At night, Li Yi had on a cold face as he looked around for Nie Bufan. In the end, it took kidnapping Lady Flower and then making some threats before he found his target in the chicken coop.

Nie Bufan was crouched in a corner and saying to a black chicken standing on a pile of hay: “Big Weapon, you have such a bad temper, how can you bully your little brothers and sisters?”

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The black chicken held its head high and had an arrogant attitude.

Nie Bufan cupped a little yellow chick and held it in front of the black chicken. In a coaxing tone he said: “Look, isn’t your little brother cute? Fluffy and round, isn’t it adorable?”

The black chicken spread its wings abruptly and screamed at the little yellow chick. The little yellow chick was so frightened it jumped into Nie Bufan’s clothes, hiding inside and shaking all over.

Nie Bufan got angry, giving it a slap and lecturing: “You naughty guy, you look so lame and yet your personality is so bad. When you grow up, how can any chicken sister like you!”

The black chicken turned its head with a look of contempt.

In terms of chicken standards its appearance was indeed lacking. The feathers one the head and the neck were white while the rest were black. Its beak was also wickedly curved and its eyes fierce. There was no comb on its head either and appeared to be an obviously disabled chicken.

After feeling angry Nie Bufan once again felt a bit of pity and gentled down his tone: “It’s not your fault that you don’t have a comb. You must not be so cynical. Life is so good so why be so irritable? No matter what you look like, your master, I, won’t dislike you.”

The black chicken seemed to be very angry, flapping its wings and screaming. The surrounding grass clippings were even fanned into a small whirlwind by its flapping.

Nie Bufan patted carelessly at a few straws of hay that fell on his head. He was just about to continue consoling again when Li Yi’s mild voice came from behind: “It’s not actually a chicken, you know?”

“Huh?” Nie Bufan turned his head to look at him then looked back at the black chicken, and asked in confusion, “Not a chicken?”

Li Yi pointed out the truth: “It is obviously a young eagle!”

“Eagle?” Nie Bufan’s gaze scanned the black chicken and the little guy puffed up its chest, looking very full of arrogance.

Nie Bufan exclaimed with a dawning realization, “So it’s like this! It’s no wonder that I always thought you looked a little weird. I had thought it was because you were born with a disability?”

The black chicken, no, the black eagle, Big Weapon became very angry. It flew up to Nie Bufan’s head where it then trampled him viciously before flying away furiously.

Nie Bufan stood up with hair like a chicken nest and shrugged at Li Yi: “Even if it’s an eagle it can’t obliterate the fact that it has a bad temper.”

Li Yi stared at him without speaking.

Nie Bufan asked again: “It’s so late, what are you doing here and not resting?”

“What do you think?” Li Yi’s tone was sinister. His sharp eyes matched with the dark circles under them emphasized even more just how full of resentment he was.

Li Yi didn’t give him a chance to swindle his way out, directly grabbing him and walking towards his residence.

Nie Bufan struggled without any success so he simply climbed on him like a monkey and let him carry his weight.

Li Yi’s arm strength was amazing, able to support his weight with only one hand. Despite carrying the extra weight his steps remained steady and his face didn’t change at all.

Walking into the bathroom, Li Yi kicked the wooden door closed with his foot only to hear a creak. The door that was kicked by Zhang Junshi last time was ravaged once again, appearing as if it would fall apart any second.

Li Yi pulled Nie Bufan off his body and began to undress him without saying a word.

Nie Bufan grasped his belt tight and leaned back. In a mincing manner he said, “I’ll do it by myself. Just take off yours.”

Li Yi snorted with his nose and did not stop his movements, stripping him naked in three seconds flat. He then walked into the misty bath with the other hugged to his side.

“You haven’t taken off your clothes yet.” Nie Bufan said.

Li Yi shook his hand and instantly the soaked clothes on his body were stripped and thrown far out of the bath. Nie Bufan hardly even saw how he undressed, so quick it was.

The two faced each other naked, relatively speechless.

Nie Bufan slowly lowered his body and sank into the water, only showing the part above his nose, blowing bubbles out of his mouth.

Suddenly, Li Yi grabbed a water scoop from nowhere and poured a scoop of water on the top of Nie Bufan’s head. He then fetched soap and began to wash his hair for him.

Nie Bufan continued to blow bubbles as his eyes became covered with water. He couldn’t speak or see so he could only let Li Yi play around.

At this time, another scoop of water was poured down over him. The foam was rinsed away and the wet hair revealed its original color, as dark as midnight.

Li Yi pulled a bunch of hair away from Nie Bufan’s face, and saw that he was half-squinting with eyelashes trembling slightly. The water droplets on the lashes flashed a charming halo in the dim candlelight. The red lips were opened slightly, as if wanting to say something.

Li Yi lowered his head, stretched out his tongue and slowly licked those lips. When the other was about to close his lips, he delved his tongue deeper inside.

Nie Bufan opened his eyes and looked at the man in front of him, breathing hard while counting his thick eyelashes distractedly.

Li Yi was quite dissatisfied with his distraction. He wrapped his hands around his waist and lifted his hips to sit on his lap, his finger also thrusting in.

Nie Bufan let out a gasp, and moved his lower body only to come into contact with a hot hard object.

Li Yi let go of Nie Bufan’s lips and turned his attention to his neck. Soon he then sank under the water and sucked the red cherry on his chest, his tongue twirling and sucking skillfully.

“Ngh…..okay, don’t bite, it’s not red beans!” Nie Bufan couldn’t help but cry out as he felt the surging sensations in his body.

Li Yi seemed to have used all of his usual techniques when kneading the dough, caressing, kneading, and rubbing, the strength even and steady. It even seemed as if he had added his internal strength into it, constantly stimulating the pressure points all over his body and making Nie Bufan go soft and boneless.

Suddenly, Nie Bufan opened his eyes wide, his face flushed. He quickly looked down at the water.

Li Yi had sunk completely under the water, his head now buried in between his legs…..

Nie Bufan moved embarrassedly, biting his lower lip. For the first time he held back any moans and screams.

But unexpectedly, Li Yi suddenly sucked hard and he finally couldn’t hold back anymore, throwing back his head and moaning loudly.

Li Yi emerged from the water and before Nie Bufan could even react he kissed him once again. The kiss had a bit of eagerness and a bit of domineering, causing his breathing to become very heavy.

Holding Nie Bufan’s legs with both hands, he stood up abruptly and plunged in deeply, water splashing all over.

“Ah…..ngh…..slow down, slow down…..”

Li Yi was like a hungry wolf, his movements fierce and without pause.

The surface of the water vibrated and splashes of water were sent jumping all over. The sound of the splashing water was mixed in with broken moans and muffled noises.

Nie Bufan could only cling to Li Yi. The feeling of being constantly filled hit his brain, causing his concious to fall into a daze. 

Li Yi suddenly pulled the both of them into the water and began to thrust underwater. Every time he entered, he needed more strength than usual. The feeling of being unable to breathe caused his desire to mount but at the same time unable to find release.

Nie Bufan didn’t have Li Yi’s ability to hold his breath that long. After a few seconds he began to struggle.

When Li Yi took him out of the water, Nie Bufan had fallen into a semi-drowsy state due to lack of oxygen in his brain.

How was this making love, it was practically murder! The angry thought flashed by in Nie Bufan’s mind even as his awareness was still dimmed.

The man on his body was still moving tirelessly, his internal strength was also slowly being input through the place of their connection and strengthening Nie Bufan’s vitality little by little…..

Don’t know how much time passed but when Nie Bufan woke up from the drowsiness, Li Yi seemed to have finished. He was lying on him quietly and breathing slowly.

However, his fiery thing was still not soft yet and was still embedded in him!

The water in the bath had only a little residual temperature. If they soaked in it for the whole night, not mentioning the skin being soaked into the texture of pickled cabbages, Li Yi’s illness would definitely worsen.

That this guy could actually fall asleep in this situation, he must actually be very sleepy, right? Still wanting to do it with him despite being so tired. What kind of perseverance was this?

Nie Bufan was a little depressed. He carefully supported him, and then slowly withdrew from his lower body.

But as soon as he withdrew a few inches, Li Yi thrusted back in like a conditioned reflex.

Nie Bufan gritted his teeth and backed away again. Then, while Li Yi hadn’t reacted yet, he quickly grasped the exposed part with his hand and then finally lifted his body completely off it.

