Chapter 16
As soon as she got her brother's consent, Suisui's chubby little face immediately broke into a smile.
He stretched out his fat paws and touched the furry ears of the big black dog, gently moving his little hands along the smooth fur, his round eyes curved into little crescents in satisfaction.
“Ahhh!”
You are so good.
The little fat boy touched the big black dog and muttered praises to it.
The big black dog narrowed its eyes, moved its body towards the human cub, and lay down.
Its powerful black tail shook a few times, then gently rested on the little fat boy's short legs.
"Ah!" The little fat cub made a little baby sound of surprise and love, let go of his furry ears, and held the black tail between his two little hands.
"Fat! So fat!" The little cub happily stroked the soft fur on the black tail, his little face flushed with joy.
The big black dog was also very happy, its black tail wagging gently, and the two little fat hands hanging on it wagging along with it.
“Hahahaha…” The little fat cub didn’t let go and let the black tail swing him. His round little body also swayed along with it, making him look more and more like a snow-white dumpling.
The big black dog purred softly with pleasure.
Who says only human pups like to pet dogs? Dogs also like the sweet, milky aroma of pups.
Jiang Mingyan looked at Sui Sui's cute smiling face and curled up the corners of his lips.
When his gaze shifted to the almost non-existent Hypericum odoratum, Jiang Mingyan's smile deepened.
At this time, Hypericum japonense was sandwiched between the big black dog and Sui Sui, but considering that Uncle Chen was still there, it could only watch motionlessly as the hateful black dog took away the little cub's love!
If emotions could be materialized, the green Hypericum truncatum would have turned from green to red.
Jiang Mingyan withdrew his gaze indifferently.
I hope this tree can remember how it feels right now, and next time when Sui Sui gets close to a creature like the big black dog, which is much bigger than Sui Sui and whose danger is unknown, it will remember to stop him or give him a warning.
Although Sui Sui was having a lot of fun now, Jiang Mingyan still remembered the panic that made his heart tremble and his blood rush when he suddenly saw Sui Sui grabbing the big black dog's ears.
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After breakfast, the brilliant golden wheel had just leaped out of the mountains, stretched its muscles in the air, and cast bright sunlight like broken gold onto the vast earth.
Jiang Mingyan said goodbye to Uncle Chen, carrying a basket full of Sui Sui on his back.
He knew that if he simply gave the spirit stones to Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen would definitely not accept them.
But Uncle Chen had helped them a lot, and if he really left like this, Jiang Mingyan could not hide his regret.
Therefore, when Jiang Mingyan was cleaning the guest room where he and Sui Sui stayed last night, he quietly left ten low-grade spirit stones next to the pillow.
It’s not much, but it’s a token of Jiang Mingyan’s thoughtfulness.
Spirit stones contain spiritual energy. When a cultivator's body lacks spiritual power and urgently needs spiritual energy, spirit stones can be used to replenish it.
Therefore, transactions between cultivators mostly use spirit stones as a medium.
Based on the amount of spiritual energy contained in the spirit stones, the cultivation world divides spirit stones into three grades.
Top-grade spirit stones are mellow, flawless white, and possess hidden spiritual energy. Mid-grade spirit stones are slightly yellowish, slightly flawed, and overflowing with spiritual energy. Low-grade spirit stones are mottled, with a mixed color, and possess a weak spiritual energy. Generally speaking, one top-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred mid-grade spirit stones and ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.
However, although cultivators love spirit stones, ordinary people still mostly use gold and silver as their price, so low-grade spirit stones are often exchanged for gold and silver.
It was for this reason that whenever Jiang Mingyan stood at his current position and looked back, thinking of the spirit stones he had spent on purchasing equipment in Wu'an City, he felt helpless and even couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
Why didn't he realize at that time that he didn't have to go to the store set up specifically for cultivators to buy supplies?
If he had found an ordinary shop with good quality, why would he have spent dozens of spirit stones, only to have all the utensils burned in the fire started by Jiang Ruke?
Jiang Mingyan thought about it and sighed.
When his father and mother were alive, although he knew that it was not easy to obtain spirit stones, there was still a layer between them, and his father and mother never shortchanged him a bit, so he couldn't help but feel a little disapproving.
It was not until I became the head of my own household that I realized how expensive firewood and rice were.
"Sen Wan, are you tidying up?" Jiang Mingyan was reflecting on his past mistakes, but the little guy in the basket was called back to his attention by his brother's sigh.
"Brother?" Sui Sui pulled his thoughts away from the immense reluctance to part with the majestic yet obedient black dog that allowed itself to be petted and stroked. Chubby stood up, clinging to the edge of the backpack, and poked his little head out to see his brother's expression: "Huh?"
Brother, what's wrong with you?
"I'm fine." Jiang Mingyan's brows softened. He held the basket steady with his backhand and said slowly, "Sui Sui, stay in the basket and don't lean out."
Sui Sui opened his round black eyes wide in confusion.
Suisui didn't lean out. She just wanted to see her brother's face, but she couldn't see it because her neck was not long enough.
