Chapter 1193: Chapter 716_2
Some gave up, retreated to the private room, indulging in food and drink, daring not to provoke the Immortals into action!
Others also abandoned their intentions, departing after having their fill!
Only a few clueless individuals remained, waiting at the entrance of the private room!
“Junior Sister, have you been to this restaurant before? This must be your hometown’s signature dish, right?” Lai Jianlin’s previously troubled mood shifted; his normally aloof face warmed as he faced Ding Ling, his charming gaze and gentle voice shimmering with charm.
Ding Ling’s tender face carried hints of warmth and a smile as she shook her head, saying, “For farm girls like us, following our parents to the county as children, we were lucky to buy a bun or a vegetarian dumpling when hungry.”
Ding Ling didn’t deliberately hide anything, nor did she feel ashamed for speaking this way.
She had long told her senior brother about her family’s situation; if he minded, he wouldn’t have followed her here!
Reflecting, in the past, even eating something was difficult. Now, as a cultivator, she feared that ordinary food might introduce toxins into her body!
Lai Jianlin gently served Ding Ling some food, softly stating, “This is just ordinary food, after all. Once we reach the Cultivation World, I’ll take you to restaurants every day and ensure your family eats well!”
This was the promise Lai Jianlin gave. As the heir of a family, albeit of a second-rate clan, they were now ascending. Eating out was trivial, he could earn this money without relying on family!
“Hmm, thank you, senior brother!” Ding Ling was overjoyed with the promises he made, sweet as honey inside. Now a Golden Core Practitioner, she had learned some skills and had abundant resources to sustain her family independently!
The promise given by her senior brother meant she would be his responsibility in the future. When a man promises such, it’s a commitment to a lifetime together!
Ding Ling wouldn’t refuse, after all, she was just a simple girl. Cultivators may be strong, but not so strong that one doesn’t need help; mutual love is enough!
The two members of the Lai Family ate quietly, hiding their expressions, silently enduring the enviable couple moments!
Though food from the Mortal World was delicious, after consumption, its toxins had to be purged!
Accustomed to food filled with Spiritual Energy, suddenly eating this ordinary food felt like switching from exquisite delicacies to rustic family meals for novelty.
They ordered dishes like roasted lamb, beef fondue, and braised pork, filling the table, yet even a few couldn’t finish it.
When Lai Jianlin paid and was about to leave.
Ding Ling glanced at the leftovers on the table; though some dishes remained untouched, such as the half-eaten roasted lamb, a large portion remained!
She recalled that her family, despite being hunters for livelihood, would sell the game they caught to buy staples rather than cooking it at home. Occasionally, they would make some veggie porridge!
Her family must never have been to a restaurant nor tasted such roasted lamb!
Ding Ling waved her hand, and the remaining half of the roasted lamb vanished, entering her storage bag, stored within regular utensils she’d prepared!
This detail did not escape Lai Jianlin’s notice, causing him to feel a bit regretful; he should’ve asked the store to pack some dishes to take home!
“Junior Sister, shall we ask the restaurant to prepare another table of dishes?”
Ding Ling sensed her senior brother’s goodwill but did not accept it; she knew her family was frugal. Packing food to take home would never match the taste of fresh game they could hunt themselves!
She shook her head, “No need, our abilities make it easy to hunt delicious food when we reach my home, without wasting money!”
Lai Jianlin didn’t insist, “Let’s browse the shops below; we’ll buy some gifts for your family!”
Ding Ling shook her head again, “Senior Brother, you’ve already given me many things, I can pass some to my family. Please don’t mind, Senior Brother.”
“Alright, what you do with what I give is entirely up to you.” Lai Jianlin already understood Ding Ling’s intentions; with this return, she plans to bring her family along, for they will cease to be ordinary, thus needing new clothing purchased and specially crafted vestment robes.
Even the luxurious silk on the streets was of no use to cultivators like them!
Lai Jianlin decided he’d craft several clothes, tailored for her family members.
Upon arriving, they landed just outside the city, and upon leaving, they attracted onlookers, who dared not approach!
Lai Jianlin held Ding Ling’s hand, leaving the restaurant and flying upwards on the street!
The Young Master cared not for causing a scene; following him were two brothers of the Lai Family, unfazed by surprising others, flying like real Immortals without assistance!
“Wow, Immortals, so amazing!”
These ordinary realm mortals, witnessing the Immortal Sect’s recruitment every few years with large flying ships ferrying disciples, found such feats astonishing!
Not had they seen a genuine Fairy flying with no aids, like true Deities!
It’s something mortals aspire to, what they pray for in hopes of divine protection and wishes!
For Golden Core Practitioners, a journey of twenty miles was but a blink!
Ding Ling pointed to a low-lying valley plain, surrounded by mountains, with only a small plain housing about twenty remaining houses!
She then pointed to a straw-roofed, stone-built house having three or four rooms, not spacious, with smoke rising from a kitchen — a modest farmhouse garden.
Perhaps the house was protected by stone walls against midnight attacks from mountain animals!
“This is my village; that’s my home!”
Lai Jianlin gave a deep gaze towards this impoverished village, his face unchanging.
“We’ll stop by the mountains for some hunting!”
Ding Ling felt the excitement of returning home, growing a bit anxious upon introducing her village and home, as it was so impoverished. Would Senior Brother truly not mind?
Wouldn’t the Lai Family look down on them?
After all, they were mere peasants, unlike his family of nobility, unmatched in class!
Her family hadn’t much interaction previously; Senior Brother’s family had met them without much deeper connection; but now, as lovers, feelings and perceptions might change!
Ding Ling closely observed, but Lai Jianlin’s face showed no change, nor did the other two fellows reveal any inappropriate expressions!
She breathed a slight sigh of relief. Not hearing unpleasant words, did this imply Senior Brother accepted their poverty, and his family wouldn’t mind either?
Ah, but Lai Jianlin is a Young Master of a second-rate family!
“Hmm” Ding Ling nodded, eager to hunt plentiful mountain game, inviting villagers for a meal, and bidding farewell!
They were all Golden Core Practitioners; regular hunters dared not venture into deep mountains while brave and skilled cultivators like them could sense fiercely!
Then swiftly employing spells, formidable creatures like wild beasts, wolves, and leopards, subdued in a breath’s time — securing one male one female, plus two cubs, five wolves, six leopards, three large two small five wild boars, and several rabbits; their conquest had no sound, the spells and prowess subdued them silently!
These mountain beasts, some being formidable prey not dared approached by hunters, lay like ants before the cultivators, easily felled!
This abundant harvest was bagged by Lai Jianlin into a storage bag before he held Ding Ling’s hand, flying over the farmhouse, gently descending!
They descended without a sound, along with two young men, landing soundlessly in the farmhouse garden!
The farmhouse’s hall had the Ding Family seated at a small table, doors sealed against the cold, unaware of people descending from the sky into their land!
“Knock, knock, knock”
The dining family realized the knock was right at the hall’s door, not the outer garden’s entrance!
Looking at each other in amazement, puzzled, was their garden gate left open?