Chapter 244

During the arena competition, the date of the Heavenly Dao Assembly final was set, attracting more people to rush to the Central Province.

Within a few days, sand and stones flew outside Zhongxing County, and dust waves rose.

Visiting friends, meeting guests, watching the battle.

Most people here had already heard that the countryside private cultivator of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan had defeated Yan Hao, who broke through his realm before the match, and were curious about the protagonist in the rumors.

Small families with daughters were even more full of thoughts.

However, everyone later heard that Ji You returned to Fengzhou to prepare for the autumn harvest after successfully attacking the arena and seeing that no one was willing to come forward to challenge, which made people feel dazed.

This matter of autumn harvest seemed to be a term that cultivators hadn't heard for many years, but now it was linked to the Heavenly Dao Assembly, making people feel strange.

And such behavior was no different from a mockery in the eyes of the other twenty-plus Profound Understanding participants, as if he were certain that no one dared to fight in this arena.

This is the Heavenly Dao Assembly, the Kyushu grand meeting where Immortal Sects and families gather, how could such a thing as a private cultivator suppressing all heroes appear.

But subsequent facts proved that no one really sent him an arena attack post.

At this time, two carriages had entered Fengzhou.

Fengzhou and the Central Province border north and south, Zhongxing County and the Fengzhou border are only one step away, the distance is not far.

Ji You and Xiang Kuangcheng were sitting on the carriage at this time, feeling the flatness of the road surface, their hearts full of comfort.

The Fengzhou official road was completely repaired a few days ago; he came here this time besides preparing for the autumn harvest, also to inspect this official road, now it seems, it is indeed not bad.

They could see that there were already pedestrians coming and going on the wide road, and small-scale markets had appeared near the village, although there were not many stalls, the number of people was not small, making people feel gratified as they came and went.

Because this commercial form of market is born from having more than enough to eat and use.

And more than a year ago, every household in Fengzhou would have people starving to death, not to mention having any surplus.

"The markets naturally gathered by nearby villages can be arranged for the government to guide and maintain slightly."

"When the scale is larger, move them together and merge them, let the economy circulate."

"Regarding the policy for refugees, it's still the same as before, distribute land, let them settle down."

"And that matter mentioned before, build schools, adults can also enroll, no need to teach flowery things, mainly teach literacy."

Cao Jingsong, Wen Zhengxin, Pei Ruyi, and Ban Yangshu were sitting in the leading carriage, looking at Ji You and Xiang Kuangcheng gazing out the window, unable to help but look at each other.

Doing things like going home to farm during the gap of the Heavenly Dao Assembly is truly a bit abstract, only he can do it.

Now in the Sages' Garden, it's hard to say what it has been discussed into.

However, this is extremely consistent with his identity as a countryside private cultivator.

Cultivators all over the world are talking about family background; some who came from humble beginnings, even if they entered the Immortal Sect because of talent, couldn't hold their heads up if their family wasn't prominent.

It just so happens that this rebellious disciple never treats it as a shameful thing, but is so strong that people don't even dare to laugh.

Now the only problem left is 'endless succession'.

The standing of a family is not the ability of one person, but generation after generation of inheritance.

There are many families in the Azure Cloud World that are declining because of the lack of succession, so in their view, the growth of the Ji family is imminent.

However, there is one more thing they heard, which is that twenty-eight family daughters sent him letters, but they were returned.

Indeed, with Ji You's current reputation, being picky is normal, but the problem is that he refused without even seeing them.

Ji You is definitely not a gentleman who can sit in his lap without being moved; such caution makes people suspicious.

"The Dan Sect's Miss Yuan is not very jealous, the Heavenly Dao Assembly is clearly a good opportunity, but he has no thoughts about taking concubines."

"?"

Ji You turned his head upon hearing this, made a gesture of silence, and looked at the carriage following on the right rear.

The four looked at each other, unable to help but look at the carriage next door.

That carriage drove out from the Sages' Garden to meet them, inside sat Wei Xiang's granddaughter Wei Rui, who had specially gotten off the carriage to greet them before setting off.

Cao Jingsong frowned upon hearing this: "What are you shushing for? How long have I told you about bloodline continuation, you just don't take it to heart."

There stood a group of elders with white hair and beards, wearing the immortal robes of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, their faces gloomy and vaguely carrying some anger; they were the elders who had come to discuss the Dao at this Heavenly Dao Assembly.

