“Behave yourself! You think you can get revenge? You, a villain from the Blood Knife Sect, won’t have the chance to leave the office! Get out!”
Xing, the head constable, roared, bound the yellow-robed monk, and pushed him towards the office.
As for Lu Yu, he completely ignored the monk’s furious roar and walked towards Huang Rong.
“Done, let’s go.”
“Your cultivation has broken through?”
Huang Rong asked.
“Yeah, just this morning.”
Lu Yu didn't hide it and said directly.
“So fast? How long have you been cultivating? Didn’t someone just teach you martial arts recently?”
Huang Rong was curious.
“About seven or eight days.”
This time, Lu Yu didn't tell the truth and extended the time slightly.
After all, he had only been cultivating for less than twenty hours.
“Seven or eight days?”
Even so, Huang Rong’s eyes widened when she heard it.
“You told me that in just seven or eight days, you went from knowing nothing about martial arts to a mid-second-rate master?”
“That’s about right. Is it that fast?”
“Fast! Extremely fast! You know someone who cultivates for twenty years and is only at this level?”
“How long did it take you to reach this level?”
Lu Yu asked curiously.
Huang Rong raised a finger.
“A month?”
“A year!”
“Huh?”
Lu Yu was surprised.
With Huang Rong’s talent, it actually took a year to reach mid-second-rate? It seemed his talent was indeed exceptional.
Huang Rong looked Lu Yu up and down and smiled, “I didn't expect you to be a martial arts prodigy.”
Lu Yu smiled, didn’t answer, and said instead, “Let’s go, let’s go fishing.”
“Alright.”
Huang Rong didn’t delve deeper into the topic.
The two of them headed towards the West Liang River.
Soon, they reached the riverbank.
Lu Yu took a fishing rod from beside a large tree and handed it to Huang Rong, saying, “This is my spare rod, use this for now.”
“Good! Let’s see who catches more fish. The loser buys dinner.”
Huang Rong was excited.
“Okay.”
Quickly, they found a spot and began fishing.
Putting on bait, casting the rod into the water, and then waiting.
After Huang Rong finished, she turned to Lu Yu, only to see him with his eyes closed, as if in a meditative trance.
“Hmm? Is he cultivating inner energy? No way, entering a meditative state so quickly?”
Huang Rong was surprised.
Not long after, her surprise turned to shock.
Because faint sounds were coming from Lu Yu’s body, the signs of a breakthrough in internal energy!
“He’s breaking through again?”
Huang Rong had just thought this when Lu Yu had already finished his breakthrough.
Late second-rate!
It was as simple as eating and drinking.
“This…”
Huang Rong was struck.
She was a genius herself, but even geniuses didn’t cultivate at this speed.
Unbelievable, it was truly unbelievable!
Lu Yu seemed to sense something and opened his eyes, just in time to see Huang Rong staring at him intently.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?”
“You broke through again?”
“I seem to have broken through by chance.”
Huang Rong was speechless.
By chance?
Obviously not.
This was pure talent!
“You didn’t start martial arts from a young age, such a waste. Otherwise, you’d be a Grandmaster, at the very least.”
Huang Rong sighed.
Lu Yu smiled and said, “As long as you start, it’s not too late, everything is for the best.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Rong was stunned for a moment, then smiled, “You’re quite open-minded.”
“It’s unwise to worry about things that haven’t happened. I’m fine as I am now.”
“Makes sense.”
Huang Rong nodded in agreement.
“It’s on the hook!”
Suddenly, Lu Yu was delighted. He lifted the fishing rod, and a blue carp was pulled out of the water.
Under the sunlight, the fish shone with a faint golden light.
Lu Yu put the carp in the basket and laughed, “Looks like I’m leading for now.”
“Ah! I was so focused on watching you cultivate, I forgot about fishing! Don’t get cocky! I’ll catch up to you soon!”
Huang Rong immediately got into fishing mode.
But fishing, it has little to do with your state of mind.
Perhaps if you’re more focused, heaven will give you some extra luck and make your wish come true.
Lu Yu didn’t talk while fishing, he just focused on cultivating.
Huang Rong wanted to chat, but seeing Lu Yu so seriously cultivating, she didn’t want to disturb him, so she also learned from him and calmed her mind to cultivate inner energy.
You know what, it actually has a miraculous effect to cultivate inner energy while fishing.
Although it wasn’t as efficient as Lu Yu’s, it was still better than usual.
Soon, Huang Rong felt a slight increase in her internal energy, but she was also hungry.
She hadn’t had lunch, only some osmanthus cake that Lu Yu bought.
“I’m hungry, Lu Yu.”
Huang Rong said directly.
Hearing this, Lu Yu came out of his cultivation state and looked at Huang Rong.
“I’m hungry too. Let’s go, my house is nearby. Come have lunch at my place, we can continue after we’re done.”
“Good!”
Fifteen minutes later, Huang Rong saw Lu Yu’s meager home.
“Take a seat, it’s a little small, you’ll have to make do.”
Lu Yu didn’t feel any awkwardness, casually invited Huang Rong, and then went to steam rice.
Seeing this, Huang Rong didn’t disturb him, she quietly watched from the side.
After the rice was in the pot, Lu Yu asked, “Should we just steam this fish? I’m quite good at that, it tastes good.”
“Okay, the fish soup you made last time was great, so the steamed fish probably won’t be bad either.”
“It’s a dish I’ve been making since I was a kid, it won’t be bad. You can help me start the fire.”
“Sure.”
Huang Rong started the fire by the stove, while Lu Yu began to process the carp.
He took the fish from the basket, picked up a cleaver, and then used the back of the knife to stun the fish.
Then, he swung the cleaver, removing the scales, cutting open the belly, taking out the guts and gills, and finally making a few cuts on the fish.
He stuffed ginger slices into the belly of the fish, placed some scallions in the bottom of the plate, and steamed it in the pot.
The simple steps were incredibly smooth in Lu Yu’s hands, clearly something he’d done countless times.
After doing this, Lu Yu didn’t stop. He cut some scallions and waited for the carp to be steamed before putting them on top and pouring oil.
After pouring the oil, he poured some soy sauce and it was done.
Huang Rong was making the fire, watching Lu Yu cook, she felt a sense of married life.
Thinking about this, her face turned red.
Thankfully, the fire from the stove illuminated her, so the redness wasn’t obvious.
In this harmonious atmosphere, the rice and steamed fish were soon done.
Lu Yu quickly stir-fried some greens, and lunch was finally ready.
“The steamed fish smells pretty good.”
Huang Rong sniffed it, satisfied.
“Then try it. This fish sauce mixed with rice is my favorite way to eat it.”
Lu Yu enthusiastically recommended.
“Okay!”