Chapter 130 Flower and Bird Pavilion
The ship is named Flower and Bird Pavilion, and the characters on the plaque are aptly pieced together from bird feathers, making it quite beautiful.
The ship has four decks, and the boatmen on duty this time are three Xuanling Realm river dragons.
The Flower and Bird Pavilion is the fastest of all the small pavilion boats, and it can even reach the foot of the Canglan Mountains; the fare is also quite high, requiring 7,200 spirit crystals per person.
But since the ship included meals and was said to offer rare and exotic fruits every day, Ji Rong and Gu Qingqing thought it was a good deal.
Jiao Jue paid the fare and walked ahead, followed by Ji Rong and the other members of the Wu tribe. As soon as they entered the boat, Ji Rong's heart began to pound.
Don't be fooled by the ship's unassuming and ordinary exterior; its interior is so luxurious that even birds would be amazed! Compared to this, the grand ships of the South China Sea are like pheasants compared to phoenixes, or mongrels compared to wolves.
The ship has a large hall on the first floor, and at the deepest part of the hall is a white jade platform that is about five zhang wide.
Beneath the jade platform were rows of neatly arranged white jade tables of the same color, with cushions placed under the tables. Ji Rong guessed that these were seats for dining or watching shows.
The ceiling of the hall was colorful and dazzling.
Ji Rong looked up and saw that the colors on the ceiling of the hall were actually gradient flowers made up of bird feathers of the same color scheme. The feathers that served as the stamens in the flowers were of high quality and emitted a soft, warm light.
The flowers, of various colors, are of different sizes and shapes, and they complement each other, resembling a phoenix in full bloom, exuding an air of nobility.
The walls of the hall are also decorated with bird feather branches, hanging down from tree to tree. Under one of the branches stands a heron attendant, accompanied by soft, warm yellow lamps, creating an elegant and unique atmosphere.
Jiao Jue and his group consisted of eighteen cultivators, and the attendants arranged four suites for them on the third floor of the ship.
All the suites here have the same layout: a small hall with four bedrooms and a toilet.
Jiao Jue asked for the largest suite in the hall, and pointed out that Ji Zhuang, along with A Miao and A Xiao, would stay with him there. The rest of the guests were left to Ji Rong and the others to arrange as they pleased.
Miao Wu and four female lich shamans shared one suite, Wu Pei and the remaining six male lich shamans shared another suite, and Ji Rong and Gu Qingqing shared the last suite.
Ji Rong and Gu Qingqing followed the servants into the suite. Once the door was closed, they looked around the small hall.
The ceiling of the hall was equipped with a soundproof array, the base of which was cleverly concealed by bird feathers, giving it a unique style.
On the wall in the center of the hall hung a painting of phoenixes admiring flowers, composed of colorful bird feathers. A large, thick, refreshing grass mat was laid on the floor, upon which sat a small table. On the table was a jade vase filled with fresh flowers, their fragrance permeating the air.
Underneath the jade bottle was a box of fragrant wood. Gu Qingqing picked up a piece and examined it. Although the fragrant wood was ordinary, the servants had put in a lot of it. The fragrant wood was piled up so high that it was much taller than the box. There was an incense burner under the table.
Several soft feather cushions were placed beside the table. Gu Qingqing crossed her legs, hugged a feather cushion, and said, "It's been so long since I've slept on such a soft blanket."
Ji Rong turned to her and asked, "Did you sleep with someone before?"
Gu Qingqing said proudly, "I used to be the third young lady of the Fire Fox Clan! I've seen and used many things. I used to sleep on a much better bed than this one. It was carved from a single piece of cold jade and had dozens of firebird feathers on it. Among my brothers and sisters, my bed was the most luxurious."
Seeing Gu Qingqing's comfortable appearance, Ji Rong suddenly felt that she couldn't let the fox be so happy, lest he go crazy again thinking about what would happen later.
He then said, "Sister Qingqing, this flower and bird pavilion boat looks like it's doing good business. Who knows how many cultivators have hugged that cushion you're holding? You can smell it if you don't believe me."
As soon as Ji Rong said this, Gu Qingqing immediately threw down the feather cushion and stomped on it. She wanted to smell it, but when she leaned closer, she shook her nose in disgust.
This scene made Ji Rong, who was watching from the side, burst into laughter.
Seeing Ji Rong smile, Gu Qingqing immediately flew into a rage. Her foxy eyes darted around, and she said, "You said before that you would buy me anything I wanted. I want this feather cushion, so buy it for me now!"
