When Liu Ergou heard Swallow Li's voice, he finally managed to calm down.
Then, he said with annoyance, "Master, how can you bla for this?! You try it yourself! Soone suddenly talks to you in the middle of the night and then just appears behind you. Honestly, it's a miracle I'm still standing here. My heart must be made of steel! Anyone else would've dropped dead on the spot!"
Hearing Liu Ergou's complaints, Swallow Li couldn't help but sneer. "Why do you talk so much? It's all nonsense! If an Ancient Martial Artist could be scared to death, I'd say good riddance! An Ancient Martial Artist like that wouldn't survive two days in the Ancient Martial Sects. Better to die early and get it over with!"
With that, Swallow Li grabbed Liu Ergou and started dragging him toward the village.
"Alright, alright, stop your nonsense!" Swallow Li said while pulling him along. "Not only do you talk behind my back, but you don't even have the decency to welco your master when he arrives! You just stand here chatting! If I'd known you were like this, I never would have taken you as my disciple!"
Although Swallow Li was talking, he walked at an extrely fast pace, forcing Liu Ergou to jog just to keep up.
Soon, Liu Ergou brought Swallow Li to Ning Hua's residence.
"Master, your visit was so unexpected. I was planning to clean up a room for you tomorrow," Liu Ergou said helplessly. "I didn't expect you to arrive today. You were so fast that I didn't have ti to get anything ready. How about this? You can stay with Senior Martial Sister Ning Hua for now. Her place has two bedrooms, and they're pretty far apart, so there shouldn't be any issues. It might be a tiny bit inconvenient, but don't worry. I'll personally find you your own courtyard tomorrow. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Swallow Li listened, saying nothing, and simply nodded in agreent.
「anwhile, Lang Yu had already returned to the city.」
He stood before his master, Lao Can Tou, and said, "Master, I'm back."
Lao Can Tou lifted his head to glance at Lang Yu. "My dear grandson, how did it go? Did you get Liu Ergou to take the dicine?"
Lang Yu shook his head. "Master, I failed. Swallow Li's disciple, Ning Hua, was there. From the looks of it, she's very protective of Liu Ergou."
When Lao Can Tou heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "Swallow Li's disciple?! Tsk, it seems we've underestimated this Liu Ergou. We originally thought Liu Ergou must have paid so steep price for Swallow Li to take him as a disciple. But now it seems that's not the case at all. It's more like sothing about Liu Ergou attracted Swallow Li, compelling him to take him on as a disciple."
At this, Lao Can Tou's eyes lit up.
"It seems this Liu Ergou is hiding a big secret!" After saying this, Lao Can Tou turned to look at Lang Yu. He instructed, "My dear grandson, with Swallow Li's disciple there, it's no longer convenient for you to make a move. Here's what you'll do instead. Go hire a professional to watch Liu Ergou around the clock. The mont there's the slightest activity, report it to imdiately!"
Lang Yu nodded. "I understand, Master. But the person we hire... should they be an Ancient Martial Artist or an ordinary person?"
The words had no sooner left his mouth than Lang Yu realized his mistake. He slapped his forehead, annoyed with himself. "Sorry, Master. I've asked another foolish question. Please forgive . I'll go find soone to watch Liu Ergou right now!"
With that, Lang Yu left.
This left Lao Can Tou alone, sitting and gazing out the window as if deep in thought. After a long while, he suddenly began to speak slowly to himself. "Liu Ergou, ah, Liu Ergou... could you be hiding the secret to becoming an Innate Grandmaster? The answer seems far-fetched, but on second thought, it might just hold water. Otherwise, why would Swallow Li send his disciple to be with you?"
With that, Lao Can Tou let out a sinister, strange laugh.
Liu Ergou, anwhile, had bid farewell to Swallow Li and returned ho to start cooking for He Mingxue and Mi Xiaoying. Dinner that night was quite simple. All the dishes were made from ingredients he had on hand; Liu Ergou didn't even make a trip to the supermarket. It only took him an hour to prepare four dishes and a soup.
This cooking speed stunned both Mi Xiaoying and He Mingxue. Looking at the four dishes and soup on the table, the two won couldn't help but praise him.
"Wow, Er Gou, I had no idea you had such skills! It slls delicious!" Mi Xiaoying said in surprise.
"Yeah, Er Gou," He Mingxue added. "I didn't expect you to be so skilled either. I thought you only knew how to treat illnesses, not how to cook. It seems I misjudged you!"
Hearing their praise, Liu Ergou playfully tapped both of them on the head. "Alright, alright, that's enough of that," he said. "You haven't even tasted it yet and you're already saying it's good. That's a bit premature, don't you think? Co on, hurry up and eat. You can tell how good my cooking is after you've tried it!"
With that, Liu Ergou served each woman a helping of food with his chopsticks. Then he picked up his own bowl and began to eat.
Mi Xiaoying and He Mingxue followed suit, picking up their own bowls and digging in enthusiastically.
"Oh, Er Gou, I almost forgot to tell you sothing," Mi Xiaoying said suddenly, looking up as they ate. "I ca here to check out potential sites, right? To see where would be a good place to build the jade processing factory. I don't know much about selecting a location, so my survey team is coming tomorrow. Can you tell your people not to give them any trouble?"
Of course, Liu Ergou wouldn't refuse such a small request, and he nodded in agreent.
Soon, the three of them finished their al. Liu Ergou was in charge of clearing the table, while Mi Xiaoying and He Mingxue took care of washing the dishes.
Liu Ergou was very pleased to see how proactive they were. I thought they'd just flop on the bed and leave all the work to . But to his surprise, they both pitched in and shared the chores.
With their combined efforts, everything was quickly tidied up. Once everything was clean, the next step was obvious: it was ti for bed.
Mi Xiaoying and He Mingxue were clearly delighted about this part. Without any prompting from Liu Ergou, they eagerly prepared the bedding and crawled inside, leaving the spot in the middle for him.
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