Qin Xiaoyue's appearance made Qin Yun suddenly greatly increase his vigilance.

With the fall of the ancestor, Qin Wenbing is about to move, and now with the addition of Qin Xiaoyue, whose power position far exceeds that of Qin Wenbing, the pressure he faces in the family is undoubtedly huge.

Qin Yun deeply understood that entering the Heavenly City Sword Sect was his only way out.

But now that the Sword Sect Mountain Gate has not been opened, it is impossible for Qin Yun to immediately throw his hands away regardless of it, otherwise just the reputation of betraying the family is enough to make him unable to gain a foothold in Yanyun.

At that time, even if there is a letter of recommendation from the ancestor in hand, I am afraid it will be difficult to be recognized and accepted by Tiancheng.

So Qin Yun still had to endure it, and he had to stick to it in the family for a month.

No matter how bad the situation would be or how difficult the situation would be, he would not regret rejecting Qin Xiaoyue's offer.

As a man, you should do something, and you must do something!

Three days later, it was time for the Foreign Affairs Hall to issue the assigned task.

As before, Qin Yun came to Yaori Tower early in the morning.

No matter how low-key he is and he doesn't go out all day, the assigned tasks of the hall still have to be completed.

The steward in charge of distributing the tasks flipped through the task book and said, "You have seven missions to choose from, the first is to deliver a letter to Southridge County, and the second is to guard the body."

Qin Yun frowned, most of these tasks have a long time cycle, and if they are delayed by some accident during the mission, they will probably not be able to catch up with the big event in September.

But the last task was a sight to behold.

In Lincheng, hundreds of miles southwest of Qianchao City, a group of thieves has recently appeared in the area of the mountain city, specifically attacking passing merchants and local farms, wantonly and arrogantly committing crimes.

This gang of bandits is not large in number and not very strong, let alone dare to provoke powerful local forces, and the small fights were not noticed by the Qin family.

However, the landlord of a manor they attacked had some contacts with the Qin family, and when they asked for help from the Lincheng officials to no avail, they turned around and begged the Qin family, hoping that the Qin family could come forward to help rescue several family members who had been taken away.

Such a thing was simply not worth mentioning for the huge Qin clan, so it was directly delegated to the Foreign Affairs Hall to deal with it, so the corresponding task was issued in the hall.

This mission requires Qin Yun to go to the Lincheng area to investigate the whereabouts of the bandits, find the exact location of their lair, and if possible, give a thunderous blow to completely eradicate them and save the bitter master's family.

Lincheng is not too far away from Thousand Tides City, Qin Yun estimated, if everything goes well, it can be solved in half a month, and it will be delayed for seven or eight days at most, which will not hinder his plan.

So he took the task.

After Qin Yun left, the steward who gave him the task handed over his work to his colleagues next to him, and Qin Yun left Yaori Tower.

The steward wandered around the main hall for a while, and came to a small building.

"Xie Niangzi, everything is done. He respectfully said to the beautiful woman leaning on the soft collapse: "That kid really took over the task of Lincheng!"

Although he lowered his head, the steward's eyes still couldn't control and peeked at the bulging part of the woman's body, because the other party's posture was too attractive.

If Qin Yun was present, then he would recognize at a glance that this beautiful woman was Qin Xiaoyue's concubine Xie Wanqing.

"Well, you did a good job, most of you will remember your credit!" Xie Wanqing nodded with satisfaction: "But you have to remember, keep your mouth tight, if I hear any rumors outside"

Looking at the cold light revealed in the eyes of this femme fatale, the steward's heart trembled, as if he was poured a basin of ice water on his head, and any thoughts disappeared.

He hurriedly swore a curse: "Please rest assured, even if I die, I will never reveal half a point, otherwise I will definitely be thundered by the sky and die a good death!"

"You know the best!" Xie Wanqing smiled coldly, and the fierceness in her eyes became more and more intense: "No one can be the enemy of Da Shao!"

"Go back and work hard!"

"Obey!" The steward secretly wiped a cold sweat, and hurriedly bowed and retreated out of the small building.

......

At this moment, Qin Yun didn't know that a turbulent undercurrent was coming towards him, and after taking over the task, he immediately began to prepare.

In the past six months, he has accumulated a lot of experience in going out on missions, so he has the confidence to act without panic.

The supplies and equipment to be carried with him must be fully prepared, the horses to travel must apply to Tangkou for use, and the little fox at home, Qin Yun entrusted Qin Mingzhu to take care of it as before.

This work is undoubtedly what Qin Mingzhu is most willing to help.

After making all the preparations, early the next morning, Qin Yun left Thousand Tides City alone and embarked on the road to Lincheng.

He followed the avenue all the way to the southwest.

After spending almost four days on the road non-stop, Qin Yun finally saw a small city hidden between the mountains in the distance.

Lincheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides, only a small plain in the east, and a small river from the mountains meanders through the east of the city.

It was autumn, and the wheat fields on the plains on both sides of the road were golden in color, and the wind swept through the fields, setting off waves of wheat.

The air was filled with the aroma of wheat and osmanthus flowers, which made Qin Yun, who had been dusty all the way, couldn't help but relax when he arrived here.

With the clatter of horses' hooves and the smooth and hard bluestone pavement, he entered the city.

Lincheng is a small mountain city, with a population of only tens of thousands, and most of the buildings in the city are low and old, and there is no prosperity of thousands of tides at all.

However, many osmanthus trees are planted in the city and on both sides of the street, many of which are very old, and the small stamens of orange, golden and white and light green compete for fragrance among the dark green branches and leaves.

When the wind blows all over the city and smells the fragrance, it has a charming scenery.

When he entered the city, it was raining lightly in the sky, and he found a random hotel on the street to live in.

Leaving the horses to be taken care of by the guys, and asking for an upper room to wash off the dust of his body happily, Qin Yun, who was refreshed, went to the restaurant next to the hotel to eat.

Under the courteous greeting of the restaurant guys, he ordered five good dishes in one go, plus a jar of local famous osmanthus aging.

However, drinking the sweet and soft osmanthus wine and eating the tender lamb, Qin Yun was a little absent-minded.

This time, the task is not too high in terms of difficulty, and the opponent is not a big man like the mountain wind, and he can deal with it with his current strength.

The trouble is that this gang of bandits is very cunning in their whereabouts, and no one knows where their lair is.

The bitter owner's house was also suddenly attacked at night, and later received a kidnapping letter from the robbers to extort money to know the origin of the other party.

The locals didn't know, and it was even more difficult for Qin Yun as an outsider to find the whereabouts of the other party.

After thinking about it, he was going to go to the family's house first to ask if he could find any useful clues, at least to understand the other party's situation first.

The wind was blowing louder outside, the wind was howling through the streets, rolling up fallen leaves and rubble against the windows, and raindrops the size of beans fell on the roof tiles.

Someone hurried in from the street, and while going upstairs, he shouted to the guy: "What a heavy rain, man, bring me a pot of osmanthus stuffed and three side dishes!"

"Okay!" the guy quickly agreed, "Doctor Chen, wait a minute, I'll be here soon!"

Qin Yun, who was sitting by the window on the second floor, moved in his heart and couldn't help but turn his head to look.

He heard the voice of the visitor somewhat familiar.

"Chen Li!"

The person who hurriedly went upstairs to avoid the rain was none other than Chen Li, a young man he met in Manglong Mountain.

At that time, Qin Yun was attacked by an old man in black when he was collecting green leaf grass, and it was Chen Li who made a move at a critical moment to help him kill his opponent, and the nest of golden needle bees was also obtained because of this.

Later, the two parted ways, and Chen Li went to Lincheng to seek refuge with relatives.

I haven't seen him for a long time, this once hateful, miserable and helpless young man has become a lot taller and more mature, Qin Yun still can't believe it at first glance.

Qin Yun didn't expect that he had just come to Lincheng today, and he actually met an acquaintance!

Chen Li had just arrived on the second floor and was wiping the rain on his body with a dry cloth, when he looked up and saw that it was Qin Yun, he was immediately stunned: "Brother Qin, why are you here!"

He was extremely surprised and dropped the dry cloth, and rushed straight to Qin Yun: "Brother Qin Yun, did you come to me on purpose?"

Qin Yun said with a smile: "I'm coming to the city to do business, sit down and talk!"

Chen Li was a little at a loss with excitement, and it took a long time for his mood to calm down.

From his mouth, Qin Yun knew that when he came to Lincheng to join his relatives, he was unwilling to live a life under the fence, so he used the money he collected in the Taoist temple to open a pharmacy in the city.

Chen Li Zeng learned a few medical skills from the old man in black, and he knew how to collect and distinguish medicines and medical books in hand, so he also sat for consultation and medical treatment while buying and selling medicinal materials, and gradually gained some fame in Lincheng.

His uncle is also a wealthy family in the local area, and he has a good life with the other party's care, and recently his uncle has been looking for a family for him.

The young man babbled a lot, and after finishing speaking, he was a little embarrassed: "Brother Qin Yun, how are you now?"

"I'm okay," Qin Yun replied with a smile.

Without much hesitation, he told the other party the purpose of his coming to Lincheng.

After all, the two can also be regarded as friends of life and death, Chen Li will not harm himself, and Qin Yun also hopes to get some useful information from him.

After listening to Qin Yun's speech, Chen Li's expression became serious.

He cautiously looked left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Qin Yun, I may know where the old nest of those bandits is?"

When Qin Yun heard this, his spirits immediately lifted: "Do you know the location of their lair?"

This is an absolute surprise!