Chapter 55 - The Younger Brother Carves the Elder Brother

After parting with Wu Kexin, Chen Yang headed up the mountain.

Walking along the mountain path, Chen Yang arrived at the village’s cornfield.

From a high vantage point, Chen Yang gazed into the distance and saw a familiar figure busily working in the cornfield.

Focusing his gaze, he realized, “Isn’t that Auntie Wang?

Why is she working alone in the cornfield?”

Chen Yang was somewhat puzzled, but his confusion quickly turned into a mischievous grin.

With Auntie Wang being the only one working nearby in the cornfield, how could Chen Yang pass up such a godsend opportunity?

He approached with a wicked smile and, catching her off guard, playfully slapped her on the raised part of her body.

“Ouch!

Who’s that!” Wang Hong cried out instinctively after her buttocks were suddenly slapped.

She was about to look up and scold the person when she saw Chen Yang’s grinning face.

Seeing it was Chen Yang, Wang Hong’s anger dissipated instantly; it was replaced by a flirtatious expression.

“So it’s you, you naughty boy.

I thought it was someone else.”

“Hehe, Auntie Wang, do you think someone else would dare do this to you besides me?” Chen Yang teased with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hong gave Chen Yang a disdainful glance, then continued to work with her hoe, saying, “No one but you, you little imp, would be bold enough to slap your auntie.”

Chen Yang chuckled, then took a couple more steps closer.

“Auntie Wang, considering the surroundings, why don’t we finish what we didn’t get to do last time today?” Chen Yang suggested in a low voice, his face full of suggestive mischief.

No sooner had he spoken than Wang Hong’s cheeks flushed bright red.

She quickly looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then slapped Chen Yang playfully, her embarrassment mixed with annoyance.

“You bad boy, always up to no good, thinking about that all day long.”

“Hehe, can’t help it, you’re just too beautiful, Auntie.

I can’t resist,” Chen Yang said as he watched Wang Hong’s reaction, his hand already becoming restless and inching toward her.

But before he could get far, Wang Hong pushed away his hand with a blushing face.

“It’s broad daylight, what are you thinking?

What will people say if someone sees us?

Do you even want to be respectable after this?” Wang Hong said, glancing around.

Chen Yang realized she had a point.

It was exciting to be outdoors, but it was too risky.

So he immediately spoke up again, “Then how about you come to my clinic tonight?

Upon hearing this, Wang Hong’s face turned even redder, and she shoved Chen Yang, saying, “Go on, go away, I’m busy – I don’t have time these days.”

“How can you not have time?

You seem to have plenty of it, Auntie!” Chen Yang kept persuading,

hoping to finish what they had started last time at the earliest opportunity.

However, Wang Hong hadn’t been feeling up to it recently because she was on her period.

Seeing that Wang Hong wasn’t in the mood, Chen Yang didn’t insist any further.

Taking the slight advantage he had gained, he made a hasty exit!

“Auntie, you keep busy, I’ll be leaving.”

Chen Yang said, and while Wang Hong was still distracted, he landed another playful slap and promptly left with a swift getaway.

Leaving behind Wang Hong standing alone in the cornfield, flushed and flustered.

After leaving the cornfield, Chen Yang quickly made his way up the mountain.

After searching in the wilderness for over half an hour, Chen Yang finally found a stalk of Spiritual Yuan Grass.

“This efficiency is just too slow, it looks like I’ll have to make another trip to the county tomorrow.” Holding the Spiritual Yuan Grass that took over half an hour to find, Chen Yang couldn’t help but shake his head.

Despite several trips up the mountain, his findings of Spiritual Yuan Grass were disappointingly scarce.

Chen Yang was somewhat unsatisfied with this, but there was nothing he could do.

If he couldn’t find the Spiritual Yuan Grass, he would have to purchase it from the county.

The construction of the breeding farm was imminent, and he had to release the domestication pills in Weed Slope before the construction started.

Only then could he ensure that the wild chickens wouldn’t fly away during the construction.

“I’ll search a bit more, but if there’s really none, then so be it,” he muttered to himself, and then started searching the mountains with renewed vigor.

As he wandered, Chen Yang found himself in the same grassy area where he and Wu Kexin had rested last time.

Overlooking the entire Liuhu Village from the grassland, Chen Yang felt an immediate sense of relaxation, and the desire to stop and rest took hold.

