Chapter 210 Bai Ze Bloodline is Activated

Cui Xiaoyi widened his eyes and raised his voice three degrees:

“Rice soup? Why would a puppy drink rice soup?!”

Gong Tianwu immediately raised his voice and said:

“Yes, it’s rice soup! Dad just said that he would give me fifty silver treasures to heal my wounds. If you don’t cook it, I will go out and buy it.”

My mother obviously didn’t expect this, so she could only sigh in submission and said:
“Okay, okay, okay, my little ancestor.”

As the seventh son of the Marquis’s Mansion, Gong Tianwu still has some small privileges, such as a small kitchen where he lives.

After all, the big kitchen is only responsible for lunch and dinner, so it is convenient to have a midnight snack or cook porridge or something like that.

When Cui Xiaoyi went into the kitchen to cook the porridge, he found that the child was gone again, so he became a little anxious.

Unexpectedly, Gong Tianwu came back soon after with a sack and threw it to her:
“Mom, please keep it for me.”

Cui Xiaoyi opened it and saw that it was full of silver glittering and jingling treasures. To be honest, she had never seen so much money in her hands at once. She was surprised and said:

“What is this? Did you go to Sheber’s place?”

Gong Tianwu said:

“Of course. Father has to go out on inspections every now and then, so we should strike while the iron is hot and get this done while he’s at home. If we delay for too long, someone might come and interfere.”

As soon as Cui Xiaoyi heard this, he felt that his son was right. In a wealthy family like the Marquis’ Mansion, there shouldn’t be too many infighting and dragging things down.

When she went into the house to put the money, Gong Tianwu had already gone to the kitchen and clumsily scooped out a bowl of rice soup.

The newly harvested brown rice this year has been cooked thoroughly, so there is a thin layer of oil film floating on the surface, exuding a faint rice aroma.

The oil film is naturally condensed after the rice soup cools down. It is like a layer of transparent gauze, swaying gently, as if it would break if touched.

Gong Tianwu put the rice soup next to the basket to dry for a while, and found that two puppies who were only half a day old were curled up together, trembling slightly, as if they had not yet fully adapted to this strange world.

Their hair was wet, and there were traces of blood left by the female dog on their dark grey fur, making them look particularly disheveled.

Although they were born not long ago, they are larger than ordinary puppies, with strong limbs and much wider paws than ordinary puppies, exuding a sense of power.

Gong Tianwu gently stirred the rice soup with a spoon, and the oil film was cut open, revealing the thick rice paste underneath.

He scooped a spoonful and carefully handed it to the mouth of one of the puppies.

When the puppy smelled the food, it suddenly raised its head, its nose twitched, and its tongue began to lick rapidly.

Although its movements were clumsy, they were inherently ferocious, as if it was not eating rice soup but tearing its prey apart.

It gobbled the rice soup ravenously, leaving an oily film at the corners of its mouth, but it didn’t care and just kept swallowing it.

The other puppy heard the noise and crawled over staggeringly.

Its movements were even more violent. It directly used its head to push its companion away, grabbed the spoon and started snatching food.

Its mouth was wide open, almost biting the spoon, as if it was not food but prey.

Because the original body probably likes dogs very much, Gong Tianwu is also very interested in these two puppies at this time:
“Why are these two little guys so fierce when eating?”

Cui Xiaoyi also came over and frowned as he watched the two puppies eating.
“Yeah, how can ordinary puppies be so fierce? Look at them, they look like they are snatching food when they eat.”

The two puppies wolfed down the bowl of rice soup, even leaving behind the residue at the bottom of the bowl. Then they whimpered again, obviously not feeling full.

Gong Tianwu fed them two bowls of rice soup and found that their stomachs were obviously bulging.

Their bellies were bulging, but their eyes still had a wild light, as if they were not satisfied yet.

After eating, the two guys were obviously tired. They curled up together, snoring softly in their throats, and soon fell asleep.

But even so, their bodies remain tense and their ears are slightly erected, as if they are ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

Cui Xiaoyi looked at the two puppies’ round bellies and couldn’t help but sigh:
“These two little guys are really good eaters. This is another big expense.”

Gong Tianwu said impatiently:

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll take care of their food.”

Cui Xiaoyi was silent for a while, and couldn’t help but say:

“It would be great if your third uncle hadn’t been tripped up by someone. He was in charge of the cleaning at the time. Any slop from the kitchen would be enough for these two little guys to eat.”

