Poaching Talent (Fourth Update, Please Bookmark and Recommend)

However, Wang Ruolong reacted quickly and immediately said, "Senior Brother Hu, you're right! Six-Section Grass can save a Sixth-Turn Golden Pill that would otherwise inevitably fail, which means saving who knew how many spirit herbs and how much effort! Offering only ten thousand Spirit Stones was far too cheap! In my opinion, one plant should be worth around a hundred thousand Spirit Stones! After all, Six-Section Grass of this quality has no other use besides playing a role in refining Sixth-Turn Golden Pills."

"However, I don't have that many Spirit Stones on me right now. Once these two spirit herbs have finished growing and truly meet the standard, I'll pay the remaining Spirit Stones. What do you think?"

The moment the matter involved alchemy, Wang Ruolong truly seemed like a different person. Even his words became orderly and well-organized.

Hu Donghan shook his head. "Senior Brother Wang, you've misunderstood me. I kept you here because I have something I'd like to ask Senior Brother Wang to help with."

"You want my help? Aren't you an Enforcement disciple? Within the Yin Soul Sect, there shouldn't be many things Enforcement disciples can't handle, should there?" Wang Ruolong gave Hu Donghan a strange sidelong glance.

Hu Donghan said, "Senior Brother Wang, you may not know this. The reason I wear the robes of an Enforcement disciple is merely to keep certain inexplicable people from coming to trouble me. But I have no intention of using an Enforcement disciple's status to gain any benefits."

"An Enforcement disciple who doesn't exercise an Enforcement disciple's authority? Wait, I seem to have heard of someone like that... Your surname is Hu? You have an older sister named Hu Meier? So you're that little brother-in-law!" As Wang Ruolong finished speaking, he pointed at Hu Donghan and could not help laughing.

"Little brother-in-law? Senior Brother Wang, why are you calling me little brother-in-law?"

This was already the second time Hu Donghan had been called "little brother-in-law" to his face. Yet even now, he still could not understand how he had gained such a title—if little brother-in-law was some sort of nickname, then this nickname was far too bizarre!

Wang Ruolong said, "You really don't know? Aren't you Snow Fox Fairy Hu Meier's younger brother? Quite a few people want to pursue your sister and become her Dao companion. Naturally, you'll become one of their little brothers-in-law someday!"

"Th-this... what does that mean?" Hu Donghan still felt rather dizzy from what he had heard.

Wang Ruolong said, "Isn't that clear enough? Whenever those people mention you, they directly call you 'little brother-in-law.' After they said it often enough, everyone else started calling you that too, and your title spread."

"..." Hu Donghan once again experienced firsthand what it meant to be speechless.

"I also heard that your sister has been praising you everywhere and forbidding anyone from causing you trouble. She says that although you have the status of an Enforcement disciple, you never abuse your authority. It seems all of that is true?" Wang Ruolong usually enjoyed only alchemy, so naturally he would not go out of his way to inquire about such things. He had heard this idle gossip while two Qi Refining Stage alchemy boys chatted during his pill refinement. At the time, he had even scolded them for "nonsense," never expecting it to prove useful now.

Wang Ruolong continued, "What exactly do you want me to help with? Let me hear it!"

Hu Donghan cast all the messy thoughts from his mind before speaking again. "Actually, it isn't anything major. I wish to learn alchemy, but I know absolutely nothing about it. So I hope Senior Brother Wang Ruolong can help teach me some alchemy techniques and pill formulas. I'll also need Senior Brother Wang to provide a pill furnace, as well as a Subfire from Earthfire Hall."

"You want to learn alchemy, Junior Brother? Hahaha! That's what I thought! How could someone with your special ability to cultivate spirit herbs possibly remain in the Enforcement Hall forever? The Enforcement Hall is full of stiff-faced fellows who go around picking faults with everyone. A special talent like you belongs in Earthfire Hall!" Wang Ruolong was no fool. When he saw the unusual little herb field under Hu Donghan's care, he had already suspected that Hu Donghan possessed some methods for planting spirit herbs.

However, Hu Donghan had not brought it up before, so there were certain things Wang Ruolong could not conveniently say.

Now that Hu Donghan had expressed his desire to learn alchemy, Wang Ruolong naturally saw an opportunity to lure Hu Donghan into Earthfire Hall.

There were fewer than two hundred alchemists in all of Earthfire Hall. Every one of them hoped to obtain spirit herbs of better quality. If Hu Donghan joined Earthfire Hall, it would be a blessing for alchemists like them!

And just listen to how Wang Ruolong addressed Hu Donghan. The moment Hu Donghan said he needed help, Wang Ruolong immediately switched to calling him "Junior Brother"...

"Uh..." Hu Donghan was speechless again—

What was this supposed to mean? Was he trying to poach him?

Yet when Wang Ruolong made the suggestion, Hu Donghan could not help considering whether the plan was feasible.

The reason Hu Donghan had chosen Medicine Spirit Ghost as his first Ghost Wraith, and accepted the mission at Little Jade Flat, was precisely so that he could use his own methods to obtain more resources and raise his cultivation faster. If he could truly join Earthfire Hall, the benefits would certainly outweigh the drawbacks!

Moreover, after learning the origin of the title "little brother-in-law," Hu Donghan now loathed his identity as an Enforcement disciple even more. Though an Earthfire Hall alchemist's status was not as imposing as an Enforcement disciple's, it was highly respected, and ordinary people would never dare provoke one!

Of course, for Hu Donghan, this identity had another benefit: it would be extremely useful for concealing his true identity.

Hu Donghan now needed a great quantity of cultivation resources, but fundamentally, his cultivation method still differed from that of the Yin Soul Sect. In a place like Earthfire Hall, even if he shut himself away all day, he would have a perfectly good reason and would never draw too much attention. An alchemist's identity was itself an excellent disguise...

"I... if I wanted to join Earthfire Hall, what conditions would I need to meet?" After considering it, Hu Donghan ultimately felt that in the long run, joining Earthfire Hall would be more worthwhile than remaining in the Enforcement Hall.

Wang Ruolong's eyes lit up at his words, and he smiled. "You're willing to join?" Then Wang Ruolong lowered his voice and asked, "Then I wonder, Junior Brother Hu, whether your method of cultivating spirit herbs can... Of course, if Junior Brother Hu is unwilling, that absolutely won't be a problem. As long as you take responsibility for cultivating some spirit herbs in the future, you can join Earthfire Hall. And everything Junior Brother Hu mentioned earlier, Earthfire Hall can certainly provide!"

When Hu Donghan had brought Wang Ruolong into the little herb field, he had already anticipated that Wang Ruolong would ask about this matter.

Naturally, Hu Donghan had long since prepared a countermeasure.