"I read in the ancient records that singing to plants can make them grow faster and stronger," said Shangguan Xiu to himself, looking down at his medicinal herb plants. "I wonder if it's true?" Looking around to make sure no one was watching, he gently poured water over the tiny seedlings and began to sing: "Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop, when the wind blows, the cradle will rock..."

Chapter 61: A Shocking Event in the Southern Domain Translated by Deathblade Contributing Editor: Madam Deathblade Proofreaders: Lingson, laoren and MeeBoo Sponsor: Hein Haugeberg

Please join me in clasping hands in a respectful bow to Fellow Daoist Hein Haugeberg, whose generous donation of Spirit Stones brings you this week's first sponsored chapter. This is a SPECIAL sponsored chapter, actually. I buckled down and pushed harder than normal to translate one more chapter than usual today. As such, this week there will be FOUR sponsored chapters instead of the target of three, bringing the total chapter goal for this week to 11. Yay!