Chapter 81

The next day, Xu Yihe called two people to discuss the construction of the inn with Ji Mingqing.

One of them was Su Jinglin, who had helped Ji Mingqing build the restaurant before, and the other one was a man who looked about the same age as him, but had an extraordinary temperament.

"Hello, I'm Shaoyang, Su Jinglin's master." Shaoyang extended his hand, wanting to shake Ji Mingqing's, but the quick-witted Xu Yihe swatted it away. "This is Boss Ji. You two are here to discuss building an inn." Xu Yihe then sent a message to Shaoyang, "Don't do anything unnecessary."

Shao Yang withdrew his hand in dismay, then looked at Ji Mingqing thoughtfully. Ji Mingqing felt that the atmosphere was a little off, and he asked hesitantly, "Can we start now?"

Several people echoed: "Of course."

Ji Mingqing asked everyone to sit down. Although there were three empty seats at the table, the Lord himself was sitting in the center of the table. Even in his cub form, the aura he exuded still frightened the three of them.

Xu Yihe originally thought that he had seen the world and had stayed in Fengxi Garden for so long that he should have long been accustomed to the presence of the Lord. However, when he actually faced him, he found that he was still not as brave as he imagined.

Shao Yang was listening to the message from the Lord, standing upright beside the table waiting for the Lord's instructions.

Not to mention Su Jinglin, since neither of his two seniors sat down, he didn't even dare to sit.

There were four chairs beside the table, which should have been just enough for one person to sit at a time, but now only Ji Mingqing was sitting at the table. The other three were staring at each other, as if they had just made the most difficult decision in their lives.

"Please sit down." Ji Mingqing looked at the three strange people in confusion. The next moment, the three people who were still hesitating sat down on the stools. The change was so fast that Ji Mingqing was confused.

"Should we discuss the style of the inn now?" Seeing that the three of them were a little reserved, Ji Mingqing took the initiative to start the topic.

"Oh, okay." Shao Yang took out an array plate. After it was activated, a beam of light shot out from the center of the array plate. This light projected a shadow of a tall building in the air, which could be seen clearly even in the daytime.

This thing looks like a high-tech product in the futuristic technology blockbusters he saw in the cinema. It’s so magical!

"What is this? Can I buy it?" Ji Mingqing asked excitedly, looking at the array plate in front of him with shining eyes.

"If Boss Ji likes this design, can we do it for free?" Shao Yang replied stiffly.

"He asked where you bought this formation plate. He is not interested in the content." Bai Cangze spoke from the side.

Only he could understand what Ji Mingqing wanted immediately. Bai Cangze thought of this as a tacit understanding that only existed between the two of them, a tacit understanding that no one else could break into, and a sense of joy welled up in his heart.

"I'm also interested in the design." Ji Mingqing's ears blushed. He grabbed Xiaowan and pinched the pad of his paw as a warning.

"I just want to ask where you bought this formation plate. I kind of like it."

"Do you like this? I made it myself. If you like it, I'll give it to you." Shao Yang immediately expressed his sincerity, "And the refining method."

There is even a method for refining it!

Ji Mingqing put the design drawings behind his mind. He stared at Shao Yang's hands as he was searching for something in the storage bag. His eyes were clear and he looked at Bai Cangze with anticipation, just like a child looking forward to a birthday present. He looked extremely cute.

Birthday gift... When is Ji Mingqing's birthday?

Bai Cangze kept this question in mind, while Shaoyang had already handed the method of refining the formation plate to Ji Mingqing.

"This thing is not difficult to refine at all. I just wanted to show you the design. It's something I just researched temporarily, so it might be a little rough. Please bear with me."

"Okay, okay." Ji Mingqing was overjoyed. After he carefully put the thing away, he remembered to ask.

"How much is this?" Ji Mingqing wanted to pay Shao Yang, but Shao Yang immediately refused loudly: "No, no, I don't want any money!"

Ah? There are people who don't want to pay.

Shao Yang knew he had spoken out of turn, so he immediately tried to smooth things over, "What I meant was that if I do well, you can just give me a bigger bonus."

"That's for sure!" Ji Mingqing slammed the table. "Let's get back to the point. Tell me what you think."

"Look, I heard Boss Ji wants 23 floors, but I think that's a bit short. If possible, I think 230 floors would be about right."

Ji Mingqing: "...What if no one comes to build it so high?"

"To be honest, 230 floors is not considered high in the fairy world. The 300-story Duanyun Palace, the 600-story Cliff Tower, and the 900-story Rainbow Summit are all outstanding high-rise buildings." Shao Yang said as he changed the images projected on the array plate.

He was seen putting his hand on the 23-story tower in the image, and then pulling it upwards. The small building in the image immediately became tall and majestic, towering into the clouds. Just looking at the image could give people a great sense of oppression.

