"Plop!"
A sound like a heavy object falling to the ground startled Lin Yan, causing him to swerve.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Lin Yan was completely stunned.
Zhu Zhuqing knelt on the ground, saying devoutly, "Senior, please accept me as your disciple. Zhuqing is willing to serve you and pursue the great Dao of heaven and earth."
"What? You want to take me as your master? But I'm just an ordinary person!"
Zhu Zhuqing's sudden action startled Lin Yan.
Honestly, Lin Yan was also very tempted by this cool, lovely, and beautiful girl.
Despite her age, she had spent nearly a thousand years in solitude, maintaining a pure heart.
Physically, even more so!
But not being able to cultivate was a serious flaw, and he couldn't let this young man down.
So, Lin Yan could only wave his hands helplessly at the stubborn Zhu Zhuqing. "Zhuqing, I'm not some powerful person. I swear if you don't believe me!"
"Really?"
Zhu Zhuqing expressed doubt.
Seeing his oath seemed to work, Lin Yan hurriedly raised his palms high, pretending to swear.
He declared aloud, "I, Lin Yan, swear to heaven that I cannot cultivate, that I am not a powerful being, but merely an ordinary person! If any of these statements are false, I will be struck by lightning. Ugh."
Lin Yan had to stop mid-sentence.
Before he could finish his oath, thunder boomed.
"Crack."
A bright electric snake lit up the sky, illuminating the heavens and earth.
Lin Yan's face paled, petrified.
What the hell!
Heaven, are you kidding me?
It's truly inconvenient to have no weather forecast in this world!
"Um, Zhuqing, if I say this was a coincidence, would you believe me?" Lin Yan rubbed his hands awkwardly.
"Senior, you're quite humorous. But this joke isn't funny at all!"
Zhu Zhuqing knelt on the ground, speechless, even a little aggrieved, at Lin Yan's stunned expression.
Am I really that annoying?
This attitude was too perfunctory.
His words followed his words, summoning thunder. Even a Titled Douluo couldn't do this!
If Lin Yan wasn't acting like a peerless master, what else could he be? He was
being too low-key, which was unacceptable.
"Woof woof."
Just then, Dahei joined in the fun.
He circled around Lin Yan, wagging his tail, looking like a real dog.
He seemed to be saying: Master, let's get our cards on the table. You are the peerless master.
"Oh, forget it. Zhuqing, you get up first. I agree to this."
Lin Yan thought about it and compromised.
Continuing to refuse would only hurt the girl's heart.
Besides, he had learned a lot of skills over the past thousand years. Even if he couldn't teach Zhu Zhuqing how to practice, he could still research high technology.
For example, soilless cultivation, potato power generation...
And teaching an apprentice might not be as difficult as he thought. Since Zhu Zhuqing could understand and upgrade by just reading books and imagining things, that was perfect.
When he had nothing to do, he wrote down all the novels he remembered from his previous life.
What? Tomb of the Gods, Perfect World, Yangshen, Immortal Rebellion, Battle Through the Heavens, and so on—all in the library he had built.
"Disciple, Zhu Zhuqing, greets the teacher!"
Zhu Zhuqing's face lit up with surprise. She kowtowed loudly before rising.
"You little girl, you're quite stubborn."
Lin Yan shook his head helplessly, but he understood. Wasn't that Zhu Zhuqing's nature?
"Zhuqing..."
"Teacher, just call me Qing'er. That's what my mother calls me."
"Uh-huh. You must be hungry. Try my cooking first."
Lin Yan smiled softly, a warm and refreshing smile.
"Hmm."
Zhu Zhuqing, known for her cold exterior but warm heart, didn't use many words to express herself, but she was deeply moved.
A powerful man like the teacher was surprisingly also a warm-hearted man.
The girl sat down again. The table was already filled with various skewers.
It was clear that Lin Yan put his heart into barbecue, and his cooking skills were superb. He could even skewer each part of the golden eagle individually.
In one word, absolutely amazing!
Seeing Lin Yan eating so happily, Zhu Zhuqing also started to eat.
Her family was exceptionally wealthy, and as the daughter of a Grand Duke, she had tasted every kind of delicacy. But today's barbecue was exceptionally different.
She pursed her lips and took a small bite. The juicy, delicious carved meat seemed to come alive in her mouth, trembling with her lips and teeth.
