sinovels Chapter 8 I need your help
Chapter 8 I need your help
Ling'er moved her fingertips, forming an ancient magic seal.
A gray-white light curtain instantly spread out, enveloping the entire room and isolating it from all sounds.
The atmosphere inside the room suddenly changed.
She sat upright on the edge of the bed, her previous docile and obedient demeanor completely gone. Her eyes were lowered, revealing a coldness that was extremely incongruous with her age.
"How's the plan going?" Her voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the five men have proceeded to the ambush site as planned. If all goes well, news of Qin Ruoxi's death will spread throughout the entire Qin clan by evening."
Ling'er nodded slightly and waved her jade hand lightly, "Go down, conceal your whereabouts, and do not appear unless summoned."
"Yes." The figure dared not say more, and slowly blended back into the shadows of the corner, disappearing completely.
Once the room returned to silence, Ling'er waved her hand again, and the gray-white barrier quietly dissipated.
The frost on her face melted away instantly, and she returned to her harmless, gentle, and innocent appearance.
Ling'er's gaze fell towards Li Qingyi's room, and she murmured to herself:
"Qin Feng... why, despite all the deductions, is your destiny still shrouded in mystery, making it difficult to discern its true nature?"
She gently closed her eyes, her mind churning with thoughts.
"Will you be the one Master spoke of, the one who helps me overcome this life-threatening ordeal?"
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"It cracked..."
Li Qingyi slumped down at the desk, scratching her hair in frustration, and finally let out a long sigh.
"Among second-grade talismans, the offensive talismans I know are basically inseparable from elemental magic power... Never mind, I should think about what to do with the remaining two spirit stones."
Just as he was deep in thought, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Cui'er's clear voice came from outside, "Young Master Qin Feng, the master invites you."
Li Qingyi was taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly composed herself and replied, "Wait a moment."
Why does Xi Yue's father suddenly want to see me?
He was quite confused, but he still straightened his clothes and followed Cui'er out the door.
After passing through several courtyards, they arrived at the outside of a secluded study. Cui'er saw them to the door and then silently withdrew.
Li Qingyi stopped, staring at the tightly closed wooden door in front of her, her heart sinking.
"Since we're already here..."
He steeled himself, raised his hand, and pushed the door open to enter.
The study was furnished in an antique style. Qin Taihong sat upright in the main seat, with a set of purple clay teaware beside him, steaming hot.
When Qin Taihong saw Li Qingyi enter, he raised his hand and pushed a freshly brewed cup of tea to the empty seat opposite him.
"Xiao Feng is here." Qin Taihong said calmly, pointing to the seat opposite him. "No need for formalities, please sit down."
Li Qingyi's gaze swept quickly over the other person, and he was slightly surprised. He really did not expect Qin Taihong to be so old.
The person before me had graying temples and deep wrinkles etched on his face.
He suppressed his surprise and quickly stepped forward to sit down.
"I wonder what brings you here today, Uncle?" Li Qingyi spoke first.
Qin Taihong stroked his chin and chuckled. "No need to be nervous. I've just often heard Xiyue mention you, and since I have some free time today, I thought I'd like to meet you, child."
Li Qingyi raised an eyebrow and replied with a smile, "Uncle, you're joking."
He thought to himself, "What's this old man up to? Is he going to try and charge me rent?"
Qin Taihong slowly picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said gently:
"Xiao Feng, our Qing lineage has been dependent on the main family for many years. Now, I am getting old."
As he spoke, he slowly stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "Xiyue is my youngest daughter. She has been intelligent since childhood. In terms of appearance and talent, she is considered outstanding among our branch of the family."
Li Qingyi's heart stirred, vaguely catching the underlying intention in the other party's words, and she tentatively spoke:
"Does Uncle mean... that he wants to arrange for Xiyue to marry into another branch of the family?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Taihong finally showed a genuine smile.
