Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 321 A Budding Ambition and "White Venerable Master" "Meeting Under the Moonlight"

In addition, the trademarks "DunDunXia" and "YunDuoDuo" were also registered at the same time.

These three trademarks will be designed into panda IP derivative products (such as dolls, tableware, etc.), which will be sold simultaneously in scenic area shops and live streaming rooms in the near future.

Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui have now transitioned to management roles and no longer appear on camera as livestreamers. This graduation season, many high school girls who didn't get into university, whose families don't support them retaking the exam, and who themselves don't want to study, came to apply for these jobs.

These girls were all only eighteen or nineteen years old. Two of them were classmates with Jiang Cai'er. Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui selected seven or eight girls who were pretty, quick-witted, and eloquent to expand the team of anchors.

When selling goods via live streaming, the hosts take turns explaining the products, and they also created many secondary accounts to categorize and sell the products. The hosts also rotate between different groups.

As the business expands, the team does need to add new members. They had discussed this with Li Xiang, but he didn't get involved and just let them make their own decisions.

As for those who weren't selected as live streamers, there are other positions available such as waiters/waitresses in teahouses, pubs, milk tea shops, and souvenir shops, as well as garment factory workers.

It can be said that we arranged everything we could.

Providing employment opportunities is one of the most important "social responsibilities" of Li Xiang's team.

Then the garment factory also hired nearly two hundred employees, including some pretty girls who were selected to be live streamers.

Being a live streamer is easier than operating a sewing machine, and you earn more money.

The anchors at Yongye Media never cross the line; they are essentially the same as the sales assistants or TV shopping salespeople of the past, only now they have moved from traditional channels like shopping malls and television to the internet, where they have a larger audience.

Regarding the location of the garment factory, after Li Xiang and everyone held a meeting to discuss it, they finally decided to select an area from the second phase of the shelter, renovate it, and use it as a factory.

Since the existing houses are simply located inside the mountain, and they're part of the future underground city's infrastructure anyway, why not settle on them all at once to avoid having to move around later?

The second phase of the shelters, which had been waterproofed and had been vacant for a long time, was ready for renovation. Meanwhile, the third phase of the shelters was under construction.

The renovation of the new factory, the purchase of equipment, the recruitment of personnel—there were many things to do. Although they were busy, Yao Yao and her colleagues felt fulfilled and that it was also a good opportunity for them to grow.

In addition, they also plan to open a Maocai (a type of Sichuan hot pot) restaurant in a corner of the scenic area, because as the number of tourists in the scenic area increases, but the location is relatively remote, it is difficult to solve the problem of meals for some tourists.

Maocai is a traditional snack in Sichuan Province, with meat, bean products, green vegetables, seafood, and mushrooms as the main ingredients. It used to be widely popular in the military. The method is relatively simple: a broth is made with Chinese medicine and various seasonings, the vegetables are put into a bamboo ladle and cooked in the broth, and then transferred to a bowl. Various seasonings are prepared in advance in the bowl, a spoonful of broth is added, and then some coriander, green onions and Sichuan-style fermented black beans are sprinkled on top.

Once the recipe is standardized, there's no need to hire any highly skilled chefs; any young girl can take charge and produce dishes on an assembly line.

Yes, the name is "So Cute". In addition, as a feature of the Lijiacun scenic area, every order will come with a complimentary panda-shaped fish tofu.

Then, on the exterior wall of the shop, a graffiti art wall with the word "spicy" was designed. It was painted by Yao Yao. Originally, they wanted Li Xiang to write it, but Li Xiang felt that his handwriting was not as good as Yao Yao's, so they asked Yao Yao to write it.

Yao Yao wrote this at night.

Why at night? Because she uses her shapeshifting magic, stretching her arms out to an incredible length without needing a ladder, and even creating many smaller versions of Yao Yao. Besides writing the rather creative character for "spicy," she also paints some accompanying pictures on the wall, making the overall effect very artistic.

If tourists come to take photos with the camera, it can even generate dialect-based emojis.

The main account of "Yongye Media" also launched a "#HotGirlPandaMakeupContest", with many of its streamers "setting an example" and creating a craze online, attracting more than 200 million participants in just three days.

Once the "So Cute" hot pot restaurant becomes popular, franchise stores can be opened.

Some villagers also set up stalls in the spacious area in the center of the village, selling various snacks and local specialties, and their business is quite good.

