The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1389 The Greedy Old Man
Lu Qingchen was spreading knowledge of cultivation to Wang Gang and Ning Que. The more he talked, the happier he became, which unexpectedly stimulated his love of teaching. Later on, he talked more and more, and even taught Wang Gang some tips on how to control the vitality of heaven and earth.

In order to express his gratitude to Lu Qingchen, Wang Gang specially cooked some grilled fish for him.

The three of them, including Sangsang, sat by the stream, built a bonfire, ate grilled fish, and talked about spiritual practice, feeling quite relaxed and comfortable.

The aroma of grilled fish slowly drifted towards the carriage and was smelled by Princess Li Yu.

Although she was somewhat tempted, she was too proud to ask Wang Gang for grilled fish due to her status as a princess.

However, a child beside her pulled Li Yu's sleeve and said pitifully: "Mom, Xiao Man wants to eat grilled fish."

This child is Li Yu's stepson. Li Yu rescued him when he escaped from the Golden Horde. They lived together day and night and developed a mother-son relationship.

"Be good, Xiaoman. When we return to Chang'an, your mother will buy you the most delicious grilled fish in the world." Li Yu comforted Xiaoman.

Xiao Man swallowed her saliva and looked in the direction of Wang Gang and the others with longing, but she was sensible enough not to say anything.

Li Yu looked at his son's eager look and felt distressed. He looked at the maid next to him and said, "Go and ask them for a few grilled fish and tell them that the princess is buying them with silver."

The maid was a little afraid of Wang Gang. The swelling on her face had just subsided over the past two days, but she had to obey the princess's orders, so she had no choice but to go find Sangsang.

"Girl, can you give us some grilled fish? Just two pieces will do."

The maid felt that Wang Gang and Ning Que were difficult to get along with, so she could only set her sights on Sang Sang.

"We don't have enough fish to eat, so we can't share it with you."

"I'll buy it with silver." said the maid anxiously.

As soon as Sangsang heard the word "silver", her eyes lit up immediately and she turned her gaze towards Ning Que.

"The fish was caught by Lao Wang, and he grilled it. It's up to him whether to sell it or not."

Sangsang was not convinced and said, "I also helped kill the fish and scrape the scales!"

Ning Que shook his head, indicating that he would follow Wang Gang's orders in everything.

Lu Qingchen didn't say a word. He was the worshiper of the South Gate of Haotian Dao, not Li Yu's subordinate.

Wang Gang took two grilled fish and said to the maid, "One tael of silver for one fish."

"You charge one or two taels of silver for a broken fish. Why don't you just go and rob it?" When the maid heard the price, she cursed Wang Gang's three generations of ancestors in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on the surface.

"Okay." The maid took out a piece of silver and handed it to Wang Gang. It looked like it weighed more than two taels.

Wang Gang did not take advantage of the maid and directly gave her three grilled fish, and sprinkled some spices on them to make the grilled fish more fragrant.

The maid was in a better mood because spices in the Tang Dynasty were more expensive than gold, and the spices Wang Gang sprinkled were enough to pay back their silver.

"Old Wang, where did you get the money to buy these spices?" Watching the maid walk away, Ning Que couldn't help but ask Wang Gang.

Wang Gang laughed and said, "I stole it from a horse thief I killed before."

The fact is, the spices were stored in the space from Wang Gang’s previous life. When he bought them, they cost more than ten yuan per pound.

The maid returned to the carriage with the grilled fish. Li Yu could smell the aroma of the spices from afar, and Xiao Man couldn't wait to rush towards the grilled fish.

"Princess, the grilled fish has been bought, two taels of silver per piece." The maid said with her head down, holding the grilled fish.

Li Yu glanced at the spices on the grilled fish and said, "It's not expensive to eat such delicious grilled fish in this desolate mountain."

Xiao Man was called back to the carriage by Li Yu. In the carriage, Li Yu took out a plate and chopsticks and carefully removed the fish bones for Xiao Man.