He just breathed a sigh of relief when he felt that the thing in his hand seemed to swell a little bigger. He couldn’t help but widen his eyes, and wondered whether this was the legendary golden spear not falling? Must it be so firm and upright? Long-term erections could actually cause premature aging, right?

Nie Bufan glanced at the other sympathetically, as if he had foreseen his bleak appearance in twenty or thirty years.

“Ai, we at least have a deep friendship so I will give you more tonics in the future.” Nie Bufan patted him with sympathy.

He straightened Li Yi and then opened the sluice. The water in the bath immediately flowed out along the waterway. This was a small mechanism that he specially added during renovation when he was restoring the house before. It was very convenient to release water.

At this moment, Nie Bufan suddenly felt a heavy weight on his back. In the next instant, his whole person was thrown down by a certain heavyweight creature.

“Li Fourth, what are you doing?” Nie Bufan turned his head and glared, but saw that Li Yi still had his eyes closed, sniffing and pawing at him like a big dog. In the end, as if having confirmed something, he pushed Nie Bufan’s legs apart with his knees and aimed precisely at the target, once again thrusting in and out.

“Ah…..you…..” Before Nie Bufan’s words were finished, he felt a liquid heat in his body, Li Yi…..had cum.

He seemed to let out a comfortable sigh, then his whole body softened, a satisfied expression on his face as he fell asleep on Nie Bufan’s body.

Nie Bufan lay on the ground, his shoulders shaking.

“Li Fourth, just how long is your reflex arc!”

Nie Bufan was so angry that he darkly decided to abandon Li Yi in the bathroom, only carelessly covering him with a thin blanket. If his illness got worse, hmmph, then he deserved it!

Unfortunately for Nie Bufan, the heavens did not answer his wish. The next day, Li Yi woke up full of energy. Not only did his condition not worsen, he was like Zhang Junshi and healed overnight!

When he got up, he gave him a very coquettish kiss and then went away happily.

The both of them healed without any medicine right after sleeping with him. Nie Bufan now felt that something was indeed strange. Once was a coincidence, but twice? Being sick was not like taking laxatives when the poop comes without doubt. How could it heal just because you say it?

If it really had something to do with him, then….. Nie Bufan hugged his chest in horror and began to worry about his chastity——sir, do you really still have this thing?

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When delivering medicine to Si Chenyu in the afternoon, Nie Bufan felt that his eyes looked a little…..like that of a wolf or a tiger. He looked at Nie Bufan in the manner of an old man with half a foot in the grave looking at a powerful pill that could instantly let him regain his youth. It caused Nie Bufan’s hair to stand upright and he ran away in a panic, not daring to stay a second longer.

He had decided. He must quickly find a place to lie low until the wind blows over!

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The next day, Nie Bufan woke up in Zhang Junshi’s arms, his lower body was still pressed by the other’s legs.

He pulled a leg out and kicked, twisting his body like a big worm to get up.

Zhang Junshi hooked his leg and restrained him again, muttering: “What are you doing getting up so early? Let’s sleep some more.”

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Nie Bufan stared at him with slanting eyes, “If we sleep some more we won’t be able to get up anymore!”

He clearly felt that something was hardening in between his buttocks, and a certain someone was beginning to have a morning erection. Staying a while longer meant facing the danger of being attacked again.

Zhang Junshi smiled slightly, hugged Nie Bufan’s waist, and rubbed against him.

“Enough of you.” Nie Bufan stretched out his five fingers and pulled his face away mercilessly.

Zhang Junshi tilted his head to avoid him, his long arms and legs wrapping around him even tighter and his desire pressing closer.

Nie Bufan lay on the bed, his body in a swimming position with limbs trying to propel him to the side of the bed. Unfortunately for him, he was helplessly nailed to the spot and did not move even half an inch.

Zhang Junshi leisurely watched him struggle, his lower half still pressed against the other and on the verge of entering.

Nie Bufan struggled for a while, but then suddenly stopped moving. Like a stranded fish he laid helplessly on his stomach. Then he tilted his head to look at Zhang Junshi with eyes filled with innocence and pitifulness, like an innocent white rabbit.

This only caused Zhang Junshi to feel even more aroused, the wolf sentiment surging in his body. He couldn’t help holding down the other for a deep kiss and then pushing forward and driving straight in.

“Wu…..” Nie Bufan buried his face in the pillow, feeling angry. Why was he still so cruelly ravaged despite showing such a “cute” expression! The elegant gentleman in his heart was also a fellow with a human face but a beast’s heart!

Zhang Junshi had been abstinent for a long time and now that he had finally seized the opportunity, how could he give up easily? Pulling out shallowly and then thrusting in deeply, every time making sure to bottom out. The wooden bed soon began to shake vigorously.

The continuous attack like that of gentle wind and drizzling rain finally submerged Nie Bufan into the sea of ​​desire again. Immediately, a series of moans flowed out from the simple and crudely furnished bedroom…..

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight poured into the room, Nie Bufan wrinkled his nose. Squinting his eyes he got out of the quilt and immediately smelled a refreshing fragrance of rice, feeling hungry in an instant. Sitting up with a sore waist and pained back he turned his head to see the hot bowl of porridge on the table.

His eyes lit up and he began to put on his clothes. As he dressed he stretched a hand downwards and felt that his chrysanthemum wasn’t too swollen, only a slight sting and a little chilled.

At this moment, Zhang Junshi walked in from outside carrying a few dishes. Seeing Nie Bufan’s appearance, he smiled and asked, “Bufan, is it okay? Does it hurt?”

Nie Bufan glanced at him and then pretended to be completely fine, putting on his shirt and trousers carelessly.

“I asked doctor Xu to help make some food and prepared it for the rest of the people as well, so you don’t have to be in such a hurry.” Zhang Junshi said again.

“Unexpectedly, old Xu knows how to cook?” Nie Bufan smiled, “Not bad, not bad. As the village head, I can’t bury such talents. I will definitely make the best use of such talent in the future.”

Zhang Junshi smiled and shook his head. He touched the other’s somewhat messy hair and said, “You should at least respect the elderly, yes? He suffers every day in Chicken Nest Village and is already very pitiful.”

Nie Bufan pouted his lips: “Who told him to not even be able to cure a few minor illnesses? I didn’t pay a penny less for the medical fees.”

“Alright, I know that you have worked hard this period. Go wash and eat something.”

Nie Bufan glanced at him suddenly and said strangely: “Eh, your illness is cured?”

Zhang Junshi looked very healthy today and his whole person was full of energy, unlike yesterday.

“It really did get better.” Zhang Junshi nodded and then looked at Nie Bufan with a smile, his eyes bright, “After doing it with you, the illness healed without need for any treatment.”

Nie Bufan raised his chin and said arrogantly: “This village head is a talented genius who is blessed with the essence of heaven and earth. Such minor illnesses and pains are naturally nothing to me.”

“Oh?” Zhang Junshi hooked him into his arms and pretending to be very serious he replied: “That being the case it seems that I will have to rely on the care of the lord village head.”

“Of course.” Nie Bufan’s demeanor was very impressive, but secretly his chrysanthemum was trembling.

“In order to thank the lord village head for taking care of me, I want to give the lord village head a gift.”

“What gift?”

Zhang Junshi took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket.

Nie Bufan took it, opened the stopper and then smelled it. There was a faint fragrance, but he didn’t know what it was, so he asked, “What is this?”

“Yuting Dew,” Zhang Junshi replied, “it helps heal surface wounds as well as nourishes and moisturizes the skin.”

“It’s wound medicine?” Nie Bufan put it away casually.

Zhang Junshi leaned over and whispered in his ear: “It’s mainly used for smearing on the back. Used after doing it can relieve pain and harmonize the insides.”

Nie Bufan froze for a while and slowly stuffed the bottle back into Zhang Junshi’s hand. He said seriously: “Zhang Third, you should keep such a precious thing for your own use.”

After he said that he went to go wash up without looking back.

Zhang Junshi took the bottle and looked at it for a while. Suddenly he smiled and said, “That’s right, I have to help him apply it in the future so I should definitely keep it myself.”

After figuring it out, he nodded in satisfaction and then put the Yuting Dew carefully and ceremoniously on the bedside table…..

“I saw it.”

As soon as Nie Bufan finished freshening up, he ran into Li Yi who had a stern look. He stood in the morning light with his arms crossed over his chest. His handsome posture and awe-inspiring demeanor were like that of an aloof and lone swordsman. The only flaw was that mask embroidered with a black abstract chicken, greatly reducing his charm and lethality.

