SPMT : Chapter 46: Invasion of Demonic Beasts in the Fields

Xu Mu’an hesitated for a moment and asked, “In your previous life, did you not marry?”

Xiao Jingting was somewhat puzzled and asked, “How did you know?”

“You look inexperienced,” Xu Mu’an said.

Xiao Jingting: “…” So, saying that the change in character was too drastic, the original owner couldn’t cook or brew wine, wasn’t actually the reason; it was probably because his skills were not good enough, which Xu Mu’an recognized as not being the original owner.

“I like men, not women. In our world, it’s criticized when men are together, so I’ve been single,” Xiao Jingting explained.

Xu Mu’an couldn’t help but look at Xiao Jingting strangely. “Is your world like that?”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yeah.”

“What about bisexuality?” Xu Mu’an asked.

Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, “In our world, there’s no such thing.”

Xu Mu’an was quite surprised, and Xiao Jingting suddenly felt a sense of relief when he looked at Xu Mu’an. Keeping a secret was actually a heavy burden. Now that he had spoken it out, Xiao Jingting felt much lighter.

“Why did you suddenly get ‘Spring Poison’ this time?” Xiao Jingting asked.

“There’s a spirit plant called Fiery Grass, which has the effect of enhancing strength. I accidentally ingested one and found that it could boost spiritual power. So, I’ve been using it to enhance my strength. There haven’t been any problems before. This time, I accidentally ingested a variant of Fiery Grass with an extremely long maturity period, and that’s where the trouble started,” Xu Mu’an explained.

Xiao Jingting furrowed his brow and asked, “Does this Fiery Grass have any side effects?”

“It damages the meridians,” Xu Mu’an replied.

Xiao Jingting’s face darkened. “With such severe side effects, you still dare to use it?”

Xu Mu’an smiled and said, “The meridians can be slowly nurtured. After nurturing, the meridians actually expand a bit. Your spirit wine can help restore the meridians.”

Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes and said, “Anyway, don’t use this kind of spirit grass again in the future.”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “I know! I’ve advanced to the fourth level of Qi Cultivation now, so Fiery Grass doesn’t have much effect on me anymore.”

Xiao Jingting: “…”

Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu returned home with the two children.

Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting with a worried expression and said, “Last night, the fields were invaded by demonic beasts, and many spirit plants in the fields were eaten.”

Xiao Jingting: “…” Xiao Jingting couldn’t help but sigh lightly in his heart. It seemed that something had indeed happened! Although he had tried his best to adjust the maturation time of the spirit plants to daytime and Xiao Jinfeng had also dealt with some demonic beasts near the fields, they still couldn’t stop those relentless demonic beasts from invading.

“Forget it, it’s just a setback. Is the loss significant?” Xiao Jingting asked.

“We’ve lost about half, and we caught a few level two demonic beasts in the traps,” Xiao Jinfeng said.

Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and thought, “It looks like we need to increase the strength of the traps.” The original traps were not sufficient. “Aunt, you really put a lot of effort into those few acres of fields.”

Mu Shuyu nodded and said, “Indeed. That wicked woman clearly wanted to use us as a scapegoat.” Due to Xiao Jinfeng’s reputation being ruined by Liu Xian’s calculations, Mu Shuyu harbored strong resentment towards Liu Xian.

Xiao Jingting shook his head, sighed lightly, and said, “Alright, I’ll go to the fields and see how much of the damage can be salvaged.”

“I’ll go too,” Xu Mu’an said.

Mu Shuyu looked at Xu Mu’an, somewhat surprised, and said, “Mu’an, you’ve advanced to the fourth level of Qi Cultivation!”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Yeah!”

Mu Shuyu was puzzled and said, “How did you advance so suddenly? Could it be…” Can you achieve it by just rolling around?

Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Shuyu’s puzzled expression and briefly mentioned the Fiery Grass incident.

“Mu’an, you’re too reckless,” Xiao Jinfeng frowned.

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “I know. I won’t do it again in the future.”

