Chapter 69
Ji Mingqing took Xiaowan to swim in the lake, and took him to pick flowers and take a walk. In short, they had fun all over the unfinished Yuantaopo.
"I think that bridge looks a bit monotonous. Do you need to add some patterns on it?" Ji Mingqing said, pointing to a low bridge connecting both sides of the stream not far away.
"There's no need. This bridge is useless." Bai Cangze said coldly.
Ji Mingqing thought so too. Immortals can fly over just by flying, unlike humans who have to walk on a bridge.
"That's not right. This bridge has lost its functionality, so we should work harder to improve its aesthetics." Ji Mingqing scratched Xiaowan's neck and said with a smile, "Otherwise, its existence will be meaningless."
Bai Cangze remained noncommittal. "Then just remember this for yourself. When are you planning to open Lover's Hill?"
Ji Mingqing counted on his fingers, "It will take at least a month. I want to wait until all the peach trees have grown before they bloom. By then, I will try to leave everyone with the impression that the peach trees are in full bloom."
The first impression is very important. If you open your business early just to make money, and then see the peach trees halfway up the mountain blooming sparsely, it will be counterproductive.
"Then let's go back and think about how to refine it, and then I'll show you what I've accomplished in the past few days!"
Ji Mingqing put Xiaowan on his shoulder, gathered his spiritual power in his legs, and then ran forward quickly.
These days he has become proficient in controlling the spiritual energy in his body. Apart from anything else, if someone comes to catch him now, he will definitely not be able to run helplessly on his legs like last time.
It only took half a moment to get back to the yard from Yuantaopo. When he walked into the courtyard, Ji Mingqing put Xiaowan down.
He straightened his chest and raised his chin slightly, "See, I didn't lie to you, I have been practicing very hard recently."
"There has indeed been some progress." Although Bai Cangze didn't say anything, he was actually very satisfied with Ji Mingqing's progress.
He had just explored the immortal energy in Ji Mingqing's body, and found that it was much stronger than before he left. He was no longer surprised that Ji Mingqing's cultivation progress was faster than that of ordinary people. However, no matter how good the talent was, it still required hard work to make good use of it.
And Ji Mingqing happens to be the one who is both hardworking and talented.
"Xiaowan, come and take a look." Ji Mingqing walked to the backyard and called out loudly.
Bai Cangze came to Ji Mingqing without thinking, and before Ji Mingqing could speak, he knew what he wanted to see him.
Ji Mingqing actually cleared a small piece of land and planted the Yu Yu grass that he had given him that day.
"You..." Bai Cangze looked up at Ji Mingqing, "There's no need to reroot a fairy plant that has already been broken off."
"I like to rekindle past relationships." Ji Mingqing chuckled, "Besides, this is the first bouquet of flowers you gave me. No matter how many years pass, whenever I see this bouquet of flowers, I will think of you."
Ji Mingqing lowered his head and gently stroked the petals with some emotion.
"I originally thought the flower seeds were dead, but I didn't expect them to give me such a big surprise." Ji Mingqing turned back to look at Xiaowan. "I thought of many ways, but in the end I had to transfer the immortal energy in my body into each Yuyu grass. I did this continuously for three days, and only then was I able to save them."
"At that time, I thought that if I failed, I would secretly go out and pick a few Yu Yu grass plants, and then lie to you that they were the ones you gave me." Ji Mingqing smiled cunningly, "I didn't expect that I would actually succeed in growing them. These are really gifts from you. I definitely didn't lie to you."
Bai Cangze nodded and said, "I believe you, because the scent of each flower is slightly different, you can't hide it from me."
Bai Cangze didn't know why he suddenly told a lie. In his eyes, these flowers were all the same. There was no such thing as any subtle difference in smell. He couldn't smell it at all.
He was just particularly curious about Ji Ming's reaction after hearing this.
He raised his head and stared at Ji Mingqing's face closely, not missing any subtle movement on his face.
"Are you so powerful?" Ji Mingqing had no idea of the temptation in Bai Cangze's heart. He sat down on the ground and beckoned Xiaowan to come into his arms.
