"Why the Japanese are interested, I still don’t know, but I can tell you that this place is a land of spiritual beauty, with exceptionally high air quality, making it most suitable for growing herbs. Let me ask you, are the medicinal herbs produced from this plot of medicine land the best in quality?" Yang Fei said to Tong Yunshu.
Tong Jinchuan couldn’t help but express his surprise, "Mr. Yang, how did you know? Our Tong family started with planting medicinal herbs. We have more than this one base, but the herbs produced from the Yunwu Mountain Medicinal Herb Base are of the highest quality and are the most sought-after raw materials in the medicinal herb market."
After Tong Yunshu took over the family business, she had less time to manage the family enterprise, as she had to fully commit to learning the Great Yellow Court Technique, which Third Grandpa passed on to her.
Hearing Tong Jinchuan say this, she could not help but ask, "Are the medicinal herbs grown at the other bases not as good in quality as here?"
Tong Jinchuan nodded, "Yes."
"Has it always been this way?" Tong Yunshu asked.
Tong Jinchuan hesitated, then said, "This plot was acquired over twenty years ago, and since the production of herbs began here, it has always been the best in our family."
"Are you sure it’s not a matter of cultivation method?" Tong Yunshu frowned.
Tong Jinchuan immediately shook his head, then pointed to Zhou Fu beside him and said, "Zhou Fu is the technical supervisor of the Yunwu Mountain medicinal planting base. He has also planted in other herb lands. With the same techniques and the same people, the products turn out differently."
Zhou Fu’s family had been medicinal farmers for generations. His ancestors lived by gathering herbs in the mountains, and he knew a lot about medicinal herbs. He couldn’t help but interject, "Medicinal herbs naturally select their own places to grow. The same variety of medicinal herb will have different medicinal effects when grown in different places; it’s common sense."
Tong Yunshu nodded upon hearing this, "So, Yunwu Mountain really is a natural medicinal herb cultivation base."
Tong Jinchuan said, "Yes, and that’s precisely why the city government wants to reclaim it, which is why I’m in such a hurry."
"Hmph, if this land is so important, why didn’t you tell me earlier? You almost had me fooled by Sun Chaoyi into trading it for several other plots," Tong Yunshu coldly huffed, her gaze sharp as she stared at Tong Jinchuan.
Tong Jinchuan’s heart chilled.
He felt a shiver run down his spine.
He looked at Tong Yunshu in shock, disbelief written all over his face.
Her... her aura, she’s definitely a practitioner of the Energy Transformation Realm, right?
How is that possible?
Ever since Tong Yan was alive, the Tong family had been lacking successors, let alone experts of Energy Transformation. There were very few even in the Late Stage Internal Strength.
Tong Yunshu was even rumored to be an ordinary person incapable of cultivating Inner Strength.
Why would she now exude such a powerful aura?
After a brief moment of shock, the words ’Great Yellow Court’ suddenly popped into Tong Jinchuan’s mind.
His body shook violently, overwhelmed with excitement.
Yes, it must be the Great Yellow Court!
Elder Tong, Uncle Tong Yan, had cultivated the Great Yellow Court Technique. It was said to be extremely challenging to train, but once mastered, it held endless mysteries.
The Tong family, once a declining Martial Arts Family, soared to unmatched heights because of Tong Yan’s cultivation of the Great Yellow Court, which raised the entire family to a whole new level.
It was incredible that someone in the Tong family had inherited the Great Yellow Court after Tong Yan’s death.
It was as if Heaven itself showed mercy, not letting the Tong family down.
Tong Jinchuan’s eyes welled up, his voice trembling with emotion as he looked at Tong Yunshu and said, "Family Head, you are right; it’s my oversight. Sun Chaoyi is a domineering and aggressive man. Seeing his determination to reclaim this land, I acted on the principle of not offending him, thinking that since our Tong family has many enterprises, trading one plot of land was no big deal as the medicinal base would still be ours, so I didn’t report the details to you."
Tong Yunshu slightly furrowed her brows,
When did I reprimand you?
And why are you suddenly so emotional?
