Chapter 89
When Zhao Jingying followed Bai Cangze upstairs, the myriad thoughts in his mind could not stop.
At first, he recognized the prototype of the Lord at a glance, but he was a little bit unbelievable, thinking that the Lord would never help. However, after Bai Cangze took action, he concluded that the person in front of him was the Lord.
The arrogant aura when that move was released could only be seen in the Lord. In order to join Kunze Palace, he had consulted a lot of information. He even had a backup of the private information about the Lord in the Demon Realm, so he immediately recognized the identity of the immortal beast senior in front of him.
"Ji Mingqing doesn't know my identity, so you'd better not tell him." Bai Cangze deliberately reminded him.
Zhao Jingying didn't dare ask any more questions and only nodded vigorously, "Yes, my lord."
When he reached the door of the room, Bai Cangze changed back into his cub form. He pushed the door open and saw Ji Mingqing already waiting there.
Seeing that Zhao Jingying was safe and sound, Ji Mingqing finally felt relieved.
"That's great, that's great! I was so nervous just now when I saw you being surrounded down there."
Zhao Jingying immediately replied: "Thank you and Xiaowan for your help, I am very grateful." After Zhao Jingying finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Ji Mingqing. Ji Mingqing was startled and quickly helped him up.
"No, no, no, we're good friends, aren't we? Good friends should help each other."
Zhao Jingying was speechless. In his mind, Ji Mingqing had always been an ordinary acquaintance. He didn't expect that he was actually considered Ji Mingqing's friend.
Zhao Jingying felt a little warm in his heart, "Then I won't say much." He had to remember it anyway.
What’s more, it was the Lord who saved him! That was the Lord!
Zhao Jingying, who accidentally discovered the master's little secret, had his heart beating up and down with excitement. He used all his strength to calm himself down.
Ji Mingqing's next words immediately made Zhao Jingying lose control of his expression, "Do you want to hug Xiaowan?"
Hug?
Give me a hug!
What virtue and ability does Zhao Jingying have!
Zhao Jingying quickly took two steps back and said, "No, no, we'll talk about it next time we have a chance."
Ji Mingqing took Xiaowan back with some regret. It was such a pity. He clearly wanted to improve the relationship between the two of them.
Ji Mingqing felt that Xiaowan seemed to have no friends. He had never seen Xiaowan mention his friends for such a long time, and it even seemed that he didn't communicate with anyone except himself.
This time, Zhao Jingying happened to be rescued. Zhao Jingying should be a good candidate, not to mention that Xiaowan also saved him. Ji Mingqing wanted to let the two of them communicate with each other.
As a result, it seems that he died before he could accomplish his mission.
Ji Mingqing sighed in his heart, then asked Zhao Jingying to sit down and rest. After ordering a few dishes, he took out an elixir from his storage bag.
"This pill seems to be particularly suitable for restoring physical strength. You must have consumed quite a bit just now. Take this first."
Zhao Jingying looked at the unknown pill in front of him. It was obvious that this pill was a good thing. He had lived in the fairy world for so many years, but he had never seen a pill with such a strong fairy aura. This pill emitting a bright white light was in Ji Mingqing's palm, tempting him to swallow it, but Zhao Jingying hesitated.
It was obvious that this medicine was given to Ji Mingqing by the Lord, and Ji Mingqing seemed to have no idea how precious this medicine was. Just when Zhao Jingying was conflicted and was about to refuse.
"Take it quickly." The lord opposite spoke.
Zhao Jingying immediately took the pill out of Ji Mingqing's palm without hesitation and put it into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth and had a faint fragrance. The moment the pill entered his mouth, he felt that his previous fatigue was swept away, replaced by a full state of mind and fearless confidence.
"How is it? How do you feel? Have you recovered?" Ji Mingqing asked three questions in a row with concern. Zhao Jingying was in high spirits and thanked Ji Mingqing with some excitement.
