Chapter 206: Processing the Malt

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“Eldest Brother…” Chu Qingzhi called Chu Xuhua over. “I’ll arrange an assistant for you. Do you want one?”

Chu Xuhua had just returned from a business meeting. He walked into the central room and looked at the people in the room. Finally, his gaze stopped on Li Zhangjie. “Fifth Sister, are you talking about him?”

Li Zhangjie was very observant and quickly said, “Eldest Brother, 1 can do anything. I can help you. Bring me along. 1 won’t disappoint you.”

He had to seize the opportunity. Only when he proved himself useful could he truly repay Sister Qinzhi’s kindness.

Previously, when Chu Xuhua went out to discuss business, it was Chu Xujin who followed him. Now that Chu Xujin had taken a post in the government office, he happened to lack an assistant. “Fifth Sister, thank you.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Brother, don’t stand on ceremony with me. You’re welcome.”

Then, Chu Qingzhi introduced the two of them to each other.

Chu Xuhua waved at Li Zhangjie. “Zhangjie, come with me.”

“Yes, Eldest Brother.” Li Zhangjie happily walked towards Chu Xuhua. “Eldest Brother, are we going to work?”

Chu Xuhua liked Li Zhangjie’s cheerful personality. “I’ll bring you to take a look at our family’s business first, then we’ll talk about work.”

Li Zhangjie said happily, “Yes, yes, yes. 1’11 definitely do my best.”

Chu Qingzhi gathered the germinated malts in the storeroom into a few large baskets and walked out.

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Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang each carried two and followed behind her.

Yuan Hongjun asked curiously, “Master, what are we going to do with the malts?”

Chu Qingzhi said as she walked, “We are going to grind them.”

Yuan Hongjun caught up to Chu Qingzhi and asked, “Using a millstone?”

“Yes.”

The millstone was in the corner of the courtyard at home. They arrived very quickly.

Yuan Hongjun put down the basket and took the initiative to push the millstone. “Master, put the malts on it. I’ll push it.”

“Alright.” Chu Qingzhi placed the malts on the millstone. “Hongjun, just grind it three times. There’s no need to grind it so hard.”

“Alright.” Yuan Hongjun pushed the millstone slowly.

Some children from the village ran over to watch.

“Sister Qingzhi, what are you doing?”

“Grinding the malts.”

“Why are you grinding the malts?”

Chu Qingyan interrupted her friend. “Why do you have so many questions?”

Her friend looked at Chu Qingyan. Ever since Chu Qingyan had a name, she was as proud as a peacock. “Can’t I even ask questions?”

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Chu Qingyan said domineeringly, “No, can’t you see that my Fifth Sister is busy?”

Just as Chu Qingzhi had expected, after grinding it three times, the granulation of the malt was just right.

Bao Linjiang stood at the side and started to bicker again. “Hongjun, if you can’t do it, step aside and let me do it.”

Yuan Hongjun glared at Bao Linjiang. “Little abalone, watch your language. ‘You can’t’ is a taboo to men.”

“Men?” Bao Linjiang chuckled. “Are you a man?”

Yuan Hongjun pushed the millstone forward step by step. His steps were very steady and he looked like he had a solid foundation. “At my age, I can already get married and have children. Why can’t I be considered a man?”

Bao Linjiang crossed his arms and revealed his proud side. He snorted. “You’re still wet behind the ears!”

Yuan Hongjun frowned. “Little abalone, are you itching for a beating? Do you believe that I’ll beat you up later?”

Bao Linjiang said provocatively, “It just so happens that 1 want to spar with you. Come on.”

Yuan Hongjun suddenly looked at Bao Linjiang suspiciously. “To be honest, I don’t believe you at all when you say that you know martial arts. Did you lie to your uncle just so he would let you come out?”

Bao Linjiang was furious. “You can choose not to believe in my martial arts, but you can’t doubt my character.”

Yuan Hongjun snorted. “Tsk…”

It took two hours for the malt to be ground. Yuan Hongjun did it for two hours straight. Chu Qingzhi asked him to rest and left the rest to her and Bao Linjiang.

