Lian Ji called over a few of the young n building the house to have lunch together.
The Peregrine Falcon ate one whole lamb by itself, and the remaining one was shared by ten people.
When the young n saw that lunch consisted of two whole roast lambs, they were stunned and gulped audibly.
"Brother Xu, are we really eating this for lunch?" they exclaid in shock.
Xu Binghu nodded, "Yes, Little White has quite an appetite and needs a whole one to himself. We have one lamb for ten of us, which should be enough, but if not, there’s also..."
They had been orphaned from a young age and had never eaten such good food before.
For a mont, they stood frozen, not knowing what to do.
"Everyone, please don’t be shy. You are helping us build the house, so providing you with food and drink is the least we can do," said Lian Ji.
Then, she brought out the vegetables that the villagers had given them that morning.
"Of course, we should not just eat at, but also have so vegetables."
After speaking, Lian Ji placed vegetables in each person’s bowl, and Xu Binghu added a large piece of at to each bowl.
"Eat up, everyone. You still have to work on the house this afternoon. How can you work well if you don’t fill your stomach?"
After saying this, he took a big bite of at, his mouth covered in grease.
Seeing this, the young n, with their eyes reddening, followed suit, picking up the at from their bowls with their hands and biting into it, imnsely satisfied with the grease covering their mouths.
"Delicious, so delicious," they said, their voices trembling and eyes filled with tears.
The Peregrine Falcon, the biggest eater present, seeing everyone start to eat, directly swallowed an entire lamb leg.
"Screeeech---" it cried out in satisfaction.
anwhile,
Ten miles from the Great Wilderness Border Village,
Aunt i and Cui Hua were making their way toward the destination.
To be precise, Cui Hua was taking Aunt i to the Great Wilderness Border Village.
Not long after leaving the village, Aunt i had to rest due to exhaustion, while Cui Hua, who had recently undergone body refining, was full of energy.
To avoid delaying the journey, she had Aunt i sit on the cart as she pulled everything herself to the Great Wilderness Border Village.
Even with the added weight of one more person, Cui Hua felt no pressure at all.
Aunt i, in her seventies and frail with little flesh on her bones, weighed even less than the gift from Matchmaker Village to the Great Wilderness Border Village.
Finally, after half a day’s journey, they were only ten miles away from the Great Wilderness Border Village.
"Aunt i, we’re almost there," Cui Hua said, turning her head.
Aunt i felt a bit embarrassed, "Cui Hua, I’m so sorry. You’ve worked so hard."
Cui Hua put down the wooden cart and ca in front of Aunt i, "Aunt i, I’m not tired at all. Didn’t you see I haven’t even broken a sweat?"
"Besides, my abilities over these past few days are all thanks to you for initially giving the task of going to the Great Wilderness Border Village. If it weren’t for you, I couldn’t have undergone body refining."
"If you had been the one who ca to the Great Wilderness Border Village, you could have also escaped the poisonous snake massacre and refined your body."
"Consider it as a fortune you bestowed upon ."
Cui Hua spoke sincerely, moving Aunt i deeply.
After speaking, Cui Hua continued on their journey.
Soon, the cart ca to a halt, and Cui Hua said, "Aunt i, we’ve arrived at the Great Wilderness Border Village."
At this ti,
At the entrance of the Great Wilderness Border Village, several hundred people gathered, each holding gifts of various sizes in their hands. The clothes on their bodies were all washed spotlessly clean, as if they were pilgrims.
Moreover, half of them were young won, with rouge applied to their faces and lips, clearly having dressed themselves up carefully.
Aunt i and Cui Hua, dusty from travel, reached the Great Wilderness Border Village and were taken aback by the scene before them.
Among the crowd, several won over fifty years old turned their heads at the sound behind them and joyously said, "Cui Hua, Aunt i, you’re here!!"
The ones speaking were matchmakers from Matchmaker Village.
