Tian Shu could normally go without food for days without any problem, but considering that it was the first time they had met, he nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll respectfully accept your offer."
Wei Guodong and Wan Qiong exchanged a glance and smiled. They had been worried that the master wouldn't go.
Wei Guodong bent down and gently picked up Wei Jingqi: "Jingqi, let's go home now, and let Master come home with us too."
Xiao Wei Jingqi nodded obediently: "Okay, let's go home for dinner, and have some meat!"
Wan Qiong smiled and stepped forward, gently patting her son's head: "Yes, there's lots of delicious food tonight."
Wei Guodong, carrying Wei Jingqi, and Wan Qiong accompanied Tian Shu out of the guesthouse.
Wei Guodong placed Wei Jingqi on the back of his bicycle, then pushed the bike and prepared to set off.
“Master Tian Shu, please ride in my wife’s car,” Wei Guodong said.
Tian Shu smiled slightly and nodded: "Alright, then I'll trouble you, Brigadier General's wife."
Wan Qiong said, "Calling us Brigade Commander and Madam is too formal. Why don't you call us Xiao Wei and Xiao Wan? It'll be more intimate."
Tian Shu thought about it and agreed. "Then you can call me 'Sister Tian Shu,' it sounds more intimate that way."
Actually, at his age, he's more than old enough to be their great-grandmother, but he can't very well let them call him grandma, so he'll compromise.
Wei Guodong and Wan Qiong, unaware of her thoughts, exchanged a glance and nodded: "Alright, Sister Tian Shu, then we won't stand on ceremony."
Tian Shu nodded and got into the back seat of Wan Qiong's car...
When I got home, Aunt Zhou had already prepared the meal, and the table was laden with a sumptuous spread. The aroma of dried chicken and dried rabbit filled the air, along with several delicate side dishes that made my mouth water.
After Wanqiong introduced her three daughters to Tianshu, she invited her to sit down for dinner.
"Sister Tian Shu, come, sit here, let's eat." Wan Qiong warmly invited Tian Shu to sit in the seat of honor.
Tian Shu smiled slightly and nodded: "Thank you, Xiao Wan. Today's food looks very tempting."
"If Sister Tian Shu likes it, then come and serve it."
After a lively meal, Tian Shu said, "Tomorrow morning after you finish eating, take the banner to the guesthouse, and I will begin to instruct him."
Wan Qiong invited, "Sister Tian Shu, teaching him certainly can't be done in a day or two. There are rooms at home, why don't you stay here for a while?"
Tian Shu thought about it and realized that guiding Wei Jingqi into the field and ensuring that he wouldn't make mistakes when cultivating independently later would take a lot of time, so he nodded.
The next day, after breakfast, Tian Shu began guiding Wei Jingqi in his cultivation...
Turning our attention back to Qing Xuanzi, after leaving the flea market that day to buy several bags of milk powder for Rong Jiaojiao, he headed straight up the mountain and returned to his mountain courtyard before dark last night.
On the way, Qing Xuanzi had an unexpected gain: the spirit crystal in his pocket had stored up a little bit of spiritual power.
This delighted Qing Xuanzi. If he had a few more, he could absorb all the spiritual energy from the spirit crystals and then place them in a place with better spiritual energy. Wouldn't it be quick for them to be full of spiritual energy again?
Although the spirit crystal was small and wouldn't increase his cultivation much, its spiritual energy was pure. Over time, wouldn't his spiritual energy become more solid and his cultivation more stable? Thinking this, he couldn't wait to go home.
At this moment, he was grinding the powder of the Hidden Spirit Tree. The little girl was holding onto the stone table, circling around Qing Xuanzi, and talking to him in a babbling voice. Qing Xuanzi patiently responded to every word she said.
Once the Hidden Spirit Tree powder was ground, Qing Xuanzi couldn't wait to experiment and see how effective the invisibility and concealment talismans drawn with the Hidden Spirit Tree powder were.
With that in mind, he set out his talisman-drawing tools, mixed the talisman ink, and once everything was ready, Qing Xuanzi began to draw talisman patterns on the talisman paper.
His technique was skillful, and every stroke was incredibly precise.
As the runes gradually took shape, the ink on the talisman paper began to shimmer with a faint light. This was a unique spiritual energy reaction produced by the fusion of the Hidden Spirit Wood powder and the talisman ink.
"Father Xi, oh my!" Rong Jiaojiao looked at the talisman in Qing Xuanzi's hand with curiosity and confusion in her eyes.
Qing Xuanzi looked up and smiled at her, saying, "This is an invisibility talisman. The effect will be even stronger when you add the powder of the Hidden Spirit Wood."
Rong Jiaojiao tilted her head, completely unaware of what he was saying, and kept babbling incoherently.
Qing Xuanzi nodded: "Yes, let's try it after Master finishes drawing it."
The master and apprentice were completely talking at cross purposes, neither of them understanding what the other was saying, yet they were happily exchanging words back and forth.
After Qing Xuanzi finished speaking, he continued to focus on drawing talismans. The light on the talisman paper grew brighter and brighter, as if an invisible force was flowing within it.
Once the talisman was complete, Qing Xuanzi gently blew on it, and the light on the talisman instantly receded, becoming transparent and invisible.
"It's done!" Qing Xuanzi said excitedly. He picked up the talisman and wanted to stick it on Rong Jiaojiao's body, but then he was afraid that something might happen, so he took Rong Jiaojiao to catch some live pheasants and rabbits.
Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao out of the valley and into the woods behind the mountain. He unleashed his divine sense, searching as he went.
The pheasants in the vicinity had been caught by Qing Xuanzi. The two walked two or three miles before finding a hen and six fist-sized chicks foraging in the grass.
Qing Xuanzi thought that if he captured them and kept them, they wouldn't have to keep running out next time he wanted to use them to test some talismans.
Upon activating the spell, Qing Xuanzi swiftly formed hand seals and softly chanted, "Immobilization Spell, activate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible force instantly enveloped the hen and her six chicks, freezing them in place.
"Father Xi, Chicken, Youyou..."
Rong Jiaojiao looked at the frozen chickens with eyes full of joy, as if she were about to have some meat to eat.
Qing Xuanzi explained with a smile, "This chicken isn't for you to cook; Master wants to use it to test the effects of talismans."
Rong Jiaojiao: "Youyou, seven~~"
"Okay, I'll make you some meat for dinner tonight."
Qing Xuanzi coaxed Rong Jiaojiao and walked up to the flock of chickens, using vines to tie their wings and feet to prevent them from escaping.
They were tossed into the prepared bamboo basket. "Alright, let's take them back and raise them. It'll be convenient to use them later."
As Qing Xuanzi spoke, he picked up the bamboo basket and led Rong Jiaojiao back.
Back in the mountain courtyard, Qing Xuanzi built a simple chicken coop out of wood and bamboo in a corner of the courtyard.
He put the hen and chicks inside, and also put some grain and water in the chicken coop.
“Now they can settle down in peace.” Qing Xuanzi looked at his handicrafts with satisfaction and said to Rong Jiaojiao, “In the future, when we want to use them to test talismans, we won’t have to travel so far anymore.”
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