Step by Step Ascend to Immortality - Chapter 122 - 112: Growing vegetables with one hand and tea with the other

Chapter 122: Chapter 112: Growing vegetables with one hand and tea with the other

However, Liu Suiyun tilted his head and immediately knew that there couldn’t be such a good thing. He obediently carried his Heavenly Tear Starfall Sword and walked out.

Today, Shen Yaqin was wearing a Dragon and Phoenix Emerald Cloud Crown, a Red-Edged Gold-Embroidered Five-Colored Cloud Dragon Robe, and Green Silk Shoes. Her heroic spirit was no less than usual. As soon as she saw Liu Suiyun, she said with great satisfaction: “I heard that you have hardly left your room these days and have been concentrating on cultivating the art of spiritual plants. Your mistress is very happy in her heart!”

Liu Suiyun immediately replied: “Thank you, mistress, for your praise. These days, the disciple has just put in a little more effort in the art of spiritual plants. Why did the mistress mention Junior Sister Que’er of the Tianhua Sect?”

Shen Yaqin said very proudly: “Disciple, today your mistress has come to tell you that the matter of getting you to team up with Little Que’er has fallen through. Next, the matter of growing this tea will be entirely up to you.”

“Mistress? Do you mean that you originally wanted the disciple to assist Junior Sister Que’er?” Liu Suiyun was extremely intelligent and immediately caught the hidden meaning in Shen Yaqin’s words: “The disciple believes that as long as one is attentive, one will definitely grow good tea leaves. Why look for Junior Sister Que’er and let the disciple assist her?”

Although Liu Suiyun didn’t have much enthusiasm for taking care of the seven-thousand-mu tea garden, and he didn’t have much affection for growing tea either, these days he had wholeheartedly studied tea cultivation, and it had been so hard that even if there was no affection before, there was now one or two points of affection.

Unexpectedly, before the tea garden had even started, over there Shen Yaqin seemed to have the intention of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge: “The disciple thinks that even if Junior Sister Que’er is willing to come, it should be the disciple who is in charge and let her assist!”

Such a statement might be too overbearing, and Shen Yaqin also heard Liu Suiyun’s dissatisfaction. She explained: “Your mistress has always been partial to the little disciple. It’s just that what your foundation is like, your mistress knows, and you also know very well. Your mistress originally just wanted to drink a good cup of tea, so she decided to entrust Tianwu Peak to you. But no matter how confident your mistress is in you, she also thinks that it will probably start to tidy up the tea garden next year and only start picking in the year after, right?”

Liu Suiyun himself didn’t have such confidence. He hesitated for a moment and said: “Mistress, give me three years, no, five years. The disciple will definitely make the tea garden on Tianwu Peak better.”

Shen Yaqin continued to explain: “But Shen Que’er has always been called extremely intelligent in spiritual plants, and her foundation is much more solid than yours. Your mistress optimistically estimates that if we start tidying up the tea garden this year, perhaps we can start picking next year. Your mistress just wants to drink a good cup of tea produced by ourselves…”

The strengths of the two were there. Liu Suiyun was still just an outsider enthusiast, while Shen Que’er was different. Although she was young, Liu Suiyun felt that she had been focused on the art of spiritual plants for at least three to five years and her level was extremely high. Therefore, Liu Suiyun suddenly wilted: “Then the mistress should invite Junior Sister Que’er over again. The disciple is willing to assist her, but please rest assured, mistress, the disciple won’t always assist her!”

Even if he had to deceive, he would steal all of Shen Que’er’s bottom-of-the-box skills. But Shen Yaqin shook her head and said: “Little Que’er won’t come. These days, your mistress was originally a little tempted and didn’t have much confidence in you, so she sent a letter to the Linghua Sect and your Junior Sister Que’er, hoping that the little Que’er could come to our Chonghua Peak to help grow vegetables. As for the form and compensation for coming over, everything can be discussed…”

“I promised over there that if she is willing to come, whether it’s spirit stones, spirit swords, spirit tools, or cultivation techniques and Taoist arts, as long as she opens her mouth, everything can be negotiated. We will definitely not let their side suffer a loss. And it doesn’t matter what name Shen Que’er uses to come over. Even being on equal terms with me is no problem.”

