The young man who had just arrived was actually a... 4-star master teacher!
"Luo Qingyan pays respect to Song shi!"
Upon seeing the young man, Luo Qingyan hurriedly clasped her fist and bowed respectfully.
If Zhang Xuan were here, he would surely be able to recognize the other party as the fellow who had bought the Soulless Metal Humanoid from him back at Honghai City and was scammed of a huge sum of spirit stones.
"Garden Master Qingyan, this is …" Song Chao was perplexed as he looked at the proud and beautiful garden master covered in mud and in a sorry state.
After obtaining the Soulless Metal Humanoid, Zhang Xuan returned to Myriad Kingdom City. Recalling Zhang shi's guidance, he didn't stop to rest at all, heading to the herb gardens to purchase medicinal herbs. As such, he met the garden owner a few times.
Beautiful and alluring, she could be said to be a seductive beauty. Yet, why did she look so disheveled at this moment, as though she had just been beaten up?
"Song shi, I beseech you to plead on my behalf!"
Luo Qingyan's eyes flashed. Then, she pretended to be on the verge of tears and was about to kneel down.
"Plead on your behalf? What's going on? "Song Chao stretched out his hand to stop her.
"Someone tried to enter the herb garden just now, and remembering that Garden Owner Xue doesn't like strangers, I tried to stop him. Who knew that... I would have been beaten up by his tamed beast!"
Luo Qingyan said pitifully, "Song shi, I really didn't know that he was a master teacher. If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to stop him..."
"Just because you tried to stop him, your tamed beast beat you up?" Song Chao frowned.
"Actually, that master teacher isn't to be blamed. Even though he wasn't wearing a master teacher robe and didn't reveal his identity, I should have asked him beforehand. Otherwise, I would have had him wait outside... I beseech you to plead on my behalf. Qingyan won't dare to do it again..."
Luo Qingyan hurriedly said.
Even though she said that she was apologizing, she was intentionally playing down her rudeness and accentuating the other party's domineering attitude.
This way, she would give others the impression that she was being unreasonable. It was one thing for her not to reveal her identity, but to even beat up a person who was abiding by the rules.
"Audacious! To think that a master teacher would actually disregard his appearance and assault another person in such a setting... What is this? "
Sure enough, hearing her specious words, Song Chao's face darkened.
Master teachers represented Mingshi Tang. When they were outside, they had to maintain their identity at all times. If they were to commit such atrocities, how were they any different from a tyrant?
"Don't worry, this isn't your fault. When I see that guy later, I'll definitely teach him a good lesson. I'll let him know what it means to be a teacher and what it means to be a teacher! Make him apologize to you! "
Song Chao waved his hand.
It was one thing for a master teacher to not have an invitation letter, but to beat someone up? Aren't you being a little too arrogant?
"Thank you, Song shi!" Seeing that the other party believed her words and was even willing to stand up for her, Luo Qingyan's eyes lit up in excitement. She turned to look at the young man once more, and her eyes were filled with admiration.
Did you see that? This was the dominance of a 4-star great teacher!
Only a master teacher of this level would dare to say that he wanted to teach another master teacher a lesson!
Hmph, let's see how arrogant you can get your tamed beast to sit on me. Let's see how arrogant you can be when we meet Song shi later!
In her view, the other party wasn't even twenty yet, and his cultivation was clearly beneath hers. Even if he was a 2-star master teacher, he would at most be a 2-star master teacher. Wouldn't he have to bow down to a 4-star master teacher? Be obedient?
"I'll bring Song shi to look for him now!"
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. She quickly led the way.
"Un!" Song Chao nodded. With his hands behind his back, he followed along with the intention to stand up for the beauty.
…
Under the lead of the maid, Zhang Xuan and the others walked through a long corridor and arrived at a large hall.
At this moment, there were already quite a few people in the hall. There were at least a hundred of them.
The banquet hadn't started yet, but these people were gathered together in groups of six to seven, seemingly discussing something.
"Zhang Shi, this is where the banquet will be held. The yard owner will be coming over personally later on. I'll be taking my leave first!"
The maid nodded and left.
If her previous impression of the other party was that he was reckless, arrogant, and conceited, then after pointing out her illness and giving her a solution, she was completely filled with admiration for him. She even viewed him as her idol.
"Un!" Knowing that she had to guard the gate, Zhang Xuan waved his hands and walked into the hall.
"Usually, Garden Owner Xue doesn't even allow us into the herb garden. Why would she suddenly invite us here? Is there something wrong? It can't be as simple as a banquet, right? "
"You don't know?"
"I've been out for the past few days, and I received an invitation as soon as I returned. How could I possibly know?"
"I heard that the herb garden's guardian treasure has fallen gravely ill and could die at any moment. The banquet is just a facade. The real intention is for us garden owners to work together to think of a solution!"
"Guardian treasure? You mean … "
"Shh, lower your voice! I only heard it from an insider, but I'm not too sure what's going on! "
"Since that's the case, why don't you just find someone to treat it? Why do you have to act so secretively and even talk about a banquet …"
"I'm not too sure about that. It's not like you don't know how eccentric Garden Owner Xue's temper is. She doesn't even care about the Alliance Head Residence, so she must have her reasons for saying this …"
"That's true!"
As they walked through the crowd, the three of them heard a hushed conversation.
