Fortunately, it has been nearly twenty years since Wang Xiaohan’s last failed breakthrough attempt. Even though the Spirit Platform was damaged and repaired slowly, it should have recovered by now. Currently, Wang Xiaohan’s greatest problem is still a psychological one. "Ancestor Longyan," Wang Shouzhe turned and cupped his hands, saying, "I’ll trouble you to serve as a protector here; Shouzhe will wait outside." Breaking through to the Spirit Platform Realm is quite taboo to be disturbed, as there is bound to be a lot of unsettled emotions. The real world is different from fantasy novels where breakthroughs during battles happen frequently, which is nonsense in reality. If one tries to breakthrough to the Spirit Platform Realm during a fight, they’ll end up dead quicker. Wang Shouzhe left the secret refuge, and outside, the sky was already bright. He waited outside for a while but felt too idle. He thought of his niece, Wang Lici, whom he had left to toil at the Xingsheng Farm for almost a month now. After a month of grinding and hardship, surely this child has developed some patience and understood the law of "no pain, no gain." Oh well, let’s go check on her and bring her back. By now, she should have slimmed down quite a bit, right? To be honest, Wang Shouzhe really liked and loved this niece a lot, and couldn’t bear to let her suffer any more hardship. Shouzhe already foresaw the scene where Lici’s maid dashes toward him, crying passionately and saying, "Fourth Uncle, I was wrong. I will certainly work hard from now on." And so on, and so forth. With this thought, Wang Shouzhe’s steps became lighter and more joyful. By the farm’s [Spirit Field], several young men from tenant farmer families were busily at work under a cool shed. They had prepared fresh fruits, grills, charcoal, fresh fish, chicken legs, chicken wings, pork belly, and vegetables. They swiftly grilled the ingredients, some of which were already smelling delicious and ready to eat. A young woman ran in, scanning the area with proud and critical eyes before sniffing the smell of grilling and said, "Have the chicken legs and wings been marinated? You all know, the young lady is very picky, and there can’t be any mistakes." "Miss Wang, everything’s marinated." One young man nodded, bending over courteously, "As instructed, this time we’re using top-quality smokeless fruit charcoal. In the marinade, we are using top-grade snowflake fine salt, along with Shaoxing wine, cumin, chili powder, and other seasonings." A voice outside announced: "Miss Lici has arrived." Then, the young men and women inside the cool shed straightened up solemnly in a welcoming posture. Two young men carried in a Master’s Chair, with a girl sitting on it, her face somewhat chubby, holding a large black-and-white cat in her arms. This girl was none other than Wang Lici, who had been sent here for labor. Smelling the barbecue, she instantly perked up, her eyes scanning the food critically. "Give me two chicken legs, five wings, and half a pound of pork belly to fill my stomach first," she ordered casually, "and more pork belly for my HuaaHuaa." Delicious barbecue was served one by one, and Wang Lici reclined in the Master’s Chair, her left hand holding a chicken leg and her right a wing, eating heartily and delightfully. Her large cat also gave a howl and pounced into a huge platter, devouring the grilled pork belly voraciously. Truly, it was a case of "like owner, like pet." This large spotted cat was plump and round, eating fiercely. "Not bad, not bad, give me five more chicken legs." "Miss, slow down, nobody’s competing with you," the young woman named Wang advised, massaging her shoulders, "Eating too fast can be stressful." The feasting Wang Lici never suspected that Wang Shouzhe was already standing beside the thatched house, his face as dark as water. "Hehe~ Wang Shouzhe, ah, Wang Shouzhe, you’re still too young," Wang Shouzhe felt his body trembling, his cheeks twitching violently. What happened to toiling under the sun, dripping sweat? What happened to studying diligently by moonlight? Hehe~ To think your fourth uncle cares so much for you. Just when Wang Shouzhe was about to step out and catch her, intending to throw her into the Gongsun Family’s mine shaft for reform. A young man stepped forward with a flattering smile, "Miss, why don’t you deal with the Spirit Rats while eating? As you know, our White Jade Spirit Rice is at a critical stage of filling grains—the longer the Spirit Rats wreak havoc, the more the yield decreases." Spirit Rats are the number one enemy of Spirit Fields. Unlike ordinary Fierce Beasts, their small size makes them hard to hide. They appear mysteriously wherever there are Spirit Fields, voracious and with a staggering appetite. In past years, although Wang Family’s Spirit Fields always suffered raids from Spirit Rats resulting in varying degrees of yield reduction. Even with Wang Xiaohan, who was well-experienced and had cultivation at the Peak of Qi Refining Realm, had little solution to this pest. Despite efforts to capture them, it’s only slightly controlled. Their small size and rapid speed, appearing and disappearing in swarms, and nests hidden and complex, making smoke and water flooding ineffective against them. Wang Shouzhe was perplexed; could it be that this girl Lici had a solution for Spirit Rats? Relying on her chubby large spotted cat? "Okay, HuaaHuaa, go," Wang Lici knew Spirit Rice is precious, being part of her family business, she immediately commanded her large cat. "Growl." The large spotted cat was happily eating and ignored her, growling dissatisfied. "Hehe, I, Wang Lici, can’t tame you?" Wang Lici sneered said, "If you don’t catch the Spirit Rats, that’s fine. Just pay me back in Qian Gold for everything you’ve eaten. Take away HuaaHuaa’s pork belly." Someone acted as said and took away the platter. The poor large spotted cat had no Qian Gold to redeem itself and instantly looked aggrieved, growling, and dashed into the Spirit Field like the wind. Immediately, the Spirit Rats squeaked and fled everywhere in the Spirit Field. By this time, Wang Shouzhe was already stunned. This cat called HuaaHuaa, where was it a cat; it clearly was a juvenile Tiger-like Fierce Beast! To be well-versed in memorizing the Fierce Beast Atlas is a fundamental skill for disciples of the Wang Family. From memory, Wang Shouzhe could only identify it as one of the common Tiger-like Fierce beasts’ juveniles. Because most Tiger-like Fierce beast juveniles look very similar, it’s hard to distinguish. But whichever Tiger-like Fierce beast it is, once matured, it would reach at least Tier Three! A Tier Three Fierce Beast! That’s equivalent to a human Spirit Platform Realm Cultivator. What kind of person is Wang Lici? Actually raising a juvenile Fierce Beast? Where did she get it? How did she tame it... Also, when did juvenile Fierce beasts start catching Spirit Rats? Just when Wang Shouzhe was confused. HuaaHuaa had finished the job, bringing out Spirit Rats that were bitten dead one by one, and lining them up neatly. The largest of the Spirit Rats was nearly a pound, plump and fat. Unlike ordinary mice, Spirit Rats that only eat Spirit Rice are very clean, tender, and rich in vitality, making them a very delicious, nourishing Spiritual Food. "Growl!" The juvenile tiger roared fiercely, adorably fierce, indicating to humans to barbecue the Spirit Rat meat. "Wait!" Wang Lici leisurely walked over and said, "According to loot allocation principles, half for each of us." Then, she began to split them fairly. "One for you, one for me." "One for me, one for me, one for you." Thus, the ten Spirit Rats were divided into two piles, her share having seven. And the share for the little tiger, HuaaHuaa, had only three, all skinny Spirit Rats. The clueless little tiger scratched its head, feeling something was wrong but couldn’t figure out what. Forget it, forget it, let’s barbecue and eat, growl, growl, humans! Then, Wang Lici packed her "half" of the loot into a bag, smiling triumphantly: "Fourth Uncle’s advice is indeed right; learning the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art is useful." Such shameless words shocked Wang Shouzhe immensely! This big niece, could she be any more shameless?