Chapter 17
"One piece, just one piece, it's okay." Looking at the little cub whose snow-white face was full of desire just now, but now turned its round head towards him, the young man handed the pastry forward again.
"I just picked it up from the stall. I used my spiritual power to keep it away from my palm."
The young man saw that the furry little head moved but had no intention of turning around. He had no choice but to look at Jiang Mingyan and raised his palm to signal him to look at the light white spiritual power between the pastry and his palm.
"I know you are worried about leaving impurities in the little guy's body, but it's just a piece of cake. Not much can be left. After flushing it with spiritual power a few times, it will be removed quickly. I often feed some cakes to the children of the tribe at home. They like it very much and eat it happily. It's okay." The young man explained sincerely.
"No need." Jiang Mingyan was unmoved and refused coldly.
He picked up the little fat boy, turned around and walked away.
“Eh—”
The young man was helpless, but before he could emphasize again the harmlessness of the cake in his hand, he saw the little guy whose half face was exposed as Jiang Mingyan turned around.
The little fellow opened his round, black, watery eyes and was stealthily looking at him.
The young man smiled immediately.
"Hey, whose little cutie is this?" He flipped his hand, put away the pastries, and quickly walked forward to catch up with Jiang Mingyan.
Sui Sui hugged his brother's neck with his hands, blinking his black eyes. Seeing that his brother had no intention of stopping him from talking to the older brother, he said in a baby voice: "My nest is like my brother's!"
"Brother, you're welcome." After thinking for a moment, the little guy quickly emphasized, "No, no, you!"
Suisui is my brother’s favorite child!
Even if you bring a whole street of cakes to please Sui Sui, Sui Sui will not give up her brother!
The young man laughed out loud at the amusement: "Hey, you little brat... I was clearly coveting your little face, why did you bring your brother into this?"
Sui Sui tilted his head in confusion.
My brother is awesome! I love him so much!
How could you not like my brother!
Liar!
Seeing the little guy's eyes full of strong condemnation of "You are lying to me", the young man laughed so hard that he almost couldn't breathe.
"Oh my, what a little treasure!" After finally recovering, the young man smiled and patted Jiang Mingyan's other empty shoulder: "Brother, you have such a cute little guy whose heart and eyes are full of you, so you should be happy! You must cherish the little guy's kindness."
Do I need to tell you this?
Jiang Mingyan's eyebrows twitched slightly. When he thought of what the young man had just said about coveting Sui Sui's little face, his expression became even colder. He moved his body to the side and avoided the young man's palm.
The young man didn't seem to be annoyed when he saw nothing. He looked at the human cub in Jiang Mingyan's arms, with its big black eyes wide open, as if it must get an explanation today. He said softly in surrender, "I didn't lie to you. Your name is Sui Sui, right?"
Sui Sui didn't know why he suddenly mentioned her name. She nodded her head in confusion and said softly, "It seems so~"
The young man smiled even more. "Our Sui Sui is so cute, with round eyes, round face, and even a round body, just like a soft dumpling. I saw how cute Sui Sui was, and that's why I wanted to give her some cakes. I just wanted to be her best friend."
Sui Sui's eyes widened in surprise.
Wow~ He is so good at praising!
Best friend!
The little guy felt dizzy instantly.
"Sweet talk." Jiang Mingyan said coldly with a stern look in his eyes.
"I'm telling the truth." The young man shrugged his shoulders and looked at the little girl who seemed to be floating in the air and spinning in circles at the next moment. A sly smile appeared in his eyes: "Sui Sui is very happy, isn't he?"
Jiang Mingyan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He happened to have arrived at Tang's Pharmacy, which he was going to, so he stopped and turned in.
The young man stood there, looking at Jiang Mingyan's destination, and raised his eyebrows: "It's fate..."
As soon as you step into Tang’s Pharmacy, you will be greeted by the faint aroma of medicine.
Jiang Mingyan took a quick look at the internal layout of the pharmacy and had some ideas in mind.
The apprentice in dark green shorts came forward with a smile. "What would you like to buy, sir? Our Tang's Pharmacy's muscle-growing and hemostatic pills are of excellent quality and always sell very well. Would you like to take a look?"
Before Jiang Mingyan could refuse, a familiar, lazy male voice came from the door of the pharmacy: "Xiao Zhou, you go down first, I will entertain them."
The apprentice in dark green shorts was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and agreed, then turned and left.
Jiang Mingyan frowned and looked over.
The young man in a blue robe and a golden crown walked over slowly and pulled out two chairs from behind the medicine cabinet. He sat on one chair himself and pushed the other chair towards Jiang Mingyan: "Sit down."
"Just because I'm the owner of this pharmacy, you can't stop buying medicine here, right?" he joked.
"I'm not here to buy medicine." Jiang Mingyan straightened the chair, sat down holding the little fat boy, and replied indifferently.
"Oh? You're here to sell medicine, then." The young man laughed, looking at the chubby kid in Jiang Mingyan's arms who was twisting his body to turn around, and said nonchalantly, "Are you selling finished medicine, pill formulas, or something else?"
"Spiritual plants," Jiang Mingyan said. "As far as I know, the elixirs sold at Tang's Pharmacy are either made from high-quality spiritual plants, which are extremely expensive, or from ordinary medicinal herbs that are pounded together and sold only to nearby residents. They almost never sell low-quality elixirs in between."
