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On the snow-capped peak.
Tomorrow is the day to meet Xiao Ze at the market. Wen Zheng is testing the effects of the new talismans. Several of the talismans in her hand are unstable and are prone to exploding.
She found an open space, took out her new talismans, and began to experiment. The first one was a gravity talisman that she had developed based on the speed talisman, which could increase a person's gravity.
The best test subjects for this talisman are living things, so she brought out the system to practice with her.
For some reason, the system has remained in crow form and hasn't urged her to complete the conquest in the past few days.
It's better if it doesn't urge you on; Wen Zheng can focus her attention on the talismans.
"System, you can start flying now." As soon as Wen Zheng finished speaking, the system flew to the opposite tree in the blink of an eye, like an arrow released from a bow.
Wen Zheng aimed at its location and threw the talisman. The yellow paper stuck to the system in a flash, and before it could react, it landed on the snow.
[How can the talisman fly so fast?] The system was staggering in the snow, its heavy body making it impossible for it to fly.
Wen Zheng stepped forward, removed the talisman, and placed the system on her shoulder. "I tried to activate it with the Wind Spirit Root, and I also drew Wind Travel talismans in the gaps between the talismans."
With the two talismans combined and her spiritual power applied, the speed of the talismans indeed increased.
Having verified the feasibility of her conjecture, Wen Zheng continued to try out the remaining talismans one by one: the Fiery Explosion Talisman, the Five Thunder Rain Summoning Talisman...
She meticulously recorded the effects of the different talismans, and on her way back, she reviewed them while applying a lucky charm to herself.
She's gotten used to it, and it's nice to be able to collect spirit stones every day.
As she approached her residence, Wen Zheng spotted the white-haired immortal standing outside her house. She abruptly stopped and turned to leave, but a surge of spiritual energy struck from behind, forcibly dragging her back.
"Immortal Venerable, is there something you need?" Wen Zheng's face wore a fake smile that was obvious to anyone.
"Yes." Mu Qing nodded, pushed open the door, and led Wen Zheng inside.
Seeing someone enter her room as if they were coming home, Wen Zheng's face darkened. She barely suppressed the urge to throw the person out and made tea for Mu Qing.
"Please, Immortal Venerable."
The distant tone left Mu Qing stunned for a while before he adjusted. He took out a red incense stick from his pocket and placed it in front of Wen Zheng.
Wen Zheng glanced down and asked, "What do you mean?"
Does he say nothing and like to be a riddle teller?
“This incense can awaken memories deep within a person’s heart,” he said, pausing to look at Wen Zheng. “Your master’s death may be related to you. I need you to remember and help me find the real culprit.”
Wen Zheng looked down at the incense, then at him, and suddenly asked, "Does this incense have any side effects?"
"There's a chance it might make you drowsy, but it'll be fine after a few days." After saying that, Mu Qing reached out and lit some incense.
Unlike ordinary incense, this incense stick produces pale pink smoke when lit, making it look incredibly dreamy.
Wen Zheng leaned back, holding her breath, "You want to get me killed!"
Mu Qing waved her sleeve, and pink smoke rushed towards Wen Zheng. "When you wake up, I will accept you as my disciple on behalf of my master."
Wen Zheng stared at him, but before she could say anything, she fainted.
Mu Qing went over and helped her lie down, covering her with a blanket in case she caught a cold.
In the smoke, light streamed in through the window and fell on the two people, their once vibrant features now quiet in their sleep.
Mu Qing sat next to Wen Zheng, her eyes fixed on Wen Zheng's face, her mind in turmoil.
These past few days he's been reflecting on whether he's been too harsh on Wen Zheng. Actually, Wen Zheng was also a victim and didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, he's the one who can't get over the shadow of his master's sudden death and is very wary of everyone.
Thinking about it carefully, Wen Zheng didn't do anything wrong. She was just an unlucky person. Maybe he should change his attitude towards her. After all, Wen Zheng was his junior sister.
Lost in thought, Mu Qing didn't notice that the person lying next to him had woken up and was staring straight at him.
When their eyes met, both of them were startled.
"You're awake?" Mu Qing stared in disbelief at the incense sticks that hadn't even burned a third of the way down.
Wen Zheng coughed and said awkwardly, "Actually, I woke up when you covered me with the blanket."
