Chapter 823: Not Discarding, Not Giving Up

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  On a cold winter day, listening to Kunqu in the backyard, although it's said that there are beautiful women watching, but most of them have a fiery heart, yet they can't stand the chill on their body.

  So all the players made their preparations, and as they looked around, the crowd rushing to the backyard was dressed from head to toe like an old bear. With hand warmers in their hands and thick boots on their feet, those who knew thought it was going to be a performance of "The Legend of the White Snake", while those who didn't thought it was going to be a performance of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

  Zhou Yi's physical strength is ten times that of an ordinary person, but it hasn't reached the point where he can withstand extreme temperatures like in martial arts novels. However, once he gets sick, his condition will be more critical than an ordinary person; therefore, he doesn't dare to neglect himself. He asked for a hand warmer from the idle hands in the garden and added another woolen sweater under his jacket before following the crowd towards the back garden.

  It wasn't until they arrived at the backyard that these young masters from the capital realized they were frogs in a well. Who is Bao Er Ye? Just watching a play could make everyone freeze, and he didn't care about anyone else's feelings, nor did he care about his own, and even if he didn't care about his own, he still had to care about Little Xi standing beside him.

  The opera stage was set up in the center of the "Kunming Lake" in the backyard, with metal frames built along both sides of the stage, embedded with double-layered glass that had good thermal insulation properties, wrapping the entire stage and a large area of over 1,000 square meters in front of it. Inside this huge glass house, dozens of purple copper heaters were scattered all over, burning the finest charcoal, not only warm but also very fragrant.

  "Brush brush brush......"

  But as soon as they entered the glass house, everyone started to take off their thick clothes; this Bao Er Ye was indeed notorious for being fond of playing tricks and giving people surprises, having set up such a warm place, but deliberately not reminding everyone, isn't that suffocating?...

  This glass house is over fifty meters high. Inside, there are mountains and rocks, and every few meters, there is a peony tree, with each flower bud wrapped in layers of plastic film; under the trees are scattered bare wooden tables, filled with snacks and fruits, each table not too large, just enough for four people to sit around.

  These bare wooden tables are just ordinary seats. In the place closest to the stage and with the best angle, there is a small hill built with earth and stone, on top of which an octagonal pavilion with a flying eave has been built, and a stream of water flows down from the side of the pavilion. After entering the small pond below, it becomes a gentle stream flowing into the "Kunming Lake" outside; In the pavilion, there is also a table of wine and dishes, where a smiling young man sits at the head, smiling and waving to the players who enter this glass house.

  "Old Master Bao!"

  "Have you seen Second Master?"

  "You're indeed the most handsome figure in our capital city..."

  At the top of this huge glass house, there is a suspended alloy track in mid-air. Inside the track, a bright metal ball is moving back and forth, illuminating the interior of the glass house with a dazzling display, making everyone see Bao Er Ye at a glance. Suddenly, the sound of flattery filled the air. Everyone rushed to curry favor with this young master from the capital.

  "This Second Master's temperament is really a bit like that of a child. It's already warm enough here, yet he still has those idle servants hand out foot warmers?"

  Zhou Yi and the others, like many gamblers, took off their thick coats and vests as soon as they entered, handing them over to the idle helpers at the door along with their hand warmers; fortunately, the person in charge had made preparations and stopped two horse-drawn carriages at the door specifically for collecting clothes.

  Going to such great lengths just to give everyone an unexpected surprise, this young master is clearly a perfectionist.

  "Mr. Zhou, please follow me with these three..."

  Guan Shi Lao Liu slightly bowed. He invited Zhou Yi and the others to climb up that small hill, heading towards the pavilion where Bao Er Ye was seated.

  "Hmm, who are these three people? The six stewards actually brought them up, and it seems like they're going to sit with Master Bao Er. I don't recognize anyone who's so valued by Master Bao Er?"

  "Haha, He Gongzi, how could you forget? The one in front isn't that kid who got a Worm King? And the two behind are supposedly local tyrants from some small place, trying to get in good with that kid. Bao Er Ye is the number one big shot in our 49 City. This time, holding the Winter Bug Meeting is not giving them face, but giving the bugs face..."

  "Let that kid be proud for now, wait till his cricket loses, and see if Master Bao will still give him face?"

  Those 'officials' and 'rich people' who can enter the ancient garden, which one is not a celebrity in Kyoto? Walking out of this garden, they are all phoenixes and chickens in small circles. However, none of them have the qualifications to walk up this little hill, so they look at Zhou Yi and others with envy and shock, discussing them; Zhou Yi doesn't care, but Liu Ke is a bit nervous, there are several young masters here who know him, their dads also grasp the lifeline of Chu Feng Group, Zhou's younger brother has made too much noise this time, don't really provoke these few masters, or else they will be framed to death by putting on a few more small shoes for Chu Feng Group.

  "Second Master, Mr. Zhou and his party have arrived."

  "Oh?"

  Tang Bao faced the stage, just happened to be back to Zhou Yi and others, heard Lao Liu's report, turned around, first glance at Zhou Yi.

  "What a handsome young man, it's just a pity he has a somewhat arrogant air about him..."

  "This guy looks pretty good, elegant and refined? It's just that he's a bit rustic, like he just came out of the mountains..."

  When a leisurely person first meets a playful master, the four eyes meet and they appreciate each other's face. Both of them are considered to have good eyesight, and their evaluation of each other is very accurate.

  "Good heavens, you're actually Zhou Yi? And yet you still dare to mock me! But your mocking is good, I like it, Second Master. Zhou Ye, what are you hesitating for, sit down..."

