“Oh? Ididn’t know it’s young Mr. Zhu’s intention to become a permanent guest at ourplace?” said Cheng Xiao Xiao with a complicated look.
Zhu Xiangyuchuckled without care and said, “Becoming a permanent guest wouldn’t be bad. Iquite like the newly constructed courtyards. I just hope you won’t kick meout!”
“Young Mr.Zhu is so funny!”
Cheng XiaoXiao shrugged; she didn’t believe a word he said, “Say, you invited me out,what is it that you wanted to discuss?”
“Xiao Xiao,why are you still referring to me as ‘mister’? That sounds so distant and ithurts my ears. You can call me Xiangyu. Or, since I am older than you, ‘Xiangyuge’ or ‘Yu gege’ will also work!”
They stoppedwalked and Cheng Xiao Xiao looked straight at him. Their eyes met and neitherone of them spoke, just stared straight at each other.
After awhile, Cheng Xiao Xiao finally looked away and continued to walk into thebamboo forest as she said, “Since this is young Mr. Zhu’s request, I shall startingcalling Mr. Zhu Xiangyu!”
For some oddreasons that she couldn’t quite put her fingers on, she had an unexplainablefeeling toward this sole successor of Green Mountain Manor. She didn’t senseany maliciousness from him; but an odd feeling nonetheless that made her puther guards up.
She simplycouldn’t accept this person wholeheartedly.
“Sure, aslong as Xiao Xiao is willing, you can calling me whatever you like!” said ZhuXiangyu with a full smile.
Uponentering the bamboo forest, the crisp and fresh smell of the bamboo filledtheir heart; both of them looked to be relaxed and comfortable.
“What awonderful place; even my places doesn’t have a location with this kind ofmystical qi. I am both liking this and jealous at the same time…”
Zhu Xiangyusighed and continued, “It’s so nice to have mystical water; you can transformanything you want to!”
“If Iremember correctly, hasn’t young lord yourself purchased several dozes cubic.l.i.ter of mystical water? If that’s what you want, that should be do-able!” saidCheng Xiao Xiao nonchalantly as she leaned against a bamboo.
“Xiao Xiao,you must be kidding. We can’t afford that kind of luxury. You have us confusedwith yourself, having an unlimited supply mystical water to do with as youplease. You use mystical water to water the bamboo forest; you use it to raiseyour farm animals; you use it as regular drinking water; you use it to keepyour fish. You use it for just about anything and everything…”
He pausedand shook his head at this point, “As far as I could tell, you are the onlyfamily at Dafeng who could afford this kind of luxury. Not even the royals wereable to do that.”
“So what youare telling me is that there are others in other country who could afford it aswell?” asked Cheng Xiao Xiao with her brows raised.
Zhu Xiangyu smiled with his lips closed; his bright eyes lookedsteadily at her and he said, “As far as I know, only the four top powers wereable to afford this kind of luxury!”
“Oh? With your family wealth, I’d imagine you can buy your ownmystical well!”
“Xiao Xiao, this is not something you can buy with money. Unless youare suggesting that you will sell us the entire mystical well?” Zhu Xiangyupretended to be surprised.
“Oh….” Seeing him like that, Cheng Xiao Xiao played along with him andsaid, “If you can take the mystical well with you somehow, sure, we will sellit to you. As for this place, well, now the entire Qing’An belonged to us. Wewon’t dare to sell it even if we want to!”
“Ergo, this is a problem without a solution!”
Zhu Xiangyu fished out a fan and started waving it back and forth.With curiosity, he asked, “Speaking of, Xiao Xiao, I am a little curious. Youwant all kinds of plants and animals, and all of different species andvarieties. What are they for? Are you planning on growing and raising all ofthem?”
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