Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 5: Enlightenment of the Tao, the Girl I Admire
The next day, early in the morning, before daybreak, some spiritual plant husbands from Huangni Village (Spirit Plant Husband Branch) had already started to get busy.

Or plowing the fields, or watering, or weeding and pest control.

While they were busy, newcomers like Zhong Cang also got up and came to the square of Huangni Village with excitement and anticipation, waiting for the arrival of the ox cart so that they could go to the Taoist temple center to formally practice.

Zhong Cang was one of them. As if he had never gone out at night, he stood quietly in the crowd, ready to go with everyone.

However, unlike others, Zhong Cang's attention span is still very strong.

Therefore, he discovered that only they, the newcomers, were preparing to go to the Taoist temple to practice.

None of those old people were planning to go to the Taoist temple. He even discovered that many of them looked at them with some... pity.

"Mercy, are they pitying us? Why do they have such expressions?"

Zhong Cang didn't understand why other people didn't go to the Taoist temple to practice, and the Taoist boy who came with him was also curious.

Moreover, yesterday, many Taoist children were busy with these senior brothers, and many of them became familiar with each other. Therefore, some people began to ask their senior brothers.

"Brother, aren't you going to the Taoist temple to study the big class?"

"Study, hahaha..."

These words made the senior brother laugh, a sad and miserable laugh.

"We can't learn anything, and no one is willing to teach us. You... forget it. You must remember to keep a calm mind."

These words made Zhong Cang frown even more.

Before Zhong Cang could analyze more, Ling Zhifu's ox cart came over with a "moo".

Upon seeing this, Zhong Cang and other spiritual plant husbands and Taoist children hurriedly boarded an ox cart and headed towards the center of the Taoist temple.

After walking all the way for half an incense stick of time, they returned to the center of the Taoist temple and rushed towards Yunmo Heart Lake.

That was the classroom where the teachers from Xuehu Taoist Academy taught everyone.

Taoism emphasizes the understanding of nature. Therefore, teachers do not teach in closed rooms.

Yunmo Heart Lake is a Taoist temple built by Xuehu Taoist Academy at great expense. Practicing there not only makes the spiritual energy more abundant, but also makes the Taoist rhyme more abundant, allowing one to better understand nature.

When rushing over, Zhong Cang also discovered that the disciples from other Taoist temples had also arrived.

And many people who came were pointing at him.

Obviously, he, a genius with second-class spiritual roots, had fallen into the trap of choosing the profession of spiritual plant husband. This had become a hot topic in the Snow Lake Taoist Academy.

Zhong Cang remained expressionless.

However, his stable emotions did not last long.

When they arrived at the entrance of Yunmo Heart Lake, they found that there was a woman with a cold expression and a sharp breath standing on the side with a cold face.

That unhappy look on her face made it so that no one wanted to talk to her even though she was very beautiful.

If possible, Zhong Cang didn't want to talk to her.

Unfortunately, he couldn't hide, as the girl was looking for him.

……

Things didn't go as Zhong Cang expected. After seeing him, the girl walked straight towards him. The moment she reached Zhong Cang, she asked with a gloomy expression:

"Why!"

Although she didn't specify the question, both the students watching the excitement and Zhong Cang himself understood what the girl was asking. Zhong Cang couldn't just brush it off.

It wasn't that Zhong Cang had any emotional entanglement with her... well, they did have some emotional entanglement. But the more important thing was that Zhong Cang took some things from their house.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful for what one has received, and one should be grateful for what one has received. Since Zhong Cang took some things, he would naturally have to give an explanation to them.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhong Cang, no longer perfunctory, said quietly, "What one cultivates in the Dao is truth, what one cultivates is myself. I really enjoy farming. I love the process of plants sprouting, growing, blooming, and bearing fruit. It gives me a sense of joy at a good harvest. This love makes me feel that farming is my Dao."

Such a reply was somewhat beyond the expectations of the young girl Shen Tingting, causing her icy expression to freeze.

But soon, she said, "Can't we choose something else? Alchemy is also closely related to farming."

"There's a huge difference. Spiritual flowers and fruits are rare, and I can only grow a few a year. Moreover, alchemy is more about refining, not planting. I can't get the joy of a good harvest, and that's not my way."

After saying this, without waiting for the girl to continue asking, Zhong Cang said bluntly: "If you dislike my profession, I agree to terminate the contract with you, but as we agreed in advance, I will not refund the deposit you paid."

"..." After a moment of silence, Shen Tingting shook her head and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to report this to the family and see what my father and the others think."

After she finished speaking, she was ready to leave. She was not a student of Xuehu Taoist Academy, but from the nearby Xueyun Martial Arts Academy.

However, before leaving, she couldn't help but turn her head and ask Zhong Cang, "Are you sure you don't want to change? You know, even though your career has been chosen, you can still change it with the family's help. Moreover, if you change your career, the Shen family's support for you will not stop."

“Thanks for the reminder, but like I said, that’s my way.”

……

In the end, Shen Tingting left with a cold face.

When they found out that the two did not fight or even curse at each other, someone made a bored "tsk" sound.

"What a shame, I thought there would be something interesting to watch."

Some people were bored, while others looked at Shen Tingting's natural beauty, thought about her wealthy family background, and had a curious look in their eyes.

Some people even turned their gaze to Zhong Cang, thinking about what he had just said, and showed an interested look.

There are very few people who are interested in Zhong Cang, only three or five.

Among them was a rich young man dressed in luxurious clothes.

One of her hair is snow-white, like a snow elf, but she does not give people a cold feeling. Instead, she makes people feel that she is an elegant girl from a noble family.

The last one was Qin Xiuye, the vice president of Xuehu Taoist Academy, who came to attend the class.

Looking at Zhong Cang and thinking about what he had just said, Qin Xiuye's brows relaxed a little.

"Is it because of this reason?"

He guessed that the snow-elf-like girl was also very curious about Zhong Cang, and said with great admiration for him:
"He actually found his own path right after entering the sect. That person is called Zhong Cang, right? He is better than me."

This made a servant following behind her speechless. Thinking of his eldest son's instructions to him, he took the initiative to speak:

"Second Miss, you think too highly of him. It's not that easy to understand the Dao. I think he just read a few storybooks and thought it sounded cool to say that."

This made the snow-elf-like Second Young Lady shake her head: "Zuo He, you underestimate him. After all, he has many choices, and any one of them is better than Ling Zhifu."

"If he didn't have a firm heart for the Dao, there's no way he would have chosen the profession of Spiritual Plant Husband."

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(End of this chapter)