Chapter 106

Cheng Xinzhan handed over the orchid. He didn't recognize what it was, but this plant was packaged separately when it was sent by Hongmu Ridge.

The woman took it and examined it carefully, muttering to herself,

"The leaf shape is like a tongue, emerald green and lush, the roots are thin and the stems are short, and both the flowers and leaves are fragrant. This is a Slipper Orchid! A top-grade orchid, and it has been pointed into a dormant state, with a very high survival rate."

The woman held the orchid and asked, "This Daoist friend, can you part with this Slipper Orchid? The price is negotiable."

Cheng Xinzhan didn't understand this, so he asked, "This was a gift from a friend; I don't know what it's used for?"

The woman only said two words, "Ornamental."

He was a little surprised, "Just ornamental?"

The woman didn't want Cheng Xinzhan to think she was deliberately belittling it to buy it at a low price, so she explained:

"Indeed, its greatest use is for viewing. The medicinal value of the Slipper Orchid is extremely low; I cannot lie to you about this, Daoist friend. You can ask others, and you will know. This orchid has not yet bloomed, but its plant shape is already extremely graceful. After blooming, the flower shape is peculiar like a slipper, the color is elegant, the flowering period is extremely long, the fragrance is faint, attracting bees and butterflies; it is a treasure among orchids. However, this flower only grows on the dangerous walls of the deep mountains in the Miao border and is extremely difficult to obtain."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded and said, "I don't know what price you are willing to offer?"

The woman pondered for a moment and said truthfully, "Slipper Orchids are extremely rare. In the eyes of those of us who love orchids, they are worth more than real gold. I don't know if this orchid is a white, red, or purple orchid, but its value should be between one and five gold. I am willing to offer three gold, how about it?"

This price was a bit unexpected. Cheng Xinzhan didn't expect it to be so valuable, so he nodded.

The woman was happy upon hearing this.

"Meow~"

Just as the woman was about to take out the money, the only remaining small cat suddenly meowed.

The woman was stunned upon hearing this, then smiled and touched the small cat, "So the calico sister is not a mute. But since no one wants you, you will follow sister from now on."

Cheng Xinzhan looked at the small cat upon hearing this, then looked at the other cats surrounding the woman. Looking closely, he realized that these small cats all had defects to varying degrees; some had only one ear, some had lame legs, and some had broken tails. But they surrounded the woman, playing and frolicking, and they all seemed to be living very well.

Could it be that every time a small cat couldn't be sold, this stall owner raised it herself?

He looked at the calico small cat carefully again; the fur color was indeed very beautiful. He thought to himself, what if he couldn't take White Dragon with him when he went out in the future? The dog would indeed be a bit lonely guarding the cave dwelling alone. Why not find a companion for the dog?

Thinking of this, he asked,

"Daoist friend, when Daoist Yao asked for the price of this cat just now, you replied three gold?"

The woman nodded upon hearing this, then reacted, "Daoist friend! Are you interested in the calico sister?"

He nodded, but had some concerns, "Is this cat easy to raise? My White Dragon is very easy to raise; I basically haven't managed it."

After the woman finished listening, she asked, "Then is your White Dragon a male or a female?"

"Male."

The woman smiled upon hearing this, "Then there is no problem. White Dragon is special in this; when raised by a male, the male is fierce and agile when hunting, but careful and gentle when raising young. This calico sister is already over four months old and won't die easily. You just leave it to White Dragon to bring up; there is no problem."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded upon hearing this. Back in the Miao village, White Dragon was indeed brought up by its father, and only went to find its mother when drinking milk.

"Then let's exchange the orchid for this cat."

The woman's smile was even brighter than the flowers on her dress, and she picked up the small cat and handed it to Cheng Xinzhan.

He took it in a flurry. The cat lay in his arms; it couldn't see, twisted a few times, found a comfortable position, rubbed its head against his chest, and meowed softly again.

"It's really fate. Before you came, Daoist friend, the calico sister hadn't meowed once, and we all thought it was a mute. As soon as you came, it meowed twice."

The woman said with a smile.

Cheng Xinzhan looked at the small cat in his arms and also smiled.

"Daoist friend, there are three bags of cat food left here, two bags are staple food, and one bag is dried fish. There is no one behind, so I will give them all to you. Remember to treat the calico sister better in the future, hehe." The woman gave him all the remaining bags of cat food on the stall.

Cheng Xinzhan thanked her.

"Daoist friend, you are raising a cat for the first time. If anything happens, if the cat gets sick or doesn't eat, you can come to Ni Mountain to find me. My name is Qu Jihan."

He nodded and said thank you.

Then he asked again, "I don't know if you have any methods for spiritual pets to consume Qi and transform into demons? I originally prepared it for White Dragon, and now I need one for this cat too."

"Yes, yes."

Qu Jihan nodded. With so many cats and dogs in her courtyard, how could she not have this? She also wanted these cats and dogs to accompany her for a long time.

"This is the 'Cat Walking Spine Diagram', and this is the 'Earth Dog Searching Mountain Diagram'. They are the Qi-consuming methods for cat and dog spiritual pets, respectively. Actually, they are the same as our cultivators' body array Qi-consuming methods; just let the spiritual pets cultivate according to the diagrams."

Qu Jihan handed over two picture books. He flipped through two pages and looked; what was drawn on them were the postures of cats and dogs leaping or crouching, which was very vivid.

He accepted them and asked, "How much is this worth?"

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The woman replied, "I saw you still have plenty of chicken-blood vine just now, give me five more."

This was a half-selling, half-giving price.

Cheng Xinzhan said thank you and then left.

After returning to Mount Mingyue, the dog greeted him again. Cheng Xinzhan smiled, squatted down, revealed the calico cat, and handed it to the dog.

The dog's eyes were full of curiosity. He brought his nose close, sniffed the calico cat hard, and then stuck out his tongue to lick it.

"Meow~"

The calico cat meowed softly again.

The dog circled Cheng Xinzhan happily.

He smiled, put the small cat on the ground, then took out a bag of the newly bought dog food, poured out some of the meat chunks inside, and put them into a bowl.

From the moment Cheng Xinzhan took out the dog food from the cave stone, White Dragon's nose had been twitching constantly, and its tail was spinning into an afterimage.

But when Cheng Xinzhan finally handed the bowl to the dog, the dog didn't feast on it, but instead picked up the small cat that was walking unsteadily and signaled for the small cat to eat first.

Cheng Xinzhan smiled upon seeing this and touched the dog's head, "This is yours."

After saying that, he picked up a stone from the side, cut and polished it with magic power, quickly made a new bowl, placed it next to the dog bowl, poured the cat food into it, and then brought the calico cat over.

And the dog, seeing that the small cat had started to eat, then began to eat like a whirlwind.

Cheng Xinzhan looked at the small cat and smiled, "I need to give you a name quickly, otherwise it won't be good if you become the second 'Wait'. Let me think about what to call you."

He looked at the cat's three-colored fur and said, "Qu Jihan called you 'Calico Sister' just now, so let's call you 'Third Sister'. Now there are three of us in Wuyou Cave; I am the eldest, 'Wait' is the second, and you are just the third sister, haha."

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