Chapter Seventy Boiled Rice

  Tianqi Tavern, inside a luxurious room.

  Chen Luo gazed at the table full of delicious dishes, his expression rather complex. He looked again at Tu Lao Tou, who was sitting beside him with a kind face and a smile, and immediately came to a conclusion: there must be some ulterior motive behind this.

  "I said, Old Man Tu, you've been acting strange lately." Chen Luo had known Old Man Tu for a long time and was well aware that he was normally as stingy as could be. But since arriving in Yu Du, this old man seemed to have suddenly changed his ways, first sending over the Spirit Pellet, then the precious Array Method notes, and now even inviting him out for a big meal.

  "What's wrong, our family sees that you've brought a lot of honor to Xiaojin Gou, can't we just reward you and make you happy? " Butcher Lao sat upright, with a faint smile on his face, full of pretentiousness. If Chen Luo didn't know his true nature, he would have thought this guy was some kind of virtuous and respected elder.

  "Treat me? Doesn't seem right, does it? You don't need to dress up so formally just to treat me?" Chen Luo looked at the clean white robe on Butcher Old Man's body and said: "If I'm not mistaken, this is the Honorary Robe of Array bestowed upon you by the Array Guild. I've known you for over a decade now, and in all these years, you only wear this robe on special occasions. You're wearing something so formal just to treat me? Do you think I'd believe that?"

  Butcher Old Man was made to feel uneasy by Chen Luo's gaze, his old face also revealing a hint of embarrassment. He cleared his throat and said seriously: "Since you've already seen through it, I'll be straightforward with you. The reason I asked you to come over today is that I wanted to introduce you to an expert in the Formation Arts."

  "An expert in Array Techniques?" Chen Luo was somewhat puzzled and asked: "Who?"

  Butcher Old Man was about to respond when a knock at the door suddenly came from outside. His face lit up with joy, and he immediately stood up, laughing: "It's here, you have to be polite later!" He walked to the door, Butcher Old Man lowered his head to examine his own robe, adjusted his collar, and then opened the door of the elegant room. Outside stood a beautiful woman wearing a purple robe.

  "Xiao Mei, you've finally arrived."

  The newcomer was none other than Meta, the master of Longhong Array Tower. Upon seeing her, Chen Luo's many doubts in his heart were instantly resolved, and he finally knew why Old Man Tui had been so good to him these days, giving him the array method notes and inviting him to a big meal. It turned out that this old fellow had sold himself to him.

  "Huh, isn't this Chen Luo, the apprentice from Xiao Jinguo? Hehe, during the trial, I was one of the judges. This guy really surprised everyone when he opened his eighth spiritual vein." Meta Zhu said with a seemingly astonished expression as soon as she entered the door and saw Chen Luo.

  "Chen Luo, this is Master Maitreya. Why haven't you stood up yet? How can you be so impolite?" Old Butcher scolded.

  Chen Luo stood up, shaking his head with a seemingly helpless smile, and said: "Alright, Tú old man, you two can stop playing this double reed pipe. You must have told Meta about my business long ago, right?"

  The old butcher's expression was slightly stunned, but he still asked in a calm and puzzled tone: "What's your business? What do you mean, you little brat?"

  Chen Luo's face turned red with embarrassment, and Metta, who was standing beside him, hastily scolded Old Butcher, saying: "Old Butcher, Chen Luo had already seen through you, so don't pretend anymore."

  Chen Luo patted Old Butcher's head, making him feel extremely embarrassed. His old face didn't know where to hide. Luckily, Meita rushed out to help him out of the awkward situation. She walked over, sat beside Chen Luo, and warmly held his hand, saying: "Little Luo, listen to Auntie Meita tell you this. Don't blame Old Butcher for this matter; it was Auntie who forced him to speak up. He's told me everything about your affairs, and I'll definitely keep your identity a secret."

  "Yes, you little scamp. Your Aunt Mei keeps her word. If she says she'll keep a secret for you, she definitely will." Old Man Tu hastened to agree.

