Chapter 9
: I'm both afraid my brother will suffer and afraid he'll drive a Land Rover.
Li Changsheng looked in the direction of the sound.
Not far away on the ridge of the field, Fang Yuan, who hadn't come in the afternoon, was holding a sickle with a jujube wood handle, as if holding a precious sword. His face was expressionless, but his eyes revealed an uncontrollable joy and a sense of pride.
"A talismanic artifact?..."
Li Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then a strange look appeared on his face.
You, Fang Yuan, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes.
He asked why he hadn't seen Fang Yuan go to the fields all afternoon. It turned out he had gone out to buy "talismanic implements." Judging from the patina on the sickle he was holding, it was clearly a second-hand "talismanic implement."
And when friends come to show off...
What could Li Changsheng do? Of course, he would satisfy his vanity and immediately exclaimed in shock:
"A 'talismanic weapon' scythe, Senior Brother Fang, have you struck it rich? How could you bear to acquire such a large item?"
As he spoke, he picked up a hoe and walked towards the edge of the field, not forgetting to pick up "Big Smarty," who was crawling motionless in the ditch with a pointed head, and take him with him.
Fang Yuan's lips curled up slightly, and he said woodenly, "I saved up spirit stones for a long time, and a few days ago I asked Uncle Liu to exchange some. I only managed to buy one today by sheer luck."
The origin of the "talismanic weapon" scythe has been explained.
When he saw the strange creature that resembled a dog but wasn't quite, being held in Li Changsheng's arms, and the earth toad perched on his shoulder, his lips twitched slightly, and he asked in confusion:
"Junior Brother Li, what's wrong with you...?"
Many people in Wugu Lingzhuang raise dogs, cats, cattle, and sheep.
But this was the first time he had ever seen someone raising toads.
Raising cattle and sheep can generate income and earn spirit stones, while raising cats and dogs can guard the house and catch mice.
What's the point of raising toads? Just because they're ugly? ...
And what's that fluffy thing with the pointed head?
Li Changsheng's lips curled up slightly, and he said casually, "Oh, Senior Brother Fang, you're talking about 'Frog Prodigy' and 'Great Intelligence'..."
"This is what happened this morning when I went to the 'Peach Blossom Market' and happened to catch a senior brother at the 'Beast Pen' selling 'Spirit Beast' cubs."
"I was so annoyed by the mosquitoes in the wasteland that I bought a baby 'earth frog' spirit beast to eat them. Then, thinking that no one was home, I bought a baby 'mountain dog' spirit beast."
"It didn't cost many spirit stones..."
The tone was much more emphasized when it came to the words "spirit beast".
"A 'spirit beast' cub..."
Fang Yuan paused for a moment, his eyes suddenly becoming somewhat complicated, and his straight arm holding the "talisman" scythe involuntarily fell down.
Although he didn't know much about "spirit beasts".
But he also knew that a "spirit beast" was worth a lot of spirit stones. Not to mention him, even some of the old spirit farmers in "Five Grains Spirit Village" couldn't afford it.
"Where did he get so many spirit stones?...
Fang Yuan's thoughts were racing when he suddenly noticed the hoe on Li Changsheng's shoulder. He couldn't take his eyes off it.
"That's a 'rune'? ... A 'rune artifact' hoe?..."
He looked at Li Changsheng with disbelief in his eyes.
In just half a day, how did this person in front of me suddenly become so unfamiliar, so unrecognizable?
Just this morning, we were all struggling brothers reclaiming wasteland.
How come, by the afternoon, I'd just upgraded my equipment a little, and you'd already raised two "spirit beast" cubs, and even bought a hoe with "talismanic" magic?!
Is that right? ...
Seeing Fang Yuan's change in expression, Li Changsheng felt as if he had drunk a bowl of ice water on a hot summer day, feeling incredibly refreshed. However, he remained outwardly calm and waved his hand, saying:
"Not worth many spirit stones..."
He paused, then asked curiously:
"Uncle Liu has this kind of channel? How many spirit stones did Senior Brother Fang spend to buy it?"
Fang Yuan was in no mood to show off at this point; he wanted nothing more than to turn around and leave. He said dryly:
"It's a second-hand item, and it cost thirty low-grade spirit stones."
