Crossing the Sword

After leaving the house, Ye Shisan learned from the words on the plaque that the house he had been in for three days was actually the alchemy room of Emperor Yan. Of course, he only knew the word "room" after asking Emperor Yan.

The courtyard was simply a circle of rich plants, with an artificial river in the middle, and fish jumping out of the river from time to time. The surrounding plants were even more abundant, some of which Zhang Tianya had seen before, but many of which he had never seen or heard of before. For example, the ginkgo tree beside the river was much thicker than the few living specimens preserved on modern Earth. Feeling the fragrance of flowers coming from all around, Ye Shisan took a deep breath and said happily: "The air here is simply too good, and the spiritual energy is also extremely abundant. I have never seen such a good place."

Yandi smiled and explained, "These were designed for me by Ju Mang, the God of Wood. Not only are there a lot of species, but the positions of these plants are such that no matter which angle you look at it from, it's a perfect view. One more would be too messy, and one less would be too barren. I'm afraid only he could design such a wonderful botanical garden."

When Ye Shisan heard the unfamiliar name, he asked casually, "Wood God Ju Mang?"

Emperor Yan was stunned and asked, "You don't even know the five great gods, do you?"

Ye Shisan rubbed his nose embarrassedly and said, "Uncle Yu, you are right. I really didn't know."

Emperor Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "You have water-related spiritual power in your inner strength, and Jingwei said that your water-related magic is also good. So, you must know Gonggong, the water god, right?"

Ye Shisan nodded immediately and said, "Of course I know Gonggong, the water god, the one who hit Mount Buzhou in anger. He is my idol, and he created the world's largest flooding record." This is one of the few ancient stories he knows. Because he liked to flood BBS when he was online, he was given the name of the water god by netizens. He went to Baidu to search for information about the water god and learned about Gonggong's heroic deeds.

This time it was Emperor Yan's turn to be confused, and he couldn't help asking, "What does it mean to hit Mount Buzhou in anger?"

Ye Shisan realized that he had let something slip, and immediately made amends: "It's nothing, I was just talking nonsense. I've been soaking in the medicine soup for so many days, and I'm still not very sober. Hehe..."

Fortunately, Emperor Yan did not intend to pursue the matter. As he walked, he continued to talk to Ye Shisan, "The God of Wood, Ju Mang, is one of the five gods as famous as Gong Gong. They are Gong Gong, the God of Water, Zhu Rong, the God of Fire, Ju Mang, the God of Wood, Ru Shou, the God of Metal, and Hou Tu, the God of Earth. They are in charge of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth respectively. Almost everyone who practices magic believes in one of them. The five gods have a transcendent status and are not subject to royal control. They each live in the territory governed by the king with whom they have a good relationship. And Ju Mang lives in the territory of my Shennong Kingdom."

Ye Shisan finally understood the relationship between the five gods and nodded, "Thank you, Uncle Yu, for your guidance."

Emperor Yan was a little surprised and asked, "When you were learning magic, didn't you hear about the five great gods?"

Ye Shisan replied: "I don't know either. In fact, I don't know how, but I was suddenly blown to Zhuoyang Mountain by a tornado in my hometown. Later, I accidentally discovered that the necklace I had been wearing was actually a Demon Refining Pot. I knew very well what was in the Demon Refining Pot before, but I don't know when a spell book appeared, and that's how I learned water spells." He told the truth, but tried his best to avoid the key points of the time travel.

A lie that is half true is not easy to be guessed, not to mention that every word Zhang Tianya said is true? Emperor Yan naturally had no doubts and continued to ask: "Then where is your hometown? When I was collecting herbs, I didn't say I traveled all over China, but at least I have been to most places. Maybe I know the way."

Seeing Emperor Yan was so enthusiastic, Ye Shisan could only smile bitterly and replied, "Heilongjiang."

Emperor Yan thought for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "I've never heard of this place. Now we're here, the restaurant is in front." Then he led Zhang Tianya in.

There were only Jingwei and another beauty in the hall. The woman was wearing revealing clothes, not like a classical style. Compared with Jingwei, she had some style of a modern literary and artistic woman. She was also very pretty, although not as pretty as Jingwei and Tiannvba, but she had a different flavor. If Jingwei's temperament was pure and willful, and Tiannvba was a rose with thorns, then the woman in front of him was passionate. I don't know if she really loves people, but she only looked at Ye Shisan once and then blushed and lowered her head.

Ye Shisan felt a little puzzled, but he didn't care. He followed Emperor Yan to sit next to him and glanced at the food on the table. He was shocked to find that among the seafood on the table, only the one in front of Emperor Yan was ordinary vegetables and fruits. Could it be that Emperor Yan was also a vegetarian?

Emperor Yan saw Ye Shisan's confusion, but did not explain. He introduced her, "This is my second daughter Yao Ji. Jingwei, you already know her, so there is no need for me to introduce her." After a pause, he turned to Jingwei and said, "Jingwei, I will send someone to make arrangements later. Let Tianya go to school with you today."

After hearing this, Jingwei said exaggeratedly: "He also goes to school?"

Ye Shisan smiled and replied, "I believe you have noticed on the way that I find it difficult to read even the secret manual. Of course, I need to learn the character system."

Jingwei rolled her eyes at him and said, "I didn't realize you were such a hardworking person." Then she shifted her gaze to the food on the table and said, "It's all because of you. I'm almost starving to death. Now that everyone is here, I'm going to start eating." Then she was the first to start eating.

After the meal, Ye Shisan felt strange. Emperor Yan was really a vegetarian. He didn't touch the seafood on the table. Yao Ji, on the other side, kept looking at him with strange eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, which made Ye Shisan feel uncomfortable. He only ate until he was 80% full, then said goodbye and went to the garden to enjoy the flowers.

Not long after, Jingwei came out after finishing her meal. She came to Ye Shisan and said with a smile, "What's wrong, Mr. Lecher? Were you scared by my second sister and came here to avoid the hustle and bustle?"

Ye Shisan smiled bitterly and said, "Can you please change your name? I don't think I've ever molested you."

Jingwei smiled proudly and said, "No, no matter whether you are a Yin thief or not, I've already called you that for your convenience." After a pause, she sighed and said, "Actually, my second sister is a good person, and she is very clever and much gentler than me. What do you think? Do you want to consider it?" Oh, this is too direct, right?

Ye Shisan smiled bitterly and said, "Why do I feel like you are a pimp now?"

Jingwei was puzzled and asked, "What is a pimp?"

"Nothing." Ye Shisan said calmly: "You just need to know that this is not a good thing to say."

Jingwei nodded as if to be expected, and said, "I knew that you couldn't spit out ivory from your mouth."