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After the meatballs are shaped, you can boil them over high heat. During this period, you can add some white wine to remove the fishy smell. When the water in the pot boils, Du Heng puts the small green vegetables that have been washed long ago into the pot. Add an appropriate amount of salt to season and then open the lid to cook. After half a cup of tea, the green vegetables and meatballs will be cooked.
Sprinkle some mushroom essence before serving. Du Heng tasted a spoonful of the soup. Hmm! The soup is delicious and perfect!
The soup is no longer as watery as before. The vegetables have dyed the soup slightly green. The vegetables are green and the meatballs are white in a large white bowl. It is refreshing to look at.
Du Heng picked up the food box and walked to the door. He pressed a gray talisman next to the door, and the waiter appeared soon. Du Heng handed the food box to the waiter: "Give it to the guest upstairs. If there is not enough food, you can come and get more."
The waiter nodded repeatedly: "Okay, sir."
Du Heng closed the door and walked to the table next to the stove. Feng Gui and the others were already sitting there. At this moment, they were drinking soup and discussing ticket booking. They were going to leave for Zhengyang City near Shenxu Palace the day after tomorrow.
Xuan Yu said: "The fastest flying boat takes ten days to reach Zhengyang City."
Feng Gui and Jing Nan said in unison: "What about the slower one?" Xuan Yu said: "The slower one will take about half a month. But we have to stop at three more cities along the way. What do you think?"
Feng Gui said, "There's no rush anyway, let's just take a slower route. This time we should book a slightly better room. Not to mention the room on the top floor, but at least it shouldn't be as small as the current room."
Du Heng said weakly: "Actually, I think the current room is not bad. It's small and cozy."
Jing Nan smiled and said, "The room on the flying boat is smaller than the one on the ground. If we still order the room according to the current standards, your stove will not be able to fit in." Du Heng scooped a meatball for Xiao Xiao: "Okay, then, I'll listen to you."
Xiaoxiao happily drank the meatball soup, and he chirped twice. Xuan Yu translated: "Xiaoxiao said you are really amazing, the vegetables are so delicious, better than Zuixianlou and Yunyanlou! He wants to learn how to cook from you in the future."
Before Du Heng could express his opinion, Feng Gui became anxious and slammed his chopsticks on the table: "How dare you!"
Seeing that Feng Daxian'er's beautiful face had become distorted, Du Heng quickly comforted her, "Children should not be restrained in their words!"
Jing Nan laughed a lot and said to Xiao Xiao, "Your uncle wants you to inherit the family business, but you want to be a cook? I'm afraid you'll have to step over your uncle's ashes to succeed."
Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes: "Chirp."
After hearing this, Xuan Yu and the others looked strange. Du Heng didn't understand, so he asked Xuan Yu: "What did Xiao Xiao say?"
Xuan Yu's voice was full of helplessness: "Xiao Xiao said what's good about being a demon god. If you can't be with the person you like, it's meaningless even if you ascend. Besides, he just wants to learn how to cook, and he won't delay other things."
Du Heng rubbed Xiaoxiao's head and said, "Okay, when Xiaoxiao transforms, I will teach you how to cook, okay?"
Xiaoxiao nodded contentedly: "Chirp." He wanted to be a demon cultivator who was good at both housework and cooking. When he grew up, he would make delicious food for his loved ones and love his Taoist partner like the Dragon King did.
The guests upstairs were very satisfied with today's dishes. After the waiter brought down the food box, there was a small storage bag inside the food box, and the storage bag contained two hundred spirit stones.
Du Heng, holding up the storage bag, bowed to the upstairs without much success: "I actually got a tip in my lifetime! There are still two hundred!"
I can buy a lot of food! Du Heng decided to send a free breakfast upstairs tomorrow morning. Considering the 6,200 spirit stones today, it's worth it!
When it was time to go to bed at night, Xiaoxiao squeezed in between Du Heng and Xuan Yu. He didn't want to sleep with his uncle.
Across the partition, dishevelled-haired Jing Nan and Feng Gui repeatedly warned Xuan Yu and the others, "You two should keep the noise down at night. We both have very good hearing."
Du Heng's old face turned red: "Don't talk nonsense." He and Xuan Yu would never make trouble when there are many people around.
In the middle of the night, Du Heng heard a sobbing sound. It was Jing Nan's voice! Du Heng woke up suddenly. He reached around and found Xiao Xiao, who was fast asleep.
