Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 15985

Chapter 15983. Conflict

Seeing that Wu Lingfeng had an axe, Huo Lei was even more relieved. He knew very well that axes were usually only carried by older, independent cultivators; younger ones wouldn’t. This showed that Wu Lingfeng was indeed an older cultivator. So he simply nodded and said, “That’s good. Wait a moment, we’ll set off after everyone finishes eating.”

Wu Lingfeng responded, and soon everyone in the courtyard finished eating. Then Huo Lei led the group out. They flew out of the settlement and flew for about half an hour before landing in a forest. The forest was enormous, but it was clear that a large portion had already been cut down.

After Huo Lei led everyone to land, he continued, “According to our usual division of labor, some people will cut down trees, some will clear branches, and some will replant saplings.” Everyone responded. Huo Lei then turned to Wu Lingfeng and said, “Wu Feng, you just arrived today, so you can go with everyone to cut down trees.”

Wu Lingfeng responded and followed the tree cutters into the woods. Each tree cutter carried an axe. They went up to the trees and, regardless of their size, chopped them down. They only needed to cut down the trees; they didn’t need to do anything else.

Wu Lingfeng followed their example, chopping down a tree as thick as a bowl in front of him with an axe. He then walked forward, and saw several people following behind them, all carrying thick-backed broadswords. They went to the fallen tree and chopped off all the branches, ignoring the branches themselves. They then collected the trunk and moved on to another tree. Behind them, another group gathered up the branches and walked back. They then took out a wooden stick, forcefully poked it into the ground, and inserted a branch into a small hole. That was it.

Wu Lingfeng looked at their actions with some confusion. He turned to Li Tongdao, who was chopping trees with him, and asked, “Brother Li, what are they doing?” He pointed to the people inserting branches.

Li Tong glanced in the direction Wu Lingfeng was pointing and smiled, saying, “They’re planting trees. These poplar trees are very easy to grow. They cut off branches and stick them directly into the ground. As long as there’s no severe drought, these branches can grow into new trees. Don’t be fooled by how densely they’re planting them now; some of these trees will die during the growth process, and the rest will mature in a short time.”

Hearing Li Tong’s explanation, Wu Lingfeng finally understood what those people were doing and why the poplar trees hadn’t been completely cut down after so many years. They were planting as they cut—no wonder!

Knowing this, Wu Lingfeng stopped asking questions and began cutting down trees. He wasn’t cutting very fast; he had sealed his true strength, only displaying the power level. This was already quite good among rogue cultivators, which was why Huo Lei was willing to take him in. With Huo Lei taking him in, their Green Wolf Gang would gain another fighting force—a good thing indeed.

A person’s energy is limited after all. Even Wu Lingfeng couldn’t possibly cut down many trees in a day. Of course, he definitely cut down more than Li Tong and the others, but he didn’t want to stand out too much, so the number of trees he cut down was about the same as Li Tong and the others.

And so the day passed. Because Wu Lingfeng seemed very honest in his work, Huo Lei was quite satisfied with him. After they went back that evening, Huo Lei invited him to stay for dinner in the courtyard. After dinner, he let him leave, not allowing him to stay overnight.

Three days passed peacefully, and Wu Lingfeng successfully integrated into the Green Wolf Gang. On the fourth day, Wu Lingfeng arrived at the courtyard early again. Huo Lei and the others were eating. Upon seeing Wu Lingfeng, Huo Lei nodded and said, “Go get some food.”

Wu Lingfeng didn’t refuse and went to get the food. He knew very well that he was now playing the role of an ordinary rogue cultivator, and this was how ordinary rogue cultivators lived. Although he could go without food, he still ate because he knew very well that if he didn’t eat, he would be too conspicuous.

After eating, the group flew towards the forest again, but before they even reached it, Wu Lingfeng felt something was amiss. He noticed that there seemed to be activity in the forest. Huo Lei and the others also noticed, and Huo Lei’s expression changed drastically. He immediately roared, “Bastard!” and flew forward at a very fast speed.

The others quickened their pace and soon arrived at the grove where they cut down trees every day. Sure enough, people were already cutting down trees there, and there were quite a few of them, at least several dozen. The leader was a short but very strong-looking cultivator who was directing the men to cut down trees.

As soon as Huo Lei saw the leader, he immediately shouted, “Wu Liang, what do you want? This is our Green Wolf Gang’s territory. Who gave you permission to come here?”

The burly man turned to look at Huo Lei and said disdainfully, “What? Do we need your permission to go anywhere? Who do you think you are? You’re really ignorant. Let me tell you, this place is ours now, so get out of here!”

Huo Lei’s eyes seemed to spit fire as he roared, “Wu Liang, your Iron Fist Gang shouldn’t go too far. If you don’t leave, you’ll have to blame us for being impolite.” Li Tong and the others also joined in the commotion.

