Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

"steal?"

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow, then smiled faintly, "I just wanted to discuss something with that elder; you've all misunderstood."

How could I possibly steal it?

Qin Xiao had already made up his mind to openly and honestly seize it.

Since the City Lord's Mansion had already secretly arrested him, how could Qin Xiao possibly be polite to the people from the City Lord's Mansion?

Moreover, the medicinal herb field did not originally belong to the City Lord's Mansion, but was forcibly seized from the Li family by the City Lord's Mansion. Qin Xiao did not steal it, but directly took what belonged to the Li family.

"Uncle Lin, the City Lord's Mansion is not something to be trifled with. You'd better calm down."

Li Ruoyou realized that Qin Xiao really had this idea, and her expression was somewhat shocked. She hurriedly tried to persuade him.

She was afraid that Qin Xiao might do something rash. If he offended the City Lord's Mansion, even the three great families wouldn't be able to protect him.

In Black Mountain City, offending the city lord's mansion is practically the same as being tired of living.

"Master Li, you don't need to worry about that."

Qin Xiao chuckled, then said without further ado, "Well, Patriarch Li, my request isn't too much, is it? Anyway, your medicinal herb field has already been occupied, so telling me the address won't hurt."

Sensing that Qin Xiao had made up his mind, Li Ruoyou's beautiful eyes were filled with conflict.

But after a long while, she sighed:

"Alright, Uncle Lin, I agree to this deal. As long as you are willing to refine that Azure Luo Pill for me, what's wrong with giving you the medicine field?"

Since she can't take the medicinal herb field back anyway, if Qin Xiao has the ability to take it back from the city lord's mansion, it would be a good thing for her.

It's better than letting the city lord's mansion benefit from it.

"Okay, it's a deal."

Qin Xiao nodded. "Do you have any of the medicinal herbs needed to refine the Azure Luo Pill at home?"

The medicinal materials used to refine Qingluo Dan are also very precious.

Although Qin Xiao was willing to help with alchemy, it was impossible for him to even prepare the medicinal herbs.

"have."

Li Ruoyou quickly replied, "I still have some precious medicinal herbs in stock at home. All the herbs needed to refine the Qingluo Pill are prepared in my family's treasure vault."

"But, Uncle Lin."

At this moment, Li Ruoyou looked somewhat troubled, appearing hesitant and uncertain.

"Speak your mind." Qin Xiao could tell that Li Ruoyou seemed to have something to say, but didn't know how to start.

"Then I'll have to offend you, Uncle Lin."

Li Ruoyou gave a wry smile and then said, "Uncle Lin, I only managed to get a portion of the medicinal herbs for refining the Qingluo Pill in an emergency. These herbs are my mother's life-saving medicine, so I can only feel at ease if you, Uncle Lin, refine the pill at my Li family's house."

"My Li family also has alchemy equipment and such. Uncle Lin, please don't blame me for being cynical, but these medicinal herbs are related to my mother's life. Please forgive me for not allowing you to take them elsewhere to refine pills."

Hearing these words.

Xu Yiren, who was standing to the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was worried that Li Ruoyou, that silly girl, would foolishly believe everything Qin Xiao said.

If the person takes the medicine and leaves, Li Ruoyou will have no other choice but to marry Luo Chen.

Fortunately, Li Ruoyou was still somewhat shrewd.

"It's alright, I understand."

Qin Xiao didn't mind, after all, he and Li Ruoyou had only known each other for less than an hour, how could he possibly gain her complete trust?

Fortunately, he hadn't yet purchased any alchemy equipment or similar items.

Since the Li family already has it, it's more convenient for him anyway.

Hearing this, Li Ruoyou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Uncle Lin, please wait here for me for a moment."

Only then did she look at Yu'er beside her, and suddenly felt embarrassed.

Qin Xiao, as a distinguished guest, has been here for so long, yet he hasn't even been offered a cup of tea. If word gets out, even an ordinary family would consider this extremely impolite.

