Chapter 122 Black Dragon's Habit: So You Are This Kind of Boss...

Shen Jiang was stunned. She had just thought that her fortune was average, and the next moment the God of Wealth came.

And there was more than one. After listening to this, Elder Lu actually had an idea. "Why didn't I think of this? When Shen Jiang's herbal medicine restaurant opens, I will let my patients come here to eat."

Elder Zhao nodded. "If the patient is good at doing things themselves, they can buy the ingredients at the store and cook it themselves. We can prepare the herbal remedies in advance, just like a pharmacy."

Watching the senior colleagues getting more and more excited as they talked, Shen Jiang didn't even have time to say anything before they had already made a decision: they all wanted to invest.

Seeing everyone turn to look at him, Shen Jiang cast a pleading glance at his grandmother. Investment is a big deal, so why are these veterans chatting about it so casually and effortlessly? And it's only their first day together. Isn't such a major decision a bit too hasty?

Shen Anlian put down her chopsticks and said slowly, "Xiaogu, there's no rush. First, work with Xiaolin on a plan for the herbal medicine restaurant. List the required investment amount and its purpose, and then agree on the corresponding dividend ratio. Don't worry about hurting feelings; make all your requirements clear in advance."

Shen Jiang nodded.

Shen Anlian turned to the others and said, "When the time comes, you can take a look at the plan. If you accept it, sign the contract and invest the money. If you don't accept it, we'll just pretend it never happened."

As expected of her grandma, Shen Jiang looked at her with eyes full of stars. After she said that, Shen Jiang immediately felt more confident: "Let's do as grandma says."

Shen Jiang's idea for a herbal medicine restaurant was more of a wishful thinking. While dietary therapy and health preservation sounded promising, implementing it presented significant challenges, including pricing. Then there was customer flow, and many other practical issues. These issues would require repeated scrutiny and verification before they could be implemented. The senior staff had placed their trust in her, and she couldn't let that trust down. She and Lin Yunqing would create a practical plan and then present it to them for their careful consideration.

Mr. Zhou muttered, "Well, then you better hurry up. Otherwise, with only five tables in your little shop, my wife will definitely not be happy to come and queue up. I want to bring her to eat here."

Shen Jiang burst out laughing. This Mr. Zhou was truly a wonderful person. The reason he wanted to help her expand the store was actually so that his family could enjoy the food here.

After dinner, Shen Jiang noticed that a store across the street was dismantling its fence. She subconsciously glanced over and froze in her tracks, as if struck by a thunderbolt. As she saw Mr. Lu and the others off, Shen Jiang was completely distracted, seemingly absent-minded.

The sign of the shop behind the fence turned out to be Qingdetang.

Shen Jiang stared at the darkened shop, lost in thought, her thoughts drifting back to the dream she had had months ago. In truth, everything in the dream had gradually faded from her mind. With Mingxin Hall back on track and her grandmother's recovery and discharge from the hospital, Shen Jiang hadn't thought about the dream in a long time.

But it was precisely these three words, Qingdetang, that forced Shen Jiang to recall what had happened in her dream again, including the final outcome of her and her grandmother.

Like a dying fish out of water, Shen Jiang gasped for breath, but felt no fresh air entering his lungs at all.

"Xiao Gu, what's wrong with you?"

The familiar voice brought Shen Jiang back to his senses, and in front of him was his grandmother's worried face.

Shen Jiang shook his head: "It's okay, maybe I have a little heatstroke."

"Then hurry back and I'll give you a scraping treatment."

Before Shen Jiang closed the door, she quickly glanced at the sign that shocked her, and there was a coldness in her eyes.

Su Qing's storyline remains unchanged, continuing along the lines of her dream. She wants to live a good life with her grandmother, but she can't avoid Su Qing. Let her recall that in her dream... she'll leave Qingdetang six months later, and a year later, she'll be caught up in a conspiracy involving counterfeit medicine. Now that she's saved Mingxintang, does that mean she can avoid the trap of scapegoating and never be involved in this world's main storyline again? And why did Su Qing open a shop here?

Because of this episode, Shen Jiang couldn't sleep for ten minutes, which was rare. Finally, he couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.

A new day arrives, accompanied by the morning light of another world.

Ellis and Catherine had already arranged the check-in and training of the newcomers, and they seemed very reliable when reporting to her. If Ellis hadn't been desperately glancing at her out of the corner of his eye during the intervals, Shen Jiang might have felt more at ease.

Shen Jiang said helplessly: "Ellis, do you have something to say to me?"

"No...no." Ellis was suddenly caught and looked a little flustered.

He had nothing to say to me, but I had something to ask him.

"Where's Aze? Is he still in Longshan?"

Ellis had a blank expression on his face, and Catherine realized, "Is that the black-haired boy? We haven't seen him since we came back."

When Shen Jiang heard her answer, he immediately understood.

Her guess was correct. The possibility that Aze was an ordinary person was extremely small.

