Chapter 81 - Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Elder Bai Arrives (2/2)

“Since I’ve already given it to you, go ahead and eat!”

“Screech…”

Little Sparrow let out a sharp cry, picked up the Immortal Peach, and flew to the top of the rockery to start nibbling on it.

Meanwhile, Lin Jing and Huang Qingling sat in the pavilion of the small courtyard, also nibbling on Immortal Peaches, looking utterly content.

After finishing the Immortal Peach, Lin Jing suddenly spoke up, “By the way,

Qing Ling, did you come to see me for some reason?”

Huang Qingling swallowed her last bite, casually tossed the peach pit aside, and then said,

“Hmm, it’s like this, Old Man Bai and Elder Yu are coming over tonight, and I specifically came to tell you to prepare.”

Lin Jing turned his head, looking at Huang Qingling with confusion, “Why would they come now? I met Elder Yu today, and he didn’t mention this.”

“Oh…! It was me who called them.”

After saying this, Huang Qingling continued to speak,

“You’ve been busy with alchemy recently, and it’s been so long since I’ve had a meal cooked by you.”

“Hehe… I’ve been thinking about it for days,” Huang Qingling chuckled. “Just so happens, Old Man Bai was free today, so I called them both over.”

Lin Jing immediately understood; Huang Qingling was craving his cooking.

“I haven’t prepared any ingredients. Isn’t it a bit late to go out and buy them now?”

“Did they mention when they would arrive?” Lin Jing asked.

“Don’t worry, I’ve prepared the ingredients a long time ago.”

Huang Qingling said, opening her Storage Bag and taking out an array of Ingredients.

“They probably won’t be here so quickly; we’ve got enough time, and, I can help too.”

“Okay…” Lin Jing nodded.

In her previous visits, driven by curiosity, Huang Qingling had also spent quite some time in the kitchen.

Although she hadn’t really learned to cook, she was still able to lend a hand with the simpler tasks.

First handling the ingredients, the two then started bustling about in the kitchen.

In the midst of this, a system notification sounded in Lin Jing’s mind.

“Ding”

“The upgrade of System Space is complete. System Space is now available for entry.”

However, given the inopportune timing, Lin Jing didn’t pay it any mind and continued working.

Another half an hour passed and evening gradually fell.

With the cooking done and the dishes served, they were just waiting for Elder Yu and Old Man Bai to arrive.

Soon after, “knock knock knock,” the sound of knocking came from the door.

“They’re here.”

Huang Qingling called out and ran toward the door.

Opening the courtyard door, there stood Elder Bai and Elder Yu.

“Old Man Bai…”

“Elder Yu…”

“You’ve finally arrived; we’ve got everything ready and were just waiting for you two.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Lin Xiaozhi is busying himself while you’re slacking off,” Elder Yu teased with a chuckle.

“I rather think so,” Elder Bai chimed in.

“You two are underestimating me. I helped out quite a bit today,” Huang Qingling said with dissatisfaction. At this moment, Lin Jing also came over.

“Elder Bai, Elder Yu…”

“Come in, please…”

Lin Jing greeted them with a bow.

“Hmm… ”

“Alright… alright…”

The two nodded and then walked inside.

As they all took their seats, Old Man Bai spoke to Lin Jing.

“Lin Xiaozhi, those Elixir Medicines you submitted today looked good to me, especially those few Supreme Elixirs.”

“I believe it won’t be long before you can become a Second-rank Pill Master..”