Chapter 139 - Old and New Friend (1/2)

Chapter 139 Old and New Friend

Lin Luoran is covering the root of the peach tree with earth and her shoes are stained by mud. Lin looks up and sees a comely young man peeping at the door. She didn’t notice his presence until he is standing in front of her, which means that he is a cultivator—

“Sorry, I don’t actually deserve being called a Sister, but my last name is indeed Lin… Master, are you here to look for me?”

Lin Luoran checks on the man naturally. His baby face stops her from guessing his actual age, but from the robe he is wearing, Lin Luoran is sure that he is from the Qingcheng Taoist Temple on the back mountain.

“Sister Lin, I am not equal to the t.i.tle of master. Just call me An.” Young master An is just like Li Xi’er. He grows up at the temple where tourists are not allowed to go near though most parts of the mountain have become scenic spots. An hasn’t seen many young women except for Baojia. Now, seeing that Lin Luoran is smiling at him gracefully, his baby face blushes.

An? He doesn’t have a Taoist name? While being surprised that An doesn’t call himself a “Taoist monk”, Lin Luoran makes a bow in return though this question flashes in her mind.

After making sure that this woman is Lin Luoran, An offers the little wooden chest in his hand to her. He says, “Hearing that Sister Lin is out of danger, the Superior asks me to send this humble gift to you. Hope you will like it.” Young master An here is actually embarra.s.sed by all the words his master told him to say. An was reluctant to talk so seriously, yet his forehead still hurt because his master hit him before, and he had to say these words like he was reciting an article.

A humble gift?

Lin Luoran blushes. The Superior of the Qingcheng Taoist Temple has helped keep her family safe. She didn’t have time to send some gifts to the temple to express her grat.i.tude, and the Superior has already sent a gift to welcome her back — these seniors she has met are genuinely kind to her though they always have their own plans at the same time.

Thinking about this, Lin Luoran hurries to accept the wooden chest.

Seeing that Lin Luoran is easygoing, young master An stops acting so seriously. He says jauntily, “Sister Lin, the Superior has informed the others that you are back. Please don’t blame us for being nosy.”

Lin Luoran forgets about this because she is occupied. She has been “missing” for over two months, and Wen Guangjing and Li Xi’er must worry about her. Also, Goldie is with them. Lin wonders whether Goldie has been a troublemaker when she is not around… Last night, her mom mentioned that Sister w.a.n.g and her husband have been calling frequently to say hi. Out of the concern of Mr. and Mrs. Lin’s safety, Baojia didn’t tell anyone about their current address. Now Lin Luoran is back home, it is time to invite the couple to come here and have a reunion.

“Young master An is here?” Hearing people talking, Mrs. Lin comes out of the kitchen wearing an ap.r.o.n. She smiles gladly after seeing that An, the person she is desperate to show her culinary skills to, is here. Mrs. Lin insists that An must stay for lunch.

Since her mom is so happy, Lin Luoran calls w.a.n.g Miao’e and invites w.a.n.g and her husband. The couple lives in R City and it won’t take them too long to drive to Mount Qingcheng.

Young master An finally shows his childish self after meeting Luodong. The two of them go to pick peaches from the peach trees. Lin Luoran just lets them do this — in her s.p.a.ce, ripe peaches will be fine even she doesn’t pick them, while in yard, the peaches will rot if no one eats them soon.

w.a.n.g Miao’e is glad to hear Lin’s voice. w.a.n.g sounds like she is about to cry, which makes Lin worry that something bad may have happened. Yet, w.a.n.g sounds so happy at the same time. This is so confusing.

Fatty Cui promises on the phone that they will arrive in an hour. Lin Luoran laughs and goes to help her mom in the kitchen.

Today’s lunch in Lin’s house will definitely be fancy.

Young master An has more love for food than all the family members of Lin’s. Hearing that more friends are coming, he leads Luodong and goes into the mountain. Half an hour later, they return with two rabbits and a colorful wild chicken. Luodong is also carrying some wild mushrooms with his coat. Turns out that An not only found some protein but also prepared the garnish.

Lin Luoran takes out the salmon she bought at Norway from her s.p.a.ce. The salmon is so fresh and they look better than those in fancy j.a.panese restaurants. Baojia can’t help eating some before the lunch is prepared.

They make Stewed Wild Chicken with Mushroom, Spicy Diced Rabbit and Kebab Seal Meat. Baojia thinks that the table filled by game meat is just hard to look at.

For the vegetarian dishes, Mrs. Lin fries some eggs with the chives Lin Luoran planted in her s.p.a.ce. Now, Mrs. Lin is having a hard time deciding whether to make Eggplant with Garlic Sauce or Braised Eggplant.

Staring at the ingredients filled with Reiki, young master An wants to cook so much. However, Mrs. Lin refuses to let him step into the kitchen because she wants to show off her culinary skills. An feels itchy in his heart and he believes that looking at these fancy ingredients while not being allowed to cook is much more painful than being hit by his master.

Lunch is almost ready. Lin Luoran sneaks into her bas.e.m.e.nt. She has got an idea about what to send as a gift to the Superior of Qingcheng Taoist Temple but she doesn’t have a gift box. She has to hurry.

The raw stones she bought in Ruili and Panjiayuan Market are brought here by Baojia and stored in the bas.e.m.e.nt.

Lin Luoran picks a raw stone with a large piece of jade in the center. She doesn’t even need to start the cutting machine. The gold spells she can cast are much sharper than any machine.

Lin cuts the raw stone open neatly and carves the jade into three identical bottles. Mrs. Lin comes and asks her to have lunch.

Lin Luoran takes some Monkey Fruit Wine out of her s.p.a.ce and fills the three jade bottle with wine with different ages. She ties red ribbons on the bottle and makes them look valuable — though the quality of the jade is not the best, no one in the mortal world will use the jade to make wine bottles.

It’s not that Lin Luoran is willing to waste the jade because she owns a fortune. As we all know, Reiki on earth are restless. Reiki in the Monkey Fruit Wine will disperse gradually if they are not stored in jade bottles which can contain Reiki.

The gift sent by the Superior is in a wooden chest. Lin Luoran also makes a wooden chest by herself. She covers the bottom of the chest with silk and puts the three jade bottles in.

On second thought, Lin takes some willow twigs and makes them into a little basket, then she fills the basket with the peaches grow in her s.p.a.ce.