Bodhidharma's Heart! A New Technique! (Please Vote)

September 13.

Suitable for sacrifices, coming-of-age ceremonies, demolition, laying foundations, and removing mourning clothes.

Avoid building stoves, moving into a new residence, and marriage.

Inside a stone house in a fishing village by the water, a hundred miles south of Shenwu Kingdom's border, the lamps burned brightly, and the fragrant aroma of fish soup filled the room.

Xiong Ba, his face slightly pale, sat at the table staring at a pot of fish soup with a grave expression, showing no intention of picking up his chopsticks.

Seeing this, the fisherman who had cooked the fish soup set down his bowl and chopsticks. Honest, warm, yet somewhat restrained, he said, "My lord, this humble household has little in the way of food or drink. Please do not take offense. Have a little to fill your stomach."

Beside them, the adopted boy lying against the table stared fixedly at the pot of fish soup with bright black eyes, drool running from the corners of his mouth.

Though the fisherman's family lived off the water, the fish they caught were usually hauled to a nearby town and sold in exchange for firewood, rice, oil, salt, and other household necessities. Only a few dead or small fish were kept for themselves. A large pot of fresh, fragrant fish soup like this was no different from a holiday feast.

Even gravely injured, Xiong Ba could tell the fisherman's physical condition at a glance. His expression softened slightly as he reached out and patted the boy's head, saying with a deep smile, "Let the child eat first."

He had always given orders with an authority that inspired fear without anger.

The fisherman instinctively did not dare disobey. Smiling, he nodded and ladled a bowl of golden fish soup for the boy, who had long been drooling