"Bang bang~"
"Zhou Fengzhi, hurry up and open the door, I need to use your kitchen for a bit."
Within a few breaths, Yang Hong arrived at the tall building where Concubine Zhou and the other seven resided, and directly knocked on the door.
"Sixth Prince~ it's the Sixth Prince."
"Should we open the door?"
"It's better not to open it, today is the Sixth Prince's grand celebratory day."
"Right, right~ we can't open it. Yesterday, a wet nurse even told us to keep our distance."
"Then we won't open it."
"Sixth Prince, please forgive us, we cannot open the door."
After a brief discussion among themselves, the women decided not to open the door for Yang Hong. Yang Hong's forehead creased.
"Alright, I won't come in. Just bring out the kitchen utensils, I want to make dog meat hot pot."
"Ah, more pups to add to the feast?"
Upon hearing "dog meat hot pot," the door was flung open, and the seven concubines along with fifteen palace maids rushed out.
It wasn't their first time eating dog meat hot pot, and the mention of it made them salivate.
"Wow~ this black dog is so big, a single pot might not be enough to stew it."
"It'll fit, it'll fit, our large pot can hold it."
"I'll go get the pot."
"I'll go get the vegetables."
"I'll go get the firewood."
"I'll go..."
Yang Hong didn't even need to give instructions; the gluttonous women were already in action.
Soon, a makeshift stove was set up outside the tall building.
The boiling water began to gurgle incessantly.
Considering the great black dog had mutated, Yang Hong directly threw the entire dog into the iron pot to stew.
He stewed it for 10 minutes before taking it out to scrape off the fur.
"Hiss~ this great black dog's fur is black, coarse, and stiff, it won't scrape off."
Hu Guiren, who took on the task of fur scraping, was the daughter of a butcher and had learned this skill at home.
However, after much effort, she had only managed to scrape off a few hairs, complaining with disbelief.
"Is that so? Let me try, yip~ it's really hard!"
Concubine Zhou, with the highest martial cultivation, took over the fur scraping knife and used her internal energy, but still couldn't scrape it off.
The others were stunned. What kind of dog was this, with such stiff fur?
Yang Hong held his chin, contemplating how to remove the black dog's fur.
He had been mentally prepared for the dog's tough fur. His own strength, close to 190,000 catties, had taken a long time to kill the black dog, which spoke volumes about its mutation.
"Perhaps this big dog is of a special breed. I'll go find some seasonings. You all continue stewing this fellow."
With that, Yang Hong turned and entered the vegetable patch and medicinal garden. He returned shortly with some herbs and flowers.
"Sixth Prince, the dog's fur isn't even off yet, and you're already going to stew the meat?"
Jia Yuanchun, seeing Yang Hong toss the handful of herbs and flowers into the pot, asked with surprise.
"Heh heh~ I have no intention of eating a mouthful of dog fur. These medicinal herbs and vegetables are to help with fur removal. Not only can they remove the dog's fur, but if you ladies wish to have your fur removed, I can also help you prepare the medicine."
"No need~ no need~" m..oΓg
Jia Yuanchun repeatedly waved her hands, but her face turned a little red.
The other women also blushed.
As women, they always wished to be clean. Thus, all twenty-two beautiful women looked expectantly at the large iron pot.
Another 20 minutes of stewing followed, with Yang Hong adding water three times, before the great black dog's fur was completely removed.
"Alright, bring over a new pot, I'll cut up the big dog."
Setting aside the fur-filled iron pot, Yang Hong picked up a cleaver and began to carve the large dog.
This time, he used his true qi for cutting.
As he had expected, if the dog's fur was tough, its meat and skin would naturally not be simple.
He exerted his maximum true qi output to cut through the dog's skin, but the meat inside was much softer.
Therefore, Yang Hong split the dog open from the middle and carefully peeled off the entire skin.
After this step came the butchering of the meat.
Of course, Yang Hong wouldn't discard the internal organs, which, after cleaning, were delicacies in themselves.
