Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1954 - 1956: Impact

Gazi is now at the Qi Refining First Layer too, and without even trying, he knows Zhong Lijing is already at the peak of Mortal Shedding First Layer.

Then he gave Feng Jun a thoughtful glance, said nothing, pulled out a chair, sat down, and buried his head in his meal.

Originally, Feng Jing wanted to clarify things publicly so she wouldn’t be blamed, and also to help Zhong Lijing with a clear path, but seeing Gazi silent, she chose to keep quiet as well.

Yang Yuxin never eats with the group, she leaves right after getting her meal without any expression.

Feng Jing quickly finished the rice in her bowl and stepped outside under the eaves.

Not long after, Feng Jun came out, and she sent a thought to him, "Boss, I have something to discuss."

Feng Jun could already guess what she wanted to ask. In fact, he had already sorted things out by this morning.

So he gestured to her, "Come with me for a walk."

It was still drizzling lightly. Everyone at Luohua knew that he liked strolling in the rain. Teacher Mei initially planned to open an umbrella but ended up stepping quickly, only complaining lightly, "I don’t quite like the rain."

The two walked side by side for over two hundred meters. Finally, Teacher Mei had to start the conversation, "You and Zhong Lijing like this... isn’t it breaking the rules a bit?"

Feng Jun glanced at her, then smiled and said, "You introduced her, right? I’m doing this to give you face."

"No jokes, please," Feng Jing said seriously for once. "I’m serious, are you breaking the rules?"

She was conflicted. Actually, Feng Jun was even more conflicted this morning. Without regulations, everything falls apart. Why couldn’t he hold back last night?

Later, he carefully considered it and found it wasn’t as serious as he thought: firstly, Zhong Lijing was trustworthy; secondly, she was pure and pitiful; and thirdly, she had been at the manor for over a month, always diligent...

In any case, he tried to find some reasons, feeling a bit reluctant, so he went to find Yang Yuxin to see what she thought—spreading Cultivation Techniques like that wasn’t private teaching, but leaking them without permission was still wrong.

Yang Yuxin’s response was rather nonchalant, "She’ll be yours eventually, I just let her get familiar early; lest one day you can’t hold back, and she hasn’t seen the Cultivation Technique... Since she’s seen it, it’s there for you to take."

"When you were with me, at first I didn’t have the Cultivation Technique either."

Feng Jun thought about it, and it was indeed like that. When he got together with Director Yang, he gave her the Cultivation Technique later.

But obviously, Zhong Lijing was different; she needed to grasp the Cultivation Technique from the start, or it would be a massive waste.

Feng Jun couldn’t refute this logic, he could only sigh, "But Luohua is a place that follows rules; now I’m leading by breaking them."

"What rule did you break?" Director Yang opposed the notion. "Newcomers can cultivate early, isn’t that right? You’re Luohua’s owner, isn’t that right? Little Zhong became your woman, isn’t that right?"

"I just can’t see it; shouldn’t you want your woman to cultivate early? What rule does that break?"

Feng Jun hesitated for a moment before speaking bashfully, "I just feel... it seems a bit like favoritism?"

"You’re in charge here; that’s the rule," Yang Yuxin calmly stated, "I ask you, if it were Liang Siyu last night, would you have favored her?"

"Certainly not," Feng Jun shook his head without hesitation, but... really?

"Then that’s right, it means you’re willing to accept her not just because of her pitiful background, but also because she’s pretty," Yang Yuxin continued eloquently, "I actually think, if you like her, stop hesitating and feeling constrained."

Feng Jun gathered enough excuses, basically convincing himself, but he still couldn’t help but express, "I’m worried that this will spoil the manor’s atmosphere."

Yang Yuxin glanced at him with a hint of helplessness, "Boss, you’ve reached the Ninth Layer of Mortal Shedding. If you can’t even embrace love and hate, how can you claim to follow the path of nature?"

That reasoning was truly Xianxia! Feng Jun smirked slightly, "I was talking about management issues at Luohua."

Yang Yuxin chuckled, "Don’t you think Luohua’s development is too by-the-book?"

"Following rules is good; following them too rigidly is bad. Sometimes a minor flaw livens things up; it’s better not to be too serious. That’s what makes life vibrant... I was the same before until I met you."

Feng Jun stayed silent for a moment before nodding, solemnly saying, "I’ve learned something!"

He truly understood now, so when facing Feng Jing’s question, he responded openly, "On important issues, we must abide by the rules. On trivial matters, occasionally letting loose... is it really a big problem?"

"It’s indeed a big problem," Feng Jing replied earnestly, "The manor’s cultivation qualification is like selection and promotion; as the boss, you must be impartial. If you aren’t, others will think about taking shortcuts..."

"I’m not targeting anyone, Zhong Lijing was introduced by me, and the way you’re treating her only makes me happy. Now I’m just addressing the matter objectively."

