The two motorcycles, one after the other, sped up the hillside and into the courtyard of the bamboo pavilion.
The motorcycles stopped, and two exceptionally beautiful young women leaped off. The one in front was Bai Yiling, and the one behind was Shen Ruobing.
"Xiao Fan, is Po Tian Ying alright?" Bai Yiling asked Cheng Xiao Fan as soon as she saw him on the pavilion.
Cheng Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Po Tian Ying is fine. It has successfully passed its heavenly tribulation, and I just let it go to rest!"
"I guessed you two would come, so I specially prepared some snacks. Shall we try them together!"
With that, he took out the pastries made by Ye Shisan from his spatial storage and placed them on the table. He then brewed a pot of golden tea and poured a cup for each of them.
The three of them drank tea and savored the pastries.
"Wow, these pastries taste great and have a unique flavor!"
Bai Yiling asked, "Xiao Fan, where did you get these from?"
Cheng Xiao Fan smiled and said, "These were all made by Ye Shisan of White Python Lake. The original ingredients were sourced from the primeval forest."
"I can also develop this kind of product on a large scale in the future."
Bai Yiling chuckled, "Old Ye can be called a master pastry chef!"
Cheng Xiao Fan smiled, "Mm-hmm, I've now entrusted White Python Lake to him to manage."
Shen Ruobing asked, "Is he living there alone? Doesn't he get lonely?"
Cheng Xiao Fan burst into laughter. "You don't know, but besides Old Ye, there are three more people at White Python Lake now. There's also Tu Di, Zhu Xi Wang Yue, Zhu Xi Ling Ling, and Konoe Mihiko!"
He found it inconvenient to mention the "Land God," so he simply omitted the word "grandfather" from the end of the name.
"Their names are so strange!"
Bai Yiling smiled, "Some are called Tu Di, some are called Zhu Xi Wang Yue and Zhu Xi Ling Ling. And Konoe Mihiko sounds like a name from the Cherry Blossom Country!"
"Huh—"
Bai Yiling paused slightly, then said, "Didn't Xiangzi say she had a grandmother named Konoe Mihiko?"
Cheng Xiao Fan chuckled, "That's right, this Konoe Mihiko is indeed Xiangzi's grandmother."
"She wants to find a specific time to meet Xiangzi again."
"Please don't tell Xiangzi about Konoe Mihiko for now!"
"Oh, right—"
He said to Bai Yiling, "In a few days, send someone over to take some suitable ID photos for Old Ye and the others. Call Dao Dahai at the town police station and have them expedite the process of registering their household registration in our Zhuxi Village."
Bai Yiling smiled, "Wouldn't it be better if you called Dao Dahai yourself?"
Cheng Xiao Fan's expression turned serious for a moment. He looked out at the vast starry sky and said, "Goddess Bai, starting tomorrow night, Po Tian Ying and I will be going on a long journey."
"It's a very distant place, and there are only half a month left until the Spring Festival. I expect I won't be home for the Spring Festival this year."
"And when I return, it will likely be when spring has fully bloomed."
"Goddess Bai, Ruobing, you both must remember that magnificent dragon boat that appeared in your dreams amidst the vast starry sky, right?"
"The place I'm going to is even further than where the dragon boat appeared!"
Hearing his words, the two beautiful women couldn't help but be stunned.
At the same time!
They both involuntarily shifted their gaze to the distant starry sky.
What they couldn't have imagined was that Cheng Xiao Fan was going to that place.
Was he going to explore the cosmos riding on Po Tian Ying?
Didn't that sound too sci-fi?
Was there something mysterious appearing in the deepest reaches of space that was strongly attracting Cheng Xiao Fan, compelling him to rush there with all his might?
"Xiao Fan, no matter what you decide to do, I will support you!" Bai Yiling immediately said to this mysterious man.
Shen Ruobing quickly chimed in, "Master, I, along with Sister Bai, support you!"
Cheng Xiao Fan nodded, then said to Bai Yiling again, "When I'm not home for the Spring Festival, my parents will definitely ask where I've gone. Please find some excuse to placate them."
"I'm also entrusting the care of those two elders to you!"
Bai Yiling replied, "Xiao Fan, don't worry. While you're away, Ruobing and I will take good care of your parents."
Cheng Xiao Fan said, "I'll stay here and look after Po Tian Ying tomorrow. It just underwent a breakthrough and needs a day to recover."
"I won't bid you farewell when I leave tomorrow night!"
"We'll come over tomorrow night to see you and Po Tian Ying!"
The two beauties said almost in unison.
Cheng Xiao Fan heard them and replied, "Alright, you can come over then!"
They finished the pastries and drank the golden tea.
There were only three hours left until dawn.
At this point, Cheng Xiao Fan said, "Neither of you should leave. Stay here and rest!"
The two beauties immediately blushed.
However, their relationship with Cheng Xiao Fan had already progressed to that point, so there was nothing to be shy about. They immediately followed him into the bedroom.
The next morning, Bai Yiling and Shen Ruobing finally left the back mountain.
As he watched the two beautiful women depart, Cheng Xiao Fan noticed many villagers running towards them, including his own parents.
However, they were intercepted midway by Bai Yiling and Shen Ruobing and persuaded to turn back.
It was clear that the heavenly tribulation of the previous night had alerted the entire village, and they had rushed over out of concern.
To conceal the fact that Po Tian Ying had encountered a heavenly tribulation, Bai Yiling and Shen Ruobing concocted other reasons and managed to placate the villagers.
Following that, Cheng Xiao Fan stewed a pot of river monster meat soup, called Po Tian Ying, and they ate together, one person and one eagle.
After breakfast, Po Tian Ying returned to the forest to rest as usual.
At noon, Cheng Xiao Fan made another rich stew for Po Tian Ying, with ingredients entirely sourced from the spiritual realm's oasis in the desert.
"Woof woof!" As soon as the pot lid was opened and the aroma filled the entire bamboo pavilion, Tao Qi Bao suddenly appeared.
"You have such delicious food, why didn't you call me?"
Tao Qi Bao protested angrily, "Master, you're so biased!"
"Alright, eat if you want to, get lost if you don't, what's with all the nonsense!" Cheng Xiao Fan scooped a bowl and sat down alone to eat.
Tao Qi Bao didn't dare to dawdle any longer.
The dog and the eagle silently ate the delicacies from their bowls.
This pair of beasts ate quite harmoniously, without any habit of fighting over food.
In front of Tao Qi Bao, Po Tian Ying always maintained gentlemanly demeanor and never vied for food with it.
As for Tao Qi Bao, it was also well aware that Po Tian Ying had just achieved a major breakthrough and needed nutritional supplements, so it didn't want to snatch food from its mouth.
After Cheng Xiao Fan finished eating.
The dog and the eagle also finished everything in their bowls.
Po Tian Ying returned to the forest to rest.
"Master, are you going on a long trip this time?" Clearly, Tao Qi Bao had sensed that Cheng Xiao Fan was leaving Zhuxi Village in the evening for a distant place.
Cheng Xiao Fan affectionately patted Tao Qi Bao's head and said, "Yes, Po Tian Ying and I are indeed going to a very far place this time."
Tao Qi Bao's eyes welled up with tears, "Master, can you take me with you?"