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Chapter 251: Chapter 184: Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng, Changes in Two Years_2

With Lu Qing’s current strength, going in and out of the forest had become extremely easy.

It didn’t take much time before Jiuli Village was in sight.

Just as he entered the village, he heard the sounds of reading not far away, and Lu Qing couldn’t help but smile.

Over the past two years, Jiuli Village had changed significantly.

Not only had the roads been smoothed out, but the villagers’ houses had also been refurbished, and a schoolhouse had even been added.

And the cause of this change was the Wei Family.

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Two years ago, Ma Gu left the County to avoid his family’s nagging and returned to the big market for a leisurely life.

At the time, Lu Qing had curiously asked what would happen to Wei Zian, only to find the next day that Wei Zian had also come to Jiuli Village, accompanied by Grand Steward Wei and many Wei Family servants.

In the days that followed, the Wei Family bought a piece of land next to Jiuli Village at a high price and built a separate residence there for Wei Zian.

Sometimes Mrs. Wei and Wei Xinghe, the couple, would come and stay for a while.

Even the Wei Family’s old patriarch made occasional appearances, coming over to have tea with the master.

Since there were quite a few people in the Wei Family’s separate residence, the daily consumption of vegetables, meat, and eggs was not insignificant.

These products were all directly purchased from the villagers of Jiuli Village, giving the villagers an additional source of income.

Gradually, the Wei Family helped to repair the roads in the village and even built a school under the pretext that the young master needed to study, inviting two teachers to give lessons.

They explicitly stated that if the villagers had school-age children, they could also send them to the school free of tuition and only needed to bring their own meals.

Upon hearing this, the villagers were initially skeptical.

After receiving repeated assurances from the Wei Family and consulting Lu Qing, they were overjoyed.

They sent their children to the school one after another.

Even families that found it difficult did the same.

They preferred to endure hardships themselves rather than let their children fall behind.

Neither Lu Qing nor the elder doctor opposed the Wei Family’s actions, but instead tacitly approved.

After all, what the Wei Family did was harmless and beneficial to Jiuli Village.

They naturally also hoped that the village would continue to improve.

Lu Qing even quietly subsidized some of the more struggling families in the village.

Thus, two years later, Jiuli Village had undergone the changes seen today.

Accompanied by Little Li, Lu Qing headed to the Half Mountain Small Courtyard.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw the Wei Family’s old patriarch sitting leisurely under the plum tree having tea with the master.

And Little Yan was quietly writing nearby.

“Brother, Little Li, you’re back!”

Facing the entrance of the courtyard, Little Yan spotted Lu Qing’s return immediately, set down her brush with joy, and hurried over to meet him.

Surprisingly, both the elder doctor and Wei Shanhai turned their heads in astonishment.

Because they hadn’t noticed Lu Qing’s return just now.

“Yes, just got back.”

Lu Qing rubbed his sister’s head, noting that in the two years, the little one had grown a bit, but she was still a bit of a kid.

Little Li jumped onto Little Yan’s shoulder, pulled at her hair with its paws, and then pointed towards the house.

“Alright, I’ll go get the chess now!”

Having spent so much time together, Little Yan immediately understood its intention and excitedly ran into the house.

Lu Qing shook his head, letting the two youngsters go off to play.

Then he approached the plum tree and first performed a bow, “Greetings to Senior Wei.”

Then he said to his master, “Master, I have returned.”

By this time, the elder doctor’s expression had returned to calm, “Is your retreat over?”

“Just ended this morning. Little Li missed Little Yan, so we hurried back.”

“I think it’s addicted to chess and wanted to hurry back to play with Little Yan,” the elder doctor said with a chuckle.

He also knew that recently Lu Qing had invented a novel Beast Fighting Chess, which both youngsters were quite addicted to.

“It seems Young Master Lu has gained quite a lot from this retreat!”

Wei Shanhai exclaimed from beside.

He was still very astonished.

Just now when Lu Qing had returned, he, being in the Innate Realm, had failed to notice.

Even now, with Lu Qing standing in front of him, he still could not discern the truth from the illusion.

If he closed his eyes, within the Divine Soul Sensing, there would be only a void, with no one existing at all.

