Chapter 157 - Chapter 152: Corpse Bee t (1/2)

Chapter 152: Corpse Bee t

Translator: 549690339 I

The courtyard was planted with various flowers and plants, as well as several lush trees.

Many wealthy households typically only planted low-lying flowers and grass in their front courtyards and fruit trees in their backyards, as well as ornamental trees, and would construct fish ponds, cool pavilions, and the like.

But this Old Master Huang did the opposite.

Qin Niu also noticed that only the path he walked on was paved with floor tiles, while other places were either lawns or bare earth.

Close to the entrance corridor of the house, there was a lotus pond that was ten feet square.

Inside, one could see the black mud and the lotus flowers that were in full bloom.

However, Qin Niu discovered that the lotus flowers in the pond contained an astonishing amount of energy and emitted a strong medicinal fragrance.

His Medicine King Sutra skills were already quite strong, so even if there was only a slight amount of energy in a medicinal herb, he could sense it. The energy contained in the lotus flowers in the pond far exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, he found that although there seemed to be many lotuses in the entire pond, the medicinal fragrance that rose up was only from one source.

This meant that the entire lotus pond was actually one single organism.

“Old Huang, your lotus pond is really elegant. It’s such a refreshing sight.”

Qin Niu complimented with a smile.

“Hehe, take it as something for everyone to appreciate. I’m not one for all those rules and regulations. In my own courtyard, I plant whatever I want. But you mustn’t get close to the lotus pond; it’s dangerous.”

A sycophantic compliment is rarely unappreciated.

Clearly, Qin Niu’s praise made Old Master Huang very happy.

Qin Niu detected the implication in the words—there were likely poisonous insects living in the lotus pond. Should a thief sneak into the house and unknowingly pass by here, they might well be bitten to death.

This house was truly full of hidden dangers.

Old Master Huang used insect-rearing as a means to construct defenses for his house, a method that Qin Niu found quite interesting.

In the future, he too could set up some defensive mechanisms in his own house.

As he entered the passageway leading to the house, he faintly heard a buzzing sound overhead.

Looking up, he saw an enormous beehive hanging right above his head and several large yellow bees, as thick as knife handles, busily moving about outside the hive.

“No wonder you wanted to buy a Green Giant bee last time; turns out you’re also a beekeeping enthusiast!”

Qin Niu had a strong ability to identify insects.

He quietly appraised the large yellow bees hanging above him.

These yellow bees were quite large, more than ten times the size of ordinary yellow bees.

Their mouthparts were highly developed, their jaws looking rather terrifying.

Additionally, there was a faint foul smell emanating from them, somewhat like the smell of dead fish.

The bands on their bodies were not yellow, but brown.

To be more precise, it was an ashen color.

Normally, the color of the bands on a yellow bee’s body is hard to change.

Because a change in color implies a change in bee species.

“I’m just an amateur. The hive of bees I’m raising isn’t anything exceptional. Last time, when I saw the Green Giant bee you were selling, which seemed to contain a trace of Green Demon Bee bloodline, I wanted to buy one to crossbreed with mine, to see if a stronger bee species could be cultivated. Alas, the Green Demon, a genius of his generation, died young, leaving behind countless legends for us bee enthusiasts.”

When Old Master Huang mentioned the Green Demon, there was a look of admiration on his face.

Qin Niu realized that every powerful Insect Master he had met seemed to hold the Green Demon in high regard.

No one cared about the evil deeds the Green Demon had committed.

Perhaps in the eyes of Insect Masters, indulging in personal vendettas is the true nature of a man. The Green Demon had killed many people, but there were reasons for each incident.

If they hadn’t oppressed the Green Demon to the utmost and humiliated him in every possible way, how could they have brought upon themselves such a deadly retribution?

Even the Seven Star Sect Master’s death was not unjust.

Because he failed to handle things properly from the beginning.