Special Agent’s Rebirth: The Almighty Goddess of Quick Transmigration - Chapter 326

The truth was, the villagers had already confirmed the news when the Liu family didn’t send anyone the day before yesterday.

For the previous five months, the Liu family had sent someone to check on Old Man Xu every month.

Back then, Old Man Xu’s condition hadn’t been this severe.

People from the entire village would frequently visit Old Man Xu, helping him clean his house, cook meals, and keep everything in good order.

But when the Liu family didn’t come the day before yesterday, the villagers knew for sure that Ye Shaohua must have failed to become an immortal master.

Those who had voluntarily helped Old Man Xu all vanished without a trace.

The elderly woman living next door to Old Man Xu was one of the few who remained. Her family had often received help from Old Man Xu’s family in the past. Her son, Da Niu, had once been bitten by a snake and was nearly dead, but Old Man Xu had saved him with medicinal herbs.

So, even after learning that Ye Shaohua was not an immortal master, she diligently continued to care for Old Man Xu.

“Old Xu, my patience is wearing thin,” the Village Chief said, his smile turning cold as he saw Old Man Xu’s continued silence. “If you don’t hand it over soon, I’ll have to take it by force. Let’s not make this ugly.”

Old Man Xu had arrived in Tong Village twenty years ago.

He had saved enough copper coins to settle in this village and later rescued Ye Shaohua from the jaws of a wolf.

Since then, he had cultivated a small herb field. It wasn’t large, but it was enough to provide him and Ye Shaohua with basic food and clothing.

He sold the herbs from the field to a pharmacy in Huang City at a low price.

The income wasn’t high.

But this herb field was a rare asset in the village. When Old Man Xu was healthy, no one dared to covet it. Later, after Ye Shaohua was taken away by the Liu family, even those in the village who had ideas about it didn’t dare voice them.

However, a few days ago, they sent someone to the Royal City to inquire about the news.

The Profound Sect’s selection, held once every five years, had chosen five people from the Royal City this time, but Ye Shaohua’s name was not among them.

When the Liu family also stopped sending people to check on Old Man Xu, the Village Chief finally felt certain.

So, he brought his men to demand the land deed from Old Man Xu.

“Old Xu, just do as the Village Chief says!” Seeing that the Village Chief was getting serious, the elderly woman gritted her teeth and urged anxiously, “If something happens to you, think how heartbroken Shaohua will be when she returns!”

Old Man Xu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but upon hearing her words, he finally remained silent.

After a long moment, he tremblingly pointed under the bed.

The elderly woman took a deep breath, retrieved a wooden box from under the bed for him, asked for the location of the key, opened the box, took out a piece of paper inside, and handed it to the Village Chief.

“Smart move.” The Village Chief verified the land deed was correct, then turned to leave.

“Old Xu! Old Xu! Mother!” Just then, a voice suddenly called out from outside.

The voice made the elderly woman and the Village Chief start. She quickly ran out to look.

The Village Chief, also curious, folded the paper neatly and followed her out.

“Da Niu, what’s wrong?” Seeing Da Niu running over, sweating profusely, the elderly woman reached out to wipe his sweat.

Da Niu didn’t dodge, but exclaimed excitedly, “Sister Ye is back! She was brought back by a spirit beast carriage! We saw the Bai Residence’s name plaque on the carriage! It’s from the Bai Residence! The Bai Residence people brought Sister Ye back!”

The Village Chief wasn’t concerned at first, but upon hearing the last part, he was utterly shocked.

Before he could even process this, the Bai Residence’s spirit beast carriage arrived.

A snow-white, first-grade Blaze Horse pulled the extravagant carriage at the front.

The people of Tong Village had never seen such a magnificent carriage in their lives. They all stared at it with their mouths agape.

“Auntie,” Ye Shaohua jumped down from the carriage, “Where’s Grandpa?”

The elderly woman stammered, “In… inside.”

Ye Shaohua nodded and went straight in. Accompanying her was Master Murong.

Steward Bai did not enter. Instead, he looked at the gathered villagers and said with a smile, “Miss Ye is a distinguished guest of our Bai Residence. Our Master has declared that from today, the people of Tong Village may freely enter and exit the Royal City. From now on, you are exempt from paying taxes. The main road from Tong Village to the Royal City will be repaired by us in the near future.”

The villagers’ astonished faces turned into excitement. “Thank you, Sir!”

“No need for thanks. This is also for Miss Ye’s convenience,” Steward Bai waved his hand. “In the future, our Master and Young Master will often come to stay for extended periods. We hope we won’t be a disturbance.”

The Village Chief was utterly terrified; he had never spoken to someone of such status in his life. His voice trembled.

Steward Bai didn’t converse with them much longer. He had his men deliver the gifts for Ye Shaohua and found people to help repair her house.

It took a good while after the Bai family members left for the Village Chief to catch his breath.

“Village Chief… those people were so intimidating, and that spirit beast…” The young man beside the Village Chief looked pale.

Cold sweat appeared on the Village Chief’s forehead. The hand holding the land deed was damp with perspiration. “I… I just took the land deed from Old Man Xu?”

The others, hearing this, were stunned.

Then, instinctively, they put some distance between themselves and the Village Chief.

After Ye Shaohua returned to the village, she didn’t undertake any major projects. The Bai family wanted to build a luxurious house for her, but she refused.

Unable to persuade her, Bai Laoye could only have people repair her existing rooms and add several guest rooms.

Although it was still humble, it was much better than before.

A week later, Bai Ziyun packed his bags and came to live there, occupying one of the rooms.

The First Wife also began staying there for several days each month, bringing a few servants to help improve their meals. She also wanted to leave a few maids to help with chores, but Ye Shaohua declined.

Ye Shaohua built a wall around the house and planted many medicinal herbs in the courtyard.

Then, she wholeheartedly focused on learning alchemy under Master Murong’s guidance.

Three years later.

**

Near Tong Village.

A man in red and a man in white were desperately trying to avoid being chased by a ferocious beast.

“Senior Brother Mu, let’s jump down!” the man in white said, looking at the cliff edge and pursing his lips.

A year ago, a terrifyingly skilled alchemist had appeared near the Royal City, rumored to have reached the Mysterious grade, and was said to be a young woman. The alchemy world was shocked, but almost no one knew this young woman’s identity.

And yesterday, intense fluctuations were detected in this area—the kind that only appear when refining high-tier Mysterious grade or even Earth grade pills.

Senior Brother Mu and the man in white happened to be nearby and thus received the mission to find this mysterious young woman!