"Yes," he sighed, "I am already in my seventies, and my lifespan is not long."
The Qing lineage is now barely holding on to its facade thanks to my meager Qi Refining Level 6 cultivation.
But my sons…sigh, they're useless. Even in middle age, they've only reached the third level of Qi Refining; utterly incapable of great use.”
"Xi Yue is talented...it should have been her..." At this point, a flash of disgust crossed his eyes.
"She had such a bright future ahead of her, but that damned Li Qingyi ruined it all!"
Enraged, Qin Taihong unconsciously crushed the teacup in his hand to pieces.
"If it weren't for his appearance, why would the main family have sacrificed Xi Yue's Moon Essence Spirit Body just to refine that damned elixir!"
Hearing the sound of the teacup shattering, Li Qingyi's lips twitched, and she thought to herself, "Is it really okay to insult me to my face?"
At that moment, Qin Taihong abruptly changed the subject, gritting his teeth as he said:
"And his master, Zhou Chuan, deserves to die even more!"
Li Qingyi: "..."
Upon hearing Zhou Chuan's name, Li Qingyi immediately asked:
"What's the deal with Zhou Chuan? Please enlighten me, Uncle."
"Hmph!" Qin Taihong snorted coldly, "That old bastard is an inside man sent by the Lin family."
The people sent down by the master today are ostensibly investigating internal spies, but in reality, they are using this pretext to extract a lot of benefits from our Qing faction.
More than half of their savings accumulated over many years have been squeezed out!
Li Qingyi could hear the indignation in his tone, but what he cared about most right now was Zhou Chuan's life or death.
He had been unable to find anyone to inquire about this matter before, so he kept it to himself. Now that Qin Taihong had brought it up, it gave him a breakthrough.
Li Qingyi asked, feigning calmness:
"Uncle, how is Zhou Chuan doing now?"
"What else can happen? Qin Baisheng has destroyed all his cultivation, and he is now locked in the lowest level of the family's death row, never seeing the light of day."
Once Li Qingyi's corpse is refined into a pill, he will be taken to Cangping Mountain on the west side and executed in public as a warning to others!
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi mourned for her own corpse for three seconds, then muttered to herself, "I cannot rest easy until Zhou Chuan is dead..."
The outcome was indeed beyond his expectations. He had thought that the enraged Qin Baisheng would kill Zhou Chuan on the spot, but unexpectedly, he spared his life and awaited public execution.
At this point, a mocking smile appeared on Qin Taihong's face, and he couldn't help but sneer:
"It's laughable, but even after Zhou Chuan was imprisoned and his cultivation was completely destroyed, he was still roaring madly, repeatedly claiming that he didn't kill Li Qingyi. It's utterly absurd!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi's hand holding the teacup suddenly stiffened, and her heart almost stopped.
The tea in the cup shook violently and almost spilled.
He forced down his panic, steadied his voice, and tentatively asked, "Then... what is the master's reaction to this?"
Qin Baisheng naturally didn't believe it, thinking it was just the old ghost's crazy ramblings when he was at his wit's end.
At this point in his speech, Qin Taihong frowned slightly, revealing a hint of confusion:
"However, one thing is quite strange. Later, when the master sent people to carefully search the courtyard where Li Qingyi was staying, they found traces of the exploding spirit talisman in the ruins."
Li Qingyi's heart sank suddenly.
Qin Taihong continued:
"Therefore, the master suspected that Zhou Chuan had accomplices. Although they didn't understand why they would use such inferior talismans."
But just now, the law enforcement officers who accompanied the young master and young lady of the main family arrested all the cultivators selling these talismans in the market. They even extorted money from us! How despicable!
After hearing this, Li Qingyi silently mourned for her colleague for a few seconds.
Just then, Qin Taihong suddenly realized that he had gone off-topic for too long, so he immediately changed the subject:
"Xiao Feng, your uncle called you here today because he wants to ask you for a favor."