"More good stuff," Hua Yangliu mumbled with food in her mouth.
Seeing Hua Yangliu's ravenous appetite, Liu Nanfeng asked with amusement, "How long has it been since you last ate?"
"I haven't eaten anything since I arrived at the Heavenly Palace," Hua Yangliu said with a wronged expression after swallowing her food.
"Didn't you bring any water or food?" Liu Nanfeng asked, speechless.
This seemed like basic common sense. He didn't know about others, but at least Dundun had brought plenty of food and drinking water.
Yet, as a senior, she hadn't prepared anything.
Seeing Liu Nanfeng's expression, Hua Yangliu explained, "I thought that once I entered the Heavenly Palace, I could eat and drink to my heart's content and have whatever I wanted. If I had known, I wouldn't have come."
Seeing her huffing and puffing with a wronged look, Liu Nanfeng didn't know what to say.
Liu Nanfeng also confirmed that Hua Yangliu in front of him was probably not some senior expert, but rather similar to Xiao Liyu, perhaps only slightly older.
"Have some water." Liu Nanfeng handed her a bottle of mineral water.
Hua Yangliu took it and gulped down more than half the bottle before sighing in relief. She then said to Liu Nanfeng, "Thank you, you're such a good person."
Liu Nanfeng: ...
With that childlike tone, Liu Nanfeng became even more certain of her identity.
So he smiled and asked, "What's with your voice?"
Liu Nanfeng asked this because Hua Yangliu's voice had always been full of vicissitudes, making one think she was an old person. But this time they met, her voice was young and even had a hint of a child's voice.
"Voice? V-voice... what's wrong?"
Hua Yangliu didn't react at first, but soon her voice changed from a childish tone to the voice of an elderly person.
After speaking, she probably didn't believe it herself, so she looked at Liu Nanfeng and asked cautiously, "There's no problem, right?"
"What do you think?" Liu Nanfeng asked back with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Hua Yangliu scratched her head, a look of surprise on her face.
"You are really Hua Yangliu, why did you pretend to be old?" Liu Nanfeng asked.
"I was afraid they wouldn't play with me," Hua Yangliu said indignantly.
Liu Nanfeng: ...
"Who are you referring to when you say 'they'?"
"Of course, I mean Zhan Xiong Tian and the others," Hua Yangliu said.
"So how old are you really?" Liu Nanfeng asked curiously.
"I'm not young, I'm fifty-four years old," Hua Yangliu said proudly.
Actually, fifty-four years old was too young for the demon race, whose lifespans were often counted in centuries. Xiao Liyu was already over three hundred years old.
It turned out that the real Hua Yangliu was her grandmother. However, due to the depletion of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, to prevent her lineage from being severed, before she died, she passed on all her cultivation to her fellow clansman.
She, who was originally ignorant, suddenly gained sentience and possessed heaven-defying cultivation.
However, she was naturally timid and rarely interacted with humans, always living in seclusion in the mountains. Her only visitors were Hua Yangliu's past few old friends.
"Humph, they never knew I was impersonating my grandmother," Hua Yangliu said smugly.
Liu Nanfeng smiled but said nothing.
He could sense Hua Yangliu's strangeness. How could those old foxes who had cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years not sense it? The reason they didn't expose her was probably out of consideration for her grandmother's friendship, playing along with a child.
"Are you full?" Liu Nanfeng asked Hua Yangliu, who had stopped eating.
"I'm full," Hua Yangliu said, patting her belly childishly.
Since she had been exposed, she stopped pretending.
"Then let's continue our journey."
"Where are we going?" Hua Yangliu asked blankly.
Liu Nanfeng was stunned for a moment. He had seen slow-witted people, but never one so slow.
"If you hadn't met me, where were you planning to go?"
"To find Zhan Xiong Tian," Hua Yangliu replied without thinking.
"What are you looking for him for?" Liu Nanfeng asked, somewhat speechless.
"To eat," Hua Yangliu said softly.
Liu Nanfeng was so choked up that he couldn't speak, but what she said seemed to make sense.
