Chapter 242 The Jade Pool Feast (2)
Lately, all the cultivators who have dealt with Ji Rong at the Delicacies Pavilion have been thoroughly tamed by her.
Because Ji Rong would stop wherever she went and give some benefits, the cultivators of the Treasure Pavilion were delighted to see her. The cat guarding the meat in the square passage would even come out to greet Ji Rong and Shan Wu from afar, acting very affectionately.
Ji Rong was preoccupied and didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with the black cat named Pan Cong. She absentmindedly gave him a spirit herb and was about to go inside when the black cat immediately approached Ji Rong's feet and asked, "Qing Ji Zi, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"
Ji Rong turned her head and replied, "I heard that another grand banquet is going to be held, and I'm worried that there aren't enough butchers in my little butcher shop, so I want to go and ask the Demon Saint Tu Li for some."
"So that's how it is. With everyone so busy these days, I'm afraid he doesn't have any cultivators to spare."
Pan Cong smiled and pointed to himself with his half-missing claw, saying, "Qing Ji Zi, do you think I'm any good? I also practiced blood magic and worked as a butcher for many years. Later, I failed to provoke Tu Li and lost a claw, so I retreated here to rest."
Ji Rong was somewhat surprised that Pan Cong had recommended himself and even offered to explain why he was guarding this place.
The black cat cultivator Pan Cong looked at her, squinted, stuck out his tongue, and half-licked his missing claw, saying, "I've had enough rest guarding this broken passage every day. I heard from Qi Sa that you're treated quite well."
Qi San is the leader of Ji Rong's guardian teleportation array, and he is a large black snake with an extremely gambling addiction.
Hearing that the two were acquainted, Ji Rong immediately put on a smiling face and said, "If the Demon Emperor Pan Cong takes a liking to my little unloading workshop, I would naturally be happy to. However, I have now set some rules for the workshop... Demon Emperor Pan Cong, you are used to freedom, are you sure you can accept them?"
Pan Cong waved his paw dismissively and said, "I know, I'll memorize your palace rules."
I grew up under the care of the Wounded Maiden. If I were to go elsewhere, Tu Li would certainly object. But now, you have brought the Unloading Workshop under your control.
I bet he'd love for me to go to your place so he can complain about me to that woman and kill me in the process.
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong nodded solemnly and said, "I will go to the Demon Saint Tu Li and take it from you."
Tu Li was chopping meat when he heard Ji Rong calling for him. He was quite surprised, but eventually put down the half-chopped meat and came out, saying, "Qing Ji Zi, what do you want with me?"
Ji Rong said, "Demon Saint Tu Li, I heard from my senior brother that another grand banquet is going to be held. I'm afraid they won't be able to handle it when I go to the banquet. Could you give me ten butchers so I can take them back and train them to work?"
Old Silver Dragon Tu Li looked at Ji Rong's outrageous demands and laughed out loud. He breathed heavy frost from his nostrils at Ji Rong and said, "Qing Ji Zi, do you think the Tu Shi here are just ordinary grass? Ten? How dare you say that?"
Kiyohime wasn't about to let him get away with it. She immediately stretched her neck, channeled her inner energy, used one wing to wipe the ice off her face, and pointed at Tu Li with the other, shouting, "After my uncle and I went to the unloading workshop, there were twenty-one butchers there!"
I remember it clearly. You told Liao Gang that you would give him four, which means you originally planned to assign twenty-three butchers to the Unloading Workshop.
"Now, including us, there are only fourteen of us. If you don't give me ten, that's fine too. Give me nine. These past few days, the butchers' meridians are almost ruined from chopping meat. If it weren't for my background in the Pill Pavilion and the care and pampering I receive from my senior brothers who secretly give me a lot of pills, they would have been finished long ago."
Tu Li, of course, wasn't buying it. The butchering workshop in Yuxu Palace was originally a good place for him to hone his new butchers. But after Ji Rong arrived, she first killed his head steward, established the rules of Yuxu Palace, and then led gambling activities, turning the place into a chaotic mess.
Tu Li couldn't control her, and now she wanted him to send Tu Shi there again. Tu Li said, "Don't even think about it!"
His mouth gaped open, and his aura of sainthood emanated from his body as he refused, saying, "We cultivators here are very busy right now, and there are no butchers available to transfer at the moment."
Caught off guard, Ji Rong and Shan Wu suddenly felt the heavy aura of a saint and involuntarily took several steps back. But Ji Rong was not one to be outdone in terms of momentum.
She swiftly circulated her spiritual energy to steady herself, then leaped onto the table, tilted her head to look at Tu Li, and grinned, revealing her two rows of fangs.
Chao Tu Li shouted, "There's clearly a King Realm cultivator sitting idly at that passage! You're all so idle, with cultivators lying around all day, yet you tell me there are no cultivators here! I'm going to report you to Lady Shang Nu!"
Upon hearing Ji Rong's words, Tu Li immediately thought of the lazy cat Pan Cong. He couldn't help but sneer, "If that lazy cat is willing to go with you, then go ahead. Qing Ji Zi, I'm just giving you a friendly reminder so you won't regret it later and say I tricked you. That's a lazy cat. He's worked in all the slaughterhouses at the Zhenxiu Pavilion. Every time he goes somewhere, he's only diligent for three days before he lazes around and sleeps all day."
His techniques were personally taught by the Fallen Maiden; he's no ordinary king-level butcher. Getting him to do anything won't be easy.
Ji Rong nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Demon Saint, but if I don't bring some new cultivators back to slaughter masters, those guys in the Unloading Workshop will go on strike. Even if he's lazy, he can at least kill three or four a day, so that everyone can have a break."
Tu Li dismissed her as a pipe dream, thinking it impossible for that lazy cat to be willing to work. He said, "If you can persuade that guy to come to you, then take him back with you."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your protection, Demon Saint Tu Li." Then, Ji Rong quickly left with Shan Wu.
She returned to the square passage and smiled at Pan Cong, saying, "The Demon Saint has agreed. When you come to my place, we'll take care of any formalities you need to complete together, and then you can go back."
Upon hearing this, Pan Cong immediately straightened up, happily paced around in a circle, and said, "Let's go now. Once Tu Li finds out I really went to your place, he will complete the formalities for me."
Ji Rong then led Pan Cong and Shan Wu to the Jade Void Palace. They had a great harvest that day, and Ji Rong was extremely pleased. Tu Li saw that Pan Cong wasn't working, but Ji Rong never truly intended for the cultivators to go back and do the work.
Pan Cong grew up under the feet of the Sad Woman, so he was naturally familiar with her. He was also familiar with Qi San. He was probably a gambler. If he was a gambler, it would be easy to deal with him. Such a good cultivator actually took the initiative to come and join her workshop!
Thinking of this, Ji Rong smiled so hard her eyes narrowed into slits, and she would stretch her neck and laugh loudly towards the sky from time to time. This sudden change made Pan Cong's gaze towards Ji Rong change. He couldn't help but think of his former master, so he asked Shan Wudao, "What's wrong with her?"
Shan Wu was already used to Ji Rong's behavior, and he honestly said, "I think my nephew must be very happy to have you here."
Pan Cong felt a little embarrassed when he heard Shan Wu say that.
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