Embers of Sword

Chapter 16 Qing Yuan Dan

Based on Xie Xuanyi's personality ten years ago.

If you meet a woman of "unknown origin" like Shen Yan, there is a great possibility that you will turn a blind eye to her, and it is absolutely impossible for her to ride with you.

But now it’s different.

He was very curious. If everything that happened when he woke up in Yuzhu Town was "destined", then what exactly did the person behind the scenes want to do?

He is going to Qingzhou.

Shen Yan is also going to Qingzhou.

The woman's appearance, distress, and cry for help were all too coincidental.

Xie Xuanyi wanted to see what tricks this woman could play after entering Qingzhou.

Shen Yan became much quieter.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to talk.

But the failure of her previous attempt made her realize that no matter what she said, there would probably be no response.

This handsome-looking Mr. Xie seems to have no interest in women.

At least... not interested in myself.

So Shen Yan quietly changed into clean clothes, put on a cloak, and gathered around the brazier in the carriage to keep warm, willingly becoming a "mute".

Xie Xuanyi enjoyed the peace and quiet, leaning against the car window, enjoying the scenery and sipping tea, while silently concentrating the vitality of heaven and earth.

The Deng Mansion's carriage was speeding along the last mountain road in the Northern County.

The sky is full of dead leaves, swaying in the wind, and it looks bleak.

However, this silence did not last long...

"hungry!"

A childish cry broke the silence.

Shen Yan had long noticed that there was a little girl sleeping soundly in the carriage. Her skin was as white as porcelain, her hair was a rare bright red, and she looked sweet. Although her facial features were immature, she already had some exotic charm.

At first, she just looked at the girl twice because of her "beauty".

Later she gradually realized that something was wrong.

This little guy seems to be able to sleep quite well?

The carriage bumped along the mountain road for four or five hours... From beginning to end, the little guy's sweet snoring never stopped.

Jiang Huang, who was half asleep at the moment, sat up slowly and hugged Xie Xuanyi: "Daddy! Food!"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi sighed, took out the dry food, broke it open, and fed it bit by bit with great patience.

Jiang Huang is not picky and eats whatever you feed him.

The whole feeding process was quite quiet. Jiang Huang looked like she was still sleepy, with her eyes narrowed. She was very well-behaved. After eating, she rubbed her teeth on Xie Xuanyi's clothes and wiped them clean out of habit. A comfortable snoring sound came from her throat. After doing all this... she smacked her lips, savored the food briefly, and then fell asleep.

Shen Yan had a subtle look on her face and didn't say a word the entire time.

Until Jiang Huang went back again.

She asked in disbelief: "Did I hear it right? What did she just call you?"

"You heard it right, she called 'Dad'."

At this moment, someone pulled open the carriage curtain, and Deng Baiyi, who had regrouped, came back and sat down next to Xie Xuanyi, opposite Shen Yan.

As for Jiang Huang's situation, she was no longer surprised after spending the past few days with Xie Xuanyi.

"Dad?" Shen Yan looked at him again and said teasingly, "It seems that Master Xie is older than I thought?"

Xie Xuanyi was helpless.

"Well...it's bigger than you think."

He responded and said, "In fact, Jiang Huang's age should be older than you think."

Shen Yan did not continue on this topic.

She turned to look at Deng Baiyi and asked with a smile: "Miss Deng, you are doing well in the front, why did you come back?"

Of course it’s to make things difficult for you!

Deng Baiyi adjusted her demeanor and said with a smile, "Miss Shen, Fengsui City is ahead. The border of Qingzhou is strictly guarded. You said earlier that the Shen family has prepared a pass... I wonder where the pass is?"

During this period, Deng Baiyi calmed down and thought about it carefully.

Although she didn't know for what purpose Xie Xuanyi brought this woman into the convoy.

But she knew very little about the Shen family that Shen Yan mentioned.

After much deliberation, Deng Baiyi decided to interrogate him carefully before arriving in Qingzhou.

Shen Yan was silent for a moment, then bent over and took out a pile of half-dried clothes from the brazier. They were the damp clothes she had taken off earlier. "To be honest, this is all the belongings Shen Yan has. This trip was going smoothly. No one expected that when we passed the Wuwei River, some bad guys suddenly rushed out and the convoy was torn to pieces. I was only concerned about escaping, so how could I care about the customs documents?"

Deng Baiyi narrowed her eyes slightly.

This explanation is reasonable, but there is one thing that doesn't make sense.

Deng Baiyi continued, "So... Miss Shen doesn't want to go back home now that the pass is gone, but wants to continue to Qingzhou?" Shen Yan shook her head, "I can't go back."

"The Shen family's transactions were confidential. The fact that they were ambushed on the road means that someone leaked the secret. Lingluo Mountain has a lot of family business, and it is not peaceful on weekdays. I already know who deliberately leaked the secret this time."

