Chapter 2: Chicken Killing Day

Lin Yunxiao and his group stared intently at the spirit chickens behind the iron bars, carefully selecting them.

　　Just as everyone was choosing their chickens, Lin Yunwen finally appeared.

　　Lin Yunwen was dressed in a white robe with gold-threaded auspicious clouds embroidered on the cuffs, a green jade belt around his waist, and a white jade pendant hanging from his waist. He had an elegant demeanor and a resolute bearing.

　　Lin Yunwen is handsome and has considerable cultivation, making him the dream lover of countless young girls on Qingxi Mountain.

　　As soon as Lin Yunwen appeared, the female heroes in the chicken-raising team who were good at catching earthworms with their bare hands suddenly became much more reserved.

　　Lin Yunxiao looked Lin Yunwen up and down, and said with some disdain, "Third brother, eldest brother is getting more and more flamboyant!"

　　Lin Yunyi crossed his arms and said, "Every time this guy shows up, it severely dampens the team members' enthusiasm for catching spirit earthworms. Once our team has its own chicken killer, we'll kick him out."

　　Lin Yunwen is at the third level of Qi Refining cultivation and has keen perception.

　　The exchange between Lin Yunyi and Lin Yunxiao naturally did not escape their notice.

　　Lin Yunwen said with a big smile, "Third brother, your flock of chickens has grown again!"

　　Lin Yunyi said with some pride, "No problem, no problem. I plan to expand the flock to two hundred chickens by the end of the year."

　　Lin Yunwen: "Is this how you eat it? Two hundred is enough?"

　　Lin Yunyi raised his head and said arrogantly, "Chickens are raised, not saved. If you eat more, you can hatch more chicks to raise."

　　Lin Yunwen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Third brother is indeed insightful; eldest brother is far inferior."

　　Lin Yunwen looked at Lin Yunyi and secretly sighed that his third brother owned a whole mountain of chickens and lived a much more carefree life than he, a spirit plant master.

　　The third brother designated the fifteenth of each month as the day to kill chickens, and on that day, chickens had to be killed to reward the members of the chicken-raising team.

　　Not only that, the third brother would give each member of the chicken-raising team twenty eggs every month, and outstanding employees of the team would receive ten more.

　　He now helps his mother take care of the spirit fields. Every year, in addition to his share, the clan gives him an extra 300 catties of spirit grain, which can be exchanged for about 300 spirit stones.

　　One spirit chicken costs about twelve spirit stones, and my third brother raised more than a hundred of them, which are worth more than a thousand spirit stones.

　　This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for a six-year-old child.

　　The third brother's more than one hundred spirit chickens produce about two thousand spirit eggs every month, which can be exchanged for more than two hundred spirit stones . Over the course of a year, these spirit chickens can reliably generate more than two thousand spirit stones.

　　After the third brother's chicken farming scale increased, the amount of chicken manure produced also increased.

　　Although the third brother needs chicken manure to feed the spirit earthworms, he doesn't need that much. The excess spirit chicken manure is used to fertilize the fields, as it greatly improves the fertility of the spirit fields.

　　Lin Yunwen looked at Lin Yunyi, feeling a mix of emotions.

　　My third brother showed extraordinary talent from a young age, specifically by stopping bedwetting at six months old, and my fourth brother still drawing maps from time to time at three years old.

　　My third brother started learning to read from the clan school teachers when he was ten months old. He became familiar with various classics and historical texts, and seemed to have a photographic memory. He could memorize various classics after reading them only once.

　　When my fourth brother was ten months old, all he knew was how to gnaw on his toes.

　　Before his third brother was tested for spiritual roots at the age of three, he had already read through all the books in the library and had excellent handwriting.

　　When my fourth brother was three years old, he ran around wildly and knew fewer than ten characters.

　　At that time, everyone in the clan had high hopes for the third brother, but who knew that the test results showed that he only had five spiritual roots.

　　Compared to his third brother, the dull-witted fourth brother actually had better aptitude, possessing three spiritual roots.

　　Upon learning the test results, many members of the clan were greatly disappointed. Many lamented that a child prodigy may not necessarily be a good adult, and that with such talent, even if the third brother is very smart, it will be in vain.

　　The third brother accepted the outcome of his spiritual root quite calmly.

　　Many clansmen were worried that their third brother would never recover, but it was clear that they were overthinking it.

　　The third brother started raising chickens and cultivating his skills, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

　　The third brother is clever and quickly mastered raising chickens. In this way, even if the third brother makes no progress in cultivation, he should be able to make a good living with his chicken-raising skills.

　　Lin Yunwen glanced at the group of chicken-raising team members who were eagerly waiting to be fed, and asked Lin Yunyi, "Third brother, how many chickens are we going to kill today?"

　　Lin Yunxiao answered quickly: "Two."

　　Lin Yunwen: "Have you made your choice?"

　　Lin Yunxiao: "I've made my choice, the green three-cent and the red five-cent."

　　Lin Yunwen said with admiration, "Fourth brother has a good eye; these two chickens look very plump."

　　Lin Yunxiao smiled smugly and said, "I picked them, so of course they're plump."

　　Lin Yunwen activated the Gengjin Technique, and two golden energies shot out, instantly killing the two spirit chickens.

　　The other pheasants were probably frightened and began to run away frantically.

　　Lin Yunwen summoned a golden whip and used it to pull the two spirit chickens out of the coop.

　　Lin Yunwen's move drew gasps of amazement from the chicken-raising team members.

