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v2c76: Delivery part 1
🕑 Added 2021-10-30 00:55:27 +0000 UTCThe land whipped by below Lu Ri in a green blur. Each bounding leap took him over enormous, forested hills and tiny villages.
He had pushed himself hard, moving as fast as he was able. The air had long since stopped screaming in protest. It simply wasn’t efficient, the circular breathing of The Clouded Steps useless when there was no Qi to replenish. Instead, with his tight grip on his power unleashed for haste, the very air that entered his lungs wicked away his energy with every breath.
Far from the more leisurely stroll up north he rushed to his destination. His stride slowed by necessity, but it was still an acceptable speed. An annoyance, and one that had to be borne. His only regret was that he was still lacking. There was no flying sword for him, standing calm and unflappable as a cultivator should. Instead, his hair and clothes were tangled and wrinkled, as sweat poured down his body.
Yet his haste was rewarded. A mere day and a half after his message was received, Lu Ri could see Pale Moon Lake City at the apex of his jumps.
His transmission stone buzzed.
He drew his Qi inwards after one last jump. It would do no good to shatter all of the detector stones again, and rouse the city guards.
“Report,” he commanded, as he slowed his pace to that of a mortal, and placed his mended hat back upon his head. Joining the crowd moving into the city, his pace took him past the carts and masses of people towards the Plum Blossom base. A bath was in order, to cleanse himself of his exertions, as well as the final reports his men had made.
While making Jin Rou wait was impolite, it was doubly impolite to arrive looking so harried with the filth of the road upon his body. He had an image to maintain as a member of the Cloudy Sword Sect!
“Jin Rou will be at the Pale Moon Pavillion, Master Scribe.” The man on the other end of the transmission stone informed Lu Ri. “We have a report prepared and ready to be pursued at your leisure.” There was a pause as the agent seemed to gather his courage and said hesitantly. “...there is one complication.”
Lu Ri frowned. “Complication?”
“Yes, Master Scribe. We knew Rou Jin was important to the Azure Jade Trading company. We underestimated just how important. They have taken issue with us impeding his path. There are discussions going on between us at this moment. It has been...contentious.”
“I see.” Lu Ri considered this.
The Honoured Founders were conflicted upon the nature of merchants. They decried most as money-grubbers, but also stated their necessity. Their writings on how to deal with them were clear. Courtesy, if no other recourse was available. The grudge of merchants was not something to underestimate. If they were not destroyed completely, one’s enemies might suddenly find themselves suspiciously well equipped.
Yet if the Azure Jade Trading Company served Jin Rou as the Plum Blossom served Lu Ri, he would give them face. It was not their place to question Jin Rou or his motives, but doing so out of concern for their master was admirable.
“Convey our apologies for the inconvenience, and arrange reparations. Information is to be invaluable to merchants, is it not?”
“As you Say, Master Scribe.” The man obeyed.
Lu Ri nodded. Their mission was soon to be complete, in any case. However, abandoning a man after giving him purpose was to be avoided at all costs. Lu Ri would likely never return to the Azure Hills, so the men of the organisation he had created had to be given a new purpose.
And if his Junior Brother had close ties to these merchants, in that they were willing to investigate threats to him… well, it was something easy to manage.
His path took him to the inner city, to a quaint little walled villa near the tiny Imperial Palace. It was incredibly small for a provincial capital. He entered through one of the side entrances, where he was immediately received.
One of his men, simply known as Chan, greeted him. His most regular aide in the city “A bath has been prepared for you, Master Scribe,” handing Lu Ri the current findings on Jin Rou.
He took the report, and leafed through it.
“His temperament?” Lu Ri asked.
Chan seemed amused for a moment before replying. “He is in a fine mood this morning, Master Scribe, he was singing to himself, and went to the kitchens to prepare himself a meal. The staff were shocked. Other than that, he stayed within his room.”
Lu Ri quirked an eyebrow then nodded, as he walked through the house. Men immediately stepped aside bowing, as Chan led him through the rustic, almost spartan, house.
“The men who participated?” he asked, and immediately another page was produced, detailing the actions each member had undertaken. Lu Ri nodded his head, committing the names to memory.
Merit would be assigned later.
