Chapter 287: Chapter 26 Lin Qingyi’s Worries Chapter 287: Chapter 26 Lin Qingyi’s Worries Time passed.
Jiang Ning ceaselessly refined one Blood Lotus leaf after another.
With each hundred-year-old leaf he refined, he could feel his Qi-Blood growing stronger and more robust.
In the blink of an eye,
two hours had gone by, and the fierce sun was about to gradually rise directly overhead, perpendicular to the earth.
The door behind him was slowly pushed open, making a slight friction sound.
Upon hearing this noise, Jiang Ning immediately turned to look and saw Lin Qingyi, barefoot and wearing a thin long dress, walking out of her room.
“Sister Lin,” Jiang Ning addressed her, then halted his fist training to bow respectfully, “I thank you for your help last night.”
As he finished speaking, Jiang Ning took out a green hairpin, carved with a phoenix spreading its wings.
He had purchased this item just before his arrival here, spending over a hundred taels of silver.
“Sister Lin, I saw this hairpin on my way here and felt it would suit Sister Lin well, so I bought it.”
Lin Qingyi looked at the jade hairpin in Jiang Ning’s palm and couldn’t help but smile slightly.
“It seems that I didn’t save the wrong person last night!”
While speaking, she raised her hand slightly and, as if grasped by an invisible hand, the jade hairpin flew directly into her palm.
After taking the hairpin, Lin Qingyi carefully examined it.
Then she nodded slightly, “This item is nice, I really like it. Come, put it on for Sister Lin.”
“All right!” Jiang Ning obediently nodded in agreement.
He was secretly grateful to Lin Qingyi.
Not to mention previous events, just her action last night alone had helped him out of a big trouble.
Even until today, he couldn’t comprehend the anomaly from last night.
Approaching Lin Qingyi, Jiang Ning took the hairpin and moved behind her.
After a moment’s hesitation, he reached out to gather Lin Qingyi’s hair in his hands and began to bind it.
Lin Qingyi’s cheeks reddened slightly.
Because Jiang Ning had sweated a lot during his earlier training,
now close behind her, the scent of the young man filled her nostrils.
Having come so far in Martial Arts, Jiang Ning’s life level had partially transformed, and he no longer had the foul smell normal people had.
“Could it be that I’m longing for a man?” The thought popped into Lin Qingyi’s mind, and then she chided herself lightly.
“Sister Lin, it’s done!” Jiang Ning released his hands and stepped back.
Lin Qingyi’s previously disheveled hair, now confined by the jade hairpin, obediently gathered at the back of her head.
The hairpin instantly added an intellectual charm to Lin Qingyi.
Hearing his words, Lin Qingyi reached up to touch the hair behind her head.
“Not bad, you actually have this skill. Tell me, with which girl have you practiced this before, for whom else have you tied up hair?”
Hearing this question, a person flashed through Jiang Ning’s mind.
His first love in his past life.
They loved each other, but due to the realities of life, they had gone their separate ways without ever coming together.
After three years, he had tied her hair many times.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning simply smiled faintly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Lin Qingyi immediately changed the subject.
“Speaking of which, you came so early today because of what happened last night?”
“Yes!” Jiang Ning nodded and continued, “Please help me understand, Sister Lin.”
Upon hearing his words, Lin Qingyi nodded slightly.
“The incident last night was a manifestation of a Yin God venturing forth.”
“A Yin God venturing forth?” Jiang Ning was utterly astonished.
“Mhm!” Lin Qingyi nodded slightly, then glanced at Jiang Ning as if to acknowledge his confusion.
She continued, “The Yin God is a result of an ancient cultivation system. To reach this step, one must be a natural-born Immortal Root person.”
“The Yin God, as the name suggests, allows one to spirit away at night, covering a hundred miles in one breath, extremely terrifying! And with the strength of the Yin God, it is even possible to affect reality.”
Saying this, Lin Qingyi looked at Jiang Ning, “You’ve run into big trouble!”
Although Jiang Ning’s face remained unchanged, his heart tightened slightly.
Then, he asked, “Sister Lin, about the Yin God’s venture – what level is it approximately?”
Lin Qingyi explained, “Yin Gods roam at night, Yang Gods during the day, and after the Yang God, one crosses the Heavenly Tribulation.”
“If it were ancient times, after the Heavenly Tribulation, one becomes an Immortal!”
“In ancient times, cultivators capable of a Yin God’s venture were equivalent to Grandmasters.”
“But now, the environment is quite different, and those who follow that path have weakened considerably. A cultivator whose Yin God ventures forth is equivalent to a Martial Arts Fourth Grade, which isn’t much to boast of.”
Martial Arts Fourth Grade!
Hearing these four words, Jiang Ning’s heart tightened yet again, then he felt slightly relieved.
Martial Arts Fourth Grade was intimidating, but it seemed simpler than he had imagined.
He had thought that the Yin God’s venture must be at least above the Grandmaster level.
But from Lin Qingyi’s words, he learned it was far from that frightening.
It was just Martial Arts Fourth Grade.
Given some time, he might not be unable to contend.
Lin Qingyi glanced at Jiang Ning and then smiled, “But you don’t need to worry too much. The person whose Yin God ventured forth last night suffered damage to their Divine Soul.”
“The injury to the Divine Soul is a thousand times more troublesome than a physical injury.”
“They won’t completely recover in less than a year.”
“Moreover, you are currently an unknown figure, not worth such a significant person making a move against you.”
“Besides, given your sensitive identity at present, the Deputy Commander of the Inspection Office, holding an official rank of Eighth Grade, only a real madman would dare to lay hands on you.”