The young master of the capital had never done such labor intensive work before. He was so tired that he was drenched in a sweat.

The next step was to add hot water to the malt and saccharify it for an hour.

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The large vats were placed in a sauna room. There was a fire under the room, and it was as hot as a stove. It could maintain a temperature of more than 6o degrees Celsius. Chu Qingzhi had specially made it to saccharify malt.

Now, four vats were already placed in this room.

Chu Qingzhi divided the malt into four even portions and placed them in the vats. She added hot water to soak the malt. Then, she stirred it evenly.

After doing this, Chu Qingzhi walked out of the room and placed an hourglass at the door.

This hourglass was exactly an hour long. She had specially bought it.

Bao Linjiang’s eyes were filled with excitement. “Master, are we going to wait like this?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “We’ll process it further in an hour. By the way, is there anything you don’t understand about this step?”

The two of them said at the same time, “No.”

If they understood it, she wouldn’t have to explain it again. Chu Qingzhi glanced at her two little disciples in approval. Their comprehension was not bad.

Chu Qingyue walked over excitedly. “Fifth Sister, Fifth Sister, I have good news to share with you.”

Chu Qingzhi turned around. “Second Sister, you’re in such a good mood. Were you selected?”

“Not only was I selected, but I also became the disciple of Luo Yinhuan’s master.” Chu Qingyue took out the purple jade pendant. “This was given to me by my master. Fifth Sister, I didn’t expect to be so lucky.”

Chu Qingzhi looked at the jade pendant. It was purple. From the color, she knew that it was a good thing. “Second Sister, congratulations.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingyue hugged Chu Qingzhi excitedly. “Fifth Sister, I’m so happy. I’m so happy.”

Chu Qingzhi patted Chu Qingyue’s back. “If you are the disciple of Luo Yinhuan’s master, won’t you also be Luo Yinhuan’s junior sister?”

Chu Qingyue was so excited that her face turned red. “That’s right. Master has a total of six disciples. They’re all successful now. I’m her seventh disciple. Master said that I will be the last one.”

Yuan Hongjun asked in confusion, “Second Sister, didn’t you plan to become Luo Yinhuan’s disciple? How did you end up becoming the disciple of her master?”

At the mention of this, Chu Qingzhi’s mood instantly plummeted. “It’s a long story…”

She recounted what happened at Cloud Embroidery Workshop today..

Chapter 207: Brewing Beer Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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Bao Linjiang’s blue eyes darkened. He said indignantly, “Those two girls aren’t good people, but now that you’ve become their martial aunt, you can have plenty of chances to punish them.”

Chu Qingyue wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine. Now, she was not a pushover.

“I’m their martial aunt. If I make things difficult for them openly, everyone will definitely say that I’m bullying them. I don’t think I can do it openly. I have to make them suffer secretly.”

Chu Qingzhi praised her second sister for having improved quite a lot. When she first met her, she was shy, introverted, and didn’t dare to speak loudly to anyone. Now, she was confident, cheerful, and took the initiative to learn.

In the kitchen.

“Auntie Chu, let me help you cut the vegetables.”

Li Zhangjie was brought by Chu Xuhua to familiarize himself with the environment at home. He told him what they were going to do. Then, he thought that Li Zhangjie must be travel-worn, so he let him rest.

However, when Li Zhangjie heard the sound coming out of the kitchen. He came over to help.

Li Qingyu liked hardworking children. In addition, knowing that this young man had come all the way from Xu City to the Chu Village to repay her daughter’s kindness, she had a very good impression of the young man.

“No need. Go and rest. I can handle the work here.”

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When Li Qingyu thought about how the young man had begged for food all the way here, she felt sad and touched. Her heart ached for him, so she did not want him to do anything.

Li Zhangjie had suffered so much, but his clear eyes remained innocent. “Auntie Chu, it’s okay. I’m not tired. I don’t need to rest.”

Seeing that the young man was determined to help, Li Qingyu said, “Then sit on the stool and help me start the fire.”

Li Zhangjie replied readily, “Got it.”

Chu Qingyue entered the kitchen and saw an unfamiliar person. “Mother, this is…”

When Li Zhangjie heard Chu Qingyue’s voice, he immediately stood up and shouted sweetly, “Sister, I’m Li Zhangjie.”

