Comeback
The homemade irrigation system is very effective. In just over half a day, the red spider mites attached to the new buds of the red spider lily have been removed.
Tian Baozhu's heart finally settled down. She counted the red spider lilies that were damaged by the red spider mites and found that the loss rate was about 8%. Although this was a low loss in terms of flower cultivation, red spider lily seeds were a scarce resource in the underworld, and every single one could not be lost.
Tian Baozhu plans to apply more fertilizer to provide more nutrients for the growth of the red spider lilies that have been invaded by pests.
They were still applying fertilizer when they saw several ghosts staggering towards them from the edge of the rocky mountain.
Because the flower fields were located on the side of the Yellow Springs Road, Tian Baozhu was initially worried that the ghosts who had just come down from the human world would step on the experimental flower fields. However, she did not expect that they were not interested in their surroundings and only wanted to go to the Palace of Yama, so everything was peaceful.
Instead, the source of her headaches came from this side: the ghosts waiting to be reincarnated on the rocky mountain. Perhaps drawn by the hard work of Tian Baozhu and the others, or perhaps intrigued by the greenery appearing on the Yellow Springs Road, several ghosts recklessly entered the red spider lily field.
Tian Baozhu had no choice but to stop what she was doing and use the soul-calling bell to force them to go back to the stone mountain. However, the soul-calling bell had a time limit. The ghosts sat back on the stone mountain for less than ten minutes before going down the mountain again and wandering in the flower fields as if they were stereotyped.
Now, just as they drove away the red spider, ghosts waiting to be reincarnated started a guerrilla war with them.
"Ding-ling, ding-ling."
Tian Baozhu hurriedly rang the spirit-calling bell, her tone also carrying a scolding instruction:
"Hurry back up the mountain and sit down! After I count down to three, two, one, you must answer me 'yes', and you are not allowed to break the promise. Do you hear me? Three, two, one—"
"yes……"
"yes……"
Under the hints that strengthened many restrictive conditions, these ghosts running around all answered her obediently with "yes", and also went back to the stone mountain as agreed with Hetian Baozhu, and once they sat down, they did not move again.
After finally "inviting" the ghosts to leave, Tian Baozhu noticed that there was still one fish that had escaped the net, squatting beside the field of red spider lily buds. When she was about to wave the spirit-calling bell again, the other party took the initiative to talk to her -
"Little girl, have these flowers and leaves been eaten by red spiders?"
"How do you know?" Tian Baozhu was curious. It was the first time she talked to a ghost and the first time she saw a ghost with clear consciousness and thinking, and they were talking about farming.
"I'm retired and I start growing flowers in pots at home. Roses are most susceptible to spider mites, and I have experience killing them."
The ghost stood up, an elderly man with a kind face.
Tian Baozhu replied, "Yes, roses are most susceptible to spider mites, and they are also most likely to spread the pests to other plants. No wonder you knew at first glance that the damage was caused by spider mites."
"I remember now. It's strange. My mind was so confused before and I couldn't remember anything I did before. After talking to you, little girl, I seem to remember a lot of things. Thanks to you, little girl. Thank you very much."
Unexpectedly, the old man immediately shook Tian Baozhu's hand affectionately.
"Don't touch her."
The Black Impermanence who had just sent the ghost back to Stone Mountain suddenly appeared beside Tian Baozhu and warned the old man:
"Don't touch the people from the underworld."
"It's okay. I think grandpa is very sincere. He has no intention of harming me." Tian Baozhu looked up and said to Hei Wuchang.
"Then shake my hand too."
(⊙A⊙)?
"Why?"
"No reason."
Hei Wuchang took the initiative to hold Tian Baozhu's hand, and a suspicious red color flowed from his neck to his face, but he did not let go.
He didn't let go of Tian Baozhu's hand until wisps of black smoke rose from their hands and completely dissipated.
Although the reason is unknown, it seems that the employees of the underworld will be "infected" by ghosts after coming into contact with them. Hei Wuchang did not say it explicitly just now, but Tian Baozhu also saw that the rising black smoke was Hei Wuchang dispersing it for her. Even though he has always been conservative about the relationship between men and women, he still held her hand.
It's hard for him.
"Just talk from now on, and don't touch the people from the underworld."
"Sorry, young man, this should be the reaction I left behind when I was alive. When I meet someone I agree with, I will shake their hand and commend them."
"Pfft, Grandpa, judging by your attitude, you were a leader in your lifetime. You should go back to Shishan and rest. Leave the cultivation and maintenance of the flowers here to us young people."
"I can't rest. If I do, I'll feel dizzy, my mind will be confused, and my condition will deteriorate. Let me help you supervise and tell the other ghosts not to get close to the flower garden."
"That's great, thank you."
It was great that someone was helping her watch out for the ghosts and making sure they didn't enter the flower fields. She finally didn't have to be distracted anymore and could focus on her work.
After applying the fertilizer, Tian Baozhu used a rake to loosen the soil to allow the fertilizer to penetrate more deeply into the ground. As the day was coming to an end, she did not stop working and could not help humming a song.
Then she saw Hei Wuchang looking at her, as if thinking about something.
"What's wrong?"
"You're lively and energetic."
"Huh? I never thought that one day, someone would say I'm a lively person."
"Isn't it?"
"No." She paused, stopping what she was doing. The rake in her hand seemed to sense her emotions and vibrated slightly in resonance.
Tian Baozhu gripped the rake tightly, then smiled with relief, "Whether it's dark or lively, I'm just a ghost messenger from the underworld who's full of energy just to farm."
