"Bad guy?"
Upon hearing Qin Shuzhen address him in that way, Qin Xin was utterly speechless.
However, upon considering that the other party was a member of the Qin clan of Zhongzhou, he felt relieved. He was from the same clan as the person who had stripped him of his martial bones, so how could he be a good person?
Ling Hanyan tapped Qin Shuzhen's forehead.
After looking Qin Xin up and down, he said, "Eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm?"
"His strength has improved so rapidly."
Qin Xin wasn't particularly surprised that Ling Hanyan could see his cultivation level, given her strength.
Qin Xin didn't say anything, he just nodded slowly.
But Qin Shuzhen, standing to the side, uttered a sound that sounded like disdain: "So what if he's only at the eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm? How weak!"
Faced with Qin Shuzhen's mocking tone, Qin Xin was too lazy to argue with her.
Ling Hanyan shook her head helplessly. A major reason she got to know Qin Shuzhen was that the Qin clan of Zhongzhou had provided assistance when Qin Shuzhen's family was destroyed.
Moreover, the person who provided the greatest help to Ling Hanyan was Qin Shuzhen's father.
Because she was much older than Qin Shuzhen, Ling Hanyan always treated Qin Shuzhen like a younger sister and tried her best to meet her needs.
But Qin Xin was unaware of all this.
"Qin Xin, this girl has always been like this, but she doesn't have any bad intentions," Ling Hanyan explained casually.
Xiahou Chu was surprised when he heard this, because this was the first time he had heard Ling Hanyan explain anything. In his memory, Ling Hanyan had always been very aloof since she joined the Tianxuan Sect.
She usually keeps to herself, and if anyone accidentally damages her medicinal herb field, they will be given a good beating.
Qin Shuzhen clearly felt embarrassed by Ling Hanyan's words. Because of her relationship with Ling Hanyan, she often came to Tianxuan Mountain. Many disciples of Tianxuan Sect had been bullied or even beaten by her, but she had never seen Ling Hanyan like this before.
"Alright, everyone, disperse and go cultivate."
Yang Ruoyi also stepped in to defuse the situation, causing the Tianxuan Sect disciples who were watching to disperse.
After the words were spoken, some disciples of the Tianxuan Sect, who knew Qin Shuzhen's identity, naturally did not want to provoke her and left the place one after another.
"Shuzhen, don't cause any more trouble, or I'll tell your uncle and you'll be in big trouble."
Seeing that Qin Shuzhen seemed unwilling to let the matter rest, Ling Hanyan also spoke up to warn her.
She had a very high opinion of Qin Xin, partly because of his amazing talent in alchemy, and partly because she had been fortunate enough to avoid going into a state of demonic possession when she encountered problems with alchemy before.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Qin Xin follow him to the Pill Academy to refine pills.
"Sister Ling, please don't tell Father! I won't provoke him, will I?" Qin Shuzhen hurriedly grabbed Ling Hanyan's arm as if begging for mercy.
The latter could only glance at him helplessly.
"Your name is Qin Xin? You share the same surname as me. Could you also be from the Qin clan of Zhongzhou?"
At this moment, Qin Shuzhen suddenly turned to Qin Xin and then said.
In this Central Plains, the Qin Clan is a powerful force with many branches. Many young disciples from these branches are recruited into the clan because of their outstanding talents. However, Qin Shuzhen had never heard of a person named Qin Xin in the clan, so she was quite curious.
"Qin Xin is not one of your people; he comes from the Eastern Wilderness."
Ling Hanyan knew that Qin Xin was recruited by Hong Ye from the Eastern Wilderness Academy, so she spoke directly.
Qin Shuzhen nodded, seemingly completely unaware of the affairs of the Qin Clan in the Eastern Wilderness, which saved Qin Xin a lot of trouble.
"Since Senior Sister Ling has guests, I'll take my leave now."
Qin Xin was too lazy to linger there and directly said goodbye.
Ling Hanyan naturally knew that Qin Xin had come to find her to refine pills. She had previously refined pills with Qin Xin and had learned a great deal from his pill-refining techniques.
It was precisely because of her understanding of Qin Xin's pill-refining techniques that she was able to break through the ranks of pill refining and successfully enter the realm of a seventh-grade beginner pill refiner. She also became the youngest seventh-grade pill refiner in the history of Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy.
"Junior Brother Qin Xin, please wait a moment." Ling Hanyan's gentle voice suddenly came out, and then she turned her gaze to Qin Shuzhen beside her and said, "Shuzhen, you should go back to the family first. I still need to cultivate these days, so I'm afraid I won't have time to accompany you."
Hearing that Ling Hanyan was going to cultivate, Qin Shuzhen felt a little reluctant, as she had secretly run away from her family.
"Sister Ling..." Qin Shuzhen hugged Ling Hanyan's arm and began to act coquettishly.
Ling Hanyan seemed quite used to Qin Shuzhen's coquettish tactics. "Don't think I don't know you secretly ran away. Your uncle has already told me that you've had enough fun at Tianxuan Mountain these past few days. It's time to go back."
After he finished speaking, two middle-aged men who looked like guards appeared in front of them.
"Yuan Dan Realm!"
Qin Xin was slightly surprised when the two appeared.
He hadn't expected that even the guards Qin Xin sent to escort Qin Shuzhen back to the family were martial artists at the Yuan Dan realm, and judging from the smooth Yuan energy emanating from them, they were both at the peak of the Yuan Dan realm.
However, upon seeing the family insignia on the chests of the two men, a chill flashed in Qin Xin's eyes.
This was the group of people who, dressed in such attire, forcibly came to Tianyuan City and took Qin Xin away, who had just awakened his martial bone.
During the process of enduring this endless torment, what impressed Qin Xin the most was this family emblem.
The two guards seemed to sense the strange fluctuation emanating from Qin Xin as well, and both turned to look at him.
"Alright, I'm going back now. I'll come see you in a while."
After Ling Hanyan spoke, the two guards turned their attention back to Qin Shuzhen.
“Miss, the master instructed the two of us to bring you safely back to the clan. Please do not make things difficult for us.”
The two guards spoke very respectfully.
Although Qin Shuzhen was somewhat unwilling, with these two Yuan Dan realm guards watching her, it was impossible for her to escape.
After stomping his foot in anger, he followed the two guards down to the foot of Tianxuan Mountain.
As she approached Qin Xin, Qin Shuzhen didn't forget to leave a message.
"Your name is Qin Xin, right? I'll remember you, hmph!"
After saying that, the three figures disappeared directly from Tianxuan Mountain.
"Remember me?" Qin Xin scoffed and shook his head.
If he had to recall anything, his memory of the Qin people from Zhongzhou was extremely vivid. After his martial bones were extracted, he was bled out every day.
He called for help countless times during that time, and even tried to escape, but all he was met with were incredibly indifferent expressions.
"Qin Xin, let's go!"
Ling Hanyan's words interrupted Qin Xin's thoughts.
Qin Xin then suppressed his anger and followed Ling Hanyan toward Tuocang Mountain.
Xiahou Chu and Yang Ruoyi are currently recuperating within the sect. They plan to go to the Pill Academy on Tuocang Mountain to purchase some pills. After they have fully recovered, they will return to the iron mine to see if they can obtain the Heavenly Spirit Crystal again.
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