Investigation in Jiangnan Prefecture Xu Yuan had always been skeptical of Su Jinxuan's words.
Just as Su Jinxuan didn't trust him, he couldn't possibly take the other party's words at face value either.
However, the information in the confidential report indeed verified that Su Jinxuan's family had experienced a huge disaster in her childhood.
When her parents were alive, Su Jinxuan's family was very affluent.
Her parents ran a moderately-sized commerce assembly in the area between Jiangnan Prefecture and Jin City.
Su Qin Cloth Shop.
Their main business was textiles, satins, and women's specific products such as perfumes and rouges.
Since Su Jinxuan's father and one of the persons in charge of the Tian'an Commerce Assembly in Jiangnan Prefecture were schoolmates,
they were not especially close, but with that connection and some substantial bribes, Su Qin Cloth Shop and the colossal Tian'an Commerce Assembly reached a business cooperation on some leftover materials.
And because of this, when the other family was exterminated, the Black Scale Guards had conducted a private investigation into the matter.
One of their commerce assemblies vanished without a trace, exterminated no less; naturally, they had to investigate.
The other party was very secretive, but the Black Scale Guards still managed to reconstruct the general situation through their unique information channels.
Su Jinxuan's enemies were two forces.
One provided the money, the other provided the muscle.
The financiers were three commerce assemblies within the Jiangnan Cloth industry,
and the muscle was a gang of outlaws outside of the prefecture city.
Once the job was done, the muscled outlaws were wiped out cleanly by the three financiers.
Having investigated this much, the Black Scale Guards did not delve further, as Su Qin Cloth Shop was just the lowest-level material supplier to the Tian'an Commerce Assembly.
Not involving core interests, there was naturally no need for further intervention.
The way Tian'an Commerce Assembly dealt with it back then was quite straightforward,
a mid-level manager stepped forward to give those three rule-breaking commerce assemblies a scare, let them pay a hefty compensation, and the matter was thus concluded.
The Tian'an Commerce Assembly received the compensation.
The three commerce assemblies got the properties at auction for a low price after the fact.
The official bureaucracy took both the auction money and cleared out the bandit plague.
Hmm, a world where no one gets hurt was thus achieved~
Of course, even though they profited, the files related to this case still remained in the archives of the local Black Scale Guards.
Now that Xu Yuan had ordered a reinvestigation, the past files were reopened, and the Jiangnan Prefecture Black Scale Guards immediately began thoroughly investigating the three cloth shops from before, but to no avail.
All the people from back then were dead.
Even with the full-force investigation by the Jiangnan Prefecture Black Scale Guards these days, they couldn't find a single survivor, and the investigation was often halted halfway because the leads were deceased.
Qin Weijiu was highly professional in handling this matter.
But fortunately, the Black Scale Guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion were also very professional.
After several changes in investigative angles, they finally discovered some clues in the properties that belonged to Su Qin Cloth Shop originally.
Su Jinxuan's parents were dead, but the lands and deeds they controlled wouldn't just disappear into thin air.
Su Jinxuan was rescued and had no heirs, so when the time came, the properties were directly auctioned off by the authorities.
Indeed, Qin Weijiu had only saved Su Jinxuan, not her family's wealth.
There were many reasons not to help, but the most important one likely was the lack of motive.
While saving Su Jinxuan was a carefully planned action, Qin Weijiu had to make it look casual.
You pity her and save her, then you have to take all the trouble to help her protect her family property too?
To those unrelated by blood or kinship, such good deeds are nowhere to be found in this world.
With this principle in mind, even though he helped Su Jinxuan take her revenge, Qin Weijiu only started to take action several years later after slowly building a "familial bond" with her.
Everything was done with utmost caution.
But no matter how cautious, there's no accounting for stupidity among subordinates.
These properties meant nothing to Qin Weijiu, but for some of his subordinates, they were tempting pieces of fat.
Over a decade had passed, and the properties that once belonged to Su Jinxuan's parents, after several rounds of changes, ended up registered under the name of a person named Xi Cang.
The name of this person is not important, what's important is that he is the second elder brother of the Konghua Commerce Assembly's chairman's son-in-law.
The Konghua Commerce Assembly has quite a large scale locally and isn't subordinate to any power.
Having found this, the trail seemed to break again.
Because large commerce assemblies swallowing up and integrating various industries is the most common thing in this world.
The Black Scale Guards in Jiangnan reported this and just as the investigation was about to draw to a close, a key piece of news came from the Black Scale Guards' headquarters in the Imperial Capital—the Konghua Commerce Assembly is backed by the sect belonging to the Qin Weijiu family.
This piece of news immediately invigorated the Black Scale Guards of Jiangnan.
Qin Weijiu had not touched the industries of Su Jinxuan's parents, but his hidden agents had occupied them.
If it were done openly, there wouldn't be much to it, after all, Su Jinxuan trusts you so much, and your relationship is like that of siblings, managing on someone's behalf and possibly returning it when the time comes would be probable.
But secretly taking possession, this information was worth pondering.
While it was still not any solid evidence, it provided the Black Scale Guards of Jiangnan with a new direction for investigation.
The exploration from the bottom up had been cut off due to the key individuals of those three families being silenced, but now with this new piece of information, they could investigate from the top down.
In researching, the Black Scale Guards of Jiangnan found that the broken links between these two trails fit together perfectly.
The Su-Qin Textile Storehouse which was established by Su Jinxuan's parents did business with the support of the Tian'an Commerce Assembly, and their three families were supported by the Konghua Commerce Assembly.
The way this information was obtained was also very simple.
Just like modern clothing brands always collaborate with XX to create a joint name, these small textile stores, once they had reached cooperation with large commerce assemblies, would want to flaunt the cooperation details prominently.
It was a sort of alternative quality certification.
One just needed to visit and inquire with the seasoned stewards who had been in the textile business for over twenty years to know about this.
Of course,
What's more important is,
All of the textile industries of Su Jinxuan's three enemies originally hung under the Konghua Commerce Assembly's name.
The Konghua Commerce Assembly directly took over all industries from these three textile stores.
Apart from the leading personnel being replaced due to death, there had been almost no changes in the middle and high-level management for over a decade.
Xu Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud when he first saw this.
After acquiring a company, even if it's not advisable to immediately cause a stir that unsettles the people, you should at least switch a few of your own trusted people into key positions, right?
What do you mean by not changing a single manager in more than ten years after the Konghua Commerce Assembly acquired three textile stores?
Was it holding shares on behalf of others before, and now returning them to their original owner?
…..
An hour later, Xu Yuan arrived belatedly, pushing open the door and entering the room.
