Best Young Master
Chapter 537 - 478: A Knife Over the Word ’Lust

Chapter 537: Chapter 478: A Knife Over the Word ’Lust

Seeing that those getting off the car were an old farmer, a young girl, and a young man in sportswear, the villagers lost interest and dispersed. Mr. Nalan and his classmates, however, were still staring at the girl with naked desire, as if wishing they could strip her of her clothes.

"Mr. Nalan, that man is Dr. Miao from our village, and the girl is his granddaughter. As for the young man, he must be here to buy medicine—Dr. Miao is very skilled," Village Chief Zhang said, noticing that Nolan Qi was reluctant to look away from Miao Xiuling.

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Nolan Qi casually acknowledged with a sound, reluctantly withdrawing his gaze.

"I never thought I would encounter such a beauty in these impoverished mountain hollows."

"Yes, that girl, even bare-faced and dressed like a village girl, is stunning. If she were dressed up, she would absolutely overshadow the so-called stars!"

Listening to his friend’s words and thinking about Miao Xiuling’s ethereal beauty and her bosom, Nolan Qi’s eyes glowed with lust, and his thoughts were unknowable.

Meanwhile, the van driver, having been paid, asked Ye Fan if he needed the vehicle any longer. Seeing Ye Fan shake his head, the driver turned and headed back the way they had come.

"Big brother, that’s my house!"

Miao Xiuling pointed excitedly at a house in the village.

Looking where she pointed, Ye Fan saw a rundown mud-brick house with a yard enclosed by wooden planks.

Through the gaps between the planks, one could see a yard dog chasing and playing with some chickens.

"Woof! Woof!"

Ye Fan followed them into the yard where the yard dog rushed over, positioning itself next to Miao Xiuling and barking aggressively at Ye Fan.

"Xiao Hei, no barking at big brother!" Miao Xiuling tapped the dog’s head, chiding it.

"This dog may be a yard dog, but once in the mountains, it’s fiercer than ordinary hunting dogs, and even wild boars aren’t a problem. It has followed me for nearly ten years now. When Xiuling is at school, it keeps me company," Elder Miao said affectionately, petting the dog’s head as it licked his dry palms.

"Are Xiuling’s parents not in the village?"

Seeing the dog, Ye Fan was reminded of Little Wolf, and it was clear to him that the dog and the old man shared a dependent relationship.

He had no doubt that if the old man encountered danger in the mountains, the dog would definitely fight wild beasts to save him.

"Ah... Xiuling’s parents followed me up the mountain to gather herbs years ago and accidentally fell off a cliff," Elder Miao sighed with a somber tone.

Upon hearing this, Miao Xiuling’s smile froze, her nose tingled, and her eyes reddened slightly, teary.

"I’m sorry."

Seeing this, Ye Fan quickly apologized.

"Hehe... It’s all in the past now."

Deeply inhaling, the old man put on a forced smile and said, "Xiuling, go boil some water for Xiao Fan, and I’ll take Xiao Fan to see some herbs."

"Understood, Grandpa."

Miao Xiuling obediently nodded and headed inside, while the yard dog followed the old man like a shadow.

Soon, Elder Miao led Ye Fan into a simple room filled with a variety of herbs and several jars of medicines.

"Elder Miao, I have no use for these herbs, please keep them for yourself."

Ye Fan surveyed the area and noticed a few precious herbs, but none were suitable for making Lifespan Extension Pills.

"If you have no use for them, then let me accompany you into the mountains tomorrow," Elder Miao said upon hearing this, feeling like he was inconveniencing Ye Fan and trying to find a way to compensate.

"Elder Miao, that won’t be necessary."

Ye Fan shook his head; firstly, he didn’t want to risk the old man accompanying him into the mountains, and secondly, his speed of travel was so quick that the old man certainly couldn’t keep up.

"Then... then I’ll refund part of your money," Elder Miao offered again.

"Elder Miao, you don’t need to feel like you’re taking advantage of me—you sold me the Immortal Grass of excellent quality. If you sold it outside, it would definitely be worth more than one hundred thousand. In fact, I’m the one who’s getting a bargain," Ye Fan said with a wry smile.

"Well then, as Xiuling suggested, just leave your contact information with me before you leave. If I collect any rare herbs in the future, I’ll contact you, and you can come and get them if you find them useful," Elder Miao contemplated and then said.

"Alright."

Ye Fan nodded.

"Big brother, are you leaving?"

Just then, Miao Xiuling appeared at the doorway of the herbal room, sounding somewhat surprised.

"Xiao Fan, it’s getting dark. Although you are a martial artist and might not fear the animals in the mountains, traveling at night still has many inconveniences. Why not stay the night here and leave tomorrow," Elder Miao suggested without waiting for Ye Fan to respond. "Moreover, Xiuling’s wild mushroom chicken stew is second to none; this would be a good chance for you to try it."

"Alright."

Ye Fan initially planned to venture into the mountains that evening, but hearing Elder Miao’s suggestion and recalling Nolan Qi and his friends’ lecherous gazes at Miao Xiuling earlier, he figured they might have designs on her. After some thought, he decided to stay overnight.

"Grandpa, just the other day, Uncle Wang gave us some wild boar meat that we haven’t eaten yet; we could cook it tonight." Seeing Ye Fan agree to stay brought great joy to Miao Xiuling.

Elder Miao smiled and nodded, walking out of the herbal room with Ye Fan while Miao Xiuling hummed a tune and cheerfully skipped away to cook.

