Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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The carriage swayed gently as it moved eastward.

At this moment, the sun was setting, and 'Wood Plant City' behind them took on a fantastical beauty under the red glow of the twilight.

At the carriage window, Ling Yi's eyes reflected the gradually receding scenery. He turned, drew the curtain, and remained unperturbed.

Over the past three years, Ling Yi had traveled between 'Wood Plant City' and his hometown, Mountain Sea Village, no less than thirty times. He was already extremely familiar with the route.

The carriage driver was also an old acquaintance, having driven Ling Yi on this road seven or eight times.

Since they were on an official road and it was getting dark, the further they moved away from 'Wood Plant City,' the fewer people there were on the road, until there was no one left. The horses pulling the carriage could then pick up their pace and trot along.

Because there was a section of mountain road, with its ups and downs and winding turns, the carriage carrying Ling Yi did not arrive at Beikouhe Town until close to midnight, delivering him to his destination—the Jiang Family Blacksmith Shop.

Ling Yi politely said, "Thank you, you've worked hard~," and then swiftly paid the carriage fare. With the driver's sincere gratitude, he turned and followed Ling Bai, who had opened the door at the sound, into the blacksmith shop.

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The next morning, after bidding farewell to Master Jiang and his cousin Ling Bai, Ling Yi, with his pack on his back, set off towards Mountain Sea Village.

It wasn't that he didn't want the carriage to take him directly to Mountain Sea Village last night. The road between Beikouhe Town and Mountain Sea Village wasn't an official road but a narrow, bumpy dirt path. While it was suitable for carts pulled by donkeys or mules, a spacious carriage would find it difficult to navigate. Even if it managed to travel, the bumpy ride and the difficulty of the journey would be inevitable.

With his Level 10 Spiritual Power and the physical training he had undergone since childhood, Ling Yi moved at a very fast pace, with great endurance. It took him only about an hour to cover the forty-odd miles.

"Xiao Yi? Isn't that Xiao Yi—"

"Xiao Yi is back—?"

"Hey! It really is... Xiao Yi is back—!"

In the fields on both sides of the road in the western part of Mountain Sea Village, the villagers working in small groups stopped their work and began chatting with each other when they saw Ling Yi's figure.

Someone also shouted loudly, "Xiao Yi—! You're back—!!"

"Yeah—! I'm back—!" Ling Yi looked in the direction of the voice and responded loudly.

In this call and response, a series of barks suddenly rang out from a hundred meters away in Mountain Sea Village: "Woof—! Woof woof woof—!!"

Before Ling Yi even entered the village, a tall yellow figure quickly darted out and ran towards him.

"A Huang—!"

Ling Yi grabbed the large yellow dog that pounced at him, rubbing its head vigorously while turning his head to avoid its long tongue.

Just as he had calmed A Huang and set him down, a gray figure silently appeared in his path, quietly sitting there. A pair of bright, vertical pupils looked at him, seemingly calm but hiding an unmistakable joy.

"Meow meow~" Ling Yi patted A Huang's head, who was circling around him, and called out to Meow Meow with open arms.

"Whoosh—"

A blur of movement, and Meow Meow's figure disappeared from where it was, reappearing in Ling Yi's arms.

Meow Meow's fluffy head rubbed against Ling Yi's chest, then backed away, turned around, and faced the direction of the village. His head then tilted nearly 150 degrees to look at Ling Yi, waiting for his master to follow.

Similarly, A Huang stopped circling and came to Ling Yi's side, wagging his tail as he waited.

"Haha~" Ling Yi laughed, waved his hand, and said with a big smile, "Let's go! Home—!"

The reunion scene at home is omitted to avoid the difficulties of emotional description for some writers.

At noon, the Ling and Zhang families had a sumptuous lunch to welcome Ling Yi's return.

After the meal, Grandpa and Grandma, and Grandpa and Grandma on the Zhang side, returned home. Uncle Zhang Dahé went to the fish pond, and Ling Xiaoshan took Ling Yi's cousin Zhang Lei to the fields. Mom Zhang Xiaoyu and Aunt Ling He stayed in the Ling family courtyard, watching the children play while weaving fishing nets and bamboo cages.

There were four children, two boys and two girls.

Zhang Xin, born in December 2593, was now in October 2601, two months shy of turning eight.

Ling Shan, born in March 2594, was seven years and seven months old.

Ling Si, the little girl who was still being carried when Ling Yi left for school, was born in February 2598. Her birthday was the same as Ling Yi's, and in about four months, she would be four years old.