Chan bowed, and gestured in front of the door leading to a bathing chamber. The bath was already prepared, but there was little time to enjoy it. Lu Ri cleaned himself quickly. The dirt and sweat gathered from pushing himself sloughed off quickly, and he tended to his hair, ridding it of the few tangles. A testament to his speed that it was tangled at all.
A fresh set of clothes was taken from his storage ring, and a replenishing pill took the worst off the dull ache from lightly depleted Qi reserves.
Finally, he looked upon the reports in detail.
Arrived with a large cart that would be impossible for a man to pull. Contents tentatively confirmed to be rice, but the number of guards and the tight lipped nature of the Company leads to something else.
Addendum. Report from Dueling Peaks Auction. Azure Jade Trading Company reports Gold Grade Rice for sale. Correlation likely, but unknown.
Lu Ri raised an eyebrow at that. Gold Grade rice? Jin Rou had expressed his intention to become a farmer when he had left. It seems he had used the skills gathered in tending to the spiritual herbs to great effect.
Lu Ri idly wondered what Gold Grade rice tasted like. It was considered decadent, to consume such a thing, and a waste of money when one could buy cultivation resources instead.
He shook his head, and continued.
Spent the night with Guan Chyou of the merchant company in a private setting. That she was with him after but a single night indicates extreme favour from the Azure Jade Trading Company.
With Guan Bo, visited, or made purchases at the following shops…
Lu Ri scanned the list. Copper, glass, sand, all mundane materials, if in high purity, and large amounts.
Temperament seems mild. Was observed getting bumped into on the street, and waved off the culprit. Was polite to all agents. Initially surprised at contact, but accepted easily.
Good news, and confirming what his men had said. There was one last note, however, that gave him pause.
Currently in the company of two or more animals at all times. Rooster, Rabbit, Snake. Talks to them, and they seem to respond. Tales from the north indicate some manner of rooster that fights against the wicked. Pervasive rumours, from caravaneers. Highly likely they are Spirit Beasts..
Lu Ri stoked his chin. Spirit Beasts? That was surprising. But he would take things as they came.
Lu Ri centered himself.
Finally, he was nearly at the end of this task.
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“He is here, Master Scribe,” the man beside him whispered.
Lu Ri pulled himself out of his contemplations. Running the scenarios through his head would do him no more good. Jin Rou could be violently angry, meek and cowed, or a hundred other things, but until he actually met the boy, he wouldn’t know. Any of them were acceptable, as long as he completed his task.
Instead, he turned his attention to the Pale Moon Pavillion. He had reserved the entirety of it, the other small places empty in the vast garden. It was a calm, quiet place. Ivy climbed the wooden poles, and the last flowers of summer let loose their heady scents into the air. A small river dlowed, the gentle trickle of water masking conversations to any attempting to listen from outside. While renting out the entirety of the place was a show of power, hopefully the surroundings would properly convey his peaceful intentions.
It was, after all, rude to damage a mortal’s dwellings, unless there was no other recourse. So spoke the Honoured Founders—
Lu Ri paused. Had Jin Rou even read their teachings? He hadn’t been in the sect very long, and his time had been consumed with maintenance.
He frowned, considering that the Young Master who beat Jin Rou had deprived him of reading those enlightened texts.
But there was no more time for further introspection. There was power approaching. It felt a bit strange, however. IT was hazy, and it took a moment for him to be able to clearly see it. Second Stage of the Profound Realm? A more than acceptable increase, considering he had been here all this time. Lu Ri couldn’t imagine gaining a stage, let alone ascending a realm in this deprived province. The fact that he had not neglected his cultivation boded well. Elder Ge would certainly be pleased.
Yet something was amiss. There were two others with him. Two initiates, both of the third stage, with one edging on the fourth.
Lu Ri stood, and brushed out his clothes, to make sure he was immaculate. His hat was hanging on the side of his chair, and he raised his arm, dismissing his men.
Jin Rou entered the pavilion. He had, as said, a rooster on one shoulder, a rabbit on the other, and a snake curled around his arm. He also had a small box in his hand.
It had been nearly two years since he had last laid eyes upon his Junior Brother. An eyeblink, to a cultivator.
Yet Lu Ri wondered if the man before him now was the same boy he remembered.
