Chapter Forty-Six: Instrument Cultivation (Part II)
On the road again this time, the three of them changed their outfits, and they no longer looked like the legendary chefs who had hit the luck, and nothing special happened along the way.
After the rumor spread for a while, it was replaced by another one. After all, there were more than one or two civil and military ministers in the main hall at that time. Especially when some rumors reached the ears of several officials who had always flaunted their integrity and loyalty, the case immediately broke out. Can you say such a great rebellion to slander the emperor?
Obviously, the emperor has already fulfilled Qin Yifan's two demands on the spot on the top of the main hall, and everyone has seen it in person, and if there are such rumors, wouldn't that be a smear on the emperor's face? How can the current saint, the Ninety-Five Supreme, owe a request from a small people, this is not a big mistake in the world. Those who spread rumors have slandered the saints of the present day with false rumors, and such rebellious people should be beheaded.
As soon as he went to the excerpt of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, even the saint was a little angry. Although he did agree to Qin Yifan, it was in private. How could the emperor retract it and deny it in the public, so he instructed General Li Shuiqing to be the main officer, supplemented by the soldiers and horses of the five cities, to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Of course, the general knew the impact of these rumors on Qin Yifan, so he investigated it vigorously and resolutely, and he did not let it go, and soon, a large number of people were beaten on the street for spreading rumors. As soon as this move came out, everyone in the capital was terrified, for fear that they would accidentally track themselves down next.
But the source of the rumors has not been found, and after many efforts, it is only in vain. The biggest possibility is that a group of people in the rivers and lakes are afraid of the peace of the world and want to find something to do, especially rumors. But the old man is not an ordinary person, since he can't find it, then let a few people in. As a result, a few guys who usually had dirty things with the old man, as well as those envoys, were all implicated. Of course, these people are really not wronged, at least they have all contributed to the trouble.
Several ministers were dismissed, and the envoy was forced to admit that it was the fault of a few of his subordinates, and personally beheaded several of his own clansmen to ask the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty for guilt, and then gave up. The movement in the court naturally spread to the people, and it brought a wave of wind when it arrived, as if it was specially for Qin Yifan to refute rumors.
Qin Yifan and the three of them couldn't care about these rumors for the time being, after experiencing that mermaid meat, Qin Yifan was more eager to become stronger than ever before. Maybe it's because my eyes have been opened, and I really came into contact with the power of these cultivators.
The desert in the northwest is still a long way out of Jiayu Pass, and it is okay in the pass, the three of them now look very much like a few young people who defected to distant relatives, except for meeting some small thieves who are not long-eyed, there is no such large-scale disturbance in a few books.
Understanding the difference between instrument cultivation and intention cultivation that Lin Qiulu said, Qin Yifan also completely gave up the previous concept. This is not to say that he is disrespectful to Master Wuming, but just to find a method that is more suitable for Qin Yifan himself.
Restored the previous surname in the army, in the face of this kind of person who took the initiative to jump out to find people who were uncomfortable, Qin Yifan had no other way, just let them sleep in a corner with beautiful mountains and rivers, which could be regarded as doing some good deeds and accumulating some merits for their posthumous affairs.
I always feel that Qin Xiaoling is a little sneaky these days, and she wants to say something but is a little hesitant, as if she is avoiding Lin Qiulu. However, Lin Qiulu has always been very conscientious as her guard, but she rarely leaves Qin Yifan's side too far, so Qin Xiaoling has never had a chance to speak.
After leaving the customs, the scenery seems to have changed in an instant, the population is barren, and it is already rare to walk dozens of miles to see a family. Most of the time, you can occasionally see one or two horsebacks, but they also flash quickly, and the outfits are obviously very different from those of the Central Plains.
At this time, the three of them seemed to be a little maverick, but except for Qin Yifan, the two girls didn't feel like this. Qin Xiaoling's blood veil didn't seem to be rejected by her Arhat golden body at all, and she was still able to use it freely. Even such a thing as sucking the Taoist priest dry can be done, and changing the shape is a breeze. It seems that Lin Qiulu always carries many sets of suitable clothes on her body, and there will be a suitable set wherever she goes.
Qin Yifan was the only one who was still wearing the clothes of Middle-earth, and others knew at a glance that he was coming out of the gate. Maybe it was the years of war, and those people looked a little strange when they saw Qin Yifan.
It seems that the preparation for this trip is not very sufficient, especially for Qin Yifan, it is understandable that there is such a problem. I can't help it, I follow the local customs, and when I passed through a small town with people, I spent a little money to change my outfit, which made it look more normal. Luckily, silver is a useful thing no matter where it is.
