This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

The afterglow of the sunset illuminated the forest. At the edge of the woods, three people with rosy cheeks, a crackling campfire, and wisps of fragrance created a unique scene.

At this moment, the weaker animals had already hidden in their dens and dared not come out, leaving only the whimpers of beasts echoing in the depths of the forest.

The aroma grew stronger, attracting the primates, who twitched their nostrils but dared not approach, observing from afar.

"Alright, Senior Sister, you can eat now. It smells so good!" Lian Xue couldn't help but exclaim.

"Mmm, let's eat!" Lu Yaorao took the meat and put it in her mouth. She felt that the meat was very delicious today, with a fresh and tender taste.

"The meat tastes really good today," Lianxue exclaimed after taking a bite.

"Eat slowly, there's more," Qi Nianbei said with a smile, noticing Lian Xue's unladylike eating habits.

ah!…

"No? Where's the meat? How come it's gone?" Lian Xue heard Qi Nianbei say there was still meat, and subconsciously turned around to look, only to find that the roasted meat that had been placed on the two tree branches was gone.

"No way~ what happened? It was just here a moment ago!" Qi Nianbei was also confused; it was still there when he spoke.

"It's alright, I'll go catch a couple more pheasants."

"Where are you looking for prey so late, Senior Sister? Have they all gone back to their nests?" Lianxue asked, puzzled.

“Pheasants hide at night, but they only hide their heads, so they are easier to catch at night. Wait for me, don’t rush, junior sister,” Lu Yaorao said and turned to leave.

"That's really strange, how could it just disappear?" Qi Nianbei turned around on the ground twice, but found no trace, so he could only sit back down in his place to add firewood.

"Hmm, this is really strange. Could it be that..." Lianxue stopped mid-sentence, her finger tapping...

"There's nothing we can do but wait for Senior Sister," Lian Xue said with a melancholy expression.

We walked around the campfire again and again.

"Stop spinning, you'll make yourself dizzy," Qi Nianbei said helplessly as she watched her spin around.

"Oh~ Hehe, I just wanted to see if there were any traces," Lianxue said with a happy smile.

Qi Nianbei shook his head helplessly, wondering if girls' happiness was really that simple.

The two sat by the campfire, watching the sparse stars in the night.

Wow~

"Senior sister, is that you back?" Lian Xue turned her head to look in the direction of the voice.

"Yeah, you're back. You were easy to find. Come on, handsome guy and beautiful girl, let's keep roasting." Lu Yaorao walked back with the pheasant and winked at the two of them.

The firelight in the night was so intense and so captivating.

The three sat around the fire, each holding a roasting chicken. They would tell a joke, and the three would laugh continuously.

It was very, very high above the three of them. How high exactly? Well, even if the three of them looked up, they couldn't see it.

There was an old man, dressed in rags, barefoot, with a face covered in dust, a tangled beard, and dirty hair, who was drooling as he watched the chicken being roasted by three people over the campfire.

The chicken meat had just dried and the smell of burnt chicken feathers wafted out, but that didn't stop the old man from drooling.

The three of them grilled the meat very carefully, and soon a faint aroma of roasted meat wafted out. At this point, the chicken had turned yellowish, but not yet golden. The three of them used a knife to make several cuts so that the meat would be cooked more thoroughly. Finally, all the cuts turned golden, with a bright color and a rich aroma that made one's mouth water just by smelling it.

The old man in the tree looked at the three children and was about to start eating when he hesitated. He had just taken meat from the three children, and he felt it would be immoral to take more. But looking at the plump, flavorful chicken, his mouth watered uncontrollably.

"Oh dear~ Senior sister, the meat you just grilled is too hot. Let's wait until it cools down a bit before eating it." Lianxue noticed a sly glint in her eyes as she looked at her senior sister.

“Hmm~ Junior sister is right. Anyway, I ate some food earlier, though not much, but I’m not that hungry anymore. Let’s wait a bit.” Lu Yaorao seemed to agree and didn’t move.

