Chapter 48
: Do You Want a Child Bride? The Spirit Seed Grows... (Please Subscribe)
When Li Changsheng arrived at the tree.
Three women surrounded them.
The first words spoken by one of the women, who had a mole between her eyebrows, froze Li Changsheng's smile on his face.
"Do you want a child bride?"
"As long as you nod your head, Hua will be your daughter-in-law. You can make her sing nursery rhymes whenever you want, and she can sing whatever you want..."
These words were spoken.
The other two women immediately objected.
"Your daughter has become Li Changsheng's child bride, how will her child earn spirit fragments?" they all chimed in.
"Auntie, the flower is still too young, we don't do that..."
"Hua might have spiritual roots. Auntie, don't worry. Let's check her when she turns sixteen. If she does have spiritual roots, she'll be set for life..."
The woman with a mole between her eyebrows glared at the two of them and said, "Spiritual roots? Only her grandfather had that. Her father, uncles, and aunts didn't have any. Expecting her to have one?..."
"Once her grandfather passes away, if she doesn't remarry, she'll have to move out of this 'beast's pen' with us. Then we won't have any more good days here..."
"This…"
The other two women also felt the same way and did not try to persuade them further.
Seeing the woman looking at him, and about to speak, Li Changsheng quickly waved his hand and said, "I have no plans to marry a Daoist partner yet."
He paused, then simply said:
"One Soul Shard a day, one meal provided, only required to sing nursery rhymes (not continuously), nothing else required..."
"The location is in a paddy field, where a 'spirit-gathering array' has been set up, so there's no need to worry about insect bites..."
He stated his conditions and then said no more, waiting for a reply.
The three women exchanged a glance.
They both saw surprise and excitement in each other's eyes.
Paddy fields, spirit-gathering array.
Although they were not cultivators, they knew what these two things were.
If one's own child can stay in a place rich in spiritual energy and be nourished by it, not only will they be free from all diseases, but they will also be strong and healthy, and it will be beneficial for awakening their "spiritual root".
The key point is that not only do they not want the spirit stones, they also give them back.
If you don't agree to that.
When they got back, their husbands would pick them up and beat them.
"it is good."
After a moment's thought, the three women nodded in agreement without asking any further questions. They turned around, put their hands on their hips, and called out to the three boys feeding the "Green Wild Ox" and the two maids:
"Flowers, ironwood, stools, peonies, stones..."
"Stop feeding the cows, come over here and meet your Uncle Li..."
The five children were very obedient. They immediately put down the grass they were holding, ran to their mother's side, looked up at Li Changsheng, and called out in their clear voices:
Uncle Li.
"Why…"
Li Changsheng nodded hurriedly and looked around. The children had obviously tidied themselves up before they came. They weren't particularly clean, but they weren't dirty or messy either.
When I saw those pure, innocent eyes.
He immediately felt he had found the right person. Without further ado, he took out five warm, milky-white spirit fragments from his sleeve and handed them to the three women, saying politely:
"Here are today's expenses..."
"Oh, Uncle Li is too kind..."
The women's eyes lit up. They were polite, but their hands moved quickly as they took the fragments of spirit their children had earned.
"Of course."
Li Changsheng nodded politely, then turned to Liu Quan, who was watching the commotion with his arms crossed, and asked:
"Uncle Liu, do you have time? Could you help me haul water from my cart?"
Liu Quan didn't refuse and nodded, saying, "Okay, if you're not in a hurry, I'll get it for you later."
He believed that Li Changsheng would not do anything foolish.
But one can't be too afraid of the unexpected. A few women can't stop Li Changsheng. If something really happens, he won't have the face to go back to the "beast pen".
They were immediately led by Li Changsheng.
The group arrived at the edge of the paddy field.
When they saw Li Changsheng activate the "Spirit Gathering Array," the three women completely dispelled their concerns.
For no other reason than that.
Even selling one's own child wouldn't be worth one percent of this "Spirit Gathering Array" in front of them.
"please."
Li Changsheng extended his hand in invitation.
"You damn fool, hurry up and go inside with your Uncle Li."
The women looked at the children tugging at their clothes, patted their heads gently, pointed to the paddy fields with smiles on their faces, and urged them on.
The children hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward.
Li Changsheng was taken aback. He looked at the three smiling women and quickly said, "Please come in, ladies."
"No, no."
"We are mere mortals, we dare not defile the sacred field..."
The women shook their heads, refusing to enter the spirit field no matter how Li Changsheng tried to persuade them.