“What did you see?” Nie Bufan asked in puzzlement.

“You and Zhang Junshi.” Li Yi’s voice was low and his eyes were deep.

Nie Bufan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. He comforted: “Li Fourth, don’t worry. As members of the Chicken Nest Village, I will treat each one of you equally and will not favor one over the other.”

“How do you want to treat everyone equally?” Li Yi asked aggressively.

Nie Bufan affirmed: “Today I will add a few spoonfuls of sugar to your medicine to ensure it will not be bitter.”

“You should take medicine too.” Li Yi squinted and pierced his sloppy attempt at glossing it over mercilessly.

“Yes, yes, I should take medicine too.” Nie Bufan said hurriedly, “I’m going to take medicine first, and we can talk later.”

Li Yi grabbed his back collar and threatened: “Listen up, remember to have hot water ready at night. We are going to take a mandarin, duck, bath!” (TN: mandarin duck bath=lovers bath)

Nie Bufan muttered: “Mandarin duck bath then mandarin duck bath, do you need to gnash your teeth when you say it…..”

Li Yi flicked his sleeves and then swept away, coughing all the while.

Nie Bufan was a little worried. Although he was strong and persevering, he still had to take care of the patient’s body. Zhang Junshi’s condition suddenly improved, but he didn’t think it was really because of having sex with him. It was more likely that after prolonged exercise which resulted in a lot of sweat he ended up recovering without medicine.

Nie Bufan felt that it was necessary to tell others about this discovery and urge them to get up and run around every day, sweat the illness away. 

After making up his mind, he ate his brunch in a hurry, then pulled the people out from their houses. He shouted: “Everyone in Chicken Nest Village, in order to help you recover as soon as possible, starting today, I will lead everyone around the village on a morning run everyday. Also, from now on you must take a hot bath before going to bed. Exercise more and sweat more to make sure you get better faster.”

Everyone looked at him silently, crossing their arms, swaying fans, laughing, and all kinds of other behavior except for showing any signs of doing so.

Nie Bufan didn’t mind at all, and shouted at the chickens around them: “Children, run with me. If anyone doesn’t run, give them a ruthless peck!”

As soon as the voice fell, the chickens echoed with chicken cackles that were as loud and awe-inspiring as a mountain landslide or a tsunami. Their wings flapped in the wind and chicken feathers rained wildly.

The faces of the others changed immediately and the corners of their mouths twitched.

Before they could say more, Nie Bufan already pointed a finger forward and shouted, “Charge!” Then he ran out first.

The chickens immediately spread their wings and called fiercely at the people who were standing still, their eyes had fierce glints as if they really would attack if they didn’t obey their orders.

Surrounded by fierce chickens, everyone had no choice but to start jogging, dragging their steps behind Nie Bufan.

“Ouch!” Suddenly, a cry came from behind, and doctor Xu rubbed his butt with a bleak expression.

Three roosters craned their necks and stared at him fiercely with their feathers standing on end.

“I…..I am a doctor, not a patient, and I don’t need to sweat.”

The three roosters remained indifferent, still maintaining their mighty posture.

Doctor Xu was almost crying. But when he saw them coming at him he was instantly scared into running with everyone else. Just now that peck had left half of his buttocks numb, like it had been poisoned. It was truly terrible!

When the others saw this they didn’t dare to slack off anymore, following the flock of chickens and running around the village depressedly. Anyone who dared to hesitate would immediately have a group of chickens pounce on them and perform brutal and inhuman gang beating against them.

The morning was bright and the air was fresh. A group of people wearing masks were running happily amongst a tide of chickens, filled with chicken love and passion. It was truly beautiful, like the most lovely of paintings…..

But the mood of everyone was like a storm filled with lightning and thunder as they secretly imagined stabbing Nie Bufan again and again.

Don’t know what he was spazzing over now? Could it be he wanted to torture them to death?

After a lap, everyone was flushed and coughing. Most of them were martial artists and this distance was really nothing. It was just that the coughing was really uncomfortable and their body became warmer and covered in sweat, looking very sorry indeed. They probably never ran in such a manner so disregarding of their image. However, after arriving in Chicken Nest Village, many first times had been taken.

The only one that was completely unaffected was Wang Shichan, who appeared as graceful and ethereal as ever, a leisurely air from head to toe.

Nie Bufan praised: “Everyone performed well. Let’s stop here today and continue tomorrow.”

“Continue?” Li Huai said angrily, “I won’t be playing along tomorrow!”

Nie Bufan calmed him: “Don’t be angry, you must keep a good mood. Don’t you feel more comfortable after running?”

“Not at all!” Li Huai sniffled and roared with a hoarse voice.

“You look very uncomfortable, hurry up and rest in the house.”

“I wonder who caused it?” Li Huai walked into his house and slammed the door shut.

Nie Bufan looked at the other people again, and was about to talk only for the others to turn around and go back to their respective houses as if they had a tacit understanding. In the blink of an eye everyone had disappeared without a trace.

“Aren’t I doing all this for their sake?” Nie Bufan sighed, “Seeing them yelling at the doctor every day so vigorously, they obviously have quite a lot of excessive energy. Usually living pampered lives, it would do them good to sweat a little. That way they can recover quicker.”

“Then…..then why must I also run…..” A weak voice came from behind.

Nie Bufan turned his head and looked around. He saw doctor Xu trembling and weakly leaning against a door, looking like a dead man.

Nie Bufan stepped forward to help him and said sincerely: “In fact, this is what I think. I am not sure whether running is good for them, so as the doctor you need to experience it yourself and provide some professional advice.”

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Doctor Xu rolled his eyes and his next breath almost got stuck. How could he be so unlucky as to be detained in this sick village and encounter such a group of sick people!

Nie Bufan secretly looked at Li Yi’s residence, wondering whether his energy was exhausted? Later, he’ll give him a bowl of medicine and after drinking he’ll definitely be drowsy. As for that mandarin duck bath it will probably be avoided…..

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During this period of illness, in addition to the suffering of the several patients, another person was also under inhumane torture. This person was the doctor who was responsible for treating these patients. This person’s surname was Xu and he was the doctor who once treated Nie Bufan earlier. Later, when the chickens began displaying abnormal behavior, he was once again “invited” over as a veterinarian. After crying without tears and diagnosing the chickens as having “intermittent insanity” he was then allowed to go back. But unexpectedly, within two days the other people in Chicken Nest Village all fell ill one after the other, so he was called over yet again.

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After a few days of treatment and yet the patients had not improved, doctor Xu’s mood was unusually gloomy. He was not a courageous man and his medical skills were also ordinary. He did not have harmful intentions towards others but neither did he have a great sentiment to save the world. So he tactfully suggested that everyone in Chicken Nest Village should ask for a more skilled doctor, only to be rejected by the patients.

The treasures of the Duobao Sage was just outside the Chicken Nest Village so it was not suitable to attract too many idlers. Besides, Si Chenyu and the others didn’t think their illness was all that serious. Didn’t Nie Bufan recover within two days? They were obviously infected by him. It was unreasonable for Nie Bufan, who was frail and weak, to recover so quickly whereas they had to see a more skilled doctor!

After dragging back and forth several times, doctor Xu also accepted his fate and simply packed up his luggage and settled in Chicken Nest Village.

He felt that he couldn’t afford to offend either one of the people in this small shabby village.

But it was truly strange, how come this group of people all got collectively sick?

Although Si Chenyu and the others were ill it was not to the extent that their movements were in any way hindered. Every day they would wander in front of Nie Bufan with a haggard face, making silent accusations.

Nie Bufan looked down on their childishness and only worried that they would spread the virus. As a result, he made a mask for everyone, each one with different patterns “attentively” embroidered on it to distinguish them. As we all know, the kind of craftsmanship Nie Bufan possessed was one that was absolutely abstract. In the eyes of others, the pictures were of chickens in various colors such as yellow, green and red. But according to Nie Bufan, they were actually monkeys, tortoises, and foxes.

In truth, it could be considered to be pretty realistic in some sense……

As a result, masked men and women could now be seen everywhere in Chicken Nest Village.

“Quack doctor, quack doctor!” Li Huai said angrily, “Do you even know how to use medicine? Why can’t it be cured after so long?”

Doctor Xu shrank his neck and walked out of Li Huai’s house hurriedly.

