Chapter 95
Ji Mingqing's face flushed red. He reached out and forcefully pushed Bai Cangze away. Then he bowed to him and said, "Thank you, my Lord. I'm going to plant the second bag now."
"You haven't asked what seeds are in the second bag." Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing with a smile on his face. Ji Mingqing blinked, his eyes wandering, not knowing where to focus.
"What kind of seeds are in the second bag?" Ji Mingqing said with a little discomfort, his voice becoming smaller and smaller.
He vaguely felt that Bai Cangze seemed to chuckle, but before he could confirm it, he felt Bai Cangze's hand leave the back of his hand.
Bai Cangze took a step back, and Ji Mingqing's body relaxed. The next moment, Bai Cangze grabbed Ji Mingqing's arm, and the next second, they came to the side of the fairy plant field.
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing, who was still stunned and hadn't reacted yet, and said in a good mood, "I might as well teach you the names and habits of these four seeds at once, so you don't have to run back and forth later."
"Well... okay." Ji Mingqing was just like those newcomers who had just entered Kunze Palace. He was curious about everything, but felt hesitant.
But Ji Mingqing is much cuter than those people.
Bai Cangze smiled at Ji Mingqing and said, "These are very simple. I'll teach you."
"This is a Bodhi seed. The fruit is golden, and the accompanying flowers and leaves are colorful. Eating it can calm the mind and spirit. Buddhist practitioners will take two Bodhi seeds before entering a state of meditation."
"This is the Dongxu leaf. Its leaves are teardrop-shaped and grow close to water. You should find a place to plant it near a water source. Just adding one piece of this to your elixir will greatly improve its quality, easily transforming it from a mid-level elixir to a high-level one."
"One of these two bags contains Su Rong Gai (Su Rong Gai) and the other contains Su Rong Zi (Su Rong Zi). These two prophets form a symbiotic relationship. It's best to plant a Su Rong Gai seed and then a Su Rong Zi seed."
"Have you remembered all this?" Bai Cangze said to Ji Mingqing in a deliberately serious tone.
Ji Mingqing nodded vigorously, "I remember, I remember."
Ji Mingqing felt Bai Cangze patting his back unconsciously, and then said, "Go." He immediately felt relieved, like a student who had gotten into trouble and was called to the head teacher's office but was then let off.
My Lord, this is really oppressive!
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing's fleeing back, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. During the planting process, Ji Mingqing always couldn't help but look at Bai Cangze who was standing beside the fairy plant field and staring at him. He felt nervous and majestic.
Ji Mingqing, who wanted to end this torture quickly, unconsciously sped up his movements. He originally thought that it might take him until midnight to finish the immortal plant, but by the time the sun set, Ji Mingqing had already finished it.
Ji Mingqing wiped the non-existent sweat from his head, jumped out of the fairy plant field, looked at Bai Cangze who had turned into a kitten at some point, and said relaxedly.
"Why didn't you wait for me under the tree today? It's so hot standing in the sun."
"That's all right." Bai Cangze leaped onto Ji Mingqing's shoulders. "I've already asked Yang Yubei to deliver the prepared food to the courtyard. We can eat it when we get home."
After he finished speaking, he tilted his head and stared straight at Ji Mingqing. Ji Mingqing felt uncomfortable under his gaze. The next moment, an idea flashed in his mind, "Thank you, Xiaowan, you are really thoughtful."
Bai Cangze chuckled and turned his head back. Only then did Ji Mingqing realize that he had passed the test.
Xiaowan is still Xiaowan after all, just like before, she likes to hear herself praised.
Ji Mingqing found a familiar feeling, and he felt much more relaxed.
After returning, Ji Mingqing saw that it was just as Bai Cangze said. The stone table in the courtyard was already filled with food, but they also used fairy stones as the center of the formation and set up a formation just to maintain the taste of freshly cooked food.
After seeing this, Ji Mingqing quickly walked over and picked up the magic stone.