This was giving enough face to Shen Que’er and the Linghua Sect. She was just a little late Qi Refining cultivator. What right did she have to be compared with Shen Yaqin? Of course, Shen Yaqin also had her own little calculation: “Your mistress thought at that time that as long as she could drink good tea, it was more important than anything else. Of course, for you, disciple, this may not be an opportunity. Maybe you can not only learn the art of spiritual plants but also win the beauty!”

“Mistress!” Liu Suiyun stomped his foot and said: “Please don’t let this spread out, otherwise I will be in a terrible situation. Didn’t the Linghua Sect agree?”

“If they don’t agree, that’s fine!” Shen Yaqin said angrily: “Why be so humiliating! Your mistress came to you with just one meaning, that even if Shen Que’er is willing to come, she also has to assist you, disciple, and everything will be centered around you!”

Liu Suiyun immediately beamed with joy. Even if he only had one or two points of affection for growing tea originally, now it had become three or four points. He asked: “Mistress, what harsh words did they say over there?”

Shen Yaqin’s face was still slightly flushed with anger because of the wild words of the Linghua Sect: “The Linghua Sect replied to me over there, saying, ‘Do people in the Shenxiao Sect also drink tea? Can tea be grown on the Suspended Mountain?'”

These words were too harsh, and Shen Yaqin was still clenching the Landscape Dividing Sword in anger: “Disciple, strive to make your mistress proud!”

Speaking of which, the Shenxiao Sect, the Linghua Sect, and the Tianhong Sect were once very solid alliance relationships. It was just that after overthrowing the hegemony of the Supreme Demon Sect, the three sects each established their own countries, and the relationship became very tense. However, the relationship between the Shenxiao Sect and the Tianhong Sect was the worst, and the relationship with the Linghua Sect was slightly more relaxed.

Although the relationship between the Linghua Sect and the Shenxiao Sect was relatively more relaxed, they also felt that back then the Linghua Sect had contributed the most and had the most disciples die and get injured. But in the end, the Shenxiao Sect quietly invaded the Ancestral Court of the Tianhe Sect, the Suspended Mountain, and built the foundation of the Shenxiao Sect on this treasure mountain with the most benefits.

The Shenxiao Sect even directly renamed this Suspended Mountain as Shenxiao Mountain, while their Linghua Sect could only establish a sect on the much harsher Linghua Mountain. Coupled with the real conflicts of interests, the relationship between the two sides could only be said to be relatively relaxed. Therefore, Shen Yaqin’s well-intentioned request finally ended up in self-humiliation.

“Do people in the Shenxiao Sect also drink tea? Can tea be grown on the Suspended Mountain?”

This was treating the Shenxiao Sect, Chonghua Peak, and Shen Yaqin as barbarians who ate raw meat and drank blood!

When Liu Suiyun heard these words, a fire burned in his heart. He grasped the Heavenly Tear Starfall Sword tightly and had a feeling of wanting to open his mouth and roar towards the sky.

Although Shen Yaqin was a little strict and even spanked his palm hard, in the past half month, Liu Suiyun had already regarded her as one of his closest relatives. He had integrated himself into Chonghua Peak and Shenxiao Mountain. Every morning when he woke up, he would tell himself: “You are the disciple of Shen Yaqin of Chonghua Peak in the Shenxiao Sect!”

Now that the mistress and the sect had been so humiliated, Liu Suiyun grabbed Shen Yaqin’s gold-embroidered sleeve: “Mistress, leave the matter of growing tea to me. Give me one year, okay? I will definitely grow the tea well and let the entire Vault of Heaven Realm know that the tea our mistress drinks is the best tea in the Vault of Heaven Realm, not worse than the immortal tea of the Great Tang in the Central Plains.”