"A teacher for a day is a father for life; this rebellious disciple's parents have passed away, if I don't worry about this, who else can worry."

"Giving birth is not something one person can decide, but I believe Brother Ji has a count in his heart."

"I have a count."

Ji You answered, thinking of the sword Qi that couldn't be dissipated in his arms yesterday, thinking to himself that I know that must be very painful.

After saying this, he looked at the direction of Fengzhou Prefecture without changing his expression, and a picture began to emerge in his mind.

That was at the gate of Ji Village, the sun was gentle, the sky was clear, a beautiful girl hung a wooden sign in front of the door, writing 'Cao Jingsong and dogs are not allowed to enter'.

Walking in a hurry, the carriage entered Fengzhou Prefecture.

Looking around, the golden wheat fields were boundless, stretching for thousands of miles; when the autumn wind swept by, millions of wheat ears bowed together, and then slowly raised their heads, lifting layers upon layers of waves, the golden light rippling to the foot of a small mountain in the distance, blending with the flowing clouds in the sky.

At this time, Cao Jingsong was still earnestly explaining the importance of endless succession, but found that Xiang Kuangcheng and Ji You were pretending to look at the wheat fields, and their responses were becoming fewer and fewer.

Especially after entering Fengzhou Prefecture, the two simply didn't speak, their eyes kept glancing at the carriage next door, as if they were guarding against something.

Not long after, the carriage stopped slowly, and Ji You and Xiang Kuangcheng jumped off the carriage shaft first.

Because there was a sudden rain yesterday, the ground in Fengzhou was still shining with wetness, and the water puddles in the low-lying areas were floating with a few ginkgo leaves beaten down by the rain, the edges of the golden leaves slightly curled, looking very much like a half-folded fan.

The two stepped on the wet ground, and saw that the grain field in the city had already begun to gather people, seeming to be discussing the autumn harvest.

The left side of the Fengzhou Prefecture government office was also parked with many carriages, all used for transporting grain between the farming area and the prefecture city.

This year, Fengzhou's production will become extremely high, and all the mansions in Fengzhou, large and small, have uniformly rented grain carriages, fully prepared.

Once there is a surplus of grain, animal husbandry can be developed.

At this time, the four Cao Jingsong got out of the carriage one after another, and after their feet touched the ground, they looked up at Wei Rui's carriage without exception.

Ji You and Xiang Kuangcheng had been looking at this carriage all the way, so even if they knew who was sitting inside, there would be a trace of uncertain curiosity in their hearts.

The next moment, the curtain of the carriage was lifted by a corner, Wei Rui appeared from the carriage, a pair of exquisite and small embroidered shoes stepped on the ground, and after landing, she looked around full of curiosity.

After all, it is the place where she will marry later, she actually wanted to come here early, but Fengzhou's territory is vast, the previous road hadn't been repaired, it was very difficult for a woman to get here.

After the four Cao Jingsong saw her, they continued to gaze at the carriage.

Because they heard there was indeed a sound in the carriage.

Not long after, a round-faced woman got off the carriage shaft, followed by a melon-faced woman.

Seeing these two, Cao Jingsong, Wen Zhengxin, Pei Ruyi, and Ban Yangshu were all stunned, because they recognized these two, they were the personal maids following the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain.

Associating with Ji You's demeanor and expression of constantly paying attention to this carriage on the way, the four couldn't help but hold their breath, thinking to themselves how did the rebellious disciple (Ji Shidi Ji) abduct the supervisor's maid home.

Whether the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain knows about this, if she doesn't know, wouldn't it be fatal.

However, what surprised the four was that the two didn't look around like Wei Rui after getting off the carriage, but turned their heads to look at the carriage.

Not long after, in everyone's sight, the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain slowly appeared from behind the carriage curtain.

She got up early today to dress up, not knowing what she was nervous about; now she was wearing a wide-sleeved long shirt with silver silk cloud flowers on a white background, covered with a layer of smoke gauze cloud shoulders, her jade face shining like new snow, her eyebrows like distant mountains containing black, her eyes lightly picking to look around.

Lingzhou is in the extreme south of Kyushu, while Fengzhou is in the extreme north of Kyushu, the distance can already be counted as the ends of the earth.