However, bamboo shoot harvesting is now prohibited in Lijia Village; all the bamboo shoots are reserved for the pandas. Although they can't eat that many, protecting their habitat is very important.

But Li Xiang wouldn't let the villagers suffer losses. Of course, he would take care of his own people, and the village would provide subsidies based on the acreage of the bamboo forest.

In addition to protecting the bamboo forest on the back mountain, Li Xiang also had Lei Xiaonan purchase fresh bamboo shoots from the surrounding villages and feed them to the pandas in fixed quantities every day. Only the leftovers were sold to city dwellers.

The bamboo shoots on the back mountain of Lijia Village are for the pandas to train and find on their own.

……

The warehouse was empty as a field. Li Xiang, feeling restless, decided to go and plunder supplies around the world again. This kind of thing had to be done in "small" quantities and many times, like a slow and steady stream. If he went and looted everything at once before the apocalypse, the people of other countries would have a hard time. Now that it was a peaceful era, it was still okay to loot more.

He first went to Japan, a country extremely rich in resources, which had already recovered after his previous plundering. In three days, Japan's major financial groups were in dire straits, suffering heavy losses. However, the mysterious armored man was simply too powerful, his methods even more unpredictable than before.

After all, Li Xiang's strength has improved rapidly. Last time he came to Japan, he was only at the eighth level, but now he is at the twelfth level.

The twelve spiritual energy vortexes within his body are equivalent to twelve engines, while the "supernatural inscriptions" endow these engines with even more attributes.

His speed has now increased to Mach 14, his strength has increased to 26 jin, and his ability to sense the earth's veins has expanded to a radius of about 26 kilometers. The spiritual power within his body is far more abundant than before.

With a top speed of Mach 14, which is equivalent to 4.76 kilometers per second or 285.6 kilometers per minute, it can maintain this speed for about 48 minutes. In other words, it can reach 13,700 kilometers per hour in a single sprint.

The Earth's circumference is about 40,000 kilometers, so three sprints would be enough to circle the Earth.

This would have been unimaginable in my previous life.

Li Xiang spent three days plundering Japan, acquiring three times the supplies he had last time. He felt it was time to stop; if he continued, Japanese prices would skyrocket, potentially leading to a severe economic crisis. This was just right, leaving the other side with a foundation for recovery, which would be beneficial for continued development (harvesting).

Since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, the US dollar has been pegged to oil instead of gold, thus beginning the cycle of dollar hegemony.

For decades, the United States has used the US dollar to reap the benefits of the world. Especially after 92, when another global superpower collapsed, the United States ushered in a true unipolar hegemony, dominating the modern world and becoming invincible. It is no wonder that it has enjoyed the immense pleasure of reaping the benefits of other countries.

Li Xiang is now truly experiencing the thrill of living in America. While America still needs to use dollar hegemony (cyclical interest rate hikes and cuts, dollar ebb and flow), currency manipulation, selling US Treasury bonds, risk transfer, financial sanctions, long-arm jurisdiction, and military deterrence, Li Xiang has directly learned the essence of "zero-dollar purchases," which is more direct and more enjoyable than America's approach.

He believed that if the Great Beauty had his abilities, he would have done even better!
After committing the crime, Li Xiang did not leave, but instead went to "Yukio's House".

As dusk gilded the bronze wind chimes on the eaves, Li Xiang emerged from the courtyard. Chiba Yukio was kneeling in the entrance hall, wiping a celadon vase, not far from where he appeared.

Chiba Yukio's dark green kimono had a hem that flowed like a peacock's tail feathers. The pearl hairpin in her hair swayed gently as she wiped it, shimmering. The moment she saw Li Xiang's figure, the kimono-clad beauty's eyes sparkled with endless joy.

"Master, you really have arrived?" Chiba Yukio's delicate body trembled slightly, extremely excited. In the past few days, she had noticed the news in the country and the discussions among netizens, and she knew very well that her master had arrived.

Only the master has such powerful abilities to stir up such a huge wave in the country.

She figured that the owner would definitely come here for a rest, so she hung up a sign that said "Closed Today" early and gave all the employees the day off.

However, after hanging there for two days without the owner coming, she became quite worried, fearing that Li Xiang had forgotten her and would no longer come to see her.

Today, Li Xiang finally showed up. How could she not be happy?