“Good!” Shen Yaqin could feel that Liu Suiyun’s confidence was so firm: “Good! I won’t look for anyone else anymore. This Tianwu Peak will be entirely entrusted to you. If you need any help, just speak up and tell your mistress. Don’t be polite with your mistress!”

Liu Suiyun said with a smile: “Mistress, rest assured. I, Liu Suiyun, am the first in being infatuated, the second in growing vegetables, the third in growing tea, the fourth in Taoist arts, and the fifth in martial arts…”

Originally, growing tea was just a duty that Shen Yaqin forced upon him. Liu Suiyun originally regarded it as a forced acceptance under helplessness and didn’t like growing tea. But at this moment, Liu Suiyun elevated growing tea to almost the same level as growing vegetables. He wanted to bet on his own honor.

The mistress would definitely drink the best fragrant tea in the entire Vault of Heaven Realm, and Shenxiao Peak would definitely be able to produce the best tea leaves in the Vault of Heaven Realm!

However, after a cold wind blew, Liu Suiyun felt a little regretful. The art of spiritual plants was extremely profound. Thirty years of hard cultivation might still be like a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water. Where did a little Qi Refining cultivator like him get such lofty ambitions? Speaking out might make people laugh.

But Liu Suiyun soon became flamboyant again. He was only twenty-three years old this year. So what if he failed? He was young and had youth and dreams. Besides, if he didn’t take a bold bet now while he was young and frivolous, how could it be called being young and wild.

For the mistress, he should grow vegetables with one hand and grow tea with the other!

Liu Suiyun said with a smile what was on his mind: “Mistress, I have made up my mind. Next, I will grow vegetables with one hand and grow tea with the other, and let those old men of the Linghua Sect know what kind of mistake they have made!”

“Good!” Shen Yaqin had a sweet and gratified smile on her face: “But your mistress came to you today just to inform you of this matter. Your mistress is very happy that you have such determination. No matter whether you can grow good tea or not, as long as you have tried hard, your mistress won’t blame you!”

Liu Suiyun quickly added a sentence: “I will definitely grow it, I will definitely grow it!”

Shen Yaqin continued: “There is another thing, that is, you have been too focused on the art of spiritual plants these days. Although it is a good thing, everything should be balanced. You can’t solve the problem just by reading Dao books. Your mistress asks you to go to Junior Nephew Shan in the Hundred Herbs Garden to see how they grow spiritual herbs and relax by the way…”

Liu Suiyun protested: “Mistress, I have only read less than twenty volumes of the ‘True Essentials of Spiritual Herbs’. Less than twenty volumes! Can you let me read a few more volumes first?”

But Shen Yaqin completely ignored Liu Suiyun’s protest: “Balance between work and rest is the best way. Anyway, your mistress has already promised you that even if you can’t answer a single question in the examination this time, she won’t spank your palm.”

She added again: “Besides, you will definitely learn a lot in the Hundred Herbs Garden…”

Saying that, Shen Yaqin didn’t wait for Liu Suiyun to reply. She directly grabbed Liu Suiyun’s collar. After a dizzying turn, Liu Suiyun found himself standing on the flying sword again: “Mistress? Are we leaving now?”

“Yes!” Shen Yaqin had already flown into the sea of clouds with her sword: “Is there anything you didn’t bring with you? Don’t worry, your mistress will buy you another one when we get to the Hundred Herbs Garden!”

The feeling of soaring in the sky was really good, and Liu Suiyun soon became relaxed: “Mistress, the disciple always brings all the important things with him. There is nothing lacking. It’s just that I originally wanted to grow good tea leaves for the mistress earlier…”

He shouted loudly towards the distant sea of clouds: “Liu Suiyun, for the mistress, you have to…”

“Grow vegetables with one hand and grow tea with the other!”