jdhmnovel Chapter 36 Important Pieces
Chapter 36 Important Pieces
With a sharp "clang," I felt a gust of wind whistling past my ear as a tree beside me snapped in half and crashed to the ground.
Ye Qing'an turned her head to look at the tree. The cut was clean, as if it had been made by a sharp weapon.
"This person's spiritual power is quite impressive." Jiuxiao narrowed his eyes, then quickly transformed back into his original form and rammed his head towards the direction from which the zither music came.
Before they even reached the door, a snake leaped out of the house and froze in mid-air, the two facing off.
Tensions were high...
Ye Qing'an had already clearly seen the person's appearance: a golden mask and heterochromatic eyes.
"You previously said that I could come to you at any time. Is this your way of treating guests, Young Master Xu?"
Upon hearing Ye Qing'an's voice, Xu Mo stopped, paused in mid-air for a moment, and then landed steadily: "So it's Miss Ye. I thought a thief had broken in..."
The sound was incredibly clear and melodious, like the striking of jade, yet it was filled with a cold and aloof quality.
A thief broke in?
Ye Qing'an's mind stirred slightly. Xu Mo was merely one of Consort Lan's male favorites, never appearing in public. Why would he be afraid of thieves breaking in? And why was he so vigilant?
Xu Mo, unaware of Ye Qing'an's thoughts, simply asked, "Miss Ye, what brings you here?"
Ye Qing'an composed herself: "Ye Qinghao has arranged for me to take the spirit stone trial the day after tomorrow. What you said before about changing the results of the spirit stone trial..."
"So that's what it was for. What's so difficult about that? Miss Ye, please wait a moment." After saying this, Xu Mo turned and went into the house.
Jiuxiao had already transformed back into human form and stood beside Ye Qing'an: "Is this person Xu Mo?"
Jiuxiao narrowed his eyes: "Why can't I sense his spiritual power at all?"
Ye Qing'an's spiritual arts are currently extremely weak, so he can't detect other people's spiritual power. Hearing him say this, he couldn't help but glance at him sideways: "Because his spiritual arts are much better than yours, right?"
“No.” Jiuxiao shook his head: “If his spiritual power were much higher than mine, I should have felt that his spiritual power was unfathomable when I examined him. But he is different. I only feel that he has no spiritual power at all. He is just an ordinary person.
Ye Qing'an turned her head: "Are you sure? But the sound of the zither just now was clearly..."
“Yes.” Jiu Xiao couldn’t help but frown. “I felt that he had no spiritual power at all, but the music he played just now contained spiritual power behind him.”
After a moment of contemplation, Jiu Xiao lowered his voice and said, "I think there are two possibilities in this situation. One is that the music just now was not played by Xu Mo. The other is that Xu Mo does not cultivate the Xuanling Technique."
"Not a Xuanling Technique?" Ye Qing'an turned to look at Jiu Xiao. She had been reborn and didn't know much about the situation on the Tianlong Continent. Because her dantian had been destroyed before, Ye Qing'an didn't know much about cultivation-related things.
“Hmm.” Jiuxiao nodded: “Although the Xuanling Technique is the mainstream technique in this Tianlong Continent, it is not the only one. There are some techniques that are less commonly practiced, but many people think that those are evil techniques, so not many people practice them, and not many people know about them.”
"Those spells are less common and much more difficult to practice than Xuanling spells. Most of these evil spells work against the flow of Qi, making them extremely painful to practice. And because they are almost entirely unguided, they are more prone to going into a state of demonic possession. Once one goes into a state of demonic possession, at best, all the meridians will be damaged, and at worst, the blood vessels will burst and one will die. Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, not many people dare to practice those evil spells."
Ye Qing'an stared intently at the open door, remaining silent.
Jiuxiao's voice grew even lower: "I just remembered the situation when he rushed out to confront me. I think he should be the second one."
Ye Qing'an gave a soft "hmm".
Seeing that she didn't seem to care, Jiu Xiao assumed she was unaware of the seriousness of the matter and said, "If the music just now was played by him, his evil arts must have been perfected. I've heard that practicing evil arts requires going through the pain of reversing and rebuilding one's meridians. The pain I experienced was not something an ordinary person could endure."
"If he practices evil arts, such a person is far too dangerous. I advise you to keep your distance."
Ye Qing'an remained silent, but Xu Mo had already come out of the house.
Jiuxiao coughed lightly, turned his eyes away, looked around at the scenery in the courtyard, and said nothing more.
Xu Mo's gaze swept across Jiu Xiao's face without lingering, and he simply handed the item in his hand to Ye Qing'an.
It was something that looked like a woman's cosmetic box.
Ye Qing'an's gaze lingered slightly on the box painted with a picture of a lady, then she slowly raised her eyes: "What is this?"
"The powder here is from the same source as the Spirit Testing Stones. You can sneak into the place where the Spirit Testing Stones are placed in the Night Mansion in advance, and use this powder to write the spiritual root talent you want on the Spirit Testing Stones. When you put your hand on them, the content you wrote in advance will be displayed."
Ye Qing'an understood and then reached out to take it.
"You must remember that this powder must not come into contact with water. If the spirit-testing stone is washed with water, it will become ineffective. Moreover, one application is only enough to support three trials."
Ye Qing'an paused slightly in the hand holding the box: "Three times?"
“Three times.” Xu Mo’s voice was cold, and his expression was not visible through the mask. “After three times, these powders will become ineffective, and the result will be whatever it is.”
"Okay, I've got it. Thank you." Ye Qing'an put the box into her sleeve before looking at Xu Mo again. She couldn't accept these things for no reason and incur a favor.
“I have already mentioned you to Ye Qinghao. After the Spirit Stone test, I will find a way to get him to ask to see you. Then your appearance will be a natural consequence.”
Xu Mo nodded slightly, seemingly unconcerned despite the matter concerning him: "Alright, I trust Miss Ye's character. Then I'll await good news."
Ye Qing'an responded and left with Jiu Xiao.
After they left, a person wearing a black mask came out of the house and stood to the side with his head bowed: "Master, news has come from the Ye residence. Everything you wanted to find out has been found out..."
Xu Mo nodded and stretched out his hand to the side.
The man in the black mask quickly presented a letter. Xu Mo opened the letter and examined it carefully for a long time before narrowing his eyes: "The Miss Ye I saw is almost completely different from what the spies in the Ye mansion said."
"Yes, the spies from the Ye family said that the young lady's temperament seems to have changed a lot since she returned home."
"So much has changed?" Xu Mo waved the letter in his hand, which suddenly burst into flames and quickly turned to ashes: "There's always a reason for everything. Keep investigating."
If things develop as he expects, then Ye Qing'an will become an important piece on his chessboard, and he will not allow any mishaps to occur to his piece.