Chapter 4

After obtaining the land, Ji Mingqing became busy after completing his work every day.

At first, he did not follow his impulse to make drastic arrangements on this piece of land. Instead, he was patient and spent several days carefully observing this place.

Compared with the land owned by other immortals, this land is not very large, but roughly speaking, it is about 7,000 to 8,000 acres. At a glance, you can't see the end at all.

In addition to the most conspicuous and largest waterfall rushing down the mountain, there are also several small streams derived from it that nourish the forest that has been unattended for a long time.

The mountain was in good condition, with many trees, flowers, and plants, as well as many delicious-looking edible wild fruits. Ji Mingqing specially bought a jade slip that functioned like an encyclopedia of the fairy world, which contained introductions to most of the animals and plants in the fairy world. Ji Mingqing recorded everything he had seen in the past two days one by one.

Beyond the mountains, this land also boasted a vast forest. The trees within the forest blocked out the sun, completely blocking it out. These towering trees didn't bring any vitality to the forest. Instead, within Ji Mingqing's reach, not even a single weed grew at the tree roots, deprived of sunlight.

Unlike the plains outside, which are full of weeds.

Du Tong had told him that he hadn't taken good care of the land, that it had only just reached the acceptable level for the Immortal Realm. After observing it for a few days, Ji Mingqing realized that Du Tong was being too modest. This wasn't just poor care; it was no care at all!

Fortunately, this did not dampen Ji Mingqing's enthusiasm, but instead made him eager to try. He had already begun to imagine how much sense of accomplishment he would get after he transformed this land.

And besides the sense of accomplishment, there’s money!

After making a rough plan, Ji Mingqing cut down a bamboo in the bamboo forest on the mountain.

Although there was only one bamboo, it took him a lot of effort. I don't know how the bamboo in the fairy world grows. The thinnest bamboo is thicker than his waist.

After chopping down the bamboo, he spent half a day splitting it into strips, hoping to make some fish baskets.

Ji Mingqing wants to eat fish!

It's not just fish, Ji Mingqing wants to eat all kinds of delicious food, but he doesn't know how Du Tong did it. There are no other living things here except fish. He thought of trying to make a few fish baskets first. If it doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to go out and buy two live fish to try.

He accepted the high price! He was really suffocated these past two months!

Ji Mingqing had never made a fish basket before. He only remembered that it was wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, so the fish couldn't escape. With a rough idea in mind, he set to work. He never expected that, on his first try, after a little thought, a crude fish basket would emerge from his hands.

Ji Mingqing was shocked! After becoming a god, did his IQ also increase?

He picked up a few more bamboo sticks in disbelief, and repeated the movements he made according to his memory. A fish basket that was even more perfect than the previous one appeared in his hands.

Ji Mingqing was a little restless. He stood up, walked back and forth twice, clenched his fists tightly, and shook them twice in the air.

So excited! Ji Mingqing tasted the sweetness of being a god.

Then he continued his efforts and made a few more. After that, he found a location and placed these fish baskets at the intersection of several rivers.

It was getting late, and after Ji Mingqing had arranged all the fish baskets, he returned to Anding Palace. Ji Mingqing didn't want to give up his work at Anding Palace. Apart from here, where else could he find such a good place with such freedom, small workload, and good salary?

Before returning to his residence, Ji Mingqing passed by Lu Jiyao's yard. At this time, the door of Lu Jiyao's yard was wide open. Ji Mingqing turned his head slightly and saw him waving a sword in the air in the yard. Ji Mingqing waited for him to finish practicing a set of sword skills before knocking on the door.

"Can I come in?"

Lu Jiyao saw Ji Mingqing and greeted him happily, "Come in and tell me what you found today."

Lu Jiyao has been pestering Ji Mingqing to tell him about his new discoveries every day these past two days, and Ji Mingqing is also very interested in communicating with him, but unfortunately Lu Jiyao has other things to do and has no time to accompany him to take a look.

"Today I wanted to eat fish, but I found that I seemed to have become smarter. Whatever I wanted to make, I just needed to think about it and I could figure out how to make it." Ji Mingqing immediately shared his discovery with Lu Jiyao, who was also a little surprised after hearing it.

"I haven't heard of such a thing." Lu Jiyao exclaimed, "I just think I've become more resilient after becoming a god. Is it true that everyone's gains are in different directions?"

Ji Mingqing felt that what Lu Jiyao said made sense, but wasn't Lu Jiyao a bit pitiful? After becoming a god, he only became a little more resilient...

Ji Mingqing quickly changed the subject, "I just saw you practicing swordplay. Is there any new competition in the fighting arena?"

At this point, Lu Jiyao scratched his head and said, "Not really, I'm just a show-off. There will be a celebration soon, and I want to participate in the sword formation performance organized by Kunze Palace."

