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Qiu Qingyu suddenly shouted with confidence, "Qiu Jie! I am your biological father! I have encountered the biggest disaster in my life, and you are not willing to help me?! Do you have to let me die in front of you to be happy?!"
Qiu Jie was so shocked by Qiu Qingyu's fatal question that he was unable to answer. His throat seemed to be blocked by cement mortar, and even normal sounds were difficult to make.
He stared at Qiu Qingyu with his lips pursed in silence. After a moment, Qiu Jie suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm, opened his mouth with difficulty and asked, "Qiu Qingyu, why do you do this to me?"
Qiu Qingyu asked in bewilderment, "What?"
Qiu Jie stared into Qiu Qingyu's eyes and asked word by word, carrying years of resentment and hatred, and asked bluntly again: "What else did you give me besides a sperm? Qiu Qingyu, why did you do this to me? Why did you do this to my mother, to the person I like?"
Chapter 61: Immortal
"If not for this, I would also suggest that the master go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take a look!"
Xie Ming came to Ye Qian, knelt five steps away from Ye Qian, and bowed to Ye Qian.
"Oh, so Xu Sheng is very likely in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Ye Qian stood up and frowned. Since Xie Ming said so, it seemed that Xu Sheng’s disappearance was related to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
“Not really!” Xie Ming shook his head, his face quite serious, “On the day when Young Master Xu Sheng disappeared, four first-class guests in the mansion disappeared one after another. I thought this matter must be related to Xu Sheng, and after investigation, I found something shocking!”
Xie Ming paused, swallowed, and tried to calm down his shock. He carefully organized his words and said, "Not only my Young Master's Mansion, but also other major families have lost a varying number of special-class and first-class guests in a short period of time. According to the information I have obtained so far, at least 22 first-class guests and two special-class guests left Snow City and disappeared in a short period of time."
"What does this have to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Ye Qian suddenly remembered that not long ago, on his way to Jixianzhai, he used his spiritual power to hear Xu Wencai and Yu Hong having a conflict over the death of a guest official named Cheng.
If this is true, these missing guests are probably in great danger and have gone to hell.
"Most of these guests were invited by their friends to go out and then disappeared, with only two exceptions. One is the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Xu family had three guests, and they took the initiative to contact other families' guests, a total of eight of whom went out. As a result, eleven guests disappeared..."
As Xie Ming spoke, he felt the weather getting colder and his heart started to shiver.
"The other one is our young master's mansion?" Ye Qian guessed thoughtfully.
"Yes, the four guests in the mansion were arranged to go out one after another by the Third Master, and there has been no news of them either. The one who left yesterday happened to leave a soul lamp at home, which went out this afternoon! If nothing unexpected happened, I'm afraid those three are no longer alive!"
Xie Ming swallowed his saliva, and for some reason he felt a sense of panic in his heart.
"Do you think it will be your turn soon?" Ye Qian noticed Xie Ming's strange behavior and directly pointed out what Xie Ming didn't say.
"Yes, today I became the master's blood slave, and I went to the Third Master to return the token of the first-class guest. The Third Master did not agree and asked me to wait for two days!" Xie Ming nodded, with a bitter smile on his face.
Being Ye Qian's blood slave in name, he was naturally not subject to the Young Master's Mansion's command, but he still had to go through the procedures. It was originally a small matter, but he was unexpectedly rejected by the Third Master. Combined with the news he received, Xie Ming always had a bad shadow in his heart.
"If Mr. Xu San has any instructions for you, just push them to me!" Ye Qian comforted Xie Ming. Since Xie Ming had come to him and was doing things for him, of course he had to cover him up if anything happened.
"Thank you, Master!" Xie Ming's tense mood suddenly relaxed and he felt a lot more cheerful.
"Is there any other news?" Ye Qian was relaxed and didn't care much. To him, this was just a trivial matter, but to Xie Ming, it was a matter of life and death.
"I have some guesses, but I have no evidence, and I'm afraid that speaking out would mislead the master!" Xie Ming hesitated. Some guesses were really just guesses. He didn't know Ye Qian's temper, so he was unsure whether to say it or not.