And there was a faint, fruity fragrance.
"Teacher, what's that smell?
It's so fragrant." Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up. Is this barbecue? It's so delicious.
And she had a hunch.
Eating more of these skewers would definitely be beneficial.
"Oh, this is my unique craft. I use wild fruits I grow myself as a condiment. Isn't it tasty?" Lin Yan explained proudly.
"Wild fruits? These are clearly spiritual fruits." Dahei stretched out his long tongue, swirling it with greed.
Everyone imagined that the mighty Red King would be the ultimate dog-licker.
After a few skewers of carved meat, Zhu Zhuqing quickly reacted, her face flushed. She was quite charming.
She also felt a heat well up throughout her body, and her soul power began to stir.
"Is this soul power really starting to grow!?"
Zhu Zhuqing was certain it wasn't an illusion. But the more she thought about it, the more horrified she became.
You know, the way soul power grows is extremely demanding. Soul beast meat, while nutritious, is also an extremely slow process.
She'd eaten plenty of soul beast meat since she was little, but this was the first time she'd tasted anything like it.
Twenty-five.
Twenty-six.
Twenty-seven.
In the blink of an eye, her level had risen to twenty-seven.
Three levels in just a few moments—can you believe it?
"Teacher,"
Zhu Zhuqing muttered incoherently.
"What's wrong? Is it burnt? Is it not tasty?"
Lin Yan blinked. He grabbed a skewer of barbecue and put it in his mouth.
It's okay.
It smells delicious.
"No, it's fine."
Zhu Zhuqing said a little embarrassedly. "Teacher, I'm full."
She wanted to eat more, but she couldn't take any more. She still had a lot of soul power left to refine. If she ate any more, she'd burst with the soul power within her.
"Oh, I'm full, let's take a break then,"
Lin Yan said, and without further ado, his straight-man syndrome resurfaced, as he devoured the meal without regard for his image.
However, he didn't realize that Zhu Zhuqing could only describe his behavior in three words:
true nature.
That's right! Only by following one's heart and finding one's true self can one advance further on the path of cultivation.
Zhu Zhuqing had another epiphany at that moment.
Meanwhile, the more Lin Yan ate
, the more alarmed she became. After all, even a small amount wouldn't have allowed her to withstand the soul power of the golden eagle meat.
Yet, Lin Yan devoured it without restraint.
Zhu Zhuqing felt even more deeply that her teacher's strength was unfathomable.
Half
an hour later, Lin Yan stood up. "Dahei, the rest is up to you,"
he said.
The remaining half of the golden eagle was dragged away by the Red King, its tail wagging.
This scene filled Biji with envy. "When it comes to the strongest lickspittle, I only admire the Red King!"
Just by eating this half-pickled golden eagle, the Red King could have increased his cultivation by a full ten thousand years.
Of course, Lin Yan's captive pets understood this. While the golden eagle might be powerful, it was the master's secret seasoning that enhanced its quality.
They'd long coveted the fruits in the backyard herb garden. After all, something their master called a 'congenital spiritual plant' couldn't be any better.
"Come on, I'll take you to your room to rest."
After three rounds of food, Lin Yan stood up, figuring the young woman must be a little tired.
However, looking at the two-story wooden house ahead, Zhu Zhuqing hesitated.
She hadn't been alone outside in all those years.
Even though this person was her teacher, she was still a man. " Pfft
, ptfft, ptfft. What are you thinking? That's your teacher, isn't that shameful?" Zhu
Zhuqing's mind resisted, but her body followed Lin Yan's steps slowly forward.
Fortunately, even though Lin Yan lived alone, this place was spacious.
The cabin was two stories high, with more than a dozen rooms upstairs and downstairs.
Not to mention Zhu Zhuqing alone, there was plenty of room for ten more.
Zhu Zhuqing was assigned to the first floor. The room was simply decorated, without any fancy decorations.
However, the simpler it was, the more extraordinary it felt.
"A night-shining pearl this big would cost at least a thousand gold soul coins."
Entering the room, Zhu Zhuqing was naturally attracted by the glowing object on the ceiling.
"Um... sorry, Zhuqing, this luminous object is what I call an electric lamp." Lin Yan wiped his nose and explained.
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