Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 221 - 26: Qin Gengyun, Thank You for Racing a Thousand Miles to Save Me
"Taoist Friend Qin, did your wife know that you’re here drinking with me?"
In the room, Mo Xiaolan was worriedly speaking to Qin Gengyun.
She could tell that Qin Gengyun’s wife treated him well, with a high cultivation level, greatly assisting him.
Except, it seemed this Taoist Friend Qiu was quite jealous.
Mo Xiaolan didn’t want to affect the relationship between Qin Gengyun and his wife.
Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "It’s my wife who sent me here."
"Ah?"
Mo Xiaolan couldn’t help but open her mouth wide, an unusual cuteness appearing on her heroic face.
Qin Gengyun continued, "Taoist Friend Mo, my wife knows we are very close. She also knows that when you left Yunling Town, it was because you were worried that Zhou Kun would harm me. My wife and I both appreciate your concern."
Mo Xiaolan felt a bit embarrassed: "Don’t mention it. At that time, I was too self-righteous. If I had known that Taoist Friend Qin wasn’t afraid of Zhou Kun at all, why would I have been so sentimental?"
Qin Gengyun laughed heartily and suddenly pulled out two Spirit Stones from his pocket:
"These were entrusted to me by Landlord Lin to give to you. You left so hastily that night that you didn’t have time to get your rent back."
The rent in Narrow Rain Lane required a deposit and three months’ rent. When Mo Xiaolan left Yunling Town, she had already terminated her lease, and the total rent and deposit amounted to two Spirit Stones.
At that time, her heart was full of sorrow and she forgot to take them.
She also laughed heartily now, taking the Spirit Stones from Qin Gengyun’s hand: "Luckily you brought them to me, or I’d have no money for food tomorrow!"
Qin Gengyun said, "No worries, I’ll treat you to noodles tomorrow. We can get by for another day."
"Alright! Last time you didn’t charge me for the Divine Movement Talisman, so it works out to three days’ worth of meals!"
"Deal!"
"Haha!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they’ve returned to their days in Narrow Rain Lane, where despite their hardships, they could find comfort in laughter over a pot of green plum wine at the street stall at the alley entrance deep into the night.
"By the way."
After laughing for a while, Qin Gengyun asked:
"Taoist Friend Mo, where did you go after leaving Yunling Town? When I asked Taoist Friend Huang at the night market, he said you intended to see the Holy Relics of the Immortal Ascension in Thunder Sword City. Why did you come to Xingluo Town instead?"
Thunder Sword City is in the south of the Eastern Cultivation Land, while Xingluo Town is in the north, a complete opposite direction.
If not for the Spirit Seeking Array, Qin Gengyun could never have found Mo Xiaolan.
So Mo Xiaolan began to talk about her experiences after leaving Yunling Town:
"I intended to head south. However, after traveling only a few hundred miles, as I just passed through Qianluo Town, I encountered two groups engaged in Magical Combat."
"Among them, a woman without any cultivation was almost killed. I saved her, but then a group was pursuing us. Luckily, I had made several Second Grade Divine Speed Talismans, so I took her and fled all the way."
"We kept heading north, and later, her family took her back. It was then I realized I was close to the Northern Wilderness and decided on a whim to take a look."
"That’s how I ended up in Xingluo Town. I didn’t expect to be captured by the Chang Family as soon as I arrived that night."
Qin Gengyun was surprised: "I didn’t expect you to have gone through so much. You mentioned that the girl was taken by her family?"
Mo Xiaolan nodded: "I later learned that Xiaowu is from Cloud Bamboo Mountain in the Northern Wilderness, and the ones who wanted to capture her were... the Celestial Fall Sect."
"Celestial Fall Sect?!"
Qin Gengyun was shocked: "The same Celestial Fall Sect that created the evil technique, ’Celestial Beast Record’?"
Mo Xiaolan said, "Yes, I heard from Xiaowu that two of the ten volumes of the ’Celestial Beast Record’ are in Cloud Bamboo Mountain, and the Celestial Fall Sect wanted to trade for those two volumes by capturing her."
