"Yeah! We are here at the Medicinal Garden under the order of the Family Head, hurry and open the door!"

Before Hu Xiaobei, these people seemed like grandchildren.

But in front of these young ones, they transformed into the kind of elders who look down on everyone else.

"Yes!"

They didn't find anything wrong, and these young ones quickly opened the door of the Medicinal Garden.

Upon seeing the door open, they fawningly looked at Hu Xiaobei, "Xiaobei, we... we can head inside now!"

"Mhm!"

Hu Xiaobei gently nodded his head...

Then, under the astonished gazes of the young guardians of the garden, Hu Xiaobei walked past them.

When they saw Hu Xiaobei walk past, they quickly followed...

"What... what's going on here!"

Stunned for a moment, they quickly grabbed a young man.

The young man they grabbed looked a bit flustered, "Hey, why are you grabbing me!"

"Don't rush, we just want to ask, what's the deal? Who is that young guy!"

"Exactly, why are the family's uncles treating him so well!"

"Yeah!"

Feeling that kind of gloom, they quickly spoke up!

They were genuinely curious at this moment.

Though they stayed here daily, they were quite informed about the family's affairs.

Because of their awareness, they knew it was the time for Lin Chong to inherit the position of Family Head. At such a time, the one surrounded by everyone could only be Lin Chong...

But now, the person surrounded wasn't Lin Chong but someone they had never seen before.

Hearing their absolute curiosity-filled questions, this person took a deep breath and quickly recounted the previous events.

After finishing, he didn't care if they understood and immediately turned around and ran off because he still needed to see Hu Xiaobei's grand display!

"Guaiguai, didn't expect so many things to happen within the family during this time!"

"True, indeed!"

As they glanced at each other, they saw the surprise in each other's eyes...

In that moment, they realized why those people were so respectful to the one called Hu Xiaobei...

...

"The higher you climb, the harder you fall. I'm just waiting for you to fall and shatter into pieces!"

In the crowd, Lin Chong heard those exclamations and spoke coldly...

He knew he had to keep a low profile as much as possible now...

However, even so, he still wished for Hu Xiaobei's swift demise...

Hu Xiaobei wasn't aware of Lin Chong's thoughts but knew he surely hated him now, as Hu Xiaobei could always sense the malevolence in his gaze.

Regarding this, Hu Xiaobei didn't express much...

Because Hu Xiaobei felt it wasn't yet the time to close the net and settle scores...

...

"Xiaobei, this is our Medicinal Garden!"

Hearing this with a touch of pride, Hu Xiaobei looked ahead...

Soon, Hu Xiaobei slightly furrowed his brows...

It was a vast area, the soil was loose, and there were many herbs...

But not many of the herbs were growing particularly well...

"This shouldn't be the case!"

Lightly furrowing his brows, Hu Xiaobei walked forward unhurriedly.

The reason for such surprise was Hu Xiaobei sensed a rich Spiritual Energy here...

To Hu Xiaobei, the herbs in such a place should thrive.

Yet, in reality, their Yao Ling wasn't high, and most importantly, they all looked sickly.

Feeling incredibly puzzled, Hu Xiaobei proceeded forward, and soon, he began a careful inspection...

Everyone waited silently...

No one dared to say an extra word...

Ten minutes later, Hu Xiaobei found out the issue. At that moment, Hu Xiaobei gently stood up...

Seeing Hu Xiaobei stand up, the elders of the Lin Family, who had been waiting by the side, quickly approached.

"Xiaobei, how are they? These herbs should be quite good! Not to brag, but our Lin Family has some prowess in cultivating herbs! Did you see that ginseng up ahead? That's our best herb here, and it's over fifty years old."

Upon hearing such an utterly stirring statement, Hu Xiaobei gently furrowed his brows...

Soon, Hu Xiaobei decisively said, "The age of these herbs is too poor! They cannot be used at all!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Hu Xiaobei's blunt words, they widened their eyes...

At this moment, they truly thought they had heard wrong!

"Poor? These... the age of these herbs is actually poor?"

At this moment, they really thought Hu Xiaobei was joking because... because these herbs were indeed the best herbs!

They had always been proud of them...

