Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 440 Friends
The carriage stopped at a place with pavilions and waterside terraces. Pei Ye got off the carriage and followed Qi Zhaohua inside.

There were tall trees and autumn flowers in the courtyard, and people in all kinds of clothes were coming and going. Pei Ye was dazzled. Not only were all the styles novel and new that he had never seen before, some of them were obviously not in the Tang Dynasty style.

Qi Zhaohua handed over a small mahogany sign and was led up the building by a waiter. Pei Ye now knew why this building was called "Picking Stars". It was built in a circular courtyard, and the hollow area in the middle was larger than one could imagine, forming a small garden with mountains and water.

Many points of light carried by lotus flowers rose from the small pond and flew toward the surrounding buildings. The guests stood on the buildings to pick them.

"Inside is the 'body-cleansing pill' refined by the Quanzhen Taoist sect. Taking it will make your 'pores feel relaxed and your skin clean'. If you want, just wait in front of the railing for a while and you can pick one." Qi Zhaohua explained to him with his hands behind his back.

Pei Ye looked at it curiously: "Don't you want to spend money?"

“Once you enter the building, you’ve spent money.”

Seeing the young man's curiosity, the two of them stood in the corridor and waited for a moment. Sure enough, several lotus flowers flew over. Pei Ye picked three of them, and the two of them and the cat drank them. They indeed felt refreshed.

"Quanzhen pills can often be found in Shenjing." Qi Zhaohua explained, "There are many kinds of pills. If you have any problems with your practice or your body, you might as well go to the Pill Building to have a look. If there is a pill you want, they won't sell it easily. You can just come to the hall and tell them."

"Oh, are you looking for Miss Xu?"

".It's better not to bother you, Enjun, with such a small matter." Qi Zhaohua choked and smiled, "You can come to me. When we are familiar with each other, you don't need to look for anyone else."

"profound."

"Also," Qi Zhaohua paused, "when you were talking to Enjun just now, did you keep calling her 'Miss Xu'?"

"." Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, "No."

He realized this himself at this moment. This was his way of addressing women of similar age. However, during the face-to-face conversation with the woman just now, this way of addressing had indeed subconsciously disappeared from his mind.

"Oh, if you didn't say so, it's better not to address me like that." Qi Zhaohua reminded him, and then hesitated for a moment, "Also, there's no need to address me by my given name on a daily basis."

"okay."

Qi Zhaohua nodded, smiled and said earnestly: "You should keep a proper distance from your Enjun."

".profound."

"No matter what we do in the future, we will communicate more."

Pei Ye seemed to understand: "Which people?"

Qi Zhaohua stopped walking, pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Don't you have many friends in Shenjing? Have you forgotten about us now?"

Pei Ye looked at her with some horror, but the door had already been opened.

In a single room attic, four people were sitting on the floor, chatting casually, but now they all turned their eyes over.

They are all familiar faces.

Shang Lang, this young man still has a flying look in his eyes, but he is no longer the heroic figure wearing armor and holding a spear. He wears a robe and a belt, with a crown and a high bun, and looks very heroic and upright. During the days in Fenghuai County Office, when Zhu Gaoyang was not there, he would accompany him to practice sword.

Now Pei Ye was very happy to see him, but he didn't expect that Shang Lang's eyes were almost filled with surprise.

Xing Zhi, who was standing next to him, was holding a cup of tea. He smiled at Pei Ye and raised his hand to make a gesture of handcuffing him, which was exactly the scene in prison yesterday.

Pei Ye smiled embarrassedly, thinking that the part of his escape plan involving spiritual energy manipulation was all done by her, and he cupped his hands in gratitude.

The third person turned out to be Fang Jidao, who was asking something to the person next to him. His expression was a little reserved, but his eyes were sparkling.

This really gave Pei Ye a pleasant surprise. He subconsciously glanced at the woman next to him, but Qi Zhaohua didn't have any special expression. When the scholar looked over, she smiled faintly, raised her hand, and sat down next to Xing Zhi from a distance.

Pei Ye greeted Fang Jidao, and when his eyes moved to the last person next to him, he was truly surprised.

Yan Feiqing.

This Taoist priest with a clean temperament was also present here. Fang Jidao was gesturing beside him with some hesitation, while he frowned and thought with a serious expression. When Pei Ye came in, he raised his eyes and glanced at him, as if to say hello, and continued to bow his head in thought.

Pei Ye sat down next to Xing Zhi. It was actually the first time she saw this sorcerer in her casual clothes. Her unrestrained and neat demeanor had turned into a loose and leisurely one. Her skirt fell to the ground. She raised her glass and smiled, "Let's meet and have a glass of wine to comfort you."

Pei Ye quickly raised his cup and drank, then put it down and said, "Thank you."

Xing Zhi smiled, raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and drank it all.

Pei Ye paused for a moment and asked curiously, "Master Xing, did you prepare this poem in advance?"

