Chapter 92
And why does that cat look so familiar, with its white fur, blue eyes, sturdy body, and the familiar smell emanating from it.
Ji Mingqing would definitely not admit his mistake. He and Xiaowan had been sleeping in the same bed for so long, and he could tell at a glance that Xiaowan was different from other cats.
Ji Mingqing was so shocked that even his hands were shaking.
He felt that he must have seen it wrong. How could the Lord be Xiaowan, and how could Xiaowan be the Lord? What was there in him that was worth Xiaowan's plot?
Or is there something about myself that is worthy of respect and ambition?
Ji Mingqing didn't believe it. He was more inclined to believe that he had seen it wrong, or that he had simply turned into a cat that looked similar to Xiaowan.
White cats all look the same, so they should smell pretty much the same, so...
While comforting himself, Ji Mingqing took out the fairy ring and displayed Xiaowan's mark with a slightly trembling hand.
At the moment when the fairy ring was dialed, Ji Mingqing kept praying that the Lord's fairy ring would not ring, and he suddenly remembered that when the two met for the first time, he dialed Xiaowan's fairy ring in the Lord's bedroom. At that time, the Lord turned his back stiffly, and Xiaowan did not answer the call.
Ji Mingqing's thoughts were turning around and around, and suddenly many unreasonable things appeared in his mind. At that time, he thought that this was the fairy world, but now when he thinks about it, he feels that it is a little unreasonable.
"Don't be Xiaowan, don't be Xiaowan." Ji Mingqing kept repeating his prayers in his heart, but unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. He saw the kitten took out the fairy ring, and the next moment, the familiar voice came out of Ji Mingqing's fairy ring.
"What happened again?"
What happened? Ji Mingqing opened his mouth, but for a long time he couldn't say anything. His first reaction was to leave here quickly, but his legs seemed to be filled with lead and he couldn't move.
"Ji Mingqing, what's wrong with you?" Xiaowan's voice came from Ji Mingqing's fairy ring again. He noticed that Ji Mingqing seemed to be a little abnormal, so he immediately sent out his spiritual sense to find Ji Mingqing's location, but the next moment he froze on the road.
Ji Mingqing...was right near him.
Bai Cangze had a bad premonition rising in his heart. He looked in the direction of his spiritual sense and saw Ji Mingqing standing in the yard in a thin shirt, looking at him in surprise.
The moment the two looked at each other, they both fell silent. Ji Mingqing was frightened and took two steps back, while Bai Cangze moved forward in panic. The two of them kept a strange distance from each other.
Ji Mingqing opened his mouth and said something after a while.
"Is it really you, Komaru?"
Bai Cangze was silent. Ji Mingqing understood what Xiaowan meant and he couldn't believe it.
"Xiaowan, are you the Lord?"
Ji Mingqing didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a huge sense of grievance in his heart.
"You really are the Lord, Xiaowan." Ji Mingqing didn't know what he should say now, and just repeated these two sentences over and over in his mouth.
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing's red eyes, and a strong sense of regret arose in his heart. He really regretted why he didn't make it clear to Ji Mingqing at the beginning. If he had made it clear at that time, this situation would not have happened now.
He made Ji Mingqing cry.
Bai Cangze turned back into human form in a hurry. Ji Mingqing was stunned when he saw Bai Cangze turning back into human form. Even though he already knew that the Lord and Xiaowan were the same person, Ji Mingqing was still not used to this sudden change.
"My Lord, I'll take my leave." Ji Mingqing was at a loss, but when he saw the figure of his Lord, he subconsciously said this, wanting to stay away from all this unfamiliarity.
He needed to find a place where no one was around to process all of this.
Seeing Ji Mingqing's thin figure covered only by a thin layer of clothes, Bai Cangze immediately stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I... I want to go home." Ji Ming felt suffocated when he heard Bai Cangze's question in a tough tone.
Who is lying? Who is hiding his identity?
