The beast tide broke out in Xianyuan City because Liu Yuerong and the others killed Feitian Yanhu's wife and children. Liu Yuerong and Nangongchen escaped, but Wu Tianhu died tragically at the hands of Feitian Yanhu.
There was a small vein of spirit stone in the Feitian Flame Tiger's lair, which made up for his fault. Outsiders didn't know about it. Nangong Chen secretly entered the Hundred Beasts Mountains, where he was severely scolded by his elders and imprisoned.
As soon as he regained his freedom, he immediately went to find Liu Yuerong, but Liu Yuerong was not in the cave. After asking his fellow disciples, he found out that Liu Yuerong was in the guest reception hall.
He didn't think much and went straight to the guest reception hall.
Nangong Chen frowned when he saw Wang Changsheng, a strange foundation-building monk, and his eyes lit up when he saw Zhao Ningxiang.
A smile appeared on Nangong Chen's face, and he said somewhat flatteringly: "Junior sister Liu, who is this fellow Taoist! Why have I never seen it before? And this nephew is..."
Liu Yuerong said calmly: "This Fellow Daoist Wang is the cousin of Junior Nephew Zhao. Fellow Daoist Wang came here specifically to visit Junior Nephew Zhao. Why did you come out so quickly? Didn't your father want to imprison you for ten years?"
Because of Wu Tianhu's death, Liu Hongguang put Liu Yuerong in solitary confinement, but he only had his daughter in solitary confinement for five years before she was released.
"My mother begged my father for mercy, and my father released me now. He has imprisoned me for eight years, and it's time to release me. Fellow Daoist Wang is here to visit Junior Nephew Zhao. Junior Sister Liu, why are you here? I heard from Junior Sister Guan, Junior Sister Liu, you often go to the Guest-welcoming Hall, isn’t it because of Fellow Daoist Wang?”
At the end of the sentence, Nangong Chen looked at Wang Changsheng with a bit of hostility in his eyes.
Liu Yuerong frowned slightly and explained, "Wang Daoyou is my new friend, don't get me wrong."
"Fellow Taoist Nangong has misunderstood. I know a little about the art of puppetry, but I am just giving some advice to Fairy Liu."
Wang Changsheng echoed, saying that Nangong Chen established a foundation at such a young age. He was either from an extraordinary background or had good qualifications. He did not want to offend Nangong Chen. If Nangong Chen became a high-ranking official in Yaowang Valley in the future, it would be troublesome.
Zhao Ningxiang smiled sweetly and agreed: "Yes! Cousin Changsheng just gave instructions to Master Liu to refine the puppet beast. Master Nangong, please don't misunderstand me."
Wang Changsheng hugged Liu Yuerong and said, "Xianzi Liu, fellow Taoist Nangong, I have some important matters to deal with, so I won't interrupt you and take my leave."
"Cousin Ningxiang, I'm leaving. You take care of yourself. I'll come see you when I have time."
"Fellow Daoist Wang, let me see you off."
Liu Yuerong personally sent Wang Changsheng out of the guest reception hall and watched Wang Changsheng leave on a green-scaled horse.
Nangong Chen looked at Liu Yuerong and said with a smile: "Junior sister Liu, I will hold a banquet at my house tonight to celebrate my regained freedom. Junior sister Guan and the others will come, so you can come too! It will be more lively if there are more people."
Liu Yuerong shook her head and said: "No, I feel a little unwell, so I won't go. You guys have more fun, let's go! Master Nephew Zhao, let's go back to the sect!"
She patted the spirit beast bag on her waist with her jade hand, and a red light flew out of it. The red light was a huge red crane. The red crane squatted down.
Liu Yuerong jumped up first, followed closely by Zhao Ningxiang.
Nangong Chen rolled his eyes and moved his lips slightly.
Zhao Ningxiang turned her head and nodded shyly.
