Chapter 102: Young Master Qin’s Sudden Inspiration

The sudden appearance of the Nascent Soul Realm woman left the Ninth Elder utterly terrified.

On ordinary days, the Ninth Elder had encountered several experts in the Nascent Soul Realm and believed he wouldn’t feel much trepidation when facing one.

However, today, a profound sense of dread rose from the depths of his heart.

Her oppressive aura far exceeded that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm expert, perhaps even rivaling the Soul Formation Realm!

Those eyes, as beautiful as autumn waters, held no tenderness.

Instead, they were filled with a chilling frost that made anyone who looked into them feel as though they were standing in the middle of a harsh winter.

Qin Mengyu reached out and grabbed the Ninth Elder’s neck as easily as if she were picking up a small chick.

‘I’m going to die,’ the thought flashed through the Ninth Elder’s mind.

Qin Mengyu applied pressure to her wrist, and a stream of True Qi silently flowed into the Ninth Elder’s brain.

“Mercy… Mercy, Immortal Lady…”

The Ninth Elder didn’t know why he was cowering so much; he had clearly intended to keep his mouth shut until death.

“Was there a young man here just now?”

“Yes, yes.”

“Where did he go?”

“I… I don’t know…”

“You don’t know?”

Crack.

The Ninth Elder shrieked in a panic, “Immortal Lady, I—I really don’t know! He was saved by a woman in white!”

Qin Mengyu mused on his words.

‘A woman in white…’

It seemed Mu’er had been rescued by Liu Zixi.

Counting the time, today was indeed the day Liu Zixi was scheduled to end her secluded cultivation.

“Immortal Lady, I’ve told you everything. I’ve said it all. I beg you to—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Qin Mengyu struck the Ninth Elder with a burst of Danfire.

“AGH!!”

Amidst a blood-curdling scream, the Ninth Elder’s body was reduced to ash.

***

Somewhere in the Royal Capital.

As a massive Talisman appeared out of thin air, two figures stepped out from within it.

“Senior Sister Zixi… You saved me again!”

Qin Mu was deeply moved, unsure of how to repay her.

If Senior Sister Zixi didn’t mind him, he was willing to offer himself to her in marriage.

Young Master Qin had this sudden idea and was preparing to build up his emotions to say the words.

“Haha! The information was indeed accurate!”

With a whoosh, three figures stood suspended in mid-air.

Judging by their auras, all of them were in the Golden Core Realm!

Although they carried Demonic Qi, they were not filled with the same unbridled tyranny and negative emotions as the Demon Clan; these were people of the Devil Path!

Qin Mu’s heart sank to the bottom.

First it was the Demon Clan, and now it was the Devil Path.

What kind of sin had he committed to encounter every single villainous faction?

“Junior Brother, you go first. I’ll hold them back.”

Liu Zixi had originally planned to give her Junior Brother a surprise after ending her seclusion, but she hadn’t expected to find herself unable to mobilize her True Qi the moment she stepped out.

With great effort, she had taken out the Ancient Mirror her father had given her, which was said to be able to dispel the methods of many wicked paths—essentially, it could remove negative status effects.

She had then sensed her Junior Brother’s aura along with that of the Demon Clan.

Without time to think, Liu Zixi had activated a Secret Technique to forcibly raise her strength to the Peak Foundation Establishment stage.

However, it wasn’t enough.

Having only the strength of the Foundation Establishment Stage would not suffice.

She pulled out the jade pendant her father had given her and crushed it.

A gentle aura wrapped around her, instantly pushing her into the Golden Core Realm.

It was only temporary, but it would have to do.

Seeing three Golden Core Realm experts, Qin Mu knew that given his strength, staying behind would be useless.

On the contrary, he would only distract Senior Sister Zixi’s attention.

“Senior Sister Zixi, take this.”

Qin Mu handed the Protective Jade Pendant Aunt Lu had given him to Liu Zixi.

