Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 503 The Mo Family Successor Enters Peach Blossom Spring

A descendant of the Mohist school?

I had chatted with Yan Tian before, and he mentioned that a suspected successor of the Mohist school had appeared in the world, but then disappeared without a trace.

I don't know if something happened or if they're intentionally hiding it.

Now it seems more likely to be the latter.

"The Mohist school?" Xu Jianghe said. "The Mohist school of universal love and non-aggression?"

Xu Jianghe may not have read many books, but that doesn't mean he's ignorant about these things.

While he was in prison, he not only practiced martial arts but also read books.

You can say he has no diploma, but you absolutely cannot say he is uncultured.

“That’s right!” Mo Hong said. “However, I only inherited the Mo family’s cultivation methods, not their philosophy. With modern thinking, I don’t quite agree with some of the Mo family’s ideas.”

"for example?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue immediately became interested.

He actually had some knowledge of the various schools of thought in ancient China.

The Mohists, in particular, felt that the "Mohist knights" might be the origin of chivalry.

“Take universal love for example,” Mo Hong said. “I feel it blurs the lines between close and distant relationships. We still need to distinguish between them. For example, if we were to attack the little red dot now, what would the Mo family do?”

Upon hearing this, Xu Yue immediately smiled.

This example may not be appropriate, but he likes it.

Helping weaker nations fight against stronger ones—isn't that exactly what the Mohists liked to do?

Is the little red dot worth helping?

not worth it.

“Take frugality for example,” Mo Hong continued. “The Mohists advocated frugality, which is not wrong, but I think excessive frugality is unnecessary. In modern terms, how can excessive frugality stimulate consumption and promote development?”

Do the descendants of the Mohists not agree with Mohist thought?

This is clearly not the case.

If Mo Hong truly did not agree, he would not have been able to obtain the Mo family's inheritance.

He simply felt that some of his ideas were not suitable for today's society, or rather, that he was adapting them to local conditions and the times.

He actually agrees with frugality and universal love, but he just elaborates on them in more detail.

“You don’t disagree, you just have a different understanding,” Xu Yue said. “In the later stages of cultivation, what you cultivate is not the method, but the Dao. If you truly do not agree with the Dao of the Mohists, then you will not go far.”

Agree, but have different understandings?

Is there any difference between this and disagreement?
However, Mo Hong did not refute, but fell into deep thought.

He is currently practicing the methods of the Mohist school, but he is still somewhat confused about how to cultivate the Way of the Mohist school later, after all, his level is still too low.

Do you agree?
I seem to genuinely agree, but I feel that some of the arguments have gone too far.

"The Mohists are skilled in mechanical arts?" Xu Yue asked. "However, those mechanical beasts and the like require sentient beings to make them?"

"Correct!"

Mo Hong looked at Xu Yue with some surprise.

"You weren't a member of the martial arts world before, were you?" Xu Yue saw Mo Hong nod awkwardly and look at him with suspicion, then continued, "No one in the martial arts world would come to Peach Blossom Village to steal things. Even if you were only at the second realm, or even someone who had condensed their primordial spirit, you wouldn't dare to come to Peach Blossom Village."

Mo Hong gave an awkward laugh.

Nonsense! If I knew Peach Blossom Village was a den of dragons and tigers, I wouldn't have come.

Damn it, do you know how much of a blow this is to me?
He thought he had received the inheritance and achieved great success in his cultivation, so he could roam freely in the world. However, he was caught red-handed the first time he did something illegal.

The problem is, I can't even beat one of their dogs.

It's so devastating.

Mo Hong was starting to have doubts about life.

This world seems to be much more powerful than I imagined.

I am not some kind of dictator.

There are many people more capable than me.

There are even dogs that are more powerful than themselves.

"What level would I be considered in the martial arts world now?" Mo Hong couldn't help but ask. "Would I be considered a good buyer?"

“There should be dozens of people in Peach Blossom Village who have reached the second realm. If you include the people from the Agricultural Science and Technology Academy, there are even more,” Xu Yue said. “The other major sects also have only a handful of people who have reached the second realm. In addition, the Special Administration Bureau and the military should have even more.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Hong was immediately dumbfounded.

I was such a weakling.

“You haven’t been cultivating for very long, have you?” Xu Yue said. “So you don’t need to underestimate yourself.”

Huh?
Is this meant to comfort me?
Now that you mention it, it seems I haven't been practicing for very long.

He's not as good as me now because he hasn't been cultivating for long. Give me time, and I'll definitely be able to catch up.

"What are you going to do with me?" Mo Hong asked the question that concerned him most, yet which he had to face: "Hand me over to the police?"

“A cultivator like you falls under the jurisdiction of the Special Administration Bureau,” Xu Yue said. “There are Special Administration Bureau personnel stationed in Taoyuan Village, and my third uncle is even an instructor there.”

