Chapter 54. Taiqing rested his forehead on his hand and closed his eyes...
Taiqing rested his hand on his forehead, closed his eyes, and his mind was filled with Cang Li.
Ever since returning to Kunlun Mountain, Taiqing felt something was wrong. When he meditated, Cang Li appeared in his mind; when he read books, Cang Li was all over the books; and even when he was looking at the scenery, he could see Cang Li's shadow.
Taiqing felt this was abnormal.
He and Cang Li had only been together for a short year, so why was Cang Li's image constantly on his mind after they parted ways?
Seeing the open space in front of the cave, Taiqing thought that if Cangli came back with him, he would definitely plant vegetables in the open space.
There are fish in the clear spring behind the mountain, and Taiqing wonders if Cangli would like to eat them.
There are also rare mushrooms, herbs, and bamboo from the mountains...
Taiqing constantly wondered if Cangli would be happy to see all this if he came.
These thoughts prevented Taiqing from calming his mind and cultivating himself.
Taiqing had never experienced anything like this since his birth, which really puzzled him.
A short while later, Xuandu returned and said to Taiqing:
"Master, outside are Junior Uncle's disciples and Second Uncle's disciples playing around."
Taiqing frowned slightly: "Where did your two senior uncles go? Why aren't they doing anything?"
These disciples were being a bit too noisy; Kunlun Mountain had never been so "lively" before.
As Taiqing rose from the spiritual spring, Xuandu immediately brought over Taiqing's clothes, replying as he did so:
"Second Martial Uncle is in seclusion to consolidate his cultivation, while Junior Martial Uncle has gone to fight demonic beasts. Most of Second Martial Uncle's disciples are from the human race, just like Junior Martial Uncle. Junior Martial Uncle's disciples come from all races and have unruly personalities, which don't quite match those of Second Martial Uncle's disciples. Since everyone lives together, it's inevitable that there will be frictions."
Taiqing put on his clothes and turned his head slightly: "Pass on my order: if any fellow disciples kill each other again, throw them into the cold pool and confine them to reflect on their mistakes."
Xuan Du hesitated for a moment, then finally whispered, "Master, it's not to the point of fighting among fellow disciples; it's just the junior brothers and sisters bickering."
Taiqing ignored him, took a few steps forward and disappeared in front of Xuandu. Xuandu sighed and turned to convey Taiqing's order. Since his master left the human race and returned to Kunlun Mountain, his temper had become worse and worse. This time, those junior brothers who caused trouble had run into trouble.
Xuan Du walked to the martial arts arena opened by Tongtian with a sullen face and conveyed Taiqing's order without expression.
The training ground fell silent instantly. All the disciples stared at Xuandu in disbelief. The Cold Pool wasn't scary, but confining them there was too much to ask. More importantly, this order actually came from their senior uncle, who had no expression and seemed indifferent to everything.
This is not right. Their master clearly said that their eldest uncle was the easiest to talk to and didn't interfere in anything. If someone came to ask for help, the eldest uncle would even grant their request. How could such an order be issued now?
That's not right either, when did they ever fight amongst themselves?
Ju Liusun and Wu Yunxian looked at each other. Their little fight just now could hardly be called infighting among fellow disciples, right?
At this moment, Duobao and Guangchengzi arrived. They had rushed over after hearing the order conveyed by Xuandu. Now that Yuanshi was in seclusion, Tongtian couldn't stay still and suppressed his cultivation to run away.
The two bowed to Xuandu and asked, "Senior Brother, did they cause trouble in front of Senior Uncle?"
Duobao and Guangchengzi thought it over and over and concluded that it was because their junior brothers and sisters were being unruly and disturbing their senior master who was in seclusion. Their senior master never interfered in his disciples' affairs, so the fact that he was issuing such an order must mean that the disciples had gone too far.
Guang Chengzi said to Xuandu with great shame, "Senior Brother, it was my fault for not disciplining our junior brothers properly and disturbing Senior Uncle's request. Please forgive me on my behalf, Senior Brother."
Duobao also apologized, then glared at his junior brothers and sisters who were not standing properly and were acting nonchalantly.
Xuan Du, maintaining the air of the senior disciple of the three religions, nodded aloofly, gave a few words of advice not to cause trouble, and then left leisurely.
Guang Chengzi and Duobao breathed a sigh of relief. Putting everything else aside, their masters respected their eldest uncle very much. It would be fine if they offended their masters, but if they offended their eldest uncle, they would both get beaten up.
Seeing that Xuandu had walked away, Jinling ran up to Duobao and asked, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother, we've always done this before, and Senior Uncle never said anything. Why did Senior Uncle send Senior Brother Xuandu to warn us today? We were just having a friendly spar; there's no need for the words 'fellow disciples killing each other'!"
Duobao sighed, "You all better behave yourselves. Your eldest master prefers peace and quiet. You've gone too far and disturbed his peace. If you continue like this when Master returns, I don't think Master will need to lift a finger; Master will just banish you to the North Sea."
Jin Ling stuck out her tongue and dared not utter a sound.
Guang Chengzi also instructed the Twelve Golden Immortals not to clash with the disciples of the Jie Sect, and to return to their seclusion for cultivation.
The Kunlun Mountains were finally quiet for a few days.
Taiqing sat on the low couch, propping his head up in a daze. Kunlun Mountain was too quiet, while Cangli was bustling with activity every day, never stopping for a moment.
Xuan Du watched as Tai Qing sat there like a jade statue, seemingly serene, but in reality, his aura was becoming increasingly chaotic. Xuan Du finally couldn't help but step forward and say:
"Master, I have been in Kunlun for a long time and do not know how the human race is doing. I wish to go back to the human race to see them. Does Master have any words for me to convey to the Great Chief?"
