Qin Ran led Li Shiyin down the mountain. Halfway down the mountain, he asked Li Shiyin, "Who is Zhao Yaqing?"
"The legitimate daughter of the Zhao family of Xuanqin." Li Shiyin replied.
"What is the origin of the Xuanqin Zhao family?"
"Zhao Yaqing's grandfather..." Li Shiyin thought about it carefully. She was not sure about this matter. "It should be her grandfather. It seems that he is Xuan Qin's tutor... Grand Master or Tutor? I can't remember clearly."
"Grand Master..." Qin Ran understood. He paused and thought. Zhao Yaqing was the daughter of an official family and an inner disciple of the Yuntian Sect. She had a protector and was very cunning. It was impossible for such a person to reminisce about the past with a silly person like Li Shiyin for no reason.
Well, actually, Li Shiyin’s resume is not worse than Zhao Yaqing’s.
The daughter of a general, a direct disciple of Daojian Sect, her master is an alchemist. This resume seems to be better than Zhao Yaqing's.
He didn't say anything else, but Qin Ran was still calculating in his heart, wary of Zhao Yaqing's ulterior motives.
With the sword-forging confirmed, the purpose of this trip was mostly accomplished. As long as the elixir could be exchanged for the sword in five days, the trip would be complete.
So Qin Ran relaxed a little and took Li Shiyin to experience the unique natural scenery near the volcano and the strange culture of the sword-making town.
The sky here is red, the ground here is dark brown magma, and the air here is hot air.
But the biological features here are as lush as those in the primeval forest. The vegetation is mainly shrubs, with occasional coniferous or leafless trees... although they are not that big; the animals are mainly insects, with occasional small mammals, foxes, mice and the like.
The master and the disciple walked slowly and chatted. Li Shiyin picked flowers, chased snakes, and picked up pieces of strangely shaped lava rocks.
After they returned to the Sword-Forging Town, they played around in the town.
The unique natural scenery here is due to the existence of this volcano, and the peculiar culture of this town depends on Xu Zhixie.
This small town appeared because some people came to Xu Zhixie to forge swords. Many people came to Xu Zhixie to forge swords, so this small town appeared.
The word "Sword-Forging" in the Sword-Forging Town refers to the sword forged by the sword-forging master Xu Zhixie.
The culture of swordsmanship and casting is very prosperous in the town. Sword-shaped signs and weapon shops can be seen everywhere. Regardless of whether they are related to Xu Zhixie or not, they all carry the name of Xu Zhixie. There are also shops selling swordsmanship and casting techniques.
, in short, it is a very lively place.
What’s special is that there are no locals here. Everyone comes from all over the world and speaks with a different accent, which is very interesting.
The master and the apprentice bought some food and some small things, but they didn't buy any skills or magic tools. Qin Ran was a single-minded person. He came out to forge swords, and he spent all his time on it. Buying skills and magic tools required a lot of research, and he couldn't handle it. In the end, he only bought two sets of local characteristic clothes for Li Shiyin that were made with the skills of refining tools.
Of course, as I said before, there are no locals here, they all came from other places, so there are no local characteristic clothes at all. What they bought was just a gimmick made by the owner of the clothes shop, which is a waste of IQ.
Qin Ran was of course aware of this, but firstly, the clothes were indeed beautiful, secondly, Li Shiyin liked them, and thirdly, they were going out for a trip after all, so he didn’t want to disturb her mood, so… let it be an IQ tax.
They ate along the way on the street, and when they returned to the inn at night, they didn't need to eat in the inn anymore, so they went straight back to their room.
Qin Ran went to Li Shiyin's room to check again to see if there were any mysterious formations, magic tools, or medicines. After confirming that there were none, he returned to the room to pick up Long Qiqi, handed him over to Li Shiyin, and said to her:
"I will start refining the elixir tonight. The shorter the time it takes, the more time I will have for preparation. It will take me about three days. During these three days, you have to take good care of Long Qiqi... No, you have to take good care of yourself and don't let anything happen to you!"
Li Shiyin looked at Long Qiqi. She didn't like Long Qiqi, so she was very reluctant, but she still replied: "I know, Master!"
"Remember what I said, the world of immortal cultivation is dangerous and unpredictable. No one is trustworthy. When you go out, you must be extremely careful at all times!" Qin Ran finally looked at Li Shiyin and warned, "Protect yourself!!"
"I will." Li Shiyin nodded.
Qin Ran took a deep breath and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and went out. He closed the door and stayed at the door for a while, but didn't go back.
These three days were a test for Li Shiyin. In fact, the purpose of forging swords this time was to forge Li Shiyin's natal sword, and also to forge Li Shiyin's heart sword!
There is no shortage of geniuses in the world of cultivating immortals, even those with top-level spiritual roots like Li Shiyin. But there are only a few geniuses who can survive and reach the top.
Li Shiyin watched Qin Ran walk out of the room. She could sense that there was something behind Master's words, but...
"Master is too cautious. He lives too cautiously. This is not good." She shook her head secretly, "Too cautious."
Long Qiqi was placed on a chair by Qin Ran. She was still unable to move her whole body except for her facial features.
This snake demon is not an ordinary snake demon. Apart from other things, just the fact that it is deep-minded is extraordinary. At least Li Shiyin can't compare to it.
Her slender snake eyes immediately perked up when she saw the indifferent look on Li Shiyin's face, knowing that the opportunity for revenge... and escape had come.
Well, it’s not that she doesn’t want revenge, it’s just that this silly child…
She may never forget the scene of being held by the tail and swung around by Li Shiyin in the dark.
However, even though we cannot defeat them by force, why not try other options
You know, what the snake clan is proud of is never strength!
"People often talk about snakes and scorpions, saying that they are extremely poisonous..." She opened her mouth and said, "But from what I understand, snakes and scorpions are not poisonous. Only the human heart is poisonous."
Li Shiyin was sitting on the bed fiddling with the clothes she bought during the day. When she heard Long Qiqi's words, she sneered and said, "You snake spirit, why are you commenting on others?"
"You don't understand humans because you are human. This is called being confused by the situation. It is precisely because I am a snake that I understand humans better." Long Qiqi retorted.
"People don't understand people, only snakes understand people?" Li Shiyin curled her lips, "What kind of nonsense is that?"
"I am a snake, but now I am a demon. The appearance of a demon is the same as that of a human, so I am now a human. I used to be a snake, and now I am a human. I have been both a snake and a human, so I understand humans well enough."
"What what?" Li Shiyin was confused by Long Qiqi's tongue twister. She suddenly felt that what Long Qiqi said made some sense.
"Humans are the most poisonous creatures in the world!" Long Qiqi stated his own point again, "Even more poisonous than my poison!"
“Hmm…” Li Shiyin pondered. She didn’t know which step she had missed and how she ended up here.
She put down her clothes and stood up, wanting to refute, but she didn't know how to refute. She looked at Long Qiqi, and then realized, wow! It was this defeated general who was speaking.
"So what? So what if he's the most vicious?" she asked with a sneer.
"Oh, nothing..." Long Qiqi also smiled, "I just hope you remember what your master said and pay attention to safety!"