Hidden moth

Chapter 277 Chickens and Dogs See the World as It Is

I didn't expect that Lao Qian also had the potential to be a charlatan, although he was a sorcerer from the Wangqi Sect rather than the Lingxi Sect.

When a charlatan talks, he usually tells half of the story and leaves the other half, usually telling the latter half and leaving the former half, and only stating the conclusion without explaining the reasons. Because the conclusion is often a guess, the reasons are of course unclear.

But the specific time that Lao Qian said, "one and a half months," was itself important information. He Kao could look up various intelligence related to this on his own, and he actually found traces, which also allowed him to guess why Lao Qian made that guess.

As for whether He Kao's guess was right or not, Lao Qian was unwilling to say, and he didn't dare to be sure. However, He Kao also didn't dare to say it out loud, because there was really no evidence, and such things really couldn't be said casually!

He Kao had to calm down for the time being. He, Yin E, was no longer alone. The sect still had a lot of things to do - it was in the initial stage of rebuilding the Yin E sect.

The traditional Spring Festival in the East is also known as the Chinese New Year. There are various opinions on when the New Year ends. Some say it lasts for three days, others say it lasts until the fifth day of the lunar year to welcome the God of Wealth, and later still, some say it lasts until the eighth day of the lunar year.

As for the two longest versions, one is that it lasts until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the other is that it lasts until the second day of the second lunar month when the dragon raises its head.

When He Kao was a child, his grandmother would cook two fish every Spring Festival, put a lot of salt in them and make them very salty. She would just leave them there and not let him eat them until the second day of the second lunar month... to symbolize abundance every year.

He Kao said he would visit Ye Liangcheng and Lan Jiuwan after the Lunar New Year, but he didn't wait until the second day of the second lunar month to notify them to meet at the abandoned park. The two of them had to rush over from the processing plant, so He Kao arrived earlier.

There were several security guards hired by Ye Liangcheng "guarding" the place. He Kao easily avoided the security guards without using any stealth skills, but was discovered by Lao Liu.

Lao Liu is a dog, the smartest of the five dogs raised by Ye Liangcheng. Even though he hasn't seen him for a long time, he can recognize He Kao, or rather, he can recognize He Kao who appears as Feng Zilong.

The magic weapon Yin Mo Sha can not only change appearance, but can even simulate many physiological characteristics such as breath.

There are two prerequisites for achieving this. One is that the cultivation of the art of stealth and related applied techniques is high enough, and the other is that there is a sufficiently in-depth observation and understanding of the simulated object.

It is not a skill to fool an ordinary person, but it is a success to fool a dog. He Kao suddenly felt like giving it a try today.

When he appeared in front of Lao Liu, he turned into Li Xiuyuan. It should be said that the imitation was not perfect. The temperament of the old artist was still far behind, and his height and body shape were not quite the same.

But it doesn’t matter, because Lao Liu doesn’t know Elder Li anyway.

Lao Liu was startled when he saw him. He stopped and looked around, but found that there was no one else or other dog nearby. So he did not pounce on him immediately, but started barking at him and moving his feet slightly as if he was going to pounce and bite.

A lone dog is actually afraid of people, so it will try to scare the other person first.

He Kao succeeded. He successfully deceived Lao Liu. At the same time, he secretly felt that it was no wonder that Elder Li had a nickname called Li Huazi.

He disappeared in a flash, and after a while, he reappeared from another direction as Feng Zilong. Lao Liu was still standing there in a daze, but when he saw him, he ran over excitedly, wagging his tail and rubbing his head against him.

He Kao patted the dog's head, while Lao Liu ran forward two steps, then turned back and barked a few times, then looked up and forward. He Kao understood what it meant, that it meant that a stranger had suddenly appeared here and then disappeared inexplicably.

"Smart dog!" He Kao praised and led Lao Liu to a secluded place. On a whim, he simply fed it a Spirit-awakening Pill.

The process of taking the medicine was not very smooth, because Lao Liu did not know how to cooperate, and He Kao was not like Elder Li who could use the magic of Xingshen to guide him when feeding rabbits, but at least it was managed.

Of course, the Qiling Pill wasn't meant to be taken directly. He Kao soothed the dog's neck with one hand while holding the Qiling Pill with the other. The pill transformed into a colorful mist that could only be detected by spiritual consciousness, floating towards the dog's forehead until it completely disappeared.

Lao Liu was a little uneasy at first, but gradually calmed down, blinking his eyes as if he was very comfortable. He even turned his head to lick the palm of He Kao's hand, which was the place where the Qi Ling Pill disappeared just now.

He Kao felt that if he fed the Spirit-Awakening Pill again next time, things might go much more smoothly. Lao Liu seemed to understand that this was a good thing for him. However, there was no sign yet of whether this dog could awaken its spiritual intelligence.

He Kao got five bottles of Qiling Pill from Elder Li this time, so he was not afraid of wasting this one. It didn't matter whether it would succeed or not.

After sending Lao Liu away, He Kao came to the rooftop of the central building and looked down at the abandoned park. After an unknown amount of time, his mind inexplicably calmed down, his restless thoughts were dissipated, and even his spiritual awareness suddenly increased.

