The next morning, after a simple breakfast, Cheng Xiaofan gave each of Lu Yinshuang and the others two bags of golden tea as they were about to depart.
This golden tea was made from tea leaves he had picked from the sunny slope behind the mountain, using his spatial abilities.
This golden tea had a taste that was no less inferior to spatial tea, and it was also a genuine health tea. The only difference was the amount of spiritual energy.
Spatial tea was most suitable for cultivators, and Cheng Xiaofan would not give it away carelessly.
"Yiling, tonight, accompany me to Sakura Country!" After Lu Yinshuang and the others left, Cheng Xiaofan said to Bai Yiling.
Bai Yiling nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"
She knew that Cheng Xiaofan chose to set off at night, which meant they would be taking the Sky-Breaking Eagle to Sakura Country.
"Xiaofan, Shen Ruobing's furniture company is scheduled to start construction this week. I'll go take a look!" Bai Yiling said.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "You go ahead, and don't forget to come back for the new rice at noon!"
Not far from Nanshan Lake in Zhuxi Village, there was a paddy field of over twenty mu, usually used to grow rice, two crops a year: Indica rice in the first season and glutinous rice in the second.
Due to the small area of the paddy fields, it was impossible to distribute them to each household. Therefore, collective production was adopted, and once the new rice was harvested, it was distributed to every household.
For a long time, Zhuxi Village had maintained a custom of worshipping Shennong and the Earth God and eating white rice.
The reason for worshipping Shennong and the Earth God was to express gratitude to Shennong for creating agricultural tools and cultivating grains, which taught farmers to grow food.
It was also because the Earth God blessed the region with favorable weather, allowing the common people to have enough to eat.
Yesterday afternoon, Cheng Fugui went to the village and distributed two hundred jin of glutinous rice. It was milled into snow-white rice that evening. When Lu Yinshuang and the others left today, Miao Xiuhua had them each take two jin of glutinous rice to taste at home.
Zhuxi Village was very particular when eating new glutinous rice, adding various ingredients according to personal preference.
It was said that the better the taste, the more favored by Shennong and the Earth God.
The reason Cheng Xiaofan reminded Bai Yiling not to forget to come back for the new rice at noon was that Miao Xiuhua had assigned him the task of cooking the new glutinous rice today.
Bai Yiling heard this and smiled, "I've already heard from Mom that you'll be cooking the new glutinous rice at noon. I'll definitely come back to taste your culinary skills again!"
"I'll bring Shen Ruobing along then!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Mom has already invited Teresa. Why don't you just call your cousin Han Jie as well!"
"Okay, I'll call him later!" Bai Yiling replied.
After Bai Yiling left, Cheng Xiaofan rode his motorcycle to the new villa. According to his parents' wishes, the new rice should be eaten in the new house to bring good luck to the owner of the new house.
Country folk had many customs, and Cheng Xiaofan naturally had to obey them.
As early as last night, Cheng Fugui had already delivered the glutinous rice to the villa.
For this reason, Cheng Fugui had also gone to town early yesterday to bring back portraits of Shennong and the Earth God, which were placed in the main hall of the new villa.
However, as a descendant of Shennong, Cheng Xiaofan felt that worshipping Shennong was only right.
As for the Earth God, besides eating and drinking for free, he always felt like a deaf person's ear, merely a ceremonial figure.
He hadn't seen any help the Earth God had provided to humans!
In the blink of an eye, Cheng Xiaofan arrived at the villa.
It was still early before it was time to cook. Thinking of the box of jade artifacts given to him by the Daoist Kudo from Jinniu Temple, he went upstairs to inspect what jade artifacts this Daoist Kudo had sent him.
At that time, when Cheng Xiaofan had Luo Yang and Feng Xigua carry the box to his bedroom, Daoist Kudo had given him a key.
Entering the bedroom, Cheng Xiaofan immediately spotted the box in a corner of the room. A brass lock was attached to it.
Cheng Xiaofan took out the key from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole of the brass lock, and twisted it gently. With a click, the lock opened.
He removed the brass lock, opened the lid of the box, and his gaze swept inside. Inside were six knives carved from ancient jade.
Each knife was about two feet long, and from the blade to the hilt, they were engraved with various runes.
These runes were static, but under Cheng Xiaofan's gaze, they gradually wriggled like earthworms, quickly gathered together, and transformed into two words: Dragon Blades!
"..." What was the meaning of this?
Looking at these ancient jade carved Dragon Blades, they looked like toys. The blades were not sharp at all, and when he picked one up, it felt light.
These were considered Dragon Blades?
Was it mocking him for having dragon bones but no decent Dragon Blades?
Just as Cheng Xiaofan was trying to figure it out, there was a crackling sound, and a golden light exploded before his eyes. The six jade knives flew out of the box and out the window.
At the same time, a golden light diffused around the villa.
That was the treasure aura bestowed by the Earth God, the mother and daughter fox spirits, and Kinoshita Mieko.
As the treasure aura appeared, the six jade knives plunged into the ground in different corners around the villa.
After the ancient jade carved Dragon Blades disappeared into the surroundings of the villa, that treasure aura returned to the ground.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately understood. This was the Dragon Blade formation arranged around the villa.
With this Dragon Blade formation, if a powerful enemy were to attack in the future, the formation would be activated, and these ancient jade carved Dragon Blades would transform into blade energy and strike at the opponent.
Did the Earth God foresee that Daoist Kudo from Jinniu Temple would send Dragon Blades, and therefore deliberately came to bestow this treasure aura?
He could see clearly that without the treasure aura bestowed by the Earth God, the mother and daughter fox spirits, and Kinoshita Mieko, these six Dragon Blades could not have been activated to set up this formation.
Uh!
Who said this Earth God only knew how to eat and drink for free?
Even more infuriating was to speak falsehoods with open eyes and demean the Earth God as a deaf person's ear, a mere ceremonial figure?
Who was it?
Come out and take a few steps!
Heh heh... Thinking of this, which was all his own thoughts, Cheng Xiaofan grinned somewhat shamelessly.
How could he think like this?
In the blink of an eye, Cheng Xiaofan's curiosity exploded. Where did Daoist Kudo from Jinniu Temple, an insignificant figure, get these Dragon Blades for formation arrangement?
He immediately dialed Daoist Kudo's number.
"Ah, Master Cheng, I never expected you to call this humble Taoist. It's such an honor!" On the other end of the phone, Daoist Kudo's voice came, sounding flattered.
Cheng Xiaofan immediately asked, "Daoist Kudo, I want to ask you, where did you obtain the jade artifacts you gave me?"
Daoist Kudo immediately smiled, "Reporting to Master Cheng, those jade artifacts were acquired by me years ago from the antique market. Later, an expert appraised them, saying they were ancient spirit jade, truly priceless treasures."
"I thought such treasures were wasted by my side, and it was better to give them to Master Cheng. Perhaps with a little carving, they could serve a purpose!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan let out a rather ungracious cold laugh and said, "Daoist Kudo, do you know that I was almost killed by your six jade artifacts just now when I opened the box you gave me!"