Looking at his Senior Sister, Qin Mu could only hate how weak he was!

There was no time for sorrow as the cultivators of the Devil Path were already stirring.

“I understand. Junior Brother, you must remain safe!”

Liu Zixi struck Qin Mu’s body with a gentle palm, her True Qi wrapping around him as he flew away.

“Don’t let that brat get away! Let’s go!”

The three figures surged forward, attacking together.

“Your opponent is me!”

Liu Zixi gave a cold shout and struck out with her palm.

Boom!

The two sides clashed.

“Don’t let that boy escape! Leave this to the two of us; you go after him!”

one of the figures shouted.

“Alright! Leave it to me!”

Bypassing Liu Zixi, one of the figures sped off in Qin Mu’s direction.

Before long, the figure caught up to Qin Mu.

“Haha! Kid, just surrender!”

At such a close distance, Qin Mu could finally see the man’s appearance.

He had a coarse, large face covered in a thick beard.

However, looking down, his body was exceptionally petite.

If one were to cover his head, his physique could even be described as feminine.

Yet, the combination of that massive head and facial features was jarring.

“Ugh…”

Young Master Qin covered his mouth, nearly vomiting.

Good grief, this was a total eyesore.

As for the pursuer, he might as well be called Ergou.

“Kid, die!”

Even though he said that, Ergou didn’t actually dare to kill him.

After all, this was their big client!

Qin Mu certainly couldn’t just wait for death.

Even if he couldn’t win, he had to make the other party suffer.

‘Come on! Face the danger bravely! You can do it!’

Young Master Qin encouraged himself.

Gripping a stack of Talismans, he thought that if one wasn’t enough, he would use the whole stack.

‘Quantity leads to quality!’

Injecting his True Qi, Qin Mu prepared himself.

In the next moment, Ergou’s attack arrived.

Qin Mu threw all the Talismans in his hand—lightning, flames, frost, and Sword Qi—there were all sorts of types, creating a dazzling and chaotic display.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Crackle! Crackle!

Clatter! Clatter!

The series of attacks didn’t do much damage to Ergou, but seeing Qin Mu speed up his escape made him feel truly annoyed by these Talisman attacks.

It was like a mosquito buzzing in your ear on a summer night—a tiny thing you could kill with one slap, yet you just couldn’t catch it.

When you turned on the light, the buzzing stopped, but as soon as you turned it off and were about to fall asleep, the buzzing returned.

Seeing the distance increase, Qin Mu noticed the Talismans hadn’t caused any real harm to Ergou and had a bad premonition.

Once the other party broke through the barrage, Qin Mu would be out of tricks.

A Qi Cultivation practitioner fighting a Golden Core expert was simply too large a gap.

Wait!

The gap…

Qin Mu pulled out his non-offensive Shenfeng Talismans and Earth Instant Talismans.

One was for increasing speed, and the other was for unexpected, short-distance teleportation.

If he combined the two…

No sooner said than done.

Qin Mu took out two of each, then after a thought, decided to take ten of each.

Activating the twenty Talismans, his figure vanished from the spot with a whoosh.

***

Somewhere in the Eastern Region.

Thud!

A figure landed on the ground.

“Pah, pah! I actually landed face-first. Ah, my mouth is full of dirt.”

The young man brushed the dust off his clothes and looked around.

He was in a strange environment, but that wasn’t the point.

The point was that he had actually succeeded!

“Wah-hah-hah! This Young Master Qin is indeed a genius!”

Just as Qin Mu was marveling at his own cleverness…

Hum—

A ripple appeared in the nearby space.

Following that, a tall figure emerged.

The newcomer was a mature and beautiful woman with an exquisite face.

She had a full chest and a slender waist, and her long, shapely legs were impossible to ignore, stirring the soul.

Qin Mu stared at the beautiful woman in a daze, then his face immediately lit up with wild joy.

“Aunt Yan’er!”