"Okay, I just happened to have skipped lunch, so I saved my stomach to eat with you, my dear guest."
He Ruixue pointed at the lotus root powder and honey on the table and said, "Here, these are specialties I brought for you. Thanks to you, everything went smoothly on this business trip."
"You are lucky. Take out the talisman and let me see it."
He Ruixue took out a talisman paper folded into a triangle from her waist.
Jiang Yanxu unfolded it and examined the lines on it. "It's almost used up. It will disappear by tomorrow. Why don't you leave it to me? Even a small mosquito is still meat. The remaining little bit is enough for me to use for a month."
"You've said it so pitifully, how can I not give it to you?"
Jiang Yanxu took out a jade pendant from his pocket and gave it to her, "I'll trade this with you."
It was a pendant carved into a small fish, the size of a fingertip. There was a small white spot on the fish's forehead. It was obviously a flaw, but it served as the finishing touch.
The jade material is full of water, and there seems to be a pool of flowing water hidden in the belly of the fish, which is lifelike and very exquisite.
"If you're giving a gift, just say so. Don't use exchange as an excuse. You won't be afraid of losing out."
He Ruixue joked with him, took it and played with it in her palm. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. Suddenly, she went forward and hugged him, taking advantage of him openly. "Thank you, I like it very much."
Although they separated at the first sign of contact, Jiang Yanxu was shocked by her sudden action.
From childhood to adulthood, except for infancy, he had never been so close to anyone, but He Ruixue did it openly, as if he was just happy and did it on a whim.
He moved his mouth but didn't say anything. Instead, he took her to sit at the table and looked at her intently.
The immortal lowered his head and brows, and she was as confused as a jade-like person. She didn't know how many times she had been bewitched by his face.
If you want it, you get it!
He Ruixue is an offensive player. If he sees an opportunity, he will take action. Hesitation will lead to failure.
Through preliminary testing, she confirmed that Jiang Yanxu felt the same way about her, so why not... No, she had to find a way to get him to confess his feelings, otherwise it would seem too worthless.
She was thinking of a bad idea in her mind, and her eyes seemed to be changing like nebulae.
Jiang Yanxu suddenly had no idea what the person in front of him was thinking. He patiently made tea for her and said that the five-finger oranges and light bamboo leaves from the mountains could be used to make tea, each with a different flavor.
He Ruixue listened intently and suddenly asked, "You used to live in the mountains. Which mountain was it? I haven't heard of any Taoist temples nearby."
"It's not in the city, and it takes more than four hours to get there by car. The Taoist temple is not open to the public, and it's on the mountainside, several hundred meters above the ground, so no one usually goes there.
The house was built by my master. It had yellow mud walls, but they rotted after a few years. Later, I cut down trees and moved stones to rebuild it. There is a mountain spring at the back, so it is very convenient to get water.
"That sounds good."
"If you're not busy, I can take you to the mountains to stay for a few days. It's cool in the summer, perfect for escaping the heat, but be careful of wolves and tigers."
"And tigers?"
"Of course, there are not only tigers, I have also seen leopards, wild boars and blind bears. However, they are afraid of my master and usually don't come to the temple. You don't have to be afraid."
He Ruixue's eyes lit up, and she showed with her actions that she was not afraid, but excited. "Can I raise one? I've wanted to have a big cat since I was a kid."
Qingyang City is also included in the South China region. There might be South China tigers there. This creature has been hard to find in the wild since the 1990s due to overhunting. She might be able to preserve a few more of them.
"Big cat?"
Jiang Yanxu thought her idea was very strange, "A cat that can kill you with one claw?"
"Yes, I want to raise one, is that okay?"
He shook his head. "Tigers are not house cats. If they are tamed, they will lose their wildness."
"I didn't say to lock them up at home, I just wanted to protect them and prevent them from being poached. Is there any way to do that?"
"Yes, it is possible. My master and I have learned it. After practicing a few times, we can set up a magic circle that can confuse and isolate people. However, the range is limited. At most, it can be confined to a certain valley. If they are spiritual, they may know where to hide in danger."
"Then place more of them, and the best ones near their nests."
He Ruixue was eager to try, "Is it complicated? Can I learn it?"
"It's not difficult, but you don't have psychic powers, so even if you follow the instructions, it won't work."
"That's fine, but remember to take me to see it."
"Okay, I'll remember that. I hope you're not like Ye Gong who only loves dragons because he's afraid of them. If you really see one, you'll be so scared that your legs will go weak and you won't be able to walk."
"I won't."
He Ruixue was confident, after all, her previous boss had raised lions and tigers, and she had even worked as a breeder for a period of time.
"Brother Xie said that my performance on this business trip was good, so I stayed two days shorter than scheduled, so he let me rest at home. I discussed with him whether we could save up my vacation time. Once we have a full week, we can go live in the mountains together."
"It depends on your arrangements. I don't have much to do on my side."
The staff below have been trained, and Cai Weimin can act as the master of ceremonies, so it’s okay for him, the manager, to disappear for a while.
He Ruixue didn't forget to tease him, "The only problem now is that we have no official status. If the two of us went out alone and stayed together for several nights, how embarrassing would it be if the news got out?"
Jiang Yanxu's heart was stirred by her suggestive words. "Well, when the time comes, just say you're on a business trip. The people on my side are always tight-lipped and won't reveal anything."
He Ruixue glared at him.
She didn't have any obsession with who confessed first, but she was just too competitive and didn't want to wait until later when she would reminisce about the past and give this guy the chance to show off and say nonsense like "When you were pursuing me..."
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