The Zhang Household's Free Meal

After browsing through the shops, Shen Ge found nothing and shook his head before leaving.

At the city gate, Shen Ge saw the little girl from before as soon as he arrived. She had grown taller and prettier, and even the mechanical leg on her foot looked much better than before.

She was trying to attract customers, but she was turned away without success.

At that moment, the little girl saw Shen Ge, paused for a moment, and then immediately skipped forward to greet him, saying, "Sir, I didn't expect to see you here. Are you leaving Sun Moon City?"

Shen Ge nodded and chuckled, "Looks like you're not going to make a sale today."

The girl pursed her lips and said, "That's normal. If I could earn money every day, I wouldn't be so flirtatious. But thankfully, I don't need to change legs as often now, so this expense has made my life a little better."

Shen Ge scanned the girl's body with his divine sense, nodded, and said, "Okay, then I'll be going now."

Before leaving, Shen Ge tossed the girl five Spirit Stone, saying, "The place you took me to last time was excellent. It had everything I needed, saving me a lot of time. This is a reward for you."

The girl accepted the Spirit Stone with a joyful expression, bowed, and said in gratitude, "Thank you, sir."

After leaving Sun Moon City, Shen Ge spent three months traversing the Tianxuan Sea Area to reach the Kaiyang Island Sea. Along the way, he inquired about information, but nothing caught his attention.

However, on Tianxuan Island, he found an ancient elixir compendium, which confirmed the function of his blood-red elixir.

The pill was called the Dragon Blood Body-Tempering Pill. He guessed correctly; the pill was indeed made from Dragon Blood Fruit and Dragon Blood, but it wasn't for enhancing cultivation; it was for strengthening the physical body.

Shen Ge's current physical strength is only around that of a mid-grade magic Law Artifact. If he were to activate the Golden Body Incantation, he could barely reach the level of Law Treasure.

This pill perfectly fills Shen Ge's gaps. Once his physical body is upgraded to the level of Law Treasure, he won't be able to be harmed by ordinary attacks from the Golden Core Stage, even if he doesn't defend against them.

Three months later, Shen Ge returned to the waters Yaoguang Island. When he passed by Sea Billow Island, Shen Ge thought about it and decided to go ashore and have a good meal with Zhang Lingyu.

That chubby kid is so rich, it would be a shame if he didn't go and eat at the homes of the wealthy.

After arriving on the island, Shen Ge easily found his way to the Zhang Household at the top. As soon as he entered, a hearty laugh rang out, "Fellow Daoist Shen, it's been a long time!"

A plump figure appeared in front of Shen Ge, chuckling softly.

Shen Ge smiled and patted Zhang Lingyu's plump belly, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, it's been a long time. I just got back and thought of you, so I was planning to come here for a nice meal."

"Come on, come on, I still have half a Swordfish here. It's only because Fellow Daoist Shen came that I didn't even bother to bring it out for anyone else."

There were only four people at the banquet: Shen Ge, Zhang Lingyu, his younger brother Zhang Lingfeng, and Zhang Lingyu's daughter Zhang Fengge.

Zhang Lingyu gave a signal with her eyes, Zhang Fengge immediately stood up to pour Shen Ge a glass of wine, smiling as she said, "Uncle Shen, may I call you Uncle Shen?"

Shen Ge nodded and smiled, "Niece, do whatever you like. If you don't like it, you can just call me Shen Ge."

Zhang Lingyu's face darkened slightly as he glared at his daughter. He knew her temper very well; she really dared to shout like that.

So he interrupted, "Brother Shen, you're a master weapon refiner. It wouldn't be right not to offer something since this is your first time meeting your niece. Look at this huge table of food, how can you just eat it for free?"

Shen Ge chuckled and pointed at Zhang Lingyu, saying with a smile, "Goodness, you're really generous of me to pay for a meal you gave me."

After saying that, Shen Ge raised his hand and took out a top-grade Swordsmanship, handing it to Zhang Fengge beside him, saying, "This flying sword is quite good among top-grade magic Law Artifact, very suitable for you, my niece."

This top-grade Swordsmanship was made from the leftover materials of Sword Bamboo. The Sword Bamboo was only about a thousand years old, which was too young to be refined into Law Treasure, so it could only be used to refine a magic Law Artifact.

Before Zhang Lingyu could speak, Zhang Fengge put the item away, a sweet smile on her face, "Uncle Shen, thank you for your top-grade Swordsmanship. Uncle Shen, you're so generous! Here, have a phoenix leg. Wishing you all the best, Uncle Shen."

Shen Ge smiled and looked at Zhang Lingyu, saying, "Brother Lingyu, my niece is quite interesting; her personality probably comes from you."

Zhang Lingfeng, standing to the side, glared at his niece, seemingly scolding her for being so immature, before adding, "Please forgive her, Brother Shen. Fengge has been wild and unruly since Xiao Ye and doesn't know any better."

Although he was only at the Foundation Establishment Peak, he should have addressed Shen Ge as "senior" in principle, but he was attending with his brother, so he had to address him according to his relationship with his brother.

But Zhang Lingyu smiled dismissively, "Who else would my daughter take after but me? Generous and straightforward, what's wrong with that?"

After a few rounds of drinks, Zhang Lingyu seemed slightly tipsy. He looked at Shen Ge and asked, "Brother Shen Brother Shen, please forgive my bluntness, but have you considered that kind of thing?"

Shen Ge didn't react for a moment and asked, "What kind of thing?"

"It's about carrying on the family line." Zhang Lingyu grinned lewdly. "Brother Shen, your cultivation is quite high now, haven't you thought about having an heir or anything?"

Zhang Fengge blushed and immediately understood what her fat father was up to. No wonder he had dragged her over to sit with him. She glared at him fiercely and kicked him hard in the leg.

Shen Ge's previously cheerful expression suddenly turned melancholic, and the slight intoxication he had felt vanished instantly. He put down his wine glass, sighed, and after a long silence, said in a low voice, "Brother Lingyu, I suddenly have some things to attend to. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll come to see you again next time."

After saying that, Shen Ge got up and left without waiting for Zhang Lingyu's consent.

Zhang Lingyu sobered up instantly and chased after Zhang Fengge, who was giving him a reproachful look.

In a short while, Shen Ge had already left the Zhang Household. Zhang Lingyu hurried to catch up with Shen Ge, saying apologetically, "Brother Shen, it was my fault, I'm sorry."

Shen Ge shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered some things from the past. Brother Lingyu, you should go back first, I'll wander around a bit."

Zhang Lingyu opened his mouth as he watched Shen Ge's retreating figure. He had originally wanted to comfort Shen Ge, but suddenly he didn't know how to start. After a moment of silence, he murmured softly, "Brother Shen, I don't know what to say either. As someone who's been through it all, let me give you some advice: let bygones be bygones, only to be remembered, not dwelled upon."