Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 99 Shuang Lingxuan: Compared to grain, Zhong Cang is more important

Faced with Qi Wei's bad tone, Shuang Lingxue didn't care, nor was she angry. She just apologized to Zhong Cang: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhong Cang, I made a decision for you without authorization."

"Don't be so polite with me. You helped me so much before. I owe you."

When saying this, Zhong Cang felt from the bottom of his heart that he owed Shuang Lingxue.

Before this, Zhong Cang was very poor and was completely living off Shuang Lingxue - if she hadn't spent money and effort to buy the spirit-retaining moss for him and helped him obtain the spiritual fields and land in Huangni Village, Zhong Cang's growth would never have been so fast and smooth.

The Yiliu Tree was also bought by Shuang Lingxue, and even Zhong Cang's main cultivation technique was given by Shuang Lingxue.

It can be said that Frost Lingxue accounted for 70% to 80% of Zhong Cang's rapid growth in the early stage.

Such a great favor naturally made Zhong Cang feel that he owed Shuang Lingxue.

Although he also promised that he would give the grain seeds to Shuang Lingxue after cultivating high-yield and cold-resistant grain seeds, in the end, he did not fail to hand it over, but shared it with Mo Shuyu and the others.

Even though there was a reason for this incident, Zhong Cang still felt embarrassed.

What made Zhong Cang at a loss for words was that Shuang Lingxue did not pursue the matter of the grain seeds - although she brought up the matter, she only asked for some shares for the Shuang family, and she asked for some grain seeds by buying them.

Zhong Cang naturally agreed with this.

Then, he said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, this grain should have been yours..."

Before she could finish her words, Shuang Lingxue stopped her: "Mr. Zhong Cang, the grain seeds are yours and have always been yours. You want to exchange a few resources for this priceless treasure? Lingxue is not that shameless."

After saying this, noticing that Zhong Cang still felt guilty, Shuang Lingxue smiled slyly and said, "Besides, the grain seeds are in my best hands, sir. Mr. Zhong Cang should not have forgotten Lingxue's ambition. I want to ensure that ordinary people, at least those around Snow Lake City, have enough to eat."

"If we want to achieve this goal, the grain in your hands is a hundred times better than in mine... I cannot disobey some of the family's orders, but you can, sir."

Here, Zhong Cang was talking to Shuang Lingxue. In Shuang Lingxuan's room at the Shuang family, Zuo He was also asking doubtfully, "Patriarch, why don't we take the grain back? Even if we don't want it back, shouldn't we use the previous contract as a condition to get half of the grain?"

It’s normal for Zuo He to have this idea...

Most of the aristocratic families are greedy.

And if they really do this, they can really gain a lot of market share.

After all, Zhong Cang owed Shuang Lingxue too much. This grain should have originally belonged to the Shuang family.

However, inside the room, after hearing Zuo He's words, Shuang Lingxuan laughed: "Green Seedling No. 1, this grain is indeed very precious, but I want to ask you, what do you think of Zhong Cang?"

"Zhong Cang, he is a true sage and a peerless genius."

With almost no hesitation, Zuo He stated his judgment, and after hearing his words, Shuang Lingxuan smiled even more meaningfully.

"Then do you think that Zhong Cang, who developed the Green Seedling No. 1 grain in a short period of time, could develop something even better and achieve greater success?"

"Have."

Zuo He did not hesitate when answering this question. He had experienced the Green No. 1 grain seed incident from beginning to end.

At first, he thought Zhong Cang was a liar.

Afterwards, he felt that Zhong Cang's analysis was well-reasoned and his actions were methodical, which made him think that Zhong Cang had a certain chance of success.

But at that time, he still had doubts.

Then, he witnessed Zhong Cang's success with his own eyes, and saw that he became famous in Xuehu City and even shocked the king.

From suspicion to witnessing it with his own eyes, after experiencing this situation personally, his confidence in Zhong Cang is stronger than Zhong Cang himself.

At this point, Zuo He also understood why Shuang Lingxuan did not instruct, or bypass Shuang Lingxue, to negotiate with Zhong Cang to get the Green Seedling No. 1 grain seeds back.

It’s not that Shuang Lingxuan is kind-hearted, nor that he is not greedy, but compared to grain seeds, he is more optimistic about Zhong Cang’s future.

Because he was greedy for greater benefits, under such circumstances, he naturally would not create discord with Zhong Cangsheng for some grain seeds.