Nie Bufan happened to pass by, and Li Huai couldn’t help feeling angry when he saw him, “How come you recovered so fast?”

Probably after the chickens mutated, the virus had also mutated. Nie Bufan thought to himself, but he said: “I am naturally talented, how can you mere mortals even compare?”

Li Huai was so pissed he began to cough even more.

Nie Bufan consoled: “Don’t lose your temper casually or else you will only recover even more slowly. Look at Little Root (alpaca), his calm expression has never changed this whole time.”

Li Huai reflexively looked at the strange creature galloping past the courtyard, a twisted expression appearing on his face.

“Alright, you continue to rest while I go cook.”

Although Nie Bufan was as needling as ever with his words, he did pay special attention to food and hygiene. Most of the work was all done by him. Every night he would also quietly visit the other people’s rooms to check on them in case the dropping temperature at night might exacerbate the illness.

“Bufan, accompany me tonight?”

This night, after visiting Zhang Junshi, Nie Bufan was about to leave when the other grabbed his arm.

Zhang Junshi was lying on the bed, looking at him with bright and alert eyes, and said gently: “We haven’t been alone for a long time.”

Nie Bufan smiled and said, “Okay!”

He put down the candlestick, took off his outer robe that he had draped on casually, and got under the quilt nimbly.

Zhang Junshi took him into his arms, feeling the smooth touch of his skin, and sighed happily.

“Is it really uncomfortable?” Nie Bufan asked softly.

“It’s okay.” Zhang Junshi replied.

“I know what it feels like to be sick.” Nie Bufan had his eyes wide open, gaze distant as if he was reminiscing something.

Zhang Junshi touched his head and comforted: “Don’t worry, who has never been sick? It will be fine in a few days.”

Nie Bufan nodded, and the two of them slept with arms embracing each other. Under the dim light, the scene looked very warm and sweet, without a trace of anything lustful.

After a long while, Nie Bufan spoke again: “Zhang Third, you must get better as soon as possible. Without your help, I can’t even sleep in on mornings.”

“……” So this was your main concern?

“Bufan, I want to ask you something.” Zhang Junshi said suddenly.

“What is it?”

“Do you want the treasures of the Duobao Sage?”

“What?” Nie Bufan was a little confused, “What about the treasures or Duobao Sage?”

“As the holder of the fifth key, you have the same right to share in the treasures like the other four.” Zhang Junshi said slowly, “But you are just a commoner without any power. In the end it is possible that not only might you not get the share of the treasures that you deserve, it might even cause trouble for you.”

“Oh.” Nie Bufan said casually, “I am not very interested in the treasures, and it doesn’t matter if they take them all.”

Zhang Junshi smiled. The person in his arms liked to hold the money jar and count the copper coins, but he treated windfall profits like dust. He seemingly appeared to be a nitpicky person who liked to fuss over small matters, but in truth he had a more mild and open-minded mentality than anyone else.

“Although this is the case, one must still have vigilance.” Zhang Junshi said again, “Prince Si and the others are protecting you, but the families behind them may not be without their own selfish motives. The rich and powerful are very complex and when it involves their interests, the situation can become a troubling one. At that time, even Prince Si and the others might be overwhelmed.”

Nie Bufan curled his lips and said, “What does it matter to me? I’m just a small common villager of Chicken Nest Village. I don’t fight with them over their interests and they can take whatever they want. Even if it’s like this they would still cause trouble?”

“Hehe, don’t you know that there is a saying in this world called ‘To gauge the heart of a gentleman with one’s own mean measures’? The more magnanimous you behave, the more people may suspect that you have hidden even better things. You must know that all of them are high-ranking princes and nobles, and ordinary gold and silver treasures would not invoke any interest in them. What they want is unique technology and rare treasures.”

Nie Bufan sighed, “Ignorant human beings.”

“……” Zhang Junshi was silent for a moment before saying with exasperation, “Be serious, what I’m telling you is a matter of life and death!”

“Oh.”

“So, no matter how you behave, it will not reduce their suspicion of you.” Zhang Junshi continued, “They will wonder, how can a mere commoner like you have the fifth key to unlock the treasure trove? Was it stolen from someone else? If one powerful group suddenly came out and claimed that the key was originally theirs, how would you argue? Those who dare to intervene strongly in this battle for the treasure must be powerful enough to compete with the other four families.”

Nie Bufan fell silent.

Zhang Junshi paused and asked hesitantly: “Bufan, can you tell me where your key come from?”

Nie Bufan touched his nose and replied: “I knew the location of the treasure trove. The key was found at the entrance of the underwater passage of the treasure trove.”

“Why did Duobao Sage bury the treasure here?” Zhang Junshi pondered for a while, and then asked, “Bufan, who is the former head of Chicken Nest Village?”

“I don’t know.” Nie Bufan didn’t lie. When he transmigrated over, that old man didn’t seem to be surprised at all and even took the initiative to help him settle down in Chicken Nest Village and then passed the village over to him without even leaving a last word. What was even more amazing was that he even dug his own grave and prepared a precious Chinese cedar coffin for himself, as if he had long been awaiting his eternal rest.

Zhang Junshi didn’t doubt him and just said, “I checked your background when I moved into Chicken Nest Village.”

“Hah?” Nie Bufan glared at him.

Zhang Junshi smiled and said, “I believe that the other people have also checked it. This is supposed to be called Nameless Village, and Chicken Nest Village is just your own name that you gave it afterwards.”

“How could Nameless Village be as appropriate as Chicken Nest Village?”

“Yes, yes. It is indeed worthy of the name.” Zhang Junshi said, “What really made me puzzled was that for hundreds of years, there had never been more than 10 villagers at once in Chicken Nest Village. Later, it even became an isolated village, with only the village head living alone, the position of village head passing over from generation to generation.”

“This kind of situation made me unable to avoid feeling suspicion……” Zhang Junshi looked at Nie Bufan and emphasized each word, “Each generation of village head in Chicken Nest Village is actually Duobao Sage’s descendant and the guardian of the treasure trove.”

Nie Bufan’s eyes flickered and he reached out his hand and messed up Zhang Junshi’s hair without comment.

When Zhang Junshi saw his innocent look, he knew that this guy was pretending to be stupid again.

But this time, village head Nie was wronged, he really didn’t know anything. After pretending to be stupid so many times, it now caused others to think that they could see through to the truth behind the veneer of stupidity. Perhaps it was the so-called “if it‘s fake then make it real, and if it’s real then make it fake.”

“Bufan, you have to grasp onto this identity well.” Zhang Junshi suggested, “Everyone should know that you are the descendant of Duobao Sage and are fully qualified to receive the treasure. Back then Duobao Sage said that as long as the five keys are gathered then the treasure can be opened and the people holding the keys all have a right to receive an equal divide of the treasure. Although you do not have a prominent background, but you are the legitimate heir. If it weren’t for Duobao Sage scattering the keys in different places, you don’t even need to share it with other people. The key he left at the entrance of the treasure is likely prepared for his descendant.”

“So you mean……” Nie Bufan understood, Zhang Junshi was creating a powerful identity for him. As the descendant of Duobao Sage, even the emperor did not have the qualifications to question him.

“Leave this to me.” Zhang Junshi kissed his forehead and smiled, “Although you don’t have a covetous heart for the treasure, it is still fine to get something to pay for the cost of everyday necessities. You can build a few comfortable houses or expand the chicken coops in the future.”

“En.” Nie Bufan nodded, “I still want to open a zoo and plant some fruit trees. Maybe I can raise a few babies in the future.”

Zhang Junshi’s face turned dark, and he said dangerously: “Whose baby?”

“Anyone’s.” Nie Bufan said with longing. “A group of bare-bottomed kids running all over the mountains, that would be a lovely kind of life.”

Zhang Junshi couldn’t help but imagine the scene of a group of toddlers surrounded by a large army of chickens occupying the top of the mountains, and he reflexively shuddered.

No, he had to immediately stop Nie Bufan’s unrealistic thoughts.

Zhang Junshi held his face and said gravely: “Bufan, men can’t give birth to children! We must have this awareness, children or whatever are just clouds.”

Nie Bufan grumbled a few times, obviously disapproving.

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Zhang Junshi bit his lips and said in a low voice: “Accept your fate, I won’t let you have time to think about children.”

As he said this, he rolled over and pressed down on top of him, immersing himself into the hard work.

