Chapter 9: Ice Jade Pearl

  The sound of the cannon shot was like a spring thunderclap, overwhelming all other sounds on the deck!

  The white-robed girl's sword suddenly stopped, its blade only half an inch from Qin Yun's neck, the cold and fierce sword wind piercing his skin, causing goosebumps to rise.

  Only two fingers were seen firmly pinching the hilt of a long sword, and their owner was a middle-aged man in a green robe.

  It was he who intervened at the critical moment and thus avoided Qin Yun's misfortune of dying on the spot.

  "Dad!"

  The girl in white was taken aback at first, her eyes immediately turned red, and she let go of the hilt to throw herself into his arms.

  Qin Yun let out a long breath after narrowly escaping death, and the turbulent blood in his body slightly subsided, but he still felt extremely uncomfortable.

  The middle-aged man put away his long sword and gently patted Qin Yun's shoulder, asking kindly: "Little brother, are you okay?"

  Qin Yun's whole body shook, and he clearly felt a pure and thick breath of air rushing in from his shoulder, instantly spreading throughout his body. The chaotic true energy inside him suddenly calmed down completely, and his body regained its agility.

  "Thank you, I'm fine."

  Qin Yun was shocked, the other party was undoubtedly a strong player with impressive strength. If that slap just now was malicious, it could have shattered his internal organs completely.

  The middle-aged man looked about forty years old, with a slender figure and elegant demeanor. His somewhat thin face had clear-cut features, and his eyebrows and eyes bore some resemblance to those of the white-robed girl.

  "The little girl is unskilled and doesn't know her own strength, I apologize for that."

  "Dad! It was clearly him..."

  The girl in the white dress pouted, not convinced. She had just explained herself when a middle-aged man glared at her: "I only saw this young brother exerting his strength, while you didn't know what was good for you and almost hurt him. You still don't apologize!"

  Now that you mention it, Qin Yun felt a bit embarrassed. Actually, he was also at fault earlier. After his sword was shattered, the other party had clearly wanted to stop fighting.

  "Uncle, actually..."

  "Sorry, it's all my fault!"

  Before he could finish speaking, the white-robed girl interrupted him, and crystal tears rolled down her snow-white cheeks, looking extremely wronged.

  She finished her apology and glared at Qin Yun with a scowl, then turned around and ran back to the guest room with tears in her eyes.

  It seems like I've made a big enemy! Qin Yun couldn't help but scratch his head, but he also didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.

  He doesn't have much experience interacting with females of the same age, so he also doesn't know what to say.

  The middle-aged man smiled slightly: "Young brother, don't mind, the little girl has been spoiled by me, I am Fang Qiantian of the Fang family in Qianchao City."

  "Qian Chao Fang Jia..."

  "So he's Fang Wentian!"

  A few low cries came from the crowd of onlookers.

  "Junior Qin Yun has met Senior Fang!" Qin Yun politely bowed to his opponent.

  Qin Yun was taught by Qin Yang with great care since childhood. Although he grew up in the countryside, he had learned various etiquette and would not be rude to others.

  Although he didn't know what the name Fang Qian meant, his opponent's status and power were far above his own, so it was only proper etiquette to bow and show respect.

  Fang Wen Tian nodded silently, and in his heart, he had a bit more of a good impression of Qin Yun.

  He arrived late and didn't know why the girl would clash with Qin Yun, but he was very clear about his own daughter's temperament.

  Qin Yun stopped his fist at the critical moment, and would rather hurt himself than hurt the girl. This kind of thick and pure goodness made him appreciate her very much, so he took the initiative to report his identity.

  Only to see Qin Yun take out a beast skin pouch from his bosom and present it with both hands: "Brother Fang, I was also at fault in the matter just now. This is a small trinket that I inadvertently obtained, please pass it on to Miss Fang as an expression of my apology."

  He didn't have much good impression of that arrogant girl, but he had great respect for this senior Fang and wanted to make friends with him, after all, the other party saved his life, even if it was because of his daughter.

  It's also unclear whether it was due to the cultivation of the Red Flame Heart Technique, but Qin Yun's usual temperament was somewhat violent, so Qin Yang often taught him that when dealing with people and things, he should be kind, polite and courteous.

  Qin Yun did this naturally in accordance with his grandfather's teachings, although the means were a bit immature.

  Fang Wentian was stunned and suddenly lost his smile.

  However, he is a certain figure and doesn't ask what's inside. He takes it over with a wave of his hand: "Alright, Qin little brother, if you encounter anything in the future, you can come to the Fang family to find me. I won't say big things, but for small matters, I can still help out a bit."

  As Fang Wen Tian, he would never easily make promises to people, but since he took a liking to Qin Yun, he didn't mind forming a good relationship with him.

  Of course, he hinted in his words that if Qin Yun really came to him, he could only help with "small matters".

  "The boat is going to dock!"

  At this moment, the loud and hoarse voice of the helmsman of the merchant ship suddenly rang out, and the people on the deck only discovered that the big ship was slowly approaching the dock by the riverbank.

  In the distance, majestic green mountains rise up, with a magnificent and gigantic city standing among them.

  Senchoujou has arrived!

  The passengers on the deck returned to their cabins one after another. Qin Yun bowed to Fang Qiantian again: "Fang senior, we have arrived at Thousand Tide City, excuse me for leaving first."

