“Immunity to all poisons? How interesting!”
“But, this dream immortal tea is not poison.”
Chu Xiaoxiao carried Lu Chen to the bed, picked up the incense from the table, and with a hand seal, mist permeated the room, outlining strange scenes.
Downstairs in the main hall.
“Father! Don’t hit me, I’m here for something serious!”
“Serious business? Can serious business in the daytime be the same as serious business at night?”
“I’m watching the child, Qiangwei can testify for me!”
In the main hall of Xianyun Pavilion, an inconspicuous corner was currently the center of attention.
A middle-aged man in golden armor, with a stern face that commanded respect without anger, greeted everyone “You may continue” and sat at a table, enjoying the free pastries and tea brought by the songstresses.
“Father, I think you also want to…” Zhou Jinfeng said weakly.
Before he could finish, Zhou Nantian slapped the back of Zhou Jinfeng’s head, almost sending him into the table.
“Want what? How would I know where this girl came from? If Lu Chen comes down and what he says isn’t the same as what you said, I’ll break your dog legs!” Zhou Nantian said, drinking his tea, his eyes darting towards the enchanting and graceful songstresses in the hall.
“How about I go call Lu Chen down?” Zhou Jinfeng asked.
“What do you think Xianyun Pavilion is? What kind of person do you think the courtesan Chu Xiaoxiao is? What do you think this beautiful night is for?” Zhou Nantian asked three questions in a row, leaving Zhou Jinfeng dumbfounded, and then added, “You think you can just call him down?”
“What kind of place can Xianyun Pavilion be? Isn’t it just a brothel?”
“What kind of person can Chu Xiaoxiao be? A top courtesan, a cultivator with good Aptitude.”
“A beautiful night, hehehe…”
Zhou Jinfeng said.
“Smack!”
Zhou Nantian slapped the back of Zhou Jinfeng’s head again, “What are you ‘hehe’-ing about?”
“…” Zhou Jinfeng.
“You brat, do you think I’m afraid of you spending money, afraid of you ruining your reputation, that’s why I don’t let you come?” Zhou Nantian asked.
“Otherwise?” Zhou Jinfeng rubbed the back of his head.
Zhou Nantian looked at the songstresses in the hall, and the inconspicuous servants in the corner, then continued, “Even if I don’t care about you, Chu Xiaoxiao wouldn’t dare to spend a beautiful night with you.”
“Why?”
“Sigh, our Sifang City is still too remote.”
“Father, what are you even talking about?”
“Chu Xiaoxiao is afraid I’ll kill her.” Zhou Nantian suddenly stated clearly.
Zhou Jinfeng was startled.
“Xianyun Pavilion is the most top-tier neutral force in Eastern Chen Immortal Kingdom. Unlike the Tian Yuan Merchant Guild, they specialize in gathering intelligence. dream immortal tea, ascending to the upper floor to enter a dream, wasn’t it made very clear? It’s actually to lead people into dreams, to fulfill all fantasies within the dream.”
“If one thinks of things they shouldn’t, it will become intelligence for Xianyun Pavilion.”
“In dreams, one knows not they are a guest; upon waking, all becomes empty. How many confident individuals become infatuated and indulge in pleasure, believing they can control themselves, yet unknowingly, they have already been thoroughly understood.”
“You are my son, Xianyun Pavilion dares not use you as leverage.”
“If you truly go upstairs to enter a dream with her, no matter what happens, without me, your father, needing to act, Xianyun Pavilion in Sifang City will face utter destruction.”
“After all, your father once, hehehe.”
Zhou Nantian said, his face full of a hero reminiscing about his past glory.
Zhou Jinfeng, however, dared not question what his old man was “hehe”-ing about.
“Is it that everyone in Sifang City knows these things, but I don’t?” Zhou Jinfeng felt a bit stifled.
“Besides Lu Yuanshan and Lu Rong of the Tian Yuan Merchant Guild, and Chu Xiaoxiao and Old Madam Zhao in Xianyun Pavilion, probably not many others know.”
“The Zhai Family doesn’t know?”
“They are a Cultivation Family in Sifang City, but if they leave Sifang City, what should we call them?”
“What?”
“Worthless, in my eyes, they are no different from Mortals.”
“Hiss!” Zhou Jinfeng gasped, “Old man, judging by your tone, you have quite a background?”
“Of course, I’m your father! Even that old man Lu Yuanshan has to nod when he sees me!”
“Since that’s the case, then aren’t we going to wait here all night?”
“Yes.”
“Hehe…”
“Stop ‘hehe’-ing, we can only sit here.”
“…” Zhou Jinfeng.
Upstairs in the room, Chu Xiaoxiao lay beside Lu Chen.
