[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-cultivate":3,"chapter-who-let-him-cultivate-who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-96":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Told Him to Cultivate!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2226277,4131,"Chapter 96","who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>\"Also, I received a message from the Inspector. He said he had long heard of the Spring-Picking Festival and has moved up his schedule. He will arrive in Yanjiang County during the Spring-Picking Festival. You must be mentally prepared and not show any weakness in front of the Inspector.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Inspector had said he would come to Yanjiang County after the Spring-Picking Festival ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Yang left the branch, he met deacons like Wang He and Bai Zifang walking toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang He and the others nodded slightly to greet him. This newly promoted deacon, Lu Yang, was a favorite in front of Branch Leader Chu, so they couldn't afford to offend him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang He and the others had worked at the branch for decades and knew a few things. They guessed that Branch Leader Chu had directly appointed the three of them because they had received high evaluations during the sect entry test, especially Lu Yang, who might have had the highest evaluation of the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang He whispered: \"The Branch Leader has always been someone who wouldn't get up early without profit. It is very likely he knew Lu Yang would rise and wanted to build a good relationship while Lu Yang was still not yet established, to facilitate his own promotion later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew the thing the Branch Leader wanted most was a promotion to become a branch leader in an economically developed area, so he attached particular importance to the arrival of this Inspector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe calling us here this time also has something to do with the Inspector.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But having said that, the Branch Leader is still missing a condition for promotion, right? Has he reached the Nascent Soul stage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Promotion in the sect didn't just look at faith in the Immortal; it also focused on cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows? Maybe he reached it long ago and just didn't tell us. He has always done things without explaining them to us, and we don't know the purpose of him doing these things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branch Leader Chu's style was also the style of the entire demonic sect, filled with distrust. Branch Leader Chu seemed to trust Lu Yang, but in reality, he did not; Branch Leader Chu had never revealed any information about himself to Lu Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang knew very little about Branch Leader Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spring-Picking Festival arrived as scheduled, and the barbecue shop's customer traffic reached its peak. Many out-of-town merchants had already discovered the business opportunities of the barbecue shop and proposed to Lu Yang that they open branches, with Lu Yang providing the recipe and them providing the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exception, they were all chased out by Lu Yang with a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also cultivators who wanted to eat without paying, but upon seeing the three banners hanging on the wall, they swallowed this unrealistic idea and honestly paid the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the automatic barbecue array, the two vengeful ghosts had more time to skewer the meat, so even if there were more customers than usual, the barbecue shop could still operate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go to the barbecue shop again... Yes, that's the one. My aunt told me this barbecue shop is especially delicious. If you come to Yanjiang County, you must eat there once!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, this shop is even having an event now. If you spend money at this shop, you can receive a voucher, and you get a ten percent discount at the tofu shop on Front Street.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spend one tael of silver and you can participate in the Lucky Spin once. The number of times can be accumulated, with no upper limit. Prizes are limited, first come, first served.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, let's go try it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two reached a consensus and stood at the end of the line, not knowing how long they would have to wait to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance of the barbecue shop, Meng Jingzhou was busy with the Lucky Spin, busy and having a great time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spin wheel had the words \"Try Again,\" \"Third Prize,\" \"Second Prize,\" \"First Prize,\" and \"Grand Prize\" written on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to this guest for winning the Second Prize! A forty percent discount on this consumption! Let us congratulate him!\" Meng Jingzhou clapped his hands, looking even happier than the person who won the prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Prize, the First Prize has appeared! This guest's entire consumption is free!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand Prize, someone actually won the Grand Prize!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest didn't expect to win the Grand Prize and asked happily: \"What is the Grand Prize?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Jingzhou held the guest's hand and said enthusiastically: \"Congratulations! You have won an opportunity to experience being a waiter! Others come here to experience the joy of labor as a waiter and have to pay for it. You are very lucky; you can come here and experience the feeling of being a waiter without paying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Considering the smoke and fire in the backyard, the environmental experience is extremely poor, so our professional staff will bring the skewers to the entrance of the backyard, so you don't have to go to the backyard!\" Meng Jingzhou wore an expression that said, 'We considered it thoughtfully, no need to praise us.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guest: \"...\" Can you change it to the First Prize for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest refused the Grand Prize reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up to now, Meng Jingzhou hadn't managed to trick anyone into enjoying the Grand Prize treatment, but he enjoyed the process of tricking people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the barbecue shop, Lu Yang was carrying a tray, moving back and forth in the shop. His steps were light, his movements agile, his lower body extremely stable, the tray didn't tilt, the skewers didn't shake, and he didn't bump into any guests. It could be said that he didn't even touch a single leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than a month of training as a waiter, his footwork level had improved significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Official Ma, Registrar Chi, how is the food?\" Lu Yang greeted the two guests with a smile. These two were officials in the county and often came here to eat skewers and drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's as delicious as ever. Shopkeeper Lu, if I were to say, your skills are wasted opening a shop here. You should go to a larger county to open a shop; it's guaranteed to earn more than now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on, don't talk nonsense. Haven't you heard that Shopkeeper Lu doesn't even open branches? It's obvious that he opens the shop as a hobby and doesn't intend to make money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang could only smile apologetically: \"I hope you two have a good time during the Spring-Picking Festival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were clearly drunk, their cheeks flushed. Official Ma cursed: \"Speaking of the Spring-Picking Festival, I get angry. Originally, the Spring-Picking Festival had a seven-day holiday, a long holiday. I don't know whose stupid idea it was to shorten the Spring-Picking Festival holiday to three days!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can you do in three days? And they call it a 'mini-long holiday.' Listen to that term—does it sound right? Adding a 'mini' in front of 'long holiday'—is it a long holiday or not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish the person who came up with this term a 'mini-long life'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Registrar Chi quickly covered Official Ma's mouth: \"You can't say things like that. You came late, so it's normal that you don't know. This was Governor Li's idea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Official Ma snorted: \"So it was him. Not much ability, but plenty of ideas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Registrar Chi was better informed: \"Keep your voice down. You can't speak ill of Governor Li now. I heard that Governor Li found a way and caught three vicious demonic cultivators in the county. It's a great achievement, and he's about to be promoted. Chief Constable Fang Qingyun is going to take his place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Official Ma curled his lips, disdainful of Governor Li. Anyway, Governor Li wouldn't care about a small person like him: \"A few days ago, a colleague complained to me, saying Governor Li gave chaotic orders, making the yamen runners work overtime at midnight, requiring them to fill the place with small flags in one night, and the positions couldn't be off by even a bit. He even acted as a supervisor himself, putting on a show. He's in the Core Formation stage and doesn't need to sleep, but others do. Many yamen runners fell asleep while working!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang poured wine for the two: \"I'll go busy myself with other things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go, Shopkeeper Lu, don't worry about us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the night of the first day of the Spring-Picking Festival, the four people and two ghosts were exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before going to sleep, Man Gu remembered: \"It seems ghosts don't need to sleep. Should we arrange work for them at night too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1460,"2026-06-17T23:08:26.054Z","2026-06-18T03:42:36.771Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2166cb86528213743b1df8fa482715ec63cd592646e9a5705fc5196b91a24f1d","who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-97","who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-95",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-told-him-to-cultivate-cover.jpg"]