Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn
Chapter 149 - 88: The Troubles of a Girl’s Eighteen Changes (Part 2)

Chapter 149: Chapter 88: The Troubles of a Girl’s Eighteen Changes (Part 2)

Xiao Xian really wasn’t too enthusiastic about the path of cultivation; after ensuring she could revert to her pre-advancement appearance of an eight-year-old girl, she became too lazy to continue practicing. Her gaze swiftly shifted, landing upon a plant bearing four round leaves.

The very center of the space? Perhaps the central area where the "sugarcane seedlings" were planted.

After a so-called communication, Xiao Xian confirmed that the one with four leaves was indeed a sugarcane seedling.

The two leaves closer to the ground replaced the original seed leaves, and the Immortal Liquid extracted from them was even more effective than before, ensuring that any plant using these two leaves, regardless of the species, could attain over a hundred years of growth.

As for the two new copper-red leaves at the top, they grew accompanying the transformation into the copper space. After reaching the Child-like Space, it granted the ability to discern over a thousand plant diseases; using those two leaves could heal all kinds of plant ailments.

However, Xiao Xian knew she couldn’t just pick them at will, following the principle of equivalent exchange. At most, she could only make an incision and apply some Immortal Seed Liquid.

The immortal seedling communicated with Xiao Xian through understanding and not words, and the two had developed their simple tacit understanding.

Unperturbed by the sugarcane seedling’s stinginess, Xiao Xian didn’t complain either. She indeed wasn’t a competent owner; from unintentional planting to sprouting and growing leaves, she rarely applied "fertilizer" properly.

"Well, don’t make me out to be so unscrupulous. Maybe when Qian Yongcai, that scoundrel, comes by in his car tomorrow, I’ll get his car in here," said Xiao Xian, blinking her eyes. The fleece wouldn’t come off her back anyway, so she was generous.

The "sugarcane seedling" with four leaves immediately reacted: it no longer fed on iron, but on copper instead.

Xiao Xian’s smile instantly vanished without a trace. Not eating copper but iron? In an age where iron cars were rare, where would she go to find a bunch of copper, which was much more expensive than iron?

If denied food, the leaves’ color would fade, and they might even wither. Correspondingly, her own development would also be affected. The sugarcane seedling successfully frightened Xiao Xian. Turns out she might even face the threat of shrinking.

"No, I don’t want to become a three-inch pudding again. It’ll be copper then, I’ll think of a way," Xiao Xian conceded ignominiously, to the disdain of the White Flood Dragon, a typical bully fearing evil.

A silent night passed. Xiao Xian, lying on the mutated earth of the copper space, gazed at the stars dotting the sky overhead and listened to Little White Jiao’s occasional leaps and crawls within the space, brainstorming how to hoodwink Qian Yongcai the next day.

Meanwhile, during the same night, the on-duty personnel at Guiyang Police Station had a far less peaceful time.

"Comrade, I’ve already told you, we can’t disclose internal data to outsiders." Hearing the same words, Zhuo Feng felt déjà vu. Could it be that government staff could only say such a phrase?

Remembering that honest man from Beijing, Zhuo Feng’s impatient tone softened slightly.

"I am Zhu Shijun’s family. Ever since he was sent down to Guizhou, he never contacted us again. His wife, my aunt, fell ill a few days ago and her condition is deteriorating. She said that she just wants to send a message to him," Zhuo Feng fabricated a good excuse and tried hard to squeeze out a few tears. A typical person from Guiyang Police Station wouldn’t know that all of Zhu Shijun’s family was already gone.

"His wife? He has a wife and still behaves inappropriately? You’d better go back. The man was just reported yesterday for harassing a widow in their village, Wang Chunhua. The station is questioning him right now; he won’t be released tonight," replied the policeman, also feeling sympathetic towards Zhu Shijun’s wife. Those high officials, even when they commit a crime, are not so indisciplined and don’t care if their family can hold their heads up.

"Are you saying that old reprobate is also flirting with someone’s widow? What about our Xiao Xian then?" Zhuo Feng was furious, her pretty face turning red, not caring that she was standing in the police station, wishing she could immediately charge in and vehemently rebuke Zhu Shijun.

Zhuo Feng and her niece had been separated for two years, and her worst fear was just to find Xiao Xian emaciated and darker. Now, all that came to mind was a scenario where Xiao Xian was constantly tripped up by a wicked step-grandmother.

"Xiao Xian is who? His wife?" the meddling policeman didn’t forget to ask.

"Phooey, big profits," muttered Zhuo Feng as she realized she wouldn’t be able to meet Zhu Shijun, she could only settle for staying at a hotel for the night.

While waiting for a taxi outside, two policemen came out of the station, accompanied by an elder who had a commanding presence.

The three shook hands and bid farewell: "Mr. Zhu, we’re very sorry for the inconvenience and for taking up so much of your time. Once the matter is properly investigated, we will contact you again."

"You were just following procedures," nodded Zhu Shijun, who had rushed to the police station as soon as he got off the train to verify the claims about Wang Chunhua, wondering which idiot would sling such mud.

"Zhu Shijun," Zhuo Feng, trying to hail a taxi, paused and scrutinized the distinguished and spry middle-aged man beside her, who appeared to be in his early fifties at most.

"Miss, who are you?" Zhu Shijun, not being on good terms with the Zhuo Family, had an even fainter impression of Zhuo Feng. After graduating from college and starting work, she no longer resembled the green and naive student she once was.

"Where is Xiao Xian? You old rascal, you sneaked away with Xiao Xian and made me search miserably for her," Zhuo Feng glared at Zhu Shijun in anger, despising the elderly man before her. She had hoped that the demotion would torment the proud and haughty Zhu Shijun into showing his age. But having seen him, she realized that the Zhuo Family were the ones who truly suffered in the last two years.

"Xiao Xian? You’re Xiao Xian’s aunt? Zhuo Ran’s sister?" Zhu Shijun was genuinely astonished; he didn’t expect to encounter someone from the Zhuo Family in such a situation.

"Don’t you dare mention my brother again. It’s you, you’re the one who caused our Zhuo Family to be ruined and our people to die. My parents are still in poor health. Xiao Xian is the only bloodline we have left. Where have you hidden her?" Zhuo Feng barred Zhu Shijun’s way, not allowing him to leave.

"Xiao Xian is fine, you don’t need to worry." Zhu Shijun remained composed during the interrogation just now, but upon seeing someone from the Zhuo Family, he became flustered. Without a second thought, he hailed a taxi and, despite Zhuo Feng’s shouting from outside, urged the driver to hurry away.

He couldn’t let Zhuo Feng take Xiao Xian away. In this world, Xiao Xian was the only family he had left.

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