A unnoticeable smile suffused on Yi Yun’s face. The Purple Crystal needed some time to absorb the herbal essence. Zhao Tiezhu’s bullshit was to Yi Yun’s delight.
“Damn it You think I’m negotiating with you!?” Zhao Tiezhu slammed the table, giving the bearded old man a shock.
“You cheap folk only know how to eat. It’s rare that there’s something you trash could be used for, and here you are coming up with all sorts of excuses! The Lian tribe doesn’t rear freeloaders. The people either be warriors, or do honest labor work! Hand over one more ounce of herbs tomorrow. Scram!”
Being scolded in the face by Zhao Tiezhu, Yi Yun’s face scrunched up and his body froze.
The people around him understood that for a twelve year old child to be scolded so harshly in public, it would be an extreme blow for Yi Yun.
Zhao Tiezhu saw Yi Yun’s face turn white. He wanted to tease further.
Jiang Xiaorou could not bear it anymore before pulling Yi Yun away. However, Yi Yun’s feet were rooted in the ground and was immovable. It was as if he had turned to stone from Zhao Tiezhu’s harsh words.
“I’m almost done absorbing…If I were to absorb anymore, Lian Chengyu will be suspicious.”
Yi Yun was unfazed by Zhao Tiezhu. He was treating his words as a mad dog’s barking. He was only concentrating on how much herbal essence he should absorb.
Absorbing about 80% would do. I need to leave some soup for Lian Chengyu. Even a fool would be able to spot something amiss if such a large amount of herbs lacked any herbal essence.
Yi Yun could not go into conflict with the upper echelons of the Lian tribal clan. He may be able to get rid of Zhao Tiezhu, but he was still no match for people like the Patriarch or Lian Chengyu.
The herbal essence absorbed by the Purple Crystal quickly entered his bloodstream, circulating through Yi Yun’s body. It made him feel his a warmness in his channels. His body grew warmer and his face turned pinkish.
Yi Yun felt his body light with euphoria.
Yi Yun’s appearance looked pathetic to the crowd. His face was red, and his limbs were limp. It must have been a result of Zhao Tiezhu’s reprimanding.
“Poor kid. He’s so young. He’s being singled out because he opposed Zhao Tiezhu on the day of the ration distributions”
“This kid sure has a bitter life. His mother died shortly after they arrived in the Lian tribe. He’s weak and prone to illnesses. He has no strength, he won’t be able to resist Zhao Tiezhu.”
“What’s up with the people from the warrior preparation camp using the village. You guys think Young master Lian Chengyu will really bring us into the city?”
“Shh, don’t speak nonsense. If the people from the warrior preparation camp hear it, you’ll be in shit luck!”
“I think this kid will get fixed to death sooner or later…”
It was common for people to fall to their deaths when picking herbs up in the mountains. The more expensive a herb, the higher it was. Yi Yun must have climbed up high. risking his life to hand over such high grade herbs. He was doomed to fall to his death going forward.
But so what if someone died in the Lian tribal clan? The lives of the people here were worthless.
…
Late at night, the moon hung in the sky like a silver hook.
In the Lian Patriarch’s drug room, a few men were fanning the flames made from a large pile of timber under a big pot.
A few old men from the drug room were carefully arranging the herbs. They began brewing the herbal medicine made of several combinations of herbs and supplementary drugs.
The supplement drugs and heat were confidentially passed down in the Lian tribal clan. It was not to be known to the commoners. For if they knew how, they could secretly pick herbs and brew it for themselves.
The upper echelons of the Lian tribal clan felt that using herbs on the commoners was the same as using good grain to feed the pigs. It was useless.
Even the members of the warrior preparation camp did not have a chance to soak their body in herbs.
The herbal stew that was carefully brewed was specially for Lian Chengyu.
“Good! Good! You did well this time. There were several good herbs collected!
The Patriarch was very satisfied after looking at the herb roster.