Traveling Together, All an Act, the Three Friends Return

Wu Chu swam over to Houtu, shooed the Little Fox aside, and admired Houtu's perfect figure up close. He said, "How about we go on a trip to the seaside together someday, just the two of us, once I reach the Taiyi Realm?"

Houtu glanced at him and smiled, "If you're going, take Little Moon Spirit with you."

"Sister, I'm the one who taught Little Moon Spirit how to cook!"

"Didn't you say she had already surpassed her teacher?"

"Alright, then we'll bring Little Moon Spirit!"

"A Chu, aren't you taking me with you?" The Little Fox swam over again.

Seeing the Little Fox running up to cause trouble again, Wu Chu thought: I absolutely can't bring it along!

Wu Chu sighed, "There's no other way! It's already difficult enough for my sister to protect me and Little Moon Spirit. If we encounter any powerful figures, she can still carry us one in each hand when we're escaping. But if you're added to the mix, it'll be a bit tricky!"

The Little Fox pursed its lips, clinging pitifully to Houtu's arm, its face and eyes full of drama, "Sister, A Chu dislikes me! Waaah..."

Houtu chuckled and said, "Later, I'll take you and Little Moon Spirit together, but not him!"

The Little Fox wanted to nod in agreement, but then hesitated, "If we don't take him, wouldn't it be pitiful for him to be all alone in this Purple Jade Mountain?"

Hearing this, Wu Chu felt much better. At least this Little Fox had some conscience!

Houtu looked at Wu Chu with a smile and said, "How could he be alone! He still has Big Red Little White, and all those Little Flower Fairies to keep him company!"

"That won't do! We can live without Xiao Yu, but we can't live without Little Moon Spirit!" Wu Chu stabbed the Little Fox in the heart. "Without Little Moon Spirit, we really can't taste anything."

Upon hearing this, the Little Fox immediately became resentful, "Sister, he's so annoying! I want to splash water on him!"

"Then let's do it together!"

While Wu Chu and Houtu were playing in the lake, Butterfly Lady Caiyi stood by the Tree Platform and called out to them, "Senior A Chu, Senior Houtu Tu, dinner is ready!"

Although Butterfly Lady Caiyi also wanted to frolic in the lake like them, she felt embarrassed to dress like Little Fox and the others when Wu Chu was around, always feeling a little ashamed.

Therefore, she generally doesn't participate when Wu Chu is around.

Back at the Summit of the Sacred Tree, Little Moon Spirit brought the steamed shrimp, crabs, and other seafood to the Main Hall, with a small bowl of prepared seasonings in front of each person.

As everyone was enjoying their meal, a strange movement came from the Mountain Protection Array Purple Jade Mountain.

Wu Chu was stunned for a moment, then looked up and burst into laughter.

Houtu, who was sitting next to him, gave him a strange look. "What's wrong?"

Wu Chu smiled and said, "They're back, Little Moon Spirit. Prepare plenty of delicious food. Brother Hong Yun and Sister Qingqiu are back."

Upon Houtu laughed and said, "You've come back just in time!"

The next moment, a flash of purple light appeared, and the three of them appeared outside the Main Hall.

Wu Chu and Houtu got up and went out to greet them.

Wu Chu hugged the two men and said with a smile, "My two brothers, Sister Qingqiu, you must be tired from your journey. You've come back just in time! Come in, everyone is enjoying some new delicacies! These are seafood ingredients that Sister Houtu brought back from the South Sea..."

Qingqiu Li smiled and said, "What, don't you want to hug your sister?"

What could Wu Chu do after she said that?

I can only force myself to hug Qingqiu Li in front of Houtu. Anyway, I did hug her before when she left last time.

Fortunately, Qingqiu Li hugged him briefly before separating, and the situation wasn't too awkward.

Hong Yun laughed heartily, "It seems we've returned at just the right time! Our long and tiring journey hasn't been in vain."

At this moment, Butterfly Lady Caiyi stepped forward and bowed to Hong Yun, "Disciple greets Master!"

Caiyi's eyes were moist, but her face wore a joyful smile.

Seeing this, Hong Yun was speechless and could only smile bitterly, "You're all back now, why are you still crying!"

"Your disciple is delighted!"

Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily as he entered the Main Hall, saying, "Let them, master and disciple, enjoy their time together for a while. We'll eat first; we don't need to wait for them."

Hong Yun rolled her eyes at Zhen Yuanzi's retreating figure and said to Caiyi beside her, "We can talk about this later. Let's eat first."

The three arrived at the Main Hall, and after they sat down, the Little Flower Fairies served them wine and water.

After Xiaoyue served them the food, they didn't stand on ceremony and started eating heartily.

After just one bite, they sensed that the food in front of them was somewhat different from what they had eaten before.

But they didn't ask any further questions; they figured Little Moon Spirit's cooking skills must have improved again.

Butterfly Lady sat beside Hong Yun, carefully peeling shrimp and crabs for Hong Yun. Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, sighing that he would have to find two young Daoist disciples to serve him in the future.

Hong Yun was both amused and exasperated by the enthusiastic Butterfly Lady, and said, "Don't just serve your master food and drink, you should eat some yourself too..."

Butterfly Lady shook her head and said, "This disciple has been enjoying good food and drink on Purple Jade Mountain for tens of thousands of years, while Master has been enduring wind and rain outside. It is only right for this disciple to serve Master."

"Alright, alright, whatever you want, whatever you want..."

Hong Yun was both amused and exasperated. He had thought that after tens of thousands of years apart, she would have become a little distant from him, but he hadn't expected that his disciple would be even more attached to him than before.

Seeing this, Wu Chu gestured to the Little Fox was quite clever and immediately got up and ran to serve the old ancestor.

Upon witnessing these two scenes, Zhen Yuanzi's lips twitched involuntarily. He made a renewed decision in his heart: this time when he returned, he would definitely find a disciple to serve him and could no longer mistreat himself.

Even that outspoken old fellow Hong Yun has disciples serving him; if I don't find a disciple myself, won't he laugh at me?

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Wu Chu asked them, "Brother and sister, have you repaired all the damaged ley lines on the Primordial Land?"

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand and said, "We're still missing the ley lines of this Great River Basin! What exactly happened here back then? If we didn't know that there was nothing wrong with the ley lines of Purple Jade Mountain, Qingqiu would have already wanted to come back!"

Wu Chu and Houtu both glanced at Qingqiu Li, but Qingqiu Li's expression remained unchanged, as if they weren't talking about her. She picked up the crab meat that the Little Fox had peeled and began to eat it slowly and gracefully, her movements elegant and charming.

Wu Chu laughed and said, "It's nothing serious. The Dragon Clan and the Qilin Clan had a fight in this Great River Basin, which lasted for several years before they stopped."

Hong Yun laughed upon hearing this, "Speaking of the Qilin Royal Clan, we personally witnessed the Qilin Ancestor's Qilin Seal and Qilin Hoof during our trip!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Dao, how can you still laugh? If I hadn't reacted quickly, you would have offended all of us Daoists."

Wu Chu asked curiously, "What happened?"