Seeing this family uncle so submissive before her, she felt it inappropriate to be too harsh in front of others, so she said, "Don’t let it happen again."
She also expressed understanding of Tong Jinchuan’s situation and thoughts.
After all, even she herself had intended to keep the peace.
Had it not been for Yang Fei taking an interest in this land, even knowing the unusually high quality of the herbs it produced, she would have conceded to Sun Chaoyi’s aggression.
"People should not fight against officials," Tong Yunshu thought, knowing the Tong family still had many enterprises in Jiangbei County, she could not afford to offend those in power.
She looked at Yang Fei and said, "You see, this plot of medicine land is crucial for our Tong family’s medicinal herb industry. And earlier you mentioned you were interested in this land, but you don’t need a large area, just a small section, right?"
"I can give you a portion of the area, let’s call it the Tong Family’s contribution to the Military Department," said Tong Yunshu.
Yang Fei, seeing her determined gaze, was a bit stunned at first but then understood her intentions and couldn’t help but break out into a cold sweat.
Qin Yanyang was definitely going to know about this.
For the sake of the Military Department’s major plan, Qin Yanyang wouldn’t allow such a valuable location to not belong to the Military Department and become privately owned instead.
Now, Tong Yunshu intended to use him to retain the Tong Family’s ownership rights over this piece of land.
This, goddamn... For original chapters go to novel※fire.net
As he was feeling troubled, Hu Lizhong spoke with a tough attitude, "Boss Tong, if our Military Department has set its sights on this piece of land, it becomes ours. Of course, we won’t be unreasonable like the city government. We will conduct a professional evaluation of the land’s value and then offer you the most favorable compensation."
"The current rights to use this land belong to our Tong Family..." Tong Yunshu said.
Before she could finish, Hu Lizhong interrupted, "In Divine Continent Country, all land must be state-owned."
Tong Yunshu, feeling the forcefulness of Hu Lizhong, couldn’t help but look towards Yang Fei.
Yang Fei inwardly smiled bitterly.
Damn it, did you forget the message I sent you earlier? This old man from the Military Department can speak with Qin Yanyang directly, what are you competing with him for?
But Yang Fei was aware of his woman’s thoughts.
He cleared his throat and said to Hu Lizhong, "Brother Hu, as I mentioned earlier, we don’t need such a large piece of land, just about one acre will be enough."
Hu Lizhong gave Yang Fei a surprised look and said, "That may be so, but the experiments of the Military Department are highly confidential, and the area definitely cannot allow the presence of outsiders."
"Ahem, everything is negotiable," said Yang Fei.
Hu Lizhong frowned and said, "Negotiable?"
What kind of statement is that?
It’s practically a joke.
National secrets are involved, how can there be room for negotiation?
Then he saw Yang Fei winking hard at him.
Hu Lizhong’s mind raced, and though he was slower on the uptake due to his age, he quickly realized what was going on and involuntarily glanced at Tong Yunshu.
It must be said that Miss Tong was truly a stunning beauty.
Her looks and demeanor were outstanding, comparable only to Minister Qin among the women he had met.
Your wife is Qin Yanyang, after all.
With a woman like Qin Yanyang as your wife, how could you still think about others?
Are men afraid of having too many women?
Given the choice between a single choice and multiple choices, men obviously prefer the multiple or even all-inclusive options.
Hu Lizhong felt a bit of a chill run through him.
He gave Yang Fei a somewhat horrified look and decisively chose to remain silent.
Kid, go and dig your own grave.
Even though you’re an Innate Realm genius, the Heavenly Pride Girl of the Qin Family isn’t someone you can bully.
Without the Qin Family, would you have your current status?
Now, relying on the Qin Family’s power, yet you want to plot for another woman on the side, heh, go ahead, I’ll see how you die!
Just then, Yang Fei walked up to Hu Lizhong and, draping an arm over his shoulder, whispered, "Brother Hu, let me have a heart-to-heart with you."
Hu Lizhong hastily said, "Ahem, well, I don’t know anything, rest assured, Hu Lizhong keeps his mouth shut, I’m definitely not the person you think I am."