Meanwhile.

Village Chief Zhang Dasheng’s house was bustling.

Nolan Qi and seven others were invited into the spacious main house, enjoying some of Zhang’s prized wild tea, while two women known for their culinary skills in the village helped Zhang’s daughters-in-law cook.

When it got completely dark, four plates of cold dishes were the first to come to the table, and Zhang brought out his best baijiu, serving Nolan Qi and his friends like a waiter at a hotel.

"Mr. Nalan, young masters, let me toast to you all. Welcome to Changshi Village," Zhang said, standing up with his glass filled.

"This drink is called ’burning knife,’ it’s very strong, but tastes good, and can ward off the cold,"

Nolan Qi picked up his glass, but ignored the enthusiastic Zhang Dasheng, instead explaining ’burning knife’ to the six classmates.

The six youths following Nolan Qi were regulars in bars and nightclubs with impressive alcohol tolerance. Before the hot dishes were served, they had already polished off two bottles of high-proof ’burning knife.’

Zhang Dasheng didn’t mind at all and brought out four more bottles, determined not to stop until everyone was drunk.

After three rounds of drinks and five different dishes, one of the youths suddenly asked, "Village Chief Zhang, it’s boring just us guys drinking, how about getting a woman to join us?"

"You into weird stuff?"

"Exactly, all we have in this village are some old matrons, no fun at all."

"Have you all forgotten about that girl we saw earlier?"

As soon as the youth spoke, the others remembered Miao Xiuling’s exquisite and refined face, their eyes gleamed, and even Nolan Qi felt his heart stir.

"Village Chief Zhang, this can be arranged, right?"

With his heart moved, Nolan Qi suddenly spoke, seemingly asking but with an unmistakable tone.

"This..."

Zhang Dasheng felt awkward. Although he was the village chief and the village bully, he could not just force a villager’s wife to accompany them drinking, as that would trample the husbands’ dignity.

"Village Chief Zhang, can’t it be done?" Nolan Qi asked displeasingly, in a very harsh tone.

"Nol... Mr. Nalan, what do you think about this proposal?"

Seeing Nolan Qi getting angry, Zhang Dasheng gritted his teeth and made a decision, "I’ll let my two wives accompany you to drink?"

"Who wants your wives?"

"Exactly, your wives, one’s past her prime, and the other might be younger, but still just a village girl."

"We want that girl we saw at the village entrance this afternoon!"

Before Nolan Qi could respond, the other three youths started shouting, completely disregarding Zhang Dasheng’s feelings.

Originally, Zhang Dasheng felt that asking his wives to accompany them for drinks was quite embarrassing and hurtful to a man’s pride, but he thought that as long as he clung to Nolan Qi, who could make him rich, he could always get another wife, so he made the decision to have his wives accompany them.

Now hearing Nolan Qi’s classmates’ highly insulting comments, Zhang Dasheng felt suffocated, and his face turned beet red!

But remembering not to offend Nolan Qi, he forcibly dispersed his dissatisfaction and squeezed out a smile.

"As they said, let’s have that girl we saw this afternoon join us for drinks, yes, the granddaughter of Dr. Miao!" Nolan Qi spoke sternly.

"Nol... Mr. Nalan, that might not be possible," Zhang Dasheng said with difficulty.

"Tell that girl we won’t let her accompany us for free, we’ll pay her."

"If she’s willing to stay overnight, money is no object."

"Tsk tsk, just think about having such a pure and pretty woman under you, it’s exhilarating."

...

Nolan Qi’s classmates spoke lewdly, laughing, thinking Zhang Dasheng’s hesitation was just about money.

And for them, anything that money could solve wasn’t a problem at all!

Although Nolan Qi didn’t participate, his glance conveyed more lewdness than his classmates’.

"If it was just about giving money, I would have done it for you young masters earlier," Zhang Dasheng said with a pained expression.

"What do you mean?"

Nolan Qi got increasingly annoyed.

"Mr. Nalan, you may not know, Dr. Miao’s family has lived here generation after generation, each one treating the villagers and hardly charging any fees, holding high prestige in the village,"

Zhang Dasheng explained with an ugly expression, "With Dr. Miao’s character, he would never let his granddaughter join you for drinks just for money!"

"I’ll get a hundred thousand in cash from the car, you’re responsible for bringing that girl here, however much you spend is your own matter!" Nolan Qi began to throw money at the problem.

"Nol... Mr. Nalan, I really can’t do this."

Although Zhang Dasheng was tempted by the mention of a hundred thousand, he still shook his head.

"If you don’t take care of this, you’ll still have to find a way!"

Nolan Qi was completely furious. On the way here, he had boasted to his classmates about how powerful the Nolan family was in the Northeast; now, not being able to manage such a small task was making him lose face.

"Nol... Mr. Nalan, with Dr. Miao’s prestige in the village, if I force his granddaughter to do something, it will provoke public anger..."

"Smack!"

In a fit of rage, Nolan Qi slapped Zhang Dasheng, cutting off his words, and spoke arrogantly, "In the Northeast, there’s nothing the Nolan family can’t handle!"

"Come on, I want to see just how tough that old coot is!"

As he spoke, Nolan Qi strode toward the door, seemingly determined to handle Miao Xiuling in front of his classmates.

Seeing this, the other youths quickly got up and followed, looking like they were on a hunt.

"The Nolan family?"

Back at home, Ye Fan, with his extraordinary hearing, faintly caught the previous conversation and his eyes narrowed slightly.

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