Jin Rou had always been the odd one out. Poor. Low Class. His fellows sometimes said he was barely a cultivator. His tanned skin and freckles had spoken of a lifetime of heavy labour, without the higher realms to prevent them.
He always had an energy about him, however. Always doing something. Filled with fire and a drive that saw him picking up every task he could, and doing the ones forced on him without complaint.
The man before him was calm. Steady. His eyes met Lu Ri’s without fear, as his stride took him towards the table.
Jin Rou had always been tall, yet he had, in his absence, grown even taller. His frame had always been unfortunate for a cultivator. Too much bulk, instead of lithe and deadly grace. That feature had only increased, his frame filling out with thick slabs of working muscle. His freckles had multiplied and a dark tan deepened the tone of his skin..
Lu Ri’s eyes narrowed, flicking to the rooster. It was a magnificent beast, to be true. Its colouration was sublime. It wore a fox fur vest, and was gazing upon him.
Yet it was the power. It was the Profound realm he had felt.
The snake and the rabbit were the initiates. The snake was old, and had been damaged by something, missing an eye, with odd burn marking on it. The rabbit was a bright silver, andwas glowering at him. From Jin Rou, at his passive detection, he felt nothing.
Lu Ri paused, as he took the beasts in. Such creatures were not particularly common, but they did appear occasionally.
As harbingers of calamity. If not properly dealt with, they were often an unintentional bane to their owner. The creatures attracted powerful Spirit Beasts to feast upon them, and often leading to the complete destruction of any village they lived in.. if the beast did not get designs, and murder its owner. If one appeared, it was standard to call a sect, or the government to take the creature, or sell it to a noble. In those cases, they were consumed immediately.
But a mere rooster, in the profound realm? To think that a rooster in these weak hills could be stronger than most of the Elders of this province. To raise something like this up.
Lu Ri knew not his intentions, and it was not his place to ask.
But the fact that he could not feel Jin Rou concerned him. He was clearly a cultivator. Yet Lu Ri could not feel him. He cast out his senses. It was an art, to gauge another’s cultivation accurately, without being intrusive.
There was an inkling of something. But pressing any deeper would be intrusive to the point of offense, so he retracted himself. He was here to make peace, not assague his curiosity. Was he practising some strange art? All things to put in his report to the Elders. Yet that, Lu Ri supposed, was the power of even the least disciple of the Cloudy Sword Sect. He could surprise his Senior Brother by disappearing to this backwater, and arriving with Spirit Beasts and.. Something. what , Lu Ri did not know.
Once more, Lu Ri felt irritation at the Young Master who beat Jin Rou.
He shoved his thoughts on the matter aside, as Jin Rou made to greet Lu Ri first as their stations demanded.
The situation however was different. Lu Ri was to offer Jin Rou face, as it was the Cloudy Sword who had erred.
Lu Ri moved with almost unseemly haste.
“Lu Ri, Disciple of the Cloudy Sword Sect greets Jin Rou,” he intoned, giving the man proper respect.
Jin Rou froze, confusion on his features, as the spirit beasts with him hopped down. He was obviously confused about the meeting, and he was guarded. But he too bowed, along with the amusing sight of three Spirit Beasts also offering Lu Ri bows.
“Rou Jin greets Senior Brother Lu Ri,” he said, then Lu Ri was surprised as the spirit beasts too spoke.
‘Fa Bi De, First Disciple of Fa Ram Greets Lu Ri,’ a deep, smooth voice intoned, as the rooster lowered his head.
‘Liang Yin greets Lu Ri,’ the rabbit stated, her voice as smooth and perfect as Senior Sister Yeo Na’s.
‘Miantiao greets Lu Ri.’ The last one was aged and tired sounding. The snake’s one good eye examined Lu Ri closely.
“My disciples,” Jin Rou said, a wane little smile on his face.
The idea would be laughable if Lu Ri did not have them before his eyes. Purposefully training it? Interesting. The Rooster alone was powerful enough to fight in a tournament in Raging Waterfall Gorge. It was enough to make Lu Ri want to examine these creatures in greater detail.
Was this ability to raise Spirit Beasts what caught the powerful expert’s attention? That Jin Rou had brought them was an odd statement.
