“Lu Chen, the world only knows you dig, but I truly understand you.”
In the Spirit Field, Lu Chen leaned on his hoe, quietly looking at the presumptuous young man in armor standing before him.
Ever since he started digging, this guy had been standing by the field ridge practicing his spear. Was he too tired to practice and came to chat with himself?
Zhou Jinfeng continued, “I spent a night, and my control over force has improved further. Now, when I jump from the city wall, I only leave two shallow footprints.”
“???”
Lu Chen furrowed his brows, a look of bewilderment on his face.
“In the Sifang City martial arts competition, you are my greatest opponent. When we leave Sifang City to Cultivate in other Immortal Sects, you are my best teammate. I acknowledge you.”
“…”
Lu Chen cleared his throat and said, “Brother, you… who are you?”
“Son of the City Guard Commander, Zhou Jinfeng,” Zhou Jinfeng introduced himself.
“Oh.” Lu Chen nodded, “You’re talking about the Immortal Sect New Disciple Assembly, right?”
“Exactly,” Zhou Jinfeng said, “The Assembly requires a team of four. Counting Chu Xiaoxiao and you, we still need one more person. I plan to select this fourth person from the Sifang City martial arts competition…”
“Wait, I’m just going to watch the fun. As for forming a team, let’s forget about it,” Lu Chen shook his head, refusing.
Zhou Jinfeng looked at the surrounding fields, then at the hoe in Lu Chen’s hand. “I didn’t expect Brother Lu Chen to be so young yet possess such a state of mind! Not chasing profit, looking down on fleeting fame, I admire you!”
“…” Lu Chen.
“However, to contend for immortality and be first, if it’s not for the sake of being first, then what’s the point? What’s more…”
“Ranking in the martial arts competition can earn you considerable Spirit Stones.”
“Forming a team to visit the various Immortal Sects also comes with rewards after achieving a certain rank.”
“Tianlong Gate offers a Yao Beast cub, Bi Yun Sect offers a high-grade Medicinal Pill.”
Lu Chen shook his head again, “I just want to watch the fun, I don’t want to become the fun.”
Zhou Jinfeng thought for a moment, then said meaningfully, “Don’t you know who Chu Xiaoxiao is?”
“You just mentioned her. She’s your teammate,” Lu Chen said.
“She’s the courtesan of Xianyun Pavilion!”
“Oh.” Lu Chen responded indifferently, “Is there anything else?”
“…” Zhou Jinfeng’s expression stiffened.
Watching Lu Chen busy in the field, Zhou Jinfeng muttered to himself as he headed towards Xianyun Pavilion.
Among the younger generation in Sifang City, few could fight. If Lu Chen didn’t join his team, it would be really difficult for him to gather teammates.
“Is it too early to come listen to music now?”
A soft, captivating voice lazily sounded.
In a parlor on the top floor, behind a pink gauze curtain, a stunning young woman lay on an arhat bed. Her jade hand reached through the curtain to pick up a pastry from a fruit plate. Chu Xiaoxiao smiled lightly, “Aren’t you really afraid of your father breaking your leg?”
“It’s precisely because I’m afraid that I come during the day!”
Zhou Jinfeng stated his purpose.
“What if you win, what if you lose? You’re not short on resources, why be so serious?”
“A farmer, watching the fun? Clever, and interesting!”
Chu Xiaoxiao took a small bite, then put the pastry back.
Zhou Jinfeng sighed and said, “Too bad, he’s not interested in you.”
“…”
In the parlor, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent, remaining so for a long time.
Chu Xiaoxiao knew Lu Chen wasn’t interested in the Assembly, but Lu Chen’s refusal to join Zhou Jinfeng’s team also meant he simultaneously refused to become Chu Xiaoxiao’s teammate.
Chu Xiaoxiao softly said, “Invite him over tonight. I want to know what he is interested in.”
“I know what he’s interested in, and he won’t come tonight,” Zhou Jinfeng said.
