Reborn through an arranged marriage, I awakened the Shennong farming system.

In the end, Bai Ze was still "tied up" by Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit to replace Hua Gengchen in solving the problem of the black energy. Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit did not have much merit power, so they could only do some odd jobs, such as controlling people. The most important process of removing the black energy still had to be done by Bai Ze himself.

On the first day, Bai Ze and his companions brought back nearly a hundred black crystals; on the second day, they brought back nearly a hundred more; the third day was the same, and so on... On the sixth day, just before their departure, Bai Ze became uncooperative and started throwing a tantrum, refusing to go no matter what.

"I'm not going! I'm not going!" Bai Ze sat on the sofa angrily, hugging the back of the sofa tightly with both hands, and shouted, "This job is simply not something a demon should do. These past few days, all the merit power in my body has been drained, my skin is wrinkled, I have dark circles under my eyes, my back is hunched, I'm not a good demon anymore, I don't care! I just want to rest for a day!"

"Can you rest, but can the parasitized humans rest?" Hua Jueming also knew that this task was relatively heavy for Bai Ze, because the merit power required to remove the black crystal and the black energy was completely different. The former required three times the merit power of the latter. "Moreover, the demons are still watching from the shadows. If resting for one day leads to some irreversible consequences, it will be too late to regret it then."

The brown bear spirit nodded repeatedly. He didn't understand any profound principles, but what Hua Jueming said was exactly what he wanted to say.

Bai Ze paused in his tantrum, knowing this matter couldn't be delayed, but he was truly exhausted. "Let Hua Gengchen go! I'm an old demon, not a young demon who can be messed with as I please! I don't care! I just want to rest for a day!"

Seeing this, Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit didn't know what to say. It was obvious that Bai Ze understood the reasoning, but he was just too tired to move and wanted to vent.

Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit had no choice but to wait for Bai Ze to vent his anger before trying to persuade him. However, just as Bai Ze was making a scene, a cold voice suddenly came from the stairwell: "You want to rest?"

Bai Ze, who was throwing a tantrum, froze, slowly turned around and looked at the person standing at the bottom of the stairs, and said with an embarrassed smile, "Hua Gengchen, humans all say that we should respect the elderly and care for the young. My old bones really can't take it anymore. Why don't you take my place for a day so I can rest properly? Tomorrow, I will definitely go tomorrow!"

When Hua Gengchen arrived, Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit stepped aside, silently praying for Bai Ze to make the right choice.

Upon hearing this, Hua Gengchen said nothing, only calmly looking at Bai Ze. Under Hua Gengchen's gaze, Bai Ze could only hold out for a few seconds before collapsing. However, for the sake of his vacation, he still stubbornly said, "Hua Gengchen, to be fair, we agreed that it was only a temporary replacement, but it's been five or six days already. I'm really reaching my limit. You don't want me to go find a secluded corner to sleep in after this, do you?"

"But Su Bai hasn't woken up yet." When Hua Gengchen learned that the black crystal was of great use to the demons, he didn't intend to let the demons succeed. However, he was really worried about Su Bai, so he entrusted the matter to Bai Ze. Because in this world, he and Bai Ze are the only two people who have accumulated merit and haven't gone into slumber.

Bai Ze knew, of course, that Su Bai hadn't woken up yet! But he had no idea when Su Bai would wake up. What if he didn't wake up for ten days, half a month, or even several months? Then he would really be nothing but a shell.

"What's there to worry about with Xiao Su Bai at home? Putting aside the bracelet on Xiao Su Bai's wrist, there are restrictions outside the house. Is it possible that someone will suddenly attack him? Aren't you worrying too much?" Knowing that this was Hua Gengchen's first time being moved by Hong Luan, he didn't want to disturb the couple's tender moment. But he really couldn't take it anymore. If this continued, he would really have to find a secluded place to sleep. He still had important things to do and couldn't fall asleep.

"Nothing happened at home?" Hua Gengchen's body shone with a chill when he heard this. "If I remember correctly, Su Bai's accident happened at home this time."

"Uh!" Bai Ze was speechless for a moment. Su Bai was indeed at home when the accident happened, and he also had some responsibility, but it was just an accident!

"How was I supposed to know that Xiao Su Bai would be in the living room so late at night instead of sleeping! If I had known earlier, I would never have left my room!"

After Bai Ze finished speaking, he shrank his neck, waiting for Hua Gengchen's next wave of cold air attack. However, after waiting for two or three seconds, the expected cold air did not arrive. Bai Ze looked up at Hua Gengchen suspiciously.

He actually saw struggle and...regret in Hua Gengchen's calm and unwavering eyes!

These two emotions actually appeared in Hua Gengchen!

There is gossip!

Bai Ze instantly became interested. Undeterred, he stood up from the sofa, walked up to Hua Gengchen, and asked curiously, "Hua Gengchen, is there more to this than meets the eye?"

Hua Gengchen quickly composed himself, turned his head to avoid Bai Ze's teasing gaze, and said coldly, "No!"

"Is that so?" Bai Ze was convinced that there must be something going on when he saw Hua Gengchen's attempt to cover up the truth. But since Hua Gengchen was unwilling to talk about it, he had to find another way. "Hua Gengchen, tell me! As long as you tell me, I will definitely deal with the problem of the black energy honestly."

Oh, the gossip about Hua Gengchen!

This is a once-in-a-millennium event; not listening to it would be a disservice to his demonic life.

Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit looked at Bai Ze with sympathy. They could both sense that Hua Gengchen's anger was on the verge of exploding, but Bai Ze was fearless and kept jumping around in front of Hua Gengchen. He was simply the number one warrior in the demon realm!

none of them.

Sure enough, the moment Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit cast their sympathetic glances at Bai Ze, Bai Ze was frozen into a human-shaped ice sculpture, still in the position of negotiating with Hua Gengchen.

"Take him away." Bai Ze's words reminded Hua Gengchen of some things he didn't want to remember, such as Su Bai coming to the living room to discuss divorce with him.

"Yes, Master." With Bai Ze as a precedent, Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit dared not be negligent and quickly carried away Bai Ze, who was frozen into a human-shaped ice sculpture.

Bai Ze was frozen in ice, but his eyes glared at Hua Gengchen with resentment, a silent protest: Hua Gengchen, you scoundrel! I'll remember this! I'll definitely dig up your gossip!

Hua Gengchen didn't see Bai Ze's gaze at all, because after giving his instructions, he turned around and went back upstairs. The people upstairs were more worthy of his attention.

After Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit carried Bai Ze for a long distance, the ice on Bai Ze's body finally broke. The moment he gained his freedom, Bai Ze roared: Hua Gengchen, you just wait!

Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit pretended not to hear Bai Ze's harsh words and immediately took out a map to plan what they would do that night: "We've dealt with the east side pretty much a few days ago, let's start dealing with the north side today!"

Bai Ze was helplessly carried away by Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit. When he was removing the black energy from the humans, he had no will to live, just like a machine that only knew how to work.

After a busy night, the three of them returned home at dawn. Bai Ze was so tired that he could barely walk.

He wasn't bluffing when he said he had reached his limit and needed to rest; he really couldn't hold on much longer.

Upon seeing this, Hua Gengchen instructed Hua Jueming to retrieve the bok choy that Su Bai had planted from the other courtyard and cook it for Bai Ze, hoping to replenish his spiritual energy and help him sustain himself for a while longer.

After settling Bai Ze in the guest room, Hua Jueming went to the villa. Just as he arrived at the villa entrance, he ran into Wang Ming, who was hurrying out. The two bumped into each other by accident.

"Ouch! That hurts!" Wang Ming clutched his nose, which was throbbing from the impact, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"I'm sorry," Wang Ming apologized in a muffled voice. Although both sides were at fault, he had been looking down at his phone and hadn't been paying attention to where he was going, so it was only right that he apologize.

Hua Jueming felt a furry head bump into his chest, and then his collarbone was bumped, which hurt slightly but was not a problem. What was a problem was that he felt as if Wang Ming's hair had scratched his cheek, making it itchy.

Almost simultaneously with Wang Ming's apology, he said, "I'm sorry."

Hearing the sound, Wang Ming looked up sharply, his eyes filled with surprise as he exclaimed, "Hua Jueming!" Hua Jueming was startled by the light in Wang Ming's eyes, but the next second Wang Ming grabbed his arm. "Where's Su Bai? I haven't been able to contact him for days. Has something happened to him?"

Su Bai had informed Wang Ming beforehand that he wouldn't be coming to the villa the next day, but several days had passed, and the pre-event activities were about to begin. Su Bai still hadn't arrived, and Wang Ming had a bad feeling. He took out his phone and tried calling Su Bai more than a dozen times, but all the calls went unanswered. Wang Ming started to panic.

Furthermore, he couldn't contact Su Bai either, and the payment deadline had passed. If the payment wasn't made soon, his senior brother wouldn't be able to hold on any longer. Wang Ming, who had been comforting himself that Su Bai would be alright, finally couldn't help but decide to go to the Hua family to find Su Bai. He bumped into Hua Jueming as soon as he stepped out the door.

"Madam fell seriously ill." As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ming's expression changed, and Hua Jueming immediately added, "But she's fine now, she just needs to rest and recover."

"No wonder no one answered my calls." Wang Ming felt extremely guilty, realizing he had been a terrible business partner, only finding out about Su Bai's serious accident now. "Can I go see Su Bai?"

Hua Jueming looked at Wang Ming, who had a hopeful expression on his face, his big eyes still glistening with tears. He wanted to say no, but couldn't bring himself to say it.

Wang Ming couldn't get through to Su Bai on the phone, which is very likely because his master was ignoring it!

Finally, a glimmer of hope was left for Wang Ming: "I cannot make this decision myself; I must ask the head of the family for his opinion."

"Then I'll have to trouble you!" Wang Ming looked at Hua Jueming with great gratitude. "If possible, could you please pass on a message to Su Bai, saying that the payment can't wait any longer?"

"Payment?!" Hua Jueming frowned, grabbed Wang Ming's hand and pressed him for an explanation, "Tell me what's going on?" He thought Su Bai had run into trouble outside.

Wang Ming was stunned. He blinked and blurted out what had happened, since it wasn't something he couldn't talk about.

After hearing Wang Ming's words, Hua Jueming breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he hadn't gotten into any trouble!

"Thank you for letting me know!"

"You're welcome!" Wang Ming scratched his head sheepishly, not feeling that he had done anything worthy of gratitude.

At this moment, the two realized that they were standing quite close to each other, and that Wang Ming's hand was still holding Hua Jueming's arm.

Wang Ming's face turned bright red, like a shrimp that had just been roasted.

Does letting go now seem too deliberate? But if he keeps holding Hua Jueming's hand, won't she misunderstand that he did it on purpose? What should I do? How can I let go of her hand in a way that is both subtle and unobtrusive?

Wang Ming's mind was racing, and it started to smoke in no time.