Chapter 97

"Have you memorized it?" Bai Cangze had already read three sentences, but Ji Mingqing hadn't moved a single word. He rubbed Ji Mingqing's head, leaned close to Ji Mingqing's ear, and reminded him in a quiet voice, "Do you want me to read it again?"

Ji Mingqing was startled and turned around subconsciously, only to meet Bai Cangze's meaningful eyes. He immediately turned his head back uncomfortably and said shyly.

"Sorry, I was distracted."

Bai Cangze casually rubbed Ji Mingqing's head twice. Ji Mingqing subconsciously wanted to dodge, but then he thought of what Bai Cangze had just said and forced himself not to move.

Bai Cangze was in a good mood as he saw Ji Mingqing becoming more and more obedient. "I'll read it again. You must remember it carefully this time."

Ji Mingqing nodded vigorously, "Yeah, I won't be distracted this time."

Bai Cangze's voice, with some lowness, once again reached Ji Mingxin's ears. Even after finishing each sentence, he would lean close to Ji Mingqing's ear and whisper, "Did you remember this sentence?" This made Ji Mingqing a little nervous.

"I've got it, I've got it." Ji Mingqing pushed the paper in his hand towards Bai Cangze, "Look, I've got it all written down."

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing and saw that he had only written some characters he didn't recognize. He suddenly understood how Ji Mingqing felt just now. He followed Ji Mingqing's fingers all the way up and saw Ji Mingqing's wrist. He suddenly felt his throat a little dry.

"Well, let's continue." Bai Cangze turned his eyes away calmly and continued to read for Ji Mingqing as usual.

It took the two of them two quarters of an hour to read just over a hundred characters. Ji Mingqing managed to recognize all of them, but Bai Cangze not only asked him to recognize all the characters, he also explained many similar characters to Ji Mingqing. As a result, Ji Mingqing, who was already 23 years old, had to learn to recognize characters from scratch.

"Can I stop studying?" Ji Mingqing said, and finally looked at Bai Cangze pitifully. He had already filled two pages of paper, but Bai Cangze still had no intention of stopping.

"This is an ancient saying from the fairy world. If you ever have a chance to study ancient books again in the future, it would be a pity if you missed this opportunity because you couldn't read." Bai Cangze spoke righteously, without any hint of selfish motives.

"How could I have the chance to encounter ancient books? The ancient books I did encounter were all given to me by you. Can you teach me when the time comes?" Ji Mingqing's voice softened as he begged Bai Cangze, "I want to practice quickly."

He wanted to master this technique as quickly as possible so that when he could return to the small world, he would be safe.

Bai Cangze raised his eyebrows when he heard Ji Mingqing's coquettish tone, and a sense of satisfaction of being relied on secretly rose in his heart.

"Okay, you start practicing from now on, and I won't disturb you." Bai Cangze walked to the side, found a place at random, and then stood there facing Ji Mingqing, hugging his shoulders, looking at him with a smile.

It would have been fine if Ji Mingqing didn't know about Bai Cangze's actions, but he had already seen Bai Cangze. When he wanted to close his eyes and concentrate on calming down, Bai Cangze's teasing expression appeared in his mind.

My Lord, your character has collapsed! Aren't you a beautiful girl? Why do you become like this when you come to me?

After Ji Mingqing secretly complained in his heart, when he wanted to calm down and use this spell skillfully again, he heard a chuckle coming from Bai Cangze.

Ji Mingqing: "..."

Why is this person like this? Why does he disturb others from their positive progress?

Ji Mingqing opened his eyes angrily and saw Bai Cangze stretching out his hands and gently playing with a few bamboo branches that came in from the yard outside, as if the bamboo leaves were really something interesting, which could actually make Bai Cangze laugh.

"My Lord, you can't do this!" Ji Mingqing's tone was filled with anger, "I really can't continue practicing like this."

Moreover, Ji Mingqing was not used to Bai Cangze's behavior. It was as awkward as if the class teacher who had always asked you to study hard suddenly asked you to go to the bar to have fun.

"What about me?" Bai Cangze turned around and looked at Ji Mingqing with a puzzled expression.

"You..." Ji Mingqing really couldn't say anything. The other person just laughed, what's the big deal? It would seem a bit pretentious to say it out loud.

Ji Mingqing scratched his head and simply turned his back. Bai Cangze, looking at him from behind, seemed to be able to sense that he was a little angry.

Bai Cangze sighed in his heart, walked slowly forward, and gently touched Ji Mingqing's head.

Ji Mingqing was unable to react in time, his body trembling slightly, and then he heard Bai Cangze's voice coming from behind his ear, "Don't move, this item can help you enter a state of meditation for three hours, consider it my apology for disturbing you."

