Volume 1 Chapter 143 Conspiracy

  Cloud Water Pavilion, Quiet Room.

  Qin Yun Duan sat behind the desk, writing swiftly with a wolf-hair brush, the soft and flexible paper making a rustling sound as the brush moved, leaving behind a dense and clear crimson seal script.

  Sweat seeped out of his forehead, and the thin blue shirt was dotted with wet marks, but his eyes were still bright and sharp, his expression still focused and serious, and the hand holding the brush was firm and powerful, without a hint of trembling in his strokes.

  Next to him were two thick stacks of talismans, the result of Qin Yun's efforts over the past few days.

  Two months later, Qin Yun made another batch of talismans. At first, his hands were stiff and he wasted a lot of materials, but after finding his rhythm again, his speed and success rate reached or even surpassed their previous peak.

  By using the boundary of Lianqi Eightfold Heaven to urge on the true mechanism, it is easier to condense and practice the original energy. In the process of refining, a little bit of true energy that has merged with the Benyuan Yang fire is injected, and the final product quality of the Huo system symbol even has some improvement.

  However, this is already the limit of Huangfu's ability. The defects in the material itself greatly restrict Qin Yun's potential and abilities in this regard.

  With a light turn of her wrist, the brush danced precisely and nimbly, outlining the final stroke, and an extreme-quality Gathering Fire Talisman was complete.

  The tip of the brush has just run out of cinnabar ink!

  Qin Yun let out a long breath, put down the brush in his hand, pinched his lips and blew gently on the talisman paper.

  With a breath of true fire energy sweeping across the paper, the vermilion ink instantly dried and was firmly branded onto the talisman paper.

  This is a small trick that Shui Wenyin taught him, which is most suitable for use on fire-based talismans. It saves the time and trouble of laying them out to dry all over the place.

  Looking at the two stacks of talismans, about three feet high, Qin Yun nodded in satisfaction - with so many top-grade talismans sent over, Green Willow shouldn't be angry anymore, right?

  Since that incident in the bathroom a few days ago, Qing Liu has not returned to Yunshui Xiaozhu, but only sent someone to deliver the materials for refining the talisman.

  Poor Qin Yun had to refine talismans on one hand and cook for himself on the other.

  All the refined talismans were packed and Qin Yun left the Cloud Water Pavilion for Xuanwu City.

  The business of Shuishen Danfu Fang was not good, there were few guests in the store, and there were not many goods on the shelves. Two apprentices leaned against the counter with nothing to do.

  When they saw Qin Yun enter, they hastily put on a smiling face and greeted him respectfully.

  Qin Yun waved his hand to signal them to mind their own business and went straight into the inner room.

  Green willow was calculating accounts in the account room. Seeing Qin Yun come in, she immediately turned her face to one side, obviously still angry.

  "Green Willow Sister..." Qin Yun couldn't help but scratch his head, placing the package in his hand on the table: "Here are a thousand refined talismans, I've completed them."

  Green willow still didn't care about him.

  Qin Yun continued on his own: "I've put the things here, I'm going to Hei Shan Fang Market to buy some materials, and in a few days I might go to Han Ming Cave..."

  "Can't you just stay home and cultivate in peace?" Green Willow suddenly stood up, saying irritably: "Do you know or not, every time you go to the Frost Abyss Cave, the Fire Dragon Cave, or the Mang Dragon Mountain, how worried I am?"

  Looking at her face flushing with excitement, Qin Yun's heart warmed up. Forgetting the previous lesson, he held the girl's small hand again: "I will be careful."

  However, this time Lu Liu did not get angry. She bit her lip and said in a low voice: "You've changed for the worse. Don't forget you have a fiancée from the Fang family, and there's also Mingzhu waiting for you in Qianchao City!"

  Qin Yun suddenly discovered that he had a great affection for his beautiful and straightforward senior sister, and when listening to her sour words, he felt sweet.

  He couldn't help but say: "Let's just forget about Fang's fiancée, I won't let Mingzhu down, and I also like Shifu, what's wrong with that?"

  This is an extremely bold confession. Qin Yun, although not very understanding of romance, has never been the type to be ambiguous or reserved; if he likes someone, he'll directly say it out loud.

  In the vast nine states, due to frequent wars, there have always been more women than men. In order to carry on the family line and maintain the prosperity of the family, it was very common for a man to have many wives and concubines. For example, Qin Shuang's eldest son, Qin Xiao, had his eyes on Fang Ruoyi, but he also kept many concubines in his household.

  Qin Yun was taught by Qin Yang from a young age and also instilled with the idea that after growing up, he should take many wives and concubines and have many children, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with his own thoughts.

  "Hmph!" Green Willow stomped her foot heavily, but didn't step on Qin Yun's foot again: "You're really dreaming, I wouldn't like someone who is wishy-washy. Go to Hei Shan Fang City, and it's best if you never come back!"

  Although she still had a hard mouth, the shyness on her face and the sparkling eyes betrayed her heart.

  Even if he hadn't opened his Wisdom Eye, Qin Yun could sense her thoughts and said seriously: "Sister, it's not that I like to take risks, but I have my own responsibilities, so I must become stronger!"

  "Master Qingyun told me that an eagle who has not experienced the baptism of wind, rain and thunder will never be able to soar in the sky. Whether it's going to Huo Long Dong or Mang Long Shan, they are all trials I must face. If you don't like it, then I also..."

