Chapter 93
The next morning, Ji Mingqing got up early. He was a little drowsy and had forgotten what happened yesterday. Seeing the white ball beside him, he hugged it in his arms, buried his face in the white ball's fur and rubbed it hard.
"Good morning, Xiaowan."
"Good morning, Ji Mingqing." Hearing that Xiaowan's voice seemed a little strange, Ji Mingqing immediately recalled everything that happened yesterday. He pushed forward in panic, and with this push, he almost pushed Bai Cangze out of the bed.
Ji Mingqing realized he had used too much force and quickly pulled Bai Cangze back. Bai Cangze remained motionless, allowing Ji Mingqing to manipulate him.
Ji Mingqing was caught off guard and met Xiaowan's azure eyes. He then turned his head away with a guilty look on his face. "My Lord, are you going back to Kunze Palace today?"
"No," Bai Cangze replied succinctly. Ji Mingqing sighed, "I have many immortals to discuss matters with today. If you feel bored, you can return to Kunze Palace."
"If we talk about boredom, then Kunze Palace is more boring. If the fairy world is a stagnant pool, then Kunze Palace is even worse." Bai Cangze looked into Ji Mingqing's eyes and said word by word.
"I will stay here today."
Ji Mingqing sighed heavily in his heart. He had no idea what the Lord's purpose was, but since the Lord wanted to stay here, he had no choice.
"Where are you going?" Bai Cangze asked as he looked at Ji Mingqing who was standing up.
Ji Mingqing replied weakly: "Go to the kitchen to cook."
Bai Cangze thought for a moment and said, "Then I want to have the three-fresh soup."
After listening to this, Ji Ming suddenly felt a little powerless. The Lord didn't want to leave at all, so why did he order dishes?
"Okay, I got it." Ji Mingqing walked towards the kitchen with an attitude, rolled up his sleeves and started to make the three-fresh soup that the master had ordered.
Ji Mingqing not only prepared a three-fresh soup, but also steamed a plate of milk-flavored buns and prepared several side dishes for the table. Even though this breakfast was not complicated, it could still be said to be full of color, fragrance and taste.
Just as he was preparing the tableware, Ji Mingqing stood by the table, hesitating for a long time, but finally placed a pair of chopsticks and a spoon on the side where Xiaowan often ate.
"My Lord, the meal is ready." Ji Mingqing did not shout Xiaowan's name in the kitchen as usual. He walked back to the door of the room, crossed his hands, bowed slightly, and said with an extremely respectful gesture, "My Lord, please have dinner."
"Why didn't you call me?" Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with some dissatisfaction. Ji Mingqing was confused for a moment, "What?" Isn't he calling the Lord to have dinner now?
"You used to call my name directly in the kitchen. Why didn't you wait for me in the kitchen like before?" Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with an inquiring look, which made Ji Mingqing feel a little uneasy.
"The way it was before... wasn't appropriate." Ji Mingqing murmured. Fortunately, Bai Cangze didn't ask any further questions. Ji Mingqing, looking at the Lord's human form, couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had prepared chopsticks.
"You've prepared quite a lot." Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing meaningfully, then sat down and started eating today's breakfast.
After taking two bites, he pointed at the table and asked, "Why don't you sit down?"
"Ah?" Ji Mingqing was a bit bewildered. Should he sit down? Was he also going to have the honor of dining at the same table with the Lord today?
"Do you have to let me turn back into a cub now before you can come over?"
Hearing the Lord's unhappy tone, Ji Mingqing quickly ran to the table, gritted his teeth, and sat down opposite Bai Cangze, and started eating without caring about anything else.
Eating is the most important thing in the world. You can’t just not eat for the sake of your master.
Seeing that Ji Mingqing had a greater appetite than usual, Bai Cangze curled the corners of his lips, and then slowly ate the breakfast that Ji Mingqing had carefully prepared for him.
After breakfast, Ji Mingqing lowered his head and reported his plans for the day to Bai Cangze.
"Zhao Yu will be here soon. After we count the money, I'll ask the people working at Fengxiyuan if they want to leave. If they want to leave, I won't force them."
"Yeah." Bai Cangze replied indifferently, and then Ji Mingqing saw a cat appear at his feet, and the next moment the cat jumped onto his shoulder as usual.
"You don't need to report to me, as I will be with you today, just like usual."
Ji Mingqing felt half his body go numb. "Lord...Lord, aren't you busy? I heard that you have to patrol the fairyland every day to prevent the demons from making any moves. Such an important matter cannot be ignored."
"Do you think I would neglect my duties?" Bai Cangze put his face close to Ji Mingqing's ear and asked in a familiar voice, but in a more serious tone than usual.
