Before we knew it, the sky gradually darkened and a light mist filled the mountains and forests.
We have already prepared everything here and are just waiting for the old man to return with the prey.
But no matter how long I waited, there was no sign of the old man.
My stomach was growling with hunger, and the dissatisfaction in my heart grew stronger.
I couldn't help but complain: "What's wrong with this old man?"
He has been gone for such a long time and still hasn’t come back. This is too unreliable!
Seeing that I was anxious, my second brother smiled and comforted me, "Don't worry, little sister, I'll go and take a look myself right away."
After saying that, the second brother stood up and prepared to go find the old man.
Just at this moment, the old man's figure finally appeared in our sight.
He was running over hurriedly, holding a few brightly colored chickens in his hands.
He said, "Hurry up and take care of these chickens first. I'll go find some prey right away. I'm going to make sure everyone has a good meal today."
After saying that, he flashed away again and disappeared into the forest.
The second brother looked at the direction the old man left and shook his head helplessly.
He smiled bitterly and said, "This old man is really impatient."
Soon, the aroma of the magical chicken stewed in the pot spread, whetting people's appetite.
Just as we gathered around the pot, eagerly waiting for the meal to be served.
The old man came back holding the little black dog and a few processed rabbits in his hands.
The old man scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Oh, my luck is bad today. The prey in this forest seems to know that someone is trying to catch them."
You ran so fast that you didn’t catch much. Next time I will make sure you have enough.
As he said that, he returned the little black dog to me and threw the rabbit meat into the pot.
I looked at the rabbit meat that had just been put into the pot and suddenly remembered the delicious taste of barbecue.
He picked up a clean branch, put a piece of rabbit meat on it, and roasted it on the fire.
After a while, the rabbit meat was roasted and sizzling with oil, and the aroma was so fragrant that I couldn't wait to tear off a piece with my hands and put it in my mouth.
However, as soon as it entered my mouth, an indescribable fishy smell spread out, and I couldn't help but spit out a "ah".
She cried, "Why is it so unpalatable?"
Seeing this, everyone tore off a piece and tasted it, and all showed the same painful expression.
I frowned, thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized: "This rabbit meat must have not been cooked in the pot first, so it tastes so bad."
As he said that, he quickly threw the roasted rabbit meat back into the pot.
After a while, the meat in the pot was finally cooked. I picked up the piece of rabbit meat that I had roasted before and took a careful bite.
This time, the tender and juicy rabbit meat mixed with the unique aroma of the seasoning in the pot instantly bloomed in the mouth.
The wonderful taste made me close my eyes.
I praised the system in my heart: "System, you really gave me a good pot. The meat cooked in it is simply delicious!"
After eating, we all took a leisurely rest, and the fatigue of the journey was slightly relieved.
At this time, the second brother cleared his throat and said, "There is a city not far ahead."
We are all tired, so let's rest here for one more night to recharge our batteries and set off again tomorrow."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Soon, the towering city wall appeared before our eyes. Above the city gate, the three big characters "Nanshan City" were written in vigorous and powerful style.
At this time, the sky had gradually darkened, but the city gate was still bustling with people coming and going.
We followed the crowd slowly towards the city gate, but were then stopped by the guards, who told us that we needed to pay spirit stones to enter the city.
I couldn't help but feel a little surprised and couldn't help but pull my second brother's sleeve.
He asked softly, "Second brother, when we went to Dongling City before, didn't we fly there directly? No one came to collect the spirit stones."
Then next time we go to the city gate, why don’t we just fly over directly? Why waste spirit stones here?
My second brother turned around, looked at me with a confused look on my face, and tapped my head gently.
The corners of his mouth lifted up, and he said with a smile: "Silly sister, we had already paid the spirit stones back then, but you just didn't know it."
My doubts grew stronger, and I couldn't help but ask, "What if we just refuse to hand it over? What can they do to us?"
My second brother looked at me helplessly and explained patiently, "If you rush in without paying the spirit stones, the city guards will not tolerate it.
They will find you along your flight route, and then they will ask you to pay a hundred times more spirit stones.
If you don't pay, you will be thrown into jail directly, so there is no such thing as entering the city without paying the spirit stones.
After listening to my second brother's words, I nodded, not quite understanding. Although I still had many questions in my mind, I didn't ask any more questions.
Finally, we asked the monks in the city to find a better inn.
Standing at the door of the store and looking up, I saw four big characters "Nanshan Inn" written on the plaque.
We walked in slowly, exhausted.
As soon as I stepped into the inn hall, I saw that the tables in the hall were filled with monks of all kinds.
They gathered in groups of two or three, happily chatting and drinking tea, sharing each other's anecdotes on the path of spiritual practice.
Or alone, quietly holding the phone, concentrating on browsing the information on it.
The second brother stepped forward and said to the shopkeeper politely and calmly, "Shopkeeper, please arrange five upper rooms for us."
After hearing this, the shopkeeper showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
He quickly bowed and explained, "Sir, I'm truly sorry! There have been so many people going to Lingxu Palace these past few days."
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