As soon as the thought came to him, Chen Yang swiftly chose a relatively clean patch of grass and lay down to rest.

However, as he lay there looking up at the blue sky, he suddenly noticed a dark shadow circling above him.

Chen Yang’s eyesight was superior to that of an average person.

Even though the shadow was flying high in the sky, Chen Yang could see that there was a scar on the ankle of the shadow.

Isn’t that my family’s golden eagle?

Just when Chen Yang was considering whether to call it down,

the golden eagle noticed Chen Yang’s position and, after letting out a melodious eagle cry, it swooped directly toward him.

Soon after, a strong gust of wind smacked Chen Yang’s face.

Then, the golden eagle landed near Chen Yang and hopped over to him with a somewhat silly and endearing look.

It looked somewhat dim-witted.

Seeing such a docile golden eagle sweep away the despondency of not finding the Spiritual Yuan Grass immediately.

Chen Yang sat up, stroked the eagle’s soft feathers a couple of times, and then said to it, “If only I had wings like you, I could search the whole mountain for Spiritual Yuan Grass!”

Chirp.

The golden eagle did not understand Chen Yang’s words.

So it chirped immediately, then cocked its head and blinked at Chen Yang,

as if expecting a deeper explanation of that last sentence.

The golden eagle’s behavior made Chen Yang laugh.

He turned over, took out a blade of Spiritual Yuan Grass from his basket, and placing it in front of the eagle, he said with a smile, “See this?

This is the grass.

If I had wings, I’d search all over the mountains for this grass.

Get it?”

Chirp.

The golden eagle responded to Chen Yang, showing that it understood, and then it turned around, spread its wings, and flew away.

Watching the golden eagle fly away, Chen Yang thought it had gone hunting again, so he didn’t think much of it and lay back down on the grass.

But not long after, the golden eagle that flew away suddenly returned.

And in its beak was a blade of Spiritual Yuan Grass!

“Holy shit!

You’re too human-like!

Not only can you understand my words, but you can also know what I want?” Chen Yang’s eyes widened in amazement as he asked.

However, this time, the golden eagle did not respond to Chen Yang.

Instead, it excitedly spread its wings and fluttered on the spot, looking rather joyful.

Seeing the golden eagle’s human-like understanding and obedience, Chen Yang couldn’t help but think of a TV show he had seen when he was a child, and as he stroked the eagle’s soft fur, he said, “Since you’re so human-like, I’ll take you as my little brother!

From now on, you’ll be called Brother Eagle, and you’ll follow me.

We’ll eat all the good stuff and drink spicy!”

Chen Yang, like some big boss, patted the golden eagle on the back with his palm, showing his satisfaction with his new little brother.

Even if the golden eagle was human-like, it still couldn’t understand Chen Yang’s words.

So it still didn’t respond to him.

After staying near Chen Yang for a short while, it flew out again.

Chen Yang thought once again that the eagle had gone hunting, but unexpectedly, after a few minutes, it came back again.

And just like the last time, it had a blade of Spiritual Yuan Grass in its beak!

The first time he saw the Spiritual Yuan Grass, Chen Yang was just amazed by the golden eagle’s human-like understanding.

But this second time, he couldn’t help but suspect that the golden eagle knew of a place with lots of Spiritual Yuan Grass.

So he asked, “Do you know a place with lots of this grass?”

Brother Eagle seemed to understand this time, nodding its head.

Seeing this, Chen Yang was overjoyed!

He quickly continued, “Then can you take me there?”

Chirp!

Brother Eagle understood again!

“Then quickly lead the way!

Take me to the Spiritual Yuan Grass!

I’ll make you something delicious!” Chen Yang said excitedly.

Chirp.

Brother Eagle chirped once more, then turned around and began to hop and walk away.

It seemed to be leading the way for Chen Yang.

Seeing this, Chen Yang hurriedly put on his carrying basket, grabbed a hoe, and followed.

The golden eagle would take three steps and hop, or short-fly a distance, then land nearby to wait for him.

The two of them traveled a good distance through the dense forest, eventually crossing a hill and arriving at a valley behind Shangshan Village!

In this valley flowed a babbling brook.

And beside the brook, grew the tall and green Spiritual Yuan Grass!