My New Life As A Plant In A Cultivation World - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: We Just Need To Hug Their Legs Tightly

In the afternoon, it felt very warm and comforting when the sunlight shone on their bodies.

A gentle breeze blew past. The tattered clothes on the upper half of Qin Yi’s body flowed gently in the wind.

Suddenly, his fingers trembled slightly. He was slowly waking up.

He consciously understood that he hadn’t died yet.

However, he remembered that before he went unconscious, he was seriously injured and was tilting on the edge of death.

Qin Yi opened his eyes slowly.

What he first saw was Elder Lu’s weather-beaten face.

Since Elder Lu’s face was very near him, Qin Yi immediately got shocked and he almost fell off the back of the horse.

“Young master, how do you feel?” Elder Lu hurriedly held onto him and asked in concern.

“Elder Lu, I’m fine.”

“I feel that all of my injuries are healed. I just feel a little weak now. There’s no need to worry.”

He felt his body condition carefully. Qin Yi shook his head and asked curiously, “Elder Lu, what happened? I thought I was going to die but suddenly, a warm energy started healing me…”

“That’s because the three seniors and the plant spirit decided to help us,” Elder Lu looked at the three backs in front and whispered.

“The three seniors and the plant spirit?” Qin Yi followed his gaze and looked to the front. When he saw what was in front of him, he was flabbergasted.

Elder Lu had said that these three people weren’t cultivators…

Now, he was calling them seniors.

“Could it be…” Qin Yi opened his eyes wide.

“Their cultivation states are above the Xuan Core realm so I’m unable to see through them. That’s why I thought that they were ordinary people.”

“Who would have thought that their cultivation is so powerful at such a young age.” Elder Lu gave a bitter smile and sighed.

He felt a little inferior. These people were so powerful at such a young age. Why was the difference between humans so great?

Qin Yi moved and felt that his body was still a little weak.

He activated his Xuan Qi in his dantian to support him as he sat up.

Elder Lu lifted his hand to protect him. He was afraid that Qin Yi would fall accidentally.

“Giddy up!” Qin Yi tightened his legs and the horse started running forward instinctively.

He rode on his horse and caught up with Lu Xiaoyuan and her friends. He rode beside them.

Gold Xiao’er turned and looked at him. His gaze seemed to be asking ‘what is the matter?’

Qin Yi tilted his body and cupped his fists at Gold Xiao’er. Then, he said with a serious face, “Seniors, thank you for saving my life.”

“We are still very young.” Lu Xiaoyuan emphasized.

She was a beautiful young lady. How could people bear to call her senior?

Qin Yi remained silent. He didn’t reply to her.

He had long heard that some old and powerful cultivators liked to act young.

He gained a lot of new experiences today.

It was obvious that he understood that Lu Xiaoyuan was definitely much older than she looked.

Without a doubt, she was an old lady who knew how to maintain her youthful looks.

“Just call me Brother Gold. It sounds better.” Gold Xiao’er laughed and broke the tense silence.

“Okay.” Qin Yi nodded.

“Young master!” Elder Lu caught up with them.

Qin Yi looked at him.

“When you’re unconscious, I made a deal with this plant spirit…” Elder Lu explained how Qin Yi was saved.

Qin Yi was enlightened.

After that, he looked at Zhou Ye who was tied around Lu Xiaoyuan’s waist.

Qin Yi cupped his fists at Zhou Ye and smiled. “Thank you for saving my life. I will definitely fulfill what Elder Lu has promised. When we arrive at my residence, please come in and choose your spirit herbs.”

Zhou Ye smiled happily when he heard this.

He nodded at Qin Yi.

From Lu Xiaoyuan’s point of view, this plant was waving at Qin Yi. It looked like he was nodding.

Qin Yi was amazed.

He didn’t expect this plant spirit, the one who saved him, had such high intelligence. It even understood what he said.

Thinking about this carefully, this was a good feeling.

