When I came back from Hongbeng Village to walk around the Black Carp Fair, I looked at the sky. It was just past noon. Shen Shi only thought that this day seemed particularly long, but it seemed a rare relaxation to stroll around the Black Carp Island on a sunny day.
He strolled around the herring center, strolled around several shops, and then went to the White Crane Hall. He took a look between the white green and red boards. It was not surprising that the tasks on the board were familiar with the common ones, which were not suitable for him. As for the yellow and purple boards at the back, there were few tasks posted, but only a few, but it was really very difficult. It was not something that could be done in the middle level of the gas refining environment, so he did not pay attention to it.
After looking around, Shen Shi didn't care about it. He turned to Shi Shiran and walked toward the direction of White Fish Bay. He gently touched the "Little Ruyi Ring" on his left finger from time to time. He felt some new feelings, but unconsciously remembered the scene he had seen in Xilu City, Yinzhou when he was young.
Then, naturally, he remembered his father, Shen Tai.
It has been three years since he completely broke off contact with his father. He has no idea where his father is and what the situation is? He was alone in a foreign country. Sometimes in the dead of night, he would miss his father who had been living together since childhood. Even though he had gradually become accustomed to life on the Black Fish Island in the past three years, his yearning never diminished.
After all, he is his only relative in the world.
Perhaps, the promise of the immortal society is still worth believing!
Shen Shi thought like this, but he found the small jade hourglass again from his arms. The small sand was still sliding down in the hourglass. He gently touched the smooth hourglass appearance, and there was a light warmth in his eyes. When he looked up again, he unconsciously walked to his cave.
He took out the cloud sign to open the stone door. With the sound of rumbling, the stone door opened. As he was preparing to go in, he wondered whether he would take advantage of his leisure time to do his daily homework earlier. Suddenly, he just listened to a cry from behind:
"Shen Shi."
Shen Shi looked back and saw that Zhong Qinglu was standing outside his cave at some time. She was wearing the clothes of Lingxiao Sect's female disciple. Beichi bit her lips slightly and looked at her cheeks as if she had a slight blush. One hand was hanging by her side, while the other hand was clutching the hem of her skirt. She kneaded involuntarily and looked strange.
Shen Shi looks at Zhong Qinglu a little differently than usual, but he doesn't think about it so much at the moment. He smiles and says, "It's you. What's wrong?"
Zhong Qinglu stood there in silence. After the first call, she did not know why, but she did not speak for a long time. They stood at the door one by one, but fell into a strange silence after a distance.
Shen Shi wrinkled his eyebrows in some doubt. Looking at Zhong Qinglu, he thought that the girl looked strange today, but wasn't everything okay when he agreed yesterday? Under Shen Shi's slightly surprised gaze, Zhong Qinglu's expression became more unnatural, and the faint red color on her slightly fat cheeks seemed to be darker.
At the end, she seemed to be merciless at last. She gritted her teeth, looked up angrily, breathed a little quickly, and strode to Shen Shi.
"Shen Shi." She stared at him, blushing, but her eyes dodged.
"Ah?" Shen Shi was confused.
Zhong Qinglu took a deep breath, a little embarrassed on her face, then lowered her head slightly and said, "Yesterday you gave me ten Holy Crystals and bought a set of Holy Materials for alchemy. I, I... made a mistake..."
At first, she spoke very loudly, but when she said that, Zhong Qinglu was inexplicably hollow, her eyes drooped, and she stopped looking at Shen Shi's face. At the same time, the blush on her face became deeper and deeper, and her voice became thinner and lighter.
Shen Shi barely heard Zhong Qinglu's words, and then he felt a pain in his heart. The alchemy failed, and the whole set of Holy Materials basically became waste. Ten Holy Crystals were lost in vain.
Although he had been mentally prepared for this transaction or gambling, Shen Shi still felt a little distressed when he thought of the ten disappeared crystal spirits. However, he quickly cleared up his mind, because he found that Zhong Qinglu in front of him seemed more embarrassed and depressed than him.
"Er..." Shen Shi looked around and saw that two people were still standing at the door and one was standing at the door. The situation was really awkward. He asked, "Come in and talk."
Zhong Qinglu looked at him, nodded silently, and followed him into Shen Shi's cave.
The stone door was slammed shut, and the stone room became quiet. Zhong Qinglu walked forward a few steps and looked at the cave. This was the first time that she entered Shen Shi's stone room. She saw that the room was clean and everything was neatly collected. It could be seen that Shen Shi should be a person who is very careful about daily things.
Shen Shi walked over and stood face to face. For a moment, they didn't know what to say. The atmosphere became a little stiff in the cold. After a while, Shen Shi shook his head, but he took out the last eight Holy Crystals from his arms. He went to his bed and found two. Then he gently put the ten Holy Crystals on the table, relaxed his expression, and smiled: "This is the second fee."
