Lu Qing used the methods of a cultivator to select rice seeds.
The villagers had never seen such a strange scene before, and they were all dumbfounded.
With the help of magic, Lu Qing quickly selected the best rice varieties from all the rice grains.
Looking at the plump, golden rice seeds in the bamboo basket, Lu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
"Grandpa Zhang, I've made my selections. Please let everyone take the rest home."
"Is this enough for you? Or would you like to pick out more?"
Grandpa Zhang was also stunned by the magic Lu Qing had just displayed. He was in a daze for a while before he came to his senses and hurriedly said...
"That's enough. I don't need any more for the time being," Lu Qing said with a smile.
With his current cultivation level, the number of rice seeds he can enlighten each time is limited.
In addition, the spiritual fields cultivated on the mountain are not very large.
The selected rice seeds are more than enough.
"Okay, that's good. If it's not enough, I'll have everyone send you more."
Grandpa Zhang nodded and did not continue to persuade him.
"By the way, Grandpa Zhang, everyone has gone to so much trouble to help me collect rice seeds this time. I've worked so hard. Here's some silver. Could you please help me distribute it to everyone? It's just a small token of my appreciation."
Lu Qing took out a money pouch from his pocket.
Before Grandpa Zhang could speak, the other villagers waved their hands repeatedly.
“Aqing, what are you saying? We’re all from the same village. What’s a little bit of rice seeds? We don’t need you to give us any money.”
"That's right. You've never charged us for consultations or medicine when you treat us."
"Yes, and we haven't thanked you yet for the magic you used a few days ago to protect the village."
...
The villagers are not stupid.
Since the strange phenomenon occurred in the village last time, everyone has been able to feel the changes that have taken place in the village these days.
They knew that Lu Qing must have done something for the village, and it was something very good.
After all, everyone has clearly felt these past few days that they are not only sleeping better at night, but their bodies are also gradually becoming more energetic and vibrant.
Some elderly people have even found that the hidden ailments they had accumulated from years of hard work are gradually improving.
Everyone knew that all these changes must have been brought about by Lu Qing.
In this world, having a healthy body is extremely rare.
In comparison, the amount of rice seeds they provided for Lu Qing was insignificant, and they were far from willing to accept any money.
Fearing that Lu Qing would force money on them, everyone simply picked up their own loads and went down the mountain chatting and laughing.
The most discussed topic was undoubtedly the spell Lu Qing had just cast.
Seeing that the villagers didn't give him a chance to hand out money and went down the mountain on their own, Lu Qing thought:...
After a few breaths, he smiled, shook his head, and put the money pouch away.
Well then, since it's everyone's kind gesture, he'll accept it.
"I told you, no one would want to take your money," said Grandpa Zhang. "You're just too polite, which makes you seem distant from everyone."
"Grandpa Zhang is right," Lu Qing said humbly, accepting the reprimand.
"Aqing, do you only want rice seeds? Do you also want wheat seeds?"
Just then, a voice rang out from the side. It was Old Man Lin who had finally found an opportunity to ask.
“Wheat seeds...” Lu Qing thought for a moment, “Does Grandpa Lin have any good wheat seeds?”
"Of course, I can't speak for other things, but as for wheat seeds, I guarantee that, not only in our village, but even in the surrounding villages, no one has wheat seeds as good as mine!"
When this is mentioned, Old Man Lin looks very proud.
Although Grandpa Zhang, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch Old Man Lin's smug look, he still nodded and said:
"That's right. When it comes to growing wheat, your Grandpa Lin is definitely the best among the surrounding villages."
Hearing that even Grandpa Zhang had said so, Lu Qing didn't hesitate.
He nodded and said, "Since Grandpa Lin's family has such good wheat seeds, if possible, please share some with me."
Anyway, when the weather gets cooler, he can try to see if he can plant some spirit wheat.
"Alright, you wait here, I'll go get you the wheat seeds right away!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Lin was overjoyed and immediately ran down the mountain as fast as he could.
"Um, Grandpa Lin, please slow down, I'm not in a hurry."
Lu Qing quickly called out, afraid that the old man might fall.
"Let him be," Grandpa Zhang said with a smile. "This old man used to be so sick with his legs that he could barely get out of bed. But you came back and completely cured him. Now he wants to walk ten laps around the village every day."
Lu Qing:...
The old man's energy was more vigorous than he had expected.