"In that case, you can come with me for now," Liu Nanfeng said helplessly.
"Where are you going?"
"To the Heavenly Palace, of course."
"The Heavenly Palace? Isn't this the Heavenly Palace?" Hua Yangliu asked, confused.
"Of course not. The real Heavenly Palace is still a long way off," Liu Nanfeng said, pointing ahead.
Hua Yangliu looked enlightened and then asked with a look of surprise, "Does the Heavenly Palace mean you can eat whatever you want and have whatever you want?"
"Uh... I'm not sure either. We'll only know when we get there," Liu Nanfeng said.
"Then let's hurry!" Hua Yangliu said, and a willow leaf appeared in front of her, transforming into a willow leaf boat.
"Hurry up and get on, my boat is very fast."
Liu Nanfeng was a little curious, so he jumped on.
Hua Yangliu immediately propelled the willow leaf boat, turning into a beam of light and heading in the direction Liu Nanfeng pointed. Her speed was incredibly fast.
No wonder Zhan Xiong Tian and the others invited her to join their team even though they knew she wasn't the real Hua Yangliu. She indeed had some skills.
However, despite the speed, it was still far from enough for the distance to the Heavenly Palace.
So, after speeding for a few hours, Hua Yangliu finally began to get impatient.
She whispered, "How much longer until we arrive?"
"It's my first time here too, how would I know?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Yangliu glanced at Liu Nanfeng and then turned her head to continue propelling the willow leaf boat.
Liu Nanfeng comfortably observed the surrounding scenery.
Although this willow leaf boat looked like a single willow leaf, it was extremely sturdy. Even when speeding, there was no hint of strong wind hitting the face, and it was very comfortable to sit inside.
After all, it was someone else's treasure, so Liu Nanfeng did not immediately analyze the structure of the willow leaf boat.
Just then, Hua Yangliu whispered again, "Don't you think it's a bit boring?"
"Yes, it is a bit."
Even though there were various strange sights and monsters outside the willow leaf boat, after seeing them for too long, they became monotonous.
"See? You think so too?"
Hearing Liu Nanfeng agree with her, Hua Yangliu seemed particularly happy.
Then, she glanced sideways at Liu Nanfeng and said, "Since it's so boring, it would be nice to have something to chew on."
Liu Nanfeng: ...
Was she craving food, or was she hungry?
Liu Nanfeng was somewhat amused and exasperated.
However, he still took out a bag of beef jerky and handed it to her.
"Thank you, you're such a good person." Hua Yangliu took it and immediately opened the package and started eating.
After eating more than half of the bag of beef jerky, she remembered Liu Nanfeng.
She said a little sheepishly, "Do you want to eat some?"
As she spoke, she reluctantly pushed the bag towards Liu Nanfeng.
"I don't like it, you eat it."
As soon as Liu Nanfeng finished speaking, she snatched the bag back.
With a look of regret, she said, "The taste is very good, really delicious. Why don't you like it?"
Liu Nanfeng didn't want to talk to her and looked outside the willow leaf boat.
"What are you looking at?" Hua Yangliu asked curiously.
"I'm looking at the scenery outside, what else could I be looking at?"
"Oh, so you like looking at scenery."
Hua Yangliu looked enlightened, then she stretched out her hand and drew a circle in the air. Immediately, a water curtain appeared before them, and within the water curtain, a scene they had never seen before appeared.
"Where is this?" Liu Nanfeng asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, Hua Yangliu pointed in the direction the willow leaf boat was moving.
"Are you sure?" Liu Nanfeng asked with surprise.
Hua Yangliu looked bewildered. What was there to be unsure about?
"This is the Water Mirror Technique, don't you know it?" Hua Yangliu asked, a little strange.
As she spoke, she turned the water mirror in the air, and as her actions changed, the scenery in the water mirror also shifted, like a panoramic lens.
Liu Nanfeng couldn't help but sigh with emotion. One could learn from the experiences of others. Everyone had something worth learning from.
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