The giant red crane made a clear cry, flapped its wings, and carried Liu Yuerong and the two of them to fly high into the sky. It didn't take long before they disappeared deep into the Yaowang Mountains.
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Wei State, Bailong Valley.
In the early morning, it was just getting dark and there were not many pedestrians on the streets.
Bailing Building, kitchen.
More than a dozen immortal cultivators were busy at work, chopping vegetables and lighting fires, each performing their duties.
"Zhao Yi, Liu Hao, steam the buns quickly. Lin Ming, check if the jujube porridge is ready. Chen Feng, is the stew ready? We will open for business soon, so don't wait any longer. Be neat and tidy."
Wang Changxue slowly walked past the others and directed them to do things.
She has been working in Bailing Tower for almost eight years, and her salary has changed from three spiritual stones per month to thirty spiritual stones.
She started out as a pastry apprentice, but she was very diligent in her work, not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and rushed to do any dirty work.
During festivals and festivals, she would prepare gifts and visit the two pastry chefs and several chefs in the kitchen. The courtesy was light but the affection was heavy.
It took her five years to impress the pastry chef and Chef Ling. The pastry chef taught her how to make pastries, and Chef Ling taught her how to cook.
Of course, the pastry chef and chef only taught her some simple things and would not teach her everything.
When she returns to her residence, she will buy ingredients to cook or make snacks. If she doesn't know something, she will ask the pastry chef and chef for advice.
After three years of study, Wang Changxue's cooking skills have made great progress. She spent her own spiritual stones to develop new cuisines and pastries, and became the only female spiritual chef in Bailing House.
Proficient in cooking and making snacks, coupled with his beautiful facial features, there are many immortal cultivators who pursue Wang Changxue.
Wang Changxue refused them all. She knew very well that those people valued her ability. Many restaurants offered her high prices, but she rejected them all.
With her cooking skills, it would not be a problem to open a small shop by herself, but she was considering building a foundation.
In the first few years, Wang Mingzhi visited her several times and was very pleased to see that she could support herself.
Although Lin Yuting was married, after the Lin family embraced Jindan Zhenren, another clan member established the foundation, made many friends, got married, and absorbed many casual cultivators, making their strength stronger.
In this case, the day when she returns to her family is getting further and further away.
With her ability, she would have no problem supporting herself, but if she wanted to advance to the foundation-building stage, joining the Immortal Cultivation Sect would be the best choice.
She has already inquired about it. Every ten years, the five sects of the Wei Kingdom will open their gates. Among them, the conditions for accepting disciples of the Bailing Sect are different from others. Immortal cultivators who are good at cooking or making pastries can pass the assessment to join the Bailing Sect.
Bailingmen is famous in the Wei State for its cultivation skills, and its disciples are good at cooking and making snacks. More than 80% of the spiritual chefs and pastry chefs in the Wei State are from Bailingmen.
Bailingmen is one of the five sects of the Wei State. Its disciples rarely take pills, but instead eat meals and snacks made from spiritual materials to improve their cultivation. It is said that Bailingmen's Zongzong Zhenfa, Bailing Dafa, is to enter the Tao through food. Growing spiritual food and spiritual objects improves one's cultivation. Although most of the disciples are good at cooking and making snacks, no one dares to underestimate the disciples of Bailingmen.
The leader of the sect, Guangdong Ren, is a ruthless man who has defeated a third-level dragon. It is rumored that there is nothing in the world of immortality that Guangdong Ren does not dare to eat.
Liu Hong, the shopkeeper of Bailing Tower, is a disciple of Bailing Gate. Wang Changxue stayed in Bailing Tower. Naturally, he wanted to follow Liu Hong's path, hoping to become a disciple of Bailing Gate.
A quarter of an hour later, Bailing Building opened for business, and a large number of diners entered Bailing Building to dine.
Wang Changxue was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink water and cooked more than a dozen dishes in succession.
At Shenshi, another spiritual chef came to replace Wang Changxue, and Wang Changxue could go back to rest.
