Humans, starting with chat groups, rampage across the heavens.

"Ye Zi, I guess Brother Chen must have some kind of special physique, just like you, which is why he broke through so quickly."

Pang Bo guessed.

"No matter what, we have to work hard and not let Brother Chen fall too far behind."

Ye Fan spoke firmly.

"Yeah, yeah, we both need to work harder from now on!"

……

Eastern Wilderness.

It is a desolate place some distance from Lingxu Cave.

The stars twinkled in the sky, and the bright moon hung high.

Under the moonlight, Lu Chen sat quietly by a campfire, waiting.

Not long after, three teleportation portals quietly appeared in the open space not far away.

The next moment, three figures, two men and one woman, walked out of the portal.

Naturally, it's Xu Qi'an, Xiao Yan, and Huang Rong.

"Brother Lu!"

Xu Qi'an, who had already met Lu Chen, was the first to greet him.

Huang Rong and Xiao Yan were both stunned when they saw Lu Chen's appearance.

"Rong'er, Huo Huo, hello there."

"Nice to meet you, I am Lu Chen."

Seeing the two of them stunned, Lu Chen stepped forward and greeted them with a smile.

"Are you really Brother Lu Chen?"

"Is Brother Lu really this young?"

Huang Rong and Xiao Yan both looked Lu Chen up and down with surprise.

"Actually, I wasn't originally this young. It's just that I ate the sacred fruit from that forbidden area, which made me a few years younger."

Lu Chen explained with a smile.

"Rejuvenation?"

"Higher-level worlds are indeed unreasonable!"

"It's unbelievable how easy it is to reverse aging."

Xiao Yan said with a sigh.

"Xiao Huohuo, don't just stare at Brother Lu! Aren't you surprised to see me?"

Xu Qi'an leaned in and said with a grin.

"It was a pleasant surprise to see Brother Lu, and Miss Rong'er is also as beautiful as an angel. As for you, Xu Baipiao, you are indeed as sleazy as I imagined."

Xiao Yan glanced at Xu Qi'an from head to toe and said with a smirk.

"Xiao Huohuo, can't we just have some fun together?"

Xu Qi'an glared at Xiao Yan with a look of displeasure.

"If it weren't for waiting for you to finish your work, we would have seen Brother Lu long ago, and we wouldn't have had to postpone it for so many days!"

"Yes, yes, that was my fault!"

After exchanging a few playful insults, the two of them finally got to know each other.

Just then, Xiao Yan suddenly felt the ring on his finger move slightly, and then a phantom old man's figure emerged from it.

"teacher!?"

"Why did you come along too?"

Upon seeing the old man appear, Xiao Yan was utterly astonished.

Xu Qi'an and Huang Rong were both stunned, and Lu Chen was also quite shocked.

Lu Chen hadn't expected that Yao Chen's soul, which was attached to Xiao Yan's ring, would be transported over by the Boundary-Breaking Talisman.

"Such abundant spiritual energy! This is definitely no longer the Dou Qi Continent!"

Yao Chen's old face was also full of surprise at this moment.

"Kid, are they the friends you met in that chat group you keep mentioning?"

Yao Chen glanced at Lu Chen and the other two, then spoke to Xiao Yan.

Still in a daze, Xiao Yan nodded subconsciously.

Regarding the chat group, Xiao Yan had previously told Yao Chen some basic information after obtaining Lu Chen's consent.

After all, Yao Chen's soul was attached to the ring, meaning he was always by Xiao Yan's side, so he could clearly see any unusual behavior Xiao Yan might exhibit.

Coming to his senses, Xiao Yan immediately turned to look at Lu Chen.

"Brother Lu, how come my teacher... came along too?"

"It's probably because your teacher is currently just a spirit, and the system has determined that he belongs to you, which is why he was teleported here as well."

Lu Chen didn't know either, and could only guess.

However, no one dwelled on this issue.

After greeting everyone, Yao Chen returned to the ring.

……

"The place that Brother Lu chose has a very nice view."

"But aren't we having a party? Are we just going to sit here and chat like this?"

"Has Brother Lu prepared any food or drinks?"

Xu Qi'an looked around a few times, then looked at Lu Chen and asked.

"no."

"The food provided daily in the Lingxu Cave Heaven where I am consists of various medicinal herbs. I don't think you would like to eat those things, so I didn't take any."

Lu Chen shook his head and said.

"what?"

"What should we do then?"

"Huo Huo, did you bring any food?"

Xu Qi'an then turned his gaze to Xiao Yan and asked.

"I have a few pills in my storage ring. Would you like some?"

Xiao Yan said sarcastically.

"Forehead……"

Xu Qi'an was speechless upon hearing this.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. I've already asked Rong'er to arrange the food."

Lu Chen chuckled and spoke.

"oh!"

Xu Qi'an and Xiao Yan immediately let out a joyful exclamation.

"Back when I watched The Legend of the Condor Heroes, my dream was to eat a meal cooked by the goddess Rong'er herself. I never thought this day would actually come!"

Xu Qi'an rubbed his hands together expectantly.

Xiao Yan nodded repeatedly from the side.

Huang Rong smiled sweetly and said:

"I've already prepared the food in advance. This storage bag that Brother Lu Chen gave me is so convenient. It even keeps the food warm."

"But you'll have to wait a little while. There's another dish I'm best at: Beggar's Chicken. This has to be made to order."

As she spoke, Huang Rong had already taken out several cleaned and raw chickens from her storage bag.

"Beggar's chicken!"

"I remember that. In the original story, it was this beggar's chicken that attracted Hong Qigong, the Northern Beggar, and ultimately Guo Jing learned Hong Qigong's 'Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms'!"

Xiao Yan searched his memory and said.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Huang Rong, who had been all smiles, pouted slightly in dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Xu Qi'an immediately nudged Xiao Yan lightly with his elbow and whispered:

"So it shows you have a good memory, right?"

He even gestured with his eyes as he spoke.

Upon receiving Xu Qi'an's signal, Xiao Yan, seeing Huang Rong nestled close to Lu Chen, immediately realized what was happening and gently patted his mouth.

"ah!"

Just then, Huang Rong suddenly gasped softly, looking at Lu Chen with a guilty expression and whispering:

"Brother Lu Chen, I... I left in a hurry and forgot to bring the seasonings..."

"It's alright."

Lu Chen raised his hand and gently rubbed Huang Rong's head, then stood up and said:

"It's not far from Yandu. What seasonings do you need? I'll go buy them now, and I'll also buy some wine while I'm at it."

"This is our first offline gathering, it wouldn't be the same without alcohol."

"Brother Lu Chen, I'll go with you!"

Huang Rong then spoke up.

"it is good."

Lu Chen did not refuse. He raised his hand and summoned his flying sword, then lightly jumped onto it and pulled Huang Rong onto the flying sword as well.

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