Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before he asked, âIn your last life, you didnât have a wife, did you?â
Xiao Jingting was a little puzzled, âHow do you know that?â
âYou behaved like a novice.â Xu Muan said.
Xiao Jingting, ââ¦â So the reason he said he changed too much was not because the original body owner couldnât cook or brew the wine. But his poor technology was the reason why Xu Muan recognized he was not the original body owner.
âI like men, I donât like women. In my world when men and men get together, there will be criticism, so Iâve been single,â Xiao Jingting explained.
Xu Muan couldnât help looking at Xiao Jingting strangely, âYour world is like this?â
Xiao Jingting nodded and said, âYes!â
âHow about Gers?â Xu Muan asked.
Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, âThere are no Gers in our world.â
Xu Muan was full of amazement. Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and suddenly felt relieved. It was actually a very difficult thing to keep a secret alone. Xiao Jingting felt much more relaxed after finally speaking it out.
âWhy did you suddenly take an aphrodisiac?â Xiao Jingting asked.
âThere is a spiritual plant called Lieyan Herb, which has the effect of aphrodisiacs. I accidentally ate one by mistake and found out that it could boost my spiritual power. Therefore, I have been taking it to improve my strength. There had been no problem before but this time I took a mutated one and something happened,â Xu Muan said.
Xiao Jingting frowned and said, âDoes this kind of Lieyan Herb have any side effects?â
âIt will damage the meridians.â
Xiao Jingtingâs face darkened as he said, âWith such great side effects, you still dared to take it?â
With a smile, Xu Muan said, âThe meridians can be slowly healed. After they are healed, they will also widen a little. Your spiritual wine can also repair the meridians.â
Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes as he said, âNo matter what, you should not take this kind of spiritual herb again in future.â
Xu Muan nodded and said, âI know! I have advanced to the fourth level of Qi practice already and Lieyan Herb doesnât have much use to me anymore.â
Xiao Jingting, ââ¦â
Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu returned home with two children.
Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting and said sadly, âLast night, the field was invaded by demonic beasts, and many of the spirit plants in the fields were eaten.â
Xiao Jingting, ââ¦â Secretly sighed softly in his heart. Something really did happen after all! Although he had tried his best to adjust the maturity of spiritual plants to daytime, and Xiao Jinfeng had also stepped in to take care of some of the demonic beasts near the fields, he still couldnât stop these demonic beasts.
âForget the money we lost. Is the damage large?â Xiao Jingting asked.
âAbout half of it was lost, but a few second level beasts fell into the trap,â Xiao Jinfeng said.
Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said to himself, âIt seems we need to increase the strength of the traps.â The original traps were not enough. âGreat Aunt giving me those few mus of fields on purpose.â
Mu Shuyu nodded and said, âYes, that vicious woman obviously wanted to make you suffer through the hands of another.â Because Xiao Jinfengâs reputation was destroyed by Lu Xianâs plot, Mu Shuyu also hated her.
Xiao Jingting shook his head, sighed and said, âAll right I will go to the field and see how much loss I can recover.â
âIâll go too,â Xu Muan said.
Mu Shuyu looked at Xu Muan and said in some surprise, âMuan, you have advanced to the fourth level of Qi Practice!â
Xu Maan nodded and said, âYes!â
Mu Shuyu was filled with confusion, âHow did you get promoted? Could it be that?â Just do it?
Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Shuyuâs confused look and told him about the Lieyan Herb.
âMuan, you took too much risk.â Xiao Jinfeng frowned.
Xu Muan nodded and said, âI know, I wonât do it in the future.â
The havoc caused by demonic beasts made Xiao Jingting lose a lot of money, and so many people in the village expressed their âdeep sympathy for Xiao Jingtingâs loss.
Xiao Jingting cleaned up the fields, this time two mus of high-grade fields were seriously damaged. He had in total five mus of high-grade fields and he purposely staggered the maturing time of the spiritual plants between the fields so this three mus of fields were still fine.
âMaster Xiao, those demonic beasts are too hateful.â
âYes! Master Xiao, if you sold these spiritual plants that are damaged, you would have no problem to sell them for five or six hundred taels.â
âMaster Xiao, sorry for your loss. Losing some spiritual plants is alright as long as none of you are hurt.â
âMaster Xiao, yours fields are fertile, but the location isnât good enough!â
â¦â¦
Xiao Jingting who faced the villagers who were chattering, became speechless.
Qiu Li stood in the distance, looking at the fields that had been ravaged by the demonic beasts and couldnât help but gloat a little, âSo what if youâre good at farming, it will be all for naught when the demonic beasts come again.â
âThat is right, when these demonic beasts come, all money spent on seeds and labor cost will be lost.â
Several villagers gloated behind Xiao Jingtingâs back. Qiu Li looked at the fallen spiritual plants and secretly believed the demonic beasts were merciful for leaving Xiao Jingting a few mus of untouched land.
The villagers were jealous of Xiao Jingtingâs good land and of the silver he earned.
Xiao Jingting calmly cleaned up the messy fields while Xu Muan who looked at Jingtingâs face said, âDonât be sad.â
Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, âIâm not sad. Life is not smooth sailing! If you suffer some losses, you could learn your lesson and gain some experience. â
Xu Muan was a little surprised, âYouâre so open-minded!â
Xiao Jingting smiled, no matter what, his current situation was much better than when he first arrived.
Qiu Bai looked at the scene of Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting whispering together, their heads almost touching and his heart was in turmoil.
â¦â¦
Li Zhe looked at the field, shook his head, and said, âAlthough this field is good, the location is too bad. Before, a family had bought this few mus of first grade fields but as result when demonic beasts come down the mountain, they were bitten to death.
Qiu Li looked at Li Zhe with amazement and said, âElder Li, thaâts unbelievable!â
Li Zhe nodded his head and said, âAfter the demonic beasts killed people, this field hasnât been bought for a long time and many people thought it was ominous. â
Qiu Li looked at Xiao Jingting and said anxiously, âThen Young Master Xiao is not unlucky.â
âYoung Master Xiao might not necessarily be. Master Xiao is already a fourth level Spirit Plant Master now and so is Xu Muan. Young Master Xiaoâs elder brother is also a fourth level Qi practitioner. Their strength is much better than those back then.â
âOld Man Li, Xu Muan is also a fourth level Qi practitioner?â Qiu Bai couldnât help asking.
Although Xiao Jingting didnât say it explicitly, the villagers were able to guess Xiao Jingtingâs rank from his ability to farm, but they didnât expect Xu Muan to be a fourth level Qi practitioner as well.
Li Zhe nodded and said, âAlthough his Qi is a bit unstable, he should be a rank four Qi Practitioner, after all he is from a big family.â Li Zhe couldnât help exclaiming.
Qiu Bai felt the urge to ask, âElder Li, could it be possible that you are be wrong?â However, considering Li Zheâs position in the village, Qiu Bai swallowed these words.
Qiu Bai looked in the direction of Xu Muan and his heart was filled with jealousy. Qiu Bai secretly thought:Â Xu Muan being able to advance must have something to do with Xiao Jingting. If he followed Xiao Jingting, his strength certainly would grow rapidly. Unfortunately, Xiao Jingting didnât know whatâs good for him and ignored him.