Thinking of how he had tried every possible way to coax Xiaowan not to be angry in the pool, Ji Mingqing was filled with anger. When he wanted to look up and vent his anger, he saw the cold face of the Lord, and his whole momentum weakened.
Forget it, let it be. Since it is the words of the Lord, the two of them will never have any intersection again in the future.
"If my lord has any request, you can just give it to me directly. If you have any questions, you can just ask them directly. I will definitely tell you everything I know." Ji Mingqing lowered his head and did not look at Xiaowan.
"I have something to do at home. If you have nothing else to do, please allow me to leave."
Bai Cangze felt uncomfortable when he heard Ji Mingqing's distant tone.
"Let's go back together. I can go faster with the prototype." Bai Cangze raised his hand and wanted to grab Ji Mingqing, but Ji Mingqing dodged him.
"My Lord, you are very busy. There is no need to waste your time on me." After saying that, Ji Mingqing bowed to Bai Cangze and was about to turn and leave.
"Stop!" Bai Cangze was a little anxious, but he didn't know what he should say at this moment. Any explanation seemed pale at this moment.
He grabbed Ji Mingqing's arm and said forcefully, "Come with me. We'll go back in the Duanyun car."
Ji Mingqing looked at the hand that was holding his arm, feeling a complicated feeling. Seeing that Ji Mingqing did not push him away again, Bai Cangze felt a little relieved.
He took out one of his outer robes and put it on Ji Mingqing. "Is there anything else to do?"
Ji Mingqing shook his head and walked out the door silently.
As soon as Ji Mingqing walked out, someone came to greet him, "Boss Ji, please let me take you back to...your Lord!"
Bai Sangze arranged someone to send Ji Mingqing back, and asked him to wait outside the door early to avoid missing Ji Mingqing. As a result, this time he not only waited for Ji Xianren, but also waited for the Lord.
Not only that, there was a strange feeling between the two people. The sender was wearing only a thin shirt inside except for an outer robe, and this outer robe seemed to belong to the Lord. The pattern on it was unique in the fairy world, and he recognized it at a glance.
"You go back, I will take Ji Xianren home."
After hearing the Lord's words, the man immediately bowed and left, deciding to keep his discovery to himself.
"Let's go, the car is over there." Bai Cangze grabbed Ji Mingqing's wrist and pulled him forward. Ji Mingqing retracted his hand uncomfortably.
"My Lord, I can go back by myself."
Bai Cangze frowned and did not answer. He only felt relieved after half-forcibly pushing the person into the Duanyun car.
As soon as Ji Mingqing got on the bus, he huddled down in the seat he had sat in before, staring at the ground without saying a word. Bai Cangze sighed as he saw his fingers frantically entangled.
Only now did he truly realize that the situation he was most reluctant to face had happened. During the year that Ji Mingqing had been practicing, he had been thinking about how to confess his identity to him. He had already thought of three plans and was waiting to implement them after Ji Mingqing returned to Fengxi Garden.
As a result, he was careless. When he was in Kunze Palace, he seldom opened his spiritual sense unless he was patrolling the fairyland, so he didn't notice when Ji Mingqing came over.
At that time, he was about to turn back into a cat, wanting to return to Fengxi Garden before Ji Mingqing, but he didn't expect that Ji Mingqing saw through him.
"The inn has been completed." Bai Cangze racked his brains to come up with a topic that Ji Mingqing should be interested in. "The guest rooms are all completed, but there are still a few empty floors. Everyone is waiting for you to come back and decide what to use them for."
"Hmm..." Ji Mingqing replied softly, but still did not look up, and that was the extent of his reaction.
"Fengxi Garden is well managed by Xu Yihe and Cui Ding, and nothing has gone wrong so far."
"Um."
"I also clean my room regularly."
"Hmm...hmm?" Ji Mingqing finally reacted. He raised his head to look at Bai Cangze, then lowered his head again.
"Um."
Bai Cangze pursed his lips. He didn't know how to confess to Ji Mingqing now. His plan was to tell Ji Mingqing all the identities of Xu Yihe and Cui Ding, but now it seems that things have suddenly become difficult.
