"Here." Zuo Xiaonian actually pulled another roast goose weighing seven or eight jin out of her Space Ring and handed it over.
"Hehehe... my sister really does love me!" Zuo Xiaoduo returned to his room with the roast goose in his arms, utterly satisfied.
Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting both wore expressions that said they could hardly bear to look.
Mu Yanyan, on the other hand, explained with complete understanding after a moment of astonishment, "Xiao Duo has now reached the Martial Master Peak. For someone his age, his rate of progress is truly rare. Moreover, he reached the Martial Master Peak in a relatively short time, so he needs to replenish even more energy than an ordinary Martial Master. In fact, at the Martial Master stage, one's own Yuan Energy consumption exceeds what one can replenish by absorbing external Yuan Energy. That's why he seems as though he can never eat his fill. Once he leaps through the dragon gate and advances into the Innate Realm, he'll be fine."
"Let's hope so."
Wu Yuting sighed. "We know Martial Master cultivators have extremely high dietary requirements. Xiao Nian went through this stage when she was a Martial Master, too... but she couldn't eat anywhere near as much as Xiao Duo does now. At most, she ate a quarter of what he does. I was worried sick back then. A girl, eating like that—wouldn't she turn into a pig...?"
"Mom!"
Her face scarlet, Zuo Xiaonian set her chopsticks down with a smack and protested, "Why are you bringing up that ancient history?"
Mu Yanyan laughed heartily and exposed her secret. "Back then, Nian'er used to ask me for Bigu Pills every day. She always made sure to take one before coming home to eat. Hahaha..."
Even as her master, Mu Yanyan