Chapter 40: Life Is Like a Bowl of Scallion Egg Noodles (Please Follow!)
It has been nearly ten days since any news from the Dragon Palace after Ao Bing returned. Life has been tranquil.
Nezha has been cultivating daily and has absorbed more than half of the Primordial Qi contained within Li Gen’s Golden Core. Now, in his Qi Sea, the accumulated Primordial Qi has formed a calm pond about thirty feet in diameter.
Meanwhile, a nearby fishing village was stirred with people wanting to elect a Great Witch. Nezha personally took action and quelled the situation by striking down three people with his thunderous methods.
Many villagers, having seen the previous sacrifices shortened and then witnessing Nezha successively slaying Yaksha and the Great Witch, noticed that the Dragon Palace no longer troubled the border. Even the fishermen’s daily ventures were calm and bountiful.
There were even rumors saying that the Dragon Palace did not stay idle but sent Ao Bing, the third prince of Dragon King, to capture Nezha, only to be killed by him.
People had mixed opinions, some celebrated, believing that the sacrifices to the Sea Dragon King could finally end. Others pessimistically thought breaking from tradition is not good, viewing this peaceful period as the calm before a storm, predicting that great troubles await Chentang Pass, and sighed all day long.
Nevertheless, despite these events, most people’s lives went on as usual—the butcher continued selling rotten meat-filled buns, the liquor sellers kept selling liquor, and the fishermen went on fishing.
Nezha’s days were also peaceful.
Today, he got up early and took Lu Zhu’er to the kitchen for two big bowls of scallion and egg noodles. Holding the large bowls and savoring the refreshing scent of scallions, the two children squatted on the doorstep and enjoyed their meal.
Yesterday, after a day of playful antics at home, the girls craved candied fruits and pulled Nezha to continue paper-making and asked him to get some preserves from the kitchen.