Liu Quan finally spoke up: "Stop talking nonsense, kid. Just get on with your work."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the women, pointed to the weeds adjacent to the paddy field, and said:
"If you're free, could you clear some weeds for that kid?"
The three women's eyes lit up, and they glanced at Li Changsheng, hesitatingly saying, "This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
They had heard about it.
The weeds in the wasteland of "Five Grains Spirit Manor" are not ordinary weeds; they contain spiritual energy and can be sold for spirit stones.
Only disciples of "Five Grains Spirit Manor" are allowed to harvest.
If an outsider pulls a single blade of grass, they will be fined spirit stones at best, and expelled from the sect at worst.
Li Changsheng naturally understood Liu Quan's meaning. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "If you gentlemen don't mind the trouble, please clear the weeds within three feet of the 'Spirit Gathering Array'."
"Not tired at all..."
The three women were all delighted. They told their children to be obedient or they would be in trouble. They quickly walked to the weeds, squatted down, and began to pull them up.
Not only are these resilient weeds imbued with vitality resilient, but they also have extensive root systems.
The three women struggled to pull out one of the three, their arms scratched and bleeding, but they showed no sign of stopping.
Ten pounds of weeds equal one fragment of spirit.
Where else can you find such a bargain? If you don't take more, you'll regret it to death when you leave "Five Grains Spirit Village".
"Come with me."
Li Changsheng glanced at them and then stopped paying attention. He turned to look at the few little radish buds who were obviously a bit nervous and waved with a smile.
"Um."
The little ones glanced at their mother not far away, nodded obediently, and followed her with small steps.
We came to the location of the "Spirit Spring".
The little guys immediately turned their attention to Frog Prodigy, who was lying under the "Love Flower" seed.
They all exclaimed "Wow!" with curiosity on their faces.
"It's a frog prodigy, with a very gentle temperament, it won't hurt you."
Li Changsheng explained briefly, then led the children to the "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed and asked gently:
"Who among you can sing nursery rhymes?...
Four of the children looked bewildered. One girl, dressed in a blue cloth robe, with her hair in two buns and a healthy wheat-colored complexion, blinked and said in a clear voice:
"Uncle Li, the flowers can sing nursery rhymes..."
Li Changsheng's smile remained unchanged as he said gently, "Then could you sing a few lines for your uncle?"
"Um."
The flowers nodded emphatically, their sparse eyebrows raised, and they began to sing:
"Little scissors, snip snip, cut a paper snowflake to hang on the wall..."
The sound was clear and pleasant, and Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Then the flowers continued singing:
"We don't cut out butterflies or flowers, we only cut out the little toes of dolls..."
"Um?"
Li Changsheng was taken aback. Was this a nursery rhyme?
The flowers sang enthusiastically, clapping their hands as they sang.
"My mother asked me why the baby always runs around at night, so she used her little scissors to snip off the little toes that were running around..."
"Alright, alright, the flowers sang well, let's stop singing for now..."
Li Changsheng hurriedly raised his hand to interrupt, saying that this nursery rhyme was far from pure Yang. After praising the flowers a couple of times, he pondered for a moment and said:
"Uncle sings a line, and you all sing along, okay?..."
"it is good."
The flower, pleased with the praise, nodded happily.
The other four little radish pieces also nodded obediently.
Li Changsheng thought for a moment, then his gaze fell on the paddy field, and his eyes lit up immediately. "I've got it!..."
He cleared his throat and sang:
"The pond is full and the rain has stopped, and the muddy fields are teeming with loaches..."
After singing, Li Changsheng looked at the flowers with a smile and encouraged them:
"Come on, flower, you start, let's sing together..."
Hua'er's little face was full of joy. She nodded emphatically, her mouth slightly open, and a clear and melodious nursery rhyme rang out.
"The pond is full and the rain has stopped, and the muddy fields are teeming with loaches..."
The other four little ones hummed and followed along.
After they finished singing, Li Changsheng continued singing:
"I'll wait for you every day to catch loaches, big brother, shall we go catch loaches together..."
He didn't need to say it.
The clear and melodious voice of a child followed closely behind.
"day by day…"
It's better to say something than to say it.
Children in the cultivation world are nourished by spiritual energy, which makes them intelligent.
It was only sung a few times.
They all memorized the lyrics of the nursery rhyme.
A series of nursery rhymes, as clear as the sound of bells, began to play.
A gentle breeze was blowing.
