After drinking and eating, tea for three rounds, when the moon rises to the willows, Linghu Minzhi said goodbye and left.

Wuji sat on the terrace of Tianranju's side courtyard, looking at the royal palace in the distance and the towering Heavenly Book Tower, and was in a daze.

The night breeze blows across the treetops, rustling, and the surroundings are quiet.

Even the heart of the empire is not as prosperous as the bustling metropolis of later generations, at least the night is still relatively quiet. The mansions lined up may be bright and wine and wine, and the sounds of people are buzzing, but the streets are silent, and occasionally there are centaurs and mastiffs walking by with halberds.

The curfew has begun. Without a token, anyone walking on the street will be investigated. If they resist, they will either be shot to death by a centaur knight or be torn to pieces by a mastiff man.

Therefore, Linghu Minzhi said that the Death Gate of Death Gate dared not come to the inner city easily, especially not to take large-scale actions.

Wuji looked at this dead city and felt an indescribable annoyance. The towering imperial palace and the towering Tianshu Tower were almost the same as Leifeng Tower in his eyes, and it should have been overturned long ago.

There was a sound of gentle footsteps behind him. Wuji thought it was Jing Xiaoyang or Ni Yulan who came to deliver tea, and said without looking back: "Let it go here, you are tired too, rest early, don't worry about me."

"The distinguished guest is very pity for his servants." Shi Yuling put down the teapot and laughed softly.

Wuji was shocked, stood up quickly and said apologetically: "It turned out to be Miss Shi. I thought it was Aunt Ni or Yang Yang, so I was rude."

"Nothing." Shi Yuling returned the gift, turned his head to the palace, pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Tomorrow is the Little New Year. I'm going to rush back to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner. I'm afraid I can't serve the distinguished guests here. If there is a place for poor hospitality, please forgive me."

Wuji's heart moved. Shi Yuling had mentioned the New Year's Eve dinner twice, and this time he came to serve tea in person, probably not just casually.

"What's going on with the Shi family's New Year's Eve dinner?"

Shi Yuling quietly breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. She could see that Wuji was not very sensitive to human nature. When she mentioned it for the first time, Linghu Minzhi had already known her purpose, but Wuji had no reaction at all. In desperation, she had to come to serve tea in person and mention it again.

"The Shi family passed down the family through cooking skills. Every festival, family banquets will be held to unite people's hearts and also test the cooking skills of future generations..."

Shi Yuling told the situation of the Shi family dinner, and Wuji realized that it turned out that this was not a simple banquet, or an examination within the family, which was related to everyone's future and even to the next generation of heads of the family.

Shi Yuling was able to open a restaurant in the inner city of Xianyang at a young age. On the one hand, of course, she has excellent cooking skills, and on the other hand, she is beautiful and good at managing her image, showing off her cool face, which has won the reputation of a jade-faced ice lion. In terms of cooking skills, she is not outstanding in the Shi family.

Even among the younger generation, she cannot rank in the top ten.

However, she has a condition that makes other brothers and sisters envious: the fate of ice and fire. The fate of ice and fire is almost a necessary condition for becoming a genius chef. Among the ancestors of the Shi family, almost all the seniors with the highest cooking skills have the fate of ice and fire.

It is precisely because of the fate of ice and fire that Shi Yuling has the qualification to independently run a restaurant and be named Shi's family.

However, if she cannot reach the spiritual realm before she is twenty years old, her good luck will come to an end. Because this indicates that she cannot fully grasp the power of the same origin of ice and fire within a limited time and take over the inheritance of the Shi family.

She is already seventeen years old this year, and she is eighteen after the Chinese New Year. She has not yet broken through the Feng Realm, and she is even more distant from the Li Ling Realm. She will not see any hope for at least two or three years.

Wuji finally understood what Shi Yuling meant, but was a little embarrassed.

If he could help Shi Yuling advance to the level and break through the realm, he would not feel troublesome or be afraid of wasting time. However, at his current realm, if he wanted to apply needles to Shi Yuling, even if the standards were lowered and he did not pursue one step, he would have to contact Shi Yuling's body.

He still remembers how embarrassed he was when he first applied needles for Ying Yiran in the dungeon of Xiaoyang Kingdom.

"Miss Shi, it's not that I refuse to help you." Wuji explained sincerely: "If I personally apply a needle for you, it can indeed speed up your level. However,... if a man or a woman is not allowed to get married, I am worried that it will damage the girl's reputation, so..."

After listening to Wuji's explanation, Shi Yuling felt lost.

She heard Du Yu say that Wuji gave him a needle for two hours and raised him from the second level of the fierce realm to the sixth level. Then she was very moved. Her realm was still under the fierce realm, and the improvement was even greater, but... it would be a bit difficult to accept if she had to be relative to Wuji's slut.

After all, she is still an unmarried girl.

It’s better to apply the needle by Ni Yulan. Although it’s a little slower, at least it won’t be so embarrassing.

Seeing Shi Yuling disappointed, Wuji felt a little embarrassed. He coughed: "Miss Shi, if it is inconvenient for us to live here, I will leave early tomorrow morning, or, I will rent your house, what about?"

Shi Yuling was stunned and woke up from his insanity. He shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile: "Dear Guest, you misunderstood. I am just ashamed of my insatiable greed. I have no intention of trading with theDear Guest on this condition. You can live here with peace of mind, don't be restricted."