After hearing this, Ji Ming immediately stopped moving. He calmly accepted Bai Cangze's gift, and before entering into meditation, he glanced at Bai Cangze again and instructed, "In three hours, the two of us will go have dinner together."

Bai Cangze nodded, "Don't worry, I will wait for you."

Ji Mingqing then closed his eyes contentedly. Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with an unconcealable joy on his face.

That's really good. Ji Mingqing is obviously not nervous now. He was nervous when he just found out about his identity. It was really cute to see Ji Mingqing wanting to get angry but having to endure it.

During Ji Mingqing's cultivation, three hours passed in a flash. When he opened his eyes, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The whole world became quiet. This made Ji Mingqing, who had just opened his eyes suddenly and had just come out of the state of cultivation and was still confused in his mind, feel a little dazed.

"Awake?" A familiar voice broke the silence in the courtyard. Ji Mingqing subconsciously said "Ah..." and turned around to see Bai Cangze sitting on a set of carved pear blossom tables and chairs that he had taken out from somewhere, holding a scroll in his left hand and a teacup in his right hand, bringing it to his mouth.

Feeling Ji Mingqing's breath subside, Bai Cangze raised his eyes slightly, "How do you feel?"

Ji Mingqing pondered for a moment and said frankly, "I find it a bit difficult, and I don't quite understand the meaning, but I have vaguely grasped the clue. I just feel that I can resonate with this jade."

Bai Cangze put away the book in his hand, picked up the teapot, filled the other empty teacup, then he stood up and walked towards Ji Mingqing.

"Your efficiency is already fast enough, so there's no need to rush. You'll be able to master it before you set off." Bai Cangze handed the teacup to Ji Mingqing's lips. "Try it! The golden leaf tea just delivered from Xihuan Island is perfect for those who are tired after training."

"Xihuan Island?" Why did Ji Mingqing's name sound so familiar? The next moment, he realized, "Isn't this Xihuan Island, the home of Huang Ding's family?"

Bai Cangze nodded. "Huang Dingzhi sent it to thank you for helping him raise the immortal beast."

After listening to Bai Xiangze's words, Ji Ming suddenly stood up from his stool and said, "Yes, and he also promised to help Huang Dingzhi raise immortal beasts. Where did those immortal beasts go?"

After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he looked at Bai Cangze. He moved closer to Bai Cangze, feeling a little embarrassed. "My Lord, where did you keep Huang Dingzhi's immortal beasts? Why haven't I seen any of them in the past few days since I came back?"

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with a guilty yet slightly flattering expression, his eyes tinged with amusement, "Oh? What makes you think I'll help you deal with those immortal beasts?"

"Because you're a good person!" Ji Mingqing said confidently, "And you're my good friend. I know you! You definitely can't bear to see the immortal beasts become homeless."

"The fairy beasts in the fairy world don't have to be displaced. Even if they live in the wild, they will live well." Bai Cangze's heart was as hard as iron, and he refused to tell Ji Mingqing the whereabouts of those fairy beasts.

Ji Mingqing was a little anxious. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally plucked up the courage to grab Bai Cangze's sleeve, raised his head, and looked at Bai Cangze with pleading eyes.

"My Lord, just tell me, okay?"

Bai Cangze looked down and saw Ji Mingqing's eyes, which looked even more moist in the moonlight. He coughed uncomfortably and said, "You called me the wrong name." Ji Mingqing was stunned for a moment. What did he call me the wrong name?

"You said before that you and I are friends. I think there's no need for friends to call each other by name, just like before. What do you think?"

"ah?"

Ji Mingqing didn't react, so Bai Cangze said angrily, "You clearly promised me to call me Xiaowan before, why haven't you changed your words recently and are still calling me Lord?"

"Ah!" Ji Mingqing remembered that he had indeed agreed to this before, but he could only call out Xiaowan's name to the furry cub-stage Lord. Now, facing the tall, mature and steady man standing in front of him, he really didn't have the courage to say the word "Xiaowan".

"Only if I turn into a cat can we communicate on an equal footing?" Bai Cangze's tone gradually became lower. Ji Ming's heart rose to his throat when he heard this tone.

"No, no, absolutely not!" Ji Mingqing shook his hands frantically, "That's definitely not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?" Bai Cangze's voice was cold. After hearing it, Ji Ming complained in his heart that this name did not suit this person at all!

"The main reason is that I'm worried that if your subordinates hear me calling you Xiaowan outside, it might not be good." Ji Mingqing suddenly had an idea and thought of this reason, "It would damage your dignity!"

"I don't care." Bai Cangze said indifferently, "No matter what you call me, they won't have any doubts. You can rest assured."

What does this have to do with whether I'm relieved or not! Ji Mingqing was a little overwhelmed, "No, it's really not good to yell like that outside!"

