Heavenly Delicacies?

Divine Forging Hall was renowned throughout the world for artifact forging. Ye Qiu had long hoped to have his Broken Saber, and even that Alchemy Furnace, carefully refined.

Myriad Laws Academy also had an Artifact Academy, but according to Chen Chi and the others, it was Sword Sect's most loyal little fanboy. If Ye Qiu went to ask, he would be lucky not to be thrown out.

Divine Forging Hall, however, was far more formidable than Artifact Sect, standing alongside Star Pavilion and Immortal Gathering Tower.

There were surely countless highly skilled artifact refiners there.

Perhaps there was a chance.

Along the way, Ye Qiu chatted on and off with Zhang Shu, always trying to draw out some useful information.

But the old man was clearly vastly experienced. His words were watertight, and his skill at playing taiji had reached perfection. The moment Ye Qiu tossed out a question, he would redirect it back with four ounces shifting a thousand pounds.

Ye Qiu gained not the slightest advantage.

With no other choice, he could only take things one step at a time.

At the same time as he headed for Divine Forging Hall, an old man and a young woman were busily working up a sweat in a courtyard.

The old man was none other than Master Lin.

And the young woman was Nalan Xiu.

Not far from them stood a large table covered in dishes.

They were all meatballs.

Fried meatballs, stir-fried meatballs, steamed meatballs, boiled meatballs, Four Joy meatballs, spicy meatballs...

Nalan Xiu asked, "Master Lin, why are they all meatballs?"

Master Lin replied, "Because meatballs are the only thing I know how to make."

Nalan Xiu: "..."

After a pause, she asked, "Are you sure they won't notice?"

Master Lin said, "Don't worry. I cleaned it up