"No need, no need. It's just a meal, no need to be so generous." If the immortal energy in reality is exhausted, then this immortal stone will become a useless stone.
Fortunately, this formation was just an ordinary small formation, and it didn't require much immortal energy. The police officer quickly pushed the immortal stone to Bai Cangze, "Xiao Wan, keep this immortal stone. We can go directly to the restaurant to pick up the food in the future. There is no need to use the formation at all."
“Is it a waste?”
Ji Mingqing was speechless. That's right. This level of service was just a trivial matter for the Lord. In his eyes, the fairy stone was a treasure, but in the Lord's eyes, it might just be an ordinary stone.
"Okay, then I'll follow you and benefit from you in the future." Ji Mingqing said indifferently. He had figured it out. He was just a freeloader now. After a few days, when the Lord felt bored and left, he would not be able to bear this treatment.
Ji Mingqing is open-minded and wants to enjoy every day he can.
Yang Yubei prepared six dishes and a soup for the two of them. Although Ji Mingqing was prepared to live a luxurious life, six dishes were a bit too much for two people.
"Don't let Yang Yubei send so much in the future. We can't finish it all. I don't have the habit of wasting food."
"These foods are of no benefit to you and me. They can only satisfy our appetites. It would be a waste if they were made into dishes."
Ji Mingqing's hand, which was about to pick up the chopsticks, froze in mid-air. This sentence made him realize that it would be a waste if he ate now!
"But being able to satisfy my appetite will also make me feel better. Things that can make me feel better are not a waste." Ji Mingqing argued with Bai Cangze. Bai Cangze had no interest in continuing to discuss this topic. He just nodded hastily and quickly changed the subject.
"When will the inn open?"
"Wait until I return from the small world." Ji Mingqing answered without hesitation, "I'll check if the interior of the inn needs any improvement in the next few days, and then find someone to decorate it. Actually, I have other things I want to do, but I've been delayed because of cultivation."
"What's the matter?" Bai Cangze raised his head and looked at Ji Mingqing expressionlessly.
"When I was at the market before, I left a lot of his contact information for the boss. I want to cooperate with them in a while."
Ji Mingqian said as he spooned soup for Xiaowan, "At the time, I was thinking of waiting until the inn opened, when it was profitable, had a stable customer base, and I had a certain amount of savings before I started. But now it seems that we don't need to be so cautious."
"How do you say that?"
"Because my goal is different now. My previous goal was to save money to buy you gifts and please you. Now I can put the matter of pleasing you aside because you have already promised me to return to the small world."
Ji Mingqing put down his chopsticks, reached out and grasped Xiaowan's free front paw. "You have no idea how much this means to me. I'm truly grateful to you. From now on, no matter what you need me to do, I'll do it for you. Even if you ask me to go straight to the Demon Realm to take the Demon Lord's head, I will definitely do it without hesitation!"
Bai Cangze tsk-tsk'd in disgust, "What do I need his head for?" Even so, he didn't retract his claws. "Helping you is just a side job. I also have something to investigate in your little world."
Ji Mingqing asked in surprise, "Are you going back to the small world with me?"
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing and asked, "Do you think I will let you go alone?"
After hearing Bai Cangze's words, Ji Mingqing couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You sound like a villain, but if you're willing to come with me, I'll take you to eat the hot pot skewers I've always wanted. The ones I make in the fairy world are never as good as the boss's."
"Yes." Bai Cangze gave Ji Mingqing a "pass" with dignity. Ji Mingqing smiled, withdrew his hand, picked up the chopsticks again, and began to talk business with Bai Cangze.
"I plan to build a commercial street, just like a market, but slightly different from a market."
Bai Cangze pricked up his ears and listened to Ji Mingqing's next arrangements.
