Chapter 293: Visitors Arrive

 The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the sultry weather made everyone feel lazy. Not long after lunch, Zhong Yuan and his group slowly walked towards the place where the Heritage Tower had been placed before. Even from a distance, they could hear the rumbling sounds coming from the other side!

 Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Jin Jia was holding a "shovel" with an opening significantly larger than a door plank, and was turning over the soil. Just looking at that frighteningly large shovel would probably send a chill down many people's spines, let alone turning over soil on a ground that was much harder than stone!

 After restoring the Heritage Tower back to its original steel plate, Zhong Yuan and his companions tested the hardness of the soil there. The soil around the outer perimeter was fine, but the soil surrounding the Heritage Tower had been compressed by the gravity array to be much harder than stone! When Zhong Rui and her group suggested going for lunch, Jin Jia asked Zhong Yuan for a steel plate to use as a soil-turning tool. Ordinary soil-turning tools couldn't withstand Jin Jia's strength, so Zhong Yuan casually helped process it into this abnormal shovel!

 "That's amazing! The big guy would definitely be well-suited to become a farmer!" Watching Jin Jia use the shovel like a plow, the little girls couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. The huge shovel seemed to have no gravity when held by Jin Jia, and even Jin Jia's steps forward didn't seem to be at all difficult. In just a meal's time, Jin Jia had turned over more than half of the damaged land, and even some of the branches on the outskirts were crushed and buried into the soil with that terrifying shovel. How can one word, "strong," describe it all!

 "No one can afford to hire such a farmer... Haha, and let's not even mention that before, my brother was reluctant to part with those ancient trees. Now that they've been destroyed by Jin Jia, how many things can we grow here!" Zhong Rui also looked with a sigh of regret at the land that had been turned over by Jin Jia. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. Before, Mojilier and the others had gone through those boxes and picked out many seeds to put on the road. According to Mojilier, they were all beautiful plants. She was struggling to find enough space to plant them all. Now, with such a large piece of land, how many can she grow here!

 "Don't even think about this place. We can plant a few fruit trees on the outskirts, and keep the rest of the land. Yuan previously brought back some red rice, and we've harvested it once. We'll use it all to grow that red rice in the future!" Seeing the little girls eyeing the land, Zhong Yuan's father finally couldn't help but interject. He was very interested in the things Zhong Yuan brought back, like those peach and apple trees. Outside, their leaves were almost all fallen, but now most of the fruit trees in the valley were still hanging with huge fruits. The red rice looked very beautiful just from the appearance, and it was definitely not ordinary rice since it was found in the ruins. When they harvested it, Maomao, that little guy, even stole and ate quite a few with the shells on. You know, that little guy is usually very picky about food!

 "That's right, Dad. I was about to forget if you hadn't mentioned it. How many did you plant?" Hearing his dad's words, Zhong Yuan also remembered the red rice. But Zhong Yuan remembered that there weren't many plants, right?

 "It matured just two months ago, yielding around a thousand grains. Each plant had more than a hundred grains, and some were even stolen by that little furry. I estimate it can be planted as double-cropping rice, with two harvests. Maybe I can finally try the taste of that red rice!" Knowing that there was only one source of those red rice seeds, Zhong Yuan's father had been treasuring those seeds like a treasure. Because they were directly cultivated by Zhong Yuan, it was possible to plant twice a year, which would not be possible if the red rice seeds were grown naturally!

 "Let's plant them after the wedding. The environment in the small valley is somewhat special, so we can plant them regardless of the season. Just let me know when you want to plant them!" Zhong Yuan nodded. Life is too hectic, and I always feel like there's not enough time. Even many things are unknowingly neglected. For example, those jade slips in Zhong Yuan's hand, if I were to learn from them, when would I finish!

 The land was expropriated, and the little girls, who had lost hope, didn't stay long. They ran to the area where the seeds were kept, grabbed a bunch of plastic bags, put some of each kind in them, and then went to grab territory. Except for Huang Ye and the others, who were embarrassed and didn't want to yell along with the little girls, everyone else was out in full force. Even Jinli and Maomao followed behind the little girls. As for what they were doing, no one knew!

 With the help of the little girls, the small valley quickly underwent a major transformation. All kinds of novel and beautiful plants competed with each other for attention. The most miraculous was a plant called the glow vine. During the day, this vine did not seem particularly peculiar, but at night, the glow vine, which could grow up to a hundred meters long, emitted a faint green glow from both its vines and leaves. The most dazzling were the deep red flowers on the vines, which looked almost like small light bulbs. Unfortunately, the blooming period of the glow vine was very short, only lasting one night, and it only bloomed at night. Perhaps it emitted light at night to attract insects for pollination!

