Yefutidaolu

Chapter 166 Reaction
Gao Jian is having dinner with Wang Long at this moment.

I have to say this, Wang Long, that jerk... This guy, although he doesn't do any serious work and has basically given up on cultivation, he relied on his aristocratic family background to get the title of Captain of the Demon Suppression Division, and does miscellaneous things like running errands every day...

But he really loves eating.

Although he is not rich due to his bad behavior, he still has an income of twenty or thirty gold coins a year. This level of income is enough for him to pursue the pursuit of pleasure.

So he eats five meals a day and studies food. Although he can cook a few dishes, he doesn't really want to be a chef. He is just a foodie.

In a sense...

It's quite happy.

They ate in a soup pot, which was made with fish bone soup as the base, stewed until it was thick and white, with tofu added, and both raw and cooked fish fillets.

"Hey, Gao Jian, try this. I raised this fish myself. It's fat and fresh. I put aged wine and soy sauce in these cooked fish fillets, covered them with melon and ginger, and put mushrooms, bamboo shoots and other fresh ingredients on them. I steamed them over high heat, then sliced them and put them in to cook. The freshness is all in the fish. Try it!" Wang Long picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and gave it to Gao Jian.

"No... you raised it yourself? Where did you raise it?" Gao Jian was a little surprised.

"The Demon Suppression Division camp, isn't there a playground over there? All the people were transferred to guard the ancient battlefield, so I dug up the playground, filled it with water and raised fish in it, as well as some shrimps and crabs. I also planted vegetables in the woods above the canyon over there, but bamboo shoots and bamboos cannot survive in Cangzhou. I tried many times, but in the end I could only buy dried bamboo shoots sent from other places. Alas, they are so expensive." Wang Long said with a sigh.

Gao Jian was stunned.

This guy...turned the Demon Suppression Division's playground into a fish pond!?

Even planted vegetables in the back hill of the Demon Suppression Division?
No, it’s true that everyone has gone to the ancient battlefield and no one cares about him, right?

"No...Brother Wang, oh, forget it. I feel like you're awesome every time I come back." Gao Jian had nothing to say. He mixed the fish and rice together and ate them.

Well, I have to say that it is indeed fresh, tender and without any fishy smell. It is very well made.

"Haha, I'm not like you guys who want to pursue a career or do this and that. My life is just like this, and it's good enough. I'm happier than many people." Wang Long laughed and didn't think there was anything shameful about it.

"Have you been like this from the beginning? As a child of a noble family, you shouldn't be like this, right?" Gao Jian asked.

Children of aristocratic families must not be raised with the intention of becoming useless from a young age. Even if they are from a side branch, they must be arranged to learn various subjects so that they can be useful somewhere in the future.

Wang Long heard this and smiled, "Well... it was definitely not like this at the beginning. In the beginning, I actually had many, many aspirations. At that time, I wanted to become a master craftsman. But later, I encountered some things and stopped thinking about those things."

Gao Jian didn't ask any more questions, but just picked up another piece of tofu with his chopsticks.

If others don't want to talk about it, there's really no need to talk too much about it.

The fish was placed on the stove, bubbling with steam, looking very tempting.

However, at this time, Wang Long took the initiative to say, "It's really no big deal. Don't the children of noble families often compare themselves? They can have a competition, participate in an outing, or perform martial arts at the annual ceremony."

"I lost completely, and then I just gave up."

"When I was little, I had grand visions for life, wanting to do this and that. Later, when I was down and out, I ate a bowl of delicious food. At that moment, I felt that all my previous stubbornness had collapsed in an instant."

"In this life, I only wish to eat delicious food, listen to good music, sleep well, and be moved. That's all...that's all."

He said this to Gao Jian while chewing the fish.

After listening to this, Gao Jian looked at him and said, "It would be great if everyone could live a life like you."

"I hope so too, but it's none of my business." Wang Long smiled and scooped himself a bowl of fish soup with rice.

However, at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from outside: "Brother Gao! Are you there?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Long next to him suddenly had a trembling hand, and the bowl of fish soup with rice spilled all over the floor. The boiling hot fish soup spilled on his hand, but he was unaware of it, and just looked outside with a look of horror.

Gao Jian also looked outside, he recognized the voice.

The son of the Shui family in Cangzhou, the best among the children of this generation of aristocratic families, Shui Cangcang.

But he did not respond to Shui Cangcang. Instead, he looked at Wang Long and said, "Brother Wang?"

