Chapter 40: Chapter 39: Bleeding...
Qin Shou stared in astonishment at Ning Yutang, who had been angered to death. Then, rubbing his hands together eagerly, he proceeded to strip the freshly dead man of everything he had. After following Qin Feng for so long, Qin Shou might not have learned much else, but he had perfectly mastered Qin Feng’s knack for looting...
Half an hour later, Qin Feng walked out of the thicket, his face flushed and looking utterly pleased. Limping and clutching her rear, Yu Yao followed him out step by step. It was impossible to tell what was going through her mind, her stunning face shifting from shame and anger to sullen gloom, then to undisguised, icy killing intent. After a moment, she lifted her head to glare at Qin Feng and said angrily,
"Qin Feng, since you didn’t kill me today, I, Yu Yao, swear that I will make you pay for this one day!"
Qin Feng stopped and turned back to stare at the breathtakingly beautiful girl with the frosty expression and murderous eyes. He threatened her coldly, "Yu Yao, if you want to kill me, you’d better think about the secret on your rear!"
At his words, Yu Yao’s beautiful face darkened ominously. She bit her pink lips, her large, bewitching eyes filled with humiliation and rage. She was filled with a grievance she couldn’t voice!
In the distance, Qin Shou overheard their conversation and looked in surprise at the limping Yu Yao. ’They were only in there for half an hour. How did she end up with such a large patch of blood on her rear when she came out?’
Qin Shou was dumbfounded. Still, from his perspective, he could tell that Yu Yao was still a pure and untouched virgin. ’But if she’s still a virgin, why is there blood on her behind?’
He stared intently at Yu Yao’s rear with a strange look on his face. His gaze made Yu Yao blush furiously, and the veins on the back of the hand gripping her sword hilt bulged, as if she was about to draw her blade and kill him.
In truth, Qin Feng hadn’t done *that* to Yu Yao. He had simply... left his mark on her most private place. This was the source of Yu Yao’s greatest fury and shame!
"Yu Yao, you are, after all, my betrothed. Although I, Qin Feng, don’t like you, I can’t have you running around and hooking up with other men!" Those were Qin Feng’s exact words. ’I know that women like Yu Yao are absolute egoists, exceptionally skilled at using their assets to get what they want by any means necessary,’ Qin Feng thought.
’Someone like that is very capable and usually climbs the ladder quickly. Give her an opportunity, and she’ll easily succeed!’
’So with Yu Yao, I either have to eradicate her completely or control her ruthlessly.’
Qin Feng chose the latter. ’Although Yu Yao is still inexperienced and her methods are immature, she has a lot of room for growth if trained properly. If I can truly subdue this woman, she might become my right-hand woman in the future!’
Qin Feng gave a faint glance at Ning Yutang, who had been stripped down to his underpants, and then at the loot in Qin Shou’s hands. Yu Yao also saw Ning Yutang’s naked, plundered corpse. Her face turned ashen, and she bit her lip so hard it bled. After all, just half an hour ago, they had been ’lovers’.
"Yu Yao, speak. What did you mean earlier when you said the Qin Family was about to be destroyed?"
Yu Yao shot Qin Feng a cold look, her expression grim. If she didn’t know she was no match for him, she probably would have charged forward to kill him and silence him for good!
Qin Feng ignored her murderous gaze, instead gesturing with his eyes and chuckling. "Go on, tell me. What happened to the Qin Family that they couldn’t even be bothered to hunt me down anymore?"
"The Qin Family is hunting you?" A flicker of surprise crossed Yu Yao’s eyes, a strange glint appearing within them. She asked probingly, "Why would the Qin Family want to hunt you down? Could it be that they found out about your hidden cultivation and, feeling threatened, decided to eliminate you?"
"Don’t bother probing. You’ll find out about these things in due time!" Qin Feng’s eyes turned cold. "From now on, don’t ask what you shouldn’t, or you can’t blame me for being ruthless!"
Being stared at by Qin Feng’s icy eyes, the hairs on Yu Yao’s body stood on end, as if she were being watched by a fierce beast. This was immediately followed by a wave of anger and indignation.
’When had she, the great Miss Yu, ever been so aggrieved? With her looks and her talent, she had never been given the cold shoulder. An endless stream of talented young men flocked around her, trying every way to please her. Even older-generation Martial Arts Strongmen would treat her with gentle kindness if she showed them the slightest favor.’
’But now, she had fallen into the hands of this ’good-for-nothing’ Qin Feng, who threatened her, berated her, and even resorted to physical punishment. Yu Yao was so furious that tears welled in her beautiful eyes, but Qin Feng was like a block of ice, turning a blind eye and instead glaring at her menacingly.’