Those who were cutting down trees gathered around Wu Liang, who looked at Huo Lei and said, “So what if I cut them down? Let me tell you, once we’ve cut down these trees, they’re ours. You’d better get out of here right now.”

Wu Lingfeng now knew about the situation at the Qingmu Sect. The Qingmu Sect would issue tree-cutting tasks as individual missions, which would then be taken on by small gangs like Huo Lei’s. These missions were divided by area, specifying who was responsible for cutting down this particular grove. After the trees were all cut down, the Qingmu Sect would send people to check the situation to see if the trees had been replanted. Only after checking would they assess the number of trees cut down and then distribute spirit stones to the gangs based on the number of trees cut down.

Furthermore, they only recognize the task, not the person. That is to say, even if Huo Lei and his group cut down the trees first, and then Huo Lei and his group are driven away and Wu Liang and his group finish the task, the Qingmu Sect will still give them spirit stones. After all, they pay spirit stones according to the number of trees. The more trees you give them, the more spirit stones they give, and the fewer trees you give them, the fewer spirit stones they give. This is quite normal.

Moreover, the people of the Qingmu Sect are not worried about these people taking away the poplar trees. Poplar trees are not particularly precious tree species. Some people have already taken them to plant. But what use are they if you plant them? Without the secret method of the Qingmu Sect, you cannot make this kind of Qingmu talisman paper. So even if other sects get the poplar trees, it is useless to them, and no one will buy these trees. Therefore, those rogue cultivators who have poplar trees can only sell them to the Qingmu Sect.

That’s why territorial disputes like this happen frequently. Wu Lingfeng had inquired about it these past few days and learned that they alone had engaged in numerous battles with other gangs.

Upon hearing Wu Liang’s words, Huo Lei knew that today’s matter couldn’t be resolved peacefully. So, with a flick of his wrist, two golden maces appeared in his hands. He pointed them at Wu Liang and shouted, “Wu Liang, if you don’t leave now, don’t blame us for being impolite!”

The more intense the conflict between these small sects, the less they could back down. If they did, anyone could come and trample on them. Therefore, they couldn’t retreat; they would rather fight than back down. Being unable to win was one thing, but being afraid to fight was another—these were two completely different things.

Being unable to win meant you lacked strength, but being afraid to fight meant you lacked the courage to even try. Therefore, Huo Lei was very clear that they absolutely could not retreat now; they had to fight.

Seeing that Huo Lei had already drawn his weapon, Wu Liang didn’t hold back either. With a flick of his wrist, a thick-backed broadsword appeared in his hand. He looked at Huo Lei and sneered, “Fine, then I’d like to see just how impolite you are.”

Seeing his action, Wu Liang said nothing, only shouting, “Kill!” He then charged straight at Huo Lei. Li Tong and the others also brandished their weapons and charged at each other, and the two sides quickly clashed.

Wu Lingfeng hadn’t expected to encounter such a situation after only a few days. He didn’t hold back either, directly charging in. He had a flying sword in his hand, though it looked extremely worn, clearly having been through many hands, but it was still barely usable.

Wu Lingfeng also glanced at the fighting, wanting to see if these people were truly fighting to the death, or just trying to injure the enemy.

Wu Lingfeng quickly realized that these people were truly fighting to the death, not just injuring. With this understanding, Wu Lingfeng felt more confident. He brandished his longsword and unleashed a set of Qingfeng Sword Technique. This sword technique seemed unremarkable, but its power was considerable. The rogue cultivator fighting Wu Lingfeng was weaker than him to begin with, and in just a few moves, Wu Lingfeng pierced his throat with a single sword thrust, ending his life instantly.

Meanwhile, the Green Wolf Gang and the Iron Fist Gang also suffered casualties. Wu Lingfeng didn’t display particularly strong fighting power. After killing one Iron Fist Gang member, he immediately charged towards another Iron Fist Gang member. The Iron Fist Gang outnumbered the Green Wolf Gang, but the extra members were currently besieging some of the stronger Green Wolf Gang members, not attacking Wu Lingfeng. Clearly, they were unaware of Wu Lingfeng’s fighting strength. Now that Wu Lingfeng had killed one Iron Fist Gang member, he immediately charged towards the other Iron Fist Gang member.

The Iron Fist Gang member wasn’t particularly strong; he was already struggling to deal with one member of the Green Wolf Gang. Seeing Wu Lingfeng charging towards him with his sword, he panicked and was in grave danger. Wu Lingfeng, however, showed him no mercy. He charged forward and, together with another Green Wolf Gang member, attacked the man, killing him in a few moves. (End of Chapter)