Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 4 The Young Lady

Looking at Xiao Hu's expression, Du Fan was both amused and exasperated. However, considering the feudal system in ancient China, he realized that his actions had indeed gone too far. Moreover, this place was not only governed by feudalism but also by the mysterious existence of cultivation. These spiritual herbs were indeed spiritual objects in the cultivation world. Perhaps his actions were indeed somewhat ill-considered.

"Little Tiger, don't worry, I have a way to restore it. In just three or four hours, it will be exactly the same as before."

"Brother Du, let's run! What? It can be restored." Du Fan's words startled Xiao Hu, who was thinking of fleeing to escape punishment.

"Yes! But let's wait two more days. We just finished handing over the spiritual herbs this month, so no one will come. The reason I did this is to increase the yield and growth rate of the spiritual herbs. Sit down first, and I'll explain it to you slowly." Du Fan explained briefly, then pulled the still-shaken Xiao Hu to sit down on the ground.

"Actually, the motherwort and cassia branches I asked you to buy a few days ago have a symbiotic effect on these so-called spiritual creatures, which can increase their growth rate. And the reason for rearranging the original order is..." Du Fan began to explain to Xiao Hu in detail, trying his best to express the scientific ideas of Earth in simple language.

Xiao Hu's eyes gradually calmed down from their initial panic, and finally brightened, though a hint of worry remained.

After a long while.

"Brother Du, is what you said going to work out?" Xiao Hu asked instinctively.

"It will definitely work. Even if it doesn't, I can restore it in a couple of days. Don't worry." Du Fan patted the still somewhat uneasy Xiao Hu again and said confidently.

"Little Tiger, where does the Yao family have a lot of animal droppings?" Du Fan suddenly remembered something and asked abruptly.

"What, a lot of animal excrement? The Yao family has a farm, in the northwest corner of the Yao residence." After hearing Du Fan's words, Xiao Hu was somewhat taken aback, but still thought for a moment before replying.

"Okay, take me there."

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"Brother Du, the young lady's courtyard is just ahead. Let's keep quiet and hurry over there," Xiao Hu reminded him, glancing ahead.

Du Fan nodded without saying anything.

"I've been taking good care of this Fu'an tree for over half a year, why are its branches and leaves still so sparse?" A teenage girl in the courtyard put her hands on her hips, looked at the Fu'an tree in front of her and muttered angrily, looking like a little adult.

"Young Miss, you've taken such good care of it every day without ever letting up. Perhaps this tree has reached its limit," a maid in green said from behind the young lady.

"Nonsense! This was a birthday gift from my mother last year. The more lush the branches and leaves of this tree grow after it is planted, the happier and healthier my family will be. How could it have already reached its limit!" The young lady suddenly turned her head and shouted angrily at the maid behind her.

"This servant knows she was wrong, I..." The maid panicked instantly.

"Alright, Yan Hong, I'm not blaming you. It's just that this tree hasn't shown any improvement, so I can't help but feel frustrated... Eh, who are you people?"

The young lady sighed and was speaking to Yan Hong when she saw two people, one tall and one short, standing at the entrance of the courtyard, dressed in servants' clothes.

The slightly shorter one, around ten years old, was a bit chubby and had a chubby face. He was anxiously pulling at the person next to him, while that person stared unblinkingly at the Fu'an tree in the young lady's courtyard.

These two were naturally Du Fan and Xiao Hu, who were just passing by, but for some reason Du Fan stopped here.

"Who are you people, daring to spy on the young lady? Guards, seize them!" Yan Hong raised her eyebrows and shouted sharply.

Several guards immediately rushed out of the courtyard and headed straight for Du Fan and his companion.

"Forget it, let them go." The young lady frowned and stopped the guards from acting.

"Young Miss, please have mercy! Get out of here!" Upon hearing the young lady speak, Yan Hong was taken aback at first, then angrily shouted at Du Fan and the other man.

"Yes, thank you for your mercy, Miss. We'll leave now, we'll leave now." Xiao Hu was initially terrified and covered in sweat, but then, as if granted a pardon, he grabbed Du Fan and started to leave.

Du Fan shifted his gaze from the Fu'an tree and frowned as he glanced at Yan Hong.