"It's alright, not too expensive."
Li Changsheng nodded, put down the "talismanic artifact" hoe from his shoulder, and smiled, "My 'talismanic artifact' hoe is also secondhand, and its price is about the same as your 'talismanic artifact' sickle."
"Um?…"
Fang Yuan was taken aback. He looked it over and, sure enough, the patina indicated it was definitely secondhand. His mood immediately improved, and he subconsciously said:
"Where did you buy this? The 'talismanic artifact' market is very murky; don't get scammed."
Li Changsheng told him about the old man's stall, patted the wooden handle, and laughed, "I used it all afternoon, and the 'runes' are working perfectly, without a single problem."
"That's good…"
Fang Yuan nodded, glanced at "Frog Prodigy," and finally looked at "Great Intelligence," whose extraordinary talent was immediately apparent. He couldn't help but ask:
"Junior Brother Li, are all these 'mountain-driving dogs' so...so different from others?..."
Li Changsheng smiled and patted the head of the "Big Smarty" boy, who was staring at Fang Yuan with wide eyes, then shook his head slightly and said:
"Great Intelligence is unlike any other dog; it is a gift of nature..."
Fang Yuan immediately understood his implied meaning, but he did not look down on it. After all, no matter how strange it looked, it was still a "spirit beast" cub worth a lot of spirit stones.
He nodded, his eyes full of envy, and said:
"That's great. When I have more spirit stones in the future, I'll buy one and raise it."
As he spoke, he shook his head and waved his hand, saying:
"I won't disturb you any longer while you're tending to the spirit field, Junior Brother..."
After saying that, he picked up the "talisman" scythe and turned to leave.
Li Changsheng watched Fang Yuan leave, then turned back to the spirit field, clearing away the weeds he had cultivated, especially the roots and stems of the goosegrass that could be used to cultivate "Frog Prodigies," which he cut off one by one and stored separately.
After doing all this.
He then grabbed the "talisman" hoe and plunged headlong into the "wasteland".
As he swung his hoe to knock down the weeds, swarms of mosquitoes flew up, including many "half-spirit insects" that were a size larger than their kind.
bang bang...
Li Changsheng wanted to capture "half-spirit insects" to feed "Great Wisdom," so he didn't bring "Frog Prodigy." While waving his hand to drive away mosquitoes, he picked up the hoe that activated sharp "runes" and fiercely hacked at the "half-spirit insects" of varying sizes.
The sacred field is not far away.
Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at the streaks of golden light flashing across the wasteland, his eyes filled with doubt.
"It's so late, why is Junior Brother Li still clearing land..."
Thinking that he would definitely get up early tomorrow to make up for the work he hadn't done in the afternoon, his thoughts drifted to another problem.
"Where did Junior Brother Li get so many spirit stones...?"
He entered the sect three months earlier than Li Changsheng. He lived frugally and saved up thirty-five low-grade spirit stones by selling weeds from wasteland.
After purchasing the "talisman" sickle, they were back to being penniless.
But Li Changsheng had only been a student for less than a month.
Not only did he buy two spirit beast cubs and acquire a "talismanic" hoe, but he also took women to serve him every day before dawn...
Um!?…
As if realizing something, Fang Yuan's pupils dilated sharply.
"Could it be... Junior Brother Li...?"
"I'm not soliciting women for pleasure, I'm earning spirit stones part-time..."
In an instant, Fang Yuan suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
That's right.
Everything fits together!
Only in this way can Li Changsheng earn enough low-grade spirit stones in a short period of time to buy "spirit beast" cubs and "talisman" hoes.
Coming to his senses, Fang Yuan looked at Li Changsheng again, his eyes filled with admiration.
"We cultivators should not be bound by trivialities; this is how we should be!..."
Fang Yuan was momentarily tempted, but when she looked down at her own frail body, she was immediately torn.
"I'm naturally weak and frail, I'm afraid I won't fetch a good price..."
After thinking it over, I gave up the idea of making quick money.
It's not that he doesn't want to.
The fear is that even if you make money, you won't live to enjoy it.
"Junior Brother Li is truly a role model for us all..."
Coming to his senses, Fang Yuan took a deep look at the golden light shimmering on the wasteland, sighed inwardly, and turned to leave.
