44 Greedy Cultivators.

Oh my god, she is already ten years old but she still doesn't know how to use chopsticks.

The man wearing a brocade gown didn't know what to say.

"Why are you laughing?" Yaoyao pouted. She felt a little embarrassed.

"It's alright." The young man wearing a brocade gown quickly wiped off the smirk on his face and shook his head calmly.

"Hmph." Yaoyao snorted softly and continued asking Lu Xiaoyuan, "Sister Deer, what on earth is this?"

At first, Lu Xiaoyuan wondered why Yaoyao didn't know how to use chopsticks too.

After some time, she remembered.

Yaoyao had only gained her human form a short while ago so she had never seen or used chopsticks before.

"Little golden bird." Lu Xiaoyuan looked at the golden-feathered eagle.

"Here." The golden-feathered eagle nodded solemnly.

"Teach Yaoyao how to use chopsticks," Lu Xiaoyuan said to him.

"This…" The golden-feathered eagle scratched his head.

He wanted to say that he wasn't good at using chopsticks either.

Experts with chopsticks were able to pick up a peanut with their chopsticks but he had to secretly use force to hold the peanut between his chopsticks before he could pick it up.

How could someone like him teach Yaoyao how to use chopsticks? Was this a joke?

The golden-feathered eagle gave a helpless expression.

"Young miss, let me teach you," luckily, at this time, the young man wearing a brocade gown smiled as he said.

"Why do I need you to teach me?" Yaoyao rolled her eyes.

It was obvious that the young man was laughing at her just now.

She was still angry at him so it was understandable that she wanted to ignore him.

Yaoyao looked at the neighboring table as she spoke.

The way others were using their chopsticks was reflected in the depth of her eyes. After three breaths, she picked up her chopsticks.

At this sight, the young man wearing a brocade gown raised his eyebrows.

"Young miss, since you're so talented, why didn't your parents teach you how to use chopsticks back home?" The young man wearing a brocade gown asked curiously.

"My parents? Ever since I was born, I have never seen them," Yaoyao said calmly.

"Huh?" The young man was blinked blankly. He knew that he had ruined the atmosphere with what he said.

He immediately apologized to Yaoyao.

"I'm sorry. Young miss, I didn't know. I didn't say that on purpose." The young man wearing a brocade gown stood up and bowed with cupped fists.

"It's alright," Yaoyao said calmly.

At her calm expression, the young man felt his heart aching.

This young lady had never seen her parents the moment she was born.

He didn't know what happened to her but he had to imagine that it wasn't the most pleasant of things.

In a blink of an eye, the young man wearing a brocade gown imagined her heartless parents abandoning their child by the door of some orphanage in the midst of a heavy downpour, creating a dreary atmosphere with air filled with smog.

If Lu Xiaoyuan and Zhou Ye knew what he was thinking, they would definitely burst out in laughter.

Why does he have such vivid imagination?

Ignoring the young man who was blankly staring at her, Yaoyao slowly used her chopsticks to pick up the food in front. At first, she was a little unstable but as she got more and more used to it, she started to get better.

"Chopsticks aren't hard to use," Yaoyao muttered as she picked up some vegetables from the plate in front of her and started eating them happily.

"Elder Lu, let's eat too," the young man wearing a brocade gown tilted his body slightly and said to the elder.

"Okay, young master." Elder Lu nodded slightly. Then, he lifted his hand and grabbed his chopsticks.

As he lifted up his hands, his hands that were filled with calluses could be seen. And on the back of his hand, there was a prominent scar.

The golden-feathered eagle glanced at the elder but didn't comment on anything.

They couldn't even guess Yaoyao's true form so there was no need to worry about them.

The tables around them were all very lively. The men were drinking with each other; all of them seemed very casual and straightforward.

But, compared to theirs, Lu Xiaoyuan's table appeared quieter.

Lu Xiaoyuan dugged her chopsticks into the fat belly of the fish and placed it in her mouth. After tasting it carefully, she exclaimed, "Little gold, you need to learn how to make this. If not, how will you cook for this for me in the future?"

The golden-feathered eagle, who was eating meat attentively, paused slightly.

My ancestor, why don't you go and learn yourself?

However, he didn't say this out loud. if he did, there might be another dish called braised golden-feathered eagle today.

He gave a bitter smile and said, "Okay, Master Deer."

Master Deer?

The man wearing a brocade gown glanced at Lu Xiaoyuan. He didn't understand why Lu Xiaoyuan, a little girl, had such an odd nickname.

However, since they weren't close, the man wearing a brocade gown didn't pry deeper.

…

"I'm full." Yaoyao rubbed her small stomach with extreme satisfaction.

Lu Xiaoyuan nodded. Then, she said to the golden-feathered eagle, "Are you done? If you're done, we can leave."

While all this was happening, Zhou Ye was barricading himself in the bag.

