My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 344 - 23: Nothing to Do with the Ye Family

Chapter 344: Chapter 23: Nothing to Do with the Ye Family

Among the three families in Purple Sunset City, the Bai Family primarily deals in the herbal business. They have vast fields in Purple Sunset City for planting herbs, and they train many Alchemists to refine Elixirs and sell them.

This is the Bai Family’s main source of income and the foundation of their standing in Purple Sunset City.

Thus, upon hearing that the herb fields were damaged and the herbs had issues, the Bai Family Master, who was just furious a moment ago, panicked, and the others at the table didn’t fare any better.

"What happened? Wasn’t this checked just yesterday? Everything was fine, so how did this problem suddenly occur?" The Bai Family Master stood up, glaring at the servant, his face twisted and his voice fiercely demanding.

"I don’t know either. Just now, the Steward in charge of the herb fields came to report the issue. Upon receiving the news, I came immediately to inform the Family Head." The servant was also frightened and hurriedly explained.

"Where is the Steward now?" the Bai Family Master asked, panting heavily.

"He’s just outside the door."

"Send him to the study. I need to know what’s going on." The Bai Family Master shouted, flinging his sleeve as he strode towards the study.

The servant quickly turned and headed outside to notify the Steward to go to the study.

After the two left, the others in the parlor finally reacted.

"This must be Ye Family’s revenge. I need to quickly inform Father." Bai Wei, losing control of her expression, ran towards the parlor door without caring about the others.

The others left in the parlor exchanged glances, pulling long faces, then left, feeling unable to stay idle, to find solutions.

In the study, the Bai Family Master had calmed down as he walked over, looking at the Steward kneeling on the ground with cold eyes.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Why did the well-kept herb fields suddenly have problems?" Although calm, he was still very angry, his chest heaving violently.

"Reporting to the Family Head, someone poisoned our herb fields. Everything was fine when I checked before noon, but shortly thereafter, the herbs began showing problems. The Medicine Farmers are now inspecting and finding remedies." The Steward was also panicked, knowing the importance of the herb fields to the Bai Family like no other.

Without the herb fields, he understood what could happen to the Bai Family.

He knew that if a remedy couldn’t be found, the Bai Family Master would definitely kill him!

"Did you discover who did it?" the Bai Family Master asked, eyes flickering.

"Not yet. Many forces in Purple Sunset City envy our Bai Family’s herb fields, but we still don’t know who it is." The Steward, with his head down respectfully, dared not speak his suspicions, fearing it would upset the Bai Family Master.

However, his silence was interrupted by someone more anxious. As soon as he finished speaking, the study door was pushed open from outside, and Bai Wei rushed in hurriedly.

"Father, this must be Ye Family’s revenge," Bai Wei said anxiously, looking at the Bai Family Master with panic on her face.

"Nonsense!" the Bai Family Master glared at Bai Wei and shouted, throwing the teacup by his side, which shattered at Bai Wei’s feet.

Bai Wei was startled by the Bai Family Master’s actions, standing there dazed, staring at him.

"How many times have I told you? The study is not your place for you to barge in. Get out!" The Bai Family Master shouted coldly, ignoring Bai Wei’s emotions.

"Father, I was just..." Bai Wei moved her mouth to defend herself.

"I don’t want to hear it. Get out of the study immediately, and don’t let me see you again," the Bai Family Master impatiently interrupted her, waving his hand dismissively and turning his head away from her.

Bai Wei felt humiliated, glancing at the Bai Family Master with flashing eyes, tears gleaming in them.

Seeing no change in the Bai Family Master’s decision, tears fell instantly, and she ran out, embarrassed.

Silence returned to the study, and the Bai Family Master turned his gaze back to the Steward kneeling on the ground.

"Come with me to the herb fields now and see what’s going on," he said and stood up, striding outside.

The Steward dared not delay, climbing up and following closely behind the Bai Family Master.

The Bai Family’s herb fields were on the eastern side of Purple Sunset City, covering a substantial area. To protect these herb fields, the Bai Family invested a lot of effort, and the entire fields were enveloped in a Guardian Array, with formidable defenses inside.

Besides, the fields were tended by many Medicine Farmers, hired for a high price by the Bai Family, to meticulously manage the fields.

But at this moment, the atmosphere in the fields was tense, with a group of Medicine Farmers gathered around several plots, frowning, their expressions very grave.

"Uncle, do you think these herbs can be saved?" a man in a cyan short attire asked the middle-aged man beside him in a gray short attire.

The middle-aged man shook his head, with a trace of regret in his eyes, "No chance, even if revived, these herbs would have lost their potency and become useless."

Upon hearing this, the man in the cyan short attire looked even more downcast.

