"Yes, her communication jade talisman is sensitive, but it is very weak." Chen Xi took out the light blue jade talisman Bai Shao gave him from his arms. The surface of the jade talisman was glowing with a very weak pulsating light. "I only know that the person is within the scope of the capital, and the specific square and street cannot be locked. This place is different from other places. It's different. The inspections between each workshop are very strict, and some areas cannot be entered at all without official credentials. I have searched Cloud Ford Ward in the past two days, and there is no sign of her spiritual power. There are too many places that cannot be entered in the remaining workshops, Illustrious Dao Ward, Purple Jade Ward, and the Imperial City."
He took the jade talisman back into his arms and tapped his knees twice with his fingertips.
"It may take some time to find it."
Qin Tiexin thought for a while, "Marquis Lin just invited me to stay temporarily Lin Residence, senior brother, do you think so?"
"It's not a bad thing." Chen Xi thought for a while and nodded. "We still need to stay in Ten Thousand Stars City for a while. Living in an inn is really not a long-term solution, and our situation is not suitable for walking around in crowded places. Lin Household patrols the Purple Jade Ward mansion strictly and outsiders cannot enter. It is safer than me taking you everywhere, so you can also have time to practice more."
He changed the subject and said, "However, you must be on guard against others. I will prepare a few things for you."
After saying that, he took out things one by one from the storage ring and placed them on the table.
The first is a fist-sized wooden puppet, more exquisite than the last one, with fine Spirit Rune engraved on the surface. "Death-Substitution Puppet, higher level than the last one. It will automatically activate when encountering a fatal attack, and can take the full blow of Golden Core Late Stage for you. You know how to use it."
Next is a dark silver runestone the size of a fingernail, "Anti-detection runestone. If you stick it on your chest, it can block most Divine Sense detection. Your true appearance and spiritual power direction cannot be seen below Golden Core Peak."
At the end is a stack of communication talismans, "High-level Teleportation Talisman is faster than ordinary Teleportation Talisman. In an emergency, if you tear one, you can immediately teleport to a location outside the city."
Qin Tiexin put the things away one by one. After the puppet dripped Essence Blood for the ritual, he put it in the most convenient position of the storage ring. The rune stones were attached to the inner skirt of the monk's robe near the chest. Teleportation Talisman folded them and stuffed them into the secret pocket in his sleeve.
"Senior brother, the thing about my arm... don't force it, I'm almost used to it with one arm, everything is about safety."
Chen Xi patted his shoulder. "Okay, okay, your senior brother, I still have a sense of propriety. Don't worry, you can practice well in Lin Household."
The two confirmed the contact information and meeting place again. The meeting was still at Star Spirit Inn. Qin Tiexin would come back here every seven days to take a look. If Chen Xi could get away, he would come back to meet with Qin Tiexin to exchange information. If there was an emergency, he would directly use the high-level messenger.
After everything was discussed, Chen Xi stood up and patted Qin Tiexin's arm, opened the door and left, and the figure quickly disappeared at the end of the inn corridor.
Qin Tiexin checked out of the inn room early the next morning and returned to Lin Residence again.
Madam Lin personally brought someone to arrange for him an independent small courtyard to the east of the side courtyard. As soon as he entered the small courtyard, Qin Tiexin knew that Lin Household had put his best efforts into it.
The yard is not big, but the layout is compact and practical. There is one bedroom, a practice room, and a small patio.
The furnishings in the bedroom are simple, and the beds and bedding are all new. It seems that in order to adapt to Qin Tiexin's status as a monk, reinforcement patterns are carved on all sides of the practice room, and simple training equipment is placed in the corner.
Two unnamed spiritual trees were planted in the corner of the courtyard against the wall. The crowns of the trees were not high but the branches and leaves were dense, blocking the view of the courtyard next door. What satisfied him most was that the courtyard door could be closed from the inside and isolated with a magic circle. After closing the courtyard door, this was a completely independent small world.
Qin Tiexin stood the iron rod in the corner, took out the big cauldron from the storage ring and placed it in the center of the patio. He then took Edgeless out of the storage ring and placed it in the corner of the practice room. He looked around and took a deep breath.
Since leaving Wind and Snow Pass, I finally have a place where I can practice stably.
Half a month passed in a flash, and Qin Tiexin's life in Lin Residence was more stable than expected.
Lin Residence treated him like a distinguished guest. Every day at nine o'clock, a servant would deliver the Spirit Cuisine spiritual fruit to the stone platform at the entrance of the courtyard, and put it in a wooden box engraved with Heat Retention Spirit Rune. The meat and vegetables were mixed and the weight was sufficient.
The housekeeper knocked on the door every two days and asked if there were any shortages, if there was any need for extra laundry, and if the formation patterns in the practice room needed to be reinforced.
Qin Tiexin only said two words every time, "enough", but the housekeeper would still bring something with him next time he came, sometimes a thicker mattress, sometimes a few bottles of low-level elixirs to assist the operation of Qi and Blood.
Lin Boyuan seems to have traveled far away for something. Qin Tiexin has only seen him twice since he moved in. Madam Lin, on the other hand, comes here every now and then. Every time he comes, he is always empty-handed. Sometimes he brings a pot of spiritual tea that he brewed himself, and sometimes he brings a plate of fresh food. Baked pastries. She didn't enter the main room even when she came. She just sat down on the stone bench in the patio, three steps away from Qin Tiexin, and always said the same sentence, "Master, how did Feng'er spend those years in Great Xuan?"
Qin Tiexin will tell you.
When he first met Lin Feng in the military camp, Lin Feng was still a warehouse clerk and took the initiative to talk to him; he told himself that Lin Feng had endless things to say to him, told him about the places he had been to and what he had seen, and even helped him find refractory soil; he talked about himself. I participated in Formation-Breaking Second Camp's assessment and training with Lin Feng, and were eventually placed in the same group. Their cooperation became more and more tacit. Talking about the battles the two fought together, I attacked from the front, and Lin Feng went around from the side to defeat the opponent's position.
Every time he talks about the two of them working together to make meritorious deeds, Madam Lin will laugh, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes squeeze together, and there is a child-like light in his eyes. Every time he talks about injuries, Madam Lin's hands will tighten his handkerchief. When it comes to the most tragic border battle, Lin Feng is left alone When he came to face Yelü Yun, Madam Lin's brows were tightly knitted and his lips pursed into a straight line. When he talked about finding only the sword but no one on the battlefield, Madam Lin's tears fell down again, one by one on the handkerchief spread on his knees, making the embroidery on it wrinkle.
Qin Tiexin would be silent for a moment after each speech, and then add, "Madam, don't worry too much. Lin Feng is auspicious and heavenly, Soul Fire is still bright, there will always be a day when we meet."
Madam Lin nodded every time, pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, stood up, said thank you, Master, and left the courtyard.
Qin Tiexin Watching her back disappear behind Lingzhu, I always feel that this Foundation Establishment Late Stage monk is not a marquise at these moments, but an ordinary mother who is still waiting for her son to come home. She knows Lin Feng is still alive. Even though he knows that Soul Fire's fever is worse than before, he still can't help but listen to those old stories. In the past half month, Qin Tiexin has seen Madam Lin's reaction, and he feels bad in his heart.
Once Madam Lin suddenly said after listening to it, "It's not convenient for Master to live alone. I'll have a maid come over to take care of you -"
"That's so good." Qin Tiexin put up a palm with one hand and shook his head quickly, "A monk is not a womanizer. Madam is so kind and the monk understands this."
Madam Lin glanced at him without any force.