Seeing their stunned expressions, Hu Xiaobei did not explain, but looked toward Lin Ling'er and said, "The treatment will have to be delayed a bit because I need to get some better herbs from Xiaohe Village; these herbs are too inferior."

"Hmm!"

Upon hearing Hu Xiaobei's words, Lin Ling'er hesitated for a second but quickly nodded...

She knew Hu Xiaobei was telling the truth; these herbs truly fell far short compared to those from Xiaohe Village...

To say they were inferior would be praising them, as in reality, there was hardly any comparison...

Lin Ling'er had seen the medicinal fields of Xiaohe Village before and knew Hu Xiaobei wasn't joking, but others didn't know, so they were somewhat skeptical.

Lin Chong, who was hiding among the crowd, directly sneered and spoke.

"Inferior? Our herbs are inferior? You must be joking! Do you think we're fools?"

With those words, Lin Chong directly stepped out...

For a moment, he became the focus of everyone's attention once again.

"Lin Chong, what nonsense are you talking about!"

After a glance at Lin Chong, the elders of the Lin Family slightly furrowed their brows...

Hearing their annoyed remarks, Lin Chong quickly spoke up, "Uncles, think about it carefully. Hu Xiaobei is talking nonsense now; our herbs are not inferior in age at all! The reason he's saying this is likely that he can't treat the Family Head, so he's making excuses."

Hearing Lin Chong speak so confidently, their eyelids twitched slightly...

They knew that although this speculation was somewhat excessive, it was indeed a reasonable assumption...

Seeing them somewhat convinced by his theory, Lin Chong smiled and continued, "Before, he said he could cure the Family Head, but later, he realized he was boasting. To maintain his so-called Divine Doctor persona, he had to claim the herbs had issues, so he wouldn't have to treat him."

Lin Ling'er couldn't stand it anymore upon hearing his relentless defamation...

"You're talking nonsense! Xiaobei is telling the truth; the age of these herbs really falls short!"

After a glance at Lin Ling'er, Lin Chong replied coldly, "Falls short? Lin Ling'er, do you believe that? Now that the spiritual energy in the spirit vein is insufficient, our medicinal garden already has the herbs with the highest age! I truly doubt there's better herbs elsewhere in this world!"

"A frog in the well! You're truly just a frog in the well!"

With a cold sneer, Hu Xiaobei directly took out his phone...

"Calling me a frog in the well? You're the real frog in the well! Your entire family is a bunch of frogs in the well!"

Upon hearing this infuriated retort, Hu Xiaobei immediately said, "Am I a frog in the well? I'm about to show you just how pitiful you are!"

Having said that, Hu Xiaobei dialed Guo Meiyu's number...

The reason he was calling Guo Meiyu was to get Treasure-hunting Rabbit to quickly bring the required herbs over here...

He believed that with Treasure-hunting Rabbit's speed, it could get here in no time...

"Fine! I'm waiting, but if you can't prove yourself, I'll make sure you suffer!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaobei said nothing more, as Guo Meiyu had already answered the call.

"Sister!"

"Mm, Xiaobei, is everything going smoothly over there?"

Feeling her concern, Hu Xiaobei smiled and said, "Although there's a small obstacle, overall things are going smoothly! What about that troublesome rabbit!"

"You mean it? It's sunbathing not far away!"

"I knew it!"

His lips twitched, and Hu Xiaobei directly said, "Call it over; I have something to tell it!"

"Alright, got it!"

Upon hearing Guo Meiyu agree, Hu Xiaobei waited calmly. Soon, he knew that creature had arrived...

Smiling, Hu Xiaobei directly said, "I need some herbs now; I'll give you their names, and you bring them from the medicinal garden!"

One minute later, Hu Xiaobei hung up the phone...

Seeing Hu Xiaobei hang up, Lin Chong said coldly, "Finished calling? When will the herbs you want be delivered? Next year?"

"You only accept the truth when faced with doom! They will be here in no more than half an hour!"

After saying this, Hu Xiaobei ignored him and began wandering around the medicinal garden...

"Half an hour? Fine! I'll give you half an hour!"

Having said this, Lin Chong pulled up a chair and sat down cheerfully. At this moment, Lin Chong was in a very good mood because he felt that this time, he had won for sure...

As Lin Chong sat down, the elders of the Lin Family huddled together and whispered quietly to each other...

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