Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 471: Chapter 463 The Way to Conduct Oneself in the World_1

Despite having some thoughts, Qin Niu did not propose to buy the other party’s tea tree on the spot.

They had just met today, and the other party had served him with Refreshing Tea. To bring up buying their tea tree right then would not only seem greedy but also rude. These kinds of matters should not be rushed but approached gradually.

After finishing the tea, Qin Niu continued to chat with the other party for a while.

Not only did he not raise the rent, but Qin Niu actually took the initiative to reduce it by five percent. Shen Wanqing, who reaped such great benefits, was all smiles.

From their conversation and Shen Wanqing’s reactions, it seemed there would be a good chance of successfully buying that tea tree when the time was ripe.

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Because there were as many as one hundred and twenty-one stores, they were busy until dark and still had not completed the handover.

Helpless, they had to stay in the city for the night and finish taking over the remaining stores the next day.

Qin Niu had already started thinking about hiring a steward.

With over six thousand mu of good farmland at home and many shops in the city, if he had to attend to it all personally, he was afraid he would work himself to death. In his view, assets and making money should only serve as aids to cultivation.

Spending a significant amount of time and energy on making money would be a loss-making endeavor, for sure.

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In this world, cultivation and strength were always core.

Without mentioning anything else, what’s the use of earning so much money if one’s cultivation is not high?

After a hundred years, wouldn’t it all just turn into a handful of dust?

That evening, the family moved into their new house in the city, and both of his wives seemed very happy. They strolled around the backyard garden for a long time, forcing Qin Niu to buy lamp oil and light all of the outdoor oil lamps in the garden that night.

Xiao Qing didn’t seem to have much interest in the mansion. After having dinner, she busied herself sorting out the rooms and cleaning.

Her diligence and sensibleness were heart-touching.

In the quiet of the night, Qin Niu, hugging Wang Wanyan, slept in the warm comfort of their bedding. It must be said that the land of tenderness does indeed weaken a man’s resolve.

After their passions subsided, Wang Wanyan, with her cheeks flushed, snuggled up to him like a kitty.

“Wan Yan, I’m planning to buy a few more servants tomorrow. This time not only maids, but if there are suitable boys, I am thinking of buying a few as well. Our family can now be considered to have some estate and needs someone dedicated to manage it. We can’t have you personally taking care of everything. I’m thinking of finding two or three stewards, whose characters must be reliable and capabilities not too poor, although their age doesn’t really matter,” he said.

The couple had their pillow talk.

To prosper and strengthen a family, one must have a wise person to oversee the big picture.

Qin Niu was the backbone and the helmsman of this family.

“You decide on hiring people by yourself. I had thought that if our family only had a few hundred mu of land, hiring some farmers would do, and I could manage it all. But my husband, you have kept so much hidden, possessing this astonishing wealth and yet keeping it a secret from me and Cai Xian,” she said.

She had watched Qin Niu grow prosperous step by step, never imagining that her husband, who was about the same age as her, could possess such immense wealth in less than a year’s time.

As for Qin Niu’s cultivation changing every day, reaching the Innate Realm in such a short time, after seeing the charm of the Ancient Banyan Tree, she no longer found it surprising.

Because, after cultivating under the Ancient Banyan Tree, her own cultivation had a similar rapid progress.

“Keeping certain things from you is actually for your safety. Wealth should not be flaunted, for if you accidentally let it slip, it can easily bring about a life-threatening disaster. Not to mention, despite having a bit of cultivation now, my strength is just barely adequate, but there are many in this world stronger than me. If any such strong person targets us, our entire family could end up dead without a place to be buried,” he explained.

Qin Niu gently stroked her hair and jade back, patiently explaining to her.

“I understand the principle of ‘bearing the brunt of the crime’, I’ve been taught that by my father since I was very young. Husband, is it possible for my father to also go up the mountain to cultivate? I’m worried about his age and his limited lifespan.”

Wang Wanyan seized the opportunity to make a request.

Her mother had passed away early, and she had always depended on her father. The bond between father and daughter was extremely strong.

Now that she had tasted the rapid progress of cultivation, making leaps and bounds in just one day, she began to think and wished for her father to enjoy these benefits as well.

Her only intent was to let her father live a few more years.

“This matter should not be feasible for now. I can understand your filial piety in wanting to extend your father-in-law’s life. But have you considered that if your father goes to cultivate inside the Ancient Banyan Tree, wouldn’t the parents of Cai Xian also be able to follow suit? Everyone has their own selfish desires, and once they enter to cultivate and experience the immense benefits, they will think of letting their sons enter as well.”

In time, Cai Xian’s brother would think of having his wife and children go in to cultivate.

The more people who know the secret of the Ancient Banyan Tree, the more our danger increases by many times. Human nature can never withstand such a test.

Moreover, even if every person who enters to cultivate can keep tight-lipped, our greatly increased cultivation levels in such a short period would make others suspicious. They’re not fools. They will surely investigate in secret, and eventually, the secret will be exposed.

Once the secret of the Ancient Banyan Tree is discovered by others, our entire family’s days are numbered.”

At that time, the powerful individuals wanting to monopolize the Ancient Banyan Tree will not hesitate to kill everyone who knows about it, to prevent a second person from finding out. We won’t even have a chance to escape.

“Your original intention was to prolong your father-in-law’s life, but the end result might very well be the early demise of all of us, including your father.”

With each word Qin Niu spoke, the arm she was holding onto became much tighter.

Wang Wanyan’s entire body trembled.

She was inexperienced in the ways of the world and had never thought about these potential consequences.

Although she was very smart, compared with Qin Niu’s meticulous thinking, cautious actions, and strategic foresight, there was still a significant gap.

This was also why Qin Niu could achieve a turnaround with his own abilities in a very short time, while she could not.

“I was too naive! So when we have a bit more resources, can we buy a few Elixirs to enhance my father’s cultivation?”

After listening to Qin Niu’s analysis, she dismissed the idea of letting her father go up the mountain to cultivate.

“Buying Elixirs is not a big deal. If it’s just inexpensive ones like the Tempering Elixir, you can buy some tomorrow to take back. Just buy a few more, and bring some for Cai Xian’s parents too. Let’s not buy the really expensive Elixirs for now. Our current priority should be to concentrate all resources on breaking through to the Spirit Qi Realm, rather than spreading them thin.

“As long as any one of us, you, Cai Xian, Xiao Qing, or myself, enters the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect, the path ahead will be much smoother.

“Conversely, if our family doesn’t have even one Immortal Master, even with the emergence of many at the Spirit Qi Realm, we will still be no more than a bunch of ordinary folk, and achieving a true turnaround will be difficult.”

Qin Niu used his words to guide his wife.

Wang Wanyan was quick-witted, and she understood many things with just a hint.

After hearing this, she held Qin Niu even tighter, pressing her face against his firm chest.

“Husband, where did you learn all these principles? Why is it that I also like reading, but I haven’t learned these ways of dealing with the world?”