Guo Zhen, a seven-foot-tall man, couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat 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, but unexpectedly, in just five years, the little girl had learned a lot of skills and came back!
Lu Ying cried louder and louder. Jiang Yuebai felt that there was something wrong with her reaction. He didn't know whether she was scared or excited. He could only pat her back gently to comfort her.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
There was a coughing sound in the yard. Jiang Yuebai raised his eyes and was stunned.
A wrinkled and thin old woman slowly walked out of the house. If she wasn't wearing the same cherry pink dress and had the 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? You're really back?"
Song Pei'er opened her eyes wide in disbelief, with a strange joy flashing in her eyes, and stared at Jiang Yuebai without blinking.
Lu Ying quickly stopped crying and let go of Jiang Yuebai, wiped her tears, calmed her expression, and ran over to support Song Peier.
"I'm going to kill you, you little bitch! I'm going to kill you!!"
Zheng Li crawled out of the ruins, grabbing his broken arm that was bleeding profusely, his face full of vicious hatred.
Jiang Yuebai was not in a hurry. He took off the white jade token from his waist and held it up.
Zheng Li paused, "Inner... Inner disciples?!"
When he saw the token clearly, he was stunned and frightened out of his wits.
Even if the inner sect disciples killed him at will, they could just give the Law Enforcement Hall a plausible excuse and punish him by having him face the wall for a few days, but he lost his life.
Zheng Li fell to his knees, pissing and shitting.
"I am blind and don't know the real master. Senior Sister Jiang, please spare my life."
"roll!"
If it weren't for the fact that the sect master promoted her to inner sect disciple, if she was arrogant and presumptuous and used her status to take revenge, he would lose his head right now.
Zheng Li picked up his severed hand, rolled and crawled, and fled in panic.
Shi Xiaowu picked up a stone and threw it at him, "Fuck you, if you dare to come here again, I will beat you up every time I see you."
Seeing that Shi Xiaowu was still the same personality as before, Jiang Yuebai thought that Guo Zhen must have been very good to him over the years, which is why he remained so naive.
"Senior Sister Jiang, you are amazing. How did you become an inner sect disciple in such a short time? Can you lend me the token?"
Shi Xiaowu reached out to grab Jiang Yuebai's token. Guo Zhen's face changed drastically. He grabbed Shi Xiaowu's collar and pulled him to his side, looking extremely terrified.
"Please don't blame me, Senior Sister Jiang. He is young and ignorant, and he has overstepped his authority."
Jiang Yuebai frowned and looked at Lu Ying and Song Pei'er. The two of them were also respectful and fearful, lowering their heads to avoid eye contact, no longer the same as before.
Only Shi Xiaowu muttered, "Are inner disciples no longer my Senior Sister Jiang?"
Jiang Yuebai chuckled, "Senior Sister Song, Senior Brother Guo, although I am an inner sect disciple, I am also from Huaxi Valley. You two have higher cultivation than me, so it is better to call me Junior Sister from now on."
"To be honest, I have obtained the Spiritual Farmer's Token and am in charge of Huaxi Valley. I will need to rely on you two in the future. Yuebai would like to thank you."
Jiang Yuebai's words surprised Guo Zhen, Song Pei'er and others again. Their eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. He was both an inner sect disciple and a spiritual cultivator.
Was she doing the mining as punishment for these five years, or was she practicing in seclusion
"Senior Sister Song, can you lend me Lu Ying for a moment and tell me about what happened in the past two years?"
Lu Ying's eyes flickered as she lowered her head. Song Pei'er smiled tiredly, "Let Xiao Wu talk to you first. I'll tell Lu Ying a few words and then let her go find you."
"Okay."
"You keep talking like my dead mother, I'm so annoyed. Senior Sister Jiang, let's go."
Guo Zhen gasped and was about to hit him, but Shi Xiaowu quickly ran away and took Jiang Yuebai to Tao Fengnian's old house.