And the chances of Aze being the Black Dragon… Shen Jiang suppressed the thought. If she had suspected something before bringing the men, after seeing Lord Black Dragon's response, Shen Jiang had already dispelled most of it. She simply couldn't imagine Lord Godwin doing something so frivolous. He'd been switching back and forth between human and dragon form just to avoid her detection, even playing hide-and-seek with her. What a joke.

"Ellis, cheer up. You're the others' senior now, and I still need you to help me manage and urge them to do their work well."

"yes!"

Ellis was acting strangely today, so Shen Jiang had to explain a few more things to him. But as soon as she finished speaking, Ellis suddenly revived like a chicken, his spirits instantly buoyed.

Shen Jiang suddenly realized that this kid might be feeling guilty about what happened with Duke last time.

Shen Jiang intended to go and say hello to Black Dragon Godwin. After all, she had asked him to test Aze last time. Now that Aze was gone, it seemed that the test had yielded results. Naturally, she had to explain this to her boss.

However, Godwin was not on the hill. He was out.

Shen Jiang was not idle. After a period of nourishment, the trunks of hundreds of dragon blood trees cracked and "bleeded" again. It was just the right time to use this time to collect dragon blood.

Repetitive mechanical work can soothe people's nervous and anxious emotions. Shen Jiang's brain felt inexplicably relaxed during this simple collection work and began to gradually empty itself.

"Human, you're back."

Shen Jiang was brought back to her senses by a thunderous voice. She saw the dusty Black Dragon rushing back from somewhere. She hadn't noticed him at all, which showed she'd been too relaxed. Shen Jiang quickly made overtures to the Black Dragon.

"Good afternoon, Lord Godwin. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Godwin glanced at the sky, his brow furrowed in displeasure. Damn it, it was already noon. He only had half a day left to spend with his followers.

"Regarding that human from last time..."

"You've been..."

The two voices rang out at the same time. Seeing the believer's rosy and plump lips moving, Godwin quickly fell silent.

"What did you say?"

Shen Jiang: "Last time I asked you to test the identity of that young man, I am sure I disturbed your precious time."

The next second, Godwin revealed a tolerant and benevolent expression and said in a deep voice, "I've already tested that human, and he's fine. Besides, I admire him very much, and there's no need to bury his talent and let him dig grass here. I think he has the potential to become one of my most loyal believers. By the way, I've already given him a more important task..."

Black Dragon's calm and composed tone could not soothe the turmoil in Shen Jiang's eyes. She just looked up at Lord Black Dragon in surprise and then lowered her head again.

What does it mean to be so deceitful? Just look at the Black Dragon and you will know.

She no longer had any doubts. Aze was Godwin, and Godwin's persona was Aze. There was no possibility of any doubt about this.

I have to say, Lord Black Dragon's acting is pretty good, at least he has a strong sense of conviction. Shen Jiang commented silently in his heart.

"Did you hear that?"

"Ah? Hmm." Shen Jiang looked at Lord Black Dragon with dissatisfaction and nodded hurriedly. The boss's ideas were different from others, and she just needed to approve of them.

"Very good. In that case, take him with you when you go out next time. Teach him what a believer should do, and he will protect your safety."

Shen Jiang's brain was a little stuck and he couldn't keep up with the big boss's thoughts for a while.

He asked her to keep him by her side to protect her? Did she hear correctly?

Shen Jiang felt a little ashamed of herself for having Black Dragon as her personal bodyguard. She wondered what the boss was up to now.

"Lord Godwin, I usually like to be alone and don't like to get too close to strangers. Besides, I'm a magician, and Aze is just an ordinary person. How can he protect me?"

Shen Jiang's attitude greatly pleased the Black Dragon Godwin. He was pleased that she had categorized her human form as a stranger. He knew that believers were self-absorbed, with no room for others. While the human hadn't shown any resistance to his human form during their interactions, her current aversion clearly indicated that she couldn't tolerate anyone approaching except him.

"I have awakened his magical talent, and he has performed well recently. I gave him my dragon scale as a reward. Don't worry." The Black Dragon Godwin said in a nonchalant tone, as if awakening the magical talent was the most natural thing for him.

Shen Jiang listened to this lame excuse that seemed familiar and really wanted to ask Lord Black Dragon: How do you get the ability to awaken other people's magical talents?

But since Lord Black Dragon was craving drama, Shen Jiang silently suppressed his desire to complain and reluctantly nodded, "Okay then."

Since Lord Black Dragon offered himself to be her bodyguard, she would not be polite.

"Lord Godwin, I wonder where Aze is now? Actually, I've had a new idea recently. Your reputation is already well-known among humans, but the dragons don't yet have a clear understanding of your greatness. I want to take Aze with me to other dragons to spread your reputation for bravery. This way, he will surely grow into a most qualified believer."

She must not miss this opportunity to bring the Black Dragon with her.