In the following days, large tracts of forest were flattened, a flat area was cleared, and several wooden houses were built.

And there is a road that was hacked and trampled out.

Just as Biyu Yuanchan guessed, Wang Zhai had another purpose in participating in the pioneering work this time.

This hewn road leads to an unknown area far away which is guarded by merchants and is forbidden to anyone to go there.

In the past few days, although Donkey Face and others were engaged in heavy infrastructure work, nothing dangerous happened. Only occasionally someone was bitten by poisonous snakes and insects and was treated by the accompanying herbal doctors.

Watching Donkey Face leave with the team and gradually retreat towards the official road.

The Jade Yuanchan silently withdrew its gaze, shook off the yellow fallen leaves on its body, and climbed down the tree lightly.

It waited here for several days, just to protect Donkey Face's safety in secret.

Fortunately, nothing happened that required me to show up in public and expose myself.

now……

It looked at the unknown area guarded by the trade show, but had no intention of exploring.

The cloth bag he was carrying contained two caged fish.

I already have a great fortune, why should I covet other things? The Jade Yuanchan used its hind legs to push the bag, adjusted its position, and then went in the opposite direction according to the instructions on the map.

Thousands of hair-like rays of sunlight penetrate through the dense leaves and pass over the bark covered with moss and ferns.

The ground was wet after the melted snow, and there was a soft layer of humus everywhere.

Along the way, Jade Yuanchan saw various beasts and creatures.

With its keen perception, it repeatedly detected breaths that made it frightened.

That was... a spirit monster that had also transformed into a demon, and was even more powerful than the Jade Yuan Chan! The Jade Yuan Chan took a long detour to avoid these monsters.

In this wilderness, wild animals are far more adaptable than humans.

The Jade Yuan Chan saw a musk deer cautiously looking for food. A few dozen feet away was a calamity zone recorded on the map.

However, the deer never approached that direction from beginning to end, and looked towards the calamity zone vigilantly from time to time.

The Jade Yuan Toad hopped and crawled all the way, ignoring the food along the way, until it came to a mountain range shrouded in clouds and mist.

Zhuoguang Mountain

According to the map's symbol, Zhuoguang Mountain is a rare mountain in the nearby wilderness that stretches for hundreds of miles and does not border too many disaster areas.

But it is not safe here for humans.

This mountain is infested with ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, filled with miasma, and is steep and difficult to climb.

According to rumors, there are several big monsters lurking there.

But for Jade Yuanchan, this place is paradise.

Full of food and habitat.

Lengmo used his demonic energy to drive a hibernating blind bear out of a tree hole.

The Jade Yuanchan looked at this very hidden tree hole located under the ancient tree and covered by dense branches, and was very satisfied.

The lingering smell of wild beasts and the piles of corpses in the tree hole made the Jade Yuanchan save a lot of trouble invisibly.

It slowly crawled into the tree hole and walked into the shadow where the sparse sunlight could not reach.

Then he took out two roasted caged fish from the cloth bag and buried them in the cracks between the tree roots.

The fish cage cannot be used directly, and the wood element is needed to resolve the Geng metal meaning in it.

The caged fish containing the divine flower among the three flowers of essence, energy and spirit in its belly was kept by Li Qinglin.

Outside the tree hole, snowflakes were flying, and the entire Zhuoguang Mountain was covered in silver.

Faintly, one could hear a shrill bear howl and the sound of something running madly on the snow.

Gradually fading away.

The cold wind brought snow flecks that hit the branches outside the tree hole, rustling like a lullaby.

So, the Jade Yuan Chan lay on the soil where the fish cage was buried, slowly closed its eyes, and fell into hibernation.

…

Four months later.

The spring rain continues, and the wind power is mixed with a lingering chill.

The inner city was filled with cherry blossoms overnight.

A branch of cherry blossoms outside the wall extends into the palace, and spring rain keeps dripping along the petals.

Snap!

The water droplets fell, the beads were cold, and lightly hit the face of a young man who was leaning against the wall and holding a book.

Li Qinglin wiped the raindrops off his face and carefully hid the book in his arms to avoid it getting wet.

He looks like he loves books like his life.

“Li, Brother Li, we have collected the night fragrance. Do you want to pick it out yourself?”

A tenant farmer walked quickly against the wall and saw Li Qinglin silently reciting a book under the rain. His tall body seemed to be able to break through the eaves of the wall.

A trace of awe flashed across his eyes and he swallowed subconsciously.

The loose-fitting single garment seemed to stretch out on his body, revealing his full muscles.

Li Qinglin was quietly reading a book under the eaves, hiding from the rain. His profile even looked a little immature, but with his strong physique, he gave people a sense of wild power.

