Yin hour.

Narrow rainy alley.

Everything was quiet.

Three figures in black robes stepped into the alley in a panic and quickly entered a house.

After closing the door, the three men suddenly collapsed to the ground, two of them had blood on their thighs and were groaning in pain.

"Who on earth is that female devil?!"

"Hush! Zhao Yi, it is said that the heart-eating poison is like a poisonous insect, which allows the person who poisons to monitor the words and actions of the poisoned person at any time, and can also trigger the poison to attack within a thousand miles!"

"Senior, I just spoke out of turn. Please don't blame me!"

The male cultivator named "Zhao Yi" had a horse face and was kneeling down to apologize to a senior who was nowhere to be found.

Then he stood up and said to the other two: "Qian Er, Sun San, what should we do now?"

Qian Er was slightly plump and fair-skinned, while Sun San was skinny and had a pointed face. He smiled bitterly and shook his head when he heard this:

"What else can I do? I will follow Senior's order and send the alchemy furnace to Liuyan Lane at 11:00 tomorrow."

Zhao Yi's face showed humiliation, but he had no choice but to stand up:

"The senior also instructed us to clean the alchemy furnace and not leave any traces of the Blood Alchemy Sect. Let's get started."

After saying that, he walked to the kitchen, pulled open a black curtain, and a bronze furnace appeared in front of the three people.

Qian Er and Sun San both had their thighs stabbed with a knife, and they grimaced:

"We're both injured, can't you clean it up by yourself?"

Zhao Yi angrily said, "It was you who said that there were no masters in Yunling Town and we could rob at will. Otherwise, we wouldn't have encountered that female demon... Senior, at this point, you two still want to slack off? Be careful, I will report you tomorrow and accuse you two of pretending to obey but actually disobeying your will!"

"Damn it!" The chubby Qian Er stood up suddenly:

"Zhao Yi, stop spitting blood at me. I'll come over and clean it up!"

Sun San had no choice but to stand up by holding on to the wall, dragging his upper leg which had just stopped bleeding, and limping to the bronze furnace.

The three of them endured the pain and trauma and silently began to clean the furnace.

Outside the window.

A tall red figure flashed by.

The next moment, he seemed to have entered a rental house opposite.

The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, the moonlight shone down, and the narrow rain alley was still peaceful and quiet.

…

The next day.

Qin Gengyun opened his eyes and sat up from the bed with difficulty.

At this moment, I just feel tired in my lower abdomen, and my waist and knees are weak.

He turned his head to look at Qiu Zhihe who was lying on her back, and saw that she was breathing evenly and seemed to be sleeping soundly.

This can't happen again.

Qin Gengyun's mind moved, and illusory words appeared before his eyes.

【Name: Qin Gengyun】

【Lifespan: 35/40】

[Cultivation: Qi training level 3, 3/500]

[Skills: First-level Alchemist, 6/200]

[Spiritual roots: Fire-type lower-grade spiritual roots (28/100), Ice-type lower-grade spiritual roots (33/100)]

[Available training points: 16]

The lower-grade spiritual roots of the fire element increased by 9 points, and the lower-grade spiritual roots of the ice element increased by 8 points.

Got 16 practice points.

"Plow hard, add some more!"

Qin Gengyun added 8 points to [Cultivation] and [Skills] respectively, so the attribute panel became:

[Cultivation: Qi training level 3, 11/500]

[Skills: First-level Alchemist, 14/200]

Qin Gengyun sighed. He still had to find a way to improve his [marital relationship]. Otherwise, he would die on the road of dual cultivation before he could refine the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill.

He got out of bed quietly, went to the kitchen to put on his coat, and came out to see that Qiu Zhihe was still sleeping soundly.

Qin Gengyun did not wake up Qiu Zhihe. He opened the door quietly, went out, and then closed it gently.

No words during the day.

In the evening, Qin Gengyun came to the night market.

Mo Xiaolan had arrived early and waved at him from afar.

Qin Gengyun walked over quickly, smiled and bowed:

"Friend Mo Dao, you're here so early today?"

