Chapter 53 The Fourth Neighbor (Please read on)
Watching Li Xiuchang leave, Yan Xue sighed and said, "Brother, I don't know how many people you will offend by doing this."
Yan Song said indifferently, "I'm just doing my job."
"I know you're doing this for their own good, but who will remember your kindness? As for Wu Fuhai, you banned him from taking the exam for half a year. I'm afraid he has already hated you." Yan Xue said helplessly.
Yan Song didn't care: "Wu Fuhai's skills are good enough, but his mentality is not good. It will be good for him to suppress him for half a year and polish his character."
"What about Li Xiuchang? You paid him 60 spirit stones out of your own pocket, but you still don't like him. Why bother!"
Yan Song was silent for a moment this time before responding, "Li Xiuchang... I misjudged him. A genius like him doesn't need too much interference from outsiders. Let him grow on his own."
He didn't expect that Li Xiuchang's talent in spiritual plants would be so exaggerated.
According to his original idea, he wanted Li Xiuchang to give up other skills and specialize in alchemy.
But now, after seeing Li Xiuchang's talent for spiritual plants, he had the idea of letting Li Xiuchang give up the alchemy and focus on spiritual plants.
He suddenly came to his senses. He had been working as the eldest brother of the outer sect for so many years. He had seen many people of all kinds and understood one thing:
If a person's talent is far better than his, all his guidance and intervention may be a nuisance.
Some trees need human intervention to grow into timber, while some trees can only be allowed to grow wildly and support the shade of the sky.
And Li Xiuchang belongs to the latter.
He suddenly remembered something and told Yan Xue: "Although Li Xiuchang has a high talent for spiritual plants, his own spiritual orifice aptitude is average. I remember that he barely reached the middle grade. Go and increase the amount of spiritual energy delivered by the pipeline No. 18 in Donggeng District."
"Increasing the amount of spiritual energy delivery will cost spiritual stones. Where will it come from?"
"Use his confiscated salary for the next three months."
Yan Xue rolled her eyes when she heard this: "The three months of salary you confiscated from him will eventually be spent on him, and you will also spend sixty spiritual stones..."
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Li Xiuchang was very proud of the speed of the flying boat, and increased the speed of the flying boat to the extreme...but it was still the slowest among the flying boats and flying swords in the sky.
He first went to the inner gate and visited Senior Brother Song Yu.
First, it was to report the good news, and second, it was to thank Senior Brother Song Yu for recommending him before, so that he could successfully become a disciple of Zhao Yuansi.
Senior Brother Song Yu was also quite surprised and relieved that he had become a first-level spiritual plant husband.
Especially when he learned that Li Xiuchang passed the assessment with full marks and became a gold medal spiritual plant husband, he was even more amazed at Li Xiuchang's spiritual plant talent.
"It seems that when I asked you to practice the way of alchemy, I was pointing you in the wrong direction. Fortunately, you have a deep fortune and found the direction that suits you best." Senior Brother Song Yu sighed.
"What are you talking about, Senior Brother, I have never given up the way of alchemy and plan to practice both. Besides, Master is also very caring to me."
The two chatted for a few words, and Li Xiuchang did not interrupt them. He matched the identity token with Senior Brother Song Yu and said goodbye and left.
He flew all the way back to Donggeng District.
He happened to meet Senior Brothers Zhang Wanzhi and Motu. Next to them, there was a new face.
It was a young man. Although he was not as handsome as Zhang Wanzhi, he was also a look that was hard to ignore. In terms of temperament, this young man was better than Zhang Wanzhi.
He gave people a steady and warm feeling.
"I wonder what this senior brother's name is?" Li Xiuchang asked.
"Chen Changsheng." The young man smiled and answered.
"It turns out to be Brother Chen. I have heard of your great name for a long time. Today I finally meet you."
Li Xiuchang was not being polite. He had heard of the name Chen Changsheng a long time ago. He was the neighbor who lived at No. 32, Donggeng District.
Li Xiuchang had already met three of the four neighbors, and they all had their own characteristics.
Only Brother Chen Changsheng seemed like a transparent person, as if he did not exist at all, and he had never seen him once.
Li Xiuchang asked around and found that most people had no impression of him at all, and could not even say his name. It was only after he entrusted Wang Long to check some information at the reception office that he had a little understanding of Brother Chen.
But not much, only that he entered the sect very early and was the oldest in Donggeng District.
