Chapter 307: Chapter 181: Sever Li Changqing’s Tendons for Me

You traveled a thousand miles just to bring back such a small chicken leg?

Lord Zhou looked at the chicken leg in his hand and doubted life. This thing, you might as well not bring it. Just one, who is it enough for?

"Ahem, Third Senior Brother." Li Hengsheng stepped up and said, "Senior Brother, don’t underestimate this chicken leg. This is a new product from the Evergreen Commerce Association. Not many people have eaten it yet because it’s scarce. I only brought back one chicken leg, but don’t worry, I’ll buy it for you once the new product is available."

"This is called Ao... Ao..." Li Hengsheng suddenly couldn’t recall the awkward name.

"Some kind of cooled roasted chicken, it’s a novel flavor, very delicious. Senior Brother, you will definitely like it," Li Hengsheng quickly added.

"Yeah, it’s cooled." Lord Zhou said helplessly.

"Third Senior Brother, give it a try." Li Hengsheng gestured for Lord Zhou to take a bite, but Lord Zhou hesitated, looking at the chicken leg in his hand, pondering something. In the end, he didn’t eat it and surprisingly stuffed the chicken leg into his chest, just like Xu Muhai.

"I’m not really hungry now. I’ll eat it tonight." Lord Zhou said with a smile.

"Uh..." Seeing Lord Zhou’s action, Li Hengsheng found it odd. Would Lord Zhou have done this in the past? He always cared about his image.

So he chuckled and said, "Senior Brother, you’re becoming more and more like our master. Even the chicken-leg-stuffing action is so carefree and unrestrained."

Just as he was speaking, several disciples of Wanzai Peak also approached.

They were responsible for putting away and preserving the items Li Hengsheng brought back, waiting to use them during the celebration.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Li."

"Hello, Senior Brother Li."

"You must be Senior Brother Li. I’ve heard a lot about you."

The disciples of Wanzai Peak who saw Li Hengsheng were quite excited and greeted him. Many were old acquaintances of Li Hengsheng, while some were new recruits who had heard of his legend and came up to introduce themselves.

Li Hengsheng was practically their idol.

They all knew that Li Hengsheng used to be a menial disciple at Wanzai Peak, but now he had transformed into a direct disciple of Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

He even won first place in the Ghostly Realm trials.

Li Hengsheng naturally became a legend on Wanzai Peak and a goal for the disciples to strive for.

Unbeknownst to them, it sparked a wave of cultivation on Wanzai Peak. After finishing their work, they would diligently cultivate, hoping one day to rise like a phoenix.

After all, wasn’t Li Hengsheng also from humble beginnings?

The only difference was they didn’t have such an impressive father as Li Hengsheng did.

After greeting some of the disciples on Wanzai Peak, Li Hengsheng felt a sensation akin to looking back after many years.

Half a year ago, he was just a menial disciple on Wanzai Peak.

Endless tasks every day and the meager silver he earned each month couldn’t buy him any resources. Yet, life was also joyful back then; after work, Lu Qiaoqiao would always wait for him.

"Senior Brother Li, long time no see."

At that moment, a familiar figure approached and greeted Li Hengsheng.

Seeing who it was, Li Hengsheng realized it was Xu Yueyue.

Back at Wanzai Peak, Xu Yueyue was Lu Qiaoqiao’s good friend, and the three of them used to play together frequently.

Previously, due to the marriage alliance between the Lu family and the Hai family, Xu Yueyue was upset with Li Hengsheng for not taking action for Lu Qiaoqiao and indirectly criticized him.

Now seeing Xu Yueyue again, she seemed much more worn out than before. The once lively girl now lacked her usual smile.

Even though she tried to smile upon seeing Li Hengsheng, he could tell that her smile was forced.

Li Hengsheng didn’t know what Xu Yueyue had been through in the past six months, but he noticed that her cultivation level remained at the fifth level of the Transcendent Realm.

There hadn’t been any notable progress over these months.

"Junior Sister Xu, are you okay?" Li Hengsheng approached and asked, since they were acquaintances.

Besides, she was Lu Qiaoqiao’s good friend.

Lu Qiaoqiao had mentioned Xu Yueyue in her letters, expressing concern about how she was doing. But ever since Li Hengsheng returned from the Ghostly Realm, he had been so focused on cultivation that he hadn’t had time to think about this.

Now, seeing Xu Yueyue in this state, Li Hengsheng felt she hadn’t been doing well.

"I’m doing fine." Xu Yueyue calmly replied, then smiled, "Senior Brother Li, you really have become more outstanding. Who would have thought that this down-and-out kid from Wanzai Peak could achieve such status today."

Li Hengsheng chuckled wryly. Her words sounded like compliments but felt odd.

However, they did warm his heart. Xu Yueyue hadn’t changed her way of speaking despite Li Hengsheng becoming a direct disciple. She used to speak the same way back on Wanzai Peak.

This familiar feeling was nice.

"It would be great if Junior Sister Lu could see this." Xu Yueyue’s expression turned a bit gloomy — she missed Lu Qiaoqiao.

Li Hengsheng pondered for a moment, not mentioning the letters Lu Qiaoqiao had sent him since he wasn’t sure what was going on. He didn’t even know who had sent the letter.

"I will bring her back." Li Hengsheng said with determination.

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