Chapter 445 The Precious Ginseng Fruit VS. The Easily Deceived Cultivator (48)

Jiang Zhiyi was in a good mood and spoke sweetly: "Yours!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Qizhou's smile widened. "Really?"

"Yes!" She nodded emphatically.

However, as if remembering something, Jiang Zhiyi quickly added, "But you can't eat it. You can't eat ginseng fruit."

As she said this, she had a spoiled and arrogant look on her face.

Meng Qizhou nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, I won't eat it. I can't bear to eat it."

He hugged the person even tighter, as if trying to embed them into his embrace.

The two were pressed tightly together.

Loosen your grip a little.

Jiang Zhiyi felt like she couldn't breathe; his hands were gripping her so tightly.

She has now transformed into human form and is quite slim; she's no longer the chubby little girl she used to be.

It seems he's used to holding chubby ginseng fruits, so he didn't pay attention to where his hands should be this time.

"Let go quickly." She struggled.

Meng Qizhou loosened his grip slightly, but still held the person in his arms.

"Where would you like to go today?" he asked.

Jiang Zhiyi tugged at his clothes, poking at them with her fingers, "I want to go see a play."

She passed by the theater that day and peeked inside, finding it quite interesting.

"Okay, then we'll go after breakfast."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a servant knocked on the door, saying that food had been delivered.

Meng Qizhou opened the door.

Soon, the table was piled high with food.

Jiang Zhiyi asked, "Does it cost a lot of money?"

In the past, nothing cost money in the sect. Occasionally, Meng Qizhou would go down the mountain to a nearby town to buy many things, and it seemed that he used copper coins for all of them.

But here, everything costs money, and he always pays with either silver or gold ingots, which makes him seem very wealthy.

She was a little worried that she was spending too much and would bankrupt him.

"What's wrong?" He noticed her frowning, as if worried about something completely unnecessary. "You're quite greedy with ginseng fruit, so naturally it will cost more money."

Jiang Zhiyi exclaimed "Ah," somewhat at a loss for words.

I never expected that expenses would be so high once I entered the bustling capital.

"What if you run out of money?"

She stared at him intently, clearly very interested in the question.

Meng Qizhou pretended to ponder for a moment with a troubled expression, and replied, "Then I can only make you eat wild grass and drink dew... Can ginseng fruit be bitter?"

Jiang Zhiyi paused, her chopsticks still in her hand, looking somewhat aggrieved. "No."

Her voice was soft, but you could tell she wasn't going to back down.

"If you can't afford to raise ginseng fruit... then don't raise it. Anyway, you'll always be eating this much ginseng fruit."

"...Just kidding." Meng Qizhou was about to die laughing at her, so he quickly picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth. "Why are you thinking about these things? Don't worry, you won't go hungry."

He leaned closer and whispered, "I have... an inexhaustible supply of gold and silver, which you can spend as you please."

Jiang Zhiyi's eyes widened as she asked, "Where did you come from?"

Meng Qizhou raised an eyebrow. "I can't say."

Jiang Zhiyi leaned even closer, almost whispering in his ear, "Tell me, why can't I even tell you? I want to know."

She was very curious.

Meng Qizhou thought for a moment, hesitated, and then pointed to the dishes on the table, "If you finish your meal properly, I will tell you."

"You promised, you can't lie to me." Jiang Zhiyi immediately turned to eat, without lingering any longer.

After she had finally finished eating, she waited there for his answer.

While wiping her mouth, Meng Qizhou said, "Of course it was given to me by my father. Our Lingyun Sect has countless treasures of gold and silver. I am the young master of the Lingyun Sect, and all of this will be mine in the future. What, don't you have any?"

He asked a question in return.

"Ginseng fruit is so powerful, could it be that there's nothing there? What did your father and mother give you?"

Jiang Zhiyi lowered her head and remained silent.

She was driven from her home to gain experience, and when she left, she only had a small, flowered bundle. Inside the bundle were some of the most common medicinal pills, and nothing else.

As for money, they have no money because they never spend money.

In the past, at home, people ate ginseng fruit from the mountains, including fairy fruits, flowers, dew, and spiritual herbs... They didn't need to spend money to buy delicious food.

Jiang Zhiyi sighed.

She was very poor; she had neither gold nor silver.

Seeing her like this, Meng Qizhou understood. Besides, where would ginseng fruit get money unless she sold herself?

He comforted her, "It's okay, I don't mind. I'll give you my money from now on, you won't be short of money."

Jiang Zhiyi remained silent for a moment before nodding.

...

The two spent more than half a month in the town before setting off back to Nirvana Mountain.

Upon reaching Immortal Peak, I looked up and found that there was no path ahead.

A precipice stretched out before us, its edges shrouded in mist, with a bottomless abyss below.

Jiang Zhiyi stopped in her tracks, her spiritual energy surging. She quickly formed hand seals, and her palms shone brightly.

As spiritual energy continued to flow in, the seemingly real scene before them began to blur.

Before long, the illusion vanished completely.

The scene shifts, and an exquisite fairy cave slowly emerges.

However, the gate was tightly closed.

"Mother! Father! I'm back!" Jiang Zhiyi called out.

Not long after, a muffled sound was heard, and the tightly closed jade door slowly opened, from which a couple walked out.

The man was tall and straight, wearing a blue robe, with a calm and dignified face. The woman wore a scarlet dress, and her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Jiang Zhiyi's.

Upon seeing their beloved daughter return, Jiang Taining and Su Fangyun rushed forward to greet her, overjoyed.

They had been worried sick about her ever since she went out to gain experience, concerned for her day and night. Now they were finally relieved to see her return home safely.

Jiang Zhiyi then introduced Meng Qizhou to them.

"Father, Mother, this is Meng Qizhou. He has been taking care of me since I came down the mountain."

Meng Qizhou bowed to them very respectfully.

He also brought many gifts today.

Ginseng fruit is incredibly powerful and has seen many rare and precious items, so it's unlikely to lack anything unusual.

Therefore, Meng Qizhou specially prepared some unique gifts, including secret recipe pastries from time-honored brands in the capital, colorful handmade brocades from the water towns, and fine wines from springs in the deep alleys of the suburbs... Although none of them were expensive, they were comprehensive and full of sincerity.

Since this was his first visit, he naturally wanted to treat her well and leave a good impression on her father and mother.

Jiang Taining and Su Fangyun exchanged a glance, then smiled at Meng Qizhou and said, "You child, it's kind of you to go to such lengths to prepare so many rare items. It must have cost quite a bit. Thank you for your concern."

Meng Qizhou nodded and smiled, preparing to reply.

But before he could speak, Jiang Zhiyi said, "Father, Mother, you should take them. His family is very wealthy, and these things didn't cost much money. Besides, he said he wouldn't look down on poor people like us."