"Two hundred and thirty floors..." Ji Mingqing hesitated. Just when Shaoyang thought his proposal had failed, Ji Mingqing suddenly changed his tone and said excitedly, "This is too cool!"

He said that he built the twenty-three-story inn because he felt that there were no taller buildings in the fairy world, and that after the twenty-three-story inn was built, it should be an abrupt existence.

I didn’t expect that other people would think that the height of the 23rd floor was child’s play.

Then he won’t be polite!

"Great, then we'll build 230 floors!" Ji Mingqing made the decision without hesitation. "If no one lives there by then, we'll live there ourselves!"

Ji Mingqing was full of arrogance. What was a luxury hotel to him? If he had never stayed in one, then he had never stayed in one. He was going to live on the 230th floor in the future!

"Then let me tell you about my plan." Talking about his own profession, Shao Yang felt a lot more relaxed even when facing Bai Cangze.

"We definitely can't have guest rooms on every one of these 230 floors. We can select a few to offer services that other inns don't have." Shao Yang enlarged the design. "One floor can hold 30 to 40 guest rooms. With 230 floors, it's more than enough to house a small military unit."

"Very good, very good." Ji Mingqing was not at all averse to the troops like other city lords. For many city lords, receiving troops was a laborious job, and they might even lose their heads if they were not careful.

But that was just their wild imagination. The Lord never lost his temper because of poor hospitality. The Lord was just...

Shaoyang realized with horror that the Lord seemed to have never lost his temper!

Although the Lord always had a blank expression on his face, he was not really angry.

Is the Lord always angry? That's not the case...

Shaoyang's thoughts were about to drift to the top of the snow-capped mountains when Xu Yihe beside him slapped him awake. "Boss Ji was talking to you and you were distracted. He asked if you could create a functional space for the food city."

"Ah! Okay, okay, that's what I was thinking. We'll put up teleportation arrays on every floor, and then we can go wherever we want."

Teleportation is really convenient. If we take the elevator, not to mention how much time it would take, the cost of buying the elevator would be very expensive.

Ji Mingqing felt a sense of pride in his heart. It would be great to be a god!

"Let me think about it in the next two days and decide what kind of services to prepare in the inn. You take people to build the outside first, and we can discuss the rest later." Ji Mingqing couldn't wait to take out a pen and paper to write and draw.

"Wait a minute, Boss Ji, what I want to say is that if we build 230 floors, the floor area of ​​the bottom floor will definitely be very large. I wonder if you mind."

"What's there to worry about?" He still had such a large piece of land empty, and he didn't know when it would be filled up. The extra space would save him trouble.

"That's good." Shao Yang clapped his hands, and the image in the array disk changed again. Then, large courtyards appeared in front and behind the hotel where he built it.

"Boss Ji, I think the existence of these two courtyards is very necessary. First of all, many immortals who come from far away rely on riding immortal beasts. If Fengxi Garden can't take good care of these immortal beasts and let them have no worries, then word of mouth will surely spread, and our reputation will also spread."

"Okay! I think so too. We should make use of the front and back yards. But the good thing is that their transportation can be portable, so we can make a big deal about the environment."

Thinking of his future inn, Ji Mingqing felt cheerful, as if victory was right before his eyes.

He generously took out a storage bag and stuffed it into Shaoyang's hand. "If it's not enough, come back to me for more. We use the best materials and strive to make it last for ten thousand years."

Ji Mingqing was full of ambition, and the three people who were discussing with him were also in high spirits. The only one who remained as still as a rock was the little kitten lying on the table, as if it had lost contact with the outside world.

After seeing the three people off, Ji Mingqing paced excitedly in the yard.

"I originally thought building twenty-three stories would be great, but isn't this a bit too big a step?" In the midst of his brief excitement, Ji Mingqing suddenly felt unsure. "Aren't two hundred stories a bit too high? Besides, I was so excited just now that I gave all the money I earned yesterday to Shaoyang."

Bai Cangze heard what Ji Mingqing had not finished saying. He was nervous but also a little distressed. He gave away the money on impulse before it even warmed up in his hand. However, he had already made a promise and the money could not be taken back.

"Shaoyang is a man of pure heart. Apart from his willingness to play some small tricks and pranks, he has no bad intentions. You don't have to worry about that."

"I'm not worried about that." Ji Mingqing lowered his eyes and brushed the hem of his clothes. "I'm just worried that no one will come and I'll lose all my wealth."

There is no such thing as bankruptcy in the fairy world, but the fairy stones that have just been given out are definitely enough for the first stage. There are still a lot of investments to be made later. If it fails, it will not even make a splash.

Maybe we'll have to start all over again then.

"Don't worry about this. If you need fairy stones, I can give them to you." Bai Cangze said seriously.

