Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 81: Zhong Cang: Is it an insult to be associated with me? Fine, I'm leaving, and I'm taking the grain with me.

When an ancient tree with growth rings suffers fatal damage, it can consume a circle of growth rings to restore itself to its original state.

In addition, ancient trees with growth rings of more than 800 years are one of the medicinal materials for refining longevity medicine.

——Compared to other spiritual plants, spiritual flowers, and ancient trees, the abilities seem ordinary.

But what Zhong Cang was concerned about was that it was related to time.

"Trees can clearly record time. They are inherently connected to time. If I were to transform into an ancient tree with annual rings in the wilderness, I would definitely have a deeper understanding of the ways of time."

"Even if it doesn't work, it's still very useful. Consuming a ring of growth rings, the substitute won't die. It won't have much effect on this tree... After it recovers, it will still be in the same place. But I'm different. I can escape, I can run. This ability is no less than giving me a few more lives."

"I hope to gain such ability."

On this side, Zhong Cang and Yaxin were selecting a spiritual tree together. On the other side, Shuang Lingwei, who had fled in a hurry, had returned home and met his grandfather, Shuang Tianying, the fourth elder of the Shuang family.

Seeing his grandson's panicked expression, he immediately frowned: "How disgraceful to be so flustered!"

This roar, imbued with magical power, instantly calmed Shuang Lingwei down. At the same time, he said with a bitter expression, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I failed."

This surprised Shuang Tianying. "Why did we fail? That spiritual land belongs to our Shuang family. It's only natural for us to take it back. How dare Zhong Cang refuse to return it?"

"Haha..." This made another cultivator in the room laugh. "If that's the case, then it would be much more convenient... Zhong Cang is a student of the Snow Lake Taoist Academy after all. Without a reason, we really can't touch him. We can only drive him away. But if he dares to occupy the land of our aristocratic family, he will be courting death. If we kill him, even if we report it to the King, we will still be in the right."

"But the land of Huangni Village is no longer owned by our Shuang family."

"Huh?" This time, Shuang Tianying was truly stunned. "How could it not be... Ling Xue gave that piece of land to Zhong Cang. How could she be so unwise!"

When Shuang Tianying reacted, he thought, like his grandson, that the sacred land of Huangni Village was given by Shuang Lingxue. Knowing Zhong Cang's background, he never thought about Zhong Cang buying the land.

Well... his guess was right. If Zhong Canghua were to buy it with spirit stones, he really couldn't afford it.

Seeing his grandfather's angry and ugly expression, Shuang Lingwei hurriedly said, "Grandpa, the sacred land in Huangni Village was not given by Shuang Lingxue... Her brother sold the sacred land to Youyun Chamber of Commerce at a price 20% higher than the market price. Youyun Chamber of Commerce bought it and gave it to Zhong Cang."

"The Youyun Chamber of Commerce is also involved... Shuang Lingxuan has joined forces with that woman?"

Frowning, Frost Sky Eagle wondered whether there was any hidden meaning behind the alliance between Frost Lingxuan and Youyun Chamber of Commerce.

While he was thinking, after hesitating for a while, Shuang Lingwei gritted his teeth and made a proposal to his grandfather.

"Grandpa, why don't we stop targeting Zhong Cang? The fact that Shuang Lingxue, Shuang Lingxuan, and Youyun Chamber of Commerce have chosen him doesn't mean he has no skills at all, but that he's truly gifted. I just saw that not only does he have profound wood magic power, he also has a deep understanding of the mysteries of ice and snow, and can even slightly influence celestial phenomena. It's not right to be hostile to such a genius..."

Although Shuang Lingwei is arrogant and proud, he is not completely stupid.

After seeing with his own eyes that Zhong Cang's ice and snow dragon could slightly affect the celestial phenomena, he knew that Zhong Cang had extraordinary talent, and this made him not want to offend Zhong Cang, let alone become his enemy.

Therefore, when he returned, he persuaded his grandfather to reconcile with Zhong Cang.

However, he had seen Zhong Cang's talent, but his grandfather had not.

Therefore, after hearing his proposal, his grandfather not only did not nod in agreement, but stared at him extremely coldly.

Stared at by his cold eyes, Shuang Lingwei was speechless for a moment.

After shutting him up, Frost Eagle sighed somewhat embarrassedly towards the other person in the room, "This youngster is naughty and unlearned. Now he has been frightened. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Brother Feng."

"Hahaha, Brother Tianying, you're too polite. My nephew Ling Wei is just a little inexperienced. Once he leaves Snow Lake City and sees the true geniuses, he'll realize that the poor disciples of the Taoist Academy are just so-so..."

In the room, Frost Eagle talked with the Taoist priest for a while.

When the Taoist priest surnamed Feng left, Frost Eagle turned his gaze to his grandson. At this time, his eyes were already filled with anger.

"Your Majesty!"

"Ah... yes, Grandpa."

Looking at his grandson kneeling down, Frost Eagle came up and started to scold him angrily.

"You are so stupid and cowardly. You have brought shame upon me!"

"Zhong Cang has strong talent? He comes from a poor family, how strong can his talent be!"

"He doesn't have the resources or powerful skills yet. Can he condense a supreme spirit seed? Can he forge a heavenly foundation?"

"He can't do it!"

"To be frightened by such a cultivator, what a waste!"

After cursing, Frost Eagle sneered, still unsatisfied, "You say he's talented, but let me tell you, back in the academy, he was the youngest in class compared to us. Since graduating from the academy, the gap between him and us, and between him and you, has only gotten bigger and bigger. By then, he won't even be qualified to be our dog, let alone stand before us and be taken seriously!"

