GBP Chapter 199 Comfortable Life
Chapter 199 Comfortable Life
Cang Yue Kingdom——Langya Pavilion
The midday sun was exceptionally scorching. Ye Ling sat in the courtyard of Immortal Peak, constantly fanning herself to cool down. "Bicheng! How come it's Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's still so hot?"
"This is Zhezhou, the hottest place in Cangyue Country. It's not very cold in winter. Even the mountains are still shaded by green trees, with birds singing and flowers blooming. You just need to get used to it. Qianqing said that you don't like the cold. Isn't that quite appropriate?" Bicheng said while washing his hands.
"That's right, Qianqing, when the weather gets hot in the future, just make a few more cold dishes. And...Kanda, come and eat with us, there are so many dishes," Ye Ling said.
"Yes," Kunta agreed happily, and the others went back to eat.
Wan Qi came over with her small bowl and sat down, saying in a baby voice, "Hello, uncles."
"Hello, Xiao Wanqi," Bicheng replied with a smile.
"Here," Ye Ling picked up a piece of chicken for Wan Qi, "It's your favorite. Eat it quickly, and take a good nap after eating!"
"My sister said she would take Wanqi to the orchard," Wanqi was thinking about this.
"Don't worry, I'll take you to the orchard after lunch break."
"Great, let's go to the orchard. Sister Qianqing made me a small backpack. I'm going to pick lots of fruits to eat."
"Okay, okay, let's eat quickly." Ye Ling liked this little guy more and more. This child added a lot of fun to their boring life as adults: "Bicheng, you will be responsible for watching them work in the afternoon, and let Kangda take us to the orchard."
"No problem, you can take a look at our large orchard in Langya Pavilion. It feels different to pick the fruits by yourself," said Bicheng.
"Sir, we have been eating at your place every day these past few days, and the food cooked on the stove doesn't taste good to us anymore," Kangda said with a smile.
"Anyway, it's just Qianqing and I eating. You said to make less, but it still feels not enough. If you make more, two people can't finish it. You two are just right. Oh, right, Bicheng, introduce me to the other two captains under your command someday."
"Okay, they both had some things to do recently. They went to Zhezhou City after the meeting that day, so they didn't come. Captain Li of Team 6 will be back this afternoon and will come to help."
"I've found out. There are nine teams in total. Teams one, two, and three are managed by Cai Yang. Teams four, five, and six are yours. Teams seven, eight, and nine are Zhuang Yi's, right?"
Bicheng smiled and said, "You are right, that is how it is arranged."
After lunch, Ye Ling, Qian Qing, Wan Qi and Kang Da set off with a backpack each.
Under the golden autumn sun, the orchard's trees, each in a different shape, are laden with countless fruits. Glowing red apples hang from the branches like tiny lanterns, glittering yellow pears dangle from the treetops like golden gourds, and clusters of crystal-clear grapes, like purple agate, are set among the green leaves. The entire orchard seems to have transformed into a vibrant palette, captivating the senses.
In the pavilion in the middle of the orchard, two princes were sitting, sipping tea and eating freshly picked fruits, looking very comfortable.
Yelu Zongzheng looked at the huge orchard and sighed with emotion: "Langya Pavilion is a place that makes people linger. Being here, I feel isolated from the world. If possible, I really want to live here forever."
Nangong Chen sighed slightly. "If I hadn't been born into the royal family, I would have entered Langya Pavilion. It's a pity that I have no choice. The pace of life here is so slow that it's fascinating. You can choose to sleep until you wake up naturally, or you can choose to lie down for a while. No one will chase you to work, and no one will scold you for not doing your job well."
"Yes!" Yelu Zongzheng stood up and stretched. "By the way, do you know Ye Ling? What kind of person is she?"
"Why are you suddenly interested in her?"
"Now that I'm at Langya Pavilion, I'm naturally interested in this female expert."
"She is a tigress. If she says something wrong to you, she will immediately criticize you to pieces and then rub salt into the wound. You must have heard about our relationship. She used to be quite polite to me, but now she is extremely jealous when we meet. She holds a grudge." Nangong Chen was helpless.
"Haha..." Yelu Zongzheng laughed unkindly, "There's still someone you can't do anything about! Interesting. Do you think she'll challenge you soon?"
"Isn't there your Western Capital Commander Tuo Jun? He is ahead of me," Nangong Chen said with a smile.
"I met you because you challenged Tuo Jun. This can be considered as a kind of fate! However, I don't think she would travel all the way to Xidu to challenge General Tuo," said Yelu Zongzhen.
Nangong Chen nodded. "You're right. Didn't she skip over her uncle Leng Aoyun? She might have skipped General Tuo and challenged me directly. Senior Feng is highly respected and he really knows how to teach his disciples. Now that Gu Feixiang is dead, Mo Yufeng is ranked tenth on the Langya List. To have trained two masters on the Langya List in his lifetime, Feng Qingyang can be considered a complete master."
"Being able to teach is a skill, but being able to learn is the key. Mo Yufeng and Ye Ling are indeed rising stars in the martial arts world. The future number one in the world will be between them. Do you believe it?"
"Maybe!"
Just as the two were chatting, Ye Ling and others arrived at the orchard gate. Wan Qi took the lead: "Grapes, grapes, I want to eat grapes." After saying that, she rushed to one of the grape racks and bit it directly without caring whether it was clean or not.