The "Soul-Capturing Wood" seemed to dance, its branches and leaves swaying, sprouting new buds...
Three women surrounded them.
The first words spoken by one of the women, who had a mole between her eyebrows, froze Li Changsheng's smile on his face.
"Do you want a child bride?"
"As long as you nod your head, Hua will be your daughter-in-law. You can make her sing nursery rhymes whenever you want, and she can sing whatever you want..."
These words were spoken.
The other two women immediately objected.
"Your daughter has become Li Changsheng's child bride, how will her child earn spirit fragments?" they all chimed in.
"Auntie, the flower is still too young, we don't do that..."
"Hua might have spiritual roots. Auntie, don't worry. Let's check her when she turns sixteen. If she does have spiritual roots, she'll be set for life..."
The woman with a mole between her eyebrows glared at the two of them and said, "Spiritual roots? Only her grandfather had that. Her father, uncles, and aunts didn't have any. Expecting her to have one?..."
"Once her grandfather passes away, if she doesn't remarry, she'll have to move out of this 'beast's pen' with us. Then we won't have any more good days here..."
"This…"
The other two women also felt the same way and did not try to persuade them further.
Seeing the woman looking at him, and about to speak, Li Changsheng quickly waved his hand and said, "I have no plans to marry a Daoist partner yet."
He paused, then simply said:
"One Soul Shard a day, one meal provided, only required to sing nursery rhymes (not continuously), nothing else required..."
"The location is in a paddy field, where a 'spirit-gathering array' has been set up, so there's no need to worry about insect bites..."
He stated his conditions and then said no more, waiting for a reply.
The three women exchanged a glance.
They both saw surprise and excitement in each other's eyes.
Paddy fields, spirit-gathering array.
Although they were not cultivators, they knew what these two things were.
If one's own child can stay in a place rich in spiritual energy and be nourished by it, not only will they be free from all diseases, but they will also be strong and healthy, and it will be beneficial for awakening their "spiritual root".
The key point is that not only do they not want the spirit stones, they also give them back.
If you don't agree to that.
When they got back, their husbands would pick them up and beat them.
"it is good."
After a moment's thought, the three women nodded in agreement without asking any further questions. They turned around, put their hands on their hips, and called out to the three boys feeding the "Green Wild Ox" and the two maids:
"Flowers, ironwood, stools, peonies, stones..."
"Stop feeding the cows, come over here and meet your Uncle Li..."
The five children were very obedient. They immediately put down the grass they were holding, ran to their mother's side, looked up at Li Changsheng, and called out in their clear voices:
Uncle Li.
"Why…"
Li Changsheng nodded hurriedly and looked around. The children had obviously tidied themselves up before they came. They weren't particularly clean, but they weren't dirty or messy either.
When I saw those pure, innocent eyes.
He immediately felt he had found the right person. Without further ado, he took out five warm, milky-white spirit fragments from his sleeve and handed them to the three women, saying politely:
"Here are today's expenses..."
"Oh, Uncle Li is too kind..."
The women's eyes lit up. They were polite, but their hands moved quickly as they took the fragments of spirit their children had earned.
"Of course."
Li Changsheng nodded politely, then turned to Liu Quan, who was watching the commotion with his arms crossed, and asked:
"Uncle Liu, do you have time? Could you help me haul water from my cart?"
Liu Quan didn't refuse and nodded, saying, "Okay, if you're not in a hurry, I'll get it for you later."
He believed that Li Changsheng would not do anything foolish.
But one can't be too afraid of the unexpected. A few women can't stop Li Changsheng. If something really happens, he won't have the face to go back to the "beast pen".
They were immediately led by Li Changsheng.
The group arrived at the edge of the paddy field.
When they saw Li Changsheng activate the "Spirit Gathering Array," the three women completely dispelled their concerns.
For no other reason than that.
Even selling one's own child wouldn't be worth one percent of this "Spirit Gathering Array" in front of them.
"please."
Li Changsheng extended his hand in invitation.
"You damn fool, hurry up and go inside with your Uncle Li."
The women looked at the children tugging at their clothes, patted their heads gently, pointed to the paddy fields with smiles on their faces, and urged them on.
The children hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward.
Li Changsheng was taken aback. He looked at the three smiling women and quickly said, "Please come in, ladies."
"No, no."
"We are mere mortals, we dare not defile the sacred field..."
The women shook their heads, refusing to enter the spirit field no matter how Li Changsheng tried to persuade them.
