聚宝盆 第二章

The door closed. The smile on Xia Ren's face instantly disappeared, replaced by a gloomy expression.

He stared at the rice in the pot and snorted coldly: 'How is this ten catties? This is clearly only five catties! The remaining half must have been swallowed by Boss Zhang!'

At the lowest level of the sect, this kind of thing was already an open secret. Xia Ren felt hatred in his heart, but was also helpless. This is a world where the weak are prey to the strong; making a scene now would only lead to a faster death.

'Forget it, five catties is still meat.' Xia Ren sighed, not wanting to fuss anymore, stuffed the broken clay pot containing the rice directly under the bed, and fell asleep immediately.

However, this sleep was not peaceful. In his dream, it seemed a strange fragrance kept drilling into his nose, stirring up his appetite.

The next day, just as the sky was getting light. 'So fragrant...' Xia Ren was woken up by the scent. That smell was not like ordinary grain, but more like a rich medicinal fragrance.

The source of the fragrance... was under the bed? Xia Ren's heart skipped a beat; he rolled out of bed and, with trembling hands, dragged that clay pot out from under the bed.

At this sight, he felt as if struck by lightning, froze in place, his scalp tingling! The white rice that was originally only half full was now piled up like a small hill, so full it was falling off!

Not only that, those originally white rice grains had now become completely golden and crystal clear, each emitting a faint golden light. That charming strange fragrance was emanating right from this 'golden rice'!

'Is this... a mutation of spiritual rice? Or...' In a flash, Xia Ren suddenly recalled the pot of 'spoiled water' that had inexplicably become full and green yesterday morning. That wasn't spoilage at all! That was the water being purified!

This broken pot... can duplicate, and even upgrade things?! Immense ecstasy instantly washed away his sleepiness, and Xia Ren's hands were shaking. He struck it rich! How is this junk? This is clearly a heaven-defying treasure!

Just then—'Bang! Bang! Bang!' Rough banging sounds rang out like a death warrant, and dust fell from the door.

'Xia Ren! The sun is so high and you're still not up? Still playing dead? Get the hell out here and work!' It was Boss Zhang's voice!

Xia Ren shuddered in fright, cold sweat instantly soaking his back. If this room full of golden light and fragrance were seen by the greedy Boss Zhang, he absolutely wouldn't live past tonight!

'Up, I'm up! Coming right away!' Xia Ren frantically grabbed a tattered dirty piece of clothing, covered the clay pot tightly, shoved the pot and rice together into the deepest part of the bed, and messily piled a few pairs of smelly shoes in front of it.

After doing all this, he took a deep breath, rubbed his stiff face hard, put on a humble expression, and pulled the door open. He then went to have breakfast with Boss Zhang.

Back in the room, Xia Ren locked the door tight, and after confirming no one was around, he carefully dragged the pot of 'golden rice' out from under the bed.

'Cook it and eat it?' This thought was rejected by Xia Ren as soon as it emerged.

Last time he helped a senior brother cook spiritual rice, the rich fragrance drifted very far, making everyone around drool. That was just ordinary spiritual rice; what was before him was purified 'golden rice'. If cooked, the aroma would probably attract everyone. By then, let alone eating rice, he couldn't even keep his own head.

'Can only eat it raw.' Xia Ren grabbed a small handful of golden rice grains, steeled his heart, and stuffed them directly into his mouth.

It was not hard like raw rice as imagined; this golden rice melted in the mouth, making a crisp sound, and a sweet liquid instantly filled his mouth. Immediately after, a heat flow rose in his abdomen, as if he had swallowed a ball of gentle fire.

Boom! The heat flow instantly rushed to his whole body; his originally sore and stiff muscles felt as if they had been scalded by hot water, incredibly comfortable. The fatigue accumulated yesterday actually vanished completely in just a few breaths!

'Such strong medicinal power!' Xia Ren clenched his fists, feeling that his whole body had inexhaustible strength, and even his vision had become somewhat clearer.