The audience was captivated by his skill, and thunderous applause erupted. Yun Ling quickly freed her hands from Pei Lin's grasp and clapped and cheered.

Pei Lin was somewhat annoyed. Their atmosphere had been quite pleasant just now; how could a fire-breathing person have ruined it? He immediately became angry and said:

"This fire-breathing is nothing compared to the real spectacle of the iron-smelting fireworks display on Imperial Street during the Lantern Festival. Sparks fly everywhere, resembling fireflies glowing red in the darkness, which is quite eye-catching."

Yunling had never seen iron flower fireworks before, but after hearing Pei Lin's description, she could roughly guess what it was like, and she was also full of anticipation and longing for it.

"Hey, the storyteller over there has started too."

Pei Lin took Yun Ling's hand again and ran quickly to the storyteller. After listening to a couple of lines and laughing a bit, they ran to the fruit vendor next door. This fruit vendor was quite novel, imitating various hawking sounds.

Some were cheerful, some were uplifting, some were gentle and detailed, and some had a rhythmic cadence, making it a bit like listening to jokes. No one in the audience didn't laugh.

Yunling was about to clap, but Pei Lin seemed to have already sensed her intention and quickly pulled her to look at the spirits and ghosts. However, halfway there, her attention was drawn to a peddler selling candied fruit. She dragged Pei Lin over, first buying a skewer, and then asking:

Do you want some?

"don't want."

After responding, Pei Lin paid the money to avoid Yun Ling having to pull her hand away to find a coin.

Yunling only got to eat these rock candy fruits when she came here. She remembered that before the New Year, her whole family went to the county town to buy them, and Yun Ruochun treated her to them. The outer skin was sweet, but the inside was really sour. It was like eating nothing at all, which was quite unique.

However, Yunling was eager to try the rock candy in Bianjing, wondering if it would be any different. But then she noticed Pei Lin staring at her. He had paid for it, so she felt she should be more polite and asked:

"You really won't eat?"

“I used to crave this when I was little. Back then, people said it was bad to eat this stuff and that it would harm your health. My older brother secretly bought it for me to eat. I ate it so hastily and quickly, afraid of being discovered, that I didn’t really taste it.”

"I only knew it was sweet, but after I was sent away from Bianjing, I never touched this rock candy again. Gradually, it seems that I really didn't like eating it anymore."

Yunling raised an eyebrow, quickly ate a fruit, and bit through the sugary coating to touch the slightly sour fruit. Her features scrunched up.

"If it's something you like to eat, then nothing else should be mixed in with it."

Yunling felt a little guilty when she talked about it. She herself also liked to eat chicken legs, but because of what happened in the apocalypse, she had always held a grudge about it. In truth, she wasn't exactly upright.

Pei Lin took Yun Ling's words to heart. Although they had wronged him, they were willing to break the rules and accept Yun Ling, so he should try to accept them in return. He then took a bite of the string of candied fruit in Yun Ling's hand.

Pei Lin was very happy and concerned about being able to share a string of rock candy with Yun Ling, so he asked:

"Short legs, what do you like to eat?"

Yunling bit into another fruit, the doubled sourness clearing her head. She thought for a while before answering:

"Chicken drumsticks, I like to eat chicken drumsticks."

"Chicken leg..."

Pei Lin quickly looked around and spotted grilled chicken legs at a stall next to the grilled pork skin. He immediately ran over and bought two.

The shadow puppet show had just begun, so Pei Lin led Yun Ling to find seats and brought her a large chicken leg.

"Try it! The stall owner says this chicken leg is the biggest of all the chicken legs today. Eating it will make your legs grow longer."

Yunling nodded heavily, then took a bite of the chicken leg. The tender, smooth chicken meat slid into her mouth, and various spices instantly spread throughout her mouth. Delicious! They were right, this chicken leg was indeed delicious.

"So, how was the stall owner's work?"

"It's delicious, you should try it."

Pei Lin believed it without a doubt, took a big bite, and frowned deeply.

"Did your tongue get stung by a wasp and become numb or something? This is both salty and sweet, full of spices, and you still say it's delicious."

"It's really delicious."

Yunling didn't waste any food, licking her fingers clean as she ate the chicken leg.

Pei Lin was afraid that this person had lost his sense of taste, but he didn't want to criticize his future spouse too much, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and finish the chicken leg.

After watching the shadow puppet show, they ate roasted vegetable buns, glutinous rice cakes, pork pancreas flatbread, red shredded pork, and crystal sashimi. As night deepened and the weather turned chilly, they also helped the young men carrying water bottles by buying them three cups of hot tea.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three of them were tired from walking all day, so they hired a donkey cart in front of the Wazi Gate to take them back to their house.

Lu Yinghuai waited at the door all night, but Yunling did not return for a long time. Several times he wanted to go out and look for her, but then he thought of Pei Lin accompanying her. He had to be more magnanimous, lest Pei Lin laugh at him for being insecure, anxious, and losing his composure.

After a long wait, the donkey cart returned, and Lu Yinghuai hurriedly went to greet it. He was overjoyed to see Yunling and asked:

"Was it fun visiting the entertainment district today?"

"It was fun, and you ate quite a lot. By the way, have you been eating on time?"

"Yes, I ate crab roe noodles at Bifangzhai. Although it's not crab season right now, the manager of Bifangzhai stored up a lot of plump crab roe in the fall. Although the taste was a bit off, it was still very satisfying to have such a meal in winter. I'll take you there tomorrow."

Upon hearing that it was crab roe noodles and that she wouldn't have to peel the crab herself, Yunling was naturally tempted and was about to agree when Pei Lin, who was waiting to the side with a face that was almost black, quickly said:

"Hey, short-legged girl, you don't know yet, do you? Your older sister has been taken in as a female apprentice by Master Zhong. She will soon become the first female doctor in Pingcheng."

Pei Lin and Yun Ling had just had a perfect day, and he wasn't about to let that brat Lu Yinghuai ruin it, so he said what he had planned to say.

Yunling was both surprised and delighted, and excitedly grabbed Pei Lin's arm, asking:

"real???"

**

"real???"

Zhang was so excited that she almost dropped the bowl from her hand.

"Sister Chu, please repeat what you said. I didn't hear you clearly just now."

Yun Chu pursed her lips, unable to suppress the smile on her face, and repeated:

"Professor Zhong accepted me as his apprentice."