"Ah... don't worry about me. Young Master Shui is here to see you. I'll leave for now." Wang Long waved his hands hurriedly, patted the rice grains off his body, and pretended to leave.

Gao Jian hurriedly chased after him.

The two men walked to the door of the captain's hut. They were still some distance away from the sedan chair outside. According to convention, they should wait for Gao Jian to take the initiative to greet them.

But Shui Cangcang seemed particularly impatient, so he even took the initiative to get out of the sedan chair and walked over, and happened to bump into Wang Long and Gao Jian at the door.

The two sides met each other.

Shui Cangcang seemed a little anxious and her expression was not very good.

Gao Jian didn't understand why. He actually had a pretty good feeling towards Shui Cangcang. This young master of the Shui family had helped him deal with many things. He even worked late into the night to process thousands of kilograms of paperwork, which nearly resulted in his sudden death. He also helped him contact the Baishanjiang Water Clan, so he just wanted to invite him to have dinner with him.

However, when the two sides met, the moment they saw Shui Cangcang's unhappy expression——

Wang Long's whole body froze and he stood there, unable to move.

It was like a sheep encountering a tiger. All the muscles in his body suddenly tensed up and he was completely out of control. His breathing became rapid and cold sweat poured out from his back. His hands and feet became cold and even his stomach, which had just been eaten, began to ache.

Looking at that face, Wang Long took two steps back with a pale face. A sense of horror came over him from the memories, making him feel like he had been punched in the stomach!
A strong convulsion came from his stomach, causing him to lose his balance and fall forward. He vomited out everything he had just eaten, and the food even spilled on the tip of Shui Cangcang's shoes.

When he realized what was happening, Shui Cangcang's face had turned pale, and there was even a hint of fear in his face.

A splash of vomit seems to be more terrifying than strong acid.

Spit on, my shoes?

Shui Cangcang's originally unhappy expression immediately became even gloomier, but he did not lose his temper. Instead, he tried to push Wang Long away, forced a smile, and said to Gao Jian: "Brother Gao——"

But he immediately noticed that Gao Jian didn't even look at him. He immediately bent down and helped Wang Long up, his face full of panic: "Brother Wang? What's going on? Is there poison in the pot? Did you pick some mushrooms and eat them? What if you die from them? No, I ate them too. What kind of mushrooms did you pick? Tell me!"

"Tsk." Shui Cangcang couldn't hold it back and suddenly laughed out loud.

"No... I didn't. All my mushrooms are edible." Wang Long reluctantly spit out the last bite, and then he calmed down and reluctantly responded to Gao Jian. "Then what did you spit out?" Gao Jian was puzzled.

"Brother Gao?" Shui Cangcang waved his hand.

"I...it's nothing...Mr. Shui over there..." Wang Long held on, but his lips were still trembling and his pupils were dilated, as if he was about to die.

"What's wrong? Get up quickly and change your clothes." Gao Jian pulled him up and shook him continuously, trying to make him vomit completely.

"Brother Gao!" Shui Cangcang shouted again!
Gao Jian was a little impatient: "Wait a minute, didn't you see that the person fell over here? What if he really got poisoned by eating mushrooms?"

Shui Cangcang was so shocked by what he said that she was speechless.

Then, he flipped his hand, pinched out a pill, flicked his finger, and it flew accurately into Wang Long's throat. Regardless of his feelings, it rushed directly into his esophagus, causing Wang Long to cough again.

But after coughing, his complexion suddenly became rosy, and he seemed to be forcibly cheered up and returned to normal.

However, his face still showed uncontrollable fear, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at Shui Cangcang.

"Let's do the show-off stuff later." Shui Cangcang rubbed his forehead with a headache: "Brother Gao, why are you still eating these now that you are in the Fourth Realm? And living in a place like this?"

Hearing this, Gao Jian laughed and said, "What do you mean by eating these? Tofu stewed with fish is delicious. Do you want to come in and eat with us? Also, do you have a grudge against Brother Wang?"

Gao Jian had already seen that Wang Long's condition was obviously closely related to Shui Cangcang in front of him.

"Celebrate the festival? Ah? How is that possible?" Shui Cangcang frowned first, thought seriously about the person in front of him, and then shook his head decisively to reject it.

"I don't even know him, and I'm afraid I've never even met him before. Today, we met for the first time and he even got my shoes dirty. Alas..." Shui Cangcang looked at her shoes with some regret.