　　Lin Yunyi clapped his hands and said, "Big brother is awesome."

　　Lin Yunwen's Gengjin Sword Technique uses the Golden Light Slash from the Gengjin Sword Technique. The Gengjin Sword Technique is a family heirloom of the Lin family, and most of the cultivators in the family practice this technique.

　　Lin Yunwen suppressed his pride and said modestly, "It's nothing."

　　Lin Yunyi, with his hands behind his back, said, "Even between brothers, accounts should be settled clearly."

　　Lin Yunxiao, all smiles and obsequiousness, took out a basket containing twenty eggs, which was Lin Yunwen's payment for "killing the chicken."

　　Lin Yunwen didn't stand on ceremony and took the basket directly. The spirit eggs had good nourishing effects, so they were a good treat.

　　Lin Yunwen sighed inwardly. Although his third brother was young, he was generous. Even their father was not as extravagant as his third brother.

　　The members of the chicken-raising team looked at Lin Yunwen with envy, but not jealousy.

　　In this world, strength reigns supreme. Although the members of the chicken-raising team all possess spiritual roots, their roots are not particularly impressive. The entire team doesn't even have a Qi Refining Level 2 expert. Faced with Lin Yunwen, a Qi Refining Level 3 master, they can only feel awe.

　　Lin Yunwen looked at Lin Yunyi with some anticipation and asked, "Third brother, what are you planning to do with these two chickens?"

　　As Lin Yunyi's personal "chicken-killer," Lin Yunwen not only gets a basket of eggs but can also stay and enjoy a free feast of spirit chickens.

　　Lin Yunwen thought of the crispy chicken and stewed chicken that Lin Yunyi had made last time, and he was also full of anticipation for this banquet.

　　Lin Yunyi thought for a moment and said, "Today, one will be stewed, and the other will be beggar's chicken."

　　"good!"

　　As soon as Lin Yunyi finished speaking, the chicken-raising team immediately applauded in support.

　　Although the members of the chicken-raising team had no idea what beggar's chicken was, it didn't stop them from clapping enthusiastically!

　　Lin Yunyi quickly prepared two fragrant chickens.

　　The chicken soup was made with some mushrooms picked from the mountain, making it delicious and flavorful.

　　A half-grown brat, eating his father out of house and home.

　　As soon as the two chickens were served, the chicken-raising team started scrambling for them.

　　These heroines, no longer able to maintain their composure, displayed formidable fighting prowess.

　　Lin Yunyi glanced at Lin Yunwen and thought to himself: Compared to eating meat, male beauty is nothing. The world is vast, but eating is the most important thing. Big brother's charm is nothing more than that.

　　Lin Yunwen glanced at Lin Yunyi and asked, "What are you thinking about, Third Brother?"

　　Lin Yunyi: "It's nothing."

　　Soon, most of the two chickens were eaten, and everyone was full.

　　The spirit chicken contains abundant spiritual energy, making it very easy for these cultivators to fill their stomachs.

　　After they had eaten their fill, the group of members, no longer looking like they were starving ghosts, started chatting idly.

　　"Brother Yi, do you know the results of your fiancée's spirit reading?"

　　Upon hearing this, Lin Yunyi's face darkened instantly, and he said, "I don't know."

　　"Brother Yi, your fiancée has both fire and wood spiritual roots."

　　Lin Yunyi said calmly, "Is that so?"

　　Lin Yunwen glanced at Lin Yunyi and said, "Third brother, don't be discouraged. Having two spiritual roots isn't a big deal."

　　Lin Yunyi raised his head and said arrogantly, "Disheartened? Why should I be discouraged? A cultivator like me who owns more than a hundred spirit chickens at such a young age is much rarer than a cultivator with dual spiritual roots."

　　Lin Yunwen smiled obsequiously and flattered, "That's right, that's right, Third Brother is naturally the most capable."

　　Lin Yunxiao: "My third brother had over a hundred chickens when he was six years old, and my eldest brother is twelve years old. Although he has dual spiritual roots, he doesn't have a single spirit chicken yet."

　　Lin Yunwen: "..."

　　The members of the chicken-raising team started chattering amongst themselves.

　　"She's so lucky to be Yi-ge's wife."

　　"All the girls in the village want to marry Brother Yi."

　　"Brother Yi is so good at raising chickens. If I marry Brother Yi, wouldn't I be able to eat chicken every day?"

　　"This girl is really lucky; she was already betrothed to Yi-ge while she was still in her belly."

　　"..."

　　Lin Yunwen listened to the discussions among the chicken-raising team members, his feelings complicated.

　　As far as he knew, after Jiang Tan'er tested her spiritual root, she seemed to be very averse to the marriage agreement, and the Jiang family also seemed to have the intention to back out.

　　He was really overthinking things to worry that his third brother would feel inferior because of his fiancée's spiritual root. His third brother was born precocious, so he was full of confidence in everything he did, and he always looked at the people in the clan with a sense of aloofness as if they were "foolish mortals." Even he, the older brother, was not immune to this.

　　Lin Yunwen looked at Lin Yunyi and noticed that his third brother's expression was rather unpleasant. His third brother was always arrogant and proud. Even on the day he was found to have five spiritual roots, he was still full of confidence and his eyes were like stars. But now, he looked rather gloomy, which was quite rare.

　　Lin Yunwen was somewhat puzzled. His fiancée had dual spiritual roots, so why did it have such a big impact on him? He also had dual spiritual roots, but he had never seen his third brother treat him differently before!