[Quick Transmigration] The Clingy Spirit of the Blackened Male Supporting Character - Chapter 89

When Luo Ning woke up, he was nearly out of breath. He was held tightly in Lin Ze’s embrace, his face pressed against the solid chest, and his waist trapped by Lin Ze’s strong thighs, wrapped up tightly.

Luo Ning turned his head and uncomfortably pushed against the sturdy chest in front of him. He frowned, his eyes misty with tears and his waist ached terribly.

Snake beasts were inherently lustful, and after enduring for so long, Lin Ze had practically wanted to swallow him whole last night. He had suffered a lot.

Luo Ning felt angry and reached out to pinch Lin Ze’s waist, but unfortunately he couldn’t budge those solid muscles.

His small hand was caught in a firm grip, and he was turned over, lying on top of Lin Ze. Lin Ze’s eyes were filled with satisfaction as he caressed Luo Ning’s face and said, “Ning Ning, I really like what happened last night.”

He now deeply understood how happy it was to be able to mate with his beloved female. Having just tasted the sweetness, he couldn’t forget it. If he had known it was this wonderful, he should have had his little female sooner. A wave of tingling desire washed over him, and he longed for his partner even more. He needed their skin to touch constantly to feel a bit of satisfaction.

Luo Ning was furious. He was feeling so uncomfortable, yet Lin Ze had a look of enjoyment on his face. The smile in his eyes was irritating. He was the only one suffering, and this bastard only knew how to take advantage of him. His cheeks puffed up and flushed red, and he bit Lin Ze’s lips in anger, huffing, “You have the nerve to say that? I’m the only one who feels uncomfortable! You’re just bullying me!”

Lin Ze’s eyes darkened slightly. What could he say? He did indeed enjoy bullying his cute little partner. Every time he was particularly rough, his partner’s eyes would well up with tears, the corners of his eyes reddening, making him look especially beautiful, which only intensified Lin Ze’s restless feelings. But of course, he couldn’t say that out loud. It would be bad if he upset Luo Ning.

Lin Ze quickly comforted Luo Ning by stroking his back. He coaxed him gently, “Ning Ning, where does it hurt? Let me see?”

His fingers traced down Luo Ning’s spine, causing a shiver. Luo Ning flinched and complained, “My waist hurts, and my legs hurt. It’s all your fault.”

Lin Ze shifted his position, his large hand settling on Luo Ning’s waist, gently massaging while also pressing on his thighs. He planted soft kisses on Luo Ning, his voice gentle. “Okay, it’s all my fault. I was wrong. Don’t be angry anymore, Ning Ning.”

His apology was sincere, but it didn’t really go to his heart. He would bully him the same way next time. After all, his partner was just too cute.

Being showered with kisses and seeing Lin Ze’s gentle attitude, Luo Ning’s anger gradually dissipated. He stopped scolding and felt comfortable under the gentle pressure. His fatigue eased. Luo Ning couldn’t help but nuzzle against Lin Ze’s chest, making soft sounds of contentment.

But slowly, he began to feel something was off about Lin Ze’s hands, just like last night. Lin Ze’s gaze became more intense, and Luo Ning’s heart raced. He quickly pressed down on Lin Ze’s hand, fearing he would become a pancake again. He hurriedly said, “No need for that. My waist feels much better now.”

He defensively rolled away, clutching the blanket and putting distance between them. That stinky snake was too scary.

Lin Ze felt a bit disappointed. His partner’s soft body was so pleasant to touch. But now that it was bright outside, his partner must be hungry. He needed to go cook something.

Luo Ning had been resting for several days and had developed a bit of a phobia. At night, he was on high alert against Lin Ze, allowing only hugs and kisses while rejecting anything more.

Lin Ze could only catch a whiff of sweetness, like a bee wanting to dive into Luo Ning, but he would always be swatted away by him. Within a short time, Lin Ze had learned various sweet talks to coax Luo Ning, charming him and taking care of him with utmost tenderness.

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After a few days of gloomy weather, it became hot again. With nothing to shield them, they felt how intense the sunlight could be. Luo Ning spent all day in the forest, comfortably hiding in the shade.

He remembered the bamboo shoots. Although there were many things he hadn’t encountered in this world, there were also some familiar ones.

The key to improving their living conditions was food. Luo Ning thought about searching the forest for edible things.

If he could find natural spices or staple foods like rice, wheat, or corn, that would be even better.

He found it troublesome to go out looking for wild vegetables, so he cleared a small patch of land near the cave and planted his favorite wild vegetables and fruits.

Besides digging in the soil, Luo Ning would lie on Lin Ze’s back and go out every day, both for fun and to find some things.

They found a large stash of delicious wild fruits. With such frequent searches, Luo Ning made great progress. He discovered wild onions and wild garlic and a soy sauce-flavored wild fruit. Along the way, he encountered wild boars digging in the ground.

Upon getting closer, he discovered that beneath the surface were sweet potatoes—strings upon strings of them, each as big as a football, totaling at least a hundred pounds.

Luo Ning’s eyes sparkled. Sweet potatoes were excellent food. They could serve as a staple, be turned into starch, or be made into snacks. They were easy to grow and high-yielding plants. With these sweet potatoes, they could store food for the winter.

He broke off a piece and tasted it. It was very sweet and juicy, almost like fruit.

