Chapter 30
Xiaowan hasn't appeared for more than ten days. Ji Mingqing went from being annoyed and disappointed at the beginning to regretting it now.
To him, Xiaowan is not just an ordinary kitten, but an indispensable friend who has always been by his side. But now he has made his friend angry and he doesn't even have the chance to apologize.
Ji Mingqing was really depressed.
This situation lasted for more than ten days, and even the customers who came to consume could tell that something was wrong.
"What happened to Boss Ji?" someone asked Cui Ding quietly.
"It's nothing. I should be fine in the next two days." The war is over. The Lord doesn't need to worry about the cleanup and negotiations. I should be back soon.
Although he was in a low mood, Ji Mingqing did not let his mood affect his work. He had already completed the wheels and the front of the train, and today was the final assembly step.
Thanks to that magical little bottle, Ji Mingqing painted the train in colorful colors, which is sure to please children at first sight.
Sometimes Xu Yihe would come to help, and the two would chat about the fairy world. Ji Mingqing asked curiously that day.
"Do children in the fairy world grow up very slowly? Who can tell that Xiao Tao is already fourteen years old? I thought she was only about three years old."
"Children from the Immortal Realm do grow slower than ordinary human children, but not by much." Xu Yihe and Ji Mingqing explained, "Xiao Tao did grow outside for four years. After she was separated from her mother's body, she had to be nurtured under the Chaos Treasure Tree for ten years, during which time she stopped growing."
"Chaos Treasure Tree? What is that thing?" Ji Mingqing had never heard of it before.
"The Hongmeng Treasure Tree was grown from the first wisp of Hongmeng Qi between heaven and earth, and is the leader of all spirits in the fairy world." Xu Yihe said here, looking into the distance and continued.
"Legend has it that the Chaos Treasure Tree, in order to shock the three realms, was willing to give up the opportunity to transform, becoming the only immortal plant in the immortal world without any chance of transforming into a human form."
At this point, Xu Yihe smiled gently, "Every child born in the Immortal Realm will be nurtured under the Chaos Treasure Tree for ten years, absorbing some of the Primordial Qi. This will help both the strength of the immortal body and future cultivation."
"Wow!" Ji Ming was filled with admiration and then asked, "Then why doesn't he transform into a human form? Wouldn't he be able to better play his role after transforming into a human form?"
"I don't know about that." Xu Yihe said. What he had just heard were actually just legends. No one knew what exactly happened. It just became a habit to place newborn babies under the Chaos Treasure Tree.
"Okay, it's done!" Ji Mingqing stood up and shook his waist twice, which was sore from sitting still for a long time.
"Let's pick a day in the next two days and go for a try on the road first." Ji Mingqing and Xu Yihe discussed.
Just when Xu Yihe was about to say something to Ji Mingqing, Ji Mingqing suddenly stretched out his hand to block Xu Yihe from saying next.
Xu Yihe was confused, and Ji Mingqing said, "The ice cream should be melting soon, and the plum drink will be at room temperature soon. I'll go get another one and be right back."
After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the small courtyard without waiting for Xu Yihe's answer.
Even though the things that were placed on the table when he left were still there, Ji Mingqing's expression did not change at all. He just replaced the things as usual, and before leaving, he did not forget to straighten the edges of the letter paper that was blown by the wind.
The apology letter had faded a little, so Ji Mingqing planned to recopy it in the evening.
Even though he knew that the chances of Xiaowan coming back were slim, Ji Mingqing still repeated these things these days, and even asked Cui Ding and Xu Yihe to keep an eye out for Xiaowan.
This time, just as he was about to leave, Ji Ming suddenly felt blessed and shook his head. He even staggered because he turned his head too quickly.
"Xiao Wan! You're back!" Ji Mingqing turned around and saw the familiar figure standing on the stone table, looking at the apology letter he was writing, and even nodding slightly.
Ji Mingqing didn't care about whether it was embarrassing or not. He ran to the stone table in a few steps and opened his arms to hug Xiaowan, but the moment he was about to touch Xiaowan, he withdrew his hands.
Xiaowan doesn't like others touching him.
Ji Mingqing scratched his head, then pushed the bowl in front of him towards Xiaowan, "Want some ice cream? I made different flavors today."
Bai Cangze looked down at the neatly arranged tableware in front of him. There were not only ice cream and plum drinks that needed to be replaced frequently, but also some foods that he had liked to eat before.