Feng Jun laughed, "Zhong Lijing cultivating ahead of time won’t affect anyone else’s eligibility to cultivate, there’s no fundamental conflict. Using promotion to describe it isn’t quite accurate, we’re cultivators, not government officials!"

Unexpectedly, Feng Jing argued with him, "Cultivation and being an official are indeed different, but treating people differently will unsettle hearts, and that’s not a good thing."

Feng Jun chuckled, "So the cultivation path is about cultivating oneself, doing well for oneself is what truly matters. If you can’t let go of impatience, jealousy, or suspicion, these negative emotions, you won’t go far on the path... Zhong Lijing is actually living quite genuinely!"

If someone approached him with certain intentions, subtly, he would be rather repulsed, but Zhong Lijing was upfront from the beginning, so he wasn’t repulsed at all, in fact, he was a bit pleased with himself—my charm indeed isn’t small.

Finally, Feng Jing fell silent because she vaguely understood his idea—true cultivation isn’t about being an official, rules should be followed, but it’s also okay to be a bit spontaneous. Without personal joys and sorrows, what’s the point of cultivation?

After a long while, she snorted lightly, "It’s all just excuses for oneself... just being fickle!"

"Ha ha," Feng Jun laughed, "Say whatever you like, but my ninth layer of detachment has become more complete."

Feng Jing nodded in acknowledgment, she had overlooked that Feng Jun was at a critical juncture of forming the pill, so maybe... this was also part of his cultivation needs?

As she was thinking these things, Feng Jun had already gone far, and when she snapped back, she hurriedly called out, "Wait!"

Then she quickly walked up and asked in a low voice, "Why did... Yang Yuxin do that?"

Feng Jun paused, then laughed—he had asked Yang Yuxin the same question earlier in the morning.

Director Yang had said, "I won’t tell you," but after thinking it over, he understood the reason—she truly couldn’t say.

He laughed for quite a while, until Feng Jing’s expression turned unhappy, "Are you gonna say it or not?"

"Ahem," Feng Jun cleared his throat twice, answered seriously, "I also gave Xiao Zhong a Youthening Pill... whatever you all have, she has too."

After speaking, he no longer lingered, his body disappeared without a trace.

Youthening Pill? Feng Jing was stunned for a moment, then murmured to herself, "Wow, Yang Yuxin, you really..."

She finally realized she had gone with Zhang Caixin and Zhang Weihong to find Yang Yuxin, wanting to know why she had become younger.

In fact, Feng Jing didn’t feel she was wrong—everyone from Luohua, if you have resources, you shouldn’t keep them hidden.

Later they found Feng Jun and learned it was a Lifespan Extension Pill, they didn’t unreasonable demand, but each got a Youthening Pill, even Xiao Tian had one.

Was everyone jealous of Yang Yuxin? No, actually. Knowing her age and the tightness of resources, having priority was normal.

And then... did that make Director Yang hold a grudge?

Feng Jing recalled carefully, that day... there did seem to be a bit of pressure—not an issue for someone as high up as Director Yang.

"It’s truly boring," she shook her head, turned around, and walked back, casually opened an umbrella, thinking: whether she secretly taught cultivation techniques to Zhong Lijing was meant to recruit, or drive a wedge?

Driving a wedge between us... you might be overthinking it. Teacher Mei truly didn’t believe in this mischief: I’m the introducer!

Then she drove away from the estate, went to Xiuzhen Courtyard to guard, there were few people, but precisely because of the low numbers, more caution was needed, to prevent any unwanted things from sneaking in.

That night, normally she should have stayed at Xiuzhen Courtyard, but for some reason, she kept thinking of returning, so she drove back.

By the time she returned, dinner time was over, Feng Jing wasn’t in the mood to eat, made a cup of tea, sat in the backyard pavilion, leisurely sipping.

Watching the rain threads outside the pavilion, listening to the gentle sound of rain falling on leaves, she suddenly understood why Feng Jun liked the rain—appreciating the rain wasn’t about seeing, it was about listening.

Someone unsettled would only see the mud, feel the dampness, but a listener of the rain could understand, the rustling in the silence allows emptiness of the mind, cultivates temperament, senses transcendence.

At that moment, someone entered the backyard, it was none other than Gazi, he greeted first, then asked curiously, "Teacher Mei, what’s going on with Zhong Lijing, in just over a month... she’s ready to cultivate?"

Feng Jing wanted to explain, but the process was too tiring, and she wasn’t sure if Gazi’s temperament and intelligence could comprehend such feelings, so she replied lightly, "That’s the boss’s decision, not related to me."

"I see," Gazi furrowed his brow in concern, "Well, the boss is indeed the biggest, but my Yuhuan also wants to cultivate."

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