The beautiful young woman crawled a few steps on her knees and came to Li Xiang's side. She couldn't help but reach out her slender hand and linger on Li Xiang's armor: "Zhao Lu said she heard Mount Fuji singing. It must be that her godfather was coming. Sure enough, her master appeared."

"Why do you speak so sweetly?" Li Xiang chuckled, gently stroking Chiba Yukio's pretty face and hair.

Chiba Yukio squinted her eyes, looked up, and had a look of enjoyment on her face.

Suddenly, the bamboo tube under the eaves made a "click" sound, startling a crested ibis that had just landed on the eaves and breaking the romantic moment between the two.

"Mom's saying strange things again." Asaru, wearing a pink cherry blossom yukata, peeked out from around the corner of the corridor, the flames dancing in her hair illuminating the icy face of Yuugiri behind her. The two six-year-old girls, no, a year older, suddenly fell silent, because Li Xiang smiled slightly at them and took out two bright red, jewel-like, and tender strawberry spirit fruits from his palm.

Chiba Yukio clapped her hands lightly, and twelve paper lanterns lit up one after another: "Why don't you hurry up and thank your godfather?"

"Thank you, Godfather."

The twin magatama spoke in unison and joyfully rushed over. Li Xiang picked one up in each arm, and the two exquisitely beautiful little girls kissed him on the cheeks, one on each side.

"Good boy." Li Xiang was also very pleased and returned the kiss to each of them.

Chiba Yukio stood up, her kimono sash outlining her voluptuous figure. She turned and softly called to the kitchen, "Seibo, Akahana, our distinguished guest has arrived."

The hot spring resort was closed for the day, awaiting Li Xiang's arrival. The two kitchen helpers were also on holiday, so Chiba Yukio had two shikigami cook the food in her place.

Aobozu, who had been asleep for so long, has been revived and summoned again by Chiba Yukio.

Red Prajna, on the other hand, is skilled in fire-based abilities and has a masterful control over the heat. With the two shikigami working together, their culinary skills far surpass those of ordinary Japanese chefs.

Soon, a variety of exquisite foods were laid out on the table.

Twelve gilded bamboo lanterns swayed gently in the evening breeze, casting the silhouettes of cherry blossoms onto the bluestone path.

Li Xiang sat cross-legged in front of a low cypress table. Yugiri was using tweezers made of ice crystals to place the last dried cherry blossom petal next to the salmon sashimi. The flames dancing on Asaru's fingertips were just enough to sear the peony shrimp into amber patterns.

"You're so young and you can already help set the plates?" Li Xiang smiled and pinched their tender little faces.

"Godfather, do you think I did a good job?" Xiwu grinned at Li Xiang and said coquettishly.

"Beautiful, the person is more beautiful than the flowers."

“Godfather, you’re handsome too.” Xiwu pushed the celadon bowl in front of Li Xiang. The plums floating in the bowl swirled as the spoon stirred. It was a bowl of rice porridge with a distinctly Japanese style.

"Godfather, try my grilled peony shrimp." Chaolu picked up a large shrimp with her chopsticks and fed it to Li Xiang.

"Delicious! Chaolu's cooking is superb!" Li Xiang praised, even though Chaolu only pretended to grill it later, it didn't stop Li Xiang from praising her. Children need encouragement from a young age, not setbacks.

Sure enough, Chiba Asahi immediately showed excitement and thought to herself, "When I grow up, I must be like my mother and cook delicious food for my godfather every day."

Chiba Yukio rolled up her sleeves, revealing her snow-white wrists. She filled a golden maki-e sake cup with the Juyondai Ryusen sake, smiled gently, and said softly, "Master, please try this Heisei 23 brew. It was made with snowmelt from Mount Fuji that year..."

Aobozu floated in from the corridor carrying a black lacquered square tray. Her one eye was covered by a silk cloth embroidered with scriptures, and sandalwood incense wafted as she knelt. In the jade-colored porcelain tray lay three pufferfish milts, their milky white flesh wrapped in kelp as thin as a cicada's wing, trembling slightly with the golden light emanating from the scriptures around her neck. "Please enjoy the secret-recipe frost." Akahannya's folding fan lifted the rising steam, and thin slices of Wagyu beef curled into rose shapes on the volcanic rock slab, the oil and cherry petals on the corner of the table indistinguishable in their translucency.

