Chapter 99

Night.

Wang Ping'an cultivated the Purple Qi Scripture, drawing in the heavenly and earthly spiritual qi; the last wisp of spiritual qi seeped into the World Pearl inside the brocade pouch, and he heavily exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi, his face full of weariness.

The next moment.

A thought arose in his mind: the World Pearl's energy had been replenished by him.

Afterward.

With a thought, Wang Ping'an found himself in a barren field; he instinctively lowered his head to glance at himself, feeling deeply disappointed, still in the form of an infant, and said nothing:

"Is this for real? How can this work? Like this, how can I farm here?"

After learning that Luo Taiqing's brocade pouch actually contained a priceless treasure—the World Pearl—he spent his time cultivating the Purple Qi Scripture to replenish the World Pearl's needed energy while pondering how to use it.

He discovered that the skills he had gained a few days earlier—Planting and Breeding—could be put to use.

He could farm inside the World Pearl!

He never imagined that upon entering the World Pearl's world, he would still be in the form of an infant; given his current state, let alone shouldering a load or lifting anything, even walking was a problem.

For a moment, Wang Ping'an was deeply troubled and vexed; to use the World Pearl for farming, he would need several years until his body grew.

"Well, well, well… could it be that this is the legendary 'returning empty-handed from a treasure mountain'?"

Wang Ping'an wore a look of doubt; suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, recalling the sword apparatus within his body, and with a thought,

In the next second, Wang Ping'an's Sword Qi burst forth, driven by the skill Sword Control, and with a 'puchi!' sound, the Sword Apparatus split the wasteland's soil like a knife cutting tofu.

Time passed unnoticed as Wang Ping'an toiled in the fields, utterly absorbed; it was less work than play, and this time he could finally use the Sword Apparatus to its full extent—something he had never had the chance to do before.

Soon.

The wasteland inside the World Pearl had all been tilled by Wang Ping'an, mainly because the World Pearl's fields were small—about one mu.

"Now we ought to consider what crop to plant in this little world!"

In a moment, myriad ideas flashed through Wang Ping'an's mind.

One crop after another flashed through his mind, each rejected in turn, leaving only one: rice.

Food is the most important thing in the world, as the saying goes: a day without eating leaves one famished.

However.

In his little world, there is no water source, nor any way to gather water, since he spends all day, most of the time, in his mother's arms.

Leaving aside that he can't even come into contact with a water source, even if he could, he wouldn't dare gather water into the World Pearl in front of his mother.

Afraid of frightening his mother!

"If he can't plant rice, does he have to plant wheat instead?"

Wang Ping'an's face was full of disappointment—not because he thought rice superior to wheat, but because this region is typical Jiangnan, abundant in water, where the staple grain is rice; even if he wanted to plant wheat, he couldn't find wheat seeds.

Even if he wanted to plant, it's impossible!

"Skill: Planting, Skill: Breeding!"

The idea of suitable farming skills surfaced again in Wang Ping'an's mind; gritting his teeth, he said, "Why not give it a try? If it fails, we'll think of something else, or we could plant some vegetables—there's no harm in that!"

Upon thinking this, Wang Ping'an hesitated no longer; with a thought, he left the World Pearl, turned over in the infant's bed, glanced at Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray beneath the bed, and used the Beast Taming skill to shout them awake.

Ignoring the angry looks of Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray, the two were suddenly roused from deep sleep; they had wanted to bellow loudly to express their anger, but Wang Ping'an promptly used Beast Taming to control them, preventing them from shouting and thus avoiding waking his mother from her slumber.

"If you two can steal—cough, cough, no, I mean bring me rice seeds, I'll give you each a session of the Qi Guiding Method (Spirit Companion Chapter); what do you think?"

Wang Ping'an gave a hehe smile, ignoring the resentful gazes of Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray, and used Beast Taming to transmit his thought to them.

In an instant, the resentment in the eyes of Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray was replaced by a gleaming sparkle.

At top speed, they vanished from Wang Ping'an's sight.

Don't be fooled by their being animals; they are quite clever, especially Hei Mao Bu Tou, whose recent changes mean becoming a spirit beast is only a matter of time.

Naturally, they could understand that the Qi Guiding Method (Spirit Companion Chapter) is the best thing for them!

No doubt about it!

Every time before Wang Ping'an goes to sleep, they beg him for a session of the Qi Guiding Method (Spirit Companion Chapter) and other skills.

Tonight is no exception!

But if they could have another session, they would be overjoyed.

This novel you have arrived

Not long after, Wang Ping'an faintly heard movement at his window; looking up, he saw Hei Mao Bu Tou clutching a few stalks freshly stolen—cough, cough, I mean picked—from the rice field.

At that moment, it was precisely the rice breeding season.

It's unclear whether Hei Mao Bu Tou did this intentionally or not, but the rice seedlings were clearly washed, with not a speck of dirt, so there was no worry about soiling the infant's carriage.

"Good, good, good—truly worthy of being our family's constable!"

Wang Ping'an waited for Hei Mao Bu Tou to leap up, bring the rice seedlings to the infant's carriage, praised them, placed the seedlings into the World Pearl, and eagerly said:

"Alright, keep it up; once I'm satisfied, I'll immediately give you a session of the Qi Guiding Method (Spirit Companion Chapter)—I guarantee you won't be disappointed!"

"Meow!"

Hei Mao Bu Tou did not dash away, but instead let out a soft cry.

Although it didn't speak, Wang Ping'an somehow understood Hei Mao Bu Tou's meaning.

Clearly, the Beast Taming skill had taken effect!

Hei Mao Bu Tou's meaning was clear: it was begging him to first give a session of the Qi Guiding Method (Spirit Companion Chapter), then go pick up rice seedlings.

It will surely satisfy him!

"No……"

Wang Ping'an was about to refuse when he saw Hei Mao Bu Tou's wistful gaze and heard its pleading cry; he laughed and scolded, "When did you learn this?"

Fawning and flattery!

Humans might not even master it; it's a top-tier skill, yet this animal, Hei Mao Bu Tou, has learned it.

【Fine, fine, fine...... I admit I'm scared of you, I'll first give you a blast of the《Qi Guidance Method (Spirit Pet Chapter)》; if it doesn't satisfy me, just watch how I deal with you!】

Wang Ping'an heard Hei Mao Bu Tou's pleading cry again, let out a cold snort, his thoughts moved, and just as he began to use the technique: Qi Guidance Method (Spirit Pet Chapter), Hei Mao Bu Tou wore an expression of enjoyment.

Just then, a dissatisfied eagle's cry rang out!

It was Peregrine Falcon Little Gray returning with the rice seedlings it had picked up; at a glance it saw Wang Ping'an using the technique: Qi Guidance Method (Spirit Pet Chapter) on Hei Mao Bu Tou.

Just like a wife caught in bed, it looked at Wang Ping'an with resentment.

(End of chapter)