ctnovel 050 Yao's Treasure
050 Yao's Treasure
After identifying the [Tuanpiao Seed], Li Yu left the Wang family with several scrolls of bamboo slips.
He's going to go farm!
As soon as he entered the [Fanghu], he heard the loud shouts of the [Thirteen Ants] coming from the small pond.
Li Yu went over to take a look and saw that [Thirteen Ants] was riding a small green-tailed fish and "surfing".
Sometimes it leaps onto lotus leaves, sliding down the water's surface with the dewdrops; other times it chases after large fish, striking their heads with its serrated blade.
Have a great time.
The little green-tailed fish was covered in slippery scales that wouldn't stick to your feet, making it unsuitable as a mount. However, its body length was similar to that of the [Thirteen Ants], and when a tiny person stretched out their arms, they could just wrap their arms around the little green-tailed fish between its gill covers and pectoral fins.
Once she was in position, she held on tightly and wouldn't let go.
No matter how much Ren Xiaoqing struggles, whether she leaps out of the water or swims at the bottom of the pond, she won't let go.
She said that after struggling for almost half an hour, she finally tamed the little bluetail. Now she can play happily, kicking against her pectoral fins and resting her back against her dorsal fin.
She also said that this little green-tailed bug is much more fun than the [echo bug].
[Echo] That lazy bum, all he's got is a pretty face, he's just a good-for-nothing. He's been learning to jump for so long, and he's still only 18 feet tall.
Extremely stupid, not even as good as [correct] pairs.
[Thirteen Ants] saw that Li Yu was holding something in his hand, so they asked what it was. Li Yu replied that it was a seed, which he was going to plant in the [Fairy Garden].
The little boy was very interested, so he dropped the fish and jumped ashore.
The little green-tailed bird, now free, was overjoyed, wagging its tail and darting about under the lotus leaves.
Unexpectedly, as the water rippled around him, several large fish whose heads had been knocked off surrounded him.
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The [Fairy Abode] has [Fairy Garden] of one mu, [Spirit Field] of ten mu, and [Fertile Soil] of one hundred mu.
Li Yu then went to that one-acre [Fairy Garden], found a small corner, and dug a pit.
The thirteen ants carried over the seeds and dropped them into the container.
[Snake Princess] Jiang Yaya swept her snake tail, buried the seeds, and then picked up the pottery jar in her hand and poured out some pond water.
[Ding Gu] and Gu Ma also seemed to want to come over, but Li Yu wouldn't allow it, fearing that the two of them would accidentally trample [Tuan Piao] in their foolishness.
Under the watchful eyes of three people, the pit twitched slightly in a short while.
Soon after, a yellow sprout emerged.
"It's out! It's out!" [Thirteen Ants] shouted, pointing at the tender shoot.
Li Yu nodded.
That's fast, not bad.
The attribute of [Tuanpiao] includes the phrase "Planted in [fertile soil], one will obtain [Tuanpiao] in one year".
[Fertile Soil] takes about a year, [Spiritual Field] takes about thirty days, and [Immortal Garden] takes about three and a half days. Even if the pond water is not [Spiritual Spring] or [Immortal Spring], affecting the effect of [Immortal Garden], the [Gourd] will not mature in more than five days.
In that case, see you in five days.
[Thirteen Ants] stayed to watch [Gourd] sprout, unfold leaves, and grow into a cluster...
[Snake Princess] needs to be watered every one or two hours, and she has stayed.
Li Yu went to study.
A night of classical Chinese poetry, a grand dream of spring and autumn.
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April 15th, sunny.
Li Yu ate breakfast early and went to [Sky Courtyard] first.
According to the jurisdiction, a very simple fence was erected around [Sky Courtyard], which Li Yu could easily step over.
Lu Xiuxi was not there, so he went to the Giant Python Pavilion to discuss the "liaison" with the Township Chief of Moshang Township.
Li Hua was in charge of talent assessment. She told Li Yu that there were currently five Class A talents and over four hundred Class B talents.
Among the [Grade A] members, besides Grandpa Liao and Wang Aixia, there is now a female [midwife] in her forties, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor in her seventies, and a player with [Yellow Grade] appraisal skills.
The hospital has built a simple clinic for the old Chinese medicine doctor, and it has been packed with people since it opened.
The midwife was also taken care of. She had extensive experience in childbirth and had even saved a pregnant NPC from a difficult labor, making her quite famous in Moshang Township, where people would call on her for house calls every day. Today, she wasn't in the hospital either; a wealthy family from Heilongli had invited her to check on the baby's movements.