Xuan Yu had already sat up, and he was wearing clothes: "Old Nan doesn't seem to be feeling well."
Du Heng removed the partition between the two beds. Under the orange light, Jing Nan's face was as pale as snow, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead. Feng Gui was transmitting spiritual energy to Jing Nan. Jing Nan lay flat on the bed, holding the clothes tightly on his chest with his hands. He was breathing rapidly and looked very painful.
Du Heng was anxious: "What happened to Nan Nan?"
Feng Gui's spiritual energy was continuously transmitted into Jing Nan's body. Xuan Yu took out the pill from Jing Nan's storage bag and fed it to him, and Jing Nan felt better.
Du Heng held Jing Nan's hand, and Jing Nan's hand was unusually hot. Feeling Du Heng holding him, Jing Nan slightly opened his eyes and forced an apologetic smile: "Did I wake you up? Sorry."
Du Heng said anxiously: "Nannan, what's wrong with you?"
Jing Nan smiled slightly: "It's a good thing. It seems that my eighth tail can't wait to come out. It has announced its existence and it will probably pop out soon."
Du Heng was stunned for a moment: "Didn't it just grow the seventh tail? How come it's going to grow the eighth tail so soon?"
Jing Nan smiled and said, "It won't grow that fast. It will probably take a few months. The main reason is that the food was good during this period, and the spiritual energy absorbed was sufficient. From the fourth tail to the fifth tail, it took six thousand years; from the fifth tail to the sixth tail, it took three thousand years; from the sixth tail to the seventh tail, it took a thousand years. I thought the eighth tail would take at least another five hundred years to appear, but I didn't expect it to appear so soon."
Feng Gui wiped the sweat off Jing Nan's face and said, "Stop talking. Take a rest first."
Jing Nan smiled and said, "This is a good thing. You and Xiaoyu should be happy for me. When I return to my nine-tailed state, I will never have to endure such suffering again."
Du Heng felt bitter in his heart. He didn't know what Jing Nan and the others had gone through to become like this. Seeing Jing Nan's pale face, Du Heng felt very uncomfortable.
He asked slowly, "Is there anything I can do for you? Do you still have an appetite? If so, I'll cook you chicken, duck, and goose tomorrow."
Jing Nan frowned slightly, and when the pain subsided, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I haven't shed my fur yet, don't worry, I have a feeling that my tail will grow smoothly this time. Make me more delicious food, and I'll be fine if I eat more!"
Du Heng looked at Xuan Yu and the others: "Is what Nan Nan said true?"
Feng Gui nodded: "Nan Nan knows his own health. You should listen to him."
Du Heng was still a little worried: "Will Nan Nan have a hard time during this period?" Will she be sleepy and weak like the last time when she grew hair? Xuan Yu had told him before that the higher Jing Nan's cultivation level, the more painful it would be when she grew her tail. Why did Jing Nan say that it seemed easier than last time?
Jing Nan said relaxedly: "Last time it happened to be the molting period, this time it's just occasional pain."
Feng Gui frowned: "Anyway, from now on, I will sleep with you at night. If you feel uncomfortable, call me at any time." Jing Nan patted the back of Feng Gui's hand: "Don't worry, you and Xiaoyu, I won't feel any pressure to order you around."
Jing Nan smiled palely: "I feel much better now. Everyone, stop standing around me in a daze and go to rest."
Xuan Yu moved their bed towards Feng Gui's bed, and the two beds became one bed. Xuan Yu lay between Jing Nan and Du Heng: "Don't worry, we are all here this time, you will be fine."
Jing Nan smiled and pulled the quilt: "Yeah."
After Feng Gui destroyed the talisman, the four of them lay quietly together. Only the heartless Xiaoxiao was still snoring slowly.
Someone laughed in the darkness, and then Xuan Yu and the others laughed. Xuan Yu said, "The last time we lay together was a long, long time ago, right?"
Feng Gui said: "Yes, at that time we said that after everything is settled, we will go out for a trip together."
Jing Nan said happily, "Aren't we traveling now? Look, everyone is here. Xiaoyu, is this really okay for you? A night of spring is worth a thousand gold. You don't kiss Du Heng, but lie next to a vixen like me. Aren't you afraid that Du Heng will be jealous?"
Du Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It seems that you are really fine. You even have time to tease me and Xuan Yu."
Jing Nan turned over and muttered, "No more talking, go to sleep."
