Damn!

Already in a terrible mood over the weeding and the Dragon Heart Soft Armor, Ling Ju was now blazing with fury.

But with Jing Pu standing right there, she kept her temper in check. She immediately stood and turned to Jing Pu with an apologetic expression.

"Senior, let's leave things here for today. I promise Ling Jing won't cause you any more trouble."

Jing Pu was so moved he could have cried. Where had this fairy-like older sister come from?

She was so considerate and understanding, so beautiful, and even spoke so sweetly. Jing Pu was practically moved to death.

He nodded gratefully at once.

"Alright. Take him back quickly, and talk some sense into him. Don't hit him, okay?"

What Jing Pu meant was: beat that bastard to death!

Ling Ju clenched her teeth and nodded. Then she grabbed the excited-looking Ling Jing beside her and turned to leave the room.

Jing Pu grinned and slumped into the chair beside him, his lips curling upward as a series of foolish chuckles escaped him.

Peace and quiet... Finally, some peace and quiet...

Oh, right. There was also the matter of Lie Chun. He had just given Elder Di a painting, and Elder Di must be delighted. He'd go find Elder Di in a bit and ask him not to let Lie Chun come over anymore.

Then, at last, his world would truly be peaceful~~

Jing Pu had already planned out his happy life from now on. The lumpy, uneven ground in the front yard clearly wasn't fit for planting anymore.

But the back yard was big enough. It was half the size of a soccer field, and the things growing there would be more than enough to eat.

He planned to plant some flowers and grass in the front yard. From then on, the peaceful days he'd been dreaming of would finally begin.

The more Jing Pu thought about it, the happier he became. Right, he should go tidy up the front yard first. He'd only cleared half of it earlier, and at the time he'd figured those two would be back tomorrow to wreck it again, so there was no point finishing the job.

But now things were different. If those two weren't coming back, he was happy to get to work. He decided to finish up tonight, then head to Qinghe Town tomorrow to buy seeds.

Jing Pu had planned to leave through the door, but Ling Ju and Ling Jing didn't seem to have gone yet. They were blocking the entrance.

It was probably because of the weeding just now.

It would be too awkward to leave through the door, so Jing Pu went straight out the window to the front yard.

Jing Pu was sure that Ling Ju could teach Ling Jing a lesson, considering how afraid of her he was. With that thought, he happily went off to tidy up the front yard.

By the doorway, Ling Ju glared at Ling Jing through clenched teeth.

"Come with me. Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?!"

Ling Jing looked both timid and defiant.

"No! I'm not going back! How did I embarrass myself?!"

Ling Ju pointed at the dirt all over him and scolded him.

"Look at yourself! What kind of state are you in?"

Then she suddenly held up the Dragon Heart Soft Armor and glared at him.

"And this! Ling Jing, oh, Ling Jing, you've really outdone yourself. You took your own older sister's clothes and gave them to someone else?!"

Ling Jing was already worked up, and when he saw the Dragon Heart Soft Armor in Ling Ju's hand, he panicked.

"Why did Senior give it back to you? We're doomed! Senior must be angry!"

Ling Ju was ready to reach out and hit him. She ground her teeth.

"Senior is angry? Senior couldn't be happier! Have you been using that lousy hoe so much that you've hoed your brains out?!"

Ling Jing took several deep breaths. Then he gritted his teeth and said,

"I didn't want to tell you. I was afraid Senior would blame me if the secret got out. But if you're going to act like this, Sis, then I have to explain!"

The next second, under Ling Ju's puzzled gaze, Ling Jing took his hoe out of his storage space and held it up in front of her.

"Take a good look, Sis. Does this look like a lousy hoe to you?!"

The hoe was caked in dirt, so filthy that it was hard to make out anything at all. Ling Ju took a step back in disgust.

But when Ling Jing wiped off the dried mud with his hand, a look of shock appeared on Ling Ju's exquisite face.