It seemed that in the next second he would tear through the cold spring rain, and break the bones of anyone who blocked his way with a whistling sound!

"Brother Li's martial arts skills are becoming more and more sophisticated. With his brute force, I'm afraid he will soon break through to the level of a martial arts master!"

The tenant servant thought silently.

Hearing this, Li Qinglin nodded slowly, closed the book and put it under his clothes.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. When you are free, you can come to the yard to find me and I will teach you how to practice standing meditation."

Watching Li Qinglin gradually going away and disappearing in the rain, the man bowed excitedly and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Li."

Four months have passed and many new faces have appeared in the palace.

The newly appointed external affairs manager was from a branch of the palace, named Wang Chang. He was a thin man in his forties. He had been doing business abroad in his early years and was transferred back to the palace by Master Wang.

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This man's methods were quite clever. He quietly divided the confidants of Manager Wang and put down the unrest. In four months, everyone only knew Wang Chang and not Wang Zhong.

Perhaps because he knew that Li Qinglin had offended Wang Zhong before, he deliberately tried to win him over, hoping to train Li Qinglin as his confidant.

In response, Li Qinglin politely declined.

Li Qinglin walked in the drizzle of spring rain, along the long and narrow corridor, all the way to the back door.

He saw that at the back door, his job had already been done by others, and he just needed to go through the motions.

Today, Li Qinglin no longer needs to do many things personally.

On the one hand, it was the force, and on the other hand, it was thanks to Wang Meng.

"Be honest!"

"Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

At this time, several guards grabbed a Taoist priest with disheveled hair and tangled hair, dragged him all the way, and were about to throw him out of the mansion.

Seeing this, Li Qinglin recognized the Taoist priest and stood aside to make way.

This Taoist calls himself "Wild Mountain Hermit". He is an accomplished Taoist who can spit out fire from his mouth. Two months ago, he was invited into the mansion of the eldest son Wang Xian, who held a grand ceremony to beg him to teach him the way to become an immortal.

A large number of tenants from other courtyards were transferred to decorate the venue and serve him. Even the holiday for returning home to visit relatives was cancelled, so Li Qinglin could not even go home.

Finally, Wang Meng in the next yard couldn't sleep because of the incessant drums and bells from the Luozhan Conference that rang all night long.

He punched the Taoist a few times, scaring him so much that he peed and shit, and then he told the truth.

It turned out that he had accidentally found a fire grass in the wilderness when he was an adult and was serving in the frontier service. After swallowing it, he gained the ability to spit flames from his mouth.

Afterwards, they used it to defraud people and even steal their wives and daughters.

A group of people passed by Li Qinglin.

"Your palace is really going too far! Take my magic power!"

The Taoist suddenly attacked, his weak face filled with ruthlessness and hatred, he leaped up and broke free from the restraints of several guards.

Then he punched himself in the chest, and a few sparks came out of his throat.

“Go to hell!!”

The rising and undulating blue flame was filled with explosive temperature, surging upward from the throat.

The Taoist's face was filled with the satisfaction of having his revenge taken.

But at this moment, a broad and strong hand blocked his mouth.

Bang! A strange force came, and the flames in the Taoist's mouth were immediately forced back, and a muffled sound of air waves exploding was heard in the air.

The Taoist was blown away and rolled several feet away. Green smoke came out of his crooked jaw and was dispersed by the raindrops.

The man twitched twice and suddenly stopped moving.

The guards finally woke up from their dreams and looked at Li Qinglin, who had taken action, and thanked him with a look of fear on their faces.

"Thank you, Brother Lin!"

"Brother Lin's movements are so handsome!"

"That was a close call. I told you not to take off the face lock, but you didn't listen. Luckily Brother Lin is here."

Several people immediately stepped forward, dragged the Taoist priest, and threw him out the back door.

One of the sensible guards saw that Li Qinglin's hand seemed to be burned and became a little red and swollen, so he quickly took out a small bottle of cooling oil and gave it to Li Qinglin with both hands.

Li Qinglin took the cooling oil, waved his hand, carried the dung bucket, and left through the back door.

In the drizzle of spring rain, pedestrians are walking hurriedly with umbrellas.

Seeing Li Qinglin carrying manure, he avoided him carefully.

Li Qinglin didn't care. He raised his hand, and when the blood and qi dissipated, he saw no signs of burns on his hand.

The intense high temperature and the burning flames did not cause any damage to Li Qinglin's skin.

"Tight membrane, my membrane seems to have reached a certain limit... The broken horns of the Wutong tree are impervious to water and fire, nothing more than this."

(End of this chapter)