Moreover, even Doctor Xu, who arrived so early, was not offered tea.

Yu'er, this personal maid, is loyal, but she has been somewhat incompetent lately, often forgetting to do her chores.

So Li Ruoyou said helplessly:

"Yu'er, hurry up and serve tea to Uncle Lin and Doctor Xu."

"what?"

Yu'er was taken aback, and her expression changed slightly as she panicked. She forced a smile and said, "Ha, I actually forgot. I'm so sorry, Patriarch. I'll go right away."

With that, she turned and hurriedly walked outside.

"I'm so sorry, gentlemen. I was in such a hurry that I forgot the proper way to treat guests. Please forgive me."

Li Ruoyou quickly apologized.

"It's alright."

Qin Xiao smiled faintly. After all, everyone here had been in a panic just now, and it was understandable that they forgot to make tea.

But Xu Yiren, standing to the side, couldn't help but frown and speak up:

"Ruoyou, I know that you have been influenced by the ideas in that miscellaneous book since you were a child. In your mind, there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors. You are very friendly to your servants and never bully others by taking advantage of your power."

"But no matter what, it is already a serious dereliction of duty for a servant to not even do his job properly. You, as the head of the household, have been so lenient and have not even said a word of criticism. This can be considered indulgence."

Unlike Qin Xiao.

Xu Yiren often visits the Li family and knows that Li Ruoyou is far too indulgent towards her servants.

This has made the servants disrespectful and unable to even do their basic tasks properly.

Li Ruoyou treated her servants so well, but now that the Li family is in trouble, not many servants have stayed to die with them.

The few who remained, such as Yu'er, have become increasingly strange lately. They seem to rely on their loyalty and think they have made some contributions, and for a time they can't even do their job properly.

Even if Li Ruoyou believed in the concept of equality for all, it shouldn't be that after equality, people can't even do their own jobs well.

What's the point of keeping such servants?

"I'll have a good talk with Yu'er later."

Li Ruoyou gave a dry laugh, seemingly unwilling to say more on this topic.

After all, Yu'er was one of the few people who stayed by her side when she was in trouble, and even though Yu'er hadn't done well recently, she was willing to criticize her.

Worried that Xu Yiren would continue to talk about Yu'er, Li Ruoyou quickly said, "Please come with me to the main hall to wait. I'll go to the treasury to get the medicinal herbs while I'm at it."

Seeing this, Xu Yiren frowned, but did not continue speaking.

Qin Xiao listened to their conversation and finally understood what was going on. He shook his head but didn't say anything, refusing to meddle.

He also felt that Li Ruoyou had failed in her duties as the head of the family.

Even in a modern world where everyone is supposedly equal, servants, as a profession, should still do their job well.

Otherwise, you'll lose your job.

However, Qin Xiao didn't say much about these things, since it was their private matter.

On the other side.

After Yu'er turned and left her boudoir.

They did not go to the kitchen to prepare tea.

Instead, he quickly went to his room.

His face was extremely gloomy:

"Damn it, a Bone Forging Realm alchemist has suddenly appeared! How is that possible? Didn't Alchemist Luo Chen say that there couldn't possibly be anyone in Black Mountain City with a higher level of alchemy than him!"

Is this person a fraudster?

"No, we can't gamble. If this guy named Lin Feng really manages to refine the Azure Luo Pill and wakes up the lady, my poisoning of her will be exposed. We must inform Alchemist Luo Chen."

Thinking of this, Yu'er gritted her teeth and pulled a cage out from under the bed.

Inside the cage was a live homing pigeon.

Yu'er quickly took out paper and pen, wrote a note, tied it to the pigeon's leg, and quietly released the pigeon.

I'm afraid no one could have imagined it.

Yu'er, the maid who was so loyal to Li Ruoyou, was actually the culprit behind Li Ruoyou's mother's coma, and had even colluded with the Li family's current enemy.