Chapter 178 - Chapter 178: Chapter 173 Chief Planting Master_1 (1/2)

Chapter 178: Chapter 173 Chief Planting Master_1

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“Of course! Having taken the Fang Family’s money, I must do my utmost to save that medicinal herb.”

Qin Niu had received fifteen hundred taels of silver money last time, a giant sum.

Enough to make an ordinary person wealthy for a lifetime.

He was certainly going to help the Fang Family heal that herb.

“Haha, Master Qin is a man of integrity, and I admire that about you. However, every time I ask you to exert yourself for the Fang Family, naturally, I won’t let you toil in vain. A payment of one hundred taels of silver money for each visit, you will not be shortchanged. Those medicinal herbs are delicate, each prone to this or that problem, so there will invariably be many more times when we must trouble Master Qin!”

So this was the Fang Family’s plan all along.

No wonder the young master of the Fang Family had personally come to meet him.

Long-term collaboration is a good thing.

Currently weak in strength, what Qin Niu feared most was that the Fang Family would silence him forever.

But now that the herb had been revived, the Fang Family no longer had to worry about the matter leaking and bringing a great crisis, there was no need to kill him at all.

On the contrary, with Qin Niu’s displayed strong cultivation prowess in planting, it would be most beneficial for the Fang Family to collaborate with him over the long term.

Young Master Fang led Qin Niu deep into the Fang Family Forbidden Land.

This time, upon entering, those five old ancestors of the Fang Family seemed very composed, all meditating with closed eyes, not pressuring him with their gazes as they had before.

Qin Niu certainly did not believe these five old fellows were truly oblivious to worldly affairs.

If he dared any subterfuge within the forbidden land, they would likely kill him on the spot without hesitation.

Such beings must have terrifying cultivation, capable of crushing him to death with a single finger.

He stepped forward to inspect the medicinal herb, pleased to see that its vitality had recovered quite well.

New tender shoots had grown about half an inch.

For such an ancient medicinal herb, growth was generally very slow.

Qin Niu hadn’t planned to cure it all at once, but to treat it gradually. Currently, cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique with the mist spraying from the pool seemed just right. Based on his experience, cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique in such mist would result in slow progress.

The special energy dissipating would accordingly diminish.

This was ideal for achieving a steady, gradual effect.

After cultivating for about six hours, he stopped.

Inspecting the herb before him, its vitality was clearly much stronger and fine buds had sprouted above the waist.

Those tiny green shoots were exceedingly comforting to behold, like the finishing touch to a dragon painting.

“Today’s treatment concludes here for now. As long as its current growth environment is maintained without disturbance, it should recover quite a bit more by the time I visit again,” Qin Niu stood up and said to Young Master Fang.

“Thank you for your hard work! Seeing its vitality slowly return brings me such joy. A luxurious banquet has been prepared outside, please, Master Qin, join us,” Young Master Fang, pleased with the critical medicinal herb’s recovery under Qin Niu’s treatment, extended the invitation.

Young Master Fang never even considered that Qin Niu might be intentionally withholding his full ability.

This time, he had only exerted a fraction of his skill.

Leaving the forbidden land, Qin Niu was led to the same elegant room as before.

Once again, two beautiful maids were attending him attentively at his sides.

The banquet was very lavish as well.

Unlike last time, Young Master Fang also took his seat at the banquet to dine and drink with him.

Two other beauties whom Qin Niu had never seen before were serving Young Master Fang.

Contrary to Qin Niu’s restraint and propriety, Young Master Fang happily accepted the two maids’ attentions, clearly accustomed to having his every need attended to without lifting a finger.

However, he did not make any overstepping gestures.

Perhaps in Young Master Fang’s eyes, even the most beautiful ordinary maid was not worthy of his intimate attention.

Compared to the Insect Masters hired by the Yan Family, who had been handsy and embarrassing with the serving maids, embracing and kissing them, Young Master Fang conducted himself with dignity and class, a cut above by several degrees.

This was Qin Niu’s first time dining with a true noble young master.

He learned quite a lot from Young Master Fang’s demeanor.

They continued to drink and dine, enjoying the banquet at a leisurely pace.

“You may leave now,” Young Master Fang instructed the four maids.

After their departure and the doors were closed, it was clear that Young Master Fang had something to discuss with him.

“Master Qin, with your help the last time, I was able to successfully uncover that the cultivating master employed by the Fang Family had been bought by our enemies, secretly sabotaging that rootless water plant, leading to its mutation. It was an issue that went unnoticed, and without your reminder, it would have been nearly impossible to discover. This cup, I toast to you, I thank you for helping us eliminate a major hidden danger for my family.”

Young Master Fang raised his cup in a toast to Qin Niu.

“I just casually mentioned a few things, the ability to find the problem is entirely thanks to Young Master Fang’s strategic wisdom,” Qin Niu raised his cup to clink with the other in reply.

He dared not take credit for this feat.

If he wasn’t mistaken, it must have been that Master Pang who was bought off.

As to how the Fang Family dealt with Master Pang, outsiders had no way of knowing.

“The Fang Family has always been trying all kinds of ways to recruit powerful cultivating masters. Our family also cultivates talent in this area, but there isn’t a single one who can replace Master Pang. The territory of the Black Tiger Gang is only so large, and top-tier cultivating masters are few and far between. Whenever any family discovers talent in this area, they recruit them vigorously and never let go.

Master Pang of my Fang Family being corrupted and covertly bought by our enemies is a huge loss for us.”

One betrayal, a lifetime of disuse.