"Let's eat! Let's eat!" Li Xiang called out to everyone, after all, he was the host.

"Let's eat!" The twin magatama simultaneously raised their maple chopsticks, and flames and ice crystals exploded into a fine rain of light above the eel rice. Chiba Yukio chuckled as she served food to Li Xiang. The steam from the matsutake mushroom dobin-steamer blurred the beauty mark at the corner of her eye, and the hem of her twelve-layered kimono flowed over the edge of the futon, like the unfolded sunset of Kyoto.

The crispy fried scallop was bitten into Li Xiang's mouth, the fresh aroma of the sea mixed with the plum wine that the morning dew had given him, while Xi Wu took the opportunity to feed him pickled squid in vinegar.

The experience of serving Li Xiang together as a mother and her two daughters was completely different from when they ate in the country.

Eating at home would naturally not be like that. Even when he dined alone with Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui, they usually ate separately and enjoyed their meals. With the other two girls present, none of the three women would do anything so ambiguous.

For example, Yao Yao once tried to drink a toast with Li Xiang, but Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui immediately "sabotaged" it.

Aobozu and Akahane are shikigami, untouched by worldly affairs, so they merely serve as atmosphere-setters on the sidelines.

The beautiful nun, Aobozu, poured wine while silently reciting the Buddhist Heart Sutra, the sutra materializing and wrapping around the wine pot; with each wave of her folding fan, a few grains of gold leaf would fall from the truffle rice pot. It must be said, the atmosphere was quite well set.

The final feast was a crystal-clear, jelly-like double-layered cherry blossom yokan served in a celadon cup, each layer condensed with cherry blossom nectar from different years. Morning Dew used a flame to caramelize the yokan into a crispy crust, while Evening Mist sculpted it into the snow-capped peak of Mount Fuji with an ice cone. The two little girls ingeniously used their supernatural abilities for food.

Chiba Yukio said, "They rehearsed for this dish for a long time."

Before he could finish speaking, the two little girls had already poked their honey-covered fingers at Li Xiang's lips, letting out silvery laughter.

Around 8 p.m., Chiba Yukio put her two daughters to bed early, then changed into her bathrobe and went to the "Secret Hot Spring Underground" where Li Xiang lived.

This is the most luxurious hot spring suite at "Yukio no Ya". The price used to be 2200 RMB per day (about 46000 yen). Later, as "Yukio no Ya" became popular, Chiba Yukio raised the price. Now the price is nearly 3000 RMB per day. During the peak tourist season, it will be even more expensive, about 6000 RMB per day.

Even so, there is no shortage of tourists coming to experience it.

When Li Xiang arrived, Chiba Yukio naturally arranged for him to stay in the best suite. All the amenities inside had been replaced with new ones, and the hot spring water was running water, flowing continuously in one direction, so there was no need to worry about hygiene.

Most importantly, because it is deep underground, it is extremely private and has excellent sound insulation. Even if something happens down there, no matter how loudly you scream, the surface will hardly hear anything, unless it's a huge explosion.

When Chiba Yukio entered, she was both nervous and excited. Her whole body trembled slightly, as if she was secretly anticipating something.

Li Xiang's mind was focused on the system warehouse, organizing the supplies he had obtained from his trip to Japan and rearranging them according to their categories.

Previously, when scavenging, efficiency was paramount; whatever was seen was stuffed in without time for careful organization, resulting in a complex and chaotic mess of goods.

This is a meticulous task and takes a considerable amount of time. However, once organized, it will be convenient for future retrieval. This involves warehouse management principles.

There is knowledge to be gained everywhere in life.

The supplies looted from Japan this time numbered in the tens of thousands, including food, clothing, fabrics, alcohol, medicine, and so on. There were simply too many to list. Among them, Li Xiang focused on some items, such as gold jewelry, Wagyu beef, Shizuoka Gyokuro tea, Shiseido products, and Nara deer antlers.

It's worth mentioning that Li Xiang practically wiped out Japan's sika deer population, depriving Japan of this beautiful sight. Since then, the once abundant sika deer have been almost nowhere to be seen in Japan, and the people deeply miss them. Now, if even a few wild sika deer appear, they are treated like treasures.

Those deer antlers must have been from previous stockpiles, because Li Xiang had scavenged them from a warehouse in a medicinal herb market. There were several tons of them, all of them beautifully prepared and packaged medicinal slices.

