Chapter 31: Fragrant Big Pig Hoof

One big, fragrant pig's trotter can go with two bowls of rice.

Lingzhi ate so much that his mouth was drooling and he couldn't even lift his head.

Annuo is even better. It is just a small rabbit, and a pig's hoof can hold up half of it.

In order to finish eating the pig's trotter successfully, Annuo put the whole rabbit into the bowl and almost used his hands and feet to hold the pig's trotter and eat it.

The frosty little white rabbit was stained by the sticky thick red sauce, just like a young master from a royal family who fell into a quagmire.

But the young master had no self-awareness that he had fallen into a quagmire, and he was determined to dye his white skirt into a flowery one.

"How is it? It tastes good, right?"

Although the answer to this question was already obvious, Nanwang still asked it with a sense of boasting.

Braised pig's trotters is one of his specialties. In an era without pressure cookers, it took him a lot of effort to stew the pig's trotters to a crispy and soft texture.

Fortunately, the result was good and everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

“Delicious, so delicious…”

Lingzhi raised his blushing little face and spoke incoherently.

"Pfft, you... hurry up and wipe it."

Nanwang took out a piece of silk cloth from his storage bag, wet it with hot water, and handed it to Lingzhi.

An Nuo: “Chichichi!”

I want one too!

Nan Wang looked at the rabbit that was almost entirely dyed the color of soy sauce, and said in embarrassment: "Don't wipe it off, it won't come off even if you wipe it..."

An Nuo was furious: "Chichichi!"

How do you know it can’t be wiped off if you don’t wipe it!

"Okay, okay, you are the master, you have the final say."

Nan Wang helplessly took out the second piece of silk cloth, wet it and used it to wipe An Nuo's fur.

Several hairs were plucked out, but the color didn't fade at all.

Before rubbing An Nuo into a bald rabbit, Nan Wang stopped in time and said:

"How about this, you eat first, don't worry about what you eat, I'll give you a bath when we get back later, and I promise to make you look like you were before, okay?"

"grumble……"

Annuo agreed.

Nan Wang also took a piece of pig's trotter and put it in the bowl, but he put it down after eating a few bites.

He has been dealing with pig's trotters these past two days, and his dreams are filled with the smell of pig's trotters, which is a little greasy.

Nan Wang waited for a while, and when the big pot of pig's trotters was almost finished, he slowly asked the question he wanted to ask just now:

"Junior sister, have you met Sanhu before? Why is he so afraid of you?"

"No, how could I have met him?"

Lingzhi flatly denied it, without any hesitation in his tone:

"Is he afraid of me? Why should he be afraid of me? Did he do something shameful behind my back?"

"It's a pity. Sanhu is a good person. I believe he has good intentions. Besides, you are a true disciple. He is just a small errand boy. Whatever he does, it shouldn't affect you..."

Nanwang made up a bunch of specious excuses for Qian Sanhu, and finally concluded:

"Don't worry, if he really does something bad, I will definitely teach him a lesson for you."

Lingzhi looked at Nanwang meaningfully and said, "Brother, you don't have to do anything. Just keep doing this. I will help you solve other problems."

Nanwang: “Ah?”

Lingzhi: “Hehe.”

Nan Wang touched the back of his head in confusion.

Lingzhi changed the subject and said, "Let's not talk about him anymore. Senior Brother, have you noticed that there is something different about me?"

Nanwang nodded: "It is indeed a little different from before..."

Lingzhi's eyes lit up: "Is it so obvious?"

Nan Wang looked at the flower-shaped decorations hanging around Lingzhi's neck, tied around her wrist, and dangling from her bun, and nodded firmly again.

"Hehehe, Senior Brother, you have indeed discovered it. These are all magic weapons that I refined myself, a complete set, named Thousand Flower Bells. They have extremely strong defensive capabilities. When all are activated, they can block a full-strength attack from the Yuan Infant Realm! What's more important is that when encountering a serious and life-threatening situation, the Thousand Flower Bells can still save a trace of the master's soul at the cost of self-destruction."

Lingzhi shook his head and said:

"Although it has not been appraised yet, this set of Thousand Flower Bells definitely has the power of a top-grade magical weapon!"

"Wow, she's worthy of being the fifth junior sister. She's so strong! She can even refine a top-grade immortal weapon!"

Nan Wang's eyes lit up as well. After flattering him, he took out a few drawings he had prepared long ago, and with a sneer, he revealed the real purpose of inviting Lingzhi here this time:

"Amazingly talented Fifth Junior Sister, please take a look at these things. Can you help me refine them?"

Lingzhi took the thick stack of drawings and exclaimed, "Ah, so many?"

Nan Wang rubbed his hands expectantly: "You don't have to make all of them, just one or two will be fine."

Lingzhi puffed up his cheeks and said, "It's not that I won't let you refine it, but brother... do you really put your mind into cultivation on weekdays? If you are so interested in refining weapons, why don't you join the Weapon Sect?"

There were twelve drawings in total, and each one was a tool that Lingzhi had never seen before.

This talent and aptitude, when applied to the art of refining instruments, it is no exaggeration to say that he is a natural genius.