Xing Zhi was slightly startled. Qi Zhaohua next to him curled his lips and immediately turned his head away as if nothing had happened.

"." Xing Zhi held the wine glass for a while and glanced at Qi Zhaohua, "Oh, yes."

She put down her wine glass and smiled gently at the boy.

Pei Ye nodded repeatedly as if to say "as expected" and said with a smile: "I think so! When I read the storybooks before, I saw them reciting a few lines of poetry when the mood was right, and I always couldn't understand it - although I haven't read it, but even if I have read a lot of poetry, can I just recite it? Sure enough, they are all prepared in advance!"

"That's true." Xing Zhi lowered his head and refilled his glass. "Why do you ask this, Mr. Pei?"

"I'm learning." The young man sighed, "I've been saying goodbye to many people in the past two months. Some people I said goodbye to properly, but some people just passed by in a hurry without me even having time to say anything."

Xing Zhi glanced at him gently and said, "Just read more books when you have time."

Suddenly I remembered: "You should be able to recognize some words now?"

"I've already learned a lot!" Pei Ye felt quite ashamed of his past. "I've read nearly a dozen sword books in the past two months!"

"Yeah, yeah, a man is always different after three days of absence." Xing Zhi smiled and said, "It was Gao Yang who said bad things about you. I told you long ago that learning to read is not a big deal. Young Master Pei can learn it when he has time."

Pei Ye was startled: "Brother Zhu, how are you now?"

"It's not a big deal. The sect has found some ancient and harsh secret techniques to treat his remaining injuries. Although the road is narrow, it is not helpless after all." Speaking of the man, Xing Zhi was silent for a while, then quickly raised his head and smiled, "But there is no need to worry. With his personality, he never takes difficulties and dangers to heart. Who doesn't have some bumps on the road of cultivation?"

Pei Ye nodded: "I saw you return to Shenjing, so I guessed that Brother Zhu should be fine."

".I really wanted to stay in Dongting, but he asked me to come back to take care of business, and said he would come to Shenjing to find me later." Xing Zhi picked up a snack, "It's been more than half a month, and I don't know when he will come."

"Is there anything urgent in Shenjing? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"No, it's my own business."

Qi Zhaohua grilled a few fish fillets and distributed them to them: "Master Xing is about to enter the Xuanmen, and is preparing to be promoted to the purple ribbon."

Pei Ye was surprised: "Congratulations!"

Xing Zhi motioned him to put it in his mouth while it was still hot, and said with a vague smile: "Xuanmen is easy to deal with, but the quota for Zishou has not been decided yet."

Qi Zhaohua scooped lotus seed soup into a small bowl and said, "You are the most outstanding one, how can you let someone snatch it away from you? Who?"

Xing Zhi shook his head: "They are all from big sects. Zhengyi Sect, Yangyi Tower, and Zheng's direct lineage."

Qi Zhaohua took back the small bowl, ate the lotus soup with a spoon, but looked into the air and pondered: "Okay, I will talk to you about it tomorrow."

Xing Zhi pursed her lips, raised her glass and said respectfully, "Thank you, young master."

This toast was obviously not directed at Qi Zhaohua, and Pei Ye could not help but feel a little surprised. But seeing that the two had something to talk about, he raised his cup and turned back - almost bumping into Shang Lang.

The young man had sat cross-legged behind him with a smile on his face, looking quite friendly: "Did you have a smooth journey?"

Pei Ye opened his mouth twice but didn't say the word "smoothly". "Shang Hao, how about Brother Shang? How are you doing recently?"

But Shang Lang took a breath, lowered his brows and sighed softly, drinking in silence.

".What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing. There are some things going on at home. Life has been difficult lately."

"Oh." They clinked their glasses and drank.

Shang Lang poured wine for him and suddenly said, "Hey, I heard that you won the autumn championship in Bowang. You are really amazing."

"Hahaha! There's nothing much to say." Pei Ye waved his hands. "Although the sixth student in the last match was able to enter the Sword Academy, although I was only a fourth student at that time, and although I still had injuries on my body."

Shang Lang poured two more glasses of wine before listening to the boy finish, nodding vigorously: "If I had known you were a genius, I would have said at Feng Huai that you would definitely win the championship!"

Pei Ye smiled, but was a little confused: "Is there?"

"There must be."

"profound."

"Eh? Come to think of it, the winner should receive a generous reward, right?" Shang Lang was curious.

Pei Ye was stunned: "Ah, that's not quite a lot. But there is a sword that is pretty good, I've been using it."

"Oh there must be something else?"

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment. At this time, Fang Jidao came over with a wine glass. He was the most polite one: "Brother Pei, long time no see!"

Pei Ye also smiled and held his arm: "Brother Fang, you look really good. What are you busy with recently?"

