I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

Li Chang'an and Ruan Xiaotang returned home.

Ruan Xiaotang rushed into the house immediately and turned on the air conditioner.

"Ah, it feels so cool... Where did Xiao Ning go?"

"He went to work as an apprentice at a blacksmith's shop nearby, doing odd jobs. He should be back soon."

"Hey, does Xiao Ning like being a blacksmith?"

Ruan Xiaotang felt a bit curious.

However, seeing Li Chang'an pick up a knife to take the rabbits out of the cage, she couldn't care less about Li Changning anymore. She quickly ran over and picked out her two little rabbits to prevent them from being slaughtered by Li Chang'an as well.

Ruan Xiaotang then suggested that the little rabbit be raised by Li Chang'an, but she would come to take care of the little rabbit every day.

Li Chang'an exposed her true intentions without hesitation.

"You're just using the excuse of raising rabbits to come here more often to enjoy the air conditioning and watch TV, and to avoid doing your homework."

"You don't love the rabbits; you're just using them."

Ruan Xiaotang touched her nose, then shouted, "I didn't!"

"Then why did you buy the rabbit and keep it here with me instead of at your home?"

Ruan Xiaotang looked down at the little white rabbit in her hand with its wine-red eyes blinking, pondered for a while, and then smiled.

"My mom is allergic to rabbits! Rabbits will interfere with my mom's recovery!"

"You're so despicable," Li Chang'an said with a hint of admiration.

Ruan Xiaotang brought up Aunt Shen's health in order to enjoy the air conditioning and watch TV, so Li Chang'an really had no way to refute her.

"I'm not despicable..."

Ruan Xiaotang felt that "despicable" was a very bad word. She just wanted to enjoy the air conditioning and watch TV, but Li Chang'an said that to her, which made her a little sad.

So Xiaotang nestled on the sofa, hugging her two little rabbits, pinching their ears and sulking.

But the comfortable cool air from the air conditioner and the interesting TV program in front of her quickly made Ruan Xiaotang forget about Li Chang'an's negative comments. She hugged her rabbit and started laughing while watching the program.

Li Chang'an felt a renewed sense of admiration for Ruan Xiaotang.

Xiao Tang never wastes her energy internally, which is not something everyone can do; it's an amazing talent.

Li Chang'an shook his head, picked up several large rabbits by their ears, walked outside, gutted and skinned them, and began preparing to cook them.

The rabbits he bought were quite large; enough to make three dishes.

The head can be used to make spicy rabbit head, while the body and legs can be used to make salt and pepper rabbit meat or rabbit soup.

He took the lead in preparing the spicy rabbit head dish, first blanching the rabbit head in cold water with ginger slices, then heating oil in a wok and adding spices and chili peppers to create a base flavor.

Add the rabbit heads back in and stir-fry. Add dark soy sauce for color, sugar for flavor, and water. Cover and simmer over low heat until the flavors are absorbed.

Then came the rabbit soup that Aunt Shen was making to nourish her body.

Li Chang'an prepared carrots and water chestnuts as side dishes for making soup.

The so-called "horse hoof" is not a horse's hoof, but a vegetable that grows in the mud of paddy fields. It is also called water chestnut, and because its shape and color resemble a horse's hoof, it is also called horse hoof vegetable.

Making soup takes some time and effort, and most people don't have the patience to do it.

Li Chang'an hadn't wanted to do it before, but after cultivating himself, he understood the principle of perseverance, and he no longer felt any resistance to this kind of laborious work.

Inside the room, Ruan Xiaotang held up two little rabbits and found them increasingly adorable.

The more I look at it, the more... delicious it seems?

Ruan Xiaotang swallowed hard, put the frightened rabbit back into the cage, and went outside.

At this time, Li Chang'an had already prepared the spicy rabbit head and salt and pepper rabbit meat, but the carrot and water chestnut soup would take some time to prepare.

Ruan Xiaotang washed her hands and then tried to take a piece of rabbit meat to eat, but Li Chang'an slapped her away.

"If you want to eat my rabbit, you must exchange it for your own."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Xiaotang felt that Brother Chang'an was truly wicked.

She had just developed a bond with Paige and George, and now he wanted her to personally send them to the slaughterhouse!

Ruan Xiaotang hesitated for a moment, torn between Peppa Pig and the plate of salt and pepper rabbit in front of her...

