Immortality Cultivation: I Farm in the System Space

Lin Jing finished his assessment and left the Alchemy Room, returning to his own small courtyard. Less than half an hour passed before a knock was heard at the door. Lin Jing opened the courtyard door and saw Huang Qingling standing at the entrance. Not only Huang Qingling herself, but even the siblings Li Tangyu and Li Qingqing also came over together. Upon seeing Lin Jing, Huang Qingling immediately began to ask, "Lin Jing, how did it go, did you pass the assessment?" Lin Jing nodded, then responded, "It was alright; I barely passed..." "I owe a lot to Brother Li's guidance..." Lin Jing looked towards Li Tangyu, quickly attributing the credit to him. "Brother Lin is joking. Actually, I didn't really help you much; it was mainly your own doing," Li Tangyu said with a smile. Huang Qingling pursed her lips and said, "You two should stop being so modest. It's good that you passed. We were worried before, but thankfully, you made it through smoothly." "Lin Jing passing the assessment is cause for celebration." "However, it's a bit of a shame..." Li Qingqing spoke up at this moment. The others turned their heads to look at her, confused. "What's so regrettable about Lin Jing passing the assessment?" Huang Qingling inquired. Li Qingqing took a couple of steps back, then said, "It's a shame..." "Now Lin Jing won't have a reason to live with you anymore..." "You..." Li Qingqing saw Huang Qingling reach out, about to strike. "Hehe..." She quickly laughed and ran away. Meanwhile, Lin Jing and Li Tangyu both frowned deeply. "Alright, let's not fight..." "Seriously though, Lin Jing passing the assessment really is reason to celebrate," Huang Qingling spoke again. "Don't you think?" After speaking, Huang Qingling turned her head to look at the others. "I think so too," Li Qingqing quickly expressed her agreement. "The ingredients I prepared earlier are still unused. Could the two of you give me a hand..." Huang Qingling looked towards Lin Jing and Li Tangyu. Originally, there was only Lin Jing as the main cook, but now, fortunately, with Li Tangyu added, someone was available to share the task. "Those ingredients weren't really prepared earlier, were they..." Clearly, the small scheme of Huang Qingling couldn't deceive them both. "That doesn't matter..." Huang Qingling said cheekily, without a hint of embarrassment. "As expected..." Lin Jing and Li Tangyu exchanged glances. Afterward, Lin Jing spoke, "Alright then, bring them out." After saying this, he added, "But just to be clear..." "After this time, it might be quite a while before I can join you guys like this again." "Why's that?" Huang Qingling looked at Lin Jing, full of confusion. "After this assessment, Attendant Zheng increased my quota of Elixir Medicines to submit to fifty. Now I must work like the other Offering Priests." "So, I'll need to spend more time on Alchemy, probably leaving me with little free time." "How can this be?" Huang Qingling's eyebrows shot up as she spoke angrily: "You were submitting thirty medicinal pills as a special permission from Old Man Bai, how can he change this arbitrarily?" Lin Jing spread his hands and then began to explain, "But now that Old Man Bai isn't around, the entire Yuebaolou of Nanshan Market is managed by this Attendant Zheng, so naturally, he makes the rules." "Brother Lin..." Li Tangyu pondered for a moment, then spoke: "I remember that the required offering to Yuebaolou includes ten superior-grade medicinal pills, right?" "Yes..." Lin Jing nodded. Li Tangyu looked at Lin Jing and continued to ask, "Now your offering task is the same as the other Offering Priests, you must also need to hand over ten superior-grade medicinal pills, right?" Lin Jing nodded: "Brother Li is right, that's indeed the case..." "I also need ten superior-grade medicinal pills every month to qualify for my task." Hearing this, Li Tangyu frowned. Then, he said to Huang Qingling, "That fifty pills should still be easy enough." "But these ten second-rank superior-grade pills are probably not going to be easy for Brother Lin!" "Ah..." "What should we do?" Huang Qingling frowned and said. Li Tangyu did not answer Huang Qingling, but turned to look at Lin Jing with a serious expression, "Brother Lin, if you need help, just say the word." "Exactly..." Huang Qingling's eyes lit up as she spoke. "If Lin Jing can't make enough, Tan Yu can help craft a few superior-grade pills..." Lin Jing clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Li. I want to try on my own first, as this is part of my own training. If I really can't manage it and need Brother Li's help, I won't hesitate to ask then." "Hmm..." Li Tangyu began, "Indeed, in fact, the more such situations arise, the faster one improves in Alchemy." "Previously, I locked myself in the Alchemy Room for a full six months solely to practice Alchemy, and it was through that period that I was able to advance to a Third Rank Alchemist." "Yes, I can testify to that; during that time, I even delivered Alchemy Ingredients to her." Li Qingqing then came over and quickly said. At this moment... Huang Qingling seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at the group to ask, "Do you think this Attendant Zheng could be settling personal scores under the guise of public duty?" "Settling personal scores under the guise of public duty? What do you mean?" Li Qingqing, puzzled, asked. "This Attendant Zheng, he only just arrived at Nanshan Market, right? He didn't know Lin Jing before, so how can he be settling personal scores?" Huang Qingling then began to explain, "You don't know, the first thing Attendant Zheng did when he arrived was to visit the Liu Clan." "He must be on good terms with the old ancestor of the Liu Clan." "And, because of me, Liu Yiyuan certainly harbors resentment towards Lin Jing." "So the Liu Clan's old ancestor, for the sake of his grandson, must have asked Attendant Zheng to set traps for Lin Jing to kick him out of Yuebaolou and then confiscate his residence." "That way, he wouldn't be able to live in the Inner Fang Market anymore." "Now that you mention it, that makes sense..." Li Qingqing brightened up as she spoke, "Liu Yiyuan has been pursuing you for so long, and now that Lin Jing lives so close to you, that's why he's feeling annoyed." Huang Qingling nodded and said, "I think so too..." "Last time he even saw the two of us holding hands, and after that time, we haven't seen him again..." "Probably, it is because of that incident that he became jealous and acted this way." Li Qingqing was initially stunned, then grasped the key information and turned to look at the two: "Ah..." "You two holding hands?" Then, the spirit of gossip ignited, and she moved closer to Huang Qingling and said, "Come..." "Quick, tell me, what's the story?" "Could it be that you two really have something going on?" Huang Qingling immediately rolled her eyes at her: "What are you thinking about..." Then, she began to explain. As the other party involved, Lin Jing, under Li Tangyu's strange gaze, could only shake his head with a mixture of laughter and tears.