Chapter 73 Ulterior Motives

As soon as Liu Qin finished speaking, a monk in the pavilion stood up and started feeding the golden toad again.

However, after a large amount of spirit stones were poured in, the beast showed no reaction.

As time went on, the practitioners gradually gave up trying.

Seeing this, Su Qingwu stood up from his seat, took out a hundred spirit stones, and slowly put them into the golden toad's mouth.

The familiar quacking sound rang out again.

The moment the spirit stone entered its stomach, a light red light instantly flew out of the toad's mouth and hovered in the air.

Witnessing this scene, the cultivators' attention once again fell on Su Qingwu.

Compared to the beginning, there are more malicious looks.

In today's golden toad spitting treasure, she can be said to have maxed out her hatred value.

Three attempts, each time I got the treasure.

At this moment, the light red light in the air had dissipated, revealing a talisman emitting powerful pressure.

Inside the pavilion, a monk immediately cried out in surprise.

"It's a talisman!"

"It's true, it's a talisman! It's an extremely powerful killing weapon for those below the Jindan level!"

"Oh, what a pity! If I had fed it one more time, would I have been able to obtain this treasure?"

"Humph, I think this golden toad is just looking at people and treating them differently!"

On the stone platform, Liu Qin simply ignored these discussions, looked at the black-clad girl on the third floor of the attic, and congratulated her again.

"Congratulations to this young friend for obtaining another treasure. This knife-shaped talisman was personally refined by a senior Jindan in the pavilion. As long as its power is not exhausted, it can be used repeatedly."

When some cultivators with bad intentions heard the words "Golden Elixir in the Pavilion", they calmed down a lot.

Su Qingwu was clearly aware of this, and the malicious gazes that were originally directed at him disappeared in an instant.

She knew in her heart that these people had not given up their plan to steal the treasure, they were just not doing it so blatantly anymore.

At this moment, a series of crackling sounds were heard on the stone platform, and the golden toad fell back into the ground.

Su Qingwu waved his sleeves to put away the talisman, and the sound from the willow zither rang out again.

"Today's Golden Toad Spits Out Treasures has concluded. You are welcome to come back in the future."

As soon as these words were spoken, the monks stood up from their seats one after another and began to leave in an orderly manner.

Because of Liu Qin's previous suggestion, Su Qingwu did not leave for the time being.

The monks who wanted to steal the treasure naturally noticed it, but they didn't care.

In their opinion, it was impossible for this woman to stay in the pavilion all the time. As long as they found a secluded place outside and waited patiently, they would be able to catch her sooner or later.

After a cup of tea, Su Qingwu was the only outsider left in Jinyuan Pavilion.

Liu Qin had already walked to her side and spoke with a smile:

"May I know what your name is, young friend?"

"My name is Su Qingwu."

"There are more than one or two people out there who covet the treasure. Do you plan to stay in Guluo City from now on, Mr. Su?"

"Whether they stay or not, those people will not give up on grabbing the treasure. Sooner or later, there will be a battle."

"Monks are not allowed to fight privately in Gu Luo City. If discovered, the troublemaker will be immediately captured and taken to the City Lord's Mansion. Those people will most likely choose to attack you after you leave the city. However, the city is not absolutely safe. Just because fighting is not allowed openly does not mean they will not attack in secret."

Having said this, Liu Qin changed the subject and mentioned something.

"There is a secret passage inside Jinyuan Pavilion that leads directly to the outside of the city. If you leave through the secret passage, you can completely avoid them."

Su Qingwu knew that there would be no such thing as pie falling from the sky, and that it would be kept secret and unknown to outsiders.

She and this senior were just meeting for the first time, and he had no obligation to help her out of danger.

Thinking of this, she simply said:

"What do you want me to do?"

Liu Qin still had a smile on her face.

"My friend, you misunderstood me. I have no other intention. If you must explain the reason, then let's just treat it as a good relationship. As long as you don't reveal the secret passage to others, it will be fine."

Su Qingwu still had doubts in her heart.

Leaving aside the rest, if you receive a great favor from someone for no reason, there is a high probability that there will be consequences for you in the future.

She had a hunch that the senior was not telling the truth.

Thinking of this, she spoke carefully:

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior. The secret involves the secrets of the pavilion, so it is inconvenient for me to go there. As for the enemies outside the pavilion, I will be extremely careful and not let anything happen to myself."

Hearing this, a trace of regret flashed across Liu Qin's face.

"In this case, I respect your wishes and wish you all the best."

......

After one stick of incense, Su Qingwu left Jinyuan Pavilion.

Not long after, Liu Qin opened the door of a secret room in the pavilion and bowed to the person sitting at the top.

"Master, she didn't agree."

As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly hoarse voice was heard.

"Forget it, it's just a hexagram, a prediction of the future, and it doesn't necessarily become a fact. Besides, she hasn't refined the gilded precious leaf yet, so she may not be the final recipient."

"But she made three attempts and seized treasures three times, which is enough to show that she has great luck."

"So what? Throughout history, there have been many people with great luck. Only those who can truly grow and make it to the end are worthy of respect."

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Su Qingwu naturally had no idea about the conversation in the dark room of Jinyuan Pavilion. At this moment, she was walking on the streets of Guluo City, gradually approaching the City Lord's Mansion.

Looking at the city plans displayed in the form of inscriptions on both sides, she had an idea.

"Su Wen, there are many houses for rent in the city. I plan to stay here for a while."

A response quickly came from the sea of ​​consciousness.

"That's fine. The city regulations state that if someone breaks into a home without consent, the owner can kill them, which is considered legitimate defense and does not violate the city regulations."

Su Qingwu nodded and said:

"If I stay in the city for a long time, those people will probably be unable to resist and take action. Then I can kill them one by one. This way I can avoid being besieged by many people when I leave the city."

After hearing this, Su Wen gave a reminder.

"Among the monks who are secretly following you, there are three foundation-building cultivators. I have recovered some of my strength now, so I can deal with one of them without any problem. But if the three of them move together, I will not be able to do it and it will be difficult for me to protect your safety."

Su Qingwu walked and transmitted his thoughts.

"After renting a small courtyard, I will re-activate the ground armor formation. Then I will have a formation to resist for a while. Once the sound of fighting is heard, it will surely alarm the guards in the city and come over.

To put it another way, even if the City Lord's Mansion doesn't care about this matter, I still have a trump card like the Black Sword Jade in my hand. Even if I can't kill them, there will be no problem keeping my life.

In addition, the talisman I got earlier is also a powerful weapon. I still have many talismans that can restore spiritual power. When the time comes, I will spare no expense and activate the talisman as quickly as possible, and I will most likely be able to kill him back."

This made sense. Su Wen thought about it for a while and didn't say anything more.

After a cup of tea, Su Qingwu found a business that rented houses. After some detailed inquiries, he paid two hundred spirit stones and rented a small courtyard with a decent environment for half a month.

The courtyard is located in the central area of ​​the city. Once a large-scale fight occurs, the guards in the city can basically detect it at the first time.

Arriving at the corresponding courtyard, Su Qingwu quickly took out the Earth Armor Array Plate and embedded the spirit stone to activate it.

It is worth mentioning that this courtyard already has a layer of defensive restrictions, and now there is an additional layer of formation, which can be regarded as double protection.

At night, a dark shadow quietly approached the courtyard...