Chapter 112
"Do you have anything you want to tell me?" Ji Mingqing asked Bai Cangze, whom he hadn't seen for several days, puzzled.
"I..." Bai Cangze only then realized that Ji Mingqing knew nothing about all the investigations he had done, but at this moment he felt that he had to confess to Ji Mingqing.
He pulled the person to his side and said seriously, "What I'm telling you now is a thing of the past. You don't have to worry about it at all."
Ji Mingqing nodded blankly, and then heard about the things that Bai Cangze had been wondering about and his previous ten lives.
To be honest, it was a little hard to accept at first to hear that he had died ten times and all of them were tragic. However, Bai Cangze still thoughtfully prepared a plum drink for him to make him feel more relaxed after hearing it, and also told him his guess.
"The first generation of the Hongmeng Treasure Tree greatly enjoyed spreading its original power to the immortal world, the demon world, and various small worlds. In its eyes, all things are equal, and everyone can receive its gifts."
"What does that have to do with me?" Ji Mingqing suppressed his annoyance and asked.
"We suspected you would..." Bai Cangze didn't want to talk about Ji Mingqing's sudden death ten times, but at this point he had to speak. "That happened because you absorbed all of the original power that the Hongmeng Treasure Tree released into your small world, causing it to exceed its tolerance and be rejected by it."
"They are so petty that they actually killed me because of overnutrition." Ji Mingqing made a "tsk" sound. He didn't feel much about Bai Cangze's words. After all, he had no memory of current affairs before, and to him it was like talking about other people's affairs.
Bai Cangze originally thought that Ji Mingqing would find it hard to accept and had already made preparations to comfort him, but he didn't expect that Ji Mingqing didn't care at all and even had the mind to make fun of it.
"You didn't..." Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Ji Mingqing knew what Bai Cangze meant. He raised his hands and patted Bai Cangze's face with a smile, then looked into his eyes and spoke in an almost gentle tone.
"I don't care what happened in the past, nor do I care about the things that I don't remember. I only care about my present and future, so I hope you will be like me and not be trapped by the past."
After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he leaned forward and kissed Bai Cangze gently, "So you've been investigating this matter these days? You've been working so hard."
Bai Cangze suddenly felt that his struggles for the past few months were totally unreasonable. Ji Mingqing was right. He was indeed too obsessed with the past and neglected the future between the two of them.
"But I still have many mysteries to solve." Bai Cangze frowned and said with some entanglement, "For example, the problem with your bloodline, and..."
And why was he so anxious for Ji Mingqing to grow up quickly? He always believed in his own premonitions, which were different from other people's flashes of inspiration. What he premonitioned would definitely happen in the future.
"But there's no point for both of us to worry. You must have looked up a lot of information these days, but the mystery surrounding me still hasn't been solved. This kind of thing can't be forced." Ji Mingqing smiled and comforted him, "We are immortals now. Why do you have the same mentality as me when I was an ordinary person? What's the point of worrying? If we can't find out now, we can check later. Besides, what's the big deal if we don't check? It hasn't affected our lives."
"But I have a feeling that if you don't practice well..."
Ji Mingqing's gentle demeanor immediately vanished. He jumped up from the bed and said, "Good on you! You're just trying to force me to practice. I've seen through your little scheme!"
Bai Cangze wanted to argue, but Ji Mingqing changed his tone the next moment, waved his hand at Bai Cangze and said, "Forget it, since you let me practice, then I will practice, but this time I only have one request."
"What do you want?"
"I don't want others to watch our fight." Ji Mingqing was still frightened. "It's a bit embarrassing..."
After hearing Ji Mingqing's words, Bai Cangze couldn't help laughing. He rubbed Ji Mingqing's head and said, "Of course."
After the two of them made an agreement, Bai Cangze belatedly asked, "What do you want from me?"
Ji Mingqing then remembered the teleportation array and told Bai Cangze about it. Bai Cangze thought for a moment and said, "The teleportation array is very expensive to make. Unlike the array disk, it requires a huge amount of immortal energy and immortal power. It may not be cost-effective just to transport goods."
I see. "How much does it cost to build a teleportation array?"
"If you only want to transport goods, then it will only cost about two thousand immortal stones. But if you want to build a teleportation array that people can pass through, the price will triple."
Ji Ming took a deep breath after hearing this. He had signed contracts with over a hundred businesses. How much would it cost to build a teleportation array? And he would definitely have to pay for it himself, after all, he had begged them to open shops here.