As the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain, she should have had no fate with this place in her life, nor would she have had the idea of wanting to see Fengzhou.

But her mood at this time was the same as Wei Rui's, full of closeness to this place, her eyes drifting around, cold arrogance containing some cuteness.

After glancing twice, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi suddenly looked back, bluffed her little face and looked at Cao Jingsong.

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu didn't change their expressions, but their peripheral vision also glanced at Cao Jingsong.

Cultivators have keen eyes and ears, the two carriages were not far apart, they listened to Cao Jingsong earnestly all the way...

And the four Cao Jingsong, Wen Zhengxin were stunned on the spot, their eyes wide open.

Actually, when Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi explored that cold and arrogant face of national beauty and heavenly fragrance from the carriage, they had already held their breath, and their brains instantly went blank.

The personal maid of the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain being abducted here, they could actually accept it, only saying that Ji You is truly clear in his Dao heart (bold and reckless), and his ability is extraordinary.

But the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain herself appearing here was something they couldn't understand at all.

That is the next generation supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain, the most powerful woman in the world, simply irrelevant to this place.

At this time, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi withdrew her gaze, looked at the two characters 'Ji Village' on the door plaque, revealed a curious expression, and walked over while her eyes turned, glancing at Ji You when she reached the door, and then stepped over the threshold.

Still okay, he knows how to run home by himself.

Ji You looked at Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi walking inside, his heart full of admiration.

"Why is the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain here?"

The four Cao Jingsong turned their heads to look at Xiang Kuangcheng, their lingering fear not yet retreated.

Xiang Kuangcheng pursed his lips: "Before, weren't you all questioning, Miss Yuan is clearly not a person who likes to be jealous, why is Brother Ji so cautious about taking concubines? That's because Miss Yuan is not the first wife."

"?"

"Brother Ji's first wife is... Zhengxin Xianzi Yan of Spirit Sword Mountain."

At this moment, past memories surged into everyone's minds like a tide.

For example, Ji You's battle with Chen Ruiyang, when the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain saw Cao Jingsong, she suddenly sat up from her seat, and even arranged Cao Jingsong's seat in front of her own.

There was another detail they didn't notice at the time, which was that Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi only sat down again after Cao Jingsong sat down.

Besides this, there was the courtyard Ji You was arranged in when asking about Spirit Sword Mountain, living higher than anyone else, and even specially guarded.

Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi also remembered the pair of shoes and socks left in Ji Shidi Ji's room, and the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain who happened to appear opposite.

Deeper, Cao Jingsong also remembered the day the news of the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain successfully breaking through her realm came, Ji You smiled as if he had picked up silver.

All the misunderstandings of the past seemed to flash with inspiration at this moment, embedded in the most suitable answer.

But even if they figured out these things, they found that they still couldn't easily accept this matter.

"Rebellious disciple, please borrow a step to speak!"

"Changed to rebellious disciple again?"

"Rebellious disciple, listen to your teacher's question, what is going on?"

Ji You pondered and looked at Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi who was strolling in the courtyard: "I don't know where to start, probably just met by chance in an inadvertent moment, and both felt we got along."

Cao Jingsong looked at him, thinking to himself that your explanation is too plain and unadorned, that is not an ordinary woman, that is the next generation supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain.

Cao Jiaoxi has always been proud of Ji You, feeling that all the so-called prodigies in the world can't compare to him, but the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain is not, she is a true prodigy.

So even if it was a rebellious disciple under his sect, he still didn't understand what the little supervisor saw in this guy, having a feeling of his own little earth pig arching a jade cabbage.

"Why didn't you say it before."

"I said it before."

"When?"

"In the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, you asked me why I smiled like I picked up silver, I said because she broke through her realm and I was happy, I never say false words."

Cao Jingsong: "???"

Actually, Cao Jingsong, Wen Zhengxin, Pei Ruyi, and Ban Yangshu are the few people Ji You trusts, not to mention the little supervisor although hard-mouthed, but actually wants to be known that she is the first wife, so Ji You didn't intend to hide it from them; not saying it before was just because there was no suitable opportunity, letting them know now also saved trouble.

This is thanks to Brother Brother Gongshu Chou not coming, this matter certainly cannot let him know, because such a status-enhancing thing, he is afraid he would write it into a book, even if he doesn't want his life, he has to leave a name.

