Chapter 2720 — Tang Zhi's Refusal
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"Oh, now that you mention it, you have reminded me. From now on, on the weeks when I do not come, none of you are to do any work. If anyone dares to secretly pick herbs, I will tell my two daughters, and together we will wipe him out!" Mother Tang gave a cold snort.
"This... yes..." The disciple nodded with a bitter smile, not daring to contradict her. Even the Grand Elder was unwilling to cross Mother Tang, so what did small fry like them amount to?
"Let me have a look. What is all this?" Mother Tang pointed at the heavenly treasures in the handcart and asked.
"Madam Tang, in here are two ripe Ice Spirit Sacred Fruits, two ripe Heaven Essence Barrier-Breaking Fruits, five ripe five-hundred-year lingzhi..." The disciple did not dare conceal anything and reported everything to Mother Tang in one breath.
"Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit? Is that not the thing used to heal Wei Zhao's injuries? This is good. I want it! Give me both of them!" Mother Tang said brazenly.
"This... Madam Tang, one of them is to be delivered to another ancient sect. It has already been reserved. If you take them both, it will be hard for us to explain. Could you take just one?" the disciple said with a tearful face.
"Are you haggling with me? I see you do not know how formidable I am!" Mother Tang glared and said, "Let me tell you, the reason I came to this wretched Snow Valley was to loot things. Did you think I was willing to come otherwise? I was doing quite well selling barbecue, and making money too!"
"..." The disciple was utterly speechless but did not dare retort. He could only say, "Madam Tang, how about this: next time the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit ripens, I will make up one more to you. Then take a look at this Heaven Essence Barrier-Breaking Fruit. This is also a fine thing. It is useful to any expert below the Heaven Tier. So long as it is not the barrier of breaking through from the peak of the late Earth Tier to the Heaven Tier, for any other small stage, once one's cultivation has reached great perfection, taking this Heaven Essence Barrier-Breaking Fruit will allow a smooth breakthrough of the rank barrier, with no side effects, no poison, and no pain..."
"Oh? Then that is a good thing. Fine, seeing how sincere you are, leave these two Barrier-Breaking Fruits for me. You may take away one Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit. The same goes for the other items—give me a share of each!" Mother Tang said with a wave of her hand.
"This... could you take just one? Two is too many. This is as precious as the Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit..." the disciple said with a bitter expression.
"Forget it, one it is. I will not make things hard for you." Though Mother Tang was domineering and fond of taking advantage, she also knew when to stop. Her two daughters were both formidable, which let her run roughshod through Snow Valley, but she also knew that extremes breed reversal. So every time she looted, she took only so much and stopped within what Snow Valley could bear.
"Yes!" The disciple hastily nodded in agreement and divided some of the fine things from the cart for Mother Tang, including one Ice Spirit Sacred Fruit, one Heaven Essence Barrier-Breaking Fruit, and some other heavenly treasures.
Kang Xiaofeng, Xiaofen, and Liu Xinlan were dumbstruck! If they had not known there was still a Grand Elder, they might even have thought Mother Tang was the Grand Elder. She was the true power hidden within Snow Valley!
"Xiaobo, when you go back, take these directly to Wei Zhao. There are some heavenly treasures in my room as well—bring those back for him too," Mother Tang said.
"This... will you not leave some for Tang Zhi?" Kang Xiaofeng quickly asked.
"No need. If she wants anything, she can just ask the Grand Elder for it," Mother Tang said.
"I see, all right then..." Kang Xiaofeng was shaken by Mother Tang. This Snow Valley seemed to be no different from his own home!