Courtyard House: The Cultivation System Takes Me Flying

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and with the blessing of the system's spiritual energy, Qin Lindong's spiritual field yielded a bumper harvest.

The spirit rice was golden and plump, with drooping ears of grain, emitting a rich and refreshing fragrance; the spirit vegetables were lush and green, tender and plump, growing vigorously. In just three days, the spirit field transformed from a tender sprout into a bountiful field, an astonishing phenomenon. The aroma permeated the entire courtyard, thoroughly arousing the appetites and greed of everyone in the courtyard.

Especially for Jia Zhangshi, in the past three days, smelling the fragrance of the spirit field and seeing the tender spirit vegetables and rice, the greed in her heart had long since overwhelmed her fear, and she was restless like a cat scratching at her heart.

In her eyes, Qin Lindong, an orphan, didn't deserve such good things. These spiritual rice and vegetables should be shared with her, his elder. The fear she had felt from being beaten before had long been thrown to the winds in the face of greed.

That noon, Qin Lindong went to work at the steel rolling mill, and He Yuzhu left with him, leaving only the elderly, women, and children in the courtyard. Jia Zhangshi felt that the time was right and could no longer suppress her greed, so she decided to secretly go to the spirit field to steal spirit vegetables and harvest spirit rice.

She cautiously stepped out of the room, glancing left and right to make sure no one was watching. Then, hunching over, she stealthily made her way to the spirit field, her eyes greedily fixed on the golden spirit rice and verdant spirit vegetables, her mouth watering.

"The brat's not home, perfect timing for me to reap some benefits... This rice is so good, these vegetables are so tender, they're all mine..." Madam Jia thought to herself with secret pride, stretching out her rough right hand to pick the spiritual vegetables from the spiritual field.

What she didn't know was that Qin Lindong had already activated his perception realm. Although he was in the factory, he was constantly aware of everything happening in the yard. Every move Jia Zhangshi made was clearly reflected in his mind.

"act recklessly."

Inside the steel rolling mill workshop, Qin Lindong's lips curled into a cold smile. He greeted the workshop director and then turned and hurried toward the courtyard.

With the sensory field fully activated, the scene of Jia Zhangshi stealing vegetables was transmitted in real time, showing every detail clearly.

Inside the courtyard, just as Jia Zhangshi's hand touched the leaves of the spiritual vegetable, before she could even pluck it, a cold voice rang out behind her, like the pronouncement of death:

"What are you doing?"

Madam Jia trembled, terrified out of her wits. She turned around abruptly and saw Qin Lindong standing behind her with an icy expression, his eyes sharp as knives, staring intently at her.

"I...I..." Jia Zhangshi was so frightened that she couldn't speak coherently. Her face was as pale as paper. She tried to withdraw her hand, but it was too late.

The perpetrator was caught red-handed and there was no way to deny it!

Hearing the commotion, the neighbors all peeked out to watch. When they saw that Jia Zhangshi had been caught stealing the sacred vegetables, they all secretly thought that something was wrong, but dared not step forward to persuade her.

"It's over, Jia Zhangshi is doomed this time! How dare she steal from Qin Lindong!"

"They're truly insatiable; they weren't beaten badly enough before, and now they're coming to their deaths!"

"Qin Lindong will definitely not let her go. This is going to be a good show."

Hearing the whispers, Jia Zhangshi's legs went weak with fear, and she knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly: "Brother Lin Dong, I was wrong, I was confused for a moment, please forgive me this time, I will never dare to do it again!"

She cried and begged for mercy, trying to get away with it by feigning weakness and playing the victim once again.

But Qin Lindong had already seen through her true nature; his eyes held no pity, only cold disgust.

"Spare you?" Qin Lindong sneered. "You stole my grain before and caused a scene at my door, and I let you off; but today you stole from my spirit field and crossed my bottom line. Do you think I'll still forgive you?"

"I told you before, if you mess with me again, I'll cripple your hands. Today, I mean it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Lindong stepped forward, grabbed Jia Zhangshi's right wrist as she was stealing vegetables, and exerted a slight force with the power of the third level of the Body Tempering Realm.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound of bone cracking echoed clearly throughout the entire courtyard.

"ah--!"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the sky. Jia Zhangshi convulsed in pain and fainted.

Her right index finger was severed on the spot, the bone was shattered, and it could never be restored!

This scene completely stunned everyone present!

The onlookers trembled with fear, their faces deathly pale, no longer daring to harbor even the slightest greed. They finally understood that Qin Lindong's spiritual field was a true forbidden zone; whoever touched it would die!

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui hid behind the crowd, too scared to even breathe, and the last bit of hope in their hearts was completely extinguished.

Inside the Jia family's house, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu heard the screams and were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, trembling all over, not even having the courage to go out and take a look.

Qin Lindong coldly released his grip, letting Jia Zhangshi fall to the ground and wail in pain, his icy voice echoing throughout the entire courtyard:

"I'll say it one last time: my spiritual field, my things—no one is allowed to touch them. Anyone who does will suffer this fate!"

"If this happens again, it won't just be one finger that's ruined, but your whole hand!"

Every word was like an icicle, piercing into everyone's heart and completely shocking the entire hospital!

[Ding! The host has punished the thieving villain Jia Zhangshi by crippling her fingers, a truly gratifying outcome!]

[Reward: Body Tempering Realm Level 3 progress +12%, currently at 65%!]

Stamina +4, current stamina 70!

[Points +400, current points: 2510!]

[The entire academy is filled with awe and respect; no one dares to covet the host's belongings anymore!]

Qin Lindong glanced indifferently at Jia Zhangshi on the ground, then turned and walked to the spirit field to begin harvesting the ripe spirit rice and spirit vegetables.

The golden spirit rice and verdant spirit vegetables were stored in the system space, enough to feed him for several months.

As for Jia Zhangshi on the ground, her fingers were broken and she was wailing incessantly, but no one dared to step forward to help her. She could only suffer the consequences of her greed in pain and fear!