After saying goodbye to Xu Lixue, Lu Ping's group left Merry Forest. After passing through Treasure Forest, they once again stepped into the Xuan Army Empire's territory. They then headed south. The divine weapons in their hands were still very eye-catching, but the journey was peaceful. After a few days, they returned to the village near Zhiling City. The few of them immediately rushed to the abandoned courtyard where they had temporarily stayed that day. After entering the door, all of them were immediately stunned.
The house that was originally so simple that it only had a tattered straw mat now looked very tidy. The dust that had accumulated everywhere was gone. The tattered straw mat had been replaced by a clean blanket. A wooden table that had not been there before was now piled with a few cups and bowls.
The furnishings were still simple, but it looked like someone was living here. They looked at each other. Before they could start discussing, they heard footsteps behind them. Turning around, they saw Chu Min walking in with a few jugs of wine. Seeing them, she did not show any surprise, nor did she smile. Instead, she frowned and said, "You just came back?"
"Just?" Morin was slightly unconvinced.
"The Profound Emperor's order to revoke the arrest warrant came a long time ago. You guys came late." Chu Min said.
"I was injured, so I was delayed for a few days." Su Tang stood out and said.
"As long as you are fine." Chu Min looked at Su Tang and finally smiled.
"En." Su Tang nodded. Everyone laughed. They did not have much expectations. They just hoped that they would be safe. Thus, their reunion did not look very exciting. However, everyone's faint smiles were filled with satisfaction and steadiness.
"Teacher, are your injuries alright?" Ling Ziyan walked up and took the jugs of wine from Chu Min's hands with practiced ease.
"I can't say that I have completely recovered, but I am fine." Chu Min's tone was as carefree as ever. Good was good, bad was bad. She did not try to hide it at all.
"Did anyone cause trouble for you here? If there is, quickly tell Lu Ping, "Morin said.
"What? Chu Min looked at Lu Ping and asked, "Was your trip to the Dark Army City very awe-inspiring?"
"That's really impressive!" Mo Lin was aware that if Lu Ping was the one to answer, it would be quite boring. That was why he quickly took over and described vividly the scenes that he hadn't experienced and hadn't seen with his own eyes. He narrated everything from the yard to the scene where everyone was sitting in a hut.
"Awesome!" After hearing this, Chu Min didn't bother to talk about the pros and cons of doing this. She just raised the wine pot and took a big gulp.
"I'll try my best," Lu Ping said. As Morin had expected, it was a very boring attitude.
"So, you're going back to Gorge Peak City to rebuild Zhenfeng College?" Chu Min asked.
"Yes, teacher, do you want to come with us?" Lu Ping said.
Chu Min smiled, "Many years ago, someone asked me this."
"Is it the dean?" Lu Ping knew that Chu Min and Guo Youdao were old acquaintances, but they had never heard the two talk about how they met.
"Yes. If I nodded at that time, I would be your senior now. " When Chu Min said this, she looked at Fang Yizhu. The way she addressed him was not "you", but "you". Fang Yizhu heard and immediately understood the meaning of Chu Min's words. Chu Min knew the real purpose of Guo Youdao building Zhenfeng College, and he was once appreciated by Guo Youdao. Unfortunately, he didn't seem to be appreciated by Chu Min.
"Why?" Fang Yizhu asked subconsciously.
"It's too troublesome, it doesn't meet my aesthetic standards." Chu Min said.
"Okay …" Fang Yizhu thought about it and agreed. He didn't have much contact with Chu Min, but Chu Min's temperament was so clear at a glance. Guo Youdao's request for the Phantom Messenger was really incompatible with Chu Min's temperament.
"You haven't eaten yet, right?" Chu Min stood up at this time and said.
"En." Everyone nodded.
"Let's eat here." Chu Min said.
"This?" Everyone looked around in confusion. Although there were bowls and chopsticks in the house, it was only enough for one person, right?
"I'm going to borrow some bowls and chopsticks." Chu Min said and went out.
Several people curiously followed her out and saw that Chu Min didn't go far after leaving the courtyard. She went directly to the next courtyard. She knocked on the door and went in. Not long after, she came out with a stack of bowls and chopsticks. A couple in the house sent her out of the hospital. The two sides chatted from time to time, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other. Before leaving the hospital, there were two cabbages and a large piece of tofu in Chu Min's hands.
"How many days have we been gone?" Morin suddenly asked.
"About ten days." Fang Yizhu said.
"Why does it feel like Teacher Chu Min has lived here for a lifetime?" Morin said and saw that Chu Min had come back with bowls and chopsticks.
"Go and make a fire." Chu Min said after entering the courtyard.
Ling Ziyan seemed to have experienced this kind of daily life with Chu Min. She hurriedly answered and went into the half-collapsed kitchen in the courtyard. It didn't take long for the smoke to rise. A broken pot sat on the stove, and the water inside had begun to gush. Chu Min didn't use a knife. She controlled the Spirit of Qi. Under her four commands, two cabbages and a large piece of tofu were cut together.
Soon, a pot of boiled cabbages and tofu was served on the table. The color, smell, and form, no matter from which point of view, didn't seem to be delicious.
"Help yourselves." Chu Min gestured.
There wasn't even enough space to sit at the table. In the end, each person could only come up and scoop a bowl. But two cabbages and a piece of tofu were not enough for so many people. The couple next door came over at this time. They also thought of this and brought some pickled vegetables. Chu Min took out a bag of white bread out of nowhere, and everyone just had to make do with it.
The room was too narrow. Everyone squatted in the courtyard with bowls. The sun was in the west. Every family in the village was preparing for dinner. This was just a very ordinary village. The villagers' lives weren't very rich. They were barely able to make ends meet. No one could afford to eat delicious food. But even so, no matter which direction the smell came from, it smelled much more delicious than the bowl of white cabbages and tofu.
"Does anyone want to drink?" Chu Min came out of the house with a wine pot and asked.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. It's worth a pot!" Fang Yizhu immediately rushed over and asked for a pot.
"You think the food is tasteless?" Morin despised him.
"After all, I'm not that hero." Fang Yizhu said.
"You can't compare." Morin was also convinced. Only Lu Ping could make Chu Min's meal taste good. Even Su Tang couldn't compare to him.
"If it can always be like this, it's also very good." Lu Ping was also sighing to Su Tang at this time.
Su Tang nodded. She knew what Lu Ping meant. He wasn't just referring to this meal. He was also referring to the ordinary living atmosphere in this ordinary village, which made him feel at ease.
"I hope we can." Su Tang said.
"It's difficult. Look …" As Lu Ping spoke, he pointed outside the courtyard. A man stopped in front of the courtyard's gate. Judging from his clothes, it was obvious that he wasn't a villager from this village.
"Lu Ping." The man looked into the courtyard and saw that Lu Ping was looking at him. He greeted him casually.
"Who are you?" Lu Ping asked. This person wasn't an ordinary person. Lu Ping had already heard the voice of the power of spirit.
"Why are you here?" At that moment, Chu Min also spoke when she saw the person who had come.
"I heard that you had many guests, so I came to join in the fun. What are you eating? " The person had already walked into the courtyard as he asked this, but he still looked at Lu Ping and answered his previous question.
"I'm Draconis. I'm the one who calls the shots here in the wills quadrant."
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