Chapter 62: Shortcut to the Heart
You speak as if I am responsible.
I didn't force anyone, and I didn't do anything about it.
On the contrary, as the supreme elder of Yaowang Valley, shouldn't she give herself some compensation?
The smile on Jiang Lan's face faded as he noticed the luck gathering and flowing into the Niwan Palace.
"As expected of a man of great fortune in the original plot, the color of the Fruit of Life has become much deeper, and he is not far from the second stage..."
When Uncle Ying and other guards came to look for Jiang Lan, he and Xiao Yingyue had already returned to the place where they had built the bonfire.
The rampage of monsters has subsided, but traces of the battle are still visible everywhere.
Mountains collapsed, ancient trees broke, and some places were covered with blood from fights between monsters and beasts.
The two giant monsters that had fought here before were also killed. Their huge corpses fell not far away. Their bodies were separated, and the broken ends were as smooth as a mirror. They were frozen by the clear breath, and not a drop of blood flowed out.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Lan knew it was Li Mengning's work.
On a piece of bluestone not far away, there were a few cleanly washed spiritual fruits wrapped in a clean embroidered handkerchief.
She probably went to look for herself...
"Master, what about Lin Fan?"
Seeing Jiang Lan resting there without any hindrance, he didn't look hurt or disturbed at all.
Uncle Ying and others finally put their minds at ease.
When they were chasing the Firefly Moth and following Lin Fan's trail, they didn't notice anything wrong at first.
It was only when they noticed that the firefly moth was no longer flying forward but was staying next to a skylark that they suddenly reacted.
This is a trick, a trap set by the enemy to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
The young master is in danger. Even the woman surnamed Xiao might be in cahoots with Lin Fan.
They were shocked and angry, and rushed back as soon as possible. Unfortunately, they encountered monsters along the way, which delayed them for a long time.
Among them, there were several huge monsters with the strength of the fifth realm, which made them exhausted to deal with.
"Then Lin Fan is already dead."
"Thanks to Miss Xiao for saving me, otherwise I would have been killed by Lin Fan."
Jiang Lan responded briefly and simply told what happened.
It just changed his attack to Xiao Yingyue's.
There is no change in other things. If too much is hidden, there will inevitably be loopholes.
"Miss Xiao?"
Uncle Ying and the others were extremely surprised and shocked. If Jiang Lan hadn't said it himself, they would never have believed it.
"Miss Xiao lived in seclusion here to cultivate herself, devoting herself to the mountains and rivers, and not caring about worldly affairs. Her rescue was purely accidental."
"But I will ask someone to prepare a small gift to express my gratitude." Jiang Lan said to Xiao Yingyue who was not far away.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang. It's just a small favor." Xiao Yingyue just nodded to him slightly, her expression calm and peaceful, and there was no sign of anything unusual between the two of them.
At this moment, Uncle Ying and others were shocked to discover her undisguised aura of cultivation.
This is actually a being in the seventh realm of Dharmakāya.
"We were shortsighted before, I hope Miss Xiao... Senior will not take offense."
"Thank you very much, Senior Xiao, for rescuing us tonight. We will report to the Prime Minister later and will definitely repay Senior Xiao's kindness." Uncle Ying said with a solemn expression and bowed.
With such a being of the seventh realm cultivation level hiding here, no matter how many tricks Lin Fan has, it will be of no avail.
As for why Xiao Yingyue had hidden her cultivation level before, that was not something he could ask.
Not long after Uncle Ying and others rushed back, Jiang Lan sensed the familiar breath of Li Mengning. She did not show up and seemed to be a little angry with herself.
The next day, a tall, blue-robed man with a feminine complexion arrived. He was none other than Mr. Chu, the seventh-level priest of the Xiangguo Mansion.
Under the guidance of Uncle Ying and others, he came to the abyss and explored it with the Blue Sea and Sky Heart Jade, but he did not find any trace of Lin Fan.
In addition, they also deduced and reconstructed the traces of the battle there.
"That woman surnamed Xiao was extremely powerful, but she destroyed the body and all traces here, probably because she didn't want us to know her origins."
"But it doesn't matter. The existence of the Seventh Realm is not enough for the Prime Minister's Mansion to care too much."
"As long as the young master is okay."