"I plan to transform the stalls into small shops, and give each stall owner a free entry qualification. Before, they thought it was troublesome to transport goods back and forth, and there were not many buyers, so the income was not very high, so they gave up. I can completely eliminate all these disadvantages this way."
"First, I'm going to set up a special team responsible for delivering goods. We'll have fixed times for picking up goods, eliminating the need for other stall owners to make door-to-door deliveries. Secondly, as you can see, we have a huge customer flow, so we don't have to worry about customers buying. Finally, I'm going to pay them each in advance so they don't suffer any losses. Is that okay with you?"
"Do you need immortal stones?" Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing and said seriously, "I have a lot of immortal stones."
"And if they don't agree, I can order them to move into Fengxi Garden. You don't have to worry at all."
Ji Mingqing couldn't help but burst out laughing. After laughing, he felt that it was really rude to be like this in front of the Lord, so he quickly restrained his expression and said righteously: "It doesn't matter. I will find a way to deal with the immortal stone myself."
"Besides, I can't always rely on you for help when running my own business. You've already helped me a lot. Can you let me handle this myself?"
Ji Mingqing couldn't help but recall his experiences over the past two years. He was certain that if it weren't for Bai Cangze's help, things would not have been so smooth. First of all, he wouldn't have found a customer like Zhao Yu, and he wouldn't have lowered the price just because he was a newcomer in the fairy world.
Secondly, he met someone like Yin Fuzhang. If the Lord had not supported him behind the scenes, Yin Fuzhang would definitely not have given up the precious Danyang Order in exchange for a glimmer of hope. He would have been suppressed by Yin Fuzhang and could not have gotten up.
Also, if it weren't for the Lord, he would not have been able to obtain such a precious life-saving magic formula. To him, the Lord is indeed both a teacher and a father, and his benefactor.
Therefore, his attitude towards the Lord now is nothing but a little nervous.
"So I plan to choose a location first, then find someone to build the house, and then invite those stall owners to come over for a gathering. Although those people are stall owners at the gate of Kunze Palace, they will also be the dominant figures when they return, so they can't be neglected."
"That's indeed the case." Bai Cangze nodded, but he was thinking about other issues in his mind.
Why didn't Ji Mingqing accept his money? Someone once wrote in a book that before two people develop an emotional bond, it is best to first develop a financial bond. Once the two people are equal in money, it will greatly warm up their relationship.
He had thought it through. He would give Ji Mingqing a little every day and Ji Mingqing a little every day. After the two of them had formed a strong financial bond, Ji Mingqing would not be too resistant to further interactions with him.
But now Ji Mingqing had strangled this method in the cradle, and he suddenly didn't know what to do next.
"Let's contact someone to help build the house later. Can I contact Shaoyang directly?"
Bai Cangze: "Of course he can. He hasn't had anything to do recently and has been living in the dormitory at the back."
Ji Mingqing: “???” He doesn’t have a job here, so what is he doing living in the dormitory?
"He goes to Yuantaopo for a boat trip every day and eats three meals a day on time. I don't restrict them from doing things, so when there is no war, they live a very free life."
"Then it would be a good opportunity for him to come with me tomorrow to check out the inn. If there are no problems, we can complete the construction of the commercial street."
The next morning, Ji Mingqing got up early. He did not sleep last night, but had been practicing hard. Sleep was no longer necessary for him. Instead, practice was more important to him.
"Do you want to go and take a look at the Wu Song peach trees on Yuan Taopo? After bearing fruit last year, the Wu Song peach trees have been growing slowly and haven't even grown a single new leaf." Bai Cangze reminded.
"We should definitely go take a look. It would be nice to keep the Wu Songtao for ourselves."
Ji Mingqing wanted to quickly grow the Wusong peaches and then eat two more peaches himself. Those peaches were the most delicious peaches he had ever eaten. Thinking of their taste, his mouth was watering.
The sweet taste, slightly crispy with a soft texture, Ji Mingqing still remembers the surprise he felt when he ate the Wu Songtao.
