The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 31 Perfection
"Little Hao's cooking skills are getting better and better. I've been fishing for half my life and I'm tired of eating fish. Only the fish cooked by Little Hao can be eaten by me."

Feng Boping laughed loudly, flicked his sleeves, and sat down on the big rock beside the pot first. He waved his hands and cups and jade chopsticks appeared in his palms like flowers.

Although he and Li Muxiu have similar interests, there are some differences between them. Feng Boping is a germaphobe and loves beautiful jade. Even the bowls and chopsticks he uses for eating and drinking are luxurious, and are in no way inferior to those of the royal family in the court.

He handed Li Hao a pair of clean bowl and chopsticks with a smile, but ignored Li Muxiu and waited quietly for the food to boil.

Li Hao estimated that the time was about right, so he opened the lid and turned it over on the leaves beside him. The rich aroma immediately rushed out. He didn't pay attention to the old and young and the old ...

"Hey guys, wait for me."

Li Muxiu hurried over, grabbed a branch and rubbed it into chopsticks, then inserted it into the pot and started stirring.

Although Feng Boping was a germaphobe, he didn't say anything about Li Muxiu's behavior. Li Hao felt that this was probably the feeling of being close friends for half a lifetime.

The three of them feasted heartily. Although there was a big age gap between them, neither of them acted like an elder in front of Li Hao. Sometimes you called me little thing and I called you old man, showing our casualness.

"I didn't expect that you could cook fish in so many different ways." Li Muxiu exclaimed in admiration after taking a sip of the spicy soup.

Li Hao smiled and said, no, in the past six months, his self-taught painting and cooking skills have been steadily improving and have reached the second level.

The same is true for fishing trails.

There must really be a protection period for novices. His fish catching rate was very high in the first month, but now it is hard to catch any fish. Sometimes he even has to stay up until midnight and has no choice but to find a shallow water and fish a fish monster in the Tongli realm to avoid returning empty-handed.

As he was speaking, Li Hao suddenly glanced at the fish bladder and saw it gently tapping the water.

There is movement!
He quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, and rushed to the fishing rod. At this moment, the fish bladder suddenly sank to the bottom of the water.

Li Hao quickly lifted the hook and pulled the line, and the other end was immediately tightened. A huge force was transmitted, and a huge movement was also heard under the water.

"This kid..."

When the two elders saw this, they both showed a hint of envy in their eyes, and actually let this kid open the business first.

Soon, the noise under the water became louder and louder, and a monster emerged from the water. However, it was not a fish monster, but a shrimp monster covered with a shell!

It is four or five meters long, covered with sharp spikes, and has ferocious claws that are strong enough to break rocks.

At this moment, the shrimp monster was using its pliers to clamp the fishing line, staring at Li Hao on the shore with its bulging eyes. Seeing that it was a little kid, it was so angry that it screamed, but also extremely frightened. Where did this wild child come from that could have such power?

He struggled harder and harder, but the fishing line was found by Li Muxiu for Li Hao. It was impervious to water and fire, and could withstand a force of millions of pounds. It was impossible for an ordinary Zhoutian realm shrimp monster to destroy it.

Soon, under the drag, the shrimp monster's body slowly approached the shore. There was a look of struggle in its eyes, and it was considering whether to hurt itself to break free from the hook and escape.

At this moment, Li Hao on the shore was shaking, and he seemed unable to hold the fishing rod steadily.

"Ok?"

Seeing this, the shrimp monster hesitated again.

After some pulling, the shrimp monster felt that the kid was only slightly better than him. If he hadn't been injured by the fishhook, he might have been the opponent.

It rolled its eyes and tried to pull Li Hao into the water, but Li Hao managed to keep his body steady every time.

After a lot of tugging, the shrimp monster was finally pulled so hard that it felt so much pain that it couldn't help but become ferocious. It screamed and rushed to the fishing platform, wanting to pinch and crush the ignorant boy to death.

But as it came ashore, the child who had been staggering before suddenly stood firm, with a bright smile of relief on his face.

not good!

Just as the shrimp monster realized something was wrong, suddenly, the huge force from the fishhook pulled its unbalanced body in the air and flew towards the other party.

There was a sound of "clang", and there seemed to be a flash of silver light. What was that thing? It was so bright.

The next moment, the shrimp monster knew nothing and the world fell into darkness.

A huge shrimp head rolled down, and Li Hao casually inserted his sword into the ground beside it, then dragged its body and threw it not far from the stove. He said to the two elders, "It's a pity that you didn't take the bait earlier, otherwise I would have given you some shrimp paste at noon."

Seeing Li Hao easily get rid of the Zhoutian realm shrimp monster, the two elders smiled. They had concealed their breath before, so the shrimp monster did not notice them and gained courage.

Li Hao threw down the bait again and continued to eat and drink.

"This monster at the ninth level of the Zhoutian Realm was killed by you so easily. I think you must have cultivated your Li family's Dragon River Divine Vein to a small level of success." Feng Boping said with a smile.

Li Hao did not deny it.

A small achievement? It’s already complete.

……

……

After the daily fishing, when the sun was setting, Li Hao said goodbye to the Second Master and the Thief Saint. The Thief Saint said that he was going on a long journey and would be away for half a month. Obviously, another treasure was stolen somewhere.

Li Muxiu was already used to it, so he said goodbye with a smile and took Li Hao back to the God General's Mansion.

Now that Li Hao has become interested in fishing, Li Muxiu no longer takes him to follow the "traditional rules" of fishing, and goes straight back to Tingyu Tower.

