Chapter 83

Ji Mingqing went to the inn every day to check on it. Shaoyang was very efficient and had already built the first floor in the past few days. He also sorted out the location of the courtyard, which would facilitate Ji Mingqing's future planning for the surrounding area.

"The first floor only needs to be divided into three parts, but what is this?" Ji Mingqing pointed to the white jade screen standing in the middle of the first floor.

The white jade screen seemed out of place in the chaotic and noisy environment. "Put it away for now and take it out after it's finished."

Shao Yang explained, "This is not an ordinary screen. With him, our construction will definitely go smoothly and without any mistakes."

"Why?" Ji Mingqing was puzzled.

"Because this is a gift from the Lord, whenever I have to do this kind of land reclamation work, I will place the immortal weapon given by the Lord in the center to seek the Lord's protection."

"Ah?" Ji Mingqing was even more confused. "Is the Lord so useful?"

How come they are all gods and yet you are still superstitious?

"That's because the Lord controls the Immortal Realm. He knows everything. If we encounter any difficulties, the Lord can resolve them with just a flick of his finger, without us even noticing. Isn't that amazing?"

Ji Mingqing: "Then how do you know that the Lord has helped? Didn't he let you know?"

Shao Yang: "...Anyway, I just know it!" Shao Yang was trying to think about how to restore his image in front of the Lord, when Su Jinglin came over.

"Master, someone is delivering materials over there."

After hearing this, Shaoyang immediately said goodbye to Ji Mingqing: "I'm sorry, Boss Ji, I'm a little busy here, please help yourself."

Ji Mingqing looked at Shao Yang's fleeing figure and couldn't help laughing. "What's wrong with these people? Why do they always flatter the Lord but never in the right place?"

Bai Cangze felt a little uncomfortable. He coughed lightly and then said, "Maybe they are sincere."

"Maybe, but I haven't met the Lord yet. Maybe after I meet the Lord, I'll become a Lord-boasting person, telling everyone I meet how great the Lord is."

Bai Cangze blushed at the thought of that situation, but Ji Mingqing turned around disapprovingly and said, "Let's go. Let's go back and prepare the things we need for the new recruit selection."

According to Ji Mingqing's investigation over the past two days, when the immortals are selected, Kunze Palace will gather 80% of the immortals in the immortal world. Many people come not only to watch the selection, but more importantly, they want to see the Lord.

After all, the Lord has always been elusive, and there are very few opportunities to see him except on the battlefield.

The immortals in the fairy world all have a kind of worship for the Lord that comes from the soul.

However, Ji Mingqing had been in the fairy world for a short time and was not very familiar with the Lord's previous achievements. In addition, after the battle between immortals and demons that made the Lord a god, Ji Mingqing didn't even know of his existence.

However, no one else seemed to realize this. In recent days, many people had mentioned the Lord's merits in Ji Mingqing's ears intentionally or unintentionally. That was because the Lord was a very distant person to Ji Mingqing, so he didn't react much.

"Let's just live our own lives first." Ji Mingqing chatted with Xiaowan while kneading the noodles in his hand.

"I don't know if the location closest to Kunze Palace is as good as they say. What if everyone's attention is drawn to Kunze Palace and they don't look at my stall?"

"Then do you want to change positions?" Bai Cangze asked. He knew nothing about these things, but now as long as Ji Mingqing raised a question, he wanted to solve it.

Ji Mingqing shook his head and said, "Forget it. Let's explore the way first. Besides, didn't Xu Yihe say that this location is the best? I feel he knows it better than me." Ji Mingqing rolled the dough in his hand into long strips and then cut it into small pieces.

"There will definitely be a lot of people that day, and it will be very lively. We need to make something easy to carry." After saying this, Ji Mingqing rolled all the small dough in his hand into thin slices, then wrapped them with pre-cut fruits, and finally put them in the pan to fry.

"There's a dish in my hometown called fried bananas. I originally thought only children liked it, but it turns out everyone likes it, young and old."