Speaking of his third uncle, the image of a round-faced young man with a smile on his face immediately emerged in Gong Tianwu’s mind.

His name was Cui Ziyang. He had been an apprentice in a pawnshop for four years, so he was able to speak and write. Later, relying on Cui Xiaoyi’s relationship, he became a third-class manager in the marquis’s mansion.

In fact, he was in charge of supervising the garbage removal in Guanhou Mansion. However, he was tripped by someone and lost his job.

He was also very kind to Gong Tianwu. After hearing this, Gong Tianwu said:
“What is Third Uncle doing now?”

Cui Xiaoyi sighed and said:

“He was also unlucky this year. He fell seriously ill after leaving the palace and lost eighty copper coins in hunger. Now he is looking for someone to help him so that he can follow the foreign merchant caravan to keep accounts.”

Gong Tianwu frowned. Going to the foreign caravan to keep accounts was not an easy job.

It’s freezing cold over there, and everyone in the caravan has to put half a finger’s worth of oil on their faces to protect them from the cold wind. Otherwise, after a day’s walk, the northwest wind would leave several bloody cuts on their faces.

Moreover, the wild animals and horse bandits on the grassland are very rampant. If you are not careful, you may lose your life in this remote area.

So Gong Tianwu immediately said:
“Didn’t Dad just bring over some money? I paid for Third Uncle’s famine and told him not to take the risk of going outside the province. Mom, you can ask him to come get the money later.”

Cui Xiaoyi smiled brightly after hearing this:

“You have a conscience, too. Your uncle loves you well. Okay, I’ll send someone to tell him right away.”

Seeing that it was time for dinner, Cui Xiaoyi went to the public kitchen to get some vegetables and some steamed buns.

The mother and son ate the porridge in the pot. Gong Tianwu felt sleepy and went to sleep.

The next morning, Gong Tianwu got up early, and according to his previous memory, he took his books and went to the private school in the marquis’ mansion. After all, a broken left hand did not prevent him from attending classes.

This is because I was usually quite keen on studying before, so I had to maintain the habit of life to avoid being exposed.

After hanging around in the private school for half a morning, when it was time to write, Gong Tianwu left on the pretext that it was inconvenient to write. However, after walking about ten meters, he saw a magpie in front of him calling at him.

When Gong Tianwu walked over, it flew a few meters to the side, then turned back and barked, as if it was leading the way.

Seeing this scene, Gong Tianwu’s heart moved, knowing that this was probably because the 8 causal points (Bai Ze bloodline) consumed before began to take effect. The Marquis’s Mansion was martial, and there were guards in the mansion, so it occupied a very large area. There was also a racecourse, a playground, and a shooting garden in the backyard, so it was very spacious.

Gong Tianwu was led by the magpie to the woods in the backyard. He found that the magpie had landed in a bird’s nest more than three meters above the ground and would not leave. It kept sticking its head out and calling to Gong Tianwu.

Gong Tianwu couldn’t climb because of his broken arm, so he searched for a long time before he found a pole and poked the bird’s nest down.

I found that there were no eggs inside, but there were some smelly bird droppings. However, among the bird droppings there was a sesame-sized object that was quite eye-catching.

This thing has a light blue glaze, and if you look closely, it should be a seed similar to chili seeds.

It must have been eaten by the bird, but it was not digested and was directly excreted.

Gong Tianwu picked up the thing with his fingers, and then was surprised to find that it dissolved at his fingertips, turning into a light blue liquid and then seeping into his skin.

This undoubtedly made him feel relieved. After all, if it was to be taken orally, he would have to overcome his own psychological pressure.

Immediately, Gong Tianwu felt a little dizzy and had tinnitus, and then felt a stream of warm current flowing out from his heart and spreading to his limbs and bones.

Immediately afterwards, he was struck by an intense sleepiness, and he could not help but find a tree stump to lean against and fell into a deep sleep.

However, rather than saying it was sleep, it would be more like a semi-comatose state. After only about ten minutes, Gong Tianwu rubbed his eyes and woke up.

Suddenly I realized that I seemed to be different from before, my perception was sharper, and at the same time, there was something mysterious brewing in my body.

Then he got a hint:
“Because you consumed the Dream Scrophularia seeds, the Bai Ze bloodline in your body has been stimulated to a certain extent.”

“Your physical fitness has been improved slightly in all aspects, but this improvement is not immediate, but is slowly stimulated as you age.”

