I Would Never Be Friends with Lowly Plants!

Xie Cheng'en nodded and said, "That's natural. It's quite good to be able to exchange some medicinal herbs for this reward."

Old Master Xie Family laughed heartily:

"You've finally figured it out, kid! Don't worry! As long as you take the imperial examinations in the future, your aunt will definitely lend a hand."

The ranking will definitely not be too bad; those medicinal herbs are just inanimate objects, not worthy of being called friends.

Xie Cheng'en snorted coldly:

"I would never be friends with inferior plants!"

If we can find that wild ginseng, we'll bring it to Grandpa to help him recover.

Old Master Xie nodded and said:

"You've really gotten it, kid. Let me tell you something else."

The second branch of the family also went up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs today, so we need to hurry."

Xie Cheng'en sneered, "I don't even consider those good-for-nothings a threat."

Grandpa Xie nodded and said, "Alright, you read your book and get some rest. I'm leaving now."

Xie Cheng'en then escorted Old Master Xie to the door.

The servant beside him looked at him and said, "Young master, those medicinal herbs saved our lives! I don't think you should have done that."

At that time, Xie Cheng'en was accompanied by two servants.

Another servant snorted coldly:

"Bullshit! Young Master has his own ideas, what do you know?"

You are merely a lowly servant; those medicinal herbs, though they saved our lives.

But they were just lowly plants after all; once they died, they were gone. It was an honor for them to pave the way for our young master."

Xie Cheng'en looked at him and said, "Get down here right now!"

The servant then withdrew.

Xie Cheng'en scoffed, "Some inferior plants, they're dead, so what? They don't deserve my sorrow."

Lingbao was trembling with anger, and Zhou Wanwan soothed him, saying, "Let's go! Let's not disturb this young master."

Lingbao was still furious after leaving the ancestral hall.

"I want to kill him. We treated him so well, we were so kind to him, we even gave him some top-quality medicinal herbs."

He actually treated us like this, sob sob sob..."

Grandpa Purple Lingzhi shook his head and said:

"Killing them won't do. Let's use another method! Since the Xie Family is determined to wipe us out..."

Then we can naturally use other methods to fight back.

Zhou Wanwan nodded, then looked at a plum tree beside her and asked, "Excuse me, where is Xie Cheng'en's courtyard?"

The plum blossom swayed its branches incessantly, as if asking, "Little friend, are you asking me?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded, and Mei Hua chuckled, saying, "It's right there in that corner."

Following her instructions, Zhou Wanwan walked to that corner.

Then, looking at a pot of chrysanthemums, he asked, "Is this Xie Cheng'en's room?"

Chrysanthemum shook her head and said, "He's the most favored young master, how could he live in this secluded courtyard?"

Zhou Wanwan instantly realized that Mei Hua had lied.

The chrysanthemum pointed ahead and said, "Go straight to the end of this road, and that's the young master's residence. This is just the servant's quarters."

The plum blossom trembled with anger. "Little chrysanthemum, stop talking nonsense! What are you up to?"

Chrysanthemum pouted and said:

"I'm telling the truth. You like Xie Cheng'en, but I hate him. Several of my sisters were tormented to death by him."

Do you think Xie Cheng'en likes you? How naive and laughable! You're just a plum blossom tree, yet you've developed fantasies about the young master.

The plum blossom roared, "You damned chrysanthemum, shut your mouth right now! Do you believe I'll kill you?"

Zhou Wanwan snorted coldly and said, "Who kills whom is still uncertain!"

The Old Scholar Tree plucked the plum blossom out of its branches. The plum blossom screamed and cried out, "I was wrong! Please, please let me go!"

The Old Scholar Tree stomped on it hard, and the plum blossoms fell apart.

Chrysanthemum laughed loudly, "Still being arrogant? How did you laugh at my sisters when they died tragically? Now it's finally your turn."

As soon as Chrysanthemum finished speaking, tears streamed down her face. The purple chrysanthemum shed purple tears.

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said:

"Don't cry yet. Show us around, and then I'll take you back, okay?"

Although my family is poor, it's still better than you being here.

The chrysanthemum nodded and said:

"Could you bring my girlfriends back with you?"

Although our lifespan is short, I still want to live happily.

Zhou Wanwan nodded, and soon they entered a courtyard.

Then they heard the same servant look at the other servant and say:

"Young master, let me teach you a lesson so you won't become arrogant and ignorant."

"You just let the young master do whatever he wants, right? Now look what happened, you're no longer favored, aren't you?"

Zhao Hu, with red eyes, said:

"Lu Ming, we all followed the young master, and we were also seriously injured back then."

Those medicinal herbs saved our lives; we cannot repay kindness with enmity.

Lu Ming laughed heartily:

"You mean those medicinal herbs? There were too many poisonous snakes around them at the time."

Otherwise, the young master and I would have eaten them back then.

Zhao Hu stared at him blankly and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Lu Ming sighed and said:

You're really stupid.

I've never met anyone as stupid as you.

Do you think they'll come to your rescue if you only treat them as friends?

Even if we kill you today, they won't come to your aid.

So what kind of friends are they?

Zhao Hu was beaten up by Lu Ming's men and coughed up blood. He roared loudly:

"Lu Ming, I'll accept it even if you kill me today, since I'm all alone in my family anyway."

But I will never be a treacherous and despicable person.

We made a solemn oath back then, have you forgotten?

Lu Ming sneered, "What are vows worth? I could say I'd be struck by lightning! Let's see if lightning strikes me!"

"Bang..." A thunderclap resounded in the sky.

Lu Ming was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground. Zhao Hu laughed loudly:

"So you have moments of fear too."

Lu Ming, those are all our friends. We can't act like this.

"Friend? You idiot, beat him to death and throw him into a mass grave!" Lu Ming roared.

A lot of white powder fell from the sky, and all the people collapsed to the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Lingbao angrily tugged at Lu Ming's cheek and said, "I considered you my best friends, and you actually treated us like idiots! You really did that!"

The Old Scholar Tree sneered, "Your punishments are useless against them. Watch me."

The Old Scholar Tree simply tied them up with its roots and then flung them away.

Purple Lingzhi, Huangjing, and Lingzhi were completely dumbfounded. Purple Lingzhi coughed and said, "Can we really do this? Do these people even have a chance to live?"

The Old Scholar Tree looked at the Purple Lingzhi mushroom and said:

"Old friend, our lives are neither too long nor too short."

Why think so much? These people want your lives, why bother with all this?

Purple Lingzhi shook her head and said, "We are cultivators; we cannot needlessly commit murder."