After lunch, many villagers were drunk, and their wives quickly took them back home.
Xiao Ze led the women along the winding stream towards its source.
"This is it. When I was six, after my Spirit awakened, I cultivated here," Xiao Ze said, spreading his arms as if embracing nature.
"Brother Xiao Ze, is this a good place to cultivate?" Shui Yueer asked.
She had a simulated training ground from birth, or rather, everyone except Xiao Ze had one, so they had no idea what it was like to cultivate elsewhere.
"How should I put it? You all know my cultivation method is a bit special. As long as there's natural energy, the cultivation speed is quite good," Xiao Ze pointed to a spot. "I remember when I cultivated here, all the grass in this area withered, and so did those big trees."
"But now they've all grown back."
"Brother Xiao Ze, you're so lucky to have found such a good cultivation method," Shui Yueer said.
"Hahaha... I think so too. I was playing outside and fell into a cave. That's where I found both the cultivation method and the spatial spirit tool," Xiao Ze told a small lie.
The pond reflected the sun, sparkling.
Ning Rongrong squatted by the water, her fingertips gently touching the surface. "Xiao Ze, it really shows how hard you worked to cultivate successfully."
Xiao Ze shook his head. "My innate spirit power was only level 2. If it weren't for my powerful Spirit, I'd probably still be working hard in some small academy now. Maybe I'd have graduated, married, and had children, without thinking about anything else."
"Your Spirit is also a kind of talent; there's no need to speak that way," Zhu Zhuqing held Xiao Ze's hand, comforting him.
"You're right."
A gentle breeze rustled the leaves.
Xiao Ze looked around at this familiar yet strange place. "I'm afraid I won't be coming back here again."
Dugu Yan looped her arm through Xiao Ze's. "Why wouldn't you come home? When you want to come back, we'll all be with you. Besides, the people you know in the village haven't passed away yet."
"Yes, yes, I still really like it here. The air and environment are wonderful. We can build a villa on that mountain and live there," Huo Wu nodded emphatically.
"Alright, since you all like it, we'll come back in the future," Xiao Ze smiled.
He had been away for so long that even the strongest emotions would fade; whether he came back or not in the future would be the same.
But since they wanted to come, then they would.
Xiao Ze's main goal was to spoil them.
Spoil them to death!
...
Night fell.
Qingxi Village was enveloped in silence.
The intertwining moonlight cast a soft silver glow over the scattered houses, bathing the entire village.
The sound of the stream was exceptionally clear in the night, flowing gently.
Xiao Ze and the women arrived at Xiao Ze's original home.
Although Xiao Ze hadn't been back for a long time, the house was still quite clean.
Xiao Ze knew that the villagers would come to clean it for him from time to time, and his heart warmed.
"My beloved consorts, how do you plan to sleep tonight?" Xiao Ze asked with a smile.
"Beloved consorts, indeed! Do you think you're an emperor?" Ning Rongrong playfully scolded.
"Of course not, you're the Empress Dowager," Xiao Ze pulled Ning Rongrong into his arms and kissed her on the cheek.
"I think your skin is getting thicker, Xiao Ze," Dugu Yan chuckled.
"You all cultivated it! Originally, I was a pure and innocent child, but you all kept clinging to me and changed me," Xiao Ze directly shifted the blame.
"Xiao Ze, take this rocket headbutt!" Huo Wu pounced, directly knocking Xiao Ze onto the bed.
She straddled Xiao Ze's waist. "Brother Xiao Ze~ are you saying it's still our fault?"
As Huo Wu's words fell, the others swarmed in, controlling Xiao Ze's arms and legs.
"Wait, you all..." Xiao Ze tried to struggle, but Shui Yueer lay completely in Xiao Ze's arms, making him stop.
"Brother Xiao Ze~~ I'm the one who wants to turn you into my image the most."
Xiao Ze swallowed. Why did it feel like Yue'er was about to turn dark? He hadn't done anything.
He was pressed down, unable to move, his nostrils filled with the mixed fragrance of the young women.
Xiao Ze could only enjoy the baptism of the tender embrace, playing around for a while.
Everyone squeezed onto the bed. The weather was good, and with Yue'er and Bing'er, it wasn't hot even with everyone crowded together.
Fortunately, Xiao Ze's bed was quite long, so everyone could sleep horizontally.
Shui Yueer snuggled into Xiao Ze's embrace, letting Xiao Ze's arm wrap around her, her lips curved into a smile that couldn't be suppressed.
"Oh, Yue'er, that's too much!" Huo Wu, lying behind Xiao Ze, was a bit displeased. Why wasn't she in his arms?
"Hmph... when sleeping, you're fire-attributed, and I'm water-attributed. It's more comfortable to hug me to sleep."
"Darn it!"
Everyone lay on the bed, silent for a while, and then unconsciously fell asleep.
They spent three days playing in Qingxi Village.
"It's time to leave," Xiao Ze said, looking at the newly dawning sky.
"Let's go, we're going to Nuoding City."
"Alright."
As they left the house, they saw the early-rising village chief.
That's how it is in the countryside; older people generally wake up earlier.
"Xiao family's boy, leaving already?" The village chief was a bit reluctant.
The Xiao family boy's girlfriends clearly weren't ordinary people. This wasn't just about them being Spirit Masters, but even among Spirit Masters, they weren't ordinary; their status was even very high.
He had lived so many years and been to many surrounding cities; the city lords and nobles in those cities didn't have their kind of temperament.
"Village Chief, we're going to Nuoding City. We'll come back to see you all later." Next time he came, Xiao Ze would definitely see the village chief.
The village chief was only in his fifties or sixties. With Xiao Ze's nourishment, living to a hundred years old would certainly be no problem.
Of course, if he didn't encounter any other dangers.
"Don't you need to tell them?"
"No need. It's not like I'm not coming back."
"Hahaha... Good, Xiao family's boy, go out and make your mark! Maybe one day I'll hear your name in the village. If you get tired, come back to rest. This will always be your home."
Hearing this, Xiao Ze's heart ached.
These were the village chief's heartfelt words. He had always been this way since he was a child. His becoming village chief was the decision of all the villagers.
Adults said that he was kind from a young age but not a saint; he was good to all the villagers, so all the villagers listened to him.
It was a pity he wasn't a Spirit Master.
Otherwise, he might have been a great Spirit Master too.
But being able to live out his golden years in Qingxi Village was also good.
Unfortunately, the village chief had no descendants, but with other villagers around, he wouldn't lack care in his old age.
"Village Chief, I'm leaving."
"Go, go. This old man still needs to go for a walk up there."
Watching Xiao Ze's departing back.
The smile on the village chief's face lingered for a long time.
"Ah... my life was worth it! To have met a powerful Spirit Master child, it was worth it!"
(End of Chapter)
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