After a round of teasing and roughhousing, the girls finally settled down.
Ning Rongrong straightened her rumpled clothes, then caught sight of two Immortal Herbs still sitting on the coffee table.
She leaned closer and pointed at the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, which shimmered with purple light. "Brother Jiuxiao, are these two Immortal Herbs too?"
Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and the others looked over as well.
Rongrong's eyes darted about, and she teased him with a grin. "Brother Jiuxiao, are you hiding more Immortal Herbs for some other girl?"
"Exactly!" Xiao Wu joined in. "Come clean, Brother Qin. Is there another girl we don't know about?"
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, but there was mischief in her eyes too.
Qin Jiuxiao smiled and glanced discreetly toward the spot outside the window where Tang San was hiding.
He deliberately raised his voice and said at an unhurried pace, "I brought back quite a few Immortal Herbs this time. Besides these, there's the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and more."
"There's also a supreme Immortal Herb called the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. That one's extraordinary—even among Immortal Herbs."
The girls' eyes lit up.
"But none of those are the most important thing."
"Oh? Did you find an even greater treasure, Brother Qin?"
"Of course. Think about where these Immortal Herbs came from. Would an ordinary place have so many?"
"Rongrong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must have a Medicine Garden of its own. Have you ever seen even one Immortal Herb like these in all its gardens?"
Zhu Zhuqing and the others turned to Ning Rongrong. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was arguably the wealthiest sect on the continent.
Its businesses spanned the entire continent.
If it had a Medicine Garden, it would surely be among the finest, if