Chapter 431 Unveiling the List
Yu Zhiyi didn't want Lin Qingxi to go to the Zhong residence with her, after all, she still had some complicated connections with the Zhong family, and Yu Zhiyi didn't want to put her in a difficult position.
After hesitating for a while, Lin Qingxi made up her mind: "I'll go with them."
The Zhong family was considered a prominent family in Wanyuan City, but their reputation was not very good.
The reason is quite simple.
The head of the Zhong family was a master of formations and devoted almost all his time to studying them. Therefore, despite his high status, he never used his position to oppress the lower classes.
However, just because he doesn't do it doesn't mean others won't.
For example, Zhong Zhehao.
He bullied men and women more than once, relying on his powerful array master father.
They wouldn't actually forcibly abduct women, but bullying others by abusing their power was a common occurrence.
If she hadn't been betrothed to this man since childhood, Lin Qingxi would never have been with him.
But there are no "ifs".
As his fiancée, she often advised Zhong Zhehao to cherish his reputation and protect his image, and not to do those disgraceful things.
Zhong Zhehao continued to do things his own way.
It was probably because she gave too much honest advice that Zhong Zhehao got annoyed with her, and that he quickly fell for Ding Xueyan, who was a kindred spirit.
Besides Zhong Zhehao, the second branch of the Zhong family, that is, the family of the younger brother of the Zhong family head, also often do bad things because they have an elder brother/uncle who is a formation master.
Madam Zhong, in the conventional sense, was the matriarch of the household.
She wouldn't do anything to bully men or women, but she would clean up the messes left by Zhong Zhehao and the second branch of the family in order to protect the Zhong family's reputation.
Lin Qingxi did not have a good impression of this family.
Besides helping Miss Yu find her way, she had another very important purpose in visiting her this time.
It was already late, and Yu Zhiyi thought for a moment and decided to visit again the next day.
After sending the belongings away, she left Wanyuan City directly to search for the Tianji Sect.
Wanyuan City was bustling with activity in the evening.
As major cities within the Hidden Realm, neither Shoushi City nor Wanyuan City has a curfew. As long as you don't cause trouble in the city, you can wander the streets until dawn without anyone interfering.
Yu Zhiyi hadn't originally planned to go shopping, but then she thought that she now had some assets, so perhaps she could buy some more talismans and pills to study.
Especially talismans.
The more she controls, the more cards she has up her sleeve.
As for formations, apart from the formation notes left by Zhong Zhihong, she had no other way to learn them.
She had memorized the array formation notes perfectly, but had little opportunity to experiment with them.
Unlike talismans, which are simply drawn once completed, array formations require a great deal of calculation. Moreover, before she has mastered array formations, she still has to obediently use array flags to evolve them.
So far, talismans are the easiest for her to control.
She only needs to glance at low-level talismans to completely master them, and she can deduce the meaning of mid-level talismans after a few more glances.
She was even able to figure out the secrets of advanced talismans after observing them for a long time.
She has now learned quite a few talismans, but few of them are actually useful against the Taixu Sect.
The Blue Lightning Talisman and the Purple Lightning Talisman are considered trump cards, but she is unsure whether the Taixu Sect has any items capable of defending against these talismans.
But she was certain they had even more terrifying killing moves than those two talismans.
Thinking it over, she greeted Lin Qingxi and headed into the city.
They did not stay at an inn today, but instead stayed at Lin Qingxi's home in the suburbs.
Lin Qingxi originally lived in the city, but her parents passed away one after another. As an orphan, she was unable to protect her family's property and had to retreat again and again until she finally moved to the suburbs where land and prices were much cheaper.
Yu Zhiyi didn't think there was anything wrong with living in the suburbs.
Lin Qingxi is a girl who knows how to live well; she manages her small courtyard in an orderly manner.
Although she lives alone, she has two rooms: a master bedroom for herself and a guest room.
Although she doesn't have many friends or relatives visiting her, she still prepared a guest room.
This was convenient for Yu Zhiyi.
Although it was in the suburbs, staying in a well-managed home was naturally more comfortable than staying in an inn, and it also saved money. Yu Zhiyi was certainly not ungrateful.
The map she had previously purchased in Shoushi City included a layout map of Wanyuan City, which made it convenient for Yu Zhiyi to explore.
Her goal was clear: the largest talisman shop in the city.
As I was walking, I saw a crowd gathered not far away.
A Golden Core Realm expert has sharp ears and keen eyesight; even without deliberately seeking information, they quickly find out what those people are doing.
It's the Bai family's public notice seeking medical help.
Even in secluded places, healers are needed.
The pills concocted by alchemists are mysterious and powerful, capable of enhancing strength, improving health, and prolonging life.
Of course, prolonging life is only a relative concept and cannot help cultivators achieve true immortality.
Besides getting injured, monks can also get sick.
The eldest son of the Bai family suffered from a strange illness. Doctors and alchemists examined him, but no one could figure out what was wrong with him.
Perhaps the four major powers have a way, but the Bai family is just a local aristocratic family. Compared with the four major powers, they are nothing and can't even speak up.
Now it is the third year since the eldest son of the Bai family fell ill. It is said that the once talented and handsome young nobleman has become emaciated and looks like a frail old man.
Young Master Bai was the first child of the Bai family patriarch, a child born with strong expectations and love, and the patriarch's favorite child.
So the old man of the Bai family tried every possible method to make his son better.
Yu Zhiyi was used to the coldness and warmth of human relationships and felt nothing for Old Master Bai's deep love for his son, but he was very interested in the reward money.
Anyone who provides clues that can cure Young Master Bai's illness, such as where there is medicine or where there are medical or alchemical practitioners who can cure him, will be rewarded with 1,000 spirit stones upon verification.
Whoever can cure Young Master Bai will be rewarded with 100,000 spirit stones.
Yu Zhiyi thought of the gifts her fellow disciples had given her.
It was true that the gifts were small but the sentiment was deep, and she never questioned the shabbyness of the gifts, which were even quite rare.
However, it must be admitted that those gifts were indeed too outrageous for the wealthy and powerful families of the Hidden Realm.
She hoped to do something for her sect.
For example, give more spirit stones.
As for the gemstones she obtained from Zhong Zhihong, she was unsure of their value.
In short, spirit stones are still more cost-effective.
She did some quick calculations and, after confirming that the matter could be resolved, stepped forward and tore down the notice.
The people around didn't find it surprising that someone had torn down the Bai family's notice.
Over the past three years, many people have come forward with the announcement, but none of them have actually been able to cure the eldest son of the Bai family.
The crowd scrutinized the woman before them. She had delicate eyebrows and bright eyes, and an extraordinary air about her, but she didn't emanate any spiritual energy. They assumed she was just an ordinary medical cultivator without any talent for cultivation and shook their heads.
There are at least eight hundred or a thousand medical practitioners who have visited the Bai residence. If medical practitioners could cure Young Master Bai's illness, he would have recovered long ago.
Not far away, Ding Xueyan looked at the somewhat familiar woman and tugged at Zhong Zhehao's sleeve: "Brother Hao, look over there..."
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