"Can we meet one at the junction of several regions? This will save some money and a lot of manpower." He felt really bad about letting those immortals galloping on the battlefield spend two months transporting goods for him alone.
"If you feel bad about it, you can give them some more compensation."
Ji Mingqing shook his head. "No matter how much compensation I give, it's useless for this kind of thing. Besides, I think this is a complete waste of time. I'd rather use this time to cultivate and improve myself."
Ji Mingqing pondered for a moment, "Then in areas that are far away, such as places like Huibaifeng, we can build a teleportation array that can transport both people and goods. For areas that are not too far away, we can build a teleportation array at the intersection of the roads."
"This way we can save as much time as possible. I've thought about it." Ji Mingqing looked at Bai Cangze, "I'll pay for everything. But if anyone wants to come to Fengxiyuan from Huibaifeng besides transporting goods, they'll be charged per person."
"Hmm?" Bai Cangze raised an eyebrow. This was truly unprecedented in the Immortal Realm. Firstly, Immortals rarely interacted with each other, and those with close relationships all built palaces nearby. Very few built teleportation arrays.
Ji Mingqing could also think of the fairyland, which was a completely closed and commercially underdeveloped area, but it was very large. In addition, the current residents were all very wealthy, so no one paid too much attention to making money.
For them, how to improve their own level is more important, and these problems are insignificant to them.
"What do you think? Do you know someone who can build a teleportation array?" Ji Mingqing opened his eyes wide and looked at Bai Cangze expectantly. Bai Cangze laughed, "You've known Xu Yihe for so long, don't you know what he's good at?"
"Is he so omnipotent?" Ji Mingqing was a little surprised, but then he thought that if he really didn't have any skills, how could he become Bai Cangze's right-hand man.
"Then I'll go find him now!" Ji Mingqing turned around and wanted to leave, but was pulled back by Bai Cangze, "Why rush? Eat this first."
Bai Cangze handed Ji Mingqing a fruit, and Ji Mingqing swallowed it without thinking. After eating it, he remembered to ask, "What did you give me to eat?"
"Don't be afraid that I'll give you some poison." Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing, whose eyes were full of trust, and couldn't help but hug him in his arms. "It's the fruit of the Hongmeng Treasure Tree. There's only one in three thousand years. Eating it is good for your health."
"You let me eat such a precious thing like this." Ji Mingqing suddenly felt distressed. This thing is more valuable than ginseng fruit. If he knew, he would never eat it so carelessly.
At least you have to taste it again!
"I'll give you another one next month. Let's go. Now I'll go with you to find Xu Yihe to discuss the teleportation array." Bai Cangze turned into a cat the next moment and put his arm around Ji Mingqing's shoulder as usual. Ji Mingqing also turned around and kissed Bai Cangze's forehead as before.
The fluffy kitten is so cute.
This time, when Ji Mingqing arrived at the inn, he immediately saw Huang Dingzhi who was waiting at the door. Huang Dingzhi looked conflicted when he saw Bai Cangze on Ji Mingqing's shoulder.
He recalled that he had wanted to tease the little kitten before. The Lord had such a good temper.
So he turned to Ji Mingqing with a guilty conscience but also a positive attitude, "Where are you going?"
Ji Mingqing did not hide Huang Dingzhi's intention, "I'm going to find Xu Yihe. Xu Yihe is very knowledgeable about teleportation arrays. What's wrong? Is there anything you want to tell me?"
Ji Mingqing asked as he walked into the inn. Wang Dingzhi immediately replied, "Nothing, I just wanted to tell you that if no one is willing to open the teleportation array at first, you can start with my house."
"Xihuan Island?" Ji Ming said with some interest after listening to Huang Dingzhi's proposal, "Of course, Xihuan Island is not too far from here, but will your father agree?"
Huang Dingzhi immediately put his hands on his waist proudly, "He really agreed this time, but he was talking about the money for building the teleportation array. He won't give a penny, but it doesn't matter." Huang Dingzhi asked Ji Mingqing to stretch out his hand, and then put something in his palm.
"This is my portable cave. If you sell it, it will definitely be enough to build a teleportation array." The more Huang Dingzhi thought about it, the more he felt that he was doing the right thing. "I'm telling you, don't listen to my father. Building a teleportation array is a good thing. It will shorten the time it takes me to go home in the future."
