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Having entered the mountain, they searched all day but failed to find any trace of the old man and his granddaughter. As dusk fell, Jiang Liu instructed Zhu Bajie to catch a big, fat-headed fish from the mountain stream. Then, he expanded the Exquisite Immortal Mansion on a flat area of land.
Smoke from the cooking fire curled into the air. After stir-frying two meat and two vegetarian dishes, they also made a large pot of Chopped Chilli Fish Head.
The huge fish head was covered in chopped red chili peppers, and just the sight of it made Zhu Bajie and the others swallow their saliva.
They hadn't started eating yet, but just the sight of those chilis made them reflexively feel as though their tongues were tingling with spiciness.
"Master, ever since we found chilies, your cooking has been getting more and more delicious," Zhu Bajie said while sitting down with the others and gorging himself.