Although Carefree Island produced some geniuses in every generation, there were differences even among geniuses.
This generation of Carefree Island had no particularly outstanding talents.
She had never interfered with Carefree Island's recruitment of disciples, allowing everything to take its natural course.
As Ke Haoran grew, Fuzi also put his original plan into practice.
He took in a top-tier all-round talent and named him Li Manman.
Yet for some reason, he did not attain enlightenment until the age of thirteen, after three years had passed, and then remained unable to advance.
A few years after taking in Li Manman, Fuzi accepted another swordsmanship genius, Jun Mo.
"Peiyan, it wasn't easy for us to get out. Shall we try some roasted sweet potatoes?"
"Sweet potatoes? What's so good about those? Since it's rare for us to come out, why don't we check out the finest inn in Chang'an?"
"Peiyan, wait a moment!"
Red Dust sat behind her stall. Upon suddenly hearing their conversation, she looked up and saw two young noblemen. One wore a gentle expression, while the other looked proud.
"Old lady, two roasted sweet potatoes!"
the gentle one said to Red Dust.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Red Dust had later put on a human-skin mask. She now looked like an old woman in her sixties or seventies.
"Young masters, please wait!"
Before long, two freshly roasted sweet potatoes were ready. The young nobleman took a bite, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"What a special flavor. Old lady, you have excellent skills!"
Red Dust said, "Thank you for your praise, Young Master. A person like you, willing to grace this humble old woman's little stall and speak so kindly—even in Chang'an of Great Tang, there are not many such people."
Hearing this, the young nobleman thought of his younger