Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
Su Ling raised his hand and poked it.
“Guji.”
Su Ling poked again.
“Guji.”
Su Ling poked once more…
The silkworm baby curled its body, rolling on the ground, its snowy white body turning slightly pink, “Guji!”
—Angry!
Su Ling observed for a long time, then turned to Sheng Ze and asked, “Is it trying to act cute? It was just trying to act cute to me, right?”
Sheng Ze: “Um.”
Su Ling solemnly patted the silkworm baby’s head, earnestly educating, “When you make a mistake, you must admit it. Don’t try to act cute to get away with it.”
Then, he somewhat unprincipledly reached out and touched it.
Soft and cute.
Sheng Ze:…
“Mr. Su, how should we handle this thing?” Mr. Qian stood by, asking worriedly.
Although the culprit had been caught, Mr. Qian’s face showed no joy. Instead, he continued to frown, a shade of darkness lingering in his expression.
“A spirit that can’t reincarnate and isn’t under the jurisdiction of the underworld, where should we put you?” Su Ling looked troubled.
Mr. Qian also felt troubled, “It seems like this is a tricky situation?”
“Well, strictly speaking, there is a place for it to go…” Su Ling looked around, his eyes avoiding, clearly having some ulterior motive.
Sheng Ze couldn’t resist and patted Su Ling on the head.
Su Ling looked at him eagerly.
Sheng Ze sighed and said, “Take it.”
Su Ling’s eyes instantly lit up, but he hesitated and reluctantly said, “I-I don’t know if that’s a good idea…”
Sheng Ze’s smile deepened, “Take it back and use it as a mascot for the company.”
Su Ling imagined the scene of raising silkworms, his face couldn’t hide his excitement.
However, after a brief struggle, Su Ling reluctantly swallowed and said, “But it belongs to the Qian family.”
Eldest Young Master Qian breathed a sigh of relief, almost wanting to pack and send away this bizarre “Silkworm Baby” right there. Seeing Su Ling’s interest, he was afraid he might regret it, so he quickly said, “Mr. Su, please don’t be polite! We can’t keep this thing, so please take it away!”
“Well, if you insist.” Su Ling smiled contentedly as he patted the silkworm baby’s head.
So, a few minutes later, Su Ling roughly dragged a large white ball out of the Qian family’s door.
Silkworm Baby: “Guji guji???”
—It’s already a pet, can’t they loosen the rope on it?!
As a result, in a moment of carelessness, Su Ling tied the rope to the frame of the small electric bike, causing the whole body of the silkworm baby to follow the bike’s movement, leaving a pitiful ‘S’ shape on the asphalt road.
Silkworm Baby: Sob.
The Silkworm Baby burst into tears on the spot.
Halfway there, Su Ling couldn’t help but pat Sheng Ze on the back, suspiciously asking, “Is there something following us?”
Sheng Ze didn’t even look back, “Um, isn’t it just that big white ball, the Silkworm Baby?”
Silkworm Baby: !!!
First, they tied it up, then dragged it with a rope, and now they even complained that it was fat!
Su Ling turned back, watching the Silkworm Baby curl up into a ball suspiciously, couldn’t help but chuckle, saying, “I didn’t mean it. I always feel like there’s something else following us besides Tuanzi1round ball.”
At Su Ling’s words, Sheng Ze slowed down the pace of the electric bike, glancing back.
—At the corner of the street, the “sometimes good, sometimes bad” Evil-Exposing Lamp quickly retracted its head the moment Sheng Ze glanced up.
Sheng Ze:…
What’s the point of hiding, I saw everything.
Su Ling’s eyesight wasn’t as keen as Sheng Ze’s. He looked around but couldn’t find anything amiss.
He nervously scratched the back of his neck and wondered, “Really nothing? Then why do I keep feeling something fuzzy behind me?”
“Probably just an illusion.” Sheng Ze replied calmly.
Then, when Su Ling wasn’t paying attention, he shot a dismissive look at the Evil-Exposing Lamp.
As the electric bike moved a bit farther, the lamp, pretending to be ignorant, yawned and continued to follow—The Ghost King’s gaze was so complicated, it couldn’t understand.
Relentlessly pursued by the lamp, when Su Ling arrived at the company, before he could pick up the Silkworm Baby, his foot was tripped by the seemingly intelligent Evil-Exposing Lamp.
Su Ling picked it up in surprise, “Huh, how did it come along?”
Sheng Ze looked at the lamp playing dead in Su Ling’s hands, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
The lamp trembled slightly, then leaned towards Su Ling.
Excitedly, Su Ling said to Sheng Ze, “Did the young Taoists accidentally drop this? The patterns look exquisite, can I keep it as a collection?”
Sheng Ze opened his mouth and gave in, “Sure.”
Su Ling joyfully stroked the lamp’s body. After a moment, he took out two origami cranes.
The two cranes had a large bead in their mouths, and their paper wings fluttered continuously in the air.
Su Ling pointed his finger at the cranes’ heads and said, “Go.”
The cranes flapped twice, then suddenly turned into two silver lights, racing towards the young Taoists.
At the company’s front desk, Chang Bai, who was playing a matching game, glanced over and sighed, “Truly the boss, exchanging a century-old South Sea Pearl for a broken lamp, this business is really in the red.”
Chang Wu observed more carefully.
Upon hearing this, Chang Wu remained silent for a moment before saying, “The hollowed-out design on the lamp body looks like the Ghost King’s masterpiece.”
Chang Bai was stunned for a moment, then quickly changed his tune, “Upon closer inspection, pearls are common, but unique lamps are not, so this isn’t a loss.”
Sheng Ze, who had just walked in, inexplicably overheard this and his expression became somewhat indescribable.
—After spending so much time with Su Ling, do these ghosts all have a bit of an aesthetic problem?
On the other side, although the Taoists from the Sanqing Temple didn’t actively participate, they were still kindly sent off by the Qian family with huge red envelopes.
Taoist Number One: “Although we didn’t catch any ghosts this time, we did see a spirit.”
Taoist Number Two: “And the temple received a lot of donation money.”
The two looked at each other and nodded, “Quite a fruitful outcome.”
After a while,
Taoist Number One: “Um… Did you see that Evil-Exposing Lamp?”
Taoist Number Two: “No, wasn’t that lamp with you?”
A little later,
Taoist Number One: “It’s really gone! We’re in big trouble! Master is definitely going to be furious!”
Taoist Number Two: “I remember that lamp was an antique, right?”
The Taoists:…
Taoist Number One tried to console himself, “Think about it carefully, although we lost the Evil-Exposing Lamp, there’s some good news…”
Number Two added sadly, “It’s good that that lamp was broken.”
Author’s note: [Short Skit]
In order to win favor, the little cuties all tried hard to impress Su Ling—
Silkworm Baby: I’m chubby and soft, I can turn pink, and I can turn into a ball.
Evil-Exposing Lamp: I’m proactive, provide light, and I’m low maintenance.
Paper Cranes: I’m efficient, eat little, and don’t take up space.
Su Ling’s heart melted as he went over, patting each one on the head.
When it came to Sheng Ze: I… am relatively handsome.
Su Ling: ???
Sheng Ze began to count on his fingers: Legs are average in length, about a meter; not many abs, maybe eight-pack; waist is just like that, seven times a night…
Su Ling (completely drained): Please, please stop! It’s your turn!
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1 thought on “Chapter 21 – A bountiful harvest”
hahaha they gained two new mascots in an instant 😂 looks like the random prop the Ghost King made out of boredom gained sentience