chsdbacks What exactly is the background of Chapter 52?
What exactly is the background of Chapter 52?
"Spare me! Spare me, heroine!!"
"We were wrong! We were blind to your greatness! Please, have mercy!!"
"We were all forced into this! Jinyang Prefecture has been in turmoil lately, and we simply couldn't survive, so we came to this godforsaken place to make a living..."
The surviving bandits were no longer fierce at this moment. They were so frightened that they wet themselves, knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged for mercy with tears streaming down their faces.
Yu Fengling didn't even bother to lift her eyelids, and waved her hand dismissively.
In an instant, dozens of pale pink streaks of light shot out along with the fluttering sleeves!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A series of whooshing sounds rang out!
In the blink of an eye, the bandits who were kneeling all had a bloody hole the size of a finger between their eyebrows.
Red and white substances flowed out, and the expressions on their faces froze, their eyes quickly becoming unfocused.
Before long, their bodies collapsed to the ground, and they fell silent.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of bandits who had been howling and screaming were lying sprawled on the ground.
Yu Fengling slowly withdrew her hand, the faint pink light at her fingertips quietly fading away. She let out a soft snort, "What a waste of my energy!"
From the distant mountaintop, Qin Xiao took in the entire scene.
"The methods were swift and decisive, ruthless, leaving no survivors."
"This method of attack is indeed the technique of a cultivator."
"But what Qingluo was talking about, this 'dual cultivation technique,' absorbing yang energy..."
"But I couldn't tell at all."
"Could the rumors be wrong?"
"You can't tell how deep it is just by looking at it."
Qin Xiao silently assessed the situation, a sharp glint in his eyes, "Go try it yourself!"
To approach them directly as an emperor or a cultivator would be too abrupt.
It's also easy to alert the enemy.
Since Yu Fengling was just robbed by bandits.
Then it would be perfectly reasonable to encounter another bandit who "escaped the net"!
Thinking of this, Qin Xiao's body flashed with light and disappeared from the mountaintop.
A moment later, they appeared in a simple bandit stronghold.
Only a dozen or so people remained in the village; the elite troops had all died on the mountain path.
Qin Xiao casually went into the house, found a clean set of clothes to wear, messed up his hair, and then grabbed a worn-out machete.
In the blink of an eye, a new "bandit" appeared.
After making sufficient preparations, Qin Xiao instantly fled far away, pressing the escape light in a forest clearing about two or three miles away from the valley where Yu Fengling was.
Then he hurried towards the direction where Yu Fengling was.
At this moment, Yu Fengling was walking briskly towards Jinyang Prefecture, muttering to herself, "Those bastards killed all my carriage and horses, and now I have to walk there!"
Suddenly, she realized something, turned around abruptly, narrowed her peach blossom eyes, and looked in the direction where Qin Xiao was!
Immediately afterward, her red lips parted slightly, and she let out a sharp shout, her voice alluring yet carrying a chilling edge: "Who's there? Sneaking around like that, get out here!"
Qin Xiao frowned upon hearing this.
We were almost a hundred meters away when we finally noticed?
Or did she discover it all along and just wait for me to get close?
Qin Xiao was suspicious. He quickened his pace and pushed aside the branches and leaves of the bushes in front of him.
A figure emerged from the woods.
He was still carrying that broken machete in his hand, and his clothes were slightly disheveled.
"Who are you?!"
Qin Xiao struck first, his voice deliberately trembling.
Yu Fengling did not respond immediately.
Her captivating eyes scrutinized Qin Xiao from head to toe.
After a moment, she chuckled softly, her voice sweet and seductive, "You're quite the actress. But what bandit has skin as delicate as yours? And in this desolate wilderness, where bandits have just died, you just happened to appear?"
As he spoke, his voice suddenly turned stern, rising several octaves: "Speak! Who exactly are you? Who sent you?!"
Qin Xiao sighed inwardly.
As expected, cultivators possess extraordinary observational skills.
It's also because I don't know how to use illusion magic!
Seeing that his pretense had been exposed, he couldn't be bothered to keep pretending.
He simply threw the broken machete in his hand to the ground and straightened his back.
His entire demeanor changed abruptly.
"Young lady has a good eye. I am indeed not a bandit!"
As Qin Xiao spoke, he casually put his left hand behind his back.
His fingers quietly came together, and a wisp of spiritual energy was ready to be unleashed.
Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit!
Moreover, the person in front of her is no innocent "little white rabbit".
Instead, it is a "beautiful snake" that is extremely well hidden and whose venom is unknown!