Chu Qingyue smiled at him kindly. “Little Jie, sit.”

“Okay.” Li Zhangjie obediently sat on the stool and added firewood to the stove.

Chu Qingyue asked Li Qingyu, “What happened?”

Li Qingyu gave Chu Qingyue a look. Chu Qingyue did not ask further and walked to the side to clean vegetables.

A moment later, Li Qingyu said casually, “Qingyue, I want to tell you something.”

Chu Qingyue was washing the vegetables. “Mother, what is it?”

“Matchmaker Chu came to look for me today and said that she wants to match you with a good man. Do you want to give it a try?”

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Li Qingyu was a very open-minded mother. When she married Chu Rong back then, she met him many times and they only got married because they liked each other. This was also the reason why she was willing to go through thick and thin with Chu Rong.

Therefore, she hoped that her daughter would be like her and marry the man she liked.

Chu Qingyue’s slender hands paused. “Mother, can I refuse?”

Li Qingyu thought of her daughter’s previous relationship and felt bad for her. It was all Li Shengfeng’s fault for delaying her daughter. Otherwise, Qingyue would probably have a child by now.

“Qingyue, you’re already 18 years old. Girls your age in the village are either married or engaged. If you refuse, I won’t force you. But we have to think about the future…”

Chu Qingyue listened to her mother’s teachings patiently. After a moment of silence, she said, “Mother, I’ll be 19 in half a year. If I still haven’t met someone I like, I’ll listen to your arrangement.”

Li Qingyu looked at her daughter. She actually understood what Chu Qingyue was thinking. However, Ning Yuting was the young master of the capital. How could he like a girl from the village?

However, her daughter was not bad either. She was beautiful and had a shop. She was very capable. Let’s wait. What if a miracle happened?

“Deal.”

An hour later, the next step began.

Chu Qingzhi prepared four large pots and filtered the malt syrup into the large pots. Then, she refiltered the malt extract in hot water twice and added the water to the pots.

Then, she boiled the syrup.

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After boiling for 35 minutes, she added a portion of hops and continued boiling.

Everyone ran over to take a look, but they were soon caught by Shen Ruyue and brought back for the exam. After preparing for so long, the test paper was finally made by Shen Ruyue. Tonight was the day of the examination.

The four elders had never seen the exam before, so they sat at the side and watched curiously.

Not long after the hops were added, a refreshing fragrance wafted out of the pots.

Yuan Hongjun asked happily, “Master, is this the smell of beer?”

“It’s not pure, but it’s close.” Chu Qingzhi smelled the fragrance and thought to herself. There were no impurities and this brewing was considered quite successful.

Bao Linjiang looked at the rolling syrup. “Master, this beer looks about the same color as medicine.”

Now, it did look like bitter medicine. Chu Qingzhi said, “The syrup still has to be fermented and filtered. Eventually, the color of the beer will be pure brown.”

Bao Linjiang blinked and said, “I’m looking forward to it.”

After boiling for an hour, she added the remaining hops and then boiled for another ten minutes.

There was a long sink in the house. The sink was filled with water. There was an S-shaped pipe in the water. One end was close to the pot, and the other end was placed at the other end of the sink. The other end was connected to the fermentation barrel.

The fermentation barrel was ceramic. It was round and had a small mouth the size of a bowl. Chu Qingzhi prepared two.

When the syrup was boiled for long enough, she placed the funnel on the pipe near the big pot and poured the syrup into the pipe. When the syrup flowed through the pipe in the sink, it cooled quickly and then flowed into the fermentation barrel.

The last step was to add the yeast. This was bought in the wine shop. She stirred the barrel before sealing it to ferment.

Yuan Hongjun felt like he had accomplished something big. “Master, is that all?”

Chu Qingzhi patted the barrel. “Yes, we’ll be able to see fresh beer in ten days.”

Everyone looked at each other and became even more expectant..

Chapter 208: Pre-Exam Nerves

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The atmosphere in the central room was a little tense. Everyone was doing their exam papers with a serious expression. Even the two younger ones had joined the examination.

