However, the intensity of this heat seemed to be a bit too strong, and he had to use his strength to resist it in order to dispel the discomfort. It was no wonder that every time the people in the servants’ house came back to rest, they would basically hide in their rooms and not come out. Before, Yang Kai had thought that they were indifferent, but now it seemed that this was not the case. They were simply too tired in the fruit garden and needed to rest and conserve their strength.
Because these people were new here, they didn’t know anything about the fruit garden. Zhou Zheng led the group into the fruit garden and first explained the various details of taking care of the Fire Spirit Fruit Tree to everyone. Yang Kai and Asun had previously obtained some information about it, but the information they obtained wasn’t much different from what Zhou Zheng had told them, perhaps even more detailed.
Looking at the expressions of the others, it was obvious they had all worked before, so there was nothing suspicious about them.
Zhou Zheng even brought some people with him to observe how others took care of the fruit trees, putting out the details that needed to pay attention to.
After walking around for half a day, Zhou Zheng led the group into the depths of the fruit garden and assigned them to different places.
Yang Kai was given three acres of land, a total of thirty Fire Spirit Fruit Trees. Before leaving, Zhou Zheng handed him a Restriction Token and gave him some instructions before leading the others away.
Standing in the middle of this small garden, Yang Kai took a deep breath, his stomach and lungs feeling hot and full of energy. From now on, he would be living here. Being a servant was naturally not a good thing, but what interested Yang Kai was the Fire Spirit Fruit Tree.
If there was a chance, he might be able to get some into his own medicine garden, making it easier for him to refine Open Heaven Pill in the future.
The fruit tree was three meters tall and had a fluffy canopy. On its branches were some red fruits the size of fists. Yang Kai first placed his hands behind his back and slowly walked around his three acres of land to inspect it.
Die You had said that every single fruit in this Fire Spirit Fruit Garden was limited, so it was important to count them carefully.
It didn’t take long for it to finish. The number of Fire Spirit Fruits on the branch matched the ones recorded in the token, not one more or one less. Standing under a fruit tree, Yang Kai looked around to make sure there was no one around before reaching out and pulling down a branch. There were three Fire Spirit Fruits hanging on the branch, and when he smelled them, a sweet fragrance rushed into his mind, causing his spirit to tremble.
This was the taste of the Fire Spirit Fruit… Yang Kai didn’t know what it would be like to refine the Open Heaven Pill, but after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly felt a bit greedy.
However, according to Die You, this Fire Spirit Fruit would only ripen after several dozen years, and the fruit in front of him was about to ripen. It was likely that it would only take a few years.
As for himself, because he wasn’t too familiar with this place, he was only given three acres of land. The other veteran had at least a few dozen or a few hundred acres of land under their command.
There were at least a thousand people living in the Fire Spiritual Land’s servants’ house, so if one counted, the area occupied by this fruit garden was quite large.
This was only the Fire Spiritual Land, but there were six other Spiritual Lands here.
Gently releasing the branch in his hand, Yang Kai sat down cross-legged under the fruit tree, silently refining the jade token Zhou Zheng had given him before leaving.
This jade token was the key to taking care of the fruit tree. The entire Fire Spirit Fruit Garden had all kinds of Spirit Arrays, and all of these Spirit Arrays were controlled by the token. Without the token, nothing could be done.
Even entering and exiting the fruit garden required this token.
To the servants of the Seven Skillful Land, this token was more valuable than their lives. Once it was lost, the consequences would be unimaginable.
As he was refining, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Yang Kai opened his eyes and couldn’t help revealing a surprised look, “It’s you?”
The other party’s eyes also widened as he looked around and asked in surprise, “This land was given to you?”
“Yes,” Yang Kai nodded, stood up and smiled, “Why are you here?”
The man turned around and pointed, smiling, “My land is next to it.”
Yang Kai also smiled, “What a coincidence, we were neighbors in the servants’ house, but here we are also neighbors here, it seems we are quite fated.”
The person who had come was none other than the old man who was separated from Yang Kai by a house. Before this, Yang Kai had asked him for information, but this old man had asked for benefits, so Yang Kai had ignored him and took his leave. After a few days of not interacting with him, who would have thought that after arriving at the Fruit Garden, they would be neighbors.
The old man looked Yang Kai up and down with a strange expression before shaking his head and sighing.
Yang Kai’s face sank as he asked, “What does Old Sir mean?”
“From the looks of it, you don’t seem to know that a great disaster has befallen you!” The old man pointed at Yang Kai with a pained expression.
Yang Kai was so angry that he laughed, “Old Sir, you and I don’t know each other, at most we’ve only met once before, but today you came to my territory to scare me. Does Old Sir think that a newcomer like me is easy to bully, or have I offended you somehow?”
The old man shook his head, “You didn’t offend me. Moreover, even if you did offend this old master, what can this old master do to you? We’re all servants, no one is stronger than the other, right?” He sighed again, “You didn’t offend this old master, did you offend someone else?”