  Tang Bao smiled and beckoned to Zhou Yi to sit on his left, nodded for Liu Ke and Zhang Zhao to take a seat, then clapped his hands twice.

  As the applause rose, more than 20 beauties in cheongsam dresses who were originally waiting by the tables walked to the peony flowers and gently removed the plastic covers from the flower buds. At the same time, those idle men also lit up the charcoal fire in the copper stoves, and the huge glass house suddenly became much warmer.

  Everyone was wondering what Bao Er Ye was going to do next, when suddenly a girl sitting under the peony flowers let out a sharp cry: "Wow, the flower has bloomed! The flower has bloomed! So fragrant, so romantic..."

  The whole house of peonies, at this moment simultaneously bloomed, red like fire, white like snow, yellow like gold, black like ink... For a time everyone was immersed in the sea of flowers, smelling the faint scent of peony in their noses, watching those beautiful women dressed in cheongsam dresses fluttering about in the flower sea like butterflies, pouring tea and water for everyone. In their hearts, they couldn't help but secretly sigh: "After all, Second Master is the best, this master really knows how to enjoy himself!"

  Liu Ke and Zhang Zhao both nodded in admiration. Liu Ke wanted to find an opportunity to chat with Bao Er Ye, smiling and saying: "Second Master is really ingenious. It's admirable. But I just can't figure it out, how did these peonies open instantly?"

  "Zhou brothers, what do you think?" Tang Bao ignored Liu Ke and instead asked Zhou Yi.

  He made the peonies bloom simultaneously, actually learning from the ancient number one female emperor Wu Zetian. However, even Wu Mei Niang back then needed a whole night to make the peonies bloom in winter, how can that compare to Bao Er Ye's mighty palm strikes making all flowers bloom at once?

  After the peony bloomed, almost everyone was amazed. Tang Bao thought that Zhou Yi, this rustic fellow, would be extremely shocked and from then on would prostrate himself in admiration for him. But unexpectedly, Zhou Yi just smiled slightly, as if he had seen something completely normal, leaving Tang Bao feeling greatly disappointed and unable to help but ask Zhou Yi.

  "This guy is definitely showing off in front of me. I'd like to see what makes you so calm?" Tang Bao thought to himself, feeling quite resentful.

  "Forgot to keep a low profile again..."

  Zhou Yi secretly sighed, he was originally a farming god who cultivated the ninth-level Great Perfection. How could Tang Bao's small trick deceive him? This is like a male lion seeing a mongrel attacking, no matter how well the mongrel performs, in the eyes of the male lion it is nothing more than that. Can you still expect the male lion to be shocked and follow with crazy screams?

  So Zhou Yi seemed very calm, but he forgot that almost everyone was applauding and cheering for Tang Bao's wonderful ideas. He just smiled and didn't comment, which was too unusual.

  But now, it can only shock Tang Bao a bit. Zhou Yi also saw that this Treasure Number Two is the "leather ball" type, the more fiercely you hit him, the more excited he becomes, and he won't take it out on you; if you can't come up with a reason yourself, you'll be resented by him instead, and bring unnecessary trouble.

  "This is the 'hiding spring and storing autumn' method in planting..."

  Zhou Yi smiled and glanced at Tang Bao: "Actually, from last night, the gardener under your second master's command began to force these peonies with hot air. They calculated the time accurately, letting these flowers open to 90% an hour ago; then they covered the flower buds with plastic sheets and released cold air, causing the 90% opened flowers to quickly shrink. When needed, they can use hot air again to make these peonies bloom instantly... Second Master, I wonder if my guess is correct?"

  "You actually know how to plant?"

  Tang Bao looked at Zhou Yi with great surprise, his eyes shining like little stars. Suddenly he grabbed his hand and said: "Good brother, flowers, birds, insects, fish, flowers are ranked first, you must teach me more in the future."

  "Uh..."

  Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he pretended to be nonchalant as he withdrew his hand, saying: "Second Master is overpraising me. You have insect experts and flower experts under your command, all of whom are masters in their fields, far superior to me. How could I possibly teach you?"

  "That won't do, I've set my heart on you."

  Tang Bao shook his head and said: "And, the 'Second Master' is what outsiders call me. Good brother, from now on just call me Bao Ge Er, I'm 24 this year, how old are you?"

  "Hmm, I'm 26...". Zhou Yi slightly furrowed his brow, thinking to himself how did it come to age again, what does this guy want?

  "Haha, you're older than me. From now on, I'll call you Brother Zhou, good brother... What other clever tricks do you have? You must teach them all to me!"

  "Good older brother..."

  Zhou Yi's heart grew even colder. Liu Ke and Zhang Zhao were also relatively stunned, speechless with joy in their hearts, thinking to themselves, how could it be that Zhou, the younger brother, really had a 'Liu Xianglian' fate?

  Standing by and listening to the difference, Dr. Bug and Liu Guanshi couldn't help but secretly smile wryly. Only they knew that Bao Er Ye was a person with a split personality, sometimes serious and sometimes crazy; when he was serious, his decisiveness would make people tremble with fear, but once he became crazy, he would be like a child. Moreover, whenever 'Old Man' encountered someone more clever than himself, he would inevitably go mad, and now it was just like that.

  "Cough, Second Master, everyone has taken their seats, don't you think... it's time to start the play now?"

  Lao Liu interrupted their enthusiastic conversation with a cough, fearing that this precious Second Master would make another joke.

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