Chapter 414: Chapter 414

"..." Both Xuanwu Lingxiao and Zhuque Leiting paused for a moment. "Divine Farmer's Art? There are still people who practice this?"

"Plenty do. Small figures like us don't need to be invincible under heaven—we just need to be able to make a living," Xiaoyao replied indifferently, glancing at the nearby people. Those people seemed to want to approach but didn't dare, probably because the real authority hadn't arrived yet.

"True. The people we come into contact with wouldn't practice the Divine Farmer's Art, but among these commoners, there are quite a few who do," Zhuque Leiting said directly.

"You can cultivate the Divine Farmer's Art to King Level at your age—logically, your talent shouldn't be weak. Why did you still choose to cultivate the Divine Farmer's Art?" Xuanwu Lingxiao looked at Xiaoyao with great curiosity.

Given Xiaoyao's current age—just over twenty, several years younger than them—he was already at King Level. This level wasn't weak compared to some geniuses. If he had chosen to cultivate other techniques, he might have become a peerless master. Why still choose the Divine Farmer's Art?

This made people feel very strange—they couldn't understand it no matter how they thought about it.

"Yes, why is that?" Zhuque Leiting looked at Xiaoyao, seeming to want to see through why he would make such a choice.

"No choice. I had problems with my cultivation before. The Divine Farmer's Art was the only thing that could repair my body. If I can't become a peerless master, there's no help for it. Being able to survive to the end is most important!" Xiaoyao smiled. He didn't care at all about his situation.

Even if he regretted it now, it would be useless—this was a necessary choice. Most importantly, what Xiaoyao said in that last sentence was the key: being able to survive to the end was most important.

This wasn't just saying that the Divine Farmer's Art could repair his body and suppress the consequences of his previous cultivation deviation, but also that the Divine Farmer's Art could greatly improve his survival chances. Even if he couldn't attack opponents effectively, at least he could keep himself from dying.

The Divine Farmer's Art had the strongest recovery ability. People who cultivated the Divine Farmer's Art, as long as they weren't completely dead, would basically recover. It was just a matter of time, and the length of this time mainly depended on the depth of Divine Farmer True Qi.

"What a pity. After cultivating the Divine Farmer's Art, you can't practice other techniques anymore. Even if you wanted to switch now, you couldn't. But you're just a small figure anyway," Zhuque Leiting said, not forgetting to despise Xiaoyao a bit.

"Someone who can cultivate the Divine Farmer's Art to King Level isn't really a small figure anymore. Don't come begging him for help later," Xuanwu Lingxiao said protectively.

After all, he's my family's servant—can you just despise him as you please?

"Indeed, not a small figure. Moreover, he knows a super powerful big shot. Xuanwu Lingxiao, I think your family might not be able to afford him," Zhuque Leiting said, becoming serious with this statement. She wasn't pretending.

"Xiaoyao, what exactly is your relationship with that person?" Xuanwu Lingxiao looked at Xiaoyao with confusion. If Xiaoyao knew such a person, why would he still come to be a servant? Did he have some special purpose?

"Her? She's someone who once wanted to kill us but later changed her mind. She should count as an enemy but can't really count as an enemy. Anyway, she's a very strange person, definitely not a good person," Xiaoyao replied. He himself couldn't clearly explain what kind of person Heart Moon Fox was or what relationship he had with her. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel⸺fire.net

"What's the situation?" Xuanwu Lingxiao couldn't understand.

"You could say that she and I don't have an adversarial position, and she disdains to kill a small figure like me. There's definitely no relationship to speak of. If I stood on her opposing side, I would definitely be killed by her!" Xiaoyao said lightly.

"..." Both Xuanwu Lingxiao and Zhuque Leiting fell silent. They could sense the truth in Xiaoyao's words and also feel that Heart Moon Fox currently just had no conflict with Xiaoyao, which was why she could chat and laugh with him like that.

This kind of relationship was very unreliable—almost equivalent to nothing!

"Miss Lingxiao, we should go back. There are getting to be too many people here," Xiaoyao said. At this time, he had already packed everything up. The Monster Salamander meat probably wouldn't attract special attention either—when it was on the Monster Salamander's body it was Monster Salamander meat, but cut off and placed separately , who knew what it was?

As long as Xuanwu Lingxiao and Zhuque Leiting didn't say anything, and they surely wouldn't be so tactless, speaking out would bring them no benefit and might offend people they shouldn't offend.

Of course, this target wasn't Xiaoyao but Heart Moon Fox!

Heart Moon Fox had allowed Xiaoyao to take away this Monster Salamander meat. If others robbed Xiaoyao of it and she found out, she would definitely come to settle accounts!

Who dares rob something I've given away?

When the three left, no one stopped them. They all recognized Xuanwu Lingxiao and the other. If there were any questions, they could ask later after first figuring out what others had seen.