Old Man Lin quickly carried up a bag of wheat seeds. Lu Qing opened it and took a look. The wheat grains inside were plump and full. There was no exaggeration. They were all rare and excellent wheat seeds.
"The old man wasn't lying to you, was he? I dare say that in the surrounding villages, very few people have better wheat seeds than I do!"
Old Man Lin said smugly.
“These are truly excellent wheat seeds, Grandpa Lin. I’ll buy them all.”
Lu Qing sensed it and found that the vitality contained in these wheat seeds was slightly stronger than that of the rice seeds he had selected.
They immediately decided to stay.
"Why buy anything? These are all gifts from me. Those guys didn't ask for money, do you think I, an old man, would lose to them?"
Old Man Lin glared at him and put on a stern face.
He seemed to think that Lu Qing giving him money was an insult.
Lu Qing hesitated, and had no choice but to drop the matter of giving money.
He also knew that Old Man Lin was somewhat eccentric and stubborn, and didn't get along well with many families in the village.
Now they're clearly going to challenge the villagers from earlier.
"Alright, then Ah Qing thanks Grandpa Lin for his kindness."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Lin finally cheered up.
He chatted with Lu Qing for a while longer before going down the mountain with Grandpa Zhang.
“Young man, the villagers in your village are quite simple and honest.”
After everyone left, "Yan's" voice rang in Lu Qing's mind.
It could clearly sense everything that had just happened.
“Everyone has always been very kind to me and Xiaoyan,” Lu Qing said with a smile.
He recalled what happened when he first transmigrated.
If they had lived in a different village, their experiences might have been very different.
"Yan" didn't speak, but it did understand why Lu Qing had gone to such great lengths to set up an array in this village.
"Senior Yan, are there any special considerations before using this 【Spirit Pointing Technique】?"
Lu Qing, carrying two kinds of grain seeds, asked.
"There's nothing complicated about it. Your mastery of the 【Spirit Infusion Technique】 is already quite profound. Infusing a little bit of spirit grain shouldn't be a problem."
Speaking of this, Yan recalled Lu Qing's previous process of comprehending the 【Spirit Pointing Technique】 and was still somewhat shocked.
The difficulty of the spells seemed to be non-existent for Lu Qing.
He only needed to ponder it slightly, yet he was still able to master it almost completely.
His comprehension is so strong it's almost terrifying.
Hearing Yan's advice, Lu Qing felt relieved.
After bringing the spirit grain back into the house and making some preparations, he filled a wooden basin with clean water, then instructed Xiaoyan and Xiaoli not to disturb him for the time being, before entering the quiet room where his master usually refined medicine and went into seclusion.
After entering the quiet room, Lu Qing placed the basin of water in front of him.
He then focused his mind and gathered a wisp of spiritual energy at his fingertips, gently touching it into the water.
As he circulated his inner energy, a large amount of wood-elemental spiritual energy from the surrounding天地灵气 (heaven and earth spiritual energy) was gathered by him, condensed into a life-giving spiritual essence, and then integrated into the clear water.
Before long, the basin of clear water transformed into a vibrant liquid, faintly green and imbued with the spirit of wood.
Next, Lu Qing slowly poured the selected rice seeds into the wooden basin...
Just as Lu Qing was concentrating on cultivating the spirit grain seed, several figures appeared in front of the city gate of Cang County.
"According to our recent investigation, a major event occurred here more than two years ago in Cang County."
Wang Cangyi, an elder of the Tiancang Sect in the Northern Frontier, once led his disciples to besiege a small family here, supposedly to seize some treasure.
However, they were later defeated by a mysterious master and apprentice.
The young man in the master-disciple pair, who was at the Bone and Tendon Realm, defeated Wang Cangyi, a disciple at the Perfected Internal Organ Realm.
Furthermore, it is said that a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion once appeared in Cang County and prevented a battle between cultivators at the Innate Realm.
All intelligence suggests that the young man is very likely Lu Qing, the one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
The leading figure looked at the county town gate ahead and said in a deep voice.
"That's right, and the one who killed Xuanming and the others in the Holy City that day also seemed to have a master."
"So, this Lu Qing is very likely the person we're looking for." Another figure said.
"Elder You, what should we do now? Should we go back to the secret realm to report?" a figure asked.
"Not yet, these are all just our guesses and we need to confirm them further."
The leading figure shook his head and said.
"How do we confirm this?"