The player with appraisal skills is named Zhang Guoqiang, who is in his fifties. He said that he used to work for the Cultural Relics Bureau, and after time travel, he obtained a [Moonlight Scroll - Young Master's Recognition of the Tripod] by chance.
Upon entering the [Scroll] space, he met Li Shaojun, a famous alchemist of the Western Han Dynasty. They talked for several days and became close friends. Later, they even met Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, together.
Emperor Wu took out an old bronze vessel from his collection and asked the two men to appraise it. Zhang Guoqiang spoke first to Li Shaojun, saying that this ding (a type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel) was displayed in the Baiqin Palace in the tenth year of Duke Huan of Qi's reign.
With a single word, he recognized the tripod, and Emperor Wu praised him greatly.
Zhang Guoqiang thus earned the title of "[Shi Qi Ding]".
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"Recognizing the Qi Ding"
[Rank] Yellow.
[Attribute] Identify [Yellow Grade] items.
[Description] I recognized the Qi Marquis's tripod from afar, and recently passed by the Queen Mother's abode.
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With Zhang Guoqiang around, many players inside and outside the Sky Courtyard were able to identify their unknown scrolls, items, and fragments. The Trade Zone became much more lively as a result.
Li Yu was very interested, so he went to the trading area outside the courtyard to see if he could find a bargain.
Li Min found him halfway and reported three things.
Firstly, the bodies of the "Three Men of Chuqiao" were displayed to the public yesterday. Some people approve of this, saying it is only right; others object, saying that the [Sky Academy] "disregards human rights" and that Li Yu is an "executioner" and a "scumbag of the game."
Secondly, to improve their weaponry, the [Academy] has initially organized a training team of two hundred people. She wants to invite Wang Bin, a [Yellow Rank] "expert," to lead the players to [Tiger Hill] to train, hone their skills, and hunt more meat along the way.
Thirdly, Ma Xiaojiao left Moshang Township and tricked several players, both men and women, into going to Baihu Mountain in the north. One of those players was specifically arranged by Li Min. However, if anything unexpected happens, Ma can be killed.
Li Yu paid no attention to the "opposition." As for "asking Wang Bin to lead the training," he only needed Wang Bin's personal consent.
And then there's Ma Xiaojiao.
The only trouble Ma Xiaojiao could cause Li Yu was to reveal Wang Rong's identity and attract the attention of Emperor Liu Hong of Han.
This is indeed a problem.
However, solving this problem is not as simple as just killing Ma Xiaojiao.
Leaving aside the hundreds of thousands of players in the entire [Moshang Township], just the tens of thousands of people in [Sky Academy] and [Outer Academy] now, if they have read more of "Records of the Three Kingdoms" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is not difficult for them to guess Wang Rong's identity.
Therefore, Li Yu devised a plan to strike at the root of the problem, taking Wang Rong's family into the Fanghu (a magical vessel) before Liu Hong issued his decree to select palace maids, or even earlier. This would create the illusion that "the Wang family has refused to associate with the emperor and has fled to the rivers and seas," thus thwarting Liu Hong's plans.
As for Ma Xiaojiao, if it weren't for raising chickens, he would have been killed long ago.
After parting ways with Li Min, Li Yu strolled around the [trade zone] amidst the constant calls of "Hello, Dean."
After wandering around for a short while, he came across a scroll.
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"Moonlight Scroll: Emperor Yao Making Thatched Cottage"
[Rank] Not classified.
[Attribute] The moon shines brightly at midnight, illuminating the earth. Holding this scroll at that time will open the gate to time and space.
[Description] When Yao was emperor, he wore only one type of silk and ate only one type of food. His earthen steps were three feet high, and his thatched hut was untrimmed. —From *Yin Wenzi*
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Although Emperor Yao held the highest position of emperor, he advocated frugality and did not care about decoration. He built earthen steps and thatched houses.
It's just a low-grade scroll, and its content only concerns "virtue" and has nothing to do with combat power. Even if you spend several days in the scroll, you won't get any decent title.
It was a piece of junk, but Li Yu bought it without hesitation.
Not just this one, but he will buy any scrolls related to Yao in the future.
What he valued was not Yao's "virtue," nor Yao himself, but the ancient era in which Yao reigned.
At that time, a great treasure floated above the four seas.
Li Yu desired this treasure and established a super territory to dominate the world.