I was afraid you would do something underhanded, so I didn't dare open my eyes.
Mu Qing: "..."
My friend said that this incense stick needs to burn completely for people to remember it, but given the current situation, I don't know if it's okay to let Wen Zheng sleep again.
His gaze shifted as he pondered how to help Wen Zheng fall into a deeper sleep.
Being stared at like that, Wen Zheng couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to. She stopped them, saying, "Don't bother, I can't sleep with this incense burning."
I don't know why, but the more I smell this fragrance, the more energetic I feel.
“Impossible,” Mu Qing retorted, then glanced at Wen Zheng’s radiant appearance and fell silent again.
After a long while, he extinguished the incense, took it, and went out.
After watching him leave, Wen Zheng immediately closed the door.
Since Mu Qing was able to break in so easily today, she has to find a way to develop some anti-theft talismans.
Wen Zheng turned around and went back to her research.
The next day.
Wen Zheng arrived at the market early. This time, she came alone. Qu Hong and Mo Xin were called away by their master, so she had to set up her stall by herself.
Before the rumors had died down, many people instinctively backed away and avoided Wen Zheng when they saw her, and the once bustling and crowded market suddenly had an empty road.
Ignoring the panic of these people, Wen Zheng went back to the stall from last time, took out the talismans and set them up, and then began to record the runes.
The workload of statistical runes is too great; she has only completed one-tenth of it. If only someone could help her.
She suddenly thought of the system; she had overlooked such a convenient tool.
Wen Zheng decided to seek help from the system after meeting Xiao Ze.
As she was taking notes, Xiao Ze appeared before her, still with an ordinary face and a magical artifact exuding grandeur.
"I'm here," Xiao Ze greeted, and began to look through the talismans on the stall.
This time, the talismans are much more exquisite than the last time, and they look more complicated, with a significantly different style.
He picked up a crumpled piece of paper and asked, "Is this also a talisman?"
Wen Zheng nodded and began to explain, "This is a new Fiery Explosion Talisman that I developed. It's much more effective than the Fiery Talisman and the Explosion Talisman. When you roll the talisman together, its power will be even greater. I'm still researching what you mentioned last time."
She is still experimenting with methods to replicate talismans onto objects.
“This one isn’t urgent.” Xiao Ze picked up another one. “What about this one?”
"Five Thunders Rain-Summoning Talisman".
Hearing the name, Xiao Ze roughly understood the meaning. He asked, "Why is the Five Thunder Talisman drawn together with the Rain Summoning Talisman?"
It's strange to pair a talisman that's rarely used in daily life with an offensive talisman.
“Water conducts electricity, which allows the Five Thunder Talisman to exert its maximum effect.” Seeing that Xiao Ze still didn’t understand, Wen Zheng simply explained it in a more simplistic way, “Just think of it as an enhanced version of the Five Thunder Talisman.”
Xiao Ze understood and continued to look at the other talismans. After picking and choosing, he held up a talisman and asked, "How much do these talismans cost?"
He picked out a lot of the talismans that Wen Zheng had recently developed. He didn't know how powerful they were, but he wanted to give them a try.
"These talismans are also the first ones I've ever drawn. The price will remain the same as before. Let me know how powerful they are after you've used them."
Hearing that the price hadn't changed, Xiao Ze readily paid and left. After seeing Xiao Ze, Wen Zheng prepared to pack up and go home.
As she was packing up the talismans on her stall, a woman stopped in front of her and asked sweetly, "Junior sister, how many spirit stones are these talismans?"
The newcomer was wearing the most common disciple's robes in the sect, and his face, which had been painted with something, looked sallow and haggard.
Wen Zheng glanced at them a few more times and replied, "Take your time looking around. They're all cheap talismans, ten spirit stones each."
She sat down to the side and turned her head to look at the person who had come.
The female cultivator looked timid and whispered, holding the talisman, "Junior sister, what kind of talisman is this?"
She asked, and Wen Zheng answered; in this back-and-forth, the two gradually became acquainted. The female cultivator took the initiative to introduce herself, "My name is Ye Qingliu, and what's yours, Junior Sister?"
Her innocent look made Wen Zheng pause for a moment before answering, "Wen Zheng."
"You're Wen Zheng from the rumors?" Ye Qingliu feigned surprise, but showed no fear. "I believe you're innocent, Junior Sister."
