I Just Want to Live Peacefully
Chapter 3: I Farm While Others Cultivate

“What's up, girl?” Jiang Ming stood up and wiped away Zi Linglong's tears.

“The food you made is too good, Senior Sister!” Zi Linglong sniffed before he said with a smile. “It's delicious. It is much tastier than exotic food or ambrosia!”

“I know you tried to flatter me, but I like it.” Jiang Ming ruffled his hair. “You're acting weird today. Do you feel homesick?”

“This is my home! You are my closest relative! ” Zi Linglong said in a low voice as he lowered his head, “I noticed you earlier while you were preparing breakfast. When I think about the difficulties you have to go through over the years, I feel like I have become an adult..”.

Jiang Ming laughed. “It seems that all my efforts have not been in vain. I'm your brother and your father. I feel like an old father whose daughter is an adult!”

“You're only 18 years old!” Zi Linglong sneered.

“I have an old soul! Hurry up and finish the food before it gets cold.”

“Good!”

Zi Linglong picked up a piece of pancake and slowly ate it, taking the time to enjoy it. After a while, he finished everything that was served.

“You have a great meal today! Is my cooking good?” Jiang Ming said, “You are already at the Qi Cultivation Realm. You may not be able to refrain from eating completely, but you will be fine eating once every two or three days.”

“Dia! Your cooking is the best in the world! I want to eat your cooking every meal for the rest of my life!” Zi Linglong wiped his mouth and placed his chin in his hand as he stared daydreamingly into the distance.

“Any meal? What about cultivation? ” Jiang Ming asked before saying with a smile, “I will cook for you if I have time.”

“You're the best, Senior Brother!”

“Alright, you should go cultivating now.”

“I'll wash dishes first.”

“Did the sun rise from the west today? You usually disappear as soon as you are full.”.

“Don't I tell you I'm an adult?”

“You are still a child to me! Go have fun!” Jiang Ming said as he began to clean the table.

At the same time, another system notification rang in his mind.

[Dig! Zi Linglong enjoyed the breakfast you prepared and finished it all. Gift: Cultivation for 10 days]

“So this is a gift for my better cooking,” murmured Jiang Ming as he chanted the Timely Rain spell to wash the dishes.

The God of Cooking the Almanac did not turn him into an outstanding chef overnight, but it did give him knowledge of the use of knives, the different types of ingredients available, how to prepare them, and the basic principles of combining different ingredients, among the others.

After memorizing the contents of the book and two months of practice, his cooking improved greatly. Now, he could make an excellent dish from the simplest ingredients.

After he finished cleaning, he brewed a pot of tea and sat down on the recliner in the courtyard. Since he had nothing to pay attention to for now, he manifested the Human Path Note.

He opened the book and saw that the value of his relationship with Zi Linglong had changed. The value of their relationship is now at 95.

“Is he really an adult?” Although Jiang Ming was confused, he did not think about it.

After drinking a cup of tea, he left the courtyard and went to the back of the mountain that was connected to another mountain through the forest.

When he returned, he brought a bundle of firewood with him. He had just put the wood on the ground when he received another system notification.

[Dig! Cutting a bundle of wood. Gift: Cultivation for two days!]

According to him, ordinary life is a carefree and smooth life. Now, however, he had to cook, fetch water, cut wood, and farm.

He cursed slowly. It looks like the system is really trying to turn him into a farmer.

After a while, he sighed. ‘Forget.’

He preferred this over cultivating without thinking, fighting, or killing.

Jiang Ming carried a hoe on his shoulder and continued his task.

He walked towards the row of houses on the other side. There are as many as 100 houses lined up neatly. There are also houses in the middle of the mountain. But those houses are now abandoned.

Jiang Ming went to the back of the house. He owns five plots of farmland here where he grows some chives, coriander leaves, and carrots, among others.

The climate on the mountain is consistently spring-like throughout the year. The flowers never wither, and the vegetables remain green.

“Others travel while I cook; others cultivate while I farm, ” Jiang Ming taunts himself.

He lifted the hoe and started working. He wanted to plant the next fruit.

At this moment, a beam of light flew towards him and landed behind him. It was none other than Gu Hai. He was an old man with a white beard. A wine gourd could be seen hanging on his waist.

The smell of alcohol quickly smelled into Jiang Ming's nostril.

“Are you planning to expand your farm again?” Gu Hai asked as his white beard shook, “Are you a cultivator or a farmer?”

Jiang Ming replied hurriedly with a smile on his face, “Master, I planted herbs for the health of Linglong.”

“Fuck!” Gu Hai was annoyed at Jiang Ming's reply. “I have Fasting Pills, Qi Enhancement Pills, and Beast Blood Pills. He doesn't need your vegetables! You're lounging around, sleeping somewhere, or working on this fucking farm! Look at the other students! None of them are like you! Can you at least work hard for my sake ?! You were an avid student three months ago. What happened to you, boy ?! ”

“You are aware of my innate talent, Master. I started cultivating when I was eight years old, and was already 10 years old, but I was only at the 6th Stage of the Qi cultivation realm. I am mediocre at best. It is clear that I will only have limited success in the future. I'd better enjoy my life!” Jiang Ming said as he placed the hoe on his shoulder, “I have decided to accept the situation and move on!”

“You can't enjoy life without enough strength!” Gu Hai sneered before gulping down from the wine gourd. Then, he said in an attempt to persuade Jiang Ming, “If you cultivate diligently and increase your cultivation base to the point where you can manifest an apparition, If you cultivate diligently and increase your cultivation base to the point where you can manifest an Apparition, You will definitely be able to attract the attention of the female disciples of the Jiaoyang Peak. In addition, you will be able to explore the land freely. Who knew you might even be able to save a girl in distress who would repay you by marrying you? Or you might encounter the ruins left behind by an expert, gain enlightenment, and soar high! Seeing? Can you see how much fun life can be if you just cultivate?”

“Even if I cultivate diligently, I will never be able to catch up to the geniuses in the sect. Nothing has changed. As for roaming on land, it was too dangerous. Satan lurks everywhere.I'll lose

working hard in my cultivation, I can never compare to the proud sons of heaven in the sect. Nothing has changed. As for roaming on land, it's not safe out there. Demons and demons lurk everywhere. I'll lose my life if I'm not careful. As for the ruins, nine out of ten cultivators who found such places died while the others were possessed,” said Jiang Ming, convinced by the reason, “My life is very comfortable now. I saw the flowers blooming and withering as the clouds crossed the sky. Isn't this amazing? By the way, are you going to the courtyard? I'll cook some side dishes to accompany your wine. I'll assure you that you'll enjoy your drinks even more!”

“K-you... You disappointed me so much! Comehere! I'll put common sense into you!” Gu Hai roared. However, when the last part of Jiang Ming's words was registered in his brain, he sighed before saying, “Eight side dishes! Even if one dish is missing, I will send you to the dark room!”

Jiang Ming laughed.

Gu Hai threw his face away.

At this moment, the two turned to look at the courtyard. They saw the flickering of flames before one of the pavilions exploded. The silhouette of a flaming bird emerged from the flames like a phoenix from the legends. The flames raged, looking as if they were going to burn everything that was blocking their path.

“Stay here!” Gu Hai said grimly before he jumped towards the fiery scene.

“That's Linglong's room!” Jiang Ming paled. He flew his sword and equalized with Gu Hai.

The pavilion on the right was already reduced to ashes, but the flames were still burning strongly.

The remaining two pavilions were still intact.