"I should be able to ripen a batch of peaches now, right?" Ji Mingqing rubbed his hands tentatively. "Let's ripen a batch first, and then we can plant a few more trees."
"It just so happens that when you ripen the pine peaches, it's also a form of cultivation."
"Okay, okay, I got it." Because he kissed her, he subconsciously wanted to pinch Xiaowan's furry face, but the next moment his hand froze in mid-air.
Fortunately, he managed to stop. You can pinch Xiaowan's face, but you can't pinch the Lord's face. However, he was very glad that the Lord didn't bite off his arm before.
Bai Cangze felt a little regretful about Ji Mingqing's action. He also wanted to turn into a human form and feel it the moment Ji Mingqing's hand touched him. He didn't know what expression Ji Mingqing would have at that time.
After the two arrived at Yuantao Slope, Ji Mingqing looked at the Wusong peaches in front of him, wondering if they had grown much in the past year. He rubbed his hands eagerly and said, "Let me see if I can eat peaches within seven days!"
"Do you want to eat a peach?" The next moment, Bai Cangze had a Wu Song peach in his hand. It was white with a hint of red, and had a faint fluorescent glow around it. Its sweet smell could make people intoxicated at the mere smell of it.
"Why do you have a Wu Song Peach in your hand?" Ji Mingqing looked at Bai Cangze, swallowing his saliva as he saw the Wu Song Peach in his claws. "We came here mainly to practice, and I don't particularly want to eat it."
Although he said so, Ji Mingqing's eyes were fixed on the Wu Songtao in Bai Cangze's hand. Bai Cangze curled the corners of his lips slightly, then changed back to human form, and the Wu Songtao in his hand increased from one to five.
He walked up to Ji Mingqing and stuffed all the Wu Songtao in his hand into his hand.
"Eat if you want, don't worry, I have plenty of this stuff."
Ji Mingqing was moved by the generosity of the Lord, but at the same time he thought of the last time when he got a few Wusong peaches and gave one to Xiaowan as if he were presenting a treasure. He wondered what Xiaowan was thinking at that time, and whether she was laughing at him in her heart.
"These are all brought from Kunze Palace. I saw that you liked to eat them before, but I never had the chance to give them to you. However, I have kept them in the box intact since you gave them to me."
After Jin Mingxian accepted the peach, he saw a white jade box that was still steaming with cool air in Bai Cangze's hand. After Bai Cangze opened the jade box, Ji Mingqing saw a small peach that was a little malnourished compared to the ones Bai Cangze had just given him.
"Why are you keeping this? The ones I gave you are obviously not as good as the ones you just gave me. Let's eat this together." Ji Mingqing stretched out his hand to grab the little peach from the jade box, but Bai Cangze quickly closed the jade box and put it away.
"I want to keep this. You can eat as much of the Wu Song peaches I gave you just now. If it's not enough, I have more here."
Ji Mingqing nodded shyly. He took a long breath and felt a lot more relaxed before turning around to look at Wu Songtao in front of him.
Then he closed his eyes and practiced as usual. Cang Ze stood behind Ji Mingqing, admiring Ji Mingqing's back. The flowers blooming from Wu Songtao next to him seemed to be an embellishment to Ji Mingqing.
Ji Mingqing practiced like this for the entire morning, and Bai Cangze stood beside him, watching him for the entire morning. Only after Ji Mingqing had finished his practice, exhausted, did Bai Cangze reluctantly withdraw his gaze.
Ji Mingqing opened his eyes and saw that the Wu Songtao flowers had already bloomed. He was immediately attracted by the beautiful scenery before him.
It happened that at this moment a breeze blew through the Wu Songtao Tree, and a few scattered peach petals floated down from the branches. A few of them fell on Ji Mingqing's hair, but Ji Mingqian was completely unaware and was still infected by the scenery in front of him.