The lighting inside the room remained as dim as ever, the feast had been taken away by the maidservant, leaving only the woman sitting alone at the small round table.
Su Jinxuan sat with her back to the door, her back straight but somewhat frail.
Xu Yuan slowly approached and noticed her delicate body trembling slightly beneath her pale green silk garment.
Stepping forward two more paces,
Su Jinxuan's voice carried a tremble as she softly asked,
"Do you…
do you have evidence, Mr.
Qin's…
connection with the Konghua CommerceAssembly?"
Xu Yuan, upon hearing this, walked silently in front of her.
He had just gone out to find this.
He and Ying'er had used the messaging formation to have the key evidence sent over from the Imperial Capital.
Only, he didn't expect that the genuine items would be somewhat plentiful, even taking over half an hour to print using the formation-powered printing press.
"Thud—"
With a thought, several thick stacks of account books were taken out by Xu Yuan from the Sumeru Ring, landing on the ground with a dull thud.
Su Jinxuan stared blankly, gazing at these full accounts taken out by Xu Yuan for quite some time before speaking in a low voice,
"This is…."
Xu Yuan sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and spoke in an unhurried tone,
"These are the account books of Konghua Commerce Assembly from the past decade.
They have a substantial amount of silver, medicinal herbs, and finished Elixir Medicine resources flowing to the Tianyu Sect every month; you can take a look for yourself."
///67///
Practical Combat Looking at the accounting books littered on the ground, Su Jinxuan stood in a daze, somewhat lost in thought.
She hadn't asked her previous question wanting an answer, instead, she wanted to refute the doubts she had about Mr.
Qin in her heart.
She had been ready to dismiss whatever evidence Xu Changtian presented, prepared to tell him, "Words are not proof, perhaps these pieces of evidence are fabricated by you."
But now, she found herself unable to utter those words.
There were too many of them.
Konghua Commerce Association, a regionally sized business enterprise that could be considered medium-sized across the whole of Dayan, had accumulated accounting books over a decade that could be described as piling up like a mountain.
Account books are not something that can be easily forged based on imagination.
For every credit, there must be a debit, and these transactions must balance; the inflows and outflows of accounts are verifiable.
Even if Xu Changtian could predict the future and had ordered the forging of these books from the moment she was captured, it would have been impossible to create so many within a mere ten days.
Xu Yuan watched Su Jinxuan's expression and roughly understood what was going on in her mind.
Heh, if forging account books were so easy, there wouldn't have been so many accountants in his previous life taking the fall and ending up in prison.
Xu Yuan casually picked up an account book from the ground, flipped through it, and offhandedly said,
"If you need a comparison with the fake accounts of Konghua Commerce Association, I can also order the Black Scale Guards in the Imperial Capital to send them over."
Fake accounts?
Real accounts?
Su Jinxuan looked at the mountain of account books before her, feeling a slight tremble in her spirit.
If all of these were forged, then Xu Changtian would have to fabricate an equal number of fake accounts.
This task, involving millions of characters, would be impossible to complete in ten days.
"Is this…real?"
Su Jinxuan's voice was very light, filled with deep confusion.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan scoffed and said with a playful tone as she looked in his direction,
"Of course it's real, but are you just going to take my word for it?
I thought you would continue to stubbornly claim these account books belong to my house at the Prime Minister's Mansion and had just been slightly altered and decorated over the past few days."
Su Jinxuan's heart ignited with flames of anger in an instant, biting her lip,
"Xu Changtian, what…
what do you want?"
"What do I want?"
Xu Yuan gently tapped his fingertips on the wooden table, "My goal, of course, is to dispel all the doubts in your heart.
Isn't that what you were thinking just now?"
…Su Jinxuan fell silent.
Shaking his head, accompanied by the "tap tap" sound of tapping on the table, Xu Yuan methodically said,
"I've already told you, you can check the accounts yourself—the trade partners, locations, and timing—and then make a judgment."
Su Jinxuan's eyes flickered for a moment before she rose from her seat without a word, pulled out a book from the pile of accounts, and returned to her seat to quietly browse through it.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan didn't rush her, quietly sat for a while, and then stood up and left.
All he needed to do now was wait.
Beliefs held firmly for more than a decade are like hard rocks, not easily swayed.
But once the seed of doubt takes root on their surface and begins to sprout, all one must do is wait quietly for the seed to grow and make the rock crumble from within…
….
Time flew by swiftly.
Su Jinxuan's case was just a small interlude in Xu Yuan's life, to be set aside for the moment after dealing with it.
After receiving the message from the Imperial Capital, Steward Li delivered all the Elixir Medicines that Xu Yuan had previously requested on the very same day.
But the quantity of the Elixir Medicines was somewhat disappointing.
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Compared to the full bottles that Xu Changge used to provide, the Elixir Medicines that Steward Li brought were just spare bits and pieces, with some forms of medicine like Humaí Pill and Guangling Pill not even filling up a single bottle.
If Xu Yuan were to fully engage in his Cultivation, this small amount of Elixir Medicine would probably be depleted within a week.
Left with no choice, Xu Yuan had to readjust his Cultivation schedule.
Without the nourishment of Elixir Medicines and constantly overworking his Cultivation Technique, he began to feel a stinging sensation in his meridians.
It was for this reason that the days of immersing himself in endless Cultivation were gone for good.
However, just because his Cultivation time was reduced did not mean Xu Yuan was idle.
Although he had the memory of his original body, the other party was completely ignorant about cultivation, so he needed to read and measure books to fill this gap to avoid being at a loss in certain special situations in the future.
The daily routine gradually settled down, but it was roughly the same four things:
Sleeping, eating, cultivating, and reading.
However, two days later, Xu Yuan had one more task to add to these four activities each day.
Actual combat.
Every time he finished practicing and left the Wuxuan Institute with Zhou Chen, they would pass by the sparring field.
Watching those muscular brutes punch and fight each other fiercely in real combat, Xu Yuan was seized by a sudden impulse and entertained the idea of entering the fray.
Because up until today, he had not yet truly sparred with someone of equal strength.
Itching to fight, he went directly into the arena.
Seeing the Third Young Master step forward, the originally bustling sparring field fell immediately silent.
Given his bad reputation, no one dared to step up.
It was only after Xu Yuan repeatedly emphasized that he would not hold a grudge and offered an Elixir Medicine as a reward that a somewhat reluctant Eighth Grade Bone Tempering martial trainee finally entered the field.
Xu Yuan was quite satisfied with the opponent's strength.
The protagonist of the story was also of the Eighth Grade, but he could take on a group of Eighth Grade Bone Tempering Protectors from his household all by himself.
