As a lord, I was forced to farm

"Senior brother." A beautiful disciple beside Wen Muyun tossed her high ponytail and said in a clear voice, "Originally, Master and the others expected that Da Su would only relent after the power competition, but there are still two months until the power competition."

"Is it really just so that the disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Palace will suffer less punishment?"

"Is there really a lord who would sacrifice his own interests for the sake of 'keeping the people ignorant'?"

Xiu Mei's disciple found it incredible.

"Forget it, whatever Da Su is like, it has nothing to do with us Tianlong Palace people."

Wen Muyun touched the ring on her finger, which contained several thick stacks of contracts.

The successful acquisition of the Yokokai No. 3 from Osaka means that the Tenryu Palace can also explore the vast ocean, which is of great significance to the Tenryu Palace.

……

When Wen Muyun returned to the sect, the disciples who had been confined in the Great Dormitory to copy the Heavenly Dragon Sect Rules were immediately released.

The crowd was puzzled. "What's going on? Why has it suddenly become that we only need to copy one of the clan rules, and we don't have to wait a full month anymore?"

"Could it be that the Chaolian people have also come out?"

Everyone immediately objected, "That won't do! I can keep the original punishment, but those Chaolian people still have to clean up the poop, especially that bastard Xiao Kai!"

"No, the Chaolian people are still at the Spirit Chicken Farm."

"That's strange. Could it be that the Grand Elder took pity on us and saw our innocence?"

"It wasn't the Grand Elder, it was our Prince who sold Heng Hai No. 3 in exchange for us not being punished."

Everyone was immediately shocked.

It's no secret that Tianlong Palace wants Dasu's ships, but Dasu has never given in.

"Our Prince is actually protecting us so much..." The crowd had mixed feelings, feeling both moved and proud, as well as guilty.

Many of them have been in Tianlong Palace for many years and are members of Tianlong Palace themselves, so they should be very happy that Tianlong Palace has obtained Heng Hai No. 3.

However, one punishes them regardless of their circumstances, while the other protects them even at the cost of their own interests.

The scales tipped unconsciously.

……

The power competition will draw countless cultivators with spending power to Mingxiao City.

With two months to go before the power competition, while students of Suhong Academy are training hard to achieve good results in the competition, countless people of Dasu are also transforming into worker ants to welcome June.

A portion of the 85 million spirit crystals obtained from the sale of Heng Hai No. 3 was invested in various aspects of Da Su.

Farms, various weapon-making workshops, alchemy workshops, paper mills, cloth mills, ferry crossings, pearl farms...

Both government-owned and privately owned shops are preparing for the big sales in June.

As late spring fades and the seasons change, we unknowingly step into the realm of summer.

Mingxiao City was already showing signs of the bustling activity that preceded the power competition, with many people dressed in various styles entering this prosperous city.

Da Su also continuously introduced excellent products into Mingxiao City, creating quite a stir.

As politics and the economy continue to improve, a flower is about to bloom in the culturally undeveloped land of Osaka. In a somewhat dilapidated town in Aomatsu Prefecture of Osaka, a group of people are carrying heavy Starry Illusion Boxes and taking pictures of several boys who look to be about twelve or thirteen years old.

Because of this novel scene, many people gathered outside the police cordon to watch with curiosity.

The boys ignored the gazes around them, as if they were in another world, making expressions of joy or sorrow and reciting lines from the storybook.

"It's still missing something." Ah Feng stared intently at the performance of everyone in the Starry Illusion Box.

"Chasing Clouds" is a long novel that is still being serialized, while a Starry Illusion Box can only record one hour of film and television footage at most.

However, six months is clearly not enough time for this makeshift team, which has no prior experience and can only explore on its own, to film all the scenes.

Therefore, at the suggestion of His Highness the Prince, Ah Feng divided the Lingying drama "Chasing Clouds" into several parts. The one currently being filmed is "Chasing Clouds Episode 1," which will be shown in Da Su and Ming Xiao City.

In the first part of "Chasing Clouds", a lot of words were spent depicting the protagonist's childhood life of wandering.

Baili Zhui lived in a town-level territory that was in a state of long-term turmoil and with frequent changes of rulers. He was weak and lost his parents. He survived by eating grass and scavenging for garbage. When he was so hungry that he could not bear it, he would even resort to deception, theft and robbery.

Naturally, once discovered, a severe beating was inevitable.

Baili Zhui during this period was both pitiful and hateful.

When Baili Zhui was twelve years old, a person appeared who would change his life, becoming the new ruler of this turbulent land—Jiang Zhi Ran.

Of course, for Baili Zhui, who was struggling to get enough to eat and wear, he didn't care about the change of ownership of the territory at first.

When he was starving, he once again succumbed to his evil thoughts—to commit robbery.

Unfortunately, this time they accidentally targeted the new lord who was traveling incognito, and were caught red-handed by Jiang Zhiran's guards.

"Where did this brat come from, doing such a disgraceful thing as stealing chickens and dogs?" The guard grabbed Bai Chuanzhui's hand, his eyes sharp and his killing intent palpable. For a moment, Bai Chuanzhui thought he was going to die.

However, unexpectedly, a voice came from beside her ear.

The voice possessed a calmness beyond its years, carrying a reassuring elegance. Each word was pronounced clearly and steadily, with an almost captivating rhythm.

She said, “A common man who seizes gold is evil by nature; a child who fights for food is a calamity for the world. A child who is not strong enough to kill a chicken, ignoring the gold and silver on my body, risking his life just to snatch the steamed bun from my hand, is he not a sin of this territory, is he not a sin of me as the lord?”

Jiang Zhiran had the guards put the little Baili Zhui down and handed him the steamed bun.

This was the first time Baili Zhui had been caught stealing but hadn't been beaten. But at that moment, he didn't have the energy to think about anything else; all his attention was focused on the white steamed bun.

He drooled as he snatched the steamed bun and ate it in big mouthfuls, wolfing it down as if he wanted to roll his tongue and the bun together into his throat and swallow it whole.

But as he ate, he couldn't help but shed tears. "So delicious, so delicious! Oh my god, what is this? How can it be so delicious..."

Baili Zhui himself didn't understand why he was crying. He had eaten such delicious food; he should have been smiling.

He didn't cry when he saw his parents die in front of him, and he didn't cry even when his arm was broken.

He originally thought he was a monster who couldn't cry.

At this moment, it seemed as if he was pouring out all the tears he had shed over the past twelve years, and he cried in a very disheveled manner.

……

(End of this chapter)