Chapter 2: Five Elements Spiritual Secret

Chen Wenxin followed Lin Mu back home.

Lin Mu ignored Chen Wenxin, putting away the firewood, and went back to his room to change.

When he returned, he saw Chen Wenxin, also dressed, squatting in the yard, her eyes reddened as she stared at the black "tablet" in her hand.

Through the memories of the original owner, Lin Mu knew this thing was called a mobile phone. It could be used to contact distant friends and connect to the internet, allowing her to communicate with others who were also connected.

The key was that it was not cheap.

Chen Wenxin had saved her pocket money for nearly two years to buy this phone.

Looking at the situation now, it looked like the phone was broken.

"What happened?"

Lin Mu didn't want to intervene, but since he and Chen Wenxin were nominally married, he felt a little concerned.

"The phone got soaked."

She didn't know if it was because she felt safe at home, because Lin Mu had saved her life today, or because the broken phone was too upsetting, but Chen Wenxin was no longer as wary of Lin Mu as she had been. Lin Mu asked, "Is it broken?"

Chen Wenxin said, "It shut down automatically."

Lin Mu wasn't quite sure. "Then why not just restart it?"

Chen Wenxin explained, "We need to get rid of the water inside, otherwise it'll burn out the motherboard and ruin the phone."

Lin Mu shrugged. "Then take it to a repair shop?"

"There are only repair shops in the county, and they're definitely not cheap." Chen Wenxin worried. She shook the phone vigorously, trying to get the water out, but the tiny droplets wouldn't clear.

Lin Mu pondered for a moment, then said, "I don't know how to repair phones, but I have a way to get the water out."

"No thanks."

Chen Wenxin flatly refused.

She knew with her toes that Lin Mu couldn't possibly repair a phone.

How could she give him her phone to tinker with? "Don't worry, I don't even need to touch your phone to get the water out."

Lin Mu knew Chen Wenxin didn't trust him, so he added, "It won't take you too long. It'll only take a minute."

The original owner was a rotten person, guilty of countless awful things.

Lin Mu didn't intend to take the blame for the original owner's sins.

The original owner was the original owner, and he was him.

It was just that Chen Wenxin was facing a problem, and he felt it was time to help.

Chen Wenxin didn't want to talk to Lin Mu any more, and seeing that he seemed to be going on and on, she held up her phone. "Okay, start your show."

Lin Mu raised his hand, the back of his hand facing him, his palm facing the phone held up by Chen Wenxin.

He then closed his eyes and radiated his spiritual awareness.

Lin Mu could clearly sense the moisture in Chen Wenxin's phone.

Chen Wenxin was speechless at the sight.

Why did this sound like a Taoist priest performing a ritual?

The next moment, Lin Mu suddenly opened his eyes and swiped his palm downwards, as if wiping glass.

Puff!

A thin stream of water shot out from the charging port at the bottom of the phone and splashed onto the ground.

"Okay, the phone's water-free now," Lin Mu said.

Chen Wenxin blinked her bright eyes.

She could see clearly.

The stream of water was indeed coming from the charging port.

Chen Wenxin tried shaking the phone.

As expected, not a single drop of water came out.

So the water in the phone was cleared just like that?

Chen Wenxin shook the phone again, confirming that there was no more water. After a moment's hesitation, she pressed the power button and stared anxiously at the screen.

When the startup screen lit up and the desktop appeared normally, Chen Wenxin breathed a sigh of relief. The worry on her pretty face dissipated, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief, too.

Looks like it didn't go wrong.

"How did you do that?"

After confirming that the phone was fine, Chen Wenxin's curiosity piqued.

"It's a magic trick," Lin Mu said casually. "Can magic tricks remove water from a phone?" Chen Wenxin had never seen such a trick before.

"There are even more amazing magic tricks on TV." Lin Mu smiled, not wanting to explain too much.

Of course, this wasn't a magic trick.

Rather, Lin Mu used the "Water Spirit Technique" from the Five Elements Spirit Technique to control the water in Chen Wenxin's phone and draw it out.

In the world of cultivation, the Five Elements Spirit Technique is merely a basic technique, practiced only by spiritual plant husbands.

A spiritual plant husband specializes in cultivating spiritual grains, vegetables, and fruits.

In Earth parlance, they're similar to farmers.

The difference is that spiritual plant husbands cultivate the Five Elements Spirit Technique, enabling them to kill insects, nourish plants, create clouds and rain, condense the sun's essence, and gather the energy of the earth. The fruits and vegetables they cultivate are rich in spiritual energy, not only delicious but also beneficial to physical fitness.

Lin Mu is also a spiritual plant husband.

The innate technique he cultivates is also the Five Elements Spirit Technique. But the difference was that Lin Mu had cultivated the [Five Elements Spiritual Art] to the pinnacle of perfection, where the yin and yang and the five elements formed their own universe, an endless cycle of life and death.

He had even attempted to reach the supreme realm of "Lord of All Creation."

He simply failed to overcome the tribulation.

With his frail body now, even the slightest use of the [Five Elements Spiritual Art] required a tremendous expenditure of energy and vitality.

Even the mere act of extracting moisture from a small object like a cell phone made Lin Mu's head buzz and he felt a little dizzy.

Ultimately, it was because his body was too weak.

Both physically and mentally, it was too weak.

…

The dim sunset fell over the fenced courtyard, casting long shadows on the pomegranate tree. A few sparrows chirped by, and the chirping of insects gradually rose, a peaceful and beautiful sound.

Wang Dongyan, after a busy day at work, returned home, facing the setting sun.

Pushing open the small wooden door, she immediately spotted several large bundles of firewood stacked in the corner of the yard. "Mom, you're back."

Chen Wenxin was washing vegetables in the yard, humming a little tune. Seeing her mother return, she greeted with a smile.

"Girl, is this the firewood you chopped?"

Before Chen Wenxin could reply, Wang Dongyan angrily declared, "Didn't I tell that guy to chop the firewood? He's pushed the work onto you again! Where is he now? I'll go deal with him right now!"

Wang Dongyan rolled up her sleeves as she spoke, her voice furious.

Chen Wenxin quickly stopped her mother. "Mom, you misunderstood. Lin Mu chopped all this firewood."

"What?"

Wang Dongyan exclaimed in surprise. "He worked?"

Chen Wenxin nodded. "After chopping the firewood, he went to the vegetable garden to apply fertilizer, helped feed the chickens, and is now lighting the stove in the house."

Wang Dongyan peered inside and saw Lin Mu, indeed, lighting a fire by the stove.

She turned to look at her daughter and whispered, "Did that guy have a head injury?"

"I don't know."

Chen Wenxin shook her head. Today, Lin Mu not only worked, but also saved her life. He even used a mysterious magic trick to save her phone.

If Lin Mu's brain was truly damaged, she would have liked him to fall a few more times.

"That's strange."

Wang Dongyan paused and warned, "As the saying goes, a dog will always eat shit. That guy might be plotting something. We need to be on guard."

Chen Wenxin nodded obediently.

She wanted to tell her mother about Lin Mu saving her life today, but on second thought, she decided not to.

It was over, and she was safe. Why tell her mother and make her worry and fear?

Inside the house, Lin Mu added firewood to the stove, lost in thought.

He was indeed formulating a plan.