516. Chapter 509: Cultivation Changes Life

Because of the sensitivity of the topic, no one ultimately answered Zhou Zhiruo's small question or opened the door to a new world for the naive girl.

Getting back to the point, although no one answered the lovely girl's questions, the atmosphere inside the palace improved slightly. This was because Li Hao decisively chose to disappear.

Unfortunately, the current situation clearly doesn't suit me to continue playing the role of a strict teacher; I'm more suited to playing the role of a strange uncle.

Therefore, in order not to become a creepy old man, Li Hao felt it was better to disappear for a while.

Zhou Zhiruo watched Li Hao's disappearing figure and said disappointedly, "Big brother is gone."

Zhao Ling'er rolled her eyes.

It's all because of you. Why bring this up for no reason?

Also, I've already told you not to read other people's thoughts randomly, it's really infuriating.

Zhao Ling'er was at a loss for words and didn't know how to explain the situation. She glared at Zhou Zhiruo angrily, then sighed silently.

Zhou Zhiruo blinked her adorable big eyes and asked in confusion, "Sister Linger, are you angry?"

Zhao Ling'er's eye twitched involuntarily.

angry?

I want to eat you now.

She forced a smile and said, "No, why would I be angry?"

Zhou Zhiruo pouted and muttered, "You clearly said you wanted to eat me, humph, adults are all dishonest creatures."

Zhao Ling'er's pupils contracted, and she took a deep breath.

Kids are so annoying!

Ugh, this is so annoying! How am I supposed to face my master after this?

Seeing this, Ashe understood that things couldn't be allowed to continue, or they would only get worse. She calmly said, "Alright, stop fooling around. We still have things to do today. Linger will direct the maids to clean the palace, and I'll take Zhiruo to see Morgana to handle some personal matters."

Zhao Ling'er breathed a slight sigh of relief and lowered her head, saying, "Yes."

Without saying a word, Ashe picked up the young Zhou Zhiruo and turned to leave.

Watching the two figures disappear, Zhao Ling'er collapsed onto the long sofa, groaning weakly, "It's over. How am I ever going to face Master again? It's all that little idiot Zhi Ruo's fault for saying all that nonsense. Ugh, I'm so angry. And Master, that unreliable guy, he's really messing around."

Zhao Ling'er muttered to herself, her pretty face flushed like the sunset, her bright eyes filled with captivating shyness.

Achoo!

Li Hao, who had been nagged by Zhao Ling'er, sneezed and rubbed his nose in confusion.

Is someone thinking about me?

He looked around, quickly putting aside the minor surprise, and turned his attention to his surroundings.

Spectacular!

Magnificent!

Emperor Mountain City has expanded significantly, with the most notable change being the construction of a massive steel-structured supermarket near Emperor Mountain. The market covers an area of hundreds of thousands of square meters and is laid out in a grid pattern, resembling a well-planned small town.

The area boasts tens of thousands of stalls and shops, selling a dazzling array of goods.

The reason this supermarket thrived was because Emperor Mountain served as a spatial gateway to the Great Zhou. After more than a year of development, the Empire had established comprehensive diplomatic cooperation with the Great Zhou, with trade between the two countries being the most important aspect of their exchange.

Li Hao stood in front of the supermarket entrance, the towering entrance resembling an ancient city wall.

The wide road is like a heavenly road, connecting Emperor Mountain Supermarket to all parts of the country.

At this time, the heavy snow showed no signs of stopping.

The supermarket floor was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the rooftops were completely dyed the color of snowflakes.

Even in such terrible weather, the supermarket still had a considerable number of customers. They wandered through the various shops, searching for their desired items.

Outside the supermarket, there are dozens of scattered food stalls.

Little Daji seemed to have been out shopping for a long time, following Li Hao like a playful puppy. Although it was the dead of winter, Little Daji was still dressed in a cool and refreshing outfit, a slightly ancient-style red dress, her hair swaying in the wind, her fluffy fox tail bobbing back and forth, just like a little puppy.

Suddenly, Little Daji spotted a stall, grabbed Li Hao's arm with both hands, and said in a coquettish tone, "Wow, so many snacks! Master, Master, I want to eat this!"

Li Hao looked in the direction Little Daji was pointing.

A simply dressed, ordinary middle-aged man is making iced yogurt, and several customers are waiting in front of his stall.

It's just different from the traditional way of making frozen yogurt.

But then the middle-aged man gently twitched the long silver spoon in his right hand, and the white milkshake used to make iced yogurt drew a perfect arc in mid-air, merging with the sky and earth.

Then his eyes flashed with a deep blue light, and the milkshake solidified into a yogurt popsicle before it even completely fell into the plate.

Then, he clenched his right hand into the air, and the rainbow-like iced yogurt turned into powder, falling completely into the paper cup under an invisible force.

The middle-aged man worked quickly, making five or six portions of frozen yogurt in just a few minutes.

Li Hao watched the middle-aged man's performance with a mixture of curiosity and amusement.

What's this? Does spiritual practice change one's life?

Li Hao led Xiao Daji to the vendor's stall and smiled, "Two servings of iced yogurt."

