Who Let Him Cultivate?!

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Although it wasn't very polite, Lu Yang truly felt that Grandpa Meng's cultural level might not be much higher than Man Gu's.

It might even be quite comparable.

"Then Meng Poci and Meng Poli... never mind, I won't ask." Lu Yang thought it was after all elder's matter, and such an overly disrespectful question was unnecessary to ask. He did not want Old Meng to reveal too much and have the Meng Family Members kick Old Meng out of the Meng Residence.

"What is that place?" Lu Yang pointed to a room covered with forbidden spells, the entrance guarded by a Meng Family Elder, looking like a restricted area.

"It's where the IOUs are stored."

"My father told me that if all those IOUs could be cashed in, they could buy half the Imperial City."

Lu Yang took a sharp breath, no wonder it was a forbidden area, such a place warranted heavy guard regardless of how many people were assigned.

"And it's not just IOUs, our Meng Family has a Divine Ability called 'Borrowing magic skill,' when cultivators above Unification ask to borrow money, they not only leave an IOU, they also lend us one of their abilities."

"Our family then etches that skill onto paper, and in battle, we can reproduce that person's skill."

"That's amazing." It was probably a unique Divine Ability of the Meng Family, one that Lu Yang hadn't heard of elsewhere.

Even Fairy Eternity shook her head, saying she had never heard of such a thing.

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Meng Potian, Old Ma, and the great housekeeper Xu You gathered together, the three brothers hadn't been together for nearly six years, now having drinks in the side room.

Old Ma lay lazily on a wooden chair, using magic skill to bring the grass on his plate to his mouth, his horse's hoof clinging to the wine cup, sipping intermittently.

"Old Ma, you've worked hard taking care of Jingzhou on the way."

Old Ma wanted to modestly claim it was no hardship, but recalling the heart-in-mouth experiences over the past six years, he couldn't casually smile and utter the words "It wasn't hard."

"Not hard, just bad luck."

Meng Potian: "..."

He remembered Old Ma used to be rather modest. How come after playing the role of Protector to his son for a while, he had changed like this?

"What do you think of the boy Lu Yang?" Meng Potian had a good impression of Lu Yang. He had seen many young talents, but whether in cultivation level or character, none could compare to Lu Yang.

If Lu Yang and Xiaoyu took a fancy to each other, the idea of him marrying into the family wasn't a joke.

Old Ma's eyes twitched, unpleasant memories flooding back, suddenly reminded of the moment when Lu Yang inadvertently revived Fairy Eternity.

"So I'm just saying, your Meng Family's IOUs could buy half the Imperial City, right?"

"Right."

"His luck could destroy half the Imperial City."

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"Do you want to try something tasty?" Meng Jingzhou asked.

Lu Yang puzzled: "Didn't we already eat during the welcoming feast? I thought it was pretty delicious?"

"Those weren't the tastiest. Those Spirit Foods aim for both flavor and effect, but one can't have it all, so they fall short of real delicacy. I'm going to take you to the best place to eat in the Imperial City." After all, the Imperial City was his territory, and Meng Jingzhou intended to fulfill his duties as a host.

"Then let's go," Lu Yang said with a smile, recalling how Eldest Senior Sister liked to try local specialities wherever she went. If it was really as good as Meng Jingzhou boasted, he might take some with him when leaving the Imperial City.

Considering Meng Jingzhou's formidable reputation in the Imperial City, where everyone recognized him, the two of them conscientiously donned masks before leaving the Meng Residence.

The place Meng Jingzhou spoke of was called Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, the most luxurious restaurant in the Imperial City, and there were even rumors of a Transcendance Tribulation Stage Spirit Chef there, though that chef hadn't cooked for several decades.

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The Tianxiang Tower was packed to the rafters, but fortunately, Lu Yang and his companion didn't arrive too late—they still found three empty tables when they got there.

After they had settled down and ordered their dishes, the remaining two tables had also been taken.

"This really is delicious." Lu Yang tasted a bite after the dishes were served, admitting that Old Meng hadn't lied—the food here was even better than what he had at the Meng Residence.

"Of course, would this young master's taste be inferior?" Meng Jingzhou said proudly, eager to dig in as well.

He hadn't had the chance to eat here for five or six years.

Perhaps as an inherent repulsion between kindred professions, Fairy Eternity held the food from Tianxiang Tower in disdain.

While Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were enjoying their meal and discussing their upcoming moves, they noticed some commotion at the entrance of the restaurant and couldn't help but look over.

They saw a young man in black clothes, with an extraordinary presence, walked in with a female companion, not caring in the slightest about public decorum, with two guards following them.

Lu Yang noticed that the youth's black clothing was woven from the dark golden silk of the ice mountain silkworm, impervious to water and fire, resistant to knives and swords, extremely rare.

Even in Imperial City, where scions of officialdom were a common sight, few were entitled to wear such clothing.

"No more space?" The young man frowned, as the restaurant was so crowded there wasn't a single empty table.

He walked up to a table and stared down at the guests seated there from high above.

"This young master is taking this spot, so scram."

The patrons at that table seemed to realize that the young man was not to be trifled with and quickly nodded in agreement, vacating their seats.

Seeing the simpler dishes on Meng Jingzhou's table, the young man scoffed, "Poor wretches have no business here."

He then waved over, "Shop Assistant, bring me a pot of century-old Divine Drunkenness!"

The diners were taken aback by the young man's flippant tone.

A regular pot of Divine Drunkenness was equivalent to one year's income for a small family in Imperial City; the value of a century-old one was unimaginably higher.

Although those who frequented the restaurant were all wealthy or noble, those who could afford a pot of century-old Divine Drunkenness were few.

Seeing the young man's lavishness, his female companion was awash with admiration, clinging even tighter to him and intentionally rubbing her chest against his arm.

Meng Jingzhou snorted coldly; he hadn't seen anyone flaunt their wealth so overtly in front of him before.

And showing off his female companion was even more excessive.

He immediately signaled the Shop Assistant too, "Bring this young master a pot of century-old Divine Drunkenness as well."

The young man seemed not to have heard Meng Jingzhou, as he continued ordering extravagantly, "Steamed Cloud Mist Spirit Fish, I want a ten-year batch, and if one year is missing, I'll flip your restaurant upside down!"

Meng Jingzhou ordered with precision, not even looking at the prices, "Shop Assistant, give us a portion of Steamed Cloud Mist Spirit Fish, a ten-year batch."

The young man glanced at Meng Jingzhou, saw a stranger he presumed was just another cultivator looking to make connections in Imperial City, and scoffed, deliberately choosing the most expensive dishes, "Blanched Five Elements Spirit Vegetables, Red-Braised Crowing Sun Chicken, Supreme Clear Soul-Refining Porridge…"

"We'll also have the Blanched Five Elements Spirit Vegetables, Red-Braised Crowing Sun Chicken, Supreme Clear Soul-Refining Porridge…"

Meng Jingzhou had not intended to order these dishes, as, despite being highly nourishing, they lacked the taste of the dishes he initially selected, but he didn't mind playing along with this young man.

Whatever the young man ordered, Meng Jingzhou followed suit without any sign of backing down. The young man no longer felt that unique sense of superiority, as if he was looking down on all others, feeling his face had fallen in front of his female companion.

He slapped the table hard, "Shop Assistant, tell me this, what's the most expensive thing here?"

The Shop Assistant hesitated for a moment, then carefully explained,

"Replying to the customer, the most expensive thing here would be the room rent."