Planting Chrysanthemums, Peach Blossoms Withering on Half Peninsula

The fishing boat swayed back and forth.

The old man with missing front teeth crawled out of the cabin, propped up the oar, and escorted Lu Fan and others to the heart of the lake.

The wooden wheels landed on the green brick ground of the Heart Island.

Lu Fan looked up and saw a hazy forest of peach blossoms. The pink flowers were in full bloom, complementing the beauty of human faces.

And deep within the peach forest, there was a uniquely exquisite tower that seemed to faintly reveal itself, as if there were the sounds of singing birds and laughing courtesans emanating from it.

The island was filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms.

As the wind blew, the peach trees swayed, and pink petals fluttered down, adding a touch of charm.

In the distance,

Behind the wooden-carved doors of the Drunken Dust Pavilion, numerous slender figures appeared.

The sound of singing and laughter lingered.

The songstresses in the Drunken Dust Pavilion, led by **, smiled coquettishly. They held round paper fans, wore translucent light veils, exposed their fair skin, adorned themselves with delicate makeup, and eagerly emerged from the tower.

Lu Fan would be the future master of the Drunken Dust Pavilion, and perhaps also their master.

These songstresses were originally fallen women of the mortal world. If they could gain the favor of Young Master Lu, they would not have to worry about anything in this lifetime.

They didn't dare to dream of becoming the wife of the Lord of Lessard, but being a concubine was enough to bring them wealth and glory for a lifetime.

As for those pretentious scholars who were once their lovers...

Let the past be carried away by the wind.

Nie Changqing's face looked slightly odd as he glanced at the composed Lu Fan.

He picked up a butcher knife, took a step forward, and stood in front of Lu Fan, raising the knife high and pointing it at those songstresses who seemed to have stories in their eyes.

Nie Changqing's actions made the songstresses pause and stay at a distance, not daring to approach.

"Sister Ning, push me over," Lu Fan said to Ning Zhao without paying attention to those songstresses.

Ning Zhao nodded slightly and placed her silky hand on the wheelchair, pushing it forward.

The wooden wheels rolled over the fallen peach flower petals on the ground, heading towards the Drunken Dust Pavilion.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaoni," Lu Fan suddenly turned his head and looked at Ni Yu, who had become thin from seasickness.

"Here are ten seeds. Find a place on the island and dig ten holes to plant them."

Lu Fan took out ten "Morning Glory Chrysanthemum" seeds that he received as a system reward and handed them to Ni Yu.

Ni Yu held them in her hands and was slightly stunned. She looked at the ten seeds, each one lustrous like jade and even emitting a fragrance.

In Ni Yu's eyes, they looked like... roasted broad beans.

Making her, who had vomited on an empty stomach, couldn't help but feel hungry.

"Young... Young Master!" Ni Yu raised her head, and a hint of longing appeared on her emaciated face.

"Hmm?" Lu Fan was taken aback.

"Can these roasted broad beans... be eaten?" Ni Yu's lips were moist with slight regret.

Lu Fan's face darkened, and he almost couldn't control himself from jumping up from the wheelchair and kicking this gluttonous girl.

"These things are chrysanthemum seeds, not roasted broad beans!"

Ni Yu's face was full of regret.

"Can't eat them, remember! You'll regret it if you do!"

"If you dare to eat them without permission, I'll have the old man paddle the boat in circles in the middle of the lake!"

Lu Fan glanced at Ni Yu, who looked full of regret, and warned her sternly.

These ten seeds were crucial for him to transform the Heart Island of Beiluo Lake!

Just like the sunflowers in the game he played in his previous life, "Plants vs. Zombies," they were extremely important!

Ni Yu felt a slight chill in her heart. If she had to go in circles in the middle of the lake, her stomach would definitely churn!

With some lingering fear on her face and a bit of regret, she carried the chessboard on her back, held the seeds in her hands, and went to dig holes to plant them.

...

At the edge of the Heart Island, within the swaying peach blossom trees, there was a petite figure running under the sunlight, carrying a large chessboard on her back.