The two of them returned to Fengxi Garden in silence. As soon as Ji Mingqing got out of the car, he went back into the house, followed closely by Bai Cangze. Ji Mingqing just sat on the bed without saying a word.
"Do you want to go check out the inn first?" Bai Cangze suggested tentatively, but Ji Mingqing shook his head, "I'll go there myself later."
Bai Cangze heard the hidden meaning in Ji Mingqing's words. Ji Mingqing didn't want to go in and out with him.
"You can go by yourself now. I'll wait for you in the courtyard."
After listening to Bai Cangze's words, Ji Ming raised his head and looked at him with some confusion.
"Why?" Ji Mingqing couldn't help but ask his doubts, "Why is it like this?"
Bai Cangze understood Ji Mingqing's question. Ji Mingqing was asking why he approached him, why he never revealed his identity to him, and why he always stayed by his side.
Bai Cangze was speechless. He didn't know how to explain to Ji Mingqing. He took a deep breath and finally took the initiative to say something to Bai Cangze.
"I'm going out now."
After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave. Bai Cangze wanted to follow him, but Ji Mingqing turned around and said expressionlessly, "If your Excellency needs anything, you can ask your old subordinates."
Bai Cangze's breathing stagnated. It was over. Ji Mingqing even knew this. If he knew that he had sent Cui Ding here in the first place to gather information, he would be even angrier.
After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he turned around and left without any reluctance. After he went out, he did not use his spiritual energy, but strode directly towards the inn. The inn was neither far nor near from Ji Mingqing's residence. After Mingqing walked to the door of the inn without relying on his spiritual energy, he was already out of breath.
Since the inn had already been built, there was no one around. After entering the inn, Ji Mingqing looked around and put Bai Cangze's question behind his mind.
The first floor is entirely a reception hall, but the reception area is divided into several parts. One part is used to receive residents living in the inn, and the other part is a restaurant facing the outside world.
In addition, there are various entertainment facilities. Ji Mingqian saw a huge sand table here, on which was a panoramic view of the entire Fengxi Garden, just like the community sand table in the sales office that was reproduced according to percentages.
Ji Mingqing found it exquisite and touched it. Yuan Taopo, scaled down to the size of a palm, was scaled down to the size of a palm. But soon after he touched it, someone barged in.
"Who's in there?" A vigilant voice came from outside. Ji Mingqing put down the object in his hand and walked out. As a result, he saw Cui Ding and his men standing at the door of the first floor, looking at him fiercely.
Seeing that the person coming out of the house was Ji Mingqing, everyone's expression changed immediately, "Boss Ji, you're back! When did you come back? How come we didn't know?"
"I just got back." Ji Mingqing seemed to be infected by Cui Ding's enthusiasm. "How did you find out there were people here?"
"We have set up formations in every part of the inn. If someone takes something away, the formation will be triggered. Boss Ji, did you just take something from the train station?"
Ji Mingqing nodded, "Indeed, I just took the things off the sand table."
"I set up this formation. I'll give you the authority to do so later, so you won't be able to tamper with it at will." Cui Ding turned around and sent all his men away. Then, smiling, he said to Ji Mingqing, "You haven't been back for a year. Do you want me to explain it to you?"
Ji Mingqing also smiled and said, "What are you telling me? Although I haven't been back for a year, I was the one who finalized the design of the inn. Besides, for me, I was only away for seven or eight days, so I still have the memories I need."
Cui Ding smiled heartily and said, "Then I won't bother you anymore. I'm going out for patrol now." After he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by Ji Mingqing behind him.
"Wait a moment, I have something to ask you."
After hearing Ji Mingqing's words, Cui Ding stopped and asked, "Boss Ji, do you have any questions?"
Ji Mingqing waved, and Cui Ding walked over to him. Ji Mingqing looked at Cui Ding and asked with a serious expression, "Why did the Lord send you to Fengxi Garden?"
