Lan Zhan in fact suspects that it will be much more like the fishing where Lan Zhan will be far too serious and embarrassed and they will both lose their tempers but he certainly cannot figure out how to build an entire rice paddy in secret.

"Practice is meant to be done in private settings," he explains, thinking of ways to start the work without Wei Ying noticing. "Error and correction is not to be seen outside of the context of Master and pupil."

"Would you like to see the land I have been given?" he asks, thinking there is no harm in at least showing it to Wei Ying. If the battle does not go well, perhaps the land can be given to Wei Ying to farm himself.