Bai Cangze noticed that a pink and white petal fell on Ji Mingqing's head. Bai Cangze walked forward without hesitation, stretched out his hand as if possessed, and placed his hand on Ji Mingqing's head.
Ji Mingqing felt Bai Cangze's action. When he came to his senses, he turned his head and looked at Bai Cangze with some confusion. Bai Cangze seemed to be burned by Ji Mingqing's eyes and immediately withdrew his hand.
"A petal just fell into your hair."
"So that's how it is. Thank you, my lord." After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he shook his head casually, trying to shake off all the petals on his hair. At this time, someone noticed the abnormality here and gradually gathered towards Wu Songtao Garden. Ji Mingqing realized that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, so he hurriedly grabbed Bai Cangze's hand and wanted to take him away.
"Hurry up, hurry up, someone is coming." Ji Mingqing didn't realize that he was holding Bai Cangze's wrist. The two of them hurriedly left Yuantaopo. When they reached the door, Ji Mingqing realized that he had grabbed the master's hand.
Ji Mingqing abruptly withdrew his hand. Bai Cangze was puzzled, "Why did you let go?"
At this moment, Ji Mingqing suddenly wondered why Bai Cangze had so many questions. Ever since he knew his true identity, it seemed like he had been asking questions non-stop.
But Ji Mingqing only dared to think about it in his heart, he absolutely dared not say these words out loud.
"Because it would be bad if others saw the two of us over there," Ji Mingqing explained.
"You don't want others to know about our relationship?" Bai Cangze asked back with a serious tone.
"Not really. I know that with the background of Kunze Palace, I can walk around the fairy world with my own way, but I always feel that this is a bit bad." Ji Mingqing scratched his head, plucked up the courage to look up and look at Bai Cangze.
When they looked at each other, Ji Mingqing felt Bai Cangze's powerful oppressive force. The hairs on his body stood up. Unable to bear this pressure, Ji Mingqing immediately lowered his head again. As a result, Bai Cangze patted his shoulder lightly, and at this moment the pressure on Ji Mingqing suddenly disappeared.
"Sorry, I was used to it."
Ji Mingqing quickly waved his hands, then lowered his head again: "It's okay, it's okay, I crossed the line, thank you for not blaming me, Lord."
Bai Cangze was upset about his mistake just now. It was the first time Ji Mingqing looked up at him, and he messed it up. Before he could make amends, Ji Mingqing looked up again.
He smiled and looked at the Lord: "This peach is too big, I can't eat it all by myself, Lord, can you help me share half of it?"
Bai Cangze lowered his head and saw Ji Mingqing take out the biggest and roundest peach that he had just given him. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"Since you can't finish it, I can reluctantly share some with you." Bai Cangze stared at Ji Mingqing's eyes, making Ji Mingqing's face a little hot.
"Thank you so much, my lord." He was about to break the peach open, but Bai Cangze snatched it away. The next second, Bai Cangze easily split the peach into two.
"Let's eat while we go to the inn." Tang Ze stuffed the larger portion into Ji Mingqing's hand and pretended to be calm.
Ji Mingqing nodded blankly, and then the two of them walked out side by side. At this time, Shao Yang happened to be nearby. After seeing Ji Mingqing and Bai Cangze, he was about to walk forward to join them, but was pulled back by Xu Yihe beside him.
"Are you crazy? What are you going to do now?"
"My Lord and Boss Ji asked me to go to the inn to discuss things. I happen to be going the same way as them, so let's go together." Shao Yang looked at Xu Yihe with an innocent face.
Xu Yi and Cui Ding beside him couldn't stand it any longer. "You think I don't know your little thoughts, but I won't stop you. If you want to go, go ahead. But when you go to the Frozen Abyss or Demon Rock City, I won't go to see you."
"Okay, okay, I get it." Although Shao Yang was a little stubborn, he shuddered again when he thought of the cold expression of the Lord.
But he really wanted to watch the fun, and he was really unable to contain himself!
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