Ji Mingqing hadn't expected Huang Dingzhi to come up with this idea. "No need. All the expenses for building the teleportation array will be covered by Fengxiyuan. As long as your father agrees, we can build the first stop on Xihuan Island and show it to everyone."
Huang Dingzhi left with satisfaction. Ji Mingqing did not expect such a good start. He found Xu Yihe in a good mood and assigned this new task to him.
Xu Yihe accepted the task without a second thought. Ji Mingqing said considerately, "Ask Cui Ding to go with you. The mountains are high and the roads are long, and it would be boring to go alone."
After agreeing with Huang Jiuzhen on the time to go to Xihuan Island to build the teleportation array, Ji Mingqing thought of many reasons to persuade them to return to Baifeng to build the teleportation array. He was a little worried that the people returning to Baifeng would not accept the decision to build the teleportation array, but what he did not expect was that the other party agreed so easily.
"Do you know the people who returned to Baifeng?" After hanging up the immortal ring, Ji Mingqing looked at Bai Cangze curiously and asked, "I think they gave me this opportunity because of your face."
Bai Cangze shook his head. "That's not the case. They're just not very willing to communicate with others. As long as the request isn't excessive, they'll quickly agree to it in order to reduce the time they spend talking to you."
Ji Mingqing: "...So it's social anxiety."
However, building a teleportation array is not a matter of one day or one night. Ji Mingqing found a map and marked the locations of all the shops that cooperated with him on it. Finally, he decided on eighteen locations.
"Eighteen teleportation arrays..." Ji Mingqing kept reducing it, and any fewer would not be enough. However, for him, building so many teleportation arrays would cost a lot of money, which would basically drain all his savings.
"It's okay. If you don't have money, I can pay for it." Bai Cangze said. Ji Mingqing immediately rejected Bai Cangze's proposal. "It's okay. I can earn it back sooner or later." Ji Mingqing comforted Bai Cangze. Bai Cangze hugged him helplessly and said, "Of course I know."
Ji Mingqing smiled and pinched Bai Cangze's ear. Bai Cangze was about to lower his head to get closer to Ji Mingqing, but Ji Mingqing dodged and said, "It's time to practice today. Shouldn't we make up for the lessons we missed?"
Bai Cangze pulled him down regardless, kissed Ji Mingqing hard, and punished him severely.
After a long moment, Ji Mingqing finally pushed Bai Cangze away. Then, he turned around and muttered softly, "Why are men so quick to act when they can't be persuaded? I've fallen into another trap."
Bai Cangze couldn't stop laughing after hearing this.
A few days passed like this. Ji Mingqing arranged all the teleportation arrays, and after everyone had no objections, he sent Xu Yihe and Cui Ding away.
Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Ji Mingqing suddenly felt a little reluctant.
"They have been with me since the beginning. This time, I feel empty inside after sending them abroad."
"I arrived earlier than both of them. What do you think they're doing?" Bai Cangze put his arm around Ji Mingqing's shoulders. "It'll take them four or five months to build the teleportation array, and they'll need people to pick up the goods during that time. Have you made all the arrangements?"
Ji Mingqing nodded and said, "Everything has been arranged. Except for the farthest one, 80% of the goods have arrived. We can open for business soon without having to wait for the teleportation array to be completed."
"Then let's do it in ten days." Bai Cangze calculated with his fingers, "Ten days later is a good day."
"Okay! Then I'll send the notice right away." Ji Mingqing's attention was diverted by having something to do, and Bai Cangze was relieved about it.
Just then, someone hurriedly found Bai Cangze.
"My Lord, this is a letter from Danyang Palace." Seeing Bai Cangze's serious face, Ji Mingqing guessed it was official business, so he quickly said, "I'll go to the inn first. Come find me when you're done."
Bai Cangze nodded and replied, "I'll come find you right away."
Ji Mingqing didn't think too much about it and turned around to do his own thing. But Bai Cangze looked a little disgusted.
"What did he even say in the letter?"
"The other party didn't leave any message. He just said to give this letter to you. There's nothing else."
Bai Cangze nodded, opened the letter, snorted coldly, and actually crushed the letter in his hand to pieces.
"Send him a message, telling him not to forget what I said before and to stay in Danyang Palace honestly."
Ji Mingqing didn't know that Bai Cangze was angry because of other people at this time. He was now calculating the savings in his hands with Ji Lin.