"Boss Ji, thank you so much."
Ji Mingqing waved his hand generously, "Okay, okay. At home, you rely on your parents, and when you go out, you rely on your friends. If you encounter this kind of thing, I definitely can't help but help."
"But luckily I have Xiaowan by my side. If I had rushed up there alone, you might have had to drag me, a burden, to escape for your life!" Ji Mingqing said with a smile.
By this time, the food from the inn had already been served. Ji Mingqing even ordered two pots of wine, but he and Zhao Jingying warned, "Don't drink this wine yet. Wait until tomorrow when we win. Drinking can easily delay things."
"By the way, you'd better not go back tonight. Those three people might block you at your place. You can stay here and we can squeeze in."
After hearing Ji Mingqing's words, Bai Cangze's eyes widened immediately, "No!"
Ji Mingqing was startled by this sudden and loud rejection. "What's wrong? Why not?" After saying that, he lowered his voice and leaned towards Xiaowan: "Is it because I didn't sleep well last night?"
Even though Ji Mingqing lowered his voice, Zhao Jingying had amazing hearing and still heard what he said. He was shocked in his heart.
Are the two of them already sleeping in the same bed? No wonder the Lord didn't allow me to live with Boss Ji.
Bai Cangze was a little angry: "Yes, not only did you not sleep well at night, you also kicked the quilt, gnashed your teeth and talked in your sleep."
After hearing Xiaowan's words, Ji Mingqing's face turned red.
"Ah? I'm so restless when I sleep." Ji Mingqing felt a little embarrassed. "Then we really can't disturb Zhao Jingying's rest."
However, he was caught in another trouble. He certainly would not let Zhao Jingying go back, but the inn here was overcrowded and there should be no empty rooms. Where should Zhao Jingying live?
Bai Cangze then offered a solution, "Cui Ding and Xu Yihe also have rooms over here, let Zhao Jingying sleep there."
It turns out Cui Ding and Xu Yihe also have rooms here...
“Where do they get the money?”
"It was arranged by the Lord." Bai Cangze coaxed: "After you fell unconscious, the Lord arranged a place for everyone who came with you."
"How could the Lord be so kind?" Ji Mingqing felt it was a little unbelievable. The Lord and Master were the great leaders of the fairy world, but they actually paid attention to their little things.
Moreover, even if these gods work without sleep for these days, nothing will go wrong, but the Lord still arranges everything properly.
Ji Mingqing was moved.
"Then let's eat the food first, and then Jingying, you go and rest. We'll go watch the game together tomorrow morning!"
Zhao Jingying's expression was uncertain, but he still looked at Ji Mingqing and nodded and agreed: "I'll call you when I leave tomorrow morning."
"That's good!"
Ji Mingqing looked at the other pot of wine on the table. He pushed the wine to Xiaowan and said, "Put this wine away. I don't want to drink it."
After hearing Ji Mingqing's words, Zhao Jingying said, "This wine is not ordinary wine. It is brewed with the secret recipe of Kunze Palace. It is not intoxicating and is full of immortal energy. Drinking it will be very beneficial to your cultivation. Why don't you take a sip?"
"I just don't like drinking. After drinking, people may not be able to control their behavior or their emotions may be exaggerated, so I have always been indifferent."
Xiaowan knew that Ji Mingqing never drank alcohol, so he put the wine away without hesitation and said, "I'll drink it in a few days."
Jiming chuckled and patted Xiaowan's head, "Then don't drink too much when the time comes."
*
The next morning, Ji Mingqing and Xiaowan got up early. There were already voices outside the inn. Everyone was probably anxious to watch the last selection.
Ji Mingqing opened the window as usual, then stretched and yawned loudly.
"Let's go, let's go watch the game now."
After opening the door, the two saw Zhao Jingying standing at the door holding a sword. Zhao Jingying stood up straight when he saw them come out and asked, "Shall we set off now?"
"Well, let's go now."