Lu Ri gave them all brief nods of acknowledgement, as outlined in proper courtesy for lesser disciples, and gestured to the table offering the odd group seats. The humans sat down, with the…disciples taking their places on top of the table. Jin Rou set the box he was carrying atop it as well. Lu Ri set about pouring them both tea. Another technical breach of etiquette, as the Junior was supposed to serve the senior, but this would be abandoned for this meeting. It was a fragrant blend directly from the lower quarters of Crimson Crucible City, where Jin Rou once lived. Lu Ri noted Jin Rou’s eyes widened in surprise at the scent, his hand spasming briefly against the table.
“It is good to see you again, Jin Rou—or Rou Jin, as it is. It did give me a bit of trouble finding you, I must confess,” Lu Ri began. The man flinched at his mention of the deception, and laughed nervously.
“Yeah. I wanted a clean break, you know? Just in case that one guy wasn’t finished yet,” Rou Jin said. Lu Ri winced internally. That was perhaps a good choice, in all honesty. Changing the characters one spelled their name with, as well as the order had been surprisingly effective.
“Indeed. I see you have been doing well for yourself. That is good.”
Jin Rou narrowed his eyes, confused and suspicious. He tentatively nodded, taking a sip of tea. His breath hitched for a moment, before he swallowed thickly. He squared his shoulders.
“Senior Brother. I hope it's not too rude… but why are you here?” he asked. “I’m sure it is not for a social call.”
Lu Ri nodded. Straight to the point, then. He cleared his throat, and took out his storage ring.
Jin Rou tensed.
“This Lu Ri is here, on official business of the Cloudy Sword Sect, as outlined in the rules and regulations of the Honoured Founders,” he intoned. The man across from him folded his arms, as Lu Ri pressed his hand to the ring. Rou Jin's eyes narrowed.
Lu Ri pulled out the letter, took it in both hands, and offered it politely.
“Pertaining to the laws of the Cloudy Sword Sect, and the stipulations on honourable departure— Jin Rou, your mail.”
The envelope was pristine. The seal undamaged. Routed through the imperial army, the name on the front simply was “grandfather”.
Jin Rou stared blankly at it. He looked back up at Lu Ri, a completely dumbfounded expression on his face.
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Part one of MISSION COMPLETE.
No proofreading in right now. This one took me a while, and the next part is likely to take me longer. Soon, we actually get to read whats in the letter!
This chapter hasn't been edited, yes, so I apologise for any mistakes.
Comments
vrumagen
And of course our awesome scholar would be pissed. That young master deprived him of being able to read the scrolls of the ancestors indeed lol.
Gavriel
That's inefficiency haha; if you make the qi part of yourself, how can it be sensed?
Tim Deral
I am so very excited for the next chapter
Robin
I suspect he’s outside their perception. From what Xiulan’s chapter says, they’re looking for trees, he’s the mountain the forest is growing on.
Aesoir
Also it’s a known trope that those in much higher realms can’t be sensed when they don’t want to be. (Though I doubt that’s the case here)
Stav Tri
It's probably the "way" of cultivation. Most xianxia cultivators always consume and conquer the energy in order to power up their cultivation, cultivation of one thought the conquering of another. Jin's cultivation is being one with cultivation, literally breathing one with the land and what he grows and the land breathing through him. Besides, you can always recognize a disturbances on a still lake, but ignore the lake which the disturbances are on. Ie Jin is one with the lake, while cultivators are just the lakes disturbances.
nugitoBambino
My guess is that it's essentially camouflaged. If his qi is in the land around him then he looks indistinguishable because Li Ru is trying to use the background (land) qi to sense an individual's level but Jin's is literally the reference point for that trick.
Brian P.
I think you mean Xiulan. But yes, she couldn't sense him except through the herbs and Jin didn't set off the cultivation buzzers when he was wandering around alone. The why of this is up in the air, I'm also curious.
Howard Yang
I think it's a feature of his cultivation being tied to the land. Meiling could only feel his cultivation in season 1 when she sensed it through the herbs used on her wound.
Louis Kasser
I really want to know why he couldn't feel his cultivation
reji
Or his COVID-xianxia is contagious. He can't feel Qi, and his Qi can't be feeled.
Imspinnennetz
Magistrate will inadvertently become the emperor due to shenanigans of Fa Ram. Plum Blossom Shadow will become the government spy organization.
