Chapter Twelve Art of Flora (1/2)
Thanks to bagelson for correcting me on my wrong translation. The correct name is [Art of Flora], not [Art of Fauna]. I changed the ones I could find in previous chapters but please tell me if you find it again. Thanks to everyone else who also alerted me to other typos and commented in the previous chapters.
Kudos to Doomseye for guessing that he was going to use the Art of Flora on the weeds!
Chapter Twelve Art of Flora
Li Ying Feng took Xiao Guo along with her as she guarded his door.
Seeing Zuo Mo, Li Ying Feng visibly released a breath. Xiao Guo’s apple face revealed an bashful expression.
Zuo Mo was slightly surprised. Why did these two come? His mouth smiled and said: “Shijie has the time to come to my humble abode today. Such a surprise! Please come in!”
Finishing, he swung out his sleeve. Underneath, he sent out a spell and the door to the yard soundlessly opened.
Li Ying Feng didn’t decline, frankly responding: “Coming without an invitation, we’ve disturbed you!”
Xiao Guo tightly followed behind Li Ying Feng but her little face was still timid.
Zuo Mo muttered inside, ge doesn’t have much interest in silly little girls.
Entering the yard, Li Ying Feng saw the lush ling grains in the yard and her eyes lit up. She couldn’t help complimenting: “Shixiong is really skilled at farming. This ling grains’ growth is the envy of others and a bountiful harvest is just around the corner!”
“Shijie is too complimentary.” Zuo Mo casually responded. Inside, he started to ponder the reason that Li Ying Feng had come today. Towards this shijie that he hadn’t had many interactions with in the past, he felt admiration. Regardless of anything else, just her cultivation of lianqi ninth level, it was enough to be top dog of the heap in the outer sect disciples. And her frank and honest conduct was very become to Zuo Mo’s temper.
The three people sat down under a tree next to the pond. The water in the pond ripples. Occasionally, one could see a few fish darting by. When Zuo Mo first moved into the yard, the pond was dry to the bottom. All the water presently in the pond had been slowly accumulated from him practicing [Little Art of Cloud and Rain]. He remembered it very clearly because when the pond became full, his [Little Art of Cloud and Rain coincidentally reached the third level.
As to those fish, they were captured randomly when he passed by some mountain streams.
Li Ying Feng took the initiative to speak of her purpose in coming: “Coming today, one is to thank shidi. The method that shidi said, we have used and to great effect. One really needs mastery in a field. Such a troublesome problem, it really needed someone like shidi who specialized in farming to solve.”
“Yes, yes! It was really effective! Everyone is so happy!” Xiao Guo hurried to agree. But when she saw Zuo Mo’s face turn towards her, she instantly fell silent, her body retreating towards Li Ying Feng.
Zuo Mo took back his gaze and shook his head; “Shijie is too polite. We are from the same sect. There’s no need to put such a minor matter on the mind.”
Li Ying Feng smiled and responded: “Shidi’s words are extremely good. In the future, if shidi meets a hard problem, feel free to come find me. Wherever shijie can help, I wouldn’t decline.”
“Many thanks shijie.” Zuo Mo unconcernedly brushed it off. Past experiences had told him that normally, these kinds of words can’t be taken seriously.
Li Ying Feng gazed with burning eyes at Zuo Mo, continuing seriously: “Coming today, it’s to ask for shidi’s help on another matter.”
The meat finally came!
Zuo Mo said expressionlessly: “What matter?”
In reality, he couldn’t make expressions……
“Shidi’s methods were extremely effective.” Li Ying Feng gave a grimace: “But in our crowd of sisters, only one knows the [Art of Earth Energy]. Shidi, you might not know, because of the weeds previously, there was only a pitiful amount of ling grass that was produced. But the amount of ling grass that the animals need is only increasing. Originally, I had planned to go to Dong Fu to buy some to fill the gap, but who knew that the price of ling grass and grains are flying up… …”
Hearing this, Zuo Mo’s mind jumped. Price increases in ling grains, for him, it was definitely good news.
Not taking into account the fifty mu of ling fields that he rented from the sect, just the five mu of ling grains in his yard, the harvest would be significant.
He really profited this year!
He gleefully calculated in his heart, completely not registering what Li Ying Feng was saying.
Li Ying Feng noticed Zuo Mo’s inattentiveness and couldn’t help thinking about the rumors she found out about Zuo Mo.
The shock to her that came from such a strong shidi who jumped out of nowhere was enormous. Once Zuo Mo left, she went around for information. She didn’t only know that Zuo Mo had a natural zombie-face, and the third level of [Little Art of Cloud and Rain] etc, but she even managed to have a general understanding of his usual habits and conduct.
Deciding not to keep being polite, she threw out the bomb: “Coming today, it’s to ask shidi to weed for us. This is ten pieces of second-grade jingshi. It is the goodwill of all of us. Shidi, please take it.”
Once again, it was a small pouch that appeared on her hand.
As expected, Zuo Mo shook and instantly focused.
Ten pieces of second-grade jingshi……
His saliva nearly slipped out. When he had sold three hundred catties of ling grains last time, he had just received thirty pieces of second-grade jingshi.
Zuo Mo hesitated, stating: “I’m not skilled at [Art of Earth Energy], so I’m afraid I can’t help much.”
Li Ying Feng assumed that Zuo Mo was being polite. If he wasn’t an expert, why would he had thought of using [Art of Earth Energy] to get rid of the weeds?
This time, she had prepared well. She didn’t panic, smiled and said: ‘Other than these ten pieces of second-grade jingshi, we have also prepared five pieces of second-grade jingshi for shidi to recover ling energy in hopes that the supply of ling grass could recover in the fastest time.”
Zuo Mo’s brain exploded, completely dizzy due to being hit by Li Ying Feng’s jingshi.
Jingshi was the most important resource in each sect. Other than being used to purchase things, its other important use was for recovering ling energy. The density of ling energy in ling veins could not compare at all to what was in jingshi.
In some large sects, those core disciples were completely built up through jingshi. Their job each day was to suck ling energy out of jingshi and increase their cultivation.
Zuo Mo had never tried to extract ling energy from jingshi. He was poor. How could he bear it?
The enemy was too strong! He instantly surrendered, promising: “Inside shijie has an order, as a shidi, I’ll naturally rush through water and tread on fire, and will not decline!”