In Lu Chen’s dream, Chu Xiaoxiao looked at the Ten Thousand Acres of Spiritual Fields with a complex expression.
There was no lingering attachment to the past, no yearning for the future.
No distracting thoughts of the seven emotions and six desires, no momentary indulgence in pleasure.
Chu Xiaoxiao had entered many people’s dreams, seen too many instances of following one’s heart and nature.
Most of them even had “herself” participating, becoming one of the many illusions.
Such a “clean” dream, she had never seen before. Prior to this, she hadn’t even imagined it.
Chu Xiaoxiao’s heart stirred, and she appeared behind Lu Chen.
At this moment, Lu Chen was squatting by a field ridge, wearing a straw hat, a blade of grass in his mouth, and holding soil in his hands.
“Here, you can do whatever you want, all your thoughts will be satisfied.”
Chu Xiaoxiao actively interfered for the first time, emphasizing, “No matter what thoughts.”
“Every thought and action has Karma; a simple life is true living.”
Lu Chen said quietly.
“You are indeed awake! Why are you able to be awake?” Chu Xiaoxiao asked in shock.
“Because this isn’t my land.” Lu Chen looked at the Ten Thousand Acres of Spiritual Fields and slowly said, “My land hasn’t been sown yet, and besides, the crops and soil here have no scent.”
“…”
Chu Xiaoxiao’s delicate brows furrowed. She sniffed carefully, “Isn’t there the smell of soil and crops?”
Lu Chen smiled without speaking.
Yes, there was, but the smell was “fake.” This dream might deceive everyone, but it couldn’t deceive Lu Chen, who possessed the Mountain and River Diagram.
“Is it because you remain awake that you don’t dare to let your mind wander, afraid that I might glimpse your secrets?” Chu Xiaoxiao asked.
“Perhaps.” Lu Chen said indifferently.
Chu Xiaoxiao also became annoyed. No one could walk out of Xianyun Pavilion’s dream so “cleanly”!
“There are only Spiritual Fields here, don’t you find it too monotonous?” Chu Xiaoxiao asked.
“Oh, you’re right.” Lu Chen reacted. The moment the thought arose, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed: beautiful mountains and rivers, majestic rivers, small town life, and small animals in the forest.
Chu Xiaoxiao was about to continue “guiding,” but the surrounding scenery changed too quickly.
Cattle and horses grazed in the pasture, pigs and sheep slept soundly in their pens.
In the distance, there was also a small mountain.
“What mountain is that?” Chu Xiaoxiao said, waving her hand.
The small mountain instantly appeared before their eyes.
Lu Chen wanted to stop her, but it was too late.
Chu Xiaoxiao saw the “composition” of the small mountain, and her face suddenly turned much paler, her stomach churning, almost making her vomit.
“Uncomposted fertilizer.”
“Are you sick?!”
“With so many Spiritual Fields, of course, you need that much fertilizer…” Lu Chen explained.
Chu Xiaoxiao waved her hand again, but she couldn’t make the small mountain disappear. Her heart sank, knowing that she too was trapped in the dream, and many of her thoughts were already out of control.
The “Immortal Qi” of the fertilizer rushed to her head. Chu Xiaoxiao looked at Lu Chen for help, “Can’t you think of something normal?”
“For a farmer, these are the most normal things.”
“What’s going on with those people?!” Chu Xiaoxiao simply closed her eyes, but she could still see clearly.
“The process of fertilizer with Immortal Qi appearing…” Lu Chen’s face also looked very bad, “Can you dispel this dream?”
“I can’t…” Chu Xiaoxiao gagged.
She regretted it. Before, she had seen such a clean dream for the first time, and now, she was seeing such a “dirty” dream for the first time.
“How about you dance a little, or sing a song?” Lu Chen suggested.
The surrounding scenery immediately changed, turning into Xianyun Pavilion.
Chu Xiaoxiao held her breath, staring intently at Lu Chen, afraid of even a tiny distraction, lest the fertilizer mountain reappear.
Lu Chen also met Chu Xiaoxiao’s gaze. But when Chu Xiaoxiao briefly averted her eyes, she felt a chill on her body.
When looking at people, look at their eyes first. If she’s not looking at you, then look at her other places… but in this dream, it’s clearly not possible to do that…
“Ah!” Chu Xiaoxiao exclaimed.
“Uh…” Lu Chen coughed repeatedly.
“Aren’t you a farmer?”
“I am a farmer.”
“Don’t you not think about these kinds of things?”
“I’m also a normal person…”
“You… you’re quite good at pretending!”
“How can this be pretending?”
“I thought you were very simple, at least a gentleman!”
“I am.”
“You see me like this, don’t look! And you’re still having wild thoughts!”
“I can’t control myself.”
“…”