Scared Me to Death, I'm Really Amazing

The old man's apprentices immediately stood up and ran away.

The remaining men snorted and said, "That old geezer always runs the fastest. I don't know what he's afraid of. Let's go, throw this little girl in jail."

"If we capture them all, what rank of merit do you think we'd get?"

"Who knows? There's always a reward. You know the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold, now each one is worth hundreds of taels of silver."

Those ringleaders are worth over a thousand taels each!

So much money...

The constables' eyes were filled with greed. The old constable moved with incredible speed, and his apprentices asked, "Master, where are we going? Why are we running so fast?"

The old constable said as he ran, "There's a menacing star following me. How can I not run fast? If I'm slow, I'll be dead."

He stopped, panting heavily. "Waaah... You scared me to death, you scared me to death! I'm really amazing, I ran this far in one go."

The apprentices looked at each other, puzzled.

The old constable sighed and said, "You don't need to know all that. Let's just say this: those people are never coming back. Do you believe that?"

The disciples laughed loudly:

"Master, don't joke around, there are sixty or seventy people there."

How old is that little girl? And how many people are with her? This time, they're sure to get all the credit.

Alas! What a pity! If we were here, we might have gotten several dozen taels!

The old constable rolled his eyes and said:

"A few dozen taels? You're dreaming!"

You'll find out tonight whether what I said is true or not. Let's hurry back!

If anyone asks you, you are not allowed to say that we have been here today.

"So, we're on duty in Nanshi today, understand?"

Although the apprentices didn't understand, they still obediently nodded.

The older cousin shouted, "Charge! Grab them!"

He was the first to rush over, and was immediately flung away by the Old Scholar Tree.

The Old Scholar Tree smashed him hard against the ground, leaving him with a bloody head.

My cousin clutched his head and screamed, "What the hell was that? Waaaaah... my head hurts so much!"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Twist his hand off. Doesn't he want to take the imperial examination to become a scholar? Let's make sure he never succeeds."

The Old Scholar Tree gently twisted its roots, and the cousin let out a loud "Aww!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the constables and said:

"Take them all back and make them work the land for me."

Although we don't lack people on the mountain, we lack labor for farming.

The biggest advantage of Black Wind Stronghold is that these prisoners have no way to escape, even if they wanted to.

The Old Scholar Tree used its roots to tie them all up and headed towards Black Wind Stronghold.

They had all fainted, and it wasn't until they arrived at Black Wind Stronghold that the Old Scholar Tree woke them up.

When the constables woke up, their faces changed drastically. "Where are we? How did we fall asleep?"

"Ah! Help! We've reached Black Wind Stronghold! Black Wind Stronghold! Waaah... It's all over, everything's over."

Zhou Wanwan came out of the house and said:

"What are you all howling about? Weren't you so powerful before? Didn't you say you'd put me in jail and exchange me for money?"

Why are you using this tone again now?

The constables were so frightened that they trembled and knelt down on their knees.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Alright! Alright! I'm not the kind of vicious bandit who kills people at the drop of a hat."

The constable, seeing her, quickly flattered her, saying, "Young lady, you seem so kind and compassionate, how could you possibly hold a grudge against us?"

"That's right! You're not completely useless after all! If you work hard on the land in this mountain, you might still have a way to survive."

If the land isn't cultivated properly, it will turn into fertilizer.

"Do you know what fertilizer is? It's when you bury your flesh and blood underground so that the crops can grow better," Zhou Wanwan said calmly.

Those people's faces were frighteningly pale. Zhou Wanwan waved her hand and said, "Let them all leave!"

After they left, Zhou Wanwan looked at Lingbao beside her and said, "Lingbao! Don't you think you have a lot of roots?"

Lingbao's entire body is now covered in spiritual whiskers, densely packed like a spider web.

It said helplessly, "There are indeed quite a lot. How about we trim them?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at it and said:

"Actually, if these roots are put into the soil and survive, they can grow into new Little Ginseng, which will become your baby."

Why don't we give it a try?

Without hesitation, Zhou Wanwan carefully cut off more than a dozen roots from Lingbao's body.

Then he planted it in the soil, sat on the jade, and began to cultivate the roots of these Lingbao.

To be honest, Zhou Wanwan didn't know if she could cultivate new ginseng.

All I can say is that I'll try my best.

She kept channeling her energy, and suddenly heard Lingbao say, "Wanwan, look, they've all sprouted! It seems my roots are of very high quality."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "The quality is indeed excellent; ordinary ginseng doesn't yield this much."

The seeds of wild ginseng are the small seeds inside the small red fruits it produces.

Generally, each red fruit contains two seeds.

But Lingbao is different; it can sprout from its roots.

Zhou Wanwan smiled slightly and said:

"I wonder if these ginseng roots will sprout into Little Ginseng after they sprout."

If that were possible, ginseng could grow all over the mountains and fields.

Ginseng has very high medicinal value. The ginseng that Zhou Wanwan grows using energy is at least as valuable as wild ginseng.

Zhou Wanwan squinted and continued to encourage the ginseng to sprout, and soon she saw tender shoots emerge from the ginseng.

Zhou Wanwan rested for a while and said:

"I'll keep urging it, see if ginseng can grow."

If ginseng can really grow there, then our hypothesis was correct.

An hour later, Lingbao suddenly said, "Wanwan, it really has grown! Look, Little Ginseng!"

Zhou Wanwan was extremely excited:

"Lingbao, you're amazing! It seems your sprout really is useful."

We continued to promote germination, and after that, we put them directly into the greenhouse to grow.

Let's see if ginseng can grow next year. If I keep pushing it, even a ten-year ginseng will only take one year to mature.

She had a plot of land, more than half an acre, cleared out on the hillside of the old pine forest behind the village, specifically for growing ginseng.

This plot of land was chosen carefully. It is backed by a pine forest and faces east. It gets some weak sunlight in the morning, but is completely shaded by the trees at noon and in the afternoon. It is the perfect shady spot that ginseng loves to stay in.

The soil in the field had been turned over three times, and all the grass roots and pebbles had been picked out. It was then mixed with compost and pine needles carried down from the mountain, making it loose and soft.

Zhou Wanwan had the ginseng planted directly, and the first batch produced more than fifty ginseng seedlings.

Zhou Wanwan smiled as she looked at Lingbao's beard and said, "We'll continue tomorrow..."