Chapter Thirteen: The Perfect Solution for Family Disputes

  After sending Wen Bao away again, Wang Lu's face also sank.

  "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

  Behind him, the light voice of Hai Yunfan entered his ears. Wang Lu just coldly snorted: "Nothing's wrong, it's just that the plot is a bit more troublesome than expected... I thought the villagers were all brainless characters, but it seems that several key characters' intelligence levels are not low."

  "Huh?"

  "To put it simply, the task in Peach Village should be to fill up the affection of specific villagers, but the process must be accompanied by antagonistic plotlines, such as Wen Bao's antagonist being the village chief's partner... I originally thought that all tasks including antagonistic segments would be quite rigid, but now it seems that high-level characters have a lot of flexibility and are not the type that can be mindlessly farmed."

  "Although I didn't quite understand, your meaning seems to be that most tasks actually have simple solutions?"

  Wang Lu said, "Of course, in low-level tasks, it's easy to brush up good feelings as long as you find the rules. For example, that scholar in the village is also someone I'm letting Wang Zhong strategize with now. As long as he keeps getting good grades in class and avoids trouble with his classmates, he can pass easily. Now there are still people who have triggered tasks like the steamed bun shop, and as long as they work hard in the store and make enough contributions, they can also pass. But it's different with Wen Bao - wanting to brush up Liu Danni's good feelings isn't something that can be done just by calling out a few 'good lucks'. Wen Bao has a good opportunity, triggering an A-level task, but his IQ and EQ are probably not enough."

  "...Now that you mention it, even I'm getting a little nervous. But thinking about it, the greater the difficulty, the greater the reward, this principle shouldn't be wrong, right?"

  "That's right, this principle runs through everything. For example, since I got the best score in Yunbo Chart, Taoyuan Village gave me a treatment similar to that of a village chief. So, if we get a perfect evaluation for this level, we should also be able to get corresponding rewards for the next levels."

  Hai Yunfan nodded: "Following the usual convention, after Yunbo Map, there are several locations such as Chi Ji Mountain and Bing Feng Valley, each of which is a core link in the Immortal Ascension Path. If what Wang brother said is true, then the results here will affect the starting point of the next level... In that case, I think it's time for me to take the stage and try my hand as well."

  "After watching for so long, you finally have the heart to come down?"

  "These past few days, every day Older Brother Wang has been explaining the village's strategy to me, I should have some grasp of it by now, otherwise wouldn't that be a waste of your efforts over these past few days?"

  "So, want to try the perfect strategy?"

  "Haha, let's leave that to Brother Wang and his genius. As for me, as long as I find a suitable position, that's enough."

  Hai Yunfan finally walked out of Wang Lu's room after finishing speaking, these days as a guest of Wang Lu, in the village head's backyard, eating and drinking for free, living like a child bride, but he can't stay in the room as an audience forever.

  Wang Lu's face regained its smile as he watched Hai Yunfan sail away.

  "Hiss, hiss, Xiao Hai has finally made a move, it's going to be interesting from now on."

  ——

  Hai Yunfan's arrival was a considerable shock to Taoyuan Village.

  Apart from Wang Lu's master and servant, Hai Yunfan was the first to walk out of Yunbo Map and enter Taoyuan Village for trial. His score was even better than those three joint-handed young masters, astonishing many people.

  On the Immortal Ascension Road, there are many people with great spiritual powers. The legendary Heavenly Spirit Root may not exist, but the Earthly Spirit Root and the Alien Spirit Root do have a few powerful individuals. In comparison, the Second Prince of the Cloud Empire is not outstanding. Before he ascended the mountain, the Cloud Empire's Xianmen Sect had already made an assessment of him, and his performance on the Golden Bridge was not particularly impressive.

  His qualifications were second-rate, his spiritual root was of the fourth grade at best, barely scraping by as a third-grade. However, after the Yun Bo Tu, Hai Yun Fan made a stunning comeback, becoming one of the top figures among the trial-takers. In the eyes of those who understood the ways of cultivation, this was enough to raise his evaluation by several grades.