Lin Qiulu was very strange about Qin Yifan's performance. After experiencing monks and Taoists, she originally thought that Qin Yifan would start cultivating like crazy, and maybe become a little bloodthirsty. But seeing that this is not the case at all, not only did Qin Yifan not show that eagerness at all on the road, but even when facing those little thieves, Qin Yifan was very calm and calm, calmly disposing of a few people, and there was no change in Lin Qiulu's imagination at all. However, this kind of performance made Lin Qiulu feel a little relieved, at least she didn't have to worry about Qin Yifan getting out of control at any time.
Today's atmosphere is a bit unusual. Everyone set off and walked to a lush area, and there was nothing special along the way. But somehow, it always seems that there is always something that affects everyone.
After walking for a while, Qin Yifan suddenly asked, "This is not the Fist Seal Lake, is it?" Lin Qiulu and Qin Xiaoling were both stunned, looked at each other, and nodded at the same time.
"Then why does there feel a sense of familiarity?" Qin Yifan looked left and right, looking up and down, his brows furrowed, and he felt very strange: "Why do you always feel that there is a cold aura?"
After Qin Yifan's reminder, Lin Qiulu seemed to be the first to react. She had been accustomed to it for almost a year in the Fist Seal Lake, and although she couldn't get completely close to the Fist Seal Lake, the ordinary evil qi couldn't affect her. Perhaps it is because of this that no special attention was paid to the unique atmosphere that emanates from this place. Indeed, as Qin Yifan said, there seemed to be a cold aura similar to a fierce place, faintly floating around, and there was some faint bloody stimulation in it.
Compared with the Fist Seal Lake, this bit of breath here is completely negligible. Qin Xiaoling's current golden body Arhat body would not be affected by this aura at all, and she didn't even feel it. If it weren't for Qin Yifan's sharpness as a martial arts practitioner, he really wouldn't have been able to find out.
After carefully feeling the surrounding aura, the three of them chose a direction with the heaviest yin qi and walked over. This was Qin Yifan's idea, and of course the other two would not object.
According to Qin Yifan's thoughts, since there is such a similar situation here, and it is so weak, it is just right to find out what is affecting it, and maybe it can also indirectly unravel the face of the old man in the fist seal lake. The opportunity is rare, and it is so fateful that it is located on the road they are traveling, and it is a bit too much to say if it is not fate.
The range seems to be also not small, and after walking for a few miles, the aura gradually becomes stronger. But even so, there is still no way to compare it with the area around Fist Seal Lake. It seems that there are very few people here, there are no roads at all, and there are no people. The ground was full of grass, and there was nothing unusual for a while.
After walking a little further, Qin Xiaoling was surprised at first, as if she had found something. Qin Yifan and the others both stopped to see what Qin Xiaoling had discovered.
The current Qin Xiaoling is no longer the same as before. Standing in place, his arms flailing slightly, a corpse that was almost a skeleton slowly rose from the grass not far away.
Just when the two of them were surprised how Qin Xiaoling could stop for a corpse, there was a trembling sound on the ground, but it was from the surrounding grass, behind the stones, trembling and standing up with a corpse. The corpses were all rotten, and it didn't look like a matter of a day or two, almost all of them were skeletons, and occasionally you could see a little flesh, which was also highly decomposed.
Strangely, there are no people here, there are no roads, how can there be so many corpses? And depending on the situation, it is a month or two, but there is no trace of so many people walking around. And looking at the appearance of the corpses, it seems that they have been gnawed by some wild beast, and along the way, they have not seen any wild beasts.
Qin Xiaoling was kind-hearted, and she couldn't bear so many corpses to be in the wilderness. Fortunately, Luohan's golden body does not reject Qin Xiaoling's innate instinctive escape technique, and Tu Dun is still so superb. In just a few moments, these many corpses were basically buried in the ground, no longer exposed to the shallow surface and gnawed by wild beasts.
Once you've dealt with this, move on. Qin Yifan quickly felt that everything here was really very similar to the Fist Seal Lake, as if the aura emanating from a source permeated such a large area. But in terms of scope and intensity, this place is much worse than the Fist Seal Lake.
Moreover, there is still a slight difference between the atmosphere here and the Fist Seal Lake. The fist seal lake is full of fierceness and blood, but here is just plain gloomy, and it feels very uncomfortable, what is the mystery in it?
(To be continued)