As he inhaled the other’s scent and felt the heat in his lower abdomen, his head no longer hurt and his nose no longer run……

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The mechanisms in the treasure trove were very complex, and it took nearly 4 hours for everyone to explore only half of it. And just this half was enough to dumbfound anyone.

Exquisite gold and silver utensils, a variety of unique ancient books and scrolls, foreign treasures, rare minerals, fine wine with exquisite wine cups and goblets, paintings, instruments and chess sets, etc. It was all-encompassing and valuable. However, they also found that some of the items had been destroyed or stolen. But there was no sign of treasure hunters in the treasure trove, only chicken feathers, chicken feces, chicken claw prints and other things left on the ground that showed just who or what was responsible.

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It could be seen from the degree of wetness and dryness of the chicken feces that this treasure trove had actually been visited by chickens for a long period of time. The damage was actually not entirely caused by the chickens that had entered with them this time. This showed that this place had been rooted through by chickens long ago!

Everyone couldn’t help but feel a sense of depression that humans were not as shrewd as chickens. In a sense, the chickens in Chicken Nest Village were indeed omnipotent, and even the gods could not stop them from causing harm to the world.

After returning to the village, the disheveled and dusty people went back to their residences to freshen up. There were chickens guarding the treasure trove so there was no need to worry as it was definitely safer than even the palace. If anyone wanted to sneak in secretly, then it was guaranteed that they would be leaving horizontally with tears running down their faces.

When Nie Bufan returned home, Zhang Junshi had already prepared hot water for him and was there to help him undress.

Nie Bufan pushed him out, expressing that he wanted to enjoy the bath time alone. But in truth he just didn’t want the traces on his body to be seen by Zhang Junshi as it was too troublesome to explain.

As a result, he soaked for nearly an hour. It wasn’t until Zhang Junshi came to call at the door that he slowly crawled out, like an old man with weak limbs, putting on his clothes with trembling jelly arms. After that he lay on the chair motionless, a dying call coming from his mouth: “Zhang Third, I’m going to die soon, come and save me!”

When Zhang Junshi outside the door heard this, he thought something was wrong. He quickly kicked the door open and rushed in.

“What’s the matter?” Zhang Junshi asked worriedly when he rushed to Nie Bufan’s side.

Nie Bufan stretched out his hands and said pitifully: “Zhang Third, I am very weak, can you carry me back to the bedroom.”

Zhang Junshi smiled with a huff when he saw him acting coquettish and spoiled. He carried him in a princess hold, and strode towards the bedroom.

When passing by the door, Nie Bufan looked at the two dangling door panels and said: “Zhang Third, remember to fix the door later. You are too rough. Just look at how you bullied the poor door panels!”

Zhang Junshi’s mouth twitched. Who was the one yelling that he was about to die!

After carrying him into the room, he then helped him lie down and change the quilt. Nie Bufan said softly, “Thank you Zhang Third, good night.”

Good night? It wwas only the afternoon. Zhang Junshi rubbed his head and said: “You go to bed first, and I will call you when it’s dinner.”

“No need, I just want to get a good night’s sleep.” Nie Bufan closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep very quickly.

Zhang Junshi looked at him for a long while, then leaned down and pressed a kiss on his forehead before leaving the bedroom on light footsteps.

As soon as he walked out of the room, he saw Li Yi walking towards him.

“Is he inside?” Li Yi asked.

“Just fallen asleep.” Zhang Junshi glanced at him and asked, “What happened in the treasure trove? He looks very tired.”

“I want to know too.” Li Yi said, “Let’s talk about it when he wakes up!”

The two left one after another.

A figure flashed across the courtyard, and Wang Shichan, who was planning to visit Nie Bufan, also disappeared.

Nie Bufan slept for a full 14 hours and did not wake up until mao shi the next day (TN: 5-7 am). Zhang Junshi was the first to notice that something was wrong. When he went into the room he found Nie Bufan feverish and drowsy and obviously sick.

Zhang Junshi was alarmed, and hurriedly sent someone to the city to ask for a doctor.

Everyone in Chicken Nest Village was caught off guard by Nie Bufan’s illness. In their minds, village head Nie was a scourge that couldn’t be beaten to death, wasn’t afraid of falling, and wouldn’t feel pain upon a beating. No one thought that he would actually get sick one day!

Looking at Nie Bufan who was lying on the bed and ocassionally mumbling from hallucinations, everyone was silent and worried. The atmosphere was a little depressed.

Wang Shichan looked at Si Chenyu coldly, and a trace of guilt arose in the latter’s heart, guessing that this illness was probably due to the sex in the underground passage yesterday.

The doctor was quickly dragged in by the collar. He was panting and out of breath. Just as he was about to make a stink, he saw that the room was full of well-dressed and extraordinary characters and couldn’t help being frightened into a sweat. Who would have thought that this remote mountain village was really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. He began to treat this visit with more importance, treating the sick person on the bed with more caution.

Under the sharp gazes, the doctor came to the bed on trembling legs. After observing his pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone: “There is nothing serious, this young man is just in weak and poor health with an inflammation of the liver, so he should drink a few decoctions of some medicinal herbs. After a few days of recuperation he will be fine again.”

There was another detail that the doctor did not dare to say. This man had obviously had sex with another man recently, and the root cause of the illness also came from this. As for who the other man was, this was not his business. However, he was still obligated to alert them about this.

“Uh……in addition, it is not advisable to have frequent intercourse. You must also clean thoroughly after each time. You can also take certain medicine to improve the physique.”

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone in the room had a weird expression on their faces and the atmosphere became very awkward.

When the doctor saw this, cold sweat broke out once again. He hurriedly wrote the prescription, explained it carefully and then left as if he was fleeing for his life.

Zhang Junshi asked Tu Beng to grab the medicine, and then brought a bowl of rice porridge over, wanting to feed him some porridge first.

Li Yi helped him sit up and whispered his name in his ear.

Nie Bufan woke up in a daze, only to feel dizzy and weak in his limbs.

He pulled Zhang Third and Li Fourth’s arms with both his left and right hands, and said in pain: “Zhang Third, you must take care of my chickens. You can’t sell them. It’s not easy as it is being chickens. Also, the eggs can’t all be made into tea eggs, some eggs can hatch out babies.”

Zhang Third was speechless.

He then said to Li Yi: “Li Fourth, you must get along with your brother, don’t hurt your brotherly relationship because of me. When I’m gone, you can rely on him for elderly support in the future.”

“……” Li Yi’s facial muscles twitched.

“Wang Fifth, Buddha is not easy to serve. It is right for you not to become a monk. In the future, you can specialize in raising chickens. If you can convert them, it will be a virtuous achievement. Isn’t there a saying, “one person gaining the Dao, chickens and dogs will ascend to the heavens”? Whether they will be successful in the future it will all depend on you!” (TN: the idiom “poultry and dogs rise to Heaven” refers to riding on somebody else’s success. For example, once one man gets a government position, all his cronies will get in too)

Wang Shichan: “……”

“Brother Shi……”

“Okay, you don’t have to worry about my business!” Si Chenyu interrupted quickly.

Nie Bufan’s eyes were teary, and he said weakly: “I’m already so sick, and you still won’t let me speak the truth?”

You just have a small fever but you act like you’re giving your last words. What kind of trouble are you up to now?

He knew that even if this guy became sick, he was still a scourge!

Nie Bufan continued to ramble on for a long time, and finally asked: “Zhang Third, tell me honestly, how long can I live?”

Zhang Junshi said solemnly: “There are still a thousand years left for you to live.”

After serving him porridge with much difficulty, all the people dispersed. If they continued to listen to his nonsense, they would probably all go crazy.

However, they all remembered the last words the doctor said. That prescription also included the method of nourishment and they would definitely not let Nie Bufan slack off! Their future marital happiness depended on it!

In the evening, Zhang Junshi brought the boiled medicine over. Nie Bufan hugged the quilt and whined, “I’m fine now, don’t need to take anymore medicine.”

“Be good, take the medicine and heal faster.”

Nie Bufan rolled a few times, procrastinating in getting up.

In just a few hours, his energy had indeed improved a lot. But Zhang Junshi didn’t dare to be careless, worried that his illness might return, so he coaxed him to drink the medicine.

“If you don’t drink, I’ll just force it down your throat.” Li Yi threatened from the side.

Nie Bufan poked out his head with an aggrieved expression and looked at Li Yi with accusing eyes.

The other people also showed no mercy to him, standing in a row like riot police.