When Li Zhangjie saw Chu Qingzhi coming over, he hurriedly gave up the stool. “Sister Qingzhi, sit.”

Chu Qingzhi made a shushing gesture and pressed her palm down. “You sit. I’m just here to take a look.”

Li Zhangjie nodded cooperatively and stopped talking.

After a while, Shen Ruyue’s voice suddenly sounded. “It’s time.”

Everyone stopped writing and handed the paper to Shen Ruyue.

Shen Ruyue turned around and said to Chu Qingzhi, “Qingzhi, shall we take a look together?”

“Okay.” It had been three to four months. Chu Qingzhi also wanted to see the progress of everyone’s studies.

The two girls sat at the table, each taking half of the papers and marking them.

Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang stood at the side and watched. There were always so many new things at their master’s house.

The test paper started with dictation, followed by grammar and sentence construction. They were all very basic. Finally, it was arithmetic.

Arithmetic referred to the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of 100. Since their family was doing business now, it was necessary for them to know the basic arithmetic.

If they did it in the traditional way, they would have to use an abacus and it would be too troublesome. Chu Qingzhi used modern methods to teach. She taught Shen Ruyue first and then Shen Ruyue taught everyone. Now was the time to test the results of their learning.

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Chu Qingzhi was marking Chu Xuhua’s test paper. “Eldest Brother, you did well in dictation, grammar, and sentence construction. However, in arithmetic, your addition is correct, subtraction correct, multiplication correct, but division is all wrong.”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Chu Xuhun frowned. He walked over to take a look. “Divisions all wrong?”

Chu Qingzhi showed him the paper. “Brother, how much is nine divided by three?”

Chu Xuhua’s gaze landed on the “two”. “Three times three is nine. Then wouldn’t two ‘threes’ be nine? Why is it wrong?”

Chu Qingzhi went to the bag and grabbed nine peanuts before placing them on the table. “Brother, dividing nine by three means dividing the nine things into three equal portions. Count it. How many portions are there?”

Chu Xuhua started to count the peanuts. In the end, it was three peanuts in each portion. Seeing this, Chu Xuhua was enlightened. “Fifth Sister, I understand. 1 know what I did wrong.”

Chu Qingzhi handed the test paper to Chu Xuhua. “Do it again.”

“Okay.”

Shen Ruyue was marking Chu Qingyue’s paper. “The dictation is all correct, the grammar is all correct, and the sentences are very beautiful. The addition is all right, the subtraction is all right. There are two mistakes in the multiplication section, and one mistake in the division section.”

Chu Qingyue quickly asked, “Ruyue, what did 1 do wrong?”

Shen Ruyue explained the mistakes to Chu Qingyue in detail.

“I see. I’ll do it again.”

Chu Xujin and Chu Qingning also made some mistakes, but not many.

As for the remaining four children, they nailed it.

Although the four elders didn’t know the questions in the exam paper, they understood the results. They were very happy and felt that their children were promising.

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After talking about the exam papers, Chu Xuyuan walked over anxiously and sat beside Chu Qingzhi. “Fifth Sister, there’s also an exam coming up in the school.”

Chu Qingzhi did not understand what Chu Xuyuan meant. She looked at him and asked patiently, “It’s normal to have exams at school. What’s wrong?”

Chu Xuyao brought Chu Qingzhi a glass of water and said, “Fifth Sister, he’s just nervous.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “I understand. It’s pre-exam nerves. Tell me, why are you nervous?”

Chu Xuyuan wiped his face. “Fifth Sister, I’m afraid that if 1 don’t do well, I’ll embarrass you…”

Chu Xuyao added, “Besides, everyone knows that we have a powerful sister. If we do badly, everyone will laugh at us.”

After thinking for a while, Chu Qingzhi asked seriously, “Do you understand the teacher’s lecture?”

Chu Xuyuan nodded. “I do.”

Chu Qingzhi asked again, “Have you done the homework given by the teacher seriously?”

Chu Xuyuan nodded. “1 have.”

Chu Qingzhi looked into Chu Xuyuan’s eyes. “Then there’s no problem. Trust yourself. The result won’t be bad.”

