novelapdf Chapter 77 Junior Sister Su's Thoughts
Chapter 77 Junior Sister Su's Thoughts
Chapter 77 Junior Sister Su's Thoughts
Time passed, and three months later.
early morning.
Inside Liu He's wooden house, after an hour of cultivation, the seventh wisp of spiritual energy condensed in his dantian, and his cultivation level steadily improved.
He stepped out of the wooden house, took a deep breath of the fresh morning air of various spiritual flowers and trees on Spirit Plant Peak, and came to the side of True Tiger Red Hemp.
Apply the Green Soil Root Nourishment Technique to nourish the entire miniature spiritual plant garden next to the True Tiger Red Hemp Grass.
Afterwards, he would routinely patrol his forest area.
His twenty-acre forest area has a total of 503 registered spiritual plants, including a two-hundred-year-old Podocarpus macrophyllus and spiritual tree seedlings planted just a few months ago.
Having guarded the forest area for over a year, he had memorized the details of these spiritual plants perfectly, and he could find the location of each spiritual tree with his eyes closed.
When he returned to the cabin after the patrol, he encountered Su Miao, who had come looking for him.
"Senior Brother Liu He~"
Su Miao's voice had a slightly cloying sweetness that she deliberately added.
"Junior Sister Su, what is it?"
"Brother Liu He, there is a copper-leaf red pine in my forest area that seems to be infested with insects. Could you please go and see it?"
"OK."
When Liu He was selected to join the Spirit Plant Peak, he was famous for his "mastery of insect repellent techniques".
However, his cultivation level was still low, only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. After arriving at the Spirit Plant Peak, Su Miao had only asked him to help once.
This is the second time; the last time was two months ago.
The two traveled together to Su Miao's forest area.
Su Miao led Liu He to a sacred pine tree that was over three zhang tall.
"Senior brother, it's this copper-leaved red pine. Two of its side branches have inexplicably withered and turned yellow."
"Yes, I noticed."
Liu He saw that two side branches at the top of the tree were charred yellow as if burned.
He used his wood-based diagnostic skills to examine the branches and pine needles and found traces of insect activity.
As for what kind of spirit insect it is, he needs to examine it carefully.
"I'll go up and take a look."
He lightly rose to his feet, reached the treetop, and leaned down to observe carefully. With the aid of his lightness technique, the slender branches of the pine tree were able to support his weight.
"Be careful, senior brother."
Su Miao reminded him softly.
In fact, her reminder was unnecessary. Liu He was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and he would be unharmed even if he fell from a tree more than three zhang high.
"They are the larvae of the matsutake tussock moth, which feed on pine needles. They are not difficult to deal with."
As Liu He spoke, he made a hand seal, consuming a wisp of spiritual energy to cast a wood-based insect-repelling spell.
Although the tussock moth larvae are tiny, they attach themselves to the pine needles and branches of the sacred pine tree, and their numbers are small. They are not pests that are difficult to deal with as they are hidden deep inside the sacred pine tree.
Two consecutive rounds of insect-removal techniques completely wiped out the larvae of the poisonous moths, along with all the unhatched eggs.
"nailed it."
Liu He lightly leaped down from the top of the copper-leaf red pine.
"Senior brother, you're amazing."
Su Miao smiled and praised with her eyes narrowed, two shallow dimples appearing on her cheeks.
"Oh, no, it's just a common pest infestation."
Liu He was embarrassed by the praise. Dealing with matsutake tussock moth larvae was not difficult; he didn't even need the ant colony's help.
"Let me nourish this copper-leaved red pine for you a bit more."
As he spoke, he cast the Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique.
The copper-leaved red pine, which had suffered from pests, recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Thank you so much, senior brother. This is just a small token of my appreciation."
Su Miao stretched out her slender, fair hand, holding a spirit stone in her palm.
"There's no need to be so polite."
Despite saying this, Liu He reached out to take the spirit stone.
It wasn't that he was "stingy," but rather that it was a tacit rule among the many disciples of Spirit Plant Peak. Everyone did it this way; when asking someone for help, they would give some spirit stones as a reward.
Two months ago, Su Miao asked Liu He for help and gave him a spirit stone as a reward.
etc----
Liu He realized something was wrong, his outstretched hand paused in mid-air, and he withdrew it.
The larvae of the matsutake poisonous moth are not difficult to deal with. Although Su Miao is only at the third level of Qi Refining, he is not helpless.
Why is that?
He belatedly recalled that the last time Su Miao asked him for help, it was to deal with a similarly simple pest infestation.
"Junior Sister Su, you—"
He noticed that Su Miao was dressed exceptionally well today, as if she had taken great care in her appearance.
Su Miao has a gentle and refined temperament, a pure and sweet appearance, a pair of bright and sparkling eyes, and long, fluttering eyelashes. When she is not smiling, she is dignified and gentle, and when she smiles, she is quite cute.
She wasn't wearing the standard long robes and skirts of a servant disciple, but rather a long cheongsam with a beige background, adorned with green branches and blue butterflies.
The cheongsam was quite form-fitting, outlining the curves of her breasts.
The slit wasn't high, and her calves, with their smooth, jade-like flesh, were vaguely visible.
She usually pays attention to her appearance, but rarely wears makeup.
I put on a very sophisticated makeup look today.
Her eyebrows were drawn in a curve like distant mountains, and her eyes were tinted with pink blush to resemble autumn water. Her cheeks were brightened with rosy rouge, and her lips were moist as if they held the light of spring.
"Senior Brother Liu He, what's wrong?"
Su Miao felt a little shy when she saw Liu He staring straight at her.
"Forehead--"
Liu He snapped out of his daze: "Your makeup today is different from usual."
"Hmm, I changed my style today. Does it look good?"
