The mountain road is rugged, and Liu Qingshan is weak. He walks and rests along the way.

Gradually, it is already noon.

After crossing another mountain, he sees a big river in the distance. On the other side of the mountain valley, among the green trees, there are scattered houses.

Smoke rises from the chimneys, and occasionally there are a few dog barks.

Liu Qingshan excitedly says, "Brother Ye, that's Xiaodongping."

Feeling close to home, Liu Qingshan's steps become lighter.

After crossing a stone bridge and walking along a small path on the side of the mountain, they soon hear the sound of rushing water ahead.

Ye Qingchen's nose twitches, showing a look of surprise.

He keenly perceives that there is a strong spiritual energy not far ahead.

It's really unexpected to find such a paradise in this world where spiritual energy is scarce.

He walks quickly, bypasses a few bamboo forests, and comes to the deepest part of the mountain valley. When he looks up, he can't help but smile.

Under the green mountains, there is a towering cliff.

At the bottom of the cliff, about three zhang high from the ground, there is a crack in the rock, as if it was split by a sharp blade.

A clear spring gushes out from the crack, cascading down, forming a small waterfall.

The waterfall falls into a clear pool at the bottom of the cliff, creating a rushing sound.

Ye Qingchen stands by the pool, looking at the crack in the rock wall, his mind wandering, and says with a smile, "Nature's craftsmanship is truly amazing!"

After a while, Liu Qingshan finally catches up, panting heavily. He sees Ye Qingchen staring at the crack in the rock and the spring, and says, "We call this pool Xiaobitan. The water from the spring in this crack has never stopped, no matter how dry it is. That's why our village is called Xiaodongping."

Ye Qingchen nods.

This water flows all year round, coupled with the abundant spiritual energy, it's no wonder the surrounding plants are exceptionally lush.

It's really an excellent place for cultivation!

Originally, he wanted to come with Liu Qingshan to see beautiful women, but unexpectedly, he discovered this feng shui treasure.

It seems that he will have to stay in Xiaodongping for a while.

Liu Qingshan walks to the edge of the pool, scoops up some water with his hands, washes his face, and takes a few sips, making a contented sound.

"Brother Ye, are you thirsty too? Come and have some. This water is warm in winter and cool in summer, very comfortable."

Ye Qingchen steps forward and takes a few sips. Indeed, it feels incredibly refreshing and sweet.

"It's hot. I want to take a bath in Xiaobitan."

"Of course you can."

Liu Qingshan thinks for a moment and says, "Why don't you bathe here, and I'll go back to meet my family first. I'll come back to pick you up later?"

Ye Qingchen nods in agreement.

He takes off his clothes, jumps into the pool, washes for a while, and feels refreshed. Then he puts on his clothes and sits by the pool to meditate.

After a while, he hears footsteps.

"Brother Ye, are you done bathing?"

Liu Qingshan shouts from a distance, and following him is a middle-aged man in his forties.

Ye Qingchen goes to greet him, and the middle-aged man looks grateful. He immediately kneels down and trembles as he says, "Young Master Ye saved my son's life. You are our great benefactor. I, Liu Dahong, kowtow to you!"

It turns out that he is Liu Qingshan's father, Liu Dahong.

Ye Qingchen quickly helps him up and says, "Uncle Liu, there's no need for that, really."

Liu Dahong wipes away his tears and says, "Young Master Ye, you have been through a lot. Let's go back home and rest."

The three of them walk for a while and arrive at a tiled courtyard. Liu Dahong says, "Young Master Ye, this courtyard belongs to my brother, Liu Dafeng. It's currently unoccupied. Do you like it?"

Ye Qingchen exclaims, "Such a big courtyard, and it's empty?"

Liu Dahong says, "My brother used to have some family business and lived a comfortable life. This courtyard was originally prepared for my nephew, but unexpectedly, my nephew went missing last year.

Now my brother only has one daughter, so this house is vacant. My brother's family has fallen on hard times and has long planned to sell the house.

