Lu Chen let out a burp and rubbed his belly in satisfaction. He smiled and said, "The taste isn't bad. It's a good meal."
Old Ma glanced at him and put away the bowl. At the same time, he lightly said, "You went to see Dingdang again last night?"
Lu Chen leaned against the wall and casually crossed his legs. He looked at Old Ma and smiled, "What, you're interested in her too?"
Old Ma snorted and said, "She's just a prostitute, I'm not interested."
Lu Chen rolled his eyes and said, "Prostitutes aren't people. She also wants to live a good life. What's more, she can't just let anyone into her house and bed her. At least in this village, she has to like the person. " He smiled and looked at Old Ma and said, "Look at your fat body. Dingdang definitely won't like you."
Old Ma cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks, many thanks. Please don't like me."
Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh and scold him with a smile, "You bastard, why are you making things difficult for a woman?"
As the two were talking, the outside of the house gradually became lively. As time passed, the warm sun finally rose over the peak of Tea Mountain and shone down on the village at the foot of the mountain. The village seemed to have woken up and was filled with all kinds of sounds.
Lu Chen sat in the wine shop and listened for a while. He suddenly said, "These two days, the villagers have been busier than usual. Is it almost time for the Thousand Autumns Gate to send people down to collect grain and tea?"
Old Ma thought about it and said, "It's about time. Today is the sixth of the third month. In four days, which is the tenth of the third month, the Thousand Autumns Gate will send people down."
Lu Chen looked happy and said, "They're finally here. If they didn't come, I would have spent all my spirit stones."
Old Ma sneered, a look of disdain on his face.
In today's world, the Immortal Path was flourishing in the Central Divine Continent. There were countless cultivation sects, and the Immortal Cultivation Clans and aristocratic families of various sizes had occupied countless paradises, spiritual mountains, and scenic sceneries. They recruited disciples widely and diligently sought the Immortal Path.
Qingshuitang Village was originally just an ordinary little village. However, a hundred years ago, Nansong Mountain, which was about fifteen kilometers away from here, was occupied by someone. From then on, they established a sect and called themselves the Thousand-Year Sect. Since then, they had become the most powerful cultivation sect in the area.
Because of this, Qingshuitang Village, which was only thirty miles away from South Pine Mountain, was naturally included in the Thousand-Autumn Sect's sphere of influence. At the same time, because it was located on the main road to South Pine Mountain, there were quite a lot of people coming and going. As a result, the village gradually became more prosperous.
To the people of the mortal world, Qi Refinement cultivators were the equivalent of immortals. Within a thousand miles, the strongest sect, the Thousand-Year House, was naturally the local tyrant.
At the same time, in addition to cultivating their own Dao, cultivators often needed more natural and spiritual materials to support them. Qingshuitang Village was a place with beautiful mountains, clear waters, fertile soil, and abundant spiritual energy. Thus, the Thousand-Year Sect had developed it into an important production area. The fields in front of the village were planted with spirit grains, and the tea mountain behind the village was filled with spirit tea. At the beginning of every month, people would come to collect the spirit grains and spirit tea. At the same time, they would also distribute spirit stones to those who turned in the spirit grains and spirit tea.
Lu Chen leaned against the window of the small tavern, watching the gradually bustling scene of the village and the hopeful faces of the people outside. He suddenly turned around and said to the owner of the tavern who had come out with a jug of wine, "Old Ma, why do you think these people work so hard to grow those things, and then do everything they can to live frugally? Just what do you think they're doing?"
Old Ma replied indifferently, "Isn't that obvious? Out there, which one of those people doesn't want to become immortals and become immortals? Don't they work so hard to accumulate spirit stones so that they can go to the Thousand-Year Sect and see if they have the talent to become immortals? "
Lu Chen pursed his lips. "The Thousand-Year Sect is a little unkind. It's just a common test, but they insist on collecting a thousand spirit stones from each person. How many people have they driven to their deaths? I've seen many people in this village collect a thousand spirit stones at the age of fifty or sixty. Then, they go to the Thousand-Year Sect and spend all their life savings to see through the mirror. Most of them don't have any talent. The rest might have a bit of talent and could barely cultivate, but they were kicked out because they were too old. Then, some cried like crazy, and their lives were pretty much ruined. "
Old Ma shrugged and said, "Although this method is not very presentable, it's still passable. At least it's not too ugly. There's no forced enslavement or anything like that. It's already good enough."
Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh. He stood up and said with a smile, "It's rare that you would speak up for a sect that doesn't make the cut."
Old Ma said indifferently, "Last year, the Thousand-Year Sect was ranked as a beginner middle rank sect on the 'List of Ten Thousand Immortals' issued by 'Zhenxianmeng'. It's no longer a small sect that doesn't make the cut."
"What the hell!" Lu Chen was shocked. His eyes widened as he looked at Old Ma. "No way, I don't think this trashy sect is qualified."
Old Ma poured himself a cup of wine and said with a smile, "They sent 50,000 spirit stones to 'True Lord Guang Bo' in Zhenxianmeng. Of course they're qualified."
"Oh!" This time, Lu Chen was even more surprised. He looked up and down at the chubby tavern owner in front of him and said with a smile, "My goodness, haven't you been staying with me in this village all these years? How can you be so well-informed?"
Old Ma smiled but didn't say anything. He just raised his cup to him and drank it in one gulp, with a mysterious smile on his face.
Lu Chen looked askance at him and scolded, "You're so sneaky. How many things are you hiding from me?"
Old Ma immediately shook his head and said, "Nothing. It's not like you don't know what's going on here …"
Before he finished speaking, they suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside. It was so loud that it broke the silence of the village, as if something big had happened.
Lu Chen and Old Ma frowned at the same time and looked outside. After a while, Lu Chen said, "It seems to be coming from the entrance of the village."
Old Ma said, "You stay here. I'll go and have a look."
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Let's go together."
Old Ma wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Lu Chen's expression, he hesitated and didn't say anything.
They walked out of the tavern and walked all the way to the front of the village. On the way, they saw many villagers running in the same direction. Many of them looked surprised and excited, as if they had heard some special news.
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