The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

But to his surprise, he unexpectedly ran into Xie Zhixing while strolling outside.

To be honest, since he left the company, the two have seen each other less and less. It's not that Lu Changfeng is deliberately ignoring them; it's just that relationships are like that—the more often they see each other, the closer they become.

Even the best relationships, like those with Xie Zhixing, will gradually fade over time.

But since we've run into him today, we might as well go over and see what he's up to.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that he had a fishing rod hanging from his body and a large basin filled with various kinds of fish in front of him.

There were even two spirit fish among them.

"Hey, Uncle Xie, did you catch all these fish?"

"Not bad, there are even spirit fish! They're small, but they're worth at least four or five spirit stones!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that four or five spirit stones seem like a small amount. In reality, this price is equivalent to half a month's salary for a normal employee in Tianxing City. As for the salary at Luoyun Shopping Mall, that's purely a case of competitors causing trouble.

As Lu Changfeng spoke, he reached out and began to rummage through the fish in the basin. Although there were many fish, they were very small, only about two or three fingers wide.

It's perfect for playing around with!

"Go away, don't rummage through it if you're not buying!"

Lu Changfeng wasn't annoyed by this, and then squatted down next to Xie Zhixing.

"Uncle Xie, your fishing skills seem to have improved a lot lately! You've caught so many fish!"

Xie Zhixing looked smug about this.

"That's right, my life has been so comfortable ever since I stopped dealing with those little brats at home!"

"Every day is spent either fishing or watching entertainment; it's so relaxing!"

Just then, a few children walked by.

"Sir, how much is this pole? Is it one or two taels per session?"

Upon hearing the voice, Xie Zhixing replied with a smile.

"Of course! One or two at a time, and you might even catch a spirit fish, which can be sold for two spirit stones."

Immediately, the children excitedly paid their money and started fishing in the basin.

Lu Changfeng was completely dumbfounded upon seeing this scene.

"Holy crap, Uncle Xie, I thought you were a fishmonger! I never expected you to be here scamming kids!"

You should know that small fish, only two or three fingers wide, don't fetch a good price even in other places, let alone in Tianxing City, a place where ordinary food is plentiful.

As for the two spirit fish inside, these things don't eat ordinary food at all; they only eat pseudo-spiritual plants with spiritual energy.

These children's fishing hooks were loaded with corn kernels or something similar, no wonder the two fish didn't take the bait!

It turns out Xie Zhixing was actually doing this kind of business here.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhixing quickly covered Lu Changfeng's mouth.

"Shh, why are you shouting so loudly? Do you think I'm making money? I'm trying to spark the children's interest in learning."

"Look how happy they are fishing! They'll definitely be top-notch anglers when they grow up!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng immediately gave Xie Zhixing the middle finger, but fortunately Xie Zhixing didn't take it to heart.

"Xiao Feng, has Xiao Duo caused you any trouble lately?"

When asked about this, Lu Changfeng shook his head.

"Don't worry, your daughter is really enjoying it now!"

"But she doesn't work at the mall anymore; she works at the inn now. I'm in charge of the Falling Cloud Inn now, so no one can bully her!"

Hearing this, Xie Zhixing immediately relaxed a lot.

If he had to pick one of his three children to worry about the most, it would be Xie Duo. Fortunately, with Lu Changfeng around, there wouldn't be any problem.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he asked in a low, mysterious voice,

"By the way, what's the situation at the mall? I heard the second manager was demoted?"

Lu Changfeng did not hide anything from this question.

"Still the same old story. Didn't we lose a large amount of goods during last year's spirit-testing event? It's been half a year and we still haven't found them."

"Duan Yu wanted to threaten Manager Su and wait for her to compromise so he could put his own people in the logistics department, but Manager Su refused, and that's how things turned out!"

After hearing this, Xie Zhixing suddenly understood.

"Oh, I see. I really thought you two were about to start dating!"

"If this gets to your mom's ears, she'll be overjoyed!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng's lips twitched involuntarily.

"Sigh, I used to think I'd be considered a genius, but now there are geniuses everywhere, so it's impossible!"

Xie Zhixing quite agreed with Lu Changfeng's words.

"That's true. The children's strength has been increasing at an incredibly fast pace lately. They only started learning last October, and now the stronger ones have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, while the slightly less advanced ones are already in the late Qi Refining stage!"

"I've been practicing Qi cultivation for decades and I'm only just reaching the late stage. I should have known better than to be born so early!"

He then glanced at Lu Changfeng and laughed.

"But you're unlucky, kid. If you had been born a few years later, with your talent, you'd probably have taken off!"

Seeing you makes me feel so much better!

Lu Changfeng's lips twitched involuntarily.

Good heavens, what kind of talk is this? What kind of talk is this?!

What does it mean to feel so much better when I see you?

Gan!

There was absolutely no way to continue the conversation that day.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Xie Zhixing nervously pick up the basin full of small fish in front of him.

"Alright, alright, that's enough for today. Uncle, something suddenly came up, please come again tomorrow!"

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Lu Changfeng completely bewildered.

Good grief, what's going on?

But he quickly realized that the children's parents had arrived, and soon the sound of the children crying could be heard throughout the entire street.

Suddenly, a woman next to Lu Changfeng looked at him and asked,

"Hey buddy, did you see which way that old man who was setting up his stall here ran off to?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng pointed in the direction Xie Zhixing had left while shaking his head.

"I don't know! I just arrived too!"

Seeing Lu Changfeng's inconsistent manner of speaking and acting, the woman who had asked the question immediately nodded.

"Never mind if you don't know!"

Then he led a group of old women and chased after them in the direction Lu Changfeng had pointed.

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but laugh.

"Hehehe, Mr. Crab, I didn't say that, so don't blame me!"

After saying that, she turned and left. While Lu Changfeng was strolling around, Su Qingzhu also began to carry out her plan.

Her plan was quite simple: to spread rumors, and not just any rumors.

The next morning, as soon as Lu Changfeng arrived at the mall, Li Mingfei excitedly approached him.

"Brother Lu, Brother Lu, great news! Great news!"

"Now the employees are all saying that the truth about how the supplies went missing last year is finally coming to light!"

"I heard that the assistant store manager was able to sneak into the warehouse, so Manager Su said that this time they're going to hire a local array master to design a special array so that nothing inside will be stolen!"

"You know, this assistant store manager is really something! Who would have thought he had this kind of ability!"

As he spoke, Li Mingfei couldn't help but sigh in amazement. Clearly, he hadn't expected that the Luo Yun Chamber of Commerce's logistics warehouse would have such a method of sneaking in unnoticed.

But Lu Changfeng looked surprised when he heard this.

"Wow, this is interesting!"