Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points - Chapter 79

Chapter 74: Settling New and Old Accounts Together_1

Translator: 549690339

Qin Niu plunged into the water and swiftly swam toward the center of the flood.

One could see he was like a nimble fish, extremely good at swimming. His capability to swim so fast was also related to the enhancement of his cultivation.

Swimming is a skillful task, and even more so, a test of one’s stamina.

The small water buffalo was swept down by the flood, rapidly drifting downstream.

It wasn’t clear whether it had run out of strength or what was happening, but it was barely struggling.

“Hurry, swim faster!”

The shouts of the villagers from Daoyuan Village carried over from the high ground on the opposite side of the flood.

Qin Niu increased his speed.

Finally, just before the young buffalo was washed away, he managed to seize its neck.

A waistband prepared earlier was looped around its neck.

The crowds on both sides of the shore let out a cheer.

Qin Niu began swimming towards the shore with the animal, one man and one buffalo, drifting along with the surging waves.

Against the ferocity of the flood, one could only rely on clever strength; otherwise, even with cultivation two levels higher, one would suffocate and drown.

With Qin Niu’s clever leveraging, man and buffalo gradually neared the shore.

“Ah Niu, do you need help?”

On the bank, Liu Shengli shouted to him.

“Thanks, no need.”

Qin Niu was already approaching the shore, so how could he possibly accept others’ help?

What if they wanted to claim the small buffalo calf afterwards?

Moreover, he had cultivated the Everlasting Spring Technique; his lungs and kidneys were strengthened, with abundant robust energy still remaining, certainly over half left.

He simply did not need anyone’s help.

Liu Shengli was a quintessential opportunist who wouldn’t lift a finger without something in it for him. He had even snatched away a potential match meant for his cousin—why would he proffer favors to Qin Niu for no reason?

Did he not just covet the fertilizer formula in Qin Niu’s possession?

Qin Niu was as clear about it as if he were looking into a mirror.

With people like that, you neither offend them nor get too close to them.

Keeping one’s distance was sufficient.

Finally, through his relentless effort, he managed to swim back to shore with the small calf in tow.

He grabbed onto a willow tree by the shore and successfully steadied himself.

Turning to look at the rescued young calf, it seemed it had been born only a few months ago. Particularly small, chubby and round, its belly swollen like a barrel.

It wasn’t clear if its belly was filled with water or if it was just naturally plump.

The small calf appeared quite intelligent, gazing at him with its shiny black eyes.

Perhaps it realized that this young man had risked his life, exerting a great deal of effort to save it.

“Haha, what a big calf, it’s mine now!”

Wang Haikun laughed out loud, claiming the calf Qin Niu had saved.

He was seen carrying a bucket and wielding a fishing net, but the bucket seemed light. Probably he had caught only a few small fish and shrimp.

This guy was good for nothing but robbing the common folk, the very best at it.

“Lord Kun, this is the life I just saved. If you want it, you can go save one yourself.”

Now that Qin Niu possessed great strength and his Termite swarm was exceedingly reliable, and with the budding acquaintance with Yan Qi, the steward of the Yan Family, the tables had turned.

When facing this village bully again, he was now full of confidence.

“What did you say?”

Wang Haikun’s fierce bull eyes glared, radiating malice.

“Sorry, but this calf was saved with my life, I cannot give it to you.”

Qin Niu omitted even the respectful titles.

It was only because he was yet to acquire the status of Insect Master; otherwise, his attitude would have been different.

Had he attained the Insect Master rank, he wouldn’t mind grabbing Wang Haikun by the neck and rubbing him against the ground.

Even Wang Haikun’s own brother wouldn’t have said anything in that case.

“I’m going to beat you to death!”

Wang Haikun, full of rage, swung the rod of his fishing net towards Qin Niu.

It was caught by Qin Niu in one move, and then he pulled hard.

“Ahh…”

Wang Haikun felt the pulling force incredibly powerful, way beyond what his strength could match.

Caught off guard, he lunged forward.

Splash!

A great splash erupted.

Everyone was stunned.

This was the infamous Lord Kun of the village!

And now he had been tossed into the water by Ah Niu, a half-grown youth.

It seemed this bully wasn’t as formidable as imagined!

Wang Haikun fell headfirst into the flood, desperately flailing his arms and legs, thrashing about wildly.

“Save me, oh, pull me up quick!”

“Glub… I can’t swim, save me!”

Despite Wang Haikun’s brute strength and robust frame, he was a complete landlubber.

