Last night, I accidentally broke it. The main culprit was the Black Guard who opened its eyes at some point last night.

It's difficult to cook without rice, but Old Man Lü brought many bottles and jars. He's not good at cooking without a pot.

Now it's Chen Xuanze's turn to show off his skills.

First, he prepared wooden sticks, then carved bones into slices. The skewers were threaded with the activities of Chen Qianqian and Chen Xiaogu, two girls.

Chen Xuanze picked and practiced from the bottles and jars brought by Lü Chonglou, then ran outside Qingyun View and picked something resembling dandelions.

Wang Qingxuan recognized this plant called Kunong, with low medicinal value. The ones Chen Xuanze brought back, looking dry, were obviously seeds left from the previous year or the year before.

Without explaining, Chen Xuanze shook the seeds from the plant into a piece of paper.

In no time, the gray plant seeds piled up like rice grains.

Ignite and start grilling.

Lü Chonglou is a person who appreciates fine dining and is meticulous. If it weren't for the boat being so well-prepared with various seasonings, it wouldn't be so complete.

Now, watching Chen Xuanze constantly adjust the fire, flip the wooden sticks, occasionally brush oil, and sprinkle each skewer with those gray seeds, he is fascinated.

Soon, a rich river seafood barbecue feast is ready.

Looking at the slightly burnt skewers, Old Man Lü is quite disdainful and doesn't plan to eat.

In cooking, he values color, aroma, and taste.

He can't take this burnt thing, even though the smell is unique and tempting.

Chen Xiaogu took a bite, her beautiful eyes shining brightly, then she started eating heartily.

"Delicious!" she exclaimed while eating, praising Chen Xuanze's skill.

Not only that, she snatched half of a crab claw from Black Guard's mouth and threw it away. As Black Guard tried to chase it, Chen Xiaogu blocked his mouth with a red roasted crab claw.

Black Guard, after taking a bite, became spirited and happily ate.

Bai Qian, at this point, has no disdain like before. She competes fiercely with Black Guard for crab claws, and both black and white engage in a lively struggle.

Except for Lü Chonglou, everyone, including Bai Qian and Black Guard, enjoys the meal, their mouths full of oil.

Chen Xiaogu, with a playful look, hands a skewer of grilled fish to Lü Chonglou: "Lord Lü, try it; it's delicious! Don't judge my brother by his appearance. This, um, 'barbecue'? Yes, the taste of this barbecue is almost as good as the dishes you make, Lord Lü!"

Only Chen Xuanze looks bewildered, and the others nod in agreement.

Chen Xuanze looks at Chen Xiaogu with an unfriendly gaze.

"You'd better explain to me what 'ugly' means! Clearly, this is being honest!"

Lü Chonglou doesn't want to offend the little girl's face. Although she is a transformed Xuan bone, with the planning of the Yasha Division, Chen Xiaogu's life is destined to be difficult and full of blood.

But with the Yasha Division, Chen Xiaogu won't perish before growing up.

Taking the grilled fish from Chen Xiaogu's small hands, Lü Chonglou didn't eat directly. Instead, he used the other free hand to gently pat Chen Xiaogu's head, saying with a smile, "Good, thank you, Xiaogu, I'll try it."

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After that, he forced himself to put the fish into his mouth, taking a small bite.

In the following days, besides the regular practice of spear techniques, calligraphy, and cultivation, Chen Xuanze added another activity to satisfy Wang Qingzhi's literary illness. He started teaching Lü Chonglou barbecue. The first step was to tell Lü Chonglou that the gray seeds were called 'cumin.'

After eating and drinking, the group walked out of the real and fake mountains and arrived at the Sword Resolving Pool. It was already midday.

Chen Xuanze is now more casual, with much less awe for Wang Qingzhi. A literary and alcoholic Lord Wang, compared to the legendary Lord who schemed and plotted behind a stern face, seems more human.

After standing for a while in the bright and sunny Sword Resolving Pool, Chen Xuanze asked Wang Qingzhi casually, "Lord Wang, how are we going back? The Empress's birthday is approaching, the boat is gone, are we flying back?"

After asking, he saw Wang Qingzhi nodding.

Chen Xuanze couldn't figure out whether the nodding of Lord Wang meant flying back or saying that they couldn't make it for the Empress's birthday.