……

Zhong Cang had not yet thought about the Shuang family's idea. In Huangni Village, Zhong Cang was strolling with Shuang Lingxue, Qi Wei, and Yaxin, chatting about some things.

"It's so beautiful, and the spiritual energy has become much richer. It was indeed the right decision to let you manage this place, Mr. Zhong Cang."

"You're over-praised..."

After admiring the idyllic beauty of Huangni Village, Shuang Lingxue explained why she agreed to Feng Yingying's surrender. "Here's what I think, Mr. Zhong Cang, you shouldn't make too many enemies right now. Besides, having more friends is always better than having more enemies."

Qi Wei: "But she was pretending to surrender."

This made Shuang Lingxue laugh. "That's not necessarily true. Any large family is good at hedging their bets. If someone is hostile, there will also be someone betting on them. If my guess is correct, the people behind Feng Yingying are those who are optimistic about you, Mr. Zhong Cang, and are betting on you."

"Forehead……"

These words stunned Qi Wei. She really didn't expect this.

And just as she was silent, Shuang Lingxue continued, "And it doesn't matter even if she's pretending to surrender, Sister Qi Wei, you did a great job today."

"Ugh?"

Frost Lingxue's sudden praise stunned Qi Wei. Just when she was confused, Frost Lingxue continued:
"You can keep doing this in the future. If you continue to object, we will have a reason to prevent her from joining the core decision-making level. Instead, we can use this opportunity to let her get more things."

"If she invests more resources in Mr. Zhong Cang, it will be harder for her to withdraw or betray him in the future... I remember Mr. Zhong Cang said this is called sunk cost."

"Of course, you can't just keep asking for it. You can give her some benefits so she feels hopeful and continues to invest."

"..."

After Shuang Lingxue finished speaking, Qi Wei was dumbfounded.

She had never expected this, and she had never expected that Shuang Lingxue, who was always elegant and gentle, would have such a "cruel" side.

However, Yaxin, who was standing next to her, had always understood that there weren't many stupid people among the children of aristocratic families.

……

He can get something from Feng Yingying, delay the time for the Feng family to take action against him, and is more likely to instigate a direct descendant of the Feng family to rebel.

Shuang Lingxue's approach kills three birds with one stone, and Zhong Cang is naturally happy to see it succeed.

In this way, several people agreed on this matter.

Afterwards, the three girls accompanied Zhong Cang to continue strolling around Huangni Village, enjoying the scenery and chatting.

However, when he was halfway through his stroll, Mo Shuyu came over and wanted to take him away to learn - using the five spiritual trees as the core, he was going to create both a tree man and a magical weapon. Zhong Cang had not yet completed this task.

What made Zhong Cang even more distressed was that during the construction process, although both Mo Shuyu and Gu Yan participated in the design, they did not help him much in the construction.

This is mainly because, as a cultivator, it is not enough to just know how to use the magic tools. You also have to learn about their design, concepts, how to build them, and more importantly, the mysteries and laws of the five elements behind these magic tools.

Of course, the last point is also called Tao by some.

To practice Taoism, to practice Taoism, what you are practicing is the understanding of heaven, earth and nature.

Right now, Zhong Cang is creating his own magical weapon, and through this action, he is also cultivating his own way.

In this situation, neither Mo Shuyu nor Gu Yan would naturally help him too much, but just watched him busy.

This also means that Zhong Cang's five magic weapons and five tree people are just delusions for now. It will take some time to successfully create them.

At the same time, Mo Shuyu, who came over to call Zhong Cang to study, looked at the elegant and gentle Shuang Lingxue, the lively and spoiled Qi Wei, and the gentle and obedient Yaxin, and also gave Zhong Cang a teasing smile.

"You've attracted three girls at once. You're really lucky."

"Ahem, teacher, you misunderstood, we are just friends..."

Before Zhong Cang could finish his words, Mo Shuyu waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "Alright, there's no need to hide it in front of me. It has nothing to do with me anyway. You can marry as many as you want."

At this point, Mo Shuyu paused, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "You, you don't have any thoughts about me, do you?"

Sensing the danger, Zhong Cang waved his hands repeatedly:

"No, no, teacher, don't worry. I would never dare to do such a treasonous thing as to attack you."

Zhong Cang said this, and when he saw Mo Shuyu retract his dangerous gaze, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, in the following studies, he was scolded badly, very badly.

……

(End of this chapter)