It was just that he had done so much evil in the village that now absolutely no one was willing to lend him a hand.

“Kun-ye, how could you be so careless? It’s one thing to hit me, but to fall into the water yourself! Too careless!”

Qin Niu pulled Xiao Nui ashore and watched Wang Haikun flounder in the floodwaters, without any intention of rescuing him.

“Everyone saw it, ah, it was Kun-ye who hit me, then accidentally fell into the water. It has nothing to do with me.”

Qin Niu said to the onlooking villagers who were there for the excitement.

“We all saw it, don’t worry.”

Liu Shengli was not afraid of Wang Haikun, because the Liu Family was a large clan.

They had many males.

He was the first to join the conversation.

“He fell in by himself!”

The other villagers chimed in one after another.

Wang Haikun, floundering in the water, nearly died of rage, and with several mouthfuls of floodwater in his stomach, he frantically flailed and shouted for help again.

The water at the shore was not deep, perhaps just a little over a meter.

If he had even a slight knowledge of swimming, he could easily have made it to the shore.

At this moment, Wang Haikun was desperately flailing toward the deeper parts of the floodwaters.

As he found himself drifting further from the shore, he felt an overwhelming despair and fear.

“Ah Niu, save me, save me quickly!”

“I’ll never steal your stuff again!”

Wang Haikun quickly shouted to Qin Niu on the shore.

If he didn’t struggle, his body would sink. But when he flailed, he drifted toward the deeper parts of the floodwaters.

This must have been the most fearful and desperate moment for Wang Haikun.

“Kun-ye, sorry, but I’ve used up all my strength saving this calf.”

Qin Niu was more than happy to see this troublemaker drown, so why would he lift a finger to save him?

Just then, an old man with a hunched back appeared on the shore, none other than Wang Haikun’s own uncle, Wang Yuzhu.

“Haikun, catch the rope.”

Wang Yuzhu didn’t know where he got the rope from, it must have been hastily taken from a net.

He threw it to Wang Haikun in the water.

The first throw missed.

Wang Haikun was so anxious he was nearly crying.

“Uncle, aim better! If I die, you won’t even have a place to eat.”

At this moment, all Wang Haikun hoped for was to grab the lifesaving rope and make it alive to the shore.

He was Wang Yuzhu’s long-term meal ticket.

Who knows whether it was that remark or something else, but this time Wang Yuzhu threw the rope with deadly accuracy.

It was successfully caught by Wang Haikun.

Then little by little, he was pulled to shore.

By the time Wang Haikun climbed onto the shore, his stomach was round like a ball, presumably having swallowed quite a bit of water.

The villagers had dispersed long ago — at this point, nobody wanted to cross him.

Qin Niu, leading the rescued calf, felt very happy in his heart.

For a farmer, having a cow was extremely important.

If raised well, there would be a strong helping hand for plowing the fields in the future.

“Hey, young man on the far bank, what’s your name?”

A man’s shout came from the other side of the floodwaters.

Next to the man stood a graceful young girl, but they were too far away to see clearly.

“Ah Niu, it’s double happiness! Hurry and answer, that girl seems to have taken a liking to you.”

Someone said to Qin Niu with a laugh.

However, Qin Niu ignored them, dressed himself, picked up his bucket, and led Xiao Nui home.

“His name is Qin Niu!”

An enthusiastic villager answered for Qin Niu.

“Got it!”

The reply came from the other side, and there was nothing more said.

Everyone secretly envied him, guessing that once the floodwaters receded, that girl would send someone to the village to inquire about Ah Niu’s information.

This was truly a match made in heaven!

But Qin Niu, the fool, hadn’t realized the benefits of getting a wife and actually ignored her.

After climbing up to the shore, Wang Haikun was furiously angry.

Having made such a fool of himself in front of everyone, and having lost all his face, how could he continue to strut around the village, bullying the common people?

“Ah Niu, stop right there for me!”

Qin Niu slowly turned around, his gaze indifferent as he looked at the furious Wang Haikun approaching.

“Kun-ye, there’s something I forgot to tell you. Last time you took my wolf skin, worth three taels of Silver Money, I delivered eight baskets of manure in exchange, worth four qian of Silver Money. Remember to give me the silver on time.”

Being low-key and patient was to be able to show off one’s strength when the time came.

I’ve been wanting to deal with Wang Haikun for a while now.

I was planning to wait until I got my hands on the Insect Master identity before settling the score with him, but it seems I’ll have to do it a few days earlier now.