Jiang Mingyan saw that the little fat boy behind him had fallen silent. After a moment of thought, he couldn't help but smile: "Brother was wrong. Sui Sui, don't tiptoe towards me. If you fall, it will be very painful."
He forgot that with Suisui's small arms and legs, just sticking out his little head was already the limit.
The soft human cub has not yet mastered the skill of climbing the basket.
Sui Sui always felt that there was something wrong with his brother's tone. Unfortunately, the little cub thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with any clues. He could only retreat back into the basket obediently, and did not forget to retort to his brother in a baby voice: "Brother is fat! I don't lead the family..."
When Jiang Mingyan heard the unclear baby voice, his eyebrows softened a little: "You trust me so much, then I can't let Sui Sui down."
“No, no!”
Brother will never let Sui Sui down.
Along with the soft and tender voice of the cub behind him, the last bit of regret and frustration in Jiang Mingyan's heart disappeared without a trace.
He is the brother who will never let Sui Sui down. It's just a few dozen low-grade spirit stones, and he can earn it back eventually.
The sun was shining brightly in the early morning, and the gravel-paved path meandered forward. Some people were weeding and killing insects in the farmland beside the road. The breeze blew, and the grass leaves trembled slightly, revealing a vibrant vitality in the silence.
Jiang Mingyan and the young bird with its wings spread out and protected under its feathers basked in the sunshine together, walking along the winding path. After the golden wheel in the sky moved a short distance, they saw a wooden building with flying eaves in the distance.
As soon as you step in, you are hit by the noise, vendors are shouting loudly, and cultivators in various clothes are walking hurriedly, their expressions are either solemn or expectant. It is a kind of bustle that is completely different from the prosperity of Wu'an City during the peaceful and prosperous times.
Suisui tilted his little head back, looked left and right, and his big black eyes seemed to be too busy to take it all in.
But even so, when she saw passers-by looking at her, Sui Sui still smiled sweetly without any shyness. She was definitely a warm-hearted little dumpling.
But after a while, Jiang Mingyan could clearly feel that more eyes were looking at them.
There were even a few female cultivators who were traveling together and turned back after passing by, pretending to pass by casually, just to take a few more glances at the little fat boy.
——Just like humans always covet kittens on the street, when they see a cute human cub that doesn’t cry or make a fuss, it’s hard not to be tempted.
It’s just a pity that this little cub with soft cheeks has a handsome and sharp brother, so it seems that he can’t pinch his soft cheeks anymore.
Several female cultivators who were passing by together pondered with regret.
Sui Sui didn't know that if his brother wasn't there, he would have to offer his little face to others to rub. At this time, his attention was completely attracted by the stall selling pastries.
"Gao Gao..." The little guy's black round eyes sparkled, reflecting the full plate of pastries.
Afraid that Jiang Mingyan didn't hear him, he patted the basket and called out to his brother in a small voice: "Gao Gao!"
Jiang Mingyan stopped and looked at the stall with a frown.
The pastries displayed on it are exquisite in style and soft in color, and you can tell at first glance that they taste excellent.
But no matter how delicious they are, it cannot hide the fact that these pastries are not made from spiritual rice that is imbued with spiritual energy.
Practitioners who have not reached the foundation-building stage cannot practice fasting and still need to eat grains. However, what they eat are specially grown spiritual plants and spiritual rice, rather than ordinary secular food.
This is so because ordinary food that does not contain spiritual energy will leave impurities in the cultivator's body, and spiritual energy will have to be wasted to clean them out in the future.
Therefore, children born into powerful clans have been fed with spiritual rice and spiritual springs since childhood, so that they will have fewer obstacles on their future journey.
The same is true for Jiang Mingyan and Jiang Suiyan.
After his father and mother passed away, Jiang Mingyan would rather eat food that was not made from spiritual rice and never let Sui Sui have a bite. Even this morning at Uncle Chen's house, Jiang Mingyan specially prepared a bowl of fruit puree for the little guy.
Unexpectedly, the little guy fell in love with the pastries on the stall just after entering Zhongzhuang.
"Sui Sui can't eat them." Jiang Mingyan gently reasoned with the little fellow: "These cakes are very beautiful and delicious, but there is no spiritual energy in them. Sui Sui will get sick if he eats them."
"It's just a piece of cake." Before Jiang Mingyan finished speaking, a clear male voice sounded, and a cat-paw-shaped cake on the stall was placed in the palm of a bony hand.
Then, the hand holding the pastry was handed to the little cub.
The handsome young man in a blue robe and a golden crown looked down at the little fellow, who looked at him curiously with his round face raised. His eyes were full of admiration, and he said coaxingly, "Eat as much as you want. I'm rich and can buy you all the cakes on this street."
Jiang Mingyan's face turned cold.
He quickly took off the basket, picked up the little fat boy in his arms, put the basket away, and said coldly: "I will buy whatever Sui Sui wants to eat, so don't worry about it."
The little guy took a reluctant look at the cat claw pastry in the young man's hand, then turned his head and buried his little face in the side of Jiang Mingyan's neck, showing with practical actions that he and his brother are on the same front!
My brother won’t let me eat it, so Sui Sui won’t take a single bite even if he wants to!
Even if you are so greedy that your mouth is watering!
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