Chapter 51

The matter of dividing the spirit fields in Tuqiu Village took on a rather anticlimactic tone after Han Xiumei suddenly appeared with the cultivation of a Martial Realm practitioner.

Originally, the breakthrough of Zhang the Blacksmith to the second level of the Martial Realm was enough to shock the entire village. However, now the Yang family had two Martial Realm cultivators, which naturally caused a silent shock throughout the village.

Zhang the Blacksmith and Xu Sanlang exchanged glances subtly, and with a tacit understanding, they intended to join forces to try to curb the Yang family. Unexpectedly, with the addition of another Martial Realm cultivator, Yang Tiangang still insisted on dividing the spirit fields into three medium-grade plots and one low-grade plot. This left the two of them momentarily incredulous, unable to understand why Yang Tiangang would suddenly settle for less when the situation was in his favor, leaving them feeling as if their hard-accumulated strength had been wasted.

"We are still in the minority!"

Yang Junshan understood his parents' dilemma. Yang Tiangang, as the village chief of Tuqiu Village, had to try to create a fair image in front of the villagers. Although true fairness was impossible due to the disparity in cultivation, Yang Tiangang's measured concession still earned the gratitude of the villagers, especially those who received the spirit fields.

In fact, because the Yang family was in the minority, despite the overall division of spirit fields not being absolutely advantageous, the amount of spirit fields allocated to others was not insignificant. More importantly, after obtaining the three medium-grade spirit fields, Yang Tiangang and his wife would not entrust them to others but would cultivate them personally.

One medium-grade spirit field was equivalent to one acre of low-grade spirit field. With Yang Tiangang and his wife focusing their efforts on these three spirit fields, they would naturally have less time to tend to the two acres of low-grade spirit fields they originally cultivated. Most of these would have to be rented to the villagers with surplus labor, thus winning over more people to support Yang Tiangang.

After the division of the spirit fields was completed, each household quickly signed and sealed the land deeds. Although Su Baozhang's cultivation did not advance to the third level as expected, Yang Tiangang still promised to allocate him two spirit fields to rent and cultivate. Su Baozhang, though disappointed, blamed himself and remained grateful to Yang Tiangang.

Yang Tiangang quickly had a copy made and then handed the division agreement and the copies of the land deeds to Qian Chunlai, saying, "Since you are the witness sent by the town, now that the spirit fields in our village have been divided, you should also sign the document and take the copies back to the town to be filed with the town chief."

Qian Chunlai felt the anger in his chest growing, and his hand trembled as he held the pen. He then used his spiritual energy as ink to draw a unique spiritual energy mark on the agreement, which was even more effective than signing and sealing.

Taking the copies of the land deeds from Yang Tiangang, Qian Chunlai let out a cold snort and fiercely shook his sleeves. He had come with high hopes but left in disappointment, his face thoroughly disgraced by the villagers of Tuqiu Village. He no longer wanted to stay in the village for a moment longer.

"Brother Qian, take your time, no need to see you off!"

Before he had taken two steps, Yang Tiangang's voice sounded in Qian Chunlai's ears, urging him to leave quickly. Without waiting to walk out of the crowd, a dark aura rose from his feet, forming a black wind that lifted him into the air.

The surrounding villagers of Tuqiu Village let out a chorus of exclamations, running in all directions to avoid the fierce wind and dark aura, causing a scene of chaos. Suddenly, a voice roared from the air, "Who is raising a fierce beast? Are you not afraid it will turn against you? Since Qian has seen it, I will resolve this threat for you!"

Yang Junshan was startled and, without hesitation, grabbed the longbow on his back. An iron-feathered arrow was instantly infused with his spiritual energy, and the tip even glowed with a cold light.

*Whoosh!*

The bowstring was released, and Yang Junshan realized he was actually attacking a third-level Martial Realm cultivator. However, to save Hu Niu, he would not care who the opponent was.

What he did not expect was that Qian Chunlai would be so despicable, using a four- to five-month-old tiger cub to vent his anger in front of thousands of villagers.

Yang Tiangang and An Xia reacted even faster. The two Martial Realm cultivators did not act specifically to save Hu Niu but because the range of a Martial Realm cultivator's attack was extremely wide, and Qian Chunlai's anger could easily harm innocent people. Moreover, the spirit fields were newly formed, and if the earth veins were damaged, the spirit fields could be destroyed.

More importantly, Yang Junxin and Yang Junhao were playing with the tiger cub. If Qian Chunlai really injured them, An Xia and Yang Tiangang would fight to the death with Qian Chunlai.

An Xia's foot stomped on the ground, and a layer of gray dust rose to form a gray barrier about ten feet high and over thirty feet long outside the crowd, protecting everyone behind it.

