nycdaug Chapter 21 Reaction
Chapter 21 Reaction
Heizi washed clothes until sunset.
Once he was alone in the laundry room, he slowly stood up, expressionlessly hung the clothes on the rack, closed the door, and left.
A small figure walks along the stone path.
Instead of going straight back, he came to a house that looked bigger and better than the houses of the servant disciples.
Hei Zi stretched out his wrinkled, washed hand and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" A rough, loud voice suddenly came from inside the house.
Kuroko stood still, her head slightly lowered.
The person inside opened the door. It was a woman who looked to be in her forties, with broad shoulders and a thick waist. Her eyes were shrewd, and she was wearing the same gray clothes as Hei Zi, but the clothes on her looked better.
Hei Zi saw the person and called out softly, "Manager Zhang."
There are 10,000 servant disciples and 200 stewards on Miscellaneous Service Peak.
Each of these stewards had about 50 servant disciples under their command. The stewards managed their disciples and assigned them tasks.
Hei Zi was managed by Steward Zhang.
Manager Zhang raised his chin high, "Oh, it's you. What is it?"
Hei Zi looked up at Steward Zhang and said, "I want to wash the inner disciples' clothes."
"Oh, that won't do. My tasks have all been assigned," Manager Zhang said with a forced smile.
Whoever's clothes they wash, they're responsible for delivering those clothes back to them; everyone knows that inner disciples are wealthier than outer disciples.
Hei Zi remained expressionless, took out a bag of spirit stones, and handed it to Steward Zhang, saying, "Please check if there are any vacant positions."
Manager Zhang's eyes lit up immediately. He smiled and took the bag of spirit stones, his eyes narrowing into slits.
"However, one of the menial tasks has been assigned to feed the spirit beasts these past few days, so you'll be working there for now. Do a good job!"
Hei Zi lowered his eyes expressionlessly. "Thank you, Manager Zhang."
Manager Zhang opened it and found more than ten spirit stones.
Hehe, that's enough for her to gamble for half a month.
"Alright, I'm busy right now. I'll go say hello later."
After saying that, he closed the door.
Kuroko walked away expressionlessly.
......
Chu Ziming happily ate grilled sausages as he walked back to the Refining Peak.
As they approached the cave, Chu Ziming suddenly stopped.
He put the scallion pancake and the remaining sausage into his storage bag.
This time he learned his lesson.
Upon reaching the outside of the cave, they saw Elder Chengxuan.
Chu Ziming inwardly praised himself again and chuckled, "Master, good evening. What are you doing here? I'm not late this time."
Elder Chengxuan did not answer, his stern gaze falling on Chu Ziming's shiny lips and empty hands, and he snorted.
"If you don't focus on cultivation, go back and copy the 'Nine Heavens Refining Method' a thousand times."
After saying that, he disappeared on the spot.
Chu Ziming was left behind, wailing in despair.
Elder Chengxuan returned to his cave and thought of the extremely strong fragrance on Chu Ziming's body.
This unfilial disciple doesn't even know how to eat well and thinks about his master.
......
When Yun Ci returned to the courtyard after taking a bath, she saw Xiao Bai standing there motionless, and Xiao Hei trembling.
"What's wrong, Xiaobai?"
"Chewmi."
Yun Ci noticed that Xiao Bai's cries were different from usual this time, and then glanced at Xiao Hei, who was trembling.
Yun Ci patted the two of them to comfort them.
Little White raised its paw and pointed towards the stone table.
Yun Ci's eyes widened when she saw two scallion pancakes missing from the table. "Did someone break in and take scallion pancakes?"
Little White shook its head, "Chirp chirp chirp." It's a bird, with a very strong bloodline.
Yun Ci suddenly thought of the red bird that stole his steamed bun, and his eyes widened. "Was it a red bird?"
Xiao Bai paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Chu mi."
Yun Ci's expression was furious. "Fine! It even dared to steal food. That stinky bird, I'll catch it and teach it a lesson!"
After saying that, he looked down at Little White and Little Black, "Are you hurt?"
Yun Ci unleashed his wood elemental power, and Xiao Bai, feeling the comfortable aura, rolled over on the spot.
"Chu mi." No, don't worry.
Seeing that Xiaobai and Xiaohei were both alright, Yun Ci finally felt relieved and put the remaining scallion pancakes into her storage bag.
"We should set up a protective barrier tomorrow, but who should we ask?"
The boy's mutterings drifted from the courtyard.
"Chewmi."
"Hey Blackie, why are you hiding from Whitey? Come in."
"Mmm~ It feels so good to have a bath. I should go to bed early. I still need to set up a stall to earn spirit stones tomorrow."
"Chewmi."
Goodnight, Little White; goodnight, Little Black.
"Chu mi." Goodnight.
"Ow..."
"Little Black, we don't need the light anymore."
"Ow..."
The little house darkened and returned to silence.
Not far away, Immortal Venerable Jiqing withdrew his gaze and vanished instantly.