When Cui Ding heard Ji Mingqing's question, he took two steps back in fright, "No, no, what Lord? No one sent me to Fengxiyuan. I didn't have money at the beginning..." Cui Ding was a little incoherent, and the clothes on his back were immediately soaked with cold sweat.
"Boss Ji, I..."
"I know everything. The Lord is waiting for me in the courtyard right now, so there's no need for you to hide anything from me. I just want to ask you why he sent you here in the first place? Was it to monitor me?"
"Are you worried that I'm a demon? Are you worried that I'm not from a legitimate background? Or are you worried that I might harm the immortal world, so you sent someone to keep an eye on me and nip me in the bud if I have any problems?"
"No, no, no, absolutely not. This is absolutely not the case. This is definitely not what the Lord ordered!" Cui Ding quickly waved his hands in defense, "When the Lord called me here, he really didn't ask me to do this. You can see that I'm not very smart. If I was to supervise business operations, I would definitely send Xu Yihe here."
Ji Mingqing: "...So why did Xu Yihe come later?"
Cui Ding immediately realized that he had spoken out of turn, so he quickly made amends, "Xu Yihe is here to supervise me. I always get into trouble, so the Lord asked him to come and keep an eye on me."
Ji Mingqing recalled the reckless Cui Ding who destroyed most of his kitchen on the first day they met, so he accepted this explanation.
"Besides, I accidentally destroyed the kitchen, and the Lord tripled my training workload when he returned. I almost died of exhaustion!"
"Is it to punish you or to train you?" Ji Mingqing wanted to ask this question urgently.
"Of course it's to punish me. Our training in Kunze Palace is to go directly to the Demon Realm. The training is boring and uninteresting, so it's usually used as a punishment."
So that's how it is. Ji Mingqing nodded and said, "Let's talk while we go upstairs."
Cui Ding followed Ji Mingqing up the stairs. The entire second floor was a dining room. Ji Mingqing looked at the tables and chairs that had been set up. It was obvious that they were not ordinary items. Ji Mingqing turned around and looked at Cui Ding and asked, "Did the Lord prepare these tables and chairs?"
Cui Ding nodded nervously, "It was the Lord who asked Kunze Palace to prepare it."
"Where's the sandbox on the first floor?"
"The Lord ordered the people of Kunze Palace to do it."
"Then the entire interior decoration of the inn was arranged by the Lord?" Ji Mingqing's voice suddenly increased. "Is it all arranged by the Lord?"
Cui Ding was startled. Seeing Ji Mingqing's reaction, he immediately shook his head vigorously and said, "No, no, not all of them were prepared by the Lord."
"Then tell me where it is not?"
Cui Ding stared at Ji Mingqing's serious eyes, stunned for a long while, then slapped his forehead, his expression became pitiful and he said, "Boss Ji, you know I'm not smart, I can't remember these things, how about I call Xu Yihe to help you?"
Ji Mingqing watched Cui Ding's performance and immediately lost his temper. He took a deep breath and asked with a last glimmer of hope, "Besides you and Xu Yihe, are there any other people from Kunze Palace in Fengxiyuan?"
Cui Ding didn't dare to speak. Seeing his reaction, Ji Mingqing immediately understood, "Besides me, is there anyone else in Fengxiyuan who isn't from Kunze Palace?"
Cui Ding thought about it, looking conflicted. Ji Mingqing immediately sighed, "Forget it. Is it okay if I don't ask anymore?"
Ji Mingqing didn't expect that the entire Fengxi Garden was actually full of people from Kunze Palace. He suddenly felt that his efforts were so insignificant and worthless. Everything he got came from gifts from people in high positions. Ji Mingqing suddenly felt a little discouraged.
He waved his hand and asked Cui Ding to leave. Cui Ding immediately felt liberated and turned around and ran out without even saying hello. The star looked at his back, wondering whether he would go to find Xu Yihe first or go directly to the Lord.
But none of this had anything to do with him. He suddenly lost his goal to strive for.
