Golden Horn rolled its eyes at him. It was a spirit beast, after all, and he was being fed this kind of thing.

One hour later.

Qin Luo mastered the skill of playing the bamboo flute.

"Thank you, Miss Lü."

"Master Dao, you learn really fast."

“Miss Lü taught me more carefully than my master.”

Qin Luo smiled and said, "May we meet again someday!"

Lu Xiaobao was washing bamboo shoots by the well when he heard that Qin Luo was leaving. He quickly ran over and said enthusiastically, "Master Dao, please eat before you go. The food will be ready soon."

"Yes, Master Dao, please finish your meal before you leave."

Lü Ajiao then tried to persuade her to stay.

Qin Luo felt embarrassed to refuse, "Then I'll take my leave."

"do not bother."

Lu Ajiao shook her head with a smile.

"I'll go cook the dishes. Sister, you keep an eye on Dao Ye and make sure he doesn't get away."

Lu Xiaobao took the bamboo shoots back to the kitchen.

Lu Ajiao said with shame, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Daoist. I can't cook, my younger brother always cooks for me."

"Miss Lü is good at earning money to support her family."

Qin Luo admired the brother and sister very much.

Before long, Lü Xiaobao finished preparing the meal and called out with a smile, "Master Dao, come in and eat!"

Qin Luo walked into the house and saw three dishes and a soup.

Bamboo shoots stewed with bamboo rat.

Stir-fried bamboo rat with bamboo shoots.

Braised bamboo rat.

Cold bamboo shoot salad.

Qin Luo didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the bamboo rat meat. It tasted alright, not as good as the food made by Zi Yue's mother, but it was already quite an achievement for a child to be able to cook so many dishes.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? I'm too embarrassed to even pick up my chopsticks. You guys go ahead and eat."

"Hahaha."

Qin Luo was very casual.

Lu Ajiao and her brother felt very relaxed.

Qin Luo put some meat on Lü Xiaobao's plate, saying, "You should eat more so you can grow up quickly and take good care of your older sister in the future."

"Uh-huh."

"I understand, Master Dao!"

Lu Xiaobao shoveled large mouthfuls of food into his mouth.

"Peck, peck, peck!"

Lu Xiaobao threw the bamboo rat bone to Jinjiao.

Golden Horn rolled its eyes at him, and although it was disgusted, it still ate the bamboo rat bones on the ground.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Qin Luo prepared to leave. He took out two talismans and said with a smile, "This meal can't be eaten for nothing. These are peace talismans for you."

Lü Ajiao and Lü Xiaobao accepted the talisman. Knowing it was very precious, they repeatedly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Daoist Master!"

"Let's go, Golden Horn!"

Qin Luo called out, and Jin Jiao, who was still gnawing on a bone under the table, immediately ran out and followed him away.

The siblings wanted to give it to him.

They followed them out of the courtyard, and in the blink of an eye, Qin Luo and Jin Jiao disappeared.

"Where is Master Dao?"

Lü Xiaobao scratched his head.

Lu Ajiao gripped the amulet tightly, silently praying, "Thank you, Taoist priest! May you live a long and healthy life!"

Outside Yanbei City.

Qin Luo and Jin Jiao stood at the crossroads.

One of them was an official road.

One is the ancient road we came from.

After thinking it over, Qin Luo finally decided to take the official road, so that he could see more different scenery.

After walking a few miles, Qin Luo spotted Wang Chongming smiling and waving at him from a pavilion beside the official road.

Qin Luo walked into the pavilion. "Senior, what brings you here to wait for me?"

Wang Chongming gestured for Qin Luo to sit down and chat.

Qin Luo sat down happily.

Wang Chongming reminded him, "The Imperial Observatory has sent a powerful expert to the north; I heard he is a disciple of the Imperial Preceptor."

"Thank you for reminding me."

Qin Luo was very curious, "Senior is very powerful, why do you follow the Prince of Zhenbei? Do you think he can become an emperor?"

Wang Chongming shook his head and smiled bitterly, "He may have had the opportunity to achieve great things before, but he doesn't now."

Why?

Qin Luo was somewhat puzzled.

Wang Chongming said softly, "He is a member of the Great Xia royal family and has the luck of royalty. If the one in the capital has a problem, he has a high probability of taking his place. But the Taoist priest scared away the luck on him, so even if the one in the capital has a problem, he will not have a chance."

Qin Luo understood who he was referring to. "Why do you think that person in the capital will be in trouble?"

Wang Chongming's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Because the one in the capital is too ambitious. He doesn't want to be the emperor; he wants to be the human emperor, to unify the Central Plains, and to become the ruler of the Three Realms."

"That's quite bold."

Qin Luo was somewhat impressed upon hearing this.

Wang Chongming shook his head, "The price is that he has to fight against all the dynasties in Zhongzhou, the immortal cultivation forces on the mountain, the true immortals in the sky, the remnants of the divine race, and variables like the Daoist Master."

"He's pretty good."

"Yes, but he was destined to fail."

Wang Chongming shook his head and sighed softly.

Qin Luo looked on with anticipation. "I hope I can meet him someday."

Wang Chongming said with a smile, "Master Qin, he is not the King of Zhenbei, and he knows that Longhu Temple is holding a Investiture of the Gods, so he definitely wants to destroy you."

Qin Luo was very curious, "Why did he reject the Investiture of the Gods?"

"Since there are no gods within the Great Xia territory, he can enjoy the nation's fortune alone. Of course, he won't care about the insignificant fortune of ordinary minor gods, but the gods of the Dragon Tiger Temple probably affect him, otherwise the Imperial Observatory wouldn't have sent a powerful expert to the north."

"I understand."

Qin Luo nodded.

Wang Chongming stood up. "Master Qin, a great era of contention is about to begin. We will meet again in the future."

"May we meet again someday."

Qin Luo cupped his hands in greeting to Wang Chongming.