“Oh? What is he interested in? Why won’t he come tonight?”
“He’s interested in farming. His one hundred acres of land aren’t plowed yet. After plowing, he’ll have to fertilize and sow. Even if he’s very fast, it will still take a few days.”
“…” Chu Xiaoxiao was speechless.
In the Spirit Field, Lu Chen operated Mountain River Shattering Void while digging, the super strong explosiveness combined with the super recovery brought by the Mountain and River Diagram caused his farming speed to soar again.
Every time a bit of True Qi condensed within him, Lu Chen would stop, clench his fist, and throw a punch into the air.
By the time night fell again, Lu Chen’s punch could already produce a Qi explosion sound.
“The Cultivation of Mountain River Shattering Void will pause for now. I’ll accumulate True Qi and prepare to Cultivate Spells!”
Lu Chen thought, always feeling like he had forgotten something.
“Lu Qiangwei!”
Lu Chen threw down his hoe and leaped over the city wall in one stride.
Lights were on in the courtyard. In the main hall, Lu Qiangwei was lie on the table, her eyes fixed on the courtyard gate.
“Brother Lu Chen!”
Seeing Lu Chen arrive, Lu Qiangwei ran over, “I’ll go warm up the food!”
“I’ve been busy in the fields these past few days, you don’t have to wait for me to eat.”
“I’m not hungry.”
Lu Qiangwei’s stomach had been grumbling for a long time.
“Four dishes and one soup, plus two plates of pastries?” Lu Chen was stunned, “You made all of these?”
“Yes.”
“How do you know how to make these pastries?”
“I don’t know, I seem to have always known how to make them.” Lu Qiangwei was a little confused.
“Do you remember who taught you?”
“I don’t remember.”
Lu Chen picked up a pastry and took a bite. He didn’t expect it to be surprisingly delicious.
Looking at the dishes again, even though they were cold, they were still perfect in color, aroma, and taste, and even had artistic plating.
Even if someone said they were bought from a restaurant, Lu Chen wouldn’t doubt it.
“What else can you do?” Lu Chen asked.
“I don’t know.” Lu Qiangwei shook her head.
Lu Chen didn’t take it to heart. Although Lu Qiangwei seemed to have amnesia, even if she didn’t, she was just a little girl of six or seven years old.
“I didn’t expect you to be so capable. After these busy days are over, I’ll take you on a good tour of the city.”
After devouring the meal, Lu Chen went back to continue plowing the land.
He was busy until noon the next day when the hundred acres of Spirit Field were finally cultivated.
At the base of the city wall, Chen Mu was worried, “What should we do? He doesn’t seem to have any intention of leaving?”
“What are you afraid of? Xu Youlong has already prepared ‘top-grade’ fertilizer for this kid. We just have to wait and watch him make a fool of himself.”
“What if he’s not afraid of making a fool of himself?”
“If he’s not afraid of making a fool of himself, we’ll continue to tamper with the grain seeds!” Zhang Lin said confidently.
Sifang City, pig farm outside the city.
Carts transported fresh pork into the city and fertilizer to the farmland.
“Young man, over here!”
A kind-faced middle-aged man waved at Lu Chen.
“You know me?” Lu Chen walked over.
Xu Youlong said with a beaming smile, “It’s hard to say in the city, but out here, who doesn’t know Lu Chen, the Tian Yuan Merchant Guild’s clerk?”
Lu Chen pressed down his straw hat and got straight to the point: “How much is the fertilizer?”
“Uniform price, fair to all. If you don’t believe me, you can ask other farmers. The fertilizer for your hundred acres of land was actually prepared long ago. Please follow me!”
Xu Youlong bent down and made a gesture to invite him.
“No need to be so polite, just treat me as an ordinary farmer,” Lu Chen said.
“Yes, yes, yes.” Xu Youlong nodded.
The pig farm workers exchanged knowing glances, secretly chuckling, watching the excitement.