"According to the intelligence we have received, there is a small family surnamed Wei in Cang County, which seems to have a close relationship with the master and apprentice pair."
"After dark, we'll go in and arrest two important members of the Wei family. After interrogating them, everything will be clear."
“That’s a good idea,” the others immediately agreed.
Anyway, they've become quite adept at this kind of thing these past few days.
So the group didn't enter the city, but instead quietly lay in ambush outside, waiting for nightfall.
The people in Cang County were completely unaware that a group of terrifyingly powerful experts at the Innate Realm were lurking outside the city.
Time passed slowly, until dusk, when the city gates were about to close.
An elderly figure, dressed simply and carrying a bamboo basket on his back, appeared outside the city gate.
"Grandpa, it's so late, are you still going into town?"
The city guards at the city gate saw the old man and asked him something, somewhat puzzled.
The old man smiled kindly: "I'm a doctor. I've been practicing medicine in a nearby village for the past two days, and I've run out of medicine. I want to go to town to buy some more."
The city guards looked at the medicine basket on the old man's back and the medicine hoe hanging from his waist, without suspecting anything.
He said with a hint of respect, "So you are the old doctor. Please come in quickly. We are about to close the city gates. If you are any later, you will not be able to get in."
The old man nodded and slowly walked into the city.
After walking through several streets, we arrived at a huge mansion.
The gatekeeper, upon seeing the old man, first rubbed his eyes.
After confirming that he hadn't misread it, he shuddered, immediately bent over, and ran downstairs.
He said respectfully, "Dr. Chen, what brings you here?"
"I just happened to be passing through the county town and had some business to attend to, so I came in to see if your head of the household is here?"
The old doctor asked.
"Yes, yes, the head of the family and his wife are both in the manor. Doctor Chen, please come in quickly."
The gatekeeper respectfully ushered the old doctor into the mansion, while the other gatekeeper had already run inside to report.
So, after more than ten breaths, the old doctor had just entered the front yard of the Wei family when he saw Wei Xinghe come out of the back yard with a look of surprise on his face.
"Senior Chen, what brings you here as a guest?"
The old doctor chuckled and said, "I've been out doing free clinics recently, and I happened to be in a few villages nearby these past few days, so I thought I'd stop by and take a look."
"I see, the old doctor truly has the heart of a healer!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Xinghe's respect for the old doctor deepened even further.
He knew that the old doctor's current level of skill was unfathomable.
He had already reached a profound realm that even someone at the Innate Realm could hardly fathom.
Yet this extraordinary master was still able to humble himself and go to the countryside to provide free medical care to ordinary villagers.
Such kindness is truly admirable.
"I'm just fulfilling my duty as a doctor," the old doctor said. "By the way, Patriarch Wei, there's another matter I've come to ask for your help with."
“Please speak, Senior Chen,” Wei Xinghe said quickly.
"I've been providing free medical consultations in several nearby villages these past few days. Today, in one village, I encountered several rather difficult cases that required urgent treatment."
Unfortunately, the medicinal herbs I had on hand had almost run out in the past few days.
If we go to collect herbs now, it might be too late.
So I thought I'd come here to buy some.
The old doctor explained.
"Senior Chen, you're too kind. It's just a little bit of medicinal herbs; there's no need to be so polite."
"Just tell me what medicinal herbs you need, and I'll have someone fetch them immediately."
Wei Xinghe immediately replied.
"I've written everything down on this list. See if you can gather all the items."
The old doctor took out a prescription from his sleeve.
Wei Xinghe took it, glanced at it, and immediately handed it to Chief Steward Wei.
"Ah Hai, go to the storeroom immediately, retrieve these medicinal herbs, and give them to Elder Chen."
Chief Steward Wei dared not delay and immediately took the list and went downstairs.
"Senior Chen, where is Young Master Lu? Isn't he with you?"
“Aqing has other things to do, so he didn’t come with me this time,” the old doctor said.
"Senior Chen, you must not have had dinner yet. Why don't you join me?"
"Alright."
The old doctor did not refuse. He had been busy with free clinics these past few days and had been eating whatever he could find.
I only ate something this morning.
Wei Xinghe immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a banquet.
Not long after, Madam Wei also received the news and came out from the backyard.
After seeing the senior doctor, they exchanged pleasantries.
Just as the old doctor was waiting for his meal, it got completely dark outside.
Outside the county town, several figures quietly appeared.
