Xuanjian: I am the tenth son of Zhenchi, and I plot to seize the throne from Zhenlong.

"The Jade Palace in the heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities. An immortal touched my head, and I was granted immortality."

Ye Chaosheng woke up at dawn, muttering the words he had heard in his dream, while his hands were busy at work.

He gripped the guillotine blade, which was as long as his thigh, and chopped off clumps of dry grass, which would be fed to the cattle later.

"Click, click~"

He neatly piled up batches of dry grass mixed with fresh grass.

"Hiss~" He suddenly stopped moving, his face contorted in pain, and reached behind him to touch his back. When he opened his palm, he saw traces of blood. It turned out that he had moved too much and the rough cloth of his clothes had rubbed the wound open.

He casually wiped the blood on his clothes and continued chopping grass, his mind filled with Ershan's kiss from yesterday, and suddenly the wound didn't hurt anymore.

His egg-stealing was discovered. The arrogant and mean-spirited steward returned from the market early and happened to be there when Ye Chaosheng handed in the eggs. He casually calculated that there should have been three eggs yesterday.

Under stern questioning, he could only stammer an explanation. He had been feeding the chickens when he slipped on chicken droppings and accidentally broke one.

Losing an egg wouldn't normally be a big deal, and the master wouldn't really be short of it. However, the steward was different; he was sharp-eyed and even more ruthless, so naturally he wouldn't let him off the hook.

So they tied him to a tree, and with two lashes, his skin was torn and bleeding.

"Brother Chaosheng?" Just then, Wang Ershan's pretty face appeared at the door, and she called out timidly.

"Why are you here again? Shouldn't you be boiling water now? Hurry up and go, or that old bastard will catch you!" Ye Chaosheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly said.

Wang Ershan shed two tears, hurried in, and said in a sobbing voice, "It's all my fault, Brother Chaosheng, are you in pain?"

"Oh, it doesn't hurt. I'm pretty tough. You should go now." Ye Chaosheng felt a warmth in his heart and urged him on.

"It's nothing, I just got my period today, so I asked Aunt Wang for half a day off," she said, pulling a palm-sized cloth bag from her bosom.

She knelt down and spread out some pale green powder on her knees. She gestured for Ye Chaosheng to kneel down as well: "Take off your clothes. I have medicine. I'll apply it to you. It won't hurt anymore, and it will heal faster."

Ye Chaosheng blushed slightly and muttered, "I'll come by myself later. You finally have half a day to rest, so you should get some rest."

But Wang Ershan still pulled down his trouser leg and forcibly removed his clothes.

Ye Chaosheng fidgeted, his hands tightly clasped to his chest, not daring to move, letting a small, cold hand touch his wound.

"Brother Chaosheng, you're still shy? I'm not shy at all." Wang Ershan said with a grin as she applied the medicine.

Ye Chaosheng opened his mouth, but his throat went hoarse, and he didn't know what to say. Suddenly, he felt a drop of cool water on his back, and he quickly turned around.

It turned out that Wang Ershan had been crying her eyes out, tears wetting her pretty face and dripping down her chin.

"Why...why are you crying?" He awkwardly reached out to wipe away the girl's tears, but she grabbed his hand and placed it directly on her chest.

"Brother Chaosheng, I'll marry you in the future, will you want me?" The girl's voice was tearful but her tone was firm.

Ye Chaosheng froze, his hand frozen in place.

He lost his parents at a young age and was sold by relatives to the Sun family as a slave. He didn't cry. At first, he was clumsy and made mistakes, and was whipped until his skin was torn and bleeding. He didn't cry.

He only thought that one day he would tie those relatives, and even this old man, to a tree and have him whip him a few times.

Now, the words spoken to the person he loved were far more scathing than the whip in the hands of that mean butler, making his nose twitch and his eyes well up with tears.

"Okay! I'll marry you, and then we'll leave this place and live a free and carefree life!"

Ye Chaosheng mustered his courage, turned around and hugged the girl, resting his chin on her shoulder, and blinked hard to stop the tears from falling.

Jiang Shi lay half-reclined on a pile of hay, rubbing his chin.

"Good lad, you've got my style back in the day."

At this moment, a golden wisp of smoke, visible only to Ye Chaosheng, suddenly grew stronger.

This is the dragon vein he planted on Ye Chaosheng a few days ago.

He had been in this village for some time, and after making inquiries, he only knew that it was an island in the sea inhabited by mortals, and that there were cultivators governing the surrounding area, but they were not on this island.

Jiang Shi received the reward and understood how to use the dragon vein. He wasn't in a hurry for the time being. He needed to first learn how to fly through the clouds to make it easier to travel. It had taken him quite a few days to find this village on his own two legs.

The purpose of this dragon vein is to find talented individuals, plant their seeds, and create a destiny child. After the destiny child dies, the cultivation and spiritual power of the deceased individual will be used to nourish the deceased.

This thing has a bit of the feel of a talisman seed, but unlike Master Roshi who is confined to the Lee family, it can freely choose its target in the world. As long as it doesn't involve the existence of the mountain, it is difficult for it to be discovered.

Of course, the Destiny Seed is too conspicuous and its concealment is far inferior to that of the Talisman Seed. As for whether it will have other attached functions later, Jiang Shi does not know yet.

Jiang Shi originally wanted to find a wealthy family's son to plant the dragon vein, so that the starting point would be higher. However, he did not expect that after searching around, only this young man had a spiritual aperture and was quite compatible with the dragon vein.

Now, the dragon vein has finally grown to the point where he can pass on his teachings.

"Ding~"

"Initial Task 2: Find a suitable candidate to plant the dragon vein"

Reward: "Dragon Vein Convergence Method"

"Completed"

"Initial tasks have been completed; subsequent tasks are pending."

Jiang Shi examined the Daoist scriptures that appeared in his mind and was satisfied. This was a fetal breathing technique that could utilize the dragon veins that had been planted to aid in cultivation. Combined with the destiny of the child, the speed of cultivation would definitely far exceed that of ordinary people.

"Next, I'll have to wait for this kid to fall asleep so I can impart my teachings in his dreams!"

The two hugged for a while by the guillotine before separating. After realizing what had happened, their courage receded like the tide. Ye Chaosheng blushed deeply and quickly put his clothes back on.

Wang Ershan gently stroked Ye Chaosheng's hand, touching all the calluses on it before letting go. Her voice, barely audible, came through the door: "Well... Brother Chaosheng, you're busy. I'll go home first to heat up some food for my dad. Remember not to get your wound wet. I'll see if I have time to come over later."

"Okay, you... be careful on the road." Ye Chaosheng nodded woodenly and stammered, not knowing what he needed to be careful about on these two short steps.

"Pfft~" Wang Ershan chuckled, gave him a light peck, and ran away as if fleeing.

"Click, click~"

As the dry grass fell in batches, Ye Chaosheng felt as if he had inexhaustible energy today.

He was feeding the cows, the chickens, and the sheep, cleaning up the livestock manure with a rake, but his gaze kept drifting outside. Fortunately, he responded immediately when a figure appeared.