"Can you really call me that when we're alone?" Bai Cangze lowered his head and slowly approached Ji Mingqing. "Are you sure?"

Ji Mingqing's mind went blank, and he subconsciously answered, "I'm sure!"

Bai Shangze raised his eyebrows. "In that case, then call me by my usual name outside. When we're talking privately, you can call me Xiaowan, or you can call me Cangze. I don't mind."

Seeing how easily Bai Cangze accepted it, Ji Mingqing felt as if he had fallen into some kind of trap set by Bai Cangze. However, before he could think about it, Bai Cangze patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dinner is ready. Do you want to eat now?"

Ji Mingqing's attention was drawn back by Bai Cangze's words, "If you want to eat, eat now!"

Bai Cangze chuckled and said, "Let's go now."

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing who was wolfing down the food in front of him. While chewing slowly, he thought about how Ji Mingqing had always prepared meals for him before. At that time, he was even picky. If he encountered food that did not suit his taste, he would not even eat a bite. Ji Mingqing would hold a small spoon, coax him softly, and persuade him to take a bite to try it.

"Is this meal to your taste?" Bai Cangze asked.

Ji Mingqing raised his head from his rice bowl and said, "Of course it suits my taste. Isn't this made by Yang Yubei? I was the one who taught him how to make these two dishes."

"Ah, it turns out Yang Yubei knows your taste so well."

Ji Mingqing felt that Bai Cangze had been acting a bit weird these past two days, and that he always had hidden meanings in his words. Now when he heard Bai Cangze's resentful words, he had to think more deeply about it.

"Yang Yubei probably doesn't know my taste very well. I don't know who he is, but he not only knows what I like to eat, but also makes a very healthy combination of meat and vegetables. This person must understand me very well."

After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he looked up at Bai Cangze and asked, "The person I'm talking about isn't you, is he?"

Bai Cangze nodded slightly. "I've seen that you prefer spicy food, so I asked Yang Yubei to prepare this table. I wonder if it suits your taste."

"Hehehe." Ji Mingqing always felt like he was petting a kitten. "Thank you so much, Xiaowan. I need these warm things to warm my body after training."

Bai Cangze nodded with satisfaction: "That's good."

"By the way, Xiao... Xiaowan." It felt strange to call the master by this name, but Ji Mingqing still gritted his teeth and called him as before according to Bai Cangze's wishes.

"Where are those immortal beasts? Are they kept somewhere in Fengxi Garden?" Ji Mingqing asked curiously.

Bai Cangze shook his head. "That's not the case. I kept them in Kunze Palace. I was planning to bring you and the immortal beast back with you, but because you had been practicing for too long, and immortal beasts are not suited to changing environments multiple times in a short period of time, I kept them in Kunze Palace temporarily."

It turned out that the baby was being kept in Kunze Palace. Ji Mingqing felt relieved. Keeping the baby in Kunze Palace must be much better than keeping him in Fengxi Garden.

"If you're in a hurry, I'll have them all sent here tomorrow. Where are you planning to keep them?"

Ji Mingqing quickly declined Bai Cangze's kindness, "Don't be so anxious. I probably don't have the energy to take care of them these days. Let's talk about it after we return from the small world."

"How long do you plan to stay in the small world before coming back?"

"I haven't decided yet." Ji Mingqing put down his chopsticks. "Will it be troublesome if I go to the small world?"

Bai Cangze thought for a moment and said, "That's not the case. It's just a little troublesome the first time. After that, when the small world stabilizes, you can enter and exit freely."

"Really?" Ji Mingqing's eyes lit up immediately. Then he thought of something and asked tentatively, "Do other people get this kind of treatment?"

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing, stood up and bent down. Even though there was a table between them, Ji Mingqing could still feel the huge sense of oppression brought to him by Bai Cangze.

Bai Cangze looked straight at Ji Mingqing. Ji Mingqing felt the tips of his ears getting hot unconsciously. He blinked uncomfortably and was about to ask "What are you going to do" when Bai Cangze reached out and took out the white jade necklace hidden in Ji Mingqing's clothes.

"As long as you have this jade, you can freely travel between small worlds without affecting the operation of the small world."

After Bai Cangze finished speaking, he let go of her hand and sat back down. "Besides, if there are any problems, I will help you solve them in advance."

Ji Mingqing “!!!”

I feel so safe! It really is important to make the right friends.

Ji Mingqing's heart was now filled with joy. He even ate two more bowls of rice and cleared all the dishes on the table.

Bai Cangze finally put down his bowl and chopsticks and just watched Ji Mingqing eat heartily. It seemed that watching Ji Mingqing eat was as satisfying as eating himself.

"Have you finished eating?" After seeing that Ji Mingqing was showing signs of calming down, Bai Cangze took out a handkerchief and handed it to him. Ji Mingqing subconsciously took the handkerchief and wiped his mouth casually.