This was obviously not a question Ji Mingqing could answer. He laughed awkwardly twice and said, "No, no, let's go out now."
While waiting for Zhao Yu, the two walked to Fengxiyuan Restaurant. When Xu Yihe and Cui Ding saw that the Lord was standing on Ji Mingqing's shoulders as usual, they almost couldn't hold back their expressions.
Ji Mingqing seemed to be ready to throw in the towel. He didn't care what others thought of him and said to the two of them with a calm expression, "Please ask for me. If anyone doesn't want to work at Fengxiyuan, they can leave now."
Cui Ding and Xu Yihe kept looking at Bai Cangze, who nodded and said, "Listen to him."
Seeing that Cui Ding and Xu Yihe were also a little uncomfortable, Ji Mingqing sighed in his heart. He had never paid attention to the reactions of these two people before, but now after careful observation, he could find many loopholes.
"Don't forget to tell your men that this time we are not being forced. If you don't like it here, there's no need to waste your time here just to obey the Lord's orders."
"Actually..." Xu Yihe's face was a little confused, "They really..."
Ji Mingqing knew what Xu Yihe wanted to say, so he interrupted him immediately, "Just ask for me once. I know if it weren't for the Lord's sake, how could they possibly be willing to stay in this barren place of mine?"
After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he emphasized again, "Please explain to them clearly that I will never force them to stay here. After all, with your abilities, staying here would be a waste of your talents no matter what you do."
Xu Yihe and Cui Ding simultaneously looked at Bai Cangze who was standing on Ji Mingqing's shoulder. Bai Cangze felt their gazes and said, "Watch what I do. Do as he says."
"Yes, my lord."
After finishing the arrangements, Zhao Yu also happened to arrive at the restaurant entrance. Zhao Yu didn't know at this time that Ji Mingqing already knew Xiao Wang's identity. When they first met, he still smiled and teased, "Boss Ji, your cat is becoming more and more handsome."
"Then I thank you on behalf of the Lord."
Zhao Yu immediately realized what Ji Mingqing meant. He choked for a moment, then heard Ji Mingqing say, "I asked Boss Zhao to come here because I wanted to calculate how much I've taken advantage of you over the past two years."
"Or in other words, how much advantage have I taken from Kunze Palace?"
Zhao Yu looked at Bai Cangze who was on Ji Mingqing's shoulder, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time. Ji Mingqing saw that this was not going to work, so he mustered up the courage, turned his head and looked at Xiaowan, and asked: "Master, can you let us talk alone?"
Bai Cangze's eyes swept back and forth between the two of them, and finally nodded reluctantly.
"I'll wait for you in the yard."
After Bai Cangze left, both of them relaxed considerably. Zhao Yu immediately spoke first, "Has the Lord revealed his identity to you?"
"I guess so... Anyway, I know now." Ji Mingqing didn't want to talk about it. "I just want to ask, I think I've made you lose a lot of money in the past two years. Let's calculate the difference and I'll make up for it."
"Where do you get that from?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened. "That's not true at all."
Ji Mingqing waved his hand. "I know it was the Lord who sent you to approach me, so you must have sold the items to me at a very favorable price in the beginning. The price you paid from me must have been higher than the market price. The difference in price must be borne by you, so I wanted to ask how many immortal stones I need to make up for it."
After hearing what Ji Mingqing said, Zhao Yu laughed and said, "Boss Ji, you really think too much. I won't hide it from you. It was indeed the Lord who sent me to trade with you, but the Lord did not interfere in the content of the transaction. Everything was decided by me."
"I admit, I did want to give you some discounts at first, fearing that I would mess up the job assigned by the Lord. But later, those immortal plants you grew really made me a lot of money. Compared with the discount I gave you, what I got was nothing."
Ji Mingqing was a little bit incredulous, "Is this true?"
Zhao Yu patted his chest and said, "I can swear to the Lord that everything I said is true. You have no idea how popular the immortal plants you grow are. Those immortals who are obsessed with alchemy are crazy when they see your immortal plants. The supply cannot meet the demand."
"The reason I gave you the discount later was because I hoped you wouldn't look for someone else to cooperate with me. It had nothing to do with the Lord's orders."
"Huh?" Ji Mingqing had already prepared the immortal stones, but he didn't expect the situation to turn out this way. "Is it really that good?"
Ji Mingqing knew that he had some talent in planting, so he immediately believed what Zhao Yu said, but he didn't know that what he planted would become so popular.
"Of course. To be honest, your immortal plants have earned a lot of money for Kunze Palace. There's no such thing as Kunze Palace giving you money."
Ji Mingqing's mood immediately turned from gloomy to cheerful. Isn't this a sudden turn of events?
