Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points - Chapter 141

Chapter 141: Chapter 136 Insect Master Hard to Find_1

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Qin Niu was secretly puzzled in his heart. It didn’t make sense!

Even if the dosage wasn’t enough for a complete transformation, there should have been some reaction at least.

Whether it was termites or bees, after consuming Banyan Tree Blood, even just a little, there would still be a very painful transformation process.

Xiao Niu had a substantial dosage, so why was there no reaction whatsoever?

Where was the problem?

The feeding of Termite with Thousand Eyes Tree Blood was very safe, but feeding it to bees meant certain death. He did not dare to casually feed Thousand Eyes Tree Blood to the small turtle and Xiao Niu.

Banyan Tree Blood had already been experimented with on various insects and the small turtle, and was proven effective.

Why then was there not even the slightest effect on Xiao Niu?

Qin Niu was utterly baffled.

“Master Qin, may I ask if you’re at home?”

A somewhat familiar young man’s voice came from outside the house.

Qin Niu went out to check and found Tang Bin and Tang Caixian, the siblings, along with an authoritative-looking old man he did not recognize.

Ever since their last visit to propose marriage, the siblings hadn’t come again.

This made Qin Niu think that Tang Caixian had slowly forgotten about the matter.

The piece of Ink Jade she had given him he always carried with him because wearing it constantly increased his spiritual power.

Extremely magical.

Moreover, when he was practicing the Medicine King Sutra or communicating with insects and his spiritual power was exhausted, the Ink Jade helped him recover quickly.

This jade was definitely a treasure.

Not to mention for ordinary citizens, even for an existence like the Yan Family, it was a rare and precious treasure.

Tang Caixian gave him such a valuable item, and she would not accept it back.

In Qin Niu’s view, she was like a deer caught in the headlights of love.

He thought that after she had calmed down for a while, he would either return the Ink Jade to her or provide appropriate compensation.

“It’s Tang Bin and Cai Xian, please come in!”

Qin Niu had a good impression of the siblings, and given the relationship between himself and Cai Xian, he was naturally very enthusiastic and did not put on any airs of the Insect Master.

“Master Qin, this is our Tang Family Patriarch, and also the village chief of Daoyuan Village. This time we’ve suffered a locust disaster, and hearing that Master Qin is quite effective in disaster management, he specially came to seek advice,” Tang Bin introduced the identity of the authoritative old man.

The man was over sixty years old, with white hair and beard, dressed in a dark red robe with black dots. Such a robe could also be referred to as brocade.

However, there was a significant gap compared to the brocade worn by real figures of great power.

“I am Tang Jingyuan, and I’ve had the honor to meet Master Qin! I apologize for the intrusion and hope for your understanding,” said the old man as he bowed with his hands folded in front of him.

He did not kneel.

This indicated that the old man had a certain status.

The Tang surname in Daoyuan Village was a prominent one. Now brimming with descendants, having produced officials with considerable status like Tang Yan, the Tang Family’s status in the village had become even more solidified.

When Qin Niu was very young, he had heard people say that nine out of ten people in Daoyuan Village had the surname Tang.

It might be an exaggeration, but it was enough to prove how prosperous the Tang Family was.

Tang Jingyuan was wearing brocade, and because it was also a long robe, his status was at least that of a Grade One Insect Master or a mid-level farmer.

Above commoners, but half a grade lower than Qin Niu.

His greeting with a bow was proper in etiquette.

“Chief Tang, you’re too polite, please come inside and have a seat!”

Qin Niu’s main residence was now completed, though the decoration was not yet finished. At least there was a place to sit when welcoming guests.

This kind of green brick and tile house generally doesn’t require much decoration.

Because exposing the green bricks themselves is a display of luxury.

At most, hang some famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and plant a few pots of elegant flowers and plants in the room. Then, the furniture is the main event, especially the exquisite furniture made of redwood, which is the pursuit of wealthy families.

For example, Wang Furen’s neighboring house is furnished with redwood furniture.

Beautiful and generous, durable.

It is also a display of wealth.

“We have not yet added new furniture to the home, I ask Chief Tang to make do! Brother Tang Bin, Cai Xian, please have a seat, how come you’ve become estranged after not seeing each other for a while?”

Qin Niu greeted the three to sit down with a smile.

Xiao Qing, being sensible, served tea to the three guests.

Qin Niu had not yet invested in those costly and exquisite Sancai lid cups.

The accumulation of a wealthy family often requires more than three generations to be considered to have some heritage.

Nouveaux riches, to put it unpleasantly, might not even understand the intricacies of eating and dressing.

Empty of silver money, their daily life and behavior still resemble that of poor people.

It takes at least three generations to cultivate a true noble.

“Last time we came over to propose marriage, we didn’t know Master Qin had become an Insect Master; we were indeed too rash, please don’t take offense, Master Qin.”

Tang Bin stood up and gave a deep bow, apologizing to Qin Niu.

Tang Caixian also followed her brother in apologizing with a bow.

However, Qin Niu calling Cai Xian intimately by her name brought her much joy.

“Not knowing only made your intentions appear all the more sincere! Do not be so formal anymore; I like things simple and to act freely. In the future, you and your sister are welcome to visit me here in Shuangfeng Village anytime. Once the manor is restored, it should be much more elegant. However, when it comes to layout and such, I know nothing and might still end up turning it into a simple dwelling fit for a rough man.”

Qin Niu said self-deprecatingly.

“When it comes to decoration, I know a little and can come over to help you out when the time comes,” Tang Caixian said with a smile.

“Little sister, don’t be presumptuous; Master Qin is just being modest, how could he truly not know?”

Being two years older, Tang Bin was after all a bit more mature.

“With you two siblings, I truly speak my mind without deceit. Cai Xian, thank you for your kind intentions.”

Actually, Qin Niu wanted to marry Wang Wanyan from next door.

As for Cai Xian, if judged solely from a man’s pleasure, bringing her home would undoubtedly be blissful.

Moreover, she wasn’t just a pretty face; she was talented, beautiful, and skilled in song and dance, the type of woman countless powerful men dreamed of.

“By the way, is the locust disaster in your village very severe?”

He proactively brought up the important issue.

The Tang Family Patriarch personally seeking an audience must be for something crucial concerning foodstuff, to come in such a way.

“We had just suffered a flood not long ago, and after replanting the second season’s crop, the seedlings had just started growing when the locust disaster struck us again. Disasters have been unending this year; it has been very hard on everyone.”

Tang Jingyuan spoke of Daoyuan Village’s misfortune, his head shaking continuously in despair.

“Haven’t you thought of asking an Insect Master from the city to help exterminate the pests?”

Qin Niu felt that with a high-ranking official in the Tang family, it shouldn’t be too difficult to enlist the help of an Insect Master.

“Don’t even mention it, the disaster has not only befallen us. More than half of the territories governed by the Black Tiger Gang have been struck by the locust plague, and their numbers are still growing. Even the government offices are at a loss. Each village and town, anyone with connections, has been spending a fortune to hire Insect Masters to help eliminate or drive away the pests. When our Daoyuan Village sought to hire an Insect Master, only some with ordinary abilities were left.

Some of these apprentice Insect Masters, although they have read a few books, their pest control skills are not even comparable to our experienced old farmers in the clan.

Even if we hired them, it would be useless, yet we’d end up wasting silver money.”

The Chief Tang nearly shook his head off talking about this matter.

Daoyuan Village encountered the locust disaster later, and by then it was impossible to hire any powerful Insect Master.