The three of them walked out of the inn together. As Zhao Jingying walked, he thought about the problem that had troubled him all night.
The news came out yesterday that the Lord would appear at the competition venue today, but now seeing that the Lord and Ji Mingqing are inseparable, Zhao Jingying doesn't know what the two of them will do.
"By the way, there are a lot of people at the competition venue, and we might get lost. After the competition is over, we can just go back to the inn and gather together."
"Since there are so many people here, you might as well just lie on my shoulders and hold on to my clothes so they don't get lost." Ji Mingqing reached back and touched Xiaowan's back. "If you don't watch with me and explain to me from the side, I might not understand."
Bai Cangze was silent for a moment. "Cui Ding and Xu Yihe will accompany you then. You can ask them if you have any questions."
Ji Mingqing felt that Xiaowan's tone was not right. He seemed to be certain that the two of them would get lost in a while. "Xiaowan, are you busy with something soon? If so, you can go directly and don't worry about me."
Bai Cangze pursed his lips and said, "I do have something to do."
But he didn't know how to tell Ji Mingqing. He was worried that once he told Ji Mingqing that he was leaving, Ji Mingqing would ask him all the questions, and then he wouldn't know how to explain it.
So he simply asked Ji Mingqing to prepare for "getting lost" in advance, but Ji Mingqing saw through his thoughts at a glance.
As expected, Ji Ming felt unhappy after hearing this.
"If you have something to do, just do it. You can hide it from me without explaining it, and I won't ask too many questions. I must know what you're going to do, but you can't lie to me!"
Ji Mingqing was furious. "Do you know how worried I was the last time you disappeared for several days? If you get lost right under my nose this time, how could I possibly stand there and watch the game with such a clear conscience?"
Ji Mingqing grew angrier as he spoke. "Don't you have something to do? Go now! Go do something important that an ordinary little deity like me can't know about. Do you need me to see you off?"
Bai Cangze was suddenly panicked. In his mind, Ji Mingqing had always been a kind-tempered person. Even when he deliberately picked trouble with him when he first met Ji Mingqing, Ji Mingqing never got angry.
Bai Cangze immediately realized his mistake. He wrapped his tail around Ji Mingqing's arm, then put his face close to Ji Mingqing's cheek and coaxed her softly, "I'm sorry, it's my fault."
"What did you do wrong?" Ji Mingqing felt the furry touch on his cheek and was about to surrender, but he still wanted to let Xiaowan know that he could not lie to him no matter what!
"I was wrong to lie to you." Bai Cangze put his mouth close to Ji Mingqing's ear and whispered softly, "Although I can't tell you what I'm going to do, I will definitely not lie to you in the future, okay?"
After listening to Xiaowan's words, Ji Ming still felt a little unhappy, but seeing that they were about to reach the gate of Kunze Palace, Ji Mingqing didn't want to hold a grudge when they separated.
"Forget it, I'll settle the score with you when you come back." Ji Mingqing glanced at Bai Cangze, then turned his head and asked, "When will you be back? It won't take several days, will it? I won't wait for you."
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing's concern for him but his stubborn attitude and chuckled, "It won't take that long. Basically, by the time you return to the inn, I'll have already gone back."
"Okay then." Even though Ji Mingqing was reluctant, he still did not stop Xiaowan from leaving.
He didn't know when Xiaowan would be able to truly open up to him and share his secrets with him, but it didn't matter even if he didn't want to share. Ji Mingqing thought to himself that he and Xiaowan were eating and sleeping together every day, and they were already best friends, so he wasn't worried that Xiaowan would leave him.
The only thing to worry about is...
Will Xiaowan increase his training when he returns? He hasn't practiced for so many days!
Zhao Jingying, who had been listening to the interaction between the two people, now had half of his body numb. If he had not deliberately controlled his walking posture, he might have lost his balance and attracted the attention of the crowd.