The shopkeeper glanced at Little Daji's fox ears with slight surprise and said, "Alright, please wait a moment."

Little Daji, following Li Hao, was also restless. Seeing that the iced yogurt had been bought, Daji couldn't resist starting to look for other delicacies.

Her eyes lit up as she pointed to another stall not far away, excitedly saying, "Master, Master, I want to eat that too!"

Li Hao looked over.

But the stall's sign read: Royal Fried Rice.

There was only one customer at the fried rice stall, and the owner was busy.

He slammed his hand on the table, making a dull thud that was especially noticeable in the empty street. The fried rice ingredients, such as carrots, ham sausages, and dried shrimp, which had been prepared beforehand, were jolted into the air by the impact.

Then the boss swiftly brought down his knife, the flash of the blade illuminating the night sky like a shooting star.

In a short span of time, the boss had already swung dozens of knives.

The carrots and sausages were still whole when they flew into the air, but when they landed back on the porcelain plate that the owner had prepared, they had turned into small, scattered pieces, about the size of minced meat.

The owner then scooped two spoonfuls of rice from the wooden bucket and poured them onto the hot plate along with the previously chopped ingredients.

"Fire!"

The boss gave a low shout, and suddenly his hands burst into flames.

He placed both hands on the hot plate, and in just over ten seconds, the food on the plate emitted an enticing aroma.

At the same time, the true energy surged, shaking the iron plate.

The rice, carrots, and diced ham gradually blended together, and finally, with the addition of two eggs, they became indistinguishable.

Once the fried rice is ready, the rice coated with egg has a light golden hue, the aroma of carrots and ham blends perfectly, and the dried shrimp added makes it delicious and colorful, whetting the appetite.

Upon seeing this, Li Hao's lips twitched slightly.

So, does this mean you need a skill to set up a street stall now?

Seeing Li Hao's expression, the owner of the frozen yogurt shop seemed to know what he was thinking and sighed, "Sigh, times have changed. It's not like before. It's really hard to find a good job these days."

When spiritual energy was first revived, I was also thinking that if I had the opportunity to cultivate, maybe I could switch to a better profession and reach the pinnacle of life.

But who knew that by the time I was able to cultivate, there would be very few people in the world who couldn't cultivate? It's truly outrageous.

What to do? I guess I'll have to go back to my old ways. But it's not without its advantages. Before, selling frozen yogurt required electricity. Look at my "Frost Palm a type of frozen yogurt), it saves a lot on electricity every day. That's called cost saving. And the "Frost Palm " also has another advantage: it tastes better than regular yogurt sold with electricity."

The boss rambled on, expressing his feelings.

Li Hao's expression changed from initial astonishment to gradual calm.

Yes, when spiritual practice becomes more widespread and practitioners are no longer special, people will find that what they can do is not much different from before.

Well, actually there are some differences; costs are saved.

Li Hao took the iced yogurt from the shopkeeper, thinking with a mix of amusement and exasperation.

On this day, Li Hao took Xiao Daji to explore the entire Emperor Mountain Supermarket, where they saw countless things they had never seen before.

This place is home not only to people from the Great Xia Dynasty, but also to merchants from the Great Zhou, as well as merchants from all over the world.

Here, foreigners make up as much as 30 percent of the population; you can see blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners or bearded foreigners everywhere!

Such a proportion is quite astonishing, even when viewed from a national perspective.

Little Daji clung to Li Hao's arm as they walked along the snow-covered streets, giggling, "Master, isn't this place interesting?"

Li Hao exclaimed, "The changes are tremendous!"

Little Daji chuckled and rubbed against Li Hao's arm, her captivating eyes narrowing slightly, her pink lips parting repeatedly as she spoke in a seductive tone, "There are even more changes in the area, Master, wouldn't you like to see them?"

Li Hao raised an eyebrow slightly.

Is that tone... you trying to seduce your master?

He was filled with anticipation and decisively replied, "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Little Daji's fox tail perked up, and she cheered, "Yes, Master! This way!"

As she spoke, Little Daji grabbed Li Hao's arm and ran off into the distance.

Li Hao reluctantly followed, but when they arrived at the destination, he found that reality was slightly different from what he had imagined.

Circus!

Li Hao stared in astonishment at the enormous tent before him, speechless.

Is this the area you mentioned that has changed the most?

Also, could you please not be so tempting and seductive when you say that? You've made me, the group admin, wait in vain. Ugh, what I meant was, cough cough, nothing, nothing.

Li Hao coughed twice to dispel the unhealthy thoughts from his mind.

When Li Hao accompanied Xiao Daji out of the circus after watching the show, it was completely dark.

The heavy snowfall had stopped, but the gloomy sky still gave a rather oppressive feeling.

Chat Group.

Omniscient Li: "I spent the whole day shopping with Little Daji today, I'm so tired."

Little cutie Daji: "Mua! (*╯3╰), Master, kiss me, Daji is so happy!"

The corners of everyone's mouths twitched slightly.

It's one thing for you guys to show off your love, but could you please refrain from doing so in the group chat?

That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous!

The Poor Baby: "Hehe, the group owner and Sister Daji have such a good relationship."