There's going to be a celebration soon? Ji Mingqing's ears pricked up. The Immortal Realm was finally getting a bit lively. "How long is a while? Can I go and join in?"

"Of course!" Lu Jiyao nodded and said, "The celebration will be held in sixteen years."

Ji Mingqing: "..."

Even after becoming a god, I'm still not used to the gods' measurement units.

The next day, Ji Mingqing got up early, cleaned the yard, and checked the condition of the two trees. Finding everything was good, he flew to his own land.

The two places were not far apart and could be reached in half a quarter of an hour's flight. The first thing Ji Mingqing did when he arrived here was to go to the river to check the fish basket he had placed the night before.

He came to the river, found the right spot, bent down and wanted to lift the fish basket, but he misjudged the weight of the fish basket, stumbled, and almost fell back into the river with the fish basket.

Ji Mingqing barely managed to stand firm. He took a step back, stood up, shook his arms, and once again spread his legs to lower his center of gravity. He held his breath, exerted force from his waist, and used all his strength to lift the fish basket out.

After he lifted the fish basket up, he didn't bother to check what was inside. Instead, he fell to the ground with a plop and took a few deep breaths.

This fish basket is too heavy! Moreover, these fish are restless after leaving the water. They seem to be startled and are shaking their bodies vigorously inside. Ji Mingqing is worried that the fish basket will fall back into the river. He quickly gets up and drags the full fish basket out. Only then can he have time to check the situation inside the fish basket.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked. As soon as Ji Mingqing's face got close to the fish basket, all the fish rushed towards him like crazy. Ji Mingqing was startled and fell heavily to the ground this time.

Ji Ming collapsed on the ground, looking at the fish still struggling in the fish basket, and murmured: "The fish in the fairyland are really extraordinary..." If they were in the human world, these fish would have no strength to struggle long ago.

Anyway, the fish would not fall back into the water no matter how it flipped, so Ji Mingqing prepared to deal with them coldly. He turned around and fished out all the other fish baskets from the water. This time he was well prepared and did not make a mess.

But these fish are too lively and hold grudges. They seem to know that it was Ji Mingqing who caught them from the water. Whenever Ji Mingqing approaches, they will be splashed with water.

In the end, he left for half a day, chopped some bamboo, and made a few fish baskets. When he came back, the fish stopped attacking him. As soon as he got close, they turned their eyes towards him, which made Ji Mingqing feel uneasy.

"Amitabha, I'm so sorry." Ji Mingqing said as he put the fish into the storage bag. It's not his fault, because they were described as "tender and delicious when cooked" on the jade slips introducing the general situation of the fairyland.

Ji Mingqing caught more than one kind of fish, but each one looked delicious. He had already thought about how he would cook these kinds of fish.

He came to the kitchen that Zhao Jingying had built for him. In the past few days, Ji Mingqing had gradually improved the facilities in the house, especially the kitchen. After all, he was not planning to live here for the time being and had to return to Anding Palace every day, and there were no conditions for cooking in Anding Palace.

The first thing Ji Mingqing did when he walked into the kitchen was to pick out a knife, and then take out the fish basket that he had first fished out of the water. At this time, the only signs of the fish in the basket were their shallowly floating gills.

Seeing that they no longer had the same majestic presence as before, Ji Mingqing was no longer nervous. He picked out the fattest black fish, and with a flick of his knife, he immediately separated the fish's head and body.

Ji Mingqing, who had been cooking for himself since he was a child, was not unfamiliar with this process. He cleaned the fish with ease, then thought for a while, and chose two more identical fish from the fish basket and cleaned them. Together, he made a large plate of grilled fish with the three fish.

While waiting for the fish to be cooked, Ji Mingqing kept swallowing his saliva. He was very good at grilling fish, and his mother loved the grilled fish he made, so grilled fish could often be seen on the dining table in his home.

Ji Mingqing had never felt time passing so slowly. In the end, he couldn't even wait in the kitchen. Instead, he walked out to the river to wash his face and wake up.

However, at dusk, the fish was finally cooked. Ji Mingqing couldn't wait to pick out a fish and put it on his plate. When he took the first bite of the fish, Ji Mingqing almost shed tears.

It’s so delicious, it’s really delicious!

The grilled fish skin was soaked in the sauce he prepared, and paired with the smooth and tender fish meat, one bite and the taste buds that had been forced to sleep for the past two months finally came back.

This fish is indeed worthy of being recorded as a delicacy. Even without the various mature sauces that are available in modern society, compared with the meals I had in the restaurant and Anding Palace before, it is truly a delicacy on earth...a delicacy from the fairyland!

Ji Mingqing felt that one fish was not enough, but he did not continue. He put the fish away and flew back to Anding Palace as fast as he could.

Lu Jiyao has helped him a lot, now it's time for him to repay him!

The author has something to say:

I really want to go out and eat grilled fish...

Unfortunately, I was trapped in the community

When I can go out again, I will eat three of them!