"Zhangzhi."

Nan Zhangzhi raised his head in surprise, then lowered his head in frustration, muttering: "I thought Sister Zhang was angry with me and didn't want to see me anymore."

Zhang Zheng didn't expect that she would think so much, so he said: "I'm just a little bored during this period. I just went to Lingcao Garden to have a look. I'm really sorry for keeping Zhangzhi waiting for so long."

"Lingcao Garden?" Nan Zhangzhi's eyes showed a bit of surprise, "Grandma Nian didn't beat you out?"

Although she is not as gentle as the maid said, she is just taciturn and has a weird temper, but she is not driving away guests without reason.

Zhang Zheng shook her head and was about to try to ask her about Granny Nian, but she had already begun to talk about it as if she was thinking about it.

"Sister Zhang is quite lucky. Granny Nian once had an apprentice, but after learning her skills, the apprentice was seduced by a man and ran away with him."

"You must know that the apprentice was originally a weak and sick mortal. Granny Nian specially asked grandpa for a bone-rejuvenating pill for her to take so that she could embark on the path of spiritual practice. Granny Nian can be regarded as her reborn parent, but she is like this

White-eyed wolf..."

Zhang Zheng couldn't help but frown, it was really outrageous. He looked at the angry Nan Zhangzhi and asked, "What happened to the apprentice later?"

Nan Zhangzhi's expression showed a touch of joy, and he was quite contented, "She deserved what she deserved, and she was not a human being. Later, the man gave her to a demon cultivator to make a furnace, and she was picked to death not long after."

"When Granny Nian found out, she was furious and begged Grandpa to send someone to capture the vicious man and destroy his soul so that he would never be reincarnated. But since then, Granny Nian's temperament has changed drastically and she said she would never accept any more apprentices."

It turned out that Zhang Zheng couldn't help but feel sad that her life, which was originally bright and glorious, had turned out to be unclear about people, and she only believed in evil people and was broken.

On the contrary, it hurt the heart of Granny Nian, who devoted herself to her and cared about her.

It's really sad...

With a long sigh, Zhang Zheng invited Nan Zhangzhi into the house.

Nan Zhangzhi sat on the chair familiarly and looked at Zhang Zheng expectantly, "Sister Zhang, can you tell me a story about the outside world today?"

Zhang Zheng curled her lips and said, "Of course it's possible, but I haven't seen it much, so I'm afraid it would be boring to talk about."

"The outside world is not as peaceful as this place, nor is it more prosperous than this place. Fights often occur to compete for resources, but there are also many sincere people who uphold justice, pursue the road throughout their lives, and maintain the limited peace of the world of cultivation."

Zhang Zheng only picked two or three things to tell her, most of which were stories that happened to others. His own story only briefly talked about the demon-killing cultivator in Zhangshui Prefecture.

She was not good at telling stories, and her tone was bland and without any fluctuation, but Nan Zhangzhi was fascinated by it.

"I heard from my second uncle that outside monks have to be apprentices before they can teach the exercises. Does Sister Zhang have a master?"

Master...

Zhang Zheng thought of Master Cheap, who he had only met once and had no news about for decades, and couldn't help but joked: "Yes, yes, but it's almost as good as no."

Nan Zhangzhi couldn't understand, but seeing that Zhang Zheng didn't want to delve into this issue, he cleverly changed the topic.

"Sister Zhang always says it's nice here, so why are you so anxious to go out?"

Zhang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and rubbed the warm cup wall with his slender knuckles. There was nothing to worry about, "I was born outside, and all the familiar people and things are outside. Naturally, I want to go back."

Nan Zhangzhi always felt that something was wrong. She wanted to refute, but she had no idea how to do it, so she could only hum.

In the next few days, Nan Zhangzhi came to the courtyard every day to look for Zhang Zheng.

Zhang Zheng occasionally told her about outside world affairs, but most of the time the two of them were just in the same room, each doing their own thing.

