Lu Qing sat cross-legged on the futon and chanted the incantation to summon the gods. Before long, he saw the Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
"Little Lu Qing, what's the matter that you summoned me in such a hurry?"
Lu Qing smiled and said, "Grandpa Yuqing, I just met an uncle and aunt. Their daughter has been stolen. I want to tell their fortune, but I just can't figure it out. Can you help me?"
Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun was somewhat helpless:
"Is such a mundane matter worth inviting me over?"
"Grandpa Yuqing, please, they are really good people, please help them!" Lu Qing pleaded.
"Alright! Only someone like you would do that. If it were anyone else, I would definitely kick them out of the Sanqing Palace!"
"Thank you, Grandpa Yuqing!" Lu Qing said with a smile.
"Provide this woman's birth date and time."
"May 16th, nineteen years ago, was the summer solstice."
The Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerable calculated with his fingers, frowned for a moment, and then smiled:
"I see!"
"Grandpa Yuqing, you predicted it!" Lu Qing exclaimed in delight.
“Tell them that they will be reunited with their daughter in less than a month, but on the condition that they sincerely thank you,” said Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun with a smile.
"Thank me? Why? I didn't help at all!" Lu Qing asked, puzzled.
"Don't worry about it. Just tell them what I said, and they can be reunited."
After saying this, Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun disappeared.
Lu Qing went out completely bewildered and told Chu Panshan and Han Ziyuan what she had said.
"That's what Grandpa Yuqing told me, but I don't know the specifics."
A glimmer of hope rose in their eyes:
"Will our daughter really be able to come back within a month?"
Lu Qing nodded: "Grandpa Yuqing is right."
"If that's true, we really need to thank you!"
Chu Panshan and Han Ziyuan still had some doubts, after all, these words sounded very much like something Lu Qing had made up to get a reward.
But who would ask for payment for just a few meals?
The Chu family is large and wealthy, and they don't care about the cost of a few meals.
Since they had chosen to trust Lu Qing, they were willing to wait another month.
Ji Xian treated them to lunch. Lu Qing was starving and ate five pig trotters, half a roasted whole meat, and countless other dishes.
After witnessing this scene, Chu Panshan and Han Ziyuan finally understood why Lu Qing only wanted a few meals.
With her appetite, most families simply couldn't afford to feed her.
Han Ziyuan looked at Lu Qing's slender arms and legs and flat stomach with a puzzled expression. She wondered where all that fat went.
As if sensing her confusion, Lu Qing patted his belly and laughed:
"Pretty sister, stop looking! All the meat I ate is right here!"
Han Ziyuan blushed and said awkwardly:
"Sorry! I was just curious how you can eat so much without your stomach showing any change."
"Maybe it's because I need a lot of energy to cultivate my skills, or maybe it's because I can't get much meat on the mountain, so I'm too hungry!"
Lu Qing touched her hair somewhat embarrassedly.
"Chief Instructor, you should have the money to pay the bill!"
Ji Xian was stunned for a moment, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"Of course! Although I don't have the same wealth and fortune as Old Chu, I can still afford to treat him to a meal!"
"Eat as much as you want, it's on me, don't worry!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing immediately called over a waiter:
"Give me one of these desserts, and five of each flavor of mochi."
A sweet and savory perpetual motion machine—after eating meat and vegetables, dessert followed by sweets, Lu Qing was practically bubbling with happiness.
After a while, twenty-five mochi were brought in, but the person who brought them in was not a waiter, but Gu Xicheng.
Lu Qing's eyes lit up when she saw Gu Xicheng:
"Gu Xicheng, it's you!"
Gu Xicheng raised an eyebrow and smiled:
"I guessed it might be you when I saw the waiter carrying so many mochi, and I didn't expect it to be you."
Why are you eating here?
Gu Xicheng's gaze swept over Ji Xian. He recognized him; he was the head instructor for Lu Qing and the others' military training.
Gu Fei had already told him about Lu Qing helping him save his son.
But the other two...
Gu Xicheng looked at it carefully, then his eyes flickered slightly:
"You are Mr. Chu Panshan!"
Chu Panshan stood up and answered politely:
"Yes! I am Chu Panshan, and you are..."
Gu Xicheng nodded slightly and smiled, "Hello Mr. Chu, I am Gu Xicheng, and my father is Gu Yan."
Chu Panshan then realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise:
"So you're President Gu's son. I've long heard that President Gu has a son who's an extraordinary person. Seeing you today, I can confirm that the rumors are true!"
"Gu Xicheng, do you know this handsome guy?" Lu Qing asked curiously.
"Handsome guy??"
Gu Xicheng was immediately at a loss for words:
“Lu Qing, this is Uncle Chu, my father’s business partner.”
"Uncle Chu?"
Lu Qing sized up Chu Panshan, then whispered:
"He looks younger than Uncle Gu, but I didn't expect him to be older than Uncle Gu!"
Gu Xicheng smiled helplessly:
"No matter how young Uncle Chu looks, you still have to call him Uncle. The generational order can't be messed up."
"Uncle Chu, Aunt Chu, Lu Qing is my fiancée. How come you're with her?" Gu Xicheng asked.
"Here's the thing, we came to the capital to discuss a business deal with your father. My wife and I heard there was a Taoist temple here that was very effective, so we went to have the abbot tell our fortunes, hoping to find our lost daughter. That's when we ran into..."
Chu Panshan recounted what had just happened.
"Master Lu Qing prayed to the ancestral master for us, saying that we would be able to reunite with our daughter within a month."
Han Ziyuan sighed softly, "I really hope this is true!"
“Aunt Chu, sincerity is key!” Lu Qing said with a smile.
Han Ziyuan gave a bitter smile. She had been searching for her daughter for so many years, trying all sorts of methods and even listening to many charlatans and swindlers, but she still couldn't find her.
She doesn't have much hope for Lu Qing's words now.
Seeing that Chu Panshan and Han Ziyuan didn't look too good, Gu Xicheng quickly changed the subject:
"Uncle Chu, Aunt Chu, since we've run into each other here, why don't we go to the company for a chat? I'll call my dad right now."
"Alright! Thank you for your help!"
"No trouble at all!" Gu Xicheng said politely with a smile.
"Instructor Ji, could you please take Lu Qing back to school?"
Ji Xian waved his hand: "Don't worry!"
Gu Xicheng pulled Lu Qing aside and whispered in her ear:
"Go to the front desk later. The crayfish here is really good. I asked them to pack some for you to take back to your dorm before you came."
"What about Xue Meiniang?" Lu Qing asked hurriedly.
Gu Xicheng chuckled helplessly:
"I knew you'd ask that. The mochi here isn't as good as the ones outside. I'll bring you some more tonight."
"Gu Xicheng, you're so kind!"
Looking at Gu Xicheng's face, Lu Qing suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed him, for some reason.
The warm, soft touch on his cheek, though only for a moment, was enough to make him overjoyed.
After Lu Qing finished kissing him, she realized what had happened and her face instantly turned bright red.
"I...I'm leaving now!"
After saying that, she hurriedly fled.
Gu Xicheng touched the spot on his face where Lu Qing had just kissed him, and couldn't help but smile, his smile looking utterly worthless.
Chu Panshan and Han Ziyuan couldn't help but laugh at this scene, little did they know that they would not be able to laugh at all when they saw it again in the future.
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