Chapter Fifty-Seven Return

  Yesterday afternoon, the Qin family's merchant group returned to Qianchao City from Lantian County. The young masters who participated in the escort were heavily casualties, and Qin Yun's life or death was unknown.

  This matter was spread far and wide in the Moyang Tao and Qin family, dozens of guest hall warriors died, nearly half of the sons of the foreign affairs hall were lost, and ten new people survived.

  Such a large loss is rare for the Qin family in recent years, but the good news is that Muyang Dao has taken advantage of this to wipe out one of the four major bandits of Yanyun, Guo Shanfeng. Lin Dong from Keqing Hall even broke through and entered Xiantian during his duel with Guo Shanfeng.

  Some people are happy and some are worried. Those who returned knew that Qin Yun's chances of survival were extremely slim, but Qin Mingzhu didn't believe it and had been waiting here anxiously for the past two days.

  While sympathizing with Qin Yun, everyone secretly envies him. Although he died and his soul perished, there was such a wonderful woman who waited for him with unwavering dedication, which is enough to comfort him in the afterlife.

  "Mingzhu sister, don't wait any longer, Qin Yun will never come back!"

  A man in a white shirt appeared before Qin Mingzhu and softly comforted her, saying: "This way, you will only make yourself more miserable."

  But his concern was met with Qin Mingzhu's icy and indifferent gaze.

  Looking at the somewhat handsome face in front of her, and the hypocritical concerned expression, Qin Mingzhu had an indescribable feeling of disgust and revulsion.

  She glanced at him without saying a word and turned her head to look elsewhere.

  This glance made the man in white shirt involuntarily angry, his facial muscles twitching, and immediately tore off the hypocritical mask.

  "Mingzhu, sister, Qin Yun was knocked off the hundred-foot cliff and fell into the river, it's absolutely certain that he's dead! He snarled: "Even if he didn't die, when he comes back, I'll still beat him to his knees begging for mercy, so I advise you to give up on this idea!"

  "Brother Qin Yun, good people have their own destiny, I believe he will definitely come back!" Qin Mingzhu said coldly: "Qin Jun, please don't call me Sister Mingzhu from now on, we're not that familiar!"

  "You!" Qin Jun's face turned red with rage, his forehead bulging with veins, as he took a menacing step closer to Qin Mingzhu.

  He really couldn't understand why Qin Mingzhu was so infatuated with Qin Yun, when he himself had a higher status, position and power than Qin Yun.

  Qin Jun now truly hopes that Qin Yun will not die, only by personally defeating Qin Yun can he alleviate the hatred in his heart.

  "Qin Jun, what do you want to do!"

  A young man who had just come out of the Foreign Affairs Hall saw this scene and rushed over to protect Qin Mingzhu.

  Qin Jun was taken aback at first, but after seeing the person clearly, he immediately sneered and said: "Qin Liren, what are you? Are you worthy of talking to me?"

  This young man was Qin Liren. After that war, he had always felt a strong sense of guilt and resentment towards his own incompetence.

  It used to be that Qin Liren didn't have the guts to stand up to Qin Jun, but now he absolutely can't just watch as Qin Mingzhu is bullied by Qin Jun.

  No big deal, even if it's a desperate fight to the death, I won't let down Qin Yun, who once risked his life to save me! Qin Liren's right hand gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his knuckles white with exertion.

  "He is a proper Qin family son, what are you?"

  At this moment, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly came from beside him

  Qin Mingzhu, Qin Liren and Qin Jun all stared blankly at the same time, turning their heads in unison towards the direction where the sound came from.

  The next moment, the frost on Qin Mingzhu's face suddenly dissipated, and a smile more brilliant than spring flowers burst forth.

  "Brother Qin Yun!"

  Appearing in front of everyone was none other than Qin Yun, who had been rumored to have died in battle!

  Qin Yun looked haggard, his clothes were tattered and stained with brown bloodstains, as if he had just returned from the battlefield.

  But his eyes were still bright, gazing gently at the girl.

  Overjoyed and grief-stricken, Qin Mingzhu couldn't contain her excitement, regardless of being in public view, she rushed over and flung herself into Qin Yun's arms, sobbing quietly.

  Soft words and warm fragrance filled her arms, but at the same time, Qin Yun's heart was more filled with emotion and guilt.

  "Don't cry, I'm back, aren't I?" He gently patted the girl's shoulder to comfort her: "If you start crying, it won't look good!"

  Qin Yun really had no experience in comforting girls, but Qin Mingzhu, who was buried in his arms, suddenly burst out laughing, hurriedly wiped away her tears and took a step back to separate herself from Qin Yun.

  This is Moyang Road after all, and there are still many people watching from the side.

  "Big Brother Qin Yun!"

  Qin Liren was overjoyed and excited, his face flushed bright red: "You're fine, you're fine, that's all that matters..."

  He's talking nonsense now.

  Qin Yun nodded at him and shifted his gaze to Qin Jun's pale face beside him: "Sorry, I'm afraid I've let you down!"

  A double entendre, and several of the young men from the Foreign Affairs Office burst out laughing.

  They also looked at Qin Jun with great disapproval, relying on his identity as a disciple of the Criminal Department to come to the Foreign Affairs Department and act arbitrarily, hoping that Qin Yun would teach him a lesson.

  "Qin Yun, don't be too pleased with yourself!" Qin Jun couldn't help but bellow: "This time you're lucky to have escaped with your life, in two days I'll see how you get out of Qianchao City!"