Ni Yu held ten "Morning Glory Chrysanthemum" seeds, feeling quite pleased.

She was looking for a suitable place.

Planting one seed today would yield a mountain full of chrysanthemums in the future.

Ni Yu liked this job that was stress-free and relaxing.

 The young master indeed still spoils her, all those fights and killings, he never calls for her. 

She found a gap between two tall peach trees, picked up a piece of peach tree branch, squatted down, humming and digging a hole on the ground.

After digging the hole, she carefully put a Chao Tian Ling Ju seed into it.

She covered the soil, stomped on it with her legs together, took a small gourd, poured some water, and carved "Jin Yi" on the trunk of the nearby peach tree with a small dagger, representing the position of the first Chao Tian Ju.

After that, she walked away quickly along the lake shore.

With ten seeds in hand, she planted one at a certain distance along the way, from "Jin Yi" to "Jin Shi", perfectly timed.

After finishing planting "Jin Shi", Ni Yu was sweating profusely, her face flushed. She straightened her waist, feeling very pleased with herself.

Then, she turned around and wanted to take a look at her achievements, and also to show off to the young master.

But...

As soon as she turned around, her plump little face trembled.

The smile on her face gradually... disappeared.

Half of the peach trees on the island were planted with peninsula peach blossoms. The peach trees were in clusters, making a rustling sound when the wind blew, and the fragrance of peach blossoms filled the air, like a shower of peach blossoms.

The scenery was extremely beautiful, intoxicating.

However... at this moment.

Ni Yu, carrying the chessboard on her back, stood dumbfounded under the peach tree.

The pink peach blossoms that once filled the island, exuding beauty and vitality.

But suddenly...

Everything changed.

The peach trees where "Jin Yi" was planted withered visibly at an alarming speed, as if all the moisture had been completely drained, and their vitality had been squeezed dry.

The branches of the peach blossoms, each one, looked as if they had been exposed to the scorching sun for a whole day, withered and dilapidated...

From heaven to hell in an instant.

And from "Jin Yi" to "Jin Shi", it seemed like someone turned off the lights.

The peach forests withered, decayed, and wilted in order.

Her long eyelashes trembled as she looked at the positions where she had planted the ten chrysanthemum seeds.

But what she saw was...

The seeds that had just been buried actually broke through the soil one after another, fluttering in the wind, as if they had come to life. The emerald green chrysanthemum stems swayed slightly, shining like crystal in the sunlight.

Ni Yu's legs trembled slightly, and her expression gradually changed.

She stood in the peach forest.

The next moment, the peach forest rustled.

A gust of wind swept through.

Like a shockwave, rippling between every peach tree.

Boom...

The peach blossoms on every peach tree shattered like burnt paper ashes, crushed by the shockwave.

The entire forest was filled with withered peach blossoms.

As if a heavy snowfall of lifelessness had fallen.

Ni Yu was stunned by the scene in front of her.

And she wasn't the only one.

On Hu Xin Island, those geisha who were intimidated by Nie Changqing also had a look of horror on their faces, collapsing to the ground in fear.

They were naturally familiar with the peninsula peach blossoms on Hu Xin Island.

But...

In an instant, the peninsula peach blossoms withered.

As if there was a devil lurking on the island, giving people an overwhelming sense of fear rising from the soles of their feet.

People always fear the unknown.

Ni Yu looked at the ten buds of chrysanthemums, shimmering and swaying in the wind. She faintly sensed a stream of energy converging from all directions into the stems of the chrysanthemums on the ground.

It was as if... the life force of those peach trees had been completely sucked dry by these chrysanthemum seeds, becoming the nourishment for their growth!

Ni Yu's legs began to weaken.

Her face turned pale.

The young master didn't lie to her. These chrysanthemum seeds... were indeed problematic!

At this moment...

Ni Yu's flat chest suddenly rose and fell violently, and she let out a sigh of relief as if she had just escaped danger.

Fortunately... she didn't eat these chrysanthemum seeds like beans.