So Brother Chen Changsheng was always shrouded in a veil of mystery in Li Xiuchang's eyes.
Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "I have been in seclusion for a long time, and I didn't know that there was a newcomer in Donggeng District. I just heard about it from Brother Zhang and Brother Mo."
The two exchanged a few polite words, and Zhang Wanzhi interrupted and quickly brought the topic to Li Xiuchang.
"Junior Brother Li should have found a suitable secret method to hide his cultivation. Now even we can't see your true cultivation."
Li Xiuchang smiled: "Lucky, I got the help of a senior who taught me a good secret method."
While speaking, he quietly observed the changes in the expressions of Motu and Zhang Wanzhi.
But he didn't see any flaws.
In the final analysis, it was just a little suspicion of Li Xiuchang himself without any evidence. The two senior brothers have always been very good to him. He just thought he was overthinking, but he would be more vigilant in the future.
After talking about this topic, Chen Changsheng said: "I see that Junior Brother came with a happy face, but what is there to be happy about?"
Li Xiuchang immediately told him about his participation in the first-level spiritual plant husband assessment and the reward he received.
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, Junior Brother, you have a bright future."
Zhang Wanzhi and Chen Changsheng hurriedly congratulated.
The aloof and quiet Mo Tu just nodded in approval. It was he who taught Li Xiuchang the spiritual plant skills.
"Junior brother, you have so many seeds. If the medicinal fields are not enough, half of the medicinal fields of Lao Mo and I are still empty. You can use them." Zhang Wanzhi said generously.
"If you don't need that half of the medicinal field, I will be more than happy to take it, but the rent must be paid." Li Xiuchang is not short of spiritual stones now, and he is unwilling to owe favors to others in order to save some spiritual stones.
Moreover, the medicinal fields in Xianchen Sect are in short supply. Ordinary disciples have no place to rent even if they have spiritual stones, and they have to queue up to draw lots to obtain the rental qualification.
He is now able to take over half of the medicinal field from his two senior brothers, which is already a bargain. How can he feel embarrassed to get it for free?
"Okay, if you like, just give me some. Your spirit plants will be planted in that medicinal field. You don't have to worry about anything. Lao Mo will arrange a few little ghosts to take care of your spirit plants."
Li Xiuchang was very envious of this. He only had a pair of ghosts on hand, and he borrowed them from Senior Brother Motu.
Later, he took care of his own medicinal field, and there were no ghosts available. If he did it himself, the workload would be too large and it would waste time.
Li Xiuchang asked Motu: "Senior Brother, do you have extra ghosts? Can you sell me a few?"
Motu shook his head: "I don't have any ghosts you can control at the moment. Next time I go out to hunt souls, I will take you with me."
"This... Let's see when the time comes. It would be best if Senior Brother can help me catch some ghosts and sell them to me." Li Xiuchang perfunctorily passed by.
His cultivation is too low now, so he should not take risks easily.
After chatting for a few more words, Chen Changsheng said goodbye first: "I have to go back to practice in seclusion, so I'll take my leave first."
"Brother Chen practiced so hard, and he has to practice again just after coming out of seclusion?" Li Xiuchang said in surprise.
"I have a dull talent and practice slowly. I was stuck when the deadline came before I succeeded in building the foundation, so I dare not slack off for a moment."
Li Xiuchang sighed in his heart. If he didn't have the length plug-in, with his talent, he would probably walk more bumpy than Chen Changsheng on the immortal road.
He didn't notice that Zhang Wanzhi and Motu pouted their lips at the same time after hearing what Chen Changsheng said.
After Chen Changsheng left, Motu was a dull person again. Li Xiuchang chatted with Zhang Wanzhi for a few words and then went back to their own homes.
Before leaving, he took out his identity token and completed the pairing with the two brothers, so that they could also communicate directly in the future.
Back at No. 18, Donggeng District, Li Xiuchang was busy for a moment and had to make preparations. He was going to listen to Zhao Yuansi's lecture in two days.
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PS: I will post the first update on Monday early, so that I can show up on the new book list.
I lost the second round of PK last week, so I have to run naked without any recommendation this week, but this will not shake my rock-hard heart.
It is impossible to cut off the book. I set a flag in the title of Chapter 7, and I have already cut off my retreat.
Whether I can be resurrected depends on the follow-up reading tomorrow, Tuesday, so... fellow Taoists, help me practice!