"But most of the cultivators coming and going from Zhongzhuang can't afford high-quality elixirs, but they also look down on medicines made from ordinary herbs."
The young man finally became serious. He understood what Jiang Mingyan meant. "Can you provide us with low-grade spiritual plants?"
"But you are only at the third level of Qi training, and how many spiritual plants can one person collect?" He pointed out the loophole in Jiang Mingyan's words.
After the young man took over the Tang Pharmacy in Zhongzhuang, he soon noticed what Jiang Mingyan said.
But, he had no other choice.
It is common knowledge that most low-grade spiritual plants grow in the Dusk Mountains, but who can pick them?
Mortals who have never practiced cultivation fear the Dusk Mountains like a tiger and dare not take a step forward.
In Wuzhou, most of the cultivators who can embark on the path of Taoism have some family background.
The cultivators who practiced Qigong were unwilling to sacrifice their lives for a few spirit stones, but the cultivators in the foundation-building stage who were able to move freely around the outskirts of the Dusk Mountains were proud of their status and unwilling to be controlled by the Tang Pharmacy.
The shortage of low-grade spiritual plants is not only a problem for Tang’s Pharmacy, but almost all nearby pharmacies are facing this problem.
"My cultivation is indeed insufficient, but since I dared to bring it up, I must have my own way." Jiang Mingyan raised his eyes, his gaze like a sword: "I am alone, and I can't collect many spiritual plants. But, isn't what you need a role model who takes the lead?"
The young man's eyes changed slightly.
After a long pause, he chuckled, stood up, and bowed: "Tang Bosong. I'm the ninth child in my family, so everyone likes to call me Tang Jiu. It's a pleasure working with you."
"Jiang Mingyan." Jiang Mingyan stood up and returned the greeting: "It's a pleasure to work with you."
After finishing the business, Tang Jiu looked at the little guy nestled obediently in Jiang Mingyan's arms and asked Jiang Mingyan, "I don't know what your confidence is in entering the Dusk Mountains, but do you really want to take Sui Sui with you?"
"Of course." Jiang Mingyan nodded.
Not to mention that he needs the help of Hypericum virginianum, even if he didn't have Hypericum virginianum, he would not hand Sui Sui over to others.
He was worried.
The chubby little baby in his arms is his only and most important treasure. How could he easily hand it over to someone else?
Tang Jiu didn't give up. He reached out and gently touched the soft fur on Sui Sui's head: "I can help you look after Sui Sui. You can keep Sui Sui here. I will treat him well."
Jiang Mingyan frowned slightly, but before he could speak, Sui Sui, who had been listening to his brother and Tang Jiu talking with her face tilted up, suddenly cried out "Ahhh" angrily and forcefully interrupted the conversation!
Suisui is very angry!
He was like a little kitten with its fur standing on end, making angry little sounds of meowing.
"Bad! I don't like it!"
This person, how could he do this!
Didn’t you say you wanted to be best friends with Sui Sui?!
How could I instigate my brother and Suisui to separate?
Bad guy.
Big bad guy!
Sui Sui never likes him again!
Suisui completely broke free from Tang Jiu's sweet words just now, turned her little head away, and stopped letting Tang Jiu touch her hair.
Not only that, he even hugged his brother's neck and urged him, "Go! Brother, go!"
Jiang Mingyan gave Tang Jiu a cold look, and Tang Jiu was stunned to see a hint of sarcasm in his narrow and deep phoenix eyes.
"Hey, Sui Sui..." Tang Jiu wanted to say something to win back the human cub's heart, but Jiang Mingyan didn't give him the chance. He stood up with Sui Sui in his arms and said, "Goodbye."
Watching Jiang Mingyan walk out of the pharmacy quickly, Tang Jiu sighed.
Oh, why can't he control his mouth? Will the cub let him touch its fur next time?
Tang Jiu couldn't help but sigh.
After leaving Tang's Pharmacy, Jiang Mingyan looked up at the mountains that were faintly visible between the green tiles and flying eaves, his expression complicated for a moment.
Last night, he told Uncle Chen a story of his origin that was half true and half false.
It is true that he got lost on the way to Shanhe City, and it is also true that he was looking for his aunt, but there is no necessary connection between the two.
Although he arrived at Quyuanzhuang by accident, Jiang Mingyan thought that this was not bad.
The Jiang family often goes to Shanhe City. Now that he and Suisui have arrived at Quyuan Manor, it is more secluded.
"Some things are better done sooner rather than later. Suisui, how about we go to the outermost part of the Dusk Mountains to take a look today?" Jiang Mingyan lowered his eyes to look at the still angry little cub in his arms, and asked with a smile.
When Sui Sui heard his brother asking for his opinion, he immediately pricked up his ears.
He has become much smarter and can now help his brother share his worries!
So, after Sui Sui finished listening with his head tilted, he pouted his face and thought for a while, then nodded repeatedly: "Okay~"
Jiang Mingyan was amused by him and gently pinched the cub's soft, furry ears, whose fine veins could be seen clearly in the sunlight, and imitated his tone: "Okay~"
However, after obtaining the consent of important family members, Jiang Mingyan did not set off immediately, but turned and walked into a shop selling spiritual rice cakes.
"What kind of cakes does Sui Sui want to eat? Brother will buy them for Sui Sui."
There's no need for Tang Jiu to show his courtesy!
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