Xu Yuan felt that even if he couldn't match the protagonist, defeating the Eighth Grade strong man opposite him with the Blood Essence Meteoring Art should be no problem.
And then…
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He lost.
Defeated utterly.
Even with the powerful boost from the Blood Essence Meteoring Art, he was no match for the Eighth Grade martial trainee.
His strength was useless against the relentless punches and kicks that came at him like waves, and within less than a minute, he was forced out of the sparring ring.
Standing below the sparring ring,
Xu Yuan could feel that if the martial trainee hadn't been cautious because of his status and had fought recklessly, he might have ended up lying on the ground unable to get up after just a few moves.
There were no mediocrities in the Wuxuan Institute.
Each of these Protectors who took the martial path was not some street thug; every one of them was carefully selected from the thousands of commoner students at the Tian'an Martial Hall, and to say they had climbed out of the dead was no exaggeration.
At that moment,
Xu Yuan suddenly understood the value of the protagonist, Qin Mo, an Eighth Grade, defying the odds and defeating his family's Seventh Grade Protector.
If he were to face Qin Mo alone now, he would probably die at first encounter.
Without saying much, Xu Yuan left after throwing down the reward.
This reaction completely dumbfounded the Eighth Grade Bone Tempering strong man who had won the reward.
He thought his end had come.
Xue Yong, a genius at the pinnacle of the Sixth Grade Iron Body, was killed by this Third Young Master just because he said the word, let alone him, a mere Eighth Grade Bone Tempering.
With a heavy heart, he waited until the next day, only to see the Third Young Master's figure at the sparring field again.
This time, the Third Young Master brought a whole bottle of "Bone Tempering Pills."
Win a match against him, get one pill.
Bone Tempering Pills, those Eighth Grade Bone Tempering warriors would only get three of them a month.
With a hefty reward comes the brave.
Soon, a second person was enticed by the reward to step into the ring.
A minute later, that person walked away with a Bone Tempering Pill.
The Third Young Master who was knocked out of the ring didn't speak; he just sat silently on the side of the ring, rested for a moment, then went back onto the stage.
The scene was silent,
In the middle of the silence, the person who had already received a Bone Tempering Pill tried to enter the ring again.
Soon, he received his second Bone Tempering Pill from the scruffy middle-aged man at the side of the field.
As the rewards and promises offered by the Third Young Master were confirmed, the atmosphere in the Wuxuan Institute gradually became lively again…
//68///
Defection Strategy Time flew by, half a month in the blink of an eye.
The crowd under the stage was dead silent.
The battle on the stage between Xu Yuan and the Eighth Grade martial disciple had reached a fever pitch.
The dull thuds of fists and feet striking flesh resonated one after another.
Amidst the rolling and dodging, Xu Yuan suddenly swung his hand-as-blade through the air.
"Swoosh—"
A blade-like ripple of blood-red energy instantaneously sliced through the air.
The burly man's pupils shrank, and he hurriedly ducked to evade it while simultaneously launching a powered punch towards Xu Yuan's face.
The gust of wind from the fist grazed his cheek, and as the punch passed by, the burly man's side ribs were exposed in front of Xu Yuan.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan changed his palm to a fist; his cultivation technique activated and blood-red flames instantly covered it as he threw a powerful uppercut towards the man's side ribs.
The man before him seemed to have anticipated Xu Yuan's intent, and the calloused palm of his hand blocked in front of his ribs just before the punch made contact.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound.
The tremendous force of the upward strike sent the burly man soaring through the air.
Xu Yuan quickly followed up with another punch, but the burly man had already shielded his front with his muscular, twisted arms.
Another thud of fist meeting flesh.
Even with protection, the burly man who was helpless in midair was sent flying off the stage by the powerful force.
After landing, he steadied himself with two steps back, rubbed his somewhat numb arms, sighed regretfully, and bowed with a fist in palm:
"Third Young Master, I admit defeat."
"Phew…"
Standing atop the stage, Xu Yuan took a long breath.
For the first time in half a month, he had won.
Although it was by using the powerful force of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art to forcibly knock the opponent off the stage, he had finally won a match.
Xu Yuan glanced sideways at Zhou Chen standing beside the stage.
Seeing this, Zhou Chen nodded to Xu Yuan, bowed, and said with a beaming smile:
"Third Young Master, he didn't hold back."
Assured by the professional's affirmation, Xu Yuan directly leapt off the stage, pointed to the burly man, and instructed:
"Give him a Bone Tempering Pill, that's enough for today, let's go."
"Right away."
Zhou Chen chuckled at the words, casually tossed a Bone Tempering Pill, and followed Xu Yuan out of the Wuxuan Institute.
Walking on the path back to his room, Xu Yuan moved his sore body with some difficulty.
The punches he had taken to his body, despite being shielded by the Blood Essence Meteoring Art, still left him feeling quite battered, and he estimated that come nightfall his body would be covered in bruises once he took off his clothes.
Xu Yuan touched his cheek, a sharp pain emanating from his cheekbone, and said somewhat helplessly:
"These Protectors are really letting loose."
Zhou Chen, following behind, laughingly replied:
"Young Master, your combat skills have improved significantly, and if these Protectors dare not give their all, they will miss out on their daily Bone Tempering Pill."
Xu Yuan smiled at the comment, but his smile quickly faded.
He was in no position to be proud at the moment.
Although his combat strength had indeed improved rapidly, it was largely due to the overwhelming attributes the Blood Essence Meteoring Art provided.
His speed and strength were far superior to the opposition's vein-tempered martial disciples, and only with such an advantage had he managed to fight to a draw—that was hardly something to be proud of.
What's more important,
The Blood Essence Meteoring Art was a cultivation technique of qi pathways, meant for spellcasters.
It was all about attacking the enemy from a distance.
Yet he was still stuck at the most basic level of hand-to-hand combat, not able to unleash the true power of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.
Thinking this, Xu Yuan sighed softly.
In the end, it all came down to his insufficient proficiency in the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.
Combat in this world was complicated—it wasn't about just shouting a name and the skill would come out.
To use a corresponding move, one must channel the cultivation technique through specific meridians.
In previous battles, he had only used the most basic techniques, and those with significant power could not be unleashed in real combat.
Every time he channeled the cultivation technique to conjure a skill, it would be interrupted halfway due to the various assaults of the opponent, and his own need to move and dodge bodily.
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According to the description in the Blood Essence Meteoring Art, as long as all techniques are skillfully applied, one should be invincible among peers of the same level.
Only through experience will one discover inadequacies.
This world is not just about cultivation; there are many, many other things he must learn.
These Protectors indeed were the one in a hundred elite among their peers, but it's worth noting that even they were no match for the protagonist, Qin Mo, in just one round.