Presumably, Zhao Yu, who had treated him so well before, should also be from Kunze Palace. Even the only employee of Fengxiyuan who was not from Kunze Palace was actually Yin Fuzhang's spy who stole his recipe and is now missing.
Ji Mingqing suddenly found this matter a little funny. After coming to the fairyland, he found that he was completely controlled by someone in the palm of his hand, which made him lose his temper immediately.
Ji Mingqing shook his head and walked upstairs step by step.
From the second floor to the top floor, Ji Mingqing carefully inspected every floor. In his eyes, even if the people from Kunze Palace took action, so what? Didn't this inn still belong to Ji Mingqing?
But brothers should settle accounts clearly. He would roughly estimate a price, and when he returned home at night, he would pay all the immortal stones to the master and draw a clear line between the two of them.
His status is completely different from that of the Lord. Even if the Lord deceives him or hides things from him, what good will it do? He has no power to fight back, and he doesn't even have a reason to fight back.
When others asked him why he was angry, should he say that the Lord was too kind to him? Ji Mingqing couldn't bring himself to do that.
But the deception was like a needle piercing Ji Mingqing's chest, or like a thorn stuck in his throat. The damage was not great, but it was very uncomfortable.
He knew that it was a bit ungrateful for him to reject Kunze Palace's kindness, but in the current situation, he simply couldn't face the Lord without any grudges in his heart.
So we can only draw a clear line with Kunze Palace for the time being.
When he reached the top floor, it was already completely dark. Ji Mingqing stood by the window and looked out, and saw stars rushing towards him.
I didn't expect to meet the Heroic Soul Star in my own territory. Ji Mingqing had never paid attention to this issue before, but I have to say that Ji Mingqing was in a very good mood to be able to meet several Heroic Soul Stars accompanying him at this time.
"Please help me think about it. Besides returning the money to the Lord, what else can I do for Him?" Ji Mingqing gently stroked the Heroic Soul Star that fell on his finger. "I have to dismiss all the people from Kunze Palace. It's really a waste of their talents to keep them here."
Ji Mingqing thought of Zhao Jingying at this time. Such an outstanding person as Zhao Jingying failed twice in the assessment of Kunze Palace and only succeeded on the third time. It was really funny that these immortals who obviously had some status in Kunze Palace became his guards.
Ji Mingqing laughed helplessly, "I thought I was helping others, but it turns out they were just putting on an act to entertain me. I don't know what the point is."
"But Xiaowan is really good to me. He teaches me how to practice and prepares treasures for me. He even saved my life. He's both my benefactor and my master. He must have secretly helped me with the payment. He's such a noble person, yet he's willing to take advantage of me. I really can't be angry with him."
Ji Ming sighed softly, "But the gap between our status is too great. Even if I were to work in Kunze Palace, I wouldn't be qualified, let alone..."
Ji Mingqing exhaled forcefully once again, "When I return, I will settle the bill with the Lord and ask him to bring everyone back to Kunze Palace so as not to hinder their future."
It's a great time for me, but I'm not making progress in my own position. What's the point of me serving him tea and water?
Ji Mingqing made up his mind. He clenched his fists and encouraged himself, "I can do it, I can do it, I'm not nervous, I'm not nervous!"
At worst, you can just treat the Lord as a cat, and he is a cat already, so there is no need to imagine it.
When going downstairs, Ji Mingqing did not walk down step by step, but used the formation directly and returned to the first floor in an instant. Then, his new cotton shoes gathered the spiritual energy in his legs, and he ran back to the courtyard as fast as he could. He was afraid that if he hesitated, all the courage he had just mustered would dissipate.
Ji Mingqing pushed open the door, wanting to have a serious talk with the Lord, but he found that the person standing in the middle of the yard after pushing open the door was not the noble and indifferent Lord, but the little cat lying on the table that looked aggrieved.
