"Prepare a banquet. Today, Mister Li will spend the festival with us in the Dragon Palace."
The steward nodded slightly. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
With that, he quickly withdrew to make the arrangements.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The steward returned and respectfully said to the Pujiang Dragon King, "Your Majesty, the banquet is ready."
The Pujiang Dragon King nodded slightly, then turned to Li Qing. "Let's go!"
Li Qing followed the Pujiang Dragon King to a brand-new grand hall.
The hall was exquisitely lavish, decorated with all manner of underwater coral until it resembled a dreamland.
Li Qing was seated at the place of honor on the right, while the Pujiang Dragon King took the seat above.
The moment they had settled down, a delicately carved, jade-like little boy came charging in with immense excitement.
With a running leap, he threw himself straight into the Pujiang Dragon King's arms.
"Grandpa!"
The Pujiang Dragon King affectionately stroked the boy's little head and said, "Go wish your Uncle Li a happy new year."
The boy looked at Li Qing with bright, shining eyes, hopping toward him step by step.
"Uncle Li, Long'er wishes you a happy new year."
Li Qing smiled faintly. "Thank you, Long'er."
"It's the New Year, and I don't have anything good on me."
"I'll pass this spell on to you."
As he spoke, Li Qing raised a hand and tapped lightly. A stream of information flowed into Long'er's mind.
The spell Li Qing taught Long'er was called the End-of-Days All-Law Erasure Curse, the original version he had copied from that underground palace.
He did not give him the new version restored by the Jade Tablet.
Long'er's face lit up with delight upon receiving the spell.
"Thank you, Uncle Li!"
With that, he hopped