The Legend of Fangren

Within the Longhe Sect, the most luxurious place is undoubtedly Qingxiu Workshop.

The reason is that the robes with magical patterns are very expensive. Not to mention the magical patterns on the clothes, the production of the fabric itself has already consumed a lot of manpower.

Even if Fang Shi only visited once, he would still remember it vividly.

The storefront of the magic-themed clothing shop is spacious, yet it is filled with all sorts of intricate magic runes. The seemingly fragile carved wooden door can actually withstand most spell attacks.

With this in mind, it becomes clear why French-patterned clothing, despite its high price, remains so sought after.

Compared to saving your life, the slight pain of spending money is nothing.

"This price makes my heart tremble no matter how many times I see it."

Stepping into the store, the familiar suffocating feeling returned. The luxurious French-patterned clothing on the shelves constantly exerted pressure on the poor. Even Fang Shi, who is now a fruit and vegetable tycoon, couldn't help but lower his head as he walked in.

Fortunately, this time, it wasn't that "senior sister" who came out to laugh at him, but another senior sister who looked younger and prettier.

"Hey, junior brother, are you here to have your magic runes added?"

At this moment, Fang Shi was carrying several earthenware jars and wearing a plain robe. Naturally, the senior sister asked him this question upon seeing him.

He immediately shook his head, bowed respectfully, and said, "Senior Sister, I am a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion. I have come here to visit a friend of mine at Qingxiu Workshop."

From the outside, the floor above the French-style clothing store has the sign "Qingxiufang" hanging on it, but the store is so winding and complicated that it's impossible to find a ladder to go up.

"Oh~"

Upon hearing this, the senior sister immediately smiled, but there was a hint of ambiguity in that smile.

"Senior sister, is there something inconvenient?"

"No, no~ If you're looking for someone, just go up behind this platform. Good luck, junior brother~" Senior sister covered her mouth, making Fang Shi feel uncomfortable.

What do you mean by just staring at people and smiling? Is that polite?

Feeling strange, Fang Shi muttered to himself as he walked upstairs. At the end of the wooden stairs was a wooden door. Without thinking too much about it, he pushed the door open and went inside.

Then he understood why his senior sister had laughed.

All that could be heard was a chorus of chirping and laughter, the room filled with the joyful chatter of young girls. As soon as he opened the door, the female disciples all looked over, some quickly sitting up straight, thinking that their master had arrived.

It was lunchtime, and for the past month, the disciples had been diligently practicing every day, so they could only relax for a short while at noon.

"Hey, little junior brother, why are you running around like this? Don't you know that only female disciples live in Qingxiu Pavilion? If you happen to witness something indecent, let's see what punishment you will receive."

Fang Shi: "..."

You're all girls, what indecent things could you possibly do?

Hmm... it doesn't seem like it's impossible.

Instantly, Fang Shi's past life database was activated, unpacking a lot of amazing learning materials.

Ahem, these things are a bit too stimulating for him, who is full of youthful vigor again. He should stop thinking about them, or his senior and junior sisters will see his indecent parts later.

"Hey, what are you standing there daydreaming about? What brings you here?" One of the twenty or thirty female disciples in the room asked, looking at Fang Shi.

If it weren't for the fact that Fang Shi was somewhat attractive, they wouldn't have bothered to see him.

"Oh." Fang Shi finally came to his senses and said, "I'm here to see a friend."

"Friends?" Upon hearing this, the female disciples' eyes lit up.

It seems that no matter the world, wherever women gather, there will always be gossip.

One of the female students, who looked not much older than him, came up and asked, "What's your friend's name? Is she just your friend, or...?"

"Oh—" the other female disciples chimed in, also letting out long, drawn-out sounds.

This is terrifying! Three women can make a show, but with thirty or so women in this room, wouldn't it be a chaotic brawl?

Fang Shi hesitated for a moment, feeling that it would be better to go directly to the courtyard to find Luo He next time.

But at that moment, Luohe, located at the innermost part of the river, had already spotted Fang Shi.

"Fangzi, over here."

With a wave of her hand, as if giving a command, she drew the attention of all the female disciples in the room.

"Oh! It's actually Senior Sister Luo!"

"Ah~ How come it's Junior Sister Luo?"

Unexpectedly, there were both screams and disappointment. What's going on? Do all the girls in this room have complicated, multi-faceted relationships?

With a sense of sarcasm in his heart, Fang Shi walked past the group of female disciples with neither arrogance nor servility, and arrived at the Luo River.

Since our He Bao has called us, how can we back down? We have to go up to her and sit opposite her.

This room must be a school room for listening to lectures. Each person has a wooden table in front of them, with square pillars, a thick tabletop, and the edges of the table are slightly upturned with cloud-shaped carvings. People sit on a futon on the ground behind them, which is very much in line with Fang Shi's impression of some ancient-style schools.

As soon as he sat down, Luo He leaned forward, rested her elbows on the table, and cupped her face in her hands, asking, "Fangzi, why did it take you a month to come see me?"

"Hey~" A group of gossipy women around started making a fuss when they heard this opening remark.

Fang Shi remained calm, placed the earthenware pot on the table, and said, "When I arrived at the Heaven and Earth Pavilion, my master assigned me a lot of work (Qu Yang: ?), keeping me busy for a whole month before I finally managed to find some free time."

After saying that, he asked, "Have you had lunch?"

"Lunch..."

Luo He's gaze fell on the earthenware pot, and she asked, "Is this food?"

"Yes, it's a very fat fish that I raise."

"Well... I haven't eaten here before." Luo He clapped her hands and said with a smile, "I'm very hungry now."

"Hey, Junior Sister Luo, that's not right. We just finished eating."

"Really? I don't remember." Luo He took the bowl and chopsticks from Fang Shi, dabbed the saliva on his lips, as if he really hadn't eaten.

Fang Shi seemed not to have heard, setting out the bowls and chopsticks, and casually asked, "How's the food at Qingxiu Workshop? What do you usually eat?"

"Hmm... it's also a spiritual fruit, right? Disciples who haven't broken through to the Nourishing Breath Realm eat vegetarian food, but once they break through to the Nourishing Breath Realm, they can eat meat porridge made with minced spiritual meat."

"So where are you?"

"I... have already entered the initial stage of the Nourishing Breath Realm!" Luo He said with considerable pride, his face full of anticipation for Fang Shi's praise.

Uh ~

The girls around them were initially going to make a fuss, but it turned out that the two of them were ignoring them.

"Great!" Fang Shi was naturally generous. "The fish I brought is also Xuan Fish Spirit Meat, so I'll give you some extra nutrition."

But to everyone's surprise, the chattering around them stopped as soon as he said that.

The sudden silence made Fang Shi unable to ignore it any longer, and he looked at Luo He with some curiosity.

Luo He then explained, "Fangzi, the disciples here who have just entered the Nourishing Breath Realm cannot eat too much spiritual meat yet. The amount at each meal must be controlled, otherwise, if too much spiritual meat is ingested, too much turbid qi will accumulate, which is not good for cultivation."

"Oh, I see."

Fang Shi thought it was something big, but it was just this? He had already "eaten" all the Xuan Qi in the Xuan Fish, leaving only flesh and no Qi.

He casually remarked, "Hezi, don't worry, I've already had my master refine the Xuan Qi from this Xuan fish."

If you don't believe me, look, even the eerie light in the fish's eye is gone.