Chapter 72: The Ancestor's Wholeheartedness

  After leaving the Fang family mansion, Qin Yun did not return directly to his residence, but instead went to Muyang Road first.

  He used fifty taels of silver in bribes to buy off the guards and finally coaxed Qin Mingzhu out from the Dan Yao Tang.

  According to the rules of Dan Yao Tang, disciples are not allowed to go out easily at night. If they don't bribe the guards, it's impossible to get someone out or even pass on a message.

  Qin Mingzhu came out soon after.

  When she saw Qin Yun, the girl who didn't understand what was going on felt both shy and happy.

  Under the ambiguous gaze of two guards, she blushed and pulled Qin Yun to a corner where no one was paying attention.

  "Qin Yun, big brother, it's so late, what are you looking for me about?"

  The girl's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and her shy and charming appearance made Qin Yun's heart heat up involuntarily. He couldn't help but reach out and grasp the other person's soft and boneless small hand.

  "Let's go talk outside."

  Pulling the girl to a quiet path where they often strolled, Qin Yun told her in detail about how their two elders had arranged his marriage for tonight.

  Qin Mingzhu stopped in her tracks, biting her lip to conceal the disappointment and sadness on her face, a faint mist veiling her originally bright eyes.

  But she didn't cry, just lowered her head and said softly: "I know..."

  Qin Yun suddenly felt a sharp pain in the softest part of his chest, as if he had been stabbed.

  He involuntarily wrapped his arms around the girl and said softly, "Mingzhu, I just wanted to tell you that this marriage is not what I want, nor do I think I can meet Old Lady Fang's requirements, so you..."

  "I get it!"

  Qin Yun's words were cut off as Qin Mingzhu's slender fingers pressed against his lips.

  She raised her head and gazed at Qin Yun, the starry eyes that were once lost now shone with joy: "I don't ask for anything else, as long as you have me in your heart, I'm happy!"

  Qin Yun couldn't help but kiss her fingertips, his hands applying a slight force, causing them to stick even closer together.

  Qin Mingzhu somewhat shyly withdrew her hand, but unexpectedly Qin Yun took the opportunity to lower his head and actually kissed her cherry lips.

  "Hmm..."

  The girl suddenly opened her eyes wide and let out a soft cry before instantly losing herself in Qin Yun's fiery embrace.

  Both were inexperienced in their first kiss, Qin Yun roughly sucked the intoxicating sweetness of tender and fragrant flavor, the girl's delicate body gradually softened from stiffness, and began to respond awkwardly.

  This kiss seemed to last till the end of time, and the young man and woman completely forgot about the passage of time.

  It wasn't until much later that Qin Yun slowly came back to his senses, reluctantly parting with those enchanting rose-colored lips.

  He never knew that a kiss between men and women could be so wonderful and moving, making his soul completely lost!

  "You're bullying me!"

  At the same time, Qin Mingzhu woke up with a flush of shame and punched Qin Yun's chest with her small fist, but she didn't have much strength.

  Qin Yun smiled and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

  "It's very late, I have to go back, what if the steward in the main hall finds out?"

  "Then I'll send you back..." Qin Yun couldn't help but lick his lips, savoring the taste as he said: "Let me kiss you again before I go!"

  "No way!" Qin Mingzhu was extremely embarrassed.

  Although somewhat disappointed, Qin Yun did not force it and took the girl's hand back to Dan Yao Hall.

  After going through this ordeal, the relationship between the two undoubtedly took a big step forward.

  He is already very satisfied.

  After sending Qin Mingzhu back to Dan Yao Hall, Qin Yun returned to his residence in the manor.

  Little did he know, a clan steward was waiting for him.

  The steward brought Qin Yun a letter from his grandfather.

  With a hint of surprise, Qin Yun returned to his room, opened the letter and sat at his desk to read the entire long letter.

  The words on the letterhead are written with a strong and powerful brush stroke, and the ink has not yet dried thoroughly, obviously it was just written recently.

  In the letter, Lao Zu told Qin Yun that when he saw this letter, he had already formally closed his life and death gate, whether he could come out alive or not depended on his fate.

  Lao Zu said that he already knew that Mrs. Fang had agreed to Qin Yun's marriage, and he was happy for Qin Yun, which was also the last thing he could do for Qin Yun.

  Laozu also told Qin Yun that the reason he did this was because the girl named Fang Ruoice had a rare Xuan Yin body, which was most suitable for men who practiced Jiu Yang Xuan Gong to practice together.

  Few people know this secret. Lao Zu and Fang Lao Taijun have an old relationship, and this time they are using up their last bit of human feelings to ask for Qin Yun's hand in marriage.

  As long as Qin Yun advances to the Pre-Heavenly Boundary, he can then borrow the opponent's Xuan Yin energy to harmonize yin and yang. Not only can he cultivate the Nine Yang Xuan Gong to the highest level, but also greatly shorten the time needed to break through the Huashen Boundary!

  The benefits of it are hard to be written down with pen and ink.

  However, Laozu also warned Qin Yun that although yin-yang dual cultivation belongs to the orthodox school of mysticism, true strength always comes from repeated trials and tribulations, not by relying on shortcuts.

  The path stretches far and wide, with only ups and downs to explore!