  "Old Butcher, I'm talking to Xiao Luo, what are you interrupting for? Go cool off somewhere else." Meta gave him a cold glance, and the old butcher immediately sat back down quietly without making a sound. If Chen Luo hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the intimidating Old Butcher in Changsheng City was actually so subdued in front of Meta, not even daring to fart, completely tamed. It's truly a case of one thing conquering another.

  "Alright, Aunt Mei knows you're afraid of trouble, so you don't want anyone to know your true identity as a wanderer. Aunt Mei can understand that too, so you can rest assured, Aunt Mei will absolutely not reveal your secret."

  Chen Luo had always been politely responding, but in fact, he didn't think much of the identity of Xiang You Zi. Just as Meta said, he didn't want people to know, and it was only because he was afraid of trouble. As for whether more or fewer people knew, he couldn't be bothered with these things, as long as there wasn't any trouble. However, soon he realized that his thoughts were still too simple. Trouble came, and it seemed that women of a certain age were all very interested in other people's privacy. First, it was Rong Hui Chang, and now this Meta was also like that, grabbing Chen Luo and asking him questions left and right, as if she wanted to know even what he wore under his pants.

  Chen Luo originally wanted to respond vaguely, but unfortunately, Old Butcher would occasionally add a few sentences, revealing his private information. When mentioning Chen Luo's master, Cloud Wanderer, Meta said: "I heard Old Butcher say that your master is a rustic bumpkin who walks on wild roads and can't even get on stage."

  "Xiao Mei, how can you say such a thing..." Old Butcher was about to speak when he was immediately interrupted by Meita: "Haven't you ever said something like that?"

  "Alright, I said so." Facing Meta's angry gaze, Tū lǎo tóu was as honest as a quail.

  Mei Zongzi spoke kindly to Chen Luo, "Lao Tu is a stubborn and old-fashioned array master, but Mei Shu is not. The Flowing Cloud Sect has been passed down since ancient times, so it must have its own reasons for existing. Although Mei Shu doesn't know your master and has never communicated with him, he was able to teach a disciple like you, which means he's even more remarkable. At least, Mei Shu has never seen any Flowing Cloud array master who can only set up a secondary array and yet have the Cloud Gathering Array support five Water Element Arrays."

  This meal was eaten with some joy, especially seeing Butcher Laotou not even daring to breathe heavily in front of Lord Metta, which made him very happy. The only thing that was a bit unpleasant was that Lord Metta was too enthusiastic, enthusiastically making him somewhat unbearable, and this woman was also too talkative, eating for four hours before finally agreeing to go to the Long Rainbow Array Tower in a few days, only then would she let him leave.

  After Chen Luo left, Tu Lao walked over and sat down beside Meita Zhu, licking his face with a smile: "Xiao Mei, hehe, you see, Chen Luo's identity was also told to our family, and as you wished, we brought him here. Now your anger should be gone, right?"

  "Die!" Metta glared at him and said, "If you had told me three years ago that the Vagabond was Chen Luo, would I still be angry?"

  "Yes, yes, it's all our fault, we've wronged you and deserve to be punished." Butcher Old Man hastily admitted his mistake, responding with a sorrowful face: "Actually, this isn't our fault either. If anyone is to blame, it's that stinky little brat Chen Luo. He tricked me into making a poisonous oath back then, threatening that if I ever revealed his identity, my head would rot and my feet would grow ulcers. Otherwise... I would have told you long ago."

  Metta saw Old Butcher pull his chair closer and say, "Xiao Mei, tonight you see..."

  "What's wrong? Are you hungry?"

  "It's been three years already, can't you be more generous?"

  "Look at you, no guts, get out of here, don't lay a hand on me." Meta shifted in his chair, and Old Butcher leaned over, his face thick with audacity. At this point, Meta said: "There's one last thing, if you help me pull it off, anything goes."

  "Good!" The old butcher excitedly asked: "What's up?"

  "My precious disciple is not young this year, it's time to talk about love. Chen Luo is a good kid, whether it's cultivation or array methods, both have great potential. Such a talented person will definitely be in high demand in the future. So, I need to help my precious disciple take him down first. Hmm, after some days, let Chen Luo come to Longhong Array Tower, I'll think of a way to let them turn raw rice into cooked rice..."

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