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Chapter 64 - 64 Early Signs of Animal Encouragement Talisman
Chapter 64 - 64 Early Signs of Animal Encouragement Talisman
Chapter 64 Early Signs of Animal Encouragement Talisman
Translator: 549690339
Waterfront Elite Residence Community.
Yue Lipeng’s home.
Within the spacious and comfortable flat, two graceful silhouettes were busy in the kitchen.
One of the figures was slightly shorter and a bit plump, while the other was taller and more exquisitely shaped, brimming with youthful vitality.
The shorter figure was Yue Lipeng’s wife, named Han Li.
The taller figure was Yue Lipeng’s daughter, not very well-known among acquaintances in Jiang Cheng, Yue Linger.
“Linger, study hard at university, prioritize getting into the Immortal Sect, and don’t you dare fall in love!” Han Li seriously spoke while washing vegetables.
“Got it, Mom.” Yue Linger replied helplessly.
“Female cultivators should wait until they’ve entered the Immortal Sect before looking for a dao companion. If you find one in university, and he can’t enter the Immortal Sect later, that would be a serious problem. You don’t know, a friend of mine, her son’s classmate’s childhood friend’s younger brother, missed his chance to enter the Immortal Sect because he dated in university, and now…”
Han Li’s voice weighed on Yue Linger’s head like a tightening spell.
Yue Linger understood some things even better than Han Li.
For instance, the matter of finding a dao companion.
If dao companions are not well-matched in background or talent, it’s very easy to end up with one achieving Core Formation and the other only reaching Foundation Establishment.
Core Formation and Foundation Establishment have lifespans that differ by more than double.
A romance that aims to grow old together from the day they become dao companions is destined from the start.
It’s too cruel.
Yue Linger understood all this, she just couldn’t stand Han Li’s nagging.
It seemed to parents that only through repeating themselves over and over could they dispel their worries about their children far away.
Han Li forbade Yue Linger from dating while cooking, but at mealtime, her tune suddenly switched directions.
“Yue Ping, Mom’s telling you, as a male cultivator in university, you should date if you can. Having a girlfriend early on is good for you. After graduating, everyone either enters the Immortal Sect or joins society; standards go up, and it’s hard to find someone then. Do you hear me?”
Yue Linger silently complained, Mom, you don’t let females date, but you want males to? Who are male cultivators supposed to date? Other males?
Before, Yue Ping would have agreed to his mom’s words without hesitation, but now, with the memory of that cool female cultivator who had left a stunning impression on him, his words were not so resolute.
“I got it, I’ll try.”
Han Li pouted, “You’ll ‘try’? I ask you to date and you’re reluctant.”
Yue Ping quickly thought of a plan, “Mom, if you want me to date, you have to give me some money, right? How can I date without money?”
“How much do you need?”
“Two thousand.”
“Two thousand? Might as well kill me now,” Han Li flatly refused.
Yue Ping knew it would turn out this way, “Then one thousand should be okay, right?”
“Only five hundred.”
“Deal.”
Mother and son came to an agreement.
Yue Linger took the opportunity to say, “Mom, I want money too.”
Facing her well-behaved daughter, Han Li sounded much more amiable.
“How much do you want?”
“Five hundred should be enough for me.”
“I’ll give you two thousand.”
Yue Ping: ?
Yue Ping looked towards Yue Lipeng, who was quietly eating.
Yue Lipeng said without expression, “I have no objections.”
Yue Ping: Is that having no opinion? More like you can’t have an opinion, right?
Before dinner was over, Han Li went back to the bedroom to get money for her children. The moment she opened the storage bag in her bedroom, her face darkened.
“Yue Lipeng, come here now.”
Yue Lipeng picked up a piece of meat and savored it as if it were his last meal, then stood up to meet his fate!
“Why is our savings short by ten thousand? Did you go buy another fishing rod?”
“Didn’t buy a fishing rod.”
