# Chapter 2578: The Ingredients Got Even More Complicated
Jiangnan finally figured out what exactly Zhiming's function was!
Normally, it might not do much, but when a real big crisis comes, it's definitely a life-saving thing!
Not just saving your own life, but protecting your entire web of causality!
Currently, Jiangnan's strength is insufficient, far from being able to push Zhiming to its limit and produce effects like Qing Er's use!
But even just the extent he can use it at this stage has already brought Jiangnan endless benefits!
This time, he really made a huge profit, okay?
And Zhong Yingxue and the others saw that Jiangnan's level had already reached Transcendent Level 10, which made them even more anxious. They wished they could start cultivating on the spot!
Otherwise, the gap would only be pulled wider by Jiangnan!
After the pollination ceremony ended, Qing Er's purpose was also perfectly achieved. The group returned to Qing Yu Terrace on Mai Sui Star!
And since completing the pollination with Jiangnan, Qing Er had been following Jiangnan everywhere she went, as if this was the only way she could feel safe!
In front of the long table at Qing Yu Terrace, Jiangnan sat cross-legged on the ground, drinking hot tea from his cup, with Qing Er standing behind him!
And opposite the table, Qing Nong, Qing Tian, and Qing Cong were all kneeling on the ground, looking extremely respectful, not even daring to raise their heads!
Jiangnan's mouth twitched:
(￢﹏￢٥) "How long are you guys going to keep kneeling? Can we still talk business? It's not even New Year yet, kneeling won't get you any red envelopes!"
"But I can hammer out a few smoking red envelopes for you if you want!"
[Resentment value from Qing Nong +666!]
[Resentment value from Qing Tian…]
Their faces all darkened. Who the hell is kneeling for you? We're kneeling to the Holy Vine Lord, to show our highest respect!
After all, without Qing Er, there would be no Star Farming Clan today!
Jiangnan cleared his throat:
(ˇ～ˇ๑) "Since you want to kneel, go ahead and kneel. No problem. Let's continue where we left off!"
"About what I said regarding the Star Farming Clan joining the Carbon-Based Alliance…"
Before Jiangnan could finish, Qing Nong suddenly stood up, his expression firm:
(˵ಠĹ̯ಠ˵) "Join! Alliance! The Star Farming Clan will join the Carbon-Based Alliance right now! Do we need to sign agreements, spirit curses, or anything?"
Qing Tian was stunned: ∑(°口°๑) "Lord Qing Nong! Think twice! Didn't you say before that…"
Qing Nong glared: (͡⚆益͡⚆٥) "Shut up! What is there to reconsider? Even if I thought a hundred times, the result would be the same! Do we even have a choice?"
Jiangnan had already done THAT with the Holy Vine Lord, and the Fate Awareness method had also pointed out that only Jiangnan could help Qing Er and the Star Farming Clan get through this crisis!
Alliance was the Star Farming Clan's only choice. Under the safety of the Holy Vine Lord, all other concerns seemed less important!
A smile curled at the corner of Jiangnan's mouth:
(〃՞⥎՞) "Oh ho? Now you're being straightforward. Forget about signing spirit curse agreements. If an alliance requires that kind of paper contract, what trust is there?"
"Let's go with what we discussed before! Congratulations to the Star Farming Clan for becoming one of the first core member races of the Carbon-Based Alliance!"
With that, he started clapping. Seeing Jiangnan clap, Qing Er also joined in:
(ᵒ̴̶̷ᴗᵒ̴̶̷人) "Goo… good!"
Qing Nong covered his face. Lord Holy Vine, please don't join in the fun! This isn't a good thing at all!
"Since we're already allied, can our clan's Saintess be…"
Jiangnan smiled: "Of course! I, Alliance Leader Jiang, keep my word!"
With that, he casually tossed the Jin Kela sack in his hand into Qing Nong's arms!
At this moment, Qing Ke, who had been listening to everyone chatting outside, was crying tears of joy!
