After glancing at the ox and sheep heads, tofu, and greens covering the table, then at the four people watching her with chopsticks in hand, Zhao Linglong did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"At a time like this, you four still have the mind to sit here eating!"
Fairy Lingyue had just put a slice of blanched lamb into her mouth. Panting through her open mouth, she waved Zhao Linglong over and said indistinctly:
"Linglong, come eat, come eat! This sheep... was... hunted by Taiping last night... over by Ghost Gate Bridge... one sells for ten thousand Gold Essence Coins in Liuxian Town!"
A look of alarm appeared in Zhao Linglong's eyes. "Ghost Gate Bridge? Isn't that a forbidden area of the Mount Taiyue Immortal Abode?"
As she spoke, she hurriedly closed the door and hung a jade talisman that prevented eavesdropping on it. Only then did she turn and stride toward the table.
As she walked, she said:
"As far as I know, Impermanence Peak, where Ghost Gate Bridge is located, is not only extremely dangerous itself, but also guarded by several powerful mountain wardens supported by the Nine Prefectures. Never mind outsiders-even people from the Nine Prefectures have trouble getting in."
By this point, Zhao Linglong had reached the table and sat in the empty seat beside Xu Taiping.
With a curious look, Zhao Linglong asked Xu Taiping beside her:
"Taiping, how did you get in?"
Xu Taiping did not answer immediately. Instead, he fetched Zhao Linglong a bowl and chopsticks and placed a small bowl of prepared dipping sauce before her.
After doing all this, he picked up some lamb with the serving chopsticks. As he blanched it over the stove, he smiled and asked Zhao Linglong:
"Senior Sister, do you still remember Elder Chu-Chu