Wang Long finally managed to stand up straight and said, "It has nothing to do with Mr. Shui..."

Gao Jian pointed at Wang Long and said, "Look, he knows you, how could you not know him?"

Shui Cangcang sighed helplessly: "Brother Gao, I am famous after all, okay? There are so many people who know me. If everyone knows me, will I be able to survive?"

"Are you famous?" Gao Jian was surprised.

Shui Cangcang opened her folding fan and waved it gently: "What else?"

"Then why didn't he recognize you when that second-level wind-controller came to visit you when you were working for me?" Gao Jian asked.

"How should I know?! It's not like every country bumpkin out of nowhere knows me!" Shui Cangcang was a little annoyed.

"That means you're not very famous..." Gao Jian replied.

Shui Cangcang glanced at his shoes, and two blue veins bulged on his forehead.

wrong……

Stay calm, stay calm.

One's self-cultivation is revealed when one is happy or angry.

A person should be magnanimous, broad-minded to cultivate virtue, reduce resentment and anger to cultivate spirit, and eliminate hatred to avoid disaster.

Be more careful when you are happy, be more careful when you are angry, be more careful when you are lazy, and be more careful when you are unrestrained. This is the way to get ahead. If you don't care about your happiness or anger and unrestrained, and do something wrong, you will regret it.

Lust and anger are great evils. If you can't control your temper inside and don't care about others outside, how can you be considered as a well-mannered person? If you behave like this, what kind of "young master" are you?
So, he took a deep breath, regained his composure, and followed Gao Jian's words, "Brother Gao, stop joking. It's normal that some of the ruffians don't hear my name. After all, my name, Shui Cangcang, is best known to the children of the noble families."

"Gao Jian...Ah no, Brother Gao, I beg you..." Wang Long touched Gao Jian. Originally, he wanted to call him Gao Jian as usual, but since Shui Cangcang was calling him Brother Gao, he really didn't dare to call him Gao Jian.

"No, Brother Wang... So, it was really him who scared you?" Gao Jian came to his senses, looked at Wang Long's frightened appearance, then looked at Shui Cangcang, and almost figured out what was going on.

Isn’t it... that exaggerated?
Is it so exaggerated that Shui Cangcang's mere appearance can make Wang Long lose his composure like this?

This reminded Gao Jian of the way he saw Shui Cangcang before. In his eyes, this young man has always been a comedian.

He seemed to have a bit of mysophobia. When he came to the outer city, his face alternated between blue and purple. He worked efficiently without procrastination, and he never complained or grumbled. He just buried his head in the work and almost worked himself to death in the room.

In addition, he was elegant and well-mannered. He would not get angry even if his expression was bad. He was gentle and polite to everyone. Even the boat trackers hardly ever saw his arrogance.

To be honest, Gao Jian even felt that he might never see this modest young man lose his composure in his entire life, because every time he was on the verge of losing his composure and about to give up, he would force himself to pull himself back.

It's quite entertaining, just like watching a sandbag with low defense but thick health getting hit. Its defense can be broken easily, but nothing will happen after the defense is broken. It just lies down and takes the beating without fighting back.

Even when being beaten, he would try his best to remain elegant and graceful.

Could it be possible that Shui Cangcang could scare people like this? Gao Jian himself thought it was unlikely.

As for Shui Cangcang, he helplessly covered his face with his fan, then sighed deeply and regained his elegant demeanor: "Okay, those things are actually not important. Brother Gao, I came to see you about something very important, involving a profound visualization method. Can we talk about business instead of those things?"

"Oh, then wait a moment, I'll send him over and then come to find you, okay? He's still feeling uncomfortable here." Gao Jian pointed at Wang Long.

"Okay, then you go quickly and come back quickly." Shui Cangcang nodded.

So Gao Jian helped the frightened Wang Long away from here.

Wang Long seemed to want to look back at Shui Cangcang, but he held back, or rather... he didn't dare.

As for Shui Cangcang, he sighed.

The original plan was to meet Gao Jian, a duel of masters, heroes appreciating heroes, to let him see the true background of the person who was praised by Teacher Feixiang as "first-class" and "better than you".

As a result, I was dragged into these ridiculous things.

Also, who is that 'Brother Wang'? His official uniform is that of a lieutenant in the Demon Suppression Division, but he really doesn't know him.

Forget it, just come over after he’s done with it.

(End of this chapter)