Silently, he walked a great distance away,
"Huff…
huff…
huffah…."
Accompanied by a series of hurried breaths, a fair-faced maid ran from a distant courtyard, gasping for air as she approached:
"Third…
Third Young Master."
"…."
Looking at her face, Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
He remembered she was the servant assigned by Manager Li to attend to Su Jinxuan's daily needs.
"What is it?"
The maid was breathless:
"Miss Su…
she says she wishes to see you, Third Young Master."
…
…
While Xu Yuan was engrossed in actual combat these days, Su Jinxuan had been holed up in her chamber without leaving, tirelessly scrutinizing the ledgers of the Konghua Chamber of Commerce.
To her, to deny Qin Weijiu was akin to denying her own beliefs of more than a decade, so she desperately sought to find flaws within these ledgers.
Upon learning of this, Xu Yuan had the counterfeit ledgers of the Konghua Chamber of Commerce printed out and sent to Su Jinxuan's room for her to cross-reference and examine.
And so Su Jinxuan examined them, for a good half a month.
Approaching the chamber, Xu Yuan entered alone through the door.
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As expected, various ledgers were stacked like mountains throughout the room.
On the bed, the floor, the tables, the windowsills.
Some were opened, some were closed, even some torn to shreds.
Gazing around the cluttered room, Xu Yuan's gaze finally settled on the woman sitting on the cushion.
Su Jinxuan was kneeling on the cushion beside the tea tray, her complexion wan, but her eyes no longer held the bewildered look of before.
Xu Yuan stepped over various ledgers to sit opposite her, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked,
"Have you finished, Miss Su?"
"No."
Su Jinxuan's voice was soft and somewhat hoarse; she must have cried quite a bit during these days:
"These ledgers…
how did you obtain them?"
Su Jinxuan's gentle voice echoed in the silent chamber.
Xu Yuan replied naturally:
"They were naturally obtained by the Black Scale Guards; not continuing to look through them?"
Su Jinxuan placed the ledger in her hands on the wooden table, her beautiful eyes downcast, as she softly said:
"There's no need to continue…
"Randomly selecting so many, I've already verified the authenticity of these ledgers."
Xu Yuan turned back to sit near the woman, smiling as he said:
"So, have you come to a realization now?"
"…." Su Jinxuan fell silent.
Xu Yuan spoke in a gentle tone:
"I realize this might be difficult for you to accept all at once, but since you called me here, you must have made up your mind, right?"
Su Jinxuan's eyes were lowered, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her voice steady:
"Yes, what do you want me to do?"
Xu Yuan, upon hearing this, smiled slightly and said softly:
"Three things.
"First, tell me everything you know about that Qin Weijiu."
"Second, follow my instructions to deliver false messages to Qin Weijiu."
"Third, um…
help me with my cultivation."
///69///
After repeated hesitation and inner conflict, Su Jinxuan, who had made up her mind, suddenly became very decisive:
"I can agree to the first two points, but this third one…"
She paused,
Su Jinxuan's peach blossom-like beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, staring unblinkingly at Xu Yuan:
"Are you suggesting dual cultivation with me?"
Even with his Sea of Consciousness sealed and most of her Enchantress Body's talent gone, that one glance was filled with allure…
The Enchantress Divine Physique was terrifying indeed.
After locking eyes for two seconds,
Xu Yuan let out a light chuckle, causing a stinging pain on his bruised face, and waved his hand:
"Miss Su jests.
Even if you willingly wanted to engage in dual cultivation with me, I wouldn't dare.
I can't handle the Enchantress Divine Physique."
Su Jinxuan lowered her gaze to gently play with the tea set for a moment, then the corners of her lips suddenly curved into a light smile:
"Heh…
I bet you wouldn't have the guts."
"…" Xu Yuan's fist suddenly clenched.
But then he relaxed it.
This woman now only had sharp words left to her.
After pouring herself a cup of tea, Su Jinxuan said:
"Xu Changtian, are you intending to use my bewitching seed to cultivate your demonic power?"
"Clever," Xu Yuan gave her a thumbs up.
The bewitching seed, the term used in this world for those spores Su Jinxuan previously used to control his body.
Su Jinxuan took a delicate sip of the fragrant tea, her tone betraying no particular emotion:
"An ordinary person's Will-spirit, once consumed by you, would have great difficulty recovering, but my bewitching seed is different.
As long as I have sufficient rest and resources, my Sea of Consciousness will naturally reconvene.
You're aware of this?"
"Of course," Xu Yuan said.
The details and principles were recorded in the books, although Xu Yuan did not understand them all.
However, Su Jinxuan indeed seemed to match what was described in those texts.
Initially, Su Jinxuan had fainted in bed from exhaustion, her face frighteningly pale, but when he brought her out of the secret room ten days later, her complexion had returned to normal.
If she cooperated, her bewitching seed would be the best nourishment for refining his soul.
Su Jinxuan smiled softly with a voice gentle yet hoarse:
"You..
want to use me as a cauldron?"
Xu Yuan chuckled and shook his head:
"Su Jinxuan, that's rather offensive to say.
After helping you so much, don't you feel the slightest urge to repay me?"
"…"
Su Jinxuan did not speak, her beautiful eyes carrying a hint of disdain.
Xu Yuan tapped on the tea tray and spoke righteously:
"You attempted to control me and got caught, which is a matter of life and death.
"Despite that, I helped you uncover the truth about the death of your family, which is a great favor.
"Next, my Prime Minister's Mansion will be helping you kill that Qin Weijiu.
Don't you think, Miss Su, that you should take some concrete actions to make amends for your wrongs, as well as to repay your debt of gratitude to me?"
"…."
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Su Jinxuan was silent for two seconds, then let out a long sigh, her voice had a hint of amusement:
"Switching concepts so adeptly, Xu Changtian, I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"It's not a compliment."
"I'll take it as one anyway."
"Truly shameless."
"Thank you."
"…." Su Jinxuan said.
Xu Yuan tapped on the tea tray again, facing the contempt in her eyes, and continued smiling:
"While there was a switch in the concept, what I said isn't wrong, is it?"
Su Jinxuan glanced at him, her tone indifferent:
"You're right, that's why I'm not planning to refuse you."
"Heh…"
Upon hearing this,
A grin spread across Xu Yuan's lips, and with a flip of his hand, a small jade vial appeared in his palm.
Through the semi-transparent body of the vial, the faint silhouette of five Elixir Medicine pills could be seen quietly arrayed within.
Placing the little jade vial on the tea tray, Xu Yuan spoke with a chuckle:
"Take it, the benefits of these Elixir Medicines for nurturing the Will-spirit are substantial."
