Chapter 17: Troubles Rise Again (Part 2)

  There was no movement or sound, as if only Qin Yifan stood in place. But Qin Yifan seemed to have made up his mind that someone was there, the black figure he saw during the day was not an illusion, and he shouted again: "Come out!"

  Still, no one appeared, and the scene was very calm. Qin Yifan sighed, didn't say a word, and walked into the lake by himself, floating on the water's surface, face up to the sky, motionless.

  After operating in the water for a week, Qin Yifan opened his eyes and suddenly asked, "Why do you have to do that?" His voice was much softer and no longer so severe.

  After a long time, a hoarse voice came from all around: "You... hate... them! Want... them... dead!" The speaker's voice was neither male nor female, very awkward, as if they hadn't spoken in many years. It sounded terrible.

  But Qin Yifan didn't find it unpleasant to hear, no matter who or what, as long as someone or something was taking care of his troubles due to their own dislike, he wouldn't think the sound was unpleasant.

  Even Qin Yifan didn't expect a voice to respond, and with his hearing ability, he couldn't even tell where the sound was coming from. The helper in the dark had reached an incredible level of cultivation, able to make such an appearance in this place. Apart from the old brother in the lake, Qin Yifan really couldn't think of anyone else who could do it. But why did the old brother in the lake appear as a black shadow? Strange!

  Besides, Qin Yifan disliked those people and it was just his own emotions. He had never told anyone about it, not even Lin Qiulu. How did the brother in the dark know about it? Was he telepathic with Qin Yifan?

  There was no one else around, and Qin Yifan didn't hear anyone approaching. The voice only spoke once and then fell silent again. Qin Yifan invited him to reveal himself several times, but it had no effect and eventually stopped. He continued his cultivation alone in the lake water.

  Without those annoying ants, life here has once again returned to calmness. However, everyone knows that this calmness is only temporary. Those people left in a hurry, but it was just a sudden fear, and soon they will be back, bringing more people with them.

  Without being disturbed, Zhang Chong and the others continued their adaptive training. After this time, it was unclear whether everyone had adapted well or the range of the ominous aura had shrunk again, but in any case, everyone was a little closer to the inn.

  Lin Qiulü also seized the time to cultivate, after those people left, nothing ever happened again in this place, Lin Qiulü originally still suspected that it would be unfavorable to the villagers, now she has also put her mind at ease. Everyone knows that even if they suspect something, it's useless, as long as they can't adapt to the cruel atmosphere here for a day, they won't have the right to speak for themselves for a day.

  Although she had doubts about a certain fact, with her current strength, not to mention by the lake, even in the inn, it was impossible for her to take action. Once her suspicions were discovered, it would be troublesome later on. Anyway, this would still help with future troubles, and she didn't bother to expose it. Her current duty was to guard Qin Yifan, other matters had nothing to do with her.

  As everyone had expected, about ten days after the young master left with his entourage, a large group of people and horses reappeared on the official road. This time, the scale was much larger than before, and the personnel looked more refined, no longer just those ornamental attendants serving the young master.

  Zhang Shu was still among them, and the young master was also there, but the fox-like woman was no longer by his side. The person in charge was a middle-aged man nearing fifty, with an air of great dignity, clearly someone who often held power and gave orders.

  There were nearly a hundred or so people, each wearing a sword at their waist and many carrying leather pouches with hidden weapons. From the visible styles of these hidden weapons, they were all sharp instruments that could be launched using a spring mechanism, clearly prepared in advance knowing the situation here. In a situation where internal energy couldn't be used, such hidden weapons would be deadly.

  Most of the people have an unpleasant expression, and many look like evil spirits. A small number appear to be kind-hearted on the surface, but who knows what they are really like inside? Being with these people makes it hard to acknowledge them as good people at all.

  Everyone else calls him the host, and everyone enters and exits in an orderly manner, looking like a small army, which shows that this person is good at governing his subordinates. A group of people rushed to the guest house, originally thought it was quite big, suddenly so many people appeared, making it look so crowded.

  Before Qin Yifan could greet him, another rider came from the official road. This time it was a familiar face, a courier who often came and went. Seeing so many people with ferocious faces surrounding the inn entrance, he didn't dare to dismount and enter, instead he greeted Qin Yifan from afar and galloped towards the military camp. Others naturally didn't pay attention to him, each busy tying up their horses and resting.

  "Boss!" This time it was Zhang Shu speaking to Qin Yifan: "We've booked all the rooms in the inn, and those empty courtyards, we've also rented them out." They had been here for a few days, so they naturally knew which courtyards were empty, and that they belonged to Qin Yifan's personal assets.

  "Hum! You've booked all the accommodations, where are we supposed to stay?" Before Qin Yifan could even open his mouth, a low and husky female voice cut in. The voice was transmitted with internal energy, and everyone present heard it clearly. However, Qin Yifan still detected some sounds that others didn't, and after the woman's transmission, a muffled groan seemed to come from afar on the official road, sounding extremely painful.

  Qin Yifan's mouth corners twitched slightly, with a hint of a smile. Doesn't he know what kind of place this is? He rashly transmitted his voice through internal energy, and it's strange if he didn't get hurt!

  It was just a matter of three to five mouthfuls of tea, when another group of people arrived on the official road. At a glance, almost all were women, among whom several were still veiled with light gauze, having the same problem as Lin Qiulü at first.

  The group of women had a mix of old and young, and their clothes were very colorful. Among them was a familiar face. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't hard to discover that she was the same seductive woman who had been clinging to the young master's side last time. However, at this moment, she didn't have any of that seductive air about her; instead, her face was full of innocence and purity, and sitting on horseback, she looked spirited and refreshing.

  "Li Zhuangzhu, you've booked all the rooms at Wohu Mountain Villa. Where are we weak women supposed to stay?" A woman with a light gauze covering her face spoke up from afar, her voice was both sweet and feeble, making one's bones feel itchy.

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