  "Good." Fang asked Tian nodded: "Farewell for now."

  Unlike Qin Yun who was anxious to get off the ship, Fang Qiantian knew that the merchant ship would be docked for several days, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave. He calmly returned to his own cabin.

  In the luxuriously decorated cabin, a white-dressed young girl was leaning on the bosom of a middle-aged beautiful woman and sobbing.

  Seeing Fang Wen Tian come in, she immediately pulled on the beautiful woman's sleeve and coquettishly said: "Mother, you must stand up for me!"

  That beautiful woman was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a dignified demeanor, her delicate face showed no signs of age, only some faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.

  She lovingly patted the girl's shoulder and raised her head to glare at Fang Qiantian: "Qiantian, why are you helping outsiders bully your own daughter!"

  "Who's bullying who! You're really spoiling her too much..." Fang Wentian couldn't help but shake his head, saying helplessly: "If things go on like this, it'll be too late when something happens!"

  He handed the animal skin pouch in his hand to the girl: "This is what Qin Xiao sent to you, saying it's an apology."

  "I don't want it at all, just looking at it doesn't seem like anything clean!" The white-robed girl disdainfully curled her lip: "Throw it away!"

  This animal skin pouch is only about half the size of a palm, and the material is not high-end. It was sewn with hemp thread and looks very rough, grayish in color, really not good-looking.

  The middle-aged beauty smiled and took it over: "This is also someone's intention, how can you throw it away casually, let me see what's inside."

  She untied the fine cord at the mouth of the bag and turned it over. A round bead immediately rolled out from inside and fell into her palm.

  "Ah! ~"

  The middle-aged beautiful woman couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, looking extremely unexpected.

  The pearl in her palm was as big as a longan, perfectly round and silver-white, looking like a huge pearl.

  It emitted a soft glow, and Fang Qian Tian's three people felt a cool breath rushing towards them, and their spirits were all shaken.

  "This is..."

  A middle-aged beautiful woman from a wealthy family has seen many rare and precious treasures, but she can't tell the origin of this silver pearl, only feeling that it's extremely valuable.

  No one had expected that in this crude animal skin pouch, there was actually a pearl like this, and even the girl's gaze was attracted over.

  Fang asked the sky with a thoughtful expression, furrowing his brow. He reached out and took the silver pearl, stroking it gently with his fingers before picking up a teacup from the nearby table.

  Put the silver beads into the cup, Fang Wen Tian picked up the teapot and poured water into the cup.

  Water flows and hits the silver beads against the cup wall, producing a clear and pleasant sound, and a faint white mist rises from inside.

  The teacup was quickly filled up, and after counting breaths, the water in the cup had actually condensed into solid ice!

  Fang Wentian's face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed: "Encountering water and condensing ice, it is indeed the Ice Qilin Pearl!"

  "Dad, what is Bingzhan pearl?" The white-robed girl asked curiously.

  "Bing Xuan Pearl is a precious pearl condensed from the essence of the ancient Ice Dragon after its death...". Fang Wentian crushed the ice cube in his cup and explained, "Legend has it that carrying it can calm one's mind, ward off heat and cold, and bring great benefits to those who cultivate Water Attribute True Qi. It even has the effect of preserving youth and beauty!"

  He took out the silver pearl from the crushed ice and took a deep breath: "This is indeed priceless!"

  "Retain your youthful looks and preserve your beauty forever!"

  The middle-aged beauty's eyes lit up instantly, what could be more heart-moving for a woman like her than this priceless treasure?

  Just as she was about to make her move, the girl beside her snatched the ice crystal orb and began to fondle it lovingly.

  "Ying'er, didn't you say no? Then give it to your mother!" said the middle-aged beautiful woman with a smile.

  "If mother likes it, of course daughter will be filial..." The young girl pouted: "But can I play for a few more days first?"

  The middle-aged beautiful woman smiled and said, of course she wasn't after her daughter's things, just joking.

  "Husband, since they've given us something so valuable, we should also give them something in return. Otherwise, people will laugh at us if word gets out."

  "Oh no!"

  His wife's reminder made Fang Wentian suddenly come to his senses and disappeared into the cabin with a flick of his body.

  He searched every cabin on the ship, at this time most of the passengers were disembarking, Fang Qiantian did not find Qin Yun on the ship.

  The dock was crowded with people coming and going, where could Qin Yun's figure be found.

  Fang Wentian stood at the ship's rail, lost in thought. At first, he was still wondering if there was a problem with this, why Qin Yun would take out such precious things to give away, was there some kind of conspiracy?

  But he reconsidered and ruled out this possibility, because he was temporarily bringing his wife and daughter back to Chiqing City, and boarded the ship along the way. How could the other party be so prepared in advance?

  The most likely scenario is that Qin Yun himself didn't know the value of the Ice Jade Pearl, as it was a legendary item. If not for Fang Wentian having seen related texts in his family's secret collection, he probably wouldn't have recognized it either.

  If it's really like that, Fang Qiantian wouldn't want to receive Qin Yun's kindness for nothing, so he would naturally want to repay him.

  It's just a vast sea of people, even if we are in the same city of Qianchao, it's not necessarily that we can meet again.

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