"By the way, Boss Ji, our relationship is between us, and has nothing to do with the Lord. You must not look for others to cooperate with you." Zhao Yu looked at Ji Mingqing with a pious face, "It would be even better if you could plant more immortal plants."
Ji Mingqing smiled and nodded, "Of course I will. This time I come back I will definitely plant more immortal plants. If you are not worried about losing money, we can continue our cooperation."
"Of course, of course. Boss Ji, you must leave all of your immortal plants to me. Whatever seeds you want to buy, we have them here. Just tell me when the time comes, and Kunze Palace will send someone to deliver them."
The two chatted happily. After Ji Mingqing sent Zhao Yu away and repeatedly assured him that he would never sell the immortal plant to anyone else, he went to talk to Cui Ding and Xu Yihe.
"Has the news spread?" I asked Ji Mingqing after seeing the two of them. Seeing that neither of them answered, Ji Mingqing sighed, "You two are really wasting your talents here. What does Cui Ding do in Kunze Palace? Judging from your posture, you should be a general. Is Xu Yihe a military advisor?"
The two exchanged glances. Xu Yihe saw Cui Ding's pleading eyes, then turned to Ji Mingqing and said from the bottom of his heart, "Boss Ji, is being able to come to Fengxi Garden a reward in Kunze Palace?"
Ji Mingqing: "?" Even if he didn't know much about the fairy world, he wouldn't be deceived like this!
"You two hold high positions in Kunze Palace, yet you come here to serve tea and water as waiters in a restaurant. How can this be considered a reward?"
"Besides, the former comrades you introduced here are all strong enough to walk around in the fairy world. How can they come to my place to look after my child?"
"Boss Ji, you don't know this." Xu Yihe pulled Ji Mingqing aside, and then signaled Cui Ding to stay away from them.
Then the two men faced each other, and Xu Yihe spoke sincerely, "Before they came to Fengxi Garden, they had just finished a battle on the battlefield. After returning, the sudden peace of life might have made them feel at a loss. Kunze Palace actually couldn't accommodate so many people at once. Their coming here can be regarded as a significant relief for Kunze Palace."
"At first, they really didn't want to come to this unknown place. Some wanted to go to the fighting arena, some wanted to live in complete seclusion, and some wanted to stay in the demon world and continue fighting. But after they came here, all of them wanted to stay."
"Furthermore, Fengxi Garden has become a popular destination within Kunze Palace. Those who go to Yuantaopo to work have all competed privately for it, and many people regret having missed this opportunity."
Ji Mingqing's thoughts were completely overturned by Xu Yihe's words. He originally thought that this place was hell for them, but according to Xu Yihe's words, is this place actually heaven?
"And you don't know, there are a lot of people lining up to sign up for Fengxiyuan's next recruitment. Some people even sneak into the children's park to play on the slide when it closes at night."
"There are also people who go boating on Yuantaopo Lake with their own ideas. Believe me, they really like it and really want to stay in Fengxiyuan."
Ji Mingqing opened his mouth in surprise. He was speechless for a long time. Finally, he looked at Xu Yihe and asked only one question.
"Who was that person who was secretly sliding down the slide in the middle of the night?"
At this time, Cui Ding saw that the expressions of the two people chatting were a little strange, and wanted to come over to help Xu Yihe and say a few words, but he heard Ji Mingqing's question.
He immediately looked at Xu Yihe with hurt expression, "How did you tell Boss Ji about me secretly sliding down the slide? Didn't you promise to keep it a secret for me?"
After hearing Cui Ding's words, both of them couldn't help but laugh out loud. Ji Mingqing's heart knot was finally untied. "If that's the case, then I won't say much more." He knocked on the table. "Finally, I still need to check how much money is missing from the construction of the inn. Once I make up for it, everything will be fine!"
"Boss Ji, I haven't had the chance to tell you yet that building the inn didn't actually result in a loss. On the contrary, it made a small profit."
Ji Mingqing turned around in surprise and retracted his foot as he was about to take a step forward. "What? How is this possible?"
"We have already built 123 floors. Someone said he wanted to go in and take a look. He would pay for it."
"And then you took the money?" Ji Mingqing asked.
Xu Yihe shook his head. "That's not the case. I didn't charge the first few people. But then the inn became more and more famous, and many people came here to see the 123-story building. From that day on, we started charging for admission."
Ji Mingqing was stunned by this operation. "What's there to see in this half-built building? And you have to pay to see it. How much is the ticket?"
"Not many people. If you want to go in and take a look, one fairy bead is enough for one person. Later, when it was almost completed, we canceled the tour and announced that we would bring bigger surprises to everyone when it opened."
Ji Mingqing wanted to applaud Xu Yihe in his heart. This way of making money must have been something Xu Yihe came up with on the spur of the moment. He patted Xu Yihe's shoulder excitedly and said, "Thank you so much."