Since he had plenty of help now, with each person responsible for a small part, the great black dog, as large as a calf, was soon transformed into plates of ingredients.
"Your Highness, let's just eat hot pot. We have a set of tables here."
Xiao Cao and several other palace maids had already moved a large round table, one zhang in diameter, and were waiting to eat.
"Alright, let's have hot pot. 'Dog meat boiled once, even immortals can't stand steady.'"
"But, with meat, there must be wine. You all start cooking, I'll go fetch a few jars of wine."
Yang Hong considered that this great black dog had consumed the Xuan Yang Ginseng, and would therefore be extremely nourishing, especially with its strong Yang, fire, and heat properties. He needed wine with a cold attribute to balance it out.
Among the wines he brewed, there was indeed a wine with a cold attribute.
He went to the wine cellar beneath the winery, and from a cold spot, Yang Hong picked up two jars of 20 catties of fine wine and left.
Cold Moon Wine, a special fine wine brewed specifically to aid in the cultivation of yin and cold attribute techniques. Yang Hong had only brewed five jars.
However, he brewed the Cold Moon Wine not for cultivation, but for detoxification, to counteract the heat from the Tiger Whip Wine.
He only thought of brewing Cold Moon Wine after making too much Tiger Whip Wine.
Leaving the cellar, Yang Hong felt it wasn't safe enough and went to the medicinal garden to pick a few more herbs.
"Sixth Prince, come quickly, come quickly, the dog meat today is exceptionally fragrant."
As soon as he returned near the tall building, Yang Hong heard the women exclaim excitedly.
Then, an unparalleled aroma of meat wafted over.
"Gurgle~ gurgle~"
Yang Hong couldn't help but swallow. It was truly fragrant.
"Haha~ as expected, 'dog meat boiled once, even immortals can't stand steady.'"
"What are we waiting for? Let's eat!"
Yang Hong quickly approached the hot pot table, set down the wine jars, picked up his chopsticks and bowl, and without washing his hands, directly plucked a piece of dog meat. Ignoring the heat, he ate it first as a tribute.
An indescribable meaty fragrance spread from his tongue to his heart. Yang Hong was captivated.
"Mmm~ delicious, fragrant, smooth, and tender, yet also crisp and chewy. It really doesn't taste like dog meat at all."
"Ooh~ delicious~"
"It's so good."
Upon tasting it, the women couldn't stop eating.
Even the 15 palace maids were allowed to stand and eat the meat.
"Ah~ the Consort is bleeding."
Suddenly, a palace maid pointed at Jia Yuanchun and exclaimed in surprise.
Yang Hong glanced and relaxed.
"It's nothing. This dog meat is extremely nourishing and very hot. A few sips of wine will help; oh, wait, let me add some seasoning."
It was then that Yang Hong remembered the herbs he had picked earlier. He tore them up and threw them into the hot pot.
Jia Yuanchun, hearing Yang Hong's words, quickly poured herself a cup of Cold Moon Wine to calm her nerves.
However, after a cup of wine, she was truly astonished.
"Hey! How dare you all eat alone?"
A mischievous voice suddenly rang out, followed by four figures rushing over swiftly.
It was Wanwan, along with the other three new brides.
They had already changed back into their casual clothes, attracted by the aroma of the dog meat.
"Heh heh~ we're just having a hot pot to celebrate. If you want to eat, sit down and eat. If not, go back."
Yang Hong's chopsticks didn't stop as he added vegetables and dog meat to the hot pot.
He didn't believe these four were easily embarrassed.
As expected, the four took the bowls and chopsticks handed over by the palace maids, sat down unceremoniously, and without needing Yang Hong's invitation, began to eat the dog meat with gusto.
A great black dog,
No, a seventh-rank Integration realm Great Demon King, was thus eaten completely and miserably.
Even his demon core, which had fused with a Boundary Breaking Stone, was collected by Yang Hong as a "dog treasure."
Even his fur was buried in the medicinal garden as fertilizer.
Completely utilized.