Nong Siniang was the exact opposite of Mr. Wei. She was noisy, but she was also a happy person. She had come to pester Lu Yin the moment he returned, and she had even sought out Mr. Wei.
"A sword duel?"
Lu Yin was astonished.
Mr. Wei looked at her curiously as well.
Nong Siniang pursed her lips, feeling somewhat sullen and unhappy. "Liu Que is too arrogant. Didn't I say that his sword looked like our family's hoe? How dare he say that our family's hoe doesn't match? How preposterous! Mister Haoyu, tell me, does his broken sword look like a hoe?"
Lu Yin was puzzled. If the sword hilt was bent, it would indeed look like a hoe. But even so, there was no need to say it out loud. "So you went against him?"
"Hmph, our family's hoe can plow the land and dig up graves. What can his broken sword do?
Let's duel, it's just swordsmanship. Our family's hoe is not to be trifled with. "Nong Siniang clenched her fists in encouragement.
Lu Yin was speechless and looked at Mr. Wei helplessly.
Mr. Wei was amused. "I heard that the Seed Garden Farmer's hoe is very powerful. Looks like I'll be able to experience it for myself."
Nong Siniang raised her head proudly, but she quickly deflated and looked at Lu Yin for help. "Mr. Haoyu, although our family's hoe is powerful, I'm not. I-I can't beat Liu Que. What should I do?"
"Then why are you looking for me?"
Lu Yin did not understand.
Nong Siniang's eyes lit up. "During the first class, you said that you were good at giving pointers, so please give me some pointers. I don't want to beat Liu Que, but at least don't let our family's hoe suffer." She then took out a hoe.
Lu Yin's expression turned strange. He also had a hoe that came from the Sixth Mainland's Family. But then again, could the Sixth Mainland's Family and the Family of the Cosmic Tree be of the same origin? Otherwise, why would they both have hoes?
Nong Zaitian had said that his hoe was a power vessel that Old Nong had obtained from the ruins of the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect, but Lu Yin felt that he had been tricked by Old Nong. Their family's weapon was definitely a hoe.
"Sir, I'll try it out first. See if there's anything you want me to do." Nong Siniang didn't wait for Lu Yin to refuse and started playing with the hoe. The Nong family was a powerful family that was second only to the Four Way Scales in the Astral Tree, and was as famous as the Sword Stele's Liu family.
Although a hoe wasn't as stylish as a sword, Lu Yin had seen Nong Sanniang and Nong Lie use their battle techniques. Nong Sanniang's techniques for farming and cooking were very powerful, enough to fight against the geniuses of the Four Directions Scale. Nong Sanniang was also someone who was qualified to challenge the four young ancestors.
Although Nong Si-niang was not as strong as Nong San-niang, her hoe dancing was not bad. Ordinary people were not her match.
After a while, Nong Siniang panted heavily and looked at Lu Yin expectantly, "How is it, Sir?"
"I've never seen Liu Que's sword technique before, so it's not easy to compare."
Nong Siniang rolled her eyes and asked, "Sir, do you know about my seed garden's battle techniques?"
Lu Yin shook his head. Even if he did, he couldn't say that he did.
Mr. Wei said, "You want to use farming?"
Nong Siniang looked at Mr. Wei in surprise. "Not bad, Mr. Wei. You even know this."
Lu Yin was curious. "What do you mean?"
Nong Siniang explained, "My Farm's farming battle techniques rely on conviction and persistence. When the battle technique is used, the images of anyone we've seen who used a hoe to farm will overlap, forming an indomitable aura. It's both a battle technique and a secret technique. Of course, those who are too strong are too strong.
However, if Mister Haoyu can use my hoe to farm, I can overlay an image of Mister Haoyu farming and make it one of my farming forces. "
Lu Yin raised his brows; wasn't this just visualization?
It couldn't be considered a pure visualization, but it was still something that belonged to the Farm. Not even the Four Directions Scale had been able to do this; their visualization had come from the Lu family.
"Mister, can you please help me?"
Nong Siniang begged.
Lu Yin was puzzled. "You can definitely overlap the images of many people with this farming battle technique. Why do you want mine?"
Nong Siniang giggled. "One more is one more."
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "What do I need to do?"
"Just farm. Mister Haoyu, you just need to control your battle prowess to the peak that I can bear, which is around 30 cycles. As long as you can maintain this battle prowess, you can show as much power as you can. The more you show, the more help it will be to me," Nong Siniang said.
Lu Yin helplessly took the hoe. "Farming, right?"
Nong Siniang nodded. Actually, she hadn't asked Lu Yin to farm because she wanted to compete with Liu Que.
She had simply wanted to see Lu Yin farm, which was a hobby unique to farmers. They liked to see people sweat profusely in the fields, as it gave them a feeling of being close to nature.
As for overlapping images, there wasn't much of a difference. Otherwise, the Farm family would have suppressed the Four Directions Scale long ago.
Lu Yin gripped the hoe tightly and raised it high before slamming it down. Since he was going to do it, he wasn't going to just put on a show. He had to maintain his strength as an Enlighter after thirty cycles while also increasing his power level. It was simple; he just needed to increase his physical strength.