"What can I hide from you?" Ji Mingqian smiled brightly. He took his little Wan into his arms and rubbed her. Then, without paying any attention to the dissatisfied look in Wan's eyes, he lowered his head to the tip of his nose and gave her a light kiss.
"I promise you, I will never lie to you, is that okay?"
When Bai Cangze heard Ji Mingqing's words, he immediately lowered his head, and the tip of his nose felt a little itchy.
"Hmm... I understand." Bai Cangze touched his nose uncomfortably, "Don't you want to practice? This is the skills and techniques I found for you these days."
The next second after Bai Cangze finished speaking, Ji Mingqing heard a loud bang. He was startled and immediately stood up, looking around vigilantly.
Before he could guess who was causing trouble in his territory, Ji Mingqing was so shocked by the scene in front of him that his mouth opened wide.
"What is this...what is this?"
Ji Ming took two quick steps forward, bent down, and picked up a jade slip with some disbelief.
"This whole yard is filled with jade slips!" Ji Mingqing's heart was in turmoil. Did Xiaowan just say something? Did he say that he had prepared some exercises for him?
Are there several of them? Looking around, the entire backyard was covered with jade slips, even stacked several layers high.
This must be tens of thousands!
"Is this all...something I have to learn?" Ji Mingqing's lips trembled slightly, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes when he looked at Xiaowan.
“So many, do I have to learn all of them?”
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing's reaction and felt a little annoyed.
"No need. You can choose a life-defining immortal technique that suits you and practice it. You can also choose a few practical immortal techniques to assist you."
After hearing Xiaowan's words, Ji Mingqing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously, for fear that Xiaowan would think he was not motivated.
"So you took so long to come back, is it to find the jade slips of immortality for me?" Ji Mingqing suddenly realized that Xiaowan had found so many jade slips for him, just to let him pick out an immortality that suited him.
Ji Mingqing was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears, "Xiao Wan..." He lowered his head and immediately hugged Bai Cangze, who was still feeling a little embarrassed in his arms.
Before this, Bai Cangze was still regretting that he took out too much at once, which scared Ji Mingqing. He should have taken it step by step.
The next second, he felt Ji Mingqing holding him in his arms, leaning against his ear, and whispering softly, "Thank you."
Ji Mingqing was really embarrassed to express his gratitude. After he said this, he put the pill down, then rubbed his face uncomfortably, turned his head, and rolled his eyes around.
"Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you."
Bai Cangze was stunned for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a relaxed tone: "Fish ball soup, I want to eat fish ball soup."
Xiaowan rarely ordered food with Ji Mingqing. Usually, he would get whatever Ji Mingqing had prepared. When Ji Mingqing heard that he was so proactive this time, the slight hesitation in his heart finally disappeared.
Bai Cangze wanted to take back the jade slip on the ground, but was stopped by Ji Mingqing.
"Don't put it away yet. Didn't you say that you wanted me to choose the magic? How can I choose if you put it away?" Ji Mingqing raised his hand and easily cleared a path for himself with the magic energy.
"Wait a minute after we finish eating, can you dance slowly with me?"
Bai Cangze nodded without hesitation, "Of course."
Ji Mingqing was quick and efficient, and he had prepared four dishes and a soup in a short while. Bai Cangze wanted to ask Ji Mingqing to take out a few dishes he had made before from his storage bag, but Ji Mingqing disagreed.
"That won't do. You just got home, you need to eat fresh food." Ji Mingqing had an almost obsessive sense of ritual in this regard. "It's okay on normal days, but it definitely won't work today."
After cooking the meal, Ji Mingqing also took out two pots of wine.
"This is the fruit wine Zhao Yu brought me. I smelled it and it's sweet. You should like it, so I kept two jars for you to drink together when you come back."
Ji Mingqing opened the cork of the wine and poured a bowl for himself and Xiaowan respectively.
After arriving, Ji Mingqing picked up his bowl and bumped it against Xiaowan's. After the two collided, a "ding" sound was heard.
"Today is Xiaowan's welcome party, welcome home Xiaowan!"
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