 Anyway, the decoration of the small valley was pretty much done, and the scattered arrangements in the cave were even simpler. However, taking those wedding photos took Zhong Yuan a whole day. There were three sets of wedding photos: one in ancient costume, one in modern dress, and one dressed in traditional martial arts attire. Although it was tiring, it was a major event in life, so Zhong Yuan persevered through it!

 When everything was ready, there were only three days left before Zhong Yuan's wedding. The spirit world, which was already very crowded, could now be described as overflowing with people. Even though the spirit world had already limited the number of people entering, it still seemed like there were people everywhere in the spirit world!

 From the third day onwards, people who had come to attend Zhongyuan's wedding started to arrive one after another. What was somewhat baffling was that perhaps due to the special access opened for Zhongyuan's wedding, there had been quite a few imposters posing as guests every day over the past few days. What was even funnier was that these people didn't even know the name of the wedding host!

 This phenomenon intensified after a group of people from Laozhai entered the spirit world with a large pile of things. Why? Many people had heard of Zhong Yuan's name from conversations with those from Laozhai! If it weren't for Liu Aiguo compiling a detailed set of information on Zhong Yuan's interpersonal relationships, it would have been very difficult to distinguish between these people!

 Not only within the spirit realm, but as the wedding date approached, many people gathered outside as well. Liu Aiguo's soldiers simply stopped training and took up the responsibility of maintaining public order within the spirit realm. Meanwhile, outside the spirit realm, additional soldiers were dispatched from the local military units to lend a hand. Before Zhong Yuan's wedding had even officially begun, the bustling scene had already exceeded everyone's imagination, to the point where even Miaomiao and her friends dared not venture out!

 "Godfather, Uncle Liu just called and said there are guests coming!" Everything is ready, just waiting for the wedding date to slowly approach. Zhong Yuan, who is carefree and relaxed, has returned to his previous semi-sleeping and semi-awake lifestyle. He would like to spend some time alone with Mojilier and the others, but they are now surrounded by the little girl all day long, and Zhong Yuan doesn't even have time to say a word. Moreover, both women have moved from Zhong Yuan's room to Zhong Rui's. This is what Zhong Yuan's mother requested. What can Zhong Yuan say? Just as he was enjoying his leisure time, he saw Xiaokadi, who was wearing a brand-new Tujia costume, running over here shouting!

 "Come if you want to. Aren't your grandparents outside?" Zhong Yuan said in a leisurely manner, showing no intention of getting up. Ever since he revealed his true identity to others that day, Zhong Yuan had been afraid to leave the house. If he wanted to go out, he had to disguise himself and change his appearance, otherwise he would be followed by a large group of people wherever he went. How could Zhong Yuan bear it!

 "I'm here! It's the friend of Grandma's who asked me to call. He seems to be called Shui or something, I forgot!" Having overheard Zhong Rui's words, Cady rushed out before Zhong Rui could take any action. He was in such a mess that Miaomiao and the others caught him and said they wanted to dress him up. But once they started dressing him up, there was no end to it. From morning till night, there was hardly a moment of peace. Now that he finally caught a chance, why not run away quickly?

 "What water? Oh, it's them! I see. Haven't you done your homework today? Hurry up and go find Teacher Kaluqi to finish today's homework!" Zhong Yuan was stunned for a moment, but then suddenly realized. The friends he knew who had water in their names were none other than the Water Elder and his family! These were all acquaintances, and since his mother and family were all out, Zhong Yuan naturally didn't need to make another trip!

 "Alright, Daddy, I'll go do my homework!" Kadi was very obedient. As long as she could escape from Miaomiao and their clutches, she didn't mind doing anything! She trotted towards the other side of the cave. Zhong Yuan had opened up quite a few spaces over there. If they stayed in the classroom, they wouldn't have any peace. At this time, Kani's homework should be done. The two siblings and Xiaoyan Yuan's homework tutoring had been done by Kaluti, who had finished her cultivation these two days!

 After another ten minutes, finally, a few people slowly entered Zhong Yuan's mental power. There weren't many, only three, but both Old Water and Chen Boyu were among them. As for the other person, it was actually the little girl, Shui Yue'er, who was being held by Old Water and looking around curiously. Seeing those strange flowers on the side of the road, the little girl couldn't help but reach out to pick them several times, but Old Water quickly pulled her back!

 Old Man Shui seems to have entered a grand garden at this moment. Xiaoshanhu and the others have all been here before, but the changes are too significant. Although they can still see the remnants of the past, they don't recognize eight out of ten of the plants along the roadside. Both old men have retired, and due to recent events, they dare not pay too much attention to Zhongyuan's situation. Naturally, they don't know that these plants were all brought back by Zhongyuan from an alien planet!