Su Miao's long eyelashes blinked, her eyes filled with anticipation.
She did indeed dress up specially.
Not only ordinary women use makeup, but nuns also use more and more expensive cosmetics.
In the pursuit of beauty, there is little difference between cultivators and mortals.
The difference lies in the fact that mortals use mortal cosmetics, while cultivators use spiritual items.
As a menial disciple, Su Miao only received five spirit stones a month. She didn't have extra money to buy expensive spiritual cosmetics, so she only spent two spirit stones to buy a box of rouge.
The rest of the materials were homemade.
For example, the eyeshadow at the corner of the eye is made from the juice extracted from the petals of the spiritual plant, the purple tang tree, and the lip balm is made from the leaves of the aloe vera.
The hairpins inserted into the hair buns were made of sacred wood branches.
It doesn't require spirit stones and exudes the unique fragrance of spirit plants.
"It looks pretty good."
Liu He seemed to understand Su Miao's feelings, yet also seemed not to.
Does Su Miao have feelings for him?
Why?
He was unremarkable; there was nothing about him that would make anyone fall for him.
"Thanks."
When Su Miao heard Liu He say she was "pretty," her dimples deepened.
With her looks, temperament, and talent, she had many suitors, whether she was in the outer mountain forest farm or at Lingzhi Peak.
When she was in the outer mountain forest farm, she only thought about her own path to immortality and never considered this aspect.
Upon arriving at Lingzhi Peak, several cultivators explicitly expressed their affection for her, among whom the one with the highest cultivation level was her senior brother at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
That senior brother was over sixty years old. Although Qi Refining cultivators have long lifespans, there was a clear difference between him and her, who had just turned twenty.
Huang Shih-teng was the one she disliked the most.
Huang Shideng initially just made excuses to talk to her, but later he repeatedly made lewd jokes, saying that there was a dual cultivation technique that could improve one's cultivation level and that he wanted to try it with her.
In short, she didn't like any of those people.
She had feelings for Liu He, who came to Lingmu Garden from Waishan Forest Farm at the same time.
Both of them were newcomers when they first arrived, so they talked a lot and became familiar with each other over time.
Both she and Liu He had inferior spiritual roots and special spiritual bodies. In her opinion, there was no question of one being superior to the other in terms of talent and potential; they were a good match.
She didn't want to marry above her station; she only wanted to support each other and live as equals.
Most importantly, she liked Liu He's personality: low-key, humble, polite, and unassuming.
Now that Liu He knew Su Miao's feelings, he felt embarrassed to take her spirit stones anymore.
His menial disciples only received five spirit stones a month, yet they were willing to spend spirit stones to increase their opportunities to spend time with Liu He.
"Junior Sister Su, I won't accept the spirit stones. There's no need to be so polite. I'll ask for your help next time my forest area needs water-based magic."
He said that.
"Yes, we can help each other out and it will be mutually beneficial."
Su Miao did not refuse and took back the spirit stones.
She guessed that Liu He knew her feelings.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Liu He took his leave.
What does he mean? Is he willing or unwilling?
Su Miao was perceptive and gleaned Liu He's attitude towards her from his few words.
But Liu He's attitude remained unchanged, showing neither refusal nor joy.
"Am I not pretty enough? Or does he have someone else he loves?"
With something on her mind, it's inevitable that she would experience the anxieties and uncertainties typical of a young girl.
"Perhaps he needs to consider it too. There's plenty of time; there's no need to rush into matters of the heart."
"Su Miao is quite pretty; she has a beautiful face and a great temperament."
"But I—"
With his cultivation at the fourth level of Qi Refining, he had never considered finding a Daoist partner; improving his cultivation was his priority.
More importantly, he would occasionally slip into the anthill and "disappear" in reality.
Bearing the secrets of the anthill, he is only suited to living alone and not to getting too close to others.
With these thoughts in mind, Liu He returned to his forest area.
"Um?!"
As soon as he returned to the forest area, he saw people cutting down spirit trees!
A century-old birch tree lay horizontally on the ground, and someone nearby was performing a spell to clean its roots.
"Oh no!"
Liu He quickly flew forward, for Commander Fu had not assigned the task of fetching timber today.
He had only been away from the forest area for a short while, so how could this person have dared to cut down trees in his forest area without permission?
"Feed"
He called out and, upon approaching, noticed that the person was wearing a superior robe of the Qian Yuan Holy Sect, with the characters "Qian Yuan" tattooed on it.
So he changed his tune: "Senior brother, why are you logging in my forest area while I was away?"
Sun Xin, Qi Refining Level 7.
Seeing Liu He's anxious expression, he laughed and said, "What are you panicking about? How could I possibly cut down the spirit tree without permission? It was Steward Pang who sent me to collect the wood."
Seeing that you weren't there, and not wanting to waste time, I took the wood first.
Deacon Pang?
Liu He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Pang Qing had sent him. He figured no one would dare to steal spirit wood from the spirit wood garden in broad daylight.
"Could you please show me the talisman?"
The spirit trees in the Spirit Tree Garden are very valuable; a single spirit tree can easily cost hundreds or even thousands of spirit stones, making them a precious resource for the sect.
There is naturally a set procedure for obtaining timber.
"for you."
Sun Xin took out the talisman and handed it to Liu He.
Liu He took the talisman and said, "Senior brother, you should go find Senior Brother Fu first."
"I'm acquainted with Senior Brother Fu, I'll just go say hello later," Sun Xin said casually.
Liu He was speechless at the sight of his undisciplined and lax attitude towards doing things.
As an outer disciple at the fourth level of Qi Refining, he has no right to criticize or condemn the conduct of inner disciples.
However, after reading the contents of the talisman, he thought: This is troublesome.
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