Inside a vegetable garden enclosed by a fence.
Li Zhōujūn found it rather amusing as Luo Baiyu hugged the jade-colored radish with both paws and gnawed away with great relish.
"Your radish is pretty good. Can I use it to stew chicken soup?" Li Zhōujūn asked with a smile.
"You're my Bandit Chief's Wife. Take whatever you want!" Luo Baiyu waved a paw and declared with great swagger.
"All right." Li Zhōujūn smiled faintly.
Next, Li Zhōujūn built a fire, set a pot over it, prepared the chicken, and cut the jade-colored radish into chunks. Luo Baiyu hugged the radish at the side and watched quietly.
Time passed slowly.
The fragrance of chicken stewed with radish was utterly intoxicating.
Luo Baiyu looked enraptured. "It smells so good!"
"Azure Emperor, you certainly know how to enjoy yourself." Just then, a light laugh drifted over.
Luo Baiyu, who had been immersed in the fragrance of the chicken stew, instantly snapped awake. When she saw who had arrived, her eyes widened in disbelief. "The Central Great Emperor!"
With that, Luo Baiyu darted to the side of Li Zhōujūn's trouser leg, hid behind his foot, and tugged at his trousers while trembling as she looked at the arriving Central Great Emperor.
"You little rabbit, this Emperor has never even seen you before. Why are you so afraid of me?" The Central Great Emperor looked at Luo Baiyu, who had fled in a flash, and found it rather amusing.
"So it's the Central Great Emperor. What brings you to Li Mou?" Li Zhōujūn asked with a smile.
"The strength the Azure Emperor displayed in the world within the painting has won me over. As it happens, I have something I'd like to ask the Azure Emperor to help with." The Central Great Emperor addressed Li