The problem is that he couldn't find raw materials in the fairy world that were 100% the same as those in the place where Ji Mingqing lived before, so he could only make some improvements.

After frying, Ji Mingqing took out the fruit dough from the pot and tasted it first.

"Huh?! It's actually delicious!" Ji Mingqing didn't expect that he would succeed on the first try. He pushed the plate in front of Bai Cangze.

"Xiaowan, try it." After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he took out a small dish of syrup he had prepared and said, "If you think it's not sweet enough, you can add some more sugar."

Bai Cangze tasted it and said, "It's really good."

Ji Mingqing was happy. Every time he saw Xiaowan like something he made, he felt happy. "This time when I sell them, I plan to string them together like candied haws. It will be convenient to eat them with my hands while walking on the street."

"I think so. Anything else?"

"Of course I have. I was going to take the peach blossom cake set meal over. I originally thought that this thing would take a long time to make, but at this time, Yang Yubei's apprentice came over and solved my urgent problem. It really seems that God is blessing me to make money."

"And our signature Lumei drink. Oh, it would be great if the Lord could say that his favorite Lumei drink is ours. That way, the rest would be counterfeits, and we would naturally be able to attract customers."

"...I won't do it next time." Bai Cangze regretted that he had not considered it enough at the time, and it always seemed a bit strange to patch up what he had said before, so he could only do it this way.

"What do you mean, not next time? Do you still have a say in the Lord's case?" Ji Mingqing continued fiddling with the things in his hands. "By the way, can you help me check on Cui Ding and see how the wooden box he asked him to prepare is going?"

After hearing what Ji Mingqing said, Bai Cangze immediately jumped off the table and went to find Cui Ding. Ever since Cui Ding easily cut down a few trees for Ji Mingqing last time, all the carpentry work in Fengxi Garden has been done by him.

"My Lord!" After seeing the Lord, Cui Ding immediately put the weapon in his hand on the ground, then clasped his fists and bowed to Bai Cangze.

"How's the matter going?" Bai Cangze frowned as he looked at the pile of broken wood pieces in front of Cui Ding.

Recently, he quickly reported: "The main thing is that I am the only one here now. By the evening, others will come to help. By tomorrow morning at the latest, the 1,000 boxes that Boss Ji wants will definitely be ready."

"No."

Cui Ding felt nervous when he heard Bai Songze's words. He was about to make some excuses when Bai Songze said, "Cut down another twenty trees."

Cui Ding immediately picked up his weapon and cut down twenty trees as quickly as possible. Then, according to Bai Songze's instructions, he placed them all neatly in front of him.

"Stand back."

After hearing the order, Cui Ding immediately took a few steps back until he was behind Bai Cangze.

Then Cui Ding saw Bai Cangze raise his hand, and a white light burst out from the palm of his hand. The next moment, the white light rushed towards the wood in front of him, wrapping all the wood in this invisible light.

Then Cui Ding opened his eyes even wider and saw that the wood in the white light was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

Under Bai Cangze's light, the original whole tree first turned into pieces of wood, then into wood chips, and then the wood chips automatically assembled themselves.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the twenty pieces of wood in front of him turned into five hundred boxes.

"Tomorrow morning, you have to hand in at least 1,500. Can you do it?" Bai Cangze looked at Cui Ding expressionlessly. Cui Ding moved his Adam's apple and recovered from the shock.

"able!"

Bai Cangze nodded with satisfaction, turned around and returned to the courtyard.

Little did he know that Cui Ding was frantically looking for Xu Yihe with the fairy ring.

"Do you know what the Lord just did in front of me? The Lord just used the time-shifting technique to make five hundred boxes for Boss Ji!"

"What did you say?" Xu Yihe was incredulous. "Wait a minute, I'll come find you now."

Xu Yihe found Cui Ding as quickly as possible. He stood in front of Cui Ding and said seriously, "Tell me in detail."

Make sure to take a deep breath and tell the story from the beginning.