  Just now he still hoped Qin Yun wouldn't die, now he can't wait for Qin Yun to go straight to hell.

  "Then let's give it a try!" Qin Yun smiled: "I hope you're not just good at talking the talk!"

  The onlookers from the Foreign Affairs Hall burst out laughing, Qin Jun was so angry that he almost drew his sword at Qin Yun, but fortunately he didn't lose his composure.

  In Moyang Road, he attacked his fellow disciple. This son of the Xing Tang clan is likely to taste the power of the Xing Tang first.

  "Wait for it!" Qin Jun glared at Qin Yun with extreme resentment and left without looking back.

  It's humiliating to stay, he secretly vowed in his heart that when the time comes, he will give Qin Yun a lesson for life, making Qin Yun forever crawl under his feet!

  The news of Qin Yun's return spread like wings throughout Moyang Island.

  When he arrived at the Lou Building to hand over the task on Saturday, Lin Dong, the executive of Guest Hall, rushed over, followed by Qin Wu, the master of Foreign Affairs Hall.

  Qin Yun was safe and sound, Lin Dong was naturally overjoyed, while Qin Wu asked him about his escape process.

  Qin Yun had long been prepared for this, saying that he was knocked off the cliff and fell into the river, where he fainted, but eventually managed to crawl ashore with his life. However, due to severe injuries and getting lost in the mountains, it took him some time to find his way back, which is why he returned now.

  Qin Yun concealed the fact that he had killed Shan Feng.

  Although it was a great achievement, he found it difficult to explain to others how he had managed to kill a congenital realm expert.

  Whether it was Lin Dong or Qin Wujiu, they were all strong men who didn't have sand in their eyes, and it was by no means an easy task to fabricate a lie that could deceive them.

  Qin Yun absolutely did not want to reveal the secret of his possession of the Great Selflessness Sword Intent.

  There is also another thing he cannot explain.

  Qin Yun unexpectedly found a piece of Huang Long's jade marrow in the scattered remains of Guo Shanfeng, which was the key to luring Guo Shanfeng into the trap.

  Guo Shanfeng suffered a crushing defeat, but Huang Longyu was successfully snatched by him, and in the end, Qin Yun still benefited from it.

  With the previous experience of Chi Xue Su Yu, Qin Yun successfully extracted all the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy contained in Huang Long Su Yu, thereby completely recovering his injuries and depleted physical energy.

  With the help of the Marrow Jade, he connected dozens of acupoints linked to the five organs and six hollows in one breath, his strength broke through again and reached the peak realm of the Fourth Heaven, only one step away from the Fifth Heaven!

  It's precisely because of this that even if Qin Yun had killed Shan Feng and achieved great merit, he wouldn't have been able to say it out loud.

  Lin Dong and Qin Wujiu didn't have the slightest suspicion, in fact even if others told them that it was Qin Yun who killed Guo Shanfeng, they absolutely wouldn't believe it.

  "Doing great..." Qin Wu Jiu nodded after listening: "Among the newcomers of Wai Shi Tang, you are the most outstanding. This task is completed, no need to participate in the new promotion assessment, directly enter the inner hall!"

  It is a great honor to be transferred from the outer chamber to the inner chamber in just half a year, usually only awarded to talented young men in the clan or those who have made special contributions to the family.

  Lin Dong explained: "You have killed the most enemies and also killed Hei Hu, the great general under Gu Shan Feng's command. Such a reward is well-deserved!"

  Qin Yun's achievement of killing the Black Tiger was still extracted from the mouths of the horse bandit captives by Lin Dong, although Qin Yun had completely gotten lucky, his merit could not be erased.

  Qin Wujiu continued: "I know you're going to fight against Xing Tang Qinjun two days later, win or lose don't lose the prestige of our Outer Affairs Hall!"

  "Even if you ultimately lose, it doesn't matter. I'll transfer you to the Yanjing branch or recommend you to the Nulan Gate."

  This is a real benefit promise, Yanjing is the capital of the Great Yan Empire, and Nulan Gate is a side gate affiliated with the Tiancheng Sword Sect. Either choice will be a good future.

  However, this also shows that Qin Wujiu does not think highly of Qin Yun's ability to defeat Qin Jun in a swordsmanship contest.

  "Thank you, Master Qin, for your kindness!" Qin Yun bowed to express his gratitude.

  Although he didn't think he needed to go that far, the other party's suggestion was apparently made with good intentions.

  "I heard that Qin Jun has already broken through the fifth layer of the Refining Qi Realm..." Lin Dong looked at him with a profound gaze: "Qin Yun, you'd better be well-prepared, lest you're caught off guard when the time comes!"

  Although Qin Yun returned injured and looked unwell, Lin Dong easily detected that he had been subjected to the Introspection Technique.

  It was this skill that Lin Dong had passed on to Qin Yun.

  Interestingly, Qin Yun did not completely conceal his true strength, which made it seem like he was still at the Two or Three Realms of Heaven's boundary from a superficial observation. This showed that he had put in a lot of effort into his Introspection Technique, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to achieve this effect.

  An idea that was originally abandoned has re-emerged in Lin Dong's mind and is becoming increasingly intense.

  Qin Yun smiled and said confidently: "I will definitely not let you down!"

  This confidence surprised Qin Wuyue, who looked at Lin Dong with some doubt, then looked at Qin Yun, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much.