Gou Zai Qingluo Cave Heaven Cultivation

After several rounds of meals, the atmosphere became harmonious, and, in high spirits, the conversation turned to family matters.

Su Wan picked up a bamboo shoot and said softly, "My father is a weapon refiner. If your magic weapon breaks in the future, or if you want to make any small items, you can come to me, and I'll ask my father to give you a discount."

Zhou Baoqing immediately thought of the water-dividing pearl and the concealment magic artifact he wanted. He wondered if he could ask Su Wan's father to buy them for a discount.

Zhou Changping asked curiously, "Su Wan, your father is a weapon refiner, why don't you learn weapon refining?"

Su Wan sighed, "It also depends on whether you have talent or not."

Although she is a top student, that's only true for now. Who can predict her future path in spiritual cultivation?

Just look at Zhou Baoqing. A month ago, he was a slacker who was always slacking off, and now he's about to be expelled from the clan school!

Cultivating immortality depends heavily on fate.

As the conversation continued, Liu Xiaorui's voice remained soft and weak: "My family grows fifteen acres of high-quality rice in Xiwang."

Superior quality paddy fields!

Everyone looked at her, never expecting that this seemingly ordinary person's family was actually large-scale farmers!

Seeing that everyone had spoken, Li Hou had no choice but to say, "My family is very ordinary. My parents are just odd jobs in the market." His tone was somewhat downcast, which was not like his usual personality.

It was Zhou Baoqing's turn.

"My family has been fishermen and farmers for generations. My family even sold several acres of land to support my education."

Fishermen and farmers?

Apart from Zhou Changping, the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although the group didn't discriminate in any way, fishermen and farmers were indeed at the bottom of the cultivation world.

Ignoring the surprised looks, Zhou Baoqing continued to recount his grandfather's hardships, his mother's love, and the care of his family. His words were heartfelt and his strong emotions resonated deeply with his friends.

He was never ashamed of being a fisherman or farmer. His eyes shone brightly: "Ever since I was almost expelled from the clan school, I have suddenly realized my mistake. My whole family supports my lofty ambitions, and I will surely repay them by achieving great success and bringing glory to our family!"

"What ambition!"

Li Hou shouted and slammed his hand on the table, spilling the juice. His previous dejection completely vanished, and he looked at Zhou Baoqing with shining eyes, deeply inspired and invigorated.

"You can say whatever you want, but why did you stand up and slam your fist on the table?" Wang Qingzhi, sitting next to Li Hou, said angrily, wiping the juice off his face.

Li Hou said awkwardly, "Sorry, Brother Gou, I drank too much juice and I need to pee!"

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Li Hou chuckled and slipped out of the private room, but a moment later, a loud commotion erupted in the hallway outside.

Zhou Baoqing, with his keen senses, listened intently and his expression changed: "Oh no, that's Li Hou's voice! It sounds like he's in a conflict!"

Everyone was taken aback and quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks.

They rushed out of the private room and saw Li Hou being blocked at the corner of the corridor by five or six teenagers.

Zhou Changping looked closely and recognized the other party's private room. "Isn't this the one who stole our Tingtao Pavilion's people?"

"They're from the Raging Waves Society!" Wang Qingzhi's face darkened.

Seeing his friends arrive, Li Hou felt confident and immediately began to explain.

It turned out that the people in Tingtao Pavilion were the members of the "Raging Waves Society," the mortal enemies of Li Hou and Wang Qingzhi, having a meal together.

When the other party encountered Li Hou, who was alone in the corridor, they began to loudly mock them, calling the "Chasing Wind Society" a bunch of cowards.

Li Hou was furious and retorted, which led to a verbal altercation.

"You lowly trash from the Chasing Wind Society dare to talk back to me?"

The leader of the Angry Waves Society youths, with an arrogant expression, took a step forward, relying on his superior numbers, and was about to attack Li Hou.

Suddenly, his foot slipped.

