The Qiu family.
“Dad, basically everyone invited is here. Only Senior Mu isn’t here yet.” The eldest son of the Qiu family, Qiu Ming, walked up to Old Master Qiu, the man of the day, and whispered in his ear.
“Old Mu?” Old Master Qiu couldn’t help feeling a bit surprised when he heard that. “Old Mu is always punctual. It’s surprising that he’s late today. Let’s wait a little longer. He should be here soon.”
Qiu Ming nodded. “Alright, I’ll go greet the guests first. Dad, take a rest here.”
Old Master Qiu waved his hand, indicating that he understood.
Old Master Qiu was once a martial artist, but because he was seriously injured during one of his travels, his body wasn’t as strong as before. He couldn’t even fight easily, or he would easily suffer a backlash. So, he left the Martial Arts World and returned to the capital to settle down. However, even if he couldn’t use force, he still had many good friends, so no one dared to offend him easily. Therefore, the Qiu family still had some prestige in the capital.
At this moment, there was a commotion at the door.
Seeing this, Old Master Qiu had no choice but to get up with the help of his walking stick to see what was going on.
Noticing Old Master Qiu walking over, the crowd made way for him, allowing him to walk to the door smoothly.
When Old Master Qiu saw that it was Taoist Mu Qing, he immediately smiled and said half-jokingly, Old Mu, I was just saying that it’s rare for you to be late. I thought you wouldn’t come tonight because of something.”
Taoist Mu Qing came in with the golden pagoda and received many strange gazes along the way.
Even though he had already expected this situation, he still felt very uncomfortable when he really experienced it.
“I’m fine. There’s just a bit of traffic on the way.” Taoist Mu Qing also said with a smile.
Seeing that Taoist Mu Qing didn’t want to talk about this, Old Master Qiu looked at the black cat in his hand.
He asked in confusion, “Old Mu, why are you bringing a cat out? But it looks quite spiritual.”
Taoist Mu Qing heard that and thought to himself, It can already speak human language. How can it not have spiritual energy?
“This is my disciple’s wife’s pet.” Taoist Mu Qing said as he handed over the golden pagoda in his hand, “Come, I’ll let you carry it and share the good fortune.”
Old Master Qiu knew who Taoist Mu Qing’s disciple’s wife was and he also knew that Lu Zijia was an alchemist.
So, after hearing that it was Lu Zijia’s pet, Old Master Qiu’s first reaction was curiosity.
“No wonder this little black cat looks so spiritual. It’s Alchemist Lu’s pet. Come, let me hug it so that I can bask in Alchemist Lu’s noble aura.” Old Master Qiu said as he happily took the golden pagoda that had transformed into a black cat.
“Old man, your old friend is quite sensible!” The golden pagoda didn’t resist. It moved its nest obediently and said to Taoist Mu Qing via voice transmission.
Taoist Mu Qing: “…”
“Huh? Why do I smell a strong pill fragrance?” Old Master Qiu, who was holding the golden pagoda, couldn’t help asking in confusion.
Qiu Ming had already rushed over when he heard the commotion. Hearing what his father said, he smiled and said, “This cat is Alchemist Lu’s favorite. It’s not surprising that it has a pill fragrance.”
Apart from a small number of martial artists, the rest of the people who came to attend Old Master Qiu’s birthday banquet were ordinary people.
So, most people present didn’t know who Alchemist Lu was, and Tian Xiaogui and Feng Wenshan were two of them.
The purpose of the golden pagoda was to sell pills. Hearing the two of them mention pills, there were some small chatters in the crowd.