Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

After the master and disciple had strolled around the market and rested, they headed towards the secret realm while sightseeing along the way. Not long after they left the mortal world, they met Lian Ziye, Lian Qingyang's fifth junior brother, who came to look for Lian Qingyang.

He was obviously tall and tough-looking, but he still pulled Lian Qingyang's sleeve like a spoiled child, with a sad look on his face: "Brother, didn't I tell you that I would come to you after completing the mission? How come I sent you so many voice transmissions, but you didn't reply to any of them?"

Lian Qingyang was swayed back and forth by his sleeve, and for the first time, he showed a helpless expression. His voice was much more familiar than usual when talking to others: "I went to the mortal world and picked up a child to be my apprentice. Here, Chen'er, this is your fifth uncle."

Lian Ziye looked as if he had just noticed the child standing next to his senior brother. He glanced at him cautiously for a few times, then nodded when he heard him whisper "Fifth Uncle" and turned to talk to Lian Qingyang again: "The secret realm will not end for another half a month. Senior brother, do you want to go for a walk?"

In the past, if he had said this, Lian Qingyang would have refused. After all, no one could invite this senior brother who only liked to stay in the cave to practice. But this time, the senior brother was willing to go out and even went to the mortal world to bring back a little kid of unknown origin, which meant that the senior brother definitely did not reject his invitation this time.

Sure enough, Lian Qingyang thought for three seconds and agreed: "Okay, do you have any recommendations?"

There is actually not much fun in the world of cultivating immortals. Most cultivators only know how to practice and improve their own cultivation. Some of them actively explore secret realms and kill monsters to obtain monster pills and increase external equipment. They have already started fasting during the foundation-building period and don’t think about how to make delicious food and drinks.

"I know a place that is like a fairyland. Apart from the flowers in it that have a mild hallucinogenic effect, there are no monsters or exotic plants with any offensive power." Lian Ziye knew everything about it. Seeing Lian Qingyang shaking his head, he had another idea, "Second Brother, you discovered a spiritual vein for cultivation last time. It's a good place for cultivation. Do you want to go and see it?" In the end, Lian Qingyang still shook his head.

Seeing Lian Ziye still racking his brains, the neglected Du Xiaochen grabbed Lian Qingyang's sleeve and said sweetly, "Master, are you hungry? How about roasting the pheasant we caught in the forest yesterday?"

Lian Qingyang almost swallowed his saliva, took out the prepared pheasant from his storage ring, and handed it to Du Xiaochen along with some seasonings, and said, "Roast it a little more charred this time, it will be crispier and more delicious."

Ever since Du Xiaochen showed off his cooking skills, even Qingyang's stomach and taste buds were conquered. He didn't expect that this kid's cooking was so delicious. It seemed that he had been cooking for longer than his age.

Lian Ziye, who was standing beside him, looked at his senior brother in surprise. After a while, he asked, "Senior brother, didn't you stop eating these common things before? You even said that you had gone through the fasting period and didn't feel hungry anymore."

Lian Qingyang shook his head profoundly, waved his hand, and said, "That's wrong. If people call some foods delicacies, there must be a reason for it. Eating isn't necessarily about filling the stomach. Many delicacies in the world are more about satisfying the appetite. Sometimes, the effect on the taste buds is better than the effect in the stomach. That also fulfills its value, isn't it?"

Xiaojiu jumped off Lian Qingyang's shoulders, lay forward and stretched, muttering to himself: I've been talking for so long and it's all because I'm greedy.

Its nose is more sensitive than that of its two brothers. It had already smelled the food and sat down in front of Du Xiaochen. Although Du Xiaochen had a sharp tongue, he would not treat it badly in terms of material things. Last time, it was even given a chicken head. It must be said that it was really delicious.

Lian Ziye nodded, seeming to understand. Seeing the black cat on his senior brother's shoulder walking towards Du Xiaochen, he asked quietly, "Did you pick up this black cat, too? It looks like it has spiritual powers, not like it belongs to the mortal world."

Unexpectedly, the black cat that had just sat down moved its ears, suddenly turned its head to look at Lian Ziye, and bared its teeth at him.

Lian Ziye, who was walking over there with his senior brother, met its eyes and couldn't help but stop in his tracks, feeling a little uneasy.

"Its name is Xiaojiu. It's a smart cat and very human-like. Don't talk nonsense, it holds grudges." Lian Qingyang also smelled the fragrance. He walked towards Du Xiaochen, stood beside the fire, and stared down at the roasted chicken that was slowly turning on a long wooden stick.

In just a quarter of an hour, the evenly roasted surface began to ooze oil, dripping onto the flame with a sizzling sound. Du Xiaochen slowly poured a little oil on the roasted chicken and sprinkled it with the seasonings prepared on the side. Soon, the aroma of the chicken mixed with the seasonings wafted into the noses of several people, making them swallow their saliva involuntarily.

"You know what, Senior Brother, your little disciple is quite amazing!" Lian Ziye glanced at Du Xiaochen, then leaned over to Lian Qingyang and whispered, "You didn't take him in just to have him cook, did you?"

Du Xiaochen's brows jumped, and he instantly raised his eyes to look at Lian Ziye, but after a second he lowered his eyes again and stared at the roast chicken in front of him. After he entered the world of immortal cultivation these days, he followed his master to learn how to draw qi into the body. Now his ears and eyes are sharp, so he can naturally hear what Lian Ziye is saying. Moreover, when he looked over just now, he saw that this man was so close to his master!

He clenched his fists. Although he didn't know why he was angry, there was a nameless rage in his heart, which made him want to stand up angrily and push Lian Ziye away from his master.

"Chen'er, the roast chicken is going to burn!" Seeing that Du Xiaochen suddenly stopped moving, the flames continued to lick the chicken underneath. Lian Qingyang became anxious and his voice tone rose a lot. Xiaojiu also used his claws to pull at Du Xiaochen's sleeves to make him come back to his senses.

When Du Xiaochen heard his master's voice, the fire in his heart was extinguished with a "puff". He quickly turned the wooden stick in his hand to avoid this mistake. He couldn't let his master eat the burnt chicken.

Lian Ziye swallowed again, took a step forward and squatted next to Du Xiaochen, completely losing the coldness he had when they first met. He said, "My dear nephew, is it not grilled yet? Otherwise, why don't you tear off a piece of meat and let your uncle taste it to see if it's done?"

Du Xiaochen pretended not to hear and continued to flip the roasted chicken. After turning it a dozen times, he took it away from the fire. Using his limited skills, he brought the chicken to the perfect temperature for eating. He then handed the whole chicken, along with the wooden stick, to Lian Qingyang, tilting his head and speaking in a slightly flattering tone, "Master, please try it. Is it delicious? This pheasant isn't very big, so you can eat it yourself. By the way, if you don't want to eat the chicken head, break it off and give it to Xiaojiu."

Xiaojiu squatted in the same place, his eyes widened when he heard it. Oh well, it turned out that Lian Qingyang didn't like the chicken head last time, so he gave it to him! He stood up and trotted to Lian Qingyang's feet, circled around him, rubbed his feet with his head, and meowed a few times.

It’s okay, chicken heads are delicious too, and it’s better than that person having nothing.

Lian Ziye, who could only smell the scent from the side: ...