Wen Zheng smiled and said, "Thank you."
Their close yet distant attitude brought them closer together.
Before parting, Ye Qingliu sincerely said to Wen Zheng, "Junior Sister, there is something I would like to trouble you with."
"Senior sister, please speak." Wen Zheng put away her things and looked at her with a half-smile.
"Actually, I have a crush on my senior brother, but I don't know how to express my feelings. I'd like to ask my junior sister for some advice." She took out some spirit stones and handed them to Wen Zheng. "It might take up a little of your time, but consider this my compensation."
“Okay, I’ll definitely go when Senior Sister tells me the time.” Wen Zheng accepted the spirit stones.
Seeing how easily Wen Zheng was fooled, Ye Qingliu couldn't hide the scheming in her eyes. "Come to the foot of Jianfeng Mountain tonight, Junior Sister."
"Okay," Wen Zheng agreed. After everyone had gone far away, she released the system from her sleeve and immediately went to find Zhenfeng to find Lu Yun and Lin Su.
The two were strolling and chatting along a mountain path when they encountered Wen Zheng rushing over. They were taken aback and asked, "How did you get in?"
Elder Zhenfeng disliked outsiders disturbing his peace, so he set up an array at Zhenfeng, preventing anyone from entering without a token.
“Arrays and runes are similar; you can get in by finding the weak point,” Wen Zheng said, getting down to business. “I’ve found the person who wants to harm me.”
The two looked at each other and asked in unison, "Who is it?"
Wen Zheng recounted her encounter with Ye Qingliu at the market, emphasizing, "Everyone avoids me like the plague, yet she took the initiative to approach me. There's something wrong with her."
Lin Su remained silent for a long time after listening, before Lu Yun interrupted Wen Zheng, saying, "You can't say that. What if the other party knows you have good character and wants to befriend you?"
Wen Zheng's suspicions were too far-fetched, and Lu Yun couldn't find anything convincing about them.
"No, Senior Sister, you don't understand people's hearts," Wen Zheng voiced her doubts. "Only the person who wronged me knows how wronged I am. The fact that she came up to me at this time is enough to prove that she's not innocent. Besides, would you ask someone you just met for advice on how to express your feelings to your senior brother?"
A young girl's feelings of first love are a private matter, and it's impossible for her to tell someone she's just met.
"Of course not," Lu Yun said instinctively, then realized, "Is there something wrong with her?"
Wen Zheng nodded. "She invited me to meet her at the foot of Jianfeng Mountain tonight. I feel like there's a trap."
"What do you want to do?" Lu Yun asked.
"I think she definitely has people lying in ambush waiting for me. I'd like to ask my senior sister to take some people with her."
“Okay, I’ll call a few of my senior brothers to go with us,” Lu Yun said.
Remembering the Sword Peak insignia on Ye Qingliu, Wen Zheng said, "Don't call people from Sword Peak." Seeing the two nod, she turned and left.
There's still some time before dark, so she needs to be fully prepared.
Using the improved Flying Goose Treading Snow movement technique, Wen Zheng quickly returned to Aoxue Peak and pushed open Mu Qing's door.
"Senior brother, I have a favor to ask of you."
The familiar address came again, and Mu Qing, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly opened her eyes and looked at her coldly.
Wen Zheng pretended not to notice his unwelcoming attitude and said, "Someone wants to harm me, and I need your help."
"Don't overthink it." Mu Qing had seen Wen Zheng very few times recently and didn't know what she had been busy with.
“It’s not that I’m overthinking it.” Wen Zheng sat opposite Mu Qing. “Someone invited me to a gathering at the foot of Jianfeng Mountain, and I feel there’s something wrong with it.”
Mu Qing looked at her like she was an idiot, never realizing for the first time that Wen Zheng was so suspicious.
“Senior brother, have you ever experienced someone trying to harm you behind your back? It’s an intuition.” Wen Zheng spoke with conviction, nagging endlessly in Mu Qing’s ear.
Mu Qing hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "I'll go check it out tonight."
After receiving the promise, Wen Zheng returned to her room. As soon as she opened the door, the system returned, bringing a message with it.
The guy who struck up a conversation with you today went to the foot of the mountain and met a man in black. They wanted to harm you.
Wen Zheng: "I knew there were troublemakers trying to harm me."
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