  Qin Yun can only find his own way when he understands the true meaning of the Way of Martial Arts and the Way of the Sword.

  After reading this long letter, he finally understood the good intentions and careful consideration of his ancestors for himself.

  While being moved, Qin Yun's heart still had a hint of unease, because in those words and sentences he could vaguely smell an inexplicable aura.

  That night, Qin Yun thought a lot, until the lamp oil on his desk was exhausted and he still couldn't fall asleep.

  This sixteen-year-old boy matured at a pace that others could hardly imagine.

  ……

  Time slipped away quietly and unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, the Qin family's new promotion assessment had come to a complete end.

  A group of young people were ruthlessly demoted, and in the next six months, their family rations would be cut in half. Their status would no longer be what it used to be, and life on Moyang Road would undoubtedly become unbearable.

  If they still perform poorly in the Daoist Temple Competition to be held on Muyang Road this September, they will be sent back to their hometowns and make way for the next batch of newcomers!

  A family does not raise useless people!

  The cruel reality makes all the newcomers understand the family law of survival of the fittest, and they wake up from their initial confusion.

  Except for a few thoroughly desperate young people, everyone else has become more diligent and hardworking, no one wants to return home in shame.

  As a newcomer and a member of the Qin family, Qin Yun undoubtedly received too much attention.

  He killed the great general Qing Lang under Shan Feng's command, and became a disciple of Wai Shi Nei Tang from then on. During his promotion assessment, he was defeated by Xing Tang Qin Jun in swordsmanship, but gained the favor of Lao Zu and received the secret manual of Xuan Gong!

  Immediately after that, at the birthday banquet of Mrs. Fang, he made a big show, and Mrs. Fang personally agreed to the engagement, with an absolute beauty as his fiancée...

  Such a string of good things, how can it not make people envy, how can it not make them jealous!

  Qin Yun's name is known by all in Moyang Dao!

  It was precisely because of this that Qin Yun became even more low-key after the new promotion assessment ended.

  As he was promoted to be an inner disciple, he no longer had to attend the daily roll call, and only needed to go on time to receive his assigned tasks.

  The types of tasks that can be chosen by the disciples in the inner hall have increased a lot, and the degree of freedom to choose has also increased. Qin Yun can go and pick the ones that suit him to do.

  He spent most of his time studying Jiuyang Xuan Gong.

  This volume of the Nine Yang Xuan Gong, written by the old ancestor of the Qin family, has nearly 5,000 words in total, including the main text and annotations. It contains the general outline and the key points of the first three layers of the practice.

  If it were just a matter of having more words, that would be fine. The problem is that there are many ancient characters that are complex and profound, but do not clearly explain their meanings, and even recognizing them can be difficult.

  Helpless, he could only seek help from Sun Guan's wife, who was in charge of guarding the library.

  Under the suggestion of Granny Sun, she went to the book library in the main hall and exchanged 30 merits for an ancient text that explained characters. She compared it with the secret manual one by one, carefully understanding the meaning of each character, and finally memorized the entire Nine Yang Mystical Art.

  For this, Qin Yun spent ten days, only then did he firmly remember the entire volume of secret skills in his heart.

  After rewriting it several times to make sure there were no mistakes, he burned all the copies according to Lao Zu's intention, including the invaluable original secret book.

  Although he was very reluctant in his heart, Qin Yun knew that keeping this mysterious and powerful manual with him would only invite trouble, and if it were to be stolen, he would truly be unworthy of his ancestors.

  Lao Zu had undoubtedly thought of this point, so he wanted Qin Yun to memorize it and then destroy it.

  But even if he could recite it fluently, Qin Yun was only mechanically memorizing it, and that didn't mean he had mastered the Nine Yang Mystical Technique.

  In fact, this set of kung fu heart secrets is extremely profound and difficult to understand. Although there are annotations added by the old ancestors, Qin Yun also needs to repeatedly ponder and think carefully in order to understand the meaning of one sentence of the mantra, and it must be completely accurate.

  Qin Yun had thought of asking the martial arts instructor in the main hall for guidance, but the instructor was also helpless and told him that only a senior elder who practiced the same technique as him could give him pointers.

  Such a master in the Qin family can be counted on one hand, and the family's merits that need to be spent on pointing once are not what Qin Yun can afford.

  To put it bluntly, even if Qin Yun had enough merits, the first-class clan elder was not someone that this collateral descendant could meet with just anyone.

  If it were someone else, they would probably have to temporarily give up the idea of practicing and try every means to accumulate merits.

  It's easy to go astray with qigong exercises, and a slight mistake can lead to serious consequences. Ordinary qigong exercises are relatively safe, but advanced ones cannot be practiced solely based on a secret manual.

  Like the Nine Yang Xuan Gong, top-level exercises can't be practiced without proper methods to circulate true Qi. If done lightly, it will cause all meridians to break and the whole body to become paralyzed. If done heavily, internal fire will burn the body and one will die on the spot!

  So the ancestors specifically noted behind the general outline, beware of blindly practicing without grasping and without guidance, each person's situation is different, and cannot be fully understood by relying on annotations.

  But Qin Yun was no ordinary person, he had something that others didn't have.

  Qian Kun Supplementing Heaven Stone, Qian Kun Secret Realm Great Divine Ability!