Seeing the Elixir Medicine, Su Jinxuan's eyes narrowed, and after recognizing its kind, her dark pupils shrank for an instant:
"Is this…
the Dishun Pill?"
Surprise flickered through Xu Yuan's eyes: "You recognize it?"
The Guangling Pill, although Xu Yuan had consumed them by the bottleful, the average cultivator would have no access to them, not even hearing the name.
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Su Jinxuan concealed her gaze and said in a soft voice:
"I've had two when using a Secret Technique for opening my Sea of Consciousness.
Are you sure you want to give these to me?"
Xu Yuan smiled faintly:
"I, Xu Changtian, am never stingy with my own people."
Su Jinxuan looked hesitant:
"I count as one of your own?"
"My prisoner indeed counts as one of my own people."
"…." Su Jinxuan said.
After placing the jade vial down, Xu Yuan slowly rose to his feet, walking toward the outside of the room, he said:
"Ying'er will come to help you unseal your Sea of Consciousness.
Regarding the matter of Qin Weijiu, she will personally ask you.
Just tell her directly."
"And the cultivation…"
"Visit my room at night."
…
…
Xu Yuan was not optimistic about Ying'er getting any useful information from Su Jinxuan.
It wasn't that Su Jinxuan would not speak the truth, but rather that her knowledge was too limited.
To the former Su Jinxuan, Qin Weijiu was a savior who had rescued her from hell, but Qin Weijiu was very clear in his own mind about the nature of their relationship and unlikely to let her be privy to any core secrets.
Of course, that's not absolute.
Having lived in his residence for over a decade, enjoying the treatment of a young lady, Su Jinxuan might occasionally come across some important information.
After all, she possesses the Enchantress Divine Physique.
Some ordinary stewards might inadvertently disclose some they deem unimportant yet vital intelligence.
For example, Mr.
Qin might have met with a certain person on a given day.
But these things are all uncertain, and relying on them isn't as dependable as trusting the expertise of the Black Scale Guards.
Therefore, compared to that, Xu Yuan was more interested in using Su Jinxuan to pass false information to Qin Weijiu.
///70///
If used properly, this card could trap Qin Weijiu eighteen levels underground.
However, these things no longer concerned Xu Yuan for the time being.
There are specialists for everything, and Xu Yuan did not plan to meddle in the plans against Qin Weijiu.
It's always a taboo for an amateur to direct a professional, and even more so now when his life was at stake.
As days passed by,
Xu Yuan became more and more adept at using the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.
For those cultivating energy, combat truly tested one's mental state, a mindset unshaken even if Mount Tai were to crumble before them.
At the very least, you shouldn't be scared out of your wits by a surprise attack.
The situation in battle changes in the blink of an eye, and cultivators need to stimulate Origin Qi to move through specific meridians according to their cultivation technique to manifest skills.
It's alright when the power is still weak, but if it increases later on.
Complicated moves, even a slight deviation in the meridian path, might lead to self-destruction without the opponent having to lift a finger.
Xu Yuan's current focus in actual combat practice was to overcome this.
To maintain elegance under pressure.
Just like now,
On the edge of the practice arena,
Xu Yuan's arms, which were protecting his torso, were deflected by the strong woman opposite him with a clever force, leaving his midsection wide open.
Before he could adjust, a whip kick with a whooshing sound aimed at his head, the Third Young Master, came hurtling towards him.
With Zhou Chen watching from the side, these Eighth Grade Protectors no longer held back at all.
In an instant, the Blood Essence Meteoring Art rapidly activated, and along with a surge of blood-colored Origin Qi, a thin mirror of blood formed on the side of Xu Yuan's head.
He succeeded.
Just like Ran Qingmo's Ice Cloud Step technique from his cultivation method,
Blood Mirror, a protective maneuver usable at the Eighth Grade of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.
In the next moment, the muscular woman's powerful thigh smashed heavily against the blood mirror.
"Crack—"
A crisp sound.
The mighty force on the woman's leg caused the newly formed blood mirror of Xu Yuan to crack swiftly.
Before the woman could continue her next move, a surge of Origin Qi around Xu Yuan resulted in several blood-colored mirrors forming immediately.
The woman steadied her Qi and spirit, unleashing several heavy punches in quick succession, but each was blocked by these peculiar blood mirrors, unable to harm the Third Young Master in the slightest.
Witnessing this scene, Xu Yuan felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure rise within him.
After brawling with these muscular brutes for nearly a month, he was finally starting to look a bit like a cultivator worthy of the title.
This is what cultivation really should be!
Just as the thought crossed his mind, his will-spirit suddenly sensed an alarming fluctuation.
Triple Burst!
The sturdy woman's left arm muscles bulged suddenly, and she stepped forward fiercely.
The special practice stone slabs "bang" caved in under her force.
Then came a suffocating punch aimed straight at the blood mirror in front of Xu Yuan's chest.
Seeing this,
Grandmaster Zhou yawned with drooping eyelids.
The surrounding martial disciple Protectors revealed varying degrees of astonishment in their eyes.
Daring to use martial techniques against the Third Young Master?
Must be insane.
Xu Yuan quickly collected his thoughts and channeled his cultivation technique with all his might.
"Snap—"
A crisp sound.
The first blood mirror shattered as if it were made of paper.
Then the second, the third, the fourth…
After being marginally diminished by the cascading blood-colored mirrors, the woman's fist ultimately stopped, hanging in the air close to Xu Yuan's chest…
After a brief silence,
Bang!
A blood-colored force erupted from thin air, striking the sturdy woman's lower abdomen, causing her to lose power and fly backward off the platform.
Standing alone on the platform, Xu Yuan took a moment to reflect on the feeling just now.
If it weren't for his greater store of Origin Qi compared to these martial disciples, he might have been overturned by that strike just then.
In this world, he wasn't the only one with martial skills.
At this thought, Xu Yuan sighed softly and said in a deep voice,
"Continue, next one."
…
As he gradually moved beyond close-combat brawling, Xu Yuan's combat capabilities soared tremendously.
However, precisely for this reason, the Protectors started to rely not just on their fists and feet; they used various martial techniques to target Xu Yuan's head whenever they had the chance.
But the Blood Essence Meteoring Art was truly worthy of its Blood Rank, powerful and unpredictable.
"Bang!"
After sending a muscular man flying off the platform, Xu Yuan was ready to continue but saw that beside the practice area, in addition to Su Jinxuan, who regularly visited, another graceful figure had appeared.
Ying'er had come.
Exchanging a glance, Xu Yuan stopped his actions.
Leaving behind the words, "Those who just went up, each of you take a Bone Tempering Pill," he leaped off the platform.
Approaching Ying'er, Xu Yuan asked,
"What's the matter?"