Under the pressure, Nie Bufan finally took a sip reluctantly. He then remained silent for a while, before saying with melancholy: “Let me be euthanized! The difficult task of taking medicine is not something I can accomplish.”

Naturally, his pitiful appearance did not receive the slightest sympathy, and the bowl of medicine decoction was fed into his stomach without any drop left behind. Feeding him and helping him drink medicine was like fighting a war. This guy wouldn’t be still and obedient for even a moment. The worries they had when they first learned of his illness were absolutely unnecessary!

Everyone rejoiced in his misfortune as he shouted bitterly: “You are too inhumane. If you bully a weak man like me, you will be punished!”

With the curse still echoing in their ears, no one expected it to be fulfilled so quickly.

The sick Nie Bufan was back to being alive and kicking the next day. But in contrast, the rest of the people in Chicken Nest Village, except Wang Shichan, all fell ill.

In fact, after Nie Bufan, the chickens were the first to get sick. They seemed to have all been infected by him. First, they had a loss of appetite and then they became violent and aggressive.

In just a few days, the Chicken Nest Village was turned upside down by them, as if a tornado had passed by. Everyone was fortunate enough to see the real fighting power of the chickens, flying over the roofs, digging through the ground, making waves in the water and drilling through wood……it was both shocking and eye-opening.

When the chickens finished having their moment, everyone who originally watched the show were all struck with tragedy.

Their condition was different from that of Nie Bufan and the chickens. Their symptoms included coughing, fever, runny nose, and not eating well or sleeping well. They had to drink medicine every day, truly they were under much suffering.

While taking care of them, Nie Bufan thought to himself: Was this the legendary bird flu? It shouldn’t be too serious, right? Although he often cursed them, he didn’t really hope that something would happen to them. Teasing alive humans was much more fulfilling so now that all of them were sick, he was feeling all kinds of unpleasant!

In Chicken Nest Village, only Wang Shichan did not get sick. It was possible that he escaped because he was a vegetarian.

As patient 0 and the ultimate culprit, Nie Bufan resolutely decided to take responsibility and donate all his savings to buy a large amount of medicinal herbs, boiling them into decoctions every day and pouring it down their throats one by one. The food was also mainly light vegetable dishes, eliminating any meat from the diet.

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After a few days, everyone lost weight and all of them became lethargic, their eye sockets sunken and eyes tearing up whenever they smelled meat.

They never knew that living could be so difficult before.

Looking at these tortured souls, Wang Shichan, despite being calm and aloof, couldn’t help but also feel a complicated mix of sympathy and schadenfreude amusement.

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After finishing exploring the secret room they began to find a way out. The surrounding walls were very flat, and there were no objects that might be secret mechanisms.

Si Chenyu and Wang Shichan searched for a long while but to no avail. They couldn’t help but feel a little discouraged.

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Nie Bufan wandered around without any worry at all, his leisurely and carefree appearance truly did seem rather hateful.

Si Chenyu said with discontent: “Nie Bufan, you can at least help out!”

“Aren’t I helping?” Without even turning his head, Nie Bufan continued tapping his fingers on the wall, then laughed, “Listen, is there an echo?”

When Si and Wang paused to listen, there was indeed a sound coming from the other side of the wall. However, it was not an echo, but the sound they had heard before that was similar to the sound made by a living creature crawling around.

Wang Shichan said: “Bufan, don’t knock anymore, there is something inside.”

“Of course there is something inside.” Nie Bufan replied naturally, “Otherwise, why am I even knocking?”

Si and Wang were speechless. Was this the point?

Seeing that their faces were as green as tortoise shells, Nie Bufan kindly stopped the act of knocking on the wall and began to join in the search for secret mechanisms while playing with the night pearl in his hand.

The light in the room given off by the night pearl flickered as a result of his fiddling with it, which added a sinister feeling to the already gloomy secret room they were in. More importantly, the flashing light caused one’s eyes to hurt.

“Nie Bufan, you should rest.” Si Chenyu suggested in an extremely sincere tone. He felt that this guy was too full of energy. Just awhile ago they had been producing clouds and rain, but now he was jumping around as if nothing happened.

“You have me help then I must help, and now you have me go rest then I must go rest. Am I, Nie Bufan, so easy to order around?” Nie Bufan snorted.

Si Chenyu felt like kicking himself. Why did he forget that this guy always liked to sing the opposite tune? He made a misstep, a misstep!

At this time, Wang Shichan said, “Bufan, put the night pearl on the stone platform, it is not convenient for you to hold it like this.”

“Oh.” Nie Bufan obediently placed night pearl on the stone platform.

“Why does he listen to what you say?” Si Chenyu was very upset.

Wang Shichan gave him an aloof and profound look in the style of a Buddhist master.

“……” Si Chenyu fell silent.

At this moment, a sudden “bang” came from the corner of the wall, followed by the sound of hard dirt falling, as if something had penetrated through the wall.

Both Si and Wang startled at the same time. They followed the sound to a small hole as wide around as a cup that had appeared on the wall and a……chicken head poking out of it?

The chicken head also seemed to be startled by them. It was about to retract but Nie Bufan grabbed its neck quickly with fast eyes and hands, praising: “Not bad, the hole has even reached here.”

The two small beady eyes on the chicken’s head blinked, showing a cunning and proud expression.

“Come out, if we can’t find the exit later, then you go call your brothers and sisters to come dig a passage for us.”

The chicken eyes rolled to show whites, appearing very reluctant. It tried to retreat into the hole a few times without success, and had no choice but to admit its fate.

Si and Wang heard what Nie Bufan said in their still dazed state, and then simultaneously looked at the hole that could only fit an arm……To what extent did they have to compress themselves in order to climb through that small hole?

More importantly, how come a chicken can drill holes?

The chickens in Chicken Nest Village could watch the house, track, poison, talk, pretend to be dead, splash, swim, fly, climb trees, stand upside down, and now they could even dig holes!

In truth, Nie Bufan you are actually a chicken demon spirit, right? Just what kind of monsters are you raising?

The chicken in the hole expanded the hole a bit with its wings and then nimbly slipped through it where it then proceeded to shake the dust from its yellow brown feathers.

Si and Wang couldn’t understand how a chicken could use its wings to make holes? Could it be that its wings were actually some kind of magical weapon disguised as ordinary wings?

Nie Bufan patted the head of the yellow brown chicken and had it stand at attention in place. He then turned his head and said to Si and Wang: “Actually, I found out soon after we came in. This stone platform seems to be movable. Come and take a look?”

Since there was such an important discovery, why not say it earlier! Si Chenyu roared wildly in his heart. He once again realized the evil taste this guy had, taking delight in slowly revealing the main points after others had already worked hard for some time.

Si and Wang walked over to check and indeed found that the connection between the stone platform and the ground seemed a bit weird. They tried to turn it left and right, but nothing happened.

Nie Bufan squatted on the side and looked on for a long while with his chin propped on a hand. Finally he couldn’t help but alert them: “The stone platform is square and it is built into the ground very steady and stable. How much strength do you think it would take to turn it?”

“……” The two of them froze and suddenly felt that they were very stupid.

It could not be blamed on them. Coming from wealthy families, they were indeed top-notch in their knowledge and learning. On the other hand however, their common sense and practical ability was worthy of sympathy.

“Then what do you think?” Si Chenyu squeezed out the words.

“If you can’t turn it left or right, then try up and down.” Nie Bufan gave directions.

So the two put their hands on the stone platform and pressed down forcefully at the same time.

A loud rumbling sound was heard and the door of the dark room slowly opened.

Nie Bufan stretched out two victory fingers with a triumphant expression that read: I’m really smart.

However, Si Chenyu and Wang Shichan received a deep blow. In the series of actions just now, they had managed to reveal their IQ flaws and now their self-esteem was shattered into flakes. Don’t know when the pieces would be able to be glued back together.

The three people left the dark room without a hitch, and Si Chenyu said to the two of them: “When we take an inventory of the collection later, can you keep this room secret for the time being?”

Wang Shichan nodded and Nie Bufan agreed, “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t say anything.”

It was even more worrying if you promise with such seriousness! Si Chenyu gave him a conflicted look.

Nie Bufan looked at the closed wall of the secret room, and suddenly sighed with feeling: “Duobao Sage is indeed a talented person. He placed the imperial seal of this country high in the center and surrounded it with the six foreign countries on both sides. From this his meaning is very self-evident. Moreover he actually had the ability to collect so many treasures, it can be seen just how much of a calamity he was in the past. Fortunately, he has already ascended to the heavens, otherwise one can’t imagine just what the world will be like with him still around to spread his chaos?”