The Lord's attitude towards Ji Mingqing was too kind! And if he had heard correctly, was Ji Mingqing angry with the Lord?
It would have been fine if he had just lost his temper, but the Lord actually coaxed Ji Mingqing in a gentle voice.
Zhao Jingying felt that he knew too little.
"You two, I have to go backstage to prepare for the competition now. We will say goodbye here."
Although it was still early, he still wanted to leave this place immediately. Although it was exciting to know the Lord's secret, he really didn't want to know too much.
"Next time we meet, you should be a member of Kunze Palace. Then you should treat me to a meal." Ji Mingqing said to Zhao Jingying with a smile, "As long as we don't go to the place where we first met, we can go anywhere."
Ji Mingqing had confidence in Zhao Jingying and noticed that Zhao Jingying looked uneasy, so he thought he was nervous. So he made an appointment with Zhao Jingying for dinner early to divert his attention. However, he was not worried at all that Zhao Jingying would be eliminated.
"Okay, then Boss Ji will choose the place!" Ever since Zhao Jingying swallowed the pill last night, he felt like he had endless energy all over his body. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, after all, it was a reward from the Lord.
After the two said goodbye, Ji Mingqing saw Cui Ding and Xu Yihe who had set up a stall all night. The two of them did not look tired at all, and even looked energetic.
I'm so envious of the immortals of higher levels!
"I've found someone, Xiaowan, so you can go now." Ji Mingqing turned his head to look at Xiaowan, "If you can't come back after this, you must contact me. You must not disappear suddenly, otherwise I will really be angry." Ji Mingqing "viciously" threatened: "I will never make you delicious food again!"
Bai Cangze nodded and said softly: "Don't worry, we will contact each other through the Immortal Ring when the time comes."
After saying that, Bai Cangze jumped off Ji Mingqing's shoulder and left, looking back every few steps. Ji Mingqing kept looking at Bai Cangze's back until the ball of white fur was completely submerged in the crowd, and then he withdrew his gaze.
Cui Ding and Xu Yihe looked at this scene and suddenly felt a little sad. The next moment, they heard Ji Mingqing speak in a worried voice.
"He won't take advantage of the fact that so many people are coming to Kunze Palace to seek revenge, will he?"
"Does Xiaowan have any enemies?" Xu Yihe, who had followed Bai Cangze for many years, actually knew nothing.
"I don't know either. That's just my guess. Otherwise, why wouldn't he tell me anything? And Xiaowan said he clearly has a human form, but he never showed it to me. So my guess is reasonable, right?"
Xu Yihe avoided Ji Mingqing's gaze seeking approval and said, "Let's go, let's go in quickly, otherwise the seat I asked my friend to save for me will be taken back by someone else."
Ji Mingqing immediately turned around and walked into Kunze Palace faster, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Let's go quickly!"
Walking into the audience seats of the competition venue, Ji Mingqing opened his mouth slightly.
There are too many people here. Not only are there a lot of seats for spectators, but the competition venue is about the size of twenty football fields.
"How many people are here? Are there 200,000?" Ji Ming leaned over to Xu Yihe next to him for confirmation. "It should be 200,000. If you sit in the last row, you can't even see what's happening in the middle of the venue."
Hearing Ji Mingqing's concerns, Xu Yihe smiled and said, "Don't worry, we're not in the last row, nor in the first row. This is actually the best place to watch the game. You'll know when the game starts. Even without concentrating your spiritual energy in your eyes, you can still see the game clearly."
"Then how do we see it? It won't be projected into my own head, right? That would be quite scary." Ji Mingqing's mind was full of ideas. "But only the Lord can do this, right? Didn't he do the same thing a few days ago?"
Xu Yihe was at a loss for words. "What are you thinking? No, the game in the middle field will be projected and magnified in the air, and every immortal will be able to see it."
So that's how it works. After listening to it, Ji Ming suddenly felt that his imagination was a bit funny, so he laughed twice.
