Guo Zhen, a seven-foot tall man, couldn't help but feel a sore nose even as he stood nearby.
After Tao Fengnian died, they all thought that Jiang Yuebai was implicated in Tao Fengnian's murder and was exiled to the Yinshan Mine.
Everyone thought that her life was over and she would never come back. Unexpectedly, in just five years, the once little girl had learned a lot of skills and came back!
Lu Ying cried louder and louder. Jiang Yuebai felt that something was wrong with her reaction. He didn't know whether she was scared or excited, so he could only gently pat her back to comfort her.
"Cough, cough, cough."
There was a coughing sound in the yard, Jiang Yuebai raised his eyes and was stunned.
An old woman with a wrinkled face and a thin figure slowly walked out of the house. If it weren't for the same cherry-pink dress and familiar facial features, Jiang Yuebai wouldn't have believed that it was Song Pei'er.
How could she become what she is now in just five years?
"Jiang...Jiang Yuebai? Are you really back?"
Song Pei'er opened her eyes wide in disbelief, with strange joy shining in her eyes, and she stared at Jiang Yuebai for a moment.
Lu Ying quickly stopped crying and let go of Jiang Yuebai, wiped away her tears and calmed down her expression, and ran over to help Song Pei'er.
"Smelly girl, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!
"
Zheng Li climbed up from the ruins, holding on to his broken arm that was bleeding profusely, with a look of vicious hatred on his face.
Jiang Yuebai calmly took off the white jade token from his waist and raised it.
Zheng Li paused, "Inner...inner disciple?!"
When he saw the token clearly, he was stunned and instantly frightened out of his mind.
Even if the inner disciple killed him casually, all he had to do was give the Law Enforcement Hall a decent excuse and face the wall for a few days as punishment, but he would have lost his life.
Zheng Li fell to his knees and peed.
"The little one has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. Senior Sister Jiang, please spare your life."
"roll!"
If the sect master had not considered her before he proposed her as an inner disciple, if she had been arrogant and used her status to seek personal revenge, he would have lost his head right now.
Zheng Li picked up the severed hand, rolled and crawled, and fled in panic.
Shi Xiaowu grabbed a rock and threw it at her, "Fuck you, if you dare to come here again, I will beat you every time I see you."
Jiang Yuebai saw that Shi Xiaowu still had his original temperament, and thought that Guo Zhen must have been very good to him over the years, so that he could not lose his innocence.
"Senior Sister Jiang, you are so amazing. How did you become an inner disciple all of a sudden? Can you lend me your token?"
Shi Xiaowu reached out to grab Jiang Yuebai's token, but Guo Zhen's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Shi Xiaowu by the collar and pulled him to him in fear.
"Senior Sister Jiang, don't blame me. He is young and ignorant, and he overstepped his bounds."
Jiang Yuebai frowned and looked at Lu Ying and Song Pei'er. The two of them were also respectful and fearful. They lowered their heads to avoid eye contact. They were no longer the same as before.
Only Shi Xiaowu, Didi Gugu said, "Isn't the inner disciple my Senior Sister Jiang?"
Jiang Yuebai chuckled lightly, "Senior Sister Song, Senior Brother Han, although I am an inner disciple, I am also from Huaxi Valley. You two are higher in cultivation than me, so from now on it is better to call me Junior Sister."
"To tell you the truth, I have obtained the Spiritual Cultivator's token and am in charge of the Huaxi Valley. I will still need to rely on you two from now on. Yuebai would like to express my gratitude here."
Jiang Yuebai's words shocked Han Zhen, Song Pei'er and others again, their eyes were shocked and they couldn't believe that they were both inner disciples and spiritual cultivators.
Was she going to be punished for mining in the past five years, or was she going to practice in seclusion?
"Senior Sister Song, can you lend me Lu Ying for a moment and tell me about the past two years?"
Lu Ying's eyes flickered and she lowered her head. Song Pei'er smiled tiredly, "Let Xiao Wu tell you first. I'll tell Lu Ying a few words and then let her go find you."
"That's fine."
Guo Zhen pushed Shi Xiaowu, "You bastard, keep your skin tight and don't talk nonsense, you know?"
"The verbosity is as annoying as my dead mother. Senior Sister Jiang, let's go."
Guo Zhen gasped and was about to fight, but Shi Xiaowu ran away quickly and took Jiang Yuebai to Tao Fengnian's old house.