With a "whoosh," the boy didn't even have time to groan before losing his balance and falling face-first onto the wooden floor, his front teeth bleeding.

Seeing this, Li Hou mocked, "Hahaha! Wu Tao, I'm not your father, no need for such a grand gesture!"

Wu Tao, clutching his bleeding mouth, scrambled to his feet, pointing angrily at the ground: "Where did this water come from? Did you try to trick me? I'll kill you all today!"

Zhou Changping was already annoyed that this group had taken his private room, and now he crossed his arms and sneered, "Don't make false accusations! You tripped and fell because you weren't watching where you were going, so don't accuse others without evidence!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Manager Li and several of his men rushed over, sweating profusely.

The fight naturally didn't happen inside the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

After exchanging a few harsh words, they were forcibly separated by Manager Li.

The members of the Nutao Society could only suffer in silence, cursing as they returned to their private room.

On the other hand, Wang Qingzhi and Li Hou, who were on Zhou Baoqing's side, had expressions of great satisfaction, as if they had finally gotten their revenge.

Su Wan secretly leaned closer and whispered in Zhou Baoqing's ear, "You were the one who soaked the floor in the hallway, weren't you?"

Zhou Baoqing looked into her shrewd eyes and a slight smile played on his lips: "I still can't hide it from you."

A hint of amazement flashed in Su Wan's eyes. "It's a Water Condensation Talisman? But the Water Condensation Talisman can't be controlled in terms of direction. How did you manage to be so discreet? I didn't even see how you made your move."

She's finding it increasingly difficult to understand Zhou Baoqing.

This former underachiever always manages to undergo amazing changes without anyone noticing, which even makes her take notice.

Seeing that there were many people around, Zhou Baoqing smiled but remained silent and did not answer.

Back at Cuizhu Pavilion.

Wang Qingzhi and Li Hou explained their past grievances to everyone.

Qinglin Bay is divided into four bays: southeast, northwest, and southwest, according to the direction of the water system.

The monks of South Bay and West Bay have a long history of friction over the allocation of resources such as fishing grounds.

As the saying goes, what the superiors do, the inferiors follow; if the adults don't like each other, the children will also form cliques.

The Raging Waves Society and the Chasing Wind Society are a smaller version of this feud.

"Wu Tao and his gang are incredibly arrogant. Relying on their physiques, they humiliated us thoroughly on the football field last month." Wang Qingzhi took a bite of chicken with hatred, as if he were biting the boy named Wu Tao.

Zhou Baoqing naturally had some knowledge of Cuju (ancient Chinese football).

The Cuju (ancient Chinese football) in the cultivation world is quite different from the simple ball kicked by the feet in the mortal world; or rather, it is a completely different game full of magical combat.

Have you ever heard of the "Golden Flying Ball"?

The so-called "Ju" is itself a magical artifact similar to a "golden flying ball".

Not only can it fly at high speed in mid-air and change direction at will, but both players can also modify the ball under certain rules to add interference effects such as water ripples and wind blades.

This tests not only the players' physical strength, but also their skills in crafting talisman arrays.

"Oh, right!"

Li Hou turned to Zhou Baoqing and said, "Brother Baoqing, our troupe is short-handed right now. Why don't you give it a try?"

Cuju (蹴鞠)?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Baoqing smiled and shook his head.

He doesn't have that kind of free time. Wouldn't it be better to study a few more offensive talismans and earn some spirit stones?

"I'm currently busy researching and developing magic talismans, and there are also some trivial matters to attend to at the fishpond at home. I'm really stretched thin, so for the sports field, you'll have to rely on yourselves to show your prowess. Just call me whenever you're due, and I'll be there to cheer you on."

Li Hou listened and showed a hint of regret, but said nothing more.

As the middleman, his biggest goal in attending the celebration banquet today is to reconcile Brother Gou and Brother Baoqing.

Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I naturally don't ask for anything else.