"Master, let Yukio help you with your bath." Chiba Yukio came up behind Li Xiang and gently massaged his shoulders and patted his back. Her technique was quite good.

Li Xiang nodded, stood up, and let Chiba Yukio help him undress.

Amidst the rising sulfurous scent of the hot spring, Aobozu arrived as summoned. The beautiful, one-eyed nun removed her monk's robes, revealing a dark gold lace bodice and black stockings. As she lowered her head to pour wine, the sutra tattoo on the edge of her blindfold was faintly visible: "Please enjoy the thirty-year-old Kikumasamune, my lord."

Red Hannya was naturally present. This shikigami, barefoot, gently submerged into the hot spring. She wore a crimson bodice, and her slender wrists, wrapped with gold chains, extended out. She boldly and suddenly used her folding fan to lift Li Xiang's chin: "My lord, would you like to try... an even more delicious prey?"

Chiba Yukio lowered her eyes. She had just let the fiery-tempered Akabane try what she dared not do. At this moment, her heart was pounding, afraid that Li Xiang would blame her and scold her for being rude.

Both shikigami were under her control, and thus represented her will. She felt that she should take the initiative and take that step.

As the saying goes, "It's easy for a woman to pursue a man; if you do it enough times, it should work out eventually, right?"
Li Xiang was naturally tempted, but his only regret was that neither the Green Monk nor the Red Prajna were real people.

Chiba Yukio's fair skin looked like a jade sculpture in the mist. She also entered the water and gently rubbed Li Xiang's back. The sandalwood of Aobozu, the incense of Akahana, and the white sandalwood in Chiba Yukio's hair intertwined to form a net, and Li Xiang enjoyed the Japanese gentleness.

Unbeknownst to them, on the surface, inside a side room, nestled in a tatami bed, Chiba Yugiri breathed on her palm, and then a small mirror formed from ice crystals appeared, reflecting the intertwined figures in the underground hot spring pool.

Chiba Yukio was passing sake through her lips, while Aobozu's toes, entwined with gold chains, hooked onto the sake cup. Akahana's folding fan barely concealed the three of them with their tangled black hair.

The two jade pendants were placed together, and the two little girls looked at them with great interest.

This is Chiba Yugiri's newly acquired superpower, called "Oborozuki Ice Mirror," and she has already advanced to the second-tier transcendent level.

This superpower is quite unique; it allows one to see what's happening deep underground.

Morning Dew and Evening Mist's cultivation levels were synchronized, and they successfully entered the second stage.

Chaolu's second special ability is called "Red Kite Wings," which can release small, vermilion spirit birds.

When used together, the "Obscure Moon Ice Mirror" and the "Crimson Kite Wings" are considered top-tier reconnaissance tools. However, since their cultivation levels are currently relatively low, they can only detect targets within a few dozen meters. If they advance in the future, their detection capabilities will be no weaker than Luo Feifei's "Insight." In terms of visual perception, it is even stronger than Li Xiang's "Earth Vein Perception" and Luo Feifei's "Water Vein Perception."

Of course, they are only at the second level now, and are far from being comparable to Li Xiang and Luo Feifei.

A thought struck Li Xiang, and he suddenly looked upwards.

The twin magatama, who were spying on each other, were startled, because their adoptive father's gaze seemed to penetrate the mirror and see them directly.

The "Oborozuki Ice Mirror" immediately shattered.

The twin magatama chuckled and immediately burrowed into the covers, pretending to be asleep.

"Master, what's wrong?" Chiba Yukio asked. Her cultivation level was relatively low, and she was still only at the second rank, so she hadn't noticed her two daughters' little tricks.

Li Xiang whispered a few words and told them what had just happened.

Chiba Yukio: "..."

She felt that she should cultivate herself properly, because she couldn't let her two daughters surpass her.

Li Xiang inquired about her progress in cultivation and offered her some pointers as well.

During the instruction, Li Xiang finally couldn't resist and took advantage of the alluring young woman, Chiba Yukio.

With his abundant energy and stamina, and having already tasted that kind of pleasure, how could he possibly resist the "hunting" of Chiba Yukio, Aobozu, and Akahana?
As a widow, Chiba Yukio's methods far surpass those of a naive girl.

