"Little Chengqian! Master has come to Lingnan!"
"Lord Yinzi, Teacher came to Lingnan? Where is he now?"
Li Chengqian was walking alone through the streets of Lingnan City, preparing to return to the post station for a rest.
Then he suddenly heard Yinzi, transformed into a Jade Pendant and hanging against his chest beneath his inner robe, secretly transmitting its voice to him.
Because Li Chengqian was a mortal, when he heard Yinzi speaking, he could only stand there in the street, talking to himself.
"I sense Master's aura somewhere in the city. Keep going ahead, turn left after this street, then walk all the way to the end. Master is in the little house at the end!"
At Yinzi's guidance, delight immediately appeared on Li Chengqian's face, and his pace quickened considerably.
When Li Chengqian reached the little house at the edge of Lingnan City and saw its half-closed wooden door, he slowly pushed it open.
Qing Mo, still dressed in an ink-wash painting robe, was seated at a square wooden table facing the door. The table held quite a few delicacies, still steaming and fragrant.
"Teacher! It really is you!"
"Chengqian, close the door and sit."
"Yes, Teacher!"
After tightly shutting the door, Li Chengqian hurried over and sat across from Qing Mo.
Looking at the dishes before him—foods he had often eaten during the Zhenguan Era—he immediately began to salivate uncontrollably.
After all, with Qing Mo's support and help, the Zhenguan Era had gained far more seasonings for cooking than before.
Compared to that, the food here in the Tianbao Era, a hundred years after the Zhenguan Era, was simply bland and tasteless—or even hard to swallow—for Li Chengqian, who had enjoyed the cuisine of later generations.
"Quick! This braised pork, crispy roast goose, five-flavor duck, stir-fried