Liu Quan finally spoke up: "Stop talking nonsense, kid. Just get on with your work."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the women, pointed to the weeds adjacent to the paddy field, and said:
"If you're free, could you clear some weeds for that kid?"
The three women's eyes lit up, and they glanced at Li Changsheng, hesitatingly saying, "This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
They had heard about it.
The weeds in the wasteland of "Five Grains Spirit Manor" are not ordinary weeds; they contain spiritual energy and can be sold for spirit stones.
Only disciples of "Five Grains Spirit Manor" are allowed to harvest.
If an outsider pulls a single blade of grass, they will be fined spirit stones at best, and expelled from the sect at worst.
Li Changsheng naturally understood Liu Quan's meaning. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "If you gentlemen don't mind the trouble, please clear the weeds within three feet of the 'Spirit Gathering Array'."
"Not tired at all..."
The three women were all delighted. They told their children to be obedient or they would be in trouble. They quickly walked to the weeds, squatted down, and began to pull them up.
Not only are these resilient weeds imbued with vitality resilient, but they also have extensive root systems.
The three women struggled to pull out one of the three, their arms scratched and bleeding, but they showed no sign of stopping.
Ten pounds of weeds equal one fragment of spirit.
Where else can you find such a bargain? If you don't take more, you'll regret it to death when you leave "Five Grains Spirit Village".
"Come with me."
Li Changsheng glanced at them and then stopped paying attention. He turned to look at the few little radish buds who were obviously a bit nervous and waved with a smile.
"Um."
The little ones glanced at their mother not far away, nodded obediently, and followed her with small steps.
We came to the location of the "Spirit Spring".
The little guys immediately turned their attention to Frog Prodigy, who was lying under the "Love Flower" seed.
They all exclaimed "Wow!" with curiosity on their faces.
"It's a frog prodigy, with a very gentle temperament, it won't hurt you."
Li Changsheng explained briefly, then led the children to the "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed and asked gently:
"Who among you can sing nursery rhymes?...
Four of the children looked bewildered. One girl, dressed in a blue cloth robe, with her hair in two buns and a healthy wheat-colored complexion, blinked and said in a clear voice:
"Uncle Li, the flowers can sing nursery rhymes..."
Li Changsheng's smile remained unchanged as he said gently, "Then could you sing a few lines for your uncle?"
"Um."
The flowers nodded emphatically, their sparse eyebrows raised, and they began to sing:
"Little scissors, snip snip, cut a paper snowflake to hang on the wall..."
The sound was clear and pleasant, and Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Then the flowers continued singing:
"We don't cut out butterflies or flowers, we only cut out the little toes of dolls..."
"Um?"
Li Changsheng was taken aback. Was this a nursery rhyme?
The flowers sang enthusiastically, clapping their hands as they sang.
"My mother asked me why the baby always runs around at night, so she used her little scissors to snip off the little toes that were running around..."
"Alright, alright, the flowers sang well, let's stop singing for now..."
Li Changsheng hurriedly raised his hand to interrupt, saying that this nursery rhyme was far from pure Yang. After praising the flowers a couple of times, he pondered for a moment and said:
"Uncle sings a line, and you all sing along, okay?..."
"it is good."
The flower, pleased with the praise, nodded happily.
The other four little radish pieces also nodded obediently.
Li Changsheng thought for a moment, then his gaze fell on the paddy field, and his eyes lit up immediately. "I've got it!..."
He cleared his throat and sang:
"The pond is full and the rain has stopped, and the muddy fields are teeming with loaches..."
After singing, Li Changsheng looked at the flowers with a smile and encouraged them:
"Come on, flower, you start, let's sing together..."
Hua'er's little face was full of joy. She nodded emphatically, her mouth slightly open, and a clear and melodious nursery rhyme rang out.
"The pond is full and the rain has stopped, and the muddy fields are teeming with loaches..."
The other four little ones hummed and followed along.
After they finished singing, Li Changsheng continued singing:
"I'll wait for you every day to catch loaches, big brother, shall we go catch loaches together..."
He didn't need to say it.
The clear and melodious voice of a child followed closely behind.
"day by day…"
It's better to say something than to say it.
Children in the cultivation world are nourished by spiritual energy, which makes them intelligent.
It was only sung a few times.
They all memorized the lyrics of the nursery rhyme.
A series of nursery rhymes, as clear as the sound of bells, began to play.
A gentle breeze was blowing.
The "Soul-Capturing Wood" seemed to dance, its branches and leaves swaying, sprouting new buds...