Ever since Ji Lin came to the fairyland, all the family's money was handed over to Ji Lin for management. Ji Mingqing really relaxed for a while, but after he made the decision to build the teleportation array, Ji Lin really scolded him for a while.
"You didn't have that much money to begin with. You've spent all the money you saved from coming to the Immortal Realm. That's why there are so many tourists these past few days, most of whom are your partners. We even have to give discounts, so we can't make much money."
"Mom, isn't that for future development?"
"If it weren't for future development, you would have been beaten to death by me now!" Ji Lin pinched her waist and pointed at Ji Mingqing and cursed. Ji Mingqing hurriedly rubbed Ji Lin's shoulders and back, which brought her the peace she has now.
"Mom, how much have we earned now?" Ji Mingqing said with a headache as he looked at the account book in front of him.
"We're currently earning about 200 immortal stones a day, but we have to give one-third to Zhao Yu, and the rest still has to go towards salaries. This month's profit won't be much. I advise you to open the commercial street quickly, otherwise we might be writing IOUs next quarter." Ji Lin finished speaking, then cursed with a hint of discontent: "You could keep it simple, without having to endure this hardship, but you insist on finding work for yourself!"
Ji Mingqing quickly begged for mercy, "We can still make the money back, and Yuan Taopo and the restaurant over there are still profitable. Oh, by the way, Mom, you must not tell Aze about this, otherwise he will give me money again."
"Am I such a confused person?" Ji Lin sat back down and took back the account book. "But why didn't Aze go home with you these days?"
"Why did Aze come home with me? He has his own home. His home in Kunze Palace is a hundred times bigger than ours. His pond is as big as ours!"
"So what? You don't live in Kunze Palace." Ji Lin shook her head. "I heard from Shao Lin that one time he passed by our house around the hour of Yin and saw Aze standing at the door waiting for you."
"Huh?" Ji Mingqing had never heard of such a thing. "So it must be three or four in the morning? Why didn't Aze ever tell me that?"
"How could he possibly tell you? Normally when you two are together, isn't it always you who talks and he listens? You know his quiet nature."
Ji Mingqing opened his mouth in shock, but he didn't know what to say. Instead, Ji Lin said, "If it were you, I would just invite Aze to live in our house. We have a guest room, right? Let him stay in that room."
After Ji Lin finished speaking, she glanced at Ji Mingqing again and asked, "How about having him move directly to your room?"
Listen! Is this what a mother should say to her son?
However, Ji Mingqing was quite happy about Ji Lin's change, but he still had to reprimand her harshly in front of Ji Lin.
"Mom, don't worry about our business. Also, be careful with your words. He's the boss out there!"
Just as Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he heard Bai Cangze's voice, "What do you want from me?"
Ji Mingqing suddenly heard Bai Cangze's voice and couldn't help but shudder. "It's okay, it's okay. My mom was just scolding me because I suddenly had a large expense."
Bai Cangze couldn't get involved in the mother and son's affairs, but he could ease their anxiety. "Let's go and finalize the guest list now. The opening of the commercial street should invite more people than the opening of the inn, so we need to prepare early."
Ji Ming heard that this was Bai Cangze's excuse. The last time he prepared the inn, he also prepared it ten days in advance. He didn't say how anxious he was at that time. But when he saw his mother winking at him, Ji Mingqing couldn't stay any longer.
"Go, go, go, go quickly!" Ji Mingqing pushed Bai Cangze's back and asked him to leave, but Bai Cangze did not forget to turn around and bow to Ji Lin before leaving. After leaving, Ji Mingqing recalled Bai Cangze's actions and said with a smile.
"If the outside world knew that such a dignified Lord would bow to my mother, they would probably accuse me of being disrespectful again."
"No one dares to say that to you." Bai Cangze lowered his head and gently kissed Ji Mingqing's forehead. "I bow to my mother-in-law. It's only natural."
Ji Mingqing laughed and hit Bai Cangze, then said, "Was what happened just now urgent?"
Bai Cangze shook his head. "No big deal, just a boring person."
Seeing that Bai Cangze didn't want to say more, Ji Mingqing stopped asking questions and began to discuss the guest list with Bai Cangze.
Actually, this list was easy to make. All he had to do was compile all the businesses he worked with. After all, he had only been in the Immortal Realm for a short time and didn't have many friends. The few friends he did have all worked at Fengxiyuan, so he really didn't have any social connections outside of Fengxiyuan.
