After staying with Lu Liang for nearly half a day,
Qin Ming was about ready to head back. He bade Lu Liang farewell and asked him to open the array and let him through.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, don't forget your spirit wine." Lu Liang saw that Qin Ming had not taken the jar of Spirit Fire Wine from the dining table.
Qin Ming smiled. "I'm always troubling Fellow Daoist Lü. Consider this jar of spirit wine a small token of my appreciation."
"How could I accept that? This is..." Lu Liang hesitated.
"Don't dwell on it, Fellow Daoist Lü. I have plenty of spirit wine on my island. I won't miss this one jar."
Only then did Lu Liang accept it with a cupped fist salute and a smile. "Then many thanks, Fellow Daoist Qin."
This Spirit Fire Wine was a great tonic for his treasured disciple, Lu Wan-jun. He would be lying if he said he was not tempted.
Afterward,
Qin Ming visited several nearby shops and purchased materials for refining high-grade puppets.
Then, accompanied by Lu Liang, he left Azure Sea Immortal City.
Once outside the Immortal City, Qin Ming summoned the Silver-Winged Frost Bee and sped back to Moon Gazing Island like wind and lightning.
After returning to the island,
Qin Ming had just been about to enter his cave abode to cultivate.
But then he received a Message Talisman from Wu Jiang. He immediately opened it and read it.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, I saw you return today. Please come to my house by the lake for a talk."
Qin Ming muttered at once, "What is Wu Jiang up to this time?"
He then headed down the island.
When Qin Ming entered the wooden house by the lake, he found Wu Jiang and his wife bustling about.