M
I love reading it for the same reason, it gives me some minutes of peace in the midst of turmoil.
Colin
Just signed up for this patreon, loving this story so far. Looking forward to reading more!
Brian P.
@Calico C: They only buzz when he has one of the disciples with him. When he was by himself, getting the rice from the warehouse and going to the AJTD to sell the rice, there was no buzzing.
Calico C
Nah, from what we’ve seen, he doesn’t seem the type.
Calico C
Being away from the farm definitely weakened him. He describes finding it harder and harder to push the cart father from home and the earth spirit makes mention that she should repair the broken spirit veins so he gets home safely.
Calico C
They buzz, he mentions that he thinks it’s a doorbell or guards tapping their chest
Jan Alexander
Finally the letter is delivered. Did Earth chan hide Jin's cultivation or his cultivation is greater than Lu Ri?
Noah
The Merchant Girl will use them to help her find all of Jin’s crops.
Noah
Hopefully he’ll keep coming back for the Syrup. Grandpa’s gotta visit at some point too
taukid
Yeah, I thought he'd be stage 4 or 5 to match or best the Shrouded Mountain dude. With his current strength I wonder if he'll be Genosed by him.
mathieu brassard
great laugh at the end "You got mail!" "We have the report prepared and ready to be pursued at your leisure" shoudn't it be perused. not sure why one would pursue a report, it won't run away.
Faolen
Neither rain or snow or death of night shall prevent us from fulfilling our duty! (Pony Express Motto)
BaguaBrady
I'm wondering if the tea Jin remembers and his hand twitch is a small sign of other Jin waking up more
Obran
Or "You should be back at the Cloudy Sword Sect, stop wasting your time with these beasties."
fatbo
"He shoved his thoughts on the matter aside, as Jin Rou made to greet Lu Ri first as their stations demanded. But their stations did not demand this. " This is formulated weirdly.
BRUNO ASTUR
The box probably contain money and maple syrup as Jin thought that he would have to pay a fine. The syrup will probably become the bound that will keep Lu Ri coming back to the farm... that and the cultivation reagents and special rice that he wouldn't be able to consume normally. Loved and Monday can't come soon enough
RageBone
What mistakes? I asked for some and didn't notice any. Can you please start delivering those obvious ones again?
Ashlazaria
Thank you for that laugh at the end :)
Demian Buckle
Thank you for the Chapter.
ericksond
Became a patron one day before the end of the month. This is how much I value the peace this novel gives me in these turbulent times. I do hope the theme stays as consistent as it is. A true Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Arnon Parenti
You assume old man wouldn't come to spoil all his animal great grandbabies to bits. You like books, here is key to imperial library You like fighting? Here is invite to imperial tournament You like mystery? Here is 5000 years old puzzle You like crystals? Here is Eye of Rakshasa, can see all and record it
Vin Reisling
I hope the letter is equally mundane . Sup Jin, how's it going? Lotsa demons here what a pain in the butt! Hope the cloudy sword is treating you well. -Gramps
Luke
That ending was so satisfying, I laughed and am still smiling. :)
STORRM
reading "Jin Rou, your mail." made me brake in to a massive smile, in context its honestly to good! god damn having to make a information gathering guild travel a 10000 lee... to deliver a single letter because for the first time in a 100 years some one went thru the proper quitting proses rather then running away. just too good.
Vin Reisling
Love the ending. Definitely got a laugh out of me!
GregTOF
Lu Ri didn't read the same stories as you🤣
John Brady Anderson
It already existed, as the letter from Gramps was delivered to the sect long ago without error.
Kristof Dohrmann
Great chapter!
GregTOF
Xiulan could ONLY see his cultivation because of the spiritual herbs applied on her ... He has such unconscious Control of his cultivation that nothing leaks ... Even when he enters the stores the cultivation detection Stone doesn't buzz
Luker number 5
Me no word gud, dis is really really double plus good. Doesn't feel like a let down in the least, really satisfying. You've always managed to make the conclusion to your story threads great.
SuperiorFreak
I hope Jin does step in. Hopefully with anger. Really want to see him cut loose, since we have yet to see him actually do anything with his power.
