Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 301-Chapter 400)

When he saw this fellow villager again, Li Qngshan almost struggled to recognise him. His face was tanned, his hands were coarse, and he radiated with a rustic aura. He no longer bore any resemblance to the high-spirited talent of Crouching Ox village of the past anymore. His gentle and mild eyes revealed an aura that differed vastly from before.

When Li Long saw Li Qingshan again, he felt something similar. He was mature and confident, strutting around proudly. His name, Qingshan, had once been mocked for many years in the village, but Li Long could now understand what the name entailed.

Li Long took out a sack of spiritual rice. “I planted it myself. Try it! I’m still lacking a little in terms of spiritual stones, so if you’re not in a hurry, just another year should be enough.”

“There’s no hurry. It doesn’t matter even if I have to wait for another three or five years. It’s not like you can run away.” Li Qingshan opened the sack of rice and took a look. Every single shiny grain of rice was the size of a peanut, radiating with a faintly scented spiritual qi. He praised, “Nice rice. I think this rice is enough to make up for fifty spiritual stones. If you can bring me another three sacks, we’ll be in the clear.”

“Maybe next year. I still need to keep some for myself, whether it’s to eat or to sell!” Li Long nodded gratefully, not because of the spiritual stones, but because of the respect. He glanced past the bamboo forest that covered most of the island. “It really is quite a pity with this land and those bamboo shoots.”

The land allocated to each agriculture disciple would still be limited after all. The school of Novels definitely had the lowest population density in the academy right now.

As one of the main islands, Cloudwisp island was a first-class spiritual ground, obviously much better than the island where Li Long planted the rice. If he could plant here, there would be quite the harvest as long as he tended to them slightly, even without putting in much effort. And, the bamboo shoots that burst out from the ground were filled with spiritual qi as well.

Li Qingshan came to an even deeper understanding that Cloudwisp island really was a treasured place. He could not just let others take it away. “If you want to, then feel free to clear part of the land and plant on it. You can pick these bamboo shoots as you wish too. I don’t have the time to tend to them anyway.”

Although the spiritual bamboo shoots could replace pills, their effects were limited, so they were not particularly worth it to him. He would be much better off learning alchemy from Ru Xin.

Li Long began to slightly regret that he had not visited Cloudwisp island sooner, but he refused to take advantage of Li Qingshan’s generosity. In the end, they reached the agreement that half of all the crops Li Long planted and half of the bamboo shoots he harvested would go to Li Qingshan.

Not only could he help a fellow villager, but he would also receive many free things, so Li Qingshan happily agreed to it. Even if he did not eat these items himself, they were still quite a good choice to feed Milliped with so that he could recover.

Speaking of which, it was about time this guy woke up from hibernation!

Right as he thought that, he felt the bug pouch on his waist twitch. He happily agreed to Li Long’s request to water the fields.

“I still have some other matters to tend to, so you should go back first! I’ll be there in a second!”

After Li Long had left, Li Qingshan released Milliped and fed him the entire sack of spiritual rice. “There’s no hurry. There’ll be bamboo shoots to eat later too, so just bear with me a little more. I’ll take you back underground very soon.”

After satisfying Milliped and sending him back into the bug pouch, he went to Li Long and helped him out by using the Spiritual Rain technique a few times. He waited until Xiao An had come back from dealing with the school of Buddhism. After that, the two of them passed through the Formation of Dragons and Snakes, leaving the academy.

They went to Clear River city first. Li Qingshan wanted to travel around and use Chu Danqing’s paintings this time so that he could complete a few missions along the way. Earning some merit would obviously be for the best.

The black-clothed envoy in charge of the missions tended to his needs immediately. He took out the missions log and allowed Li Qingshan to browse through it.

Li Qingshan looked through it and chose missions carefully. Coincidentally, he saw a notice at the end of a mission that it was currently being undertaken. The person responsible for it was Qian Rongzhi. He asked, “Has Qian Rongzhi returned?”

“Ma’am Qian has returned twice before immediately taking on a new mission and leaving.”

All three missions had taken her to extremely remote regions far away from the prefectural city.

Li Qingshan thought, Not only is this woman vicious to others, but she basically treats herself no differently. She’s basically trying to commit suicide.

After choosing his missions, Li Qingshan was just about to leave when the envoy in black suddenly said, “Sir Li, ma’am Han is currently upstairs.”

Nothing spread faster in the world than gossip. The two directly involved in the matter were clueless, but it had already led to quite the hubbub within the Hawkwolf Guard. The Han family looking for a son-in-law was no small news.



Li Qingshan said, “Senior sister Han is here too? Then I need to pay her a visit.”

“Sir Li, do be careful. Ma’am Han has been in a very bad mood lately.”

Li Qingshan knew that it probably had something to do with him. He felt rather ashamed about this, so there was even more reason for him to go and explain himself.

The joyous spring sunlight poured into the room.

Han Qiongzhi currently furrowed her brows as she sat in Hua Chengzan’s original spot, dealing with official business. Her shoulder-length hair had been dyed a golden brown, but her face was as bleak as winter. Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door, and she said coldly without even looking up, “Come in.”

Li Qingshan made Xiao An wait outside as he entered through the door alone. “Senior sister Han!”

As soon as Han Qiongzhi saw Li Qingshan, anger began to bubble in her. Ever since that night, she thought their relationship had undergone some development. She was just waiting for him to come find her. However, no matter how she waited, no one came. After a slight investigation, she learnt that he had gone into secluded cultivation again, but he did not even give her a notice beforehand.

Her face immediately became frosty as she yelled, “Get out!”

Li Qingshan sighed gently and backed out again.

“Come back!” Han Qiongzhi leapt to her feet. She never thought he would not even be willing to explain himself.

Li Qingshan said, “What else is there?”

“You- you drive me crazy!” Han Qiongzhi bit her lip as she felt both furious and irritated. She could still recall everything that had happened that night vividly. Never had she cast aside her pride to get close to a man, yet she was brushed aside without the slightest acknowledgement like this.

Li Qingshan was unwilling to see her like this. This was the first woman to like him in his current life, and she seemed much more realistic and adorable compared to Gu Yanying, who was currently beyond reach.

If it were possible, he did not want to let down her feelings either, but since fate opposed them, there was no need for him to trouble himself over this. All he could do was apologise. “Let’s go, Xiao An!”

Within the long corridor, Li Qingshan walked away with his brows furrowed. Xiao An followed behind him closely. Suddenly, she raised her hand and grabbed him by the sleeve.





Chapter 340: Setting up a Date | Legend of the Great Sage




Li Qingshan looked back. “What’s wrong?”

Xiao An turned around and looked towards the door that was still open. She said, “If you marry her, can we still be together like before?”