The Unlucky Land God (Please Bookmark, Please Click)

After reading Food God's post, Qin Fen scrolled down.

A Moments post with a photo caught his eye. This was the first time he had seen one with an image attached.

Of course, such things were common in WeChat Moments, but seeing one in Heavenly Court's Moments took a certain level of technical skill.

He looked at the post first. It had been posted by a Land God.

This Land God was not the renowned God of Fortune and Virtue, Zhang Fude, but the Land God of Heavenly Court's Immortal Herb Garden. If the God of Fortune and Virtue was a local official, then this one was an official serving beneath the Son of Heaven.

Everyone knew imperial officials were difficult to be. This fellow was similarly unlucky.

Land God: I can't go on like this! Those little brats are going to ruin me!

The Land God vented fiercely, then posted a picture, vividly accusing them of what they had done to him. There was photographic evidence.

The image showed a vegetable garden in utter devastation. Several little brats were making a mess inside, trampling the flowers and plants into mush. The poor Land God had been grabbed by the beard by a little kid and could only watch helplessly as the garden was wrecked.

Qin Fen scrolled down. Hey, there were even replies.

Mountain God: I deeply sympathize with your plight.

Land God: Can you speak like a normal person? Help me figure out a solution.

Zhang Fude: Since you recorded it with the Mysterious Light Technique, report it.

Mountain God: Forget it. Those little brats all come from influential families. Your report won't get through—it'll be suppressed halfway up.

Qin Fen spotted the term Mysterious Light Technique! So it could record images, and WeChat on his phone could receive them. Interesting—another new discovery.

Watching their idle chatter, Qin Fen more or less understood. Those little brats were proper second-generation immortals, still just kids. Children loved to move around, and since Heavenly Court had no elementary schools, they must have grown accustomed to running wild outside. This time, the Land God had drawn the short straw.

Looking at those rowdy little boys, Qin Fen remembered racing all over the mountains in the countryside as a child. It was only after the adults in his family were transferred for work and he moved into the city with them that he began to settle down.

So he tapped out a reply. "Give them something to do. Distract them, and they won't make trouble."

His grandfather had dealt with him that way back then. Qin Fen smiled, as though he could see his late grandfather's smile and remember how he himself had been captivated by comic books. A comic version of Journey to the West could pin him to a stool all afternoon. Just looking at the pictures was enough.

"What's so interesting? You're smiling so happily." Sun Yating found it strange.

"Nothing. Just reading the news. It's boring." Qin Fen put away his phone after speaking. The fewer people who knew about this thing, the better. He practically never let it leave his side now.

"You won't be bored in a while. We're almost there." With that, the car turned and arrived at the entrance to Dayang Department Store's underground parking lot.

The Land God of Immortal Herb Garden was staring blankly at the garden when a voice suddenly sounded in his mind. His whole body went weak, and he immediately turned to look around, but there was not even a ghostly shadow in sight.

"Which exalted immortal has arrived? Please show yourself so this humble god may pay his respects."

After talking for ages without seeing even a single hair of anyone, he began to sweat. Divine calculation? Forget it. His cultivation was too weak. As the very bottom of the pyramid among immortals, everyone else could calculate his fate. Any immortal ranked higher than him.

This was Primordial Spirit Transmission! "Please, exalted immortal, show me the way! I can't go on living like this. Please take pity on me! I will repay your life-saving grace even if I must weave grass and carry a ring in my beak! The immortals will be coming to inspect the herbs soon—what am I supposed to do?"

Unfortunately, no matter how hoarse he cried himself, no one answered, because Qin Fen had already gotten out of the car.

Sun Yating's restaurant was on the second floor of Dayang Department Store. It was close to the pedestrian street and the CBD shopping center, in Yiling City's most bustling district. Crowds flooded the area every day, so business was fairly good.

Following the temptress in the tight striped mini dress ahead of him, Qin Fen experienced firsthand what it meant for eyes to kill. From the moment they entered the elevator, every man around them looked at him with open hostility, entirely because of the woman beside him. He understood that women like this were absolutely trouble. Why? Because she was so well-endowed!

The moment the elevator doors opened, Qin Fen immediately followed behind her, leaving the guys behind him with a dashing silhouette. Let the jealousy come even harder! Qin Fen shouted inwardly as he followed Sun Yating into a trendy restaurant called Lotus Pavilion.

After quickly scanning the pictures around him, Qin Fen figured that the place's business covered a wide range. It offered not only hot pot and dry pot specialties, but also all kinds of hot and cold Chinese dishes, as well as quick meals like clay pot rice.

Since it was still morning, there were not many customers. Most of the staff had only recently arrived and were preparing the dining hall. Seeing the owner come in, they immediately gathered around. However, both the men and women wore strange expressions as they silently looked at Qin Fen behind her.

Clap, clap. Sun Yating clapped her hands. "Everyone's here, right? Then let me say a few words. This is Qin Fen, the new chef I hired. From now on, he's your colleague. Help him out with anything he doesn't know." Everyone nodded instinctively.

Except for a middle-aged man in his thirties. "But President Sun, didn't you contract out the kitchen to me? If you want to hire someone—especially a chef—shouldn't you ask me first?" He sounded displeased.

Qin Fen did not pay much attention to it. Contracting out kitchens was common practice in restaurants these days.

Sun Yating's calm expression suddenly turned stern. "That's right, but this restaurant is mine. I don't need your permission to hire someone."

The expressions of the people around them changed slightly. It was the first time the owner had spoken to Head Chef Zhang like that, and they could not help glancing at Qin Fen again.

"How could that be? I was only saying. I welcome him with both hands." A smile immediately appeared on Zhang Ye's face.

Qin Fen, however, narrowed his eyes naturally as he looked at him. Heh, a smiling tiger. Qin Fen had been smart since childhood, and reading people's expressions was something he had trained from an early age. Especially when dealing with an old fox like his grandfather, he had long developed sharp eyes.

"Then get back to work." With that, Sun Yating entered her office.

After everyone exchanged awkward looks, they dispersed. Qin Fen followed Zhang Ye into the kitchen as well.

"You can look around and do whatever you want. We've mostly finished today's preparations." After saying that, Zhang Ye led his apprentice off to one side.

Ignoring me? Unfortunately, Qin Fen had been stubborn as a mule since birth. Fine, I won't pay attention to you either. He walked to one side and pulled out his phone.

Looking at the string of pleas from the Land God, Qin Fen smiled naturally.

Land Gods were all immortals of merit—big clients. For phone bills, for top-ups, he had to step in. Although he still had some doubts about merit, such as whether doing good deeds in the mortal world counted, he did not know yet. Still, Qin Fen had placed the immortals first on his list. After all, they were all rich and handsome.

"Isn't this problem easy to solve? Set up a bookstall!" Remembering his childhood, Qin Fen immediately sent a WeChat message.

I recommend a companion novel, Call the Hero. Its cover is absolutely insane. Also, I changed the contract status, so updates will speed up. Thank you all for your bookmarks, clicks, recommendations, and tips.