Chapter 190 - 186: Brother Lin, You Are Cultivating

Chapter 190: Chapter 186: Brother Lin, You Are Cultivating

News about Hu Xia’s livestream quickly started trending. Some people who knew about the situation in Lin Xian Village, and who themselves or whose family members suffered from mental illness, immediately sent in emails.

However, some people online didn’’t believe the news, even commenting that they were just looking for human guinea pigs.

Hu Xia paid them no mind. People could believe it or not; it wasn’t like they were short on patients anyway.

The fitness and Martial Arts training program, however, did attract a lot of attention online, including from some fitness influencers.

The online traffic for Lin Xian Village was simply massive. Unfortunately, actually getting into the village was no easy task.

Some influencers spent exorbitant amounts of money buying entry slots just so they could livestream from inside Lin Xian Village.

Fortunately, with so many people applying, even scalpers couldn’t get in on the action. It all came down to luck.

These entry slots became even harder to obtain after the introduction of Lin Xian Village’s Medicinal Cuisine.

After all, people weren’t stupid. If they could get into the village and snag some Medicinal Cuisine, they wouldn’t just be saving money—they could make a huge profit.

Just look outside the main gate of Lin Xian Village every day: a crowd of people would be squatting by the roadside, signs placed before them asking to buy Medicinal Cuisine.

Every day, over ten thousand people vied for just two hundred servings of Medicinal Cuisine. With odds of fifty to one, getting it was incredibly difficult.

Furthermore, the purchasing method for the Medicinal Cuisine had changed. It was now an online reservation system with a random lottery.

This change was made because tourists were causing a commotion. Some people would enter Lin Xian Village and immediately run to the hotel to queue up, creating an unsightly scene.

Wan Qianqian and Hu Xia discussed it and decided to switch to this new system to make it fair for everyone.

The main issue with the old system was that some tourists, who had clearly arrived together, would split up immediately upon entry to order separately, all for the sake of getting the Medicinal Cuisine. This severely disrupted the dining atmosphere.

Lin Feng returned from the village square, brewed himself a pot of tea, and sat in the lounge area, checking the situation online.

Hu Zhiming came dashing in from outside. Drenched in sweat, he collapsed into the seat across from Lin Feng and poured himself a cup of tea.

"What have you been up to? You look exhausted."

"HUFF... PUFF... I was working with those three to finalize the training regimen."

"Good thing I bailed halfway through. Those three are absolute monsters."

"Haha, what were you thinking? They train in Martial Arts. Of course their stamina is going to be insane."

"They made it look so easy, so I thought I’d give it a try. Then I was too embarrassed to quit halfway."

"But I’ve discovered that training with them is incredibly effective. Look, I’m even starting to get muscles."

Hu Zhiming flexed his arm, showing Lin Feng his bicep. The results of his recent training were significant.

After the gesture, he suddenly remembered Lin Feng’s situation and quickly lowered his arm.

"Brother Lin, be honest with me. Are you secretly practicing Cultivation?"

"I’ve never seen you work out, but you’re more ripped than those three Martial Arts fanatics."

He wasn’t envious of much else, but he was truly jealous of this. He’d noticed long ago that Lin Feng had a perfect physique.

And Lin Feng didn’t even train or watch what he ate. It was maddeningly enviable.

"This? I was born with it. You can’t learn it."

"As for Cultivation, I’d love to do it, but sadly, no one’s given me a Cultivation Technique."

"Brother Lin, you don’t think... it’s like people online are saying, do you? That Lin Xian Village is at the heart of a Spiritual Qi Revival?"

Lin Feng gave him a speechless look. "You actually believe the stuff people make up online? I, for one, haven’t found any Spiritual Qi anywhere."

Hu Zhiming laughed. "It’s not just me. Even those professors are starting to believe it."

"Although, those Daoist masters cultivating in Lin Xian Village don’t seem to be getting any results."

’It doesn’t feel like a standard Cultivation Technique,’ Lin Feng mused, thinking about the Cultivation Technique he’d received as a quest reward. ’This probably isn’t a Spiritual Qi Revival.’

’I just wonder if things will change once I actually get my hands on it.’

Just then, Zhou Jun walked in from outside, followed by two men. One was Lin Chaoyan; the other, Lin Feng had never seen before.

"Boss Lin, sorry to bother you again."