Not far away on the ridge of the field, Fang Yuan, who hadn't come in the afternoon, was holding a sickle with a jujube wood handle, as if holding a precious sword. His face was expressionless, but his eyes revealed an uncontrollable joy and a sense of pride.
"A talismanic artifact?..."
Li Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then a strange look appeared on his face.
You, Fang Yuan, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes.
He asked why he hadn't seen Fang Yuan go to the fields all afternoon. It turned out he had gone out to buy "talismanic implements." Judging from the patina on the sickle he was holding, it was clearly a second-hand "talismanic implement."
And when friends come to show off...
What could Li Changsheng do? Of course, he would satisfy his vanity and immediately exclaimed in shock:
"A 'talismanic weapon' scythe, Senior Brother Fang, have you struck it rich? How could you bear to acquire such a large item?"
As he spoke, he picked up a hoe and walked towards the edge of the field, not forgetting to pick up "Big Smarty," who was crawling motionless in the ditch with a pointed head, and take him with him.
Fang Yuan's lips curled up slightly, and he said woodenly, "I saved up spirit stones for a long time, and a few days ago I asked Uncle Liu to exchange some. I only managed to buy one today by sheer luck."
The origin of the "talismanic weapon" scythe has been explained.
When he saw the strange creature that resembled a dog but wasn't quite, being held in Li Changsheng's arms, and the earth toad perched on his shoulder, his lips twitched slightly, and he asked in confusion:
"Junior Brother Li, what's wrong with you...?"
Many people in Wugu Lingzhuang raise dogs, cats, cattle, and sheep.
But this was the first time he had ever seen someone raising toads.
Raising cattle and sheep can generate income and earn spirit stones, while raising cats and dogs can guard the house and catch mice.
What's the point of raising toads? Just because they're ugly? ...
And what's that fluffy thing with the pointed head?
Li Changsheng's lips curled up slightly, and he said casually, "Oh, Senior Brother Fang, you're talking about 'Frog Prodigy' and 'Great Intelligence'..."
"This is what happened this morning when I went to the 'Peach Blossom Market' and happened to catch a senior brother at the 'Beast Pen' selling 'Spirit Beast' cubs."
"I was so annoyed by the mosquitoes in the wasteland that I bought a baby 'earth frog' spirit beast to eat them. Then, thinking that no one was home, I bought a baby 'mountain dog' spirit beast."
"It didn't cost many spirit stones..."
The tone was much more emphasized when it came to the words "spirit beast".
"A 'spirit beast' cub..."
Fang Yuan paused for a moment, his eyes suddenly becoming somewhat complicated, and his straight arm holding the "talisman" scythe involuntarily fell down.
Although he didn't know much about "spirit beasts".
But he also knew that a "spirit beast" was worth a lot of spirit stones. Not to mention him, even some of the old spirit farmers in "Five Grains Spirit Village" couldn't afford it.
"Where did he get so many spirit stones?...
Fang Yuan's thoughts were racing when he suddenly noticed the hoe on Li Changsheng's shoulder. He couldn't take his eyes off it.
"That's a 'rune'? ... A 'rune artifact' hoe?..."
He looked at Li Changsheng with disbelief in his eyes.
In just half a day, how did this person in front of me suddenly become so unfamiliar, so unrecognizable?
Just this morning, we were all struggling brothers reclaiming wasteland.
How come, by the afternoon, I'd just upgraded my equipment a little, and you'd already raised two "spirit beast" cubs, and even bought a hoe with "talismanic" magic?!
Is that right? ...
Seeing Fang Yuan's change in expression, Li Changsheng felt as if he had drunk a bowl of ice water on a hot summer day, feeling incredibly refreshed. However, he remained outwardly calm and waved his hand, saying:
"Not worth many spirit stones..."
He paused, then asked curiously:
"Uncle Liu has this kind of channel? How many spirit stones did Senior Brother Fang spend to buy it?"
Fang Yuan was in no mood to show off at this point; he wanted nothing more than to turn around and leave. He said dryly:
"It's a second-hand item, and it cost thirty low-grade spirit stones."
"It's alright, not too expensive."
