Li Chuan shared so food with the two Brother Xiongs, then walked back to the village.
However, tonight he couldn't fall asleep, so he simply sat on his bed to cultivate.
The Seven Kills Sect lurking in the shadows made him uneasy.
He urgently needed to improve his strength; if he couldn't even handle the Seven Kills Sect, how could he avenge his parents?
There is also sothing confusing; why was he immune to poisoning?
The second ti, he drank the detox soup, but what about the first ti? In the courtyard, so many workers couldn't escape the poisoning, yet he was left unscathed!
Could it be that the True Qi he cultivated had a detoxifying effect?
However, Li Chuan knew that pondering these questions would be a waste of ti, so he decided not to think about them too much.
Early the next morning, Li Chuan went out and began his inspections around the village. Everything was normal.
Without realizing it, he ended up beside Old Li and Old Wang's houses.
"Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, don't cook dinner tonight, co to the village committee courtyard to eat together."
Seeing Old Li and Old Wang holding fishing rods ready to go out, Li Chuan couldn't help but say with a smile.
"Sure, we're going to catch so little fish and treat the workers to fried fish tonight, it'll be delicious!" Old Wang replied with a smile.
"Alright, then we'll have a feast." Li Chuan chuckled and then turned to leave.
"Hold on." Just then, Old Li called to Li Chuan, and then removed a jade ring from his hand, "I thought about it, and I must give this ring to you, take it!"
As he finished speaking, Old Li raised his hand, directly tossing the jade ring towards him.
Seeing a bright flash flying at him, Li Chuan hurriedly reached out to catch it.
This was an old antique, worth at least billions; if he didn't catch it and it fell to the ground and shattered, he'd truly be a wastrel and waste of good things!
Once he caught the jade ring securely, Li Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. It felt smooth and cool, with an ancient and mysterious character carved on it, seemingly from the Warring States Period.
Seeing the characters even Li Chuan couldn't recognize made him shocked.
"Uncle Li, didn't I say before that such a precious thing, I cannot accept?" Li Chuan held the jade ring, his face tense.
"Dr. Li, I think you should keep it. Old Li has no children or siblings, hasn't had a friend he gets along with in his whole life, he can't even make small talk with the store clerk when he buys wine. Since he's given you this little thing, just accept it, or else the one who can't sleep won't be you but this old guy." Old Wang said laughing on the side.
Old Li shook his head: "I've buried it for too long; it's ti it had a new owner."
"What do you an?" Li Chuan was left puzzled by their conversation.
"You'll understand eventually." Old Li shook his head.
Old Wang: "Take it, without it Old Li might even live a few more years."
Seeing the way things were spoken, Li Chuan decided not to be too modest: "Alright, I'll accept it then."
Saying that, Li Chuan put the jade ring on his index finger, it was a perfect fit, and felt comfortable on his hand.
They say jade nourishes its owner, it indeed seems to be true.
"Okay, we're off to fish." Old Wang took Old Li and walked away.
Without thinking much more, Li Chuan turned and entered the mountains to gather herbs.
He needed to make more detox soup to prevent the villagers and workers from getting poisoned again.
Just as Li Chuan found a lot of herbs, Zhou Ruolan's call suddenly ca through: "Chuan, where are you, hurry back."
Li Chuan: "What's up?"
Zhou Ruolan: "The secretary said the village committee courtyard is too small, found us a new place to stay, co back and clean up, we're moving now."
"Oh! Okay, I'm on my way now."
Li Chuan grabbed the herbs and headed towards the village committee.
Recently, the courtyard of the village committee had really been noisy, with so many workers living together, lining up just to wash up or use the bathroom.
Luckily, the village secretary had considered this and proactively arranged a change of residence.
Soon, Li Chuan and Zhou Ruolan, carrying several bags and suitcases, arrived at the new place.
It was an independent courtyard nestled at the foot of the mountain, facing a small river.
It looked newly built, a two and a half story building, with excellent Feng Shui.
"This should be a newly built house, hasn't been lived in yet, is it really right for us to move in?" Li Chuan hesitated.
Zhou Ruolan went ahead and opened the gate with the key in her hand, saying while entering: "This is the house that Village Secretary, Chen Yashan, built for his daughter. It's been a year since completion; rumor has it he wanted to take in a son-in-law for his daughter's future husband. But Chen Lu is still in college, no telling when she'll graduate, let alone get married."
Hearing this, Li Chuan secretly praised himself for being wise and not accepting Chen Lu's affection, or he'd have to be the son-in-law.
Though Taohua Village was beautiful and spiritually rich, living here for a lifeti was simply not possible for him.
Zhou Ruolan: "Secretary Yashan said there are three rooms on the second floor; excluding the master bedroom, you can sleep in the other two."
Li Chuan: "The remaining rooms are just two then; the south-facing one is perfect for you, and I'll take the back one."
In rural house designs, they're usually eighty square ters with two fronts, with stairs left for seating, and the rest are rooms; on the second floor, two rooms face south, and one at the back.
Hearing Li Chuan say this, Zhou Ruolan brought her luggage to the south-facing room on the second floor, with Li Chuan's room separated by a bathroom.
Li Chuan smiled: "Teacher Zhou, does this an we're living together? Didn't you say before, if I could deal with the school's bridge construction and school building problems, you'd sleep with ; does that still count?"
Zhou Ruolan blushed instantly upon hearing this: "That… that isn't finished yet! The school isn't completed… the bridge isn't built… so it doesn't count…"
Li Chuan showed a playful expression: "When will it be completed then?"
Zhou Ruolan hesitated: "The secretary said they've found two more construction teams, planning to work in three shifts, rush the work overnight, roughly it'll take another month."
Li Chuan: "A month later, once the village bridge is built and the school is completed, my senior sister will bring people to the village to cultivate and develop herbal planting; by then the village will be thriving, Teacher Zhou you should have no reason to refuse , right?"
Zhou Ruolan's face grew even redder: "Then… then let's discuss it when the ti cos… why are you rushing…"
These days, she wanted the construction to finish quickly, so her teaching career could return to normal.
But after Li Chuan said that, she beca a bit nervous.
Li Chuan laughed: "Since this is sothing that will eventually happen, why not let it happen sooner? Life is about seizing joy while you can!"
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