Ji Mingqing and the kitten stared at each other. He looked at Xiaowan's azure face with a somewhat aggrieved expression, and the courage he had just mustered up immediately deflated like a balloon that had been punctured by a needle.
"Can you change back into human form?" Ji Mingqing looked at Xiaowan and asked, "I have something to tell you."
"Can't you tell me what I am like now? I am no different than my human form."
How could there be no difference? Ji Mingqing roared in his heart, how could anyone be willing to speak harshly to such a little cat!
"You'd better change back. I'm talking about business, and it's not convenient for you to do this."
"What's inconvenient? You used to talk to me like this, and there was no hindrance in our discussions."
Seeing that Ji Mingqing had been making excuses, Bai Cangze knew that he had finally made the right move. A soft-hearted person like Ji Mingqing would never be able to reject him when he was a cub.
"What's more..." Bai Cangze sat up, his two front paws resting on the table, tilting his head to look at Ji Mingqing, and asked with a somewhat confused expression: "You said before that we are friends, does that mean it doesn't count anymore?"
Ji Mingqing immediately threw the plan that had been swirling in his mind for a long time out of his mind, but he still held on to his last remaining stance: "You can't do this. We still need to make things clear between the two of us."
After saying that, Ji Mingqing took out a storage bag and said, "Inside this are all my property. All my immortal stones are in here. There is also this year's profit that I haven't received yet. I will collect it later and return it all to you. I don't know if this is enough for your investment here."
Bai Cangze frowned immediately after seeing Ji Mingqing's actions. "I don't need it. You don't have to pay me back."
Ji Mingqing insisted, pushing the storage bag forward again. "You gave me the skills, and Zhao Yu gave me so many discounts. You must have invested a lot of extra money in building this inn. My immortal stones should not even be worth 50% in your eyes. There is no need for you to do this."
“Without investment, those are just…”
"You had your men do all that, right? Even though you didn't ask me for money, your men didn't ask you for any of the extra expenses. They paid for it themselves."
"For example, Zhao Yu allowed me to purchase various items at extremely low prices, and then repurchased the immortal plants I planted at prices higher than the market price. Did Kunze Palace pay for this money?"
Bai Cangze was stunned by Ji Mingqing's question. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
"As for the construction of this inn, the money I gave was not enough to cover the cost of its gorgeous decoration. Did Kunze Palace pay for the rest?"
Bai Cangze still shook his head: "Probably not."
"That's settled. I should have paid for it. I can't let your people lose money just because of your orders, so it's only natural for me to return the money to them."
After hearing this, Bai Cangze pushed the storage bag back and said, "Then return the money to them yourself. These matters are not my responsibility."
Ji Mingqing pursed his lips, thinking that what Bai Cangze said made sense, so he put away the storage bag. "Then I will owe you the money for the cultivation technique for now. I will pay you back when I earn enough money. As for the immortal artifacts you gave me before, I will also go to the Yuexian Pavilion to have an estimate of their price."
Hearing this, Bai Cangze suddenly felt a little irritated, "Do you really have to be so clear with me?"
Having heard Bai Cangze's question, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he nodded firmly, "My Lord, these things should not belong to me."
After hearing this, Bai Cangze suddenly felt a little powerless. He was like an ant walking into a maze, not knowing where to go next, nor did he know where the next words he said would lead the relationship between the two people.
"Why? Why did things between us become like this after you knew I was the Lord?"
Ji Mingqing was suddenly confused by Bai Cangze's question. He even felt that Bai Cangze seemed a little aggrieved. He didn't know where Bai Cangze's grievance came from.
"I apologize. I shouldn't have hidden my identity from you in the beginning. But when you first arrived in the Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm was active. I was worried that you were someone sent up from the lower realm by the Demon Realm, so I sent Cui Ding to monitor you."
"But then I noticed something else about you that was different, so I stayed here."
"If it were someone else, I would definitely not stay. I would send someone else who is good at this to investigate." Bai Cangze confessed without hiding anything.
