"Cure" [Magic Shaping]

Wu Yu condensed his magic into a blade, held it between two fingers, and with a casual slash, cut a wound the size of a fingernail on the farmer's neck.

"Hiss." The farmer felt a stinging pain in his neck, but he dared not move at all, because Wu Yu's hand was still there. If he was not careful, he would probably have his throat slit.

"You're not so bad after all. Don't ask any more questions, and pretend you didn't see what happens. Otherwise, I'll just cut your head off," Wu Yu threatened viciously.

"I understand, I understand, I was blind to your greatness, please spare my life." The farmer was so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy.

Wu Yu then stopped, leaving the still-shaken farmer behind, and headed towards Virginia.

By this time, Virginia had finished harvesting the last wheat field. After tidying up the wheat, she was wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Wu Yu looked at Virginia, whose face showed no joy after her labor. For her, everything she was doing now should have been commonplace by now.

Wu Yu picked up the bundle of wheat and asked, "Is there anything else you need to do later?"

“Well, I’m going to wash dishes at a hotel later. Would you like to come along, sir?” Virginia replied. She was already tired from working all morning, but she had no intention of stopping to rest.

"Sure, but I'd like to give you a gift now. Could you spare a little time for me?" Wu Yu said with a smile.

“Okay, but please be quick.” Virginia thought for a moment and then agreed.

"Then please follow me." Wu Yu led Virginia to the place where the wheat was piled up.

Wu Yu put the wheat on his shoulder together with the wheat pile, and then took out a large bucket from his storage space, which was filled with a viscous liquid.

Wu Yu, like an elegant bartender, shook the liquid in the bucket, then tilted it slightly to let the liquid flow out slowly. Wu Yu moved around the haystack, observing Virginia's expression the whole time.

There was only calmness; Wu Yu could not detect any ripples in her eyes.

So Wu Yu splashed it hard, and all the liquid in the bucket was poured onto the wheat.

Wu Yu put the bucket down, then took out a tinderbox, put it to his lips and blew on it, and flames began to leap from it.

Wu Yu slowly loosened his five fingers one by one, and finally, the tinder slipped from his hand. Until then, Virginia did not make any move.

The small flame landed on the liquid.

"Boom." The flames spread rapidly along with the liquid, quickly turning into a raging inferno, and Virginia's morning's work was reduced to fuel for the fire.

"How about it? Isn't this firework beautiful?" Wu Yu turned around and said boastfully.

It was still daytime, but Virginia's face was still flushed red by the firelight. In stark contrast to the dazzling fireworks dancing in her pupils was her calm and unperturbed tone. Virginia sniffed and commented, "Completely unoriginal, far inferior to the magical fireworks at the Holy Light Festival."

"I'm sorry, I'm just a newbie. I'll definitely treat you to the best fireworks next time." Wu Yu apologized while covering his face with his hands to suppress his barely contained joy.

As expected, Virginia's code of conduct was not good; she simply took helping others for granted, just like eating and sleeping for ordinary people.

She was like a newborn baby, without even the most basic sense of good and evil.

"Wu Yu, didn't the farmer tell us to harvest this wheat? Why did you burn it all?" Virginia still asked questions about things she didn't understand.

“Wheat isn’t just for food; it’s also a good source of fuel. I’m just letting him make the most of it,” Wu Yu casually made up an excuse, and Virginia actually believed him and didn’t ask any further questions.

"My wheat!" the farmer cried out in anguish as he ran over. "We..."

Seeing his belongings wantonly destroyed by Wu Yu, the farmer finally couldn't bear it any longer. He broke his promise to Wu Yu and decided to take a risk and ask Virginia for help.

But the farmer's behavior was exactly what Wu Yu expected. Wu Yu already knew that the farmer would ask Virginia for help. The reason he threatened him was just to prevent him from getting in the way before he set the fire. Now, he could continue to verify his earlier guess.

Wu Yu moved like a ghost, appearing beside the farmer in the blink of an eye and knocking him unconscious with a single chop to the neck.

"Wu Yu, what was the farmer trying to do just now?" Virginia asked, tilting her head.

"He probably wanted to come and enjoy the fireworks together, but the smoke and dust are bad for the elderly, so I had to stop him," Wu Yu said, giving the reason he had prepared beforehand.

"Wu Yu, you've really thought this through," Virginia exclaimed.

"It's just so-so," Wu Yu replied modestly.

Sure enough, unless you ask Virginia for help in person, she won't respond no matter what you do in front of her.

"Weren't we supposed to be washing dishes for someone else? Let's hurry up and go." After the test, Wu Yu lost interest in staying.

“Let’s go then,” Virginia nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Wu Yu took out the gold coin he had asked Yi Fang for yesterday, flicked it with his finger, and sent it flying onto the farmer. With one gold coin in exchange for these wheat, the farmer was sure to make a profit. However, Wu Yu's actions were somewhat like coercion.

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