Seeing that the little dumpling remained silent, Jiang Yixing placed it on the table and tapped its forehead, saying, "You've already done a great job."
This wasn't just something to comfort Xiao Qing Tuan; it was the truth.
Jiang Yixing had seen spirits become spirits before, but generally they had very special origins and were born with the talent to become spirits. But Qing Tuanzi, as an ordinary orchid grass growing by the river, was able to cultivate into a spirit with its own consciousness, which was indeed quite amazing.
Jiang Yixing guessed that perhaps the "river god" mentioned by Qingtuanzi had given it some help. If it really was the river god, then it had that ability.
Really?
The little dumpling looked so wronged. Jiang Yixing could imagine how adorable its expression would be if it had a face.
“Of course,” Jiang Yixing said with a smile, pinching its cheek. “Tell me how you got here from so far away.”
Upon hearing this question, the little dumpling immediately jumped up and down excitedly.
However, before Jiang Yixing could even hear what Qing Tuan had said, the door to the lounge was pushed open.
Zhang Meng's voice came through: "Yixing, I bought you a low-fat meal."
As Zhang Meng spoke, he placed a lunch consisting of beef, shrimp, and broccoli on the table.
He was determined to remind Jiang Yixing to watch her weight. He hadn't stopped Jiang Yixing from ordering milk tea earlier, and he couldn't let it go this time. He absolutely couldn't let Jiang Yixing get away with it!
When Xiao Qingtuan saw Zhang Meng come in and realized that Jiang Yixing was ignoring it, it jumped onto Jiang Yixing's arm and climbed up Jiang Yixing's slender forearm little by little.
As Jiang Yixing and Zhang Meng were talking, they noticed Qing Tuanzi moving around on their arm, and their eyes twitched.
Its bouncy body kept moving, climbing up Jiang Yixing's forearm to his shoulder, and then it rubbed against Jiang Yixing's exposed skin.
Jiang Yixing felt itchy from being rubbed and shifted his neck uncomfortably.
Zhang Meng was eating with his head down. His lunch was different from Jiang Yixing's. It was a sumptuous lunch with a lot of meat and fish, including a pan-fried small yellow croaker, several pieces of braised pork stewed with quail eggs, and vegetables such as shredded potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried lettuce. The combination of meat and vegetables looked exceptionally delicious.
Seeing how much he was eating, and knowing it was indeed delicious, Zhang Meng looked up from his food and smiled at Jiang Yixing in front of him. He raised his hand as if to touch his neck, but stopped in mid-air, touching nothing but air instead of his own neck.
Zhang Meng lost his grip on the shredded potato and it fell onto the white rice.
"Jiang Yixing, what are you doing?"
"ah?"
Jiang Yixing was caught red-handed by Zhang Meng, and felt a little embarrassed. He raised his hand in mid-air and touched his hair.
Where Zhang Meng couldn't see, Qing Tuan was still persistently rubbing against Jiang Yixing's neck.
Jiang Yixing sighed and casually scooped the little dumpling off the table, then picked up her chopsticks with her other hand. "My hand just cramped up a bit."
"Oh," Zhang Meng said with some doubt, "is that so?"
"Then you should drink more milk. Cramps are probably caused by calcium deficiency."
Zhang Meng picked up another piece of braised pork to remind him, ignoring Jiang Yixing's covetous look at the food on his chopsticks, and stuffed it into his mouth.
The little green dumpling happened to be placed next to Zhang Meng's lunchbox, peeking out to see what Zhang Meng was eating.
The food looked and smelled delicious, attracting the attention of the qingtuan, who then sniffed at Zhang Meng's rice.
Jiang Yixing's lips twitched again when he saw its movements. He wondered if it had a nose and could smell anything.
Seeing Zhang Meng eating heartily without realizing it, Jiang Yixing pretended to get a tissue, but actually brought the little dumpling back onto her shoulder.
The little dumpling lifted Jiang Yixing's shoulder and neck, its eyes still following the food on the table.
Is this what human food is?
"It looks really good."
"What is that black and red thing?"
The little dumpling's thoughts conveyed only one message: "I want to eat too!"
Unfortunately, Jiang Yixing couldn't speak right now. She turned her head slightly and glanced at the little thing that was constantly wriggling on her shoulder.
The little green dumpling finally started to share some useful information, rambling on about how it had traveled through mountains and rivers to reach the city and then made its way to this room.
In short, the matter can be summarized simply: as a blade of grass that cannot leave its own body, Xiao Qing Tuan could not possibly leave the forest on its own; it naturally needed the help of human intervention.
After the man incited the many animals in the forest, they all left the forest and headed for the city.
The unusual situation in the forest caught the attention of the government. Animals that should have lived peacefully in the forest had gone to the city, and some had even started attacking humans, which was very abnormal.
The Cultivator Alliance also sensed something unusual and sent people to investigate in the forest. They discovered that many of the escaped animals had already cultivated into human form, meaning that there were more escaped animals than they had imagined.
All of this had nothing to do with the weak little grass that is Qing Tuan, but a staff member discovered it.
It turns out it wasn't just an unknown weed, but a precious plant that might even produce rare orchids!
The knowledgeable staff dug it up by the roots, amazed that it had grown so well in the wild.
Of course it's good! There's a river god in that river!
With water pollution so severe now, how precious is this clear river on this day!
The qingtuan, whose value suddenly increased many times over, passed from car to car and from person to person, but no one seemed to notice it. And so it came to F City and to the dressing room at the promotional event for "Treading the Immortal Path".
Hearing this, Jiang Yixing understood that it was probably bought by a staff member or someone else, so she picked up the pot of orchids placed in the corner.
"This plant is quite pretty; I'd like to buy it."
Jiang Yixing said this to Zhang Meng.
Although Zhang Meng couldn't see what was so appealing about the plant, he still helped Jiang Yixing find out who owned it.
The final news was that a veteran actor from the crew had bought it, and Jiang Yixing personally went to negotiate the price with him.
The veteran actor is a connoisseur; he himself spent a considerable amount of money to buy this potted plant.
Finally, the two agreed on a price slightly higher than the market price, and Jiang Yixing transferred the money on the spot.
Afterwards, Zhang Meng looked the potted plant up and down, asking, "How can this be so expensive? What did you like about it?"
"Maybe they liked it because it was cute?"
Jiang Yixing looked helplessly at the little green dumpling that had climbed up to her head. It was oblivious to its own value and didn't know that Jiang Yixing had spent a lot of money to buy it.
"cute?!!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Meng looked at the thriving grass again and couldn't see any cuteness in it at all! Jiang Yixing's aesthetic sense was quite unique.
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