Leisurely Planning

The refreshing fragrance inside the cave comes from these five lotus flowers.

Xiaoqing had never seen such a magnificent and exotic flower before.

It actually slid down from Xu Yunxin's neck and swam to the "Jade Bowl Lotus," where it wrapped its head around the lotus stem and inserted its head into the lotus flower.

"Hiss! ~ It smells so good! Young Master ~ It smells so good ~ Hiss!"

Little Green Head refused to come out of the lotus, twisting his neck and staring at Xu Yunxin with his adorable big eyes.

As Xu Yunxin admired the flowers and watched Xiaoqing flitting about among the lotus blossoms like a bee, he felt refreshed and couldn't help but smile.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a splash of water rose from the small pond beneath the "Jade Bowl Lotus"!

"what?"

Xu Yunxin let out a soft exclamation.

The mischievous Xiaoqing sucked up the thing that was making noise.

It turned out to be a blue-green fish with no scales, a flat head, and no eyes.

Xu Yunxin remembered that the last time Xiaoqing offered him a bluefish, it was less than half a foot long.

But the bluefish that Xiao Qing sucked up was already more than half a foot in size.

After sucking up the grass carp, Xiao Qing originally wanted to eat it in one bite, but then remembered Xu Yunxin's instructions, so she pitifully threw the grass carp back.

As he watched the bluefish enter the water, Xu Yunxin's heart stirred.

He hurriedly said to Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing, go check in the green pond, have there been more bluefish?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing dove into the green pool.

"Hiss~ Two, four, six, seven, eight, hiss!"

"Hiss, there's more here! ~Hiss~"

After Xiaoqing entered the water, it immediately discovered that there were actually many more grass carp that it had almost eaten!

This "Jade Bowl Lotus" grows so fast; it bloomed with five lotus flowers on its very first bloom.

The grass carp that were almost gone from the Green Pool have multiplied!

Xu Yunxin pondered for a moment, and unconsciously focused his gaze on the small "Green Jade Ginseng Seedling".

Perhaps sensing Xu Yunxin's gaze, the "Green Jade Ginseng Sprout" actually swayed its tender buds slightly.

Can it sense me?

Xu Yunxin subconsciously moved closer, but the "Green Jade Ginseng Seedling" stopped moving again.

He gently touched the "Green Jade Ginseng Seedling" with his finger, and his entire perspective instantly shifted to the "Green Jade Ginseng Seedling".

He once again sensed several thin, hair-like streams of air, black and yellow in color, moving beneath the pure white ginseng roots, constantly adjusting their direction and proportion with a special frequency and rhythm.

With the help of these dark and yellowish-brown streams of energy, Xu Yunxin was able to hear the sound of the earth's veins flowing once again.

"Phew~"

Stepping back from the perspective of "Green Jade Ginseng Seedlings," Xu Yunxin can now conclude that the explosive growth of "Jade Bowl Lotus" and the increase in the number of grass carp in the Green Pool are both thanks to "Green Jade Ginseng Seedlings."

Although it is only a ginseng seedling, it has already quietly regulated the earth's energy in the cave.

If this pace continues, once the Jade Ginseng has grown to its full size and the first ginseng leaf appears on top, the environment inside the cave will definitely see a qualitative improvement!

"Truly worthy of being a treasure that even the Celestial Dynasty has to forcibly control!"

Xu Yunxin quickly used his spiritual power to carefully nurture the "Azure Jade Ginseng Seedling" until it became glossy and healthy before letting go.

Then "Jade Bowl Lotus" also enjoyed a deep SPA treatment.

Xu Yunxin doesn't plan to sell this "Jade Bowl Lotus". He plans to wait until the lotus flowers have faded, then take out the lotus seeds from the lotus pod and plant them himself.

His cave dwelling has a green pool, which is perfect for planting "Jade Bowl Lotus".

We'll consider selling it once the "Jade Bowl Lotus" business has grown to a larger scale.

