39: Chapter 39 The Second Treasure Bowl! It's Spewing Out Treasure!

Li Mingyu and his family.

And also this Instructor, Liu Shenyou.

Ultimately chose to remain in Li Family Village.

Although Li Family Village was strange.

And there was more than one strange thing about it.

There was the protection of the Mountain God, but the Mountain God's ghostly servants were actually white-boned skeletons!

There was a type of farming tool they had never seen or even heard of called a bone plow!

One bone plow made from snake bones could even till the land on its own!

And it required white-boned skeletons to infuse it with magical power.

The magical power of a skeleton monster, putting it nicely.

Just like how, in the mouths of the Li Family Villagers, their clansmen who transformed into white-boned skeletons were all ghost soldiers under the Mountain God Lord, not demons or monsters.

So, this magical power isn't ghostly power?

"If you insist on saying so, that's not wrong." Liu Shenyou couldn't help but smile. "Being an official or a bandit, isn't it just a matter of who you follow? Since ancient times, victors become kings and losers become outlaws, isn't that how it is?"

"Brother Liu, such words shouldn't be spoken carelessly." Li Mingyu shook his head. "True gods and evil spirits, when you get down to it, isn't it also about who can receive official recognition from the authorities?"

No wonder these two could get along.

One inwardly criticized the Dynasty's legitimacy, equating the authorities with bandits.

The other, in one breath said such words shouldn't be spoken carelessly, and in the next, subtly mocked the gods.

So, sitting together, listing the strange aspects of Li Family Village, they conversed quite congenially.

"There's a cunning Old Clan Leader here." Liu Shenyou added.

"And a Young Master Zhang who hid the carriage early on, fearing we would leave." Li Mingyu continued.

"Daddy!"

At this moment, Teacher Li's little daughter ran over. "Look at piggies! Tiger!"

"Haha!" Liu Shenyou immediately burst out laughing.

Right, there was also a young tiger here, called the Tiger Young Master, who was keen on castrating piglets!

Li Mingyu also couldn't help but smile.

"Teacher! Instructor!"

A voice called from outside the courtyard. "I've come to take Little Sister to see the piglets!"

The voice sounded like a lively youth, but what appeared at the door was a white-boned skeleton.

It even poked a skull through the crack in the door.

"...Li Bao'er, just come in." Li Mingyu glanced at him and said. "Looking like this is even more frightening."

Thank goodness it was broad daylight!

"Hehe! Teacher, Mistress, I'm wearing clothes today." Little Baozi pushed the door open and entered, saying with a grin, and even spun around.

Showing off the straw matting wrapped around his waist.

"Who made these clothes for you? They're truly novel!"

Li Mingyu's wife's surname was Yang. Hearing the commotion, Madam Yang came out from the house and, seeing this scene, couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

"The Young Master had Grandma Daohua and the others make them for us." Little Baozi chuckled. "He said, being human shouldn't be too 'exposed' (lit. 'reveal the bones')."

"Ha! Interesting!" Li Mingyu immediately clapped his hands.

He felt this saying was quite meaningful.

Little Baozi was no longer human, yet he was doing things humans do.

So, he should act like a human and not be too 'exposed' (lit. 'reveal the bones').

"The phrase 'exposed' (lit. 'reveal the bones'), I think it has another meaning." Suddenly inspired, he stood up. "Come on, why don't we all go watch the Young Master castrate pigs!"

Madam Yang immediately said: "Good idea, I've never seen a pig being castrated before!"

Saying so, she walked over and picked up her daughter.

To go watch the spectacle with her husband.

None of the people present saw any problem with this.

Once outside the courtyard gate, they met People from Li Family Village. Hearing they wanted to watch the castration, they even gave them directions.

It was only when they reached the spot, seeing people packed in layers, and ran into Village Chief Zhang, who told his villagers to make way, that he said: "Madam, you came too? As a lady from a good family, can you stand the smell of blood?"

"I'm no lady from a good family." Madam Yang laughed. "My ancestors were pig butchers."

It was only later that they switched to butchering other things.