  Which is more important, spiritual root attribute or intelligence temperament? There is no consensus on this in the Xianxia world yet, but now among the elders of the Wanxian Alliance, more than half have a spiritual root attribute below third-grade.

  So Hai Yunfan's three spiritual roots are good or not, paired with the first-class temperament shown in the Cloud Wave Chart, it outlines a beautiful prospect comparable to that of the Wanshen Alliance elder. Such a character would be valued in any sect, let alone having spent two whole days hiding in Wang Lu's room, secretly plotting with the acknowledged number one mysterious person for a long time.

  Now Hai Yunfan's entry is not only himself, but also represents Wang Lu behind him. The two add up to each other, and it's natural to cause a stir.

  The cultivators stopped their movements and began to watch the changes that followed. However, Hai Yunfan himself did not stir up a storm in the city at the first time. That night, he just strolled around the village, chatting with the villagers in a carefree manner.

  This step is not unusual, as most of the previous trial participants also did so, because they were not sure where their own destiny was, so they used this method of casting a wide net to communicate with everyone and observe reactions to determine the next plan.

  Hai Yunfan's luck was clearly not as exaggerated as Wen Bao's, and after one night, although a few villagers showed interest in him, they were basically just ordinary people, Hai Yunfan was obviously not satisfied.

  The humility shown in front of Wang Lu was a respect for the strong, but Hai Yunfan had never been self-deprecating. He said that as long as he found a suitable position, it would be fine, but his own position was clearly not limited to tasks like Class B or Class C.

  But after one night, Hai Yunfan unexpectedly realized that he didn't have the good fortune of Wen Bao, and that opportunities wouldn't fall from the sky, but rather had to be seized by oneself.

  So, on the second day, early in the morning, despite not having slept all night, Hai Yunfan was full of energy and knocked on the door of the village chief's house under the gaze of countless people.

  If according to Wang Lu's task classification method for Peach Blossom Village, the village chief undoubtedly represents an A-level or even higher level of task. After all, Wen Bao was only involved in the emotional dispute between the village chief and his mistress, which is a solid A-level task, so what about finding the village chief himself?

  The village chief didn't have any special favoritism towards Hai Yunfan, but that was completely irrelevant. In the early morning, Hai Yunfan entered the house and didn't come out of the village chief's room until the afternoon, then directly went to the backyard and found Wang Lu.

  "Hey, Xiao Hai, you've been in Old Man's room for a long time, what did you gain?"

  Hai Yun's face, which had been gloomy all day, finally cracked a smile: "Not bad, as you said, we've already made the key breakthrough."

  "Was it broken by that old man? No wonder you're Xiao Hai, a beautiful young man with clear eyebrows and eyes."

  "...Although I'm not sure what you're talking about, I'm certain you've got it wrong. I just came here to confirm one thing with you."

  Hai Yun Fan said solemnly, Wang Lu also put down the chicken leg in his hand: "You say."

  "My mission may interfere with Wen Bao... and even more people, I think you shouldn't mind, should you?"

  "Tell me more?"

  Hai Yunfan said, "To put it bluntly, I intervened in the village chief's family dispute. It took me an entire morning to gain his trust. As for what happens next, I'm confident that I can control the situation."

  Wang Lu's eyes widened in amazement: "Xiao Hai, you're really something! At such a young age, you're already mediating emotional disputes for middle-aged men and women. In the future, you'll definitely become the king of the harem."

  "It's just a small village chief, not hard to persuade. But what to do next, I need to confirm with Wang brother. The current situation is that due to Wen Bao's unexpected appearance, the long-standing contradiction between He Lüshi, the village chief's wife and Liu Dama, suddenly erupted. My task now is to calm down the two women's quarrel, so that the village chief can continue to live a peaceful life, but this method of calming down the dispute is quite rich and colorful."