He came here tonight for the purpose of reporting the progress to Ye Qian. He was not a rookie and thought that after his master gave him an order, he must report it to Ye Qian.
Only report back after the work is done, and letting the superior know the progress of the work at any time is the way for the inferior to survive. Even if the work is not done in the end, the guilt will be much lighter.
Secondly, Mr. Xu Sanye's attitude made him feel creepy. Since he had sold himself to Ye Qian, he would naturally ask Ye Qian for a guarantee in this critical moment. Unexpectedly, Ye Qian took the initiative to take the responsibility before he even said anything, which moved him quite a lot.
"You talk, and I listen!"
Ye Qian encouraged Xie Ming with a non-serious look. After all, Xie Ming was a local cultivator from the Snow Country, and his guess was always more reliable than Wang Quanfugui, who didn't even have a friend.
"More than a hundred years ago, in order to forge his own divine weapon, King Xu Da ordered each family to send a varying number of outsiders to perform a blood sacrifice to refine the weapon. Later, one family failed to complete the task and was afraid of the King's anger, so they directly sent their own guest officials over, causing other families to follow suit. Later, a guest official escaped death and made the matter public. Prime Minister Xu Qianshan directly sent the entire family that took the lead to perform a blood sacrifice, and only then did the public anger subside!"
Xie Ming recounted the past events in a leisurely manner, and his meaning was obvious.
“Are you saying that those missing guests were used by Xu Sheng to sacrifice blood to refine his own magical weapon?” Ye Qian shook his head. He did not quite agree on the surface, but he felt that it was very likely.
The gate of heaven is about to open. In order to increase the chances of winning, it is very likely that Xu Sheng will sacrifice the blood of some guests to forge his own divine weapon and increase his strength.
"Yes, it's not all based on guesswork. Master, do you know the effect of the soul lamp?" Xie Ming came from a poor family and knew the way to be a subordinate. He had to perform when it was time to perform, otherwise how could he get to the top.
"It's normal for practitioners like me to be away for decades when we go out to travel and search for Jiyuan. We always have to leave a thought for our family or sect. If the light is on, the person is alive, and if the light is off, the person is dead. We can then prepare for our funeral! Of course, it's also easy for someone to use it as a curse."
Ye Qian sighed. He had been wandering all the time and had never left a soul lamp anywhere. But now he felt a little envious. Leaving a soul lamp anywhere meant that the cultivator's roots were there and he would always return no matter how long he had been away.
"That's right, but the soul lamp left by my Blood Pool Magic practitioner is a little special!" Xie Ming said in a heavy tone.
"Oh, what's special about it?" Ye Qian became interested. The soul lamp was not a very technologically advanced device and it mostly had those two uses. He had never heard of any other uses.
"It is rumored that if one practices the Blood Pool Magic to the highest level, one can have the magical power of rebirth by dripping blood, which is almost immortal!" Xie Ming's tone was full of longing. This is the realm that everyone who practices this skill wants to reach:
"If you want to be reborn by dripping blood, both the soul and blood are indispensable, so the blood pool magic has given us some special features, such as the blood slave contract secret technique formed by blood, and the soul lamp soul-attracting secret technique formed by the soul!"
"The secret technique of soul lamp to attract spirits?" Ye Qian's eyes lit up, it sounded very good.
"The soul lamps we set up ourselves, through the secret technique of soul lamp guidance, our family members can know our obsession before we die. The higher the level of cultivation, the clearer the obsession. I heard that if one reaches the seventh level of the Dao-seeking Realm, if one dies, as long as the obsession remains in the soul, this secret technique can be used to know who the murderer is!" Xie Ming explained.
"You mean, the guest official who died in the Young Master's Mansion, through the soul lamp
The secret art of summoning spirits, and the news of Xu Sheng's blood sacrifice to refine the weapon?" Ye Qian exclaimed, somewhat unbelievable.
"On the contrary, the Soul Lamp Soul Attraction Secret Technique did not have any reaction!" Xie Ming shook his head.
"Is it because both the soul and the body are destroyed?" Ye Qian understood what Xie Ming meant.