Elder Lu didn’t worry about Qin Yi’s condition anymore. Instead, he was thinking about those men who were chasing them.

Based on their current speed, they would be easily caught up by their enemies…

He hesitated.

“Elder Lu, what do you want to say? You can just speak directly,” Qin Yi noticed his hesitant expression and smiled as he said.

“Young master, based on our current speed, our enemies will catch up to us soon. I think that we need to hasten our pace,” Elder Lu said worriedly.

Qin Yi calmed down when he heard this. He started contemplating.

He thought for some time and said to Gold Xiao’er, “Brother Gold, look…”

Before Gold Xiao’er could reply, Lu Xiaoyuan opened her mouth and said, “It’s alright. Instead of worrying about nothing, I’m very interested to know why you are being chased.”

“It is a long story.” Qin Yi felt helpless.

“That’s simple. Just summarize everything and say the main points.” Gold Xiao’er shrugged.

“Fine.” Qin Yi nodded.

“I’m actually the eldest prince of Qin.”

Qin Yi said this sentence calmly.

At first, he thought that Lu Xiaoyuan and her friends would be astounded but under close observation, the three of them appeared very calm. They even gave him a ‘stop wasting time and continue speaking’ look.

The corners of his lips twitched a little. Qin Yi continued speaking.

“We came out of the Imperial City to investigate the events that happened in the Gold Coast.”

“What is the Gold Coast?” The three people were confused.

Zhou Ye guessed that it must be a coast made out of gold.

Looking at their expression, Qin Yi was puzzled as he asked, “The three of you have already gone there. Don’t you know what the Gold Coast is?”

“We don’t.” Gold Xiao’er shook his head.

This was their first time in the human world. How would they know what the Gold Coast was?

“Gold Coast is near the place where we had our lunch that day. The coast near the sea is called the Gold Coast.”

“It’s called the Gold Coast because every autumn, a large number of pearls will wash up on the shore. Every step you take, you would be able to step on a few pearls. Moreover, every pearl is expensive. Each one is worth a few hundred gold coins. That’s how it got its name,” Qin Yi explained.

“What does that have to do with you getting chased?” Lu Xiaoyuan was interested.

“The Gold Coast is one of the biggest sources of income for the national treasury. Based on the recent study, the number of pearls washing up on the shore hadn’t decreased after this long. Instead, there was an increase in pearls. However, we found out that the amount of money entering the national treasury decreased instead of increasing.”

“The people in the palace investigated and found out that the price of pearls didn’t drop because their supply increased. It was instead because the amount of money entering the national treasury was tampered with. That was why I suspect that someone is stealing the money!”

“I reported this matter to my father, and my father allowed me to investigate this matter secretly. However, I don’t know how this investigation got leaked. And now, my enemies found out about it.”

“They didn’t keep a low profile but instead sent assassins to assassinate Elder Lu and me!”

Qin Yi became exceptionally angry when he said this.

“I see.” Lu Xiaoyuan nodded.

Pearls…

They must be very expensive.

Zhou Ye had some thoughts in his mind but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was useless to him.

“Brother Gold, since we’re going to the Imperial City together, let’s hasten our pace. I’m afraid that they might still be chasing us.” Qin Yi was a little worried.

Gold Xiao’er didn’t have any thoughts when he heard this. He turned and looked at Lu Xiaoyuan, “Master Deer, what do you think?”

Lu Xiaoyuan said indifferently, “They are all minor figures. You can just take care of them easily.”

“Yes.” Gold Xiao’er nodded.

Then, he patted Qin Yi’s shoulder and smiled. “Don’t worry. No matter who comes, I will take care of them.”

Qin Yi squeezed out a smile.

He never saw Gold Xiao’er’s ability before so he was a little suspicious.

Qin Yi looked at Elder Lu.

Elder Lu gave him a ‘don’t worry’ expression.

That expression meant ‘they are the big bosses. We just need to hug their legs tightly’.