Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 18: From now on, you will be called "Maqiu"
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Wang Qianqian was so angry that she almost wanted to just walk away, but she always put the overall situation first and held back.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down as much as possible, and said, "Master Jingyun is right. But I think there is still room for us to cooperate on the [Little Thunder and Fire Bomb] project."

"How to cooperate?" Chen Jingyun glanced sideways.

Wang Qianqian suddenly regained her confident demeanor and spoke eloquently.

"I have also studied things like the small thunder and fire bomb. Its principle and refining process should be relatively complicated, and the risk of refining is relatively high. If someone who is not skilled in refining or has insufficient refining experience insists on refining it, it is very likely that a major accident will occur."

"And I, Wang Qianqian, am a talented weapon-making girl. I can be responsible for its refining and production, and Chen's only needs to be responsible for providing raw materials and sales. By then, we can agree in advance on how to divide it."

Chen Jingyun hesitated for a moment, and did not give a direct answer. Instead, he asked, "Miss Qianqian, are you not going to work on the puppet project?"

Wang Qianqian's eyes dimmed slightly, but then they brightened up again: "Why not do it? That's my ideal. However, no matter how ideal it is, I still have to eat first."

"The Thunder and Fire Bomb project is great, and it's worth my life."

"Even if you are willing to sacrifice yourself, I still have to ask the elders for their opinions." Chen Jingyun did not agree immediately, but put the matter aside first, stretched his waist and said in a good mood, "I have to deal with the matter of the locust. Miss Qianqian, do you want to come with me, or go back and wait for my news first?"

"Of course we are together. We captured the locust leader together." Wang Qianqian said as a matter of course, but she was thinking in her heart, I have been running around with you for half a day, and now it's almost time for dinner, how can I just leave like this?
Chen Jingyun didn't care about these details. He immediately found the manager Chen Enze and asked him to take him to the cellar where the locust leader was imprisoned.

Considering the cunning and resourcefulness shown by the locust leader before being captured, even though it has clearly expressed its willingness to surrender, before putting on the beast-controlling ring, they can only continue to tie its wings and keep it in custody.

at this time.

It was lying on its back with a dull look in its eyes in an iron cage in the cellar. From time to time, it would mechanically turn its head, peck at a mouthful of spiritual rice, and then remain lying on its back again.

It looks like it is extremely bored and its life has lost all interest.

This was the scene Chen Jingyun saw when he walked in, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Noticing Chen Jingyun and Wang Qianqian coming in, the locust leader's round body immediately flipped up and let out a series of rapid bird calls from his mouth, as if complaining, "You heartless master, how could you just leave me here and ignore me?"

Without saying a word, Chen Jingyun immediately took out the beast-taming ring and began to perform the ritual according to the instructions.

This most basic beast-taming ring is very easy to refine and the steps are not complicated.

He circulated the Qi and blood throughout his body, channeling the essence and blood into his fingertips. He then cut his fingertips with a knife, squeezed out a drop of essence and blood containing spiritual power, and placed it on the beast-taming ring. The originally simple copper ring suddenly began to radiate a layer of spiritual light.

He then used his spiritual consciousness to penetrate the beast-controlling ring, allowing it to merge with his mind.

In a short while, Chen Jingyun successfully refined the beast-taming ring and established a mysterious connection with it.

Relying on this connection, he can sense the approximate location of the Beast Taming Ring at any time.

In addition, he only needs to think about it, and the Beast Taming Ring can change its size as desired.

Subsequently.

Amid the locust leader's panicked protests, Chen Jing used his divine sense to control the beast-controlling ring to slowly fly up, pass through the gap in the cage, and put it around the locust leader's neck.

With a thought, the beast-controlling ring slowly shrank.

It stopped when it reached a suitable size and was finally put on the locust's neck like a collar.

"call!"

Chen Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, he had been worried that the beast-taming ring would not suit the locust leader, because its body was as round as a ball, as if it didn't even have a neck.

Fortunately, it is just "fat but not plump" and its feathers are too fluffy, so it looks round.

"Chirp?" The locust leader came back to his senses from the unknown fear and found that he had not suffered any harm. He tilted the bird's neck and squeaked twice.

It seems to be saying, Master, you made such a big noise, and this is the result?

"hehe."

Chen Jingyun, who was successfully provoked, chuckled twice, and his mind moved slightly. The beast-controlling ring that had stopped changing shrank again little by little.

“Chirp! Squeak…”

The second half of the locust's scream was caught back in its throat by the tightening beast-controlling ring.

