Chop!
Chop!
Zhou Ling was about to eat when he heard the sound of meat being chopped from the courtyard.
He immediately took a bowl of spirit porridge in one hand and a meat bun in the other, eating as he walked out of the main hall.
He saw his father chopping Demon Beast meat beside the well.
Less than half of the Demon Beast's body had already filled a large wooden basin to the brim.
His mother was layering the meat in the basin, sprinkling each layer with spices and the aged wine she had brewed.
"Mother, what festival is it today? Why are you preparing so much meat?"
Zhou Ling chewed his bun, took a sip of spirit porridge, and asked curiously.
Li Ru raised a hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, then smiled. "Ling'er, take a look. What is different about Mother today?"
Mother's beautiful hair seemed to have just been washed. Her long locks hung loose, carrying a moist, lustrous sheen, while her fair skin and rosy complexion glimmered beneath the morning sunlight.
Mother had always been an exceptionally beautiful woman, but she usually lived on plain meals and had never dressed herself up.
Zhou Ling could not help but smile. "Mother looks even prettier today!"
"Exactly!" Li Ru chuckled. "Then I really must thank Xin'er for her Beauty Pill!"
She cleared her throat, then looked at Zhou Shan again. "Ling'er, we have some good news to tell you today!"
"Mother, let me guess what good news it is!" Zhou Ling laughed, putting on a grave and serious expression.
"The Workshop did excellent business yesterday and earned several Spirit Stones!"
Li Ru smiled and shook her head.
"Did Father give Mother something nice?"
"Did Father promise Mother that he would not go into the