Chapter 25: Shape-shifting Technique

  Su Qing fell asleep as soon as she got on the plane and didn't wake up until the next morning. When she looked around, she found herself in her own home.

  Su Qing simply washed up and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. Although she didn't feel hungry during her fasting period and could go without eating, since coming to this world, she had gotten into the habit of having three meals a day, just like her body had formed a biological clock. Moreover, as a foodie, the temptation of delicious food was not to be underestimated.

  "Su Qing got up early, made the breakfast you love to eat, come and have it quickly." Grandma saw Su Qing coming into the kitchen and hurriedly put the breakfast on the table, inviting Su Qing to have breakfast.

  "Grandma's breakfast is really delicious." Su Qing ate the steamed buns and drank soy milk, feeling like she had finally regained her sense of taste. She was amazed that she had managed to swallow the flavorless food for those five days.

  "You haven't been able to eat well these past few days, now everything looks delicious in your eyes." Watching Su Qing eating with relish, her grandmother smiled.

  "Grandma, where's my brother?" Su Qing asked after taking a big sip of soy milk, asking Grandma about Su Chen's whereabouts. She hadn't seen him since she got up.

  "Your brother is still sleeping and hasn't gotten up yet, he's exhausted from these past few days, let him sleep a bit more. Yesterday when you were sent back home, you fell asleep as soon as you lay down, you didn't even eat dinner." Grandma's words clearly conveyed her heartache for the siblings. Grandma looked at Su Qing with kindness and stroked her hair, "Look how thin you've become from exhaustion, I'll make some delicious food to help you and your brother recover properly."

  "Grandma, you're so great!" Su Qing smiled brightly at her grandma.

  Su Qing returned to her room, closed the door and entered the space with a thought. The military training was almost a month away, and Su Qing hadn't been in the space or spent quality time with Xiao Bai and Feng Huang. As soon as Su Qing entered the space, Feng Huang excitedly jumped into her arms and cooed. Feng Huang's cute little head rubbed against Su Qing's chest, being gentle and affectionate. No one would believe that this was the legendary auspicious phoenix if they saw it. Xiao Bai seemed to be in a rare bad mood, apparently unhappy about Su Qing's long neglect of him. It sat alone on the side, not even lifting its head to look at Su Qing.

  Su Qing put Feng Huang on her shoulder and squatted down beside Xiao Bai. She placed her hand on its head, stroking its little brain "Xiao Bai, don't be angry anymore, it's not intentional that I didn't take care of you guys. Military training can't bring you along, and there's never any alone time, so I haven't seen you guys. Forgive me, don't be angry."

  Su Qing saw that it didn't have any reaction, so she used food to lure it. "As an apology, I'll make you some delicious food." Su Qing saw Xiao Bai move a little and knew the method was effective, and with a bit more effort, this little fox would be settled. Su Qing asked tentatively again: "Osmanthus cake, peach blossom pastry, are they good?"

  Xiaobai looked up and glanced at her, then turned its head away. It seemed to be saying: "You've provoked me, using such a small amount of food is like sending me off." Xiaobai's expression was extremely pitiful, looking at it made one's heart ache, and those who didn't know might have thought someone had bullied it. Su Qing hugged this awkward little guy in her arms and intentionally said loudly: "There are also rose shortbread cookies, chrysanthemum cakes. The fruit wine brewed last time should be drinkable too." After Su Qing finished speaking, Xiaobai immediately returned to its former lively self, jumping onto Su Qing's empty shoulder.

  Xiao Bai was a foodie and especially loved the pastries Su Qing made. If anyone didn't let it eat pastries, it would either get angry immediately or pretend to be pitiful. This time, Su Qing used delicious food as temptation, and Xiao Bai surrendered as soon as it heard the names of a bunch of pastries.

  Su Qing hadn't entered the space for a while, and many melons, fruits, and vegetables had ripened; the fish and shrimp in the pond were overflowing again after being harvested last time. Su Qing took a look at the situation and decided to finish making some pastries first before dealing with it.

