Li Chengfeng did not expect the smoke from the burning hay to be so suffocating. Both of them had nowhere to hide and could only wet their clothes to cover their mouths and noses before they could breathe again.
The two of them looked at each other and found that their faces were black and white from the smoke. They couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Aiyo, what a great mood!" An Tong appeared near Li Chengfeng in a flash, full of mockery. "You're still in the mood to burn the land?
However, I'm afraid it's a little too late to think of burning the land and sowing the seeds now! "
Li Chengfeng pretended not to hear him and did not even look at him. He said to Qiu Chuqiu, "Senior Brother Qiu, may I ask how much is forty percent tax for this land?"
Qiu Chuqiu said lazily, "One mu of land can grow at most two hundred stalks. You're pitiful so I'll give you one hundred and fifty stalks. Forty percent is sixty stalks.
However, if these 60 stalks were converted into market value, it would be frightening.
I think you should stop wasting time with all these questions. Hurry up and pack up your things and get lost. "
Li Chengfeng smiled and walked into the house. An Tong said impatiently, "Hey, hurry up, don't waste Senior Brother Qiu's time. Do you know how precious his time is?
He had to come here twice just to deal with you and he didn't even take a single stalk … "
As he spoke, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Qiu Chuqiu was tongue-tied too, his mouth wide enough to fit his own fist.
Li Chengfeng came out with sixty stalks of flowers, half-smiling. "Senior Brother Qiu, here are sixty stalks. Do you want to take a look?"
Qiu Chuqiu's jaw dropped, almost jumping up. "That's … that's impossible!"
An Tong's face turned purplish red as he said angrily, "You, you … you cheated!"
Li Chengfeng pretended not to understand. "How am I cheating?
Senior Brothers, please verify if this is a Rainbow Sickle Sickle Flower. "
Su Yuehan said, "What's there to verify?
As long as you're not blind, you'd know what this is. "
Qiu Chuqiu glared at Li Chengfeng, his face alternating between green and white. "Take it!
Let's go! "
An Tong was stunned. "Senior Brother Qiu?"
Qiu Chuqiu glared at An Tong and shouted: "Are you deaf?
Take it. Let's go!! "
An Tong swallowed his anger and took the Rainbow Sickle Senna flowers from Li Chengfeng. He turned to leave when Li Chengfeng suddenly said, "Wait!"
An Tong turned his head and said angrily, "What else is there?!"
Li Chengfeng put on a fake smile and said, "I'd like to ask Senior Brother, according to the rules in the collection of commandments, how long do we have to pay the rent?"
Qiu Chuqiu's expression was ugly. He snorted and waved his sleeves, "Once a year!"
"So you're saying that no matter what I plant in the next year, I don't have to hand it over?"
Qiu Chu's face was cold as he said, "Of course!" As he spoke, he wasn't willing to stay here for a moment longer, and he turned around and left with An Tong and the others.
Li Chengfeng and Yuehan watched as the two of them left. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. Li Chengfeng raised his hand and waved at Yuehan. Yuehan understood and high-fived him. Both of them laughed out loud.
Qiu Chuqiu and An Tong, who had left, had only been following orders, but now they were truly enraged. The two of them felt extremely sullen and wanted to explode.
An Tong thought for a moment. "Senior Brother Qiu, do you think … that kid took out the Rainbow Sickle Senna flowers after he went into the house just now?
If not, we … "
Qiu Chuqiu was stunned. The two of them looked at each other, greed rising in their eyes. Fortunately, Qiu Chuqiu was still rational. He said, "No!
This kid can produce so many Rainbow Sickle Senna flowers in one night, he's not an ordinary person!
Looks like Senior Brother Qin is right, this person must be a spy from Hidden Brocade Court! "
"If he's not a spy from Hidden Brocade Court, who else could produce so many Rainbow Sickle Senna flowers in one go?
What a pity, what a pity! "An Tong nodded, full of regret.
Both of them went to report to Qin Mieqin. When Mieqin heard this, he was shocked. "They handed it over?"
Qin Mieqin carefully inspected each stalk of Rainbow Sickle Senna flower. They were all perfectly grown, as fresh as if they had just been picked!
"This … Hidden Brocade Court spent so much this time, what are they trying to do?"
Now that things had come to this, Qin Mieqin was sure that Li Chengfeng was a spy from Hidden Brocade Court. But this spy was so high profile and easily exposed. What was he trying to do?
Qin Mieqin paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. He already looked miserable, now his brows were tightly furrowed, making him look even more miserable.
