612: Chapter 426 612: Chapter 426 Jiang Tang stored the contents of a Storage Bag into the space, and then took the herbs that the Marquis had requested to be used for refining Pills for himself and members of his family, beckoning to Hua Xian’er.
“Did you call me?” Among so many women, Hua Xian’er had always been relatively low-key, immersed in her own skills.
However, when it came to competing for male attention, she was not one to concede defeat.
“Yes, I’m entrusting you with this task, to help my friend refine these Pills.
I’ll teach you the method for making this particular type of Pill,” Jiang Tang said and then quietly explained to Hua Xian’er the method and precautions for refining these Pills.
Hua Xian’er nearly lost her composure under the charm of this man nearing her, but fortunately, she kept her emotions in check.
The other women were not in such good spirits, wishing they could also refine Pills and be of help to Jiang Tang.
At this moment, the man tenderly gave the task to her, seeing it as an honor to serve a man while on a mission.
With envious gazes from everyone upon her, Hua Xian’er looked proudly at the other covetous women, nodding and smiling at Jiang Tang to indicate she would complete the mission.
The expression on Hua Xian’er’s face filled the other girls with even more reluctance, but they were helpless.
Su Feifei turned her face away.
She had been secretly learning Alchemy without anyone knowing, wanting to surprise Jiang Tang and her family.
It was not yet time for surprises, so she turned to her older brother, Su Chang’an, to ask if anything had happened recently within the family.
Su Chang’an told her that everything was well at home; they recently obtained a Supreme Elixir and a new Swordsmanship.
Both he and some members of the family had improved their Cultivation, and even Elder Su had come out.
With a sneer, Su Feifei looked at Su Chang’an and said, “Elder Su is really ridiculous.
He’s gotten old and can’t keep up with the times, chasing after bugs and not doing anything serious.”
“Ahem,” Su Chang’an coughed to clear his throat, feeling it was inappropriate for his sister to speak ill of Elder Su in front of so many people.
“Big brother, it’s not just our family’s Elder Su who’s like that.
We’ve seen them in the Magical Treasure; their behavior is so childish and laughable,” Su Feifei bluntly said.
“Do you just watch and mock Elder Su without giving him any hints?” Su Chang’an asked, not accusing, but protecting the family.
“Pfft, I would not betray Jiang Tang.
He’s testing some things; how could I possibly drag him down?
I’m not like some people who got exposed,” said Su Feifei, glancing at Yun Duoduo.
Su Chang’an…
It’s true what they say, a daughter married off is like water spilled.
She hasn’t even married yet, and she’s already taking the side of an outsider!
Sigh, she’s still one of our own.
Never mind, let Elder Su be childish.
Let him be!
Elder Su…
was chasing after bugs and some old folks as they flew high above another nation.
He had already been to one country and had moved on to another.
Are these bugs saviors?
Why are they meddling so much!
Jiang Tang felt that he hadn’t yet settled matters here, as his bugs were causing too much trouble; fleeing to another country and, in front of those Immortals, landed in a street filled with refugees while Soldiers chased the refugees away.
From the bugs, it was learned that there had been a flood in a part of this country, washing away people’s homes.
Survivors fled the floodwaters to a place untouched by the disaster, an area where the wealthy lived.
Suddenly the streets were filled with so many hungry refugees sleeping on the streets, including the elderly, the young, the strong, and the women, perhaps too weakened by starvation to do anything but collapse there.
They were driven away, beaten, unable to resist or go anywhere else.
The bugs, seeing this scene, went to bite the Soldiers driving the refugees away.
The Soldiers, feeling the pain and seeing these peculiar bugs attack, tried to drive them off with their weapons.
But how could these Soldiers disperse them?
The Soldiers who were bitten swelled with pain, and the angry bugs spewed fire from high above onto the houses of the wealthy.
They did not actually burn the houses but scorched them as if grilling from a distance, making it impossible for the inhabitants to stay indoors; they could only feel alive once they left their homes.
The weather, which was still in winter, suddenly became bizarre.
The officials, associating the sudden appearance of bugs with the refugees,
thought the bugs had been brought by the refugees, perhaps man-eating bugs, like a plague, terribly frightening.
The highest leader sent out exterminators, ordering the city to spray disinfectants, to douse the bugs with insecticidal water.
This method was entirely ineffective.
In the cold winter weather, people were unable to return to their homes and had to stay outdoors, facing the refugees on the streets.
They could only stand there dumbly.
The most unbearable part was using any form of transport—it felt like being barbecued.
The nation’s officials dispatched powerful Mages, and one Mage used his Magic Tool to create flashes of electricity—a sort of electric net, hoping to kill the bugs in this manner.
But the bugs had more tricks up their sleeve; they could not only spew fire but also spray venom, specifically targeting those from wealthy families.
The great powers watching this couldn’t help but think that the bugs had gained sentience, taking a stand for the refugees.
The bugs could not speak, only cause trouble, making the people understand they needed to love and help the citizens.
As human beings, they issued a warning, but it was a shame that the people could not understand their language.
They only perceived it as the actions of foreigners running wild in their territory, causing not just unrest but escalating to a full-scale war.