Chapter 54 - Picking Mushrooms (2/2)

However, what if she were to end up killing him?

Although Cortis’s figure was big, and a small amount of poison might not necessarily kill him, the poison found in most fungus were neurotoxins, and the results were hard to anticipate.

Bai Qingqing’s hands that were lowered by her sides clenched tightly. She was about to squat down when Cortis’s voice suddenly rang out from behind her.

“This one is poisonous. It can’t be eaten.”

Bai Qingqing got a huge shock, feeling conscience-stricken. When she turned over, her heart was still beating rapidly. “Is… is that so.”

She secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Since Cortis knew that, then forget it.

Cortis followed behind Bai Qingqing, not leaving her side, feeling thankful that he had followed her. Otherwise, she’d be a goner if she were to pluck the mushroom and put it in her mouth, thinking that it looked beautiful.

“Are you hungry? I’ll go start up the fire for you.” Cortis patted her head adoringly.

Bai Qingqing dodged Cortis’s big hand, then turned to continue heading forward. “I’ll look for other fungi. It’s so rare to see so many of them that it’d be a waste if I don’t have my fill of them.”

“I told you that they’re poisonous.” Cortis frowned, feeling displeased. He pulled Bai Qingqing’s hand and said, “Don’t be mischievous.”

“But there are those that aren’t poisonous.” Bai Qingqing understood that Cortis viewed all fungus as poisonous and randomly pointed to a bunch of wood ears, saying, “This isn’t poisonous. I like to eat it a lot.”

Cortis looked over in the direction Bai Qingqing’s finger was pointing toward. It was true that there was nothing in the legacy that said that anyone had gotten poisoned after eating these pitch-black things. However, it was because no one had eaten them. It was still uncertain if they were poisonous.

Seeing that Cortis seemed to want to prevent her from eating any fungus, Bai Qingqing quickly said, “It’s fine. I’ve been eating wood ears since young and have never gotten poisoned before.”

“Alright.” Cortis’s decided to give in. He’d just test it for poison first later on.

Bai Qingqing immediately felt delightful and ran over to pick the wood ears and other fungi happily. She completely forgot the thoughts of wanting to poison Cortis