Zhang Miao, born in January 2600, was not yet two years old. She was still wobbling as she followed her older siblings, always on the verge of falling over. Fortunately, the courtyard was planted with 'Blue Silver Grass,' so there was no worry about injury.

The two little girls, still young and innocent, were enjoying their playful moments.

Zhang Xin and Ling Shan, the older ones, were ostensibly playing, but they were actually practicing the 'Basic Body Strengthening Exercise' that Ling Yi had taught them. They would sometimes mimic Meow Meow lying down and sometimes stretch like A Huang, which to Ling Si and Zhang Miao looked like they were playing cat and dog.

Both Zhang Xin and Ling Shan had already undergone their Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony and had their own Martial Souls.

Both had their ceremonies on their birthdays. With the relationship between Ling Yi and the Spirit Weapon Hall's deputy, Yan Bin, and the payment of the ceremony fees, they did not have to wait for the unified awakening ceremony in Beikouhe Town, as Ling Yi and Zhang Lei had done in the past, thus avoiding any delays.

During his three years of study in 'Wood Plant City,' Ling Yi, as a work-study student, had his tuition waived. His expenses were mainly for food and drink, but the fine weapons he forged in Fifth Senior Brother Wang Meng's 'Yinxin Blacksmith Shop' and Ninth Senior Brother He Wen's 'Jingeng Blacksmith Shop' sold for a considerable price.

Accordingly, Ling Yi's labor fees were not shortchanged by either Fifth Senior Brother or Ninth Senior Brother.

In three years, the money Ling Yi had saved was more than the combined wealth of the Ling and Zhang families in Mountain Sea Village.

Speaking of Zhang Xin and Ling Shan.

The two children's Martial Souls, as expected, were the Zhang family's inherited 'Hoe' Martial Soul and the Ling family's ancestral 'Blue Silver Grass' Martial Soul.

In terms of innate Spiritual Power, Zhang Xin's luck was poor; he showed no reaction to the Spiritual Power detection crystal ball, even after Yan Bin used it for over ten minutes.

Ling Shan fared a bit better. According to the light in the crystal ball, it occupied about two percent, meaning Ling Shan's innate Spiritual Power was 0.2 level.

Innate Spiritual Power at 0.2 level was indeed low, but at least Ling Shan could start practicing the 'Basic Meditation Method' under the guidance of Ling Yi and Zhang Lei to increase his Spiritual Power.

The results of the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony for the two younger members of the Ling and Zhang families were a mix of joy and sorrow, nothing more to say about it.

In Ling Yi's estimation, although the number of times the two had been hypnotized into deep sleep was less than Zhang Lei's, the nutrients they could absorb from their mothers, due to the improved conditions of both families, were definitely better than those of Zhang Lei and Ling Yi.

So, in the end, it was still the quality of the families' Martial Souls that was too weak, making the possibility of awakening innate Spiritual Power extremely low.

Fortunately, due to the 'Blue Silver Grass Simulation Training Ground' that Ling Yi had created, Ling Shan, who had lived in such an environment for three years, had benefited greatly. He had almost returned home every month for the past three years to hypnotize the family members into deep sleep to adjust their bodies.

As a result, Ling Shan was fortunate enough to awaken 0.2 level innate Spiritual Power.

As a side note, when Ling Yi first returned home three years ago, he invited Master Jiang's family to visit his home in Mountain Sea Village. Over the following three years, Master Jiang's grandson, Jiang Hai, was often brought to the village by Ling Yi to play. Each time, he received the same treatment as Zhang Xin and Ling Shan: ginseng chicken soup and deep sleep.

To Ling Yi's surprise, Jiang Hai, who had his Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony a month earlier than Ling Shan, had an innate Spiritual Power level of one and was now a junior student at the 'Green Leaf Primary Soul Master Academy' in 'Wood Plant City.'

As for Ling Shan, at Ling Yi's suggestion, he chose to stay home and train with Zhang Lei for two years. He would then start school in 'Wood Plant City' at the beginning of the next academic year.

A six-year-old child, without the necessary conditions, had to seize every opportunity to learn. However, whether it was the textbooks Ling Yi had personally organized and left at home or the guidance of his cousin Zhang Lei, there was no need for Ling Shan to leave home so early for a big city where he would be unfamiliar with everything.

After all, Ling Yi had already decided to apply for early graduation once he successfully absorbed his first Soul Ring.

Without Ling Yi at the academy, Ling Shan, with his 0.2 level innate Spiritual Power, would likely face immense pressure.

The better Ling Yi's performance over the past three years, the greater the pressure Ling Shan would bear.

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