Because of the special nature of the Hidden E Technique, He Kao's consciousness is obviously stronger than that of an average fourth-level sorcerer. On this basis, he suddenly has such an increase, which is a rare opportunity.

The so-called chance encounter but not seeking is actually such a common sight.

It is said that to break through the fifth level of cultivation, one must realize that the body and soul are integrated with the world. He Kao had no idea about this before, but today, in a daze, he actually tapped into a realm of "seeing the world".

What soothed He Kao's soul wasn't the abandoned park, but the traces Ye Liangcheng had left there. Ye Liangcheng had repaired the wall and sealed off the park's other entrances and exits with construction barriers, leaving only one gate.

He raised a flock of chickens in the park, using an abandoned building as a chicken coop. They were authentic free-range chickens that produced farm eggs every day.

He also collected chicken manure to make fertilizer, opened several vegetable gardens in the green belts reserved in the park, and planted a variety of seasonal vegetables.

The climate in Yinanhua ensures that he has fresh vegetables to pick and eat year-round. To prevent chickens from pecking at the vegetables, the vegetable gardens are enclosed with bamboo fences.

In addition to fresh vegetables, there are also fresh fruits here. Ye Liangcheng has also planted many fruit trees, and now those saplings have grown up and entered the fruiting period.

This place was originally a ruin caused by the excessive commercial development of capital in contemporary society, but Ye Liangcheng turned it into a leisurely pastoral land... If he was not afraid of complaints from nearby residents, he could probably feed two pigs.

The developer of the park has long since gone bankrupt and liquidated. This was a large-scale real estate project, and the surrounding residential areas have been barely completed and delivered due to various policy requirements, but the occupancy rate has always been very low.

But this entrepreneurial park, which is nearly completed, cannot be saved even by gods.

The market situation has changed fundamentally, the pace of urbanization expansion has stagnated, and it is no longer possible to develop this place into the suburban sub-center that the developers originally envisioned.

Even if this entrepreneurial park can be completely completed, it is unlikely that any startup companies will move in, and it will eventually be abandoned, which will result in even greater losses.

Ye Liangcheng wasn't the only victim, but the blow he suffered was devastating. His company had taken on a renovation project, and the construction team was already working when the project fell through, and he never received the payment.

His father fell ill and died shortly after being hospitalized. His house was sold to pay the workers' wages. He had nowhere to go and was homeless, so he simply stayed at the construction site.

He lived here quietly and chose a renovated building, built himself a residence, restaurant, office, and managed to connect water, electricity and the Internet.

Later, he privately rented out two completed buildings on the edge of the park to use as warehouses for nearby village-run enterprises, and separated them with fences.

His monthly income is not only enough to cover his own expenses, but also to hire several security guards to patrol on a daily basis and to raise five dogs.

His actions may not be legal, but the developer's default on construction payments nearly destroyed his family, so how could this also be legal? He was just an ordinary person at the time, and could only use this simple way to protest.

He stayed here in the name of claiming project payment and never left.

After the developer went bankrupt, the debt and property rights relationship of the project became too complicated to sort out. No one was willing to take over the ruins. Some people were happy for him to be a free security guard here to prevent nearby villagers from coming and demolishing things.

In the foreseeable future, this park will probably remain abandoned for a long time, and the project funds will definitely not be recovered, but Ye Liangcheng will still "build" here.

It’s not that there weren’t some thugs from the neighborhood who had their eyes on this park and tried to cause trouble for Ye Liangcheng, either openly or covertly, but he handled them all calmly. After all, he later became a skilled sorcerer.

Besides this, Ye Liangcheng did not have any conflicts with the nearby residents. More importantly, he did not harm anyone's interests, but simply transformed the ruins into a livable countryside with his own hands.

Recently, Ye Liangcheng went to Nanhua to run a processing factory, but he would come to take care of the vegetable garden every weekend and bring back some fresh fruits and vegetables and eggs, and sometimes even a cleaned chicken.

There are also secret quiet rooms and martial arts training grounds here, which is equivalent to a cave for spiritual practice.

Some people may lament that things are not going their way at some point, but look at Ye Liangcheng back then. What kind of desperate adversity was that? Yet he just managed to get through it so quietly, without even noticing his usual tenacity.

Ye Liangcheng's talent is certainly very good among ordinary people, otherwise he would not have achieved his current level of cultivation. But compared with He Kao and Lan Jiuwan, he can only be considered average.

The impression he gave people was always reliable and stable. He did things quietly and people could be assured of whatever they asked him to do. However, he seemed to have nothing outstanding about him. He was so ordinary that sometimes people even forgot his existence.

After meeting He Kao, Ye Liangcheng got rid of his depression and became very positive and excited. Now he is running the Jiuliang Manufacturing Plant smoothly.

Ye Liangcheng is far less stunning than Lan Jiuwan, but from another perspective, this quality of his is very consistent with the temperament of the disciples of Yin'e Sect.

Of course, Lan Jiuwan is undoubtedly very suitable for the Hidden Moth Technique. She is simply a natural-born assassin...

He Kao sat alone for a long time in this state of enlightenment. He saw not only Ye Liangcheng, but also felt the blending of the aura of heaven and earth. He did not get up until Ye Liangcheng and Lan Jiuwan arrived.

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