All sects work

Chapter 158 Looting
It was late at night and the dew was heavy, and Bai Xuexing was dragged to the mountains by Master Xuanying.

Along the way, Master Xuanying brainwashed him: "If you see that orchard, you will definitely thank me for bringing you out."

Thank you? Bai Xuexing pulled the corner of his mouth - I really envy the sword cultivators for always being so confident.

He had been in and out of many secret realms and quasi-secret realms and had seen countless good things. In comparison, the "Shan" dust and mustard in the Dharma-Ending Age was really hard to arouse any expectations, especially when such words came from Master Xuanying's mouth, which reduced their credibility by 90%.

The Xianren Mountain range stretches for 800 miles, a small part of which is located in Tao County, accounting for nearly half of the county's area.

The location of the spiritual fruit that Master Xuanying mentioned is the deepest part of the entire mountain range.

That place was not under the jurisdiction of Tao County, but Bai Xuexing did not ask too much. He thought with amusement: Since the spiritual fruits were the ones she raised freely, then the mountains were probably also the ones she raised freely!
The mountain was filled with mist. The two of them were walking above the mist and could not see the situation below with their naked eyes. Shi Xuanying used her spiritual sense to determine her location: "Let's go down!"

Bai Xuexing didn't take it seriously at first, but after passing through the clouds, his eyes suddenly opened slightly.

This is a valley, with large tracts of fruit trees of varying heights hung with red, yellow, green and purple fruits. The spiritual energy in the fruits makes them glow faintly in the dark night. When you walk into them, you will be even more shocked.

This kind of shock has nothing to do with the amount of spiritual energy. Seeing so many spiritual fruits connected together, the beauty of the scenery alone is enough to make people feel relaxed and happy.

Bai Xuexing came back to his senses and gave an objective assessment: "The scenery is nice, but the quality of these fruits is average, and they are almost ripe."

The underlying meaning is - it's not worth the effort to give birth.

He obviously hadn't mastered the skills to communicate with sword cultivators. Even if Shi Xuanying understood, she definitely wouldn't understand if she didn't want to: "But the quantity is too large! Stop talking nonsense, these fruits are almost ripe, and it won't take much spiritual energy to ripen them all."

She pointed at the fresh fruit cores on the ground, and said with great sorrow, like an old farmer who had encountered a locust plague: "Look, so many have been eaten by the birds and beasts in the mountains in such a short time! We can't wait any longer."

Otherwise, given her current situation of having to "cut back on spending", she wouldn't be so desperate as to waste her spiritual energy to ripen the fruit that was already about to ripen.

That's all! Bai Xuexing felt that her struggle was unnecessary.

Without a word he began to produce fruit.

When Master Xuanying saw the fruits slowly turning red, she used her magic to pick and harvest them.

The two of them worked on such a large orchard until late at night. Bai Xuexing was too tired to stand, but Shi Xuanying began to dig trees with great interest, stuffing them one by one into her own purple palace space.

Bai Xuexing sat cross-legged on a naturally formed stone platform, watching her working tirelessly below, and felt an inexplicable pain in his liver.

This person not only exploits others, but is even crueler to himself.

The sky was turning pale, and the faint morning light illuminated the valley that had just been looted. The ground was covered with freshly turned soil.

Before leaving, Master Xuanying used her spiritual sense to scan the area carefully to make sure that not a single blade of grass was left out, and then she left with satisfaction.

Bai Xuexing watched for half the night and felt his heart numb, but after witnessing her looting dozens of spiritual plants, he was still greatly shocked.

In response to this, Shi Xuanying argued: "I have explored the surroundings, and these trees no longer have any spiritual energy supply. They grow here, and the spiritual fruits mature and fall into the soil, continuing to nourish the trees, so that they can maintain their spirituality. In this cycle, the spiritual energy is constantly consumed, and sooner or later they will become mortals. If we pick all the fruits, these trees will be no different from ordinary ones in two or three years, so it is better to take them all away." At least there is still a half-dead spiritual vein in her purple mansion space.

Bai Xuexing didn't understand, do you even need to find an excuse for robbery?
Shi Xuanying seemed to see through his thoughts: "We in the Sword Sect do not allow waste of natural resources. As the Great Elder, you must understand this principle."

"Got it." Bai Xuexing was also a fellow robber and even a real robber. He felt that Shi Xuanying's spirit was worth learning.

However, that is all for the future.

After returning to the government office, Bai Xuexing didn't even want to say hello and went straight into the house to sleep.

Ever since he formed the Dan, he had been resting by meditating and practicing. It had been a long time since he had relied on sleeping to relieve fatigue. This time he was really exhausted. He didn't want to move a finger and just wanted to lie down and sleep until he passed out.

Shi Xuanying didn't stop him. She knew the importance of knowing when to relax and work hard. She let him sleep for two hours first!

She was about to go find Zhuang Qiqi when the runner suddenly came to report, "Sir, the wife of County Magistrate Cao and several other ladies from the gentry want to see you."

"Why did his wife come to see me?" Shi Xuanying was puzzled, but she still gave County Magistrate Cao some face and said, "Please come to the main hall."

Shi Xuanying looked at the mud on her feet. She was wearing ordinary clothes, not Dharma robes, so there was no need to use any cleaning techniques to waste her spiritual energy. She simply changed her clothes.

Mrs. Cao and five wives of the gentry waited in the main hall for a while, and then saw a beautiful girl in a blue shirt come in.

Several people were slightly stunned.

The girl's clothes were blue and purple in color, and such rich colors must be very valuable. There was silver embroidery on the collar of the clothes, which made her look quite noble. However, the clothes were simply cut, and her hair was randomly gathered and half draped behind her, with the strands sticking up. She didn't even use any hair oil to smooth it out, and she didn't even have a decent hairpin on her head.

Even the maids in their family would not be so unkempt and undisciplined and yet no one cares about her. She must be the legendary female county magistrate.

It was not until Shi Xuanying walked to the main seat that the women finally reacted and stood up and bowed: "Greetings, Mr. County Magistrate."

After Shi Xuanying sat down, she said casually, "No need to be so polite, everyone please sit down."

She had never seen Madam Cao, but it was easy to tell the difference between the wives of officials and the wives of wealthy gentry families by their attire, so she looked at the first lady on her left hand: "Madam Cao, why did you come to see me?"

County Magistrate Cao is only the county magistrate on the surface, but no matter before or after Shi Xuanying came, his powers are the same as those of the county magistrate. If there is anything, just let him do it. Why would his wife come to her specifically?
"Your Excellency has issued many decrees to encourage women to work. We know that Your Excellency cares about women all over the world, and we are all very grateful." Madam Cao was also quite observant. She saw that Master Xuanying might not like others beating around the bush, so she said directly, "But we would like to ask Your Excellency to revoke your order."

Shi Xuanying uttered an ambiguous "Oh" and glanced at the women in the room. Seeing that they all lowered their eyes in panic, she did not rush to speak.

Several maids came in carrying tea and snacks.

Madam Cao swallowed her words until the maids set out the tea and left, then she continued, "We all know that you have good intentions, but this decree has made the already difficult life of women even more difficult."

"Oh?" Shi Xuanying picked up the teacup and motioned for her to continue.