The story becomes that Brother Brother Gongshu Chou once fought with the husband of the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain, not falling behind...

At this time, the little supervisor was strolling around the courtyard, walking from head to tail, looking carefully.

And Wei Rui's expression was about the same as his, constantly looking.

Ji You's return was decided temporarily, Qiu Zhong didn't know, hearing the sound at this time, he immediately asked people to prepare a meal.

Living long, experience naturally has to be more, Qiu Zhong saw at a glance that Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi's demeanor of looking at the courtyard, and that arrogant expression, were very much like their own mistress.

So at the banquet, he probed many questions about "where the girl lives", "how many people in the girl's family", watching the four Cao Jingsong in a burst of heart-trembling.

They never dreamed that the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain would be placed in such a scene.

So this meal was eaten, truly one after another cold air sucked in.

After the meal, the three couldn't help but gather together, whispering for a long time, the content of the chat was probably "shocked", "unbelievable", "unbelievable".

Marriage in the Azure Cloud World has always paid attention to matching family status, Cao Jingsong was still worried that Ji You would be bullied in the future.

The little supervisor has always been cold, carrying a feeling of dominating the world, saying she doesn't laugh is not false.

Until the second day morning, they saw Ji You and Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi by the lake.

The two didn't know what they chatted about, then Ji You reached out and pinched her exquisite face, then floated away, leaving them stunned.

And then the little supervisor of Spirit Sword Mountain routinely unleashed sword Qi, and then fell by herself, leaning on the stone railing by the lake, her feet shaking, her whole body writing pleasure...

A moment later, the little supervisor sensed their existence, turned to look at them.

When seeing that flushed little mouth, the four fell into silence together, feeling this world is a bit crazy...

Ji You's return this time was not specifically to bring Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi to recognize the door, autumn harvest was still his first purpose.

So from the second day, he entered the busyness of leaving early and returning late.

First went to Fengzhou Prefecture, checked this year's refugee register, and the number of distributed land and built houses, and also this year's compiled yellow register.

For so many years, Fengzhou's population has been decreasing, so the term 'vast land and sparse people' is actually bloody.

But starting this year, Fengzhou's number of people began to stabilize.

Although the number of local residents didn't rise, at least it didn't decrease, while the number of refugees moving in was constantly increasing.

When Ji You was strolling on the street, he had already heard no less than three kinds of accents.

Besides worrying about these, he also specially chose a day to gather the masters of those foreign Immortal Sects in Fengzhou together, drank tea, and chatted.

Between the tea mat, the eyes of these Immortal Sect masters were extremely complicated, and appeared very docile.

"This year's spring season, we have opened up a lot of new land, the planting area is three times more than before, so this autumn harvest opportunity is a big task, at that time we need all Immortal Sects to cooperate well."

"Easy to say, easy to say, regarding the autumn harvest, naturally it is whatever Young Master Ji says."

"Then Ji will thank everyone here."

"What is this, we are one family, just hope Young Master Ji can take care of us more in the future."

Actually, many disciples who were marginalized by the family and came to rely on from other places were very puzzled when seeing this scene, and couldn't help but ask after Ji You left, saying this person is only a Profound Understanding Realm, why be so polite.

Those Immortal Sect masters were silent about this, just couldn't help but sigh somewhat.

Ji You's timing was very good, or rather, the timing he specially chose was very appropriate.

At the beginning, he attracted low-level cultivators to join the joint harvesting team with tax as a pretext, actually these Immortal Sect high-levels had many opinions, and there was a period of restlessness during spring plowing.

And this time, these Immortal Sect masters actually also planned to talk about conditions again.

For example, the elixir promised at the beginning doubled, and for example, the spirit stones used to settle the 'cowardly fees' of the disciples in the sect changed from Yunzhou stone to Snow Region demon stone.

But just yesterday, they received news from Zhongxing County, saying he defeated a descendant of the Heavenly Sword Peak of Spirit Sword Mountain who broke through to Merging with the Dao before the battle at the Heavenly Dao Assembly, suppressing all prodigies of an entire realm alone, entering the Sages' Holy Land is already a nailed-down thing.

And such a person, after coming out, is very likely to become an Immortal Sect elder.

They can naturally ask for more now, but they will also die very miserably later.

Ji You used spirit medicine to lure them at the beginning, letting them not make trouble, was worried by Cao Jingsong as raising a tiger to cause trouble.

