Chapter 153 - Chapter 153: Chapter 153 Conversation (1/2)

Chapter 153: Chapter 153 Conversation

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Lin Jing finished his assessment, left the alchemy room, and returned to his own small courtyard.

Not even half an hour had passed before there was a knock at the door. Lin Jing opened the courtyard door to find Huang Qingling standing at the entrance.

And it wasn’t just Huang Qingling by herself; the siblings Li Tan and Li Qingqing had also come along.

As soon as Huang Qingling saw Lin Jing, she directly asked:

“Lin Jing, how did it go? Did you pass the assessment?”

Lin Jing nodded, then replied:

“Fortunately, I barely passed…”

“I also have to thank Brother Li for his guidance…”

Lin Jing looked toward Li Tangyu and quickly gave him the credit.

“Brother Lin is too modest. Actually, I didn’t help much; it was mainly down to your own efforts.” Li Tangyu said with a smile.

Huang Qingling pursed her lips and said:

“You two don’t need to be so modest with each other. It’s good that you passed.

We were worried before, but thankfully, you made it through smoothly.” “Lin Jing’s passing of the assessment is cause for celebration.”

“However, it’s a bit of a shame…” Li Qingqing spoke up at this point.

Everyone turned to look at her, not understanding her meaning.

“What’s so regrettable about Lin Jing passing the assessment?” Huang Qingling asked.

Li Qingqing took two steps back and then said:

“It’s a shame that…”

“Now that Brother Lin has passed, he has no reason to live with you anymore…” “You…” Li Qingqing saw Huang Qingling reach out, about to slap her.

“Giggle…”

She quickly giggled and ran off.

Lin Jing and Li Tangyu both had a deadpan expression on their faces.

“Okay, let’s not fool around…”

“Seriously, Lin Jing’s passing is indeed worth celebrating.” Huang Qingling spoke up again at this moment.

“What do you guys think?”

After speaking, Huang Qingling turned to look at everyone.

“I think so too.”

Li Qingqing immediately agreed.

“I haven’t used up the ingredients I prepared earlier. Could you two possibly…” Huang Qingling looked toward Lin Jing and Li Tangyu.

Originally, there was only Lin Jing, the one chef, but now with Li Tangyu added, there was finally someone to share the cooking duties.

“Those ingredients probably weren’t prepared earlier…”

Obviously, Huang Qingling’s ulterior motives couldn’t escape either of them.

“That’s not important…”

Huang Qingling said cheerfully, without a hint of embarrassment.

“As expected…”

Lin Jing and Li Tangyu exchanged glances.

Then Lin Jing said:

“Alright, bring them out then.” After speaking, he added:

“But let’s agree on one thing in advance…”

“After this time, I’m afraid there will be quite a long period when I won’t be able to join you all for gatherings like this.”

“What happened?”

Huang Qingling looked at Lin Jing, full of confusion.

“After this assessment, Steward Zheng has increased the number of elixir medicines I need to submit to fifty. Now I’ll be just like the other offering priests.”

“So, I’ll need to devote more time to alchemy and probably won’t have any free time left.’

“Why would that happen?”

Huang Qingling’s eyebrows shot up as she spoke angrily:

“You were permitted to submit thirty elixirs by Old Man Bai himself; how could he just change that on a whim?”

Lin Jing spread his hands and then began explaining:

“But now with Elder Bai not here, the entire Yuebaolou in Nanshan Market is being managed by this Steward Zheng. Naturally, what he says goes.”

“Brother Lin…”