Chapter 106: Where Is It Simple?

Lin Manzhi saw this, placed the Meat Jerky on the kitchen table, lifted the veil wrapped around her head and looked outside the courtyard, tilting her head: "Huh? You don't have to be polite with us. We're following the Merchant Caravan, and we might still need you to bring the wooden cabinet that holds Lettuce…".

"Don't worry, that two‑thousand‑jin weight is nothing for me," Hua Zheng said confidently, puffing out their chest, fully trusting their six‑meter‑tall Beast Form.

As long as the Spirit Core's energy is sufficient, they won't exhaust, and no problems will arise.

Lin Manzhi watched the eager, unpersuadable Hua Zheng, followed the two of them toward the back of the kitchen, her fair face hidden beneath the black veil: "Then I'll help too; everyone can rest later."

The Lettuce in the back yard numbered only three hundred plants, so the three of them could finish harvesting quickly.

Lin Manzhi followed Mo Lie and Hua Zheng to the back of the kitchen, and Mo Lie stepped forward to untie a sheet of skin material that was bound to the greenhouse.

Hua Zheng, trailing behind them, lifted their head and gave the greenhouse a quick glance.

"Is this… made from a Small Exotic Beast's skin?"

"Did they hollow out the courtyard ground and plant Lettuce beneath an unknown depth?"

He pondered, then lowered his eyes to scan the greenhouse, seeing three dense rows of Lettuce growing, appearing in the dim half‑air.

It was far from the underground city maze he had imagined for planting.

Hua Zheng inhaled sharply: "??"

"This ceramic jar is mine, and these pieces of wood look familiar, as if they're from the batch of timber I bought…"

"So the 'life' that the Kuangsha City Beastfolk scramble for appears in such a brown little shed??"

Hua Zheng raised their hand, rubbed their eyes—clear even in the darkness—with effort, stepped closer, and naively said, "Ah, Lettuce is grown in such a simple place?!"

Mo Lie turned his head, his gaze landing on Hua Zheng standing at the edge of the Lettuce, circling the three rows that he and the Little Female had personally arranged and planted.

He coldly retorted, "Where is it simple?"

Hua Zheng's back stiffened: "…It's not…just…".

Hearing Hua Zheng's incoherent explanation, Lin Manzhi walked into the greenhouse, a smiling voice coming from behind the black veil: "Actually the planting site isn't important; the method is. These are tended daily by Mo Lie himself; if someone else tried, they'd never grow Lettuce this good."

Actually, the planting location isn't important; what matters is the planting method. These are tended to personally every day by Mo Lie. If someone else planted them, they definitely couldn't grow such good Lettuce.

He disliked hearing anyone deny everything about Lin Manzhi—he'd be more angry than when others looked down on him; what would Hua Zheng know about simplicity?

No matter how magnificent a palace, no one could match Lin Manzhi in growing Lettuce that can soothe a Beast's Spirit Core just by eating it.

Now a barren back yard yields rows of Lettuce, which only proves that Lin Manzhi is superior to all females in the world.

Now, neat rows of Lettuce have appeared in a barren backyard—doesn't that better demonstrate that Lin Manzhi is more formidable than all females in the world?

As soon as Lin Manzhi finished speaking, Hua Zheng felt the cold, desolate air that had wrapped around them instantly dissolve like an illusion.

Hua Zheng instantly wore a look of admiration.

"Don't look yet; I plan to hand the Lettuce‑growing task to you, so you'll have to watch it every day from now on."

Lin Manzhi took a bone knife, reached out and lifted the Lettuce, cleanly cutting it off at the root, holding the whole plant in her hand and stripping away the wilted yellow leaves.

Lin Manzhi picked up a bone knife, lifted the Lettuce, cleanly cut it off at the roots, held the whole Lettuce in her hand, and removed the withered yellow leaves.

They almost jumped up from their spot, bewildered: "Really?"

"Yeah, it's simple. I'll provide Lettuce seedlings and nutrient solution; it won't be troublesome."

Lin Manzhi thought that the space was nearing Tier 3, and when the river unlocked she could take it out to let Hua Zheng water the Lettuce.

She recalled Mo Lie saying they would stay in Kuangsha City for a while; Mo Lie wanted to develop his own influence, and she had free time, so she decided to set up a Lettuce Planting Base during that period in Kuangsha City.

Thus, telling Hua Zheng in advance was perfect, giving them something to digest along the way.

So, it's also good to talk to Hua Zheng beforehand, letting him digest his feelings along the way.

They would have to handle money worth tens of millions of Beast Coins?!

They clutched their chest; since the battle in Ansen City with their master, after leaving Ansen City they had never touched treasure above ten‑million Beast Coins again.

Their previous loot piled in their residence, at least a hundred‑million fortune,

but the lord coveted their life when they were ill.

If it weren't for them seeing the Young Master stripped of his title, their close‑combat warriors were also expelled from the Young Master's palace, and their subordinates vanished one by one.

The new Young Master's ascension would surely purge the former Young Master's forces, leaving no trace.

At that moment they sensed something was wrong, fled with their wounded agility, unable to take any of the money, and later, hiding to recover, could no longer return to gather news about the Young Master.

Fortunately the Beast God favored them! It allowed them to meet their master again and rejoin Mo Lie's side.

Thinking of this, Hua Zheng swore silently to retrieve their property by following their master to the death.

Now, the better the master, the nearer the hope of revenge in their heart.

Hua Zheng's excitement surged, yet they did not forget to pledge loyalty to the two: "Rest assured! I will cultivate the Lettuce well."

Hua Zheng, overcome with excitement, didn't forget to express his loyalty to the two: "Rest assured! I will definitely take good care of the Lettuce."

Lin Manzhi had told him early that the Lettuce seeds were in their hands, the watering water also in her hands; lacking either, even with seeds, the Lettuce grown would not have the same effect.

Lin Manzhi had told him earlier that the Lettuce seeds were in their hands, the water for irrigation was also in her hand; lacking either one, even if there were Lettuce seeds, the Lettuce grown would not have the same effect.

However, he agreed because he didn't want the Little Female to work so hard, and because as long as he recovered he wasn't afraid of his subordinates rebelling.

The few of them chatted while working; three hundred Lettuce were stripped of yellow leaves, then Mo Lie neatly stacked them in wooden crates.

Hua Zheng looked at the slightly yellow Lettuce on the tray, heard Lin Manzhi say they couldn't be eaten; they frowned regretfully, moved the tray, found water in the kitchen to rinse, and ate the Lettuce raw while sitting at the table.

A bite of raw Lettuce with Meat Jerky was delicious; what did a few yellow spots matter when the Beast in Kuangsha City could barely get any?

When the Wooden Female reaches Kuangsha City and learns how popular the raw medicinal concoction is, they'll know that even the yellowed Lettuce leaves are highly prized!

Leaving Hua Zheng to dine alone, Lin Manzhi went out with Mo Lie.

This time they did not bring the three hundred Lettuce back into the space, intending to test the homemade crude refrigerator here and see how fresh the Lettuce stays.

The next morning before dawn, Lin Manzhi was still asleep when Mo Lie covered her with a cloak, lifted her onto the camel's back of their Merchant Caravan, and placed her in the small tent strung between the humps.

Hua Zheng was a familiar of Mo Lie; when they alone carried a wooden cabinet to join a tailwind convoy, Sha Cheng saw only them, a lone Beast, and without hesitation agreed.

The party, stepping on the sky‑blue ground, set off toward Kuangsha City before the sun rose.

The party, treading the sky‑blue ground, set off toward Kuangsha City before the sun rose.