As he planned, Ling Shangshu suddenly squinted his eyes...

The reason was that he felt the car come to a stop!

"Has it stopped? Could we have arrived?"

Thinking this, the voice of absolute respect reached Ling Shangshu's ears, "Master, we've arrived."

Hearing this absolutely respectful greeting, Ling Shangshu turned to glance over.

Quickly, he found the car had come to a steady stop in front of a hotel...

After confirming this hotel was the one Zhujun had mentioned, he impassively withdrew his gaze.

"Since we've arrived, then I'll go over. You wait here for me!"

Having said this, Ling Shangshu didn't linger and promptly pulled open the car door and stepped out.

Ling Shangshu was eager to see the orchids cultivated by Zhujun as soon as possible.

He wanted to know just how much Zhujun had progressed during this period...

"The teacher must have come!"

Hearing the footsteps growing nearer, Zhujun muttered excitedly!

Soon, he turned his head swiftly with a look of eagerness.

In that moment, he saw his master, Ling Shangshu, swiftly approaching.

"Master seems to be in better spirits than before!"

After giving his master a close look, Zhujun whispered to himself excitedly...

All these years, Zhujun had always been very proud.

But even with all his pride, he still held a great respect for his master, Ling Shangshu...

The reason for this respect was because Zhujun knew that Ling Shangshu's expertise with orchids was far superior to his own.

Zhujun was aware that Ling Shangshu had previously been searching for a successor to his mantle.

Zhujun was very interested in his mantle and had been working hard to inherit it...

Unfortunately, Zhujun had never been able to stand out, and thus had always struggled to come out on top...

Now, he felt he had a chance to pull ahead because the method he had devised for grafting orchid roots would surely impress his master...

As long as his master was impressed, then he would definitely become the sole successor of his mantle.

Zhujun knew that once he became Ling Shangshu's chosen successor, he would be the most formidable person in all of Japan.

At that time, any woman, wealth, anything he wanted, would be within his grasp!

With this wild fantasy in mind, he walked up to Ling Shangshu with a flattering face.

Quickly, he humbly began, "Master, it was tough for you on your trip to Huaxia!"

Glancing at Zhujun, Ling Shangshu sighed, "It wasn't tough! It was only during this trip to Huaxia that I came to understand the meaning of 'there's always someone better out there.' The experts in Huaxia in the field of plant breeding are much stronger than us."

While reflecting, Ling Shangshu's thoughts once again turned to Hu Xiaobei, who was held in high esteem by everyone...

He knew he must swiftly arrange his subsequent affairs and then rush back to Huaxia to meet Hu Xiaobei properly...

Ideally, he could learn from him for a while because only with a period of dedicated study could his own skills leap forward...

Hearing his master Ling Shangshu speak so thoughtfully, Zhujun shook his head and quickly said, "Master, you're exaggerating. You are currently the most impressive plant specialist in Japan, and your mastery of orchids is unparalleled. Even if there are some experts in Huaxia, at most their level is roughly on par with yours!"

Upon hearing Zhujun speak so fervently, Ling Shangshu slightly furrowed his brow.

He wanted to explain further...

But he gave up...

Because he knew his disciple admired him greatly, so any further explanation at this moment would be futile.

"There's always someone better out there; when he has the chance to go to Huaxia in the future, he will truly understand this principle."

With these thoughts, Ling Shangshu didn't bother to explain any further but swiftly changed the subject, "Zhujun, you mentioned over the phone before that you've cultivated a pretty impressive orchid, let Master take a look now. It's a good chance for Master to see if your skills have improved during this period."

Hearing Ling Shangshu's keen interest, Zhujun nodded vigorously...

"Great! Master, then please take a close look and also give me some feedback."

As he spoke, Zhujun quickly led his Master, Ling Shangshu, forward.

Soon, the two of them arrived one after the other.

Zhujun didn't introduce Haruno Rei and the others to his Master; instead, he pointed directly at the orchid on the table and said, "Master, this is the orchid I've cultivated during this period, have a look."

Hearing Zhujun's extremely excited voice, the interested Ling Shangshu nodded lightly.

Quickly, his gaze shifted to the orchid.

After looking for a short while, his eyes slightly lit up.

Because he discovered that this orchid did indeed look very, very impressive.

...

"Success!"

Seeing his Master's eyes light up, Zhujun clenched his fists excitedly...

Just now, when Ling Shangshu turned his head towards that lush orchid, he had swiftly looked over!

Therefore, he clearly saw all the changes in Ling Shangshu's expression...

At this point, Zhujun heard his Master speak, "Disciple, if you've cultivated this orchid yourself, then your skills have truly much improved."

Hearing such an astonished remark, Zhujun got excited.

He soon spoke warmly, "Master, I cultivated this orchid. During this time, I've been diligently studying your teachings. The reason I've worked so hard is to hope that one day I can inherit your mantle and pass on everything you've taught me!"

Hearing Zhujun's excited words, the elder nodded.

From the beginning when he took him as an apprentice, Ling Shangshu knew that Zhujun was an ambitiously driven person.

To this, Ling Shangshu didn't mind.

In his opinion, having ambition was actually good!

Because it's ambition that fuels the drive to become stronger!

Now, Ling Shangshu was certain that he hadn't misjudged him!

"Perhaps, he really has the chance to inherit all of my mantle, and then, he may even compete with that genius Hu Xiaobei from Huaxia."

Thinking so, he said, "About inheriting my mantle, I will discuss it with you in detail soon. You are much stronger than your fellow apprentices now, so you have the best chance to inherit my mantle."

"Thank you, Master, thank you, Master, thank you, Master."

Hearing Ling Shangshu mention the mantle, Zhujun was slightly startled, but quickly, he spoke feverishly...

At this moment, three continuous expressions of gratitude weren't enough to convey his excitement; he was truly ecstatic to the extreme...

"Alright, enough talking for now, let me take a closer look at this orchid."

"Yes!" After agreeing, Zhujun quickly stepped back two paces.

At this point, Zhujun was wildly fantasizing about the blissful scenario of becoming the best in Japan...

As Zhujun indulged in such wild fantasies, a cold smile played on the corners of Hu Xiaobei's mouth...

He who desires to destroy must first drive mad!

Before, Hu Xiaobei felt disgusted by Zhujun's actions and wanted to kill him directly...

But, Hu Xiaobei thought that killing him directly was letting him off too easy...

And so, Hu Xiaobei had come up with this tactic, planning to torment him to death when he was happiest...

With that thought, Hu Xiaobei glanced at him, a slight smile on his lips.

Hu Xiaobei knew the show was about to start...

After all, everyone had now arrived...

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