Chapter 3

Listening to Mubei’s words, Luyunming’s face turned incredibly ugly: "This, I..."

Slapping himself in public, how humiliating would that be?

Wouldn’t it be better to have his head kicked around like a ball and die?

Seeing the situation, Mubei smiled slightly: "Let's do this: it's not easy for anyone to be away from home, so I won’t make things difficult for you. If you allow me to choose one herb for free from your Wanbao Hall, we can consider this matter settled. What do you say?"

Luyunming was taken aback: "Really?"

"Of course. Sithitu"

Mubei nodded.

Luyunming let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that although the young man before him was somewhat arrogant, he was still a decent person.

He thought that Mubei was just giving him a way out by letting him choose one herb.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel grateful: "Alright, alright, you can choose whatever you want."

Mubei smiled and walked straight to a counter. He leaped up and took down a delicate sandalwood box.

Opening it, inside lay a plump, crystal-clear white ginseng, its fragrance intoxicating and refreshing.

It was the Linglong Black Ginseng!

When he had asked the clerk about the Linglong Black Ginseng earlier, the clerk had pointed out its location.

Luyunming’s face turned green on the spot, and he shouted: "Put it down! Put it down quickly!"

This Linglong Black Ginseng was the treasure of Wanbao Hall, worth a hundred thousand taels!

Equivalent to two years of pure profit for Wanbao Hall!

"What, Master Lu, are you going back on your word? Everyone here heard what you just said."

"Didn't you say it's not easy for anyone to be away from home?!"

Luyunming said urgently.

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No! When you said that, I thought you were just going to pick something simple..."

Mubei interrupted Luyunming: "Then I must thank Master Lu for the ginseng."

"You, you..."

Luyunming pointed at Mubei, his whole body trembling.

He had thought Mubei was decent despite his arrogance, and that Mubei was just giving him a way out by letting him choose one herb. It turned out, it was all an illusion!

This was clearly a trap! From the beginning, Mubei had his eyes on the Linglong Black Ginseng in Wanbao Hall!

Staring at Mubei, his face turned red, then green, then white, and he fainted on the spot.

Several clerks hurriedly came forward to support Luyunming.

The others looked at each other, realizing that Wanbao Hall had suffered a significant loss today!

Mubei closed the box containing the Linglong Black Ginseng, a glint of light appearing in his eyes.

He had found the Linglong Black Ginseng needed to repair his meridians. Now, he only needed the Earth Heart Spirit Marrow and the Yanling Golden Centipede.

"The young master not only has extraordinary medicinal skills but also a remarkable mind, seizing every opportunity to his advantage. I am truly impressed!"

The girl said with a smile.

She was already very beautiful, and this smile made her even more radiant and charming.

Mubei smiled: "Just a poor man."

"The young master is too modest." The girl in the white dress was graceful and asked: "I haven't had the honor of knowing the young master's name?"

"Mubei."

Mubei replied.

The clerk had already prepared the thirty-six herbs and was waiting on the side. Mubei took the package, nodded to the girl, and turned to leave.

There were many people on the street. Not far from Wanbao Hall, Mubei saw a middle-aged man leading a group of imperial guards rushing towards Wanbao Hall in a hurry.

"City Lord Mo Qianyuan."

Mubei's gaze flickered.

It seemed that the identities of the girl and the old man were even more astonishing than he had imagined.

However, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Fifteen minutes later, the Mu residence was in sight.

The Mu residence was located in the northern part of Puyun City, covering over a hundred acres, with hundreds of buildings.

As soon as he stepped into the Mu residence, two people walked towards him. The leader was a young man in purple, named Mu Jin, the son of one of the three elders of the Mu residence.

Seeing Mubei, Mu Jin was initially taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face, and he mocked: "Isn't this the strongest young master of our Mu residence, Mubei? I heard that you were expelled from Qingyun Sword Sect like a stray dog half a month ago. Is that true?"

"What young master? He's just the adopted son that the previous head of our Mu residence brought back seventeen years ago. The previous head has been gone for many years, and by all rights, he should have left the residence long ago, but he has been lingering here, which is really shameless!"

Behind Mu Jin was a guard named Zhao Jian. Knowing that Mu Jin and Mubei didn't get along, and now that Mubei had lost his cultivation, he seized this rare opportunity to humiliate Mubei for Mu Jin.

"Now that he's a waste, he still has the nerve to come back, surely planning to stay in the residence and live off it for the rest of his life. He really has no shame, a disgusting thing! Pah!"

Staring at Mubei, he sneered.

"Very good, well said!"

Mu Jin laughed.

Pleased by Mu Jin's praise, Zhao Jian's face lit up, and he pointed at Mubei and said, "A mere waste, get out of Young Master Mu Jin's sight quickly, don't block his way, or I'll break your legs..."

Before he could finish the word "legs," a girl suddenly rushed over from not far away, leaped up, and kicked Zhao Jian in the face, sending him flying over ten feet away.

"Dare to talk to my brother like that, you dog slave, do you want to die?!"

The girl was wearing an orange dress, with delicate features and fair skin, a true beauty.

Zhao Jian, covering his face, saw who it was and didn't dare to say a word, trembling and not even daring to stand up.

"Mu Yiyi, is what Zhao Jian said wrong? Isn't he an adopted son? Hasn't he been lingering in our Mu residence? Isn't he now a waste?" Mu Jin's face was cold. He knew that Mu Yiyi, the daughter of the second elder of the Mu residence, was extremely strong and had a very good relationship with Mubei. If he said another word, he knew Mu Yiyi would really hit him!

"Shut up!" Mu Yiyi glared at Mu Jin and said fiercely, "Say another word, and I'll beat you to death!"

Mu Jin's face turned dark, and he coldly hummed, then turned and walked away.

He knew Mu Yiyi well. If he said another word, she would really hit him!

Zhao Jian got up, covering his face and lowering his head, and slunk away with Mu Jin.

Mu Yiyi hummed, then looked at Mubei, a sweet smile appearing on her pure and beautiful face, and she pounced on Mubei, hanging on him: "Brother! I missed you so much!"

Mubei smiled bitterly: "Girl, although you're beautiful like a fairy, being so fierce might make it hard for you to find a husband in the future."

"I don't want to get married. If I do, it will only be to my brother!"

Mu Yiyi said with a grin.