pjbooks Chapter 181 The Great Dao is like a melon, to be eaten raw! The Wudang patriarch attained enlightenm
Chapter 181 The Great Dao is like a melon, to be eaten raw! The Wudang patriarch attained enlightenm
When Zhang Sanfeng uttered his ingratiating and expectant question, "Is it...is it for sale?", the noise in the courtyard instantly fell silent.
As if drawn by an invisible hand, everyone's gaze was focused on Lin Fan.
Fang Qingxue and her cousins instinctively held their breath.
Their brains had completely shut down, unable to process the bizarre scene before them.
The legendary founder of Wudang, a terrestrial immortal who had lived for hundreds of years, now looked like an old man wandering in a vegetable market, trembling as he asked the vendor if he was selling cucumbers.
If this gets out, the entire world's community of superhumans will be in an uproar!
Old Wang was so excited that his muscles tensed up, and only two words were frantically scrolling through his mind: prestige!
Take a look!
This is Mr. Lin's prestige!
Even Master Zhang had to humbly beg for a single vegetable that Master had grown!
Being able to hang out with the teacher every day and occasionally even get a free meal is a blessing that even ancient emperors couldn't ask for!
As for the group of "god-like employees," they all lowered their heads and looked like wooden sculptures, but their ears were perked up, and their inner gossip was burning fiercely.
They also wanted to know, sir, what the price of this divine item was.
Lin Fan was completely taken aback by this sudden question.
He glanced down at the half-eaten cucumber on the stone table.
He looked up again at Zhang Sanfeng's old face, which was filled with "desire" and "nervousness".
Lin Fan was completely bewildered.
Sell?
Are you selling me the leftovers?
Is this old Taoist priest's thought process a bit unusual? He looks so otherworldly, how come his moral awareness is so low? He's even thinking about picking up my leftovers?
"Hey Lao Zhang," Lin Fan gave him a look as if he were a weirdo, and said irritably, "Are you still half asleep? I've chewed this thing up like this, what are you still selling it for? You have the nerve to ask?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanfeng's old face flushed bright red.
He then realized that he had spoken inappropriately!
Yes, such a divine object is Mr. Lin's private possession. How can I, a newly appointed "gardener," tarnish it with the word "buy"?
This is a great disrespect to the Master and to the Great Way!
"It was my rudeness! My rudeness!" Zhang Sanfeng abruptly stood up, bowing repeatedly to Lin Fan with a look of fear. "Please forgive me, sir! I was just... just momentarily lost my composure upon seeing such a divine object imbued with the true essence of the Great Dao. I hope you will not blame me!"
His rambling on about "the true essence of the Great Dao" and "the loss of one's Daoist heart" left Lin Fan completely bewildered.
It's just a cucumber.
Why are we even bringing up the main road?
This old man is acting strangely.
Lin Fan waved his hand impatiently, interrupting his endless apologies: "Alright, alright, stop with the nonsense, it's no big deal."
He felt that the old Taoist priest was being too polite and too distant.
All I wanted was a cucumber. Why make it sound like a pilgrimage to the West?
"It's just a cucumber, just say you want some." Lin Fan pouted, giving off a "I can't do anything with you" look.
He turned around and walked toward the "Cosmos Brand Refrigerator" in the room, which was full of futuristic technology.
"Wait here, I'll get you a new one, just out of the fridge, chilled, perfect as a welcome bonus for you, new employee."
As he spoke, he pulled open the doorknob, which was made of "deep-sea silver" and was icy cold to the touch.
An intense chill mixed with a refreshing scent swept out.
Lin Fan took out a cucumber from inside.
The cucumber was entirely emerald green, with a texture like the finest imperial jade, and its surface was covered with a layer of fine frost.
The moment this cucumber appeared, the temperature in the entire yard dropped several degrees.
An aura of stars and chaos, a hundred times more concentrated and a thousand times purer than the previous half, instantly filled every inch of space!
The moment Zhang Sanfeng smelled this aura, he was struck dumb, as if by lightning.
His clear eyes were fixed on the cucumber in Lin Fan's hand, his eyeballs almost bulging out of their sockets!
If that half was a fragment of a divine object containing the "true essence of the Great Dao", then...
So now, the complete, chilled thing in Lin Fan's hand is... a complete Great Dao!
It is a living, breathing, and comprehended fundamental law of the universe!
His heart was pounding wildly in his chest, and the Tai Chi Qi he had cultivated for hundreds of years was completely out of control, surging and roaring in his meridians on its own!
"Here, take it."
Lin Fan tossed it casually.
That "Great Dao Cucumber," powerful enough to incite any cultivator to launch a world-ending war, floated lightly towards Zhang Sanfeng.
"Eat up, it'll quench your thirst. Look how sweaty you are on such a hot day."
Zhang Sanfeng subconsciously stretched out his hands and, with a devout posture as if receiving an imperial edict, steadily caught the cucumber.
The cool touch and the immense energy contained within made him feel as if he were holding not a cucumber, but a newly born star that was slowly turning!
He was so excited that his whole body was trembling violently!
"Thank you so much, sir! Thank you so much, sir!"
His knees buckled, and he was about to kneel down and bow to Lin Fan again.
"Hey, hey, stop!" Lin Fan quickly stopped him. "Why do you always like to kneel? This isn't customary here."
"You're one of my people now, so you'll have to follow my rules from now on." Lin Fan cleared his throat and began to give the new employee onboarding training as the boss.
"First, don't bother with all that fancy formality with me, it annoys me. Get to the point, don't just wander around aimlessly."
"Secondly, your job is to be in charge of that vegetable patch. Watering, fertilizing, and weeding are all your responsibility. The vegetables you grow will be supplied to me first, and the rest you can divide among yourselves."
"Third, and most importantly," Lin Fan pointed to the group of "super employees" in the courtyard, "See them? They'll all be your colleagues from now on. You must get along well, help each other, and absolutely no fighting or brawling in the courtyard, or damaging public property. Otherwise, your wages will be deducted, your dinner will be confiscated, and in serious cases, you'll be fired!"
Lin Fan's lecture, which was full of "modern corporate management" flair, left Zhang Sanfeng completely stunned.
But he nodded repeatedly, his movements so fast that they left afterimages.
"Yes, yes, yes! This humble Taoist priest... no, I remember! I will definitely abide by your rules, sir! I will definitely maintain good relationships with my colleagues!"
He wouldn't dare to have any other thoughts now.
Being able to stay in this "fairyland" full of divine objects and where even breathing can increase one's cultivation level as a gardener, even if it meant paying out of pocket, I would do it!
Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the boy's obedient and well-behaved manner.
Hmm, this new employee, although a bit eccentric, has a good attitude and is teachable.
"Alright, that's all. Go and familiarize yourself with the work environment," Lin Fan waved his hand, dismissing him.
"Yes, sir!"
Zhang Sanfeng respectfully bowed to Lin Fan before carrying the sacred "Great Dao Cucumber" and walking slowly to the side of the courtyard.
In the courtyard, all eyes were on him.
They all wanted to see what would happen to this legendary living deity after he ate the divine food that the master had personally grown.
Zhang Sanfeng found a clean corner and sat down cross-legged.
He didn't eat it right away.
Instead, one should first regulate one's breathing, adjusting one's essence, energy, and spirit to their peak state in this lifetime.
Then, with an almost reverent expression, he slowly brought the cucumber to his mouth.
His face was filled with solemnity and determination.
His expression was not like he was eating a cucumber, but rather like he was swallowing a supreme elixir that could determine his future path!
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Under the tense, almost suffocating gaze of everyone.
"Click—"
A crisp sound echoed throughout the courtyard.