Chapter 497: Chapter 5 He Should Be My Brother
Sitting directly on a wooden stake wasn’t elegant, and while everyone else sat, their standing made them look quite foolish.
This posed no challenge for Lin Yu. With her hand forming a sword gesture, a gust of wind rose, lifting many fallen leaves.
The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of the Southern Border are a broad-leaved evergreen forest, where there is greenery all year round, but even the evergreen leaves do not avoid falling. Lin Yu’s Sword Qi gathered the fallen leaves in the air, and as they swirled, the green slowly faded, and by the time they landed, they were withered and yellow.
Simply put, Lin Yu’s Sword Qi had dried the leaves and cleaned them in the process. By the time they reached the ground, they were neat and dry, piling up like a mat.
Lin Yu gracefully knelt to sit, poised and composed.
This technique dazzled everyone in Bajiao Village, making them realize that this young lady could also be incredibly cool.
Gao Qing, on the other hand, saw an even deeper meaning in it.
Lin Yu was showing off her skills!
With her fingers as a sword, she could unleash such powerful Sword Qi and control it with precision, not breaking even a single leaf. The most impressive part was that she completely evaporated the moisture from the leaves without damaging the leaves themselves.
She demonstrated her strength without seeming too aggressive. This Central Plains woman was a bit tricky to deal with!
Lin Yun was also impressed. Good grief, if he learned this trick, he would never have to worry about finding a bed in the wild again!
"Yu’er, what move is this?"
Lin Yu gave Lin Yun a sideways glance, sensitive to being called Yu’er. Every time Lin Yun called her that, it sent a thrilling tremor through her heart, giving her a tingling feeling deep inside.
But since Lin Yun wanted to call her by that name, she let him.
Lin Yu smiled slightly and said, "Just a little trick, I didn’t bother naming it."
"Why don’t I name this sword move for you? How about calling it Leaf of Decay and Bloom?"
Lin Yu said with a smile, "Not bad, although the name doesn’t quite fit the technique."
Leaf of Decay and Bloom should signify the transformation between a withered leaf and a blooming one, but she could only turn green leaves to withered ones, not revive withered leaves to green.
"Close enough, I suppose. The main thing is that it sounds nice."
Saying so, Lin Yun naturally knelt beside Lin Yu, quite close to her.
Even though Gao Qing could catch glimpses of some fair thighs from his angle, Lin Yun was certainly not that kind of person.
Does he look like someone who would stare at other people’s thighs?
"My friends, may I ask what brings you to the Southern Border?"
Now that Lin Yu had displayed her prowess, Gao Qing figured a Cultivator of her level must have come to the desolate Southern Border for a purpose. Establishing a rapport now might prove beneficial in the future.
Even if they didn’t make a connection, casually inquiring was the best way to start a conversation. Lin Yu could choose to tell the truth or give a perfunctory answer, and Gao Qing would naturally form his assessment.
"I’m searching for a method to cure poison."
"Oh, what kind of poison is it? I dare not boast about other matters, but when it comes to poisons, our Bajiao Village is an expert. Perhaps we can help."
Gao Qing boasted a little, but Lin Yu knew it wasn’t an empty claim; Bajiao Village was proficient with poisons, which is why she had come to them.
Among the Eighteen Fortresses of the Southern Border, there are only six or seven that specialize in poison and its antidotes, and Bajiao Village is amongst the front runners.
"Have you ever heard of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider’s poison?" Lin Yu inquired.
As soon as Lin Yu mentioned the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider, Gao Qing’s expression changed dramatically.
Seeing her like this, Lin Yu also felt some joy. The Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider was rarely heard of in the Central Plains, but here in the Southern Border, it seemed anyone you asked knew of it.
"How did you come to be poisoned by this?"
Gao Qing’s face was very ugly, but Lu Changqing was overjoyed, laughing, "Xifeng, it must be Xifeng who has succeeded!"
One was overjoyed, the other despondent; there clearly was a story here.
And Lin Yun soon thought of Xu Xifeng, the man who had almost made him vomit from his ugliness. It was he who had tried to kidnap Snowstep, and Lin Yun had chased after Xu Xifeng, only to encounter the Spider Woman on the way.
Lin Yun did not know Xu Xifeng’s name, but seeing his attire and mannerisms, he seemed not to be from the Central Plains, and was probably related to these people of the Southern Border.
Lin Yun did not know what had become of Xu Xifeng afterwards. At the time, he was preoccupied with how to deceive Lin Yu, and with the matter seemingly resolved, he thought Xu Xifeng had completely fled and thus did not mention him.
Now, however, he might be able to extract some intelligence from this situation. Those people dared to steal his horse and made him vomit from their ugliness; he must have his revenge!
Yet, Lin Yun was unaware that this vengeance was now impossible to exact. Xu Xifeng and his group had encountered an earthquake and were trapped under the Divine Temple, unable to get out.
Normally, an earthquake wouldn’t kill a Cultivator. If it had been Central Plains Cultivators, they would have just dug themselves out of the ground.
Unfortunately, Xu Xifeng and his group were Gu cultivators, whose physical constitutions were not as strong as those of true Cultivators.
Besides, the materials in that area were not simple; they were from the Underground Palace and Divine Temple built by Qian Qian. Had it not lost its Divine Power, even an earthquake wouldn’t have destroyed them.
Even if it had lost the Divine Power, the durability of those materials was such that an ordinary practitioner couldn’t destroy them.
Xu Xifeng and his group being buried underground meant they truly couldn’t get out.
Well, this was perhaps for the best. Buried in the ground meant a peaceful rest, and it even saved on coffin expenses.
Unless a god deigned to reveal themselves at this moment, they were likely done for.
Lin Yun, none the wiser, bluffed, "It’s a long story, but in short, I happened to enter a small village and then encountered some extremely ugly men. They stole my horse and spoke of some Tribal Chief. They even set a spider on me, and afterward, I was poisoned by the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider and was told I had only seven days left to live."
It’s often said that a long story can be told briefly.
But Lin Yun’s omissions were perhaps a bit exaggerated, not only in succinctness but also in misdirection. Upon hearing this, Gao Qing followed his words and concluded that Xu Xifeng had concocted the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider and injured Lin Yun.
And so, Lin Yun had come seeking help.
Thinking that such a handsome young man only had seven days left to live, Gao Qing also secretly felt it was a pity. Moreover, considering Lin Yun was injured by Xu Xifeng, her gaze towards Lin Yu grew much warmer.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Oh, Lu Changqing, you big oaf, the man is poisoned, and you can’t stay calm. Look at you, laughing; keep laughing, and soon you’ll be crying!
Normally, the situation would indeed develop as Gao Qing thought. If Lin Yu knew the person who had harmed Lin Yun, she would definitely not hold back in seeking vengeance, given she had relatives and friends in the Southern Border.
"If I’m not wrong, that ugly man you mentioned should be my brother. Actually, he wasn’t always ugly; it’s just that he became that way due to concocting the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider."
"Your brother?"
Lin Yun was shocked and said, "With such a huge difference in appearance, even if you were born from the same mother, you surely don’t share the same father, right?"
"You’re right..."
Gao Qing said shyly, after all, Lin Yun’s words implied she was beautiful, and she was quite pleased by it.
Lin Yu: "..."
Stop acting coy, for heaven’s sake! Believe it or not, I’ll chop you down with one swing of my sword!
