Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 109 - 7 Seeking Seeds [New book asking for monthly tickets!] _1

Chapter 109: Chapter 7 Seeking Seeds [New book asking for monthly tickets!] _1

The next morning, when Chu Liang opened his eyes, he sensed that something was slightly amiss.

He firstly put down the spirit beast egg in his hand, which he had held all through the night as he slept, tirelessly fulfilling his role as a ’male mom’.

He then got up and went to the window, looking out at the shower of golden rain... Again?

Why is it still raining?

Many people on Shu Mountain were also puzzled by this rain, with confusion stirring in their hearts.

Why is it falling on Silver Sword Peak again?

Could it be that the Real Dragon is showing its divine powers, hoping to drown the bully of Shu Mountain with the flood engulfing Silver Sword Peak?

The numerous disciples on Shu Mountain couldn’t help but pray inside, "Real Dragon, please open your eyes."

This level of rainfall isn’t enough to drown her, why not rain elsewhere, so we can experience it too?

When Chu Liang finished freshening up, the rain had also stopped. The duration was still very brief and the rainfall moderate, but it was all pure essence.

He first went out to look over the small patch of Gold Pattern Flower Field. Having planted some Dragon Breath Golden Prints Juice Fruit yesterday, he had been able to harvest nearly thirty fruits from just over a dozen flowers.

The ability to speed up plant growth with spirit energy has its limits. You can’t use it every day when the soil is needful of rest. It’s feasible to do it once every seven days. So now there are no fruits in the field, just a barren patch of beautiful, though utterly useless flowers.

Chu Liang observed the surrounding land, thinking about expanding the current plot by sevenfold. Wouldn’t that allow him to harvest every day on a rotational basis?

Establishing a fallow rotation regime, and promote sustainable farming.

He didn’t know why. Although he had never planted fields before, he found that he was oddly fond of the process from sowing to harvesting yesterday.

After fantasizing about having extensive flower fields, he left Silver Sword Peak, as there was work to be done.

He flew all the way to Red Cotton Peak and came to the small market at Shu Mountain.

The market was just as bustling as before, with several familiar faces. Seeing Chu Liang, they greeted him warmly, "It’s been a while since you’ve came!"

"There were several people selling tea these past few days. It’s cheaper than yours, but doesn’t taste as good..."

"I just love your taste! Uh... I mean, the taste of your fruit tea."

"..."

Chu Liang responded each with a smile. It seemed that his brand was well-established. But unfortunately, he was preparing to phase out the fruit tea business.

He spread out his small blanket and set up the little sign he had prepared.

"Promotion: Buy fruit tea, get free berries."

"Silver Sword Peak specialty Dragon Breath Golden Prints Juice Fruit, nourishes women’s skin, and invigorates men’s vitality."

Those who followed him to buy fruit tea found his new promotion intriguing, "What’s this? Your berries..."

"It’s this fruit." Chu Liang took out a berry, placed it next to his fruit tea, and smiled, "It’s free with a purchase of fruit tea. Give it a try."

"Well in that case, great." Everyone readily agreed.

They were going to buy the fruit tea anyway. Having a gift was definitely better than not, and this gift looked pretty appealing, juicy and round.

"Wow, today’s fruit tea comes in different flavors too!" Someone exclaimed as if they had struck gold.

Gradually, the line grew long again.

After everyone had bought their fruit tea, they didn’t wait to move away before eating the Dragon Breath Golden Prints Juice Fruit in their hands.

"It’s so sweet! I’ve never tasted such a delicious fruit in my life."

"It’s really delicious, and there’s a hint of... is this a hint of dragon power?"

"The spirituality is subtle, but it should indeed be beneficial for skincare. The dragon’s breath can strengthen vitality, it seems to be true!"

"..."

After a round of exclamations, many more people gathered around.

"How much for these berries? I want to buy some more." Everyone started to make requests.

Chu Liang gently shook his head and smiled, "Sorry, the berries today are free add-ons, you get one with each purchase of fruit tea."