IG884HIRE
You know, in all this time, I never actually thought about what Jin's grandfather was contacting him about. Whatever the case, he's going to have to send a letter right back with Lu Ri (Is that a Lou Reed reference, btw?) to at the very least tell gramps that he's married and now has an adopted cat daughter. Hey old man, you got a great-grandkitten now.
SuperiorFreak
Jins Qi is very in tune with nature, so I assume he blends in with the natural qi of the land. Like a green piece of paper in a forest. If you dont know its there, you wont see it.
Manofonezerg
Fantastic chapter! Well done!
Stav Tri
Yes mail delivered! Yup! Best ending, with Soo much tension JUST to deliver mail. Mah gawd. I love it, certainly one of the most entertaining story arcs for Lu Ri.
jetblackvalias .
I hope Lu Ri will at least stay in touch after leaving the Azure Hills. The Plum Blossom Shadow also have a bright future ahead of them as well!
OrangeBasket
I NEED THE NEXT CHAPTER NOW
Brian P.
I think Vajra could use them as minions.
J03MAN
We definitely need an art piece commissioned of Jin's dumbfounded look!
RJKY
Thank yoy.
RJKY
Cannot contain joy.
J03MAN
Plum Blossom Shadow soon to be under the management of Jin who will in turn "delegate" operations to our long suffering magistrate! (Please?)
J Klugh
Ha! I have been waiting for that line !
Zeta
hindsight is 20/20. but this is great, too. More of a slow burn comedy I suppose.
Kyle
I figured that was likely but wasn't certain if details were possibly missed in other chapters. Like how GRRM envisioned the Iron Throne being like 30 feet tall but never actually wrote it into the books. Sometimes authors forget to put to page details that are in their heads when editing.
Arnon Parenti
Two years to deliver a letter, whole content "I come", BOOM the ceiling shatters and grandpa is in the room already fighting the spirit beasts that kidnapped his boi.
Keifru
When Jin goes to sleep, him and his duality version are going to hear a giant BING-BONG: YOU'VE GOT MAIL
Joel Bullock
Damn all that stress and its just a mail delivery. They do it differently up in the cloudy sect huh. I wonder if Jin's cultivation is being hidden by the Earth Spirit or if he's really that strong. My theory is that Jin is at the Spiritual Realm due to his Soul affecting his body with earthly qualities like stability and solidness. I don't think he's any higher than the bottom of Earthly Realm cause that would just be silly after only two years
Darune Albane
Jin Rou stared blankly at it. He looked back up at Lu Ri, a completely dumbfounded expression on his face. “What?” he asked, incredulously. 🤣 i can see the look on his face and the WTF thought in his head
Clay Smith
That’s what I am wondering. I have to imagine that Jin is quite strong, more so compared to his disciples. We will see tho cause if I had to guess something will happen at the tourney and Jin will have to step in
Carl Mason
It is quirk of his connection with The Land. His entire cultivation base has invested into the farm and no-one can directly sense his strength anymore. Though I do wonder how being far away from the farm affects him if he needs to fight. Is he Genied now? Interesting point to consider.
Wyatt
'Could not sense his qi' oh snap.... 9/10 cultivation stories that means dude is stronger than you! B
Rizaidym
If I recall correctly, Xiulan couldn't sense Jin's qi until she used the spiritual herbs in her bandages, filled with his qi, as a sort of lens. ninja'd
Empty Shelf
The mutual confusion and misunderstandings are wonderful. May they continue.
Yunru
I've been looking for you: Got something to deliver, your hands only.
Empty Shelf
Xiulan could only sense Jin because the Qi from his Spiritual Herbs was mingled with her own at the time. She had to trace the connection back from that Qi in order to sense his own, and even then she couldn't fully see it. Lu Ri might be able to break through the illusion, but like Xiulan explained when she tried it, that level of intrusiveness is very rude, and Lu Ri is trying to put his best foot forward right now.
LittleWhite
I wonder if Jin is actually stronger than Lu Ri now since lu ri can't sense how strong he is, or if that is just a quirk of how Jin cultivates now.
Sam Beasley
I cannot wait for Lu Ri to see Mt. Tai.
Brian P.
They left after they saw him enter the building and assumed he'd spend the night, because who wouldn't? Amateur hour for them, but that was the Plum Blossom Shadow agent's mistake, not a mistake of continuity.