Hearing Xiaowan's words, Ji Mingqing chuckled, "You can't spoil me like this. What if I become addicted to asking you for money in the future? Wouldn't that make me a parasite?"

"There's nothing wrong with being a parasite." Bai Cangze muttered, "Just do whatever you want to do. Why worry about this?"

After chatting with Xiaobai for a while, Ji Mingqing relaxed a lot. He pinched Xiaowan's face and said with a smile, "How rich are you? You dare to make such a boast and let me spend it as I please."

Bai Cangze felt a little depressed. He had a Kunze Palace, but he had no way to reveal it in front of Ji Mingqing. This feeling really made him feel powerless.

After a few days, Ji Mingqing finally got the fireworks plate from Zhao Yu.

"This fireworks plate is really hard to find. There are probably only a few left in the entire fairy world. I just found this from my old warehouse." Zhao Yu handed a few small white jade plates to Ji Mingqing, "Boss Ji, this is it."

"How do I use this?" Ji Mingqing looked at the small jade plate and asked curiously.

This can't even be called a formation plate, it's just a small piece of jade with simple stripes engraved on it. According to Zhao Yu, as long as you inject fairy energy into it, you can set off fireworks.

"Boss Ji, what do you want this for? If you want to do something like this, you can just make an illusion array. Fireworks are so troublesome."

"You don't understand, fireworks and illusions are the same. Watching the fireworks light up the sky in the night, but this short-lived dream can only last for a moment, it's fleeting. How romantic is that?"

"Anyway, I don't understand it, but if Boss Ji comes up with anything new, you must tell me as soon as possible."

"Of course, I'll sell you all the fairy plants in my house!"

Zhao Yu laughed heartily. "I'm lucky. Many people want to know the source of this thing, but I won't tell them. Boss Ji also has to help me keep it a secret."

"Okay, okay." Ji Mingqing sent Zhao Yu away with a smile, and then couldn't wait to start studying the jade plate in his hand.

There were only three short lines on the jade plate. Jin Ming first found an open space and injected his spiritual energy into the jade plate. The next moment, a spark shot out from the center of the jade plate, which scared Ji Ming so much that his hand shook and the jade plate fell to the ground.

"You scared me." Ji Mingqing patted his chest nervously, then quickly squatted down and picked up the jade plate on the ground.

After Ji Mingqing was ready and injected his spiritual energy into the jade plate again, the jade plate became unresponsive.

Ji Mingqing hit his head in frustration. This jade plate was disposable and he hadn't looked at it carefully just now. Not only was it a waste, but he also didn't gain anything.

"What's wrong?" Bai Cangze walked over to Ji Mingqing and rubbed his head. "Don't we still have a few jade plates? I'll just have more experience next time."

Ji Mingqing chuckled and hugged Xiaowan in his arms, "You're right, but you still have to encourage me."

After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he took a few more bites of the small pill. "Okay, there are still a few jade plates left. I have to figure out what they are made of today."

After saying that, Ji Mingqing wanted to put Xiaowan on the ground, but Bai Cangze turned around and jumped onto Ji Mingqing's shoulder. "Don't be nervous after injecting the immortal energy. The fire can't hurt you."

Ji Mingqing turned his head and looked at Xiaowan with gratitude. He felt so safe with Xiaowan around!

Then he focused all his attention on the jade plate in front of him. This time he saw clearly that the patterns on the jade plate were the same as the patterns displayed in the sky when fireworks bloomed.

For example, the jade plate in his hand is closed at the bottom, and the three lines spread out at the top, which is the most traditional style of fireworks. What Ji Mingqing saw from the jade plate just now was three pitiful little sparks bursting out of the jade plate. If he hadn't been staring at it, he might have ignored the existence of these flames.

"How do you draw on this thing?" Ji Mingqing felt that he knew the principle of the jade plate. He took out a similar piece of jade and was about to carve on it with a knife, but was stopped by Xiaowan.

"That's not how it's carved." Bai Cangze held Ji Mingqing's hand. "You need to attach the immortal energy to the tip of the knife."

"I have it." Ji Mingqing shook the carving knife in his hand. "How could I possibly ignore such an important matter?"

"There's something else." Bai Cangze put his cat paw into Ji Mingqing's palm, then pressed Ji Mingqing's palm, "To give you some encouragement."

Ji Mingqing was surprised. When had Xiaowan ever taken the initiative to touch him like this? Before he could hold Xiaowan's paw in return, Bai Cangze had already retracted his paw and turned away.

Ji Mingqing pinched his fingers with a bit of regret, not knowing that Bai Cangze felt that his whole body was beginning to boil.

So soft, Ji Mingqing’s palm is so soft.

Ji Mingqing actually shook his hand back.

Ji Mingqing did not refuse his closeness.