Xu Yihe accepted Ji Mingqing's praise with a smile, "It's not that bad. It was just a flash of inspiration at the time. It was Cui Ding who suggested that with so many people coming, we should just charge an entrance fee. That's why I set up this stall."
"So Cui Ding also contributed to this." Ji Mingqing looked at Cui Ding with a smile, "I must give you two some bonuses."
"I don't want a bonus, I just want Boss Ji to recruit more of my men next time. We've all been waiting for a long time."
Ji Mingqing touched his chin and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely hire many more people in the future. If you don't mind, you can come over."
"That's good!" Cui Ding and Xu Yihe were very happy after getting Ji Mingqing's assurance. However, after leaving the restaurant, Ji Mingqing's mood became heavier as the distance to the courtyard became shorter.
Ji Mingqing stood at the door with his hand on it. After thinking for a while, he finally took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and knocked three times.
"My Lord, can I come in now?"
The door opened automatically without wind, leaving enough space for one person to enter and exit. Ji Mingqing stepped in, and the door behind him closed automatically.
At this time, the master was sitting in front of the stone table in the middle of the yard with a pot of tea in front of him. Bai Cangze held the emerald green teacup and tilted his head to look at Ji Mingqing.
"Why knock?"
Ji Mingqing didn't know how to answer. He was a little overwhelmed by the Lord's questions these past two days. He could only lower his head and look at his toes silently without saying a word.
Ji Mingqing faintly heard Bai Cangze sigh. He thought he might be hallucinating, but he didn't dare to look up at the Lord. However, the next moment he heard the Lord's voice again.
"come over."
After listening to this, Ji Ming moved towards the stone table with stiff legs. Bai Cangze seemed to have lost his patience. He stood up and appeared in front of Ji Mingqing the next second.
"Why are you walking so slowly?"
Ji Mingqing felt like he had hit a high wall with a soft warmth. He subconsciously stepped back, lost his balance, and almost fell. In the end, Bai Cangze reached out and pulled him back. It was Bai Cangze who whispered in his ear and asked.
"Why are you hiding from me?"
Ji Mingqing felt a slight itch in his earlobe from the slight airflow emitted by Bai Cangze when he spoke. He subconsciously wanted to dodge, but was afraid that Bai Cangze would chase him, so he stood in front of Bai Cangze at a weird angle.
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with a dark look in his eyes. He sighed again, and this time Ji Mingqing actually heard the sound.
"Would you feel more comfortable if I turned into a cat?"
Ji Mingqing didn't know how to answer, but it was true. In his mind, Xiaowan and the Lord were two different individuals. He was confident that if he saw the Lord in his cub stage when he entered the door, he would definitely not be as nervous as he was now.
Even so, he still stumbled and replied, "No...it's not."
Bai Cangze chuckled, and in a flash of white light, he turned into the Xiaowan that Ji Mingqing was familiar with.
"Does this feel better?"
Ji Mingqing's eyes lit up after seeing the cat laugh. He loved it and wanted to squat down to pick up Xiaowan, but then he thought of the identity of the cat in front of him and withdrew his hand in disappointment.
Bai Cangze pretended not to see it. He turned around and jumped onto the stone table.
"You've solved so many problems with the others, now it's time to solve the problems between the two of us."
Ji Mingqing blinked in confusion. Bai Cangze understood and added, "If you have any questions you want to ask, you can ask them now."
After hearing this, Ji Ming's mind went blank. He didn't know what he should ask or what questions he was qualified to ask.
"You ask the questions, I answer them, and in the end, the decision of whether I can stay is up to you."
"Leave it to me?" Ji Mingqing was flattered.
Bai Cangze nodded, then tapped the table with his claws, "Sit down, you can ask any questions now."
Ji Mingqing sat down opposite Bai Cangze with some hesitation. Although this time was the same as usual, the feelings of both of them were definitely very different from before.
"I will never get angry if you ask questions, and don't worry that I will blame you. As long as you ask, I will answer truthfully."
Seeing Xiaowan in front of him asking him questions in such a sincere tone, Ji Mingqing pursed his lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked: "Why do you want to stay?"
Bai Cangze was a little surprised when he heard Ji Mingqing's question. He thought Ji Mingqing would ask questions like why they monitored him in the first place, or why they lied to him, but he didn't expect that Ji Mingqing would only ask this one question.
Why stay?
Bai Cangze raised his head. Ji Mingqing was gone at this time. The panic just now was replaced by a little bit of nervousness and uneasiness.
Bai Cangze looked at his face, stood up, and used his claws to hold Ji Mingqing's fingers that were constantly stirring because of nervousness.
"Because I'm happy to be with you."
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