Chapter 140
Chapter 140
Shen Zhuoyang and the others got into the car, only to see Xia Sheng still standing where she was.
He couldn’t help asking, “Little Celestial Master, aren’t you getting in?”
“You all take the car. I’ll go on ahead.”
Shen Zhuoyang hadn’t even processed what Xia Sheng meant by “go on ahead” when, in the next instant, she vanished right before his eyes.
Sensing the fading fluctuations of Spiritual Power in the air, Shen Zhuoyang froze for a moment. “Master Quede, where did the Little Celestial Master go?”
Master Quede told the driver to start driving, then said, “Can’t you tell? The Little Fellow Daoist obviously used a Teleportation Talisman and went straight back to the Capital City.”
“A Teleportation Talisman?” Shen Zhuoyang was slightly startled. “Isn’t that thing incredibly precious? Our department head said it can only be used in life-or-death emergencies.”
Master Quede smiled. “Precious to you, that’s all. Do you know how much the Little Celestial Master charges me for one Teleportation Talisman?”
“How much?”
“Two hundred.”
“…How much?”
Shen Zhuoyang couldn’t believe his ears.
Something they treated like a priceless treasure was only worth 200 yuan in Xia Sheng’s hands!?
This was a life-saving item. If it were traded within the Mystic Sect, one would cost at least several hundred thousand, right!?
“Could the Teleportation Talismans President Lan gave us have been sourced from the Little Celestial Master too?”
Master Quede nodded. “Not bad, kid.”
Shen Zhuoyang was utterly stunned.
Earlier, President Lan had handed out over a hundred Teleportation Talismans in one go. They had all been praising him for being absurdly generous, casually distributing Talismans worth tens of millions, truly selfless and noble.
Who could have guessed that something so valuable had actually been bought by President Lan for just 200 yuan apiece!
Once the brief shock passed, Shen Zhuoyang started thinking that he should go find Xia Sheng later and buy some Talismans for himself too.
When it came to things that could save your life, the more the better.
While the others were still bumping along in the car on their way back to the Capital City, Xia Sheng had already returned.
Fang Rong was still at work at this hour, and there was nothing for Xia Sheng to do at home, so she simply went to the Shen Family villa instead. She planned to share some of the leafy greens Mute had given her with Shen Yanchen, and while she was there, strengthen the Spirit Gathering Array she had previously drawn for Shen Shen.
Jiang Shaobai was already planning to put the aphrodisiac into mass production. Before things officially started, the more ginseng rootlets they could stockpile, the better.
Shen Shen had originally been sprawled on the soil sunning himself. The moment he saw Xia Sheng appear, he reflexively burrowed himself a little deeper into the dirt and silently covered his bare little head.
“Little Celestial Master, I don’t have a single whisker left already.”
Xia Sheng laughed and poked his smooth little bald head. “Relax. I’m not here to torment you today.”
Shen Shen: So you do know you’ve been tormenting me this whole time?
Shen Shen was disgruntled inside, but he didn’t dare show even a hint of it on his face. Instead, he slowly climbed up from the ground, picked a small leaf, and turned it into clothes for himself.
It was a skill he had only recently learned.
After all, if he didn’t learn soon, and Mr. Shen found out he’d shown up naked in front of the Little Celestial Master again, he’d probably yank his ears and spank him again.
“If you’re not here to pluck my whiskers, then what are you here for today, Little Celestial Master?”
“To reinforce your Spirit Gathering Array.”
Shen Shen’s face lit up with joy.
Since when had the Little Celestial Master started treating him so well?
But before he could be happy for more than a few seconds, he heard Xia Sheng continue, “I’m planning to set up a few Formation arrays in the backyard too. Pull out a few more whiskers for me so I can plant them there.”
Shen Shen: QAQ
Most unwillingly, Shen Shen yanked out the last few strands left on his head and handed them over to Xia Sheng.
After getting the ginseng rootlets, Xia Sheng reinforced the spell formation on the balcony. Then she borrowed Shen Shen’s little hoe and headed to the backyard.
The villa Shen Yanchen lived in was part of a manor estate, and behind the building stretched a vast lawn and garden.
Xia Sheng picked a wide patch of grass, hoisted the little hoe onto her shoulder, and started digging holes in the ground.
Shen Shen watched from the side for a while, then came over to help her dig.
The two of them worked in the yard for a long time before they finally managed to plant all the ginseng rootlets.
When they were done, Xia Sheng wiped the sweat from her forehead.
She normally didn’t sweat easily, but after working this long, a little was unavoidable.
Her hands had been covered in dirt to begin with, and with that swipe, her face instantly became a big muddy mess.
Shen Shen watched from the side and couldn’t help laughing. “Little Celestial Master, you look really ugly right now!”
The moment he finished laughing, a smear of wet mud was slapped across his face.
His smile froze. He looked over and saw a dripping-wet clump of mud in Xia Sheng’s hand.
Neither of them had brought water when they came out to plant the ginseng rootlets, so it was obvious the water had been conjured by Xia Sheng using Spiritual Power.
Shen Shen touched his muddy little face, feeling aggrieved. “Little Celestial Master, you actually used a spell for something this trivial. Don’t you think that’s a waste of talent?”
Xia Sheng’s little face remained expressionless as she replied in a flat voice, “I wanted to.”
Shen Shen conjured up a small mirror. When he saw his face completely smeared with mud, then compared it to the tiny muddy smudges on Xia Sheng’s face, he felt instantly unbalanced. The more he thought about it, the madder he got. Unable to hold back, he picked up a lump of mud, mixed in some water, smeared it onto Xia Sheng’s face, and ran off on his little legs.
Caught off guard, Xia Sheng got a face full of mud and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Shen Shen! Get back here!”
As she shouted, she mixed up another huge clump of mud and hurled it at him.
Shen Shen got splattered all over with wet mud and immediately began fighting back, and the two of them started horsing around.
War broke out in an instant.
One big and one small, they dug up plenty of mud from the ground, mixed it with water, and threw it at each other.
In just over ten minutes, both of them had turned into mud men.
Other than the two eyes still exposed, they were basically coated head to toe in mud.
When Shen Yanchen got home, what he saw was one big and one small cement monster fooling around in the backyard.
If the little girl’s clear, clean eyes hadn’t still been visible, Shen Yanchen might have thought something unclean had gotten into the house.
Seeing the little girl covered all over in mud, Shen Yanchen let out a laugh. There was a fondness in his eyes even he himself didn’t notice. “What are you up to?”
The two of them were having the time of their lives. Shen Shen had just been about to smear a huge wad of mud onto Xia Sheng’s face, but the moment he heard Shen Yanchen’s voice, he trembled all over in fright, and the mud ball in his hand dropped to the ground with a splat.
Xia Sheng, meanwhile, seized the chance to grab Shen Shen and roll with him into the muddy puddle nearby, pushing the little guy and making him roll around in it several times.
Seeing how filthy the little fellow looked, Xia Sheng couldn’t help laughing.
She was covered in mud too, and when she smiled, all that could be seen were her bright eyes and a mouthful of white teeth, making her look especially comical.
Shen Yanchen was helpless. Only after Xia Sheng had played to her heart’s content did he walk over. “How did you end up playing with mud?”
When Xia Sheng saw Shen Yanchen, she glanced at his immaculate custom-tailored suit, then at her own filthy state, and instinctively took a step back, not wanting to get his clothes dirty.
She remembered that Shen Yanchen seemed to have a cleanliness obsession.
“We were planting the ginseng rootlets just now, and before we knew it, we started playing around.”