Leaving the Prime Minister's residence.

Seeing the old men, including Qin, clearly eager yet trying to restrain themselves, Yu Shuyan couldn't help but chuckle softly:

"Elders, I'm sorry to have troubled you all to accompany me today. However, I have had to expose you to some sordid things, which have offended your eyes. I apologize to you all."

Old Qin and the others all shook their heads with smiles.

Old Zhou couldn't help himself and blurted out:

"Alright, alright, none of that matters. Can you tell us if you can really cultivate this Seeking Butterfly?"

Immediately, an old man echoed:

"Yes, even with the entire nation's resources, can you really breed ten in a year?"

The excitement in his voice suggested that if Yu Shuyan said yes, this old man would jump up with excitement.

Although Old Qin didn't say anything, the excitement in his eyes was impossible to suppress.

Yu Shuyan was quick to agree and nodded with a smile:

"I can guarantee that the Seeking Butterflies were bred by me. I can also guarantee that if you give me enough medicinal herbs, not to mention ten, even a hundred or a thousand, it won't be a problem."

Instantly, the old men were so happy that their beards practically stood on end.

Old Qin was also so excited that he stroked his beard repeatedly.

But soon, he hesitated for a moment and said:

"Madam Yu, regarding the cultivation of this Seeking Butterfly, I wonder if you could hand it over to the imperial court?"

Yu Shuyan was not surprised. Qin Lao was a man who cared about the country and its people. Knowing that she could cultivate the Seeking Butterfly, he naturally thought of handing it over to the court to strengthen the military of Dayong.

However, the Seeking Butterfly was, after all, raised by her, and the method of raising it can be said to be priceless.

Therefore, when Old Qin asked the question, he seemed hesitant.

Yu Shuyan didn't really care, after all, handing the Seeking Butterfly over to the Dayong army could help them resist the harassment from the Northern Desert Kingdom.

However, she did not want to so easily help Gong Nanxian and Gong Beige stabilize the border and enjoy prosperity while harming innocent people.

Seeing her hesitation, Old Qin assumed that she was unwilling.

He wasn't angry, after all, such a request was indeed presumptuous of him. Although he was disappointed, he said:

"I was being presumptuous. This skill is indeed extremely precious, and my request is certainly justified."

Yu Shuyan interrupted him with a smile:

"Elder Qin, there's no need for that. I agree to your request!"

Old Qin suddenly opened his eyes wide:

"Really? You just... agreed?"

Yu Shuyan smiled and nodded:

"Yes, I agree."

Now, Old Qin was even more embarrassed, but he smiled and said:

"Good, very good. Madam Yu is truly upright, righteous, and noble. I initially thought it was strange that he wasted an opportunity to ask me to come down the mountain and accompany the imperial eunuch to the Yu residence to help you. But now I see that you are indeed a remarkable woman!"

Yu Shuyan frowned:

"Him? Who? You came down the mountain specifically for me?"

A flicker of annoyance crossed Old Qin's eyes. How could he have been so happy that he'd let that slip? He coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject:

"No, no, no, what I mean is that I, Qin Ruofeng, will remember your great kindness to our Dayong. From now on, if Madam Yu has any request, I, Qin Ruofeng, will not refuse it."

He referred to himself as Qin Ruofeng, which shows the solemnity of this promise.

Old Zhou nodded in agreement:

"Old Qin, why are you always trying to take everything from us? I, Zhou Zhenning, also promise that if Madam Yu has any requests, Yongshan Academy will fulfill them without fail!"

Then, the other elders also smiled and echoed:

"Our Anming Academy is responsive to all needs!"

"My Ningyuan Academy is ready to respond to anything!"

"..."

Yu Shuyan was shocked. She hadn't expected that these old men were the kind of people that scholars all over the world admired.

These academies were all extremely famous in the Great Yong Dynasty, although they did not produce countless important officials like the Songhe Academy.

However, in the literary world, they are all highly sought after by writers.

Their promises are truly invaluable.

With these elders' promises, even if Gong Beige wanted to take action against the Yu family, he would have to think twice.

However, she had a question in her heart:

Who exactly is the "he" that Old Qin is talking about?

However, she had a guess in her heart.

However, she didn't dwell on these things. Instead, she solemnly bowed slowly to the elders.

"Thank you all, elders. However, I have one more request!"

Old Qin did not hesitate at all:

"Madam Yu, please speak!"

Such a precious breeding method for the Mirage Butterfly is worthwhile for the Great Yong Dynasty, not to mention one, even if there are ten or a hundred.

Moreover, he was very confident in Yu Shuyan's character and knew that she would not make any excessive demands.

Yu Shuyan was also very straightforward:

"I will only teach you the method of cultivating the Seeking Butterfly. I also ask Elder Qin to teach this method only to the person you trust to guard the border!"

Old Qin was puzzled:

"Why?"

Yu Shuyan smiled faintly:

"Whether the consequences of drawing a sharp weapon are good or bad depends not on the weapon itself, but on the person wielding it!"

Old Qin was taken aback at first, but then he clearly understood what she meant, his eyes filled with approval:

“If Lady Yu were a man, she would be a great talent for the nation! I know you are worried, and I promise you again, I will never use this method of cultivation anywhere other than guarding the border.”

Yu Shuyan smiled and bowed again:

"Then, thank you very much, Elder Qin!"

As she spoke, she took a neatly folded piece of paper from her purse and handed it to Old Qin:

"Elder Qin, this is the ancient formula for cultivating the Seeking Butterfly. This formula is extremely complicated, and I can only cultivate the Seeking Butterfly by following it. Now that I am handing it over to you, I will no longer be able to cultivate it. I hope Elder Qin will keep it safe."

That's good. The Seeking Butterfly is so precious; she doesn't want it to fall into the hands of the singer Gongbei and be used to harm people.

Of course, she could still cultivate the Seeker Butterfly even without this recipe.

She said this to deter those who wanted to harm the Seeking Butterfly from coming to her.

After all, the prescription was with Elder Qin, and no one dared to touch it.

However, if it were her, she would be in dire straits.

Little did she know that her action would unexpectedly bring her a chance of survival when she later found herself in grave danger!

Old Qin took the prescription and carefully tucked it into his pocket.

Immediately, he and the elders took a step back, bowed deeply to Yu Shuyan, and said in unison:

"Thank you, Madam Xie, for your contributions to the country and the people!"

The solemnity of his voice and the sincerity of his bow surprised Yu Shuyan, who then knelt in return with great trepidation.

"Esteemed elders, you flatter me!"

This scene was witnessed by Gong Beige, Wen Lang, and others who had just stepped out of the Prime Minister's residence.

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