Li Changsheng nodded, put down the "talismanic artifact" hoe from his shoulder, and smiled, "My 'talismanic artifact' hoe is also secondhand, and its price is about the same as your 'talismanic artifact' sickle."
"Um?…"
Fang Yuan was taken aback. He looked it over and, sure enough, the patina indicated it was definitely secondhand. His mood immediately improved, and he subconsciously said:
"Where did you buy this? The 'talismanic artifact' market is very murky; don't get scammed."
Li Changsheng told him about the old man's stall, patted the wooden handle, and laughed, "I used it all afternoon, and the 'runes' are working perfectly, without a single problem."
"That's good…"
Fang Yuan nodded, glanced at "Frog Prodigy," and finally looked at "Great Intelligence," whose extraordinary talent was immediately apparent. He couldn't help but ask:
"Junior Brother Li, are all these 'mountain-driving dogs' so...so different from others?..."
Li Changsheng smiled and patted the head of the "Big Smarty" boy, who was staring at Fang Yuan with wide eyes, then shook his head slightly and said:
"Great Intelligence is unlike any other dog; it is a gift of nature..."
Fang Yuan immediately understood his implied meaning, but he did not look down on it. After all, no matter how strange it looked, it was still a "spirit beast" cub worth a lot of spirit stones.
He nodded, his eyes full of envy, and said:
"That's great. When I have more spirit stones in the future, I'll buy one and raise it."
As he spoke, he shook his head and waved his hand, saying:
"I won't disturb you any longer while you're tending to the spirit field, Junior Brother..."
After saying that, he picked up the "talisman" scythe and turned to leave.
Li Changsheng watched Fang Yuan leave, then turned back to the spirit field, clearing away the weeds he had cultivated, especially the roots and stems of the goosegrass that could be used to cultivate "Frog Prodigies," which he cut off one by one and stored separately.
After doing all this.
He then grabbed the "talisman" hoe and plunged headlong into the "wasteland".
As he swung his hoe to knock down the weeds, swarms of mosquitoes flew up, including many "half-spirit insects" that were a size larger than their kind.
bang bang...
Li Changsheng wanted to capture "half-spirit insects" to feed "Great Wisdom," so he didn't bring "Frog Prodigy." While waving his hand to drive away mosquitoes, he picked up the hoe that activated sharp "runes" and fiercely hacked at the "half-spirit insects" of varying sizes.
The sacred field is not far away.
Fang Yuan stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at the streaks of golden light flashing across the wasteland, his eyes filled with doubt.
"It's so late, why is Junior Brother Li still clearing land..."
Thinking that he would definitely get up early tomorrow to make up for the work he hadn't done in the afternoon, his thoughts drifted to another problem.
"Where did Junior Brother Li get so many spirit stones...?"
He entered the sect three months earlier than Li Changsheng. He lived frugally and saved up thirty-five low-grade spirit stones by selling weeds from wasteland.
After purchasing the "talisman" sickle, they were back to being penniless.
But Li Changsheng had only been a student for less than a month.
Not only did he buy two spirit beast cubs and acquire a "talismanic" hoe, but he also took women to serve him every day before dawn...
Um!?…
As if realizing something, Fang Yuan's pupils dilated sharply.
"Could it be... Junior Brother Li...?"
"I'm not soliciting women for pleasure, I'm earning spirit stones part-time..."
In an instant, Fang Yuan suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
That's right.
Everything fits together!
Only in this way can Li Changsheng earn enough low-grade spirit stones in a short period of time to buy "spirit beast" cubs and "talisman" hoes.
Coming to his senses, Fang Yuan looked at Li Changsheng again, his eyes filled with admiration.
"We cultivators should not be bound by trivialities; this is how we should be!..."
Fang Yuan was momentarily tempted, but when she looked down at her own frail body, she was immediately torn.
"I'm naturally weak and frail, I'm afraid I won't fetch a good price..."
After thinking it over, I gave up the idea of making quick money.
It's not that he doesn't want to.
The fear is that even if you make money, you won't live to enjoy it.
"Junior Brother Li is truly a role model for us all..."
Coming to his senses, Fang Yuan took a deep look at the golden light shimmering on the wasteland, sighed inwardly, and turned to leave.