Looking at the harmonious father-and-son-in-law pair before them, everyone felt as if cats were scratching at their hearts, itching to grab Mo Qingze on the spot and demand clarity. However, standing at the bustling entrance, they all understood this wasn’t the place for such conversations, and so, filled with questions and curiosity, they followed Xiao Ruiyuan into the Mo Family.
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Today, it wasn’t suitable for Mo Yan to greet guests at the door, so after getting up and washing up, she stayed in her room, waiting only for the auspicious time when she would complete the coming-of-age ceremony in the room dedicated to the Mo Family ancestors.
It was still early, and Mo Yan was alone and bored, so she entered her Space to harvest the crops while chatting with Xue tuanzi.
Xue tuanzi loved working alongside Mo Yan the most. As Mo Yan cut the rice with a sickle, it used its Spiritual Power to thresh the grains, dry them, and store them away. All this work went smoothly, swiftly, and without waste.
The Six Beasts who were frolicking in the breeding area also scampered over to join the excitement, but they weren’t able to handle the delicate tasks, so Xuetuan sent them off to dig up potatoes and sweet potatoes in the ground.
For the five Beasts with claws, this was no challenge, but the Red Python, which had just woken from hibernation without claws, could only bitterly flick its tail and use its large mouth to pick up potatoes and sweet potatoes dug up by the others, accumulating a mouthful of soil as it stacked them in the storehouse.
After four hours, the small patch of designated rice had been completely harvested. Mo Yan took her teacup and scooped a cup of water directly from the Spirit Spring Pond, gulped it down, and the soreness in her arms and waist quickly vanished.
After touring the herbal medicine field by the Spirit Spring Pond, Mo Yan sat down to rest in front of the Jade Table. She saw that the red lines on the Merit Pearl at the center of the table covered almost half, and, happily holding the bouncing Xuetuan that had followed her, she said, "At this rate, the Space will be able to level up again in a couple of years."
Xuetuan was also happy and was about to nod in agreement when it heard its owner sigh and say helplessly, "Upgrading the Space requires so much merit, and this time we have to wait another three years. Next time, who knows, it might take ten years, and to reach the Tenth Level, who can say how long? It’s just too slow, I need to think of other ways!"
Mo Yan truly felt impatient—had she not saved Xiao Ruiyuan and Chu Heng, relying on solely doing good deeds to accumulate merit, she feared she’d still be at Three Levels. Though it was faster than in her previous life, people are contradictory creatures, always hoping for a shortcut to reach their destination more quickly.
Xuetuan rolled its eyes: "Do you think merit is like the rabbit in ’Waiting for the Hare’ that will come knocking on your door by itself? It can only be gradually accumulated; you can’t rush it. There are very few people like Xiao Ruiyuan and Chu Heng out there, it was lucky for you to encounter two at once."
"Alas," Mo Yan sighed, poking at its belly and saying, "I’m in a hurry for you to Transform sooner so I can take you out to play. Just helping the villagers become wealthy is too slow, I need to think of other methods. If you have any good ideas, feel free to share!"
Moved, Xuetuan threw itself into its owner’s arms, cooingly acting spoiled: "Yanyan, you’re too good to me, you’re the best owner I’ve ever had!"
While amused, Mo Yan could hardly bear its adult-like rough voice being so affectionate: "As your owner, it’s only natural I try to help you. Besides, you’ve helped me so much, isn’t it only right that I treat you well?"
Xuetuan buried itself in its owner’s embrace, silent. It had been through several owners before, some of whom were not determined and would become complacent enjoying the immense convenience and benefits brought by the Space, stopping their progress at level three at most.