Wuji still felt embarrassed. He thought about it and asked Lin Fei to bring a piece of purple jade.

"Miss Shi, since that's the case, I'm not polite. I'll give you a gift. This piece of purple jade will be regarded as a gift for Miss Shi. Please don't refuse. Otherwise, I'll be embarrassed to live here."

Although Wuji's purple jade is not small, it is an unprocessed original jade. It has a rough surface and is even darker under the night, no difference from a black stone. Shi Yuling just thought it was a local specialty brought from the Jiuyi tribe, and didn't care.

For Xianyang, the Jiuyi tribe is the wilderness in the sky. What good things can there be?

"Okay, if I don't accept it, you will be uneasy to live." Shi Yuling smiled and said, "Then I'm more respectful than obedient. Please accept it. Guest, please rest, I'm going back soon."

Wuji nodded: "Miss Shi, please give yourself a favor."

...

Shi Yuling took a maid in green and changed clothes, got on the carriage, and left Tianranju.

The piece of purple jade that Wuji gave was casually placed in a bag, and was carried by the maid in green. Ziyu was a little heavy, and the maid in green was very reluctant to carry it, and complained: "I am really a country man. If a girl treats him like this, he will give him a piece of black stone?"

"Jiu'er, don't talk nonsense. This Wuji is a honest person. In his eyes, this purple jade is not as simple as a stone."

"So he is a countryman, and he uses a stone as a treasure." The maid in green smiled. Her name is Shi Jiumei, who was Shi Yuling who grew up with him. She is relatively casual. Shi Yuling always calls her Jiuer.

While talking, the two drove through the quiet long street. Along the way, they met several teams of patrolling centaur knights or halberds. They checked the tokens and found out that they were from the Shi family, and no one dared to stop them. They all politely let them go.

When I returned to the old house of Shi's family, it was already late, but the courtyards were still very lively and brightly lit. Tomorrow is the Little New Year, which is the day for young children who are preparing to participate in the New Year's Eve dinner. Only those who pass the primary election are eligible to participate in the New Year's Eve dinner. Tonight, many people have already started preparing.

Shi Yuling returned to the courtyard where she lived. Her father Shi Zhengqing and mother Ying Ruolan were not asleep yet and were waiting for her. Shi Zhengqing was over 40 years old and was in his prime. He was one of the pillars of the Shi family. He was called Lion and Lion together with his brother Shi Zhenglang, and had the opportunity to compete for the next head of the family.

It is precisely because of his superb cooking skills that he can win Ying Ruolan, who has royal blood.

Although Ying Ruolan's royal bloodline is already very weak, she is the same generation as the current emperor and queen, and is a childhood playmate, and has a very good relationship.

Seeing his daughter coming back, Ying Ruolan said pitifully: "Why did you come back so late?"

"I have a distinguished guest today, which has been delayed for some time and has exhausted my parents for a long time."

"What kind of distinguished guest has been delayed until now?" Ying Ruolan said angrily: "The competition will be held tomorrow, and you shouldn't take on business again tonight."

"Forget it, how can those who open the door to do business without trust and refuse customers at will?" Shi Zhengqing waved his hand and smiled harshly. "Are you ready for tomorrow's game?"

Shi Yuling smiled: "Father, my daughter Chuming the meaning of ice and fire. She has some ideas, and she also wants to ask her father to give me some advice."

"Do you understand the meaning of ice and fire?" Shi Zhengqing's eyes flashed, and a little joy flashed. "This is good news."

"Yes, my daughter met a noble man who could help her open up her meridians. If it goes well, it is still possible to enter the spiritual realm before the age of twenty."

"Is that right?" Shi Zhengqing sighed: "Daughter, I have something to tell you, your cousin Yuqi... entered the Spirit Realm two days ago."

Shi Yuling was stunned, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

Her cousin Shi Yuqi is the seventh son of his uncle Shi Zhenglang. He is two years older than her. He is qualified as a Snowland Red Deer. He also has the ability to have the same origin of ice and fire, and is slightly inferior to her Ice Field Fire Oryx, but his realm is higher than her. He entered the fierce realm at the age of fifteen.

The practice of ice and fire is slow, and I thought he would not be able to enter the spiritual realm within five years, but I didn't expect that he would break through at the last moment. In this way, Shi Yuqi is likely to accept the Shi family inheritance before her, and her father may lose the opportunity to compete for the next imperial chef.

Shi Yuling's heart, which had just become hot, suddenly became cold. She sat next to Ying Ruolan in dismay, and the things in her hand were scattered all over the floor.

With a "bang", the package containing purple jade fell to the ground and hit Ying Ruolan's corner.

"Oh, what's so heavy?" Ying Ruolan shouted with her feet in her arms.

"A stone." Shi Yuling said listlessly.

"Stone?" Shi Zhengqing's eyes were sharp and felt something strange. Before Ying Ruolan kicked away, he picked up Zi Yu, took a look, and suddenly shouted: "Daughter, where did this come from?"

Ying Ruolan said angrily: "What are you doing? You're just a stone. Don't scare your daughter."

"A stone?" Shi Zhengqing held Zi Yu and couldn't let it go. "Madam, do you believe that there may not be a second stone like this in the entire Xianyang City. It is this stone that can buy half of my Shi family's property."

"Ah?" Ying Ruolan and Shi Yuling opened their eyes wide at the same time.
Chapter completed!