The nightmare fish were stunned. They had tricked him, and he had actually fed them? It was like a windfall!

"Linghu Lan!" he called softly.

"Hmm?" Linghu Lan turned around. This was the first time in so many years that he had called her by her real name, and she was filled with emotion.

Shenji looked at her fair and jade-like face and said softly, "This is my first time pursuing a girl. Please forgive any shortcomings!"

"It's okay, we can just keep chasing them a little longer!"

Shenji: "..."

He glanced speechlessly at Little Green, who was happily scrambling for food in the sea. Wasn't it said that playing the victim could win a girl's heart? Why didn't it work for her?

Little Green paused, snatched a spirit elixir, and quickly sank into the sea. Don't ask me, I'm a single fish too. That's what the Monster Handbook says, so I taught you this way. If you don't agree, please find the president of the Monster Association.

In the days that followed, Shenji tried every possible trick in the book to win over Linghu Lan. He even managed to win over the cooks on Mengling Island, who then prepared special meals for her with love every time.

Linghu Lan, unable to bear it any longer, slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her voice echoing across Dream Spirit Island. "Shenji, if you dare to step into Dream Spirit Island's kitchen again, I'll chop you up! Don't you have any idea how awful your cooking is?"

In the kitchen, Shenji blushed, looking at the bone broth he had made with a puzzled expression. He had used milk foam to make a heart shape on top, a latte art technique he had worked so hard to learn. Did she not like it?

"Was my cooking really that bad?"

Chef: "Quite creative." Anyway, I've never seen anything like this in my life where you add milk foam and latte art to bone broth. The island owner has been able to endure eating it for so many days; he's a true fan.

the next day.

When Shenji went to deliver the food again, he discovered that Linghu Lan was gone!

Above the door was a sign with large, flamboyant characters: "I'm going outside to rest my stomach, and I'll come back to suffer your torment once I'm better."

Shenji: "..."

Beast peeked its head down from the tree and said quietly, "It's alright, a cultivator who doesn't want to be a chef isn't a good teacher."

Shenji clasped his thumb and forefinger together.

Beast sadly discovered that its upper and lower lips were stuck together, and it couldn't speak again. So, why did it have to be so mischievous? It's true what they say, once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten!

t_t~~

Shenji sighed and looked helplessly at the Divine Palace Token in his hand. He used it once again. He felt a little apologetic, but in order to avoid being a bachelor, it was better to trouble them.

This time the order is simple: if you see her, just set off some fireworks. The immortal sect that encounters her will receive their complete cultivation manual.

This decree caused a stir throughout the land.

Over the years, many of the secret manuals of the immortal sects have become incomplete and broken. The Divine Compassion Palace believes in the will of Heaven and has always only taken in and never given out. To be able to retrieve a complete manual from the Divine Compassion Palace is such a rare opportunity!

Therefore, all sects sent their disciples to search for Linghu Lan. Unlike the confusion, fear, and panic they felt when they were ordered last time, this time everyone had spontaneously accepted the facts and actively sought opportunities. As a result, some people actually discovered Linghu Lan's whereabouts, and the sects notified each other that more and more people were encountering Linghu Lan.

Upon seeing Linghu Lan, they dared not disturb her further, simply setting off a firework in the sky before leaving. The firework displayed a variety of messages: "The weather is nice today"; "Eat on time"; "The path to immortality is long, please guide me"; "Good night, sweet dreams"; "Good morning, Island Lord"; "He's thinking of you..."

twenty three