Chu Xuyuan heaved a long sigh of relief and clenched his fists. “Fifth Sister, I’ll try my best.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Good.”

Li Qingyu brought over a basin of silver fungus soup from the kitchen. She cooked it in the afternoon and then froze it for some time. There was a thin layer of ice on the surface, making it look very appetizing to eat in summer.

“Everyone, have some night snacks. You are definitely hungry after the exam.” “Wow!” Chu Xuyuan immediately walked up to Li Qingyu. He no longer looked anxious. “Mother, you’re too thoughtful.”

Having night snacks had become a norm in the Chu family. Everyone was used to it and gathered around the table to eat.

When Li Zhangjie saw this scene, he revealed an expression of disbelief and embarrassment. He wondered if he should leave the scene.

With that thought in mind, he quietly turned around and walked to the back of the house. He would come back when they were done eating.

Chu Qingzhi turned around and saw Li Zhangjie’s back. He was lonely, thin, and frail. “Zhangjie, where are you going?”

Li Zhangjie paused. He was really embarrassed. He did not turn around and stammered, “I… I’m a little bored. I’m going out for a walk.”

Everyone turned to look at him.

Li Qingyu scooped a bowl of silver fungus soup and walked towards Li Zhangjie. She placed it in his hand and pulled him back. She smiled kindly and said, “Go after you finish eating.”

Li Zhangjie mustered his courage and raised his head to look at everyone. There was no disdain, rejection, or displeasure on their faces. The burden in his heart slowly eased. “Thank you, Auntie Chu.”

Li Qingyu patted Li Zhangjie’s shoulder. “Be good. Come and sit down to eat.”

“Ok.”

After eating the silver fungus soup, Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang bade farewell and left. The Chu family went to take a shower and sleep. Li Zhangjie slept on the small bed that Ning Yuting had slept on. Gradually, the Chu family fell into silence.

The entire night sky was like a huge ink plate. There was a faint layer of clouds in the sky, making the already dark night sky even darker.

Tong Yujie stood on a big tree with his sword in front of his chest. He leaned against the tree casually. The night wind lifted his hair and clothes, making him look even like a swordsman.

A masked man in black flew over and landed on the branch opposite him. His tone was very impolite. “Why aren’t you making a move?”

Tong Yujie glanced at the person opposite him and said indifferently, “Why? Did Godfather ask you to come to replace me?”

The masked man smiled evilly. “Godfather didn’t ask me to come to replace you, but he asked me to send you the antidote. The antidote is in my hands now. Do you want it or not?” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Tong Yujie was unmoved. He looked in the direction of the Chu Village and said calmly, “I don’t care.”

The man in black smiled faintly. “Hehe, you don’t care because you think you are alone and have nothing to lose in this world.”

Tong Yujie tilted his head and said nonchalantly, “Isn’t that obvious?”

The man in black looked at Tong Yujie mockingly. “Let me tell you, Godfather has found your sister.”

Tong Yujie’s expression changed drastically, and his body instantly tensed up.. “What do you mean?”

Chapter 209: Wiping Out in One Fell Swoop

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“I meant what 1 said.” The man in black said dangerously, “Tong Yujie, if you don’t follow the orders, you can forget about seeing your sister.”

Tong Yujie slowly relaxed his body. He could not be led by the nose. He calmed down and said, “Hehe, my sister is already dead. The one you found must be an imposter.”

“Is she dead?” The man in black said indifferently, “That girl is 70% to 80% similar to you. There’s a butterfly-shaped birthmark on her shoulder.”

Tong Yujie clenched his fists tightly. “There are many people who look alike. Moreover, my sister doesn’t have any birthmark.”

The man in black was getting frustrated. “Tong Yujie, it’s useless to deny it. Godfather has already confirmed her identity.”

Tong Yujie’s expression was calm. He did not seem to be threatened at all. “What does it have to do with me? Besides, 1 haven’t seen my sister for more than ten years. We don’t have much to do with each other.”

Only by acting like he didn’t care could he save his sister’s life.

The man in black did not expect Tong Yujie to say this, but he would not believe it. Everyone knew that Tong Yujie had been looking for his sister. How could he not care? He must be pretending.