Nanwang: "...I really like the Sword Sect! I am destined to join the Sword Sect!"

It is impossible to refine a tool. It is impossible to refine a tool in your lifetime.

The things on the drawing were all things he already knew, such as baking trays, pancake stands, colanders, egg beaters, etc., all of which were common modern kitchen utensils, and it didn't take much effort to simply draw a drawing of them.

But if he really wanted to learn how to refine weapons seriously, it would be a different story... With his talent, he might not be able to get started even after studying for ten or eight years.

"Okay." Lingzhi said regretfully, "It seems that our Qi Sect and Senior Brother are not destined to be together~"

"Although I can't refine weapons myself, I have my junior sister!" Nan Wang boasted, "My junior sister's skill in refining weapons is unparalleled in the world. Refining these simple things of mine, isn't it easy and effortless?"

"Of course, there is no weapon refiner more powerful than me in the entire Weapon Sect!"

Lingzhi was praised so highly that he accidentally said something that he would only dare to say in his dreams.

But when she turned around, she found that not only did Nan Wan's face show no doubt at all, but he nodded with great approval, as if he really believed her words.

Lingzhi's heart suddenly dropped.

It's hard to describe the feeling. It's like a dandelion that was blown by the wind when it was immature, and suddenly fell on the fragrant grass on a warm afternoon.

"Brother, I..."

"What?"

"I can't help you refine your weapon for the time being, because the Xianhu Terrace secret realm is about to open. I have to go there on behalf of the sect and will leave in two days."

"Okay, okay, I'm not in a hurry for these things. Just help me study them when you have time."

"When I come back, the one who refines the weapon for Senior Brother may not be the Fifth Junior Sister of the Weapon Sect."

"Ah?" Nan Wang didn't turn around: "Who is that?"

"Maybe it's the head of the Qi Sect, where is the Fifth Senior Sister's spiritual branch?"

Lingzhi blinked her big, angular eyes and spoke confidently.

Nan Wang suddenly realized and laughed: "Okay, okay, I believe you can do it!"

Although in the original novel the growth of the spirit branch actually began after the fall of Qingyun Sect, but the plot is very different. Maybe it is really possible for the butterfly to become a spirit branch as it is said?

Nanwang was looking forward to it.

The breeze blew up the weeds.

There seemed to be small yellow flowers blowing in from somewhere among the grass. They rose and fell several times and finally fell into the dust, disappearing without a trace.

…

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the second senior brother's coming-of-age ceremony.

In the past few days, Nanwang has been practicing diligently, but still cannot find a way to break through the Qi refining stage.

In fact, it is normal not to find it.

It has only been less than a month since he reached the Great Perfection of Physical Training. With such a short period of time, he hasn't even consolidated his cultivation yet, and he still wants to make a breakthrough?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible.

However, Nanwang had never actually thought about breaking through.

However, since Second Senior Brother had come to him specifically and said such "harsh words", even if he was just pretending, he had to pretend that he was practicing very hard but couldn't make a breakthrough, to prove to Second Senior Brother that he was really a waste, so that Second Senior Brother could feel better.

On the day of the ceremony, the square in front of Fazong's hall was almost full of people.

Although they knew that those without an invitation could not attend Second Senior Brother’s coming-of-age ceremony, almost all the disciples in the sect were present.

Everyone had the same idea - even if they couldn't get in, it would be good to take a look.

As a member of the outer sect disciples, Nanwang also followed the large group of outer sect disciples to Fazong.

When Nan Wang thought that today was the gathering day and he couldn't go and could only stand at the gate of Fa Zong and waste time, he felt as uncomfortable as if there were ants crawling in his heart.

Fortunately, the scene before us is indeed rare, and it barely makes up for the harvest from the first rush.

Looking around, there are huge crowds of people.

There are not only disciples from the Qingyun Sect, but also many immortal friends from other sects.

The immortal friends had a grand display, with luxurious immortal boats and majestic mounts lined up in rows, filling the entire sky.

The outer disciples had never seen such a scene before and their eyes widened.

Nan Wang also raised his head, admiring with deep emotion the scene that he had never seen in his two lifetimes combined.

The difference between Nanwang and other disciples was that when he looked at those mounts with crowns on their heads or four-legged fairy beasts, he thought of the chicken legs, duck offal, pork bones, and beef tendons that he could have bought when he was in the crowd...

The sudden shouts from the crowd brought Nan Wang back to his senses.

He leaned over and saw a figure in white clothes and purple collar through the moving heads of the people in the front row.

The true disciples have entered.

Leading the group was senior sister Du Xueling holding a sword, followed by Zhu Tianque who had a Buddha's light, and then Zhan Chenming who needed to occupy two positions.

"Hey, why is Nanwang on the roadside..."

Zhan Chenming's excellent vision caught Nan Wang's eye in the crowd.

He quickly took two steps forward, walked to Du Xueling's side and whispered in her ear:

"Master Sister, why is Nanwang standing on the side of the road? Shall I go and call him over?"

"It's not your turn."

Du Xueling didn't even open her mouth, but directly sent a message to Zhan Chenming:

"If you don't invite me and I don't invite you, someone will have to go and invite you personally~"