Yang Kai was speechless, “I’ve only been here for three days, who can I offend?”
The old man asked curiously, “Then why were you assigned to this piece of land? There are so many places in the fruit garden, why is it only this piece?”
Yang Kai frowned, “Is there something wrong with this piece of land?”
“It’s not appropriate, it’s not appropriate!” The old man stood with his hands behind his back and glanced around before lowering his voice, “To tell you the truth, this piece of land has changed three people in the last ten years, you’re the fourth.”
Yang Kai frowned, “Why is it changed?”
“A dead tree!” The old man pointed in a certain direction, “Didn’t you go take a look? Those fruit trees over there are all new seedlings.”
Yang Kai nodded and said, “I’ve seen them before, there are indeed a few new seedlings over there.” When he was patrolling earlier, Yang Kai had discovered that the three Fire Spirit Fruit Trees there were obviously different from the others. It seemed like they had only been planted for a few years, but after listening to the old man’s explanation, he understood that the previous fruit trees had died.
The old man chuckled, “As servants, losing a single fruit is a big deal, not to mention a dead tree, this has happened in the past ten years.”
Yang Kai was shocked, “Then what punishment did the three of them receive?”
The old man shook his head, “I don’t know, I haven’t seen them since the tree died.”
Yang Kai’s face immediately darkened, “Do you know why the fruit tree died?”
“How would I know? Although my fruit garden is nearby, this place is not under my management. If you want to find a reason, you’ll have to work hard on your own, and you must be fast. If you’re too slow, you might end up in the same fate as those people.” Saying so, the old man shook his head and sighed, walking back while saying, “Fate!”
After watching the old man leave, Yang Kai no longer had any thoughts of refining the jade token. Zhou Zheng’s figure flashed across his mind as he grit his teeth and cursed.
He suddenly remembered that the night before, when Asun came to find him, she had asked him if he should go to Zhou Zheng to deliver something to him. After all, he was the manager of the Fruit Garden and would have to work under him in the future, so it was a good opportunity for him. She had even said that the others had delivered something to him.
Yang Kai didn’t take it to heart at that time, so Asun didn’t say anything more.
From the looks of it now, it wasn’t as if there were no benefits to be had. At least this piece of land didn’t fall into the hands of others.
Thinking back to Die You’s evaluation of Zhou Zheng, Yang Kai suddenly became vigilant. It was true that one should always be vigilant against others. He had only met Zhou Zheng twice and had no conflicts with him, yet he had actually sent this piece of land to him.
Although the old man didn’t say what had happened to the previous owners of this land, since the fruit tree had died, it was obvious what had happened to them.
If he went to find Zhou Zheng now, it would probably be too late. The only way out was to save himself.
At the very least, he had to find the reason why the fruit tree had died in order to cure it.
With this thought in mind, Yang Kai once again sat down cross-legged and continued to refine the jade token. Only by refining the jade token would he be able to connect to the Spirit Array of the Fruit Garden and investigate the situation in his own territory.
The token wasn’t difficult to refine, so it took Yang Kai less than half a day to completely refine it. Originally, he wanted to try taking care of the fruit trees, watering them, fertilizing them, and so on, but he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to control the weight, so he simply got up and left.
Not long after, Yang Kai arrived in front of a cottage and knocked on the door.
The door opened and the old man who had gone to look for Yang Kai looked at him in surprise, “Little Brother, is there something you need?”
Yang Kai cupped his hands and said, “I’ve come to ask Old Sir how to take care of the fruit tree. This is the first time I’ve done such a thing, so I’m afraid something unexpected may happen. It would be best if Old Sir could carefully teach me.”
The old man said, “Teaching you is fine, but what benefits does this old master have?”
“Nothing!” Yang Kai shook his head.
The old man couldn’t help but laugh, “Why would this old master do something that doesn’t have any benefits? This old master’s kindness in reminding you out of my good intentions was already benevolent enough, don’t push your luck! Go, go.”
Yang Kai grinned, “There’s no benefit in guiding me, but if you don’t guide me, there’s definitely a disadvantage.”
The old man’s smiling face immediately sank, “Little Brother, are you threatening this old master? This old master has lived for so many years, it’s not like I was easily frightened.”
Yang Kai shrugged his shoulders, “Then I’ll leave it up to you. If one day a tree dies on my plot of land, I’ll come here and destroy one of your trees. If two die, I’ll destroy two, if three die, I’ll destroy three… In any case, if something happens on my end, it won’t end well, so it’s not bad to have someone accompany me.”
Saying so, he turned around and left!
“Stop right there!” The old man roared.
Yang Kai turned around and smiled at the old man, “Does Old Sir have any other instructions?”
“You, you, you…” The old man pointed at Yang Kai, his beard trembling from anger, “I’ve never seen someone as shameless as you, this old master is so angry.”
Yang Kai grinned, “The world is full of hardships, I had no choice!”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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