Chapter 99
As the woman in front of him walked farther away, leaving behind the words “coward,” Lu Xiaoliu scratched the back of his head.
He wanted to defend his Brother Xiao, but even he had to admit that Sister-in-law had a point.
Still, Lu Xiaoliu felt his Brother Xiao hadn’t done anything wrong either.
“Turns out dealing with feelings is harder than studying. Brother Xiao really has it rough…”
He sighed and went back to digging bamboo shoots.
After filling half a basket, he decided he had enough and slung the basket over his back, heading home.
Back at his courtyard, Lu Xiaoliu untied a piece of cured meat hanging from the eaves, chopped some firewood, lit a fire, and set up the stove. He steamed a small pot of rice as well.
Although, at his level of cultivation, he no longer needed to eat, Lu Xiaoliu—like most cultivators—still kept the habit.
After all, eating was something ingrained over decades. How could it be abandoned overnight?