The room fell silent, and from the darkness came the sound of Xiaoxiao's laughter: "Shhhhh..." I wonder what good things this guy dreamed about that made him laugh so happily.
When he woke up the next day, Xiaoxiao was confused. He remembered that he was lying in Du Heng's arms last night. Why did he squeeze between Jingnan and Fenggui when he woke up? This was not the point. The point was that his uncle was staring at him with a fake smile: "What good things did you dream about last night? You laughed all night."
Xiaoxiao rolled and crawled out of bed. Today's bed was extra big, and Xiaoxiao struggled for a long time before getting out of bed. She was so scared that if she woke up every morning and saw the enlarged face of her uncle, Xiaoxiao would have a heart attack sooner or later.
Du Heng was making pan-fried dumplings, and the well-proportioned dumplings with beautiful folds were placed in the flat pan. Du Heng was making them so fast that they almost left afterimages.
Du Heng found that he could control his spiritual energy to do many things. He slept a little late today, but he used his spiritual energy to adjust the filling and the dough at the same time without any delay. When Xiaoxiao woke up, Du Heng had just put the last pan-fried bun in the pot.
Xiaoxiao stretched her neck to look at the pot on the stove: "Chirp, chirp, chirp?"
Have you eaten Shengjian again? Shengjian is indeed delicious, but if you eat it often, you will want to change the taste. Du Heng thought for a while and said, "Just make do with it for now. When you settle down, I will make you something delicious, okay? Have you ever tried three-fresh bean curd?"
Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and he shook his head. "Bean curd skin, what is that? Is it delicious? It must be delicious!"
Du Heng said as he turned on the fire to fry the dumplings: "Three-fresh bean curd skin. The bottom is a layer of bean curd skin, and the top is the pure rice. Then there is a layer of meat stuffing, mushrooms, shrimps, dried bamboo shoots, and pickled mustard. Fry the bean curd skin until it's golden brown, then turn it over and sprinkle it with seasonings..."
Du Heng glanced at Xiaoxiao and thought, oh no, he couldn’t say anything anymore, Xiaoxiao’s saliva fell to the ground!
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In the blink of an eye, it was the day to leave. After getting the lunch box back in the morning, Du Heng told the waiter, "We are about to check out. Please go upstairs and tell the guest above. Meeting is fate. If we meet again in the future, please treat him to a meal."
The waiter said with a bitter face: "Sir, you are leaving so early? Why don't you stay a few more days? There will be a large auction in Pingcheng in half a month, and there will be many natural treasures at that time." Why did you leave? Their room rent is not expensive!
Du Heng said regretfully: "No, we still have to catch the flying boat, so I won't bother you anymore."
The waiter could only bow and say: "Next time you come to Pingcheng, you are welcome to stay in our shop. We will give you a return discount then!" What a pity! The fried dumplings made by these guests were so delicious. He was lucky enough to have one, and suddenly felt that the dishes of Zuixianlou were not up to standard.
After leaving the inn, Du Heng looked at Jing Nan worriedly: "Nan Nan, how are you?" Jing Nan had not slept well these past two nights. Last night, Xuan Yu and Feng Gui both woke up in the middle of the night to supply him with spiritual energy.
Jing Nan's face turned slightly pale: "It's okay, it's okay. Don't look at me like this. I may be enduring the pain. Now I hope that this pain can be more intense, so that I can recover to my peak state sooner, so that I can show you my tail."
Du Heng said, "Okay, okay, okay, now I know you are the most beautiful woman in the world, okay?"
Jing Nan waved his hands and continued to talk nonsense: "I'm probably third in the world. With Xiaoyu and Xixi here, I can't be ranked first." Feng Gui supported Jing Nan: "Come on, it's already this time and you still don't want to be quiet."
The place to take the flying boat is in the northwest of Pingcheng. There is a berth there, and the berth is full of flying boats of all sizes. The appearance of the flying boat is similar to that of a boat in the water. The smaller flying boats are faster and have simpler internal structures. The larger flying boats are slower, but their comfort is far better than that of the smaller ones.
Most of the small flying boats on the shore are privately owned. The bigwigs in the cultivation world are not short of money. When traveling long distances, having a flying boat will definitely be faster than flying with a sword.
Looking at the flying boats moored on the shore, Du Heng was amazed: "So many flying boats. Xiaoyu, do you know how much a flying boat costs?"
