Scholar

Yue Qianchou rolled his eyes. "What are you in such a hurry for? Did I say I wanted money?" Ignoring Nong Zhu's stunned expression, he asked Lu Yanqing, "Senior Lu, how many plants do you need?"

The others were taken aback by him. Wen Lanfeng's eyes filled with approval once more, and he nodded slightly. Somewhat embarrassed, Lu Yanqing said, "How could I take your things for nothing? You brought them here to make money in the first place."

Yue Qianchou waved a hand generously. "I never said I'd give them to you for free."

The moment those words came out, Wen Lanfeng and Nong Zhu's faces both darkened. Lu Yanqing was speechless. What a waste of her earlier embarrassment—so they were not free after all. In a somewhat unnatural tone, she asked, "What are your conditions?"

Ignoring the looks from Wen Lanfeng and Nong Zhu that could have killed him, Yue Qianchou pondered for a moment. "Help me with something. Take two people to your Lingfang Valley and protect them for the time being."

Wen Lanfeng and Nong Zhu were slightly stunned. Lu Yanqing asked curiously, "Which two people? Tell me first. If it is suitable, I can agree."

"Suitable. There couldn't be a more suitable place for them than yours, because they are two women." Yue Qianchou smiled somewhat helplessly. "One is Ye Qun, who lives here. The other is Yan Yu, the owner of Spring Sleep Tower. Help me take the two of them away."

Hearing that they were two women, Wen Lanfeng finally relaxed. Still, he asked curiously, "Ye Qun is understandable, but what does that Yan Yu have to do with you? Why take her away?"

Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Yue Qianchou said, "Niu Youde left to handle something. At Niu Youde's