People sometimes laugh when they're extremely speechless...

Lin Yan laughed.

She had no idea where this old man, who was practically half-buried, got his confidence from.

She even wondered if he was a time traveler too!

I've listened to Fish Leong's "Courage" a lot.

That's true confidence!

Although he was no longer young, Master Wu felt that he was still a man of refined manners that everyone praised.

Today, a girl called me an old-fashioned dish.

How could he possibly contain his anger? He was so furious that he glared and ordered his henchmen around.

"You! Don't be so stubborn! Since you dare to trespass into my Wu residence alone, don't blame me for being merciless! Guards! Tie her up!"

In the blink of an eye, dozens of strong thugs swarmed forward!

Lin Yan curled her lips into a smile, stood up, and strode confidently forward to meet them.

In just a few moves.

She knocked all the thugs to the ground, where they clutched their wounds and cried out in pain...

Master Wu was dumbfounded, staring blankly at the exaggerated scene before him.

I was stunned for a long time.

He couldn't believe that the thugs he had hired at great expense were defeated by a little girl.

As Lin Yan walked towards him step by step, Master Wu trembled with fear and kept backing away...

With no way out, he plopped down in a chair.

"Heroine, please spare me! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness! My marriage proposal was a mistake, please just pretend I let out a loud fart! As for injuring your father, that was a lapse in judgment, don't worry, I will definitely make amends!"

Only then did he realize how ridiculous his previous thoughts had been!

He only wanted her talent and wealth.

But now she's going to kill him!

He no longer dared to marry this female demon; he still wanted to save his life and enjoy his old age in peace!

"Hmph, you're smart enough to know your place! Actually, I'm not an unreasonable person. I've always adhered to the principle of 'I won't offend others unless they offend me, and if they offend me, I'll retaliate!' If you think I'm worthy of you, I'd be happy to be your friend. If you think I'm not good enough, then I'll take the medical expenses and leave, and we'll keep to ourselves from now on. After all, I still prefer to believe that you're not a bad person, but just made a mistake for a moment. If you were the kind of heartless bad person, you would probably have already secretly come to my house and robbed me, instead of sending a matchmaker and going through all the formalities."

Lin Yan understood the principle of giving a slap followed by a sweet treat.

Moreover, although she is skilled in martial arts.

But here, she had no connections whatsoever, and a large family to protect; she didn't want to get involved with Master Wu.

As the saying goes...

Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake!

In this town, Master Wu is considered a local tyrant, with a complex web of powerful figures behind him.

Moreover, she also inquired and found out that his businesses were not limited to this town.

He was involved in county and prefectural affairs, which is why he was able to spend money to buy the nominal position of "Yuanwai" (a low-ranking official).

However, because his parents were unwilling to leave their hometown, he would live in this town for most of the year.

Master Wu was so flattered by her praise that he felt like he was floating on air.

He proudly straightened his back and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“Miss Lin, you are too kind. It is my honor to befriend someone as capable as you. Here is twenty taels of silver as an apology to your father. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the Wu residence to find me. I will definitely help you if it is within my power.”

He wasn't exaggerating.

He had noticed Lin Yan in the private room on the second floor as soon as she saw the wild boar enter the restaurant.

Every time she came to town after that, he would send someone to keep an eye on her.

His desire to marry her was not based on lust.

His medicinal herb business has been declining lately.

However, she often managed to obtain precious medicinal herbs.

Afterwards, he sent people to the back mountain of Xiaolin Village to look for medicinal herbs.

They not only failed to enter the deep mountains.

Several people were injured.

Helpless, all he could think of was marrying her.

In this way, she can be completely used by him, and his medicinal herb business can be revived!

Lin Yan accepted the twenty taels of silver ingots without any qualms and stuffed them into her purse.

With the money, he let go of his reservations and started joking with Master Lin.

"Sir, you're too kind. I thank you on behalf of my father. He got twenty taels of silver for taking a beating—what a steal! If he gets beaten a few more times, our family will become rich overnight!"

Master Wu was drinking tea when Lin Yan's shocking words made him spit out his tea!

He couldn't help but silently pray for Lin's father.

"Pfft... Haha, Miss Lin is really unconventional. Your words will surely upset your father."

"There's nothing we can do; the master is just too generous! I heard his business also involves medicinal herbs?"

Speaking of this Master Wu, I feel worried.

Although he has many businesses, the absence of the medicinal herb business doesn't have a significant impact on him.

However, their Wu family ancestors made their fortune through the medicinal herb business.

He didn't want his family's business to decline in his hands.

So that we can wait until he passes away.

How can he face his ancestors?!

"Yes, my medicinal herb business is slowly declining these days. It's really difficult to grow and harvest precious medicinal herbs. To be honest, I only started having other ideas when I saw that you could get your hands on some precious medicinal herbs."

"Since you consider me a friend, Master Wu, I'll be frank with you. I'm currently planning to cultivate black goji berries, and in the future, I'll also cultivate other precious medicinal herbs. Of course, I'm not sure if I'll be successful. If I am, would you be willing to cooperate with me?"

Lin Yan wasn't worried that he would also start growing black goji berries.

After all, those things aren't like vegetables, where you can just water and fertilize them and they'll grow.

She had previously read about the steps and key considerations for cultivating black goji berries in an article.

She came to see Master Wu today specifically for this matter.

After all, if black goji berries can be successfully cultivated in the future...

Guangjishengtang could never possibly consume that much.

"Black goji berries?! You can actually cultivate them on a large scale? These are quite rare! Don't worry, if you succeed in cultivating them, I will definitely buy them all at a high price. If you are still worried, I can write a document."

Master Wu had always been in the business of medicinal herbs.

Naturally, they knew how precious black goji berries were.

Currently, only people in Northwest China can grow goji berries, and even then, the yield is not high.

Even ordinary red goji berries were a luxury item that could only be enjoyed by nobles.

Moreover, black goji berries are extremely rare.

"Forget about the paperwork. I'm not even sure I'll succeed yet. We can sign the paperwork after the planting is successful. Alright, my parents must be getting impatient. I'll take my leave now. See you next time, sir."

"Alright, goodbye, young lady. Someone, quickly see Miss Lin out."

After leaving the Wu residence, Lin Yan reunited with her family.

The family bought a lot of things before boarding the oxcart back to the village.

When they finally arrived at their doorstep, they found a number of officials standing at their door with knives.

Lin Yan narrowed her eyes.

Thinking about what happened that night, she couldn't help but have a bad feeling...