As the end of the year approached, the streets of Yuzhou City beca much more congested than usual, with pedestrians wearing a look of yearning for a better life ahead, exuding an aura of prosperity and growth.
This was the best of tis.
Jiang Ning received a phone call from his parents that morning, informing him that they would not be returning to Yuzhou to celebrate the new year. The Evergreen Liquid business was expanding rapidly, and every second counted. By working a few more days, they could purchase a house in Yuzhou City for Jiang Ning sooner.
His parents had booked him a high-speed rail ticket to Wen City for the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. They were now managers of the Evergreen Liquid branch in Wen City, and although it was difficult to buy tickets during the Spring Festival period, they managed to secure one using the connections they had built up over ti. However, they were a bit worried about whether Jiang Ning could travel by high-speed rail alone.
Holding his phone, Jiang Ning said without changing his expression:
"Mom, you can refund the train ticket. A classmate of mine is from Wen City, and on the evening of the 28th, I'll take a car ride with his family to Wen City."
Compared to taking the high-speed rail, he now had access to a Flying Boat, which made travel even more convenient.
"Is your classmate a good person?"
"Yes, he's quite popular in class. We often hang out together, and there will be just the two of them in the car, so it's perfect for to join." Jiang Ning made up a reason to prevent his parents from worrying.
"Give them two hundred yuan when you get there," his parents advised. Even though they were classmates, it wouldn't be right to travel without offering sothing.
Just like when they had thought about Jiang Ning staying at his uncle's house—although his uncle wasn't short on money, they still gave his uncle one thousand yuan every month as living expenses for their son.
"Okay, I got it, Mom."
"When you arrive, I'll ask your dad to pick you up in the car."
"Oh, Dad has a car now?" Jiang Ning feigned surprise.
His father's hearty laughter ca through the phone.
"It's a company car," Jiang Ning's mother added.
Jiang Ning knew that his father had gotten his driver's license quite early. He often saw his father browsing various car models and could easily discuss their rit, clearly showing his desire to own a car.
But because they were saving up for Jiang Ning's house, his father had to suppress his passion and commit himself to hard work. In his last life, his father never managed to own a car.
After talking for a little while longer, Jiang Ning hung up the phone.
He stepped outside to find Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu sunbathing, sitting on small stools and whispering to each other.
Xue Yuantong did most of the talking while Xue Chuchu quietly listened.
Perhaps because the new year was nearing, Hua Fengi had been frequently coming over to help Aunt Gu, bringing Xue Chuchu along.
Yesterday, Aunt Gu ntioned that the company had invited many well-known individuals to attend the Changqing Liquid Group's annual eting.
Such matters didn't concern Aunt Gu much; she was just a humble chef. All she knew was that after the annual eting, she would have a holiday.
Jiang Ning started walking towards the river dam. Today, he planned to go to An City to retrieve the Puppet Materials from the Lin Zhongsheng Group and craft a puppet.
After acquiring the Five-Colored Law Fragnt, he had researched it and discovered that indeed, it had the effect of shielding against providence, albeit with significant limitations.
Even if Jiang Ning refined the fragnt into himself, he still couldn't break through the barrier between the two worlds.
He could still firmly conclude that it was impossible for beings from the real world or from that world to travel between each other.
Thus, Jiang Ning faced two choices: the first was to directly refine the Five-Colored Law Fragnt, which would advance his Qi Refining to the Perfect Realm of Qi Cultivation.
In the Cultivation World, to advance one's cultivation, one has to follow a systematic and gradual process. Only a handful of Spiritual Objects could cause a cultivator's level to jump several minor realms in an instant, and the Law Fragnt was one of them. Its greater function was to aid in comprehending the Heaven and Earth Laws; regrettably, a single fragnt was not enough to enable Jiang Ning to grasp these laws.
If he chose to refine the fragnt, he would benefit in the short term, but in the long run, it would beco harder for Jiang Ning to obtain a second Law Fragnt, making it a one-ti transaction.
The second option was for Jiang Ning to take a risk and infuse the Law Fragnt into a Puppet.
Jiang Ning had consulted with a Puppet Master within his sect, who told him that no matter how low-level a Puppet was, once it was infused with a Law Fragnt, it would retain so characteristics of that fragnt.
Also, since a Puppet was an inanimate object with fewer restrictions and combined with the ability to shield providence, there might be a slim hope for the Puppet to enter that other world.
To seize this slim hope, Jiang Ning decided to give it a try. Even if he failed, he could still obtain a high-level Puppet. If successful, he might be able to continuously acquire Law Fragnts.
The imdiate priority was to complete the Puppet's creation. The materials from the Lin Zhongsheng Group in Ancheng were indispensable.
As Jiang Ning's figure moved further away, Xue Yuantong quickly stood up from her small stool and called out:
"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, where are you going?"
Jiang Ning turned around, looking at her small stature: "Just going out for a bit, I'll be back before 10:40 am."
It was now nine o'clock in the morning, so there was plenty of ti.
"Hmm, don't co back too late, or I won't warm up your buns for lunch!" Xue Yuantong said firmly.
"When have I ever broken my word?"
Jiang Ning waved his hand and continued towards the river dam.
"True," Xue Yuantong reflected, realizing that Jiang Ning was indeed a man of his word.
After Jiang Ning had gone, Xue Chuchu asked:
"Is he always this busy?"
Xue Yuantong replied, "Yeah, no idea what he's busy with every day, hmmph, he's all secretive and doesn't tell anything. As if I would be curious? Absolutely not."
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