The rear courtyard.
Zhao Yulong smiled. "What, Inspector Bai? Aren't you going to invite me in for a drink?"
"My mistake!" Bai Luoyu said, stepping aside and raising a hand. "Office Chief, please!"
Zhao Yulong stepped into the rear courtyard.
"That smells wonderful!" He immediately noticed the fish already laid out on the table, his expression warm and approachable.
"You've come at just the right time, Office Chief. Join us for some meat from a fish demon with over two hundred years of cultivation!" Bai Luoyu said.
"A fish demon with over two hundred years of cultivation?" Zhao Yulong gave Bai Luoyu a surprised look.
Then he continued, "Where did you find something so rare, Inspector Bai?"
"Brother Jiang brought it!" Bai Luoyu smiled.
At that,
Zhao Yulong turned to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning said, "By chance, I discovered a fish demon in Luo Water Lake with over two hundred years of cultivation, so I killed it while I was there."
Zhao Yulong sighed with feeling. "For it to attain over two hundred years of cultivation in this era was truly rare, yet its life was cut short. It could only blame its ill fortune. You were its destined tribulation."
With that, the three took their seats.
Zhao Yulong asked, "For that fish demon to attain over two hundred years of cultivation, it must have had some treasure accompanying it, right?"
Before Jiang Ning could answer, Bai Luoyu spoke first, his voice full of envy. "Exactly right, Office Chief. Brother Jiang just told me about it. It was a fortuitous encounter that earned him a hundred-year-old thunderclap fruit."
"I see!" Zhao Yulong nodded slightly. "That explains it, then. No wonder Commander Jiang's internal power is so profound-so utterly astonishing!"
Jiang Ning smiled. "I was lucky."
Zhao Yulong said, "Being lucky