Mu Guiyi: “…”

I feel bad just because I can't eat right away. Is this what food cultivation is?

Qin Zhen was excited and was ready to get started.

"Elder Mu, we have conducted experiments so many times before, and we only knew the specific effects after making and trying the products. This time, I have some other ideas, so let's verify them."

Mu Guiyi was instantly interested by Qin Zhen's words.

"Oh? What do you think?"

"In fact, I think we may have thought too deeply before. We always analyze the characteristics of food ingredients and infer the possible effects of food from them. But in fact, is it possible that the effect is related to the effect of food ingredients, but it is not so strong?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Guiyi did not immediately deny Qin Zhen's conjecture, but instead asked another question: "Then what do you think is the strong connection?"

“The properties of food.”

"Huh? What do you say?"

"Just like people's spiritual roots, food also has its own 'spiritual roots', and different spiritual roots represent different effects."

After hearing this, Mu Guiyi became even more interested in Qin Zhen's theory.

"How do you define the spiritual roots of food?"

At least in Mu Guiyi's opinion, spiritual plants and the like are all wood spiritual roots.

But obviously, Qin Zhen's classification of plant spiritual roots is not so simple and crude.

"Elder Mu, can you see the color of spiritual energy?"

Mu Guiyi almost immediately understood what Qin Zhen meant: "Can you?"

Qin Zhen nodded solemnly: "Now I can."

"When did this happen?"

"I didn't pay much attention to it before, but it should be after I met an old friend of mine. But I really discovered it when I was just practicing."

When Qin Zhen said this, she turned her head to look at the magnolia tree by the window.

The pure white magnolia flowers were in full bloom on the branches, but in Qin Zhen's eyes, the aura they contained carried a hint of aqua blue.

The color is very light and very pretty.

"When I finished my training and opened my eyes, the fluctuations in my spiritual energy had not yet completely subsided, but I could see that the spiritual energy had its own colors."

"..."

Mu Guiyi fell silent upon hearing this.

He was not doubting what Qin Zhen said, it was simply because he recalled the series of behaviors Qin Zhen had just displayed after waking up from meditation.

Whether he was climbing out the window due to hunger, guzzling good tea, or dealing with the various plants and animals brought back by the demons, Qin Zhen did not show any sign of realizing such an important matter.

Now she dropped such a bombshell so casually that he was a little overwhelmed.

Qin Zhen had not yet noticed Elder Mu's unusual silence, and was still speaking with a relaxed look on his face.

“But because there are so many colors, I feel like I can experiment and organize them through these 108 dishes.”

After finishing speaking, Qin Zhen paused for a moment, and then added: "But these are just my sudden thoughts, which doesn't mean they are really correct. Maybe the colors I saw are not what they seem at all."

After hearing this, Mu Guiyi finally sorted out his complicated thoughts.

"You'll know if it's true or not if you try it."

"Ok!"

The two had worked together many times before and had a tacit understanding. One was responsible for the hands-on work, while the other was responsible for observation, comparison and recording.

There was almost no need for any extra communication, and they began to prepare Qin Zhen's special fairy-tale version of the Manchu-Han banquet in full swing.

In the end, Mu Guiyi even contributed his own special tea, allowing Qin Zhen to make a strange tea with bamboo fungus.

It took half a day to prepare these 108 dishes.

In the end, there were eight long tables almost surrounding the entrance of the library.

Various aromas intertwined together, and even Mu Guiyi, who did not indulge in food, felt a little hungry at this moment.

"Elder Mu, come and verify it."

Qin Zhen solemnly handed the bowl and chopsticks in her hand to Mu Guiyi.

"it is good."

So, the two of them carried their bowls and chopsticks and ate from the first table all the way to the eighth table.

When Jing Xing and Xiang Qing woke up from their brief meditation and came to the entrance of the library, what they saw was -

Qin Zhen and Elder Mu were standing back to back, each silently loosening their belts.

Jing Xing: “…”

Xiang Qing: “…”

Later, Mu Guiyi was the first to notice the two people's gazes. He immediately looked calm and returned to his pavilion to drink tea.

It was as if the person who just loosened his belt was not himself.

Only Qin Zhen was left there still struggling with the belt.

"cough."

In the end, Jingxing reacted quickly, looked away and coughed lightly.

Qin Zhen finally reacted.

But she didn't seem embarrassed at all, and was even quite happy. She patted her belt, which she had finally tied, and greeted Jingxing and the others:

"Second Brother, First Sister, come quickly, I made some food and kept it warm with a spiritual tool."

"Hey, why is there a note on the table?"

Xiang Qing was the first to notice that in addition to food, bowls and chopsticks, there was a piece of paper on each dining table.

Even the words on the note were specially written with gold powder, which was very attractive.

Well, at least, it is very attractive to Xiang Qing.

"Well, after Elder Mu and I determined the effects of these vegetables, we put vegetables with similar effects together so that you can use them as needed."

"That's great." Xiang Qing was a little surprised. "Is there anyone who can calm down? I feel like I'm a little impatient. It took me most of the day to calm down just now."

"Yes, yes, yes, this is the table."

Qin Zhen pointed to a table at the back and recommended a few dishes to Xiang Qing.

Seeing Xiang Qinghuan happily leaving, Qin Zhen looked at Jing Xing and asked, "Second Senior Brother, is there any effect you need?"

Jingxing saw that Qin Zhen had a calm expression and clear eyes, and she didn't feel embarrassed about what had just happened.

He sighed softly, "I'll go to the table where people are concentrating their minds and calming their spirits."

Qin Zhen: “Hmm?”

I always feel that there is something else behind what Second Brother said.

But soon, Qin Zhen's attention was diverted.

Because Mu Guiyi finally realized something and said, "Oh, Qin Zhen, Elder Qin from Qingyun Temple sent someone to send something over, saying it's a thank you gift for you."

"Well, he gave me a gift? What did he give me?"

Qin Zhen's first reaction upon hearing this was not surprise, but vigilance.

After all, Elder Qin didn't leave a very good impression on her, although they did work together in the end.

Mu Guiyi directly threw something over.

Seeing this, although Qin Zhen was still alert in her mind, her body had already taken action. She stepped forward and took the thing in her palm.