Chapter 39: We Rogue Cultivators Must Hug Together for Warmth

Entering the east wing, Luo Chen realized why the inverted room he rented only cost the cheapest ten spirit stones a month.

Although the area was not so spacious, the layout was very reasonable.

The windows everywhere were at the best lighting points.

And at night, it wasn't that cold here.

Compared to the warm and comfortable east wing, the inverted room he lived in was simply like a warehouse plus an ice cellar.

Luo Chen felt sorry for himself for a while, then sat down in front of the dining table happily.

Feng Xia glanced at him and put a bowl of spiritual rice over.

"Thank you, Sister Xia!"

Feng Xia said, "Don't thank me, Xiuxiu is treating."

It would have been fine if she hadn't spoken, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a sound like sandpaper rubbing was emitted.

Luo Chen frowned and asked carefully, "Sister Xia, your throat?"

"It has always been like this. Sister Xia tried medicine for the Hundred Herb Hall in her early years and accidentally ate a poisonous herb. Although it was treated, the throat could only recover to this extent."

Bai Meiling sat down beside her, her tone a bit low.

Luo Chen only then knew the reason.

It can only be said that working for a big company is not easy!

The Hundred Herb Hall is just one of the industries of the Medicine King Sect, but the work inside is not without high-risk tasks.

Like Feng Xia's work as a medicine tester, the reward is high, but the risk is also very high.

Common herbs, because of the growth environment and the companionship of demonic beasts, often produce unique mutations.

In such cases, it's fine if conventional methods can detect the difference.

If they can't be detected, one can only use the cultivator's physical body to test it personally.

Feng Xia was the one doing this work.

It's been better in the last two years; the Hundred Herb Hall in the Great River Market recruited new medicine testers, and she started to handle some deep processing of medicinal materials.

"What are you talking about? The atmosphere is so depressing?"

Fu Xiuxiu walked over with a plate of steaming meat slices.

"Taste it; this is elbow meat from a Camel-Scale Beast. I brought it back from the Divine Talisman Pavilion for you to taste."

Bai Meiling told her what they had just talked about, and Fu Xiuxiu couldn't help but sigh.

"We rogue cultivators are like this; either we are precarious in the outer city, or we are driven by others in the inner city. Jobs with slightly higher rewards are all about paying a huge price."

Saying this, the faces of Bai Meiling and Feng Xia were dim.

Luo Chen, on the other hand, was a bit heartless.

Driven by others?

That requires the capital to be driven by others.

Not to mention anything else, places like the Spirit Medicine Pavilion and Wanbao Tower are all staffed by young and beautiful female cultivators.

We male cultivators don't even have the chance to be ordered around.

"Therefore, we must help each other and hug together for warmth."

Fu Xiuxiu picked up the wine pot and poured for everyone; Bai Meiling wanted to do it herself, but she was pressed down.

"Being able to live here shows that we have fate. If there are any difficulties in life or cultivation in the future, everyone can help a little."

"Although you, Little Luo, just moved here, with Senior Sun checking, your character and nature are naturally no problem."

"From now on, we are a family."

After speaking, she raised her wine glass.

Bai Meiling and Feng Xia also raised their glasses at the same time.

Luo Chen, on the other hand, was very surprised.

Traveling to this world, what he sees every day is the chaotic slaughter of the outer city and the stinginess of cultivators for cultivation resources at the market.

To be honest, it's a bit cruel.

But I have to say, this is very consistent with his perception of the cultivation world's style.

But in this small courtyard, there is such a warm side.

What is this, the cultivation world version of "Love in the Courtyard"?

He didn't do anything to spoil the scenery and also raised his wine glass.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

The clear and transparent wine entered his mouth, smooth and non-irritating, with a faint fruity fragrance.

Fu Xiuxiu smiled slightly. "Eat, don't hold back."

Bai Meiling was the first to move her chopsticks; after a piece of stir-fried demonic beast meat entered her mouth, she smiled until her eyebrows curved into crescent shapes.

"Sister Xiuxiu's food is the best!"

"You, eat more if it's delicious. Little Luo, don't be restrained, eat freely; there is plenty of spiritual rice in the pot."

"Hmm, hmm!"

A piece of softness in Luo Chen's heart seemed to be touched.

His eyelids drooped, and the action of scooping rice couldn't help but speed up.

Seeing this, Fu Xiuxiu picked up a piece of meat for him.

"It's a pity that the Qin family has all gone to the Falling Cloud Sect; after they come back, I'm afraid Little Tiger won't be seen for a long time."

"Yes, Little Tiger has dual spiritual roots of gold and water, and he is only twelve years old, with a clean background. Big sects like such disciples the most." Bai Meiling said.

Living here these days, Luo Chen also learned about the family in the west wing.

Qin Liangchen and Duanmu Qinglian, both are at the ninth stage of Qi Refining.

Their son, Little Tiger, whose real name is Qin Yuanjiang, was born clever and smart, and has been carefully cared for by Qin Liangchen and his wife since childhood.

Various medicinal baths and spiritual herbs were arranged every month.

At the age of eight, Little Tiger was detected with dual spiritual roots of gold and water.

They wanted to sign up for the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, but the next time the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect opens the mountain gate to accept disciples, they have to wait ten years.

Helplessly, in order not to delay the best cultivation time, Qin Liangchen and his wife took him to sign up for the Falling Cloud Sect in the Jade Cauldron Domain.