“…The Lord took the box and left. Before he left, he glanced at me, as if mocking me for being so slow.”

"Compared to ordinary people, you're not slow." Xu Yihe consoled him, "But it's just to make a box for Boss Ji, and Boss Ji isn't in a hurry. Isn't using the time shifting method a bit extravagant?"

There is no one in the entire fairy world who doesn’t know the time-shifting method, because it is Bai Cangze’s unique innate skill, and only Bai Cangze in the entire fairy world can control time by this.

This is also the fundamental reason why Ji Mingqing wants to ask the Lord for help.

"That's right. I've been under his command for so many years and I've only seen him use time-shifting twice, and both times were used against the Demon Lord. But the Lord is truly amazing. His control is so strong that he only changed the state of these twenty trees after one night, and didn't affect anything nearby at all."

Xu Yihe looked at the pile of broken wood chips at Cui Ding's feet and agreed, "This is the Lord. It's not unusual for him to have this kind of ability. It's just the time-shifting method..."

"Next time the Lord uses the time shift technique, I'll record it for you."

Xu Yihe nodded and said, "If you use it here, I will record it for you."

Ji Mingqing, who had no idea that Bai Cangze had used a magical technique that even Bai Cangze's old subordinates found rare, was looking at the box and said with a mixture of complaint and excitement, "Cui Ding is really fast. He's already finished this box before I even prepared anything. Tomorrow I'll have him chop down all the bamboo in the backyard and make some bamboo curtains and bamboo tubes."

"I'll let him know," Bai Cangze said. "Let's fill these 500 boxes first."

"Of course." Ji Mingqing put the box into the storage bag, and then gave Bai Cangze a bowl of sugar water.

"There are a lot of ingredients added to this. Try it and see if you like it. If you like it, I will add it to my stall plan."

Ji Mingqing froze the prepared plum drink into ice, then pounded it into smoothie, and added various small ingredients and fruits on the smoothie. He had seen it in the snack street behind the school, so he imitated it.

"That's right, I'll let Cui Ding go cut bamboo tomorrow."

Hearing that Xiaowan liked it, Ji Mingqing also smiled and said, "Let's prepare some fried meat and vegetables. I've already made an agreement with Zhao Yu. When he brings the ingredients over tomorrow, they'll all be ready. After they're fried, put them in a box. When the day comes, we can take the box with us and we'll be done!"

Ji Mingqing, who had never set up a stall before, felt a little excited when he thought about setting up a stall soon.

"We're not looking for money, we're just being normal. But we still have to go through the selection process that day. Who do you think would be a good choice for me to take with me?"

"They should have seen a lot of tryouts. They can ask if anyone wants to volunteer and give the others a day off. There shouldn't be many customers coming that day."

Although it was voluntary, Bai Cangze had already decided to let Cui Ding and Xu Yihe take charge of the stall. Anyway, the rookie selection contest had no appeal to them. After all, these two people had personally organized countless selections.

It doesn't matter if they miss one more show.

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen later. Let's study how to build the road now." Ji Mingqing took out a huge piece of white paper and a charcoal pencil and began to write and draw on it.

"This circle is the circle of small trains outside, and here in the middle is a river." Ji Mingqing divided the paper into two parts with a stroke of his brush.

"This is the inn that will be built soon. This side is our restaurant and children's playground. This area is Yuantao Slope. The side at the very edge is the dormitory."

Ji Mingqing casually drew several circles of different sizes on the paper and marked names in the circles.

"The main thing is that although there are already quite a few buildings here, the map shows it's still empty." Ji Mingqing scratched his head. "I'm planning to build a souvenir shop, but other than that, I can't think of any good ideas. What about you?"

Ji Mingqing looked intently at the scattered circles on the paper in front of him. "Do you think I should ask someone else?"

Bai Cangze pricked up his ears, "Who do you want to ask?"

"Who else can I ask? The most knowledgeable person I know is Zhao Yu. You can also ask Lu Jiyao, he's out and about all day. Xu Yihe and Cui Ding may stay in Fengxi Garden every day, but they know a lot of people after all..."

