{"id":7223,"date":"2025-07-26T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7223"},"modified":"2025-07-26T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:32:45","slug":"the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration-chapter-68-renewed-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration-chapter-68-renewed-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spiritual Plant Master Transmigration &#8211; Chapter 68 &#8211; Renewed Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Hua Yufeng and the others bought some additional talismans and magical items and then left. Recently, the mercenary team had been low on funds, so the items they purchased were of low quality. When they paid the bill, the attendant\u2019s expression turned cold and indifferent, which embarrassed the usually proud Hua Yufeng until his face flushed red.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cXiao Jingting bought a magical item worth 120,000 taels of silver.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cClearly the young master is really rich,\u201d Zhao Li couldn\u2019t help but sigh. The mercenary team sometimes completed big jobs but only made a few thousand taels at best, and occasionally just topped 10,000 taels. This young master casually spent a hundred thousand taels. It was infuriating how people differed so much!<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWhere did Xiao Jingting get so much silver? Xiao Jingfeng wasn\u2019t usually this extravagant. Since they\u2019re brothers, their treatment shouldn\u2019t be that different.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMaybe Xiao Jingting just pretends to be poor. Those big young masters only have to act a bit spoiled and the elders would shower them with red envelopes. Clearly so rich, yet still sharing with the mercenary team,\u201d Hua Yufeng said sourly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zhou Fang looked at Hua Yufeng and thought: Xiao Jingfeng also contributed a lot on missions, so his share is well deserved. Knowing Hua Yufeng harbored resentment towards Xiao Jingfeng, and given he also had to work under Hua Yufeng, Zhou Fang chose not to speak up for Xiao Jingfeng.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zhao Li nodded and said, \u201cThat\u2019s right! Being lucky beats everything. Almost 130,000 taels, even Xiao Jingting\u2019s parents would wince. If Xiao Jingting\u2019s father refuses to help pay off the debt, Xiao Jingting will be in real trouble.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">The trading post had its own debt collectors. If payment was overdue, they would come to the door.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWhat\u2019s there to fear? If the sky falls, his father will take the hit for him,\u201d Hua Yufeng said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat\u2019s true,\u201d Zhao Li agreed.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cXiao Jingfeng\u2019s power has advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refining,\u201d Zhang Meng said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zhao Li nodded, \u201cThat\u2019s really strange, advancing to the fifth level so quickly.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingfeng once had high standing in the mercenary team. Part of the reason he was kicked out was due to poisoning that blocked his advancement. The mercenary team needed capable fighters; they couldn\u2019t keep liabilities around.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">In less than a year, Xiao Jingfeng had jumped from fourth level to fifth level Qi Refining.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Hua Yufeng clenched his fists. After Xiao Jingfeng left, many began to miss his value. Some even suggested bringing him back. Judging by Xiao Jingfeng\u2019s attitude earlier, if they tried to invite him personally, he probably wouldn\u2019t return.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">In fact, Hua Yufeng also regretted letting him go. Losing a cheap muscle greatly lowered the mission success rate. Recently, the mercenary team struggled financially, and members increasingly criticized Hua Yufeng. His stress grew heavier.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sometimes, Hua Yufeng reminisced about when Xiao Jingfeng was around. Although Xiao Jingfeng often argued with his decisions, missions went smoothly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\"><strong>Trading Post<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYoung Master Xiao Jingting really is wealthy! Spending over 100,000 taels on one magic item\u2014wouldn\u2019t even Qi Refining practitioners at levels seven or eight be this extravagant?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat\u2019s because his father\u2019s rich. If needed, he can just ask his old man for money.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat spirit tower is really good. It was originally made for Foundation Establishment practitioners but had flaws during refinement, so its rank was lowered. The materials alone cost a fortune.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cBut it\u2019s still a failed artifact!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThe spirit tower sat here for days. Many seventh-level Qi Refining family elders wanted it but hesitated to buy. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting bought it.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201c\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting\u2019s lavish spending caused much gossip among the trading post\u2019s people.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi and Zheng Liming entered and overheard the merchants praising Xiao Jingting\u2019s generous spending.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat guy Xiao Jingting really has money,\u201d Sun Qi said, astonished. Although previously richer than they, he never spent that lavishly, occasionally buying gifts worth only several hundred taels to please Miss Sun.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Now spending over a hundred thousand taels, he had become extravagant.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Liming said enviously, \u201cWhat kind of luck does this guy have?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMaybe he found gold?\u201d Sun Qi said. Although he only paid a 30,000 taels down payment, that was still a large sum.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Liming responded enviously, \u201cNot gold, but probably discovered several rare spiritual treasures.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi nodded, \u201cMakes sense.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">He regretted quietly. Since Xiao Jingting returned, his attitude had been cold towards them. If it were before, he could have tagged along and gotten plenty of benefits. Now that Xiao Jingting was this wealthy, even a small tip from his fingers would be enough for him. Sun Qi regretted not giving Xiao Jingting some silver to appease him back then. Maybe things would have been better.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThis guy only paid 30,000 taels down, with a large sum left to repay. He must be counting on his parents to pay off the debt. Though favored, Xiao Qingyan is the favorite son. Xiao Qingyan\u2019s monthly allowance isn\u2019t even 10,000 taels,\u201d Zheng Liming muttered.