This hoe... It was a divine artifact forged from Golden Pearl-Hong Iron?!

They'd used Golden Pearl-Hong Iron to make a hoe?!

Had Senior forged it himself?!

Before Ling Ju could turn around in shock, Ling Jing held it out to her again.

"And there's more, Sis. Hold the hoe yourself and feel it!"

If this had happened moments earlier, Ling Ju would never have touched the filthy hoe. But now she hesitated, gritted her teeth, and reached out to grip it with her slender hand.

Just like Ling Jing and Lie Chun before her, the instant Ling Ju grabbed the hoe, she saw another world, and pain began to surge through her body.

Ling Ju was far stronger than Ling Jing and Lie Chun, so she didn't collapse to the ground like they had.

Still, she let out a muffled groan, her face full of pain. Seeing such an expression on her celestial beauty was truly heartbreaking.

But as the saying went, no matter how beautiful an older sister was, she was still nothing special in her younger brother's eyes. Ling Jing felt no sympathy as he took the hoe back and boasted,

"Now you get it, right? Did you think I was stupid? Why would I actually spend every day hoeing the ground?!"

After taking a long breath, Ling Ju stared at the hoe in disbelief. Then she suddenly looked up at Ling Jing.

"But... Senior seemed really happy just now when I said you wouldn't come to weed anymore..."

Ling Jing's smug expression vanished. He looked frantic.

"Come on, Sis! How do you still not get it? Senior was saying the opposite of what he meant! He was already teaching me and giving me this huge opportunity without asking for anything in return. He didn't want anything at all. I was the one who begged him, and only then did he agree to take me in."

"But you came in furious right from the start, acting as if Senior was holding me back. How could that make him happy? Of course he was angry."

"And there's the Dragon Heart Soft Armor, too. I begged Senior to accept it. Now look, he's returned it. Senior doesn't want the armor, which means he doesn't want to teach me anymore. He wants to cut ties with me!"

Ling Ju was dumbfounded. In the space of a single minute, everything she'd thought had been turned upside down. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.

After thinking quickly, Ling Ju grabbed Ling Jing and headed for the study.

Ling Jing immediately frowned.

"What now?!"

Without looking back, Ling Ju answered,

"Obviously, I'm going to apologize to Senior!"

When they pushed the door open, they found the room empty.

Ling Ju's heart sank. Senior... really was angry!

But Ling Jing looked around the room, then suddenly pointed out the window at Jing Pu, who was filling in the holes with a shovel.

"Senior's outside!"

Jing Pu couldn't have been happier. He filled in the holes as he hummed, already imagining the wonderful life ahead of him.

He'd plant a few trees in the front yard, brew some wine, and bury it beneath them. Speaking of brewing wine, he was a master at it. The Wine Immortal skill had long since reached the pinnacle.

When Jing Pu had filled in half the holes, someone suddenly called out to him from behind.

He turned and saw Ling Ju and Ling Jing coming out of the house. Looking at Ling Ju, Jing Pu couldn't help marveling at what a beautiful, kindhearted fairy maiden she was.

He wondered what she liked. Maybe he could bring her a gift sometime.

Ling Ju and Ling Jing walked over, and Jing Pu greeted them with a bright smile.

It looked like she'd managed to talk some sense into him.

When Ling Ju and Ling Jing reached Jing Pu, before he could say anything, they both suddenly bowed slightly. Ling Ju lowered her head with an apologetic expression.

"I'm truly sorry, Senior."

Was this about the holes?

Jing Pu smiled and waved his hand.

"It's fine, it's—"

But before he could finish, Ling Ju spoke again.

"Please, Senior, you must keep Ling Jing here. I was wrong just now."

As she spoke, Ling Ju's face turned red. She held out the Dragon Heart Soft Armor with both hands.

"Please, Senior, you must accept this, too."

Jing Pu stood there and blinked. The bright smile slowly disappeared from his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Damn!

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