The pines are green and fragrant, and the stone platform next to the small pool is full of yellow birds, competing with each other.
Xu Zheng was sitting at the jade table under the tree, his face as sinking as water. The maid next to him brought the tea set and poured tea for Xu Zheng. Sitting opposite Xu Zheng was actually the fat owner of the teahouse in Yunlan Town.
Xu Zheng lowered his head and glanced at the tea in the cup. The water was as bright as water and filled with mist, and tea leaves floating like petals about to bloom could be vaguely seen. Xu Zheng said calmly: "President Hua usually drinks this five hundred purple and gold pieces of flowers in the mist? It is inconsistent with your status!"
The leaves of this Mistful Flower Tea are collected from the misty forests in the Damiao Dynasty, and the petals of 19 kinds of jelly grass on the cliffs of Xiangyang Mountain are selected and baked with a special technique. When drinking, it needs to be brewed with the dew collected on the lotus leaves in the early morning. Although this tea is of the highest quality and has the effects of nourishing the mind, calming the mind, nourishing the spirit and replenishing qi, it is not uncommon, and some sects and aristocratic families also drink this tea.
The fat boss picked up the tea cup, and after taking a sip, Xiaomi said with a smile: "It's easy to start a business, but hard to keep it! Don't spend it carelessly if you have money, spend it wisely."
Xu Zheng sneered and said: "When did you, Hua Yuanquan, become so frugal? If you were really like this, who in the world would call you "spending money unnecessarily?"
Hua Yuanquan did not refute, changed the subject, and asked: "Dazhuguo, why did you come to me today? Do you want me to help Baili Longteng?"
Xu Zheng snorted softly and said: "You have obtained the taxes for three years in Daqian. Shouldn't you do something to repay it?"
Hua Yuanquan narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "If someone from the Baili family asks me for help, I will never pay attention to it. But if it is the Dazhu Kingdom, I am still willing to do my little bit."
Xu Zheng curled his lips and said seriously: "I have two things to do with President Hua today. First, I hope that President Hua will agree to a request of mine at a critical moment. You can rest assured that this request will never embarrass you. Secondly, I hope that President Hua will agree to my request at a critical moment. You can rest assured that this request will never embarrass you." Second," Xu Zheng suddenly showed a displeased look on his face and said coldly: "Why did President Hua send people to follow my two brothers? It's more of a surveillance than a protection."
Hua Yuanquan's face was expressionless and silent. After a long time, he said: "I can promise you the first thing, but I can only do things behind the scenes and won't show it in public. As for the reason for the second thing, I can't tell you, and neither can you. It's best not to ask. I can only tell you that Ye Ling is not an ordinary person, and even I don't know it very well. But I can guarantee that I have no ill intentions towards the two of them, I just want to prevent their lives from being put in danger."
Xu Zheng stared at Hua Yuanquan closely and saw that he was indeed not lying, so he stopped asking further questions. Instead, he was in a daze. He thought that Hua Yuanquan would know everything behind this, but he didn't expect that he didn't know much either. What secrets did Ye Ling have?
Seeing Xu Zheng deep in thought, Hua Yuanquan coughed softly and said: "Don't worry, the two of them are not in danger for the time being and are on their way here. However, Baili Qingfeng's eyes and ears are everywhere in the imperial capital, and Dazhu If Guo doesn’t want his whereabouts exposed, he’d better leave as soon as possible.”
Xu Zheng looked gloomy and said to Hua Yuanquan before leaving: "Remove the people you sent immediately, otherwise don't blame me for falling out."
Hua Yuanquan had a wry smile on his face. He knew very well that Xu Zheng was a man who kept his word. In the Daqian Dynasty, he never lost a tit-for-tat match with other major dynasties. He also turned the originally weak Daqian into what it is today in the Eastern Region. The most powerful dynasty. So Hua Yuanquan was in trouble.
"This kind of thing is indeed much more difficult than doing business!"
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In the Baimang Forest, Ye Ling and Wu Qing found a small stream after killing the attacking green-scaled python. Ye Ling washed away the sewage all over his body in the water, and then lit a fire to bake the clothes.
Wu Rin felt a little hungry, so he cut off a large piece of meat from the green-scaled python's body and prepared to roast it.
Although Ye Ling had eaten snake meat in his previous life, he had never tasted it since coming to Holy Spirit Continent. What's more, this green-scaled python is also a trained monster, so it should taste better.
Wu Qing skillfully handled the snake meat, slicing it into slices, skewering it with tree branches, and roasting it over the fire. Because Xu Zheng, Ye Ling and Wu Qing live together, and Xu Zheng can't cook, and Ye Ling's cooking skills are a mess, so Wu Qing is responsible for all the meals every day. Therefore, Wu Qing has also developed good skills. Even the owner of Dongshunlou, the largest restaurant in Yunlan Town, once wanted to hire Wu Qing as a cook, which shows how good Wu Qing's cooking skills are.