"As for the people I asked to work at Fengxi Garden later, it was all their own free will. They really liked this place and it was definitely not forced by my orders. If you don't believe me, ask Cui Ding and Xu Yi. They were all trying every possible way to bring their subordinates to Fengxi Garden."
"Is it because you will give them a reward?" Ji Mingqing looked into Bai Cangze's eyes. Bai Cangze, who had turned into a kitten, was no longer intimidating in Ji Mingqing's eyes.
Bai Cangze was about to speak when Ji Mingqing spoke first, "Don't lie to me anymore. I want you to tell me the truth."
Bai Cangze immediately fell silent. "I did give them some rewards, but they were all very ordinary. If they just went out and completed a random mission, they could get ten times more than this."
"So they all came here sincerely. If you hadn't met Yang Lingkong before, Yang Lingkong would have thought about working at Fengxiyuan."
"Really?" Ji Mingqing's attention was immediately diverted by Yang Lingkong. "Will she bring the bird with her?"
"That bird is not an ordinary bird, it is a black phoenix, and there is only one of its kind in the fairy world."
"No wonder I saw Yang Lingkong standing behind you during the trials. Cui Ding even told me that you often rewarded her because she performed so well in the army."
"Yang Lingkong is indeed like that. People in the demon world all call her a witch."
"Is this true?" Ji Mingqing suddenly laughed out loud. Thinking of Yang Lingkong standing behind the counter, calculating the bill with a troubled look on her face, he really couldn't imagine that she was such a person.
Seeing Ji Mingqing finally soften his expression, Bai Cangze finally felt relieved. However, Ji Mingqing changed the subject, "I will contact Zhao Yu tomorrow and pay him back all the money I owe him. I will also gather everyone together. If they don't want to work in Fengxiyuan, I hope you won't force them to stay here."
Bai Cangze pursed his lips and said, "I have never forced them."
"I believe you, but I still need to ask you something tomorrow to make sure I'm at ease."
"And..." After finishing all the work, Ji Mingqing and Bai Cangze said, "Then please stay here tonight, my Lord. You should be more familiar with this place."
Ji Mingqing finished speaking and turned to leave. Seeing this, Bai Cangze immediately changed back into human form and grabbed his hand, "Where are you going?"
"I'll live in the staff dormitory at the back. If there's no room in the dormitory, I'll go and borrow a tent..."
"You're going to the staff dormitory dressed like this?" Bai Cangze looked down at Ji Mingqing. Ji Mingqing glanced down at his clothes and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that the outer robe belonged to Bai Cangze. Bai Cangze must be worried about being recognized and having a bad influence, so he pulled his hand back and replied, "I'll take it off now."
Bai Cangze: "?"
The next moment, Ji Mingqing took off his outer robe and respectfully handed it back to Bai Cangze with both hands. Bai Cangze looked at the clothes in Ji Mingqing's hand and did not answer for a long time.
Seeing that Bai Cangze did not take the clothes back, Ji Mingqing immediately reacted, "I will wash the clothes and send them over tomorrow." After saying that, he took the clothes back.
"Is that what you think?" Bai Cangze grabbed Ji Mingqing's wrist and tugged it towards him. "If you have anything else to say, just say it all at once."
"No... nothing else to say!" Ji Mingqing didn't dare to look up at Bai Cangze's face. He felt that Bai Cangze and Xiaowan were even two people. Xiaowan was there just now, and he even dared to make a request to him boldly, but now the person standing in front of him was the Lord.
He didn't even dare to look the Lord in the eye.
"My lord, I'm sorry." After thinking it over, Ji Mingqing decided that apologizing was the most practical option.
Bai Cangze then slowly let go of his hand, "Going out dressed like this is really immoral. Go change your clothes first, and then we can talk."
So that's how it is! Ji Mingqing quickly ran back into the house, picked out one of the few clothes he had, and quickly put it on.
Just after he put on his coat, Bai Cangze knocked on the door, "Have you changed your clothes?"