They had set off from Matchmaker Village, reached the village at the quickest speed, and shared with the villagers of various villages about everything that had happened at the Great Wilderness Border Village.
Intending at once to express gratitude for what the Great Wilderness Border Village had done for the village of Great Mountain,
Thanking the Great Wilderness Border Village for avenging Stone Village and Chicken Fate Village,
And thirdly, to pursue the miraculous Body Refining Manual.
The matchmaker, who had co with them, explained.
This result didn’t surprise the two of them. Aunt i herself had thought the sa way, so naturally, others could think of it too.
Besides, seeing soone as old as Cui Hua, still bringing along a frail elderly woman like Aunt i, walking a hundred miles without even panting in half a day’s ti, said it all. Claiming it wasn’t envy would be a lie, and saying they didn’t want it would be an even bigger one.
"Then why aren’t you going inside? Why are you all gathered at the village entrance?" Cui Hua asked.
The matchmaker explained, "Actually, we just arrived too. We just sent a representative to inform them because, with so many people, barging in like this might displease the people of the Great Wilderness Border Village!"
Cui Hua and Aunt i were taken aback. Were the villagers so considerate now?
Indeed, people would do anything for their future.
Before long, a middle-aged man ca out.
"I explained our intentions to Old Man Qi from the Great Wilderness Border Village, and they agreed to let us in, as long as we keep quiet and don’t make a fuss."
This announcent made everyone excited, as getting inside ant having a chance to obtain the Body Refining Manual.
As for staying quiet and orderly, such expectations were nothing compared to their goal.
Old Man Qi appeared, "Everyone, co in."
The crowd followed behind Old Man Qi, resembling a line of elentary school students on a field trip following their teacher.
They put all their efforts into obtaining the Body Refining Manual.
Before long, the group followed Old Man Qi to the entrance of the Xu Family, imdiately catching the scent lingering in the air.
"It slls so good!!"
Old Man Qi said, "The Xu Family has two highly skilled body refiners, and a re roasted lamb ans nothing to them or even to the entire Great Wilderness Border Village."
Old Man Qi’s words made everyone envious.
Of course, this only beca possible after Xu Ran taught them the Body Refining Manual. Before that, a whole roast lamb was considered a luxury for the villagers of the Great Wilderness Border Village.
All the people who ca to the Great Wilderness Border Village had not eaten, stopping only for so dry food on the way. They were already hungry, and the aroma made their stomachs growl even more.
At this mont, a voice ca from behind the wooden door, which opened to reveal Lian Ji.
Lian Ji saw Old Man Qi and was a bit surprised, "Old Man Qi, why have you co?"
Though Old Man Qi had just left not long ago, he returned quickly, leaving Lian Ji wondering what had happened.
"Oh! You’re here to find Xiao Ran and Binghu, right? I will go call them now."
After finishing her sentence, Lian Ji went back inside to call out the father and son.
While Xu Ran and Xu Binghu hadn’t co out yet, Old Man Qi introduced, "The woman who just opened the door is the mistress of the Xu Family."
Just as he finished introducing, voices from Xu Binghu and Xu Ran were heard.
"Old Man Qi!"
"Grandpa Qi."
The waiting crowd at the entrance was taken aback hearing the tender voice of a child; shortly after, a man and a boy appeared before them.
Xu Ran and Xu Binghu looked at Old Man Qi and also at the crowd behind him.
Xu Binghu asked, "Old Man Qi, is there anything else? I was just about to go hunting."
Xu Ran, "Grandpa Qi, they aren’t from the village, are they?"
Xu Ran imdiately noticed the appearance of the people behind Old Man Qi. From his mory, they were not villagers of the Great Wilderness Border Village.
Old Man Qi explained, "Little Ran, they are people from various villages near the Great Mountain, and they learned about how your Xu Family averted disaster, slew the Snake Demon, saving the mountain villages from peril, so they ca specifically to thank you."
Yet again!!!
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