Chapter 355.
The 30th day of the Lunar New Year.
A sudden blizzard hit Dada Village last night, covering the village with a thick layer of snow.
It was still snowing today, but the wind had stopped, and near dusk, the village became steeply lively.
The crackling sound of popping cylinders is incessant, interspersed with the innocent and joyful laughter of children.
Collection of wild pods growing in the mountains or next to the ridge, after drying sieve out the beans, as long as filled with bamboo tubes or wooden poles within the fire lit, dry beans will burst into a cloud of bean flowers.
The sound of bursting is crisp and loud, and is said to have the effect of driving away evil spirits.
This is said to be unlikely to be true, but the popped beans are really sweet and delicious, became the village children during the New Year’s best snacks.
If it could be dipped in honey, it would be even more delicious!
In the village’s main house, Xiao He held a large bowl of freshly popped bean flowers and delivered it to the table.
The young girl’s pretty face was flushed, looking very excited.
The table was already filled with delicious dishes.
This New Year’s Eve dinner was cooked by the village’s most skillful chef, and the ingredients were all spirit materials, which were jointly dedicated by the three Elders.
After inviting back the Exorcism Drum, Wang Duan’s prestige in the village climbed to the top, and they were even more flattered by him.
Picking up the ivory chopsticks on the table, Wang Dust smiled and said to Xiao He, “Sit down and eat together.”
As soon as his words fell, his complexion suddenly changed and he immediately stood up.
The unknown Xiao He was instantly startled.
Wang Chen’s gaze went to the closed door, his eyes unprecedentedly stern.
Creak!
The gate of the village’s main house suddenly opened automatically, and a slender figure flashed into the courtyard with the wind and snow.
Seeing the visitor, Wang Chen was relieved instead and immediately stepped out of the room to welcome him, “Greetings, fellow Daoist!”
This uninvited guest was none other than Luo Zhen!
Having not seen him for a few months, this West Sea Sect Southern Region Patrol Division Secretary Xiu didn’t look like he had changed at all, only that there was an extra hint of frosty color in his eyes.
He smiled and said, “You should be called senior brother now.”
The matter was accomplished!
Wang Chen was instantly delighted, “Greetings, Senior Brother Luo, please come in and talk!”
Luo Zhen wasn’t polite either, and took a seat at the dining table.
“Well, the dishes are good.”
Wang Chen was truly not expecting that the other party would come running to tell him good news at this time today.
If he knew, he would have definitely added hundreds and thousands of spirit stones and shopped for better spirit materials to entertain this West Sea Sect senior brother.
“Tonight is New Year’s Eve, this table of New Year’s Eve dinner hasn’t moved the chopsticks yet, so if senior brother doesn’t mind, just eat something.”
Wang Chen personally poured a cup of spirit wine for Luo Zhen, while signaling Xiao He to retire first.
If there were two people, he could eat the New Year’s Eve dinner together with Xiao He at the same table, but entertaining Luo Zhen that would be inappropriate.
After all, the difference between superiority and inferiority was too deeply rooted in this world.
In addition, the content of his conversation with Luo Zhen was not appropriate for Xiao He to hear, so as not to bring her trouble or distress.
Luo Zhen picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one go, sighing, “After so many years, this is the first time I’ve had a New Year’s Eve dinner.”
This is a cultivator with a story.
Wang Duan thought silently in his heart, while revealing an awkward and nonchalant smile.
Luo Zhen shook his head, then lifted the wine pot, “Come on, senior brother, let’s drink first!”
Since the other party was in the mood, Wang Chen accompanied himself.
The two of them gaggled with cups of wine and drank a jug of Spirit Wine borrowed from a jug of wine.
After Wang Chen finished his own spirit wine, Luo Zhen took out another wine jar from his own storage bag.
This New Year’s Eve dinner wine, the two of them drank for two whole hours!
It was estimated that they drank thousands of spirit stones.
At the end of the drinking, Wang Chen couldn’t help but feel more than a little tipsy.
This kind of drunkenness was not wine drunkenness, but was caused by absorbing too much spiritual energy in a short period of time.
Similar to the effect of drunken aura.
In comparison, Luo Zhen, whose cultivation was much more profound, did not change his face, and he kindly reminded Wang Chen, “In the future, when you go to the inner sect, you need to practice this drunkenness, otherwise you will be bullied.”
Wang Chen was curious: “Going to the inner gate also depends on the amount of alcohol to speak?”
Luo Zhen was meaningful, “You’ll know when you go.”
After a pause, he put down the wine cup and continued, “I came here this time to formally inform you that your merits have already been reviewed and approved in the Hoon Si and reported to the clan to bestow the Inner Sect disciple’s reward.”
“After the New Year, you will be able to travel to the Central Region and report to the sect!”
Saying this, Luo Zhen touched out a glittering jade tablet to Wang Chen, “Congratulations.”
“Thank you senior brother!”
Wang Dust received the jade token with both hands, feeling heavy.
On the front side of the jade tablet was engraved with the three ancient and clumsy words “West Sea Sect”, and his name was clearly on the back.
The shape of the jade plate was very simple, without any fancy decorations.
However, Wang Chen felt that this identity plate was extraordinary, like a top level magic weapon.
There must be something mysterious in it!
“Take your time to study it yourself.”
Luo Zhen recognized Wang Chen’s mind at a glance and said, “Remember, the card is in the person, the card is destroyed.”
Wang Chen’s heart flinched, “Understood.”
He immediately put this identity nameplate into his storage bag, “Many thanks, Senior Brother!”
“Don’t be in a hurry to thank me first.”
Luo Zhen waved his hand and said, “Yuan Shenkui’s case is extremely involved, he has a large amount of bounty hanging over him, other than the inner disciple’s name reward, all the other things I can get have been used to pay for it.”
He looked at Wang Chen, his gaze calm and waveless.
“Senior brother has worked hard!”
Without thinking, Wang Dust handed over a storage bag that had been prepared long ago, “A little token of appreciation, please accept it, senior brother.”
The Western Sea Spiritual Domain was the territory of the Western Sea Sect, and the inner disciple of the number one Immortal Sect in the Mountain and Sea Realm could truly be considered as a human being.
There were hundreds of millions of cultivators within the Spiritual Domain, and there was no telling how many of them had sharpened their heads to want to be among them.
If Wang Chen thought that he could take all the benefits into his arms by relying on the credit of capturing Yuan Shenkui, then he was being too naive.
As an outsider, he didn’t have the slightest roots or connections in the Western Sea Spirit Region.
If others wanted to usurp Wang Chen’s credit, there were ways to shut him up.
So what if he was a Violet Mansion, there were plenty of them inside remote small cities!
It was undoubtedly lucky for Wang Chen to have met Luo Zhen.
So Wang Chen believed Luo Zhen, and could only believe him, there was no other choice!
This storage bag contained 100,000 spirit stones, which was a favor fee for the other party.
What Wang Chen wanted was the identity of the inner disciple of the West Sea Sect!
Luo Zhen took the storage bag and weighed it, his eyes flashed with an astonished look, “You’re really willing to give it up.”
He tossed the storage bag back to Wang Dust and said, “I’m not bad with this amount of spirit stones, if you want to repay me, do me a favor in the future, and remember what favor first.”
Wang Chen didn’t have any hesitation, “Good!”
Luo Zhen smiled, “I really didn’t look at the wrong person.”
He grabbed a nearby wine altar and drank the remnants of the wine in the altar in one gulp, then threw the empty altar towards the ground.
“Senior brother, we’re destined to meet again!”