Back when Lu Yin had been an Enlighter, he had been able to solo an Emissary. His strength was something that even ordinary Emissaries couldn't handle, including Stoneheart, who had been at the peak of one Origin Tribulation.
Nong Siniang couldn't see anything from the hoe, but Mr. Wei's eyes lit up. "Siniang, you're in luck."
Nong Siniang was still mesmerized by Lu Yin's cool farming movements and hadn't heard him clearly.
Mr. Wei smiled. "Go compete with Liu Que, you'll give him a surprise."
Only then did Nong Siniang react and leave reluctantly.
After Nong Siniang left, Mister Wei looked at Lu Yin and said, "Mister Haoyu, you've hidden your strength well. Liu Que will be surprised."
Lu Yin shrugged. "I've already done my best. After all, a student asked me for help."
"If I need Mister Hao Yu's help in the future, will you help me?"
Mr. Wei asked Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied, "It's my duty."
Mr. Wei smiled and continued telling Lu Yin the story.
On the other side, Nong Siniang found Liu Que, who frowned. "I don't have time to play with you."
Nong Siniang provoked, "Liu, you're looking down on the hoe. Today, I'm going to clear his name." Quite a few students jeered. Nong Siniang was very popular in the academy, while Liu Que was strong but cold. He didn't have a single friend.
Liu Que's gaze was calm. "Alright, I'll give you a chance. Remember, you only have one chance."
Nong Siniang was eager and took out the hoe. "You're looking down on me, huh? Watch carefully and be a good radish." She raised the hoe and took a step forward, appearing in front of Liu Que and swinging it down viciously.
Liu Que looked up and drew his sword from its scabbard into his palm.
He didn't look down on the hoe, and it was impossible for him to do so. The Nong family wasn't any weaker than the Liu family, and their battle techniques were even more unpredictable. However, he didn't think much of Nong Siniang. If it had been Nong Lie or Nong Sanniang, he definitely wouldn't have had such an attitude.
He was stronger than his peers in this generation, and he only had eyes for the Fourth Young Ancestor's generation.
"Farm!" Nong Siniang shouted, and countless images of hoes appeared and overlapped with each other. This scene didn't surprise Liu Que. Although the Nong family's battle techniques sounded simple and unadorned, they were actually broad and profound and had a unique rhythm to them. However, no matter how powerful the battle techniques were, they couldn't make up for the difference between the two.
Liu Que swung his sword from bottom to top.
Bang!
A huge sound reverberated in all directions, and Liu Que's expression suddenly changed. He almost lost his grip on his sword as a huge force transmitted through the blade, and at the same time, it also caused the sword to vibrate violently. He took advantage of the momentum and circled his body from left to right to dissipate the force. When he turned around, his sword followed suit and went straight for Nong Siniang's throat.
Nong Siniang grimaced. Is this still the case?
"Among the farmers you've seen, there's someone who can challenge me as an Enlighter. Who is it?"
Liu Que stared at Nong Siniang.
Nong Siniang blinked. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Liu Que sheathed his sword and looked at Nong Siniang with interest. "Give me a list of all the farmers you've seen."
Nong Siniang rolled her eyes. "Why should I?"
Liu Que calmly replied, "You lost to me."
Nong Siniang sneered. "If I lost, then I lost. Why? Do you want me to repay you with my body?"
"Nong Siniang, I'm not joking with you. With your strength, it's impossible for me to use my second sword," Liu Que said in a low voice.
Nong Siniang exclaimed, "That's right, you used your second sword. You're not that strong to use your second sword against me. Let me tell you, my sister doesn't even need to use her second sword against me. You're far from her."
No matter what Liu Que said, Nong Siniang continued to ignore him, which made him feel helpless.
Nong Siniang was not stupid. She had seen many experts who used hoes to farm, but there were only a few who could be used by her. She knew exactly how strong they were, and the only exception was Mister Haoyu. Mister Haoyu had previously said that he would give Liu Que a surprise.
She did not wish for a madman like Liu Que to cause trouble for Mister Haoyu.
After finally escaping from Liu Que, Nong Siniang patted her chest. "You're so annoying." Suddenly, a hand appeared in front of her. It was a gourd that emitted a strong smell of alcohol, and Nong Siniang almost burst into tears.
She angrily glared at the person in front of her. "Who are you?"
"Have you ever heard of a legend that a drop of alcohol can dissolve all the sorrow in your heart?"
The person who had appeared was swaying and speaking in a hazy voice. It was obvious that he was drunk.
Nong Siniang turned around to avoid him, but the person waved his hand and a drop of alcohol flew out of the gourd and floated in front of her. Nong Siniang's gaze became blurry, as if she had been stunned.
"Tell me the names of all the people who have farmed in front of you," the person said slowly. A fiery phoenix's light shone. It was Xia Shenfei. He had come to Yi Xian Academy.
Nong Siniang was about to speak when another figure appeared in front of her. It was Dean Wen.
Dean Wen looked at Xia Shenfei. "Little guy, it's one thing to enter the academy without permission, but you even attacked a student.
Xia Shenfei looked at Dean Wen and bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Senior Wen."