Taixu Sect, at the stone table in the front courtyard.
Belle held a Chi Yuan that had just popped out of the ground in her arms.
"Oh-ho~ Living here feels pretty nice."
"Of course. It's peaceful here, with mountains and water, and the market at the foot of the mountain has grown quite a bit.
If you need anything, you can always go down and browse around."
Sushang introduced the place from the side.
Book of Cang Xuan leaned against one side, happily sipping tea.
"And now Ancestral Master makes something different every day. It's ridiculously delicious."
"Huh, Fu Hua can cook?"
"Of course. Ancestral Master's cooking is unmatched. It's almost noon.
Miss Belle, why don't you stay here for lunch?"
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Thinking of her two choices after coming down the mountain, Belle decisively chose to stay on Taixu Mountain for a while.
Inside the kitchen in the rear courtyard.
Fu Hua was kneading dough.
"Yay, Old Fossil, what are we having today? Noodles, buns, or dumplings—"
"Buns."
"What filling? Is there meat?"
"Spring Never Ages..."
The moment Herrscher of Reason heard those three words, she nearly stumbled.
"D-Don't scare me like that, Old Fossil."
"Heh~ Pork and scallion, beef, and shrimp."
"That's great! It's not Spring Never Ages—we're saved—"
After finishing the dough, Fu Hua went down into the cellar and brought up the stored meat fillings.
She simply added soy sauce, cooking wine, and scallion-ginger water, then sprinkled in some salt and chicken bouillon for seasoning.
"Little Herrscher~"
"What is it?"
"If you have nothing to do, you can wait outside. There's no need to just stand here watching."
"I'm not going out. Staying beside Old Fossil is interesting even if I do nothing."
"What could possibly be interesting about doing nothing..."
After