"The Family Head is here."

Someone shouted, and the crowd simultaneously looked toward the path not far away, where Bai Family Master was striding over, accompanied by the Steward.

"What did Zhao Si say about these herbs? Can they still be used?" Bai Family Master approached the middle-aged man in a gray short coat, took a deep breath, and asked cautiously.

"These herbs are considered ruined. Not only are they beyond saving, but even if we retrieved them, their medicinal properties would be useless." Uncle Zhao Si shook his head and truthfully said.

Upon hearing his words, Bai Family Master felt a darkness before his eyes, stumbled slightly, and if not for the Steward’s quick reflexes, he might have sat down directly on the ground.

"Family Master, you must take care of your health. This batch of herbs is lost, but we can plant again. You cannot fall." Uncle Zhao Si earnestly advised Bai Family Master.

Bai Family Master’s lips curled into a bitter smile, "Uncle Si, I know, but starting over is easier said than done! The Bai Family has contracts with many forces, and something happened to this batch of herbs, which will certainly result in severe losses for us."

Everyone was aware of this. After he finished speaking, the surroundings instantly quieted, and the expressions on everyone’s faces grew worse.

They all depended on the Bai Family to survive; if the Bai Family fell, their good days would also be over!

Exchanging glances, none of them knew how to console Bai Family Master.

"It’s evident that someone sabotaged us this time. We can investigate from this angle and see if we can find out who did it. Maybe we can recover some of the losses." Uncle Zhao Si suggested after looking at the medicine field.

"The Ye Family! Our Bai Family will not let this matter rest!" Bai Family Master clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

Hearing his words, the people around were first startled, then realized this should be the Ye Family’s retaliation.

The Bai Family had been suppressing the Ye Family, and just yesterday, Ye Tingwen was attacked. Although not explicitly stated, everyone knew it was the Bai Family’s doing. How could the Ye Family let it go?

"Uncle Si, I’ll leave this matter to you, I’m leaving now." Bai Family Master, not caring about others’ reactions, walked away quickly after speaking.

When Bai Family Master went to check the medicine field, news had already spread throughout Purple Sunset City that the Bai Family’s medicine fields had been damaged and the herbs destroyed. The forces that had contracts with the Bai Family for purchasing herbs were unsettled.

They immediately dispatched people to demand explanations from the Bai Family.

Just as Bai Family Master returned to the Bai Family residence, he was surrounded by people sent by these forces.

"Bai Family Master, we heard there’s been trouble with the herbs. What’s the current situation? Can they still be salvaged?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Yes, Bai Family Master, how is the situation now? Will the herbs we need be unaffected?"

"Bai Family Master, our Family Head asks if the herbs we need are still available. Can we get them now?"

"Bai Family Master, what happened to the medicine fields? Can those herbs still be used?"

"Bai Family Master..."

The people bombarded Bai Family Master with questions, disregarding the grim look on his face.

On any other day, Bai Family Master would have been angry by now, potentially even ordering the Steward to drive these people out, but he couldn’t do that now.

Having just returned from the medicine field, he knew very well that this batch of herbs was unusable, and among these people were many who had orders for this batch. He needed these people to speak for him to the leaders of these forces, so he couldn’t afford to offend them.

"Everyone, please calm down. The herbs are in the process of being salvaged, and the outcome is still unclear. Please wait a moment. If they truly can’t be used, the Bai Family will certainly compensate for the losses." Taking advantage of a pause among them, Bai Family Master quickly spoke loudly.

No matter his true willingness to compensate, he had to first calm these people down.

Upon hearing his words, most of the people calmed down, watching Bai Family Master.

"Bai Family Master, are your words genuine? You aren’t deceiving us just to placate us, are you?" One person looked around and suddenly asked.

Bai Family Master’s face twitched slightly. Although he wanted to grab that person and give them a good thrashing, he suppressed it, forcing a smile onto his face.

"Naturally, I wouldn’t deceive you. Rest assured, everyone, the Bai Family has been in Purple Sunset City for many years, our reputation speaks, how could we dare deceive so casually?" He tried his best to make his face appear credible.

"In that case, we will trust Bai Family Master this time, hoping you won’t let us down." One man in a blue brocade robe said.

Bai Family Master immediately looked over, giving the man a grateful glance.

The others exchanged glances, ultimately wary of the Bai Family’s status and temporarily restrained themselves.

After appeasing these people and sending them off, Bai Family Master returned to his study. Zhou Quan, his confidant and the captain of the Bai Family’s guards, entered from outside.

"How is the investigation? Was today’s incident done by the Ye Family?" Bai Family Master asked with a somewhat ferocious expression.

"Reporting to Family Master, this matter has no relation with the Ye Family!"