"You dog of a servant, how dare you! Guards..." Yan Hong was furious when she saw Du Fan's expression. In her eyes, he was just a servant, the lowest servant in the Yao family, who had repeatedly disrespected her and her, which was unforgivable.

"Enough!" The young lady glanced helplessly at her personal maid, then said gently to Du Fan, "You should leave here quickly."

It was only then that Du Fan noticed this young lady for the first time. She was about thirteen or fourteen years old and dressed in a red silk dress. Although she was still just a little girl, she already had a certain charm. Her still somewhat childish face already showed a hint of allure. Her fair skin looked delicate against the red dress, and with her exquisite and flawless features, one could imagine that she would grow up to be a stunning beauty.

However, there was a hint of worry in her eyes that seemed out of place for her age.

She resembled a young lady from a noble family under the feudal system of ancient China, yet she did not have the arrogant attitude of a superior, which was quite rare and made Du Fan quite fond of her.

"Miss, may I have the honor of observing this tree up close?" Du Fan asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Xiao Hu looked terrified, Yan Hong glared angrily, several guards had fierce eyes, and only the young lady showed a hint of expectation on her face.

"What do you do?" the young lady asked in return.

"I am in charge of managing a medicinal herb garden," Du Fan replied calmly.

"A garden of medicinal herbs? In that case, you must know quite a bit about plants. In that case, come here and see if you have any way to make this tree grow more lush." ​​Upon hearing this, the young lady was overjoyed and hurriedly spoke up.

Du Fan smiled slightly and walked towards the Fu'an Tree. Xiao Hu was uneasy, but still followed Du Fan.

Yan Hong wanted to say something, but the young lady simply waved her hand.

The guards continued to stare at Du Fan and his companion with unfriendly expressions.

Although this Fu'an tree is called a tree, it is only about the height of a person and looks somewhat like the Lucky Tree on Earth. In fact, it is a potted plant.

"This tree has been well cultivated by the young lady. The sparse branches and leaves are for another reason, and it's not your fault," Du Fan said calmly after observing for a moment.

"What's the reason? Tell me quickly! This tree is very important to me. Is there any way to save it?" The young lady was taken aback at first, but her hope grew stronger. Her beautiful eyes stared at Du Fan without blinking, becoming even brighter.

"I do have a method, but I don't know if Miss dares to use it." Du Fan looked at the other party with a half-smile.

"What method? Tell me quickly, stop keeping me in suspense. If you can help me solve this problem, I will reward you handsomely." The young lady was quite impatient.

"It's very simple. Just use a sharp tool to cut off the part above this point," Du Fan said, gesturing to a spot on the tree.

"You bastard, how dare you mock the young lady like this!" Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Then, Yan Hong's face flushed with anger as she pointed at Du Fan's nose and cursed. She was even more indignant. The young lady was of noble status, so why was she being so kind to a lowly servant?

Du Fan glanced at Yan Hong with disgust, too lazy to bother with this kind of woman who relied on her master's power.

"I believe you have some basis for saying this, so why don't you tell me?" The young lady also frowned slightly, her hopes for Du Fan greatly diminished.

"Simply put, apical dominance in plants strongly inhibits the germination of lateral buds and the growth of lateral branches..." Du Fan explained the principle of apical dominance to the girl in simple terms, and then quietly watched the thirteen or fourteen-year-old young lady, not knowing whether she understood.

The young lady frowned even more deeply, and after thinking for a long time, she sighed.

"You can go now, I need to think about it some more."

Du Fan nodded and left with Xiao Hu.

"Young Miss, this person is talking nonsense and spouting lies. We should have had the guards teach them a lesson and expel them from the Yao family!" Yan Hong said angrily after Du Fan and the other man walked away.

The young lady ignored it and fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, the pretty young woman gritted her teeth and stomped her foot hard: "Yan Hong, bring me the Golden Goose Knife that Uncle Hu gave me!"

"Young Miss, you..." Yan Hong hesitated.

"Go get it quickly! Also, send someone to investigate those two people. This Fu'an Tree is so important to me. If he really tricked me, I will naturally not let him get away with it!" the young lady ordered coldly.

"yes!"