Li Xiang also taught her the dual cultivation method of "Starry Sky Concerto - Luan Ming Jiu Shao". After practicing for a night, Qianye Xuexu was overjoyed because, under Li Xiang's influence, she actually advanced two levels and entered the fourth-order transcendent realm.

"Following my master has truly changed my life." Chiba Yukio looked at Li Xiang with infatuation, feeling that meeting Li Xiang was a blessing bestowed upon her by heaven.

Li Xiang gently pinched Chiba Yukio's smooth skin and asked, "What's your new ability? Hmm, it should be two more new shikigami?"

"Yes, nothing can be hidden from Master." Although Chiba Yukio was sore and exhausted, since Li Xiang had asked, she channeled her spiritual power and summoned the two newly acquired shikigami for Li Xiang to appraise.

"Master, the one in white is 'Hakuzosu,' and the one in black is 'Tsukiyomi.'" Chiba Yukio summoned the two shikigami and introduced them in detail.

The White Lord was a fox-faced boy with silver hair reaching his waist. A jade bell hung from his left earlobe, and his right eye was covered by a frost-colored silk ribbon, making it impossible to tell whether he was male or female from the small part of his face that was visible.

He was dressed in a snow-white hunting robe, adorned with six-petaled ice crystal patterns. His bare feet were wrapped with shimenawa rope, and ice lotuses bloomed under his feet as he walked. Nine fox tails, some real and some illusory, floated behind him, each tipped with ice shards of different shapes, such as swords, folding fans, and prayer beads.

Li Xiang looked closely and asked, "Is it male or female?" At first, he thought it was a boy, but upon closer inspection, it seemed a bit effeminate, and it had no Adam's apple, with somewhat alluring features. In short, it was neither male nor female.

Chiba Yukio chuckled lightly, “Of course she’s a girl. But, well, her looks and style are rather androgynous.”

Chiba Yukio made no secret of her abilities to Li Xiang, detailing Hakuzosu's powers. Her fox tail could decompose into sixteen ice wheels, the residual freezing air from the cuts creating a slowing field known as "Frosty Sky Sixteen Nights."

The shattered ice crystals will then automatically reform into an ice coffin, sealing the enemy's spiritual power for ten seconds. This skill is called "Pure Glass Coffin".

In addition, there are the special skills "Snow Viewing Maze" and "Instant Teleportation". The Shimenawa can mark three coordinate points and teleport instantly, but the distance is not very far at present, at most a few hundred meters.

Li Xiang nodded. Even so, it was still quite impressive. This "instant teleportation" skill was somewhat similar to Lei Xiaohui's "Spark Leap," but the underlying principles were quite different.

"What about 'Moonlit Night View'?" Li Xiang looked at Chiba Yukio's fourth shikigami.

"Moonlit Night View" is a tall, mature woman wearing a twelve-layered black-dyed kimono with starlight flowing from the hem. Her hair is styled in a beautiful crescent-shaped bun with a tortoiseshell ornament inserted diagonally. A three-foot-three-inch long "Oborozuki" katana hangs at her waist, and her eyes are sharp.

Chiba Yukio introduced her abilities, stating that this mature woman was proficient in three powerful sword techniques:
The first is called "Oborozuki Mumei Slash". The starting stance is like a crescent moon appearing and disappearing. The light of the blade flickers and the slash trajectory leaves behind three afterimages of the changing phases of the moon: new moon → full moon → waning moon. It also has a mental attack effect. The person hit will be in a three-second sensory stagnation, as if falling into the darkness of ignorance.

The second is "Eternal Calamity Ichimonji," which is quite similar to the Iaido technique "Ichi no Tachi," but is faster and more powerful, and its strike is like a calamity.

The third one is called "Starburst Remnant Light - Heavenly Scale," a fierce and sharp sword technique with unparalleled martial arts skills, specializing in breaking through defenses and killing.

When Chiba Yukio introduced the two shikigami, he also had them demonstrate their martial arts skills. Li Xiang secretly praised her, as he hadn't expected Chiba Yukio to be so good; he had truly struck gold with her.

"Thank you for the praise, Master. Yukio is loyal to you." Chiba Yukio was delighted. The clever girl naturally sensed that her status in Li Xiang's heart had risen.

"By the way, there will be a massive flood two years from now. You should prepare in advance," Li Xiang said, remembering something.

(End of this chapter)