Chapter 375: Little Bottom Farming

He leaped down from the top of Duan Ta.

Xu Xiaoshou did not leave Yuan Fu directly.

The fish in the Ling Chi were thrashing about wildly.

Watching their terrifyingly energetic and frenzied movements, Xu Xiaoshou fell into deep thought.

"Terror Amusement Park planting plan—maybe it's time to put it on the agenda."

"I wonder how far these Ling Yu will evolve in the end."

The little white cat, the Greedy God, was climbing step by step. At this point, it could barely move, and clearly wasn't very agile.

The lively fish sparked its great interest.

After all, it had been confined in Xu Xiaoshou's Yuan Fu for so long.

Anyone released after that would feel desperately hungry and thirsty.

"Meow."

It groaned and pounced forward, but the Ling Yu were too agile. The Greedy God's pounce had no effect at all.

With a simple "splish," it plunged straight into the pool.

Water splashed everywhere.

The already active Ling Chi became even more agitated.

Although the fish couldn't see the Greedy God, they were full of spiritual awareness!

That out-of-place aura had entered their environment, and all the fish sensed something was wrong, swimming and leaping even more frantically.

"Splash! Splash!"

It was like a cat chasing fish, but the fish playing in the void.

The entire Ling Chi was crackling and popping, even louder than firecrackers.

Xu Xiaoshou watched in amazement.

If he truly had some "insight," he might actually gain some enlightenment from this scene.

But right now...

"Hmm, this cat is a bit weak. Who knows, maybe once these fish evolve, they could turn the tables and toy with it?"

"This is really embarrassing for the ghost beasts..."

Xu Xiaoshou didn't think much more about it and completely forgot about Xin Gugu's previous warnings. He simply enjoyed watching this only lively scene in Yuan Fu, feeling delighted.

"What's missing?"

He rested his chin in his hand and pondered, noticing the ground along the edge of the pool that had been splashed wet, where a faint gray-green seemed to be trying to emerge.

But it was weak.

"Life?"

Xu Xiaoshou slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing.

Yuan Fu had plenty of animals, but plants...

Making them appear out of nothing in this chaotic space, even with such dense life spiritual energy, was probably still difficult.

It might take a year or so to achieve.

"Heh."

Thinking of this, Xu Xiaoshou casually pulled out a handful of spiritual herb seeds from his ring.

He had some very precious medicinal materials, but if they didn't grow, it would be a waste.

For pioneering, it was better to use some ordinary seeds!

Maybe once they took root and improved the soil, he could plant high-level herbs like those for Yuan Ting Dan next time?

He casually scattered the seeds along the edge of the Ling Chi. As the purple seeds rolled around, he suddenly realized something was off.

"Zi She Lan seeds?"

What he had grabbed was actually a special ingredient for Chi Jin Dan.

This herb contained toxicity and was refined directly in seed form when used in medicine.

If it were used as a spiritual herb for pill-making without strong enough other herbs to suppress it, it could easily turn into a poison pill.

"Xing Li Dan" did use millennium-old Zi She Lan as an ingredient, but that was a top seventh-grade healing pill, so it was different.

Truth be told, Xu Xiaoshou didn't have many spiritual herb seeds.

What Lao Sang gave him were mostly whole plants.

The ones that came in seed form were basically all poisonous!

"Uh, planting poisonous herbs should be fine, right...

Though the idea of turning it into a Terror Amusement Park sounds fun, if reality goes off track, it's a bit scary."

To balance things out, he grabbed another handful of spiritual herbs and planted them along the edge of the Ling Chi.

But these low-grade herbs hadn't been processed much when picked, so many probably couldn't be replanted anyway.

Whether they survived was up to fate.

"Hmm, I hope you all grow strong and wait for me to harvest you!"

Xu Xiaoshou was quite satisfied. With this mix of poisonous and regular plants, and the Ling Chi there, maybe they could all thrive?

That way, when he entered Yuan Fu next time, it wouldn't turn into a real Terror Amusement Park.

The fish and cat played together, the spiritual herbs grew vigorously.

Everything was progressing toward a normal natural evolution—truly a feast for the eyes!

Xu Xiaoshou watched for a while before turning his gaze away.

"Mission accomplished!"

"Next, I need to prepare properly for the city lord's mansion banquet."

Whether he could get a spot for Bai Ku, Xu Xiaoshou didn't care much.

He wasn't the leader of some major force and didn't need to pursue these things.

On the other hand, Lao Sang was definitely going to send him into that dangerous place.

"For the banquet, the main goal is to gather more intelligence on Bai Ku. That kid Fu Xing is a good entry point..."

"But Zhang Taiying is the top priority."

This person, Xu Xiaoshou had to kill!

Not to mention the "Three Incense Sticks" warrant that hadn't been withdrawn, just his existence was a threat.

However...

"Killing a Wang Zuo?"

The night raid on Zhang mansion hadn't made Xu Xiaoshou overconfident, and that sword from Zhan Ta hadn't led him to think he could stand toe-to-toe with Zhang Taiying.

On the contrary, the fact that the guy could withstand A-Jie's repeated attacks without dying or being seriously injured was what terrified Xu Xiaoshou.

If it were him facing A-Jie...

Xu Xiaoshou glanced at the A-Jie baby beside him.

He really didn't have the confidence to hold out that long without falling behind.

Xu Xiaoshou narrowed his eyes, pondering how to take down Zhang Taiying.

"For Zhang mansion, I just need to have Xin Gugu pass by a few more times nearby."

"No need to make a move—probably the other two Wang Zuo won't accompany Zhang Taiying out anymore."

People get scared.

After this ordeal, the Zhang family must be on edge.

If not for the necessity of attending the city lord's banquet, Zhang Taiying probably wouldn't leave his mansion for a while.

"Since I can tie up their numbers like that, he'll likely go alone to the banquet..."

"How can I kill a Wang Zuo in such a heavily guarded place like the city lord's mansion?"

Xu Xiaoshou reviewed his current forces.

One Xin Gugu, plus A-Jie—wanting to silently take out that guy probably wasn't enough.

"No, far from enough!"

Xu Xiaoshou thought decisively. He couldn't afford any mistakes—Zhang Taiying going out was his only chance, and he couldn't miss it.

"I need to do something..."

Xu Xiaoshou tilted his head, furrowed his brows in thought.

Finally, he stopped pondering and focused his gaze inside Yuan Fu, looking toward that red interface.

"A Wang Zuo is too hard to kill—I need backup!"

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the information bar below:

"Passive Value: 86,944."