Xu Yunxin and Xiao Qing did not stay in the cave for long before returning to Qingxi Town.

He first went to check on the wounded, and after confirming that everyone's injuries were stable, he gave each of the wounded households some snake meat and red mushrooms before returning to the town lord's mansion to rest.

Xiaoqing is now inseparable from him, curled up on his chest.

With Xiaoqing around, Xu Yunxin had no worries and fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.

I slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up.

After waking up, Xu Yunxin stretched comfortably, feeling much better both physically and mentally, before taking Xiaoqing out.

In Qingxi Town, Uncle Fu and Yue Yinping had already started working with the uninjured townspeople.

The townspeople sorted and collected the broken bricks and stones, saving them for later use when rebuilding the town wall.

Upon seeing Xu Yunxin emerge, everyone simultaneously clenched their fists, placed them on their chests, and bowed deeply to him in a grand gesture of respect.

Xu Yunxin neither dodged nor hesitated; he accepted the greeting with composure.

Uncle Fu and Yue Yinping waited for everyone to get up and arrange for them to continue their work before coming over.

As Xu Yunxin watched the townspeople clearing away the ruins, he asked, "Uncle Fu, I noticed that the bricks used on the Wancheng city walls are inscribed with talismans. Are these bricks easy to obtain?"

Before Uncle Fu could speak, Yue Yinping, who had come along, interjected, "That's a 'talisman gold brick,' you can't get your hands on one without connections."

"A 'talismanic gold brick'?"

Xu Yunxin had never heard this term before, and then asked.

"The 'Talisman Gold Brick' is made of special materials and has runes engraved on it. Only a master craftsman can engrave it."

The "Master Craftsman" is a sixth-rank celestial official in the Ministry of Works of the Celestial Dynasty. Although the head of the Xu family also holds the position of Investigator in Wancheng, he is only a seventh-rank official.

Speaking of which, Xu Yunxin's current position as the town lord of Qingxi Town is also an official in the Wancheng Garrison, and he is considered a minor officer without official rank.

Judging solely from their official positions, they are indeed not people Xu Yunxin can currently persuade.

Xu Yunxin wasn't bothered by this; if all else failed, he would simply tear down the entire town wall and plant trees on it.

He still remembered that the walls of Shuangmu Town were made of a kind of spirit wood.

For a druid who possesses the world's tree species, planting a circle of spiritual plants as a protective wall would be the most fitting thing to do.

However, he didn't tell Yue Yinping and Uncle Fu about this, partly because Qingxi Town was poor, and partly because the two of them wouldn't understand even if he did.

However, preparations for such spiritual plants must be made in advance.

Xu Yunxin then asked Yue Yinping, "Sister Ping, have any spirit fields been cultivated in the town?"

Yue Yinping was taken aback, and asked in return, "You want to grow spirit rice here?"

Before Xu Yunxin could answer, Yue Yinping shook her head and said, "The spiritual energy here is so thin that cultivation is extremely difficult, and even if you plant spirit rice, it won't survive."

Xu Yunxin smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, I'll just try planting them."

"Try it and you'll die~"

Yue Yinping muttered something, then pointed and said, "Look, the Immortal Dynasty cultivated spirit fields there before. I heard my father say that they placed 'Spirit Gathering Array Plates' in the spirit fields to grow spirit rice."

"Oh, right, you also have a 'Spirit Gathering Array Plate'."

Xu Yunxin smiled but didn't respond. Instead, he said to Uncle Fu, "Uncle Fu, I'll go to Lingtian first. You and Sister Ping should keep an eye on things and see if there's anything we're missing. Once things settle down here, we'll go back to Wancheng."

He planned to go to Wancheng to select some spiritual plants and see if there were any suitable spiritual beasts.

"Okay, I'll make a list later."

Uncle Fu agreed and went off to get busy.

Yue Yinping didn't leave; instead, she followed Xu Yunxin toward the spirit field.