An Tong asked tentatively, "Senior Brother Qin, why don't we not care too much? We'll go all out!" He made a slashing gesture with his hand. "We'll kill this guy first!"
Qiu Chuqiu slapped the back of his head and scolded, "You idiot!
Those people from Hidden Brocade Court just need an excuse to attack us! Look at you, they want to kill you and you're giving them a knife?
I think you're the spy from Hidden Brocade Court! "
An Tong smiled apologetically. "I'm just saying!"
Mieqin was the brains and guts of Hidden Sword Court. He was upright and outspoken. Other than the Grand Senior Brother, he had the most authority. He thought for a while and said, "There's another way, but it's not very safe."
Qiu Chuqiu said, "Senior Brother Qin, please tell us. This time, we must chase this spy away and get back at him!"
Mieqin said, "Tomorrow is the opening day of Crescent Valley. It's our turn to enter the valley …"
Qiu Chuqiu's eyes lit up. "Senior Brother, you mean …"
Mieqin said, "When you go in to capture a magical pet, you can take the opportunity to leave him alone. If he meets a powerful magical pet, then he's just unlucky."
"But …" An Tong was confused. "What if he doesn't meet one?
What if he meets a pet that's weaker than him and he manages to tame it?
After all, we have no way of knowing how deep this spy's background is. "
Mieqin nodded. "You're right. That's what I'm most worried about."
An Tong rolled his eyes and said, "I've thought of a good idea."
Qiu Chuqiu slapped him. "Your brain is like a wooden fish. What good idea can you have?"
An Tong rubbed the back of his head and smiled. "Senior Brother Qiu, even a wise man can make a mistake. Even a fool can make a mistake!
Our brains aren't good, but our magic arts are! "
Qiu Chuqiu laughed. "Cut the crap. Tell me, what's the idea?"
An Tong smirked. "What if I become a magical pet and let him catch me on purpose. When he brings me back, I'll bite him to death while he's sleeping?"
"Oh …" Qiu Chuqiu rubbed his head, surprised. "I didn't expect that. That's a good idea!
Your brain is finally working for once! "
An Tong looked at Mieqin proudly. "Senior Brother Qin, what do you think?"
Mieqin thought for a moment, then smiled. "Not bad!
That way, when Hidden Brocade Court comes to investigate, we'll have an excuse.
He wasn't careful and was bitten to death by the magical pet. He can't blame anyone else. "
An Tong was overjoyed and said, "Then just watch me when the time comes!"
After he finished speaking, his hands flew up and down. His ten fingers quickly formed one seal after another as he silently chanted. His chest, dantian, and the top of his head all lit up. This light shot out through his cultivator robes and then spread to his limbs.
The bones in his body crackled, his skin rippled like waves, and the hair on his body grew at an astonishing speed. His body fell to the ground, and his limbs gradually turned into the front and back of a wild beast. His cultivator robe was torn to shreds. In just a moment, An Tong had turned into a fierce tiger that was about half the height of a human and ten feet long!
An Tong, who had turned into a ferocious tiger, looked up at Qin Mieqin and said proudly, "Senior Martial Brother Qin, what do you think of me?"
Before Qin Mieqin could say anything, Qiu Chuqiu slapped him on the head: "You idiot!
There's no tiger in Crescent Valley!
That's where rookies catch their Magic Pets. You're simply exposing yourself. You're telling him that there's a trap here. Hurry up and walk right into it, idiot!
You must be a spy from Hidden Brocade Court, right?! "As he spoke, he slapped An Tong's head.
An Tong flew into a rage out of humiliation. He raised his head and roared at Qiu Chuqiu, causing his clothes to flutter and his hair to fly backwards.
Qiu Chuqiu laughed angrily and slapped An Tong so hard his head almost hit the ground. "You're still yelling at me?
You want to die?! "
Although An Tong was angry, he really couldn't beat Qiu Chuqiu. He could only lower his head and look at Mieqin.
Mieqin said, "Your Senior Brother Qiu is right. Shrink, preferably into a child.
That way, he won't be alarmed and it'll make it easier for him to attack. "
An Tong understood. His body crackled again and he shrank again. In a breath's time, he had become a … large cat that didn't even reach a person's knee.
Qiu Chuqiu smiled. "Not bad, this is more like it."
An Tong shook his head and wagged his tail. He said unhappily, "This size really hurts my prestige!"
Mieqin smiled. "This size is just right!"
An Tong opened his mouth, and this seemingly harmless "big cat" revealed his sawtooth-like teeth. "That's right, it's enough to bite him to death!"
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