So You're the One Who Took In These Spirit Creatures!

Shen Yu'an looked at Grand Tutor Zhao Muyuan, "Master, when shall we begin our rebellion?"

Zhao Muyuan was drinking tea when he almost choked. "When did we say we were going to rebel?"

Shen Yu'an coughed and said, "What if the imperial court comes looking for trouble if I don't pay this tax?"

Zhao Muyuan asked helplessly, "Do you know Black Wind Mountain Stronghold?"

Shen Yu'an trembled upon hearing the name Black Wind Mountain Stronghold and said:

"It's just... it's just a bandit's den, right? The news's been going around like crazy lately."

They say the leader of Black Wind Stronghold is a cannibal, especially children; it's all very horrific.

Zhou Wanwan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, "Is this what the reputation of our Black Wind Stronghold is like now?"

Shen Yu'an raised his head shakily and said, "Our Black Wind Stronghold? We belong to Black Wind Stronghold!"

Zhou Wanwan nodded with a smile and said, "You still have a chance to withdraw."

Shen Yu'an quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I won't back down. I've made my decision and I'm determined to follow you."

He may be foolish, but he's not stupid. If Zhao Muyuan admires him, he can't be an ordinary person.

Zhao Muyuan laughed and said, "If you're worried about your family being implicated, you can send them to the mountain stronghold. It's quite safe there."

Shen Yu'an nodded and said, "Then I'll send my family over there. That way, I'll feel more at ease."

Zhou Wanwan and her brothers went to the market in Yunxi County, which was quite lively.

Upon arriving at the market, Lingbao whispered into her bag, "Wow! There are so many people outside! Wanwan, there are so many candied hawthorns! I really want to take a bite!"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "Let's not eat candied hawthorns. I forgot how I ate them last time and ended up vomiting and having diarrhea."

Last time, Zhou Wanwan made some candied strawberries, and Lingbao couldn't resist licking them a few times. As a result, Lingbao recovered, and Zhou Wanwan channeled spiritual energy into it all night.

I never let it eat candied hawthorns again.

Grandpa He Shou Wu smiled and said, "Little glutton, you were greedy even when you were little, and now that you're all grown up, you're still greedy."

Lingbao chuckled and said:

"Grandpa, I'm still a child inside the ginseng!"

I could live to be hundreds, even thousands of years old; I'm only in my twenties now.

No sooner had it finished speaking than a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, "It's you..."

It was Xie Cheng'en! Xie Cheng'en stared blankly at the Lingbao in the bag for a long time before finally saying, "I've finally found you. I knew you were alright."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Xie Cheng'en and said, "Xie Family? Are you interested in my friend?"

Xie Cheng'en looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"So it was you who took in these spirits! I've been looking for them for so long."

"You brat, these are the things I'm looking for. Give them back to me right now!"

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "Things? You're the thing! These are all my friends."

Xie Cheng'en chuckled and said:

"Friends? Do you know what all this is? These are all things Noble Consort Ning wants. Does Noble Consort Ning know who these people are?"

The most favored concubine in the palace.

Zhou Wanwan picked at her ear and said, "So what if he's favored? What does it have to do with me?"

Xie Cheng'en scoffed, "A five-year-old child doesn't understand anything. Quickly call your parents over."

Cheng Chao, who was standing nearby, walked over with a few young men, all smiles. Cheng Chao said, "Young Master Xie is here too? What a coincidence! Shall we go for tea later?"

Xie Cheng'en sneered, "I'm not interested today, you brat. Hand over what you have right now!"

Cheng Chao frowned and said, "Someone dares to disrespect you? That's simply..."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him with a half-smile and said, "What is that even?"

Cheng Chao coughed and said, "That's exactly what I should do, absolutely what I should do. What are you doing here?"

Xie Cheng'en squinted and said:

"Cheng Chao, you know her? Then have her give me what she has."

I went through a lot of trouble to find the thousand-year-old He Shou Wu that she had.

Cheng Chao hesitated, "How about we just let it go? After all, it belongs to someone else. It wouldn't be right for us to just snatch it away, would it?"

The young men beside them sneered:

"Cheng Chao, are you out of your mind? Who is our Young Master Xie?"

"Isn't it just that you want what this brat has? If she doesn't want it, just grab her."

Cheng Chao wiped the sweat from his brow and said:

"No, that's not a good idea. How about we each compromise?"

Young Master Xie, how much are you willing to offer for what she has? Let's discuss it properly.

The people nearby burst into laughter. "Does our Young Master Xie need to discuss what he's set his sights on?"

"No one dares to disobey Young Master Xie once he sets his sights on something. You brat, hand over what you have right now!"

Xie Cheng'en looked at Zhou Wanwan with a smile and said, "I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't hand over the things, I'll kill your whole family."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him with a wronged expression and said, "I'm so scared!"

Young Master Xie laughed heartily, "Looking like you've never seen anything like this before. You're just a country bumpkin, aren't you? Hurry up and take it out!"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"Even though I'm scared, I'm not giving it to you. You'll be furious! Are you a robber or a bandit?"

How dare you rob me! Do you think there's no law in Yunxi County?

Xie Cheng'en realized he had been tricked and his face turned red with anger.

"You brat, you don't know what's good for you! Guards, take that thing back from her hands!"

These are all mine, and I'm taking them back today!

Lingbao roared angrily:

"Xie Cheng'en, you shameless bastard, how dare you say such a thing?"

We saved you back then, and you repay kindness with enmity.

They even hunted down my grandfather, my sister, and my brother. I swear I will not rest until I avenge this."

Xie Cheng'en rolled his eyes and said:

"You're not even human, you're just a tiny ginseng root, yet you dare to bare your teeth in front of me."

"You wait, I'll take you back and make you into ginseng soup."

Only Zhou Wanwan and Xie Cheng'en could hear Lingbao speaking.

The others exchanged bewildered glances. "Young Master Xie, who are you talking to?"

"How would I know? What are you going to take back to make ginseng soup? Does he intend to take this little girl back to make ginseng soup?"

Cheng Chao was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs went weak.

"Grandma, that's not what I meant at all!"

These are their own thoughts, and have nothing to do with me.

Never offend Zhou Wanwan. Although Cheng Chao isn't very smart, he still understands this principle.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Cheng Chao, you're quite clever in this respect. I understand."

Cheng Chao quickly stepped aside, and the young men around him couldn't help but mock him:

"Young Master Cheng, why are you such a coward?"

"You're so afraid of a brat, are you going to be henpecked in the future?"

"Hahaha... That's hilarious! I never expected the son of your Qingshui County magistrate to be so incompetent."