That is also a big sect, and the sect's Supreme Elder, Han Zhan, has the appearance of a Nascent Soul.

It can be said that this is a sect with a bright future.

In order to have a sense of participation, Luo Chen inserted a sentence.

"Sister Caiyi is also not here; she quite likes enjoying delicious food."

However, after this sentence was said, Fu Xiuxiu visibly frowned.

But she soon converged and shook her head.

"Gu Caiyi has a different schedule from us, so we rarely meet."

Luo Chen blinked and nodded, saying nothing more.

Things between women are the most troublesome.

After eating, Fu Xiuxiu took out some melons, fruits, and pastries, and set up a tea party in the courtyard under the moonlight.

Everyone spoke freely and chatted a lot.

Such as how the shops of the six major sects in the inner city have been doing business recently, and how the shops of other small sects in the Jade Cauldron Domain have been suppressed in the market.

The joint auction held last year, I heard that a cultivator who got a treasure was hunted down for a year, and recently returned to the Great River Market to argue with the host, the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion.

He said that the people of the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion leaked his information, putting him in danger.

The people of the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion naturally didn't admit it and brought out the signboard of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, making the arguing cultivator retreat in shame.

It was also mentioned that Fu Xiuxiu became the manager of the Divine Talisman Pavilion and hoped to join the outer sect of the Divine Talisman Sect.

Once successful, Fu Xiuxiu would no longer be a rogue cultivator without roots.

Even if she doesn't make a living in the Great River Market in the future, she can stand better in other places.

This made everyone else in the courtyard very envious.

Everyone wants to join a big sect; as long as they get in, the benefits are too good.

Not to mention anything else, outer sect disciples can return to the sect every ten years and enjoy one year of second-grade spiritual vein cultivation land for free, which is the most anticipated benefit.

The tea party didn't last long.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

After all, Bai Meiling and the others still have to go to work tomorrow.

"Put it here, put it here."

"Everyone drink some water!"

"Manager Liu, sorry to trouble you. This is five spirit stones, you count..."

Haha, both men laughed.

Five spirit stones, what is there to count? It's obvious.

After collecting the spirit stones and chatting with Luo Chen for two sentences, Manager Liu left the courtyard with several Qi Refining early-stage cultivators.

Luo Chen looked at the pile of bricks and stones as high as a small mountain and nodded with satisfaction.

Cloud sand bricks for building walls, high-quality Xibai stones for heat insulation, plus a pile of sulfur soil with high stickiness—his alchemy room can finally start construction.

Without hesitation, Luo Chen rolled up his sleeves and began to move bricks into his room.

By noon, he had already started laying Xibai stones on a piece of open space partitioned in the inverted room.

Fu Xiuxiu woke up in the morning and moved a large pile of potted plants from the room to a place where they could be exposed to the sun.

From time to time, she pruned the branches and occasionally added a few bags of spiritual fertilizer.

She also saw the busy Luo Chen, and after greeting him, she didn't disturb him.

Until noon, Luo Chen looked at the alchemy room that was beginning to take shape and felt a sense of accomplishment.

"I am also an alchemist with an independent workspace!"

Seeing the satisfied and proud Luo Chen, Fu Xiuxiu smiled. "Little Luo, you will definitely be an alchemy master who spreads his name to the six domains in the future!"

Luo Chen chuckled. "That's for sure, I am an alchemy genius!"

"Do you want to eat together at noon? There are a few dishes left from yesterday."

"This doesn't seem right... Then the little brother will be disrespectful!"

The lunch was eaten between the two.

Fu Xiuxiu is a very gentle woman, and she is also knowledgeable. For some of Luo Chen's doubts in cultivation, she can often easily give answers.

This is a feeling Luo Chen has never had with Old Daoist Chen, Wang Yuan, or even Gu Caiyi.

In Fu Xiuxiu's words, she also tried to impact the Foundation Establishment stage.

But without the assistance of Foundation Establishment Pills, like a rogue cultivator like her, there is only the result of failure.

Since then, she has had no extravagant hopes for Foundation Establishment.

Even if she practices normally, it is just a habit formed over many years.

"I've eaten two meals of Sister Xiuxiu's food, and I'm a bit embarrassed. I'll wash the bowls and chopsticks!"

Fu Xiuxiu pushed Luo Chen's hand away. "How can a man do these things? I'll do it!"

Luo Chen picked his teeth and stood at the kitchen door, watching Fu Xiuxiu wearing an apron washing bowls and chopsticks in front of the sink.

For a moment, he was in tears.

In his previous life, as a Sichuan-Chongqing mixed-race man born and raised, he could never enjoy this kind of treatment.

The only girlfriend he had ever dated had the catchphrase "Laozi Shudaoshan."

"Sister Xiuxiu, do you usually live at the Divine Talisman Pavilion?"

"Hmm, there is a room equipped for the manager, with a small Spirit-Gathering Array, suitable for our cultivation."

"I see that many of your flowers and plants are sun-loving. It's not very good to just hide them in the room and apply spiritual fertilizer."

Luo Chen made a suggestion. "Why not put them outside? I'll help you take care of them when I have nothing to do."

He is definitely not coveting a pot of Moonlight Grass, which has the wonderful effect of calming the mind and fixing the soul.

Putting the bowls and chopsticks on the rack, Fu Xiuxiu thought for a while and then nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you." ===== CHAPTER 40 =====