Zhong Qinglu raised her eyelids slightly, and the bright eyes under her long and thin eyelashes reflected a pile of bright crystal on the table. For some reason, she stood still for a long time.
Shen Shi looked at her and said, "What's the matter? Didn't we agree?"
Zhong Qinglu slowly lowers her head, grabs the skirt and kneads it unconsciously. After a while, she whispers, "What if... if this time we fail again?"
Shen Shi sighed and said, "I was lucky yesterday. I found a nest of black striped turtle eggs on the demon island. I went back to the animal farm to exchange 21 Holy Crystals, so I had some free money. But I don't think I can be lucky every time, and my income will not be so high. In addition, I have to leave some to ensure my cultivation. So..." He looked at Zhong Qinglu sincerely and said, "If you still make mistakes in alchemy this time, you will have to wait for me for a few days, and let me collect the next fee for you, OK?"
Zhong Qinglu's face turned red in an instant, just like a beautiful and charming flower. Unexpectedly, there was a rare kind of charming show, which surprised Shen Shi. However, looking at her expression, it was obvious that she was embarrassed and seemed to have a deep sense of shame. As for the reason, Shen Shi could probably guess some, but he did not think of it. Zhong Qinglu, a girl who usually looks higher than the most arrogant, seemed to have a simpler heart than he thought.
After a long time, Zhong Qinglu seemed to muster up her courage, but her voice was unusually soft and she said, "No, or the deal will be over."
Shen Shi raised his eyes and said in surprise, "Why?"
Zhong Qinglu lowered her head slowly, He said: "I took your spirit crystal to make pills, but when I was making pills, for some reason, I always had all kinds of thoughts in my mind. There was always something to do in case of mistakes, and the ten spirit crystals you gave me were wasted. Then I even thought, if you still give me the spirit crystals, what should I do if I make mistakes again, just like this... just keep wasting the spirit crystals you went to the demon island to fight with the monster..."
At this point, her face was already full of anxiety. She looked up at Shen Shi and said, "I don't know why there are so many strange ideas, but I just can't concentrate, so... I made a mistake."
Shen Shi is dumb. He looks at Zhong Qinglu for a moment and doesn't know what to say.
After a while, Zhong Qinglu saw that Shen Shi looked strange but didn't speak. She was a little worried and said that she was strange. When the two had no relationship earlier, she saw that Shen Shi was naturally calm and said what she had to say. After the two had just agreed on a deal, she was confident at first, and even thought that this guy might be a fool. She would give me money to practice for nothing. Only once she really started refining pills with the Holy Materials bought by Shen Shi for Lingjing, did she find that there was such a heavy pressure, even if it was somehow strange.
Even at this moment, she felt a sense of shame when standing in front of Shen Shi.
In her fifteen year old life, this was almost an emotion she had never felt before.
After a long time, in the silence of the stone room, Shen Shi suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Otherwise, you should commit yourself."
Zhong Qinglu did not respond for a moment and said in amazement: "What did you say?"
Shen Shi said solemnly: "If you always fail to make pills, and you can't succeed all the time, and you waste my countless Holy crystals, then you can just promise to pay the debt by yourself in the end!"
Zhong Qinglu stood still for a moment, then her cheeks turned red again and became furious. She said angrily, "Bastard!"
Rush over and pick up the Lingjing on the table at hand. One by one, they hit Shen Shi hard like stones. They were still angry and shouted: "Damn mouth, you dare to take advantage of me. How dare you! Kill you, kill you!"
Shen Shi scurried away, hid for a long time and ran to the corner of the stone chamber. Wu Zi was still lost several of them.
The ten Holy Crystals were quickly lost by Zhong Qinglu. They rolled on the floor of the stone chamber and made a clear sound, accompanied by the girl's angry gasp.
Shen Shi slowly turned his head and grinned. After taking a look at Zhong Qinglu, he slowly squatted down and picked up the scattered Holy Crystals on the ground. At the same time, he sighed and said, "Although Holy Crystals are very hard, don't throw them like money."
Zhong Qinglu angrily turned her head to ignore him, but after a while her breath calmed down. After a moment of silence, she turned her head to look at Shen Shi, who was squatting on the ground to pick up Lingjing. She gave a soft hum, but she also squatted down and picked up a Lingjing that rolled near her.
The sound of ticking was that the spirit crystal rolled on the hard ground, which was very conspicuous. They quickly picked it up. But one of the spirit crystals rolled under the bed, making Shen Shi find it with a lot of effort, and rolled out with his hands.
Zhong Qinglu is squatting aside. Watching Lingjing rolling out, she subconsciously reaches out to pick it up. Just as Shen Shi extends her hand, they touch their palms slightly. Zhong Qinglu snorts and turns her head to take it back.