"That's fine, there's no rush," Qi Nianbei said, looking at the two of them. Although she looked completely bewildered, she still cooperated and put the chicken down.

"By the way, Senior Sister, did you find anything when you went hunting?" Lianxue started chatting with her senior sister.

"I did find something, namely that there are no dangerous monsters around here. It seems we are still on the outskirts." Lu Yaorao thought for a moment and indicated that these were all she had discovered.

"Are we still on the outskirts? It seems we need to speed things up. I'm still so worried about Master." As Lianxue spoke, she suddenly thought of her missing master, and a wave of sadness washed over her.

"Yes, we need to speed things up tomorrow. Don't worry, Master is a lucky person. Don't worry, Junior Sister, even if Master isn't here, I'm still here." She blinked her bright eyes and reached out to touch Lianxue's hair, comforting her.

"Hmm~ It will take at least half a month to get from here to the next town, but I still think we should train as we go. This way we can collect demon cores and medicinal herbs, and of course, we can train ourselves." After spending a few days together, Qi Nianbei no longer felt restrained and boldly began to sort things out.

The old man in the tree looked at the three of them and thought, "Why aren't they eating yet? They won't taste good if they get cold."

"What a waste of nature's resources! What a waste of nature's resources!" His saliva dripped uncontrollably onto the branches, but he didn't wipe it away. He just stared straight at the three of them.

“Hmm~ What you said makes sense. Since we don’t have any other choice now, let’s just move forward as before. We need to be strong enough to save Master, right?” Lu Yaorao nodded in agreement after hearing Qi Nianbei’s words.

“Alright, saving Master requires strength and money... Okay, it’s decided then. Let’s increase the difficulty of our training tomorrow.” Lian Xue agreed, and the difficulty should be increased to quickly improve the training.

Looking at the silent night sky, thinking about the unknown, I felt only determination.

Just then, ...swish

Suddenly an old man appeared. The three looked up and saw him grabbing a chicken.

The old man had just grabbed a roasted chicken, one foot forward and the other behind, clearly ready to evacuate.

However, his feet and waist were completely covered in ice, and he didn't notice, accidentally getting caught in the cold.

The old man was extremely frustrated. He had been appearing and disappearing without a trace, but now he had been exposed for stealing food from the three children. "Oh! What a disgrace to my old face!"

"Grandpa, if you want roast chicken, we can give it to you, why bother..." Lianxue looked at the disheveled old beggar, thinking that the old man must be starving...

original…

Qi Nianbei looked at the frozen old man, then at the two female disciples, and he finally understood. He was the only complete idiot. A dark line crept across his face. (Extreme embarrassment)

"Ahem~ I didn't steal that. I just saw that you were wasting food by not eating it, so I couldn't bear it and took it." This attack was a piece of cake for the old man and couldn't trap him at all. He just shook his body, and the ice shattered. Since he had been discovered, there was no need to hide anymore. He sat down on the ground and started eating openly.

"Senior, please feel free to eat whatever you want. If it's not enough, I'll go catch more." At first, Lu Yaorao also thought that he was a beggar, but how could a beggar run into the deep mountains? And the ease with which he shook off the ice just now, he didn't seem simple at all.

"Little girl, did you scheme against this old man?" The old man asked, looking at Lian Xue with chicken stuffed in his mouth.

"Ah! Well, senior, I didn't know you liked barbecue, otherwise you wouldn't...hehe." What could I say? I couldn't say that I deliberately set you up. There was no way I could offend someone who looked like a master. It was better to befriend them. So I could only use a smile to demonstrate my embarrassment.

"Hmph~ You brat, you were pointing and circling around there earlier, weren't you setting up an ambush?" The old man glared at Lian Xue arrogantly, indicating that he had already guessed it, so there was no need for her to demonstrate.

"Senior, you have such keen insight and exceptional judgment. What does a little junior sister like you know?" Lu Yaorao also smiled and tried to smooth things over for Lian Xue.