The next day.
After the events of yesterday, Lin Fan felt much more at ease. The Sect Leader and the two Senior Elders had both come to Nameless Peak, and the looks they gave him were filled with delight—clearly, everything was fine.
What puzzled Lin Fan, however, was whether he was supposed to proceed with refining pills or not. He couldn’t quite decide.
As Lin Fan exited his house, Zhang Erdou immediately stepped forward and greeted him, “Sect Leader.”
Yesterday’s events had opened up a bright future in Zhang Erdou’s eyes. With both the Sect Leader and the Senior Elders descending upon this peak to support their Sect Leader, how could success not be just around the corner?
“Mm,” Lin Fan nodded. He was in a particularly good mood today.
Just then, a group of figures appeared at the entrance. Lin Fan was instantly alarmed—could it be the people from Danjing Peak again?
But as he got a clearer look at them, Lin Fan felt puzzled.
What were these things?
They were short, with dark skin, long and sharp ears, and thick, muscular arms.
“This… this is a monster!” Zhang Erdou exclaimed in fear. Having been a servant for so long, he had never seen such creatures before. They didn’t look quite human, yet bore a vague resemblance to humans.
“Who are you?” Lin Fan furrowed his brows slightly and stepped forward to ask.
Each of these black creatures carried tools in their hands—tools that looked somewhat unfamiliar to Lin Fan.
At that moment, a voice, seemingly from nowhere, entered Lin Fan’s ears.
At the same time, Lin Fan realized that only he could hear this voice; no one else could.
“Lin Fan, these are the Demons of the Earth who live beneath the Holy Sect. They are the finest craftsmen in the world, and they’ve come here to build infrastructure for your peak.”
The voice was from Sect Leader Yan. Lin Fan now looked at these earth demons with a hint of interest. He had seen many fierce beasts before, but had never encountered creatures like these.
“Sect… Sect Leader, what are they?” Zhang Erdou asked curiously.
Lin Fan smiled, “No worries. They’re earth demons sent by the Sect to help us build houses.”
“Earth demons?” Zhang Erdou looked puzzled but then, like Lin Fan, began to examine them curiously.
At that moment, one of the taller earth demons approached Lin Fan and began chattering away in a strange language.
Its green, glowing eyes showed confusion, and it gestured with its fingers in the air.
Zhang Erdou, seeing these creatures for the first time, was fascinated, “Sect Leader, what are they saying?”
Lin Fan was a bit helpless—this wasn’t even human language! How would he understand? But seeing the puzzled look in Zhang Erdou’s eyes, Lin Fan paused for a moment.
After all, he was the Sect Leader now. If he couldn’t even understand them, how could he command respect?
Still, Lin Fan had a good idea for communication.
Without speaking, he simply smiled, nodded, and pointed at his wooden hut and Zhang Erdou’s hut. Then he nodded again firmly.
Regardless of whether the creature understood him or not, he just kept gesturing. The meaning was clear: you figure it out.
The earth demon then began chattering again, gesturing wildly with its sharp, thick fingers.
Zhang Erdou, seeing his Sect Leader communicating with the demon, was filled with admiration. In his eyes, was there anything his Sect Leader couldn’t do?
It was simply awe-inspiring.
When Feng Bu Jue came out of the house and saw the group of black creatures, he was startled too, quickly walking to Zhang Erdou’s side.
“Senior Brother, what are these things doing here?” Feng Bu Jue asked cautiously.
“Shh, don’t speak. The Sect Leader is communicating with these earth demons. Since we can’t understand them, don’t interrupt,” Zhang Erdou whispered.
“Okay… okay,” Feng Bu Jue nodded quietly and, like Zhang Erdou, silently watched their Sect Leader.
…
“OK… OK,” Lin Fan raised his right hand, making a circle with his fingers and extending three.
Since he couldn’t understand what the earth demons were saying anyway, he might as well show off a bit with English. After all, they wouldn’t understand it either.
Finally, the earth demon seemed to understand Lin Fan’s meaning. It turned around and chattered something to the group of demons.
“Roar…”
The group of earth demons roared loudly, then began swinging their tools and scattered in all directions.
“Sect Leader, what did that last gesture mean?” Zhang Erdou asked.
“It means ‘no problem.’ This is a profound and mysterious language—you wouldn’t understand it. Alright, let’s head down the mountain now. We’ll leave this place to them,” Lin Fan replied.
“Mm,” both Zhang Erdou and Feng Bu Jue nodded, once again secretly admiring their Sect Leader’s abilities. Truly awe-inspiring.
…
As Lin Fan prepared to descend the mountain, he couldn’t help but look back with some unease. He and the leader of the earth demons had completely failed to understand each other. They had just faked it through gestures, hoping for the best. He had no idea how they would actually proceed.
Meanwhile, the leader of the earth demons looked back at Lin Fan, widely opening its mouth to reveal a row of sharp teeth, as if to say:
“You go. Leave this to us.”
These earth demons had lived under the protection of the Holy Sect for ten thousand years. They didn’t have to offer much in return, except to help construct whatever the Sect needed.
Now, Nameless Peak required their skills, and for this group of earth demons who loved construction, it was a joyous occasion.
Although the conversation with the human was unclear, these gestures were part of their long-standing tradition.
It was a form of construction etiquette, a greeting to the client.
As the construction contractors, they naturally had to uphold these traditions.
After all, the client couldn’t understand their language, so in the end, the construction plan would be decided by them anyway.
…
At this moment, Lin Fan led his two disciples down the mountain.
The outer sect disciples who passed him no longer showed fear but instead gave him sincere respect.
“Master Lin, good morning.”
“Senior Brother, good morning.”
Lin Fan nodded silently, clearly enjoying these greetings. Looking at the admiration in the eyes of the outer sect disciples, Lin Fan felt that everything he had done was worth it.
This was the feeling of being revered by thousands—simply amazing.
Zhang Erdou walked proudly behind Lin Fan.
Walking with the Sect Leader was such a privilege. If only the Sect Leader and his junior brother weren’t around, all the attention would be on him, Erdou.
What a glorious feeling that would be.
“Sect Leader, I’d like to visit the servants’ quarters. That was my home before. I’d like to see them,” Zhang Erdou said.
“Mm, go ahead,” Lin Fan waved his hand.
In Lin Fan’s mind, if his two disciples weren’t around, all those gazes would fall upon him.
What a glorious feeling that would be.
Feng Bu Jue looked at the Sect Leader, then at his senior brother, suddenly feeling like an unnecessary extra.
“Sect Leader, I’d like to visit some old friends of mine,” Feng Bu Jue thought it was time for him to leave too.
“Mm, go ahead,” Lin Fan said with a smile.
Finally, his two disciples were gone.
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