“That’s right. Only when one dies, the soul will also be annihilated, which will lead to the failure of the secret technique. However, when a blood sacrifice is used to refine the divine weapon of one’s destiny, the soul, body and mind will become the nourishment for the growth of the divine weapon, and there will not be a single bit of waste.
Of course, if this was the only case in the Young Master's Mansion, I would not have thought of this direction, but I heard that after the soul lamp of the lover of the Yu family, Yu Hong, went out, Yu Hong also used the soul lamp to attract spirits, but it also failed! "
Xie Ming's eyes sparkled, and there was an inexplicable confidence in his words, which aroused the approval of others.
"I understand!" Ye Qian nodded. If it was just an isolated case, of course he couldn't be sure, but with the second case, it couldn't be considered a coincidence. If a third and fourth case could be found, it could basically be confirmed that Xu Sheng was secretly capturing guests from various families for blood sacrifice and refining weapons.
"Does blood sacrifice and weapon refining require a special place?" Ye Qian suddenly asked. If anywhere is possible, it would be difficult to find Xu Sheng's hiding place even if it was confirmed.
"Yes, only in the blood cave can blood sacrifices be made to refine weapons. In my Snow Country, only three blood caves have been built over the past hundreds of years. King Xu Da owns one, Prime Minister Xu Da owns one, and other families share one!" Xie Ming replied.
"So you want me to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, firstly to test whether the disappearance of his guest official was instigated by Xu Qianshan, and secondly to see if Xu Sheng was performing blood sacrifices in the Xu family's blood cave to refine weapons?" Ye Qian glared at Xie Ming unhappily. Both tasks were not easy to do separately, but he wanted him to complete them together. Xie Ming really thought highly of him.
"It's just a side trip. Even if Xie Ming really used blood sacrifice to refine the weapon, the most likely place is the blood cave built by King Xu Da in the palace. The chances of Prime Minister Xu's family being there are slim, but we're just prepared for the worst. As for the blood cave shared by several families, there are too many people and eyes, so it's basically impossible!"
Xie Ming laughed dryly and ordered his master to do things, saying that it was not too much to offend one's superiors, but it was a bit taboo.
"I'll take a look when I get a chance. What's the use of this blood cave? It sounds like it's very precious!" Ye Qian asked curiously. There are only three of them in the entire Snow Country, so it must be special.
"My position is not high, but I heard that the Blood Cave combines cultivation, alchemy, and weapon refining in one, and only children from aristocratic families can enter!"
Xie Ming smiled bitterly. He was just a first-class guest official. There were some secrets of the Snow Country that he could not know. Some exclusive resources, such as the Blood Cave, were not open to outsiders at all.
"The three blood caves are the core of the blood-colored formation. The blood of all the mortals in the country is gathered there. All the skills, secret techniques, elixirs and artifacts of the blood pool magic can be made with the help of the blood caves, and the results will be twice as good with half the effort. Xiao Yuan once entered the Xu family blood cave. Within a month, she broke through the mirror and entered the Tao, and finally reached the second heaven!"
Xiao Yuan interrupted and said that the Tong family was once second only to the Xu family and the Yu family. She was the eldest daughter of the Tong family and had been engaged to the Xu family. What seemed like a secret to Xie Ming was just common sense to her.
"What is the healing effect of the Blood Cave? How many people can it accommodate to practice or refine weapons at the same time?" Ye Qian asked thoughtfully.
"Only one person at a time. If Xu Da uses the Blood Cave to heal his wounds, it will be impossible for Xu Sheng to perform blood sacrifices and refine weapons in the Blood Cave of the Royal Palace at the same time!" Xiao Yuan seemed to understand Ye Qian's thoughts very well and said directly.
"Of course, Xu Da can also wait for Xu Sheng to make a blood sacrifice before healing his wounds!"
Xiaoyuan tilted her head, thought about it, stuck out her tongue and added.
"It seems that I really have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Ye Qian smiled helplessly and stretched lazily, "You continue to investigate. If the information or guesses you provide are proven to be useful in the end, even if you don't find Xu Sheng, the Pure Blood Pill will be yours!"
In just half a day, Xie Ming found a reliable direction for investigation. He is really a talent. It is not bad to have such a person around to handle things. If he can find Xu Sheng according to Xie Ming's ideas, he will certainly not hesitate to reward him...