Yang Tiangang then disappeared from behind the barrier, darting into Qian Chunlai's dark aura whirlwind. The dark aura whirlwind suddenly turned gray from the inside out, followed by a loud explosion. Yang Tiangang was thrown back, breathing slightly faster, while the dark aura whirlwind in the air was dissolved amidst Qian Chunlai's cries of shock. At that moment, Yang Junshan's arrow, shot with full force, arrived.

Qian Chunlai, whose spell had been broken by Yang Tiangang, was in a state of old force gone and new force not yet generated. The dissolution of the dark aura whirlwind interfered with his spiritual senses, and most importantly, he never expected a third-level Mortal Realm cultivator to have the audacity to attack him!

Under these circumstances, in the eyes of the villagers of Tuqiu Village, the esteemed Martial Realm expert Qian Chunlai was actually hit in the buttocks by an iron-feathered arrow.

"Ah—"

This was not because of the pain. A Martial Realm cultivator's body, even when hit by a strong bow, would only penetrate an inch at most, especially in the thick-skinned buttocks.

Qian Chunlai's cry was mostly out of shame and anger. He knew that after this arrow, he would become a long-lasting laughingstock in the entire Huangtu Town, and even in the entire Mengyu County: the first Martial Realm cultivator to be hit in the buttocks by a thirteen-year-old third-level Mortal Realm cultivator!

People would not consider why he was hit but would mock him for the incident itself. Thinking of this, Qian Chunlai felt not only humiliated but also ashamed to live.

"I will not rest until I have avenged this, I will kill you, I will kill you..."

Qian Chunlai cursed madly as he fled, but his speed did not slow down, and he quickly disappeared from the sight of the villagers of Tuqiu Village.

The villagers of Tuqiu Village first looked at each other, then burst into a thunderous laughter, tears almost streaming down their faces.

At this moment, Yang Junshan found Hu Niu, who had fallen to the ground behind a rock. Hu Niu's aura was fluctuating, and the demonic aura within her body was gradually becoming chaotic. Clearly, she had tried to dodge when Qian Chunlai attacked, but as a five-month-old demonic beast, she was inevitably severely injured despite Yang Tiangang blocking most of the attack.

Seeing Yang Tiangang approach, Yang Junshan placed his palm on Hu Niu's head and reversed his true essence, infusing it into Hu Niu's body. Hu Niu, who had been on the verge of death, immediately perked up, and the chaotic demonic aura within her body was calmed and repressed.

Yang Junshan glanced at Hu Niu on the ground and asked casually, "Can she be saved?"

Yang Tiangang, unaware of the existence of "demons," only saw Hu Niu as a new and interesting toy for the children and did not take her seriously. In fact, Yang Tiangang had the intention to kill Hu Niu, as she was the offspring of a fierce beast. If she showed any signs of turning against her owner, he would not hesitate to kill her.

Yang Junshan's expression was serious. "I don't know, Father. I need to take Hu Niu back to the mountains. If she doesn't survive, I will bury her there."

Yang Tiangang's lips moved, and he was about to say that if she died, it would be better to skin and eat her, but seeing his son's serious expression, he finally nodded.

In the distance, Yang Junxin and Yang Junhao, who had been playing somewhere, were found by An Xia. As they walked over, An Xia scolded them casually, and from their confused expressions, it was clear they did not know what had just happened.

Yang Junping, however, had been under Han Xiumei's watchful eye. He had followed Yang Junshan into the crowd and watched his older brother question a Martial Realm expert, which had already made him worship his brother. He then stood behind Yang Tiangang with Su Baozhang, listening to his father and the other two Martial Realm cultivators argue about the division of the spirit fields.

The events in Tuqiu Village spread like the wind throughout Huangtu Town. The appearance of a spirit field and the medium-grade spirit fields caused great envy in other villages. Zhang the Blacksmith's advancement in cultivation and Han Xiumei's breakthrough to the Martial Realm were also significant events for Huangtu Town.

The incident of Qian Chunlai being hit in the buttocks by a child was spreading rapidly to Mengyu County. People not only mocked Qian Chunlai for being hit by a child but also despised his behavior of venting his anger on a pet in public, lamenting that he appeared calm but was actually a narrow-minded person who could not bear to lose.

At this moment, Yang Junshan carried Hu Niu to the spirit spring cave in the pomegranate forest. The spirit energy in the cave had not yet recovered from the large absorption during his cultivation breakthrough, and the spirit spring, perhaps due to the earth's movement, was emitting less spirit energy than usual, which made Yang Junshan very anxious.

After some thought, Yang Junshan scooped up all the spirit stones from the pond and laid them under Hu Niu, then arranged her in a tiger-lying position. After a while, the spirit energy from the spirit stones began to seep into Hu Niu's body, and Yang Junshan breathed a sigh of relief. Hu Niu had already begun to recover on her own.

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