"You are already a disciple of the inner sect, why do you still come to farm?" Guo Zhen was puzzled.
Returning to the old house at the entrance of the village, I opened the courtyard door and found that the courtyard was still the same as before.
There are stone tables and benches under the grape vines, the ancient ginkgo trees are sprouting new leaves, and the chili peppers on the kitchen wall are bright red.
There was no grass, no dust, as if nothing had changed.
Just revisiting the old place and being moved by the scene made Jiang Yuebai still feel heavy pain in his heart.
"Since Mr. Tao passed away and you left, Senior Sister Lu has come to clean the house every day. She has always said that you will come back, and she cannot let you come back without a place to live."
Jiang Yuebai's nose was sore, so she took Shi Xiaowu to sit down in the courtyard and asked him to talk about what happened in the past few years.
"Actually, it wasn't much of a big deal. After Mr. Tao passed away, because there were no spiritual cultivators in Huaxi Valley, everyone was worried that they wouldn't be able to find anyone to help in case of future disasters, so they moved to other valleys one after another. But most of them were seduced by Zheng Li. Ziyun Valley, work with Xiao Ankuo."
"Senior Sister Jiang, you don't know that Xiao Ankuo is a black-hearted landlord. Everyone must farm according to his requirements. There is no rest time for working every day. Apart from what is grown and turned over to the sect, he has to harvest half of what is left. The talent is in everyone’s hands.”
"He has a group of thugs under him. Whenever there is someone who disrespects him, the thugs will go to someone's house to make trouble. Everyone is just a handyman, and filing a lawsuit with the law enforcement hall will have no effect. Xiao Ankuo also gave other spiritual cultivators If you let go, you are not allowed to take in anyone who escapes from him, otherwise you will have trouble with him."
Jiang Yuebai rubbed his forehead, "Let's not talk about him anymore. Let's talk about Senior Sister Song."
Shi Xiaowu was very resentful towards Xiao Ankuo. After calming down, he said: "Master Song was injured by Xiao Ankuo. I heard that it was the concubine of Elder Lin who ordered it, because Master Song had a good relationship with Elder Tao in the past..."
"Master Song had taken the Zhuyan Pill before, but this time it damaged his energy and spirit. The Zhuyan failed and made him old. Senior Sister Lu has been working really hard these years. She obviously had the opportunity to serve in the inner sect, but she always stayed here to take care of Song. master."
Jiang Yuebai nodded. She had just felt an indescribable grievance and helplessness in Lu Ying's heart.
She has four spiritual roots and is now at the sixth level of Qi training, far exceeding most of the outer sect disciples. This shows that she has not given up on cultivation over the years and must have suffered a lot for it.
Shi Xiaowu also became depressed as he spoke, "It's not easy for everyone. I really miss the past when we ran in the fields and swam in the water together. It seems that Tao Lao is still good, protecting us and not forcing us to do things."
Jiang Yuebai smiled bitterly. Grandpa was good, but he was also really weak.
Although he was uncomfortable, Jiang Yuebai had to say that spiritual cultivators like Xiao Ankuo were the ones who maximized their own advantages and accumulated more resources for foundation building.
Even if the other spiritual cultivators are not as extreme as Xiao Ankuo, they are not much different. The peace of Huaxi Valley back then was different.
Taking a breath, Jiang Yuebai said in a brisk tone: "Don't worry, now that I'm back, I will definitely revive the Huaxi Valley."
"Really?" Shi Xiaowu's eyes brightened.
"Well, I have a big plan."
She has been farming non-stop for the past five years and has made many experiments in the Fangcun Valley. It will definitely work wonders in the Huaxi Valley.
"That's great, Senior Sister Jiang, just tell me what to do. If you need people, I will find them for you. If you need strength, I will provide you with strength. Should we open up wasteland first or breed first?"
Shi Xiaowu put one foot on the stone bench and rolled up his sleeves, his blood boiling and he was full of energy.
Jiang Yuebai took out a few volumes and put them on the table, "I need you to study first."
"carpenter?"
"Take the book back and study hard with your master. If you have nothing to do, go to the mountains to chop wood and bamboo to practice your skills. It will be of great use."
Shi Xiaowu was shocked. Is there any connection between cutting down trees and learning carpentry and farming?