"You are already an inner sect disciple, why do you still have to farm?" Guo Zhen was puzzled.
I returned to the old house at the entrance of the village, pushed open the door, and the courtyard was still the same as before.
There are stone tables and stone benches under the grape vines, the ancient ginkgo tree is sprouting new leaves, and the peppers on the kitchen wall are bright red.
There is no weeds, no dust, as if nothing has changed.
It was just a revisit to the old place, and the scene brought back memories, and Jiang Yuebai still felt a heavy pain in his heart.
"Since Elder Tao passed away and you left, Senior Sister Lu has been coming to clean up every day. She kept saying that you would come back and she couldn't let you come back without a place to live."
Jiang Yuebai felt a lump in his throat. He took Shi Xiaowu to the courtyard and asked him to talk about what had happened in the past few years.
"It wasn't a big deal, actually. After Elder Tao passed away, there was no spiritual cultivator in Huaxi Valley, and everyone was worried that they wouldn't have anyone to help them in the future when disasters occurred, so they moved to other valleys one after another. However, most of them were bewitched by Zheng Li and went to Ziyun Valley to 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. They work every day without rest. In addition to handing over the crops to the sect, he also has to collect half of them, and the rest can only be given to everyone."
"He has a group of lackeys under his command. Whenever someone disrespects him, they will go to that person's house and cause trouble. We are all just menial workers, so reporting to the Law Enforcement Hall will not have any effect. Xiao Ankuo also told other spiritual cultivators not to take in anyone who escaped from him, otherwise they would make things difficult for him."
Jiang Yuebai rubbed his forehead and said, "Let's not talk about him anymore. Let's talk about what happened to Senior Sister Song."
Shi Xiaowu had a lot of resentment towards Xiao Ankuo. After calming down, he said, "Master Song was injured by Xiao Ankuo. I heard that it was the mistress of Elder Lin who instructed him to do so. Because Master Song had a good relationship with Elder Tao..."
"Master Song had taken the anti-aging pill before, but this time his energy and spirit were damaged, so his anti-aging effect failed and he became old. Senior Sister Lu has been very hard-working these years. She had the opportunity to serve in the inner sect, but she stayed here to take care of Master Song."
Jiang Yuebai nodded. She also felt that Lu Ying felt an indescribable grievance and helplessness in her heart.
She has four spiritual roots and is now at the sixth level of Qi training, which is far beyond most outer disciples. This shows that she has not given up training 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 miss the past when we ran in the fields and swam in the water together. After all, Mr. Tao is still the best. He protects us and doesn't force us to do anything."
Jiang Yuebai smiled bitterly. Grandpa was a good man, but he was also really weak.
Although it was uncomfortable, Jiang Yuebai had to admit that a spiritual farmer like Xiao Ankuo was the one who could maximize his own advantages and accumulate more resources for building the foundation.
Even if other spiritual cultivators were not as extreme as Xiao Ankuo, they were not much different. The peace and tranquility of Huaxi Valley back then was something special.
But how lucky she is to meet such an alternative, a person who is really contradictory.
Taking a breath, Jiang Yuebai said in a brisk tone: "Don't worry, now that I'm back, I will definitely revive 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 attempts in that small valley. She believes that they will definitely work wonders in Huaxi Valley.
"That's great, Senior Sister Jiang. Just tell me what to do. If you need people, I'll find them for you. If you need strength, I'll lend you the strength. Should we open up the wasteland first or breed first?"
Shi Xiaowu put one foot on the stone bench and rolled up his sleeves, his blood boiling and full of energy.
Jiang Yuebai took out a few books and placed them on the table, "I need you to study first."
"carpenter?"
"Take the book back and learn from your master. When you have nothing to do, go to the mountains to chop wood and bamboo to practice your craft. It will be very useful."
Shi Xiaowu was shocked. Is there any connection between cutting down trees, learning carpentry and farming
(End of this chapter)