Mo Xiaolan had already changed out of the tight uniform she wore as a postman during the day and put on her usual plain robe, with an elegant orchid on her left shoulder. She also smiled and said:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, didn't you say that the nights have been a bit uneasy lately? Let's check the furnace and go back early."

"Okay, let's go."

The two of them walked to the stall at the back of the East Market with ease. This time, Zheng Daoyou did not sleep. He stood in front of the stall, brushing his messy hair:

"My two Taoist friends, please follow me."

Still walking through the small path with twists and turns, we arrived at the secret house.

There was indeed a bronze furnace inside, and next to it was a low-grade fire-controlling spirit fan.

Qin Gengyun walked around the alchemy furnace, opened the furnace lid and the medicine door on the side, examined them carefully, then sat cross-legged on the ground, used his spiritual sense to enter the furnace, and inspected the inside of the furnace.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, stood up and nodded to Mo Xiaolan.

Mo Xiaolan understood and bargained with the sloppy vendor for another fifty spirit baht.

In the end, Qin Gengyun paid Zheng Daoyou 11 spirit stones and 50 spirit baht to buy the bronze furnace and the fire-controlling spirit fan.

Qin Gengyun was delighted as he finally had the equipment to make alchemy. Once he could make the Qingfeng Powder, he would truly become an alchemist!

"Fellow Daoist Qin, let me help you pull the alchemy furnace back."

"Thank you for your help, friend Mo Dao."

Neither of them had a storage bag, as that was an item that only cultivators at least in the middle stage of Qi training could afford to buy. So Mo Xiaolan found a wooden-wheeled cart for transporting goods, and the two of them lifted the bronze furnace onto the cart and pushed it back together.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, wait a moment."

Before leaving the East Market, Mo Xiaolan said something to Qin Gengyun, turned back, quietly handed the three spirit stones to Zheng Daoyou, and instructed again:

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, please remember not to tell Fellow Daoist Qin."

The sloppy vendor laughed: "Friend Mo Dao, it's a pity that I already have three tigresses at home, otherwise I would definitely try to marry you!"

Mo Xiaolan laughed: "Friend Zheng, you are joking. I will only rely on my own practice in this life and will never take the path of dual cultivation."

After saying that, he turned around and left, reunited with Qin Gengyun, and the two of them pushed the cart back to the narrow rain lane.

It was already the hour of Hai, and the full moon was in the sky.

Perhaps because they were worried about the ghost cultivators robbing them, no one was walking around in the alley. Qin Gengyun and Mo Xiaolan pushed the cart to the door of the house.

"Friend Mo, thank you for your help. I cannot thank you enough!"

Qin Gengyun said to Mo Xiaolan gratefully.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, why are we still so polite to each other?"

Noila Mo smiled sweetly: "This alchemy furnace is heavy, let me help you carry it into the house."

squeak!

The door opened and a petite figure walked out.

She was wearing a plain dress with a front opening and her long hair tied up in a bun. She looked at Qin Gengyun, then at the bronze furnace, and finally her eyes fell on Mo Xiaolan.

Mo Xiaolan also looked at her, sizing her up and down. She didn't know if it was a coincidence, but the two women were both wearing plain clothes, making them look like a pair of sisters.

The two of them seemed to be making eye contact but were silent, and the atmosphere was a little strange.

Qin Gengyun quickly stood between the two of them:

"Friend Mo, this is my wife, her name is Qiu Zhihe."

Mo Xiaolan bowed to Qiu Zhihe and said, "Fellow Daoist Qiu, my name is Mo Xiaolan. I live across the street. You can always come to me if you have any questions."

Qiu Zhihe said indifferently: "Thank you, Daoist Friend Mo."

Mo Xiaolan pointed at the bronze furnace: "Then this alchemy furnace..."

Qiu Zhihe said: "I'll help him move it back home."

"Okay, Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Qiu, I'll go back first."

Mo Xiaolan bowed to the two of them, turned around, walked to her room, opened the door and went in.

Qin Gengyun said to Qiu Zhihe: "Fellow Daoist Qiu, let's move the alchemy furnace back home as well."

"Move it yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Zhihe turned and went into the house, no longer paying attention to him.

Qin Gengyun: “?”