However, halfway through the discussion, Bai Cangze said with a hint of meaning: "I think we can keep these lists."
"What's the point of keeping this? We probably won't expand anymore for the time being, nor will we hold any ceremonies." Ji Mingqing asked doubtfully. Even if he wanted to expand, he had no money now.
"These lists should come in handy on our wedding day. There shouldn't be anyone you hate on them." Bai Cangze lowered his head, pretending to be calm and playing with the invitation in his hand, but the stiff corners of his mouth still revealed his panic.
"A wedding? Why are you thinking of a wedding?" Ji Mingqing thought for a moment and said with a smile, "It's a bit too early for us to talk about this. You see, in books, it's usually written that two people have to be together for several years before getting married."
After hearing this, Bai Cangze didn't know what he was thinking about, and murmured: "There are also stories in the book about marriage first and love later..." Then Bai Cangze turned his head away, not letting Ji Mingqing see the disappointment in his eyes.
Ji Mingqing didn't expect that Bai Cangze, who had always been dignified and self-possessed, could say such childish words.
"Then I want to ask you a question." Ji Mingqing tapped the table with his fingers. "Every morning when you waited for me to leave, what time did you arrive at the door?"
Bai Cangze answered without hesitation: "I will leave Kunze Palace after the hour of Chen, why?"
"Really?" Ji Mingqing raised an eyebrow. "Forget it, we can talk about other things later."
Ji Mingqing lowered his head, as if he wanted to put this matter behind him, "This list is not important. The relationships between people are changing all the time. No one knows what will happen in the future..." Before Ji Mingqing could finish his words, Bai Cangze grabbed his hand.
"Yinshi, it's Yinshi." Bai Cangze held Ji Mingqing's hand tightly, "I will be waiting at the door every day at Yinshi."
Ji Mingqing breathed a sigh of relief, his heart softening, and then he blurted out, "Do you want to come live at my house?"
After hearing this, Bai Cangze's eyes lit up instantly. When Ji Mingqing saw his expression, he knew that what Bai Cangze was thinking in his mind was definitely different from what he said.
"What I mean is that my house is big now, and there is an extra guest room for you to stay in. Don't think too much." Ji Mingqing withdrew his hand that was tightly held in Bai Cangze's palm.
"My mother is at home, don't think about anything else."
Bai Cangze didn't know how to describe the joy in his heart. He was as happy as if he had been hit by a gift from God. This was simply a pleasant surprise for him.
"Then I'll go home with you tonight." Bai Cangze grabbed Ji Mingqing's hand and kissed it on his lips. "Don't worry, I won't do anything."
Ji Mingqing believed that Bai Cangze was a gentleman and would not do anything out of line, but he suddenly remembered that he was drunk that day and took off Bai Cangze's clothes in front of everyone. In comparison, he was more dangerous.
"Is this what you just talked about with your aunt?" Bai Cangze asked.
Ji Mingqing nodded. There was nothing to hide.
Bai Cangze's eyes curled up with a smile. When he was about to hug Ji Mingqing in his arms, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Boss Ji, Boss Ji!"
After hearing the voice, Ji Ming immediately stood up and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so flustered? What happened?"
The person outside the door was Lu Jiyao. Seeing that it was him, Ji Mingqing's tone softened a lot. "If you have anything to say, please take your time. There's no need to rush."
Lu Jiyao breathed a sigh of relief, but still said nervously: "That guy is here!"
"Who?" Ji Mingqing was confused by Lu Jiyao's secretive expression. "If you don't tell me the name, I really can't guess who you are talking about."
"It's Yin Fuzhang!" Lu Jiyao stamped his feet and said viciously, "He's the one who framed Boss Ji. He just checked in in the lobby and said he wanted to book a room for a month!"
Ji Mingqing: “???”
What is Yin Fuzhang here for?
What tricks is he going to pull again!
Ji Mingqing's heart was filled with alarm, but he still patted Lu Jiyao and said calmly, "It's okay. I'm different now than I was before. Even if Yin Fuzhang wants to take action, he needs to think carefully."
Lu Jiyao glanced at Bai Cangze who was standing beside Ji Mingqing, then immediately looked away. He then looked at Ji Mingqing and said, "Brother, you still have a long-term vision!"
Ji Mingqing: "...Don't think I don't know what you mean!"
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