"I'm done, I'm done!" It seemed that the Lord was eager to rest. Ji Mingqing quickly opened the door, "Lord, please go in and rest. I'll leave right away..."
Before he could step out of the door, he felt a strong suction force sucking him back into the room.
"You sleep in this room." After Bai Cangze said that, he closed the door. Ji Mingqing stood in front of Bai Cangze, staring at him blankly, not knowing what the master was thinking.
Neither of them moved for a long while, and then Ji Mingqing tremblingly asked, "My Lord, where do you rest?"
"We rest the same way we did before."
"It's different now than before!" Ji Mingqing exclaimed, but seeing Bai Cangze's cold and stern expression, Ji Mingqing's voice couldn't help but become softer, and he repeated softly again: "It's different now than before."
"What's the difference? I once told you I have a human form."
How could that be the same? Speaking of it and seeing it are two different things. And who could have imagined that such a cute little cat transformed into a human form would be someone like the Lord...
Ji Mingqing couldn't help but look at the Lord's figure. It was his first close observation, and the more he looked, the more envious he felt.
I haven't been exercising much when I'm with myself, but how come I'm in such good shape? I don't know if it's because the clothes are so flattering, or if it's because I have a good figure that makes me look so good in clothes.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just the chest muscles and the waist. Because of the clothes, he couldn’t see other parts, but these two points alone were enough to make Ji Ming drool.
If I have the chance in the future, I can ask others how the Lord trained. I don’t know how difficult it is to have such a figure. After the inn is opened and on track, he should have plenty of time.
"What are you thinking about?" Bai Cangze said with a frown as he looked at Ji Mingqing's ever-changing expression.
"Nothing, nothing." Ji Mingqing waved his hand. "I'll sleep on the floor later, and you can sleep on the bed. If anything happens at night, you can call me, or just stretch your legs and kick me a few times."
After hearing Ji Mingqing's words, Bai Cangze grabbed Ji Mingqing's clothes and threw him onto the bed without saying a word. Then he immediately turned into his cub prototype and lay beside Ji Mingqing as usual.
Ji Mingqing immediately got up and wanted to tell the Lord that he could live outside, but when he turned around, he saw the furry Xiaowan with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
Ji Mingqing's heart softened immediately. Putting aside Xiaowan's true identity, he really missed him these days.
Everything he said to Xiaowan while taking a bath in the pool was true. He really wanted to hold Xiaowan in his arms and sleep together at night, but judging from the current situation, he wouldn't dare to touch Xiaowan even if he had eight hundred guts.
What's more, I hugged him!
Ji Mingqing suddenly felt a little disappointed, but judging from the current situation, the Lord didn't seem to want him to go out, nor did he allow him to sleep on the floor. He was a little unsure of the Lord's thoughts.
"Do you want me to live here?" Ji Mingqing looked at the furry little ball, and even his tone became much gentler.
After Bai Cangze felt the change in Ji Mingqing, he sighed in his heart. It seemed that only when he was in the cub form could Ji Mingqing talk to him properly.
"You'll live here."
It seems that I will have to "sleep in the same bed" with the Lord this time.
Ji Mingqing made up his mind and lay down directly. After lying down, Bai Cangze patted Ji Mingqing's face with his furry paws.
"Why don't you take off your clothes?"
You were the one who asked me to wear that dress just now! Ji Mingqing roared in his heart, but he didn't dare to refute. He could only sit up and take off his outer robe, leaving only his inner garment.
Seeing that Ji Ming was listening, Bai Cangze nodded in satisfaction, "You can go to sleep now."
Ji Mingqing felt a little depressed. He thought he might not be able to sleep well that night. Unexpectedly, the moment his head touched the pillow, Ji Mingqing became drowsy. Listening to the familiar rhythmic breathing of Xiaowan in his ears, Ji Mingqing felt as if it was the same as in the past, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Little did he know that Bai Cangze, who had turned into a cat, gently touched Ji Mingqing's face with his claws as usual, as he treated a treasure, after he fell asleep.
"Good night, Ji Mingqing."
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