Chapter 24 Chapter 24 "Don't be jealous"

The two returned to their residence together.

Song Chenxi looked around and said, "Has the house been renovated?"

It was all burned down by fire, so how can we not rebuild it?

Ruan Mingyu didn't tell him the truth and said, "It's been a long time, so it's natural that I need to repair it."

There was still only one bed in the room. Since they were both much taller now than they were decades ago, sharing another bed would probably be quite crowded. He glanced at Song Chenxi, thinking that he might actually have to sleep on the beam tonight. After all, Song Chenxi had just returned, so there was no way he would go.

Song Chenxi knew what he was thinking at a glance. He said, "Don't worry, I won't sleep with you tonight. I have a master to teach. I'll go back to sleep."

So, I was squeezed together with him for so long just because it was comfortable?

Ruan Mingyu asked, "What about your things?"

Song Chenxi: "If you like it, I'll give it to you. If you don't like it, I'll throw it away."

There is no need to throw away any of it, most of it turns to ash...

Song Chenxi still remembered what Ruan Mingyu had said to him before: "When are you going down the mountain? Aren't you going to buy spiritual fields so that I can give you some advice?"

That was just something Ruan Mingyu said casually to distance himself from Shen Yanyuan. He didn't expect him to take it seriously. However, Ruan Mingyu really wanted to buy it, so he asked, "Tomorrow?"

Song Chenxi nodded: "Okay, I'll call you tomorrow."

Before leaving, Song Chenxi said something incomprehensible that Ruan Mingyu couldn't understand. He said, "My master isn't in the sect right now. When he returns, I'll take you to him and have him preside over our ceremony. I'm a very small person. If you've chosen me, don't have any thoughts about anyone else."

He smiled somewhat sinisterly, just like in Ruan Mingyu's dream: "Otherwise, I can't guarantee what I would do."

Ruan Mingyu's little face wrinkled up. He knew every word, but why couldn't he understand?

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The next day, Song Chenxi came to call him early.

Ruan Mingyu was still sleeping like before and couldn't wake up no matter what.

Song Chenxi lifted his quilt and pulled him out.

"Little sparrow, wake up."

Ruan Mingyu opened his eyes dazedly and smelled the scent of sandalwood, which was Shen Yanyuan's favorite thing to fumigate in the room. He didn't react for a moment and said, "Shen Yanyuan, what are you doing on my bed?"

"Chen Yanyuan?" Ruan Mingyu felt someone pinching his chin. "Take a good look at who I am."

Ruan Mingyu suddenly woke up and saw that it was Song Chenxi. His heart skipped a beat. It was over!

Song Chenxi's face was horrifying: "Why do you mistake me for him? What did he do to you?"

Ruan Mingyu hurriedly said: "No, no, no, I smelled a scent of sandalwood, so I made a mistake."

Song Chenxi specially brought a sachet for Ruan Mingyu, but now he doesn't want to give it to him.

He sneered coldly, stroking Ruan Mingyu's cheek with his fingers, and leaned forward, almost touching his face: "Mingyu, look at me carefully, don't mistake me for someone else."

Ruan Mingyu's heart skipped a beat when he was caught off guard by his sudden approach. An inexplicable emotion surged up in him. He quickly shook his head to stay awake and looked at him eagerly: "Brother, I was confused in my sleep. Don't blame me for recognizing the wrong person."

Song Chenxi dragged him out of bed indifferently: "Put on your clothes and go down the mountain."

On the way down the mountain, Ruan Mingyu took the initiative to talk to Song Chenxi, but Song Chenxi looked unhappy.

Ruan Mingyu said, "Brother, don't be angry. I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat later."

Song Chenxi turned around and glanced at him: "I'm not angry."

Ruan Mingyu: "Then why are you ignoring me?"

Song Chenxi: "I'm not ignoring you."

Ruan Mingyu: "Then speak more normally."

Song Chenxi's anger had actually subsided a lot, and the corners of his lips curved slightly: "Nothing is wrong."

Ruan Mingyu: “…”

Neuropathy!

Ruan Mingyu didn't want to pay attention to him anymore. Although he had a good temper, he was not without temper. He walked in front angrily.

Song Chenxi used the same method he used to coax Ruan Mingyu. When they passed by a restaurant, he asked Ruan Mingyu, "Would you like some braised pig's trotters?"

“No.”

"Do you want to eat chestnut duck?"

Don't eat.

