The Way of Spiritual Journey

Chapter 61, Exquisite Delight

Li Lang led everyone back to the cooperative, laughing and joking. He went to his room alone, then sprawled out on the bed, feeling so comfortable! At this moment, he finally felt like things were back on track.

This is what a normal life should be like: having enough to eat and enough to sleep—that's true happiness.

Li Lang is actually a very content person.

So, Li Lang is going to take a nap.

Li Lang's consciousness began to blur, and in that blur, he seemed to have returned to the land in the Langya Mountains a year ago. He could smell the familiar scents there, but looking around, it felt so unfamiliar.

This could be any place in the world, boundless, vast and desolate, as if the world had just been created, the sun and moon had just begun to shine, all things had not yet taken shape, and everything was in the process of being conceived.

This is a pristine land, bathed in the light of the sun and moon, where tens of thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In one instant, the flat land began to change. Something broke through the soil, its tiny, pointed tip emerging, then struggled upwards, and after millions of years of accumulation, it finally became a majestic structure.

From this point on, mountain peaks took shape, and then connected to form mountain ranges. The character '山' (mountain) originated from this.

That primordial land began to settle and condense, eventually taking the shape of the character "土" (earth) that can be seen with the naked eye.

At this moment, the two bars in Li Lang's mind, one horizontal and one vertical, seemed to fall into an even deeper silence, radiating a dazzling light, as if they contained the endless power of the primordial beginning.

"So Chinese characters really did evolve from all things! These simple horizontal and vertical strokes actually contain the profound mystery of the ultimate simplicity." Li Lang was deeply shocked and exclaimed repeatedly.

"Ah! You fatso, I'll fight you to the death!" At that moment, a deafening scream rang out from the courtyard.

Li Lang's body trembled suddenly, and he woke up from his dream. He quickly opened the door and came out, only to be stunned by what he saw.

To be precise, everyone in the entire courtyard was stunned.

Everyone in the courtyard, including Zhuge Liang, Feng Chu, the Four Heroes of Langshan, and Zhu Shi Wang, were soaking wet, as if they had just been in a water fight.

Besides the men, there were five other women. Li Lang recognized Chunyan, but he couldn't quite recognize her now. There were also two older women and two younger women whom Li Lang hadn't seen before. The four women surrounded Chunyan, their faces anxious, but they dared not move.

"You fatso, get that worm off me right now, or don't blame me for being rude." At this moment, a bright red worm was crawling on Chunyan's head, waving its two pairs of toothed pincers at the crowd.

"Grandma Yan, I'm scared of this thing too," Wolong said, shaking his head repeatedly with a look of grievance.

On this sweltering day, everyone had just finished lunch and returned to the cooperative, ready to take a break.

Just then, Wangcai and Xiaoshengzi, soaking wet, darted in from outside and shook themselves in front of everyone, splashing water everywhere – they were showing off how cool they were.

It was hot, and he had drunk some more at noon, so he was already feeling hot all over. Now that this bastard was acting so arrogantly, Wolong was annoyed.

"Wangcai, you've gotten quite bold, huh? Daring to be so arrogant in front of me. One day when no one's around, I'll skin you alive and grill you up." Wolong said to Wangcai with a forced smile.

Wangcai was extremely clever; he knew how to read people's expressions and immediately lowered his posture, shamelessly nuzzling his head against Wolong.

"Hehe, are you scared now? Tell me, have you found a fun place? Take me there." Wolong grabbed Wangcai's neck hair and grinned mischievously.

"Waaah." Poor Wangcai could only whimper at this moment.

"No, Brother Long, it can't talk either." Seeing this, everyone was speechless. Shi Butong couldn't help but step in to smooth things over.

"Oh, right." Wolong paused for a moment, tossed Wangcai aside, and then said, "Lead the way, and follow behind."

The perfect spot was a small river with crystal-clear water, located not far behind the cooperative. Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw it. They immediately took off their clothes and plunged in.

This kind of outing on a hot day is just as relaxing as drinking and eating meat.

Half a day later, everyone felt completely refreshed and went ashore to return home. Sure enough, they bumped into Chunyan as soon as they entered.

At this moment, Chunyan was arranging work with the two newly recruited old women and two pretty maids.

Wolong, with a cheeky grin, stepped forward to say hello, but unexpectedly, a cool breeze swept by, his fat jiggled, he shivered, and then let out a loud sneeze.

Of course, none of that mattered. What mattered was that, at the same time the sneeze was uttered, the bright red worm sprang out from Wolong's robe and landed right on Chunyan's head. Thus, the scene that Li Lang witnessed occurred.

"Hehe, even this tigress is afraid of bugs?" Li Lang chuckled to himself, then strode forward, grabbed the bug, and looked on with a drooling expression.

"Ah!" After getting rid of the insect, Chunyan breathed a sigh of relief. Her body went limp and she was about to collapse to the ground when Li Lang, quick as a flash, reached out and caught her by the waist.

"Your waist's pretty flexible, huh?" Li Lang teased, glancing sideways.

"Pah!" Chunyan blushed instantly, spat weakly, and was then helped away by two maids.

"This is a really good thing!" Li Lang swallowed hard. "Fatty, where did this come from?"

"It's in that little river not far behind the house, Brother Lang, be careful, this thing can bite," Wolong warned cautiously.

"It's alright, this is a top-quality treasure, take me there quickly." Li Lang's eyes shone as he urged.

"Ah? A top-quality treasure? Then hurry up, I'll take you there." Wolong's eyes lit up when he heard the word "treasure," and he immediately turned around to lead the way. The others were also curious and rushed over.

"Brother Lang, this insect is very common. It's always been disliked because of its strange appearance. I've never heard of it being a treasure. Are you sure you're not mistaken?" At this moment, Feng Chu came up and asked in confusion.

"Hehe, you're not mistaken, this is called lobster, a rare delicacy. I'll let you guys have a taste of the finer things tonight." Li Lang licked his lips, his steps not faltering at all, his eyes filled with longing.

"Exquisite delicacy? Even more delicious than pork knuckle?" Wolong continued to ask.

"Look at all that fat on you, all you ever think about is pork knuckle." Li Lang curled his lip. "To give you an example, once you've had it, the thought of pork knuckle will just taste bland to you."

Upon hearing Li Lang's words, everyone fell silent and simply kept walking forward.

"Master, we've arrived, right here." Despite his limp, Lang Si was clearly a glutton. Upon hearing Li Lang's words, he immediately darted to the front of the line.

"Alright, everyone get in the river and try to catch shrimp. We'll have a feast tonight!" Li Lang was in high spirits when he saw the clear river water in front of him. He took off his clothes and jumped into the water first.