Ji Mingqing said as he was counting on his fingers. Bai Cangze interrupted him helplessly: "Ask me, why don't you ask me?"

Ji Mingqing was a little surprised, "Aren't I asking you?"

Bai Cangze lost his temper and said, "I want you to ask me formally."

Ji Mingqing snorted in his heart. This little cat has been getting more and more jealous lately.

"Then I would like to ask Your Highness Komaru, what are your thoughts on this?"

Bai Cangze snorted coldly, "You only asked me at the last moment, I don't know."

Ji Ming couldn't help laughing when he heard this unsurprising answer.

"Okay, I understand."

After he finished speaking, he rolled his eyes and said, "After all, you have given me the inspiration for the souvenir shop, so you are already a hero."

"When did I ever give you inspiration for a souvenir shop?"

Ji Mingqing puffed out his chest and said confidently, "Of course not. When the children's park first opened, I said I wanted to use the image of your cub. Have you forgotten?"

"When the time comes, I will put all the products related to you in the souvenir shop, such as Xiaowan headbands, Xiaowan bracelets, Xiaowan pendants, Xiaowan jackets. Anyway, the souvenir shop will be Xiaowan's world."

Ji Mingqing held Xiaowan in his arms and said, "You are not allowed to refuse when the time comes!"

Bai Cangze was about to say no when he said, "..."

"I'll give you a share when the time comes, we'll split it 50-50." Ji Mingqing was confident that the souvenir shop could make a fortune. He remembered that a doll from a famous amusement park had been sold to exorbitant prices by scalpers. Although that doll was cute, their Xiaowan was not bad either!

That is a doll played by a human, but the one he has is a real cat that can grow bigger or smaller.

Ten points for Xiaowan!

Ji Mingqing looked at Xiaowan intently, thinking about the huge fortune he was about to make, and his eyes narrowed slightly with joy.

Bai Cangze felt uncomfortable being looked at by Ji Mingqing, and the tip of his ear twitched slightly, "Don't look at me like that."

"Yeah." Ji Mingqing agreed halfheartedly, and when Xiaowan looked away, he kissed Xiaowan hard on the cheek.

"Don't even think about running away secretly now. You are my cat now."

Ji Mingqing's tone was slightly overbearing. He thought Xiaowan might push his face away as usual and turn around and run away, but he heard Xiaowan's faint reply, which he almost missed.

"I see."

*

Seeing that the new talent selection competition was approaching, Ji Mingqing was like a primary school student going on a spring outing for the first time, excited but also a little worried.

"Why are you so nervous?" Bai Cangze asked puzzledly as he looked at Ji Mingqing who had just finished practicing and was resting under the shade of a tree.

"How do you know I'm nervous?" Ji Mingqing asked in confusion.

"When you're nervous, your index fingers will twist together and circle around." Bai Cangze revealed, "So why are you nervous?"

"Why should I ask? It's normal to be nervous the first time. I was nervous before the restaurant, children's playground and Yuantaopo opened." Ji Mingqing raised his hand again in a demonstrative manner and rotated his fingers twice in front of Xiaowan's eyes.

"I can't practice anymore, so I'm taking a leave of absence this afternoon!" Ji Mingqing jumped up from the ground and patted the dust behind him. "I'm going back to the yard to make final preparations."

Bai Cangze didn't say anything, but just followed him silently. At this time, his fairy ring rang, and Ji Mingqing saw that it was Zhao Yu.

"What can I do for you, Boss Zhao?" Now was not the time for two people to deliver goods, and Zhao Yu rarely took the initiative to look for him.

"Boss Ji, this is what I am doing. I am planning to go to Kunze Palace to check out my stall later, and I wanted to ask if you would like to join me."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Ji Mingqing agreed without hesitation, "Shall we go now?"

"Yes, I borrowed a friend's Duanyun car. It will take less than an hour to get to Kunze Palace. I'm at the door of the restaurant now."

