Back in the bedroom, Xiaoqing remained remarkably calm when Xu Qian suddenly pulled out a white stone mortar from behind his back. She also remained calm as he threw the medicinal herbs into the mortar. A dozen seconds later, the pile of herbs had all turned into round pills, and she remained just as calm. After all, she was a snake who had seen the world.
"I'll have to trouble you during this time. Keep an eye on them for me." Xu Qian put his right hand on his shoulder, gesturing for Xiao Qing to come down with his hand.
"Hiss—" (You value them highly?)
"Do you still remember my thirteenth senior brother? The one who always brought you Qingyang pomegranates."
"Hiss—" (I vaguely remember this)
"These two are his descendants, in other words, the descendants of Wuqishan."
"Hiss—" (No wonder you're from Wuqi Mountain)
"Of course~" Wuqi Mountain is known for its close-knit community, but thinking of this, Xu Qian felt a little melancholy, because everything was irreversible.
Xiaoqing didn't respond again, but curled up in his palm.
"You miss your master, don't you?" Xu Qian smiled. "We can go back and visit her when we have time."
"Hiss—" (There's no going back, the underground palace has collapsed.)
Xu Qian was stunned. "How could this be... I mean, why?"
"Hiss—" (The owner said they were too noisy)
Xu Qian thought of the continuous expeditions in the desert, perhaps it was because of this group of people?
"Hiss—" (The owner prefers quiet)
Xu Qian looked at her, feeling a little strange. Was it really just because she was tired of the noise?
"Knock knock—" Meng Liangchen's voice came from outside, "Brother Xu, I remembered something. The water at home is cut off. My brother said we should go out to eat and go directly to his gym around five o'clock."
"Okay." Xu Qian got up and grabbed a clean set of clothes. He smelled strongly of medicine, which he didn't mind, but he should still be careful when eating out.
While showering, Xu Qian opened the large map. The map of the Desert Crossing was already open, and the teleportation point was a motel in Bottle City. The underground palace, which was outside the surface map, was also visible, and it looked no different from before.
"I guess I'm overthinking it..."
This was Xu Qian's first time visiting Meng Ziqiu's gym. It looked quite impressive, with complete facilities and a good number of customers.
"You're here. Play for a bit first. I'll be there soon." Meng Ziqiu said, then turned to his brother and pointed to the horizontal bar not far away. "Go do a set."
Meng Liangchen: "No, brother, I..."
Xu Qian smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Go ahead, it's good for your health to get some exercise."
Seeing that Meng Xiaodi left reluctantly, Meng Ziqiu poured Xu Qian a glass of water. "By the way, Feifei called me just now to ask about your ID card. I covered for you."
Xu Qian raised an eyebrow. "How did you manage to cover it?"
Meng Ziqiu said "Hey," and then said, "Just say your family is special and you can't reveal your identity."
"She believed it?"
“I brought up my grandfather, and she believed me.” Meng Ziqiu’s conscience didn’t bother him at all; on the contrary, he felt it was a white lie!
“Your grandfather…” Xu Qian touched the cup, looking thoughtful.
“My grandfather and father live in Sansui. If we want to go, we might have to wait until Xiaoliang finishes his exams,” Meng Ziqiu said.
Xu Qian thought about it carefully and decided not to rush, "Let's wait until he finishes his exams."
"Old Meng—" someone called out to Meng Ziqiu.
"Hey, Brother Xu, have a seat for a bit. You can do whatever you want. I'll go and get things ready."
Xu Qian nodded, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work."
Xu Qian wasn't very interested in the gym equipment; after all, it didn't really matter to him whether he worked out or not, so he might as well sit and play on his phone for a while.
He was so engrossed in scrolling through his phone that he didn't even notice that someone had taken a picture of him.
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