Chapter 130: If You Don't Understand, Just Gesture Wildly

The next day.

After yesterday's events, Lin Fan felt much more at ease. The sect leader and the two supreme elders had all come to Nameless Peak, and the looks they gave him were full of delight, clearly indicating that everything was fine.

But what Lin Fan couldn't figure out was whether he was supposed to continue alchemy or not. He wasn't sure himself.

When Lin Fan came out of his house, Zhang Ergou immediately stepped forward. "Sect Leader."

Yesterday's events had shown Zhang Ergou a bright future. The sect leader and the supreme elders had all come to this peak to support their sect leader—how could they not rise to prominence from now on?

"Mm." Lin Fan nodded. He was in a good mood today as well.

Just then, a group of figures appeared at the entrance. Lin Fan was startled—could it be that those guys from Cauldron Peak had come again?

But when he got a clear look at the group, Lin Fan was puzzled.

What the hell were these things?

They were short, with black skin, long pointed ears, and thick arms.

"Th-this... monsters!" Zhang Ergou was so frightened he jumped. In all his years as a menial, he had never seen such creatures. They looked somewhat like people, but not quite; yet they also had a certain resemblance to humans.

"Who are you?" Lin Fan frowned and stepped forward to ask.

Each of these black creatures carried tools, which seemed somewhat unfamiliar to Lin Fan. He had no idea what they were.

Just then, a voice came from nowhere, reaching 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 earth demons that dwell beneath the Sacred Sect. They are the finest craftsmen in the world. They've come to build infrastructure for your peak."

It was the voice of Sect Leader Yan. Lin Fan looked at these earth demons with some interest. He had seen many fierce beasts, but this was the first time he had encountered such creatures.

"S-Sect Leader... what are they?" Zhang Ergou asked.

Lin Fan smiled. "It's nothing. These are earth demons sent by the sect to build houses for us."

"Earth demons?" Zhang Ergou looked at them in confusion, then, like Lin Fan, began to examine them curiously.

Among the earth demons, one taller one walked up to Lin Fan, opened its mouth, and jabbered a long string of gibberish.

The earth demon's green eyes flickered with a hint of doubt, and its fingers gestured wildly in the air.

Zhang Ergou, seeing this creature for the first time, was also very curious. "Sect Leader, what are they saying?"

Lin Fan was a bit helpless. Damn it, they weren't speaking human language. How would he know? But seeing Zhang Ergou's puzzled look, Lin Fan was silent for a moment.

He was the sect leader now. If he couldn't even understand this, how could he earn Zhang Ergou's respect?

However, to communicate with these earth demons, Lin Fan thought of a good idea.

Lin Fan didn't speak. Instead, he smiled and nodded, then pointed at his own wooden house and the two wooden houses of Zhang Ergou and the others, and nodded emphatically again.

Lin Fan didn't care whether the other party understood him or not; he just gestured like that, meaning clearly: just do whatever you see fit.

Then the earth demon jabbered again, its sharp, thick fingers gesturing up and down wildly.

Seeing that the sect leader could communicate with the earth demon, Zhang Ergou was filled with admiration. In his eyes, was there anything the sect leader couldn't do?

It was truly awe-inspiring.

When Feng Jue came out of the house and saw this group of pitch-black creatures, he was also startled, then quickly came to Zhang Ergou's side.

"Senior Brother, what are they doing?" Feng Jue asked cautiously, sizing them up.

"Shh, don't talk. The sect leader is communicating with these earth demons. We can't understand, so don't interrupt," Zhang Ergou said.

"Oh, oh..." Feng Jue stood to the side and nodded, then, like Zhang Ergou, silently watched their sect leader.

...

"OK... OK." Lin Fan raised his right hand, made a circle with his thumb and index finger, and extended three fingers.

Anyway, he couldn't understand what these earth demons were saying. Showing off a bit of English, which they also couldn't understand, would be perfectly fine.

Finally, the earth demon seemed to have understood Lin Fan's meaning. It turned around and jabbered something to the group of earth demons.

"Roar..."

The group of earth demons behind let out a roar, then brandished their tools and scattered in all directions.

"Sect Leader, what did that last gesture mean?" Zhang Ergou asked.

"It means 'no problem.' This kind of profound language is beyond you. Alright, let's go down the mountain first. We'll leave this to them," Lin Fan said.

"Mm." Zhang Ergou and Feng Jue both nodded, secretly admiring the sect leader's abilities. He was truly awe-inspiring.

...

Just as Lin Fan was about to go down the mountain, he looked back with some unease. He and the earth demon leader had been talking at cross purposes; neither probably understood what the other was saying. They had just muddled through, and he had no idea what they were going to do.

The earth demon leader also looked at Lin Fan, grinning broadly to reveal a row of sharp teeth, as if to say,

"You go ahead. Leave this to us."

These earth demons had lived under the Sacred Sect for ten thousand years, always under its protection. They didn't need to give anything in return; they only came forward when the sect needed something built.

Now that Nameless Peak needed construction, these earth demons, who loved building, were very happy.

Although they had no idea what they had communicated with this human just now, this kind of gesturing was a tradition passed down among earth demons for ten thousand years.

It was a form of greeting to the client, a ritualistic architectural communication.

As the contractor, they naturally had to uphold these traditions.

Anyway, the other party couldn't understand what they were saying, and the final construction would be done according to their own wishes.

...

Now Lin Fan led his two disciples down the mountain.

The outer disciples they passed no longer feared Lin Fan but respected him from the bottom of their hearts.

"Greetings, Uncle Lin."

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

Lin Fan nodded silently, enjoying these titles. Seeing the admiring looks from the outer disciples, he felt that everything he had done was worth it.

This was the feeling of being revered by thousands—it was absolutely wonderful.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ergou walked behind Lin Fan with his chest puffed out.

Following the sect leader out was such an honor. But if the sect leader and his junior brother weren't around, then all the eyes here would be fixed on him, Ergou.

How wonderful would that feeling be?

"Sect Leader, I want to go to the menial quarters. That's where I used to belong. I want to go see them," Zhang Ergou said.

"Mm, go ahead." Lin Fan waved his hand.

In Lin Fan's view, if these two disciples of his weren't around, then all the attention would be focused on him.

How wonderful would that feeling be?

Feng Jue looked at the sect leader, then at his senior brother, and suddenly felt like he was the odd one out.

"Sect Leader, I want to go see my old friends," Feng Jue said, feeling it was time for him to leave too.

"Mm, go ahead." Lin Fan said with a smile.

Finally, his two disciples were gone.