Bai Cangze lowered his head, unable to control his inner joy, but he still did not forget the problems between the two of them.

As for the solution... he is already preparing it.

Using the immortal energy to carve patterns on the jade plate did not achieve the effect Ji Mingqing wanted. After studying it for a few days, he put it aside temporarily and turned to check the progress of the inn's construction.

Originally, he wanted to build a twenty-three-story building next to the restaurant, but since the plan had changed, Ji Mingqing moved the location of the inn.

He placed the entire inn in the very center of the land he owned, which was still close to the restaurant and the train, which was exactly what Ji Mingqing wanted.

Now the distribution of his land has taken shape, with merchants in the east, farmers in the west, and himself living in the middle. The three parties do not affect each other, but are closely connected.

Ji Mingqing planned to build this inn into his own landmark building, so he was very attentive to the design of the inn. After conveying his ideas to Shaoyang, Shaoyang was able to perfectly replicate his imagination based on just a few words.

"Let's get a set of Qushui Liushang on the first floor and place it at the entrance. We can also add some simple illusion arrays." Ji Mingqing gestured with his hands, "The kind that exudes fairy energy."

"Immortal energy?" Shao Yang pondered for a moment. "Is it just like our Lord? When he cultivates, the immortal energy between heaven and earth will pour into him, thus forming his own immortal form around his body."

"What?" Ji Mingqing really didn't understand and asked back.

"That is to say, when our Lord cultivates, the surrounding immortal energy will rush towards him. Eight out of ten times he cultivates, strange phenomena will occur between heaven and earth."

"What?" Ji Mingqing still didn't understand. He just wanted to make some smoke come out of this little Jing'er, so why did it get linked to the Lord's cultivation?

Shaoyang wanted to say something else, but Xiaowan coughed lightly in Ji Mingqing's ear, and Ji Mingqing's attention immediately shifted to Xiaowan.

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Bai Cangze shook his head, a little melancholy, "Nothing, you can continue to discuss it with Shaoyang."

How could Shaoyang be so stupid! He used to seem quite clever, but today I asked him to say a few good words for me, and it turned out to be worse than nothing.

If these people spoke at this level, he would have to quickly tell Xu Yihe and Cui Ding to stop.

"Let's set up the eleventh floor as a dining area. The twenty-first floor can be turned into an indoor children's playground, different from the one outside. The thirty-first floor can be used to plant some rare fairy plants so that guests can enjoy them..."

Ji Mingqing racked his brains, searching his mind for the high-end services he had seen in modern society. Unfortunately, he had only seen pigs run but had never eaten pork. Even if he knew what they were, he had not experienced them personally, so there was still a big gap.

However, there is no rush to complete these finishing works. Building an inn is different from building a restaurant and dormitory. Shaoyang told him that it would take at least a year to complete.

Ji Mingqing was already very satisfied with the speed. He took Xiaowan and made a big circle around the area surrounded by the inn.

"When the inn is almost finished, we still need to build a road." Ji Mingqing measured in the direction in front of him, "Although immortals don't care about potholes on the ground, and they don't fly dust on their bodies, and they even fly dust, this smooth road looks pleasing to the eye, doesn't it?"

Ji Mingqing looked at Xiaowan, wanting to ask for his advice.

"That's true, but before building a road, it's better to plan it carefully. If it's too messy, it will be unsightly."

Ji Mingqing agreed, "Of course it is, but it will take another year for the inn to be completed, so we don't need to rush for now."

"But I will have to repair this road myself when the time comes. I saw Xu Yihe turning the ground over with just a wave of his hand before, and it made me want to do it myself." Ji Mingqing rubbed his hands, "You will accompany me when the time comes."

Bai Cangze nodded, "Of course."

At this time, Ji Mingqing saw a person walking towards him from a distance. He squinted his eyes and found that the person was Yang Yubei, who never appeared outside and only worked hard in the kitchen.

"Master Yang, what do you want to talk to me about?" Ji Mingqing hurriedly walked up to him. He had a very good impression of this master who had been working hard.

"Boss Ji, I do have a favor to ask." Yang Yubei said, feeling a little embarrassed. "I haven't worked here long, so I shouldn't have asked Boss Ji, but I really don't have any other options."

Ji Mingqing looked at Yang Yubei, feeling a little uncomfortable. "Master Yang, if you have anything, just tell me. I will definitely help you to the best of my ability."

If there is a way, who would be willing to ask for help?

"Look, I have two young apprentices. They recently committed some misdeeds and can no longer work at their previous restaurant. They were also forced to pay a large sum of money and are now penniless and have been kicked out. So I wanted to ask Boss Ji if I could get them a job here. It doesn't matter what it is, even if it's just moving wood."

"Your apprentice?" Ji Mingqing raised an eyebrow. "That proves they also have skills!"

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