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Published at 25th of March 2024 07:10:05 AM


Chapter 273

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Chapter 273

Li Shiyin had quite an addiction to playing cards. They had been playing cards non-stop for three days straight, accompanied by Long Qiqi and Chasing the Wind, indulging in their gaming frenzy. Qin Ran couldn't bear to watch any longer and forcibly confiscated the cards, putting an end to their reckless gaming session.

"Ah, how boring, Chasing the Wind," Li Shiyin rolled around on the cat climbing frame by the Sword Washing Lake.

Chasing the Wind's spot was taken, so he stuffed his hands in his pockets and dozed off next to the climbing frame.

Upon hearing Li Shiyin's words, he flicked his tail and summoned two fully black little tigers. The little tigers meowed and jumped onto the frame.

Li Shiyin sat up from the frame, embracing the two adorable little tigers.

The cat climbing frame was carved by Li Shiyin from a large stone. If mortals were to see it, they would marvel at its miraculousness, but it was just a cat climbing frame. The frame had some intricate patterns that looked beautiful; those were the formation patterns carved by Qin Ran, intended to reinforce the frame and prevent it from being crushed by Chasing the Wind.

Initially, Li Shiyin enjoyed playing with the little tigers, they were fluffy and cute, but after a while, she found it uninteresting.

"Chasing the Wind..." she held one pure black little tiger and called out to Chasing the Wind beneath the frame.

"Huh?" Chasing the Wind turned over and lay on the ground, exposing his big belly, squinting at Li Shiyin, helplessly saying, "What's wrong again?"

"Come up and let me beat you up!" Li Shiyin made a serious suggestion.

Chasing the Wind snorted and turned his head, saying, "Do I look like a fool to you?"

Li Shiyin stared at Chasing the Wind for a while and nodded seriously, "Yes!"

"Hey?" Chasing the Wind sat up in annoyance, his big eyes fixed on Li Shiyin, "I told you to be responsible for what you say!"

"If you're not a fool, then come up and let me beat you up," Li Shiyin said.

Chasing the Wind pondered over this sentence for a while but couldn't quite grasp its meaning. He stood there, carefully thinking for a moment, feeling that it was a trap he shouldn't fall into.

"I told you before, my boss taught me a powerful skill," he cleverly changed the subject and said to Li Shiyin, "I'll show it to you."

"A new skill?" Li Shiyin's eyes lit up and she eagerly said, "Quick, show me."

Qin Ran's heart trembled, thinking that he had been exposed. He quickly looked towards the sect leader, only to see him sitting in the main seat with a worried expression. The sect leader wasn't even looking at him, just sighing like that. It instantly dawned on Qin Ran that his act of killing hadn't been discovered.

"Senior Brother Jian is dead?" He pretended to be mournful and shocked.

The sect leader indeed didn't focus on Qin Ran, otherwise he would have seen the horrifying speed at which this young man changed his expression.

From the beginning, he was a carefree and casual young man, then upon hearing the news of "Jian Yuanjie's death," his pupils were shocked, then he thought he had been exposed and felt fear, then he revealed a fierce expression, prepared to go all out, then he discovered that he hadn't been exposed and felt relieved, and finally, he pretended to be mournful and shocked. The changes in his expression were seamless and extremely smooth. In just a second, he went through more than ten different expressions. Even a master of face-changing would be impressed.

"After paying respects at the front door, he disappeared..." The sect leader's expression was filled with sadness. "We've been investigating from various angles these past few days, and we finally confirmed his death. Sigh!"

Qin Ran covered his forehead and squeezed out a few tears, sighing, "I had a good relationship with Senior Brother. We used to exchange alchemical pills and medicinal ingredients... We even had a conversation before paying respects at the front door... I never expected that such an unexpected event would occur. The cultivation world is truly treacherous!"

"Sigh..." Gu Yueming, the head of Dao Sword Sect, sighed once again but composed himself. He called Qin Ran over to sit down and said, "The alchemists of Dao Sword Sect have always had a turbulent fate. They were prosperous and thriving a thousand years ago, but who would have expected it to decline to this extent over the generations? Could it be that some immortal expert has cursed Dao Sword Sect?"

"It is the nature of time and fate, Headmaster. Please don't lament and harm yourself," Qin Ran comforted him.

Gu Yueming shook his head and looked at Qin Ran, saying, "Previously, there were only two people in Dao Sword Sect who understood alchemy: you and Jian Yuanjie. Now that Jian Yuanjie is dead, you are the only one left in Dao Sword Sect."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ran suddenly felt a strange weight on his shoulders... He didn't really feel any sense of belonging to Dao Sword Sect, did he?

"Before, Dan Peak was responsible for internal alchemy refinement, and Jian Yuanjie was responsible for external herb procurement. Now that Jian Yuanjie is gone..." Gu Yueming sighed, "Today, I called you here to entrust you with the responsibility of external herb procurement as well."

As he spoke, Gu Yueming took out a thumb-sized token of an alchemy furnace and handed it to Qin Ran, saying, "Originally, as the head of Dan Peak, you were already burdened with the affairs of one peak. This task should not have been assigned to you. However... now I have to entrust you with the position of Elder in charge of medicinal affairs."

Qin Ran took the token, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"In a few days, it will be time to go to Zhican Valley to procure herbs," Gu Yueming said, "I just assigned you this task today, and I truly feel reluctant. But... go to Butler Hall now and familiarize yourself with the relevant matters in advance."

Qin Ran held the token, exchanged a few more comforting words with Gu Yueming, and then turned and left.

After Qin Ran left, Gu Yueming, who was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, had a serious expression on his face and asked aloud, "Is it him?"

"Without a doubt," a voice from the air replied.

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