Chapter 38: The Good Deed That Was Done, The Evil Act That Could Not Be Endured (Part 1)

  "Got it!"

  Luckily, a slightly stronger gust of wind came along and blew him into the pool just as he was about to give up.

  At the very bottom of the pool, on a dry and clean stone slab, two drops of golden water were colliding and merging into... a slightly larger drop.

  How big is it?

  If you compare the golden water to dew, it's probably about as big as the tip of a wild grass in the early morning, yeah, that's after they've merged.

  Seeing this drop of golden water, Ning Feng had an overwhelming urge to burst into tears.

  Even he himself can't tell whether it's a surprise or a panic.

  "Is this considered finding the right way?"

  "This time Jiukongshi didn't have any seismic warnings, was it just because there were too few?"

  Ning Feng stared at the trembling droplet, feeling that it would evaporate completely with just one blink of an eye. He was worried and thought to himself, "How many good deeds must I do to fill up a whole pool?"

  Look at the capacity of the pool, at least two or three of them can soak in it with ease, and then look at the small golden beads that make your eyes ache after staring for a long time. Ning Feng felt that the future was shrouded in darkness, and he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

  "Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, every day is like today, good things are done continuously, can I have a pool? A bowl is enough for me."

  "We can't just muddle along like this."

  After Ning Feng calculated clearly, he had a decision at that moment, which was also the reason why he came to Shen Gong in Chaoyang Town to find Zhao brothers.

  He muttered to himself: "How did they accumulate two consecutive pools before? What a strange thing!"

  This question can only be left for later.

  The gentle breeze came out of the Jiuyou Stone Boundary, and beside him, a teacup had been refilled with tea soup at some point, steaming with water vapor and tea fragrance, causing his tense heartstrings to relax.

  He picked it up at a moderate pace, took a light sip, and the tea fragrance lingered between his tongue and lips. Ning Feng looked up to see the Zhao brothers entering from front and back.

  "Brother Ning, how did you come?"

  One of the Zhao brothers, either Zhao Da or Zhao Er, warmly greeted him, "We didn't even know to send word, and yet here we are waiting for you."

  The performance of these two brothers was completely different from yesterday, but Ning Feng didn't bother to dwell on this and smiled: "Who knew that the two seniors were not cultivating, but running out to have fun."

  "What's going on here?"

  The Zhao brothers sat down on either side of Ning Feng, and upon hearing this, they began to vent their grievances one sentence at a time.

  "Hey, Young Master Ning, haven't you noticed that Chaoyang Town has been in a mess lately?"

  "All kinds of outsiders want to drown the town..."

  The two brothers talked at length, and Ning Feng listened until his head was about to be stuffed up, and he finally understood the situation.

  What they said may be somewhat exaggerated, but it's not far from the truth.

  Chaoyang Town and several other towns at the foot of Tiandu Mountain are not truly a fairy market, so there must be reasons for their existence.

  In the east of Chaoyang Town, there is a small spiritual vein, which is a branch of the Tiandu Mountain Grand Spiritual Vein. On it, there are jade mines that produce spiritual jade.

  To the west of Chaoyang Town, there is Wufeng Mountain. The five peaks face the sky like a big hand with five fingers open. The vegetation on it is lush and dense, with various spiritual animals inhabiting among them, and many kinds of spiritual grasses.

  Chao Yang Town has copper and iron mines in the south and north, producing for thousands of years...

  This land and sky are all within the domain of the Sun God Temple's power, and also belong to the temple's industry.

  The Temple of God has been passed down for thousands and tens of thousands of years, these also belong to the edge of the nest, they naturally know the truth that cannot be drained and fished, so there are bans on grazing and picking, letting mountains and forests, and minerals have space to rest and recover.

  Especially the Dongzhen Lingyu Mine on the spiritual vein and the Xizhen Wufeng Mountain are even more so.

  Whether it's Lingyu Mine or Wufeng Mountain, due to its unique advantages, as long as there is sufficient cultivation, it can be developed endlessly.

  The question is...

  "During this time, the rotation ended, the grazing ban was lifted, and all sorts of fish and dragons came flooding in. Every day there were troubles, and my brothers and I could only rush around to put out fires."

  The Zhao brothers furrowed their brows, drooped the corners of their mouths, and sighed, in short: this day can't be gotten through.

  They didn't notice that after hearing it, Ning Feng was overjoyed, his face flushed with excitement, as if he wanted to shout out loud: Heaven is helping me!

  "I say, two Zhao brothers, I've come to trouble you both with something."

  Zhao brothers heard Ning Feng say that, although they were feeling down at the moment, still patted their chest and said no problem.

  They were just about to ask what was going on when Ning Feng said something that left them speechless.

  "Two brothers Zhao, since there are many trivial matters in Chaoyang Town recently, you two won't mind, why not let me take care of it?"

  Ning Feng followed with a slap on the chest, and the Zhao brothers were directly stunned.

  The two of you looked at me, and I looked at you. Finally, Zhao Da asked cautiously: "Ning Shidi, we brothers dare to call you Shidi, but no matter what, you are our master's direct disciple, and we two are our master's nominal disciples, who have received great kindness from him. It is only natural that we should take care of Ning Shidi as much as possible. Why do you have to be like this?"

  "We two brothers, how dare we use trivial matters to delay your cultivation, brother? If Master were to find out..."

  Zhao Da and Zhao Er both shuddered at the same time, as if they had thought of some terrifying consequence.

  "Is Master really that scary?"

  Ning Feng sincerely didn't think so, and it was neither a smile nor a cry. He knew that the two had misunderstood each other, so he quickly explained: "The two masters are mistaken, I'm not going to exchange anything."

  "What?"

  Two people looked at each other in disbelief.