“The activation range is +5 for all attributes. This effect will take three years to fully take effect.”

“Because of the activation of Bai Ze’s bloodline, you have gained a passive skill: the ability to recognize people.”

“Bai Ze is said to have a pair of wise eyes that can identify everything in the world. Although the Bai Ze blood in your body is thin, it also gives you similar lower-level abilities.”

“When you see humans (including humanoid creatures), you have a chance to gain some unknown and unique intelligence about them.”

“There are two major conditions for triggering the ability to recognize people.”

“First, the more cautious the target is towards you, the lower the chance of triggering.”

“Second, the higher your spiritual awareness, the higher the chance of triggering it.”

After receiving this hint, Gong Tianwu did not pay much attention to it. After all, he had too many abnormal skills. Then he felt hungry and went home directly.

When Gong Tianwu returned home, he found that his third uncle Cui Ziyang had already arrived. He was a round-faced young man who was always smiling and very friendly.

He was chatting with his mother, Cui Xiaoyi, and helping to feed the two energetic puppies.

Seeing Gong Tianwu coming back, Cui Ziyang first looked at his arm with concern, and then reminded him a few words like “don’t move around”.

Gong Tianwu was about to speak when a prompt suddenly appeared in front of him:
“Bai Ze bloodline passive skill: the ability to recognize people is activated.”

“Target: Cui Ziyang.”

“Strength: Average.”

“Loyalty: 90/100”

“Possessing B-type talent: good at making money.” (Talent is the potential that one is born with)

“Have traits: keep your word.” (Traits are personal qualities + personal labels brought by acquired education/experience)
Seeing this, Gong Tianwu was stunned, and suddenly realized that this skill was more useful than he had imagined.

At this time, Cui Ziyang saw that Gong Tianwu was silent, so he started chatting with Cui Xiaoyi next to him:

“Oh, sister, you don’t know that the famine I pulled before was borrowed from Brother Li Shi. Something happened to his family two days ago, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.”

“If you don’t send someone to tell me today, I will have to go to Wang Mazi to borrow money from the King of Hell, and then find someone to go outside to try my luck! So I came right over, and Brother Li is still waiting outside.”

When Cui Xiaoyi heard this, he hurried into the inner room to get the money, then dug out four large roasted potatoes from the ashes on the stove and put them in a small basket.

“Then you should quickly give the money to them, and give these four roasted potatoes to Brother Li to try. The palace just got them back from Longwai three days ago.”

Cui Ziyang immediately said:

“Okay, sis. I’ll go right away.”

Cui Xiaoyi said:

“Remember to come back after you get the money and stuff!”

“I knew you were coming. And your nephew just happened to have his arm broken, so I went out of my way to buy a small piece of beef bone. We’ll have beef bone stewed with radish for lunch.”

Cui Ziyang was not polite to his own sister, and said with a smile:

“Okay, I’ll be back after I send Brother Li off.”

Cui Xiaoyi then ordered Gong Tianwu to take the lunch basket to the public kitchen to get lunch, while she was preparing the beef bones she had bought under the stove.

Cui Xiaoyi is a thrifty person who is good at managing the household.

Although the beef ribs she bought had been carefully trimmed by the butcher, there were still a lot of tendons and meat left on them. They tasted very good after being cooked until soft, and they were much cheaper than beef.

Soon, the chopped beef ribs were rolling in the boiling water, emitting an enticing aroma along with the ginger.

Cui Ziyang came back soon and helped peel radishes.

At this time, two puppies who were just born less than two days ago smelled the fragrance, and actually made “woohoo” and “chirp” sounds from the basket, struggling and rolling over to crawl towards this side.

Although their eyes are not open yet, they seem to be able to accurately locate the direction by relying on their sense of smell.

Seeing this scene, Cui Ziyang was shocked and said:

“These two puppies are not ordinary. Normal puppies open their eyes after seven days and crawl after ten days. These puppies are developing too fast.”

Gong Tianwu shrugged and said indifferently:
“I guess the big black variety is good.”

Cui Ziyang suddenly frowned, his expression somewhat solemn, and said in a low voice:
“Sister, do you remember that a month ago, I borrowed Dahei to look after the sweet potato field?”

Cui Xiaoyi nodded:

“Remember, didn’t you say at that time that there were many wild animals in the fields recently and you were worried that the sweet potatoes would be destroyed at night?”

(End of this chapter)