"I have been studying in the Imperial College for the past two months." Fang Jidao subconsciously glanced at Qi Zhaohua over there, "The letter of recommendation that the layman gave me."

Pei Ye was surprised: "I am going to the Imperial College too."

Fang Jidao's eyes widened: "Huh?"

"Ah."

".Oh." The scholar seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't, and only said, "Actually, I haven't been to the prison these days."

"Ok?"

The scholar took a sip from the cup, his face full of hope and yet also a bit worried: "I want to be admitted to Tianli Academy, but I am sad that my level is not good enough."

It was another unfamiliar name, but Pei Ye didn't plan to ask at this time. He patted his shoulder and said, "If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't work. Don't take it too seriously."

Fang Jidao shook his head and said seriously: "The heart of seeking the truth cannot be casual."

He smiled happily and said, "I just asked this Master Xiao Yan many questions. He is really knowledgeable about Taoism."

Pei Ye looked over and saw Yan Feiqing looking at him calmly and raising his glass towards him.

Pei Ye now understood that it was he who disguised himself after knocking himself out, so he raised his glass and drank.

This famous Qingwei master always has a very pure temperament, his hair is always neat and tidy, and his clothes and boots are always the cleanest and neatest.

The two of them had been chatting like this for several days on the road, but the road was lonely. Now that they met at the banquet, they had already had many rounds of heated conversations, but this person still looked cold and aloof, as if he had stood out from the atmosphere, and he really had the mysterious aura of a Taoist.

Qi Zhaohua smiled and said, "Xiao Yan is our number one fighter. If you have any fights in Shenjing, just call him."

Pei Ye turned around in astonishment, only to see Yan Feiqing nodded and repeated in a calm voice: "Just call me."

"."

At this time, Shang Lang came up from behind and interrupted, "No need to bother Master Xiaoyan with general matters. It's the same if you call me - when friends are in trouble, we should help each other."

Pei Ye ignored him. For him, now that he knew that this Taoist priest Zaozi was one of his own, he immediately had a lot to say on the sword. He picked up the cup and walked over. Only Shang Lang was left looking at his back, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

The party lasted for two hours. Everyone chatted about different topics casually. Pei Ye gradually realized that the other four people should work together on weekdays. Only Fang Jidao seemed to be purely studying and studying scriptures. He was called here today because of himself. In fact, he was not very familiar with the others.

Another discovery made him speechless.

During the conversation, Pei Ye suddenly frowned, paused, tilted his head and slowly moved his head closer to him.

Suddenly it became clear.

Turn your head back and go out, you smell of alcohol.

Put your head in and freshen your breath.

This went on for a few times. Yan Feiqing frowned at him, and he also frowned at Yan Feiqing.

——It turns out that this person carries a bubble of true energy with him!
".are not you tired?"

“I prefer cleanliness.”

When the cups and plates were in a mess, the six of them came to the corridor and continued chatting on the Danlian chair rails. When they ran out of words, they said goodbye to each other.

Before leaving, Xing Zhi handed a big box to Pei Ye. Pei Ye opened it with some surprise and was stunned for a moment.

Inside were all the things that were confiscated from him by the Immortal Terrace, the Mountain Feather, the Jade Tiger, the Dragon Ring, and the Bronze Sparrow Plate. At this moment, he remembered the sentence "You can use the Snow Sword less", and thought that it would be better for the Jade Tiger not to act so arrogantly.

He closed the box and thanked them, saying goodbye to everyone. Shang Lang looked at him a few times, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself, which made Pei Ye a little confused. But in the end, he just sighed and left somewhat lonely.

Finally, Pei Ye and Qi Zhaohua were the only ones left leaning on the railing. Although Pei Ye was weak, he still had enough energy to sober up, while the woman actually drank two cups.

The moon was at its zenith and there were fewer guests in the building. The view between the railings was truly beautiful: the bright moon above, the clear pond below, and the autumn breeze blowing through the corridor in the middle. Both of them felt a little lazy.

"It's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar!" Qi Zhaohua sighed, "Long time no see, Mr. Pei, I'm really happy today."

Pei Ye nodded and smiled. It was always comfortable to talk with this friend. She had a thorough understanding of things and a sharp mind. Pei Ye still remembered that when he was confused about his feelings with the girl, she enlightened him with a word, and he also remembered that she invited him to come to the capital several times.

"Yes," he said, "After not seeing each other for two months, everyone has their own things to do, and it really makes us feel better to be able to chat with each other."

“If a place is familiar to people, it is not considered new.”

"That's right." Pei Ye tilted his head to look at her. "What about you, Miss Qi? I remember that you came to Shenjing and stayed there for two years a few years ago. Did you decide what you wanted to do at that time?"

Qi Zhaohua was quiet for a while, looked up at the moon, and said, "You and Enjun only talked for a few sentences, I think you are still strangers to each other."

Pei Ye was startled: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)