The next day.
Noon.
Yi Chen and Miao Zi, each at their own table, were feasting away.
Miao Zi's table was laid out with a variety of foot-long fishes, prepared in methods like frying, sautéing, steaming, deep-frying, braising, and slicing raw, and it ate with great delight.
It recalled the time when it first arrived in Ping'an County with its father, who was reluctant to buy even a little fish for it to eat. Now, after the hard work of Little Miao and its Taoist father, it could eat its fill every day if it wished.
Knowledge is power.
Miao Zi, now compelled by Yi Chen to read books every day, could be considered highly educated within the realm of spiritual beasts.
While relishing its meal and contemplating, Miao Zi was considering whether it should write a book to instruct the younger spiritual beasts in Hidden Dragon Temple, to tell them the importance of diligent effort.
It even had an outline for the book's title, tentatively called "My Struggle."
