, he wasn't someone who enjoyed showing off or slapping faces.

He didn't want to be forced to display his strength and humiliate others due to conflict and discord.

"Brother Su has good eyesight. I am indeed from a martial arts family!"

Zhao Hao didn't hide it, and since the conversation had come this far, he stood up and respectfully cupped his fists, saying, "Zhao Hao of the Zhao family from Luoshi."

Su Can sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "No need to be so formal, I just asked casually."

"Then may I ask, Brother Su, who you are?" Zhao Hao looked at Su Can with some anticipation.

"Me? I'm not from any martial arts family, and strictly speaking, I don't belong to the martial arts world."

"Ah??"

Su Can's words stunned Zhao Hao, who quickly said, "Brother Su is not from the martial arts world?"

He said incredulously, "How is that possible? I clearly see that Brother Su possesses extremely formidable martial arts skills."

"And to be honest, the feeling you give me is that even the family head isn't as strong as you, and you have such strength at such a young age!"

"I know! You are a disciple of a hidden family? No wonder you're unwilling to reveal your origins."

"That's right, it must be!"

"You..." Su Can looked at Zhao Hao, who was utterly convinced, and couldn't help but feel both amused and frustrated.

He had even made up an identity and a reason for him, what more could he say?

He couldn't possibly tell the other party, 'I'm not from the martial arts world; I'm a Taoist successor,' could he?

"Alright, Brother Su, I know the rules of your hidden martial arts families. You don't need to say anything more, and I won't ask any more questions."

Zhao Hao said with a serious expression. Only those deeply established hidden families could train someone like Su Can, who was so young yet so outstanding in strength and various abilities.

Su Can: "..."

Alright, Su Can stopped talking.

Just then, the entire stone slab was heated, and standing next to it, one could feel the intense heat, making one's whole body warm.

Su Can rummaged through his fanny pack and took out some bottles and jars.

The largest was a mineral water bottle, but it wasn't filled with water. Instead, it contained soybean oil that Su Can had prepared beforehand.

"This..."

Zhao Hao's eyes widened; it was oil!

Looking at the other bottles and jars, there was pepper, cumin powder, barbecue seasoning, and a bottle of vinegar.

This was clearly prepared in advance; it was too complete.