Yu Yao felt completely deflated. For the first time, she began to doubt her own beauty.
She bit her red lip hard, turned away, and after a long moment, said with a cold face, "The Qin Family has become the public enemy of this entire region. Not just the Ning Family, the Yu Family, and the Song Family, but even the horse bandits in the Iron Ridge Mountain Range have their eyes on the Qin Family’s Shanghe Town!"
"Oh, no wonder!" Qin Feng had a sudden realization. ’No wonder the Qin Family elites retreated so hastily. Their main base was under threat.’
"How could all these factions target the Qin Family? Aren’t they afraid of retaliation from the Main Lineage of the Qin Family?" At his side, Qin Shou demanded with a livid expression. A hint of anxiety showed on his face. His entire family was in Shanghe Town. If the bandits managed to sack the town, he couldn’t bear to imagine the consequences!
Yu Yao sneered, a cold glint in her eyes as she mocked, "The Qin Family of Mountain and River City is powerful, but what’s that in comparison to a Crystal Jade Ore mine?"
After a pause, she enunciated each word, "A few days ago, a servant of the Qin Family was digging a well and happened to unearth a peculiar, sparkling stone. It was confirmed to be a piece of raw Crystal Jade. Beneath Shanghe Town lies a deposit of raw Crystal Jade Ore!"
"A Crystal Jade Ore mine? Isn’t that a precious Spiritual Ore rarer than Gold? How could it appear beneath Shanghe Town?" Qin Shou’s eyes went wide, as if he’d been struck by lightning.
Crystal Jade Ore was an exceptionally precious Treasure Ore. These mines were rich in valuable Crystal Jade, which fetched an extremely high price on the market. Even a single piece of the lowest quality Crystal Jade was worth hundreds of taels of Gold. Crystal Jade contained gentle Spiritual Qi, could gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and convert it into more Spiritual Qi. If a Martial Artist could sit in a Cultivation Room made of Crystal Jade while in Cultivation, they could achieve twice the results with half the effort.
Yu Yao also knew that if a Mystic Master were to set up a Gathering Profound Spirit Array, the effects would be even more incredible!
The profits from something like this were immense. An entire deposit of raw Crystal Jade Ore was enough to drive anyone mad! The Qin Family was now sitting on a volcano!
Seeing that Qin Feng still looked completely unfazed, Yu Yao couldn’t help but ask him, "Aren’t you surprised at all?"
Hearing this, Qin Feng nodded. "Oh, I’m surprised. Very surprised!"
Yu Yao snorted, thinking Qin Feng was just brushing her off. She immediately fell silent, her face stony.
’Little did she know, Qin Feng was indeed very surprised, but not for the reason she imagined. He was certain that it was impossible for a place like Shanghe Town to have a complete Crystal Jade Ore mine.’
’Crystal Jade Ore is a type of treasure born of heaven and earth. It’s almost unheard of for one to appear outside of a Spirit Mountain Blessed Land. The discovery of a Crystal Jade Ore mine often signifies the emergence of a Spirit Mountain Blessed Land.’
’Although Shanghe Town was said to have fertile land and beautiful scenery, it was a far cry from being a Spirit Mountain Blessed Land.’
’In a Spirit Mountain Blessed Land, Spiritual Qi gathers and Spirit Veins lie hidden. Cultivating there is often several times faster than anywhere else. Such places are usually occupied by Major Sects or ancient Noble Families.’
’Therefore, Qin Feng could be certain that Shanghe Town couldn’t possibly have a Crystal Jade Ore mine.’
’But since these families were so sure there was a raw Crystal Jade Ore deposit under Shanghe Town, there could only be one explanation: the mine in Shanghe Town had already been abandoned!’
’A complete, raw Crystal Jade Ore mine would be enough to make any faction go crazy, but if the mine was abandoned, its value was a different matter entirely. Mines were usually abandoned due to over-mining.’
’The major powers would naturally look down on such a depleted mine. However, for small families like the Qin Family and the Yu Family, an abandoned Crystal Jade Ore mine was a juicy prize.’
Qin Feng also grew interested in this Crystal Jade Ore mine. However, his goal wasn’t the remaining Crystal Jade in the abandoned mine, but a certain type of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that often appeared within such mines.
A treasure like that provided an extremely powerful boost to one’s cultivation. If he could obtain it, he might be able to reach the Martial Arts Seventh Layer Heaven Realm in a very short time!
