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Chapter 926 - 926 782 Gourmet
Chapter 926 - 926 782 Gourmet
?Chapter 926: Chapter 782 Gourmet Chapter 926: Chapter 782 Gourmet Gan Yu carried a bamboo basket on his back, trudging with difficulty through the mountain forest.
Thinking back to the “Taoism Scripture” he had borrowed earlier, which expounded on profound truths in simple words, a slight smile couldn’t help but surface on his face.
“Indeed, as the saying goes, ‘Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will reveal itself’… Previously, I only had six volumes of the ‘Taoism Scripture,’ and they were not quite coherent. Many of the teachings felt disjointed, but recently, having them connected, everything has become clear as day…” he reflected.
With such thoughts, he naturally became even more diligent in making trips to Mr. Fang’s place.
Moreover, he owed Mr. Fang a debt of gratitude that he had to repay.
Unfortunately, Gan Yu was cash-strapped, but luckily, he had heard that recently, the teacher wanted to eat snake soup.
Suddenly, Gan Yu recalled that at Bull Head Mountain not far away, long snakes were said to be found, and as he often came here to gather firewood, he thought he might as well catch a fat snake to honor Mr. Fang.
Alas, all the easily caught long snakes in the mountains had already been snatched up by village children and were nowhere to be seen these past few days, leaving him with nothing.
Today, he extended the range of his firewood collecting yet again, hoping for a harvest.
Under the fiercely hot sun, Gan Yu, who had been chopping wood since morning, was now drenched in sweat.
He set down the bamboo basket and took out a clay jar of water. Just as he was about to quench his thirst, he suddenly stumbled.
Crash!
Gan Yu exclaimed in surprise, watching as the jar fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces, with water pouring out and instantly seeping into the earth.
Looking at one of his few remaining possessions now gone, he couldn’t help but feel the urge to cry without tears: “As expected… a scholar is useful for nothing.”
Feeling helpless and extremely hungry and thirsty, Gan Yu identified his direction, remembering there was a dilapidated temple not far away with a well inside.
He walked on for a while and soon saw a small temple.
This small temple was already in ruins, its signboard and one of its doors having vanished without a trace, its roof broken with a large hole, and its eaves covered in cobwebs.
Where the deity’s statue should have stood, the clay and tile-made golden body was already shattered, missing even its head.
Above the golden body, it seemed as though there were robes, but over the years, their color had faded, making them hard to recognize.
Yet faintly, it seemed as though there were ripples of water, with carp frolicking within.
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