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cIt\u2019s bought and can\u2019t be returned. His parents will definitely help him repay. Would they just watch as the debt collectors come beat him to death?\u201d Sun Qi asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Liming nodded, \u201cGood point.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMiss Sun, do you need anything else?\u201d the attendant asked the somewhat distracted Sun Miaoyin.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Miaoyin replied coolly, \u201cNo, just these few items.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Earlier, when Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng first visited the shop, Sun Miaoyin was also there. However, they were so focused on the merchandise that they hadn\u2019t noticed her. Sun Miaoyin hadn\u2019t approached to greet either.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">She thought of Xiao Jingfeng\u2014her childhood fianc\u00e9\u2014and considered him a charismatic man, not as bad as she imagined.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Miaoyin shook her head internally. Though Xiao Jingfeng was decent, he couldn\u2019t compare to Zhou Kanghe.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting had just been very generous, spending over a hundred thousand taels on that spirit tower.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Miaoyin recalled what her sister said: Xiao Jingting was like a toad lusting after swan meat, never willing to spend much\u2014always giving her just cheap gifts of a few hundred taels. Sun Miaomiao certainly wasn\u2019t so easily pleased. If Xiao Jingting gave that spirit tower to her sister, the sister might just be moved.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting fondled the spirit tower in his hand, reluctant to let go. He had set his eyes on it the moment he saw it and had finally bought it.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Though delighted, his heart ached from the cost\u2014the purchase put him in the red again.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">He put away the spirit tower and strolled with Xiao Jingfeng and Xu Muan in the street. Suddenly, a hurried guard rushed over.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cTwo young masters, hurry back. Master Xiaofan is fighting with someone again.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting: \u201c&#8230;\u201d Fighting again? I only just got home a few days ago, and my youngest son is already fighting again?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting and the others quickly rushed home. In the hall, Xiao Xiaofan hid behind Mu Shuyu, angrily staring at some other children.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThird brother, you\u2019re back! Your son has really gone too far\u2014he actually commanded a beast to attack his cousin. He\u2019s truly ruthless.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan, who said angrily, \u201cDad, that\u2019s not true! I told Xiao Yun to take me flying, but they shot arrows at Xiao Yun from below. Xiao Yun got angry and injured them.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYour cousins were just playing around, and you went too far. You even accused others first, acting like the villain,\u201d Zheng Peier scolded viciously.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThey weren\u2019t playing; they wanted to kill me, and Xiao Yun shot back and hurt them,\u201d Xiao Xiaofan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">No other children in the Xiao family had flying beasts like Xiao Xiaofan. Seeing him riding the fire cloud bird, Xiao Yuerong recalled their past grievances and suddenly became furious. He ordered some children who usually played with him to shoot arrows at the fire cloud bird, a young bird. When hit, it panicked and almost threw Xiao Xiaofan off.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaofan was shocked but the fire cloud bird soon calmed down and, enraged by the attack, lunged at the children below but was restrained by several patrolling guards.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Listening to Xiao Xiaofan\u2019s defense, Xiao Jingting angrily said, \u201cSister-in-law, my son was flying in the sky on a beast. How could your son shoot at him? If the beast was injured and my son fell, what would you call that\u2014murder? And you dare to shout? You shameless harpy, you invert black and white. How despicable!\u201d If Xiao Xiaofan fell from that height, he\u2019d be dead or seriously injured.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Peier trembled with anger at Xiao Jingting\u2019s merciless words. \u201cThird brother, how can you speak like that? Your son is uninjured. It\u2019s my son who suffered.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cHe deserves it! Who asked him to harbor ill intentions? Your nephew still has a wound, and you don\u2019t keep him in check; you\u2019re teaching him badly. So young and you\u2019ve taught him to be so cruel, always bullying the weak,\u201d Xiao Jingting said bitterly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYou&#8230;\u201d Zheng Peier was furious at Xiao Jingting\u2019s attitude.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cEnough! It\u2019s just kids fighting; nothing serious happened. Let it go,\u201d Xiao Qingyan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Hearing Xiao Qingyan, Zheng Peier shot him an angry glance. Xiao Qingyan gave a look, and Zheng Peier reluctantly shut up.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting stared at Xiao Qingyan in astonishment. He couldn\u2019t understand when his big brother had suddenly become so tolerant and just let the matter drop lightly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThird brother, I heard you spent over 100,000 taels on a useless magical item,\u201d Xiao Qingyan asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting: \u201c&#8230;\u201d Why didn\u2019t Xiao Qingyan mention this earlier? So he was waiting for this moment.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cIt did cost over 100,000 taels, but I don\u2019t have that much silver. I just paid a 30,000 taels deposit. The rest will be repaid slowly,\u201d Xiao Jingting said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Qingyan narrowed his eyes, thinking: He thought Xiao Jingting would stop being so wasteful with money, but it got worse. Saying \u2018buy\u2019 and just buying a magical item worth a hundred thousand taels? The item he used was just a Qingyun Sword worth 10,000 taels, and many envied its quality.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThird brother, you really do have deep pockets,\u201d Xiao Qingyan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu\u2019s expressions turned a little unpleasant. Though they could afford that much, it was still a lot of money for both of them.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">If you want any specific parts clarified or have further requests, please let me know!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Edited by: Tetsu<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Proofreader: Taalia<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hua Yufeng and the others bought some additional talismans and magical items and then left. Recently, the mercenary team had been low on funds, so the items they purchased were of low quality. 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