Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy in the World of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 151: 151. I always keep my word.

Fang Zhou left Yujian Peak and returned to Moon Viewing Peak, where he saw Lu Qiuling sneaking over in a small shuttle.

“Boss, I’ve completed the task you assigned.”

Lu Qiuling took out a few sheets of paper from her chest and handed them to Fang Zhou.

Fang Zhou took the papers, which were still warm and fragrant from the girl’s body, indicating she had kept them close for a long time.

On the papers were comprehensive details about Yan Gulan, including the time she entered the sect, the techniques she learned, her positions, and interpersonal relationships—all meticulously investigated.

There were also some rumors about Yan Gulan, the most convincing of which was that the Cloud Sea Gang, which dominated Yunshan City, was secretly supported by Yan Gulan.

The primary evidence was that Boss Zhou of the Cloud Sea Gang was a distant relative of Yan Gulan.

With Yan Gulan’s backing, the Cloud Sea Gang acted like tyrants in Yunshan City, monopolizing rental properties, gambling, transportation, construction, and other industries.

However, as the Heavenly Sword Sect was a renowned orthodox sect, the Cloud Sea Gang refrained from extreme crimes like murder and arson, despite having connections. At most, they engaged in petty crimes, such as extortion.

When Fang Zhou read this, he immediately thought of the construction site on Yujian Peak, suspecting it might be contracted by the Cloud Sea Gang.

“Good job.”

Fang Zhou praised Lu Qiuling, initially expecting only a bit of information, but was surprised by her excellent work.

Lu Qiuling grinned at the compliment and flattered him, saying, “It’s all thanks to your leadership, Boss.”

This girl was peculiar; despite joining a major sect like the Heavenly Sword Sect, she showed no interest in cultivation but was keen on business ventures.

Fang Zhou put away the materials and instructed Lu Qiuling, “Go down the mountain and contact a few craftsmen. I want to talk business with them tomorrow.”

Curious, Lu Qiuling asked, “Boss, are you planning to build a house?”

Fang Zhou pointed behind him and smiled, “What do you think?”

She glanced at the three straw huts behind and deeply agreed with Fang Zhou’s decision.

After Lu Qiuling left, Fang Zhou returned to his bamboo hut, took out some manuscripts, and entered the gourd space.

The gourd space had changed significantly; the continuous garbage mountain had been greatly cleaned up.

Making newspapers took only a small amount of the gourd children’s time; most of their time was spent sorting garbage.

They also became addicted to house building, having constructed many houses, from initially shaky structures to increasingly sturdy ones.

When Fang Zhou entered, he saw the gourd children gathered around, staring at a large mass of floating water.

It was the Sword Lake Water that Fang Zhou had just absorbed, enough to fill several large swimming pools, brimming with spiritual energy, leaving the gourd children mesmerized.

With this lake water, the gourd children could cultivate within the gourd space, solving their survival issues, eliminating the need for Fang Zhou to frequently transport water.

Fang Zhou had been curious about this; although the gourd children needed water to survive, wasn’t Qing Lan capable of spraying water? Why did they still need him to provide water?

The gourd children explained that the water Qing Lan sprayed was not absorbable for them, causing bloating if drunk too much.

Fang Zhou guessed that Qing Lan’s water wasn’t natural and lacked certain minerals needed by plants, making it unusable for the gourd children.

When Fang Zhou arrived, only Cheng Xing ran over, while the other gourd children continued watching the lake water.

“Sir!”

Cheng Xing greeted him cheerfully.

Over time, Cheng Xing had forgotten about the previous “feud” with Fang Zhou, becoming quite fond of him, almost like a little fangirl.

If affection and favorability levels were visible, Cheng Xing’s would surely be the highest among the seven gourd children.

The other gourd children had also greatly changed their impression of Fang Zhou and willingly chatted with him, except for the third one, who remained aloof.

“Sir, sir.”

Cheng Xing pointed at the lake water and asked, “Is that our reward?”

Fang Zhou often made grand promises to the gourd children to get them to work for free, making them almost immune to such promises. Unexpectedly, this time it was fulfilled.

This reward was far better than any end-of-month bonus.

Seeing Cheng Xing’s words, Fang Zhou felt a bit embarrassed; when he used the gourd to absorb the lake water, he hadn’t intended it as a reward for the gourd children, but simply to take advantage of the situation.

But since the gourd children misunderstood, Fang Zhou decided to go along with it, “Of course, I always keep my word. This spiritual water wasn’t easy to obtain; I went through great effort to get it, specifically to reward your hard work. You must cherish it.”

“That’s great, thank you, Sir!”

Cheng Xing jumped for joy.

Taking advantage, Fang Zhou spread his arms wide, and Cheng Xing, seemingly unsuspecting, instinctively hugged him, jumping up and down.

Fang Zhou relished the astonishing bounce, his heart melting.

Fearing Cheng Xing would notice, Fang Zhou let go first, secretly sighing.

How big.

He didn’t notice the hint of a calculating look on Cheng Xing’s face.

It was hard to tell who was really taking advantage of whom.

Cheng Xing turned to share the good news with her sisters, naturally causing a burst of cheers.

The younger sixth and seventh ones immediately stripped off their clothes and dived into the lake water.

The fourth and fifth twins couldn’t resist and followed suit, stripping off and jumping in, beginning to frolic in the clear and transparent lake water.

Watching this scene, Fang Zhou frowned secretly; these gourd children were really ill-mannered. How was he supposed to drink this bath water later?

He stared intensely, recording this uncouth scene in his mind to remind himself not to behave like them.

To his disappointment—oh no, to his relief—the three older sisters were more composed, not stripping off to swim.

The eldest, Hong Tang, led the shy third one and Cheng Xing over to thank Fang Zhou.

The gourd children always thought Fang Zhou wouldn’t fulfill his promise of rewards, especially the third one, who had been secretly cursing Fang Zhou as a liar.

Surprised by his fulfillment today, the gourd children felt they had wrongly blamed him, feeling rather embarrassed.

“No need to thank me. Besides honoring my promise, I have another matter to notify you about today.”

The three sisters perked up their ears, their attention focused on Fang Zhou.

Looking at the three different yet equally beautiful faces, Fang Zhou somberly said, “Wangyue Daily will officially stop publication and be replaced by Heavenly Sword Daily. We no longer need to make it.”

“What?”

The three sisters were shocked, especially Cheng Xing, who seemed struck by lightning, instantly deflated.

During the time of making newspapers, the gourd children were happiest, especially Cheng Xing, who found this life more enjoyable than at Lanruo Temple, even if confined in the gourd.

Could this happy life be ending?

Seeing the three sisters’ disappointment, Fang Zhou laughed heartily, took a manuscript from his belongings, and handed it to them.

“Not making newspapers is fine; we can do something else. Take a look at this.”