There are birds in the mist in the early morning, the dewdrops are about to fall on the leaves, dragonflies are crossing the water, and the toads guarding the valley sleep peacefully at the bottom of the pond, taking a rest for the day.
People coming and going at the mouth of the valley are all plowmen from different valleys. They heard about what happened in Huaxi Valley and came here to investigate today.
Everyone who enters the valley is amazed.
The puppets sow seeds and provide rain, the spiritual bees pollinate and collect nectar, the spiritual ants eliminate insects in the fields, and the mature fruits and vegetables are all harvested and transported by the puppets, which subverts cognition.
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, it's not okay that we were wrong in the past. I can apologize to you and kneel down and kowtow to you. Can you just put in a good word for us and let us enter the Huaxi Valley?"
"Xiao Wu, please, take these spirit stones and help us."
"If you really don't want us to enter Huaxi Valley, then you can put in a good word for us and sell us one or two of these puppets that provide rain every day."
Shi Xiaowu was surrounded by a group of boys and girls, and was extremely bored.
"What have you been doing so long? When I asked you to come to Huaxi Valley, you all looked down on me. Now you regret it? It's too late! Get out of here, get out of here!"
"Sell us a few puppets and we'll leave immediately hehehe."
"Go to your spring and autumn dreams and get out!
Shi Xiaowu was chasing people away, but Guo Zhen was having a hard time there. A bunch of people forced him to stuff things, chased him, blocked him, and said all they could to say nice things.
If there are puppets and spiritual insects that can do all the work, not to mention all, sowing, weeding, raining, harvesting, etc., they can replace two of them. Spiritual farmers like them can find another job and accumulate more cultivation resources.
"I said before, Huaxi Valley doesn't need spiritual farmers, and these farming puppets are not for sale!"
Guo Zhen pushed away the gift in front of him. At this time, he couldn't figure out why Jiang Yuebai suddenly let go of Huaxi Valley. He made these people jealous and would definitely cause trouble.
Just as he was thinking about it, Guo Zhen saw Xiao Ankuo and his group coming menacingly.
When Xiao Ankuo and seventeen other spiritual cultivators arrived, they saw the spiritual cultivators in their respective valleys begging to join the Huaxi Valley.
Not all spiritual cultivators are willing to deal with Xiao Ankuo. There are also some who, like Tao Fengnian, only care about one-third of an acre of their own land.
Xiao Ankuo tried his best yesterday to win over seventeen young spiritual cultivators to come and find out.
I thought I would see all kinds of gorgeous humanoid puppets working in the fields waving incompatible hoes and sickles. However, when I arrived, I saw all kinds of shoddy and weird bamboo puppets. Xiao Ankuo was filled with anxiety and changed his mind. Full of contempt.
"It's not that good at all. It looks like a junk thing at first glance."
"Oh! The design of this puppet is really exquisite! How wonderful!"
Xiao Ankuo was talking about rags here, but the spiritual cultivators behind him crowded to the edge of the spiritual field, looking at the puppets working in the field with glaring eyes, which made Xiao Ankuo feel uneasy.
Among them, the elderly Zhu Kuan admired while stroking his beard, "This puppet looks like a flying paper crane. It is made of the most common spiritual bamboo. The cost is definitely not expensive. It can rain and harvest. I don't know how to use it." How much manpower is saved.”
"This doesn't save manpower. I'm afraid it doesn't require manpower at all. No wonder Huaxi Valley has the confidence to grow even the most difficult spiritual vegetables."
"As expected of an inner disciple, he is indeed not comparable to us. If my Fengming Valley could have these farming puppets and grow these spiritual vegetables and fruits, tsk tsk, I don't dare to think about it."
"I heard that she is only twelve years old. She is so young and her future is limitless."
"Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!"
Xiao Ankuo coughed hard at the side with a blue face. He shouted that these people were here to cause trouble, and they were not here to praise Jiang Yuebai. These traitors, he really wasted his breath last night!
Zhu Kuan and others glanced at Xiao Ankuo with worried expressions on their faces.
Before Jiang Yuebai was born, Xiao Ankuo had the strongest spells among all spiritual cultivators, and other spiritual cultivators would inevitably need his help, so they would give him a bit of a thumbs-down.
However, he is arrogant and considers himself the boss of the spiritual cultivators. Those young people may recognize that the old spiritual cultivators like Zhu Kuan are not that good-tempered.
"Junior brother Xiao, what advice do you have?" Zhu Kuan asked in a deep voice, understanding the senior's posture.
Xiao Ankuo secretly cursed the old man in his heart and said with a smile: "These farming puppets really opened our eyes. We are all spiritual cultivators, and we have always helped each other and never ate alone. Brother Ma, last time there was an insect infestation in your valley, but Did Senior Sister Zhao help you?"
"Junior sister Li, during the rainy season last year, your dry fields were flooded, and the elixirs were severely damaged. I used the Red Flame Art to help you raise them, right? And junior brother Zhang, if you lend me the batch of soul-shaking hoes in the valley, can you return them? I haven’t paid it back yet, Zhu Lao, you haven’t forgotten what happened years ago, right?”