After several days of conversations, Zhang Zheng discovered that this charming lady who often came here may not be delicate at heart. On the contrary, she was very bold and full of fighting spirit and exploration.

In the past few days, she always liked to hold her chin up and look up at the sky in a daze, with an inexplicable emotion and desire in her eyes.

This made Zhang Zheng a little worried, always feeling that something bad would happen.

This feeling reached its peak when Zhang Zheng tried to dissuade her from the danger in the outside world countless times, but the desire in her eyes became more and more intense.

Knowing that he couldn't stop her, Zhang Zheng had no choice but to find a way to clear up the relationship, and made an excuse saying that she was going to Lingcao Garden, so that she wouldn't come looking for her during this period.

After Zhang Zheng arrived at the Lingcao Garden, looking at the still simple but peaceful thatched cottage, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If this delicate young lady causes any trouble, be sure not to implicate her. She is just a powerless little monk here and cannot bear this responsibility.

The vast fields had become bare, and it was almost dusk. Zhang Zheng did not go to the thatched cottage to say hello, but sat down in the open space before to practice.

The next day, the first ray of sunshine had just fallen, and the warmth invaded his body. Zhang Zheng quickly landed on the ground and got up.

Grandma Nian saw her coming and didn't say hello. She naturally handed the hoe to Zhang Zheng and motioned for her to plow the field.

Zhang Zheng took the hoe and started working hard. Fortunately, with her good physical fitness as a foundation-building monk, even without using spiritual power, these fields were not a problem, but it just took a little longer.

The two of them got along in silence while Zhang Zheng hoeed the ground, and Granny Nian followed behind, burying the spiritual seeds one by one.

The setting sun nestles on the top of the mountain, withdrawing its last ray of light, and most of the vast fields have been planted.

Grandma Nian stood up first, placed the remaining seeds outside the thatched house, and went back to her room to rest.

Zhang Zheng looked at the half of the field and felt energetic. He stopped practicing at night and continued to wave the hoe. After hoeing, he picked up the spiritual seeds outside the thatched house and carefully planted them.

After everything was done, it was already dawn.

The wooden door made a creaking sound. Granny Nian did not express any reaction to the scene in front of her. Her expression was indifferent and she did not seem to be surprised at all.

"Carry water."

After that, Zhang Zheng seemed to have returned to the life of farming some time ago, which was calm and fulfilling, plain and warm.

She didn't ask Granny Nian anything about her former apprentice, didn't expose her old scars, and just pretended that she had never heard of it.

Granny Nian never asked her about her identity, she only knew that she was a guest of the clan.

They understand each other tacitly, even though they are now farming together, they cooperate with each other tacitly, just like a pair of ordinary grandparents in the world.

But after all, they will only be passers-by in each other's lives. One day they will pass by each other, and they may never see each other again.

In this case, there is no need for them to make the connection with each other too close, which will only increase troubles.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

Just spending time together can be considered a beneficial friendship.

One month later, the newly planted spiritual plant seeds all sprouted new buds, green and lovely, with clear spiritual energy.

Granny Nian and Zhang Zheng were finally able to put down their work temporarily.

"what do you want to learn?"

Zhang Zheng looked blankly at Granny Nian, who was also looking at her.

Zhang Zheng shook his head, "I have learned a lot."

Planting spiritual grass does not mean that the more complicated the method, the better the effect.

Each kind of spiritual plant has its own appropriate way. Let nature take its course. Do not pay too much attention to it and worry about its growth all the time to interfere with its growth method.

Just like a camel planting a tree, it can adapt to the nature of the tree and achieve its nature.

After she said this, Grandma Nian stopped asking, just looked at her deeply, turned around and walked slowly into the thatched house.

Accompanied by the creaking sound of the wooden door, Granny Nian's vicissitudes of life voice was particularly clear.

"If you are born without doing anything, just let it happen..."

It's just natural...


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