Qin Gengyun was even more surprised: "Who exactly is this Xiaowu? Being worth two volumes of the ’Celestial Beast Record’ is incredible."
The Northern Wilderness has a hundred thousand mountains, mostly consisting of Spirit Powder Villages or tribes, some of which are quite large, each occupying a mountain and establishing its own domain.
Over hundreds of years, ten formidable forces have gradually formed, known to the world as the ’Northern Wilderness Ten Mountains.’
Cloud Bamboo Mountain is one of them.
It’s said that the most beautiful woman on the Beauty Ranking is from these ten mountains.
But for some reason, this number one beauty rarely appears, and apart from the Ascension Pavilion which ranks beauties, few in the world have seen her.
Nor do they know which mountain she is from among the ten.
Qin Gengyun suddenly speculated: "Taoist Friend Mo, could the Xiaowu you rescued be..."
Mo Xiaolan shook her head: "Though Xiaowu is pretty, she’s not extraordinary. She said she’s the daughter of the Mountain Master of Cloud Bamboo Mountain, which is why the Celestial Fall Sect wanted to kidnap her."
"When we parted, she gave me a piece of Colorful Bone, but unfortunately, after being swallowed by an Earth Mole, the Colorful Bone disappeared, perhaps bitten to pieces."
"Colorful Bone?" Qin Gengyun exclaimed: "She indeed knew how to repay kindness, giving you such a precious gift."
Colorful Bones are Spirit Bones left behind after Great Power Cultivators pass away, similar to the Relics left by high monks after entering nirvana.
These Spirit Bones often contain the spiritual power, cultivation technique, and even the memories and experiences of the Great Power’s lifetime. Being able to fully absorb them is a shortcut to greatness, making them extremely valuable.
Due to the abundant spiritual energy they contain, Spirit Bones are often vibrant and overflowing with energy, hence called "Colorful Bones."
After obtaining the Colorful Bone, Mo Xiaolan drew a talisman paper to conceal its aura, which is why it wasn’t discovered while she was in the Chang Family dungeon.
She fainted after being swallowed by the Earth Mole and awakened to find the Colorful Bone missing.
"What a pity. My wife is well-traveled. If you still had that Colorful Bone, she might have found a way to help you absorb the spiritual energy and technique within."
Qin Gengyun expressed regret, while Mo Xiaolan smiled:
"Finding it was a stroke of luck, losing it was fate. If one seeks the great path, one ultimately cannot rely on external objects."
Qin Gengyun nodded and smiled: "Taoist Friend Mo, you haven’t changed a bit."
Mo Xiaolan also smiled: "Neither have you."
"By the way, Taoist Friend Mo, let me congratulate you. You’ve made successive breakthroughs since leaving Yunling Town and reached the Seventh Layer of Qi Cultivation. It seems Yunling Town was suppressing your talent."
Qin Gengyun congratulated Mo Xiaolan with cupped hands.
It’s quite surprising that Mo Xiaolan couldn’t break through the Third-Layer of Qi Cultivation for many years in Yunling Town, yet within less than half a year away, she made several breakthroughs and reached the Seventh-Layer.
At this rate, Foundation Establishment is just around the corner.
"Thank you!" Mo Xiaolan also smiled and returned the salute. Her eyes blinked, and she suddenly said:
"Taoist Friend Qin, why don’t you just call me by my name from now on?"
Qin Gengyun was taken aback, then smiled and nodded: "Alright, then you should call me by my name too."
"Okay, Qin Gengyun."
"Hmm, Mo Xiaolan!"
The two of them looked at each other for a moment. Mo Xiaolan brushed her hair aside and said softly: "It’s late, your wife must be waiting for you. You should head back."
"Alright, I’m leaving then."
Qin Gengyun got up and walked toward the door, but Mo Xiaolan suddenly said:
"Qin Gengyun, thank you for traveling a thousand miles to save me."
Qin Gengyun turned back with a smile:
"Mo Xiaolan, thank you for traveling far and wide to save me."