The rest will become the past and go with the wind.
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When she gets off work, Tian Baozhu turns off the irrigation system. The red spider mites have been removed, so there is no need for continuous sprinkler irrigation to avoid overwatering and root rot of the plants.
Another night passed.
Every morning when she wakes up, Tian Baozhu always imagines what kind of scenes she will see that day, making the beginning of the new day full of anticipation.
But when she arrived at the flower field, what she saw was a scene completely opposite to what she had imagined.
This contrasting reality nearly made her faint. The red spider lily experimental field was once again covered with thick white spider webs! As if seeking revenge for yesterday's grudge, red spider mites continuously crawled out from the ground, gnawing on the flowers and leaves that had only grown yesterday.
The flowers and leaves were eaten away more severely than yesterday. Many flower stalks and leaves were eaten away, turned yellow and rotten, and fell to the ground. The ground was full of withered and broken leaves, which was shocking.
Tian Baozhu felt her heart bleed. All their hard work had been completely destroyed in just one night.
Those employees who were originally full of motivation were now dejected, because even though they used cloth to wipe the red spider mites, they felt more difficult to kill than yesterday. They kept clinging to the surface of the red spider lily and refused to fall off.
Some employees even said that this is the environment in the underworld, so we should just accept Lord Bai Wuchang.
"Admit it? Admit what?" Tian Baozhu asked slowly. There was no anger on her face, but one could feel from her tone that she was suppressing her emotions.
"Let's accept our fate sooner rather than later. The underworld is not suitable for any living thing to grow. The red spider lily can only survive when planted by Lady Mengpo in the Wangchuan River. It simply cannot grow anywhere else. Lord Yama only said he wanted to farm because he was being compared to the human world and got angry. He should be the one who understands the harsh environment of the underworld best. Lord Bai Wuchang, you may have been a skilled farmer in the human world, but in our underworld, you still have to recognize the situation. The underworld is not suitable for farming."
The helpers kept talking and complaining to her.
"Everyone, how can we retreat just because of one or two difficulties?" Tian Baozhu wanted to cheer them up, but some employees had already started to stop.
They said, "Sir, you don't know that we have suffered more than once or twice. We have had hope and then been disappointed. We have tried it many times in the underworld. The lesson for us is, don't move, and there will be no disappointment."
Tian Baozhu clenched her fists tightly. On the one hand, she felt sad about this situation, and on the other hand, she knew that if she didn't work harder to gain their trust, this experimental flower field would be like before, with no one going to open up the wasteland again.
Would the Yellow Springs Road once again turn into a barren wasteland of yellow sand? No, she had to show them her achievements once again, to make them believe in her.
"I will find a way. I will eradicate the red spiders at their root."
The employees were all surprised. This new Lord Bai Wuchang was so arrogant.
"Do you have any good ideas? Should we continue to operate the sprinkler system?"
"No, don't turn on the water yet. I need to observe where those red spiders are coming from. We need to capture the thief and the leader. We need to go deep into the red spider's nest and catch them all in one fell swoop. You guys continue to maintain here, and Senior Hei Wuchang and I will go search. We will resume irrigation when we come back. Remember."
The employees had no hope, but they still believed in Lady Bai Wuchang, who was entrusted with an important task by the King of Hell, because she was a professional in farming.
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Tian Baozhu and Hei Wuchang started to move. They walked in the opposite direction and followed the place where the red spiders emerged. They walked for a long, long time, and suddenly at the edge between the Yellow Springs Road and the stone mountain, they disappeared.
Red Spider disappeared out of thin air?
They looked back and found that the red spiders came out from under the ground.
After a closer look, they were surprised to find that the place they had just passed by and thought was flat ground was actually blocked by thick spider silk, and there was a hole there.
"This should be the entrance to the red spider's nest." Tian Baozhu took out a rake and raked it hard several times. However, under the influence of the vibration, more red spiders came out, densely packed.
Oops, more Starscreams are coming out!
Tian Baozhu was anxious, but what made her even more anxious was that her rake did not have much destructive effect on the spider web. It only broke a few thin layers at the front, and there was still a thick part at the back that the tip of the rake could not penetrate.
"Let me do it." said Hei Wuchang.
Tian Baozhu knew that he was going to take out the Soul-Catching Scythe. Although the Soul-Catching Scythe was powerful, it would backfire on his body every time he used it.
She asked Hei Wuchang: "Can your body hold on? Otherwise, I'd better use my rake first..."
"A rake is no match for a magical weapon. This will frighten more spiders from below and make them run out. We need to kill them quickly and eliminate them before more spiders come out."
"Yeah, I understand! You have to do it within your ability."
After the Soul-Catching Scythe was pulled out from the hidden space, it kept buzzing and vibrating in Hei Wuchang's hand. It must have sensed the presence of many lives, and its bloodthirsty desire became more and more intense and could no longer be hidden.
Hei Wuchang raised his sickle high, then stabbed it down with all his might—
Swipe!!
After a refreshing sound of silk-like material being cut.
The camouflage made of spider webs was shattered in an instant, and the thick web composed of thousands of spider silks collapsed and scattered. The spider silk floated up like running water, and was then sucked in by a powerful suction force, all flowing into the Soul-Catching Scythe, until the last strand of silk web was invisible.
The Soul-Catching Scythe, filled with energy, shone brightly, and the Soul-Taker Blade looked even sharper.
The thick spider silk was destroyed, revealing the original state of the hole.
"Let's go."
"good."
There is a fierce battle waiting for them ahead.
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