“That’s your business. Anyway, 1 only know that if you don’t do as Godfather says, you and your sister will die!”

“Do you think threatening me will work…” Tong Yujie was halfway through his sentence when a wave of pain suddenly attacked him from his heart and instantly spread to every inch of his body. He fell from the tree.

Pain! Heart-piercing pain!! A pain that made his soul scream!!!

Tong Yujie curled up his body and gritted his teeth. His lips trembled slightly and cold sweat broke out.

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The man in black flew down from the tree and looked at Tong Yujie with a dark gaze.

A moment later, he raised his foot and stomped on Tong Yujie’s face. He exerted strength until half of Tong Yujie’s face was in the soil.

A cruel smile appeared on the man’s face. He insulted, “Tong Yujie, you’re just a dog with a cheap life. Why are you pretending to be high and mighty? Why are you pretending to be aloof? Why are you pretending to be cool?”

Tong Yujie reached out to remove the man’s foot, but he was too weak to do so. He was in so much pain that his vision turned black.

The man in black took out a small white bottle from his pocket and raised it in his hand. “Beg me. Beg me and I’ll give you the antidote!”

Tong Yujie gave up trying to remove the man’s foot. He hugged his sword tightly and curled his body even more. What was there to be afraid of about death? What he was afraid of was living a life worse than death, just like now.

When the man in black saw how stubborn Tong Yujie was, he was so angry that he kicked Tong Yujie and sent him flying into a tree trunk. The force made the tree trunk shake violently.

Tong Yujie could not take it anymore. He groaned and fainted from the pain.

Seeing this, the man in black clenched his fists hatefully. “Why are you such a hard nut to crack?”

He did not dare to let Tong Yujie die. He forced open Tong Yujie’s mouth and stuffed the antidote down his throat. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

After feeding Tong Yujie the antidote, he took out a letter from his pocket and stuffed it into Tong Yujie’s clothes. Then, he left.

It did not take long for Tong Yujie to wake up. The heart-wrenching pain had already dissipated. It felt like a century had passed.

He slowly got up from the ground, leaned against the tree trunk, and took out the letter.

There was only a short sentence in the letter. “Kill Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong within a month. Otherwise, you and your sister will die.”

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Tong Yujie tore the letter into pieces and scattered it everywhere.

Kill Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong. Hehe, if they were so easy to kill, they would have wiped out almost the entire assassin organization.

They were all good people. The world was unstable. It was not easy for such good people to appear to stabilize the situation. Why did he have to kill them?

As the most powerful assassin in the assassin organization in the northern border, he had already lost before his sword was completely unsheathed! How could he kill them?

He leaned against the tree trunk dejectedly and looked up at the waning moon in the sky. The moonlight was pale, like the color on his face.

There was a swoosh. Chu Qingzhi, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes.

She quietly got off the bed and took down the letter that was inserted into the wall. On the read was written. “I, Tong Yujie, challenge you, Chu Qingzhi, to a duel on Tianhe Peak.”

Chu Qingzhi instantly frowned. What was wrong with Tong Yujie?

After putting on her clothes, she went to the backyard. Chu Qingzhi jumped lightly and flew to the roof. Her figure was like a ghost as she flew towards Tianhe Peak.

Tianhe Peak was the mountain peak where she often had a date with Tang Jinghong.

On the mountain peak, Tong Yujie’s body was surrounded by a cold aura. He held a sword in one hand and stood there straight, as if he was calmly facing death.

Chu Qingzhi landed behind him and asked in confusion, “Tong Yujie, why did you want to fight me?”

Tong Yujie turned around calmly. “I’ve always wanted to fight you, but 1 didn’t have a chance.”

Chu Qingzhi’s heart skipped a beat. “You’re a killer?”

Tong Yujie was shocked, but his expression did not change. “Why can’t 1 be a Ranger?”

Chu Qingzhi exposed him. “The killing intent you exuded betrayed you.

Rangers walk the righteous path and won’t carry such thick killing intent.”

Tong Yujie reached out and grabbed the hilt of his sword. “Since you’ve guessed it, there is no need for me to hide!”