  The flowers in the space are always so beautiful and moving, with pure colors and full petals, making people reluctant to pick them. Su Qing collected various flower petals to make some pastries, but suddenly thought that using these petals to make floral tea would also be very good. The flavor of the floral tea is light and elegant, suitable for women to taste, and preparing some for her grandmother, mother and other elders should be fine. Su Qing said she would do it, and collected a large number of various flower petals, spreading them out to dry in the sun.

  Su Qing made a table of dim sum for Xiao Bai and Feng Huang as previously mentioned, each one was exquisite and delicious. The two little guys buried their heads in eating dim sum, afraid that they would eat less than the other.

  Su Qing took out a lot of dried fish, roasted shrimp and fruit leather the day before military training, filling several large plates as snacks for her two pets. Now Su Qing looked at the empty plates, clean without any residue. There were still many of these things in the storage ring space, but the two little guys couldn't take them out. Su Qing had originally thought that taking so much food would be enough for them to eat, but now it seemed she had underestimated the appetite of her two pets. Su Qing looked at the two little guys who were still fighting with food and laughed, turning around to fill the empty plates again and putting them on the table. Su Qing also brought a small jar of fruit wine, pouring a bowl for herself and each of her two pets. This fruit wine was brewed from fruits grown in an environment nourished by spiritual energy, with a sour and sweet taste that was fragrant but not intoxicating at all, making it suitable as a drink. Xiaobai and Fenghuang were overjoyed to see Su Qing bring more delicious food and drinks for them, and the two little guys didn't forget to show their affection to Su Qing in order to have more tasty things to eat in the future.

  Two little guys were eating and drinking in front of the small building, lazily sunbathing. Su Qing went to pick fruits and vegetables and catch fish and shrimp. Those fruits were big and colorful, without any spots or blemishes, just like works of art. Su Qing stood in front of the transplanted sour jujube tree, the red sour jujubes hung on the branches, very festive. Su Qing picked a sour jujube, big and good-looking; took a bite, tasted even better than those grown on the west mountain. Su Qing found that the fruit trees planted in space earlier had better quality fruits after several harvests, wondering if it was because the time spent by the fruit trees in space was longer and the spiritual energy density of space was also increasing bit by bit.

  Afterwards, Su Qing slipped into the forest again and picked some delicious mushrooms and wood ears. As she walked in the forest, Su Qing thought to herself: This vast forest in the space doesn't even have a single animal, it seems a bit desolate. But if I were to bring in ordinary chickens or rabbits, it would be disrespectful to the space. Su Qing thought that this matter wasn't urgent and decided to wait until she saw some rare and precious animals before bringing them in.

  Su Qing gazed at the lush trees, thinking of finding an oak tree to cut some branches and make a wooden barrel to hold wine. It just so happened that she had previously read a book in the hidden chamber about how to condense internal energy to transform into a knife, called "Transformation Technique", which could be used to deal with enemies or craft woodwork. Su Qing thought of trying it out, starting by making a simple wooden barrel to practice her skills.

  Su Qing cut down a sturdy oak tree and replanted the branches in their original spot. This was a very common method of propagation, and with her spatial abilities being so powerful, Su Qing believed it would definitely work. She dragged the felled tree to the front of the small building and arranged it neatly. Everything was ready, all that was left was for Su Qing to see if she could condense the spiritual energy into a physical object.

  Su Qing slowly gathered the spiritual energy within her body, and the energy obediently gathered in her palm. The spiritual energy within her body was gradually decreasing, but the spatial energy immediately poured into Su Qing's body to replenish it. Su Qing used her mind to control the spiritual energy, shaping it into a knife. The hilt and blade slowly appeared before her eyes. Seeing that she had succeeded on her first try, Su Qing felt an indescribable joy in her heart. Su Qing slowly brought the air knife closer to the tree trunk, intending to peel off the bark first. However, as soon as the blade touched the trunk, it shattered and could no longer be used. Su Qing refused to give up and tried several more times, but the result was the same. Su Qing's mood became somewhat disheartened, realizing that her strength was still too weak and that she needed to practice more in the future. But what about the tree in front of her? She really needed a wine barrel.