Shen Yan laughed at herself and said, "Given his personality, he will not give up easily after starting a fight. This ambush is just the beginning. If I turn around and return to Lingluo Mountain now, I will be courting death. I can only go to Qingzhou and seek help from the families that the Shen family is friendly with. Only then will I have a glimmer of hope to regain the sovereignty of Lingluo Mountain in the future."

This statement is really perfect.

Deng Baiyi glanced at the person next to her.

Xie Xuanyi didn't want to get involved in the fight between the two women, so he simply closed his eyes and acted like an old monk in meditation.

"He is a kind man, but I am not."

Deng Baiyi said unhappily, "Let me be frank. If you want us to send you to Qingzhou, we can. But there is no such thing as free food and free drinks in this world. You don't have a document to go south to the pass. Why should the Deng family send you? Just because you say you are the daughter of Lingluo Mountain?"

Shen Yan reacted very calmly.

She looked directly into Deng Baiyi's eyes, stretched out a finger, and said with a smile: "Send me to Qingzhou, one thousand taels of gold."

Deng Baiyi was stunned.

One thousand taels of gold!

The Deng family had considerable assets in Yuzhu Town, but they could never take out one thousand taels of gold no matter when.

If it were a peaceful and prosperous time, one thousand taels of gold would be enough to buy a luxurious mansion in the Dachu Imperial City, add dozens of servants, and live a life of luxury!

Deng Baiyi hesitated.

She has now stepped half a step into the realm of cultivators, and can be considered a Qi-refining practitioner. To her, the thousand taels of gold do not mean much, but she has to settle the Deng Mansion... The thousand taels of gold are enough for her father to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

"A thousand taels of gold is not enough!"

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi, who had been silent, spoke.

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "Miss Shen, we fell into trouble in Wuwei River and fled all the way... It must have been a difficult journey of nearly a hundred miles. If we didn't have the 'Thousand Mile Talisman', we probably wouldn't have been able to wade through the muddy water before."

Thousand Mile Talisman?
Deng Baiyi raised her eyebrows!
"..."

Shen Yan subconsciously shrank back.

This seemingly "dissolute" daughter of the Shen family changed her outer clothes in front of Xie Xuanyi, but she did not change her underwear. Inside her underwear, a talisman was pasted on her snow-white skin, and every moment, a weak energy of heaven and earth gathered towards this talisman.

As a novice Qi cultivator, Deng Baiyi did not notice anything unusual.

But Xie Xuanyi couldn't hide all this.

From the first glance, he knew... that the so-called Lingluo Mountain Shen family had a cultivator behind the scenes.

That's normal.

Although the vitality in Beijun is thin and there are few cultivators, if one wants to occupy a mountain and gain fame in the surrounding area... one always needs some strong power to provide support.

There is a cultivator behind the Shen family, so everything makes sense.

"Thank you, Master. You have good eyesight."

Shen Yan smiled softly, "From the first glance, I knew you were not an ordinary person. My father, Shen Zhongqi, and Xu You, the deputy city lord of Tai'an City in Qingzhou, are sworn brothers. They are friends for life and death. This time I came to Qingzhou to find the deputy city lord of Tai'an City. If he is willing to help... the incident at Lingluo Mountain will not be a big deal."

There are nearly a thousand cities of all sizes in Da Chu. Tai'an City is not big, but not everyone can sit on the position of deputy city lord.

The "Xu You" mentioned by Shen Yan is at least a practitioner at the peak of the Qi Control Realm!
"In this case..."

Deng Baiyi suddenly understood what Xie Xuanyi had said before: "Gold and white walls, what's the point of talking about them?"

For practitioners, gold and silver are just external possessions, no different from dirt!

"Three Qing Yuan Dan."

Xie Xuanyi said: "I will take you to Qingzhou to meet Xu You in Tai'an City. As a reward, you need to pay me three Qingyuan Pills."

Shen Yan stared at Xie Xuanyi.

Qingyuan Pill... Of course she had heard of it. It was a kind of elixir that condensed a large amount of vital energy into the pill. It was scarce and in short supply.

At least the Shen family of Lingluo Mountain doesn’t have it.

“I have never seen such a thing.”

Shen Yan gritted her teeth. She couldn't agree to this deal.

Qingyuan Dan is very precious.

Those who can take this kind of medicine are not ordinary practitioners.

"You don't need to see it. If the deputy city lord of Tai'an City is really your father's close friend, then he must have it, and he won't be stingy in giving it to you."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "Three Qingyuan Pills in exchange for your entry into the retreat, it's worth it."

Shen Yan took a deep breath and said seriously: "This condition is beyond my ability. I need to think about it carefully."

"We are only a short distance away from Fengsui City..."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Miss Shen, you'd better make a decision soon. You don't have much time left."

　"squeak."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)