"Follow your master well, and you won't be schemed against by others, and you'll have your own life."

Zhen Yuanzi earnestly advised the Little Monkey.

"Also, this vegetable garden originally belongs to your master. After I leave in a while, as long as your master permits, you can come anytime."

Hearing this, Su Mu asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Yuan is leaving?"

Zhen Yuanzi smiled bitterly, "Leaving in a few days."

Because he can't stay in the River of Time forever; the rules of the River of Time would slowly devour him, and he would accumulate more and more karma.

So, he generally resides in the River of Time for a while and then leaves to return to his original world to cleanse his accumulated karma. Once adjusted, he comes back to reside in the River of Time for a while.

Rather than saying it's residing, it is more like avoiding for a while.

Because arriving at the River of Time allows him to avoid some major calamities in the original world, and after these calamities pass, he returns to where he was in the River of Time, the timing just right for returning.

In this way, he perfectly avoids major calamities.

...

Throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, only Su Mu can truly reside on the River of Time.

Because living on the River of Time means transcending time, reincarnation, and everything else, unaffected by karma and calamity.

This is why Zhen Yuanzi holds Su Mu in such high regard.

The River Guardian of the River of Time, on a small scale, is guarding the River of Time; on a larger scale... it means guarding the Ten Thousand Realms!

...

"Fellow Daoist Su, I have an unreasonable request."

Saying this, Zhen Yuanzi stood up and solemnly addressed Su Mu.

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi suddenly make such a move, Su Mu was quite surprised, "Please, speak up, Daoist."

"Although this is our first meeting today, I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

"So... I wish to make friends with you, Daoist."

With that, Zhen Yuanzi held the duster in both hands and bowed to Su Mu.

Seeing this grand gesture from Zhen Yuanzi, Su Mu also stood up and said, "To be friends, there's no need to make it so formal."

Zhen Yuanzi responded seriously, "This is the etiquette we should have, I was quite abrupt earlier."

"Alright, there's no need for so many formalities, it's just making friends, no big deal."

Su Mu waved his hand and said.

Seeing Su Mu's response, a hint of joy flickered in Zhen Yuanzi's eyes, "Brother Su."

In Su Mu's eyes, making friends is a very simple matter, as long as interactions are harmonious, having another friend is just another avenue.

However, in Zhen Yuanzi's eyes, it's not that simple.

To become friends with the guardian of the River of Time is a significant karma, an opportunity that cannot be sought, only encountered.

....

"Earlier, Brother Su asked about this tree, are you interested in it?"

Once familiarized, Zhen Yuanzi pointed to the big tree in the courtyard and asked.

"I just find the shape of this fruit a bit peculiar."

Su Mu replied.

...

"This is called a Ginseng Fruit, eating it can extend life."

"This tree was planted here by me, to Brother Su, it's not a treasure at all."

Saying this, Zhen Yuanzi waved his big hand, directly picking twenty Ginseng Fruits and placing them in front of Su Mu.

"Brother Su can take some back to try, and if you find them to your liking, you can come to pick them anytime."

Seeing this, Su Mu smiled, "This is too much."

"Once these Ginseng Fruits are picked, they can't be regrown, if Brother Su doesn't take them, they'll be wasted."

Hearing this, Su Mu accepted them, "Thank you."

...

"And those spirit plants in the vegetable garden, some were planted by me, but many were found on the shore, and originally existed."

"If Brother Su needs them, you can go and pick them anytime."

Zhen Yuanzi continued.

...

After hearing these words, why did Su Mu feel like he was being entrusted with someone's family possessions?

"Is Brother Yuan leaving due to urgent matters? Or... does he not plan to come back?" Su Mu asked.

....

"It's not really urgent, but I can't stay here too long."

"In a while, I will come back again."

Zhen Yuanzi explained.

He was much like Su Han, whom Su Mu met earlier; they could only stay in the River of Time briefly and didn't dare to stay too long.

...

"I will be going now, no need to see me off any further."

Zhen Yuanzi escorted Su Mu, seeing him off through the Purple Bamboo Forest, before Su Mu stopped and said.

"Go back."

Su Mu waved at Zhen Yuanzi standing in front of the Purple Bamboo Forest, then led the Little Monkey and the Boar along the riverbank, heading towards the main river.

Zhen Yuanzi watched Su Mu's back until it disappeared from sight.

He stood there for a long time before slowly walking back into the Purple Bamboo Forest.

...

By the time he got home, it was already evening.

Nannan was quietly asleep on the willow bed.

Due to the unusually cold and dangerous night, the Little Monkey and the Boar didn't dare to roam around, sleeping against the faintly glowing Golden Nan Tree.

That night, Su Mu continued working on deducing the final reincarnation.

Next morning.

This morning, Su Mu didn't plan to go on patrol; he prepared to properly tend to his vegetable garden.

Arriving at the backyard vegetable garden, he changed into light clothes and rolled up his sleeves.

Start by cultivating the garden because Su Mu had brought lots of new seeds, and he'd have to expand the garden, or there wouldn't be enough space to plant everything.

He worked all morning, and finally, panting heavily, Su Mu expanded the garden by sixteen acres. Combined with the original four acres, it's now a total of twenty acres.

The old Cyan Ox also helped with cultivating the wasteland, almost panting heavily in exhaustion, and Su Mu rewarded the old ox with several hundred Favor Points.

Today, Nannan went out alone to patrol by boat, so the old ox stayed behind to help cultivate the wasteland.

...

In the afternoon, Su Mu planted all the seeds of the over a hundred kinds of Great Medicine.

After planting, Su Mu waved his hand, using the Water Control Divine Technique to transfer hundreds of pounds of water at once, irrigating the twenty acres of land.

Just a few seconds passed, and many seeds began to sprout.

In less than half an hour, half of the Great Medicine spirit plants had grown.

An hour later, what was once a barren medicinal garden is now full of vitality, with Immortal Light and ethereal energy swirling, resembling a Sacred Medicine Garden.

The medicinal garden now had some semblance of grandeur.

....

At this moment, Su Mu took out a Ginseng Fruit, and as he gazed at it in his hand, his eyes brightened.

He thought of a bold idea.

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