Ye Qiu shouted loudly, and in an instant, the entire medicinal field was swept into his Qiankun Bag.
“I’m rich, I’m rich…”
Ye Qiu was thrilled.
With these thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, Xiao Budian would have plenty to eat.
Only then did the others fully realise what had happened.
There was no danger at all. Ye Qiu had told them to stay put just so he could conveniently collect the entire medicinal field.
“Shameless!” Fairy Baihua cursed angrily.
“Little brat, hand over the herbs now, or I’ll fight you to the death,” the Long-browed Master said, rolling up his sleeves and stepping towards Ye Qiu, looking ready to attack.
“Even more cunning than me, utterly intolerable,” Master Chongxu added, following behind, also appearing ready to confront Ye Qiu.
After all, with so many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, even a few could greatly enhance their cultivation.
“What, you want to fight me?”
Ye Qiu looked at the Long-browed Master and Master Chongxu, slowly raising the God-beating Whip in his hand.
Instantly, the two old men, like startled rabbits, quickly backed off.
“Little brat, you’re too much!” the Long-browed Master roared.
Ye Qiu said, “So what?”
So what?
The Long-browed Master, hearing this, wanted to slap Ye Qiu across the face. Can you not be so arrogant?
Master Chongxu was also fuming inside. Stealing the herbs and still acting so high and mighty, where do you get the nerve? From the God-beating Whip?
Damn it, why don’t I have a God-beating Whip?
If I had one, I’d give you a thrashing!
Master Chongxu said with a stern face, “Ye Qiu, taking an entire field of hundreds of thousand-year-old herbs all for yourself isn’t right, is it?”
“What’s wrong with it?” Ye Qiu replied. “Thousand-year-old herbs belong to those capable of claiming them.”
“Little brat, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you saying we’re incapable?” the Long-browed Master said furiously. “If you hadn’t tricked us, saying this place was dangerous, how could you have taken all those herbs for yourself?”
“Little brat, you’ve betrayed our trust.”
“You owe us an explanation for this.”
Master Chongxu added, “We’re all friends, and it hasn’t been easy getting here. Ye Qiu, take out the herbs and share them. Don’t ruin our friendship.”
“Share them? Master Chongxu, aren’t you embarrassed saying that?” Ye Qiu said. “If I hadn’t used the Qiankun Cauldrons to help you cross the stone bridge, could you have made it here?”
“Without my help, you’d probably have been reduced to ashes in the Huashen Formation.”
“In other words, I saved your lives.”
“Does my life-saving grace mean less than these herbs?”
“Or are you two masters the ungrateful sort?”
The Long-browed Master and Master Chongxu were so angry they couldn’t speak, glaring at Ye Qiu as if they wanted to swallow him whole.
In their hearts, they cursed Ye Qiu endlessly.
Shameless!
Utterly despicable!
Clearly wanting to keep everything for himself, yet acting so righteous, posing as their saviour. Absolutely infuriating.
If it were anyone else, the two would have attacked and taught him a lesson, but this was Ye Qiu.
They couldn’t beat him!
The most frustrating thing in the world is when the person you want to thrash is standing right in front of you, but not only can you not beat him, you have to endure his smug attitude.
Ye Qiu looked at the two old men and said, “You’re not saying anything. Are you cursing me in your heads?”
“I understand how you feel. After all, I got all those herbs for myself.”
“No worries, if you’re upset, you can take it out on me.”
The Long-browed Master clenched his fists. “Little brat, are you serious?”
“Of course I’m serious, but…” Ye Qiu said with a sly smile, “I don’t guarantee I won’t fight back.”
Damn you!
The Long-browed Master deflated instantly, and Master Chongxu’s face turned livid with anger.
“Little brat, you’re right. Without your help, we wouldn’t have crossed the stone bridge.”
“But without your help, we could’ve turned back safely without any danger.”
“In other words, you didn’t save our lives.”
“I despise people who hog everything. Our paths differ, so let’s part ways. From now on, we’re done…”
Before the Long-browed Master could finish, Ye Qiu laughed and said, “Old man, you’re so old, yet you act like a child, throwing tantrums?”
“This field has hundreds of thousand-year-old herbs. Can you even carry them?”
“Besides, with herbs weighing you down, how will you search for the Dragon Vein?”
“Don’t forget, our goal here is to find the Dragon Vein.”
“I collected the field with my Qiankun Bag for two reasons. First, to save time, so we don’t waste it picking herbs and let the Dragon Vein escape.”
“Second, as I said, you can’t carry all those herbs, so I’m helping you.”
What’s that supposed to mean?
We should thank you?
Hmph!
The Long-browed Master’s nose was practically crooked with anger.
Ye Qiu said, “We’re all friends. With so many herbs, I naturally won’t keep them all to myself.”
“Once we find the Dragon Vein and return, I’ll share the herbs with you.”
Hearing this, the Long-browed Master and Master Chongxu exchanged a glance, both finding it hard to believe.
“Little brat, did I hear you right?”
“You heard correctly.”
“You’ll really share the herbs with us? You’re not tricking us, are you?”
“Why would I trick you? Relax, good friends don’t deceive good friends.”
The Long-browed Master grinned widely. “That’s more like it.”
Master Chongxu also smiled, clasping his hands. “Ye Qiu, I misunderstood you earlier. My apologies, please forgive me.”
“We’re all friends, no need for formalities,” Ye Qiu thought with a chuckle. Yes, I said I’d share the herbs, but I didn’t say how much!
Fairy Baihua, hearing the exchange between Ye Qiu and the two masters, felt a pang of guilt and silently apologised, “Sorry, I misjudged you.”
“Little brat, I didn’t misjudge you. You’re truly my good brother.”
The Long-browed Master patted Ye Qiu’s shoulder, happily saying, “Shall we go find the Dragon Vein now?”
“No time to waste, let’s move,” Ye Qiu said, leading the way.
Soon, they arrived at another bronze gate, different from the previous ones as it had no characters inscribed above.
“This door’s on me.”
The Long-browed Master stepped forward, inspected it briefly, and quickly found the mechanism.
“Rumble—”
The heavy bronze gate slowly opened, and in the next moment, the scene before them opened up wide.