_(ཀεཀ#」∠)_…
Finally! Finally free, right? No longer used as a weapon by the Jiang Devil!
Long time no see! My long-lost home!
Qing Ke already felt a beautiful life waving at her!
Even Qing Nong's old hands couldn't help trembling. After begging all kinds of ancestors, they had finally gotten the Saintess back!
Everyone looked expectantly at the sack!
But Zhong Yingxue and Wu Liang sensed a deadly crisis and quickly ran to Jiangnan's side, huddling together!
Jiangnan even activated his Starry Sky Dominance, making the space around him as solid as iron!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qing Nong finally tremblingly opened the sack's opening!
(;۶´༎ຶ﹏༎ຶ)۶ "Lord Saintess? Are you…"
Before he could finish, "Waaaaaah!" A lump of golden-yellow something suddenly shot out of the sack!
It was something unspeakable that would definitely need to be pixelated. You could vaguely tell it was a person!
Qing Ke was crying loudly, spreading her arms to hug Qing Nong!
٩(;´҉̛༎ຶ口҉̛༎ຶ`҉̛)۶ "Wahahaha! Grandpa Qing Nong! You finally saved me and brought me home! Qing Ke is so wronged, so sad! Wuwuwu~"
But Qing Ke's hug met only air!
The moment Qing Nong opened the sack, a hellish foul wind rushed out, spreading wildly!
The smell was like a sock worn by sweaty feet for three months without changing, dipped in stinky tofu soup, then pickled in a sauerkraut jar for three years!
You couldn't imagine how fresh and pungent it was, extremely sour!
Qing Nong rolled his eyes on the spot, his face turning blue, and fell straight backward onto the ground, frantically spitting foam!
(꒪ั༥꒪ั|||)…
Qing Ke was stunned, quickly crouched down and poked him:
(ᵒ̴̶̷̥́҉̛﹏҉̛ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀๑҉̛) "Grandpa Qing Nong? What's wrong? Is it because Qing Ke came back and you're so happy you fainted? Wuwu~"
"Brother Qing Tian, I missed you all so much! You have no idea what I…"
Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」∠)_ "Ah!!! Ugh~"
Before he could finish, Qing Tian screamed, his eyes almost burned out, turned his head, and puked a rainbow!
٩(*益*|||)۶ "Ugh! Ughhh! Sto… stop coming over here! What kind of weird thing are you? A poop fairy? My Qing Ke sister is petite and cute, naturally having the fragrance of a young girl, the fresh scent of plants, but you… Ughhh~"
Qing Ke stomped her feet anxiously:
(ง҉̛ᵒ̌҉̛﹏҉̛ᵒ̌҉̛)ง "Me! It's me! I'm Qing Ke! Brother Qing Tian, you…"
But Qing Tian was rubbing his eyes, tears streaming, and staggering away with a crazy run while stepping like he didn't recognize his own relatives!
Running and vomiting, after a few hundred meters, he collapsed to the ground, kicking his legs and not moving anymore!
_(ˇཀˇ|||ゝ∠)_…
Not only that, all the plants within a hundred kilometers had withered!
Qing Ke rubbed her eyes:
(ᵒ̴̶̷̥́҉̛ᯅ҉̛ก̀҉̛) "Sister Qing Cong~ Wuuwuwu~ I'm back! You have no idea how much I missed you!"
As she spoke, Qing Ke ran toward Qing Cong!
Qing Cong was full of terror, too scared to even move, trembling and backing away!
੧੧ᥬ(☍﹏⁰。)᭄ "No no no… no…"
Qing Ke's eyes filled with mist: (ᵒ̴̶̷̥́҉̛～҉̛ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀҉̛) "Sister Qing Cong? I finally escaped from the demon's hands and came home safely. Aren't you happy? Are you disgusted with me?"
Qing Cong cried tears like a waterfall, forcing a dry smile onto her face:
ᥬ(;´༎ຶㅂ༎ຶ`)᭄ "I… I'm not… I… I'm already so happy I'm crying, okay?"