Ying'er handed Xu Yuan a small notebook and whispered,
"This is a secret technique from Lady Lou Ji for you."
"So soon?"
Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow, took a brief look at the precious secret technique, and then placed it inside the Sumeru Ring:
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes." Ying'er nodded and spoke softly, "Eldest Young Master Xu has already arrived in Kaifeng City, and it is estimated that it will take a few more days to reach Jingjiang."
"Is that so."
Xu Yuan felt somewhat relieved in his heart.
Calculating the time, Qin Mo would also soon emerge from that copy of the Secret Realm, and perhaps there would be a chance to even take the big brother to block this main character of the plot.
After giving a simple report, Ying'er didn't wait for Xu Yuan to speak, her figure flashed, and she disappeared directly.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan smacked his lips.
In recent days, Ying'er's attitude toward him had changed quite a bit, but overall, she was still not very obedient.
Now every time he wanted to discipline her, he would be evaded by this woman without any trace.
As for Sizi Yu, Xu Yuan hardly saw him at all these days.
It was Uncle Zhou Chen who was the most down-to-earth.
Being a Grandmaster Realm's follower around him every day, and not feeling ashamed at all.
Thinking about it, he felt somewhat amused.
He had no intention of continuing the martial demonstration and turned his eyes to the two women under the long corridor next to the martial practice field.
Su Jinxuan, dressed in plain white clothes, and the serving girl assigned to assist her.
Ever since they reached a partnership, Su Jinxuan got the permission to move freely within the vast Xu Residence.
Recently, this woman would come here to watch him practice martial arts every afternoon.
Without speaking,
Every time he finished here, the enchanting miss would leave as well.
Today was no exception.
Upon seeing Xu Yuan no longer practicing martial arts, the two graceful figures over there also got up and walked toward the Wuxuan Institute's exit.
Xu Yuan hesitated slightly upon seeing this and for the first time chose to follow.
Approaching them,
"What is it?"
Su Jinxuan, in her white garments, answered with a rather light voice.
As Xu Yuan worked hard every night to draw out her energy, her complexion was not very rosy, carrying a somewhat sickly delicateness.
Though the Will-spirit seed could automatically condense, its speed was ultimately no match for Xu Yuan's consumption.
Xu Yuan didn't speak; instead, he glanced at the young serving girl.
The little serving girl immediately performed a courtesy and sensibly retreated about ten meters away.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan pointed to the stone path ahead, signaling to talk while walking.
Su Jinxuan nodded slightly.
….
The Xu Residence estate was indeed vast; past the clusters of courtyards where servants and maids resided, there was a tranquil and pristine wetland lake.
The lake wind was slightly cool on a winter's day, causing her loose hair to flutter behind her.
Sometimes you can curse a game designer for being idiotic, but you should never doubt the exquisite sense of an artist.
The ancient costumes of this world were not as cumbersome as in his previous life, incorporating a modern design that accentuated fit and beauty.
The woman's slender curves could be faintly discerned beneath her white garment.
In the midst of the tranquility, Xu Yuan broke the silence:
"You don't need to come to my room tonight."
Su Jinxuan turned her gaze in surprise upon hearing his words:
"Why?"
Xu Yuan shrugged; he needed to practice sustainable development:
"You've been getting weaker over this half month; take a few days off before we continue."
Upon hearing this, a hint of an ambiguous smile appeared in Su Jinxuan's beautiful eyes:
"Then Jinxuan thanks the young master for his concern."
Upon hearing her response, Xu Yuan gave a light laugh, "Su Jinxuan, you might as well call me Xu Changtian.
Being called 'young master' all the time gives me the creeps."
"Alright." Su Jinxuan's lips curved slightly, agreeing crisply: "Did you need me for something else?"
Xu Yuan looked at the shimmering lake:
"These past few days, you've been watching me practice martial arts?"
At night, during practice, the two of them barely spoke.
Enter the room, connect with the Will-spirit seed, Xu Yuan cultivates, and once it's done, leave.
This matter had never been explicitly mentioned due to their tacit understanding.
Su Jinxuan lowered her gaze, seemingly looking at her toes though she couldn't see them:
"I have nothing to do, just wandering around."
Xu Yuan didn't mind, and asked casually:
"After watching for so many days, how do you think my strength compares to Qin Mo?"
Upon hearing this, Su Jinxuan was taken aback, glanced at Xu Yuan, and her voice carried a hint of teasing:
"Xu Changtian, are you jealous?"
Xu Yuan was at a loss for words, "Take it as you will, maybe."
Su Jinxuan laughed softly and recalled seriously:
"Hmm…
I don't know if he can reverse-slay a Seventh Grade, but among the same rank, he should be invincible.
If you were to face him now, you might die in a single encounter."
///71///
This Child Must Not Remain A bit surprised, but not much.
Xu Yuan knew that with his current strength, he certainly couldn't beat the protagonist of the plot, but he didn't expect Su Jinxuan to conclude that he would still be instantly killed.
However, after a second thought, he let it go.
If the world's protagonist could really be caught up to by him in just one month, then there wouldn't have been so many sons of influential sects, who claimed to be unbeatable at their level, getting shown up and slapped in the face by him in the upcoming plot.
Seeing Xu Yuan's expression, Su Jinxuan asked gently:
"You don't seem surprised?"
Xu Yuan shook his head, not showing any displeasure, and was quite straightforward:
"Qin Mo killed two Seventh Grade practitioners from my house, so it's normal for him to be able to kill me instantly in a life-and-death fight."
With a deep look at Xu Yuan, Su Jinxuan seemed to want to ask something, but in the end, she just said softly:
"When I parted ways with him, he had just reached the Eighth Grade."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan finally frowned:
"You mean, he could have instantly killed the current me at that time?"
One should know, almost three or four months had passed since Qin Mo and Su Jinxuan had parted ways.
"Yes."
"Why?"
Glancing at the wetland lake beside them, Su Jinxuan chose her words carefully:
"You can't handle one of his killing moves."
Xu Yuan frowned.
Did Qin Mo have a powerful move at the Eighth Grade stage?
He recalled different skills from the old grandfather's storyline in his mind, but came up with nothing.
"What killing move?"
With a hint of reminiscence in her beautiful eyes, Su Jinxuan pondered over her words:
"It should be considered a type of sword technique…."
"Sword technique?"
Xu Yuan's brows knitted tighter.
The cultivation technique that the protagonist of the old grandfather's storyline practiced only included an ordinary sword technique called Gang Qi Slash at the Eighth Grade stage.
Su Jinxuan glanced at Xu Yuan and raised both her jade hands:
"Just like this."