Its eyes bulged, and its wings, which were tied at the base, kept twisting. It rolled on the ground, looking extremely painful. Seeing that the time was almost right, Chen Jingyun had another thought.

"loose!"

The Beast Taming Ring stopped shrinking and returned to its original state.

The pain in the locust disappeared, and it immediately collapsed in the cage.

After a long while, it finally recovered, curled up into a ball and huddled in the corner of the cage, looking at Chen Jingyun with terrified eyes.

"Don't be nervous. As long as you listen to me, you won't feel the pain you just felt." Chen Jingyun stepped forward, opened the cage, untied the ropes on its wings, and said soothingly with gestures, "From today on, you are my official spiritual pet. From now on, if I, Chen Jingyun, have a bite to eat, I will not let you down."

This is part of the routine of beast taming, a beating followed by a sweet reward.

"Chirp!"

It was not known whether the locust had truly understood or had developed a fear of its master after being taught a lesson, but it suddenly became extremely well-behaved, stretching its neck and rubbing its head against Chen Jingyun, appearing very submissive.

"Congratulations, Master Jingyun, for finally taming this spiritual bird." Wang Qianqian said half enviously and half flatteringly, "In order to facilitate better communication, you should give it a name."

take a name.

Ok……

Chen Jingyun pondered for a moment, then said, "Look at your feathers, which are as black as iron, and your body is as round as a ball. From now on, you will be called [Ma Qiu]."

Ma ball! ?
The corner of Wang Qianqian's mouth twitched slightly.

You wouldn't believe that Master Jingyun looks so serious, but he gave his pet such a funny name.

"Chirp."

Ma Qiu didn't understand the meaning of these two words, but he felt that the new name was quite nice, so he became closer to his master.

Next, Chen Jingyun took it out of the cellar and started preliminary training in the backyard.

Although Maqiu understands human nature, he still has only a limited understanding of human language. If we want to use him to help drive away the flock of sparrows in the future, we must at least let him be able to understand simple instructions.

The training process was boring and Wang Qianqian soon became bored.

Fortunately, a servant from Jintai Tower came running over to tell him, "Master Jingyun, the fourth master invites you to have lunch at the Spring Viewing Pavilion."

Subsequently.

Chen Jingyun brought the bird and, under the guidance of the servant, came to the outdoor pavilion in the back garden of Jintai Building.

Wang Qianqian, on the other hand, acted like a guest who follows the host's wishes and went wherever Chen Jingyun went. Are you kidding me? It's dinner time now, if not Chen Jingyun, who else would she follow?
Inside the pavilion.

Fourth uncle Chen Daoyuan had already taken his seat and was waiting, and was talking to the steward Chen Enze. His brows were slightly furrowed and his expression seemed somewhat solemn.

However, when he saw Chen Jingyun and Wang Qianqian coming together, the gloom on his face seemed to dissipate instantly, and he said enthusiastically: "Jingyun, Miss Qianqian, come and sit down."

"Meet Fourth Uncle."

After the two of them politely exchanged greetings, they sat down one after another.

"Jingyun, was your trip to Baibao Pavilion going smoothly today?" Chen Daoyuan had a smile in his eyes and took the initiative to pour tea for the two juniors.

"There were some twists and turns, but the overall gains were good." Chen Jingyun turned sideways and answered respectfully.

After a slight hesitation, he took the initiative to ask, "Uncle, I saw from a distance that you looked a little serious. Did something bad happen to you this morning?"

"It's okay, they are just small matters, your fourth uncle will take care of it." Chen Daoyuan changed the subject and said with a smile, "From your tone, it seems that there are other extra gains?"

Chen Jingyun did not hide anything, but told everything that happened in the Treasure Pavilion in the morning.

Chen Daoyuan's face became more and more embarrassed as he listened, and he couldn't help but slammed the table fiercely, "Ridiculous! The Nanyue Zhao family is going too far. Zhao Junfei is just a junior, and he dares to do whatever he wants at my ancestor's funeral."

"Fourth Uncle, I also want to ask for your opinion. How should this matter be handled in the end?" Chen Jingyun's face was also a little cold.

"Of course we can't let the ignorant Zhao Junfei go." Chen Daoyuan said in a cold tone, "Otherwise, when this matter is mentioned in the future, the Nanyue Zhao family will be labeled as uneducated, and our Cangyi Chen family will also be considered weak and can be bullied."

"Jingyun, you don't need to take out the spiritual stones you picked up. Fourth uncle will take care of them. Nanyue Zhao is in the wrong in this matter, and it can be regarded as a bargaining chip in the subsequent negotiations."

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(End of this chapter)