Chapter 20: Letter from Home

Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Letter from Home

"These two spirit fields are currently the cheapest and have the lowest leasing prices."

With a big smile, Manager Wang stood with Li Muyang on the field ridge, pointing at the two spirit fields in front of them.

"Though it's a bit far from below and somewhat troublesome to access, there's an empty tile-roofed house here, built by the previous cultivator who managed these plants. The only disadvantage is that it's been vacant for quite some time, so you'll need to spend time cleaning it up."

"You can completely move your home here and live here from now on, it's quiet and undisturbed, perfect for us cultivators."

Chubby Wang looked amiable and kind, without the usual commanding presence and arrogance of other managers.

He jovially pointed at the tile-roofed house not far away and indicated, "That's the house right there."

Li Muyang followed his pointing finger, saw the broken tile-roofed house overgrown with weeds on its roof, and then glanced at the cheery Chubby Wang beside him, feeling conflicted beyond words.

"Um... Manager Wang, are there no other spirit fields available?"

Although I wanted a cheaper, more remote spirit field, this one is too remote!

The two spirit fields were located halfway up the hillside, from where one could look down upon the town-like outer buildings of the Refinement Demon Sect below, with a lush and dense primeval forest at the back, reputed to be haunted by demon beasts.

Li Muyang did want a remote and cheaper spirit field, but this place was more than just remote.

This was literally in the middle of nowhere.

Apart from these two lonely spirit fields, there were no other fields nearby.

According to the old cultivator Guan Xiaoshun, when the spirit fields were interconnected by paths, the spiritual energy within the fields could complement each other, enhancing the growth of the spirit grains.

Therefore, Guan Xiaoshun advised Li Muyang to choose fields that were surrounded by other fields.

For these isolated two fields, managing them well alone would definitely require more energy and spiritual energy than others.

Li Muyang felt somewhat helpless.

The ever-smiling Chubby Wang also sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do, I've shown you the few fields that are left. But you can't afford the leasing deposit, this is the only one within your budget."

"Why not write a letter home and ask for some money?"

Manager Wang thoughtfully suggested, "Of those remaining fields, I can hold two for you until the money from your family arrives, then you can lease them."

"The sect has rules. If you don't have enough for the leasing deposit, I can't rent the fields to you, I'm truly helpless."

The amiable Chubby Wang was very accommodating, even willing to take care of Li Muyang to the best of his ability.

Though in terms of status, he far surpassed Li Muyang, a mere servant disciple.

Yet facing Li Muyang, Chubby Wang still patiently explained.

But he still hadn't triggered the plot line related to the assassination, continuing to die inexplicably.

Stuck at the same level for seven days, his cultivation realm had successfully broken through to the third level of the Qi Cultivation Realm, and he had even learned the "Cloud and Rain Technique", yet Li Muyang still couldn't find a way to get past the barrier.

At this moment, he finally understood the value of the "unlimited time" in that "Unlimited Time Cultivation Game".

—If this game instance actually had a time limit, he could have just given up.

Standing on the ridge, looking at the weeds that were as tall as half a person, Li Muyang rolled up his sleeves and dived right in.

With the game constantly at a standstill, he decided to first focus on his real life, clean up the spirit fields and the new house, then slowly get back to gaming.

Sometimes, that's just how it is with game levels; the more you play, the more you're stuck and can't get through. Instead, stopping and resting for a couple of days before logging in again might suddenly enlighten you with ideas to break through.

And so, Li Muyang began his life as a spirit plant farmer, cleaning the new house and clearing the weeds from the abandoned spirit fields.

Life had entered a new rhythm.

Until the third day after he moved into the new house, a letter from his family outside the Sect disrupted Li Muyang's routine.

—His family, with whom relations had soured, actually took the initiative to write to him.

And the person writing was his step-sister, whom the original owner did not think much of.

Seeing the first sentence of the letter, Li Muyang's mind suddenly conjured an image of the girl's grinning pretty face.

"Brother, the Miss Ning that you were so determined to marry, you even had a fallout with mom and dad for her, has also joined the Refinement Demon Sect!"

"By the way, I've joined the Refinement Demon Sect too, and I'll be reporting in a few days."

"This time I'll help you, we'll win over Miss Ning together and get her to agree to marry you!"

Reading the contents of the letter, Li Muyang's lips twitched, suddenly feeling a bit nauseous.

Miss Ning...

In the memories of his predecessor, she was a beauty from Jiuyuan City, who had bewitched him to the point of obsession, swearing to marry her at all costs, even to the point of turning against his parents.

But from Li Muyang's perspective, Miss Ning's relationship was just a tale of a green-tea bitch who kept men on the hook and a foolish lackey doggedly trailing behind...

What Miss Ning...

Li Muyang, somewhat speechless, rubbed his temples and said, "I'm honestly not interested at all!"

Who wants to marry a green-tea bitch obsessed with keeping men on the hook?

Certainly not me!