Chapter 103 (1/2)

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Chapter 103

Humans Are Difficult To Read

Qin Mieyin walked ahead as he explained Cangjian Court's court rules while Chengfeng and Su Yuehan hurried after him.

“We have clear rules stating that cultivators at every rank receive different allocations of resources. You're a newcomer, so based on the Spiritual Mountain nine-colour ranking system of 'red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, purple, black and white', you're currently one-stripe red. All you get is one house, one servant, one crop field, one pet.”

Li Chengfeng wanted to cry, for he had just abandoned his five-court luxury mansion for this tiny house. He felt like he had just made the worst trade.

Qin Mieqin continued. “Your house must not be more than a single storey or more than three rooms. You can't have more than one servant too…”

“Senior Brother Qin, what cultivator rank do I need to reach in order to increase the number of servants?”

Qin Mieqin did not even turn his head when he scoffed. “There will be an evaluation test in a month. If you get promoted, you can get more.” He then privately thought, 'unfortunately, you won't be alive until then.'

“What about the field?”

“Your crop field is limited to one Chinese acre (about 667sq m). Anyone who breaks this rule will get everything in their field confiscated.

Li Chengfeng was surprised. “We've got to plant crops too?”

Qin Mieqin looked at him. “Where would your medicinal herbs come from then?”

Li Chengfeng turned to Su Yuehan, who said hurriedly, “Young Master, I've never farmed before!”

Chengfeng laughed heartily when he imagined this dainty girl planting seedlings in his field. “If you don't farm, are you saying I will be the one doing the work?”

She yelled angrily, “I'm not farming, I'm not!”

He feigned anger, “Then I'll send you home!”

“Send me home then, I'm not planting crops!”

What sort of joke was this? She was a glorious thousand-faced demon, how could she farm? Other people would laugh their teeth off if they heard of this. Her reputation would be ruined! Farming would also mean a majority of time would be spent on the herbs already. Would she have time for anything else?

No way, I'm not farming!

She glared at him with a steely look of determination.

He grabbed her braid. “I'll make you farm!”

She gasped and sobbed. “I don't want to!”

She cried loudly but there were no tears. It was all an act.

Qin Mieqin watched them coldly, muttering in his heart: are these two idiots or… actors?

Li Chengfeng let her braids go, exasperated, then turned to Qin Mieqin. “If I buy my own herbs, can I not farm then?”

“Do you know how many pills you need for cultivation?”

Li Chengfeng shook his head. “Aren't there pill sellers here?”

“There used to be!”

“Used to?”

Qin Mieqin's voice turned colder. “The Nine Cauldron Sect used to be a cultivation sect who specialised in pill concocting. But they're gone now!”