Lin Ze wasn’t surprised. He had eaten these kinds of wild vegetable chunks when he was extremely hungry as a child.

Although he thought they were not particularly tasty aside from being sweet, since his partner liked them, he decided to haul them all back.

There were so many sweet potatoes that Lin Ze had to make three trips to carry them all back. But they couldn’t fit in the cave, so they ended up piled outside like a small hill.

Looking at this little mountain of sweet potatoes, Luo Ning felt happy even though they weren’t lacking in food anymore.

But he was unsure about how to handle them. Just leaving them piled up would be in the way, and if it rained, they would rot.

After pondering for a while, he decided to move half of them into the storage area at the back of the cave and eat the rest as soon as possible. Thus, every meal included not only roasted meat but also fragrant, soft roasted sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes were washed clean, cut into slices and strips, and roasted on a stone slab to make chips and dried sweet potatoes. They were stored in animal skin bags to be eaten as snacks from time to time.

Given the high sweetness of these sweet potatoes, Luo Ning also planned to boil them into sugar. The snow-white sweet potato paste was simmered over low heat until it turned into a honey-colored syrup that gradually solidified into sweet sugar cubes.

The sweet potato scraps were also crushed by Lin Ze, who squeezed out the juice. After simple filtration, a white paste formed in the wooden bucket, which when dried became starch.

The small mountain of sweet potatoes was gradually used up, and the foods made from them were piled high in the corner.

After several busy days, Luo Ning stretched lazily. Eating sweet potatoes all the time could get monotonous, so he thought about making something tastier now that he had more seasoning.

When Lin Ze went out, Luo Ning asked him to see if he could catch a wild boar. The wild boars here were relatively normal, about the size of rabbits, with grayish fur that looked like dense sharp thorns. It would be easy for Lin Ze to hunt one. He could swiftly bite through a wild boar’s throat and drag it back.

Luo Ning didn’t know how to butcher a pig, but Lin Ze was skilled at handling prey. He quickly began to cut the meat into pieces. Compared to chickens, wild boar meat was less tender but had a good balance of fat and lean meat.

Just as Lin Ze was about to throw away the pile of pig offal, Luo Ning stopped him. “Don’t throw them away, they’re still edible.”

Pig lungs and stomach can be delicious if cooked well and are very nutritious.

Lin Ze frowned. Beastmen typically disliked such fishy and foul things, let alone delicate females like Luo Ning. He thought Luo Ning was being sentimental and said with distress, “Ning Ning, we can just throw these away. Whatever you want to eat, I can hunt for you, and you’ll be full.”

Luo Ning laughed, knowing Lin Ze was overthinking it. “I’m not being stingy about the offal. They can taste really good once cleaned.”

Lin Ze couldn’t imagine what those offal would taste like, but he knew his partner had many ideas, so he put the pig offal back and helped wash them.

Just rinsing with water wasn’t enough. They also needed to be scrubbed with starch to remove impurities, over and over, until the smell was gone.

Luo Ning then cut the pig meat into large chunks and slices, marinating them separately with ginger and scallions. The large pieces were blanched, with the fat melting and heating up. Then they were stir-fried with soy sauce and broth, seasoned with salt, and simmered over low heat to make simple braised pork. The pieces of pork were bright in color, with glossy skin and a slightly translucent appearance, making them look appetizing and fragrant.

After the braised pork was cooked to a tender consistency and became fragrant, he stir-fried the pork intestines. A meat broth was simmered in a clay pot nearby, and on the fire, there were roasted pieces of meat releasing their fat.

The delicious aroma wafted through the air. This was the most sumptuous meal Luo Ning had enjoyed since coming here and the best smell Lin Ze had encountered in decades.

Even though Lin Ze was usually calm, he couldn’t help but peek into the pot and sniff the air.

Once everything was cooked through, they laid it all out to eat. Luo Ning bit into a piece of meat. It was a bit different from authentic braised pork, but in this place, it was still considered a fine delicacy. Lin Ze’s eyes lit up, and he ate with great satisfaction.

With the addition of seasonings, their meals had improved significantly.

That night, a sudden thunderclap echoed, and rain began to fall in a light drizzle, washing away the previous heat and soaking the trees and leaves.

Luo Ning nestled comfortably in Lin Ze’s arms. The door blocked the wind and rain outside, keeping the inside warm and comfortable. He slept soundly.

The next morning when he opened the door, he was greeted by wonderfully fresh air, carrying a hint of grass and wood, a cool and pleasant smell.

However, the ground outside had turned to mud, making it inconvenient to go out, so he lazily stayed indoors to keep warm. Lin Ze curled up in a corner, also lazily squinting his eyes.

The weather changed rapidly. By afternoon, the sun came out again, evaporating the moisture in the air. Luo Ning thought of something and grabbed a basket to go out.

Sure enough, in the dense grass, he spotted clusters of little mushroom caps, some grayish-white and some snow-white. The thick mushrooms were about the size of two palms.

Luo Ning recognized only one or two types. One resembled shiitake mushrooms, and another looked like termite mushrooms. He was not sure, so he picked the ugly-looking ones. He didn’t dare to touch the brightly colored ones. He also made sure that the roots of the mushrooms gave off a pleasant scent and that the juice that flowed out was white.