Chapter 70

Ji Mingqing himself couldn't hold his alcohol well, and he really didn't like drinking, so he only poured himself a small amount of wine, took a sip, and put the wine aside.

On the contrary, Ji Mingqing poured Xiaowan a full bowl.

"I heard that this wine is good for cultivation, so you should drink more." Even though this small pot costs one immortal stone, which is the bulk purchase price, he doesn't feel bad at all about giving it to Xiaowan.

"This wine is of no use to me, you drink it." Bai Cangze waved his claws gently and swapped the wine utensils in front of the two people.

"This is good for people of your level. You can drink more."

Now no matter what comes to Bai Cangze, it is impossible for him to benefit from it. However, it is different for Ji Mingqing. If Ji Mingqing drinks some wine and then practices some basic exercises, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Ji Mingqing frowned. He really didn't have any good memories of alcohol. Just when he was about to refuse, he heard Xiaowan say, "Don't worry, I'll still be by your side even if you get drunk. Besides, you can practice using your spiritual energy to control the abnormalities in your body and not let yourself get drunk."

Since he could practice and control himself well so that he wouldn't get drunk, Ji Mingqing hardened his heart and said, "Then I'll do it!"

After saying that, he raised the bowl, tilted his head back and swallowed the whole bowl of wine in big gulps. After drinking it all, he turned the bowl over to show Xiaowan.

"Look, I drank it all."

Bai Cangze pursed his lips, "...There's no need to drink so quickly."

But he just drank it. Bai Cangze asked Ji Mingqing to practice his skills and feel the flow of the immortal energy as the immortal wine entered his throat and went up his throat to his lungs.

"Don't let them escape from your body. Control them and lead them into your flesh, blood, and meridians, and keep them all."

Ji Ming listened to Xiaowan's words and patiently controlled the spiritual energy in his body. Recently, his control over the spiritual energy has increased significantly, but this is the first time he has controlled the direction of the spiritual energy in his body.

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing, who was sitting opposite him and was too serious to pay attention to the people around him. He even had beads of sweat on his forehead due to nervousness. Suddenly, he found it interesting.

Not long after, Ji Mingqing finally finished processing the immortal energy in his body, and said weakly: "Xiao Wan, I'm a little tired." He didn't hold on for long before he lost his strength and leaned limply on the table.

"Practicing is so hard. When I reach the spiritual immortal level, I won't practice anymore!" Ji Mingqing supported his chin with one hand, tilted his head, and looked at Xiaowan with a tired face.

"This is only your first time practicing this method. Once you become proficient, you won't be so exhausted. Just like your normal practice now, you won't need sleep anymore."

That’s true, Ji Mingqing didn’t comment. Then he saw the wine jug hanging from the table, flying to his bowl and filling it up again.

"Repeat the steps again. This time, try to integrate the immortal energy into your meridians and combine it with the original immortal energy in your body."

Ji Ming listened to Xiao Wan's words and then began to practice seriously. Bai Cangze lowered his head and began to enjoy the welcome meal Ji Mingqing prepared for him.

Although the four dishes and one soup were not large in quantity, it was obvious that Ji Mingqing had carefully prepared each one of them.

It was still the familiar taste. Bai Cangze ate the food in front of him slowly while observing Ji Mingqing's progress in cultivation.

Now Bai Cangze doesn't need to take the initiative. When Ji Mingqing feels that the immortal energy in his body is almost integrated, he will take the initiative to pour himself a full bowl of wine and then drink it all in big gulps.

Rose plum wine has a mellow taste and a sweet flavor. When you hold it in your mouth and savor it carefully, you can also smell a beautiful floral fragrance. Many immortals will prepare two pots of rose plum wine in their storage bags, even for young immortals to drink.

But Ji Mingqing was different. He looked at the wine as if it were a flood or a beast, pinching his nose and frowning, and swallowed the wine with all his strength, as if he was completing some difficult task.

"This wine should taste good, why are you so resistant to it?" Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing's face full of reluctance and asked in confusion.

Ji Mingqing raised his eyes and looked at Bai Cangze, his eyes were confused but also a little moist.

"I just don't like drinking. Alcohol isn't a good thing." Ji Mingqing then smiled at Xiaowan, "If you hadn't said you would stay by my side, I wouldn't drink."

After finishing speaking, Ji Mingqing laughed twice, "I think I've almost finished my training. I'm a little hungry, so I'll have some food."

Ji Mingqing picked up the chopsticks in front of him and wanted to pick up a fish ball from the bowl. "Let me taste it to see if my cooking skills have declined. I will make this for you. It's too much trouble to make it once."

Bai Cangze watched Ji Mingqing stirring the soup bowl around, but he couldn't find the right way. Not to mention the meatballs, he couldn't even pick up the root vegetables.