After wiping his mouth, Ji Mingqing was thinking about the handkerchief he had destroyed in Kunze Palace before.

"I should compensate you with one." Ji Mingqing said, "When we return from the small world, we'll go to Yuexian Pavilion and pick one."

"No need." Bai Cangze refused calmly, "Think about how to explain to your mother these few days why everyone thought you were dead, but you are still alive."

Bai Cangze wiped his fingers indifferently, "It must be difficult to lie to your mother."

Ji Mingqing widened his eyes. Bai Cangze reminded him that this statement was not without reason, but he was still a little melancholy because of this statement for the next few days.

"Why don't I just tell my mom that I've become a ghost and got a job in the underworld? With a job, I get vacation time. It's just like I'm working in a different place. Is that okay?"

Ji Mingqing has thought of many excuses these days, such as that he possessed the little paper figure that his mother burned for him and resurrected as a ghost, or that the dead person was a substitute that he had asked the master to give him before. Finally, he simply wanted to ask Bai Cangze for help to erase his mother's memory.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Ji Mingqing's final excuse, Bai Cangze nodded in agreement, saying, "If, as you said, your mother regrets that you didn't take the time to apply for a job in the human world, then using the fact that you passed the exam for the underworld's is not a bad excuse."

"But what if your mother doesn't see you in the underworld after a hundred years?"

Ji Mingqing had forgotten about this, but Bai Cangze was thinking too far ahead. He was only thinking about how to make his mother accept the fact that he, a dead man, was resurrected. He had never thought about what he should do after his mother passed away!

Although everyone is destined to die, Ji Mingqing felt very disappointed when he thought that he could achieve immortality in the fairyland while his mother could only reach that point. At the same time, he had decided that when he went to the small world, he must bring his mother some good things from the fairyland.

"Why don't you change your thinking and let your mother come to the fairyland when the time comes, so that you and your son can reunite there. That would be a good option."

Upon hearing this, Ji Mingqing immediately stood up, walked to Bai Cangze, and grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly.

"You're telling the truth! Can you let my mother come to the fairyland? The kind that lives forever?"

"Why not? The Immortal Realm isn't forbidden to outsiders. It's just that your mother was born mortal. After arriving in the Immortal Realm, it will take a long time for her physique to change, and there might be some trouble during this period."

"If other people want to bring their parents and relatives here, is that possible?" Ji Mingqing asked curiously.

"Of course you can, but you'll have to go through a very rigorous investigation. Xu Yi and his men have a team of people who specialize in background checks on these people. They'll check the karma of ten lifetimes for each person. If there's a problem in even just one lifetime, you'll lose the chance to come to the immortal world."

Ji Mingqing suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Although Bai Cangze had helped him a lot since they met, every time he showed favoritism he still felt excited.

"Then I will discuss it with my mother. She will definitely want to come to the fairyland, but she definitely doesn't want to come because the fairyland is good. She will definitely want to come to the fairyland to accompany me."

"Then it will be up to you two to decide." Bai Cangze raised his hand and couldn't help but pinched the back of Ji Mingqing's neck. Ji Mingqing immediately felt numb all over. "Stop pinching my neck!" After saying that, he boldly slapped Bai Cangze's hand away.

Bai Cangze was not angry, but smiled happily, "I helped you so much, why don't you let me pinch you?"

Ji Mingqing was speechless, then resignedly put down his hand and said, "Go ahead and pinch it, I'll let you pinch it from now on." After saying that, he felt that he was not enthusiastic enough and rubbed towards Bai Cangze's hand.

Just treat Bai Cangze to a buffet.

The joy in Bai Cangze's heart was indescribable. He did not reject Ji Mingqing's initiative. He pinched his neck hard twice, and then rubbed his head, just like stroking a cub.

"Alright, get ready early. We'll be back in the small world in three days. Storage bags aren't allowed in the small world, so even if you buy a lot from Zhao Yu, you won't be able to take much with you."

"Ah!" Ji Mingqing was shocked. "What should I do? I prepared two big bags of things and even planned to lie to my mom that they were health supplements! If I can't take them with me, then all my purchases will be in vain."

"It's not bought in vain. You can wait until he comes to the fairyland and then give it to her." Bai Cangze handed Ji Mingqian a white cloth bag that was about the size of a school bag.

"You can put the things for your mother in this bag. Just don't bring any food with too strong aura, otherwise it will easily affect the operation of the small world."

"Ah..." Ji Mingqing was a little melancholy, but he thought about how he had already received a lot of conveniences, including the fact that this short man in front of him was also given to him by Bai Cangze through the back door.

"Okay! I will definitely prepare well!"

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Tomorrow, let's try to get them to kiss each other as soon as possible.