She looked at the adorable Paige and George and made her decision.

Sure enough, cuteness pales in comparison to delicious noodles.

"..."

Li Chang'an never expected that Xiao Tang would actually be willing to sacrifice George and Paige.

It seems that her love for small animals was overestimated.

However, even though Ruan Xiaotang was willing to give him Peppa Pig and George, he still refused.

Isn't that like giving this girl an extra dish for free?

So in the end, Li Chang'an didn't touch the two little rabbits.

Ruan Xiaotang couldn't start eating early either; she could only wait for Li Changning to return so she could eat with everyone.

At the dinner table, Li Chang'an poured rabbit meat soup into Shen Daining's bowl.

Because Shen Daining can't eat spicy food, the spicy rabbit heads were all taken by Li Changning and Ruan Xiaotang, who then devoured them while eating rice.

To Li Chang'an's relief, both of them kept a rabbit head for him.

They're smart to not offend the chef!

"Chang'an, how are you doing on set?" Shen Daining asked with concern.

"It's great. The director and the senior actors on set are all very kind to me and take good care of me."

"That's great." Shen Daining breathed a sigh of relief.

After living together for a year, she has come to regard Li Chang'an as family, not just a simple tenant.

So when Shen Daining first heard that Li Chang'an was working hard at the Castle Peak Road film set in Kowloon, she was thinking about whether she should drag someone there to find out what was going on, for fear that Li Chang'an was too inexperienced to be fooled.

Seeing her mother's pleased expression, Ruan Xiaotang pouted.

Is there anything to worry about, Brother Chang'an?

Not to mention the older brothers on set taking care of him, even the older sisters are taking care of him, and they've even gotten hickeys on his body from all the care. If they keep taking care of him like this, he might not come back!

Thinking of this, Xiaotang angrily took a bite of the spicy rabbit head.

One bite, and the spicy aroma of the meat instantly lifted the girl's spirits.

Indeed, lively little animals are adorable and can soothe the soul, and cooked little animals are also delicious and can soothe the soul!

……

……

After the meal, Li Chang'an, as the head chef, naturally didn't need to wash the dishes, so Ruan Xiaotang and Li Changning did it.

Li Chang'an returned to his bedroom and began practicing Eagle Claw Stance, immersing himself in a state of flow.

Even when Li Changning returned, it did not disturb Li Chang'an's statue-like stance.

Fortunately, Li Changning has gotten used to her brother's current obsession with martial arts.

After all, Li Chang'an could even do something as bizarre as sleeping on a rope, a practice from the Ancient Tomb Sect. So even if he saw some other strange cultivation methods, his younger brother would accept them.

Several hours passed in this way.

As night deepened, most homes in Shek Tong Tsui turned off their lights and went to sleep.

Just then, a discordant burst of violent heavy metal music started playing from upstairs and continued for ten minutes, waking Li Changning up.

Li Changning cursed angrily: "Fuck your mother!"

At the same time, angry shouts could be heard coming from inside the stairwell.

"Why are you making all this noise in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?!"

Several hot-tempered neighbors went upstairs, and a moment later, the sound of a bottle being smashed came from the rooftop.

Young man, you have been diligently practicing the Eagle Claw stance in a state of flow, and your Eagle Claw grappling skill experience has increased by 10 (beginner level 65/100)

Li Chang'an opened his eyes at this moment and let out a long sigh of relief.

He put on his coat and prepared to go up and take a look.

After all, Aunt Shen is not in good health, and Xiao Tang has to go to school tomorrow, so they can't let their rest be affected.

Seeing his younger brother follow him, he said, "You go back, I can manage on my own."

Li Changning paused for a moment, then said confidently:

"Brother, don't get into a fight with rotten people, or if there are a lot of people on the other side, come down and call me if you need anything."

Li Chang'an looked at him calmly.

"What dangerous things have you been up to lately?"

"……No."

Li Chang'an gave his younger brother a deep look before preparing to leave.

"Changning, I've always known that you have a bigger temper than most people, and you also have a strong sense of self-esteem."

But never act impulsively, because you have an older brother who will always stand in your way.

Li Changning nodded without saying anything.

But as soon as the door slammed shut, he immediately went back into the room, moved the cabinet, and peeled off a loose brick from behind it.

Behind the brick was something wrapped in an oil paper bag, judging from its shape...

It's a gun.