Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Xue Zhongzi and Xue Gongzi were overjoyed after hearing what Jiang Xinxin said. Xue Zhongzi suppressed his excitement, stood up and bowed deeply, saying, "Miss Jiang, if you can tell us how to deal with the miasma, the whole palace will be grateful and will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Of course, Jiang Xinxin also wanted to use this to exchange for a chance to test the Infinite Flowing Fire, but she also knew that she couldn't rush it, so she quickly helped Xue Zhongzi and Xue Gongzi up while giving them a shot of prevention: "My method can only be used for ordinary naturally generated miasma, but if the miasma itself has a different origin, I'm afraid it won't have much effect. You have to know this."

Xue Zhongzi very sensibly comforted Jiang Xinxin, "It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. It's good to have some clues anyway. It's better than just watching the miasma getting worse."

Yes, Mr. Xue thinks so too.

So Xue Chongzi handed the task of guarding the gate to Master Xue, and he personally took Jiang Xinxin to the Snow Palace to talk to Elder Xue about dealing with the miasma.

Elder Xue knew from the beginning that there was an outsider coming to Xue Chongzi's place, but after secretly investigating, he was unwilling to think so badly of Jiang Xinxin, a girl. Besides, Jiang Xinxin only took Xue Chongzi and Young Master Xue out for food, drink and fun on a daily basis, and did not do anything out of line.

But he didn't expect Xue Chongzi to bring Jiang Xinxin to see him. For a moment, watching the two of them come in, he vaguely felt that Xue Chongzi was bringing the girl he liked to report to him so that they could arrange a marriage.

Elder Xue thought that if the girl had a clean background, he, an old man, should not spoil the fun of the young people.

Elder Xue was thinking about the marriage of Xue Chongzi and Jiang Xinxin, and forgot at all about his previous intention to bring together Young Master Xue and Jiang Xinxin.

"... Dad, Miss Jiang said she might have a way to deal with the miasma..."

"what? What?"

Elder Xue's hand on his knee hurt his knee, but he didn't notice it at all. He stood up and asked Jiang Xinxin directly: "Is there something wrong with my ears because of my age? I just heard someone say that there might be a way to deal with miasma!"

Jiang Xinxin nodded seriously and confirmed: "I do have a way to deal with miasma, but this method is only effective for ordinary miasma. If the miasma itself has an extraordinary origin, I am afraid I will not be able to do it."

Elder Xue and Xue Chongzi are indeed father and son, their ideas are exactly the same.

Elder Xue directly invited Jiang Xinxin to take a seat, and immediately arranged for the best tea and snacks. He then solemnly clasped his fists and bowed to Jiang Xinxin, "No matter whether this method works or not, the young lady's thoughts on us are always good!"

Jiang Xinxin didn't argue and said directly, "This miasma is nothing more than the result of the deep valley with many trees, which makes the place airtight. So the dead branches and leaves that fall to the ground rot and produce slightly toxic mist, which then kills some small animals. The decayed bodies of these small animals have a stronger smell and toxicity than the dead branches and leaves, so the toxicity increases and can kill larger animals. This cycle repeats, and the miasma becomes more and more toxic, and the area affected becomes wider and wider."

"So, to control the miasma, the most important thing is to ventilate the valley. We can first go in and cut down some of the trees to clear them out, and then bury the animals that have been poisoned to death properly. Slowly, the miasma will dissipate."

Although Elder Xue rarely goes out, he is an old man who has lived for fifty or sixty years. After hearing Jiang Xinxin's straightforward words, he understood.

This tomb pays attention to the storage of wind and gathering of water. Simply put, a place with stable feng shui is best used as a residence after death. However, a place for living people to live requires a flexible one, and it is best to have good weather and good harvests.

After thinking it through, Elder Xue thanked Jiang Xinxin again, and only told Xue Chongzi to treat Jiang Xinxin well, then hurried out to talk to Elder Hua and Elder Yue.

Seeing that the elders had taken over the matter, Xue Chongzi immediately thought about the barbecue dinner at noon.

"Since we're here, let's take more ingredients and spices. Anyway, we'll have to eat these things sooner or later, and they can be stored, so it doesn't hurt to take a little more." With that, Xue Chongzi took Jiang Xinxin to the kitchen.

The two packed some snacks from the kitchen, left a shopping list, and then headed towards the trial site carrying a bunch of things.

Master Xue seemed to be making tea as usual, but in fact he stretched his neck wide. When he saw Xue Chongzi and Jiang Xinxin from afar, he hurried over to greet them.

"I calculated the time and it's almost time to start preparing lunch. Anyway, it will take some time to burn the charcoal, so why don't we start now--"

Everyone was more interested in barbecue, so they started to get busy. Jiang Xinxin and Xue Chongzi happened to go to the Snow Palace and not only got the missing seasonings and spices, but also a lot of fresh vegetables.

“Vegetables can be grilled, too!”

While flipping the various meats on the wire mesh, Jiang Xinxin also asked Xue Chongzi to wash more vegetables, "Grilled leeks are one of the main ingredients that will never be missing in night market barbecue!"

The rich and overbearing aroma of the barbecue spread farther than the hot pot we had in the morning, and even the guards at the Snow Palace could smell the aroma.

In just a moment, Master Xue had forgotten how he had burned his mouth while eating the hot pot in the morning. When he heard Jiang Xinxin say that it was ready to eat, he stuffed a chopstick of beef into his mouth, and then he grimaced because of the burn, but he was reluctant to spit out the beef.

However, Xue Zhongzi had no time to scold him, because he was also enjoying his meal. But with the experience of Xue Gongzi, he at least remembered to blow the food to cool it down first.

Jiang Xinxin handed Master Xue a piece of unroasted cabbage leaf and took only the leaf part. "Use this to wrap the meat before eating, and it won't be so hot."

Master Xue smiled embarrassedly, and Xue Chongzi had already started experimenting. Sure enough, this method not only lowered the temperature of food before entering the mouth, but also made the meat less greasy. This way of eating was really amazing!

In the afternoon, Xue Chongzi and Xue Gongzi went to the top of the mountain twice and went skiing twice to help digest their food. Just as they were planning to spend the night in the snow house on the top of the mountain, they suddenly saw several tall towers in the valley with white and red lanterns lit.

Jiang Xinxin could clearly feel that the atmosphere between Xue Chongzi and Xue Gongzi suddenly became solemn, but she did not ask anything. She knew without asking that something big must have happened at the palace gate. Especially after seeing the white lanterns, Jiang Xinxin felt that an important person might have died in the four palaces below.

"This is truly a turbulent time." Jiang Xinxin sighed.

That’s right. So many things happened just after the bride arrived at the palace. It is obvious that Wufeng’s spies are more than just the one who was exposed that night.