......
The next day, at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), the sky was not yet fully bright.
Xu Tianwei and Yu Dongsheng stared at each other, bewildered, at the empty Xuanyuan Square, which was devoid of any people or stalls.
"Senior Brother Xu, are we too early?"
Xu Tianwei was a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, junior brother. I was thinking of coming early yesterday and forgot about the time."
"It's alright, senior brother. Why don't we start cultivating first?"
Xu Tianwei nodded, and the two sat down to meditate and began cultivating.
......
"Wanqing, hurry up."
Ye Qingqing pulled Su Wanqing over.
"We're too early, Qingjing," Su Wanqing said softly.
"Oh, we have to come early so we can be the first to buy it."
As he spoke, he pulled Su Wanqing and headed west.
"Hey? Look over there, there seem to be two more people. Someone actually arrived before us."
Ye Qingqing looked over there curiously and said.
Su Wanqing glanced around and said, "They seem to be cultivating. Let's cultivate for a while too."
"Uh-huh."
Ye Qingqing and Su Wanqing chose a spot not far away and began meditating and cultivating.
A figure appeared in the distance, glanced over there, and then disappeared from the spot.
......
Chenshi.
Disciples gradually arrived at the square, found their spots, and began to set up their stalls and display the items they wanted to sell.
Soon more and more people arrived.
When Yun Ci arrived, there were already many people in the square.
"Look! Yun Ci is here!" Ye Qingqing exclaimed excitedly.
Su Wanqing, Xu Tianwei, Yu Dongsheng, and several disciples who were waiting together looked over.
Yun Ci walked over and found that there were several people at the stall who had bought steamed buns yesterday, and now these people were looking at him with eager eyes.
Yun Ci: "...Good morning."
Yun Ci's voice still had a nasal tone in the morning, as if he hadn't woken up yet, and coupled with his face that looked like a cute little boy, he was even more adorable.
Not only were the female cultivators amazed, but some of the male cultivators were too.
"Ahem... Good morning, good morning, Yun Ci, you're finally here. Wan Qing and I arrived at 3 AM." Ye Qingqing said to Yun Ci.
Ahhh, so cute!
Xu Tianwei, who was standing next to me, also said, "When my junior brother and I arrived, there wasn't a single disciple in the square."
Yun Ci's eyes widened. "That's too early. I'm still sleeping. You don't need to come so early tomorrow. Just come at Chen Shi (7-9 AM)."
Xu Tianwei said apologetically, "Because your steamed buns are so delicious, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to buy any if I came late."
Ye Qingqing nodded, "Yes."
Yun Ci walked over, took out a stall from her storage bag, and said as she set it up, "I'm not selling steamed buns today, I'm selling another kind of food."
"Not selling steamed buns today?" Yu Dongsheng repeated, then sounded somewhat disappointed.
He came specifically for the steamed buns; he wanted them hot.
The cold food he ate yesterday was delicious, and he couldn't imagine how amazing the hot food would be.
But we're not selling today.
Some of the disciples nearby also looked disappointed; they had never eaten steamed buns before, and now they weren't selling them today.
Although Xu Tianwei regretted not being able to buy steamed buns, he remembered what Chu Ziming had said yesterday that Yun Ci could make other delicious dishes as well, so his disappointment lessened.
He asked, "What are you selling today?"
Yun Ci replied, "Hand-pulled pancakes are also very delicious."
The people around them started chattering.
"Hand-pulled pancake? I've never heard of this kind of food."
"Could it be a pancake that you eat with your hands?" a disciple asked in confusion.
Yun Ci burst out laughing upon hearing this.
Hand-pulled pancakes are indeed pancakes that are eaten by holding them in your hands, so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with saying that.
However, he remembered that the story of hand-pulled pancakes originated in Taiwan, China.
"Tch, what a pretentious act. What kind of lousy hand-pulled pancake is this? Cultivators eating mortal food? How shameful."
One of the disciples looked disdainful, finished speaking, and left.
The people waiting for Yun Ci to make scallion pancakes next to the stall looked a little angry when they heard what that person said.
Ye Qingqing wanted to step forward and argue with him, but Yun Ci shook her head, "Don't pay any attention to him. I've met a lot of people like him, I'm used to it."
If you encounter one person, you can curse them; if you encounter two, you'll curse them; if you encounter three, four, five, or six, you'll get tired of it... but if you encounter a group, you'll just be too lazy to bother with them.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingqing noticed that Yun Ci seemed to have gotten used to it, and she thought about how Yun Ci used to be disliked by everyone.
“Yun Ci, I used to think you were no good, but after I got to know you, I think you are a good person.”
Most importantly, she's good-looking!
Xu Tianwei nodded as well.
A person with such clear eyes doesn't seem like someone who would harm others.
Some of the rumors are incorrect.
Yun Ci blinked. "Thank you." After thinking for a moment, she added, "You're very kind too."
Ye Qingqing, “…”
That's a very perfunctory answer.