  His words had not been finished, his lips were pressed down by Green Willow's small hand.

  "I understand..." The girl said softly: "I just want you to be careful, don't forget, don't forget that there's still me at home, and Miss is waiting for your safe return!"

  She took out the Lingyu that had long been prepared for Qin Yun.

  Qin Yun's heart was stirred with excitement, and he couldn't help but reach out to pull Green Willow into his arms, lowering his head to kiss her lovely face.

  Such an intimate gesture made Green Willow extremely shy, and she pushed him away with force.

  Qin Yun laughed and let go of his arms, turning around and leaving the room.

  The green willow stood still on the spot, and after a long time, she covered her hot face and muttered: "Bad egg!"

  ………

  Leaving Shui Xin Dan Fu Fang, Qin Yun arrived at the Tian Ji Gong Zong Shi Yuan.

  He didn't go to receive a mission from the sect, but rather to understand more about Hei Shan Fang Shi. After all, Lü Liu had only been there once and knew very little.

  The Sect Hall is the most open place in Tianji Palace, where all disciples of the sect can enter and exit freely, regardless of their identity, to recruit teams, exchange intelligence, and even release tasks.

  Inside the Zong Shi Yuan, there is always a group of well-informed disciples who are very active. They may not be particularly powerful, but they have extensive connections within the sect and often get wind of any news or rumors in the first instance.

  With just a piece of Lingyu as the price, Qin Yun obtained many insider information about Heishanfang Market from an outer disciple and also received a simple hand-drawn map to go to the market.

  With this inside information, Qin Yun felt more at ease as he headed to Heishanfang City.

  But Qin Yun didn't know that from the moment he entered the Zong Shi Institute to when he left, a pair of hidden eyes had been following him in secret.

  Not far from Zongshi Courtyard, in a luxurious wine house on Beidajie Street, four young disciples of the Sword Sect sat around a wine table, chatting and laughing.

  If Qin Yun were present, he would definitely be very surprised, because these four disciples he all knew, and it could be said that they all had some grievances.

  Qin Xiaoyue, Qin Wenbing, Wu Qi and Feng Wujie!

  The door of the pavilion was pushed open and a samurai attendant walked in quickly, walking to Qin Xiao's side and whispering a few words in his ear.

  Qin Xiao Yue nodded after listening, and after waving his hand to let his followers leave, a faint smile appeared on his face: "Just received news that Qin Yun went to the Zong Shi Yuan to inquire about information, and it's highly likely that he'll return to Hei Shan Fang City tomorrow!"

  "That's great!" Wu Qi couldn't help but slap the table excitedly and say: "It's finally come out, Qin big brother, this is our good opportunity!"

  Since Qin Yun brought back the sixteen Wu Xuan cards half a month ago, Wu Qinghong has not opposed the interactions between Wu Qi and Qin Xiao Yue, so the two quickly got together again.

  Because they have a common enemy!

  "It's a rare opportunity indeed!" Qin Xiao Yue's eyes sparkled as he looked at Feng Wuji, who was sitting in the upper seat: "Brother Feng, what do you think?"

  Among the four people present, whether it was status or influence within the Sword Sect, Feng Wujie was undoubtedly the highest. Don't look at Qin Xiaoyue's mighty reputation in the Thousand Tide Qin Family, but in the Tiancheng Sword Sect, he didn't count for much, just an ordinary inner sect disciple.

  Qin Xiaoyue actively invited Feng Wujie, precisely because he wanted to borrow his strength.

  Most importantly, Feng Wujie had once suffered a loss at Qin Yun's hands, so the two sides now had a foundation for cooperation.

  Feng Wujie held the pale jade ceramic cup in his hand and said lightly, "I don't have any opinions. If you want to deal with Qin Yun, I'd be happy to see him suffer a setback. However, I'd rather thoroughly defeat him at the Floating Clouds Sword Conference!"

  Qin Xiao Yue keenly noticed the sharp glint in Feng Wu Ji's eyes, but his opponent's nonchalant and detached attitude made him feel extremely stifled.

  However, Qin Xiao Yue still couldn't make a move, and if he really offended Feng Wuji, his days in the Sword Sect would definitely not be easy.

  "Then let's go to Heishanfang City and deal with him!" Qin Xiaoyue was also a very decisive person, and he immediately suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said in a low voice: "Everyone find a few reliable people, this time we must not let him escape again!"

  Since returning to the Tiancheng Sword Sect, Qin Xiaoyue's vigilance and wariness towards Qin Yun have grown deeper. After learning about Qin Yun's situation, he has become even more restless and unable to eat or sleep.

  Especially recently, Qin Yun actually entered the mountain as a new disciple and killed 16 Wu tribe warriors, making many Feng Li and Zhen Chuan disciples ashamed, almost being promoted to inner door disciples.

  If Qin Yun is allowed to continue growing, Qin Xiao's desire to take down Fang Ruoye will be impossible, and it may even threaten his position in the family.

  It's not unprecedented for a collateral descendant to occupy the position of family head in the Qin clan. With Qin Yun's terrifying progress speed, it's hard to guarantee that he won't become an existence at the level of Hua Lian or Shentong Boundary.

  Such threats must be nipped in the bud no matter what!!