Six Years Had Passed

Seeing the jade pendant fly toward him, Qin Fengming's heart sank. After a moment's hesitation, he raised his hand, wrapped his palm in spiritual power, and caught the pendant.

Without examining it closely, he immediately moved his hand and put it into a storage ring.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Wen. If this Qin is still alive when the Sky Flame Mountain Range closes, I will certainly attend the Green Snake Valley trading gathering."

"Hehe, with your abilities, Young Master, your life should be in no danger. We shall meet at the trading gathering, then. Who knows? We may even have to rely on you."

As the old man surnamed Wen spoke, he cupped his hands, turned, and sped north.

Hearing the old man surnamed Wen's final words, Qin Fengming was deeply puzzled. It sounded as though the old man wanted something from him, but his words had been so ambiguous that Qin Fengming could not make sense of them.

Watching the old man surnamed Wen depart, Qin Fengming stood motionless for a long while before heading toward some rocks beside a volcanic crater. He concealed himself behind a rock and waited until the two faint energy fluctuations vanished completely from his divine sense. Only then did he flick his hand, sending the jade pendant he had just put away flying out to hover before him.

He extended his divine sense toward the jade pendant and examined it carefully for a long time. All he could discern was that it was pleasantly warm and smooth, with the character "Wen" shimmering beneath a layer of green light. He found nothing else unusual about it.

"It seems there should be no hidden tricks in this jade pendant."

Qin Fengming gazed at the pendant for a moment before murmuring those words. With