Mo Hong was speechless.

This Peach Blossom Village is truly a den of dragons and tigers! Why didn't I do some research beforehand, or even just scout it out?

He had barely made a move when he was caught by a dog, and he was no match for it.

As for Xu Jianghe who came later, he was even less able to fight back.

To be precise, he didn't even have the courage to take action.

"What about you?"

Mo Hong couldn't help but ask.

Xu Jianghe held a high position in the Special Administration Bureau, yet he brought him before Xu Yue. What was the other party's status and position?
Huh?
This person looks vaguely familiar.

“That bamboo forest is mine,” Xu Yue said. “You stole my bamboo.”

Mo Hong opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Why don't you sell all that bamboo?"

Finally, Mo Hong couldn't help but speak up, his words carrying a hint of complaint.

If you sell it, I won't steal it.

Although this is somewhat far-fetched, he really didn't intend to steal it.

“I’m not short of money,” Xu Yue said. “Besides, those bamboos are the food for those three guys.”

Mo Hong looked over and saw three giant pandas, and was speechless.

Did he steal the giant panda's food?

Would this increase the severity of the crime?
and many more!

Three giant pandas?
Mo Hong looked at Xu Yue and knew who this guy was.

He finally understood why the other person had said they didn't need money.

How could a boss from Taoyuan Village be short of money? Some people online are even saying he's the richest man in the country.

If Taoyuan Farm were to go public, it might become the world's richest person.

Of course, netizens are just joking around; whether it's true or not, nobody can say for sure.

One thing is certain: Xu Yue is rich, and so is the thief.

"Did they eat all the bamboo that was cut down?"

Mo Hong couldn't help but ask, "This is such a waste!"

However, that didn't seem to mean much to Xu Yue.

“Not entirely,” Xu Yue said. “Some villagers cut bamboo to make handicrafts, which are sold at the fishing center.”

Mo Hong's lips twitched.

I'm offering to buy it, but you won't sell it to me.

Villagers can look at it freely, and then make bamboo woven products to sell?

What a waste of natural resources.

"What are you going to do with all that bamboo?" Xu Yue asked. "The Mohists are skilled in mechanical arts, you must know them too, right? Are you planning to use bamboo to make some kind of mechanical beast?"

Mo Hong nodded. The Mo family's mechanical arts have considerable requirements for materials.

He just wanted to do some research and maybe make some small gadgets for self-defense.

The demand for those things is now even greater.

I used to think I was awesome, but now I realize I'm just a nobody.

There is a severe lack of security.

"Would you be interested in working on the farm?"

Xu Yue suddenly asked.

"what?"

Mo Hong looked at Xu Yue in astonishment.

If I steal from you, you call the police, and you still hire people?

Aren't you afraid I'll steal from you?

"Your salary and benefits will definitely satisfy you," Xu Yue said. "You can use the bamboo on Zhushan Mountain, as well as the spiritual trees on other mountains."

Mo Hong's eyes lit up upon hearing this, clearly indicating that he was interested.

"What can I do?" Mo Hong couldn't help but ask, and said, "I didn't work after graduating from university, and I studied civil engineering in university."

“There’s a lot you can do,” Xu Yue said. “For example, design a fence for the rabbits, cattle and sheep I raise to prevent them from escaping. You don’t know how many rabbits escaped last time; the whole village was overrun with them.”

"What?"

Mo Hong was somewhat dumbfounded.

Design a fence?

Does this count as a job that matches one's major?

Wait a minute, he clearly wasn't interested in my civil engineering major, but rather in the Mohist mechanical arts.

He wanted to use the mechanical arts of the Mohists to imprison those rabbits, cattle, and sheep inside.

That's an exaggeration.

"Do you think this is making a mountain out of a molehill?" Xu Yue said with a smile. "The last time those rabbits ran away, it was because a few mutated rabbits wanted to go into the mountains."

"Mutations?"

Mo Hong was astonished. Could there really be animals that have become sentient beings in this world?

Thinking of this, Mo Hong immediately recalled the big yellow dog.

Could there really be spirits and monsters in this world?

“This world is not as simple as you think,” Xu Yue said. “Moreover, the world is changing, and there are more and more animals that are mutating and evolving. Moreover, the whole world is searching for them. Some time ago, the United States found a mutated tuna, but even after paying the price of two submarines and a warship, they still couldn’t keep it. Of course, those farmed animals could not grow to that extent.”

Mo Hong was dumbfounded.

A single fish took down two submarines and a warship?
Is this still the world I know?

Is this still a world dominated by technology? When did it become so fantastical?

"Think about it?" Xu Yue said. "If you're not interested, you can leave. I won't pursue the matter of you stealing the bamboo this time."