Outside the building, Li Fu was waiting here as usual, but this time there was a young maid next to him, who was Xuejian from Changchun Courtyard.

Seeing the old man and the young returning, Xuejian couldn't help but look at Li Hao.

It has been heard for a long time that the Second Master has a strange personality. Many ladies in the courtyard want to send their children to him to let him teach them a thing or two, but he ignores everyone. No one expected that he would be so close to Li Hao, a martial arts waste.

Although she was thinking this in her heart, Xuejian's gentle face did not show any expression. She smiled and walked forward to explain her purpose.

It turned out that Aunt He Jianlan thought that Li Hao had been learning the body-building technique for quite some time, and wanted to let Li Hao enter the martial arts field to practice with the other children in the family.

Li Fu had naturally heard the news from Xue Jian a long time ago. When she spoke, an eager smile appeared on his face, and he wished he could nod and agree on behalf of Li Hao.

But after hearing this, Li Hao and Li Muxiu looked at each other and laughed.

Li Muxiu knew that Li Hao was a weak person and would be pestered if he refused, so he waved his hand and said, "Little guy, just stay with me and I will teach you. It's a waste of time to go to the martial arts arena."

The old man murmured in his heart, letting this kid go to the martial arts arena, isn't that bullying?
The family members in the martial arts arena are at the Zhoutian realm at best. Those who are more talented will become disciples of famous mountains or join the army.

Letting a little monster like Li Hao, who can easily kill a ninth-level Zhoutian realm demon, go to the martial arts arena, what's the difference between that and punching the old and the young, and kicking women and children?
Hearing the old man's refusal, Li Fu and Xue Jian became anxious.

But Xue Jian seemed to have expected this, and immediately spoke gently and eloquently, saying that it would only take a short practice at the martial arts arena in the morning, mainly for Li Hao to compete with his peers and hone his practical combat experience.

Li Fu nodded repeatedly beside him and said, yes, yes.

Although he could get the best guidance by following his second uncle, he was worried that the old man would lead Li Hao astray. After all, although his second uncle was strong, he seemed a bit... not doing his job properly.

He had never seen Li Hao talk to his second uncle about cultivation. Instead, they talked about which fish to catch and how to pull the hook, and they were very excited...

Moreover, even for a famous teacher like the Sword Saint, his disciples must learn from people of the same level, otherwise their disciples will eventually learn slowly from the teachings that are only on paper.

When Li Muxiu heard Xue Jian's words, he rolled his eyes slightly. Could fighting with those little guys in the family be compared to scheming against fish monsters while fishing?
You know, fishing for demons in the Zhoutian realm is not just a strenuous job. These fish demons are already intelligent and know the danger. They would rather tear their bodies apart than break free from the hook. It will be even more difficult to fish for demons in the Jihun realm.

Simply put, fishing is an all-round technical job that requires a battle of wits, concealment and disguise, showing weakness, a confrontation of strength, and so on.

That is why the old man has been obsessed with it for half his life and is still obsessed with it today.

After refusing outright, the old man pretended to be angry and threatened to beat them if they mentioned it again. Xuejian and Li Fucai had no choice but to accept it.

Li Hao put the fishing gear in Tingyu Tower and returned to the courtyard with Li Fu. On the way, they learned that Yan Bei had sent a letter back. Both of them brightened up and quickly rushed to Changchun Courtyard.

A letter from home was in He Jianlan's hand. She sat upright in the main hall, looking elegant and dignified.

"The military pay on the Tiangang side is insufficient, I have to go to court tomorrow..." He Jianlan's eyes showed thoughtfulness.

At this moment, Li Hao and Li Fu rushed in. Li Fu still retained his rationality and knew the rules, but Li Hao had already barged in. He wanted to pull him in but failed, so he could only rush in rashly.

When the man saw the gaze from He Jianlan, his face looked slightly embarrassed and he quickly bowed to apologize.

"Did they send it?" Li Hao asked hurriedly.

He Jianlan's gaze turned to Li Hao, and when she smelled the faint fishy scent of water, she knew that Li Hao had just returned from fishing with his second uncle.

Seeing Li Hao's expectant eyes, He Jianlan didn't care about the child's recklessness and nodded slightly.

"So...what did you say?" Li Hao's eyes were filled with anticipation.

He Jianlan was slightly startled, and a trace of pity appeared in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and she said in a gentle voice:
"It's the battle report from Yanbei. Your father said that they just killed a group of evildoers and they still have food and grass problems."

She didn't go into detail; it was military business after all.

"Did they encounter any danger? Did they mention me?" Li Hao asked.

He Jianlan's fingers holding the letter paper tightened slightly, she nodded and smiled:
"Your parents asked me to give you more food and not to work too hard. They also asked me what I had eaten recently, whether I had caught a cold, and whether I listened to the elders..."

Li Hao listened to the old lady's words silently and said, "Can you let me see the letter? I can recognize the words."

He Jianlan closed the letter and shook her head slightly: "No, there are military matters in it, and you are still young."

"Ok."

Li Hao could only agree, and then said: "Then please write back to them for me, tell them that I have eaten and drunk well, that I am a great cook, and that I can make delicious food for myself. Moreover, I have been practicing physical training, so I am strong and will not catch a cold. It is not tiring to go fishing with Second Master all day. Second Master treats me very well and praises my cooking skills. When they come back, I will let them have a taste too."

"Also, tell them to take care of themselves and don't worry about me. I'm safe in the God General's Mansion. I have the support of the Second Master and the Madam. No one will bully me."

(End of this chapter)