As soon as the words were spoken, the loach felt an invisible force pushing it out of the space.

It struggled desperately to sink to the bottom of the pool, but the force grew stronger and stronger, and its body began to float uncontrollably to the surface.

"etc……"

The voice echoed in Chen Yongqiang's mind, tinged with obvious panic.

It knew in its heart that only in the Spirit Spring Pool could it continue to evolve and truly transform into a dragon.

If it were driven out and returned to those ordinary waters outside, it would forever remain as it is now, a slightly larger loach, and would never be able to transform into a dragon.

Chen Yongqiang withdrew his thoughts, and the force of repulsion vanished instantly: "You agree to be my pet?"

Keeping a dragon as a pet sounds pretty good.

"No. I can agree to help you three times in exchange for the right to cultivate in the Spirit Spring Pool."

Three chances, in exchange for a peaceful place to cultivate.

This was the best condition it could think of. A pet? It was, after all, of dragon blood; it couldn't afford to lose face like that.

Chen Yongqiang quickly calculated in his mind: three chances in exchange for permanent cultivation? This deal wasn't worth it.

What if the loach cultivates for ten or eight years and successfully transforms into a dragon? What if it turns its back on people and refuses to acknowledge them? Who can he complain to then?

"Three chances in exchange for three months of training time," Chen Yongqiang added a time limit.

"Three months is too short..." Mudfish wanted to negotiate further.

"If you think it's too short, you can walk there," Chen Yongqiang interrupted.

The rivers and lakes outside have little spiritual energy; it would be useless for it to stay there for a hundred years.

"Three months it is. I promise you."

Chen Yongqiang didn't waste any more words: "Okay, it's settled then."

He knew in his heart that there was no good way to subdue this mudfish.

To make a loach a pet like the Contract Sirius, the condition is that the loach itself is willing.

But this guy is arrogant and won't easily back down, so let's leave it at that for now and see how things go.

"I heard from the mountain god that you can pray for rain?" Chen Yongqiang asked the crucial question.

This is also the most urgent matter to be addressed right now. The day after tomorrow is Xiaoman (Grain Buds), and the rain-seeking ceremony is imminent.

The Hu family is holding a party at Qingba Reservoir, while Shimen Village is holding a party at the Mountain God Temple. Both sides are waiting for rain from God.

If this loach really could summon wind and rain, then that would save us a lot of trouble.

"I haven't cultivated for long enough to summon wind and rain..." The loach didn't have that ability.

"Then what use are you?" Chen Yongqiang showed no mercy to Mudfish.

If they can't even handle something as simple as praying for rain, then this deal is a huge loss.

"Although I can't directly summon wind and rain, I can spray water!" the loach said with a hint of pride.

"Spraying water?"

"Yes, spray water." The loach wiggled its tail.

"Just take me to a place with water, let me soak up enough water, and then spray it out. I can spray as much water as you want."

Take it to a place with water, first suck up water, then spray it... isn't that just a portable water tap? "How far can it spray?"

"That depends on how much water it absorbs. The more it absorbs, the farther and more powerfully it sprays. The less it absorbs, the farther it sprays," the loach answered truthfully.

Chen Yongqiang had a plan in mind. If he brought the loach along, let it fill up with water in the reservoir first, and then spray it into the sky: "Wouldn't that be equivalent to artificial rainmaking?"

He had just thought it was a good idea when he reconsidered:

"The water level of Qingba Reservoir was already dropping rapidly due to the drought, and the villagers were hoping for that little bit of water every day to irrigate their fields. If the loaches were to suck the water away from the reservoir, wouldn't that be robbing Peter to pay Paul?"

The water is still the same water; it doesn't solve the problem at all.

Chen Yongqiang stood by the pool, his mind racing as he searched his memories.

"If we can't draw water from the reservoir, where can we find more water sources?"

He suddenly remembered that there was a river in another province that flowed through several cities before finally emptying into the sea, and that the river had a very large volume of water.

If the loaches could draw water from the river and spray it onto the fields of Shimen Village, it would be like intercepting water that was going to flow into the sea and using it to irrigate the crops.

"I know where the water is. There's a river in the next province with a huge volume of water that seems endless. You can draw as much water as you want from it."

The plan was set, involving a round trip of several hundred kilometers to another province, to be completed before the rain-seeking ceremony the day after tomorrow.

The timeframe is indeed a bit tight, but it's not impossible.

It's already late at night. After tossing and turning all night, dawn is just around the corner.

In other words, he had to take the loach to the river in the next province today, let it soak up enough water, and then rush back.

The loach nodded, slowly sank back to the bottom of the water, and continued to lie still.

Chen Yongqiang came out of the space and took a short rest.

As soon as it was light, Chen Yongqiang emerged from the bear den and walked down the mountain path, his pace much faster than when he came.

After descending the mountain, Chen Yongqiang stopped at the intersection of Shimen Village.

He looked around, and on a whim, took out two wild boars from his spatial storage and dragged them back using branches he had prepared beforehand.

When we entered the village, it was already broad daylight.

Someone got up early and saw him dragging two wild boars back.

"Yongqiang, you've attacked two this time?"

Chen Yongqiang nodded and replied, "Good luck!" He continued walking towards the homestead.

When we arrived at the land plot, people were already busy in the yard.

Qin Liping was tending the fire in the kitchen, Qin Lijuan was washing vegetables, and Lin Xiulian, heavily pregnant, was helping out.

When they saw him dragging two wild boars back, everyone stopped what they were doing.

"Brother Yongqiang, you've caught another wild boar!" Qin Liping ran over.

Chen Yongqiang threw the wild boar on the ground. "Liping, ask your dad to come and help clean it up. Keep one to worship the mountain god, and send the other to Qingba Reservoir."

Qin Liping responded, "Okay, I'll go call my dad right now."

Chen Yongqiang then looked at Lin Xiulian and said, "I have something to do and need to go out for a bit."

Lin Xiulian was taken aback: "Where did you go? You just got back..."

"It's something urgent," Chen Yongqiang said, without going into details.

"Don't worry, be back before dark. Keep an eye on things at home, and have Uncle Qin clean up the wild boar and take it wherever he needs to."

Lin Xiulian didn't ask any more questions: "Then be careful on the road."

Chen Yongqiang responded and turned to walk towards the tractor. After starting the tractor, he hurriedly left Shimen Village.

Lin Xiulian stood in the yard, watching the tractor disappear at the intersection, before turning back to the kitchen after a long while.

Chen Yongqiang didn't say what it was about, but she had a vague feeling that it must be related to praying for rain.

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