You don’t have to be humble, your own chaos is no less lacking!

The three strolled around this treasure room again and then walked to the other side of the passage.

Nie Bufan finally realized that the chickens that should have been around him had all disappeared, and he couldn’t help but yell, “Chickens, where have you all gone——”

Gone——gone——gone—— It echoed up and down the passages.

“Where are you?” Li Huai’s voice came from the other side.

“I’m calling the chickens! What are you answering for?”

Li Huai choked and after a while he roared, “You mentioning chickens reminds me, these chickens really make people angry. Do you know just how much destruction your chickens have done to a library we found?”

“How much?” Nie Bufan asked back without any guilt.

Li Huai was about to answer when he said again: “Okay, you don’t need to say. It’s not as if you don’t know their destructive power. If you have the ability then you can go directly to them to discuss this issue. I won’t help either side.”

Could you still be called not helping either side! You are actually shirking the responsibility instead, right? What would be the point in discussing this with a chicken?

Just as Li Huai was jumping with fury, Li Yi said: “Bufan, all passages in this treasure trove should eventually lead to one place so we’ll all meet up there.”

“Okay.” Nie Bufan responded with a smile.

At this time, the scattered chickens rushed back one after another.

Nie Bufan pointed at them and scolded: “You’re all a bunch of heartless chickens! Leaving your master alone and running away by yourself. Don’t you think this kind of behavior requires criticism?”

The chickens drooped their heads and put on an appropriately repentful look.

“Hmph, you will be locked up in the little black house after we go back.” Nie Bufan tried his best to intimidate them, but they remained completely unaffected.

Just what kind of small black house was strong enough to close them up? This was the era when chickens dominate the world!

After the lesson was over, Nie Bufan led the large chicken army along with Si and Wang down the passageway.

This time they didn’t encounter any more mechanisms. In just half the time a stick of incense burnt down, they had arrived at the end of the passageway.

As soon as they walked out of the passageway, the three people and chicken army saw a very ambiguous picture. The graceful and elegant gongzi, Chen Muran, had his arm supporting the willow waist of the Tian Nu, Nineteen. They were both leaning at a 30 degree angle, as if dancing the waltz, the posture very intimate indeed.

When Chen Muran noticed the new arrivals, a panicked exoression appeared and he reflexively withdrew his hand. As a result, Tian Nu fell to the ground with a tragic scream of “Ah”.

Nie Bufan tsked and said, “Chen Gongzi, even if you want to make clear that you two have an innocent relationship, you don’t need to use such a rude way! Just look at what you did to Tian Nu!”

“Apologies, lady Jing Rou, are you alright?” Chen Muran looked embarrassed and reached out to help her up.

Nineteen’s face was distorted for a moment, but she quickly smoothed it over, squeezing out a forgiving smile and saying gently: “It’s okay, people have a slip of the hand and horses have a stumble of a hoof, it is normal.”

With that, she took Chen Muran’s outstretched hand and prepared to get up.

At this time Nie Bufan spoke up again: “Say, did Chen Gongzi have a slip of a hand or a stumble of a hoof?”

……………

An army of ellipsis crawled across.

Awkward silence!

Gagagaga! The chickens all let out cackles, giving their master face. The noisy cackles sounded particularly frightening in the echoing cave.

Si Chenyu tugged Nie Bufan to the corner and had him stand there. He then turned around and asked, “Why did Tian Nu also come down?”

Tian Nu took a deep breath and replied: “I hope Prince Si does not mind me. This humble girl also wanted to see the treasure trove built by Duobao Sage, so I entered the treasure trove with the assistance of Zhang Gongzi. I also left marks along the way so on the way back it will save some time.”

Si Chenyu nodded, he and the other people holding the keys didn’t mind the Tian Nu entering. After all, she was the key person who provided the location of the treasure trove. But, what was the situation between her and Chen Muran just now?

He was puzzled, but as a gentleman he did not take the initiative to ask probing questions.

At this time, there was a sound from another passageway, and Li Yi and Li Huai appeared in front of everyone.

“Everyone is here? Tian Nu is here too?” Li Huai greeted everyone one by one but deliberately skipped Nie Bufan.

Li Yi walked directly to Nie Bufan’s side and scanned his body with a sharp gaze. He then squinted his eyes, revealing a bit of danger and accusation.

Nie Bufan puffed out his chest and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, “What are you doing? You miss me this much after just a few hours, completely forgetting yourself at the sight of me?”

Li Yi was not fooled by him and gave him a stern look that read: we will be talking about this. The look was clearly conveying intentions to settle accounts afterwards.

Nie Bufan pouted his lips, wondering who to look for to act as a shield when he returned……

The several of them gathered together to briefly narrate their findings. The abundance of the treasures collected by Duobao Sage far exceeded everyone’s expectations. They decided to send someone to take an inventory before discussing on how to split it up. Given the large number of objects, it would likely take more than a month to take a full inventory.

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This trip to explore the treasure trove could finally be considered as having come to an end, one that was full of surprises and chicken feathers.

In the future, a sign should be set up at the entrance of the treasure trove, engraved on it would be: Nie Bufan and chickens are not allowed to enter!

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While they were speaking, Nie Bufan suddenly let out several grunts.

Si Chenyu and Wang Shichan stopped talking and looked at the source of the sound, only to see him squirming to get up while his eyes remained closed and his face still with a drowsy expression. His hands groped against the wall and he began to move sideways like a crab.

“Um……where is my bed?” He muttered dazedly.

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He was obviously not awake yet! Si and Wang thought at the same time.

Wang Shichan walked over to support him, but before he could the other’s footsteps suddenly staggered. With waving hands he knocked against a bronze object from its spot on the shelf. A “boom” echoed and the familiar noise of having activated a mechanism sounded again. The wall that Nie Bufan was leaning against suddenly opened inward, and he fell back unsuspectingly.

“Be careful!”

Wang Shichan and Si Chenyu shot forward together, holding Nie Bufan on both left and right. Under the influence of inertia, the three fell into the secret passageway together.

The door of the secret passageway turned 180 degrees to close back again, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.

It must be said that the mechanisms in this treasure trove were really everywhere, and one could meet them without even having to look for them.

The matches on them were all soaked in water when they first fell into the dark river, and they were no longer usable.

In such an impenetrably dark place, even martial artists like Wang and Si, who had better vision then normal people, couldn’t make out the surrounding environment.

“Find the mechanism.” Si Chenyu, who had been trapped once, was calm and turned around to begin looking for the mechanism.

While Wang Shichan supported Nie Bufan, he fumbled towards the other side.

The two touched a handful of dust, but they still didn’t find the mechanism.

At this moment, there came a rustling sound in the ear, as if some living thing was moving in the wall. That kind of sound was especially clear in the dark and silent chamber, the intermittent scratching sounds causing a chill to reach all the way down to one’s bone marrow.

The two stopped their movements and watched vigilantly for the movement around them, their breathing slowing down.

“What’s the matter?” Nie Bufan’s voice suddenly sounded in the darkness, breaking the solemn silence.

“Hush, be quiet.” Si Chenyu replied, “We fell into a secret passageway.”

“It’s dark, why don’t you light up the lights?” Nie Bufan asked again.

“We would have lighted the lights long ago if there were any usuable matches.” Si Chenyu said irritably.

Nie Bufan fell silent, and then began to explore something on his body. After a while, light appeared before the three people’s eyes and a glowing night pearl appeared in Nie Bufan’s hand, illuminating the surroundings.

“Where did this come from?” Si Chenyu asked in surprise.

Nie Bufan squinted at him and said with disdain: “And you’re a prince? You don’t even know how to take precautions at all. There are so many luminous objects in the treasure room, but you don’t know to take a few for lighting.”

He had clearly kept the two night pearls because of their “beauty”, but Nie Bufan spoke as if he was more prescient, both his tone and expression extremely arrogant.

Si Chenyu was so angry that his gums itched and he wanted nothing more than to pinch this arrogant fellow several times. He had even wanted to compliment him, but now forget it.

“Do you have a headache?” Wang Shichan touched Nie Bufan’s forehead and asked in a low voice.

“Yes!” Nie Bufan furrowed his eyebrows and looked at him, strangely, “Brother Wang Fifth, you are here too? What happened?”