The rampage of the demonic beasts caused Xiao Jinfeng to suffer some losses. The villagers expressed their “deep sympathy” for Xiao Jingting’s loss.

Xiao Jingting tidied up the messy fields. The most severely damaged were two acres of top-quality fields out of his total of five acres. He deliberately staggered the maturation times of the plants between the fields, and fortunately, the other three acres were not affected much.

“Master Xiao, those demonic beasts are despicable,” someone said.

“Yeah! Master Xiao, if the damaged spirit plants were sold, they would easily fetch five to six hundred taels.”

“Master Xiao, please accept our condolences. Losing some spirit plants is nothing compared to the safety of the people.”

“Master Xiao, your fields are fertile, it’s just that the location isn’t good enough!”

…

Facing the villagers who turned into chatterboxes, Xiao Jingting had nothing to say.

Qiu Li stood in the distance, looking at the devastated fields caused by the demonic beasts, feeling somewhat schadenfreude. “So what if he’s planting crops again? It’s all in vain when the demonic beasts come.”

“That’s right! When the demonic beasts come, all the upfront costs for seeds and hired labor are wasted.”

Several villagers talked behind Xiao Jingting’s back, and Qiu Li looked at the withered spirit plants, secretly resenting that the demonic beasts showed mercy and left a few acres of land for Xiao Jingting.

People always have some jealousy. Xiao Jingting’s crops grew well, and he earned money effortlessly, making the villagers envious.

Xiao Jingting calmly cleaned up the mess in the fields. Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Jingting’s calm expression and said, “Don’t be sad.”

Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, “I’m not sad. Life is never smooth sailing! Taking a loss is just a lesson learned.”

Xu Mu’an was somewhat surprised and said, “You’re really magnanimous.”

Xiao Jingting smiled. Anyway, his current situation was much better than when he first arrived.

Qiu Bai looked towards Xu Mu’an and Xiao Jingting whispering together, their heads almost touching, feeling a surge of discomfort in his heart.

…

Li Zhe looked at the fields, shook his head, and said, “Although these fields are good, the location is too bad. Before, a family leased several acres of top-quality fields, but they were killed by the demonic beasts that came down from the mountains.”

Qiu Li looked at Li Zhe in surprise and said, “Old Li, is that true?”

Li Zhe nodded and said, “Yeah! After the demonic beasts killed people, no one bought the land for a long time. Many people think that this land is unlucky.”

Qiu Li looked at Xiao Jingting, pretending to be worried, and said, “Then Young Master Xiao is really unlucky.”

“Young Master Xiao might not be, after all, Young Master Xiao is already a fourth-level spirit plant master, and Mr. Xu is also at the fourth level. Young Master Xiao’s elder brother is also at the fourth level. Their strength is much stronger than those of the past,” Li Zhe said.

“Old Li, is Mr. Xu also a fourth-level Qi Cultivator?” Qiu Bai couldn’t help but ask.

Although Xiao Jingting didn’t explicitly say it, the villagers had already inferred Xiao Jingting’s level from his ability to cultivate the fields. It’s just that Xu Mu’an, unexpectedly, was also a fourth-level Qi Cultivator.

Li Zhe nodded and said, “Although his aura is a bit unstable, he should be a fourth-level Qi Cultivator. After all, he comes from a big family!” Li Zhe couldn’t help but sigh.

Qiu Bai wanted to ask, “Old Li, are you sure you’re not mistaken?” But, considering Li Zhe’s status in the village, Qiu Bai didn’t ask.

Qiu Bai looked towards Xu Mu’an’s direction, his heart full of jealousy. Qiu Bai thought to himself: If Xu Mu’an can advance, it must be related to Xiao Jingting. If I followed Xiao Jingting, my strength would also skyrocket. Unfortunately, Xiao Jingting doesn’t seem to care about me at all.

Rain : That’s for the 6 chapters of the week-end (3 for Sat and 3 for Sun) I hope you enjoy it ! ?