Shuang Lingwei somewhat regretted his hostility towards Zhong Cang and felt that it was inappropriate. As for Shuang Tianying, let alone regret, he believed from the bottom of his heart that Zhong Cang would never be worthy of appearing in his presence.

In fact, if this matter had not involved Shuang Lingxue, he thought, he would not even look at Zhong Cang.

"He's not worthy of being a threat to me!"

...Zhong Cang was not aware of Frost Eagle's disdain for him.

But he has never been a magnanimous person. After being picked on by Shuang Lingwei, he immediately thought of revenge.

And he actually has a way to retaliate.

After discussing the selected spiritual plants with Yaxin and agreeing on a time to go and observe and appreciate them, Yaxin wanted to leave.

However, when she was about to leave, Zhong Cang stopped her.

"Ms. Yaxin, wait a moment. I have a business I want to discuss with you...about something I've been researching recently."

Hearing this, Yaxin was stunned at first. After thinking about it, she finally reacted.

"Mr. Zhong Cang, have you succeeded in your research? Congratulations, sir. I wonder what price you would like to sell it for?"

Yaxin's understanding of ice and snow is not deep, but she is good at observing people's words and expressions.

She saw Shuang Lingwei's horror and despair in the end.

Therefore, she knew that Zhong Cang's ice and snow dragon was not just for show, but was truly powerful.

"Every time I see Zhong Cang, he always surprises me... His talent is even higher than I expected."

Because her evaluation of Zhong Cang has been improved again, Yaxin is ready. Next, as long as the items Zhong Cang takes out are useful and the price he offers is not exaggerated, she is ready to make the deal even if it means a slight loss.

Just as she had said before, Youyun Chamber of Commerce wanted to make friends with Zhong Cang.

However, she was prepared, but Zhong Cang did not say it immediately.

"There's no rush. Miss Yaxin, could you come back tomorrow? I'm researching something, and several other people also want to buy it."

"..."

Yaxin was not happy about the fact that she had to compare prices from different stores for a small item in the Soul-Yun Seed Stage.

Her time is precious.

At this moment, she wanted to tell Zhong Cang not to look for other people anymore. The spirit stones I earned by wasting time are better than what you can earn by looking for five families.

Of course, she didn't say this in the end, but nodded and agreed to Zhong Cang's request.

Being talented means being treated preferentially.

"Since you are interested, I will come again tomorrow."

With some helplessness, Yaxin left Huangni Village.

After she left, Zhong Cang waved his hand to let the others disperse, and he himself came to the outskirts of the sanctuary, in front of some green seedlings that were not growing very well.

There is no doubt that he is going to cooperate with Youyun Chamber of Commerce on the Green No. 1 wheat seed.

In the past, Zhong Cang had wanted to stick to his heart and keep his promise, handing the grain to Shuang Lingxue, and only to her. The contract they had signed was between Shuang Lingxue and him, and had nothing to do with the Shuang family. Furthermore, Shuang Lingxue had always used her own pocket money to support Zhong Cang, never touching the Shuang family's ancestral property, which made it impossible for the latter to interfere.

At the same time, the contract signed between Zhong Cang and Shuang Lingxue was a gentleman's agreement. Although it clearly stated that Shuang Lingxue would pay the money, Zhong Cang would give the researched items to Shuang Lingxue.

But Shuang Lingxue respected Zhong Cang, and Zhong Cang was also afraid that the rules of the world were different. In this world, it was impossible to research high-yield and cold-resistant grains. Therefore, he did not dare to make a definite guarantee.

Therefore, the contract signed by the two people did not contain any penalty clauses for breach of contract.

This is also the reason why Zhong Cang calls it a gentleman's contract. After the research is done, he can give it to the developer, or he can withhold it. Or he can find an excuse, saying that the current thing is not yet completely successful, and he will give the item after eight hundred years.

Of course, Zhong Cang had never thought of breaching the contract before, but now that the Shuang family dared to cause trouble for him, he would naturally not be polite.

"Since you look down on me and feel it's an insult to be associated with me, and want to completely cut off ties with me, then fine, I'm leaving. I'll also give these seeds to others to plant."

Youyun Chamber of Commerce is the target chosen by Zhong Cang. There is another reason for choosing them. He feels that Youyun Chamber of Commerce can protect himself from the Shuang family.

The reason why Zhong Cang didn't keep Yaxin and let her watch the grain seeds immediately was because he didn't trust Yaxin or Youyun Chamber of Commerce.

"There aren't many good people in this world who are as gentle and kind as Shuang Lingxue, and who care about the common people. The Youyun Chamber of Commerce values ​​me because, in the final analysis, I can bring them benefits."

"And since this is a conflict of interest, they might abandon me for the sake of greater benefits."

"The allure of the Green No. 1 grain is already great. Although I can research and develop something better, there's no guarantee they won't be blinded by greed and do something I'll regret."

A gentleman would not want to be caught in a dangerous situation, nor would he want to capsize in a ditch. This made Zhong Cang unwilling to do business with Youyun Chamber of Commerce alone.

"Qi Wei's father is the city lord sent by the king. He's also a powerful force. We can bring her here to check and balance the Youyun Chamber of Commerce... but it's still a bit dangerous. If the two of them work together, I'll be in danger."

Zhong Cang, who didn't want to take any danger, quickly realized that a triangle relationship was the most stable, and therefore, he also planned to pull Mo Shuyu over.

"The Youyun Chamber of Commerce, the Xuehu Taoist Academy, and the City Lord, if the three of them were to hold each other accountable, they should be able to protect me and safeguard my interests."

(End of this chapter)