Two Years of Great Change, a Mysterious Brother and Sister Appear

After Zhang Sheng had arranged everything, he threw himself back into cultivation. His Soul Power had now reached rank 25,

which counted as a modest achievement. But it was still only enough to protect himself. He needed to break through to a higher realm before he could be absolutely safe.

Of course, while cultivating his Soul Power, Zhang Sheng had not neglected his body tempering either.

After years of cultivation, accumulated day by day, he had achieved some results.

First of all, his physical strength had increased considerably. In the past, he only gained a hundred jin of strength when his Soul Power broke through.

Now, by drawing out his body's potential and constantly surpassing himself,

he possessed no less than five thousand jin of strength. That was also why he could easily lift a stone lion weighing over two thousand jin.

And that was only his physical strength. If he added Soul Power to it, his combat strength would at least double.

While Zhang Sheng trained hard, the village defense team was not idle either. Under the leadership of Zhang Sheng's guards, they too threw themselves into rigorous training.

Every day, they got up before dawn for a morning run carrying weights. Once they finished, they ate breakfast.

Ordinary people in this era had no concept of breakfast, but the defense team's training was too intense.

They could not train for long periods otherwise, so they absolutely could not skimp on food.

After breakfast, they moved on to new training exercises. By the end of each day,

everyone was exhausted, without even the strength to speak.

Because of this high-intensity training, the team that had once numbered over a hundred was now down to ninety, fewer than the hundred originally planned.

Even so, Zhang Sheng had no intention of filling the vacancies. After all, through this training,

Zhang Sheng had given them a chance to change their fate. If they could not seize it themselves, they could not blame him in the future.

Training proceeded in an orderly fashion, and construction of the village's defensive wall had not fallen behind either.

Under the leadership of the village chief, Uncle Dashan, the whole village, young and old, pitched in. It looked as though they wanted to finish as soon as possible, so they could feel a little safer.

Of course, the mountain bandits locked in the stone chamber behind Zhang Sheng's house had to be put to use as well. They were cheap labor, and it would be a waste not to use them.

After all, building Blue Silver Grass's defensive wall this time was a major undertaking. According to Zhang Sheng's original plan,

the wall had to be at least three zhang high and one zhang wide. Fortunately, their village was situated in a valley,

so they only needed to build a wall across the entrance. It would be about ten kilometers long. It was not especially long,

but it was not exactly short either. After all, if they built it with the village's current population,

they really could not finish it in less than a year or so. Still, Zhang Sheng could afford to wait that long.

Just like that, a superpower that would one day influence the entire world quietly emerged in this little mountain village.

Time stopped for no one. Two more years had passed since the incident with the mountain bandits.

Blue Silver Village had now undergone a complete transformation. A towering wall enclosed it within the valley.

To enter Blue Silver Village now, one had to pass through the gate or climb the sheer cliffs. There was no other way in.

Inside Blue Silver Village, everything was now neatly laid out, and it had its own commercial street.

There was a wide variety of goods, including some novelties that had never even appeared elsewhere.

Food was one example. Over the past few years, a hundred flowers had bloomed, giving the place a faint taste of a snack street from a later age.

Of course, Zhang Sheng had introduced all of it. He wanted to change the eating habits of this era,

and give himself another place to visit in his leisure time while he was at it. Cultivating all the time would not do; relaxing now and then was the proper way to cultivate.

"Master! I saw another delicious snack today. Do you want to come with me?"

"Lan Yun! Still eating? If you keep this up, you'll turn into a little pig."

"I only ate a tiny bit. I didn't eat much!"

At the thought of turning into a little pig, Lan Yun began to feel a little guilty. After all, ever since the snack street appeared,

she had often gone there to stroll around, and the vendors there all knew her by now.

But when Zhang Sheng saw the guilty little look on Lan Yun's face, he found it rather cute, and for a moment he could not help laughing.

"Haha! Lan Yun, you're too funny!"

Seeing Zhang Sheng laughing so happily, Lan Yun realized at once that he had been teasing her.

"Master! You're so mean! I was kind enough to tell you about something delicious, and you're laughing at me! Sis~! Look at Master, he..."

Lan Xin watched her younger sister fooling around with Zhang Sheng, smiling all the while. She simply pretended not to see her sister's pleading little look.

"Sis! I'm your own little sister, and you won't even help me! Hmph! You're just as mean as Master!"

Seeing that she could not get any help, Lan Yun no longer wanted to stay and be laughed at by them. She stamped her little feet on the ground a few times, tossed her head, and ran out with a pout.

"Lan Xin! Your sister isn't angry, is she?"

"Pfft! Master! She's not angry, she's embarrassed. For all we know, she's run off to eat something."

"..."

"There's nothing to do today anyway. Lan Xin, let's go out for a stroll too. We can see what delicious thing got that girl so excited."

And so Zhang Sheng and Lan Xin followed Lan Yun to Blue Silver Village's snack street.

Ever since the snack street became famous, it had attracted not only villagers but also people from nearby.

Some people even came from other places specifically to visit. As a result, the street was now

extremely crowded. The cries of vendors and the bustle presented a picture of a flourishing age.

"Brother! I never expected to find a little town like this in such a remote place. I've never heard of anything like it!"

"Yes! Though it's remote, judging by how prosperous it is, it rivals a medium-sized county town. Whoever managed this must be a person of great talent."

"Hmph! All you ever think about is family and country. Didn't you promise to come out and help me take my mind off things?"

"Haha! Yes, yes. Your brother apologizes, little sister."

"At least you know what's good for you!"

They were a young man and woman dressed in rather fine clothes. One look was enough to tell they were not children of an ordinary family.

The male looked older and was the brother. The girl was younger, only around ten years old by the look of her, and she spoke in a rather playfully mischievous way.

From their conversation, it was clear that the brother doted on his sister.

After the two of them stopped at the gate for a while, they followed the crowd into Blue Silver Village.

When they saw the neat, clean streets, they were pleasantly surprised. They had never seen a city this clean.

"Brother! This place feels so different. It's like a paradise hidden from the world!"

Her brother did not answer. He was carefully observing every corner of the place.

He saw wooden boxes at intervals, each bearing the words "trash bin," as well as signs everywhere saying things like "keep clean."

There were also patrols walking around at all times, preventing any accidents that might occur. All of this gave him a very fresh impression.

"Wow! Brother! This grass is so pretty! And it's blue! Could it be Blue Silver Grass?"

The younger sister cried out happily. She found everything here novel, but soon she realized

that her remarks seemed to have gotten no response. She puffed out her cheeks and said unhappily,

"Brother! Did you hear what I said?"