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Chapter 238: 238: The Fake Second Young Master (2nd Update)

Chapter 238: Chapter 238: The Fake Second Young Master (2nd Update)

Brother Bao’s words were actually a bit excessive. No matter whose family buys land, how could they possibly not leave a path for people to pass through?

Such behavior does not conform to the moral understanding of this plane of existence.

However, having been born into the Lord Beiyuan Mansion, the fact that he restrained himself from seizing and looting already counted as being quite decent.

The mighty Earl’s mansion, even if they bought the land for half the price, was considered giving you face — dare you not sell and see what happens?

This household actually had plans not to sell, believing that Lord Beiyuan’s influence couldn’t reach Zhige County.

The subsequent development of the matter turned into a scene of “coercion”. With a single invitation card sent to the county office by Brother Bao, the household immediately received a warning from the county: Have some sense, don’t force us to trouble you under some pretext.

Indeed, Lord Beiyuan’s influence could not reach this place, but ordinary favors exchanged within official circles were enough to determine the life and death of such small families.

Upon hearing this, the household immediately panicked — in fact, these vast wastelands, once cultivated and nurtured for a few years, could also become fertile land, requiring nothing more than some effort and time. Their thought was if the other party really wanted to buy, they could take the opportunity to sell it at a high price.

Now that they could not sell it at a high price, they sought to sell the land at the same price as another household.

Brother Bao was very angry about this. After all, he had sent out the invitation and done a favor — even if it was a small one, so he wanted to cut the price in half, otherwise he couldn’t get over it.

But Feng Jun didn’t agree to his terms. Mr. Feng wasn’t short of that bit of money, and although the other party was a bit greedy, the land was the foundation of a farmer’s family, so why should he be so ruthless?

At the same time, Feng Jun also believed that it was not appropriate to show too much kindness or lenience, as that could make one seem weak and easily bullied.

So, he found an excuse — if there were disputes over the land prices in Xiao Qin Village in the future, it would be manageable with him around, but once he left, it would be easy for Liu Feifei and her brother to be targeted for revenge.

Brother Bao actually didn’t care much about this. In his opinion, the Liu siblings had already benefited, so taking on some risk was normal. However, since the Divine Doctor thought so, he didn’t bother to argue further.

Just dealing with this matter alone kept Feng Jun busy for four days, and during this time, he discovered two more places where Spirit Stones were buried.

One of these Spirit Stones was quite easy to mine, located halfway up a hill, where simply blasting some rocks should be enough to extract them.

However, Feng Jun had adjusted his mindset, being occupied with finishing up the land matters of Xiao Qin Village, and thus was not in a hurry to mine it.

Overall, the transfer of the land went very smoothly — the old saying was true, as long as you had enough money, most problems weren’t really problems.

Moreover, the timing of their transaction was quite good. The crops had already been harvested, and the new seeds had not yet been planted, avoiding unnecessary trouble.

Liu Feifei obtained over fifty mu of land, which should have made her very happy, but she seemed a bit downcast, even going out of her way to find Feng Jun, offering to cook for him indefinitely, even if it meant she couldn’t practice Cultivation Techniques.

It’s true what they say, the children of the poor learned to take charge early. She had already realized that living with this generous Divine Doctor would be a happier, carefree life — the hardship of looking after her brother by herself was something she had had enough of.

Furthermore, the life that Feng Jun brought to everyone even amazed and envied Lord Beiyuan’s youngest son, let alone a village girl like her who hadn’t seen much of the world?

Putting aside these matters, it was only after Liu Feifei received the deeds to her land that Feng Jun said they could start preparing to excavate the Spirit Stones. That’s when people from the Yu Family arrived, more than ten of them, with Yu’s second young master relegated to a supporting role, the main person in charge was a middle-aged man named Yu Zhengqing.

Yu Zhengqing, the brother of the Family Head and an Intermediate Level martial master, approached Feng Jun through Tian Yangni and proposed to first see a demonstration of the Formation, then exchange the Cultivation Technique, and discuss the terms of the deal.

Tian Yangni was aware of Feng Jun’s thoughts, but he also knew that this man was essentially the number two figure of the Yu Family. Although his Cultivation Level was not very impressive, he was definitely the decision-maker; thus, Tian could only very politely decline this request.

Yu Zhengqing had not yet said anything when Yu’s second young master became upset, “We’re not refusing to give the Cultivation Technique; we just want to see first if his Formation is as good as its reputation.”

Tian Yangni felt something was odd and thought to himself, how could the great Yu Family lack proper protocols?

With your uncle here, why are you talking out of turn? Besides, your Cultivation Level is only that of a High-Rank Martial Warrior.

Although this was what he thought inwardly, he showed no sign of it on his face and simply smiled in response, “Brother Bao exchanged two Cultivation Techniques for a chance to see it and has decided to purchase a set of Formations after seeing it.”

If even Lord Beiyuan’s youngest son decided to make a purchase, then your Yu Family… surely there’s no need to be so petty, right?

“Brother Bao… what does he know?” Strangely enough, the second young master let out a cold snort and started mocking quite rudely, saying, “As far as Formations go, he might as well have six of his seven apertures open — the seventh completely blocked!”

Tian Yangni knew that Brother Bao had once joked with the second son of the Yu Family, but such a comment from the second young master was really too much. Tian could only respond without any expression, “You can first inquire with Brother Bao if you like.”