After a while, the roasted snake meat, crispy on the outside and yellow on the inside, with a fragrant aroma, was freshly baked.
Wu Qing handed Ye Ling a string first. Ye Ling took it and blew it with his mouth, then took a bite. The snake meat is smooth in the mouth and has an excellent taste. The heat is just right and it is very delicious. In addition, the green-scaled snake is a monster, and its flesh is rich in spiritual power and vitality, which is of great benefit to low-level monks like Ye Ling and Wu Qing.
Wu Qing also picked up a bunch, tasted it and said, "It's a pity that there are no ingredients here. If we add Master Yang's secret sauce from Dongshunlou, the taste will definitely be improved to a new level."
Ye Ling held the snake meat in his mouth and smiled and said: "This is delicious. With your skills, Third Brother, you can be successful even if you don't become a monk and become a chef."
Wu Qing smiled and handed another string to Ye Ling.
On the treetop in the distance, two men in black stood side by side. One of them said: "These two boys are not vigilant at all, so they are not afraid of attracting other monsters by lighting barbecues like this? The key is that it is so delicious, I really want to eat some!"
Another said in a deep voice: "They are confident. They know that we will protect their safety, so they will not let powerful monsters get close. Those who can get close are those they can deal with, so they regard this place as a practical training , I did this deliberately to lure some opponents over."
"Oh? These two boys are quite smart!"
"But we can't protect them all the time. There was an order from above just now, telling us to evacuate. We don't have to follow them anymore."
"But if we evacuate now, it's absolutely impossible for these two boys to walk out of the Baimang Forest alive. Isn't this the case of refusing to save them?"
"Don't worry, I've already made arrangements."
After Ye Ling and Wu Qing ate and drank enough, they sat cross-legged and began to absorb the spiritual power contained in the green-scaled python's meat.
Ye Ling has now reached the fourth level of innate perfection. It stands to reason that he can step into the next realm with just one final step. But Ye Ling practiced like a headless fly because he didn't know what to do next. The exercises given by the man in white didn't have any guidance from those after the fourth level of innateness. Xiao Jie didn't even know the name of the next realm, so he just He can use spiritual power to continuously temper his body and consciousness and lay a solid foundation for himself.
Compared to Ye Ling, Wu Qing's progress can be regarded as rapid. Now after his battle with the green-scaled python, he had some insights, and suddenly felt his own consciousness, as if it was invisible and looming.
But even so, Wu Qing was still very excited. This was already much faster than ordinary people. When cultivating a path, you must let nature take its course and avoid being impatient and impatient. Therefore, Wu Qing was not impatient and slowly realized.
Half a day later, the two of them woke up one after another. But suddenly he saw an old man in red robe sitting next to him, eating the snake meat that the two of them had not finished.
The two of them jumped up with shocked expressions on their faces. He retreated five or six meters away from the old man and stared at the old man warily.
While eating the meat, the old man nodded appreciatively and said, "The reaction is okay, but it's still a little slow, but for your level of cultivation, it's pretty good."
Ye Ling and Wu Qing took a closer look at the old man's appearance. They recalled that what they saw in front of them was another old man in red robe next to Baili Changkong. He was fighting with Mo Xun, and later Chen Yan fell into the forest after a move with Zhou Yu. .
Seeing that Chen Yan had no ill intentions, Ye Ling raised his hands and asked, "Senior, didn't he fall off the flying boat after a fight with Zhou Yu? Why are you here?"
Chen Yan finished the snake meat and did not answer Ye Ling's question directly. Instead, he turned around and asked, "Is there any more?"
Ye Ling and Wu Qing looked at each other, and Wu Qing said hurriedly: "Senior, wait a moment, I will roast it for you again." After saying that, Wu Qing lit the fire again, cut the snake meat and brought it back to skewer it for roasting.
Chen Yan said: "I fought against that bastard Zhou Yu. But his cultivation level is higher than mine. I was injured and fell into this dense forest. I then cultivated for a few days. Today I suddenly smelled something fleshy. I came here to find out the taste. I just saw you practicing, so I didn’t bother you and started eating it myself. You won’t blame me, right?”
Ye Ling smiled: "Senior, I was joking. But I don't know why Zhou Yu suddenly killed the prince. What's the secret behind this?"
Chen Yan gritted his teeth and said: "That bastard must have been bribed by the person who wanted to kill the prince, so he did what he did. When I recover from my injuries, I will kill that bastard."
Ye Ling said: "I'm afraid senior has no chance, Zhou Yu is already dead."
"What?" Chen Yan said in surprise: "Who killed him?"
So, Ye Ling told Chen Yan the whole story. After hearing this, Chen Yan burst out laughing and said, "I didn't expect that old bastard Zhou Yu to die in the hands of you two boys. It's so obvious and retributive! You two are really mean to me, and I like it. By the way. , you all don’t have a disciple yet, so I’ll make an exception today and I will accept you as my disciples.”