After leaving Bailing Tower, Wang Changxue went to the tea shop and bought a can of second-order tea. When he came to the door of a quiet courtyard, he threw a transmission talisman.
Not long after, the courtyard door opened, and a middle-aged woman with a round waist came out.
"Hey, Changxue, it's you! Come in!" The middle-aged woman was not surprised when she saw Wang Changxue. She invited her into the courtyard and sat down in a stone pavilion.
"Shopkeeper, thank you for taking care of me over the years. The Fengming Red Robe I just fired this year is a little bit of my appreciation. I hope you don't dislike it."
Wang Changxue took out an exquisite red tea can and handed it to Liu Hong.
Liu Hong was a little surprised. She took the tea can, put it on the stone table, and said: "Fengming Hongpao is a second-level spiritual tea. It takes a hundred years for the tea tree to be picked. One tea tree only requires five or six kilograms of fried tea leaves. This can At least more than three hundred spiritual stones are needed! If you don’t get rewarded for your merits, if you have anything to do, just tell me!"
"Actually, it's nothing. I heard that the five sects of the Wei Kingdom are about to recruit disciples. I have always liked cooking. I heard that there are many spiritual chefs in Bailingmen. Changxue wants to join Bailingmen. I wonder if the shopkeeper can recommend him? After that, Changxue I will definitely thank you deeply."
Having said this, Wang Changxue stood up and saluted Liu Hong.
Liu Hong pondered for a moment and said: "Your cooking skills are not bad, and you can endure hardships, but if you want to join the sect, your qualifications must not be too bad, and your background must be clean. By the way, where are you from? If you are innocent, I I can introduce you to him, but whether you can join our sect depends on your luck."
Wang Changxue has no intention of hiding anything. Any sect that recruits disciples will ask about their origins. I heard that they will also use secret techniques or magic weapons to detect lies.
"I come from the Wang family of Qinglian Mountain in Ningzhou, Song Dynasty. Due to some special reasons, I had to leave Song Dynasty and go to Bailong Valley to make a living. I..."
"What? Song Dynasty? Are you from Song Dynasty?"
Liu Hong's face changed slightly and he said in surprise.
She originally thought that Wang Changxue was from the Wei State, and it was impossible for a monk in the Qi Refining Stage to run from the Song State to the Wei State to make a living.
"Yes! Shopkeeper, is there something wrong?"
Wang Changxue felt a little uneasy when she saw Liu Hong's reaction.
Liu Hong's expression softened, a friendly smile appeared on his face, and he said: "It's nothing, it's just that I didn't expect that as a monk from the Song Dynasty, you would travel across mountains and rivers to come to the Wei Kingdom to make a living. The person in charge of recruiting disciples in our sect is Master Su. I can make a recommendation for you, but before that, tell me carefully why you came to Wei State to seek a living. Don’t think about getting by with ease. Introductory knowledge, Uncle Su will use secret techniques to detect lies. If If you lie, you may be treated as a spy from other sects."
Wang Changxue's heart tightened when he heard this. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I was originally..."
After listening to Wang Changxue's self-report, Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, it seems that there is no problem with your background. Master Su will arrive in a few days and I will introduce him to you. You can go back and rest!"
Wang Changxue agreed and left with an uneasy feeling.
She felt a little uneasy, but Liu Hong seemed very happy to learn that she was from a family of immortal cultivators in the Song Dynasty.
She thought about it carefully and realized that the Wang family was just a small family and there was nothing that Bailingmen coveted.
Seeing Liu Hong's reaction, Wang Changxue felt a little uneasy. She originally wanted to leave Bailong Valley, but then she thought, if leaving now, wouldn't it mean that there was something wrong in her heart
She decided to stay. As long as she behaved correctly, Bailingmen would not attack a weak woman like her.
After thinking about this clearly, Wang Changxue felt much relieved and walked towards his residence.