Chapter 15

No matter how the wind blew and the waves crashed, Zhao Zhiqiang remained unmoved.

To be the village chief? He did want to...

But he had no reason to be one.

As for the matters that Ergazi and the others mentioned, such as demolition, land allocation, compensation, and various other things that couldn't be left to others to decide, they didn't even enter his mind. Those things were troublesome and unappreciated, and he didn't like dealing with them.

Moreover, being a village chief meant being under the control of multiple levels of government, from the town, district, city, province, and even the national level. At the very least, there would always be a secretary watching him closely.

...Forget it, I don't want to get involved in that mess, nor do I want to worry about it.

As for their suggestion to deal with Zhao Tiejun, he had no objections.

After all, that guy had made him wait yesterday!

However, although Zhao Zhiqiang didn't want to get involved in this matter, he turned his head and saw Ergazi's mother, which made him think about his own family, especially his father, who was always called "Old Nian." A significant part of the reason he got into fights as a child was because others called him "Nian Duzi," a term he hated the most.

Could this be a way to give his father, who was always called "Old Nian" by the village elders, some face?

Thinking about this, Zhao Zhiqiang suddenly changed his mind.

"Since Zhao Tiejun is involved, let's talk about it. I'll think about it..." Zhao Zhiqiang said this and then continued to focus on the Qing-stewed carp that had just been served.

"Good, good. Come, eat some more." Ergazi, seeing a glimmer of hope, became happy and kept urging him to eat.

However, the other six people were stunned by Zhao Zhiqiang's eating. This guy, he could really eat!

Ten dishes, four of which were large meat dishes, he ate more than half of them.

"Daqiang, did you not get enough to eat in the army?" Xu Zhili, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't help but ask.

"Uh-huh." Zhao Zhiqiang smiled, "Yeah, it was better in Xinjiang, but when I was abroad, I couldn't get such good food."

In front of his village friends, he didn't put on airs. The home-cooked dishes were very authentic, and it wasn't in his nature to pretend not to enjoy them.

"Yishui! Bring another plate of hand-torn meat, and make sure it's Inner Mongolian lamb—"

Ergazi was happy, as this guy had finally said he would consider it after talking for over an hour, which meant there was a chance. "Daqiang, after this, I'll take you to our village's resort. There's a hot spring there, and you can have a good soak!"

Zhao Zhiqiang didn't refuse. He had originally planned to wash up in the city yesterday, but he didn't because he had to carry so much cash. He had also heard that two years ago, an earthquake in the mountain hollow above Guomu Gou had brought a hot spring to the surface, and the village chief had invested in building it, making it a public asset of the village committee, with the profits going to the village.

After the meal, around seven o'clock, they drove up the mountain.

This place was originally intended to be a hot spring resort, but due to various reasons, only a large courtyard and bathing facilities were built.

The hotel was only half-built and had been mysteriously halted for half a year. Initially, people from other places came here by reputation, but later, it was only used by the villagers as a regular bathing place. Poor management and disorganization made it even worse than a public bath. It was also built far from the village, so there were rarely any visitors.

When the seven of them arrived, there was only a gatekeeper. Since they were all from the same village and group, they didn't even have to pay.

It had been about a month since Zhao Zhiqiang had last bathed...

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Zhao Zhiqiang lay down in the hot spring filled with river pebbles, feeling very comfortable.

Comfortable!

After washing, he continued to soak in the water. The 40-degree hot spring made him feel drowsy. Before long, Zhao Zhiqiang, who had long wanted to relax, fell asleep on the water-soaked stone bed.

He didn't know how long he had been asleep.

Zhao Zhiqiang woke up, not startled or naturally, but because of a strange sensation in his heart from the copper bead!

"Huh? What's going on?" Zhao Zhiqiang changed from lying to sitting and found that no one else was in the large room. He could hear them waiting outside, but his attention quickly returned to the peculiar stone bed.

After struggling for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, so he returned to lying down and relaxing. Soon, that feeling came back!

Spiritual energy!

Zhao Zhiqiang was startled!

Yes, he could sense it, a very subtle, invisible substance that slowly entered the specific path of spiritual energy circulation due to his relaxed state. It was like a fine, translucent light!

If it hadn't entered the path of spiritual energy circulation, he wouldn't have thought it was spiritual energy, or the essence of heaven and earth!

Although it was very little, it was extremely shocking to Zhao Zhiqiang!

"Ha, this is much faster than blood refinement and can be accumulated!"

The copper bead had already accumulated the spiritual energy from three uses of spiritual energy!

This was equivalent to one-third of his blood!

"If I have this, I can save so much time from eating and drinking, especially that bitter herbal soup!" Zhao Zhiqiang was extremely excited!

Although he couldn't describe what it was, Zhao Zhiqiang could sense it.

Zhao Zhiqiang quickly calmed his mind, closed his eyes, and relaxed, lying back in the water...

The next morning, Zhao Zhiqiang laughed heartily!

He swept away his previous anxiety and irritability. As long as he had money, he could control the refinement of spiritual energy. With this place, he wouldn't need to or would need less of the blood refinement to convert into spiritual energy. His physical condition would be much better than always looking pale and weak!

Moreover, the effect of lying there for one night was that his spiritual energy had increased to five times its original level, meaning he could use the "Money-Eyes" ability five times. Of course, the one used for self-preservation at midnight was already used, but now it was fully replenished!

"Oh, so now I can store five times the amount of spiritual energy!" Zhao Zhiqiang felt the quantity of spiritual energy for the first time!

Great!

When Zhao Zhiqiang came out of the door, which looked no different from a public bath, Ergazi, who had been resting in the waiting room all night, was stunned!

This vitality and spirit?

How had Zhao Zhiqiang changed so much?

His complexion was much better, though still pale, but much more normal than yesterday. His vitality and spirit were clearly much stronger.

That youthful vigor made even someone a few years older feel the same way. How would you describe his overall appearance?

Right, that's called—sunny!

"Hehe, I should have given you a proper welcome. Look, how much better you look after a good wash! Maybe that beautiful woman you met the other day will reconsider when she sees you now!" Ergazi teased.

"Alright! Don't joke around, Brother Ergazi. I thought about it all night. I'll run for the position of village chief!"

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