Such a strange scene, how could Wei Shanhai not be astonished?

Could it be that Lu Qing had broken through to the Innate Realm?

Yet, when he carefully sensed it, he did not perceive the unique aura of the Innate Realm on Lu Qing.

“It was just a minor breakthrough, nothing worthy of Senior Wei’s undue praise.”

Facing Wei Shanhai’s admiration, Lu Qing remained humble.

Upon hearing this, Wei Shanhai, knowing that Lu Qing did not wish to reveal what he had broken through, awkwardly picked up his teacup and took a sip.

“Little Li, hurry up!”

Fortunately, at that moment, Little Yan rushed out with a chessboard in her arms, resolving the awkwardness.

“Roar～”

Little Li swiftly jumped onto the stone table, waiting.

Little Yan tidied up her calligraphy tools and began to set up the chessboard.

Soon, the two little ones were engrossed in their game.

This sight stunned Wei Shanhai.

He knew Little Li’s spiritual nature was strong, comparable to a child’s.

But watching it seriously play chess still seemed somewhat unbelievable.

Curious, he stepped forward, eager to observe how the two little ones played their game.

After a few glimpses, he was surprised again.

“What kind of chess is this? I seem to have never seen it before.”

“Grandpa Wei, my brother said this is called Beast Fighting Chess, and it’s fun,” Little Yan obediently replied.

“Beast Fighting Chess?” Wei Shanhai looked at Lu Qing.

Lu Qing smiled and said, “Senior must be laughing now. This chess was randomly thought up by me during my idle time; it’s not elegant enough for prestigious occasions.”

“Oh? The Young Master thought of this himself, how is it played?”

Unexpectedly, Wei Shanhai became even more interested upon hearing.

“Grandpa Wei, I’ll teach you! Beast Fighting Chess is really simple. First, these fierce animals are ranked, with the ancient elephant being the largest and most powerful, and the little mouse the smallest, but the little mouse can climb into the ancient elephant’s nose and defeat it…”

Little Yan instantly began to explain the rules of Beast Fighting Chess to Wei Shanhai.

The version of Beast Fighting Chess that Lu Qing had created differed slightly from the one in his previous life, having modified some animals to those more familiar in this world.

However, the core rules remained the same, the big ones eat the little ones, yet the smallest could overcome the biggest.

After listening, Wei Shanhai was even more astonished.

Though simple, the rules of Beast Fighting Chess were logically sound without any flaws, offering playability, particularly suitable for children’s enlightenment.

Moreover, within these rules, there subtly emerged a sense of mutual generation and restraint.

Lu Qing’s intelligence in devising such a chess game was clearly remarkable.

He truly was a peerless genius blessed with great destiny.

If Lu Qing knew what Wei Shanhai was thinking at that moment, he would feel utterly speechless.

It was just a simple game of Beast Fighting Chess, and yet so much was being read into it.

Seeing Wei Shanhai engrossed in watching Little Yan and the others play, Lu Qing suddenly remembered the medicine box in his arms.

He took it out: “Master, when the disciple ventured into the mountains this time, I found a thousand-year-old ginseng that seemed to have developed a spiritual nature. I am unsure how to handle it properly, so I ask for Master’s decision.”

“A thousand-year-old ginseng that has developed a spiritual nature?!”

This surprised not only the elder doctor but also made Wei Shanhai turn his head in shock.

“Indeed, this ginseng can escape on its own; if not for the disciple’s quick reaction, it almost escaped.”

Lu Qing opened the medicine box, removed the damp moss, and revealed the ginseng tied up with a red thread.

“Clear features, complete limbs; truly a thousand-year-old ginseng!”

The elder doctor, well-versed in many medical classics, although he had not seen it before, could still recognize at a glance that the ginseng in the box was at least a thousand years old.

“Master, look, this ginseng contains spiritual nature and has some traits of living creatures.”

Lu Qing untied the red thread and gently held the main trunk of the ginseng.

Once the binding was removed, the roots of the ginseng became active again, trembling.

“It truly has awakened spiritual wisdom.” The elder doctor was overjoyed, “Ah Qing, this ginseng needs to be well nurtured; it will be of great use in the future!”