“You were drunk before.” Wang Shichan replied, “When half asleep, you set off the mechanism so we entered this secret passageway.”

“You actually drank wine, where did you get the wine?” Si Chenyu leaned over and sniffed his mouth. As expected, he smelled a scent of wine. For him who was used to drinking fine wine, he knew that the wine Nie Bufan had drank was of excellent quality.

Nie Bufan pushed his face away. His head still felt a little groggy but this did not hinder his calm thinking and sharp use of language: “Alright, isn’t it just a couple of sips of wine? What’s the fuss? Pay attention to our current situation, Lord, Prince, Shi!”

Si Chenyu couldn’t help it this time, reaching out to grab him and teach him a lesson.

Wang Shichan guarded Nie Bufan and said mildly: “Prince, pay attention to your demeanor.”

Demeanor? Si Chenyu’s face was black, speaking of demeanor in front of Nie Bufan was no different than tormenting himself!

But this was really not a good time to teach people a lesson. Si Chenyu took a few deep breaths, glared at Nie Bufan, and then began to look around.

This was a small secret passageway of no more than 50 square meters, with walls on all sides. A stone platform stood in the center with a square box placed on it. Three large boxes were placed on either sides of the stone platform. The metal on the outside of the box was rusty, and a heavy metal lock was also on each of the boxes.

The three of them walked over and carefully observed whether there were any mechanisms hidden around them. After confirming that there was nothing out of place, Si Chenyu took the lead in picking up the small square box on the stone platform. Despite its size it was rather weighty.

There was a peculiarly shaped lock hole on the lid, which obviously required a special key to open it.

It seemed that the only way to get it unlocked was to find a locksmith after going out. Si Chenyu thought so.

“The key? This one?” Nie Bufan took out an odd-shaped strip from somewhere and handed it to Si Chenyu.

“Where did this come from?” Si Chenyu was surprised again. Could this guy stop being so unexpected all the time? It’s not as if he was a treasure chest containing anything one could want?

Nie Bufan glanced at him contemptuously first, then pointed to the right side of the stone platform and said: “Did you not see that there are thirty-six keys here?”

Si Chenyu and Wang Shichan bent down to look at it at the same time, and saw a complex pattern carved on the sides of the stone platform. At first they thought it was decoration. So it turned out the inlaid objects could be removed?

“With so many keys, how can you be sure that this key will open this box?” Si Chenyu asked again.

“The color.” Nie Bufan knocked on the box with the key, and said with confidence, “Don’t you see the color of the keyhole of the box and the key is the same?”

“How could it be so simple?” Si Chenyu took the key and said while inserting it into the keyhole, “Duobao Sage is a master of mechanisms, and it is absolutely impossible to set up such a simple obstacle……”

Before he could finish speaking, they heard a “click” and the box opened.

Si Chenyu was silent and suddenly felt that his IQ had dropped inexplicably.

Seeing him standing still, Nie Bufan took the box and opened it.

“Hey, this is……” He took out a jade square seal from the box. On the top of the jade seal was carved with an ancient beast. The carving was exquisite and meticulous. Archaic characters were also engraved under the seal, which Nie Bufan didn’t recognize.

When Si Chenyu saw it, his complexion changed, and he quickly grabbed it saying in surprise: “It’s actually the imperial seal!”

“Imperial seal?” Wang Shichan’s gaze also fell on the square seal, but his expression did not fluctuate much.

“‘To receive the Mandate of Heaven’.” Si Chenyu read out the lettering on the jade seal, and said solemnly, “The jade body is carved with the sacred animal Mo Luo and with the sacred animal Zhi Ya carved on another imperial seal they are known as the two great guardians of auspiciousness of our country.”

“The words engraved on the other imep5rial seal is not ‘Enable the common people’s longevity and the nation’s everlasting prosperity’, right?” Nie Bufan asked hesitantly.

“Of course.” Si Chenyu gave him a strange look that conveyed ‘did you even need to ask.’

So it really was. Nie Bufan was speechless. He didn’t expect that in this world “To receive the Mandate of Heaven, enable the common people’s longevity and the nation’s everlasting prosperity” would be divided into two imperial seals.

“Since it is the imperial seal, shouldn’t it be in the hands of the emperor?” Nie Bufan asked again.

“Three hundred years ago, one of the imperial seals went missing and there had been no news since then. Successive emperors have been responsible for searching for the imperial seal, but unexpectedly it turned out to appear here.” A trace of surprise flashed in Si Chenyu’s eyes.

“Oh.” Nie Bufan replied witu disinterest, and his eyes moved to the other large boxes.

Si Chenyu put the imperial seal back in the box and put it away properly, joy on his face.

Nie Bufan squatted down and began to try out the keys to the locks on the boxes. This time he couldn’t match them by color so he could only try them out one at a time.

“Kacha”, one box was opened.

Nie Bufan lifted the lid enthusiastically, and instantly a golden glow appeared in front of him, and when he looked closer it turned out to be piles of gold coins.

Their country did not use gold coins. Obviously, this was a box of foreign gold coins.

Si Chenyu and Wang Shichan were both attracted, squatting next to Nie Bufan to pick up a gold coin to examine.

The gold coin had a person’s head carved on one side and a crown on the other with words engraved on the edges. Nie Bufan couldn’t even recognize the language ​​of this country, let alone foreign languages. If it was still his original world, then at least he had good English and French skills. But the text on these gold coins were more like “runes” and outside of several major languages.

“This should be the currency of the Alor kingdom.” Si Chenyu recognized it however. As a prince, he would often have contact with some foreign envoys, and his knowledge was quite extraordinary.

“Alor kingdom?” Wang Shichan said, “it had been destroyed about seventy years ago.”

Si Chenyu nodded: “Yes, so this box of gold coins must not have been easily come by. Alor is tens of thousands of miles away from our country. After the kingdom was destroyed, all the original coins were recast, and there are fewer and fewer gold and silver Alor coins left in the world. The emperor only has about ten in his collection. This country’s coin making technology is very superb. It would be great if this technology could be introduced into our own country.”

At this time, Nie Bufan flipped out a stack of scrolls that seemed to be made of animal skins from the inside of the box, and asked, “Could this be the technology you want?”

He handed the roll of animal skin to Si Chenyu.

Si Chenyu took a closer look, and exclaimed in surprise: “Yes, this is exactly the process of coin construction! Duobao Sage is indeed no ordinary human, to be able to go to this extent!”

Then, the three opened the five other boxes one after another, which all contained foreign goods and corresponding manufacturing processes, including advanced technologies such as shipbuilding, construction engineering, and glass smelting. Each item could create huge wealth and accelerate national development.

However, Si Chenyu’s expression gradually changed from the initial delight to solemnity.

Nie Bufan looked at him strangely and asked, “What’s wrong with you? Shouldn’t you be happy to find so many good things?”

“The things are really good, not just good but too good.” Si Chenyu said with a calm face.

Nie Bufan’s eyes swiveled and they flashed a little bit with understanding. He said with a smile: “Are you worried that you won’t be able to explain it to the emperor?”

Si Chenyu startled and looked at Nie Bufan abruptly.

“Don’t worry, you can give me all of the thorny treasures and put them in Chicken Nest Village. I guarantee that it will be perfectly safe.” Nie Bufan patted his chest generously.

“Don’t make trouble for yourself.” Wang Shichan pulled him over and said with a stern tone, “What are you doing getting involved in the royal affairs?”

He sometimes really worried that this guy’s playing around would lead to his own death. He had a clever and perceptive mind. Although he usually spoke arrogantly and acted without rules, he was actually very soft-hearted. He always expressed concern for people around him in his own way, even if that kind of concern could sometimes drive people crazy.

But this time they couldn’t let him mess around. The complicated power struggles and political calculations were definitely not suitable for him.

Let’s just be an honest chicken farmer!

Si Chenyu also said: “It’s okay, I will take care of it.”

Nie Bufan shrugged and said, “Alright, then you can figure it out by yourself.”

Si and Wang did not dare to be careless. They were deeply suspicious of Nie Bufan’s character and warned him repeatedly.

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Nie Bufan felt that he had been discriminated against. He pointed his finger at the both of them and said angrily: “Is there anyone in this world who is more honest than me?”

You are wrong. You should ask if there is a more honest chicken in this world than you. Don’t compare yourself with your fellow humans……

Both Wang and Si wisely kept silent and did not provoke him any more.

TN: bonus chapters coming up!

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