Chapter 73 - 70: Chen Qingling

Chen Qingling continued acting, but her eyes were full of sincerity and tears. She leaned close to Li An, whispering words that only he could hear.

"Uncle Li, please save me, save my mother..."

"As long as you save us, Qingling will agree to anything..."

"Qingling possesses a Yellow Rank Middle Grade Wood Spirit Root..."

"Qingling... is still untouched."

Since she and Mu Qingwan were captured by Zhao Xian’s Story, her mother had become Zhao Xian’s Story’s slave, subjected to humiliation and torture every night, while she was forced to learn how to please men...

However, Li An always kept his eyes closed.

"Uncle Li, why don’t you dare to open your eyes and look at me? Don’t you believe me..."

Her nose was almost touching Li An’s.

Suddenly, Li An opened his eyes and slapped her in the face.

Chen Qingling was knocked to the ground, her fair face swollen and red.

"You hit me too hard!"

She deliberately shouted coquettishly, but at the same time, whispered, "Why..."

"Your parents stole my pill back then, and you still want me to save you?"

"Ha, if not for the Immortal Chronicles saving you and your mother, you both would have died at the hands of the Demon Sect, and yet you don’t think of gratitude?"

"A woman like you, do you deserve to touch me, Li An?"

Li An sneered coldly, his voice equally low.

Chen Qingling was stunned for a moment.

But she quickly understood something, suddenly crawling forward again, kneeling before Li An. "Uncle Li... you don’t believe me. You’re afraid I’m sent by Zhao Xian’s Story to test you, aren’t you?"

"What if I told you that Zhao Xian’s Story doesn’t want to recruit you but plans to kill you?"

Li An’s eyebrows twitched.

Noticing Li An’s change, she took advantage and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Uncle, is Qingling beautiful?"

"Don’t you like it?"

"Like, of course, I like it..."

Li An smiled faintly.

Chen Qingling deliberately made loud noises to deceive outsiders, while whispering in his ear, "Zhao Xian’s Story has sided with the Demon Sect."

"They’re looking for you..."

"A month ago, Zhao Xian’s Story sent Steward Liu away; he’s his trusted aide..."

Li An casually pinched her, and she cried out in pain, Li An also whispered, "How do you know?"

"You don’t need to worry about that; you either believe me or wait to die... Uncle Li, what will you choose?"

"Where is my Tier Two Magical Artifact?"

"In the Dharma Hall. Zhao Xian’s Story is afraid you’ll get suspicious, so it’s indeed in the Dharma Hall being nurtured with Earth Fire... If you want to go, I can guide you."

"Continue!... Where is Wang Dazhu?"

"Too comfortable!... He’s definitely in the Dharma Hall too. He’s a fool, afraid your treasure will get lost and let you down, so he’ll certainly be guarding it there..."

Throughout the entire process, Chen Qingling deliberately made different noises, her acting naturally seamless, leaving even battle-hardened veterans unable to discern the authenticity of this performance.

"Wait until dawn when they’re least alert, then take action..."

Li An pondered, suddenly pressing two fingers against Chen Qingwan’s waist.

Chen Qingwan’s body stiffened, but quickly recovered naturally, continuing the act.

Not long after.

Chen Qingwan’s face turned pale, a sense of numb pain spread through her blood, her expression changed dramatically, fearfully asking, "What did you do to me?"

"Gu Poison, only I can cure it..."

"If you dare to deceive me, if anything happens to me, you’ll surely die as well, understand?"

Li An calmly said.

Chen Qingling is very clever, much more clever than her mother or father!

The smarter the person, the more control they require!

Li An’s Cold Yin Finger poison can easily kill her, and Li An mixed it with Yin Yang Demonic Qi, wrapping it with the Life Seed’s aura, so no one else can detox her or help her!

Li An controls her life and death.

"Rest for a while, then continue."

Li An said, "Stopping like this would arouse suspicion..."

"I... would rather you make it real."

Chen Qingling whispered, her face somewhat unpleasant.

"By the way, go open the window, it’s too hot." Li An pushed her.

...

In the deep of the night.

"How is it?"

Inside a secret hall, Zhao Xian’s Story calmly asked.

A servant in the dark said, "Reporting to Master, Li An and Chen Qingling have messed around six times, Chen Qingling’s voice is hoarse..."

"Master, Chen Qingling has a Yellow Rank Middle Grade Wood Spirit Root; is it worth sending her away just like that?"

Zhao Xian’s Story said coldly:

"Slap yourself!"

The servant’s face changed drastically, quickly kneeling to slap his own face.

"Go down, everything remains as usual; don’t let him sense any abnormalities!"

The servant withdrew.

Zhao Xian’s Story continued to ponder.

"There are three Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators in the clan; capturing or killing him shouldn’t be difficult..."

He hesitated.

But after a long time, he still shook his head:

"If the Demon Sect values him so highly, making reckless moves might only ruin matters."

"Better to wait until the two lords arrive... they’ll be here the day after tomorrow."

Saying this, a hint of eagerness appeared in his eyes.

"If I help the Demon Sect capture Li An, I can officially join the sect and obtain the cultivation technique to change my Spirit Root, giving me hope of reaching Foundation Establishment in this life..."

He was intensely longing.

Due to Spirit Root limitations, he had exhausted various resources over the years, but only reached Qi Refining Level Nine.

His strength was even slightly weaker than Wang Dazhu.

Even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, his success rate wasn’t high.

He must change his Spirit Root!

It’s just a pity, the Chen Qingling he trained has to be given to Li An first...

But it didn’t matter; as long as he could keep Li An stable.

Ha, no matter how clever Li An was, he wouldn’t realize that Zhao Xian’s Story didn’t care if Li An wanted to join the Zhao family...

As long as he stayed until the day after tomorrow!

"Bitch, get in here..."

He spoke, and Mu Qingwan immediately walked in.

"Kneel!"

With a face full of mockery, he said:

"Speak."

Mu Qingwan kneeled down in sadness and numbness, saying:

"Master, I’m sorry, Qingwan was wrong since then. I regret it so much... Please punish me harshly, I beg you!"

Zhao Xian’s Story watched with appreciation, picking up the whip beside him and whipping her violently.

"Hehe, you saw Li An today, got a bit excited, didn’t you? Do you want to save him or ask him to save you? Hehe, his own safety is uncertain!"

He viciously humiliated Mu Qingwan, madness in his eyes:

"Did you like him back then too? Hmm? I’m going to kill him! Kill him!!"

...

Soon, at dawn.

"Get ready to go!"

Li An suddenly opened his eyes, gently waking Chen Qingling, whispering in her ear.

Chen Qingling was not asleep and immediately got up, ready to get out of bed.

"Don’t get out of bed, continue acting! Make it louder... wait here for me to return for you."

Li An’s figure flashed, and he disappeared through the open window.

Seeing this, Chen Qingling couldn’t help but be startled. Uncle Li had her open the window earlier to ease his movements now.

After all, opening the door would make noise!

If there were observers nearby, it would have been easily discovered.

This Uncle Li... was so meticulous.

She immediately began acting out aloud: "Coming again so early... Let’s sleep a bit longer, ah—"

In an instant, Li An had returned, a body slung over his shoulder, moving as light as a swallow, like a phantom.

"This..." Chen Qingling was exceedingly shocked.

"The watcher was hiding by the flower bed opposite the window."

Li An wrapped the body with the bedding and then picked up Chen Qingling.

"You make too much noise walking, just guide the way—"

Then carried her out the window, stepping into the dawning darkness.

...