Qing Ke, tears blurring her eyes, hugged Qing Cong: "I like you the most!"
(ɔ¯͒҉̛﹏҉̛¯͒҉̛ᥬ(҉̛꒪ั༥꒪ัC)᭄…
Qing Cong: !!!
Ahhh! I'm contaminated! I'm dirty now!
No no! This smell!
Qing Cong felt like she was about to throw up any second, but being held by Qing Ke, how could she puke? She was the Child of Destiny! If she puked on her, wouldn't she be cursed with bad luck?
So Qing Cong directly pulled out a leek from her skirt and started chomping on it to try to suppress Qing Ke's smell with the leek flavor!
She even stuffed two leeks up her nostrils!
But how could it suppress it? What was on Qing Ke wasn't just durian pulp; it had been fermenting inside the sack for so long!
ᥬ(꒪ั༥꒪ั|||)᭄… "Qing… Qing Ke sister? C-can't you smell yourself?"
Qing Ke scratched her head: ୧(๑҉̛•̌҉̛～҉̛•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Is there some weird smell on me? I can't smell it?"
When she first entered the sack, Qing Ke was indeed stinking so badly she wanted to die, but after smelling it for so long, she had gotten used to it…
"Th-then what's that yellow stuff stuck on you? Is it…"
Could it be that she had been relieving herself inside the sack all this time? Eww~
Qing Ke's face turned red, her eyes darting away:
(๑◔҉̛﹏҉̛◔ิ҉̛๑) "I-it's not anything strange or anything! J-just some pulp!"
And Qing Nong, who had fainted from the stench, finally woke up, sitting straight up from the ground!
Wiping the foam off his mouth:
(|||ʘ̅дʘ̅|||) "Lord Nan Shen, t-this is way too perverted of you! This this… what the hell is this smell? It's too strong, too filthy!"
Looking at the pixelated Jin Kela, for a moment, Qing Nong didn't even want her anymore. He wanted to stuff her back into the sack and return her to Jiangnan!
Jiangnan and the others were hiding in the Starry Sky Dominance, pinching their noses:
(͡°ก͡°) "Ahem~ Don't worry! It's not anything dirty! Pulp! It's pulp! It does stink a bit after getting it on you, but if you wash it off and eat some durian pulp, the smell will go away!"
"You've got some on you too, right? Eat some and it won't stink!"
Qing Ke looked down at herself, her eyes darting:
(′҉̛◔҉̛‸҉̛◔҉̛`) "C-could I have some new pulp to eat? Th-the stuff on me… it's not all pulp either…"
Qing Cong: !!!
ᥬ(꒪ัཀ꒪ั٥)᭄ "Ugh! Ughhh~ Ughhhhh!"
Some people eat leeks, but what comes out is a rainbow!
Qing Ke's expression froze, petrified on the spot. So this was what it felt like to be bathed in a rainbow?
Now the ingredients on her body were even more complicated, huh?
Qing Cong was scared into tears:
ᥬ(*꒦ິ༥꒦ີ)᭄ "Sorry! Sister Qing Ke, I didn't mean to! I'm not disgusted by you either! Ah right—I'm pregnant! This is morning sickness! Morning sick—Ughhh!"
Qing Ke: (≖҉̛_≖҉̛)……
Qing Nong looked at the Qing Ke in front of him, his eyes hollow. This Child of Destiny probably couldn't be salvaged anymore!
After taking a deep breath, he fainted again, clearly unwilling to accept this reality…
It was like a phone that accidentally fell into a pit. Splash! Although you mustered up the courage to fish it out,
not using it felt like a waste,
but using it… was just disgusting…
So Qing Nong chose to escape reality!
Qing Ke's face was red enough to smoke: "U-um~ I'll go wash up first…"
Unable to bear watching anymore, Jiangnan kindly threw a complete Diamond Giant Durian to Qing Ke…