Little Money Grub

Chapter 25: Little Money Grubber

A quarter of an hour later, the Yellow Light in Shi Yue's hands dissipated, and he withdrew his hands.

Without bothering to wipe the sweat from his face, he reached into his Storage Bag with one hand, and two fist-sized, emerald green beads appeared in his palm.

Shi Yue tossed the two emerald green beads into the air above the Spirit Field, letting them hover there.

He formed a Hand Seal with both hands, casting two spells onto the beads.

With a flash of Green Light, a large amount of pure Grass and Wood essence surged out, quickly flowing down towards the Spirit Field below.

The seedlings that absorbed the Grass and Wood essence grew by an inch, their colors becoming even more vibrant. Some withered yellow seedlings absorbed the essence and regained their normal green hue, radiating vitality.

Shi Yue mumbled incantations, and before long, a White Cloud Mass, about ten feet in size, suddenly appeared above the Spirit Field.

"Fall," Shi Yue commanded with a low shout, casting a spell into the White Cloud Mass.

After the White Cloud Mass churned and swirled, raindrops the size of beans began to fall from it, striking the Spirit Field.

An astonishing sight unfolded: seedling after seedling broke through the soil and stood tall in the Spirit Field. The previously empty Spirit Field suddenly became crowded.

Seeing the seedlings emerge from the ground one after another, the Blue-skirted Woman's face lit up with joy.

"Impossible, this..." The Middle-aged Man's face was filled with disbelief.

Chen Xing'er's face was filled with shock. To be honest, everything before her exceeded her expectations. She had initially thought Shi Yue could at most save a few dozen Spirit Herbs, but she never expected him to revive an entire mu of Spirit Field.

"Junior Brother Shi, how did you do it?" the dark and thin young man asked incredulously, looking at the lush green Spirit Field. His attitude towards Shi Yue had softened considerably. People with ability earned respect wherever they went.

"As I said, the seeds Senior Sister Zhou planted were old seeds with insufficient vitality. Absorbing some Grass and Wood essence was enough. Actually, if you treat the seeds with the Fire Flame Art before planting them to increase their vitality, the situation would be much better," Shi Yue explained after a slight hesitation.

"I have learned much," the dark and thin young man said, cupping his fist with a solemn expression.

"Hmph, we are outmatched, there's nothing more to say. Junior Brother Li, let's go!" the Middle-aged Man said, casting a resentful glance before leaving with the dark and thin young man.

"Junior Brother Shi, thank you for your help. Otherwise, if I had to re-sow the seeds, the result would likely be the same. Oh, right, here are twelve Spirit Stones. Consider the extra two as a reward!" the Blue-skirted Woman said gratefully, taking out twelve Spirit Stones and handing them to Shi Yue.

"Senior Sister Zhou, you are too kind. We are fellow disciples, and helping each other is what we should do," Shi Yue said earnestly, deftly taking the twelve Spirit Stones with a look of joy in his eyes.

Seeing this, Chen Xing'er couldn't help but roll her eyes. What a greedy person.

However, she also knew that despite Shi Yue's greed, he was quite diligent in his work.

"Right, I have something else to do. If the two Senior Sisters have nothing else, I'll take my leave. If you need anything, come find me at Green Cloud Peak," Shi Yue suddenly remembered something and said before leaving in a hurry.

"Junior Sister Chen, do you know why Junior Brother Shi left in such a hurry?" the Blue-skirted Woman asked casually, watching Shi Yue's retreating figure.

"How would I know? I'm not his anything," Chen Xing'er pouted dismissively.

"Is that so? I feel like your relationship with Junior Brother Shi is unusual. Otherwise, why would he come with you to my place? With your beauty, Junior Sister Chen, if you just winked at him, wouldn't this Junior Brother Shi obediently fall into line?" the Blue-skirted Woman chuckled playfully.

"He's just a little money grubber. All he sees are Spirit Stones. If I hadn't offered him ten Spirit Stones as compensation, he wouldn't have agreed to come!" Chen Xing'er pouted, sounding a little displeased.

The Blue-skirted Woman chuckled upon hearing this and said nothing more.

"Steward Wang, is there any planting work today?" Shi Yue asked Steward Wang with a smile.

"No, come back tomorrow. Maybe there will be some tomorrow," Steward Wang replied indifferently.

Shi Yue's expression fell slightly upon hearing this.

With nothing to do, he returned to Uncle-Master Zhou's residence at Green Cloud Peak.

Shi Yue sat cross-legged on a Pillow, intending to cultivate. Just then, a familiar and terrifying voice echoed, "Little brat, you've had so many days to think. Have you made up your mind?"

Shi Yue was startled, his face changing drastically. He quickly took out the pale green bead that the mysterious Spirit had called the Heaven Controlling Bead.

Shi Yue looked at the bead in his hand, his brow furrowed.

"Little brat, do you think you won't hear my voice just because you don't let me in?" another voice, filled with mockery, sounded again.

"What exactly do you want?" Shi Yue's brow twitched as he asked in a deep voice.

"What do I want? I don't want anything. I just want to help you cultivate. If I knew you were such a coward, I wouldn't have revealed myself," the man's voice was filled with disdain.

"Hmph, do you think I'm a three-year-old child who believes in free lunches?" Shi Yue snorted, a mocking expression on his face.

"Believe it or not! I am by your side. Unless you bury the bead deep underground, but would you be willing to do that?"

Shi Yue fell silent. Of course, he was unwilling to bury the bead deep underground. It was like a goose that laid golden eggs; he wouldn't do that!

"I said before, if I wanted to harm you, I would have done it long ago. Besides, if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't need to reveal myself and make you vigilant. Speaking of which, the conditions I offered are not harsh, are they? I help you improve your cultivation, and you give me Spirit Stones." the man's voice sounded again.

Shi Yue's expression softened upon hearing this. He thought carefully and realized that what the other party said made some sense. If the other party wanted to harm him, they wouldn't need to reveal themselves and could have acted when he was resting in the Stone House.

Of course, Shi Yue wouldn't believe everything the other party said. However, after careful consideration, he guessed that the other party needed a lot of Spirit Energy to break a seal, and they could only absorb it from Spirit Stones, not from the Mysterious Space. Otherwise, they wouldn't insist on cooperating with him.

"Even if you won't harm me, how do I know you can definitely help me improve my cultivation?" Shi Yue asked after a long silence.

"Heh heh, do you want to become an Alchemist? With my help, you will surely take fewer detours. Once you become an Alchemist, you can plant Spirit Herbs in the Heaven Controlling Bead and refine them into Pills to consume. With the power of Pills, even if your aptitude is terrible, it won't be difficult to reach the Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years," the man's voice was full of confidence.