  Wang Lu nodded in approval: "Xiao Hai, you've gradually grasped the way to crack this strategy."

  "It's too much, I just thought of a few plans, the simplest one is to persuade He Lüshi to put aside the grudges from his youth. After all, no matter what the village head did back then, for so many years it has been He Lüshi and the village head relying on each other, Liu Dàniáng was just a small episode, a condiment."

  Wang Lu smiled: "But if you really did it that way, a 100% task could only get 60 points."

  Hai Yunfan said, "Because the village chief has not put down Liu Danni in his heart, he is very disgusted with He Lüshi's noise. And Liu Danni is not a person who is willing to be lonely."

  "But all of this is just a personal desire, and it's not right to speak of it in this way."

  Hai Yunfan said: "So the more direct method is to coerce and entice, let Liu Dama voluntarily withdraw. After all, this matter originated from her, as long as she is willing to put it down, the village chief's life can truly return to calmness. But this matter has increased in difficulty, not to mention that it conflicts with Wen Bao's mission - if Dama really quits, this many-year-old wish will be hopeless, and Wen Bao, this grandson, may suffer a great loss."

  Wang Lu said, "That's right, A-level tasks are likely to conflict with each other, or it's inevitable that they will conflict. So the coordination and communication between the trial-takers also became a part of the test. However, it's good that your interference target this time is Wen Bao, haha, not someone you can't bear to hurt!"

  "Wait, doesn't Wen Bao have any value in your eyes at all, Brother Wang?!"

  Wang Lu spread his hands: "This has nothing to do with me, I'm thinking from your perspective, and in my opinion, he's worthless in your eyes, that's why I gave you such considerate advice... Besides, solving Wen Bao's problem shouldn't be too simple, just let him have a sunset romance with Liu Dama to fill the emotional void, it's an easy win. So, back to the topic, what do you want to choose?"

  Hai Yunfan said: "I don't want to choose either of the above two methods. There is a third set of plans, and I would like to ask for your opinion, Brother Wang."

  "The third set of plans?"

  "It's a plan to frame He Lüshi, so the village chief can rightfully divorce her and rekindle his old romance with Liu Dàniáng. This way, Wen Bao's mission will be accomplished, the village chief's lifelong wish will come true, and I'll get a high evaluation. The whole process shouldn't be too difficult to execute, but..."

  Wang Lu tilted his head: "But?"

  "But this is not the behavior of a decent person. If it were in a sect with strict rules, just thinking about this plan would be a sin. So I need to confirm the thought process of the designer of Taoyuan Village. Brother Wang, do you think my proposed plan will be approved by him?"

  Wang Lu sank into thought for a moment: "If I were the designer, I would definitely give it more than 90 points."

  "What's next?"

  "Then it's none of my business anymore, the level design is done, the scores are settled, what else can be done?"

  Hai Yunfan smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang, for reminding me. It was my oversight... No matter how this strange designer thinks, the final decision is still up to the Lingjian Sect, a righteous sect. So let's forget about using evil or unorthodox methods... Finally, Brother Wang, if it were you, what would you do?"

  "Me? Hmph, you're interested in the perfect strategy now?"

  Hai Yunfan said: "I have made up my mind and won't waver, but I'm really curious, if it were you, what would you do?"

  Hai Yunfan's words were sincere, and his royal pride made it impossible for him to stoop to flattery, even if the other person was Wang Lu, someone he deeply admired. On the other hand, he was indeed curious about further methods, or in other words, not ashamed to ask.

  Wang Lu didn't hide his intention: "It's simple, just persuade He Lüshi and Liu Dàniáng to be together, then the village chief can enjoy the benefits of both."

  “……”

  "What's the meaning of your expression when you're having a hemorrhoid attack? What's wrong with my plan? Three people, each one has fewer enemies and more *** , put aside decades-old grudges, take advantage of still being in good health to enjoy the last few years of sunset glow, perfectly resolving all conflicts."

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