He could only silently complain in his heart about Wang Qingzhi: How to fly? By plane or rocket? Or are you, Second Rank Lord Wang Qingzhi, and First Rank Lü Chonglou taking us all flying? Wouldn't that be like a flock of geese? One moment forming the character '一' and the next moment forming the character '人'?

As Chen Xuanze was complaining by the sunny Sword Resolving Pool, a shadow of a spear appeared behind Lü Chonglou, piercing into the sky. Then, the spear shadow transformed into a 'whistle.'

Yes, in Chen Xuanze's eyes, a huge whistle constructed from a long spear appeared in the sky.

This whistle was aimed at the east, and sharp whistles of varying lengths sounded. "Tsk tsk, a First Rank really knows how to play! Using the method of transforming a spear into a whistle in the Nine Heavens Realm, awesome, really awesome!"

Chen Xuanze muttered in admiration, actually very envious.

As the spear shadow dissipated, the group waited here.

Chen Xuanze and the others didn't know what medicine Wang Qingzhi and Lü Chonglou were selling in their gourd. Could it be that when the whistle sounded, a mount would come flying from the sky?

After waiting for a while, the people who didn't understand the situation began to busy themselves with their own affairs.

Chen Qianqian and Chen Xiaogu each held a creature in their arms, playing with Bai Qian and Black Guard.

Wang Qingxuan meditated on the Dao De Jing with crossed legs, and San Zang stood with the long wooden pole.

The fish bones used a few days ago had been thrown away, forcibly thrown away by Wang Qingzhi.

No blame on Wang Qingzhi; both San Zang and Chen Xuanze forgot to use the Wind Yang Technique to dry the fish bones. Over the past few days, the bone marrow in the fish bones had long since deteriorated, and the smell was extremely fishy.

It was only these two who kept them by their sides, thinking nothing of it as they became accustomed to the smell.

Chen Xuanze, with nothing to do, looked around and saw everyone busy. So, he decided to use his palm storage, took out the Jiu Yao Snake Spear picked up by Chen Xiaogu, and also stood in a pile.

If you say that after these few days, the effect of standing in a pile was pretty good.

Both he and San Zang practiced according to the teachings of Old Man Lü. Although they haven't achieved the state of 'harmony of man and spear,' they have entered the realm of 'hands not moving, spear moving.'

Why isn't Chen Xiaogu standing in a pile?

At this point, Chen Xuanze and San Zang can barely achieve 'hands not moving, spear moving,' and when the spear moves, the other end of the wooden stick can barely draw a circle.

What they are currently practicing is drawing a second circle.

As for Chen Xiaogu? Before getting off the boat, she had already blossomed into nine spear flowers! It's just a step away from the realm where the person and spear merge, and the spirit and spear follow each other.

In Lü Chonglou's words, Chen Xiaogu is just one insight away from mastering spear techniques and reaching a profound level.

It's not that Chen Xiaogu is already a master of spear skills, but rather that her foundation can easily surpass most proficient spear practitioners.

He has never seen such an outrageous level of comprehension and a body control ability like hers.

Old Man Lü arranged for Chen Xiaogu to spend more time studying the book of the Divine Spear and gaining more insights. When they return to the Yasha Division, going through the collection of 432 spear techniques stored in the Yasha Division, after flipping through them once, reaching the realm of the unity of man and spear will be a matter of course.

While others practice spear techniques by combining standing exercises with spear techniques, complementing each other in a gradual progression, Chen Xiaogu just stands with a large spear post.

She unintentionally reached the extreme state and then observed the secrets of spear techniques to achieve the unity of man and spear. As for whether Chen Xiaogu has the authority to see these spear techniques, Lord Wang Qingzhi had already agreed before they disembarked.

If he dares to say it's "against the rules," those dragon-shaped spear shadows faintly visible in the sky are daring enough to come down and teach him a lesson!

Others may not know much about Lü Chonglou's details, but he is well aware.

...

Half an hour later, the sky darkened as a gentle breeze swept through, dissipating the summer heat.

Chen Xuanze and the others couldn't help but feel delighted; the breeze carried away the oppressive heat, making it pleasantly cool.

Suddenly, Chen Qianqian exclaimed, "Chen Ge, there's a monster!"