"So tired!"
Zhang Fulong looked pained. He sat up in bed, feeling utterly exhausted, as if his body had been hollowed out.
"I haven't done anything lately, so why am I so tired and hungry? Do I have Alzheimer's?" Zhang Fulong had forgotten many things, even the letter that the Zhang family had sent him.
Zhang Fulong put on the Taoist robe, which was originally a bit tight but now became loose. "How did I lose so much weight?"
Glug glug.
"Let's fill our stomachs first!"
Zhang Fulong rubbed his hands together as he walked to the backyard.
Ziyue tilted her head and blinked her bright, watery eyes. "Master, are you not going far today?"
Zhang Fulong shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm planning to go to the market. Do you want to come?"
"I need to work."
Ziyue refused without even thinking.
Master called her to the market, he must want to spend her money, even though Master clearly has a lot of money, he just won't spend it.
"Master, would you like some ginger soup?"
Qin Luo encountered Zhang Fulong.
"I won't drink it."
Zhang Fulong waved his hand.
Ginger soup is nowhere near as delicious as meat porridge.
Qin Luo noticed Zhang Fulong's wise eyes and could sense that his master was no longer sad and anxious. This might be what Hua Ying meant by deliberately pretending to be stupid. True wisdom is great wisdom that appears as foolishness.
At the foot of Luoxia Peak.
Zhang Fulong walked into the porridge shop.
The porridge shop had a stove, so it was very warm.
"Master Immortal!"
All the children in the porridge shop stood up.
These children are all unfortunate children from the mountains. Some of them have no parents, and some have no parents at all. Zhao Qing'er not only provides them with food, but also teaches them to read.
Upon seeing Zhang Fulong, Zhao Qing'er immediately ladled out a bowl of steaming hot meat porridge. "Master Zhang, please enjoy your meal."
"Thank you, Benefactor Zhao."
"May the Heavenly Venerable grant you boundless blessings!"
Zhang Fulong bowed slightly to express his gratitude. The children around him asked, "Master Immortal, you haven't finished your story from last time. Who won your battle with the Sword Immortal?"
"Have I ever spoken of sword immortals?"
"I have mentioned it. You said he is very capable."
Zhang Fulong couldn't remember. He took a couple of sips of porridge and said in a serious tone, "With a clap of thunder, the tribulation lightning from the nine heavens rolled in, and the sword immortal was burned to ashes!"
"Wow!"
The children stared wide-eyed. The old immortal master had described the sword immortal as invincible, so how could he have disappeared so suddenly?
The boy with a birthmark on his forehead looked on with curiosity. "Master, could you show me your skills?"
"Yeah yeah!"
The children in the porridge shop nodded in agreement.
Even Zhao Qing'er's eyes were filled with anticipation.
As Zhang Fulong drank his porridge, his spirits lifted, and he said with a chuckle, "Cover your ears!"
The children in the porridge shop did the same.
Zhao Qing'er also covered her ears.
"Lei Lai!"
Zhang Fulong shouted loudly.
The children covered their ears tightly.
Zhang Fulong continued drinking his porridge.
"There was no thunder!"
The children lowered their hands; they heard the howling of the wind and snow, but not the thunder.
Zhang Fulong said seriously, "There was thunder just now; only clever children could hear it!"
"Ergou, did you hear me?"
"I'm not smart."
Who is smarter?
The congee shop was very quiet.
Zhao Qing'er was a little confused. Was she not smart either? Just as the children were scratching their heads, a clap of thunder sounded.
The children were terrified.
Zhang Fulong was also startled. After regaining his senses, he said, "Don't be afraid. There is a delay in casting spells, which is normal."
"I'm smart."
"I'm smart too."
Laughter and cheerful voices filled the congee shop.
...
At Longhu Temple, Ziyue stood in the courtyard, her hands forming a hand seal as she softly uttered, "Thunderclap, Palm Thunder!"
Golden lightning patterns appeared on Zi Yue's palm, followed by a surge of lightning as she released palm lightning towards the sky.
Boom!
The clouds were blasted open.
The rosy light fell on the courtyard ahead of time, and Ziyue excitedly said, "Senior brother, I can cast spells without talismans now."
"sharp!"
Qin Luo gave a thumbs up.
The junior sister's hard work paid off.
Zi Yue made a hand seal again, finally forming a sword finger, and whispered, "Feng Xun, Wind Slash!"
A streak of azure sword light slashed towards the heavens, cleaving through the thick clouds, revealing a sudden burst of light, like a god opening his eyes.
Qin Luo nodded in satisfaction. Even a cultivator at the Core Formation stage wouldn't be able to withstand those two moves.
"Junior Sister is amazing!"
Jin Yan clapped his hands.
Qin Luo looked at Jin Yan with a smile, "Junior Brother, why don't you show us a thing or two?"
"yes."
Ziyue nodded in agreement.
"Senior brother, I'll make a fool of myself!"
Jin Yan cupped his hands to Qin Luo, then took out a wooden stick the size of a toothpick from his waist, which instantly grew longer.
Zi Yue tilted her head, her eyes wide, "Junior Brother actually knows Senior Brother's Size Ruyi!"
Qin Luo wasn't surprised. He had long recognized that Jin Yan was exceptionally talented, intelligent, and hardworking.
Jin Yan gripped the wooden stick, his body blazing with golden light, like a scorching sun. He swung the stick, smashing it into the distance, splitting the sea of clouds in two.
"Wow!"
Zi Yue was dumbfounded.
Jin Yan put away the wooden stick and grinned foolishly.
With that blow, no monster in the Purple Cloud Mountains could withstand it. Qin Luo nodded, "Not bad."
Watching his junior sisters and brothers grow, Qin Luo felt very gratified. When he saw his master slumped under the peach tree, he decided to restore the glory of Longhu Temple.
Zi Yue looked at Qin Luo, blinked, and asked, "Senior Brother, what realm am I in now?"
Qin Luo thought for a moment, "Although you haven't realized me yet, you're already at the half-step health preservation realm, living on the clouds and drinking the dew!"
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