If he couldn't see the food, he wouldn't feel frustrated. He repeated this sentence in his heart while he cultivated. He turned his sorrow into his strength. This is the only way he could console himself. If not, he would die from envy.

"I'm done." The golden-feathered eagle nodded and stood up.

"Elder Lu, let's go too," the young man wearing a brocade gown stood up and told Elder Lu.

"Okay." Elder Lu nodded and stood up after the young man.

The young man wearing a brocade gown bowed at the three people. "Hope to see you again."

"Nice to meet you." Lu Xiaoyuan waved her hand.

Then, she brought Yaoyao and ran off.

After the three people left, the young man wearing a brocade gown turned and asked Elder Lu, "Elder Lu, what do you think of those three people?"

"They look like ordinary people," Elder Lu replied.

"That's not right. Just their attire shows that they probably have an extraordinary background. How can they be ordinary? Moreover, the little girl called Master Deer has a spirit herb in her bag." The young man wearing a brocade gown was curious.

If Zhou Ye was here, he would be extremely touched.

As a plant who didn't have a high cultivation state or a great sense of presence, he was touched that he got noticed.

"Maybe they can't stand the boredom of cultivating. As for that spirit herb, it must be given to her by her family." Elder Lu was a little puzzled too.

"Maybe." The young man wearing a brocade gown nodded and continued, "Let's go, Elder Lu. We still have things to do."

"Okay." Elder Lu nodded.

If Lu Xiaoyuan and the others knew what the two of them were thinking, they would definitely laugh out loud.

Among the three of them, Yaoyao had the lowest cultivation. However, she was still in the Xuan Core realm.

Elder Lu was only at the peak of the Xuan Sea realm so it was normal that he couldn't see through the cultivation state of the three of them.

Furthermore, all three of them had purposely restrained their aura.

Lu Xiaoyuan even reached the state of returning to simplicity. If you weren't an extremely powerful cultivator, you wouldn't be able to realize that Lu Xiaoyuan was actually a cultivator.

On the busy streets.

After everyone ate their lunch, they continued with their work as per normal.

"Get out!" Not far away, three drunk men pushed a child away.

"Don't block my path!" One of the men roughly kicked the child.

"Ouch." The child instantly started crying in pain as he hugged his chest in pain.

"Whose child is that? How did he meet those three gangsters?"

"Sigh, we can take it if they bully us as long as they don't get too overboard. But why are they hitting a child after getting drunk?"

"Hurry up and inform the authorities. Let them handle it."

"This time, they must lock them up for a few more days!"

The civilians around them finger pointed at the gangsters and conversed in a soft voice.

Coincidentally, Lu Xiaoyuan had also reached this place, but she honestly found the scene a little weird.

The inhabitants of the human world seemed a little bad-tempered.

"Why are you bullying a child?" Lu Xiaoyuan pointed at the drunk man who kicked the child and asked him unhappily.

Even she couldn't bear to bully a child.

The drunk man took a few steps forward. He staggered and almost fell.

His two friends came forward and held onto him.

"I just want to bully that stupid child today. What can you do about it?" the drunk man kicked the child again as he said in a mocking tone.

"You!" Lu Xiaoyuan clenched her small fists tightly. She prepared to teach this drunk man a good lesson.

"Brother!" Suddenly, the slightly younger drunk man leaned towards his ear and said, "Look at that little girl's bag. Is there a spirit herb inside?"

The drunk man looked at Lu Xiaoyuan's bag when he heard this.

He immediately noticed Zhou Ye, who was leaning on the edge of the small bag, cultivating.

It was a spirit herb!

As a cultivator, he was able to sense the faint aura.

A greedy expression flashed past his eyes.

"I didn't expect to have such good luck today." The drunk man pushed his underlings away and hurriedly charged at Lu Xiaoyuan.

Not far away, the man wearing a brocade gown also reached this part of the town, and when he saw the drunk man running towards Lu Xiaoyuan, he raised his eyebrows and shouted, "How dare you! Why are you doing this in broad daylight? What happened to law and order!"

"Huh?" The drunk man sobered up a little when he heard this. He raised his head and looked at the young man wearing a brocade gown. He then scoffed. "Law and order? What's the use of law and order?"

"You're looking for death!" Elder Lu got furious instantly.

The aura of his Xuan Sea realm rose from his body. The powerful pressure pressed on the three drunk men.

"Boom."

The three drunk men couldn't withstand the pressure and kneeled down instantly. Sweat started appearing on their forehead.

"This is bad. We met a powerful figure this time…" The leader of the gangsters muttered.

The three of them were bad people but they mostly did some minor crime. Hence, the officials couldn't prosecute them too harshly. They could only catch them and educate them.

Coincidentally, they gained some opportunities, allowing them to step on the path of cultivation. However, the most they could attain was the early-stage of Qi Refinement.

After they got drunk, the alcohol emboldened them to snatch Zhou Ye away.

Unfortunately, they met someone powerful this time!

They were going to die…