“You’re not my match, and I don’t want to fight you.” Chu Qingzhi looked straight into Tong Yujie’s eyes. “I can see the struggle in your eyes. It’s complicated, you are forced to fight and are determined to die. Were you threatened?”

Tong Yujie was shocked again. He had planned to let Chu Qingzhi kill him so that his sister could regain her freedom. He did not expect Chu Qingzhi to see through him at a glance.

“No!”

Chu Qingzhi was speechless. Anyone with a brain could tell that he was lying. “Usually, there are only two situations that can threaten someone. It’s either your family members have been caught or the person you like has been caught. Which one?”

Tong Yujie lowered his eyes slightly, as if he was guilty of lying.

After a long time, he slowly said, “Sister, a sister who has been separated from me for more than ten years. I’ve been looking for her, but 1 didn’t expect someone to find her first.”

At this point, Chu Qingzhi did not beat around the bush. “Who’s the person behind you?”

Tong Yujie naturally saw no point in hiding. “Wan Zhilin!”

“It’s the northern border again!” Chu Qingzhi was so annoyed.

Tong Yujie was a little puzzled. Chu Qingzhi seemed to hate the northern border. Why?

There was a moment of silence. Chu Qingzhi crossed her arms and looked up at Tong Yujie. “How about we work together?”

“Alright.” Tong Yujie agreed without thinking. “1 only want my sister and me to be free. As long as you can help me achieve it, 1 promise you anything.”

“How much do you know about the northern border?” Chu Qingzhi planned to wipe out the northern border in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles.

Tong Yujie showed his sincerity. “1 grew up on the northern border and can enter and leave the mansion of the Lord of the Northern Border freely. Other than top secrets, 1 know everything.”

Chu Qingzhi was very satisfied. “Let’s stop here for tonight. I’ll invite Jinghong over tomorrow night and we’ll talk.”

Tong Yujie nodded. “Okay..”

Chapter 210: Renovating the New House

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

County City, Cloud Embroidery Workshop.

At the door, Chu Qingyue met the girl in pink and the girl in purple.

The girl in pink and the girl in purple were stunned. They thought to themselves, Didn’t Chu Qingyue fail? Why is she here?

Chu Qingyue pretended not to know what the two of them had done and smiled. “You are so early!”

The expressions of the two of them stiffened slightly. Chu Qingyue was really unfathomable. Shouldn’t she be sad and in pain after failing? But now, she was so happy. No matter how one looked at it, it was abnormal.

The two of them forced a smile and said, “Morning!”

After that, Chu Qingyue ignored the two of them and walked straight into the Cloud Embroidery Workshop.

The girl in pink and the girl in purple looked at each other and hurriedly followed. They had to find out why Chu Qingyue was here. Otherwise, they would not be at ease staying in the Cloud Embroidery Workshop.

Unexpectedly, the moment she entered, she saw the people from Cloud Embroidery Workshop bowing to Chu Qingyue. “Greetings, Miss.”

Chu Qingyue said naturally, “No need for formalities.”

She turned her head slightly to look at the expressions of the two of them behind her. Both of them looked terrible, which put Chu Qingyue in a good mood. She smiled and continued walking.

The girl in pink and the girl in purple had a bad feeling in their hearts. They hurriedly followed.

“Chu Qingyue clearly left Cloud Embroidery Workshop in a sorry state yesterday. Why is everyone so respectful to her today?”

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“I don’t know either. From the looks of it, she seems to have a backer.”

“That can’t be, right? If she had a backer, wouldn’t she have easily passed the test yesterday?”

“That’s true. Let’s follow and take a look.”

Chu Qingyue went to the backyard of the Cloud Embroidery Workshop. The place where the garden was cleaned yesterday was also her master’s residence.

Ying Zilan woke up early. At this moment, she was sitting in the pavilion and asking the servant girl to take out all the tools for embroidery. She planned to nurture Chu Qingyue well.

She had nine embroidery techniques. They were cross embroidery, color embroidery, bag embroidery, carving embroidery, pasting cloth embroidery, nail embroidery, ring embroidery, veil embroidery, and muslin embroidery.