"So, Mistress, do you know how to butcher pigs?" Little Baozi heard this and immediately asked. "The Young Master says, castrated pigs grow fat and tender meat. When the time comes, you do the butchering, and we'll have a butchering feast!"

"Sure." Madam Yang nodded. "Butchering pigs, that's easy."

Li Mingyu listened with a smile.

Liu Shenyou, however, twitched the corner of his mouth.

He had always felt there was something strange about this sister-in-law.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but snort a laugh.

If you put it that way, they were quite connected to this Li Family Village.

"Where's Young Master Zhang? Has he already left?" He scanned the crowd and couldn't help but ask.

"Left, left before dawn." Little Baozi said. "He's practically gone mad longing to Cultivate immortal techniques, he wouldn't wait a single day more."

Liu Shenyou nodded.

If it were him, with such an Opportunity, he wouldn't want to delay either.

Exchanging a glance with Li Mingyu in secret, they both smiled.

The reason they stayed was simple.

Li Family Village had a disciple cultivating in the Sword Sect.

And early this morning, he had taken Young Master Zhang to pay respects at the Immortal Ascension Platform.

Heard he wanted to join an Alchemy Sect.

So, although Li Family Village was strange in every way, there wouldn't be any evil demons causing trouble here.

Otherwise, how would they dare provoke these immortal cultivation Sects?

As for calling a tiger demon 'Young Master'.

Sometimes, the people of Li Family Village also called the Mountain God Lord 'Mountain Lord', likely because his original form was also a tiger that cultivated to success.

In that case, giving a hand to a junior was only to be expected.

If a City God could have ghostly servants, it was normal for a Mountain Lord to have a Tiger Demon Young Master.

There was even some interaction between the two.

"It's good that it's a proper god; they have some scruples in their actions." Liu Shenyou thought to himself. "The authorities will send people in a couple of days to inspect and then register the Li Family Villagers."

As long as there were no evil spirits, there was no need to worry about being used for some sinister scheme.

Li Family Village seemed intent on settling down here for good and living peacefully, so they wouldn't harm their lives.

With these two points, it was enough.

Laying low here for now, avoiding some conflicts, wasn't bad.

Following everyone's goodwill, the two walked further inside.

Then they saw, at the very center, the Tiger Young Master squatting in front of the piglets.

The few piglets raised in the commoners' pigsty, where had they ever seen a tiger?

They were trembling with fear.

Then they saw the Tiger Young Master open its mouth, bare its teeth at them.

The piglets fainted on the spot.

Afterwards, the Tiger Young Master lifted its front leg, revealing its sharp claws.

"Young Master, you must be very careful." The Old Clan Leader urged worriedly from the side. "These piglets are being raised to provide meat for you and the God Lord!"

"Aiya! Why don't you trust me to handle things?" The Tiger Young Master's whiskers twitched, saying impatiently. "The one from before, isn't it alive and well?"

If not for this old man stopping him, a few piglets would have been done with a single swipe of the claw!

And now the old man was still trying to stop him?

If he kept stopping, the piglets would wake up!

Saying so, its claw swept downwards swiftly.

Swish!

A flash of cold light from the claw tip.

And it removed one piglet's 'worries'.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Four piglets, castration complete.

"Amazing! Wonderful!" Madam Yang couldn't help but praise.

The Tiger Young Master turned to look, raising a paw towards her: "You too, have great eyesight!"

Li Mingyu nodded in agreement, suddenly feeling this tiger demon was quite good.

Liu Shenyou: "..."

The others, seeing only a little blood was shed, also joined in the praise.

The Tiger Young Master, swishing its tail, left everyone with a proud back view as it went to wash its paws.

Clan Chief Li and the others quickly sprinkled the prepared plant ash onto the little pigs.

The First Castration Conference of Li Family Village concluded perfectly!

...

Evening.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Feng Yifan returned to the small temple on the mountain top.

Just about to take a nap, he suddenly sensed something, his eyes snapping open.

The next instant, a bottle of pills and a cultivation manual appeared before him!

"Heya!" He immediately perked up. "The second treasure bowl is already spitting out treasures this fast?"