Xuan Yu looked at Feng Gui, and Feng Gui said, "A large flying boat costs tens of millions, and a small one is a bit more expensive. Generally, you can buy a good flying boat for 20 to 30 million spirit stones."
Du Heng said decisively: "Just pretend I didn't say anything." He was still thinking that if the flying boat was not expensive, he would buy one. This way, he could go wherever he wanted in the future.
Feng Gui said: "The flying boat cannot fly over Dongji Mountain. It is not as practical as the bream of Nan Nan's family."
Speaking of the bream, Du Heng thought of the docile beast again. He wondered if it could find food in the village.
The flying boat that Du Heng and his crew were going to take was called the Xueliu Ship, and it belonged to the Langhuan Pavilion. As mentioned before, the Langhuan Pavilion and Zhenhuang Mountain did not get along well, and the flying boat of the Langhuan Pavilion was treated unfairly when it was moored. The other flying boats were parked at the better docks, but the Xueliu Ship was parked near the most dilapidated and farthest dock.
In addition, the ticket for the Xueliu ship was more expensive than that for other flying boats. The ticket for the express boat to Zhengyang City was 3,000 spirit stones, while the ticket for the Xueliu ship was 3,500. Because of this, not many monks boarded the Xueliu ship.
The flying boat was wrapped in a beautiful purple barrier. If you wanted to get on the flying boat, you could only go up the stairs at the front of the boat. The stairs were two feet high, and after climbing up, you could see a huge viewing platform.
As soon as he climbed onto the platform, Du Heng heard a burst of scolding. The one who was scolding was a female cultivator in a purple robe. The masked female cultivator pointed at a group of cultivators wearing armor and carrying spears and scolded: "You are going too far! Why do we charge 3,500 yuan when the ticket price of a similar-level flying boat is only 2,000 yuan?"
The leading male cultivator snorted, "This is the preferential treatment our Zhenhuang Mountain gives to Langhuan Pavilion. If you are dissatisfied with anything, let your sect master negotiate with our sect master!"
The female cultivator wanted to say something, but her fellow disciple pulled her back: "Junior sister, be careful with what you say, we are still in Pingcheng." The female cultivator blushed: "But senior sister, they are bullying us. We can only make a profit if we fill 70% of the people on this trip. With their price increase, our flying boat can't even fill 50% of the people! And the berthing, they agreed to let us go to the A-class pier, but they arranged us at the C-class pier!"
The male cultivator said contemptuously, "The first-class dock is full of vulgar people. Isn't that polluting the eyes of the fairies? The biggest advantage of this dock is that it is quiet. No one caused trouble when the flying boat of Langhuan Pavilion stopped here, right?"
Xuan Yu and his companions walked calmly across the deck. The sect fight had nothing to do with them, they were just passengers. And the fewer people on the flying boat, the better their riding experience would be.
Xuan Yu booked a first-class cabin this time, and it was the first-class cabin closest to the stern. There was a small viewing platform at the end of the bed, and you could walk over there by opening the door. Looking at the furnishings in the room, it was worthy of being a flying boat for female cultivators. The furnishings in the room were simple and elegant. Although there was only one room, it had a large living room, a piano room, and three large bedrooms.
Not to mention four people, even if ten people live in this room, it won't feel crowded. As soon as I entered the room, I felt relaxed. Du Heng quickly laughed: "Come out and get some fresh air."
Xiaoxiao crawled out of the spirit beast bag. This spirit beast bag was bought by Du Heng in Pingcheng, and it was the first time he used it. Xiaoxiao chirped twice after he came out. He felt that the spirit beast bag he bought was not as comfortable as the previous one.
Du Heng picked up the storage bag and took a look. He sighed, "I wasted a thousand spirit stones." Xuan Yu said, "It's okay. I'll help you modify it later and make sure Wonton and the others live comfortably."
Not long after entering the room, the flying boat took off. The barrier on the flying boat expanded, wrapping the flying boat like an eggshell. If Du Heng hadn't seen the roof of Pingcheng shaking, he wouldn't have known that the flying boat had already taken off.
Xuan Yu said to Du Heng, "You can go to the viewing platform at the back to see the scenery. There are fewer people there." Du Heng went out without saying a word, "I'll go take a look!" Xiao Xiao flapped his wings and ran out after Du Heng. Looking at their backs, Jing Nan smiled and said, "You're so silly. You're so easy to fool."
Feng Gui looked at Jing Nan: "Do you want to lie down first?" Jing Nan waved his hand: "No, don't worry, I am confident that I can grow a tail this time."