Bai Cangze didn't know how Ji Mingqing could observe so carefully. The things placed on the table were all the ones that Ji Mingqing had made before and that he liked the most.
"Xiao Wan, can you forgive me? I will never sell your things casually in the future." After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he quickly modified his words.
"I will never deal with your things casually in the future. What's yours is yours and will always be yours." Ji Mingqing squatted down, grabbed the edge of the table with both hands, and rested his chin on his fingers.
"Will you forgive me?"
Bai Cangze thought to himself that he would not get angry over such a small matter. As the Palace Master of Kunze Palace, how could he bother with a little fairy over such a small matter?
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with a hint of disdain, and then met Ji Mingqing's eyes.
No one had dared to look Bai Cangze in the eye for a long time, but at this moment Ji Mingqing looked at him fearlessly, his eyes bright. Bai Cangze could even see his own reflection in his slightly brown pupils.
Bai Cangze could feel the anxiety and expectation in Ji Mingqing's eyes, and being stared at by such eyes, Bai Cangze really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.
What's more, he never rejected Ji Mingqing from the beginning.
"Yeah!" Ji Mingqing saw that Xiaowan did not answer him as usual, but just lowered her head and began to eat the food in the bowl with dignity, so she began to jump for joy.
Xiaowan finally forgave him today!
While Xiaowan was eating, Ji Mingqing discussed with him, "Can you please not disappear suddenly in the future? I was really worried at first."
Bai Cangze thought about it and realized that the demons had been forced to retreat, and the fairy world could rest and recuperate in peace for a while. He couldn't think of any urgent matters that he would need to deal with, so he raised his head and nodded solemnly to Ji Mingqing.
When Ji Mingqing saw Xiaowan responded to him, his eyes smiled into crescents, and his long eyelashes even cast a shadow on his eye sockets, but it still couldn't block the light shining from his eyes.
While eating, Bai Cangze listened to Ji Mingqing telling him what had happened in the past few days.
Thanks to Xu Yihe, he knew exactly what Ji Mingqing had done these days, but he didn't feel annoyed listening to Ji Mingqing chattering in his ears.
What Ji Mingqing said was much more vivid than what Xu Yi wrote in the secret report.
"...I'm going out with Xu Yihe to try out the little train in a while. Do you want to go with us?" Although Ji Mingqing asked a question, the anticipation in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Bai Cangze had nothing to do anyway, so he agreed to Ji Mingqing's request. He pushed the cutlery on the table, jumped with his legs, and put his whole body on Ji Mingqing's shoulders.
Ji Mingqing was almost overwhelmed by this huge feeling of happiness. As soon as Xiaowan came back, he would have something furry to suck. This was the happiest thing in the world!
Xu Yihe just stood outside the yard waiting for Ji Mingqing to appear. He had already sensed the Lord's aura, so he did not go in to disturb the two of them. So when he saw a cat lying on Ji Mingqing's shoulder, he was not very surprised.
"So it's Xiaowan who's back. Not bad, not bad. Boss Ji, don't make Xiaowan angry again in the future."
"Of course not!" Ji Mingqing vowed. Xiao Wang is different from other ordinary cats. He cannot be kept in the house all the time, so he must pay more attention to his mental health to prevent him from running away again next time.
Now that they had arrived next to Xu Yi and the repaired lane, Ji Mingqing put the train on the ground.
The train had a total of ten sections, including nine carriages and a locomotive. Ji Ming had built a pipe on the locomotive. When the train started moving, smoke would come out of the pipe, just like the steam locomotives he had seen before.
There are no windows in the rear carriages, so people on the train can stick their hands and arms out of the windows at will. If a child is naughty and falls outside, there will be a formation to catch them, so there is no need to worry about safety issues.
Ji Mingqing's eyes lit up as he looked at the train. Without a word, he sat in the front seat, "The view is the best here!"
Bai Cangze also jumped off Ji Mingqing at this moment. He sat on the seat next to him, stood up straight, and looked at this new toy that had always appeared in Ji Mingqing's secret reports with a serious expression.
What Xu Yihe said was indeed true, this thing was unique in the fairy world.
"Are you ready?" Ji Mingqing twisted his body and held the steering wheel in front of him.
"Let's go now!"
The author has something to say:
To be honest, I went to the mall today and took a ride on a train. Hehe, it was really fun!
I just feel a little embarrassed among so many parent-child families.
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