He said at the time, that depends on whether my cultivation speed is fast, or these tigers grow fast, now it seems, the answer is gradually becoming clear.

Actually, this matter is very abstract, these Immortal Sect masters still cannot accept that such a person will walk out of this barren land of Fengzhou.

And while Ji You was busy everywhere, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi and Wei Rui strolled around together, seeing all the golden autumn leaves and wind-blown wheat waves, seeing all kinds of slogans brushed on the walls, and also saw Immortal Sect disciples chatting with ordinary girls in the ordinary family.

Although Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi was hard-mouthed, every time saying it was just strolling, but Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu could feel that she looked particularly seriously.

Especially seeing that large golden field, they could see that their own supervisor's eyes were faintly somewhat admiring.

Among the younger generation, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi is the strongest in the world, so there are very few people who can make her admire.

If saying it is because of the reason that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder', it is not false, but in the eyes of Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu, changing to another person would also be like this.

"This year's grain surplus should be a lot, enough to feed the whole state, so after the autumn harvest, the fields under the name of the local government, and the fields under the name of Ji Village are all uniformly collected into the granary, temporarily unmoved."

"After the seven Immortal Sects and the imperial court pay the tax, the people of the other eight states should live very difficultly."

"We establish a firm, after the tax is paid, sell grain at a low price half-sold and half-donated to the people of the other eight states, it should be able to let them survive the winter."

"Wait until next spring, we start digging canals, building dams, further liberate productivity, and then recruit some people from other eight states in the name of employment, start doing animal husbandry."

"Eat grain this year, eat meat next year, Old Kuang, you say how many children can I save this time?"

29th, Fengzhou farming area.

People have already arrived here under the leadership of Fengzhou Prefecture, starting the inventory of the impromptu harvesting plan.

There are many carriages coming along the road, and there are not few smiles fully loaded.

Xiang Kuangcheng looked at them at this time and couldn't help but speak: "Celebrating the remaining years."

Ji You was stunned for a moment, then raised the corner of his mouth: "Celebrating the remaining years..."

After returning from the farming area, Xiang Kuangcheng wrote a piece of ink treasure for Ji You, on which was written the two characters 'Gentleman', and handed it to Ji You: "The people of Fengzhou want to build a temple for you, I stopped it according to your meaning, this is for you."

Ji You looked at it and waved his hand to refuse: "Forget it, I am a villain, not worthy of the two characters 'Gentleman'."

Xiang Kuangcheng was slightly stunned after hearing this, couldn't help but gaze at him: "Brother Ji told me before, being in the world is nothing more than seeking profit and seeking an emotional value, but I still don't know what you are seeking until now?"

"Where are there so many things, just be able to sleep."

"Uh, speaking of sleeping, I heard Old Qiu probing to urge the baby for Zhengxin Xianzi Yan today?"

"?"

Ji You lowered his voice: "How to urge? Tell me."

Xiang Kuangcheng pursed his lips: "Probably just took Qiu Ru to shake for a long time, telling Zhengxin Xianzi Yan how good it is to have a baby or something, anyone who is not stupid can hear what it means."

"This is also because Old Qiu doesn't quite know who Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi is."

Ji You said gloomily: "What is Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi's reaction?"

Xiang Kuangcheng was silent for a long time and then spoke: "Looks like she wants to beat you to death."

"I said why do I always feel a bit chilly behind my back today."

Ji You stayed at Xiang Kuangcheng's place for a long time, didn't accept the two characters 'Gentleman' no matter what, then returned to his courtyard, and saw Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi looking at him with tiger-like covetousness.

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu stood by the side, their eyes scattered, strongly suppressing the corners of their mouths.

Today the supervisor was secretly urged to have a baby, a whole person at a loss, that kind of supervisor they saw for the first time.

"Why is the expression not very happy, looks like being urged to have a baby?"

"?"

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi's eyes instantly turned cold, a burst of sword Dao roaring sound came out of the small courtyard instantly, watching Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu hide backward one after another, eyes full of unbearable, thinking to themselves that when it comes to bravery, it still has to be the son-in-law.

However, one is unwilling to strike heavily, one is too physically tough, hitting is also hitting in vain.

Ji You was shaking his faintly painful hand at this time, thinking to himself that if you don't dare to try the first one, you have to be careful of being eaten by others first.

(End of chapter)