Chapter 368: Returning to the Provincial City
Qin Tuo had just fought a series of grueling battles, and every one of his opponents had been a high-rank Grandmaster. It had undoubtedly consumed a great deal of his energy.
But even so, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. In that state, it would have been more than easy for Qin Tuo to take out Zhu Zifeng.
Zhu Zifeng possessed an innate vigilance, and his naturally cautious nature stopped him from making a rash move. In doing so, he had inadvertently saved his own life.
Sun Liyi thought for a moment before slowly asking:
"Second Young Master, what should we do next? We can’t just hand over all our medicinal herbs to him, can we?"
As the one in charge of Medicine King Valley, Sun Liyi knew full well just how many priceless medicinal herbs the valley possessed.
If they gave so many medicinal herbs to Qin Tuo alone, they would truly become a laughingstock!
Moreover, once Medicine King Valley lost all its medicinal herbs, wouldn’t it become unworthy of its name?
Zhu Zifeng thought about it seriously for a moment, then said slowly:
"How about this: you find an excuse to stall for a few days. During that time, I need to hurry back to my family and discuss this!"
Hearing this, Sun Liyi didn’t dare to delay and nodded quickly.
"Yes, Second Young Master. I’ll wait for your news!"
Sun Liyi was filled with anticipation. He knew full well how formidable the Zhu Family of the Capital City was.
Now that Zhu Zifeng was returning to his family, he would surely be able to use their power to suppress Qin Tuo.
And so, Sun Liyi stopped worrying about the matter.
Zhu Zifeng quickly left with his men, while Sun Liyi had the scene cleaned up before leading his own people back to Medicine King Valley.
Back at the hotel, many Martial Artists, drawn by his reputation, came to pay a visit.
After all, they had just witnessed his godlike, invincible performance with their own eyes.
One after another, sects and great families all tried to curry favor with Qin Tuo, putting on fawning smiles in an attempt to build a relationship with him.
At first, Qin Tuo entertained them for a bit out of politeness, but he eventually grew annoyed.
There were simply too many of these Martial Artists. At this rate, Qin Tuo would have no time for himself.
So with a wave of his hand, he had Long Wu deal with them.
"Mr. Qin, when do you plan to return to the Provincial City?"
Taking advantage of a lull, Huang Junchang came to Qin Tuo’s room.
He owed his life to Qin Tuo, and because of this, Huang Junchang was overwhelmingly grateful to him.
Qin Tuo thought for a moment and said:
"The Martial Artist tournament is over anyway. We might as well head back to the Provincial City today!"
Huang Junchang didn’t say anything, simply indicating that he would return with Qin Tuo.
After several major battles, Qin Tuo could feel that the Spiritual Power in his body had grown weak, so he decided it was best to return to the Provincial City first.
Just as they were about to depart for the Provincial City, the people from the Martial Extreme Sect came over as a group to see Qin Tuo off.
Sect Leader Ding Gaoyi bowed deeply to Qin Tuo and said earnestly:
"Mr. Qin, it is the Martial Extreme Sect’s honor to know a young hero such as yourself. I hope our paths cross again!"
Qin Tuo nodded and smiled.
"Of course, Sect Leader Ding. We’ll meet again if fate allows!"
Although they had had some unpleasant run-ins before, Qin Tuo could tell that the people of the Martial Extreme Sect weren’t bad at heart.
Besides, because of his relationship with Huang Junchang, he couldn’t just give them the cold shoulder.
After saying their goodbyes, Qin Tuo led his people straight back to the Provincial City.
The moment he arrived at the villa, Qin Tuo felt utterly exhausted, his vision darkening.
He knew full well that if he hadn’t reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, today’s battles would not have been so easy.
By unleashing his peak strength in the heat of the moment, Qin Tuo had been able to kill Liao Feihu with a single punch and also kill the bodyguard, Ah Zheng.
But the price for that victory was a period of temporary weakness!
’Looks like I still need Spiritual Power to raise my realm quickly. Only by reaching a higher realm can I fear nothing.’
Huang Junchang didn’t return to the villa with them, heading back to the Huang Family instead.
He had originally planned to return to the sect with the Martial Extreme Sect, but after everything that had happened, he wanted to go back to the Huang Family and spend some quality time with his family before returning to the sect.
Just then, Chen Man Ni found Qin Tuo alone, a worried look on her face.
"Oh, Manni, did something happen?" Qin Tuo asked, curious.
Chen Man Ni hesitated for a moment, then said with a wry smile:
"Qin Tuo, it looks like I’ll have to stay with Feifei for the next few days to keep her company!"
Qin Tuo smiled.
"Of course. Go be with her."
Qin Tuo understood that Ouyang Feifei had been deeply hurt by today’s events.
As her best friend, Chen Man Ni should be there for her. Otherwise, if left alone, there was no telling if she might do something foolish.
"Mm... Qin Tuo, after a few days, I’ll spend some proper time with you!"
Chen Man Ni stood on her tiptoes, gave Qin Tuo a light kiss on the forehead, and then quietly departed.
Qin Tuo first meditated in his room for a while. After recovering a good deal of his Spiritual Power, he felt his mental state return to its peak.
But even so, Qin Tuo wasn’t satisfied.
He thought for a moment, then called for Qiangwei.
"Celestial King!"
Qiangwei quickly arrived at the villa, her expression reverent.
Qin Tuo said thoughtfully:
"Qiangwei, send someone to Medicine King Valley to press them. Tell them to deliver the medicinal herbs!"
Qiangwei, however, found this very strange. She hadn’t attended the Martial Artist tournament and was even more in the dark about what had subsequently transpired between Qin Tuo and Medicine King Valley.
Qiangwei frowned and asked:
"Celestial King, forgive my ignorance, but haven’t the medicinal herbs from Medicine King Valley already arrived?"
Qin Tuo said with a smile:
"Qiangwei, the last batch of herbs has indeed arrived, but Medicine King Valley promised to give me *all* of their medicinal herbs. That’s why I’m having you press them."
"What?"
This time, Qiangwei was so shocked her jaw nearly hit the floor. Her mind was a complete mess, unable to process the situation.
But she quickly recovered and nodded hastily.
"Yes, Celestial King! I’ll send someone to press them right away!"
But as soon as she said it, she looked troubled.
Qin Tuo asked:
"Qiangwei, what is it now?"
Qiangwei said with a wry expression:
"Celestial King, I’m worried that Medicine King Valley won’t follow your instructions. It’s very likely they’ll try to play games with us or go back on their word..."
However, faced with Qiangwei’s concerns, Qin Tuo didn’t seem worried at all.
He sneered and said with complete composure:
"It doesn’t matter. If they go back on their word, it will just give me the perfect excuse to take over all of Medicine King Valley!"
Hearing the tone in Qin Tuo’s voice, Qiangwei was so shocked she was rendered speechless.