Even if she is running for her life, as a princess of the Tang Dynasty, she cannot forget the rules.

"Mother, this grilled fish is delicious. I have never eaten such delicious fish." Xiao Man ate the grilled fish with dry food and was very satisfied. Li Yu took a small bite and his eyes trembled. He couldn't help but praise Wang Gang's grilled fish skills, which were better than the imperial chefs in the palace.

Thousands of miles away in the desert, there was also a carriage. An old man with white hair and beard was sitting in the carriage. His nose twitched, as if he smelled something.

"This outsider actually has a superb skill in grilling fish. It smells so good!"

The old man stretched out his right hand from his robe, grasped the air, and a branch appeared in his hand. On the top of the branch, there was a grilled fish.

"Hey, teacher, do you smell anything? It sounds like the smell of grilled fish. It smells so good!" A slow voice came from outside the car.

"Man Man, give me one or two taels of silver to pay for the grilled fish." The old man stretched out his left hand out of the carriage.

A young man driving a carriage outside heard the old man's words and took out a purse from his pocket.

"Teacher, we don't have much travel money left, so we have to spend it frugally."

The young man took out one or two ounces of silver from his purse and placed it in the old man's palm.

"Such a delicious grilled fish is worth one or two taels of silver." The old man threw the silver casually.

The young man saw the silver flying into the sky, drawing a thin line in the air and heading towards the north.

By the stream, Wang Gang was about to eat another grilled fish, but he caught nothing. When he turned around, he found that the fish was gone, and there was an extra ounce of silver where he had put the fish.

"Hey! Who ate my fish?"

Ning Que looked at Wang Gang strangely.

"We haven't eaten yet?"

"Can that fish grow legs and run away?" Wang Gang picked up the silver and glanced at Lu Qingchen who was returning to the carriage, thinking that he had taken it.

Nothing happened that night. In the early morning, the convoy set off again. However, this time Wang Gang was not at the front of the convoy. Instead, he went to the back of the convoy and drove side by side with Lu Qingchen's carriage. The two chatted about spiritual practice along the way and did not feel bored.

The convoy was very safe for the next few days. After Wang Gang showed off his skill in grilling fish, every time they camped, Ning Que would find a way to get some game for Wang Gang to grill and eat.

It’s just strange that every time Wang Gang finished grilling the meat, he would find that one portion was missing. It turned out that the place where he grilled the meat would have an extra tael of silver.

It would be fine if it happened once or twice, but it happened for more than ten days in a row and Wang Gang still couldn't catch the "thief". He suspected that there was a thief hiding in the convoy.

As Chang'an was in sight and the convoy was about to cross Minshan Mountain and reach the capital, the carriage suddenly stopped at the Beishan Road entrance.

Li Yu ordered to rest on the spot and get enough rest before going to Beijing.

Ning Que rode his horse around the Beishan Pass and found that it was easy to attack but difficult to defend. If the convoy stopped here, it would be very dangerous.

"We can't stop here, we have to rush to Chang'an overnight." Ning Que found Li Yu's maid and expressed his opinion.

"We have been running around for more than ten days, and Chang'an is right in front of us. We must rest for a night. The adults can bear it, but the children can't." The maid conveyed the princess's intention.

Ning Que said angrily: "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

After saying that, Ning Que turned around and left, calling Sang Sang and Wang Gang, wanting to leave the team.

Sangsang naturally didn't care. Everything mattered to Ning Que, but Wang Gang did not agree to leave the convoy.

"You guys go first! I still need to get a recommendation to take the college entrance examination. If I leave now, my hard work of more than ten days will be in vain." Wang Gang said.

"If you want to enter the academy, you have to survive." Ning Que advised: "I know you are a cultivator now, but I have a feeling that it is dangerous to stay here."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "What a coincidence. Your hunch is the same as mine. Not only is there danger here, it's a big danger."