Chapter 62: Gamabunta
On the top of the mountain, Xun'er stood there alone, her purple dress outlining her charming figure, her three thousand black hair dancing in the wind, making her look like a fairy.
At this time, it was late at night, the wind was cold and the wind was blowing. Xun'er was standing alone on the top of the mountain, her heart was in great pain.
The cold wind blew wildly across Xun'er's thin body, but she didn't care, because the pain and despair in her heart were far greater than the coldness at the moment.
Her favorite brother Xiao Yan not only lost his temper with her, but also treated her as that kind of person, which made her very sad.
At this moment, tears were sliding down Xun'er's beautiful eyes, floating down her cheeks into the air, and were blown into pieces by the wind, looking so pitiful.
Ling Ying, who was hiding in the dark, watched this scene quietly. He was very worried about Xun'er. Miss Xun'er, as the daughter of the ancient clan, was treated like this by Xiao Yan, which made Ling Ying very annoyed.
Miss Xun'er treated Xiao Yan wholeheartedly, but the latter not only did not appreciate it, but was ungrateful.
If Miss Xun'er hadn't forbidden him to do anything, Ling Ying would have wanted to slap Xiao Yan into a fool. How could such a man be worthy of a lady?
At this moment, Xiao Meng also reached the top of the mountain.
Now that a rift has appeared between Xun'er and Xiao Yan, this is a rare opportunity for him. If he can give Xun'er warmth when she is the weakest and most helpless, he will definitely move Xun'er.
Generally speaking, girls need comfort the most at this time. As long as Xiao Meng can capture Xun'er's heart, Xiao Yan will have no problem.
Ling Ying, who was hiding in the dark, also noticed Xiao Meng's appearance and immediately became alert.
"Is this person here to hurt the young lady?" Ling Ying didn't have a very deep impression of Xiao Meng. After all, he was just an ordinary disciple of the Xiao family. Apart from being handsome and talented, there was nothing particularly outstanding about him.
He is just slightly stronger than that loser Xiao Yan. Ling Ying has seen too many geniuses like Xiao Meng. Even though he has become a fighter, so what?
In Ling Ying's opinion, this kind of talent is just that of an ant. He has made preparations. As long as Xiao Meng dares to hurt the young lady, he will attack without hesitation.
Miss Xun'er will not tolerate anyone hurting her. There was a hint of determination in Ling Ying's eyes.
Xiao Meng looked at Xun'er's beautiful back, with some pain in his eyes.
He deliberately disguised his strength at the fighter level, so he could naturally detect Ling Ying hiding in the dark.
Although he has Douhuang-level strength, he does not want to expose it easily and keeps some cards in case of any eventuality.
The bright moonlight poured onto Xun'er's delicate body. Her purple dress outlined her exquisite curves, but she was so sad that she did not notice Xiao Meng's arrival at all.
Xun'er is still immersed in sorrow until now. She doesn't understand why Brother Xiao Yan treated her like that.
At this moment, a pair of white hands gently placed on Xun'er's shoulders, and Xiao Meng sat next to Xun'er. He felt very uncomfortable seeing Xun'er like this.
When he thought that Xiao Yan, the instigator, was still living happily somewhere, he was furious and wanted to punch Xiao Yan into a pig's head, but he couldn't do that. If he did, Xun'er would be even more
It must be painful.
"Mr. Xiao Meng, why are you here?" Xun'er raised her beautiful eyes and looked at the handsome young man in front of her. There was a touch of emotion in her eyes and some warmth in her heart.
Xiao Meng smiled, sniffed the faint fragrance on Xun'er, and said, I came to the mountain to watch the stars, and then I saw you sitting here, so I came over.
Look at the stars? Xun'er looked up at the night sky. There was nothing there. Apart from the moon, there were no stars. Xun'er pouted and her cheeks suddenly turned red.
Could it be that Xiao Meng wanted to comfort her because he saw that she was sad? Xun'er was a little uncertain, but she had a lot of good feelings for the young man in front of her.
No matter what, Xiao Meng showed up when she needed care the most. This action had already begun to open the girl's heart.