"I heard that the young master was attacked by an assassin. Madam and Master are very worried."
"But who is Lin Fan, and why did he want to assassinate the young master? But on the way here, I heard that the young master wanted to take the eldest daughter of the Su family in Yuyi City as a concubine. Could it be that the young master fell in love with the wife and deliberately found a pretext to kill her?"
Mr. Chu stood by the abyss, his robes billowing, his eyes glinting with a gleam of light on his feminine, beardless face.
"Reporting to Mr. Chu, I have no idea where Lin Fan came from."
"As for the matter of the eldest lady of the Su family, the young master has always behaved in a ridiculous manner, and you know it well. How can we interfere?" Uncle Ying said respectfully.
"Haha, come to think of it, this isn't the first time that Young Master has done something like this..."
"It's just that there seems to be someone involved behind Su Qinghan."
"Madam suspects that the young master has been deceived by Su Qinghan. You should stay with the young master and help him see more clearly, so that he won't be deceived by others because of his simple nature."
Mr. Chu smiled faintly, took back the blue gem in his hand, and handed it to Uncle Ying in front of him, "Please give it to the young master later. This item has been re-refined by Madam, and it can hurt the existence of the seventh realm."
"Yes." Uncle Ying took it respectfully.
"Recently, the remnants of the Blood Immortal Cult have appeared in Danzhou County, which may involve the former Blood Immortal Cult ruins. The master asked me to come here to investigate, so I will not go to meet the young master."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Chu turned into a divine rainbow, flew away into the air, and disappeared in an instant.
…
Qingshui Village, back mountain.
Inside a very quiet bamboo house surrounded by a bamboo forest.
"This is all the records I know about Rouge Benzoate. It's all written here..."
On the spread out rice paper, there was a line of neat and clean small characters written on it.
Jiang Lan loosened his sleeves and put down the brush.
Xiao Yingyue sat opposite him, wearing a loose-fitting white sash, with smooth black hair that fell to her waist. She tied her waist with a white sash, and her figure was extremely graceful and slender. Her hands were clasped by her legs, and her posture was elegant and graceful.
"I didn't realize that Mr. Jiang has such beautiful handwriting." She took the rice paper, scanned it one by one, and was slightly surprised.
Beside her, there was the mute girl Xiaoya, who had washed and changed into clean clothes. Her eyes were distinct black and white and full of spirit, and she was looking at Jiang Lan curiously.
Jiang Lan smiled slightly and glanced at the girl.
He had thought about taking this girl away before. After all, she was a natural talent for alchemy. He could then find a suitable alchemist to train her. In a few years, she would become a qualified helper in alchemy.
It just so happened that he now had quite a few pill recipes in his mind.
Although Lin Fan was known as the Eternal Tribulation Sword Master, he seemed to know a thing or two about medicine, alchemy, and weapon refining? However, since Xiao Yingyue wanted to take him in as a disciple, he naturally couldn't say anything.
"If the records above are correct, I will take my leave."
"I'll ask someone to send all the necessary materials over later, and you help me refine it, then we'll be even." Jiang Lan said.
He promised to tell Xiao Yingyue all the relevant records about Rouge Benzoate, on the condition that she help him refine a batch of medicine.
Soft Soul Immortality Powder is made with Rouge Anxillary Grass as the main ingredient.
It is colorless and formless, and the symptoms of those who are infected are just like Xiao Yingyue before, losing all their cultivation and becoming an ordinary person.
Even a being like her who is at the seventh level of cultivation was affected by it, which is enough to prove that this is a good thing.
"No problem." Xiao Yingyue didn't even ask Jiang Lan what he wanted to refine, and agreed readily and directly.
When it comes to attainments in alchemy, it is not easy to find someone who can match her in the entire Kyushu land.
Jiang Lan nodded, stood up and said goodbye.
However, when he was about to walk out of the bamboo house, Xiao Yingyue suddenly threw him a jade-green token, which was slightly warm and filled with a faint fragrance.
Identity token?
"Sometimes I practice in seclusion. You can contact me with this token." Xiao Yingyue's slightly gentle voice sounded behind him.
Jiang Lan smiled and accepted it. Sure enough, there is a shortcut to a woman's heart.
(End of this chapter)
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