St Chef
Thinking on it... it would have been perfect to not have know that Lu Ri was on a mission to deliver mail to have the reader experience the same surprise revelation as Jin.
WildType
Argh!!! A deadly cliffhanger with a whole weekend to wait! Darn you and your excellent story! LoL
2ScoopsPlz
FINALLY! Good chapter, really liked it.
Dee
Did Lu Ri just found the xanxia postal service?
Brian P.
@Gigifiy you're mixing up Xiulan (grass cultivator girl) and Meiling (wife who smells qi). Xiulan couldn't tell Jin's power until she went through the spiritual herbs applied to her. Only when she did an end-run did she see his power. Meiling can smell even hidden qi, such as when she could tell that Lu Ban's qi was blood & oil rather than the lightning it was pretending to be.
Brian P.
I guess his time away, while great for his dao and learning, somewhat hindered him with the lack of qi. But I agree, I thought he was at least late stage Profound realm.
Letheed
pursued -> perused ?
Andrew
Thank you!
Chris
I am really hoping we see more of Lu Ri in the future. He has come across as an actual Honest Cultivator dedicated to the principals of this Sect. Which as we know, is actually quite rare.
The GrandMage
I've been waiting for that scene since the letter was first introduced, and it was everything I wanted and more. That was great.
Bunny Waffles
NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR DUTY
Dale Tucker
I swear Lu Ri is my favourite character :'D "your mail" hahahahahaha
Kyle
Brilliant. Closest to a possible mistake would be the details of Jin's night with Guan Chyou but it could be that they didn't observe closely enough to see that she was sent away. I'm honestly giddy for the next chapter.
Gigifiy
Xiulan uses different senses though. She smelled Jin's Qi but Lu Ri is using normal Qi sensing. It might be kinda like sonar where his Qi bumps up against another but since Jin is so different from other cultivators, there is no Qi for him to bounce against. There is also the slim chance that Jin is stronger than him but in that case he should have still sensed him even if he couldn't gage him.
CptJimmy
*Ding* you got mail!
Hassan Sarwat
Thank you for the chapter
taukid
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" guess it goes double for cultivators. But I'm so happy this happened. I hope he gifts Lu Ri a bag of rice, lol.
taukid
God the whiplash from thinking you might be dragged back or pay a fine when he just needed to deliver the mail. And this might be one of my favorite chapters. Also I'm shocked Big D is only profound 2, I thought for sure he'd be at least 3 but probably 4 or 5 so he matches or bests the Shrouded Mountain dude.
Harley Shockley
Xiulan can’t see it either, until she took a step back to look at the bigger picture. Lu Ri has yet to step back.
Zeta
she was intently probing him and then some, that's why she panicked when she felt his energy, thinking that he flared it to reprimand her; while lu ri just took a cursory glance and swept it aside in his mind to not be rude.
Nick
Maybe Xulian was feeling his connection with the earth and not Rou Jim's cultivation?
Sportpix
My question is why can’t he see Jin’s cultivation even though Xulian could at least catch a glimpse of it when she first met him. Is it because he is not on the farm, since he since he connected himself the to the land there?
Vance Tenorio
*cackles*
Nayruke
Upon delivering the letter Lu Ri reflects on his journey as the worlds greatest courier and ascends to highs of power unimaginable to the weak willed
Sewal
Big D is only the 2nd stage of profound? I honestly thought he would be higher than that.
Ani-mam
You absolute walnut! You can't just do me dirty like that! This cliffhanger is too good!
Patrick camp
I have no idea what kind of editing you need content/story wise, but your grammar/punctuation has improved dramatically since you’ve started BoC.
AnthraxRipple
This was excellent, thanks!
Sassy
And finally, FINALLY the world's most dedicated mailman gets to deliver his package. I have been waiting for this chapter for so long 😌
Ben Allen
That was a real "Next time on Dragon Ball" cliffhanger
Daniel
Oh, man, the look on his face must've been something to see.
Beardo
Love it. Super dramatic, expensive and crazy mail delivery story. I love how this story turns tropes on its head. Run away from destiny and become a super farmer and chill. Keep up the good work.
Stultus
To be honest I'd completely forgotten why Lu Ri wanted to meet with Jin altogether