“Then what did you buy? Bait? What kind of bait costs ten thousand bucks?”
“It’s not bait, it’s a special tool for fishing.”
“Great, Yue Lipeng, you’re talking back now, huh? I haven’t bought clothes for a whole year, and look at you spending ten thousand in one go! You must be really capable!”
The sound of arguing in the bedroom reached the dining room, where Yue Linger and Yue Ping exchanged looks.
The Yue family can afford to live in a large flat, so naturally they wouldn’t be poor.
But the problem was that Yue Lipeng had two children.
The bigger issue was that both kids had pretty good talents for cultivating immortality.
Cultivating immortality is an extremely costly pursuit.
When it comes to cultivation, you either give up and not spend a penny, or you throw in lots of Spirit Stones.
What the Yue family faced was not just the burning of money, but the need to burn it twice over.
Truly tough to handle.
Yue Linger sighed.
After all, she was a second-tier Talisman Master, and there were actually many things she could do. She decided not to relax this summer holiday and instead hurry to find a part-time job to make some Spirit Stones.
Hopefully, she could find a job with a decent profit.
The boss should be easy to talk to, kind, and a young Talisman Master easy to communicate with.
Every family has its own difficult scripture, especially for the mainly middle-aged group of fishing enthusiasts.
There are plenty of anglers, but Emperor He Qiang, who fished alone for eternity, was hard to come by.
Shu Path Mountain was common, but Emperor He Qiang, who had yet to return, was scarce.
Deli Restaurant.
Yue Lipeng, Shen Gengqin, and a few other angler friends with good relations sat together for a meal.
Mostly fish dishes on the table, and all were caught by themselves.
This accomplishment slightly diluted the gloom in Yue Lipeng’s heart.
He might not have much status at home, but no matter what, with his secret weapon “Fishing Talisman,” he could now be considered a respected “senior” in the fishing circles.
Shen Gengqin put his arm around Yue Lipeng’s shoulder and said, “Old Yue, don’t be upset, we can go fishing again later. I just found a place yesterday where you can catch big fish, thirty pounds per rod, guaranteed to work.”
A fishing buddy said, “Old Shen, you and Old Yue have been doing really well lately, I’ve heard about your exploits back at my workplace.”
“Yeah, you two are amazing now.”
Shen Gengqin waved his hand and said, “Hey, just luck.”
Seeing Shen Gengqin was reluctant to say more, everyone else didn’t ask and just kept urging them to drink.
After three rounds of drinks, Shen Gengqin and Yue Lipeng were tipsy, and the fishing buddies felt it was about the right time.
One of the fishing buddies took the lead and said, “Old Yue, how could you and Old Shen suddenly become so much better at fishing?”
“This…” Yue Lipeng was reluctant to say.
The fishing buddy immediately pulled out several medium-grade Spirit Stones and stuffed them into Yue Lipeng’s pocket, saying, “Bro, don’t think it’s too little, buy some bait with it.”
The other fishing buddies also showed their keenness, all pulling out Spirit Stones and giving them to Shen and Yue.
The table was piled high with Spirit Stones, and Yue Lipeng’s will began to falter.
Although Jiang Cheng didn’t require customers to keep the “Fishing Talisman” a secret, anyone would want to keep such a good thing to themselves.
One of the fishing buddies earnestly said, “Old Yue, we really admire and are jealous of how you fish. Just what kind of practice did you and Old Shen go through? Teach us, brothers!”
“Yeah, Lipeng. I’m this old and haven’t asked anyone for favors in decades. I’m asking you today, brother.”
Seeing the brothers and the Spirit Stones on the table were so sincere, Yue Lipeng and Shen Gengqin exchanged a silent glance.
Yue Lipeng said, “Fine, I’ll open your eyes later. But one thing, you must all keep this to yourselves and never leak it!”
“Don’t worry.”
“We definitely won’t tell anyone.”
“You know me, right? It’s always been just in, never out; I’ve been constipated for years!”