Most importantly, the person in front of him was the first "wild" cultivator he had encountered since his transmigration!
After thoroughly understanding the other party's background.
In particular, before we know whether Yu Fengling has been hiding her true strength, we must not be complacent!
"Not a bandit? Then who are you? What are you doing here? And why did you disguise yourself to approach me?"
Yu Fengling spoke coldly, her expression equally unwavering, spiritual energy subtly circulating at her fingertips, "State your purpose. Perhaps if I'm in a good mood, I might spare your life!"
Qin Xiao's mind raced, and he said, "Please calm down, young lady. I came here specifically to find you. To be honest, I am here on the orders of His Highness Prince Jin. Things are tense in Jinyang Prefecture lately, and His Highness is worried that you might encounter some foolish person like the one just now, or be discovered by government spies, which would be very inconvenient. Therefore, he ordered me to wait here and guide you when the time is right!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Fengling's vigilance did not lessen. A slight, enigmatic smile played on her lips: "Oh? Qin Yuan sent you? He's quite thoughtful. But what proof do you have that you're Qin Yuan's man? And how did he know I would be taking this mountain path and appearing at this time?"
Qin Xiao calmly replied, "There's no proof, of course. His Highness said this matter is top secret, and a token would only make it easier to expose us. As for the route and timing..."
As he spoke, he glanced at the sky and said with certainty, "Young lady, you will definitely travel light and disguise yourself as a merchant. And the only route for merchants is this narrow mountain path. Considering the date of the official notification from the Yu Kingdom's delegation, if you set off ahead of schedule, you should arrive here in about two days."
The doubt in Yu Fengling's eyes lessened slightly, but not completely disappeared. She continued to probe, "Qin Yuan sent you to pick me up, but did he say where we would stay after entering the city? How can we contact him?"
Without hesitation, Qin Xiao blurted out a place name and a simple code word for the rendezvous.
It was a secluded private residence arranged by Qin Yuan, and the agreed-upon method.
This time, Yu Fengling finally believed her completely. "Hmph, you're right, but if you came to make backup, why are you alone? And dressed like that? You almost made me kill you because I mistook you for a spy!"
Qin Xiao sighed softly: "My lady, you are wise. This matter cannot be brought into the open. Too many people around would only make things worse. I came alone, disguised as a mountain vagrant or a lone bandit, so as not to attract attention while traveling in these mountains. I came here after hearing the commotion from afar, intending to protect you secretly. I did not expect that you would display your great prowess and resolve the trouble first."
Yu Fengling pursed her red lips, which meant she accepted the explanation.
He glanced at Qin Xiao again, his tone less stern and more helpless: "Alright, but now the carriage is gone, and all the horses are dead. We'll have to walk the rest of the way. Since you're here to help, lead the way!"
Soon, the two of them walked one after the other on the rugged mountain path.
Yu Fengling truly regarded Qin Xiao as a guide sent by Qin Yuan, and began to mutter to herself, her charming voice full of complaints: "How long will it take to get to Jinyang City from this desolate wilderness? It'll probably be dark by the time we get there! Once we get to the city, the first thing we need to do is find a place to buy a good horse. This lousy road is making my feet ache!"
"Don't worry, young lady. It will take us about two or three hours to get to the city from here. Once we enter the city, I will make arrangements for you immediately."
Qin Xiao responded verbally, but inwardly he was filled with doubts.
strangeness……
This woman showed no intention whatsoever of using any escape techniques or flying on a magical artifact.
Even a Qi Refining stage cultivator should know how to fly on a sword.
Could it be that she is really just a Qi Refining stage cultivator?
And they don't even know the most basic flying techniques?
Or is it something they're deliberately hiding?
Thinking it over, Qin Xiao repeatedly probed with his divine sense at close range.
The system panel then appears:
Name: Yu Fengling
Gender: Female
[Furnace Pot Quality]: Earth Level (Estimated Cultivation Points Gained: 1500)
In addition to the system panel.
No matter how you look at it, Yu Fengling only has the cultivation level of the first level of Qi Refining.
Weird!
Either her cultivation technique for concealing her true power is extremely advanced.
Even my Core Formation Divine Sense couldn't completely see through it.
Or...
That's really all the cultivation she has.
But if that's really the case, what makes her qualified to be the Grand Preceptor of Shangyu?
Thinking about it, Qin Xiao suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Yu Fengling was taken aback: "Why did you stop?"
Without turning his head, Qin Xiao asked, "Miss, the methods you used just now didn't seem like those of a martial artist. Could it be some kind of extraordinary technique?"