It seems that there were some mistakes in Ji Mingqing's training this time. The smell of alcohol did not completely dissipate, but instead merged into his lungs and flesh along with the immortal energy, causing Ji Mingqing to become drunk now.

Bai Cangze looked at the opposite side with a bit of interest, watching Ji Mingqing as if he was obsessed with picking up the largest and roundest meatball in the bowl. But perhaps because he drank too much, Ji Mingqing's hands were shaking slightly, and his judgment of the position was a little wrong. The fish ball was too smooth, so Ji Mingqing tried for a long time but failed.

But he was not discouraged. He continued to poke around in the soup bowl with persistence and a bit of anger.

Hard work pays off. The fish ball was finally pierced through the middle by Ji Mingqing's chopsticks. Ji Mingqing then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's really not easy to have a meal." Ji Mingqing rubbed his face, and the next second, he handed the meatball that he had just pierced to Xiaowan.

"Hurry up and eat Xiaowan, this one is the biggest and roundest."

Bai Cangze looked at the bruised meatball, then raised his head to look at Ji Mingqing, whose smile was somewhat innocent and full of expectation, and asked in a low voice, "Is it for me?"

"Of course it's for you." Ji Mingqing answered without hesitation, "Who else can I give it to if not you? Of course the best should be saved for you."

After saying this, Ji Mingqing extended his hand forward and said, "Eat quickly, my hand is tired from holding it up."

"If your hands are tired, you can use your spiritual energy..."

"I don't want to listen." Before Bai Cangze finished speaking, Ji Mingqing began to shake his head. He raised his left hand to cover one of his ears and shook his head back and forth, but his right hand remained firmly in front of Xiaowan, as if he was expecting Xiaowan's visit.

Bai Cangze hooked his claws, lowered his head, and took small bites of the meatball in front of him.

These meatballs really suit his taste. Bai Cangze's thoughts drifted away. He didn't know whether Yang Yubei could make the same taste as Ji Mingqing's after the mission was over and he returned to Kunze Palace.

It should be possible. Ji Mingqing gave all the recipes to Yang Yubei, but he had also eaten in restaurants himself, and he always felt that the taste was different from what he had in his mouth now.

Bai Cangze raised his eyes and saw Ji Mingqing looking at him with a smile.

"What do you want to say?" Bai Cangze suppressed the strangeness in his heart and said with a little indifference.

"Xiao Wan, I have a question I've wanted to ask you for a long time." Ji Mingqing said with some excitement, "I can't hold it in any longer. I must get an answer today."

"What?" Bai Cangze raised his eyebrows curiously.

Ji Mingqing pointed his left finger to the sky. As his right hand was unable to move, he slightly adjusted the direction of the chopsticks, pointed the tip of the chopsticks at Xiaowan's chest, and spoke seriously.

"After hearing this question from me, you mustn't be angry." Ji Mingqing gave Bai Cangze a heads-up. "Even if you're angry, you mustn't leave me. You've been gone for so many days. Do you know how much I miss you?"

His originally tense demeanor was tinged with a hint of grievance when he spoke the last sentence. "Don't be angry, and don't hide it from me."

After saying this, Ji Mingqing raised his head and looked at Xiaowan, his eyes not dodging at all, "You promise me!"

Bai Cangze nodded helplessly, "Ask."

"Did you go out this time... to look for the little female cat?"

"What?" Bai Cangze was a little bit incredulous.

"Are you in a relationship? Generally, only those in love prioritize love over friendship. Even though you prepared so many... hiccups, so many jade slips for me, you've been gone for far too long."

The more Ji Mingqing spoke, the more he felt he was right. "Is your girlfriend also a white cat? I think it's better for white cats to find white cats. Like the white stray cat downstairs from my house. She found a boyfriend who was a big white, black and orange tabby cat. The kittens she gave birth to had such a messy fur. It took me a long time to adopt one."

Ji Mingqing was a little incoherent. "White cats, hehe, I like white Xiaowan. Xiaowan and your girlfriend, please give me two kittens to play with. I like cats with mixed fur, too."

Ji Mingqing patted his chest and assured Xiaowan, "My favorite is Xiaowan, Erhua and Coke have to come second..."

After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, his head tilted and he fell asleep on the table. However, even so, his right hand still held the chopsticks tightly, and the half-bitten shrimp ball stood upright in front of Bai Cangze.

"You can actually get drunk like this..." Seeing Ji Mingqing completely asleep, Bai Cangze hesitated for a moment, then jumped off the table and turned into a human form the moment he landed.

He bent down and picked up Ji Mingqing from the stool. Before doing so, he pulled out the chopsticks that Ji Mingqing was holding tightly and threw them on the table. Then he looked at the person in his arms, and a curious question flashed through his mind.

"Who are Erhua and Kele?"

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