Since Yu Zhengqing was already present, Tian Laoqi would not take the initiative to provoke the Yu Family.

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Yu Zhengqing was somewhat indulgent toward his second nephew, but ultimately, he was the one in charge, so he nodded, “All right, I’ll come to see you later.”

What the Yu Family and Brother Bao discussed was unknown to the Tian Family members, but the people from the Yu Family who came later that night were utterly shocked after all the Divine Doctor’s lights were turned on—they dealt in the CheMa Trading Company and had seen plenty of rarities, but they had never witnessed a scene like this.

Early the next morning, Feng Jun set out in the agricultural vehicle, planning to search for more Spirit Stones.

However, as soon as the vehicle left the courtyard gate, it ran right into a group from the Yu Family.

Even Yu Zhengqing, who had seen and known much, was so astonished by the sight of the self-propelled vehicle that his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets, “What… what is this vehicle?”

The second young master from the Yu Family had previously returned home and hadn’t seen the vehicle in action, so he suddenly fell silent.

Tian Yangni stopped Feng Jun’s vehicle and spoke respectfully, “Divine Doctor, the Yu Family would like to ask if a few more people could come to observe the Formation?”

Feng Jun, unaware that the Yu Family had intended to offer the Cultivation Technique only after seeing the Formation, pondered for a moment and then nodded slightly, “Too many people are not a good thing; three at most.”

In his mind, he had already counted the Family Head of the Yu Family and the second young master, and adding one more slot, three people should suffice.

The shock on the face of the second young master from the Yu Family had barely subsided when he spoke up again, “The Cultivation Technique we prepared is no ordinary Technique.”

Feng Jun glanced at him, ignored him completely, and then looked towards Tian Yangni, smiling as he asked, “May I know which of you is the head of the Yu Family?”

Yu Zhengqing also thought that if the Yu Family offered the Cultivation Technique first and the Formation turned out to be without merit, it would be somewhat of a loss—not to mention it would easily make others doubt the Yu Family’s discernment and damage their reputation.

But after witnessing the lights from the previous night and now seeing the self-acting vehicle, his mind was already in disarray. At Feng Jun’s inquiry, he nodded to indicate, “I am Yu Zhengqing, three slots is fine.”

The second young master from the Yu Family glanced at his second uncle, rolled his eyes in resignation, and slumped in an exasperated pose.

Feng Jun gave him another indifferent look and then drove the agricultural vehicle back into the courtyard.

The Cultivation Technique prepared by Yu Zhengqing was actually just a set of twenty-seven diagrams for the Tun Na breathing exercise. Feng Jun flipped through it, realized he did not possess it in his collection, and decided that would do, although he felt scornful inside: the Yu Family really can’t compare to Lord Beiyuan.

Next, it was time to visit the monitoring room. The three spent over an hour inside before exiting the room.

Since Feng Jun hadn’t accompanied them throughout, the second young master from the Yu Family made his feelings clear to Tian Yangni, “We’ve been duped; this is not any kind of Formation… It is just a set of equipment used for monitoring, though it does have some clever aspects to it.”

Hearing these words in the hall, Feng Jun stepped out and stated indifferently, “You get what you pay for. Apart from monitoring, I have Formations for killing… but you can’t afford that price.”

His statement wasn’t wrong; in the Earth Realm, there were even automatically controlled cannons. If the other party could pay the price, he wouldn’t mind figuring out how to get a set of those things.

“Heh,” the second young master from the Yu Family scoffed contemptuously, “I’ve taken the liberty to understand a bit about the price you mentioned, and frankly, it’s too high… A genuine Warning Formation is not worth that much.”

“I originally intended to settle the transaction in Immortal Crystals, and you’ve already taken advantage,” Feng Jun replied with a dismissive smile, then gestured with his hand, “Since you find the price high, then… no need to see you out.”

He had already sold one set of Formations; under no circumstances would he consider reducing the price. Otherwise, aside from his own clarity of purpose, just facing Brother Bao would make it impossible for him to consider yielding.

“You!” The second young master from the Yu Family glared at him, his face muscles twitching uncontrollably, the handsome features distorting. After a long time, he bit out resentfully, “A genuine Warning Formation, what does it require to operate? Do you really want me to spell it out for you?”

“Your words seem very peculiar,” Feng Jun glanced at him with a half-smile, “Why don’t you spell it out then?”

“No need,” the second young master dismissively waved his hand, a faint cold smile on his face, “You know what I mean.”

To be honest, I really don’t! Feng Jun inwardly sighed, but his expression remained unchanged, “So that means you don’t have any evidence?”

“I do have evidence,” the second young master replied with a cold laugh, “But I’m concerned that if I were to reveal it, you’d be in an awkward position.”

He spoke with such certainty as if he held some undisclosed secret; those with a guilty conscience would likely buckle under the pressure of his demeanor.

However, Feng Jun truly wasn’t swayed by such tactics. He smiled slightly, “I have no idea why you’re saying this, and I have no interest in finding out. I just want to ask one question… The second young master from the Yu Family who was here the other day, what is your relationship to him?”

At this, the second young master’s face turned stark white at the mention, as pale as one could possibly imagine.

After a moment of stunned silence, he replied with a cold laugh, “That’s a rather strange thing to ask!”

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