Taiqing snapped out of his reverie, tapped down the chess piece in his hand, and said indifferently, "Nothing. Go early and come back early."
Xuan Du hesitated, then lowered his head and left the cave. Standing at the entrance, he scratched the back of his head, puzzled. His master clearly cared about their chieftain, and he had given him a reason. Why did his master say he had no message to deliver to the chieftain? Could it be that one's personality changes after cultivating to sainthood?
Before leaving, Xuandu asked Guangchengzi and Duobao to accompany Taiqing, explaining that he had to go out for a while. Duobao, being a demon, readily agreed, saying it was just to serve his senior uncle and also to apologize to his junior brothers and sisters for their impetuousness. Guangchengzi, also from the human race, said to Xuandu upon hearing this:
"Senior Brother, please give my regards to the Great Chief. By the way, the Great Chief has always felt that there aren't enough farming tools. I've practiced a lot with hoes and shovels these days, and I even caught two cows in the mountains. Please bring them to the Great Chief as well."
Xuandu accepted the storage bag and spirit beast bag handed over by Guangchengzi and said, "I will convey your words. During the days I am away, remember to restrain your junior brothers and sisters and do not let them cause trouble in front of Master."
His master was in a bad mood. If things really got out of hand, with him not around, his second uncle in seclusion, and his youngest uncle not at home, he was afraid that all his junior brothers and sisters would be punished.
Guang Chengzi and Duobao nodded solemnly. With such earnest instructions from their senior brother Xuandu, they would certainly not let their junior brothers and sisters disturb their senior master.
Xuandu left Kunlun Mountain with some unease and headed towards the human race. In fact, Xuandu still wanted to ask Cangli why Taiqing had changed like this. Xuandu believed that Cangli was very powerful and must know why his master was like this.
At this moment, the very powerful Cang Li is looking after the child.
The number of human children has increased from over a thousand to over three thousand, and it's still growing. Her ancestors were truly prolific; it's a mystery how they managed to have so many newborns while working so hard in the fields.
Cang Li sighed. Now that she was the technical advisor, she didn't have to do the work in the fields herself. After a while, she got a little bored. The people who went to the seaside to transport salt had also returned with the salt. The first time the team went to transport salt alone, they lost a third of their members, which was much better than Cang Li had expected. In the subsequent trips, there were almost no casualties.
It's currently the busy autumn harvest season, and everyone is harvesting rice in the fields. There's no one to watch over the cubs. If they're left at home, there's a risk that wild animals might come and snatch them away. So, Cangli simply fenced off several plots of land between the various tribes, allowing them to place the cubs nearby. She also arranged for each tribe to take turns sending two people to watch over the cubs each day. She led the others and Yu to watch over the children near the river.
He also instructed that pregnant women who were seven or eight months pregnant should stay and do less strenuous work such as weaving bamboo baskets and straw ropes. Cang Li was worried that something might happen if they went to work in the fields with such big bellies.
After making the arrangements, Cang Li began to draw a sketch of the house. Nowadays, people live in simple thatched huts, with a few wooden poles supported in a triangular shape and covered with dry grass to keep out the rain. These houses are not durable. Fortunately, there is no strong wind here, so they can still make do. In winter, adding a few more layers can keep them warm, but they will definitely not last long. Therefore, Cang Li decided to build a proper wooden house.
There are also two items in the gathering shop that can't be exchanged for the time being. Cang Li has no clue how to exchange them. That edible plant and animal encyclopedia is really useful, but unfortunately, he can't exchange for it. There's also the method for firing pottery. Humans are currently in dire need of pottery jars and tiles. If they want to build houses, they also need to fire tiles.
Who knew that Cang Li couldn't find a way after studying it for a long time, and there were no clues to unlock it. Finally, Cang Li concluded that maybe he had to unlock the last page to redeem it.
Cang Li had already collected all the gathering points needed to unlock the last page, but he couldn't access it. He was so frustrated with his research that he decided to give up and let things take their course, and instead focus on improving the living conditions for the human race.
The house was easy to design, but without nails and without mortise and tenon joints, getting the beams and columns firmly nailed together became a major problem.
Cang Li gathered some small pieces of wood to experiment with, and whittled some wooden nails to see if they would be useful. He also wanted to see if there were any talented people among the human race who could learn to make mortise and tenon structures without a teacher.
The small wooden sticks in his hands quickly formed the structure of the house, with a gable roof and a square frame. It stood very steadily on the ground. The small wooden sticks were easy to work with, but it would have been much more difficult to do with a large tree. However, after making a model, Cang Li had a basic understanding of how to make the house more sturdy.
The crowd rushed over, looking curiously at the small wooden house under Cang Li's command: "Sister, what is this? Is it for me?"
Cang Li casually handed the small wooden house to everyone: "Take it and play with it."
Yu, who was not far away, saw it and immediately ran over: "Give it to me! Give it to me!"
He was about to snatch it when he said that.
The crowd refused to give it up, hiding the small wooden house behind their backs and shouting, "My sister gave it to me! I won't give it to you!"
I burst into tears.
Cang Li: ...
Cang Li, expressionless, smacked Yu on the back of the head: "Grab, grab, grab! All you ever do is grab! Don't you understand first come, first served? Next time, if you ask me first, I'll give it to you too."
Yu turned away, sobbing and looking aggrieved, and curled up on the ground without making a sound.
Like victorious generals, the crowd proudly held up the wooden house and shouted, "Sister is the best!!!"
Cang Li got up and moved away from the noisy cubs. There were hundreds of cubs on the ground, making a racket and giving her a headache. Cang Li couldn't ignore them, so she decided to find someone else to take care of the children tomorrow. She would rather plow two acres of land than take care of the children.
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