“Two young heroes, are you satisfied with the banquet just now?”

“Very satisfied, especially the white meat dish, it was delicious in every aspect. It can even be said to be the best dish I’ve ever had.”

“Haha, that white meat dish is also the signature dish of my Li family village.”

After a warm reception, Cui Steward took Chu Liang and Lin Bei for a stroll around Li family village. The scenery was beautiful, the gardens were elegant, and the rocks and trees were scattered and elegant, with pavilions and towers hidden in them.

Lin Bei turned his head and whispered to Chu Liang, “If we leave Shu Mountain in the future, it wouldn’t be bad to open a villa like this below the mountain, and live freely.”

Chu Liang smiled and said, “I still hope to stay on the mountain.”

“That would be so boring.” Lin Bei said, “If I ever stop on the path of cultivation, I’ll open a brothel below the mountain. It won’t be open for business every day, just for my own pleasure.”

“What’s the difference between that and having multiple wives?” Chu Liang was half contemptuous and half puzzled.

Lin Bei said confidently, “There’s a big difference between being with your own wife and being with someone else’s wife!”

Chu Liang: “?”

They joked around and brought up a question.

Each generation of Shu Mountain disciples numbered in the hundreds or thousands when they were young. After many years of growth, in addition to the thirty-six peak masters, there were some middle-ranking powers, and the rest of the disciples would leave Shu Mountain.

Cultivation is like a slow journey. Although Shu Mountain only accepts those with talent, there is still a limit. Some may not be able to break through the divine realm, some may stop at the Golden Elixir realm, and some may give up completely in the Five Elements realm…

Many of these cultivators who stop their cultivation will choose to seek a new life, which Chu Liang understands as “graduation”.

Those with lower cultivation levels can run small businesses or become retainers of wealthy families. With the reputation of Shu Mountain, they can live well. Those with higher cultivation levels can establish their own sects and develop small sects.

Today, there are countless small sects that have emerged in the nine heavens and ten earths. The mainstream cultivation world is composed of the nine heavens and ten earths and their derivative sects. Outside of this circle, they are often referred to as non-mainstream cultivators.

However, Chu Liang’s current idea is that he doesn’t want to leave Shu Mountain. It would be best if he could break through to the realm of asking the way, become a powerful expert with confidence, and achieve “cultivation freedom”. At that time, he could compete for a peak master position in Shu Mountain and take on two talented disciples, and live a peaceful life.

Cui Steward led them past a high corridor and they happened to see a group of women gathering in a courtyard below, seemingly conducting some kind of selection.

Two or three officials sat in front, and the young girls took turns to dance. Most of them had graceful figures and light dance moves, pleasing to the eye.

“It’s better to be below the mountain, scenes like this can’t be seen in Shu Mountain.” Lin Bei couldn’t help but laugh.

Chu Liang asked, “What are they doing?””Oh.” Cui, the steward, replied, “these are the dance performers selected for Xue Miss’s performance. When the musicians play different tunes, there will be singers or dancers on stage to assist. We don’t have these in our Li family village, so we have to choose them temporarily.”

“No wonder there are so many beautiful girls here. The opportunity to dance with Xue Lingxue is not something that everyone can have. I guess all the women who are good at dancing in the city have come.” Lin Bei said, suddenly his eyes lit up, “This little girl is so beautiful.”

Chu Liang also noticed the girl who had just appeared on stage.

At this time, the previous dancer was criticized by several judges for her dance moves and left in tears. As soon as she left the stage, a bright and colorful figure caught their attention.

This little girl was wearing a colorful dress, looking very dazzling. Her skin was as white as jade. Her hair was lightly tied up, slightly messy, and her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful. Her eyes blinked with innocence.

Her eyes seemed a little dull, but there was an unstoppable aura in her temperament. By this time, it was already getting dark, and the surroundings were gloomy. As soon as she appeared, it seemed that the sunshine had become brighter.

“My name is Liu Xiaoyu…”

She spoke timidly, seeming a little scared, making people feel a little pity for her.

The main judge was a woman in her forties or fifties, a authoritative dance teacher in the southern city, who had also studied in the Southern Music Workshop in the past. She had a gloomy face and a stern tone, but when she saw Liu Xiaoyu, she instinctively softened a bit, “Little girl, what kind of dance can you do?”

“I…I can’t dance very well…” Liu Xiaoyu blinked her big eyes.

“It doesn’t matter. Just show us the dance steps you’ve learned.” The judge said gently.

“Okay…” Liu Xiaoyu nodded lightly.

Then, she crossed her hands and turned upside down, swung her hips to the left, twisted, swung to the right, twisted.

Then she stood still.

“Okay, after warming up, let’s start dancing.” Another judge encouraged.

Liu Xiaoyu was stunned and said, “I have finished dancing.”

Silence.

The main judge remained silent for a long time before saying, “Little girl, although I like you very much, we are selecting dance performers after all…you really can’t pass this.”

“What should I do then…” Liu Xiaoyu pouted, looking like she was about to cry.

“Dance skills cannot be learned overnight. How about…since your voice is quite nice, why don’t you try singing? You can become a singer.” The main judge even gave her a suggestion.

“That works too.” Liu Xiaoyu nodded lightly.

The other singing judge next to her spoke up, “Then come and learn to sing this line with me. The candlelight flickers, the flame penetrates the gauze, and the chill comes after the rain.”

“Okay…” The little girl listened once, and then opened her mouth to sing, “The candlelight flickers, the flame penetrates the gauze, and the chill comes after the rain.”

“Stop!” The singing judge immediately shouted.

“Uh…” The little girl immediately dared not finish singing.”Sorry…” The song judge hurriedly apologized, saying, “I just heard that there wasn’t a single note in tune and couldn’t help myself…”

“It’s fine. Even if you held back, I wouldn’t be able to.” The head dance teacher sighed, “Young girl, you really don’t belong here. Hurry back and find something else to do.”

“Huh?” Liu Xiaoyu immediately pouted, “Can’t you give me a chance to stay? I can learn what I don’t know…”

The head dance teacher turned his head with a pained expression and shouted, “Guardians, escort her out.”

The young girl was pushed out by several guardians while crying.

Lin Bei, who was watching the excitement, also sighed.

“What a pity.” He shook his head and said, “If only she could sing and dance like a normal person, she might have had a chance to be selected.”

“Yeah, if this young girl could perform on stage, she would probably be very popular with the audience.” With his many years of experience in following stars, Manager Cui also gave an accurate judgment.

Chu Liang looked at the two people immersed in watching the talent show and glanced at the sky, whispering, “Am I the only one concerned about when the demon will come?”