Zhu Kuan's face softened slightly, "I haven't forgotten, I appreciate your kindness, but what does this have to do with you asking me to wait here today?"
Everyone nodded, Xiao Ankuo's eyes flashed with calculation.
"Of course it's related. Junior Sister Jiang relies on her status as an inner disciple and doesn't take us seriously. She is young, so Xiao will naturally not care about her. I also want to invite you all to come today and talk to her properly."
"We are all digging in the soil together. Today I will help you, and tomorrow you will help me. We should be a family. A family should not speak two languages. What good things are there? Of course we should share them with each other. I wish you all the best. Senior brothers and sisters, do you think this is true?"
Everyone felt at ease, their eyes flashed, they looked at the farming puppets in the spiritual field, and nodded hurriedly.
Zhu Kuan stroked his beard and smiled, "Yes, we spiritual cultivators are all a family, and we should unite as one. Let's go meet this Jiang Yuebai."
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Jiang Yuebai came down from the Daohuayuan on the mountainside. The thick fog closed behind him, completely blocking the Daohuayuan and terraces from prying eyes.
Guo Zhenying came up and was about to ask Jiang Yuebai why Huaxi Valley was open today and attracted people's covetous attention when he saw Xiao Ankuo gathering a group of people.
The leaders were all cultivators from various valleys, followed by dozens of cultivators watching the excitement. Shi Xiaowu and Qi Yue tried to stop them from the front, but were pushed away by Xiao Ankuo.
"Junior Sister Jiang," Xiao Ankuo walked up to him, "Junior Sister Jiang has not visited the senior spiritual cultivators since she became a spiritual cultivator. Today, Xiao brought all the seniors here to visit Junior Sister Jiang. This is also to respect Junior Sister Jiang's status as an inner disciple."
Guo Zhen clenched his fist, knowing full well that Xiao Ankuo was trying to force Jiang Yuebai to oppose all the spiritual cultivators. At this moment, the faces of the older spiritual cultivators were stinking.
Regarding this, Jiang Yuebai looked calm and said, "I've paid my respects. Let's go if you have nothing to do."
"You!" Xiao Ankuo got angry, but suppressed it for a moment, and said with a smile: "Okay, Junior Sister Jiang is an inner disciple, and she is naturally one level higher than me in terms of status. When we come today, there are actually some things that we can't figure out. .”
Jiang Yuebai crossed his arms and stood high on the slope, so he didn't need to look up at them.
Xiao Ankuo said: "We really don't understand. Junior sister Jiang, you are so talented. Since you have become an inner disciple, why are you still here fighting for food from us who are poor and rely on God for food?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone nodded, feeling that what Xiao Ankuo said was extremely reasonable.
The inner sect disciples have always thought highly of themselves and disdained farming. They didn't think anything of it before. But now when Jiang Yuebai, an inner sect disciple, suddenly came out to farm, they felt it was unfair.
She is very capable and naturally grows more spiritual vegetables and spiritual grains. The sect will receive more from her and less from other people. The price will also be lowered because of her large output, which will harm everyone.
"The sect doesn't care about it. We already have a difficult life, and yet we let the inner sect disciples come and compete with us for resources."
"I didn't realize it before, but now I realize this is true."
Guo Zhen was anxious beside him, and Shi Xiaowu and Qi Yue also rushed to his side, looking at Jiang Yuebai anxiously.
Jiang Yuebai remained unmoved and continued to look at Xiao Ankuo with a faint smile.
Seeing this, Xiao Ankuo felt unsure and could only continue.
"Junior sister Jiang, don't blame me. Xiao is an outspoken person. She doesn't mean any harm at all. I just want to say that junior sister is worthy of the name of an inner disciple. She has an ingenious mind and casually designed these farming puppets. I really admire Xiao."
"Of course, do you really think that I, Senior Sister Jiang, am like a loser like you?"
"Xiao Wu, shut up!"
Shi Xiaowu was so angry that he yelled, Guo Zhen raised his eyebrows and shouted sharply, Qi Yue pulled his sleeves, frowned and shook his head at him.
Xiao Ankuo was obviously lying in his words, and Shi Xiaowu was so naive that he couldn't tell.
Jiang Yuebai chuckled, "If you want to say anything else, keep talking."
Xiao Ankuo turned around and glanced at Zhu Kuan and the other spiritual cultivators, "Xiao just wanted to say, Junior Sister Jiang, you are just playing around with farming. Even if you lose your identity as a spiritual cultivator, you will still be an inner disciple. But farming is our lifeblood.”
Xiao Ankuo came closer and said, "In our Tianyan Sect, spiritual cultivators have been helping each other since ancient times. You said that you are so capable and can easily create these spiritual cultivator puppets. We admire you very much and thank you for blessing our Tianyan Sect." All the spiritual cultivators in Yanzong."
"I think you might as well share the method of making this spiritual farming puppet with everyone. Everyone will remember your kindness. If something happens in Huaxi Valley in the future, everyone will definitely lend a helping hand, whether it is with people or efforts. Who dares not to listen? I Xiao was the first to refuse, do you think so?"
Everyone nodded in agreement and looked at Jiang Yuebai longingly.