"Zhou Jun mentioned you just got back from abroad. What brings you here?"

"This kid Zhou Jun was keeping all the good stuff for himself!" Lin Chaoyan said. "He has so many great things here and didn’t even tell me. I would’ve come back ages ago otherwise."

Zhou Jun protested, "Uncle Lin, that’s not fair. I told you about it a long time ago. It was you who got held up with other matters."

"Anyway, Lin Feng, this is Wang Zhongxuan. He’ll be responsible for the construction in Lin Xian Village."

Lin Feng noted the man’s serious expression. He seemed like the rigid, inflexible type. ’Why would they send someone like him here?’ he wondered.

"Mr. Lin, a pleasure. Regarding the construction in Lin Xian Village, do you have any additional requirements?"

"Hello. No, I don’t have any other requirements. Just follow the architectural plans."

"Since you’ll be handling the construction, how will the project costs be calculated?"

"We will calculate the total project cost based on the engineering requirements."

"Alright. Your main projects will be the construction of the Mountain God Temple and the development in the South Mountain Valley. We can discuss the other buildings after the temple is finished."

At present, the only projects in Lin Xian Village that had yet to begin were the Mountain God Temple and the South Mountain Valley development, both delayed due to road access issues.

For the other buildings, Hu Zhiming had found a separate construction crew for each one, and progress was swift.

After confirming the details with Lin Feng, Wang Zhongxuan didn’t stay. He simply took his documents and left.

"Zhou Jun, what’s his deal?"

Zhou Jun didn’t quite know how to explain. "Well... it’s due to some special circumstances. I don’t know the specifics myself, but he’s very capable at getting things done."

"Fair enough. I won’t press it."

Zhou Jun added, "Lin Feng, if there’s anything you don’t want them to know about, you can let me know ahead of time."

Lin Feng waved his hand. "There’s nothing. Lin Xian Village has no secrets. They can look wherever they want."

’Go ahead and search all you want,’ Lin Feng thought. He was always generous with people who wanted to uncover the secrets of Lin Xian Village.

’If they actually find something, I’ll be happier than anyone. After all, Lin Xian Village is under my control.’

Seeing that the topic was best not pursued, Lin Chaoyan quickly changed the subject. "Lin Feng, I heard the Medicinal Cuisine here can treat cancer?"

"Word travels that fast?" Lin Feng asked, surprised.

Hu Zhiming set down his teacup. "Brother Lin, it’s not exactly a secret. A lot of people are paying close attention to the Medicinal Cuisine."

"I heard from my dad that some people in Wuyuan County are running experiments on it."

"I only found out that the Medicinal Cuisine could treat cancer because someone came to me about it."

"It’s likely that the Medicinal Cuisine can treat cancer because it has immune-regulating properties. It should be effective against other diseases that involve the immune system as well."

Zhou Jun asked quizzically, "Uncle Lin, you don’t have any relatives with cancer, do you?"

"I’m asking for someone else. Just making an inquiry, I won’t get involved otherwise."

"But once word of this gets out, I expect a lot of people will be showing up at your door."

"Cancer... by the time it’s discovered, it’s usually in the mid-to-late stages. Treatment is incredibly difficult, and some cases are simply incurable."

"Even if it can be treated, given the nature of the Medicinal Cuisine, it would require long-term consumption."

’If they have the means, they can figure out a way to buy the Medicinal Cuisine. If they don’t, coming to me is useless,’ Lin Feng thought, not planning on getting involved.

Suddenly, Hu Xia’s voice came from outside, "Lin Feng, get out here! You’ve got to see what your Golden Eagle and squirrel are doing!"

Hearing Hu Xia’s shout, they walked outside to see the village square crowded with tourists.

It didn’t take him long to see what all the tourists were looking at.

Xiaohong, the squirrel, was standing on Chasing Wind’s back. The eagle had taken flight with it, hovering more than three meters off the ground.

Mo Yu was running around on the ground below, its eyes fixed on the Golden Eagle in the sky, looking like it had some ideas of its own.

"Holy crap! That squirrel is a badass!"

"So cool! If only the Golden Eagle were bigger, I’d want to stand on its back and fly too."

"Even if it were twice as big, you couldn’t stand on a Golden Eagle’s back. Honestly, I’m kind of jealous of that squirrel."