“No need to think about it, I agree.” Mo Hong then said, “Boss, when can I start work?”

Xu Yue smiled and then gave Xu Jianghe a look.

Xu Jianghe understood immediately and then led Mo Hong away.

Why did he bring Mo Hong here to Xu Yue?

That's exactly why.

A descendant of the Mohist school has great potential.

Xu Yue was still somewhat interested in the methods of the Mohists, as well as their supernatural powers and mechanical techniques.

Of course, he didn't keep Mo Hong around for that reason.

He was merely interested; he had no intention of coveting it.

"Is the boss very strong? Stronger than you?"

On the way, Mo Hong couldn't help but ask about Xu Jianghe.

“He’s better than anyone else,” Xu Jianghe said with a smile. “Do you know what I mean?”

"That powerful?" Mo Hong said, "The best in the world?"

“It’s globally recognized,” Xu Jianghe said. “In the future, if anything happens, just mention the name of Taoyuan Village, and domestic and foreign cultivation forces will give you some face.”

"Really?" Mo Hong asked. "Are there experts abroad too?"

“There are certainly experts abroad as well,” Xu Jianghe said. “However, there shouldn’t be many experts left on Little Red Dot’s side; your boss has almost wiped them out.”

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Hong trembled with fear.

Is your boss really that ruthless?

For some reason, Mo Hong suddenly recalled the destruction of that damned shrine, the eruption of Mount Fuji, the collapse of the Imperial Palace, and the backflow of wastewater from the nuclear power plant.
Could it be that all of those were done by our own boss?
I couldn't help it, so I asked.

Xu Jianghe didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

"What level is he at now?"

Mo Hong couldn't help but ask, as he found it hard to imagine what level of attainment was required to achieve that.

"Above the Fifth Realm".

Xu Jianghe spoke up, without specifying what realm it was, but that was enough.

"How many people are like this?"

Mo Hong asked.

He received a fairly complete lineage, so he naturally knew about the levels of cultivation.

“The only one!” Xu Jianghe said, “There are only a handful of cultivators who have condensed their primordial spirit. I know of only a few.”

"Are there only a few armed police cultivators?"

Mo Hong was somewhat surprised, yet also somewhat relieved.

“In the past, there were only four realms in the cultivation world. Now, those few who are at the fifth realm are just breaking through,” Xu Jianghe said. “So, if you work hard, you can still catch up.”

"Which are the Five Realms?"

Mo Hong asked, seemingly regarding those people as his targets.

As for Xu Yue?

forget it.

He really has no confidence in this kind of person.

“Zhang Zhixuan, the old Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, the Buddhist monk Yande, and Yan Tian, ​​the director of the Special Administration Bureau,” Xu Jianghe said. “There is also a Fifth Realm cultivator in Taoyuan Village, Ning Yun, a successor of the Yin-Yang School. I’ll introduce him to you later. As for overseas, a magician from the Divine Court entered the Fifth Realm and challenged Ning Yun to a duel at sea, but it was thwarted by a giant octopus. However, in a true life-or-death battle, he probably wouldn’t be as good as Ning Yun. Whether anyone overseas has broken through to the Fifth Realm now is hard to say.”

"Is the situation abroad really that much worse than in China?"

Mo Hong was somewhat surprised, but also somewhat proud.

"So, those people who went half-mad searching for mutated beasts were trying to use technology to overtake them," Xu Jianghe said. "As for why this situation has come to this, it's not unrelated to your boss."

"Ok?"

Mo Hong looked at Xu Jianghe with some confusion.

“The fourth realm is the peak, and you can’t count the number of fourth realm experts who have died at your boss’s hands on two hands,” Xu Jianghe said. “With so many experts dying, naturally fewer people will break through.”

Mo Hong was stunned. His boss had single-handedly wiped out many foreign experts, directly causing a gap between him and the domestic cultivation world.

That's a tremendous achievement.

"There must be many experts at the third and fourth realms in Peach Blossom Village, right?"

Mo Hong asked, wanting to know what level he belonged to in Peach Blossom Village.

As for the second-realm cultivators in Peach Blossom Village, he didn't take them seriously; he didn't consider himself weaker than them.

“There are several more realms,” Xu Jianghe said. “You’ll find out later. Once you join Peach Blossom Village, you’ll enjoy its benefits. Everything you eat and drink will be imbued with spiritual energy, and you’ll also receive the elixirs needed for cultivation. The higher your realm, the greater your contribution, and the better your treatment. As for money, that’s secondary.”

"Really?"

Mo Hong was somewhat surprised. "Such good treatment, why didn't you announce it earlier?"

Why have I wasted so much time after receiving the inheritance?
I came to seek refuge here a long time ago.

(End of this chapter)