Chapter Twenty-Four: Mysterious Tremors

  Moss Inn

  "Hmm...".

  Ling Qingyan had just finished breakfast when there was a knock at the door.

  As he arrived at the door and opened it, he found that Yuwen Chenglin was already standing outside wearing a good suit... Seeing this, Ling Qingyan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Yuwen big brother, so early."

  "Haha! Brother, have you had breakfast? Let's go out for a walk?" Yuwen Chenglin also smiled and suggested.

  Ling Qing heard the words, her sword-like eyebrows rose slightly, and she immediately smiled and nodded.

  Jade Orchid City, touted as the largest market for exotic beast pelts and small goods in the Great Qin Empire. Ling Qingyan also intentionally strolled around... Moreover, it's said that in Jade Orchid City, one can often see adventurers who are warriors on the streets! Those warriors, unlike those who grew up under family protection, have survived through the cruel experiences of the Southern Wilderness and the bloody battles, and in Ling Qingyan's heart, such warriors are the ones he admires.

  Ling Qingyan's forehead was also slightly warm because of this.

  When they finally returned to the bedside, they saw that Xiao Cang had not shown any signs of waking up since he was knocked down by two internal elixirs last night. Ling Qingyan also put his mind at ease and immediately left the Mo family inn with Yuwen Chenglin.

  Ling Qingyan was also clear that Xiaocang had eaten two inner elixirs at once, and it would take some time to digest them before converting them into a driving force for his own growth. As for Xiaocang, due to Xiao Yue Tianlang's entrustment and his background, Ling Qingyan did not regard him as a usable demon beast at all, but rather treated him more like a friend.

  Although it was still early, the shops around Yulancheng had already opened their doors and started doing business. On the streets, many stalls were set up along the roadsides... Ling Qing clearly saw that most of the goods on these stalls were the hides of demonic beasts, as well as some dried internal organs of demonic beasts.

  Some special viscera of monsters are also valuable and can be used with some special medicinal materials to cure some stubborn diseases.

  "Huh?"

  Suddenly, a slightly dry bloody smell came from behind, and Ling Qingyan couldn't help but turn his head. Yuwen Chenglin, who was chatting with Ling Qingyan beside him, also turned his head upon seeing Ling's movement.

  Only a dozen meters behind, there was a burly man over 1.8 meters tall, with a thick and heavy large knife hanging from his waist, and a huge beast's carcass on his shoulder, walking towards him with a big stride. Every ten or so seconds, the beast's body would drop a sparkling blood-red droplet onto the ground, looking somewhat eerie.

  This sturdy man suddenly attracted the attention of people around him.

  "Level 5 demonic beast, Bloodthirsty Mountain Boar!"

  Looking at the majestic arrowhead of that long-dead crimson wild boar, Ling Qingyan's eyes lit up involuntarily.

  Bloodthirsty Mountain Boar, unlike ordinary mountain boars, possesses a powerful physique rivaling that of a sixth-grade demonic beast. Its ferocious and explosive strength is comparable to that of a sixth-grade demonic beast! Among fifth-grade demonic beasts, it's considered a top-tier existence, extremely difficult to deal with.

  "What a good fellow!"

  When the strong Han passed by Ling Qing and Yan's side, Yuwen Chenglin couldn't help but sigh. There were many warriors in his Yuwen family who could kill such monsters, but those with a physique as powerful as this were extremely rare.

  Ling Qingyan on the side also nodded.

  Casually scanning the increasingly crowded surroundings, Ling Qingyan and Yuwen Chenglin also headed towards the most bustling trading square in Yulan City.

  The trading square of Yulan City was also well-known, even though Ling Qingyan had never been there before.

  In Yulan City, if you want to talk about its characteristics, the most impressive and unforgettable one is this trading square! The trading square is the main trading market in Yulan City and also the place with the densest flow of people. Relatively speaking, the rent for a stall here is not cheap... but even so, merchants who come to rent stalls in this trading square are still as numerous as the stars in the sky, endless and continuous.

  Ling Qing arrived at the trading square, only to feel the liveliness of the place! Although he didn't quite like the noisy environment, the robust warriors rushing about everywhere made him feel that his gaze couldn't keep up... The atmosphere on Chongwu Continent was indeed bold and heroic!

  At the same time, Ling Qingyan also saw some warriors wearing green uniforms, serious and disciplined, patrolling in formation around the trading square... Ling Qingyan's eyebrows furrowed, what is this?

  It seemed that he had sensed Ling Qingyan's confusion, and Yuwen Chenglin smiled: "Brother, this is the guard of the 'Housekeeper' of Yulan City! This Yulan City, however, is dominated by a single family, the Housekeeper family, which monopolizes all the profits of the trading square!"

  Upon hearing this, Ling Qingyan first nodded, then seemed to think of something and furrowed his brow. "Yuwen big brother, the Jade Orchid City Trading Plaza is famous throughout the entire Great Qin Country, with profits that make people jealous! This steward, from a mid-tier family, how did he manage to hold onto this foundation?"

  Yuwen Chenglin shook his head and said, "Although I'm not quite clear about the reason either, but I do know that even your Great Qin State's Mohist School is also eyeing this Trade Square covetously, it just seems to have some scruples, so didn't intervene!"

  Ling Qing nodded in agreement. This was also within reason! Even a business magnate like the Mo family would be envious of such enormous profits.

  But, unexpectedly, the Ren family actually has some scruples?

  Could it be that behind this housekeeper, there is a power that can rival, or even surpass, the Mo family?

  In a flash of thought, Ling Qing's gaze swept across the room, but she was stunned and frozen in place.

  Only a dozen or so meters ahead, the slender figure of a girl in a sky-blue blouse appeared before Ling Qingyan. At this moment, however, she was standing with her back to him. Ling Qingyan didn't know why, but even though he had never seen the girl's face, when he first caught sight of her back...

  His heart, even his soul, was shaken with a kind of trepidation!

  Inexplicable trembling!

  It was as if only one second had passed, yet it was also as if a century had gone by.

  "This feeling..."

  Ling Qing's mind was in a daze at this moment, his entire body seemed to have completely lost control, involuntarily walking towards that slender figure, with an increasingly rapid pace! As if he couldn't wait...

  The closer they got, the more Ling Qingyan felt his heart and soul trembling violently!

  A very familiar feeling...

  Yuwen Chenglin immediately discovered Ling Qingyan's inappropriateness, and he also saw the slender figure in the distance, so he followed her without thinking.

  Just as Ling Qingyan was about to reach the location of that slender figure, a fiery red figure suddenly darted out from beside him and pounced directly onto his body. The impact sent both Ling Qingyan, who had been in a dazed state, and the red figure tumbling to the ground together.

  For a time, the surrounding crowds all gathered around, watching this commotion.

  "Huh?"

  Feeling the commotion behind her, the girl in the sky blue shirt also turned around. With a face that made it hard to harbor any impure thoughts, a hint of displeasure flashed across her cheeks, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she lightly stepped away, drifting off into the distance.

  She didn't like the noisy environment very much.

  "I sneaked out early this morning, if Master finds out, he'll surely lecture me again... Let's go back."