With that, she raised one index finger vertically and chopped at it with the other hand in a slashing motion.
"…."
Watching the flawless jade hands wave about in the air, Xu Yuan's cheeks twitched slightly.
Which low-level sword technique didn't involve chopping at someone like that?
Without changing her expression, Su Jinxuan said:
"When he moves forward, his speed is very fast."
Xu Yuan nodded, unsurprised.
The Step Forward Slash, a minor teleportation ability.
As Su Jinxuan gestured with her hands, the slashing hand suddenly sped up:
"So fast that my naked eye couldn't see clearly, capable of sweeping across over ten meters in an instant."
Hearing this, Xu Yuan was taken aback, and his gaze grew a bit more solemn.
Only a Great Grandmaster could move fast enough to become invisible to the naked eye.
If Su Jinxuan wasn't lying, why could Qin Mo, merely an Eighth Grade cultivator, move fast enough to become invisible?
"Really?"
Her eyes earnest, Su Jinxuan said:
"I would not lie to you now."
"Can you explain in more detail?" asked Xu Yuan.
"Hmm…" Su Jinxuan's face showed a hint of recollection, "His initial and final speeds are that of a typical Eighth Grade cultivator, but there seems to be a span in between where it's like he disappears…
I know this sounds strange, but that's the feeling it gives."
"…." Xu Yuan.
Hearing this description, a sense of malevolence from the world gradually enveloped Xu Yuan.
He suddenly realized how Qin Mo had developed this killer move.
This technique,
he knew all too well in the past.
J+W+R, followed by timing Step Forward Slash correctly.
The short teleportation of Step Forward Slash could be exploited to create a longer charge.
A bug resulting from a game mechanic.
Very practical, and during the charge, a moment of invincibility frames would occur.
One of the essential techniques to defeat bosses above one's level.
But now,
Dammit,
are you telling me you can exploit invincibility frames in the real world?
At this thought,
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Xu Yuan suddenly raised his hand and rubbed his temples forcefully.
The game became reality, and Qin Mo naturally couldn't use that move in the form of exploiting a BUG any longer.
Such an invincible technique was probably something he learned in a way that involved an epiphanic breakthrough beyond his level.
It should be considered a secret technique.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuan became even more convinced of his own thoughts.
Once Xu Changge arrives,
he planned to take his elder brother along to kill that Qin Mo.
This man, must not be allowed to live!
After a few moments of silence,
Xu Yuan glanced at Su Jinxuan, his voice carrying a hint of gratitude:
"I understand."
Su Jinxuan was slightly startled, her hesitation apparent: "You…
believe me?"
When she originally reported such an extraordinary matter to Qin Weijiu, he merely smiled dismissively.
Xu Yuan gave her a look: "Do you have a reason to lie to me?"
"No," Su Jinxuan shook her head.
"Then why wouldn't I believe you?"
"….."
Su Jinxuan fell silent for two seconds, the corners of her lips curling slightly:
"His technique seems to have drawbacks too, he used to be weakened for a period of time after each usage."
Xu Yuan understood in his heart, speculating that this was probably the cost.
According to the conservation of energy…
cough, logically speaking, such a powerful move that could only be used by exploiting game mechanics in the past life, if there were no cost then it would be too unreasonable.
After a pause,
Xu Yuan asked softly, "Aside from this move, is there anything else about that Qin Mo that we need to be wary of?"
Su Jinxuan didn't hesitate to sell out the protagonist of this story:
"Qin Mo's regular strength is also very strong.
Though his official ranking was at Eighth Grade, ordinary Eighth Grade martial disciples were already no match for him.
He had integrated a variety of martial techniques seamlessly, and the Protectors in your manor simply can't compare to him."
Xu Yuan was somewhat surprised: "You understand the martial techniques of martial disciples?"Su Jinxuan replied quietly:
"When I was in Jiangnan with nothing to do every day, Qin Weijiu entrusted me to manage some of the mundane affairs of the Tianyu Sect."
"…."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan suddenly thought of something else.
After looking at those account books, Su Jinxuan turned into a complete "Anti-Qin Fighter," and when she was tested with some plot information from his previous life, she answered everything without hesitation, always telling the truth.
Xu Yuan had been puzzled why, after seeing those account books, Su Jinxuan became so resolutely turned against Qin Weijiu, no longer holding any illusions about him.
Now he finally understood.
Managing mundane business…
Probably some of the content in those accounting books from Konghua Trade Association matched what Su Jinxuan remembered.
The torn accounting books were likely a casualty of this unwarranted disaster.
Chuckling softly, Xu Yuan asked lightly:
"Does the business you manage include martial arts schools of the Tianyu Sect?"
Su Jinxuan nodded, a flicker of complex coldness in her beautiful eyes:
"Yes, although Qin Weijiu didn't teach me any cultivation techniques, the Body Tempering Methods and various martial skills in the martial arts school were not kept from me."
Xu Yuan fell silent for a couple of seconds, then asked:
"Then you have never thought of practicing cultivation?"
"…."
Su Jinxuan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she gave Xu Yuan a deep look:
"Me, practicing as a martial disciple?"
"…."
Unconsciously imagining the muscular beauty of the female Protectors in the Wuxuan Institute, he glanced at the succubus lady beside him.
Xu Yuan cleared his throat lightly:
"You are indeed not suited for practicing that."
Her chest muscles were already big enough, no need to train them further.
Seeing his gaze, Su Jinxuan shook her head and then changed the subject:
"By the way, why are you so concerned about this Qin Mo?"
"Didn't you say that I'm getting jealous?" Xu Yuan replied ambiguously.
"….."
Su Jinxuan gave Xu Yuan a somewhat helpless glance, understanding enough not to ask further, and directly said:
"All right, I'll take it that you're jealous.
"But if you're really that concerned about him, you'll be able to see him soon."
Xu Yuan frowned:
"What do you mean?"
Su Jinxuan pulled out a sealed letter from the sleeve of her plain garment, her tone laced with a trace of irony:
"Today, Qin Weijiu sent me a message saying that Qin Mo has already left Changhong Valley, and it seems like he wants to rescue me.
He advised me to encourage you to leave the city to kill him as much as possible."
//72///
Purpose "..."
After blanking out for a moment, Xu Yuan suddenly felt some clarity.
With the world's completion, the plot he knew from his past life had already become unreliable, but this did not affect the accuracy of certain pieces of information.
Many things from his memories were matching up at this moment.
For example, in the plot, his original self would have gone to Changhong Valley to stand guard, most likely because Qin Weijiu was behind it.
Given that,
what was his purpose in doing so?
