Chapter 269 The Century-Old Ginseng Changes Hands Again
"I am Shen Ge, I just turned twenty this year, and I ranked fifth in the Spiritual Pivot Competition. I... I stutter a little when I speak, please don't mind me, Master Kong."
Kong Wange had already noticed that he wasn't speaking very clearly, so she smiled and said, "As long as you can understand, what do I have to worry about?"
Chen Ge smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth.
“My name is Leng Jun, I’m twenty-seven years old, and I’m the first place winner in the Ling Shu Competition.” After Leng Jun finished speaking, he added a word of praise: “Classmate Kong, you may not remember me, but we met at the Ling Shu Competition. Your needlework was very beautiful.”
At that time, Kong Wange's mind was focused on Wen Xiaoxiao, and she didn't really pay much attention to the others.
She nodded politely and said, "Thank you."
After the four got to know each other, Kong Wange concluded, "Okay, introductions are done. From now on, we're all on the same side."
The phrase "one of our own" instantly brought the group closer together.
Chen Ge said excitedly, "Brother Kong, tell me, where should we go to find ginseng next? Just give the order, and we'll set off immediately!"
Kong Wange glanced at the three of them, her eyes sparkling with mischief, and pointed to the dense forest they had just escaped from not far away: "Let's go there."
Upon seeing this, the three men's expressions instantly turned strange.
Chen Ge's eyes widened: "B-Boss, we just ran out of there!"
Kong Wange nodded: "I know, but the most dangerous place is the safest place. No one would expect us to dare to go back."
Leng Jun stroked his chin: "Wange, do you have some kind of plan?"
Kong Wange's eyes crinkled into a smile: "You'll see when you come with me."
...
In the dense forest.
Wen Xiaoxiao and her group are still searching for ginseng.
"That country bumpkin has such a strong grip, where did he throw it?"
"Who knew, we've been looking for almost twenty minutes and still haven't found it. Could we have just been seeing things, and she didn't actually throw it away?"
"Are you out of your mind? So many eyes are watching her, how could she not have thrown it? Alright, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and look for it. That's a century-old ginseng. Whoever finds it will definitely get into the experimental class!"
After the man finished speaking, he glanced at the strange old man not far away and muttered, "Who do you think this old man is? What's he doing here watching the show?"
"He's probably a herb gatherer. A century-old ginseng can fetch a good price on the market. Never mind him, let's find our own."
Their search proceeded from the inside out, spreading out further and further, until they were scattered in various corners of the dense forest.
Kong Wange crouched in the bushes in the distance, with her three henchmen lined up behind her. Leng Jun said in a low voice, "Looks like they haven't found it yet. Wange, do you remember where you threw it? Why don't we sneak in and try to find it too?"
Kong Wange remained calm and said in a low voice, "No rush, let's wait and see."
As soon as they finished speaking, footsteps approached, and a figure came into their view.
Kong Wange immediately made a "shh" gesture to the three of them.
The figure was acting suspiciously, walking past while looking around. When they got closer, they realized that it was none other than Wen Xiaoxiao.
"Everyone else is searching outside, so why did she come back?" Chen Ge was so shocked he couldn't even stammer!
Little Orange, standing nearby, muttered, "Yeah, and she was acting all sneaky."
Leng Jun nudged the two of them, signaling them to be quiet.
The four people, eight pairs of eyes, all stared at Wen Xiaoxiao. She first looked around to make sure her teammates were far away and no one was nearby, then picked up a long stick and poked it into the tree.
Several people looked up at her stick.
There was a walnut box hanging on a branch of the tree.
The box was unlocked, and a twig passed through the latch. The old ginseng root was half in the box and half on the twig, swaying precariously.
Leng Jun watched Wen Xiaoxiao clumsily poking at the tree and said indifferently, "Wen Xiaoxiao is quite cunning. She must have discovered the ginseng hanging on the tree a long time ago, but deliberately didn't say anything. She waited until everyone had searched further and further away before quietly returning, with the aim of keeping the ginseng for herself."
Chen Ge stammered, "Brother Kong, what are you waiting for? She's all alone. I'll go out and get this ginseng back for you."
Kong Wange curled her lips: "No rush. Let her take the ginseng. Just consider it as her keeping it for me. Right now, this century-old ginseng is a hot potato. Even if I get it, with so many of them, I don't necessarily have a chance to keep it until the end of the assessment."
Chen Ge looked regretful and said, "Alright then."
So, the four of them watched the performance for the next few minutes.
Wen Xiaoxiao, wearing high heels, poked and poked, but after a long time, she still couldn't get the ginseng out.
Zhu Ju couldn't stand it anymore: "How can Wen Xiaoxiao be so stupid?"
Kong Wange nodded in agreement, and after thinking for a moment, said, "This can't go on like this. We need to think of a way to help her."
“I’ll do it.” Chen Ge volunteered, took out a slingshot from his bag, picked up a pebble from the ground, aimed, and fired.
With a "thud," the box, along with the ginseng, fell to the ground.
The movements were clean and efficient.
My friends and I were stunned!
Zhu Ju exclaimed in amazement, "Chen Ge, I didn't know you had this skill!"
Leng Jun gave a thumbs up: "Carrying a slingshot with you, Ge Di is pretty cool."
Kong Wange patted him on the shoulder: "Young man, you have a bright future!"
Chen Ge smiled sheepishly: "It's nothing. The kids in my village are even more accurate than me."
Under a tree not far away, Wen Xiaoxiao stared at the ginseng on the ground, paused for a moment, and wondered, "Did I just poke the box?"
The scene before her left her completely bewildered.
Forget it, I don't care anymore.
When no one was looking, she put the ginseng back into the box and carefully placed it into her handbag.
Watching Wen Xiaoxiao leave, Xiao Ju Zi whispered, "Sister Kong, what do we do next?"
Kong Wange curled her lips: "To do great things, you have to be calm and collected. Wen Xiaoxiao and her group have a lot of people and they are powerful. The four of us definitely can't beat them if we try to take it by force. So the first step we need to take is to split them apart from the inside."
Leng Jun raised an eyebrow: "Student Kong, tell me your plan."
Kong Wange lowered her shoulders and asked quietly, "You still have your walkie-talkies, right?"
The three people nodded.
"That's good." Kong Wange instructed, "Next, I need you to spread a message among the scions of aristocratic families other than Wen Xiaoxiao's group, saying that Zhao Xiaohe has a century-old ginseng."
Chen Ge asked in confusion, "Boss, why? Didn't Wen Xiaoxiao take this century-old ginseng?"
Kong Wange said, "Hehe, I'll explain to you later. Just do as I say for now."
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