Cheng Xiaofan woke up with the dawn and realized that it had rained heavily the previous day. The thunder in his dream must have come from this downpour.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, indicating that the rain last night had been considerable.
The Dragon Boat should not have appeared in the sky last night, or if it had, it would have been obscured by the clouds and gone unnoticed by anyone.
That single Dragon Boat was imbued with great sentience; once it was discovered, it would not be found a second time, lest it cause panic in Zhuxi Village.
After merging spirits with Bai Yiling, Cheng Xiaofan felt that the spiritual energy within him had greatly increased.
The cultivation of ordinary people often begins from within their own bodies, expelling the old and welcoming the new, absorbing the five-elemental spiritual energy contained within the heavens and earth, thereby replenishing themselves and strengthening their physical bodies and souls.
Furthermore, the process was quite complex; if even one step was mishandled, it could lead to a qi deviation, or even death.
However, Cheng Xiaofan's method of cultivation was becoming increasingly simple: all he needed was a spirit fusion in his dreams with his goddess, aboard the Dragon Boat soaring through the starry sky.
With the added boost of energy elixirs, Cheng Xiaofan felt his cultivation was utterly perfect.
He couldn't help but wonder if Shennong's cultivation in ancient times was similar to his.
Where there's no comparison, there's no suffering.
If other ancient martial arts practitioners were to discover the secret of Cheng Xiaofan's cultivation, they would likely die of jealousy, spitting blood.
*Ding-a-ling!*
Just as Cheng Xiaofan finished washing up after waking up, his mobile phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Sakai Kyoko.
Had this lover of life from the Land of Cherry Blossoms already arrived in Jinbao Town?
He pressed the answer button, and a sweet, soft, and perfectly controlled voice, like a culinary masterpiece, came from the other end of the phone: "Master, I am your slave girl, Sakai Kyoko!"
"I arrived in Jinbao Town in the middle of the night yesterday. I wanted to call you then, but I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I suppressed my urgent desire to see you."
"Currently, I am in Suite Number Two on the seventh floor of the Xinyi Grand Hotel. Master, could you come over now to meet your slave girl?"
"Wait for me a moment!" Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan hung up the phone.
Sakai Kyoko on the other end of the line was instantly bewildered.
"Wait for me a moment!"
After all I said, he only replied with those five words?
Normally, I had already sent him my photos in advance. This man should have been quite excited to receive my call.
He should have said to me, "Beautiful Miss Kyoko, I will rush over to meet you immediately!"
No!
He should have said, "My dear Kyoko, I've missed you so much, I'm on my way!"
But!
His tone held no hint of eagerness.
This was illogical and unscientific!
Was it possible that I wasn't alluring enough?
That was impossible!
Sakai Kyoko grew more and more dejected as she thought about it.
She thought, "Alright, then I'll wait for your arrival."
Once you meet me, I'll use my secret technique to subdue you.
At that point, I won't be your slave girl, but your supreme mistress. I'll make you obey my every command!
Hmph!
...
After hanging up Sakai Kyoko's call, Cheng Xiaofan immediately rode his motorcycle back home.
By then, Bai Yiling had already woken up and was helping Miao Xiuhua prepare breakfast. When she saw Cheng Xiaofan, a blush of tender red appeared on her face.
Recalling the frenzy of their dream, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but blush slightly in front of his girlfriend.
Miao Xiuhua secretly observed them a few times from the side, feeling very curious. They had been together for a long time, and both were worldly individuals. Why were they still blushing?
This seemed a bit unusual!
"Yiling, Xiaofan, let's eat!" Miao Xiuhua called out to them.
Cheng Xiaofan looked around and asked, "Mom, where's Dad?"
Miao Xiuhua replied, "Your dad caught a large soft-shelled turtle in the stream early this morning. He knew your Grandpa Luo liked to eat such things, so he took it to Grandpa Luo's."
"They are together now, with endless topics to discuss. He'll probably be kept there for lunch by your Grandpa Luo, so let's eat our own meal!"
After breakfast, as Miao Xiuhua and Bai Yiling were clearing away the dishes, Mei Xueyun arrived.
Mei Xueyun had stayed in the city for a few days recently. This time, she returned with a pile of documents for Happy Wine and Drunken Chicken, including health permits, business licenses, and trademark registration certificates.
The Drunken Chicken was officially named "Drunken Chicken."
With these relevant documents, Happy Wine and Drunken Chicken could be officially sold to the public.
When Bai Yiling was the president of Bai's Group in C City, she had access to numerous sales channels, and these resources were very powerful.
Cheng Xiaofan's participation in the World Famous Wine Auction had inadvertently provided strong advertising for his mother Miao Xiuhua's Happy Wine.
It could be said that there would be no shortage of buyers for Happy Wine and Drunken Chicken.
The auction price of one hundred million for a premium bottle did not represent the market price; similarly, the premium wines released to the market could not be equated to the quality of the auction wines.
Those auction wines had passed through Cheng Xiaofan's hands, and with a slight infusion of spiritual energy, their price was naturally stabilized within the hundred-million mark.
This meant that there were also subtle distinctions within the premium Happy Wine.
However, the technical staff under Bai Yiling had already handled the details of the grading for premium and regular Happy Wine.
As for the ultimate premium Happy Wine, it would always remain in Cheng Xiaofan's possession, as this was something Miao Xiuhua's winery could not produce.
The price of this ten-billion-yuan wine would only increase in the future, never decrease.
Currently, all sales-related matters were handled by Bai Yiling, while Cheng Xiaofan was content to be a hands-off owner.
Although Bai's Group in C City had disappeared, a new conglomerate would soon emerge in Zhuxi Village.
While it might not be called Bai's Group, Bai Yiling would be its president, and the core management team would still be the former members of Bai's Group.
This new group company, which was about to appear in Zhuxi Village, would undoubtedly rise to the pinnacle of the world under Bai Yiling's leadership.
Jokingly, as his "Dragon Phoenix Support," Cheng Xiaofan had no reason not to believe that she would successfully surpass all the business tycoons in the world.
If she couldn't even achieve that, what would be the use of him inheriting Shennong's legacy?
Bai Yiling and Mei Xueyun pored over a stack of documents, discussing related matters. Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Cheng Xiaofan left the house and headed towards the back mountain.
Before he even reached the back mountain, his mobile phone rang.
Without a doubt, this must be Sakai Kyoko calling to urge him.
Cheng Xiaofan took out his phone and saw that her number was indeed displayed on the screen.
"Heh, it's Sakai Kyoko. Why are you calling me?" Cheng Xiaofan asked, feigning ignorance.
Sakai Kyoko almost fainted upon hearing this.
What kind of way was that to speak?
"Master, have you forgotten? Didn't I call you this morning? I've already arrived in Jinbao Town and I'm waiting for you at the hotel!"
Sakai Kyoko said with some frustration, "Master, please come quickly, I'm waiting for you with a broken heart!"