Su Jinxuan said that Qin Weijiu's purpose in sending her here was to plant a spy in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the identity of the Third Young Master, along with the character he had once displayed, ensured that whatever he did would not be suspected.
Now that "the deed was done," Qin Weijiu's first task was actually to have him kill that Qin Mo.
Xu Yuan's narrow eyes slightly narrowed, the information from the plot serving as a reference flashing constantly in his mind, his expression gradually turning bizarre.
Qin Weijiu's actions must not be because he wanted Qin Mo to die, but rather he wanted the Third Young Master of the Prime Minister's Mansion to be counter-killed by Qin Mo.
Following the plot's logic,
Qin Weijiu would contrive a way to stop the three Great Grandmasters by his side, thus creating an opportunity for Qin Mo to kill the Third Young Master.
Then the question arises,
what benefits could Qin Weijiu reap from having Qin Mo kill him?
As a spy, the Third Young Master's identity was perfect, he was at the core of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he could also serve as a stepping stone, continually bringing spies into the Prime Minister's Mansion under the guise of recruiting Guest Elders.
And such a significant advantage was directly given up by Qin Weijiu, his intentions must be even greater.
Thoughts flickering, Xu Yuan kept reassembling and piecing together the various pieces of information in his mind, trying to analyze Qin Weijiu's purpose, but in the end, he only came up with an unreliable answer.
If Qin Mo were to kill the Third Young Master, he would certainly become sworn enemies with the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Based on Qin Mo's performance now, coming out of the burial village, he was a perfect genius; if raised properly, he would certainly become a monumental figure.
Being sworn enemies with the Prime Minister's Mansion, he would undoubtedly be a significant aid to Qin Weijiu in dealing with the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Thinking of this,
Xu Yuan dismissed the idea outright.
Qin Weijiu was not like him; he didn't know that Qin Mo was the world's protagonist.
To sacrifice a spy already secured just for the uncertain future of Qin Mo?
Such an action was both foolish and preposterous.
Furthermore,
Qin Mo already harbored a grudge for his village's annihilation against his Prime Minister's Mansion.
To do such a thing was utterly superfluous.
Wait, superfluous…
This thought flashed by, and Xu Yuan's mind suddenly stalled.
After a few moments of silence, his heartbeat gradually quickening, Xu Yuan suddenly asked aloud,
"Su Jinxuan, when you were traveling with Qin Mo, did Qin Weijiu ever ask you to inquire about the information of Qin Mo's village?"
"Hmm?"
Su Jinxuan's beautiful eyes blinked in surprise at the leap in Xu Yuan's words, but she still replied truthfully,
"Yes, he did."
Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, his speculation confirmed,
"What were the results of your inquiry?"
"Qin Mo said that the elders in those villages treated him as if he were their own."
"Hmm…
Did he mention anything else?"
Su Jinxuan's eyes filled with confusion, "Anything else?"
Xu Yuan had an instinctive urge to directly ask, but instead, he rephrased,
"For example, when he talked about his elders, was there anything unnatural?"
Su Jinxuan's confusion deepened, but she still dutifully didn't ask further questions, and honestly replied,
"Hmm…
there was."
"What?" Xu Yuan immediately asked.
"When he talked about these matters, his mood seemed not very high, even when mentioning happy moments, his mood would quickly drop again."
"Is there nothing else besides this?"
"Hmm."
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"Did you report this to Qin Weijiu?"
"No, I only spoke of Qin Mo's interpersonal relationships in the village," Su Jinxuan answered.
On hearing this, Xu Yuan laughed, his mind suddenly enlightened.
The village burial…
Su Jinxuan had said,
Qin Weijiu knew about the village burial, and that Qin Mo came from there.
But what Qin Weijiu didn't know was that those big demons and thieves in the village had already been slaughtered clean by his father.
All of his previous speculations assumed that Qin Weijiu knew about the destruction of the village burial.
Turns out he didn't.
The situation had now become clear.
Qin Weijiu wanted to set the village burial against the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The people from the village burial were there for a place to retire in peace, but that didn't mean all their personal ties were gone.
In Cang Yuan, the main character had encountered more than once the village elders' confidantes or best friends helping him.
Adding to the experts from the village burial itself, it had already become an extremely formidable force, certainly surpassing the benefits brought by planting spies in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Therefore, Qin Weijiu wanted to pull the village burial, which also lay hidden in the "shadows," to stand on the same front as him.
With the information Qin Weijiu had, it was undoubtedly a masterstroke.
He didn't even need to make a move himself.
Whether it was Xu Yuan killing Qin Mo, or Qin Mo killing Xu Yuan, the village burial and the Prime Minister's Mansion would become sworn enemies.
But alas, the village burial was already destroyed.
There was a sense of irony.
Sometimes, imagining your enemies to be too strong is really just pitting your wits against the air.
Thinking this,
Xu Yuan smiled slightly and glanced sideways at Su Jinxuan, his hand producing a small book.
The precious secret technique personally relayed to him by Auntie Lou Ji from the Imperial Capital.
Su Jinxuan frowned slightly, not understanding the purpose of him suddenly taking out that little book:
"What's this?"
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Xu Yuan didn't say a word, shook the small book in the air, and handed it over to her.
Su Jinxuan looked puzzled.
Xu Yuan said offhandedly:
"The cultivation secret technique for the Enchantress Divine Physique, take it."
"…."
Su Jinxuan's pupils shrank slightly.
Her hand paused in the air for a few moments, and seeing her not move, Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow:
"What, you don't want it?"
Su Jinxuan was silent for two seconds, then bit her lip and said:
"You're…
giving this to me?"
Xu Yuan replied nonchalantly:
"Why not?"
"..."
Listening to his casual words, Su Jinxuan's hand quietly clenched the hem of her gown, her voice soft:
"But…
by giving this to me, aren't you afraid I'll turn on you?"
Qin Weijiu was afraid of her turning on him and had deliberately erased the soul cultivation techniques from the secret method; and now…
Xu Changtian was actually willing to directly hand this secret technique to her?
Xu Yuan smiled and shook his head:
"You were almost drained dry by me these past few nights, by cultivating the technique of the Enchantress Divine Physique your recovery rate would also increase, which benefits my own cultivation as well, take it."
Su Jinxuan was silent, her gaze complex, but she did not take it.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan sighed:
"Alright, to put it plainly, think of it as an investment in you.
"The world is going to be chaotic, I see potential in the strength of your Enchantress Divine Physique and I believe in your character, so I judge that investing in you will not put me at a loss.
"Um…
even if it is a loss, at least I shouldn't be raising an ingrate."
"…."
Su Jinxuan was quiet for a long while, then gently took the little book, holding it tight.
She looked at Xu Yuan with a very serious tone:
"I will repay this favor."