Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

The two remained silent, continuing to walk along a mountain road. Times have changed; driving directly up the mountain is no longer a problem.

So Chi Hong and Luo Dongjun walked up the steps for more than half an hour and finally saw a Taoist temple.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, an old man with white hair was sunbathing, with a parrot perched on his shoulder. Chi Hong glanced at it and saw that it was a level 36 pet.

It's very weak; it should probably be kept as a small pet.

He had seen this old man before. Although he hadn't seen his face at the time, he was still certain that this old man was the same one who had brought Sunset to the assassins' headquarters in Jiang Province.

"Master, Chi Hong has arrived."

Luo Dongjun walked up to the old man, gave him a slight bow, and said...

"......."

The old man didn't move, so Luo Dongjun just stood there waiting.

About a minute later, Chi Hong approached Luo Dongjun and whispered, "Is he asleep?"

"whispering sound...."

Luo Dongjun immediately curled his lip, took a few steps forward, and shouted loudly, "Why sleep so much in life? You'll have plenty of time to sleep after death!!"

"ah?!!"

"Is dinner ready?"

The old man was instantly awakened, looked around, and then looked at Luo Dongjun.

He was wearing a light blue Taoist robe, but on his feet were a pair of mismatched Nike sneakers. He was still sleepy-eyed, which startled the parrot on his shoulder, causing it to fly up and land on Luo Dongjun's shoulder.

"Have you eaten? Is dinner served, Master Luo?"

As the parrot spoke, Chi Hong sighed inwardly, realizing that beast tamers and their pets were indeed alike...

"Not yet, Chi Hong is here to start a fire for me, I'll go make it now..."

Luo Dongjun said through gritted teeth, "This old man doesn't look like a master from Longhu Mountain at all. He just sleeps and eats all day long."

He even joined an assassination organization; I was young and naive, and he dragged me into it. The current generation of Taoist priests doesn't care or care...

"Oh, why not use gas?" Chi Hong asked, following behind Luo Dongjun.

"Rice cooked over a wood fire is delicious."

"You can even make natural rice crust."

Luo Dongjun gave an answer that Chi Hong completely agreed with: Absolutely right!

So, Chi Hong sat down at the stove with the blazing chicken. The blazing chicken spat a small flame at the stove, and the firewood instantly started to burn.

With Luo Dongjun's series of actions, a fragrant aroma wafted out, a pure aroma that could not be matched by any pre-made takeout dish!

"Cheers..."

Blaziken nodded at Chi Hong.

"Yes, right away." Chi Hong nodded to the Blaziken.

Soon, the table was filled with vegetables: greens, bean sprouts, potatoes, and a large bowl of tomato and egg soup.

"Wait, there's another main dish!" Luo Dongjun gestured to Chi Hong not to eat yet, then turned and went into the kitchen.

A moment later, she came out carrying a plate of food that looked like leftovers from yesterday.

"Could it be..." Chi Hong's face instantly turned serious as he exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually a divine dish, stir-fried pork with leftover garlic sprouts?!"

"You know your stuff!" Luo Dongjun said smugly, raising his snow-white chin at Chi Hong and puffing out his huge, wicked chest!

The old Taoist priest came after smelling the aroma. The group of people ate rice without saying a word. Among them, the Flaming Chicken ate the most rice, a full 5 bowls. If there hadn't been enough rice in the pot, the chicken wouldn't have been full!

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the old Taoist priest led the two into a room, where Luo Dongjun began to brew tea.

Outside, on a deck chair.

"Are you a bird too?" the parrot asked.

"Yes..." Blaziken nodded seriously.

"I heard you had a very fruitful trip to the forbidden area this time?" the old Taoist asked, picking up his teacup, blowing on it, and then drinking from it.

Chi Hong didn't say anything, but instead picked up his backpack and placed a fruit on the table. It was the Violent Fruit.

"I believe Dongjun has already told you."

"I can do without this, but I want the method to cultivate spiritual power."

Chi Hong said calmly, not at all worried about encountering any mishaps here, because they had a leader above them, namely the leader with the black mist face.

Furthermore, Luo Dongjun and I have a very good relationship, and he would never do something like double-crossing me.

"The secrets of Longhu Mountain are not passed on to outsiders. How about you change your terms?"

"This fruit is indeed precious, but I cannot pass on the secrets of Longhu Mountain to outsiders."

The old Taoist priest glanced at the fruit, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes; clearly, he knew its value.

"He knows the Tao Te Ching." Luo Dongjun's words startled the old Taoist so much that he dropped his teacup and shattered it on the ground.

"Don't make jokes like that."

The old Taoist priest shook his head, bent down to pick up the broken pieces from the ground, and threw them into the trash can.

"I know the beginning of Laozi's five thousand characters."

Chi Hong spoke, using another name for the Tao Te Ching: Lao Tzu's Five Thousand Characters.

The old Taoist priest no longer insisted it was impossible, but his facial expression visibly stiffened for a moment before he solemnly asked, "So, you want this kid to be shown to the Patriarch?"

Chi Hong was also shocked to hear this. Could Zhang Daoling really still be alive?

That world must be incredible, a beast tamer who has survived to this day?

How is this any different from cultivating immortality?

Chi Hong's mind immediately began to stir. Beast tamers were a different kind of cultivator. Who could guarantee that there weren't great beast tamers who had glimpsed the secrets of it and were still alive today?

"That's what I mean. After all, that's the most important thing in Taoism. I can't understand how he knew about it."

Luo Dongjun glanced at Chi Hong without the slightest hesitation.

The old Taoist thought for a moment and said, "Have you asked him directly? Your name is... Crimson, right? Crimson, why do you know the Tao Te Ching? I hope you will answer me honestly."

"How could they possibly tell me the truth about something like this? So I simply didn't ask."

Before Chi Hong could speak, Luo Dongjun expressed his opinion, believing that Chi Hong was incapable of telling the truth.

"Would you believe me if I said I...saw it in a booklet I found at an antique market?" Chi Hong made up an excuse. He couldn't have imagined that something like the Tao Te Ching, which everyone could read in his previous world, was a supreme classic in the Beast Tamer world...

"Aww~~"

"I see!"

"It's not surprising that some or even a few ancient books have been lost to the common people."

The old Taoist priest nodded, looking completely convinced...

"Master, he's obviously talking nonsense..." Luo Dongjun was speechless, indicating that this was impossible.

"Whatever!"

"Please wait a moment, my disciple. I will take my young friend Chi Hong to make arrangements first!"

The old Taoist priest suddenly became more refined in his speech. He stood up, took down the whisk hanging on the wall, shook it, and strode out.

Chi Hong and Luo Dongjun nodded and followed.

In the corridor, the old Taoist priest asked, "Young friend Crimson, do you have any knowledge of history?"

"I know a little bit about it, for example, Cao Cao's fondness for married women."

"For example, in the sixth year of the Yuanfeng era, Germany launched a blitzkrieg against Su Shi, agreeing to a battle in the central courtyard..."

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest turned around and said, "You can elaborate on this 'good wife,' but what's with all the other nonsense?"