"I see." Lu Zheng nodded.
"Young Master Lu." Old Master Wang said cautiously, "Thank you for saving my daughter. Please, Young Master, do step into the front hall where I shall serve you so tea."
Offering tea was essentially a pretext to prepare a al as a gesture of gratitude.
Lu Zheng waved his hand, "I just ntioned that saving others was no more than a trivial task for . Besides, if you truly wish to thank , how about giving that rooster you just killed?"
"Of course, of course, Old Li, quickly head to the kitchen and bring that rooster here!"
"Yes!"
The old servant bowed as he retreated and then hurriedly headed out toward the kitchen.
"By the way, you ntioned that the chicken was..."
Lu Zheng nodded, "It was a Chicken Demon."
"Chicken Demon?" Old Master Wang blinked, looking confused. Such a weak Chicken Demon? And Old Li slaughtered it in one stroke and bled it?
Wang Xiaowan curiously asked, "Was the bowl of chicken blood earlier from a Chicken Demon?"
Lu Zheng nodded and began recounting how two days ago, he had inadvertently bumped into Li the Fourth, and out of curiosity, followed him to watch the events unfold.
"So, that Chicken Demon was actually very weak, rely swindling so money."
Old Master Wang chid in, "Never thought it would encounter , and instead of using it to make money from cockfighting, I used it to treat Xiaowan, so..."
Wang Xiaowan couldn’t help but laugh, "So, unexpectedly, it didn’t die in the mountains but rather inadvertently at my family’s kitchen."
The three exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh, closing the distance between them a bit more.
"So that chicken..."
Lu Zheng said, "My wife loves to eat chicken. This one tastes even better than the ones we rear or the wild ones."
Upon hearing Lu Zheng was married, Wang Xiaowan’s expression dimd, but she quickly recovered, maintaining her composure.
"Ah, I see." Old Master Wang quickly added, "Besides cockfighting, my family also runs a chicken farm on the northern outskirts of the city. There are many free-range hens with tender at. I’ll have soone send more of them to your residence in the future."
Without giving Lu Zheng a chance to refuse, Old Master Wang said, "Please, Young Master, don’t refuse. I know you don’t lack money, so there’s only this small gesture I can do to express my gratitude."
There was no reason for Lu Zheng to refuse, so he nodded with a smile, "Old Master Wang is very considerate."
Old Master Wang nodded, "Speaking of, I must thank Li the Fourth. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have t you, Young Master. Had I delayed any longer, Xiaowan could have..."
He shook his head and said, "One hundred coins to have Young Master show up—well worth it. Let Li the Fourth make a fortune."
Speaking of which, Li the Fourth’s actions can’t be considered deceitful; it just so happened that no one expected him to procure a Chicken Demon for cockfighting, only for him to cheat and manipulate the outco.
But now his golden opportunity had t its end in the kitchen, losing his advantage...
If Li the Fourth were steady-minded, he could probably live well on those one hundred coins; if he spent them all too quickly, life could beco difficult for him.
But none of this concerned Lu Zheng or Old Master Wang anymore. Without that peculiar Chicken Demon, Lu Zheng wouldn’t pay further attention to a loafer.
A mont later, the servant Old Li returned with two bags.
"Master, Young Master Lu."
"The kitchen has already plucked and cleaned the chicken, and prepared it a bit. I wasn’t sure what you’d need, so I brought everything here for you to see..."
"Alright, just give them all to . Even the chicken hearts and gizzards can be braised for eating, and the feathers can make a few shuttlecocks." Lu Zheng stood and took them.
Having taken the bags, Lu Zheng turned back to the group and said, "Okay, I’m leaving now. By the way, since Miss Wang has been tortured by corpse poison for half a year, she should rest and recuperate more."
"Yes, yes, yes." The three of them nodded in agreent.
"Additionally..."
Lu Zheng thought for a mont before asking, "Is Miss Wang interested in cultivation?"
Wang Xiaowan’s eyes lit up, "I used to practice haphazardly from my family’s fragnted old books. I’ve never seen Abnormal People. Can I?"
Old Master Wang hurriedly inquired, "If one were to beco an apprentice, must they leave ho for a long ti before returning?"
Lu Zheng chuckled, "That depends on your choice. Cultivation isn’t easy, and after a hundred years, it might just end up as a mound of yellow earth, delaying ti spent with loved ones and not enjoying life.
I just noticed Miss Wang has already shown so potential in cultivation and possesses remarkable talent, hence my suggestion.
If Miss Wang is interested, she can visit Shaotong Mountain after recovering and seek my master’s opinion."
"Excellent, excellent!"
Old Master Wang nodded repeatedly, and Wang Xiaowan felt invigorated too.
Naturally, Lu Zheng was a living example, having already beco so capable by apprenticing at the White Cloud Temple. He even established businesses and was about to marry...
"Buzz!"
The next mont, a burst of nearly forty strands of Light of Fortune appeared.
"Huh?"
Lu Zheng glanced at Wang Xiaowan, realizing she was already set on becoming an apprentice at White Cloud Temple. With his introduction and her exceptional talent, Daoist Mingzhang had no reason to refuse her.
This was clearly her destined opportunity with fortune, contributing a share of Light of Fortune to Lu Zheng’s Jade Seal.
Who would’ve thought that watching a spectacle could make money? Lucky indeed.
If Wang Xiaowan really joined the White Cloud Temple, perhaps he could continue to benefit from her in the future?
Waving his hand, he quickly cast the Invisibility Technique, disappearing from the trio’s view.
"What a divine technique!" Old Li was dumbfounded.
Old Master Wang, however, grasped Wang Xiaowan’s hand tightly, "Xiaowan, are you truly healed?"
Wang Xiaowan excitedly replied, "Truly healed, this Young Master is remarkable! By the way, Father, do you know this Young Master? His surna is Lu?"
"Yes, Lu Zheng, Young Master Lu." Old Master Wang said, "I don’t know where he lives, but he runs a Sugar Workshop and a candy store in town. That Sweet Shop belongs to him."
"Sweet Shop? The Candy Zoo?" Wang Xiaowan’s eyes sparkled, as she was also a loyal custor of the Sweet Shop.
"Yes, that’s him."
"Is he already married?" Wang Xiaowan’s curiosity piqued as she wondered what kind of woman could match Lu Zheng.
"How would I know?" Old Master Wang responded helplessly, "I’ve only seen him a couple of tis at Leping Building and Cong’an Square, just acquaintances who nod, never really spoke much."
"Oh, okay." Wang Xiaowan nodded.
"Xiaowan, you’re not thinking..."
"Father, he’s already married. I’m just curious." Wang Xiaowan glanced at her father with a hint of jest, then regained her seriousness, "Once I’m fully recovered, I’ll head to Shaotong Mountain’s White Cloud Temple to beco a lay disciple and continue cultivating at ho, serving by your side."
The mont she finished, a rumbling "grrr" echoed from Wang Xiaowan’s stomach.
"Father, I’m hungry~"
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