The three adults present laughed. Ye Ling also liked to eat grapes, but she used scissors to cut them and eat them. All the fruits here were pure natural, without any fertilizers or additives, and were sweet and delicious.
"Servant, there is a pavilion in the orchard. Let's go there and have a rest before going back," said Kangda.
"Okay! But the most important thing now is eating." Ye Ling was also like a child.
"Sister, Wanqi likes it here. Can we stay here and not go back? Just sleep under the grape trellis," Wanqi asked while holding a bunch of grapes.
"There are all kinds of insects here at night. Do you dare to sleep?" Kunda asked with a smile.
Wan Qi immediately shook her head: "I dare not, it's better to go home and sleep safely."
Several people ate a lot and filled several backpacks almost to the brim. Then they stopped and planned to go to the pavilion to rest. They passed by a twenty-meter-high tree.
Wan Qi looked up: "Wow! What a tall fruit tree!"
"Wanqi, this is not a fruit tree. The fruit is very smelly and cannot be eaten," said Kangda.
"What fruit can't be eaten?" Ye Ling, who arrived late, also looked up: "Wow! Durian? How can there be such a fruit here?"
"It is said that this is a sapling brought back from somewhere by the previous Pavilion Master. Over the years, it has grown taller and taller. The fruits it bears are not only strange in shape, but also smelly and difficult to eat. Later, as the tree grew taller and taller, no one was interested in it anymore," Kanda explained.
Ye Ling shook his head. "What a waste of a gift! Durian is the king of fruits. I couldn't bear to buy it before because it was too expensive."
"The king of fruits? Are you sure?" Kunda was very unconvinced.
"Sure and for sure!" Ye Ling quickly put down the backpack, her mouth watering as she looked at the durians on the tree. If this were in the 21st century, she would have been anxious and would not have been able to pick them. But this was different. After all, her experience of walking on the snow was not in vain.
"Miss, are you sure you can go up?"
"It's okay. I just lifted a backpack into the air. My Qinggong skills are really impressive. I can easily do it from this height."
"Okay," Qian Qing quickly emptied his backpack.
Ye Ling immediately picked up the backpack and quickly climbed up the tree trunk. Looking at the ripe durians, she couldn't control herself at all. She found a place to sit down and couldn't wait to pick a durian. She easily broke it open. Several large cavities were full of flesh. It was so tempting. She took a bite and felt very satisfied.
Kangda couldn't help but sigh, "Like a dragon treading on snow, Sishi's lightness skills are truly unparalleled! No wonder he was able to fly high and low with Bi Qianshi in Langya Pavilion without being discovered. Amazing, absolutely amazing."
"Miss?" Qian Qing shouted at the top of her voice: "Are you okay? What happened? Can you eat? Ahem..."
At this moment, the people in the pavilion heard the voice, and Xuan Lei said, "Your Highness, this voice is very familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere before."
"Is there anyone in that tree over there?" Shadow Ninja asked, pointing at the durian tree in the distance.
"Yes, there is someone," Nangong Chen confirmed.
"Who would climb so high? That's not a fruit tree!" said Yelu Zongzhen.
"Shadow Ninja, go and take a look. Remember, those who can come here are all important people. Be polite to them and don't cause trouble," Nangong Chen warned.
"Yes" the Kage-nin trotted off.
Ye Ling had already eaten one. Taking advantage of the poor visibility of the people below, she put the durians one by one into her own space. She put a few in the refrigerator so she could eat them at any time. She put the most in the vacuum room so she wouldn't have to worry about them going bad.
"Master, are you almost done?" Mengmeng asked.
"What do you know? We finally have durian freedom, so we must have as many as possible! Anyway, people below can't see clearly, so we can just put a few in the backpack to make it look like we have some." Ye Ling said this, but his hands couldn't stop at all.
Qian Qing was jumping anxiously below: "Miss, that's enough. It would be a waste if we picked too much and couldn't finish eating it. Come back another day! It's getting dark soon."
"Big sister! Please stop yelling!" Kunda covered his ears. "The chef will come down automatically after she finishes eating. You don't have to cook tonight. Let's go back and pass by the canteen and just go in for a few bites."
"Who are you calling 'big sister'?" Qian Qing was unconvinced.
"Okay, okay, big sister, can you? You're almost deafening me."
"You..." Qian Qing was about to retort when she saw Ying Ren coming. She quickly whispered, "Brother Kang, he is the personal guard of King Beichen, named Ying Ren. Why is he here?"
Ying Ren also recognized Qian Qing. He smiled and bowed, "I am a guest of Langya Pavilion. I came here to pick fruit with the permission of Sect Master Mo."
Kangda returned the greeting with a bow: "I am Kangda, the captain of the Biqian Envoy of the Renzi Hall, and the one above is our Chief Envoy."
Qian Qingwei knelt down to salute, pulled Wanqi into her arms, and looked up at the tree.
"Don't shout anymore," Kunda said quickly. "The steward will come down after he finishes eating. We'll just wait for him. You, the distinguished guest, go and do your thing. Don't worry about us."
"It's okay, I'll wait for Miss Ye... to come down." Shadow Ninja didn't plan to leave. Anyway, he didn't need to guard Nangong Chen's place.
Kangda could only smile. None of the three spoke, and they waited quietly for Ye Ling.