"West Lake Fish With Vinegar Sauce"

"I'm not jealous."

Song Chenxi held his hand, showing a rare serious expression: "I will be jealous."

Ruan Mingyu was suddenly grabbed by the hand by him, his whole body stiffened, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

Why did you say this suddenly? Does Song Chenxi know what he is doing? Ruan Mingyu stammered: "Okay, I'm not angry with you, and you are not allowed to be angry with me again..."

As they were talking, they started holding hands. It was so scary!

The town at the foot of the mountain has become more crowded recently. All the people coming and going are monks. The streets are crowded with people and the gambling is going on.

Ruan Mingyu was curious about why there were so many more people. Song Chenxi said, "The once-a-century Immortal Sect Competition is almost here."

Ruan Mingyu asked: "How long will it take?"

Song Chenxi: "One year."

Ruan Mingyu was about to ask why they came so early, but then he thought that time was not valuable in the world of immortal cultivation, so it was good that they didn't come ten years in advance.

The two of them went to a special shop that bought and sold spiritual fields. Not just any piece of land could be called a spiritual field. The soil must contain rich spiritual energy in order to grow medicinal herbs that could be used to make elixirs.

With the recent increase in the number of people coming to town, the price of spiritual fields has also risen sharply. Ruan Mingyu went to the brokerage, told him his rough budget, and asked the middleman to take him there.

After looking at two or three places, I was not satisfied with any of them. Either the price was too high, or the spiritual energy was too thin, or the land was not fertile enough. Finally, I came to the edge of the town, outside a very remote medical clinic.

This place is in such a shabby state that the paint on the door plaque is peeling off.

Ruan Mingyu asked, "I wanted to buy spiritual fields, so how did I end up at the clinic?"

The middleman said, "This clinic was previously run by a highly respected old doctor. He passed away two years ago and has no descendants, so he sold this place. The spiritual field is in the backyard, and there is a large piece of land behind the clinic."

It hasn't been sold in two years. I guess there's something fishy about this place.

The middleman took him to the backyard and said, "Look, this is such a big piece of land. You can grow whatever you want."

The land in this place is barren and the spiritual energy is thin. They say cheap goods are not good, and this is absolutely true. Ruan Mingyu looked at it and shook his head. His budget was sufficient, so there was no need to be picky.

Song Chenxi asked him, "Are you not going to watch it anymore?"

Ruan Mingyu: "I haven't seen any suitable ones."

As soon as the two of them left the house, a woman grabbed Ruan Mingyu and stopped him from leaving. She knelt on the ground holding her child and kowtowed repeatedly.

Ruan Mingyu asked, "What's wrong?"

The woman held the child in her arms and cried, "Kind doctor, please save my child."

Without giving it much thought, Ruan Mingyu squatted down to take the child's pulse. Seeing the child's face flushed, the fever persisted, and his lips had turned black, Ruan Mingyu declared that he wouldn't survive more than two days.

If nothing happened, he could just ignore it, but who told him to encounter it?

Song Chenxi pulled him away. There were so many people suffering in the world, and he didn't care about other people's affairs.

Ruan Mingyu took two steps, thought for a moment, then turned back and said to the woman, "Wait for me here at this time tomorrow."

Ruan Mingyu then hurriedly found an inn with a medicine furnace for refining pills. The materials needed for this alchemy were quite expensive, and just buying the materials cost a lot.

"Are you still going to buy the spiritual field?" Song Chenxi asked.

"See if there is anything left. If there is, we'll talk about it later. A piece of land in exchange for a child's life is actually quite worth it." Ruan Mingyu said.

"If you think it's worth it, then it's worth it."

"Don't the books say that cultivators should care about the world?"

"I don't want to be a god."

Ruan Mingyu didn't care what Song Chenxi thought, after all, it was his own choice. Ruan Mingyu tinkered with the elixir in the inn, refining it all night and finished it within a day.

But it would be difficult to buy a good spiritual farm with the remaining money.

The next day, Ruan Mingyu gave her the pills at the agreed time. The woman thought he was the old doctor's apprentice, and kept thanking him using the old doctor's name.

"Thank you, Doctor Zhao, for your great kindness. My mother and I will never forget it!"

"Go find some water and give it to the child right away."

As soon as the woman left, Song Chenxi said, "Look, you did a good deed, but you haven't even received any thanks."

"It doesn't matter. At least a child survived, and this is a good ending."

"You're quite open-minded."

"I always do."