  Ning Feng's eyes rolled around, and he started talking nonsense: "Master gave me three days off, after that I'll return to the mountain to wait for Master's arrangement, it seems like there's some errand that needs to be handed over to me."

  "Rather than wasting these few days, I'd rather find two senior brothers to help me get familiar with the chores, so when Master assigns tasks later, I won't make any mistakes."

  The two of them stood up, clasped their hands together in respect: "Please, both of you masters, fulfill your promise."

  The Zhao brothers hastily returned the courtesy, exchanged a glance, and hesitantly agreed: "Then we'll trouble you, younger brother."

  Ning Feng smiled and secretly thought: "It's done!"

  He even moved Tianyunzi out of his home intentionally or unintentionally, how can this be?

  Ning Feng silently muttered to himself several times, fortunately he didn't frame his own master or forge an imperial decree. His conscience had never troubled him over this level of deception.

  With the consent of the Zhao brothers, everything went smoothly and according to plan. The Chicken Feather Arrow was in effect, and for the next three days, unless something big happened, whatever he said would be the law in Chaoyang Town.

  "Lately, there have been too many outsiders flooding into Chongyang Town, and it's inevitable that trouble will arise. Their internal conflicts are none of our concern as long as they don't get out of hand and aren't brought to our attention, but when it comes to disturbing the peace and causing financial losses, ultimately it's our responsibility."

  "If we continue to let the snakes and dragons mix together in Chaoyang Town, there's a chance that the trouble will land on our heads."

  "In case of emergency, I command:"

  In the town of Chaoyang, a separate area is set aside for outsiders to settle and trade, without interfering with the local residents.

  A cup of hot tea had not cooled down yet, in front of the Zhao brothers, Ning Feng's first command was issued.

  The Zhao brothers looked at each other and put down one-third of their hanging hearts. Still reliable, really want to get things done.

  Orders go down, posters are posted, notifications are made to both parties and so on, these things are naturally done by the people below.

  Ning Feng and his two brothers sat drinking tea together. After they had finished their chores, they went out together to take care of the matter of dividing up the territory.

  Three people in a row, wearing the attire of the Temple of the Sun God, proclaiming new orders.

  Foreign monks, Chaoyang Town people, some cheered, others were dissatisfied, in short, everyone knew that this was the decision made by those three Shen Gong disciples, and it could not be disobeyed.

  Moreover, many people found out through various channels that this matter was not the idea of the Zhao brothers, but rather Ning Feng's doing.

  One tells ten, ten tells hundred, it's just half a day's work, I don't know how many people know about this matter. Looking at the three people who came to patrol and preside over as usual, their eyes were instantly different.

  ……

  "The hematite and iron ore mines have resumed production, which will inevitably pollute the water source. To allow the townspeople to drink clean water, all the outer gate officials of the temple were mobilized, and scattered Taoist masters and craftsmen were invited to consult. Fifty wells were dug in the city to provide clean water for the townspeople."

  With a single order from Ning Feng, I don't know how many people ran until their legs were broken. The next day, he could be seen appearing in various places in the town, personally inspecting the well-drilling site.

  ……

  "Minerals come and go, people flow in and out, the monks' magic causes damage to the roads and bridges outside the town, so they are renovated and rebuilt to prevent accidents."

  Another order was issued, which is a good thing for repairing bridges and roads. Ning Feng's figure was once again active everywhere.

  At first, Zhao Da and Zhao Er, the two brothers, said they were protecting and taking care of their younger brother, or that they didn't feel at ease, but in any case, they didn't utter a word and stuck to him without leaving his side.

  Later on, they saw that Ning Feng handled things properly and didn't need to rest at all. He made the outer door disciples of the Zongmen work like oxen and horses, giving them one order after another, until they couldn't keep up.

  The two of them were also busy running around, comforting their subordinates, asking for resources and so on. The two brothers felt that it was even more tiring than when Ning Feng first started helping out.

  However, this time the two of them didn't think there was anything to complain about. Everything Ning Feng did was for the good of the people and brought benefits to all.

  With no one else around, Ning Feng felt more at ease doing things.

  "What did you say?"

  Afterwards, Ning Feng raised his head and asked in return: "Were there two groups of scattered cultivators who disagreed on the division of spoils, resulting in a big fight in town, causing damage to the townspeople's hands and houses?"

  The person below nodded repeatedly, somewhat strangely, and I don't know if it's an illusion or not, but just now, didn't the eyes of the person above glow?

  Ning Feng finished speaking and lowered his head again to deal with things.

  "Excuse me, I wonder if we..."

  "Two Master Zhaos usually handle things their own way, you can just follow suit, no need to ask me." Ning Feng said without even lifting his head.

  The servant answered and went out with a light body.

  Isn't this easy to handle? If you dare to mess with me and fall into the hands of the Zhao brothers, it's simple: just break your legs and throw you out.

  If it weren't for Ning Feng's recent handling of things, they were kind-hearted and good-natured people who wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to report something like this. Such incidents don't happen several times a month, do they?

  After he left, Ning Feng raised his head, and his eyes were indeed shining with light: "Hey, the decision wasn't made by me, so this bad thing can't be blamed on me, right?"

  At this time, there was no one in the house, otherwise they would have thought he looked strange, his eyes even stranger, and how could he look so cunning.

  Within half an hour, the two groups of loose cultivators did not dare to resist and were all beaten with broken legs and thrown out of the town.

  An hour later, Ning Feng was beaming with joy, his face filled with compassion as he led a team of doctors to start treating the scattered cultivators' injuries in the midst of the crowd.

  ……

  "Everything has been done."

  "Is that enough now?"

  Three days will pass, idle and without anyone, calm wind rubs fists and palms, preparing to re-enter the Jiukong Stone Realm.