Chapter 8 Refusing to Listen (Part 2)

  It was a piece of unadorned white jade, the texture of which was extremely warm and moist. Qin Yifan had never seen such a texture in all his years. However, the white jade had been carved into a special jade pendant that hung slowly rotating from Qin Yifan's hand.

  On the jade pendant, there are nine dragons carved in total, each with a different shape, intricately crafted and vividly lifelike. It is believed that if someone could add the final touches to these nine dragons, they would surely come to life and soar through the heavens.

  What kind of person can wear such a jade pendant? The Nine Dragon Jade Pendant, this is a jade pendant that only the imperial family can use. Even on ordinary days, even if it's a royal noble, who dares to wear such a rebellious and unorthodox ornament?

  On the other side of the jade pendant, there are only some floral patterns for decoration. In the center, four big characters were engraved in the style of official script: "As if I were present".

  Slowly stroking the four characters, Qin Yifan seemed to be in a daze, his mind wandering without knowing what he was thinking, and his mouth only murmured: "These, are they considered compensation?"

  Qin Yifan sat for a long time, let out a long sigh, put the jade pendant back into his bag, and carried it back to his own room.

  This inn was obviously new, and all the rooms were uninhabited. However, Lin Qiulü was not very satisfied with it. Under the suggestion of a kind-hearted mountain villager, she chose one from those uninhabited courtyards outside as her own place to stay.

  In a small village, life is quiet and peaceful. Does such a person need a guard? Lin Qiulü didn't know why the Emperor would waste his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on her, but since things had come to this point, there was no need to investigate any further.

  In the mountains, not far away, there is also a lake, and the change in weather is not so obvious. There will be no scorching summer here, no matter what time it is, the forest is always cool. Rarely, Qin Yifan did not spend the evening by the Fist Print Lake, sitting in his own inn room, nobody knows what he is thinking about.

  Lin Qiulü is still relatively satisfied with her current residence, which is brand new and has never been occupied before. Although it's a bit damp, the overall environment is very clean. The enthusiastic mountain villagers don't know that the Forbidden Army uniform she wears represents a high-ranking official, but they do know that she has a good relationship with their master, which is enough for them. Dinner is always prepared by the mountain villagers and is very sumptuous, but in Lin Qiulü's eyes, such a rich and greasy meal isn't necessarily a good dinner.

  Fortunately, Lin Qiulü was not a particularly picky person either. At her level of cultivation, going several days without eating was already a normal thing. Moreover, the dishes still had some special products from the mountains, which could satisfy her light appetite.

  Today, my whole body feels a bit uncomfortable, I don't know what the reason is. The most likely explanation is that it's because of this ominous place. But as an artist, Lin Qiulü has big courage and doesn't think that this ominous place can affect her much. On the contrary, she finds it strange that those mountain people and Qin Yifan all look like they're in good health, could it be that they're not affected by this ominous place at all?

  It's impossible for a small piece of land with such intense killing energy to be calculated by the elders thousands of miles away. The accumulation of killing energy over hundreds of years is about to explode, how can it be resisted by just a few ordinary mountain people? The houses here are so new, and when General said it, he only mentioned that there was only one simple tea shed on Qin Yifan's side. It seems that these people must have moved in recently and haven't been affected by the killing energy yet. It looks like I need to talk to Qin Yifan tomorrow and let these innocent ordinary people leave this place for their own good.

  Physically, I'm still a bit uncomfortable. It seems that the influence of the evil spirits here is not small, and even someone with my cultivation can be affected to such an extent. I don't know if Qin Yifan has been affected or not. However, he once reminded me not to use my powers carelessly, so it sounds like he knows something about this place. But he really underestimated the people who cultivate the Tao.

  Could it be that a little bit of evil energy would affect herself? Lin Qiulü didn't believe it. The faintly felt evil energy on the road was not even comparable to those few monsters she had encountered during her training sessions in the past. It's no wonder that the elders spent years calculating, the evil energy was too weak, so weak that it wasn't worth mentioning.

  Qin Yifan must be a martial artist, he doesn't even know what these evil spirits are. He had problems during his cultivation, and I'm kindly reminding him. This person seems alright, just need to be more careful when guarding in the future.

  No matter what, Lin Qiulü would not give up her years of cultivated habits just because of Qin Yifan's words. This was not the imperial palace, and although she had taken on the responsibility of protecting Qin Yifan, no one could evade Lin Qiulü's divine sense scan. If there really were people who could evade it and harm Qin Yifan, even if Lin Qiulü didn't take action, it would make no difference, and she could gain her freedom earlier.

  Embracing the origin, guarding the one, condensing the spirit and calming the energy, Lin Qiulü began to sit upright and breathe out. Although the mountain forest is remote, it has more spiritual energy than the imperial palace, making it suitable for cultivators to practice in secret.

  As soon as she entered the void state, she felt a surge of energy constantly disturbing her. Since this was a place of evil spirits, such energy was unavoidable. Lin Qiulü didn't think much of it; if her sect's Xuan Gong couldn't even counteract this bit of evil spirit energy, then that would be truly disappointing. For now, she ignored it and continued to breathe in and out.

  Qin Yifan was in his own room, recalling the years before he returned home. He held tightly onto the nine-dragon jade pendant bestowed by the emperor, motionless.

  Quiet night, except for the rustling of leaves in the mountain forest blown by the occasional mountain breeze, there was no loud noise. In the distant mountains, you could still faintly hear the sounds of some small beasts that came from time to time, at night, it was their time to go hunting.

  Finally, Qin Yifan still looked down at the jade pendant for a long time, and solemnly hung it around his neck, hiding it close to his body and covering it with his collar. Just as he was about to go out to the lake, he suddenly heard a muffled hum coming from a certain house in the village.

  On this quiet night, the humming sound was so abrupt and clear that Qin Yifan heard it in his ears. It wasn't any of the mountain people's voices; he had been familiar with those sounds for a long time. If there was another possibility, it must be Lin Qiulü who arrived today.

  How did she end up over there? Qin Yifan didn't know where she lived, the muffled sound just now was full of pain, and it must be that she didn't care about her own warning, getting hurt from practicing. Whether she's a martial artist or a cultivator, being careless here will inevitably lead to suffering.