Ji Mingqing was delighted, "Okay, okay, I'll be there right away!"

After putting down the fairy ring, Ji Mingqing jumped up happily.

"Zhao Yu is really thoughtful. If I'm in the dark tomorrow and waste time, wouldn't that be the same as wasting time making money?"

Bai Cangze also thought it made sense, and he secretly gave Zhao Yu credit for his achievement.

"Boss Ji, you're here!" Zhao Yu was standing in front of the Duanyun car. When he saw Ji Mingqing, he waved to him vigorously.

"I borrowed a friend's car and happened to pass by here, so I thought of asking you to come with me and take a look." Zhao Yu quickly invited Ji Mingqing to get in the car.

Seeing Xiaowan jumping off Ji Mingqing's shoulder, Zhao Yu was stunned, "Zun... Xiaowan is not going?"

Ji Mingqing turned around and saw Xiaowan jumping to the ground. Without saying a word, he bent down and picked him up.

"How could he not go? We will go in and out together from now on." Ji Mingqing held Xiaowan in his arms and did not allow him to refuse.

In fact, Bai Cangze really didn't want to go. All the people there were from Kunze Palace, and many of them knew him.

He could relax in Fengxi Garden, but he still felt a little uncomfortable in Kunze Palace. He had already thought of an excuse to leave tomorrow, but he didn't expect that today would catch him off guard.

"You go by yourself. I'm going to watch Cui Ding cut bamboo." After saying that, he wanted to run away, but was pulled back by Ji Mingqing.

"You promised not to leave me, are you breaking that promise now?"

After hearing this, Bai Cangze stopped, sighed, and returned obediently to Ji Mingqing's arms.

Zhao Yu didn't expect that as a non-staff member of Fengxiyuan, he could actually hear such a secret matter. He suddenly understood the sigh that Cui Ding and his Tongxianhuan had made before, which was still hesitant.

Who would dare to tell this to others?

Bai Cangze resigned himself to his fate and nestled in Ji Mingqing's arms. Ji Mingqing raised his head with satisfaction and said to Zhao Yu, "Let's go."

Then, seeing that Zhao Yu didn't respond, he patted Zhao Yu on the shoulder and said, "Boss Zhao, what are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking..." Zhao Yu turned around and saw Bai Cangze staring at him, and he came back to his senses with a start.

"I'm thinking about how we should plan our route." Zhao Yu swallowed.

"I've made up my mind. Let's go now."

"Oh, okay." Ji Mingqing sat back in his seat, a little confused.

Wouldn't it be better for this cloud car to just fly in a straight line? Why would it need to plan its route?

There wouldn't still be air traffic control in the fairy world, right?

However, after the car started moving, Ji Mingqing's attention was attracted by the beautiful scenery outside the window.

The Duanyun car is like a small airplane, but it has a better view than an airplane. Moreover, after being processed by the formation, you can feel the breeze blowing across your cheeks by the window.

It took a tremendous amount of willpower to control himself and prevent himself from screaming.

The next moment, he could no longer hold back his exclamation. It turned out that Zhao Yu had done something in front of him. The wooden planks under Ji Mingqing's feet turned into clouds. When he stepped on them, his entire foot sank into them.

This feeling is so wonderful!

Ji Mingqing lowered his voice, hugged Xiaowan and exclaimed in his ear with a trembling voice.

"Komaru! I'm actually stepping on a cloud!"

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing's reaction and was quite satisfied. However, he still cleared his throat and raised an eyebrow and said, "What a fuss! Didn't you also step on clouds when you went out before?"

"Can they be the same?" Before, the feeling of stepping on the clouds was the same as stepping on the ground, both were hard, but with the appearance of clouds, it looked ethereal, so he was curious.

But it was different now. His feet were soft, and he could even pick up a cloud when he bent down. The cloud was softer than cotton. Ji Mingqing put the cloud against his face and sighed with satisfaction.

"I never thought that after I died, I would still see Yun one day."