"Oh, Boss Ji, what a coincidence that we meet here." After Ji Mingqing walked to his seat, he heard a voice that disgusted him coming from beside him.
"Yin Fuzhang? Why are you here?" After saying that, he glared at Yin Fuzhang.
Yin Fuzhang looked at Ji Mingqing with a forced smile and said, "Boss Ji, this is our fate. Who can stop fate?"
Ji Mingqing was so disgusted by Yin Fuzhang's words that he almost vomited the food he had eaten the previous night. He turned around to look at Xu Yihe and Cui Ding, and found that the two of them were also looking at Yin Fuzhang with disgust. Ji Mingqing could guess that Yin Fuzhang had deliberately sent this to him.
"By the way, Boss Ji, you haven't been around a few days. I wonder where you went? I heard that you destroyed some of Kunze Palace's precious items. Do you want me to find someone I know at Kunze Palace to put in a good word for you?"
Yin Fuzhang had no idea what had happened to Ji Mingqing at the gate of Kunze Palace that day. Even those who were there didn't know what had happened, not to mention that Kunze Palace had deliberately concealed what had happened that day. It was only after he saw Ji Mingqing disappear for a few days that he sent someone to investigate where Ji Mingqing had been, what he had done, and what had happened.
As a result, the people he found didn't find out anything at all. Ji Mingqing seemed to have disappeared these days and no one could find him. He asked people to ask the guys in Feng Xiyuan indirectly, but they found nothing.
It was not until he heard that there was a riot at the gate of Kunze Palace that day, and that someone had destroyed the core of the Hongmeng Treasure Tree and that Kunze Palace was looking for someone to hold accountable, that he brought the matter up with Ji Mingqing.
"Boss Ji's business has been good recently. I can see long lines at your place every day. I'm very envious. It's a pity that I can't find anyone to congratulate Boss Ji."
"Then have you ever considered that it's me who doesn't want to see you?" Ji Mingqing glanced at Yin Fuzhang with disdain. "Also, stop imagining things here. If you have a disease, go get treatment. When did I destroy anything in Kunze Palace?"
"Since you say no, then so be it." Yin Fuzhang pretended to be understanding and raised his hand to pat Ji Mingqing's shoulder, but Ji Mingqing dodged it.
"You'd better stay away from me, or I'll ask you to borrow money!"
If you say this to Yin Fuzhang, a stingy man, he will probably be more restrained in front of you.
After all, this person is really annoying!
Unexpectedly, this trick didn't work on Yin Fuzhang. The moment Ji Mingqing blurted out this sentence, it was certain that Ji Mingqing was indeed following the information investigated by that person.
Yin Fuzhang's heart suddenly brightened: "Boss Ji, if you need money urgently, just tell me. Then you can write me an IOU. I promise not to rush you to pay it back!"
Ji Mingqing saw Yin Fuzhang's heartfelt smile for the first time. He didn't know what Yin Fuzhang was thinking, but he said unwillingly, "You don't have to give me much. Just give me all the money you've earned from Lumei Drink these days."
Yin Fuzhang's expression changed instantly after hearing this. "Lumei Drink is a popular food in the Immortal Realm. Boss Ji wants this portion of my profit. I guess Boss Ji has also learned to ask for too much."
"Anyway, Heaven has given me a portion of it, so I feel embarrassed to accept all of it. I also want to thank Boss Yin for his generosity, otherwise I wouldn't have suddenly become so well-off."
Seeing that Yin Fuzhang's face was becoming more and more gloomy, "Cui Ding, let's switch places." Ji Mingqing turned his head and immediately moved Cui Ding to Yin Fuzhang's side.
It seems that Yin Fuzhang is really angry. He doesn't understand why this person always picks on him, and then Ji Mingqing will be at a disadvantage.
Anyway, he changed his position now and forgot about Yin Fuzhang the next moment.
The game is finally about to begin!
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