Chapter 478 - Chapter 478: Chapter 470 Three No Help_1 (2/2)

His gaze fell upon Xiao Qing.

Currently, Xiao Qing was still in the Acquired Realm, yet to reach the Innate Realm.

It was no easy task to advance into the Spirit Qi Realm within the remaining five months.

Qin Niu, on the other hand, had great hope.

His Everlasting Spring Technique was progressing toward the Later Stage of Innate Realm, while the power of the Medicine King Sutra had just broken through to the middle stage of the Innate Realm, focusing on consolidating his cultivation level.

“I don’t care about any Immortal fate; being by Master’s side is enough for me. Living with Master and the two sisters now, I feel especially happy.” Xiao Qing still had a child’s nature, cherishing the warmth of this home.

“You child, think further ahead! Among the four of us, as long as one person attains Immortal fate, the other three will benefit too. Each of us must strive hard. In this cruel world, if one’s strength is not strong enough, it’s difficult to even live peacefully in a remote village. On the contrary, if we have absolute strength, we can live peacefully no matter where we are.”

Qin Niu patiently enlightened her.

Xiao Qing showed a thoughtful expression, then nodded her head, evidently taking the advice to heart.

“Then I will practice diligently and do my best to compete for the Immortal fate.”

“That’s the spirit! Maybe one day, your strength will surpass ours, and then you can protect us in return,” Qin Niu said consolingly.

She just nodded vigorously.

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Days flew by rapidly, with Qin Niu and his family practicing diligently every day. Tang Yan brought back news from the city that the Black Tiger Gang might go to war with the Nine Insect Gang again.

Last time, the Nine Insect Gang was decisively defeated, even losing the territory of the Seven-Star Sect. How could they suddenly have the strength to wage war against the Black Tiger Gang?

And why did the Black Tiger Gang allow the Nine Insect Gang to occupy one-third of the Shennong Sect’s land?

There must be demons at work in an abnormal phenomenon.

There certainly was an unknown reason behind this.

Qin Niu was not interested in sect conflicts, nor did he want to interfere. He was well aware that striving to enhance his cultivation and combat power was the true path.

That evening, as he and his wives, along with Xiao Qing, just returned home, they saw Xu Zhenchang’s wife squatting at the door, weeping and wailing.

Qin Niu had taken his wives out for cultivation during the day.

The servants at home did not dare to let outsiders into the house. If Xiao Qing were home, she would definitely have invited Li Shuixiang inside.

The Qin Residence needed to find a few suitable stewards.

When the master was not home, the stewards could handle some matters.

Now with abundant assets, Qin Niu needed two to three stewards to help manage them so that he could be completely liberated from those duties.

“Auntie, what happened? Please come inside and have some tea!”

Qin Niu invited Li Shuixiang into the house without scolding the servants for their lack of sense.

Serving in the Qin Family, as long as they did not commit any principled mistakes, he never treated them harshly.

“Master Qin, you have to save my husband… sob sob!”

Li Shuixiang entered the house crying.

As she entered the living room, she knelt on the floor with a thud.

“Stand up! If it’s within my capabilities, I will definitely try to help your family resolve the issue,” Qin Niu said.

Actually, he already knew what it was about.

Xu Zhenchang owed a debt of nine Silver Money in order to please Liu Qing’s wife. This was not a small sum. For wealthy families, it might just be petty cash.

The Xu Family’s financial situation was even worse than that of Wang Furen, and they had lost quite a bit of money on farming this year. To repay the nine Silver Money, they had no other choice but to sell their land.

However, the war was not entirely settled yet, and the insect plague had not completely disappeared either. Although the land price had increased slightly, it was still very low.

Previously, one mu of good farmland could sell for thirteen Silver Money, but now even getting eight Silver Money per mu was difficult.

“My darned husband borrowed Silver Money from the Baofeng Silver Bank in Black Tiger City. He borrowed a full nine Silver Money, and with the interest rolling and compounding, the debt collectors have come. If we cannot repay the Silver Money, they’re going to chop off my husband’s hands to collect some interest. I’m begging you, Master Qin, to stand up for my family.”

She knelt on the ground, refusing to get up.