Chapter 200 - Chapter 200: Chapter 195: Want to Plant a Spy?_i (2/2)

Having Chen Xue leave first was also to prevent Mo and Li from getting any ideas.

Both of them had their eyes fixed on Chen Xue and hadn’t looked away.

Now that Qjn Niu was not taking this servant girl, if Master Mo opened his mouth to ask for her, Young Master of the Yan Family would actually find it hard to agree.

To give her away would be difficult because it was not easy for the Yan Family to train a servant girl.

Not to give her away would definitely upset Master Mo, and then he would not be so dedicated to pest control for the Yan Family.

The best solution was to let her leave first.

“Master Qjn, there is only one servant girl of Chen Xue’s caliber in my Yan Family. After hearing your inspiring story, she was deeply touched and volunteered to serve you. There is no rush for this matter now, and I will strive to reserve her for you. Whenever you need such a servant girl, just let me know, and I’ll provide her to you,” said the Young Master of the Yan Family.

The Young Master’s words were quite skillful.

They could put an end to the thoughts of Mo and Li, while also making Qjn Niu feel valued.

After finishing dinner, Qjn Niu didn’t dare to stay a moment longer and hurried to the fields.

He was afraid that Young Master of the Yan Family was not giving up and would forcibly send that Miss Chen Xue into his arms.

Upon arriving at the fields, Qjn Niu checked on the termites that were left to guard, as well as the corpses of the locusts on the ground.

There were a total of one hundred and forty-seven of those special locust corpses.

Good heavens, it seemed that locusts preferred to be active during the day, not at night.

In one day, these termites had earned him nearly one tael and five coins of silver money.

Initially, he was somewhat concerned that termites were not suited for daytime combat, so he had made arrangements for a shade canopy to be built.

Now it seemed that only ordinary termites couldn’t fight during the day. Grade Two or higher special termites were fully capable of all-weather combat.

He had observed this point from the behavior of Fourth.

Long ago, when he took Fourth on to fight hornets, it was during the day.

Fourth and the other special Grade Two termites were not affected in the slightest.

At that time, he realized that the termites were fully capable of all-weather combat.

“The Ant Queen has now evolved to Grade Four, and the range of its pheromone radiation has become wider. These termites don’t necessarily have to be brought back to the nest every day now,” he mused.

In the beginning, termites couldn’t stay away from the nest too long.

Otherwise, problems would arise.

Now, as the strength of the Ant Queen and the termite colony continued to grow, it became more convenient for Qjn Niu to lead them into battle outside.

As night fell, the sound of locusts “shasha shasha” nibbling on plant leaves added a peculiar tranquility to the mountain fields.

Qjn Niu, too, was sitting cross-legged under the moonlight, cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique.

Although the speed of his power increase was slow, the experience of the Everlasting Spring Technique was steadily growing.

“Huh, cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique seems a bit different today!” he noticed.

He discovered that the speed of his power growth was much faster than usual.

The experience of the Cultivation Technique was still twofold.

The moonlight was no different from usual.

What exactly was causing his power growth to accelerate?

After careful analysis, he realized it was likely that during the process of the Medicine King Sutra’s power breakthrough to the Acquired Realm, his will had become firmer, and he began to possess the beginnings of a Dao heart.

This was only his personal speculation, and he wasn’t sure if it was indeed the case.

To ordinary people, the Dao heart was beyond understanding.

But the higher the cultivation, the more important the role of the Dao heart.

Simply put, it was the heart that aspired to the Dao.

Every expert who had achieved some measure of success in cultivation had an indomitable and firm Dao heart.

If Qjn Niu, when attempting the breakthrough to the Acquired Realm of the Medicine King Sutra, had feared death by body explosion and chosen to give up, he would have had a hard time acquiring a Dao heart.

Feeling the rapid growth of his power and the experience of the Cultivation Technique, he immersed himself in it, focusing on cultivation.

The night grew colder, but it didn’t affect him in the slightest.

Cultivation itself is an act against the heavens. Only those who can endure loneliness, who are willing to endure hardship, and who persist will have the possibility of achieving success in cultivation.

Close to the fifth watch of the night, his ears picked up an unusual fluttering sound.

It was akin to the sound of birds flapping their wings.

Qjn Niu slowly ended his cultivation and opened his eyes to look.

At this time, the dark moon was setting and the stars were dim, with still some time before dawn. This was the time of day when people were most sleepy, deeply asleep in their dreams.

And those with wives were even more immersed in the bliss of marital warmth.

“These are not birds; these are locusts!”

Qjn Niu’s eyes widened in shock, gazing ahead.

He saw a locust as big as a knife handle leading a dense swarm of locusts flying in this direction.

They were rising and falling, moving forward continuously.

One special locust after another followed closely behind, each emitting its own chirping sound, leading groups of ordinary locusts to fly forward together.

They were like an enemy army launching a night attack.

“Taking advantage of people’s deep sleep to make a sneak attack, these locusts really have a mastermind behind them.”