Fang Ruotang, a frail and unremarkable girl from the Prime Minister’s household,
one day found herself pestered by a tiny, cutesy creature called the Mirror of Reversal—
and it star...
Do you know?
Fang Ruotang then looked at Fan. In any case, all the people around her knew more than she did. The little mirror refused to tell her what her true form was, only saying that she would be afraid if she knew.
She guessed it might be a snake, since she was terrified of that kind of snake.
I remember when I was little, one year I went to stay at the village with my grandmother and the others. In the fields, we saw a snake. The snake was like it was sick. It didn't run away when it saw people. Instead, it wrapped itself around my ankle. I was so scared that I fainted.
Although her grandmother later told her that it was a vegetable snake and not poisonous, it still left a deep shadow in her heart, and she could never forget the tingling sensation on her scalp when the snake coiled around her ankle.
"It is their honor."
Fan's resolute tone left Fang Ruotang speechless.
Forgive her for being so foolish, but she didn't know where the honor lay.
"Don't you believe me?" Fan said, emphasizing the point when he saw Fang Ruotang's disbelief.
Fang Ruotang chuckled twice, unable to reply.
The little mirror spoke at this moment.
[This dragon isn't anything special, but that's true.]
Okay! Whatever makes you happy.
Since they're going to be eaten anyway, it makes no difference. At least it's the choice of those emerald birds. Thinking about it that way, their bird lives are fulfilled. They can choose whose mouth they die in.
“Let’s go!” Fan suddenly said.
Fang Ruotang rolled her eyes at him, "I'm not in a hurry. I need to taste this spirit bird now! Tao Su, catch a spirit bird and cook it for me."
"Okay!" Tao Su said excitedly.
With her cultivation level, she couldn't possibly catch the Emerald Bird, and she rarely even had the chance to process other beast meat, so she couldn't help but add a worried remark.
"Master, this disciple has never dealt with the Emerald Spirit Bird before, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, look how sensible the Kingfisher is. It will taste good no matter how you cook it. Just go ahead and do it with confidence. There are so many of them! It doesn't matter if you fail. You can just catch more next time."
Fang Ruotang wasn't worried at all.
Bird meat is delicious no matter how it's cooked, even if you just make soup!
Moreover, she couldn't even imagine how delicious this kind of spirit bird would be.
"Sir, could you go and check on Lavan?"
【Why? 】
[Ask him for some fruit; he has a kind that's sweet and sour. Adding it to the spirit bird soup will definitely enhance the flavor and make it taste several times better.]
Okay!
Fang Ruotang immediately fell for the trick and tugged at the Brahma of the wandering god.
His unfocused eyes brightened instantly as he looked at Fang Ruotang and chuckled gently, "What's wrong?"
Do you have a sweet and sour fruit that you can put in bird soup?
The little mirror didn't tell her the exact name, but described the taste, which Fang Ruotang relayed. Only after that did she remember to ask for the name.
What is the name of the fruit?
【Jung pear fruit.】
After Xiao Jingzi finished replying, Fan Zheng waved his hand and took out a large pile of fruit.
They were all colorful and floating in the air.
Fang Ruotang didn't know what a Qiongli fruit was, so she asked directly. Then the fruit was placed in front of her, and she took it and gave it to Tao Su.
"Put this kimbap in the bird soup, it's delicious."
"This? You put this in bird soup?"
"Yes! Why?"
"The fruit of the Qiongli can cleanse the mind and body of cultivators and has a chance to improve the purity of spiritual roots. Although the effect is very slight, isn't it a waste to put such a good fruit into bird soup?"
"What's the point of wasting it? We're eating it ourselves, not giving it to the enemy."
Fang Ruotang looked at Tao Su with a puzzled expression.
Tao Su felt uncomfortable under Fang Ruotang's gaze; after all, she had never eaten anything so good before.
Eating together like this puts a lot of pressure on me.
"Fan, come here."
Fan was interrupted once again, but appeared beside Fang Ruotang without showing any sign of it.
"Take out the fruits you have and let Tao Su pick them out to see if there are any suitable for seasoning."
"No need, no need!"
Tao Su didn't dare to be picky at all; this big shot was even more generous.
But while Fang Ruotang was speaking, Fan had already taken out all kinds of fruits, which were floating in the air, making it look like a fruit garden with all kinds of fruits.
She had never seen or even recognized many of them, but just by smelling the fragrance of the fruit and the spiritual energy contained within it, she knew how good they were.
"Go ahead and pick! Don't be shy, he'll have to eat anyway."
Tao Su didn't know how to choose. With two big shots watching her, she nervously pointed to two fruits she had seen before. If she remembered correctly, they were the final fruits at the auction.
Fan didn't care about these things and with a wave of his hand, he arrived in front of Tao Su.
Tao Su, however, held it carefully in her arms as if it were a precious treasure, afraid that it might get bumped or scratched in the slightest.
Just then, Fang Ruotang heard someone calling her.
She immediately turned around and saw Gu Yanjin moving towards her rapidly like a ghost.
Fang Ruotang immediately waved her hand and teleported directly in front of him.
"Brother Yan, I've found you."
"……yes!"
Gu Yanjin choked, but seeing the sly smile on Fang Ruotang's face, he knew she was deliberately teasing him, so he played along and asked with tenderness, "Are you tired of looking for me?"
"Absolutely! So I'm going to eat a spirit bird before I continue looking for you. Oh, by the way, I've taken on a disciple named Tao Su. She's a food cultivator, so my mother won't have to worry about me not having enough to eat anymore."
Gu Yanjin was overjoyed to finally see Fang Ruotang, and couldn't help but hug her while she was speaking.
Fang Ruotang also hugged him back, and at the same time brought him to appear in front of Tao Su.
"Let me introduce you. This is my Daoist partner. You can call him Master Gu!"
"Master?"
"Yes, this is a gift for you."
Gu Yanjin gave Tao Su a storage ring.
Tao Su was flattered and completely forgot that she was a cultivator and that it was something that could be done with a single incantation. She wiped her hands on her sides and respectfully accepted the gift.
"Thank you, Master."
"Yes, you're welcome. Just listen to your master from now on."
"Your disciple will respectfully follow your master's teachings."
Seeing that they had met, Fang Ruotang urged Tao Su to continue being a spirit bird.
"Fellow Daoist Fang has found a Daoist partner?"
Fan's expression was strange, as if he was about to crack open, as if he had experienced something extraordinary and was having his worldview reshaped.
"Yes! Why?"
"You can do it like this?" Fan seemed to be thinking.
"What?"
Fan asked meaningfully, "Can we also become Daoist partners?"
"Why not?" Fang Ruotang didn't understand what Fan meant.
Fan suddenly looked at Gu Yanjin.
Gu Yanjin stared at Fan with a slightly furrowed brow, his domineering expression as if a strange male beast had invaded his territory and challenged him.
"I thought..." I could only be your spirit beast.
Brahma stopped mid-sentence.
It was as if a completely new track had appeared before him.