If Young Master Ye is interested, I will talk to my brother. My family will scrape together the money to buy it, so that Young Master Ye can have a home here.

Ye Qingchen saw that the house was square and well-designed, and it was close to Xiaobitan, which was convenient for cultivation. He said happily, "Uncle Liu, just negotiate the price. I have some silver on me, so I can buy it myself. Uncle Liu doesn't need to spend any money."

Liu Dahong hesitated for a moment and said to Liu Qingshan, "You take Young Master Ye home for dinner, and I'll go talk to your second uncle."

Liu Qingshan then led Ye Qingchen and Liu Dahong went their separate ways and arrived home in no time.

Liu Qingshan's home was also a tiled house.

When they arrived home, Liu Qingshan introduced his mother, Zhang Shi, and his wife, Wang Bilian.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law saw their benefactor, they knelt down and kowtowed, expressing their gratitude.

Ye Qingchen quickly helped them up.

Zhang Shi had already cooked porridge and served it on the table. She also prepared some wild vegetables and served them to Ye Qingchen.

"It's rustic here, Young Master Ye, please bear with us. Tomorrow, I'll have Qingshan go to the market to buy some meat."

"Aunt, there's no need to be polite. I'm also from the countryside, so this is already good enough."

While they were talking, Liu Dahong came back with an old man with white hair.

"Young Master Ye, this is Uncle Wang Yuanfeng, the village head of Xiaodongping." Liu Dahong introduced.

"I've met Uncle Wang!" Although Ye Qingchen didn't understand why the village head was brought here, he still respectfully bowed.

Wang Yuanfeng looked at Ye Qingchen and nodded in admiration, "Indeed, a talented young man!"

Liu Dahong happily said, "My brother agreed to sell the house, as long as it's ten taels of silver."

"So cheap?" Ye Qingchen found it hard to believe.

Liu Dahong said, "My brother said that Young Master Ye saved Qingshan's life, so he can't ask for more. According to the laws of Daqian, once you buy the house, you can join our village and even get some land. This matter requires the village head's approval, so I invited Uncle Wang."

Ye Qingchen thought that he would probably be staying here for a long time to cultivate.

Joining the village and getting land would make it more convenient to live here and not be treated as an outsider by the villagers.

"Then I'll trouble Uncle Wang."

Wang Yuanfeng stroked his beard and showed a hesitant expression, "Young Master Ye, you need to help the village solve a girl before you can join."

"Solve a girl?" Ye Qingchen was a little confused.

Liu Dahong explained, "The village head means that he wants you to marry a girl from the village."

Ye Qingchen burst into laughter. Was this a condition?

This is a good welfare!

He deliberately said, "Uncle Wang, isn't this condition too harsh?"

Wang Yuanfeng said, "I'm not deliberately making it difficult for Young Master Ye. As the village head, I should seek benefits for the villagers. If you join the village, take our land, and then marry a girl from another village, wouldn't Xiaodongping be taken advantage of and become a laughingstock?"

Ye Qingchen smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, what I mean is, isn't it too harsh to solve just one girl? Can I solve a few more?"

"A few... a few more?" Wang Yuanfeng trembled with excitement, thinking he had misheard, "That's naturally good, the more the better!"

Ye Qingchen stifled a laugh and secretly admired.

This village head really sincerely wants to solve the villagers' worries!

Liu Dahong saw this and said happily, "Great! Young Master Ye is talented and willing to solve a few more girls. This is the blessing of Xiaodongping!"

Wang Yuanfeng said happily, "Good, very good! Dahong, you've done a great favor for Xiaodongping this time. I'll go find Aunt Wu, the matchmaker, and have her notify every household. Tomorrow, she'll bring the eligible girls for Young Master Ye to choose."

After saying that, the nearly seventy-year-old Wang Yuanfeng happily ran off like a child.

Ye Qingchen secretly laughed.

Buying a tiled house for ten taels of silver, getting land, and having a large group of girls brought for me to choose from.

Such a good thing, I wouldn't even dare to dream of it back on Earth.

This trip is really worth it!

Awesome!

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