Chapter 41: Director Zhai

"There isn't a strict rule for what vegetables to use for these pickles, but long beans, small potatoes, chili peppers, celery, and sweet potato stems are best..." Su Qiao rattled off a list of suitable vegetables.

"All of these are in season right now. Go pick some out, and we'll start making them today."

"Right, I'll go gather the vegetables now."

"Xiao Qiao, I'll go help you."

"Okay."

"Old Xia—" Old Qi.

Inside the private room, the Su sisters had prepared a meal for Ye Jianguo and his family. Following Ye Fan's rules, the sisters were allowed to eat with their parents.

A powerful, divine energy seemed to surge through Zoro, as if a war god had possessed him, manifesting an incredible strength.

"So, I'm only your sister as long as I don't ask you for money? The moment I ask, I'm no longer your sister? Ask yourself, over all these years, how much of your sister's money have you spent?"

She wasn't entirely sure what kind of person Master Lu was, but she knew that even immortals held him in high regard. That day, he had told her, "Let Ah Dai follow Master Lu to cultivate; it is Ah Dai's good fortune to be taught by him."

As for that Geng metal sword aura, it was still being nurtured and had not yet fully formed; it was only suitable to be used as a trump card on rare occasions.

Thinking back on his former loyalty to Guo Zhun, only to find that his own reputation mattered less to him than his own, Zhou Qing's anger flared up.

"Help you find your son?" The officer on horseback curled his lip in a sneer. It was the first time he had heard such a ridiculous thing. This Mother Xue Peng was exactly as the rumors described: ignorant, foolish, unreasonable, oblivious to human sentiment, and selfish.

Don't let Ye Tao's harmless appearance fool you; he was vicious when he struck. Even with his sturdy build, he couldn't take more than a few blows from him.

Ma Shuaishuai sat down on a chair out of curiosity and activated the telescope function on his watch to observe.

Jian Dingguo always protected her. Every time they returned to their hometown and her mother-in-law nagged her about not having a son, Jian Dingguo would immediately snap back, leaving his mother speechless. She knew her husband cherished her.

"What!" Yun Xi's body jolted violently. She never expected that she would have a child with Shi Hao, and that this child would die.

This technique of his was invincible, whether dealing with human-wave tactics or cultivators of his own level, because no one else was as freakish as Xu Tian, whose body could ignore the piercing and impact of such sharp weapons.

"Upgrading to Profound Immortal status requires 5 million Universe Coins and takes a quarter of an hour! Do you wish to proceed?" the system replied.

He held his hand in the air, then withdrew it. Seeing the confusion on Bai Majun's face, Li Shengzhu smiled and turned back to his bed.

Xiahou Ba didn't stand on ceremony, eating and drinking, though he refused to speak to Ge Liang. He drank a whole jar of wine in silence before passing out. When he woke up, he found himself tied to a chair again.

The next day, thick clouds completely obscured the sun. The world was cast in a gray gloom, as if a heavy downpour were imminent over the next two days.

"Our brothers once read some ancient texts while we were in the sect. The books said that in the primordial and ancient eras, practitioners were called Qi Refiners."

However, among the prodigies present, aside from the son of the Supreme, the Prince of Heaven and the Qilin Prince also brought out Saint Weapons. The three Saint Weapons were a black halberd, an ink-colored long saber, and a golden bell.

Zhang Shaozhuo looked at that face, which belied its true age; one couldn't tell at all that the person was sixty. They looked as if they were only in their thirties.

Nalan Xue issued another order. The archers on the city walls responded immediately. After firing their last flaming arrows, they switched to heavy crossbows, aiming their bolts at the bellies of the horses.

She had chosen a journey of love destined to bear no fruit. Since she never intended for there to be an ending, why obsess over anything else?