Perhaps spotting Lin Feng, Chasing Wind flew over with Xiaohong and landed on a nearby tree.

Mo Yu ran over, barking, "WOOF WOOF, WOOF WOOF WOOF..."

The little guy was even tattling. Lin Feng looked at Xiaohong and Chasing Wind, wondering why the eagle would have agreed to Xiaohong’s request.

Ao Xue also swooped down from the sky, landing beside Lin Feng and nuzzling him with her head.

"This Golden Eagle is gorgeous. Its movements are so elegant."

"Indeed. It seems different than before. It’s truly amazing."

Lin Chaoyan watched the two Golden Eagles, feeling a pang of envy. Who wouldn’t want a pair of eagles?

Chasing Wind and Xiaohong came down from the tree, both looking at Lin Feng a little timidly, especially Xiaohong.

Seeing Mo Yu standing before their master, Xiaohong glared at the dog with its big eyes, clearly angry that it had tattled.

Lin Feng tapped the squirrel’s head. "Weren’t you afraid of falling? If you dare do that again, I’m locking you up."

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

Xiaohong chittered in protest, insisting it had a firm grip and wouldn’t have fallen.

Watching the group of animals gather around Lin Feng, the tourists snapped photos nonstop.

"I knew it! Those two Golden Eagles were definitely tamed by Boss Lin. This proves it."

"So cool. If only I could tame a pair like that."

"Keep dreaming. Those are a Class I protected species. You want to tame one? More like you want free room and board in prison!"

"Then how does Boss Lin get away with taming them?"

"Are you an idiot? He obviously has permission. Besides, Boss Lin isn’t keeping them in cages."

"You have to admit, Boss Lin’s Talent for this is off the charts!"

People online had often discussed the animals of Lin Xian Village, speculating that they had undergone some kind of mutation.

Otherwise, Mo Yu’s intelligence was just too high to be explained.

Now, with two Golden Eagles also apparently tamed by Boss Lin, the online discussions about the animals of Lin Xian Village grew even more heated.

Some users claimed that Lin Feng was practicing Cultivation and that these were his contracted pets, bonded through a Beast Taming technique.

Surprisingly, aside from the Cultivation part being nonsense, the rest of the guess was spot on.

"Brother Lin, now even more people are going to believe you practice Cultivation," Hu Zhiming said enviously from the side.

He’d been trying to build a relationship with the two Golden Eagles for so long with zero progress; in fact, he was pretty sure they despised him.

It felt like all of Brother Lin’s animals were incredibly intelligent. He was starting to believe the online theories about Cultivation himself.

Lin Feng stroked the Golden Eagle, paying no attention to the chatter around him. He was focused on a notification that had just appeared.

[The Land God Temple’s Wish Power is full. Please select one of the following three methods to release it:

①: Bless all who have worshipped at the temple.

②: Punish all who have desecrated the temple.

③: Use the Wish Power to forge a dedicated Sacrificial Artifact for the Land God Temple.]

To be honest, Lin Feng was completely dumbfounded when he saw the message.

’I never thought the Land God Temple had this kind of function,’ he thought. ’So the energy it was accumulating was actually Wish Power.’

’This really is starting to feel like something out of a myth. But I still haven’t sensed any Spiritual Qi Revival!’

’If I’m supposed to be able to practice Cultivation, then just give me a Cultivation Technique already!’ he grumbled internally.

Looking at the three options, Lin Feng immediately ignored the first two. The third one, however, made him incredibly curious.

’I wonder if this Sacrificial Artifact is like the Magical Treasures from fantasy novels,’ he mused.

"Brother Lin, what are you spacing out about?"

A pat from Hu Zhiming snapped Lin Feng out of his thoughts. He realized everyone was staring at him.

"Oh, I was just thinking about something." He then addressed the eagles. "Don’t take Xiaohong flying anymore. Go on, go play."

Watching the Golden Eagles take to the sky immediately after Lin Feng spoke, the surrounding crowd was even more astonished.

"Holy crap! The Golden Eagles understood what Boss Lin said!"

"Don’t tell me Boss Lin can actually talk to animals, just like in the novels!"

"Boss Lin, forget Cultivation! Can you teach me your Beast Taming skills instead?"

"..."

Lin Feng just laughed. "You guys want to learn? I’d like to learn it myself."