They are mostly selfish and self-serving, much like people in their world who will stop at nothing for profit.

He was being extreme.

How can all people be so similar?

They're clearly very different!

Even if the two worlds have different beliefs about their countries, how can everyone be the same in terms of character?

Liu Dongjia... is that kind of beautiful, kind, and upright woman!

but……

Cucumbers, bell peppers, and what about peanuts and sunflowers? Where did Liu Dongjia get these seeds from?

Could it be a renowned overseas merchant? A reclusive hermit in the mountains? Or...?

"Helian Jue, you pig-brain!"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he slapped his forehead hard, the force so great that it made a crisp sound, causing a few leaves to fall.

"Does it matter where it came from?!"

He muttered a self-reproach under his breath, with a sense of sudden realization and regret.

The important thing is how Miss Liu uses it!

She transformed these seeds and knowledge into this land full of hope and change!

His gaze returned to the busy figure on the ridge of the field.

The sunlight shone generously on her, and her indigo-blue coarse cloth shorts accentuated her tall and straight figure.

Inevitably, mud got onto her trouser legs and cloth shoes, but she didn't care at all, her mind completely absorbed in directing and working.

She squatted down to examine the seedlings, then stood up to explain with gestures, her eyes focused and bright.

That radiance was more dazzling than the most brilliant pearls in the imperial palace treasury and all the rare treasures stored in Prince Jing's mansion.

How could someone like Miss Liu dare to question others?!

Helian Jue's heart was as if a huge rock had been thrown into it, causing an unprecedented and violent tremor.

Although she possessed a unique, vibrant beauty against the backdrop of sweat and mud.

But this shock did not stem solely from Miss Liu's beauty, but from the wisdom and courage he had never seen in any other woman.

His previous appreciation for her may have been tinged with a sense of novelty, like that of an interesting prey.

What was once a superficial appreciation has now transformed into heartfelt admiration after witnessing firsthand the scale and capabilities she has demonstrated on this land.

The disappointment and boredom I felt earlier because I didn't see her at Bazhenlou now seem so ridiculous and shallow.

Helian Jue curled his lips in self-deprecation, smiled silently, and looked at the figure on the ridge with a complicated gaze, full of inquiry and an eagerness that he himself was unaware of.

"Liu Zixi..."

He whispered the name almost in murmurs, as if trying to etch the name and the powerful scene before him into his heart.

But unexpectedly, the moment he whispered that name...

Zixi, who was bending down to inspect the field, suddenly stopped.

Is someone in the tree?

Zi Xi slowly straightened up, without immediately raising her head, and simply patted the dirt off her hands without making a sound.

Her clear eyes narrowed slightly, her sharp gaze scanning upwards inch by inch along the tree trunk.

In the dense canopy, the silhouette of a figure dressed in dark clothes is trying to shrink behind a thicker branch.

Helian Jue?

Zi Xi curled the corners of her lips into a smile.