I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

Liu Jianguo was so angry that he wanted to take action, but was stopped by Lao Zhang: "Jianguo, I advise you not to be impulsive."

As soon as he finished speaking, five or six burly men came out of the house and surrounded Lin Fan and Liu Jianguo.

"Now that we've spoken out, don't blame us for being rude." Old Zhang sneered, "Neither of you can leave today until I hand over the ginseng."

Lin Fan looked at the people who gathered around him without showing any nervousness at all.

Although these people were numerous and powerful, they were just a mob in his eyes. After being baptized by the martial arts inheritance, his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people.

"Uncle Liu, please step back." Lin Fan took a step forward.

"Xiao Lin, there are many of them. We should find a way to escape first." Liu Jianguo said worriedly.

"Don't be afraid, these people can't threaten us."

Seeing Lin Fan's confident look, Old Zhang felt a little uneasy, but he still said, "Boy, if you know what's good for you, just cooperate. Otherwise, don't blame us for using force."

"Use violence?" Lin Fan laughed, "Then let's try it."

Before he could finish his words, the large man at the front was already charging at Lin Fan, punching him. This man was clearly a seasoned practitioner, his punches making a whirring sound.

However, Lin Fan dodged the punch by simply moving sideways, and at the same time, he made a palm with his right hand and gently pushed the opponent's chest.

The big man suddenly felt a huge force coming at him, and he flew backwards involuntarily, hit the wall heavily, slid to the ground, and was unable to get up for a long time.

The others were stunned when they saw this. They didn't expect that this seemingly gentle young man was so powerful.

"Let's go together!" Lao Zhang shouted.

The remaining four or five people rushed towards Lin Fan at the same time, attacking him with fists and sticks.

Lin Fan moved through the crowd like a ghost, each strike precise and accurate. His movements seemed understated, yet each palm and punch contained subtle power.

In less than a minute, all the people fell to the ground and wailed.

Lao Zhang and the other two were already scared pale and wanted to escape, but were blocked by Lin Fan.

"Want to leave? Return all the money you cheated me of first."

"What money? We didn't cheat any money!" Old Li was still quibbling.

Lin Fan walked up to Lao Zhang and said calmly, "I'll count to three. If you don't hand over the money after three counts, I'll cripple all three of your hands."

"you dare!"

"one."

"We are law-abiding citizens, you can't..."

"two."

Seeing the coldness in Lin Fan's eyes, the three of them finally became afraid. The tragic plight of those thugs was still fresh in their minds, and they didn't want to follow in their footsteps.

"Stop counting! The money is in that cabinet!" Lao Wang pointed to an iron cabinet in the corner.

Lin Fan walked over and found a bag of money in the cabinet, which contained at least hundreds of thousands of cash.

"Did you cheat all this from Uncle Jianguo?"

"Yes... yes." Lao Zhang admitted with his head down.

Lin Fan handed the purse to Liu Jianguo: "Take this money. Also..." He turned to the three people, "I'm warning you, stay away from the Liu family from now on. If I find out you harass me again, it won't be as simple as today."

The three of them nodded repeatedly, fearing that they would anger the evil spirit again.

After leaving the courtyard, Liu Jianguo sighed all the way: "Xiao Lin, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I would still be kept in the dark."

"Uncle Liu, be careful next time. Not everyone can be trusted."

"I understand. I'll never gamble again." Liu Jianguo clenched the purse in his hand. "This money is just enough to pay back my creditors."

"The money is enough, but I don't think those creditors are good people. I'll deal with them tomorrow when they come."

After returning home and hearing what had happened, Mr. Liu felt both guilty and angry.

"It's all my fault that my disappointing son was schemed against like this."

"Dad, I was wrong. I will definitely change in the future." Liu Jianguo lowered his head in shame.

Old Master Liu sighed, then turned to Lin Fan: "Xiao Lin, I'm really sorry to trouble you this time."

"Grandpa Liu, you're too polite. It's just a small favor."

"No, this is a great favor to our family." Old Master Liu said, and stood up and walked towards the backyard. "Wait a minute, I'll go get something."

After a while, Mr. Liu came back with an antique wooden box.

"Xiao Lin, this is the thousand-year-old ginseng I have treasured for over thirty years. I'm giving it to you today."

Lin Fan opened the wooden box, and a rich ginseng aroma filled his nose. Inside the box lay a perfectly formed ginseng, its body translucent and its roots clearly visible. It was truly a rare treasure.

"Grandpa Liu, this is too precious. I can't accept it."

"I have to!" Old Master Liu said firmly, "If it weren't for you, we don't know what would have happened to our family at the hands of those people. This ginseng is just a decoration to me, but for a Chinese medicine practitioner like you, it should be of greater value."

Lin Fan was about to refuse, but Liu Ying suddenly spoke up, "Lin Fan, since Grandpa insists on giving it to you, you should accept it. But our Liu family can't give away such a precious thing for free. I'll buy it."

"Yingying, what are you doing? We are all family..."

"Grandpa, rules are rules. This ginseng is worth at least 500,000. I'll transfer the money to you now."

Liu Ying was about to take out her phone when Old Man Liu stopped her: "No, no, two hundred thousand is enough."

Finally, with Liu Ying's insistence, she bought the thousand-year-old ginseng for 250,000 yuan.

"By the way, Xiaolin, I have some other medicinal herbs here. Would you like to take a look?" Old Master Liu suddenly remembered something.

"Do you have other herbs?"

"Yes, I went up the mountain to collect herbs for decades when I was young, and I saved up a lot of good stuff."

Old Master Liu brought Lin Fan to a small hut in the backyard, where more than a dozen wooden boxes of various sizes were neatly arranged.

"These are what I have collected over the years. Some of them I picked myself, and some I got from others."

Lin Fan opened a few boxes and took a look, his eyes flashing with surprise. There were many varieties of medicinal herbs inside, and they were all of very good quality.

There were seventy or eighty-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, sixty-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, and some rare Cordyceps and Dendrobium. Although not as good as the thousand-year-old ginseng, they were all rare and valuable medicinal herbs.

"Grandpa Liu, if these herbs were sold on the market, they would be worth a lot of money."

"I know it's valuable, but I'm old now and don't need these things. Instead of letting them sit here and slowly deteriorate, I'd rather give them to someone who understands."

"Then I won't be polite." Lin Fan selected a few of the most needed herbs, "I will also purchase these herbs at the market price."

"Whatever the market price is, take it if you like it."