Xuan Yu opened the spirit beast bag that Du Heng bought. He was picking up the embroidery thread on the inside of the spirit beast bag and said, "You should take a rest, or Du Heng will come back and nag you."
Du Heng stood on the observation deck at the rear, and he saw a magnificent picture. The barrier of Pingcheng reflected golden light under the morning sun. The buildings in the barrier gradually became smaller and farther away. They flew higher and higher, flying into the sky and side by side with the white clouds.
It was as if one could reach out and touch the clouds outside the barrier. The clouds were not thick at this time, and one could see the mountains and rivers below through the clouds. This was a scene that could only appear in a dream. Du Heng hugged Xiaoxiao and was stunned: "Wow."
Xiaoxiao flapped her wings and Du Heng understood what she meant. Xiaoxiao said that when he grows up, he can also fly high in the clouds.
Du Heng rubbed Xiaoxiao's thick down and said, "Well, in the future you will be able to fly higher than anyone else." After saying this, Du Heng looked at the scenery in front of him calmly. He suddenly understood why people wanted to fly.
Because standing in different positions, you can see different scenery. Different scenery means different moods and pursuits.
Xiaoxiao flapped her wings and made a childish cry towards the blue sky and white clouds: "Chiu——" Du Heng also felt a sense of heroism in his heart, and he also wanted to howl. However, a strong sense of shame made him look around embarrassedly. Hey, no one!
Just as he was about to let out a long roar, he heard a complaint from behind him.
"Senior sister, they are really bullying!" It was the girl who had just quarreled with the male cultivator on the deck. Du Heng turned his head and saw the girl walking down the corridor with red eyes following her senior sister.
"Why? We are all cultivators, why do they look down on us?" "Zhenhuang Mountain and our sect have had a long-standing grudge. Didn't Master tell you when we set out this time? You just can't keep your cool. Stop crying. It's not worth crying over such a small matter."
"It's okay. When we get to the next city, there will be more customers coming up. There are so many cities in the cultivation world, and Zhenhuang Mountain can't reach that far."
Xiaoxiao looked up at Du Heng and said, "He's done looking at the scenery. Can they go back?" Du Heng held Xiaoxiao in his arms and walked towards the corridor. When he passed by two female cultivators, he nodded to them in a friendly manner.
The girl whose eyes were red before brightened up when she looked at Xiaoxiao: "So... so cute."
Xiaoxiao proudly raised his head and laughed. Look, even though his fur color has changed, he is still the most handsome cub!
The rest of the trip was rather boring. The flying boat flew steadily in the air, and only dropped supplies when it reached the next town. People on the flying boat came and went, and Du Heng would go to the observation deck to watch the excitement at first, but after two days he stayed in his room to practice.
They didn't even encounter a storm along the way, and half a month later, they arrived at their destination, Zhengyang City.
Zhengyang City is located to the east of Shenxu Palace. Standing on the highest building in the city, you can see the endless palaces in the mountains to the west. After the flying boat stopped steadily on the shore, Du Heng and his companions got off the flying boat.
Zhengyang City was even more lively than Pingcheng. As the closest city to Shenxu Palace, there were too many sword cultivators in the city. Looking around, everyone in the city, young or old, had swords on their waists. Throwing a stone down would hit a sword cultivator.
The scent of various spiritual herbs can be smelled in the air of Pingcheng, while in Zhengyang City, the most common smell is the smell of the fire coming from the refining furnace and the alchemy furnace.
Du Heng twisted his neck uncomfortably. He had been feeling uncomfortable since he got off the flying boat. But he couldn't tell where he felt uncomfortable. He just felt dry and wanted to drink some water. He felt inexplicably anxious.
Xuan Yu handed Du Heng a bamboo tube and asked him to drink it. After Du Heng drank the water in the bamboo tube, he felt that the dry feeling was much lighter. He asked Xuan Yu in surprise: "What's in it?"
Xuan Yu said: "This is water mixed with chalcedony. The barrier above Zhengyang City is the golden seal among the five elements, which just suppresses your wood spiritual root. You will feel uncomfortable in this environment. Although drinking water mixed with chalcedony cannot completely eliminate this discomfort, it can greatly alleviate it."
Du Heng nodded in understanding. The five elements are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. He had experienced the feeling of mutual reinforcing and accompanying before, and now he finally felt the feeling of being restrained. Got it!
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