The dandelion was listed in Ancient Herbs and Where To Find Them as the Golden Calendula .
How a flower as white as snow came to be known as the Golden Calendula was beyond Gao Peng's comprehension .
After signing the Blood Contract, the Yin Yang Calendula was noticeably warmer towards Gao Peng . Even though it was still kind of aloof, at least it had stopped ignoring Gao Peng by pretending to be an inanimate object .
It was just about to nestle into Gao Peng's hair when Silly smacked it on the head with a tentacle . That was a no-fly zone .
Trembling lightly, the Calendula found another spot right on top of Dumby's shiny bald head .
They created a hilarious figure . A white dandelion on a scary, cloaked figure with enormous spikes jutting out of its shoulder blades and white Soul Flames burning in the depths of the hood where eyes should have been .
He felt bad for laughing and tried to stop himself .
"Dumby, I'm leaving Xiao Hua to you . "
That was the nickname that Gao Peng had given the Calendula .
He had actually asked the Calendula if it liked the nickname . "If you don't say anything, I'm going to assume you like it," said Gao Peng . That elicited the barest twitch of its leaves . "I guess you do like it, then . "
Deep in the night, towering waves crashed upon a nameless shore in explosive bursts of spray 50 miles away from Yang Cheng . The mesmerizing ebb and flow of the inky black water did little to hint at the horrors that lurked within .
The ocean was the one place that mankind had yet to fully explore, pre or post-Cataclysm .
As the tides receded, a large amount of strange, white fluid was left on the beach . It was dripping out of a number of snow white eggs .
As the sun rose, its dazzling rays seemed to coat the eggs in liquid gold . The sun's warmth seemed to have triggered some kind of reaction within the eggs .
There was a small, nameless village not too far from this beach . Ever since one of their own had sold a gem he had picked up on the beach and found himself a wife, the villagers loved combing the beach for treasure on their leisurely strolls . Even though his wife came with a kid, it was still good that he had someone to carry on his family name . Some of the more unkind villagers would make fun of him, though, by yelling "buy one get one free" and similar insults .
The few remaining unmarried men would gaze at the beach wistfully every day, as though hoping that a good wife would walk right out of the ocean and into their arms .
Needless to say, the beach was a popular hangout spot for the villagers .
"Eggs, eggs! There's a ton of eggs on the beach…" The excited chatter of the kids echoed throughout the poor village .
…
After a night of rest, Gao Peng went back to the recording studio at around two that afternoon . There were already quite a few people backstage by the time he got there . Even though he had left quite early, there had still been some traffic on the way there .
A wave of noise washed over him as he navigated the crowd . Tools were scattered all over the floor, which made his route all the more treacherous .
Wang Mu Zi was clutching on to a battered white document as he paced frenetically around .
"Light guy, I need you to adjust the stage lights .
"The group in charge of props, are y'all ready? Y'all look like you have time to kill . Go and practice again . There can't be any mistakes later!
"Audio, something is wrong with the system there . Can't hear it clearly from the backstage storage area . "
As soon as he saw Gao Peng, he tossed the document aside and went to greet him .
"You seem busy . " Gao Peng nodded in greeting .
Wang Muzi smiled gingerly . That was a gross oversimplification if anything . Even though he was only an assistant director, the fact that the director was a pampered, well-connected young hotshot meant that he was the one doing most of the grunt work .
He really had no choice in the matter . If he wasn't in the director's good books, funding for this program would dry up in the blink of an eye .
Gao Peng could tell that Muzi wasn't really happy with his current situation, so he didn't say much . "Could you point me to the waiting area? You do your thing, and I'll head there first . "
"I'll take you there . " Wang Muzi grinned affably .
It was a lot nicer back there . The well-lit room was comfortably spacious and had air-conditioning to boot . Some light refreshments had already been laid out in a corner .
There were already two people sitting in the room . There was an old man with a shock of white hair and piercing blue eyes . He had a strong presence and seemed to be sizing up everyone who walked in .
After exchanging some pleasantries with Gao Peng, he nodded approvingly .
"I heard about an impressive lad in Chang'an . The future of monster breeding, some people say . I thought Chen Xuehe was just full of it, but it seems like he wasn't lying to me after all . "
Gao Peng was stunned . When had word of his exploits gotten out? And how had it spread all the way to Yang Cheng?
After a beat, the old man's expression relaxed . Smiling, he waved Gao peng over . "Sit . "
Gao Peng acquiesced . Chuckling loudly, the old man said, "That was just a line the assistant director had me say . Don't worry about it . "
He pointed to the cameras in the room . "It'll all be edited in a bit . "
Gao Peng remained blank . He didn't know how to feel . This was showbusiness, he guessed .
After a while, the final VIP arrived .
Wang Muzi then went around the room introducing them to each other . He introduced Gao Peng as a Lord-tier trainer and a genius breeder .
A few of them immediately connected the dots . One of them became noticeably warmer towards Gao Peng once he realized .
The rest of them played it cool, with no discernible changes in the way they spoke to him . Anyone who could make it into this room was no fool . Even if they didn't like one another, nobody wanted to make enemies here .
The recording was done in two and a half hours . Gao Peng had to stifle a yawn .
Halfway through the show, he had realized that some of the numbers were off . There was that really embarrassing line . Too… For the sake of Lei Yinluo and the Yin Yang Calendula, he gritted his teeth and toughed his way through the whole thing .
As he left the stage, he went back for his belongings . Flipping through his phone, he was quite surprised to see more than ten missed calls .
His brows furrowed .
There was Grandfather and Xu Hedi, but there were also a couple of unknown numbers .
His phone lit up—it was Lao Ji .
Chapter end
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