Chapter 383: Chapter 244: Taiyi Spiritual Acupoint
"Qin Xuan accepts the order!"
After receiving Qin Xuan’s reply, the indifferent woman’s Demonic Sound lingering in her Heart Lake dissipated, as if it had never been there.
Qin Xuan’s heart pounded with fear.
She didn’t know why the Holy Sect would dispatch three Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs just to annihilate the Golden Core-level Du Family. But there was no doubt that those old bastards from the sect were plotting to screw someone over again.
’I’m too weak. Still far too weak... I just want to break through to the Golden Core realm in peace. Why is it so difficult? Everyone wants to control me!’
From the moment Ye Qingxuan had led her out of the Holy Sect, she had been a target.
Qin Xuan took a deep breath, a chill running down her spine.
’This damn world... one day, I’ll smash it to smithereens!’
...
The next few days passed much more peacefully for Qin Xuan.
Thanks to Du Hongshan’s protection and Patriarch Du Haixian’s deliberate attempts to curry favor, everyone in the Du Family seemed to grow accustomed to Qin Xuan’s presence.
Except for the family treasury and the ancestral hall which held the Du Family’s legacy, Qin Xuan was free to roam almost anywhere else.
Even Ye Qingxuan was released from the Profound Cliff Cyan Wood by Du Haixian.
’Venerable Linglong wants me to thoroughly investigate the Du Family and get their defense schematics. But she’s a mighty Venerable Divinity Transformation, her Cultivation is practically boundless... why come to me instead of Du Hongshan?’
Qin Xuan grew wary.
Although she couldn’t figure out the reason, it didn’t stop Qin Xuan from quietly making a mental note of it, to guard against being screwed over by these old folks again.
"Miss Xuan’Er, what are you thinking about?" Ye Qingxuan, who was beside Qin Xuan, asked curiously.
"Nothing. Come on, let’s go to the Du Family’s Alchemy Hall to get some Healing Elixirs," Qin Xuan casually lied.
"Okay!" Ye Qingxuan smiled sweetly.
The so-called Healing Elixirs were actually just a cover prepared by Du Hongshan for the treatment of the Demon Sect Restriction on Qin Xuan.
The effects of the Golden-Breaking Blood Talisman on her body were not something a few mere Pills could resolve; it was just to make it convenient for Qin Xuan to move around freely.
However, it was precisely because of Du Hongshan’s actions that Ye Qingxuan, by a stroke of luck, felt that coming to the Profound Cliff Du Family was the right choice.
She no longer held it against Du Haixian for trapping her in the Cyan Wood Blessed Land.
’As long as I can help Miss Xuan’Er, what’s a little suffering? It’s all worth it!’
Unfortunately, the two of them were too eye-catching.
One of the two women wore white, looking aloof and stunningly beautiful; the other wore a black dress, her figure curvaceous and sizzling hot.
Everywhere they went, they attracted the gazes of countless young men from the Du Family.
One after another, the blockheaded young men of the Du family stared at Qin Xuan with fiery gazes, practically drooling.
"Miss Xuan’Er, let’s go back." Ye Qingxuan’s fine brows knitted together, her face showing displeasure.
These people disgusted Ye Qingxuan.
At that moment, however, Qin Xuan noticed another group of people walking in the opposite direction.
"No rush." Qin Xuan stopped a young Cultivator and asked curiously, "Excuse me, where are you all headed?"
The young Cultivator, spoken to by a jade-like beauty like Qin Xuan amidst wafts of fragrance, was instantly captivated and overwhelmed with excitement.
He even became somewhat incoherent when he spoke.
"The Third Elder is giving a lecture on the Dao at the clan’s mission hall today. He’ll head over after he finishes his Alchemy. We’re going to wait for him in advance..."
A sudden flash of insight struck her.
Qin Xuan instantly recalled the contents of the earlier Divination, and her expression immediately became strange.
Third Elder Du Hongyuan...
The one the Divination mentioned was having an affair with his nephew’s wife.
’Alchemy?’
’This Pill... I’m afraid it’s for something improper!’
Qin Xuan immediately understood the inside story. She said to Ye Qingxuan, "Miss Ye, I’m suddenly feeling unwell. Could you go to the Alchemy Hall and get that Cyan Spirit Pill for me?"
Ye Qingxuan readily agreed, smiling. "Of course. Miss Xuan’Er, you should go back and rest."
...
In a side hall of the Alchemy Hall, the fragrance of herbs filled the air.
Following Qin Xuan’s directions, Ye Qingxuan came to collect the Cyan Spirit Pill meant to alleviate injuries.
She bypassed the main hall and headed toward a side room where Formed Pills were stored.
Just as she reached the corridor, she heard the rustling of clothes and a woman’s suppressed, delicate gasps coming from the side room.
Ye Qingxuan paused, suspicion rising in her heart. She raised a hand and pushed open the partially closed door.
Inside, the Pill Furnace was still warm.
On a soft couch to the side, a half-dressed Third Elder Du Hongyuan was pressing a charming woman with disheveled hair beneath him.
The woman’s silk skirt was pulled down to her waist, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin. It was actually Du Leishi’s wife, from the Liu Clan.
"Ah!" Startled by the newcomer, the woman shrieked, hurriedly pulling at her clothes to cover herself.
Du Hongyuan whipped his head around.
Seeing the expressionless Ye Qingxuan, the color drained from his face instantly. A mixture of shock and anger rose in him. "You... What are you doing here?!"
Surprise flashed through Ye Qingxuan’s eyes, and she frowned in disgust.
However, as the Daoist of the Cyan Cloud Sect, Ye Qingxuan still had that much self-control.
She simply lowered her gaze, her displeasure evident, and said coldly, "My apologies. I took a wrong turn."
With that said, she turned and left.
However, the shriek from the Liu Clan woman moments before had already attracted several patrolling Du Family disciples from nearby.
They peeked in and saw Du Hongyuan frantically straightening his robes, and the disheveled, flushed woman from the Liu Clan.
"Hiss... Isn’t that the Young Master Marquis’s..."
"Shh! Shut up! Do you want to die? We didn’t see anything. Let’s go, quick!"
The few disciples looked horrified, as if they had seen a ghost, and quickly lowered their heads and dispersed.
But you can’t wrap fire in paper, especially this kind of explosive, scandalous news.
The news spread rapidly.
In no time, the entire Du Family knew of this shocking secret.
Meanwhile, Du Hongyuan, inside the Alchemy Hall, calmed down after his initial panic.
"Damn it! That little brat must have deliberately tried to embarrass me! Otherwise, why wouldn’t she come earlier or later? Why show up at this exact moment!"
Du Hongyuan knew he couldn’t deal with the Daoist of the Cyan Cloud Sect, but he now held a grudge against Ye Qingxuan.