"Guardian treasure? Could it be … "Zhao Feiwu frowned.
"You know about it?" Seeing that Zhao Feiwu had recalled something, Zhang Xuan turned to look at her.
"I've read books on herb gardens in the past, so I know a thing or two about it!" Zhao Feiwu nodded. With a hushed voice, she said, "It should be [Earth Vein Spirit Vine]!"
"Earth Vein Spirit Vine?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
Even though he had read quite a few books, he had never come into contact with herb gardens before. This was the first time he had heard of this name.
"Un!" Zhao Feiwu nodded her head. "It's not much of a secret. As long as there's a herb garden, it will be present. Earth Vein Spirit Vine is a unique plant. It grows along the vein of the earth, absorbing spiritual energy, minerals, and water to nourish the soil, thus forming a fertile field suitable for the growth of all kinds of medicinal herbs. "
If a flock of sheep were to be allowed to roam in the same place, even the densest grass would eventually be eaten up. The same logic applied to medicinal herbs as well.
It was still fine for a single medicinal herb to grow in a single place, but if too many of them were to grow, competition would arise. Spiritual energy, water, unique minerals, these were all things that one would have to fight over … With too much competition, it would be no different from a grassland that had been eaten up. Without nourishment, no matter how formidable a medicinal herb was, it would eventually wither.
The reason why herb gardens were able to produce an endless supply of medicinal herbs was due to the existence of the Earth Vein Spirit Vine.
If the Earth Vein Spirit Vine were to wither and die, the entire herb garden would be doomed. All of the medicinal herbs on the fertile field would be destroyed.
"With the existence of the Earth Vein Spirit Vine, not only are the colors and sizes of the medicinal herbs growing in the fertile fields much better than those grown in other places, more importantly, their growth rate is also much faster. Some of the legendary five-hundred-year-old medicinal herbs can be produced here in just two hundred years. Otherwise, who in the world would be able to live for five hundred years just to grow a single medicinal herb? "
Zhao Feiwu said.
"I see!"
Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
He had been a little curious previously as well. Spirit herbs weren't wheat, which required a huge amount of spiritual energy and nutrients. No matter how fertile the soil of the herb garden was, it would be difficult for it to supply so many different types of medicinal herbs.
To think that such a thing existed in the world.
"If that's what they are talking about, it's no wonder Garden Owner Xue is so anxious. Without the Earth Vein Spirit Vine to regulate the growth of medicinal herbs, the medicinal herbs planted in the field will wither swiftly …" Zhao Feiwu continued.
This was similar to a formation that regulated the growth of spirit herbs. Once it was destroyed, the demand for medicinal herbs would fall into chaos. Without sufficient nourishment, it would be a wonder if the medicinal herbs didn't wither.
"Un!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head. Just as he was about to speak, a passionate voice sounded not too far away.
"Brother, are you here to attend the banquet with your elders as well?"
The one who spoke was an amiable young man. When he smiled, two dimples would appear on his cheeks, making him look rather adorable.
"Elders?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
"That's right. Other than the herb garden's owner and herb king, only herbologist clans have received the invitation. I've met all of the eight herb garden owners and seven herb kings of the Myriad Kingdom City, but I've never met you before. Naturally, you're here with your elders!"
The young man said with a smile.
"Herbologist clans?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
He knew of the herb garden's owner, and so did the herb king. What were herbologist clans?
"You don't know of herbologist clans?" Seeing Zhang Xuan's perplexed expression, the young man widened his eyes in disbelief.
This was the very foundation of the herb garden. If you don't even know this, how in the world did you sneak in?
"The cultivation of medicinal herbs requires the care of specialists, and herbologist clans like us are the ones who supply herbologists to the herb garden!" the young man explained.
Where there were crops, there would be farmers. Where there were flocks of sheep, there would be shepherds... Similarly, where there were medicinal herbs, there would be herbologists.
The higher the grade of a medicinal herb, the harder it was to cultivate it. Just like beast taming and pill forging, it was an extremely complicated field of study. To cultivate a formidable medicinal herb, not only did one have to spend time, more importantly, manpower, resources, and experience.
During the cultivation process, a single mistake could result in the medicinal herb failing to reach perfection. In fact, it could even wither and die!
Take the Transcendent Mortal herb [Qing Shou Grass] as an example. This medicinal herb required the watering of a virgin lady in order to survive. If this lady were to have relations with another man, just a few drops of water would cause the entire medicinal herb to dissipate into a puff of smoke.
Qing Shou Grass was also known as Qing Shou Grass. Due to this unique trait, it was also used to test whether a lady was a virgin or not.
The Melody Flower resembled a human's eye after it bloomed. In order to survive, it required someone to dance and sing beside it. Otherwise, it would die very quickly.
There were countless bizarre medicinal herbs in the world, and without systematic knowledge, it was extremely difficult to cultivate them.
It was precisely because of this that herbologist clans specialized in cultivating herbologists came into existence.
Back then, when Mingshi Tang established an occupation, he mentioned herbologist. However, the inheritance of this occupation was chaotic, and there wasn't a unified school of thought. More importantly, it didn't have too high of a requirement on one's cultivation. As long as one was knowledgeable, it would suffice.
As such, it didn't become a unique occupation. Otherwise, there would surely be a place for it in the Lower Nine Paths.
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