Besides, these two weren't people just anyone could stop. No one present dared to do so.

"Alright, I'm going home. That boy, what books do you want? I'll bring them tomorrow," Zhuque Leiting asked Xiaoyao when they parted. She was quite mindful of things she had promised.

"I was just about to mention this. Tomorrow, give me a catalog of your book collection—what your authority can access. I believe your Zhuque family should have this," Xiaoyao said with a smile, very satisfied with Zhuque Leiting's performance.

"Why do you want me to give you a catalog? Just say directly what books you want," Zhuque Leiting found Xiaoyao's request for a catalog strange, though this was something she could easily obtain—she just needed to instruct the steward in charge of the book collection.

"What books I want, I'll only know after seeing the catalog. I want to look at everything the Xuanwu family doesn't have," Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Oh, I see... wait, what did you say? Everything the Xuanwu family doesn't have? Although that's not a huge amount, it's still quite a lot. You might not finish reading it all in a year. Your request is too excessive," Zhuque Leiting was initially dismissive but then reacted, developing a headache.

Xiaoyao meant that he wanted to see everything the Xuanwu family didn't have. In terms of book collection volume, this was a very small portion, but in reality, it was still quite a lot—at least eight hundred to a thousand books. Even reading two books a day would take a year.

Moreover, these were generally quite rare, or else the Xuanwu family would have them too. Taking a few such books was no problem, but this many would definitely be problematic.

"That's my business. You'd better send the catalog tonight. Don't try to be fake about it either—this is something you promised. If you find it too difficult, you can also go back on your word or make something fake," Xiaoyao waved his hand, speaking indifferently.

"..." Zhuque Leiting developed a headache. For her to go back on her word was impossible. Making something fake would be equivalent to breaking her word, which she would disdain. But the problem was whether Xiaoyao's request would be blocked by others.

Wait, if it gets blocked by others, then it wouldn't be my business anymore. I'm only saying within my authority—if even I can't obtain them, then it's not my affair.

"Fine, I'll arrange it as soon as possible! You be careful in the future. Don't fall into my hands, or I'll make you die miserably," Zhuque Leiting issued a helpless warning, the kind that was often venting when one couldn't do anything about the other party.

"Got it. You do your job well—you'll benefit from it. You'll thank me in the future," Xiaoyao waved his hand, indicating 'stop bothering me and get lost.'

"..." Zhuque Leiting was speechless again. Even if this young lady isn't absolutely gorgeous, I'm still a great beauty, yet you have such an attitude. Just you wait—I'll definitely find a chance to make you cry once.

After Zhuque Leiting left, Xuanwu Lingxiao asked Xiaoyao: "Xiaoyao, you're already reading books every day. Do you have time to read what she brings?"

"I can manage. Time can always be squeezed out," Xiaoyao said. Since he had already decided to study during this period, he should learn more and not waste this wonderful time.

"That's your business. But I'm curious—since you want to read Zhuque family books, does that mean you've already finished reading all our Xuanwu family's books?" Xuanwu Lingxiao looked at Xiaoyao. She had keenly thought of this point, though she found it incredible.

Xiaoyao had only been in the Xuanwu family for a year or so, and even spending decades might not be enough to finish reading the Xuanwu family's book collection. Of course, this was speaking of ordinary people.

"No!" Xiaoyao shook his head.

"I thought so. If you could finish reading everything in just over a year, that would be too miraculous," Xuanwu Lingxiao said, thinking to herself that she had overthought it.

She didn't know that Xiaoyao's "no" was actually almost the same as "yes." The books he hadn't read were already few, and at his speed, he would finish within a month.

"Then why do you still want Zhuque family books?" Xuanwu Lingxiao asked with some curiosity. If he hadn't finished, why still want to read Zhuque family books? Was it necessary?

"This opportunity is rare. Missing this time, I don't know if there'll be another chance. The Xuanwu family books can wait—I'm working for the Xuanwu family anyway," Xiaoyao said without evasion.

"That's true. Anyway, this is what you exchanged for yourself—up to you! However, since Zhuque Leiting exchanged terms with you for this matter, I'll also promise you one condition. Just tell me whatever you need," Xuanwu Lingxiao said very seriously.

She had also eaten Monster Salamander meat and gained benefits. With her personality, she wouldn't want to owe anyone favors. She would choose to do the same as Zhuque Leiting, and her condition might be even better. But since she didn't know what Xiaoyao needed, she gave him the initiative.

"Then I'll save this condition for now and think about it carefully," Xiaoyao smiled. He wasn't being polite either. He might need Xuanwu Lingxiao's help in the future, so keeping it was fine.

Besides, refusing would actually be bad—it would make Xuanwu Lingxiao uncomfortable. There was no need to annoy her. Refusing would be equivalent to not needing her, while keeping it now meant he could choose not to use it later.