Ji Rong grinned and replied, "Of course." As she spoke, she stepped forward, grabbed the feather mat, and examined it. She saw that the feather mat was made of the finest hemp material, woven very finely. When she held it up to examine the edges, not a single ray of light could be seen through it.
The cloth on this feather pad is no less than the cloth woven by her brother Ji Zhuang; it feels warm despite its dryness when touched by her paws.
Ji Rong's heart tightened; she had been careless. If this thing were to be sold, it certainly wouldn't be cheap.
But words spoken are like water spilled; they can never be retrieved in the same way. Ji Rong forced a smile and said, "Go ask. I'll pay for it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing immediately tried to drag Ji Rong out to ask the waiter about the price of the feather cushion.
Meanwhile, Jiao Jue stared grimly at the painting of dragons and phoenixes hanging on the wall, and snapped at his attendant, "Change it for me right now!"
The accompanying egret attendant was merely a mortal demon, and could not endure the emperor's oppressive aura for long. Without even offering a greeting, he flapped his wings and ran off, bumping into Ji Rong, who was being dragged along by Gu Qingqing.
Ji Rong, after being bumped, immediately glanced at the heron with displeasure.
The egrets that serve as waiters on this ship are actually trained under pressure on a regular basis, so they generally don't make mistakes.
But by this time, he was terrified and could no longer hold back, screaming as he defecated on the wooden floor tiles.
Upon seeing this, Gu Qingqing immediately screamed.
For a moment, the third-floor corridor was noisy and chaotic.
After a brief period of chaos, a silver-white river dragon at the Venerable Realm came up to maintain order. As soon as it entered the hall, it transformed into a celestial being with long arms and claws and began climbing the stairs.
He plucked the wooden bird head from the upper floor with his claws, didn't even look at it, grabbed it with his other claw, and landed steadily in front of Ji Rong.
He picked up the terrified egret waiter, stuffed the wooden bird's head into the waiter's arms, and said, "Go find your manager, Ms. Bai, and have her clean up. You can rest today." After saying that, he threw the egret off the third floor.
The egret flew down, tears streaming down its face, and fluttered its wings as it ran towards the hull of the ship.
Then, the river dragon, beaming with smiles, bowed and invited Jiao Jue and Ji Rong to move a few steps.
Gu Qingqing was actually used to this situation and repeatedly waved her paws, saying that she didn't need it.
She had just heard that someone in charge was coming, and she didn't want to leave.
Because she was waiting for the person in charge to arrive so she could ask how the feather mats were purchased, and so that Ji Rong, the money-grubbing bird, would spend a lot of spirit crystals for her.
Jiao Jue had something he didn't want Ji Rong and Gu Qingqing to know, so he followed the river dragon to the fourth floor.
Before long, a white egret at the Venerable Realm landed on the ground. She quickly transformed into a celestial being, holding a pouch in one hand and chanting a cleansing spell in the other, sweeping the mess on the ground into the pouch.
Then the egret took out another pouch from under her wing, took out the wooden bird head that had fallen off earlier, and some spirit crystals, and began to repair the corridor.
Gu Qingqing and Ji Rong then discovered that the entire ship was riddled with artifact-supporting formations.
Ji Rong thought about it and agreed. Without the formation to maintain it, if they encountered a few more important guests like Jiao Jue, the wooden brick partition would definitely collapse.
"It's good to have a skill," Ji Rong whispered to Gu Qingqing, her tone tinged with envy.
“You do, you can weave,” Gu Qingqing replied nonchalantly.
"Nothing makes money as fast as understanding formations when weaving cloth."
"Understanding formations is not as profitable as mining directly."
"That's true!"
The bird and the fox were whispering to each other in front of Master Bai, without even using a soundproof shield, making Master Bai almost drop the spirit crystal in his hand.
She strongly suspected that these two were hired by the Pelican Clan chief, who had lost to her last year, specifically to annoy her.
"Hmph! I won't fall for it!" Manager Bai's hand tightened, and the last spirit crystal was crushed in her grasp.
She put the broken spirit crystal into the trash bag, but couldn't help thinking, "If only there were a spirit vein in our clan's territory, we wouldn't have to migrate to the Canghe River to make a living."
If everyone could stay on the spiritual vein to cultivate every day, who would bother to come to the ship to do repair and maintenance work?
This skill is open to anyone who wants to learn it.
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