She had six disciples in the past, but none of them had learned all her techniques. However, learning five or six techniques was enough to make them famous.

She did not want to bring these techniques into the coffin with her. If she could have a disciple who could learn all the nine techniques, she could die in peace.

The other disciples were either too impatient and did not have the mood to learn more complicated embroidery techniques, or they weren’t talented enough to master them.

Hence, she had high hopes for Chu Qingyue. Just based on the fact that Chu Qingyue was patient, even if she did not have talent, it was definitely more than enough for her to learn.

Chu Qingyue went forward and called out sweetly, “Master.”

Ying Zilan looked up and smiled. “Qingyue.”

When the girl in pink and the girl in purple saw this scene, they finally understood why Chu Qingyue was here.

At the same time, they heaved a sigh of relief… They didn’t know Ying Zilan and thought that she was just an ordinary embroiderer, so they didn’t take it to heart.

The two of them quietly left.

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“Is Chu Qingyue crazy? She actually acknowledged an old woman as her master.”

“That’s true. Let’s go. We won’t care about her. Anyway, she won’t be able to surpass us now.”

The two of them left in relief.

Chu Qingyue turned around and looked in the direction of the door. A smile appeared on her face…

In the Chu Village.

Today, Chu Qingzhi’s mission was to move house.

The shopkeeper of the furniture shop had already delivered everything she ordered to the new house.

Chu Qingzhi flew up to the second floor. She was as light as a swallow and her figure was beautiful.

She pushed the door open and entered her room.

The bed, wardrobe, table, and curtains had already been set up. The flowers that Tang Jinghong had given her were still there. She took them and placed them in the room. In an instant, the room became cozy.

Yesterday, Li Qingyu brought over bedsheets, blankets, and mosquito nets. She just needed to tidy the room up.

Seeing that there was no one around, Chu Qingzhi used a spell. In less than a minute, the entire room was cleaned and could be used.

Chu Qingzhi opened the windows to let the room ventilate.

Standing in front of the window on the left, she could see the entire Tianhe Peak. Below was the farmland and land of the villagers. The scenery was very beautiful.

Chu Qingzhi stood in front of the window and watched for a while before leaving the room to help clean up the other rooms.

Finally she came to the kitchen.

The kitchen had two stoves. There were many people in the family, so it would be much faster to cook with two stoves.

There were also cabinets, chopping boards, and other items. Chu Qingzhi planned to do her best to give her family a perfect living environment.

In addition, she planned to build a pipeline. It was very simple. She could build a pipeline from halfway up the mountain to channell the mountain spring water to the kitchen.

There was also the most important place, the bathroom.

The bathroom was outside the kitchen. It was about five square meters with a special oval bathtub inside.

She planned to build a stove here that was inserted with an iron pipe. One end was connected to the mountain spring, and the other end was connected to the bathtub. When the stove was heated and the water ran through the pipe, she would get warm water.

Perfect!

Then, Chu Qingzhi went outside to plan the small courtyard in front of the door.

According to the width of the house, Chu Qingzhi planned to design a rectangular courtyard with a fence surrounding it where she could plant flowers and fruit trees. When the time came, it would definitely be very beautiful. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Chu Qingzhi went home and brought over the flower seedlings that Chu Qingyue had brought back. The roots of the flower seedlings were in the water, and they were still fresh.

Yuan Hongjun walked over. “Master, let me help you plant it.”

Bao Linjiang quickly said, “I’ll help too.”

Chu Qingzhi liked to slack off. Her two disciples came at the right time. “Do you know how to plant it?”

The two of them said in unison, “Yes.”

Chu Qingzhi handed the hoe to Yuan Hongjun. “Come, I’ll tell you where to plant it.”

Under Chu Qingzhi’s guidance, the two disciples transformed into two gardeners.

These seedlings include camellias, blue hydrangeas, peonies, and azaleas. They would look good in spring.

Yuan Hongjun looked at the large area that was still empty and said, “The flower seedlings are not enough.”

It was indeed not enough… Chu Qingzhi said, “When Second Sister comes back, ask her where she bought the flower seedlings and buy some more..”