The crowd grumbled as they were turned away because the fruit tea was limited and they had no other way to taste the berries. Some people tried to buy the bonus berry from those who were able to purchase the fruit tea, but a single berry couldn’t fetch a high price. This only heightened the curiosity of onlookers who were even more eager to taste the berries themselves.

Once Chu Liang had sold out all his fruit tea stocks, the topic of discussion among the people present shifted to the berries.

Strictly speaking of spirituality, the Gold Pattern Berries definitely couldn’t compare to Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures, or spiritual plants and medicines, but Chu Liang did not position it as a spiritual plant or medicine and exaggerated its magical effects.

The role Chu Liang assigned it was being a health supplement.

If consumed, there might be benefits, and if not, no harm done. Under such circumstances, the phrase "beautifying for women, energizing for men" seemed especially attractive. Who could resist such potential?

"I apologize, as the Dragon Breath Golden Prints Juice Fruit is limited in quantity and can only serve as a complimentary gift along with the fruit tea. But we aim to increase production in the future and bring more berries for sale. Please look forward to it."

After calmly announcing this, Chu Liang turned and left Red Cotton Peak.

The market’s reaction to the Gold Pattern Berries is positive, and as he stated, the next plan is to scale up production.

...

Many years later, if the black fur balls, developed their intelligence and possessed their historical record. Then, in their myths and legends, there would certainly be a demon.

In the desolate, uninhabited woods not far from Shu Mountain, the great ancestors of the black fur balls faced an inhumane massacre.

The name of this demon, would be Demon King Chu Liang.

He brandished his silver swords in the sky, attacked the peaceful black fur balls relentlessly, and never let up.

There was reason to suspect that he was a lunatic who thrived on killing...

But they would never know.

The reason this demon hunted them down was simply for the sake of breeding.

Speaking seriously, from Chu Liang’s point of view, these black fur balls were harder to deal with than the Lantern Monsters. This was because they were extremely swift and flexible.

As soon as he had killed one of them, the remaining black fur balls would immediately change ranks and run away.

Only after pursuing them into the deepest part of the forest had Chu Liang managed to kill just over ten black fur balls.

Just as he was debating whether to continue the chase or call it a day, he froze in place.

Deep into the dense forest, he saw an awe-inspiring sight.

There was a thirty-foot-tall black tree with a massively thick trunk and sharp branches that were leafless. The branches, which resembled spikes, were covered with black fur balls.

The entire tree had a ghostly aura and didn’t seem to belong to the world of the living. Chu Liang didn’t know what species it was and tentatively named it Ghost Tree.

The black fur balls were actually the fruit of this ghost tree?

It’s no wonder the reward came in the form of plant seeds because they were originally plants!

However, the black fur balls on the tree branches lacked spirituality and couldn’t move. They seemed very different from the black fur balls that had been darting about in the forest.

Upon careful consideration, they probably lack souls.

Chu Liang guessed that once the black fur balls on the tree branches here ripen, they would merge with a wandering ghost to become like the ones darting about. Or, the berries needed to fuse with the wandering soul in order to ripen.

In any case, black fur balls are born here.

While it’s indeed a Ghost Tree, considering its isolation and the scarcity of wildlife in the vicinity, Chu Liang made no plans to deal with it.

Firstly, it’s harmless, even though it’s a Ghost Tree, it’s innocuous placed here.

Unless utterly necessary, he didn’t want to harm the Ghost Tree, the only producer of black fur balls. Just like last time, if he hadn’t been attacked, he wouldn’t have rashly taken action against the Bee Queen, which ultimately led to the demise of the fruit tea industry.

Secondly, he faintly felt that even if he took action, he may not be able to handle this tree. It looked like it had a strong presence of sinister aura. Although it was rather silent for now, no one knew whether it could be weirdly powerful when it truly broke out.

Of course, if Chu Liang went back to the mountain and reported it to his elders, they could surely deal with this Ghost Tree. Fundamentally he wanted to spend more time with the black fur balls. Although every time he encountered them, he always seemed utterly ruthless; he would never wipe them out completely.

They named the philosophy as sustainable overfishing.

It was just that.