Zhu Kuan stroked his beard and said, "That's right, Girl Jiang. When Tao Fengnian was still here, she and I always helped each other. He is a man of magnanimity. As her apprentice, you will definitely be good."
"What's more, as an inner disciple, you are favored by the sect. Sharing this method with everyone will improve everyone's farming efficiency and benefit the sect. When the sect master knows about it, he will definitely remember you."
Everyone was waiting for Jiang Yuebai to express his position. Guo Zhen and the other three looked at Jiang Yuebai nervously.
Jiang Yuebai put down his arm, "You have laid so much groundwork, but you want me to hand over the method of making spiritual farming puppets? Senior brother Xiao, you have troubled yourself."
Xiao Ankuo smiled nonchalantly and said, "What are you saying, Junior Sister Jiang? The spiritual cultivator is the leader of the spiritual cultivators. Naturally, everything must be considered for everyone. If you are young and don't understand, you should learn from the seniors. Don't be too selfish as a person. If you benefit everyone, Tao Laoquan will be proud of you."
"Furthermore, who are you? The fifth level of spiritual farming magic. Without these farming puppets, farming will not be difficult for you. But I heard that when you were taking the test, a five-level cloud and rain technique directly covered the entire Wanfa Hall. There is no need for these puppets to cast clouds and rain in the sky, right?"
"That's right. She can farm easily without puppets. Even if she doesn't farm, she is still raised by the sect. But these puppets are of great use to spiritual farmers like us. It would be too selfish of her not to hand them over. .”
"I don't think she will hand it over. Some people are like this. Even if the rice in the bowl is so full that it falls on the floor, they don't want to give a grain of rice to someone who is about to starve to death. They have to watch others starve to death to feel happy. .”
"That's right. Which inner disciple do you think cares about the life and death of us handymen?"
"No, even if the sect master is involved in this matter today, we still have to seek justice for us handymen."
Listening to the crowd's excitement, Xiao Ankuo was elated, while Zhu Kuan and other spiritual cultivators remained silent, watching the development of the situation.
Guo Zhen was so anxious that he was sweating. He knew that these people were bullying Jiang Yuebai because he was young and prone to chaos. At this moment, he regretted not stopping Jiang Yuebai earlier.
Facing the situation that was gradually getting out of control, Jiang Yuebai took some time to calm down and even laughed out loud.
"Why should I hand over my own things to you? Just because you are all trash?"
As soon as he finished speaking, old man Zhu Kuan became anxious and said angrily: "Little girl, Tao Fengnian had to call me big brother back then. When he first took charge of Huaxi Valley, without the help of the old man and other spiritual cultivators, his spiritual cultivators would I’m afraid I won’t even be able to keep the token!”
"You are his apprentice. I heard that he treated you like his own granddaughter. If he knew that the person he taught carefully was such a selfish, white-eyed wolf who did not repay kindness, how could he rest in peace!"
"Shut up!" Jiang Yuebai was suddenly furious and awe-inspiring.
Zhu Kuan was frightened and took half a step back.
Jiang Yuebai's eyes were cold and stern, "A group of robbers came to my house to rob me, and they dared to mention my grandfather? Repaying a favor? You rotten people deserve it!"
"You! You're going too far!" Zhu Kuan's chest heaved, and the other spiritual cultivators also glared at him.
Xiao Ankuo said, "Junior sister Jiang, you are going too far. Mr. Zhu is also a senior after all. Do you still want to take action?"
"Can inner disciples just bully us handymen?"
"Without us spiritual cultivators, their inner disciples wouldn't even be able to eat spiritual grain."
"Yes, their daily chores are handled by our handyman disciples. Without us, how could they practice without distraction?"
In the crowd, the handyman disciples arranged by Xiao Ankuo took advantage of the situation to fan the flames. The difference in status had already made these handymen unhappy, but now they were aroused, and they all regarded Jiang Yuebai as the object of hatred and venting.
Xiao Ankuo raised his eyebrows. He didn't care if he could get any puppet drawings. What he wanted was to cause chaos and trouble, to tell her to quit farming and fulfill Jia Xiuchun's instructions.
Xiao Ankuo came closer and whispered to Jiang Yuebai: "Junior sister Jiang, those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you don't work hard, you are still an inner disciple. But if you offend so many people at once, you will definitely have trouble in the future. Don't make it impossible to end the trouble."
Jiang Yuebai raised his eyes slightly to look at the horizon, and said with a smile: "You are the one who can't stop it today."
"Your Huaxi Valley is so lively!"
The powerful female voice came from the horizon, like thunder exploding, making Xiao Ankuo pale in shock and turn his head in horror.
I saw a middle-aged female cultivator coming with a sword. Her clothes were simple and her appearance was unremarkable, but she had a mellow and heart-burning temperament like strong wine. Her face was expressionless and not angry.
The female cultivator and Hong Tao landed on the ground one after the other. Everyone fled in fear and knelt down to worship.
"I've met the Great Elder Gongsun!"
The person who came was none other than Gongsun Zhu, the chief steward of the Internal Affairs Hall and the great elder of the late Jindan period.
