Chapter 161 - Chapter 156: The True God Appears 1 (2/2)

Carrying the pot with the plant, he went directly to find that old man.

“Elder, I have revived this plant for you. With proper care, it should quickly return to being lush and leafy.”

Qin Niu, holding that pot of flowers and plants, entered the room, and the old man leaned in closely for a careful look, then he also clicked his tongue in amazement.

“Young man, you have a remarkable ability, indeed possessing the power to revive the dead. Over there the fire has been lit, and I’ve prepared some braised meat, meat pies, and tea for your consumption. Feel free to help yourself. Now that it’s getting dark, you can stay in my house tonight and leave tomorrow. I need to step out for a while to deliver this pot of flowers to the master’s house, please excuse me.”

After speaking, the old man packed the pot of flowers and plants into a basket and carried it out of the door.

Suddenly, only Qin Niu was left alone in the room.

The old man didn’t seem to be afraid of thievery at all.

At first, Qin Niu thought the old man was just a fool with too much money, quite ordinary.

Now he realized that the man was not so simple.

From the old man’s words, he should just be a servant or something of the sort.

The pot of flowers and plants was not the old man’s, but belonged to someone else.

He took off his clothes, wrung them out, and then began to dry them by the fire.

The food prepared on the table seemed to have been hastily bought from a diner.

Under normal circumstances, an average person’s home is unlikely to make braised meat. Because the process is complicated and the technique involved is also quite high.

Ordinary farmwives simply can’t cook this dish well.

It seems that the old man had bought it for him on the spot.

“Such a thoughtful person!”

The meat pies still retained some warmth.

He was indeed a bit hungry, picked up a piece, and smelled the fragrant aroma.

He swallowed his saliva.

He didn’t immediately start eating but, like a magician, pulled out a bamboo tube and summoned a termite from within, feeding it a small piece of the meat pie.

Nothing unusual happened.

Then he felt confident enough to eat and drink liberally.

After he had eaten his fill and had enough to drink, a noise came from outside.

The courtyard door opened, and a carriage drove in.

It was just a very ordinary carriage, drawn by a yellow-maned horse.

Qin Niu closely watched the movement outside the house.

By then, the clouds had dispersed, and a few stars and a crescent moon appeared in the sky.

The weather in the sixth and seventh months can indeed change quickly.

Two people got out of the carriage.

One was the old man, acting as the coachman.

The other was a man in his thirties who emerged from the back of the carriage. He was clad in brocade, with an imposing appearance, a straight nose, and broad ears, clearly not an ordinary person.

These were the only two who came down from the carriage, with no one else.

“Where is the person?”

“He’s inside the house, warming himself by the fire.”

“You haven’t neglected the guest, have you?”

The middle-aged man continued to ask.

“I went out and bought braised meat and meat pies, and prepared tea for his consumption.”

The old man replied respectfully.

The two of them walked straight into the house.

“Young man, this is my master, and he is the true owner of that pot of flowers and plants.”

The old man, upon entering, introduced Qin Niu.

“Thank you for reviving my flowers and plants. I came here especially to express my gratitude,” the gentleman said, bowing to Qin Niu.

“You are too kind! To revive an ordinary plant and receive a reward of a hundred taels of silver made me especially curious. Does that plant hold any special significance for you?” Qin Niu pondered and could only think of this reason.

It might have been a gift from a friend, or perhaps a treasured object of his parents, and so on.

Otherwise, no one would be willing to spend such an unjust amount of money.

“That plant is actually of no particular significance to me, I purposely let it wither to find a true master of cultivation who can revive my other significant medicinal herb.”

This revelation from the man made Qin Niu’s eyes widen in surprise.

For just a medicinal herb, was it necessary to make things so complicated?

The people in the city were too roundabout.

“Master, you possess the ability to revive the dead. If you are willing to make a move and treat that medicinal herb for me, I am willing to reward you handsomely! Even if you can’t heal it, I will give you ten taels of silver for your troubles. If you can cure it, I am willing to pay a hundred gold.”

The man announced a shockingly generous reward.